Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2024

Massive Russian Weapons Depot Still Burning After Ukrainian Drone Attack

Israel detonated thousands of handheld two-way radios (or walkie talkies) across Lebanon.[1] The detonated devices killed at least 20 people and injured over 450.[2] Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers in a previous attack wave on September 17.

More Electronics Explode In Lebanon As Israel Declares ‘New Phase’ Of War

Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now

An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released

If he sticks to this promise, you should stand by for major supply chains disruption. Biden Won’t Block Potential Strike at U.S. Ports, Administration Says.

As Polar Bear Population Explodes, Animal Loses its Climate Crisis Mascot Status

Generative ML in chemistry is bottlenecked by synthesis

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2024

Zelensky Says Western Aid ‘Can’t Even Equip 4 of 14’ Ukrainian Brigades

Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers used by Lebanese Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria on September 17.[1] Lebanese officials reported that around 2,800 individuals were injured, though some reports suggest that the number is closer to 4,000, most of whom are Hezbollah members.

First take is not the best take but I admit I first thought the same thing as the headline because the reality seems to be even more crazy. Who would have thought Israel would get away with handing out thousands of bombs? Hezbollah’s Exploding Pagers Could Be As Monumental A Cyber-Espionage Operation As Stuxnet

War Preparations Build After 9 Killed, 2700+ Wounded In Israel’s Pager Attack On Hezbollah

Analysts say Mossad likely hid explosives in pagers before they reached Hezbollah

July 13 Whistleblower Report Exposes Secret Service Incompetence

Amazon kills remote working, tells workers to be in office 5 days a week

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 16, 2024

38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive

Deadly Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow suburb leaves residents unsettled and ambivalent about the war

Fire-Damaged Tanker SOUNION Under Tow in Red Sea

The Attacks in the Red Sea Have a Pattern

US Sent ‘Unserviceable’ Equipment, Ammo to Taiwan

Right wing take. Trump Assassination Attempt: Suspect on FBI Radar Since 2019, had No Line of Sight

Left wing take. On the Second Trump Assassination Attempt: What We Know So Far

If you get caught speeding on any of these 13 roads in New York State this week, you will get an automatic speeding ticket.

Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2024

Ballistic missile fired from Yemen triggers sirens across central Israel

Iran hires Hells Angels, other criminal gangs to hunt down regime critics

Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal

‘Better sooner than later’: China treading cautiously in raising retirement age to prevent public unhappiness, analysts say

After 15-year old son, 42-year-old father’s is the 17th death due to Kutch ‘mystery fever’
Where Trump and Harris Supporters Agree

Endgame: Interest On US Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion For First Time Ever, Exploding August Budget Deficit To Record High

The perception is that Nebraska’s smaller communities are dying. The reality is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigration.

Haitian immigrants fleeing unrest and facing exploitation find ‘Alabama is the best place to live’

Republicans outraged over possible assassination attempt: ‘They are going to keep trying to kill Trump’

USA fact of the day

Link is really just to a picture unless you want to go through the bother to set up an account. British twins grow ‘monster’ pumpkin expected to weigh more than a rhino

This is probably only meaningful to those remember how many morality tales were hung on this particular island. Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse

For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn’t until 1995 that myth became fact.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 14, 2024

Strangers in the Motherland: The Dynamics of Russia’s Foreign Recruitment

US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders

Iran plans to deport 2 million Afghan refugees

“Shock To System”: Europe Hammered With Cold Blast & Snow

This Drug Shows Potential to Stop Migraines Before They Begin

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 13, 2024

Russia’s Kursk Counteroffensive Fully Underway

Israeli Commando Raid In Syria Sends A Message To Iran That Its Underground Bases Are Not Untouchable

US Releases $1.3 Billion in Military Aid to Egypt

Boeing risks losing billions as 33,000 workers vote to strike

A Walk In Space

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 12, 2024

Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS

Israel destroyed reported Iranian underground missile factory in Syria ground raid

Jordanian 2024 elections: Muslim Brotherhood triumphs

Israel should work harder to retain the few friends that it has. ‘Maybe your land should belong to Jews’: Druze lawyer ponders sector’s future in Israel

The UK’s Orwellian sounding Equality Act 2010 is strikingly Marxist.

The later two thirds of this article on academic misconduct regarding the origins of the Covid is better then the first part.

Dems, Media Laugh at Trump Factual Claim About Harris Supporting Trans Surgery for Illegal Aliens. “Kamala Harris is so extreme, even the left assumed it’s a lie when you tell the truth about her.”

Study reveals how antibiotics contribute to inflammatory bowel disease risk

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11, 2024

Ecuador foils attack on prison by explosive-laden drone

Potential port strike has retailers, manufacturers scrambling

‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’