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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2026

Plan To Evacuate Hundreds Of Ships Still Stranded From Strait Of Hormuz Closure Is Coalescing

“Heavy Casualties” After Massive Twin Quakes Rock Venezuela, Topple Buildings; “International Response May Be Needed.” The USGS said the first quake registered a magnitude of 7.1, with an epicenter near Morón, about 104 miles west of Caracas, at a depth of 8 miles. One minute later, a similarly massive magnitude 7.5 quake struck nearby, roughly 10 miles southwest of Morón, at a depth of 6 miles. Remarkably, the dual quake was followed almost immediately across the world by a 6.9 magnitude temblor in northern Japan, which rattled buildings in Tokyo.

Revitalizing the Arsenal of Democracy: good course shift, now increase speed

Socialist candidates racked up victories in New York’s primary elections for the state legislature on Tuesday, with the Democratic Socialists of America poised to pick up at least six seats despite an enormous wave of outside spending.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2026

Regions across Russia impose gasoline sales restrictions as Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel crisis

Iran, Trump Admin Disagree on Whether Nuclear Inspection Agreement Reached

Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI

While early coverage, including that of the CBC, has largely focused on the suspect’s apparent “incel” beliefs, the manifesto itself points to a broader and more radical worldview: an amalgam of explicit antisemitism, anti-Zionist conspiracy theories, far-left anti-capitalist ideology and grievances about male loneliness and modern dating.

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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.