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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 13, 2025

Russia may raise VAT to 22 percent as war spending deepens budget deficit

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region

“French pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age adults”

The best obituary of the man I have read yet in terms of fairly describing his significance. Obviously the writer is sympathetic to his subject but I think his take is well grounded in the facts. Bullets and Ballots: The Legacy of Charlie Kirk

F-35s Arrive In Puerto Rico For Counter-Drug Operation

An Engineering History of the Manhattan Project

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France In Flames As The ‘Block Everything’ Protest Movement Sweeps The Country

Just posting this because I have a surprising amount of sources in my feeds spreading false or photo shopped information trying to show that he was a Trump supporter. Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect was ‘Pretty Far Left on Everything’

Most is debatable. But this has certainly been a radicalizing moment for a lot of people. Millions of peaceful, law abiding conservatives who just want to be left alone have been woken up and suddenly realize that most Democrats would gladly see them dead.

‘No Arrests’: In New York, Some Police Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges

‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2025

After Unprecedented Night Of Downing Drones Over Poland, NATO Reports No Posture Changes

Aftermath Of Israeli Strike On Qatar Compound Targeting Hamas Seen In New Satellite Imagery

Newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will have to hit the ground running, taking the reins of government just as protesters seek to bring France to a grinding halt. Authorities are bracing for demonstrations and blockades on highways and at train stations, airports and refineries as part of an online movement called “Block Everything.” Paris Police Chief Laurent Nuñez said an “exceptional” deployment of close to 80,000 security forces across the country is planned for Wednesday, and that authorities will “intervene systematically” to remove any blockades.

Nepal Army Takes Over Capital As Politicians Flee By Helicopter, Mayhem Worsens

Charlie Kirk Shot UPDATE: President Trump Has Confirmed Charlie Kirk Has Died and from a mainstream source: Conservative organizer Charlie Kirk killed in Utah campus shooting

Yet Another Ford Recall? Yep, This Time For 1.4 Million Cars, Trucks, SUVs, and Vans

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9, 2025

Israel Executes Unprecedented Strike On Hamas Leadership In Qatar

Why France’s Financial Woes Are Pushing Its Government to the Brink

The Islamic Argument for Competence

Just saw a Swedish invention that turns your car’s back row into FOUR 5-point harness seats for small children with the option to install a rear facing seat as well

Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or “kissing bug,” may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2025

Undersea cables cut in Red Sea, disrupting internet in parts of region; Houthis suspected

Houthi drone evades defenses, smashes into Ramon Airport terminal in south; one hurt

Spain’s PM announces total arms embargo on Israel and labels attacks on Palestinians ‘genocide’

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 strikes northwest Turkey, no reports of casualties and At least 800 people have died and more than 2,500 have been injured after a powerful magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, one of the world’s poorest nations, on Sunday night.

Top U.S. Military Leaders Visit Puerto Rico As Caribbean Operations Aimed At Venezuela Heat Up

Postal traffic to U.S. sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”

The Only Medical Specialty That Survives on Lies

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7, 2025

Following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on Friday amid allegations of tax evasion, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer undertook a major cabinet reshuffle, announcing the appointment of Shabana Mahmood as the United Kingdom’s new Home Secretary. Starmer’s decision reverberated well beyond Westminster, sending shockwaves from London to Washington, D.C. She will oversee borders, police, and immigration. Mahmood’s website states that she is “a passionate supporter of Palestinian rights.” According to 7 Israel National News, “she was born in Birmingham to parents of Pakistani descent” and has “a history of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.”

Hezbollah continues exploiting Canadian vehicular theft and money-laundering schemes

Arizona town sinking up to 3 inches a year in fight to reach groundwater: ‘Train wreck waiting to happen’