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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2026

Ukrainian forces strike space communications center outside Moscow

Russia’s three biggest online marketplaces ban fuel sales

Oil Keeps Flowing Through Hormuz Despite Iran Saying It’s Shut

I would think the fact that there was rats would be a bigger deal then the fact that ferrets where killing them but that is not the way modern priorities work. Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

The budget can’t be balanced without reform to Social Security and Medicare. Why won’t politicians admit it? The federal government spent $7 trillion in fiscal year 2025 but collected only $5.2 trillion — a gap of $1.8 trillion that was added directly to the federal debt. Even in an extreme scenario where Congress axed all discretionary spending — eliminating the entire military and almost every other federal government function — the budget would have just barely been balanced.

The United States Becomes the World’s Top Oil Exporter Amidst the Iranian and Ukrainian Conflicts

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2026

Crimea halts all public gasoline sales, restricts fuel to government agencies

Britain’s Greatest Betrayal

Bill C-9 is the Combatting Hate Act. The bill is the Canadian’s Liberal government’s response to a rise in hatred. Bill C-9 has removed the “good faith religious expression defense” from convictions for criminal hate speech.

The BBC is getting roasted for adding AI mountains to the Houston skyline during its World Cup broadcast

New York’s law requires long-term care facilities to assign rooms to transgender residents based on “gender identity” rather than biological sex, and facility staff to use names and pronouns reflecting gender identity rather than biological sex.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 19, 2026

In photos: Moscow hit by the biggest attack since the start of the full-scale war — airports close, an oil refinery burns, and black smoke rises over the city

Why are Moscow’s air defenses struggling to stop drone attacks?

Report: Israel Accepts U.S.-Backed Ceasefire with Hezbollah Despite Recent Attacks

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, oil prices shot up to $139 per barrel, but they were somewhat subdued in the war with Iran four years later. There were several reasons for the muted price response.

GoPro and Roomba were U.S. pioneers. Chinese rivals now dominate

New York High Schoolers Might Be Getting a New Diploma. Here’s What to Know.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 17, 2026

U.S.-Iran MOU Language Released and Signed. The sum of our fears.

Bank Of Japan Raises Rates To 1% For The First Time In 31 Years, Will Stop Reducing Bond Purchases

The state Legislature has approved a bill aimed at simplifying food date labels and shrinking food waste. Under the proposal, companies that use date labels would have to stick to two clear phrases.

Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy