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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 31, 2026

After years-long drought where Syria, Iraq were running out of water, dams are now full. Also Iran is seeing benefits.

Philippines Receives First Iranian Crude Cargo Since Hormuz Blockade

Trump Indicates He’ll Sign Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent

How much does Orthodox life cost in America? Increasingly, more than families can afford

Blood test has potential to detect earliest signals of Alzheimer’s disease

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 29, 2026

Russian Drone Impacts Apartment Building In NATO State Romania, Injuring Civilians

Russia to task bankers with shooting down Ukrainian drones

Fuel crisis hits occupied Crimea as Ukrainian drones restrict overland supply route

Netanyahu Visits Frontline Troops as Israel Widens Operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Trump Declares He Is Lifting The Naval Blockade On Iran (Updated)

What’s in the 2026 NY State Budget? Here’s What To Know.

Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic

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Russia’s tax hikes were meant to shore up the federal budget. They may be pushing the economy underground.

Iran Ceasefire Teeters as IRGC Fires Missiles and Drones at Kuwait

Iran conducts new attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq.

Severity Of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report

What do Wegmans shoppers buy most? The answer may surprise you

Links For Yesterday

I remember doing more then this yesterday. Not sure what happened but apparently I did not hit publish and this is all that is left.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 27, 2026

The Russian government has reached the final stages of implementing a comprehensive ban on diesel and aviation fuel (kerosene) exports following a devastating wave of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes that have knocked out a quarter of the nation’s total oil refining capacity, effectively paralyzing critical energy infrastructure across central Russia.

European Gas Storage Can’t Survive 3 More Months of Hormuz

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 26, 2026

Another Day Of Uncertainty In The Strait After U.S. Claims Strikes On Iranian Minelayers

Israeli Troops Turn To Fishing Nets For Protection Against Hezbollah FPV Drones

Analyst on China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

The Future of American Strategy: Weaponizing Interdependence

Cost To Link LUCAS Kamikaze Drones To Starlink Highlights Pentagon’s Ever-Growing Dependence On SpaceX

Scientists Discover Grapes Can “Reprogram” Your Skin Against Sun Damage

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 25, 2026

Russia launched a deadly weekend attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region. See the aftermath.

Why Hasn’t Oil Hit $150?

China is now shipping it’s own GPUs. This is the Lisuan LX 7G1000.

Toyota Turbo V6 Recall Campaign Grows to Include More Than 250,000 Trucks

Removing the Modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid

The Feds Are Coming for Diesel Truck Owners. They’re Starting With Your Phone

Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 22, 2026

Iran Now Trying To Cement Long-Term Control Over Strait Via Fees. Iran’s move to impose service fees on ships transiting the Strait comes as Pakistani and Qatari negotiators are in Tehran trying to get a deal to officially end the war.

New EIA Report Shows Extent of Hormuz Oil Disruptions

Chinese Refining Rates Unexpectedly Plunge To All-Time Lows As Economy Falls Off A Cliff

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”

Fears as Ebola cases reported in rebel-held area hundred of kilometres from epicentre. If confirmed, these cases would signal a worrying expansion of an outbreak that experts believe circulated for around two months in Ituri province – several hundred kilometres to the north – before being detected last week.

Rising Interest Rates are Exploding the Debt. The 30-year Treasury note just reached its highest yield in almost 19 years, 5.2%, and other interest rates are approaching similar highs.

Rescuers free man trapped for six hours in Upstate New York cave

New York Passes Sanctuary State Bill, Blocks Police From Cooperating With ICE