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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 23, 2026

Iran Wants To Make Deal To End War, Trump Claims (Updated)

Drones Swarm Nuclear Bomber Base, Exposing Potential Threat to U.S. Aircrews

Port Arthur explosion: Fire, smoke seen at Valero refinery

A Pension Battle Is Heating Up in Albany. Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?

Wikipedia has imposed a site ban on Iskandar323, permanently removing one of the platform’s most influential editors. Iskandar323 had operated for years at the center of a coordinated network of editors —known as the Gang of 40—responsible for shaping over a million edits across articles related to Hamas, Iran, Zionism, and the broader Middle East conflict. The group enforced ideological alignment through edit disputes, administrator channels, and procedural pressure, while marginalizing dissenting sources and softening material unfavorable to Islamist actors.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2026

Asia Turns to Coal Even Before Several Energy Facilities Get Targeted in Iran Conflict

The stark divide in the UAE and India war info systems

The Significance of Israel’s Strike on Iran’s Largest Gas Field
ALPRs are AI-powered cameras that automatically track specific cars, and there’s growing backlash against them.

The state legislature officially backed Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to offer every 4-year-old in New York a free pre-K seat within the next three years.

A meningococcal disease outbreak is spreading in the UK.

Chuck Norris Passes Away at 86

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026

Ukraine’s counteroffensive brings gains in the south but weakens other sectors of the front. Meduza analyzes the latest battlefield developments.

Iran Attack Wipes Out 17% of Qatar’s LNG Capacity for up to Five Years

Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Massively Blow Up’ Iran’s Main Gas Field if Regime Attacks Qatar Again

Ridiculously In-Depth Spark Plug Test Shows 1/3 of Tested Parts Were Fake

Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case. Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026

Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Is Now On The Targeting List (Updated)

Russian authorities are culling livestock over a mysterious disease. Farmers are protesting, saying their animals don’t look sick.

Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally. But while users hate it, age-check tech is coming.

US Crude Stockpile Hits Highest Since June 2024, Exports Surge

AI Demand Clears Out Western Digital’s Hard Drive Supply for 2026

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 17, 2026

Trump No Longer Wants Allies To Send Warships To Open The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story

China Moves to Broker Ceasefire in Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict

Acting Deputy TSA Administrator: ‘We May Have to Quite Literally Shut Down Airports’

US diesel prices surpassed $5 per gallon on Tuesday for the first time since 2022, as the Iran conflict triggers historic supply disruptions.

Trump Admin Seeks Alternative Fertilizer Supplies

Just one plant is likely no big deal but if it spreads it could impact meat prices. Thousands of workers at the JBS meatpacking plant walked off the job Monday morning, beginning a two-week strike as they seek a new contract with higher pay and better workplace protections.

Spending on services for the NYC street homeless population ran to $81,705 per person last year, up from $28,428 pp 6yrs ago. Figures do not include all kinds of other spending, supportive housing, policing costs etc.