Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 11, 2025

U.S.-Ukraine Reach Agreement On Terms For Total Ceasefire With Russia

Moscow hit as Russia reports largest Ukrainian drone attack since full-scale war began

Ontario suspends 25% electricity surcharge for US customers after Trump ups aluminum, steel tariff

This is news because it is published in the Boston Globe for all the good it will do us now. ‘The lockdowns were never really effective’: New research shows COVID stay-at-home orders did more harm than good

Why Manus Matters

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10, 2025

Russian Raiders Crawled For Miles Through Gas Pipeline To Attack Ukrainians In Kursk

‘Terrorists Are Killing Everyone,’ the Christian Genocide in the Middle East

Russia’s Air Base In Syria Has Become Refuge From Fierce Sectarian Violence

TSMC chip plans in US fuel China security fears in Taiwan

Shutdown Looms: Will GOP Resistance and Democratic Discontent Derail a Deal?

Ontario has implemented a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to Minnesota, Michigan, and New York in response to U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Kevin Hassett forgets Econ 101

New York Utilities Pour Billions Into Replacing Old Gas Pipes.

Guess who makes these planes? Any company can have an off day but lately it don’t seem like they can do anything right. The U.S. Air Force suspended deliveries of new KC-46 Pegasus tankers due to the presence of cracks in the new refueling aircraft

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025

Trump says US has ‘just about’ ended pause on Ukraine intel sharing

Clashes in Syria kill more than 1,000 people in 2 days

As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure

In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away

US credit card defaults soar to highest level in 14 years

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 8, 2025

Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army

Worst Fighting In Syria Since Fall Of Assad Regime

Ontario Premier Threatens to Cut Off Electricity to 1.5 Million Americans. While Canadian power exports have declined since a 2020 peak, several US cities still benefit from it significantly, including Buffalo, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Pembina, North Dakota; Seattle, Washington; Great Falls, Montana; and Portland, Maine.

Younger Americans today do not recall a time when people actually took broken watches and TV sets to a repair shop and paid someone to fix them. A decade or two from now, young people may not recall a time when we still fixed automobiles.

Blood Typers is a terrifically tense, terror-filled typing tutor

Gene Hackman’s Wife Died of Rat-Borne Virus, Then He Succumbed to Alzheimer’s and Starvation

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2025

Special Report on AWOL Numbers and Casualty Ratios in Russia and Ukraine

Germany fact of the day

50 Thoughts on DOGE

They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed

Do weekends really affect surgical outcomes?

Aspirin, ibuprofen might help protect against dementia, new study suggests

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2025

US Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China Take Effect

I am a little confused about this case. I have read some reports saying that the contractors already did the work. If that is the case, it is normal for a judge to rule even if it does involve a lot of money. If it forced the payment for work that has not been done, that would be little more clear cut. Roberts and Barrett side with the liberals, Alito “stunned” by ruling: “As the Nation’s highest court, we have a duty to ensure that the power entrusted to federal judges by the Constitution is not abused. Today, the Court fails to carry out that responsibility….”

Troublingly, America’s fiscal imbalances have grown so large that balancing the budget is likely out of reach in the medium term. It would take nearly $17 trillion in ten-year savings to balance the budget by 2035. For context, the largest savings package in the past dozen years, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, saved $1.5 trillion over a decade.

Of interest to anyone who read the story that Rundy sent around about the journalist who was scammed. Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50,000 cash

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 4, 2025

The 720,998 babies born in Japan in 2024 was a drop of 37 thousand, or 5%, from the previous year, according to the Health and Welfare Ministry. It was the lowest number of births since Japan started taking the statistics in 1899. The result, which includes babies of foreign nationality born in Japan, is 15 years ahead of the forecast for reaching that level. The birth rate for just Japanese nationals is expected to fall below 700,000 for the first time when it is published later this year. The faster-than-predicted decline suggests government measures have completely failed to address the country’s fast-aging and declining population.

Chaos Erupts as Serbian Parliament Members Throw Smoke Bombs, Flares

Trump’s 25% tariffs take effect;

Lumber Prices Up 7% YoY

Your showerhead is lying to you

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2025

Conservative lock step on this is depressing. Putin has been saying things casting doubt on any peace but nobody is getting excited about that. What exactly do they expect Ukraine to agree to? If it is a complete acceptance of all Putin demands then why does the US need to pretend to be involved? Trump Pausing, Reviewing Military Aid to Ukraine

Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers. The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.

TSMC to invest $100B as Trump demands more US-made chips, report says

Americans Sharply Divided by Age Over Support for Israel

The Martuscello Dynasty: Power and Patronage in New York Prisons

Head Of NY FBI Office Forced To Resign Amid Epstein File Controversy

Wildfires rage across the Carolinas; South Carolina governor issues state of emergency

Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks