Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 4, 2025

Chinese and Japanese Boats Have Standoff Near Disputed Islands as Tensions Increase

The hidden Kenyan workers training China’s AI models

Even if you strive to be charitable it is hard to understand. Trump (Inexplicably?) Pardons Henry Cuellar

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 2, 2025

Putin Warns Russia May Hit Ukraine Allies’ Ships If Attacks Last

Headlines I never expected to see: U.S. Deploys Shahed-136 Clones To Middle East As A Warning To Iran. The U.S. possessing long-range one-way attack drones at all is a major development, but deploying them “to flip the script on Iran” is even a bigger deal.

India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devices

Since 2013, more than $20 million has been paid in attorney fees alone as a result of environmental law litigation between outside groups, often environmental nonprofits, and the federal government. The highest costs came during the Biden administration. It highlights a troubling arrangement between federal agencies and litigating nonprofits, which are sometimes also federal grantees. Outside groups suing federal agencies not only cost taxpayers millions of dollars, but result in settlements that allow bureaucrats to create new regulations that bypass Congress and public debate. The scheme, known as “sue and settle,” allows nonprofits and bureaucrats to make policy agreements that amount to an end-run around Congress.

Meet the sword-wielding man hired to kick squatters out of empty Oakland homes

Russian Oil Tanker Struck In Aerial Attack Hundreds Of Miles From Ukraine

The Continuing Crisis of Command In Ukraine.

The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again

Belgium’s ultimate fear is that if the €140 billion is lent to Ukraine, a single pro-Russian EU country, such as Hungary or Slovakia, could veto the renewal of the EU’s sanctions regime against Moscow. That would require Belgium to immediately return the missing billions to Russia. The Commission’s fix to keep Belgium happy is to prevent individual EU countries from being able to overturn sanctions.

Supreme Court justices expressed numerous concerns today in a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate the accounts of broadband users accused of copyright infringement. Oral arguments were held in the case between cable Internet provider Cox Communications and record labels led by Sony.

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Australia. But the real story might be in the enormous sunspot region following closely behind this flare.

Future Of Fertility Chronically Overestimated

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It’s caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida albicans. Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with antifungal drugs, a growing number of Candida species are developing resistance to these drugs – including the species that causes thrush.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 1, 2025

A Russian Soyuz launch mishap late last week left the country without a manned space program until vital launch infrastructure can be replaced or repaired.

Trump Confirms Phone Call With Maduro

Health Care Sticker Shock Coming for 450,000 New Yorkers

Renewable Developers Press Hochul to Settle Tax Dispute Before Key Deadline

Campbell Soup at Risk of Being ‘Shut Down’ in Florida After Secret Audio

Engine Teardown Specialist Says Toyota’s Explanation for V6 Failures Doesn’t Make Sense