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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 29

I am extremely dubious, but Jack Murphey has broken some legitimate stories in the past. THE CIA IS USING A EUROPEAN NATO ALLY’S SPY SERVICE TO CONDUCT A COVERT SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN INSIDE RUSSIA UNDER THE AGENCY’S DIRECTION, ACCORDING TO FORMER U.S. INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY OFFICIALS.

Estimated 1,000 travelers slept at Denver airport Monday amid Southwest cancellations

NASA Mulls SpaceX Backup Plan for Crew of Russia’s Leaky Soyuz Ship

New York governor signs modified right-to-repair bill at the last minute

Ninth Circuit Judge Urges Supreme Court “Not to Give Any First Amendment Protection for Racist Hate Speech”

The New-Normaling of Blackouts VS America’s aging energy infrastructure and reliance on fossil fuels pushed local power grids to the brink. In regards to the last link, US grid has always relied on fossil fuels and has not always been this bad. So how does Vox explain that?

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https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-28

Ukrainian troops are using tanks and other weapons captured from Russia, but keeping them operating is becoming a major issue.

Iran will receive dozens of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

Time to redefine normal body temperature?

“Drug overdose deaths have risen fivefold over the past 2 decades,” the CDC noted. “In 2021, 106,699 deaths occurred.”

Southwest shambles

Research suggests regular outdoor time lowers risk for myopia, a vision problem on the rise worldwide.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 27

Russian tycoons sure do fall out of windows a LOT this year

Spare a thought for our friends in South Africa where the most advanced economy in Africa has quietly notched up 200 days of load shedding in 2022 and things are about to get worse.

Taiwan Extends Mandatory Military Service Due To Chinese Invasion Threat

The EPA’s Latest Regulation Could Devastate The Trucking Industry

A ‘rapidly growing death spiral.’ How our $31.3 trillion national debt is getting even more expensive.
Study Claims Odometer Rollbacks Are Making a Comeback

‘Largest Operational Meltdown in Southwest Airlines History’ Continues Despite Weather Clearing

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 26

This is the second time Ukraine has executed long-range drone strikes on Engels Air Base located hundreds of miles inside Russia.

Ukraine’s successes in Kherson and Kharkiv were largely a result of the losses it inflicted on the Russian military in the Battle for the Donbas in the spring and early summer.

Serbia Troops on ‘Highest Level’ of Alert in Latest Kosovo Tensions

For the first time in five years, several North Korean drones violated the South’s airspace, according to Seoul.

Why are administrators at a top-ranked public high school hiding National Merit awards from students and families?

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you? Thousands lose power after three substations targeted in Washington state, sheriff says

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December

Bells

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From the upload comments (2020):
“I Heard the Bells” is the most perfect song for this Christmas. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote this poem as a widowed father of six children after learning that his eldest son had just been severely wounded fighting in the civil war. The words paint a beautiful picture of the despair he was feeling, but also the hope he maintained despite his circumstances.