Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 4, 2025
How Kyiv’s effort to lure Trump with rare earths backfired
B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To Diego Garcia Have Been Striking Targets In Yemen
Iranian personnel leave Yemen as US strikes intensify
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
‘Weekend Warriors’ get health benefits similar to steady exercisers
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2025
Is The U.S. About To Go To War With Iran?
Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs: ‘They Charge Us. We Charge Them’
This is the problem with Doge fans. They understand numbers but they don’t understand reality. Anyone who knows how the health industry knows that this list amounts to paying health care providers less and making them do more. SAVINGS TO MEDICAID DON’T NEED TO BE FOUND, THEY JUST NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2, 2025
Israel Craters Runway To Keep Turkey From Taking Over Syrian Airfield
Turkey’s military expansion in Syria: A new threat to Israel’s security
Cat-sized rats plague Britain’s second largest city as 17,000 tonnes of trash pile in streets
By the Numbers: The Year of the Dragon
Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
OK To Shoot Down Cartel Drones Flying Over Border Sought By NORTHCOM Boss
Title is obvious but it is a good list of the various issues. Policies, not price gouging, to blame for California’s soaring gas prices
Interesting medical story that is sadly short on details. I had to tell my wife I would no longer be able to earn a living as a concert pianist
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2025
New Russian Offensive In Ukraine Looms
Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander, operative
B-2 Spirits Amassed On Diego Garcia Underscore Hardened Aircraft Shelter Debate
Myanmar earthquake survivors without food and shelter as death toll passes 2,700
NYC Will Start Digging Through Residents’ Trash Today
“Chaos” at state health agencies after US illegally axed grants, lawsuit says
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2025
Zelensky begins preparing for elections, eyes summer timeline
France: Le Pen defiant after being barred from office
Inside a Marine’s decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter jet and the betrayal in its wake
Are Used Car Prices Set To Soar Again?
Feds Investigating 2.2M Hondas and Acuras for Maddening Start-Stop Failures
California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty
Trump’s Federal Cuts Push New York Mental Health Programs to Brink of Collapse
Generation Hopeless: The Despair of Young Americans
NASA Is Watching a Huge, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 30, 2025
‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens Russian oil tariffs
Key Takeaways From NYT’s Secret History Detailing US ‘Shocking’ Involvement In Ukraine War
Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 1,700 as aid rushes in
Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tonga Islands
Peak Permian? Geology and Water Say We’re Close
Trump Says He Is ‘Not Joking’ About Running For 3rd Presidential Term
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 29, 2025
U.S. Hits Houthi Targets in Yemen, Moves More Stealth Bombers to Indian Ocean Base
Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 1,600
Italy moves to curb ‘right of blood’ citizenship claims
What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.
Parkinson’s Gut Bacteria Link Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 28, 2025
Israel-Turkey Tensions Mounting Over Air Bases In Syria
Britain becomes only G7 country unable to make new steel
Trump Puts Tariffs on Countries that Buy Oil from Venezuela, Effective April 2
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
??? Declassified CIA files reveal psychic quest for the Ark of the Covenant
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 26, 2025
Iran Shows Off Underground ‘Missile City’
TLDR: Ukraine attacks are having effect but a lot less then you might because tanks full of crude oil are not worth as much money as one modern fighter plane. Melting the Steel and Black Gold: A Comprehensive Analysis of Ukraine’s Long-Range Strike Operations
The Atlantic publishes texts showing Trump admin sent bombing plan to reporter
Update: Lumber Prices Up 15% YoY
Food Stamp Theft Could be Much Higher Than Reported, Survey Suggests
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25, 2025
Ukraine, Russia Agree to Energy Infrastructure, Black Sea Ceasefire Deal
Likely related to Iran. Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia
The Evolution of Global Trade in 2024
Turkey scrambles to stop financial rout
With No Immigration, US Population Will Fall Over 30% by 2100
Why does this make it okay? Maybe Signal is really good but it seems like a bad idea to me Use of Signal in the White House Originated in the Biden Administration
Reasoning from a small sample size is always a bad idea. If you looked at people using wingsuits and reasoned from that about modern society’s view on risk you would be 180 degrees wrong. That said, it is an interesting story. How Much Would You Need to be Paid to Live on a Deserted Island for 1.5 Years and Do Nothing but Kill Seals?