RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 9, 2024

If there is a Rafah attack date, maybe PM should tell IDF

Unnamed US intelligence sources told CNN, however, that Iran is unlikely to attack Israel directly out of fear of American and Israeli reprisal, and will instead urge its various proxies in the region to launch attacks on its behalf in the coming days.

Why is China canceling US wheat shipments?

America is losing its GPS dominance to China’s BeiDou satnav

THE FEDS ARE COMING FOR “EXTREMIST” GAMERS

San Francisco’s Train System is Still Running on Floppy Disks

Today’s most interesting link even allowing for the fact that the man is talking up his own products. If nothing else, you will come to understand what happens when a fan of StarCraft starts making real weapons. The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 8, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Anti-Drone Electronic Warfare Tank Captured

Russia seeks gasoline from Kazakhstan in case of shortages

‘Putin, help us!’ Protesters in southern Russia demand compensation after dam breach causes thousands of homes to flood

Now, Israel will either need a new strategy or make bigger concessions to Hamas to get back more hostages.

Top Iranian general killed in Damascus strike sat on Hezbollah’s decision-making body

The world is taking notice of the threat posed by the ISKP, a group that recruits heavily from Central Asia to carry out its brutal attacks.

The French government is targeting a Catholic priest for calling homosexuality a “weakness” and declaring that homosexual acts and relationships are sinful.

€500B remains unspent from EU’s Covid recovery fund

Wholesale Used Car Prices Declined in March; Down 14.7% Year-over-year

10Y Yield Jumps To 2024 High although not yet at the peak hit in 2023 Chart puts this in context although it has the flaw of not being inflation adjusted.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 7, 2024

IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza

Lebanese Christian official kidnapped, sectarian tensions flare

China’s maternity services put on notice as the country faces an ‘obstetrics winter’

San Francisco Bill Would Let People Sue Grocery Stores for Closing Too Quickly

Why gas prices in California ‘have gone ballistic’

Very educational but long. Anatomy of a credit card rewards program

Why the death of the honeybee was greatly exaggerated

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack

India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who run away there, defense minister says

Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after raid on embassy in Quito

It is funny that the argument that this is too expensive to build these stations in Europe or America. The price they quote is way under what it costs to build gas station. China is betting on battery swaps to tackle EV chargers shortage

What’s behind China’s gold-buying spree?

According to a new Gallup survey, only 30% of Americans say they regularly attend religious services (2021-2023). That marks a -12 percentage point decline from 2000-2003 (42%).

In jaw-dropping decision, judge strikes down all New York recreational cannabis rules

Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 5, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around Drone Attack On Russian Fighter-Bomber Base

Missing from the headline is the word “might.” House Republicans To Link Ukraine Aid to LNG Project Approvals

Israel, U.S. believe Iran is about to retaliate for Israeli bombing of Syria consulate

Moreover, he said a truce must be contingent on Hamas releasing hostages — a position the US has long held, but has apparently been moving away from in recent weeks as the humanitarian situation worsens.

Notes on El Salvador

NYC and tri-state rocked by biggest area earthquake since 1884, sending terrified residents into the streets

Scientists still baffled from giant human skeletons up to 10 feet tall decades after initial discovery

Our highest confidence area is northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The reason is that high pressure will be firmly in place for these locations on Monday, virtually guaranteeing mostly sunny skies. If you want to be confident of seeing the eclipse in North America, this is the place to be.

IT HAS BECOME almost a cliche to say that New York is behind on building renewable energy. One factor? There aren’t enough wires to move new clean energy from the remote areas where most solar and wind farms are built to the population centers where the most energy gets used. And New York, like much of the country, is painfully overdue to string up more of those wires.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 4, 2024

Russia Has ‘Almost Completely’ Rebuilt Its Military: US Official

The World Faces A Natural Gas Glut Not Seen in Decades. Two warmer winters in a row have lifted natural gas inventories in the United States and Europe and have eased concerns about supply, which were sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the cutoff of most of Russia’s pipeline gas supply to the EU.

IDF halts leave for combat troops, intel chief warns ‘worst is yet to come’

Iran’s grasp is loosening on its eastern borders

How China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) became China’s most complex economic challenge.

THE CRISIS IN EAST ASIA: KOREA OR TAIWAN?

Taiwan Earthquake Update: 9 People Dead, 50 Missing, and 900 Injured

How a steel ball protected Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper in an earthquake

Is an African debt crisis returning?

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany

Behind a paywall, but the chart showing us debt issuance is not.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 3, 2024

Putin spokesman says warnings from U.S. about Moscow terrorist attack fall outside Kremlin’s purview

US could remove Houthis from terror list in exchange for Red Sea quiet

Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Rattles Taiwan

TSMC “still assessing” chipmaking facilities after 7.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan

F-16 Aggressor Squadron In Alaska Becomes Unique Air Defense Unit

U.S. Won’t Buy Oil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Bird flu flare: Cattle in 5 states now positive as Texas egg farm shuts down

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 2, 2024

One of Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack ever targeted the plant in Russia that makes Shahed kamikaze drones.

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Third-Largest Oil Refinery

RUSSIAN THREAT PERCEPTION AND NUCLEAR STRATEGY IN ITS PLANS FOR WAR WITH CHINA

Ghanaians are reeling under power cuts popularly known as “dumsor.” Now, unpaid utility bills, poor infrastructure maintenence and a stuttering economy threaten to plunge the entire country back into rolling outages.

J.K. Rowling straight up dares Scotland to make her a martyr or demonstrate that the law does not apply if you are rich and popular enough. I don’t think they expected to be caught on the horns of that dilemma.

California Lawmakers Urge Delay in New Marine Vessel Retrofitting Rule

Texas Man Catches ‘Super Bird Flu’ After Contact With Infected Cattle

Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack

Bees are back.