RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 30, 2024

IDF kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut in response to deadly Majdal Shams attack

French fiber optic cables hit by ‘major sabotage’ in second Olympics attack

Radical Islamists raise £3m to buy Scottish island for new ‘homeland’

This is a commercial real estate apocalypse

Infections Spreading in US Hospitals Are on The Rise.

Colorado Reports Its 10th Human Bird Flu Case. Meanwhile, scientists claim to be seeing ‘sustained’ spread between mammals.

Kids Online Safety Act passes Senate despite concerns it will harm kids

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 29, 2024

World Awaits Israel’s Response To Deadly Hezbollah Rocket Attack That Hit Soccer Field

“Two Men Plead Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agents of the PRC Government and Bribery”

The ‘extraordinary’ growth of California’s largest fire raises alarms.

The Spotty International Tax Record of Big U.S. Technology Companies

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 28, 2024

Erdogan threatens Israel: ‘Like we entered Karabakh and Libya – we will do the same to Israel’

Expert discusses Hezbollah’s new EMP weapon

Germany fact of the day

China’s crippling debt levels seen worsening as government measures focus on ‘buying time’

Keeping the Peace on Camelback

I admit, posting this mostly for the headline. Sharks Off Rio de Janeiro Test Positive For Cocaine

Kenyan, Haitian police recapture Auorite Portuaire Nationale port from gangs

Sinaloa Drug Cartel Co-Founder Tricked Into Flying To Small US Airfield, Greeted With Handcuffs

FBI raids home of former aide to NY Gov. Hochul, report says

Forgot to hit publish.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 27, 2024

Hezbollah Rocket Attack On Israeli Druse Football Match, Large Number of Deaths and Casualties Reported

Athletes served raw meat as Olympic village rations food

‘Sodom and Gomorrah’: Christians slam 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony.

Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new “EV or nothing” policy

Toyota to Replace Every Single Engine in 100,000 Tundra Pickups and Lexus SUVs

Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 36.9% YoY

Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 26, 2024

The fall of Prohres A new Russian breakthrough threatens Ukraine’s supply lines at the most vulnerable part of the front

Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov arrested in connection with corruption case

EU finally sends €1.5B from Russian assets to Ukraine

Does China’s Stockpiling Mean its Readying for War?

A co-ordinated arson attack on the French rail system is turning the first weekend of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris into a nightmare for hundreds of thousands of travelers.

UK drops objection to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

There are parts of this that are weaker then others. Basic problem is that all data is accurate but the author does not understand the context for all data. For example, it is true that China is cutting back on treasuries but they overall they are still buy dollar based assets they just seem to have decide that other assets like agency bonds are a better deal. That said, it is a good collection of current data if you keep in mind that he is not very good at context. America’s $175 Trillion Problem

Barack Obama Officially Endorses Kamala Harris

Trump Announces He’s Returning To Butler, PA For Another HUGE Rally

*NOW* Is It Cool If We Call Our Starliner Astronauts Stranded?

JWST Discovers a Super-Jupiter: Its First Directly Imaged Exoplanet

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 25, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Advancing Toward Key Logistics Hub This links contains a the shocking statement from Russian bloggers that Russian pilots in southern Russia are only being given 36 oz of water a day!

Oil Spill Threatens Philippines Capital After Tanker Capsizes

Newsom Orders California State Agencies, Cities to Clear Homeless Encampments

More interesting then the title suggests. PATRONAGE VS. CONSTITUENT PARTIES (OR WHY REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERS MATTER MORE THAN DEMOCRATIC ONES)

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 24, 2024

Ukraine’s network of nearly 10,000 acoustic sensors has been highly effective and the U.S. Army is interested in copying it.

Russia is considering banning the export of diesel if prices rise further

Colombia’s latest announcement that it will begin military operations against FARC-EMC could signal a broadening regional consensus on Hezbollah, which is heavily involved in arms and drug trafficking

Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis

After episodes of Axios and GovTrack retroactively changing their reporting, we are in uncharted territory where we are in Soviet style rewriting of history, not just media bias.

‘Hamas is Coming’: Pro-Hamas Mob Terrorize, Vandalize D.C. as Netanyahu Speaks to Congress

North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 23, 2024

Analyzing the Houthi-Israel Attacks

‘A grave mistake’: Former Houthi official says it was error to attack Israel

China cuts several major interest rates to support fragile economy

Cheatle Resigns and for Good Cause.

So, How is the Red Sea Fight Going?

Kuwait Looks To Nearly Double Production After Major Oil Find

Interest Payments on US National Debt Will Shatter $1,140,000,000,000 This Year – Eating 76% of All Income Taxes Collected

The War Zone has highlighted serious questions about the sustainability of U.S. nuclear modernization efforts in the past. Estimates have put the total cost to modernize the triad – consisting of silo-based ICBMs, nuclear ballistic missile submarines, and nuclear-capable long-range bombers – as well as other nuclear weapons programs and supporting efforts, at $1.7 trillion.

AT&T failed to test disastrous update that kicked all devices off network