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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2024

Ukraine Eyeing Expansion Of Kursk Invasion Despite Russian Reinforcements

‘Everyone knew Ukraine was building up troops’ A dispatch from Kursk, where thousands of Russian civilians have arrived after fleeing Ukraine’s cross-border offensive

‘Beyond reform’ A group of Russian commanders are secretly on trial for imprisoning, torturing, and killing their own soldiers, new investigation finds

‘No decent alternative’ As the Kremlin cracks down on YouTube, Russians cancel Internet contracts and organize protests

The New Israeli Shekel levels show that the currency has suffered its worst daily decline since the October 7 massacre.

EU takes shot at Musk over Trump interview — and misses

London Calling: Police Chief Threatens to Arrest People Around the World For Online Speech

The 5,200+ day wait for Red Dead Redemption’s PC port may soon be over

Boeing Space Launch System Has BIG Quality Problems Like Staff Unable to Weld a Fuel Tank

“Slapped cheek” virus is surging across Europe and US, CDC warns

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2024

‘They’re treating us like we’re idiots’ Families are searching for Russian conscripts who disappeared during the Ukrainian incursion. The Defense Ministry insists they were never there.

Ukraine Expands Area Of Fighting But Finding Advances Increasingly Blocked

Iran Update, August 12, 2024

U.S. Navy Rushes To Further Bolster Presence In Middle East

Regional quake: 5.2M earthquake hits northern, central Israel and surrounding countries

Wildfire rages out of control on the outskirts of Athens

World seems to be gearing up for a big one. This goes along with recent smaller quakes in the middle east and Japan. Wonder where the big one will be? 4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Los Angeles: “This one easily could have broken some windows”

Key pipelines that transport oil produced in the Permian Basin to the Port of Corpus Christi are more than 90 percent full, and the congestion is likely to get worse.

EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response

Proton Docs vs Google Docs: Should you switch?

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 11, 2024

The strange “Black Monday” and rebound

By this measure, houses are essentially the least affordable since the Atlanta Fed started tracking affordability

If you know anything about Dawkins and things he has advocated to “control superstitions” this is funny. Facebook Deletes Account of Famous Biologist, Richard Dawkins, After He Posted Scientific Fact about Chromosomes … on Twitter

Trump’s 271-Page Dossier of JD Vance’s ‘Vulnerabilities’ Hacked by Iran

How invasion of enormous wild beasts has left shocked residents in idyllic Wyoming mountain towns fearing for their lives

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2024

Iran Update, August 10, 2024

I have never seen a battle or war where casualty numbers can be known immediately after a strike. Not in hours, not in minutes. Also never seen a war where main stream media will immediately run numbers from local sources (aka Hamas) while saying they can’t verify the military statements.

The UK descends into dystopian levels of censorship

Almost unfixable “Sinkclose” bug affects hundreds of millions of AMD chips

Study finds more evidence of common artificial sweetener posing heart risk

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 9, 2024

Russia Racing Troops To Kursk In Hopes Of Booting Ukraine’s Invasion Forces

The Russian Army railway logistics are now in worse shape than when Wagner’s revolt over ran Rostov on Don’s railway marshaling yard.

Defenses raised at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant after surrounding region loses electricity in drone attack

Russia has not been sticking to its OPEC agreement.

Pro-invasion bloggers demand consequences after alleged HIMARS strike destroys Russian convoy more than 20 miles from Ukrainian border

Huge Explosion on Containership YM Mobility at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port

California Power Bills Are Soaring

The Imminent Student-Loan Disaster We’re Not Talking About

Plant That Causes Serious Burns and Alters Human DNA Spreads Across New York

Preparing for the Possibility of a Draft Without Panic