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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 3

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry described the latest PLA actions as essentially a “maritime and aerial blockade.”

Germany’s Natural Gas Crunch Could Cause Supply Chains To Collapse

To be precise, the headline should have said Pentecostal churches. Spiritual union: why Gulf migrants are turning to evangelical Christianity

While the infrastructure act authorizes a pilot program to test collecting the personal information needed to charge drivers for their use of roads and highways, it doesn’t answer the far thornier questions about how to protect that data. Will only the feds track drivers? Will each state and locality that currently depends on fuel taxes also monitor drivers? If so, will the data be pooled? Will destinations be tracked along with mileage?

Four dead in South Africa protests over high power costs

IRANIAN PROXIES MAY ATTACK US IN RESPONSE TO IRAQI POLITICAL CRISIS

Kansans vote to uphold abortion rights in their state

Mauna Loa is the largest shield volcano on Earth (above water, at least) – and scientific data reveals more about what might be enough to set off future eruptions.

Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 2

There is a third possibility that is not mentioned. He might have legitimate issues that are not being covered. Why Is the White House Quietly Griping about Zelensky Now?

A Vicious Smear

Canada’s government is now coming for the farmers

Get the Lead Out of Turmeric!

Surprise: Misleadingly-Named “Inflation Reduction Act” Will Raise Taxes Even On The Middle Class

Iran vows to build nukes if provoked, turn NY into ‘hellish ruins’

Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Leading to the Shortest Day Ever Recorded

China’s 7nm chip surprise reveals more than Beijing might like

HAS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS STALLED?

US House Speaker Pelosi Lands in Taiwan; Chinese Warplanes Take to Skies

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 29

Public Pensions’ Lost Decade

Vladimir Putin is toying with Germans by further reducing gas flows from Russia. Companies are worrying about a potential financial abyss as politicians do what they can to prevent the worst this winter.

China’s defense ministry issues fresh, rare warning ‘action the most powerful language’ over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit; reinforces resolve

NY Judge Tosses State Quarantine Camp Law Declaring It Unenforceable

China Advances Into Bhutan’s Doklam; India Watches

CDC warns deadly bacteria detected in U.S. for 1st time

Scientists Are Perplexed by Mysterious Holes They Keep Finding on The Ocean Floor

Hershey warns it won’t be able to meet demand for Halloween candy

Mayor Bowser calls for National Guard to deal with migrants, citing the ‘volume of arrivals’

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 28

Pentagon official warns China’s ‘aggressive’ behavior in the South China Sea could lead to a ‘major incident or accident’

Manchin Backs Climate Bill In Stunning U-Turn

NY business owners “shocked” slapped with surcharge to help state pay back federal loans

Grandma Gatewood

German industry has started shutting down

Scenes From China’s Slow-Motion Collapse

The Chinese Entity That Could Change The Iron Market Forever

Puzzles deepen in the context of Shabaab’s attempted Ethiopian invasion

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 27

U.S. officials grow more concerned about potential action by China on Taiwan

Senate report: Chinese officials attempted to infiltrate the Fed for over a decade

China’s property sales are set to plunge 30% — worse than in 2008, S&P says

This for the the US: Pending home sales fell 20% in June versus a year earlier as mortgage rates soared

PM Justin Trudeau has decided to move forward with his cap on nitrogen emissions by reducing fertilizer use even as provincial Agriculture Ministers beg him to stop.

Bangladesh Seeks IMF Support to Ride Out Financial Crisis

Sri Lanka Is Facing An Energy Catastrophe

U.S. public health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio. That may have given the virus time to circulate silently before it paralyzed a New York man.

Dietary Supplement Cuts Risk of Hereditary Cancer by 60%, Scientists Find

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 26

Ranchers Are Selling Off Their Cattle in Unprecedented Numbers Due to the Drought, and That Has Enormous Implications for 2023

Germany: Stockpiling wood in fear of gas shortage

When Venezuela Starved, Fruit Helped Keep Us Alive.

Sri Lanka Introduces New Fuel Rationing Scheme

UK reduced to begging Belgium for electricity

Real-Time Statistics on Europe’s Gas Supplies

Just an update on South Africa: Blackouts continue, and the people are not happy:

FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications

Amazon Bans the Sale of Opaque Mylar Food Storage Bags…to “Combat Drug Trafficking”