RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 27, 2023

China’s Import of Chipmaking Equipment Hits Record High

A lot of this debt is owed to China. Debt expenses surpass Kenya’s ordinary revenue flows

THE BUREAUCRATS’ WAR ON ELON: DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T.

Despite a boom in renewable installations, actual power generation from renewables has been flat, with natural gas filling the gap.

Renegade certificate removed from Windows. Then it returns. Microsoft stays silent.

No Masks, Please.

Common supplements might reduce natural hearing loss

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 26, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea

China’s attempt to seize another island in the South China Sea failed (for now)

The Chinese Exodus

SpaceX Versus the Department of Justice

A State Plagued by Bear Encounters Turns to an Old Solution: Guns:

Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 24, 2023

Putin Confirms Prigozhin’s Death, Circumstances Remain Murky

Meduza in English shares an abridged translation of the responses of former mercenaries and sources close to Russia’s Defense Ministry about what consequences, if any, could follow the deaths of Prigozhin and members of his his innermost circle.

Huawei Tries to Sidestep US Sanctions Using Secret Chip-Manufacturing Plants

German daycares promote ‘sexual exploration rooms’ where children can engage in sexual games

Many had no warning and no way to escape deadly Maui fires, those who dodged a barricade survived

NYC will spend billions to cut class sizes: Who’ll get the good teachers?

Illegal Immigrants Unleash Chaos in Upscale Manhattan Neighborhood

Caffeine in Your Blood May Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 23, 2023

Claims swirl around a Mi-8 combat transport helicopter and its crew that ended up in Ukrainian hands.

What happened to Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit?

Economic data in Europe just went from bad to worse

Turkey’s lira sinks further as currency protection scheme changes

New York to Business Owners: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Feds OK Massachusetts Right to Repair Law So the State Can Finally Enforce It

A mysterious green comet is approaching Earth and could be visible to the naked eye soon.

Prosperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise Among Churchgoers

Microsoft is “experimenting” with ways to work AI into bedrock Windows

Our High Misdiagnosis Numbers Aren’t All That Shocking

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 21, 2023

For the second time in three days, Ukraine attacked an airbase inside Russia housing Tu-23M Backfire bombers.

“Big Mess”: Panama Canal Hit By 200 Ship Bottleneck

Maui response is a disaster

A life time of having stuff paid for you causes you to lose sight of the fact that somebody has to do stuff they don’t really want to do in order that you can have all the things they want. How many people do they think get up and want to work in a clothes factory all day long to make their clothes? They all want to blame the economic system but the stuff they want is the start of the problem. Gen Zer In Their First Internship Can’t ‘Fathom’ Working For The Rest Of Their Life — ‘I’m Just Supposed To Do This Forever ‘Cause I Need Money?’

From ‘magical’ to ‘rip it out’: different brain implant experiences