RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 8, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Both Sides Rationing Shells Ahead Of Kyiv’s Counteroffensive

Ukraine to export electricity again after months of Russian attacks

Chinese military rehearses encirclement of Taiwan

Sales fall at world’s biggest memory chip maker amid decline in global demand for semiconductors

Everyday life in the Neo-Assyrian empire.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 6, 2023

Russian Border Towns Hit With Onslaught Of Attacks

The Ukraine War gets all the press, but if these numbers are to believed, this was worse in terms of lives lost. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the ensuing war, including up to 380,000 civilians, according to a group of researchers at the University of Gent in Belgium. The number cannot yet be substantiated. The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army (ENDF) recently said that his forces lost 254,000 troops in the fighting. The Tigray military (TDF) has remained silent about the overall number of casualties it sustained.

This study was being spoken of as “proving” that there was no lab leak not too long ago. Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems

Israel’s Security Cabinet Convenes Over Rocket Barrage from Lebanon

French Pension Protesters Storm Paris BlackRock Headquarters

Head of JP Morgan says governments could seize property to build wind and solar farms

Giant Study Pinpoints Specific Gut Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer’s

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 5, 2023

Finland Buys Israel’s David’s Sling For Huge Air Defense Upgrade

CDC Sending Team to Africa in Wake of Marburg Virus Outbreak

Ninety years ago, Franklin Roosevelt told Americans they had less than a month to hand over their gold or face up to ten years in prison.

The Shambolic Criminal Case Against Donald Trump

Deposit insurance maximization as a service

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 4, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Latest US Aid Package Includes New Drone Defenses

It is a weird war when both sides are still doing business with the enemy. Putin Approves $1.2 Billion Payment To Shell For Sakhalin-2 Exit

There’s a curious omission in the Donald Trump indictment and statement of facts – The specific federal law Trump violated.

After NPR’s Major Layoff, Employees Accuse CEO Of Racism

Hochul Throws Climate ‘Grenade’ Into Budget Talks

The Real Reasons Why the English Department Died

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 3, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Polish MiG-29s Delivered

Israel’s shadow war with Iran escalates in Syria with attacks, drone interception

Reports out of China continue to confirm that scientists there are still seeking to push through barriers with Frankenstein-like experimentation on genes with an eye toward the manipulation of human DNA

Swiss prosecutors have opened an investigation into the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS

Half of the CDC Team Investigating East Palestine Spill Fell Ill With Symptoms Similar to Residents

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 2, 2023

Wagner Claims Capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘in Legal Sense’

As the WSJ reports today, one of Washington’s closest allies in Asia is now buying oil at prices above the cap, in effect breaking with the sanctions regime imposed by US allies.

Canada Advances Plan to Euthanize Children Without Parental Consent

Oil powers announce surprise cuts of more than 1 million bpd

A Manhattan parking garage attendant who was shot twice while confronting an alleged thief — then wrestled the gun away and opened fire on the suspect — has been charged with attempted murder, police said.

Train derails 25 cars in Montana, spilling unconfirmed contents

McDonald’s reportedly temporarily shuts its U.S. offices and prepares layoff notices

To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades and University of Pennsylvania does away with dean’s list recognitions

Some people with traditional values do get respect on campus. Yale to offer single-gender dorms after Muslim students voiced concerns