Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2024

Hezbollah Converted Soviet Tu-143 Jet Recon Drone Into Cruise Missile Says IDF, Just Like Ukraine

Israel hits 1,600 targets in strikes on Hezbollah as panicked Lebanese flee

Iran’s Guards ban communication devices after Hezbollah device explosions

Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

The biggest fracture within the Sinaloa Cartel in more than a decade is causing panic in the state

“Shippers should think through the ripple effects,” Sea-Intelligence advised in its latest weekly report. “A strike will trap vessels off the US coast, as there are limited options for diversions. This will lead to export capacity shortages on the Atlantic trade in Europe after 2-3 weeks, and in Asia after 5-7 weeks. Additionally, this will reduce the inflow of empty equipment into Asia, also with a 5-7 week time lag, meaning a potential shortage of equipment and space, on all Asian export trades from 2nd half of November.”

Illegal Car Meetups Lead to Attacks on Philadelphia Police, Causing Major Damage

When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies

The recently shut down PS5 shooter Concord reportedly cost $400 million to make, according to Sacred Symbols podcast host Colin Moriarty.

Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army

Senate Democrats Want Women to Enter the Draft, but Republican Representatives Are Fighting Back

USA religion fact of the day

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2024

Defense establishment in disagreement on Sinwar’s possible death

An old news story but one that has the possibility of becoming very relevant to a city near you. The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook

Lebanon’s private medical facilities, which house 85% of all hospital beds in the country, are at full capacity following last week’s attacks on communication devices held by Hezbollah members

I think it would be wise to be skeptical of how this is being framed but I am sure they were planning something. Hezbollah Commanders Eliminated in Beirut Strike Were Plotting October 7-Style Invasion of Israel

Hezbollah launches revenge rocket attack against Israeli airbase

CDC: U.S. whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens

The Long Road to Fiber Optics

Forgot to hit publish last night.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 19, 2024

Ukrainian drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal in Russia’s Tver region

Does Putin’s order to increase the Russian army by 180,000 soldiers mean a new wave of mobilization is coming?

Hezbollah Hiding Heavy Death Toll From Exploding Devices, Leadership of Elite Radwan Terror Force Decimated

How Israel Turned Hezbollah’s Pagers Into Exploding Trojan Horses

Witnesses to Lebanon pager attack: ‘We started to hear blasts everywhere around us, one after the other’

IDF hits more than 100 loaded Hezbollah launchers in series of major Lebanon strikes

UN votes 124-14 to strip Israel of right to self-defense in Gaza, West Bank

According to the finance ministry, French debt could reach 5.6 percent of the country’s GDP this year, far above the three percent required by the EU’s spending rules. France is already under a so-called excessive deficit procedure for breaching those rules last year and could face fines if it fails to significantly reduce its deficit.

Springfield Haitian Situation Summary

U.S. Port Strike Would Spark Supply Chain Problems from the Outset, CMA CGM Warns

23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over data breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese users

US Man Dies After Wrong Organ Removal – Surgical Errors Are A Growing Problem

Why did it take four years to debunk the black baby study?

‘The Data on Extreme Human Ageing Is Rotten from the Inside Out’

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2024

Massive Russian Weapons Depot Still Burning After Ukrainian Drone Attack

Israel detonated thousands of handheld two-way radios (or walkie talkies) across Lebanon.[1] The detonated devices killed at least 20 people and injured over 450.[2] Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers in a previous attack wave on September 17.

More Electronics Explode In Lebanon As Israel Declares ‘New Phase’ Of War

Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now

An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released

If he sticks to this promise, you should stand by for major supply chains disruption. Biden Won’t Block Potential Strike at U.S. Ports, Administration Says.

As Polar Bear Population Explodes, Animal Loses its Climate Crisis Mascot Status

Generative ML in chemistry is bottlenecked by synthesis

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2024

Zelensky Says Western Aid ‘Can’t Even Equip 4 of 14’ Ukrainian Brigades

Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers used by Lebanese Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria on September 17.[1] Lebanese officials reported that around 2,800 individuals were injured, though some reports suggest that the number is closer to 4,000, most of whom are Hezbollah members.

First take is not the best take but I admit I first thought the same thing as the headline because the reality seems to be even more crazy. Who would have thought Israel would get away with handing out thousands of bombs? Hezbollah’s Exploding Pagers Could Be As Monumental A Cyber-Espionage Operation As Stuxnet

War Preparations Build After 9 Killed, 2700+ Wounded In Israel’s Pager Attack On Hezbollah

Analysts say Mossad likely hid explosives in pagers before they reached Hezbollah

July 13 Whistleblower Report Exposes Secret Service Incompetence

Amazon kills remote working, tells workers to be in office 5 days a week

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 16, 2024

38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive

Deadly Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow suburb leaves residents unsettled and ambivalent about the war

Fire-Damaged Tanker SOUNION Under Tow in Red Sea

The Attacks in the Red Sea Have a Pattern

US Sent ‘Unserviceable’ Equipment, Ammo to Taiwan

Right wing take. Trump Assassination Attempt: Suspect on FBI Radar Since 2019, had No Line of Sight

Left wing take. On the Second Trump Assassination Attempt: What We Know So Far

If you get caught speeding on any of these 13 roads in New York State this week, you will get an automatic speeding ticket.

Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2024

Ballistic missile fired from Yemen triggers sirens across central Israel

Iran hires Hells Angels, other criminal gangs to hunt down regime critics

Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal

‘Better sooner than later’: China treading cautiously in raising retirement age to prevent public unhappiness, analysts say

After 15-year old son, 42-year-old father’s is the 17th death due to Kutch ‘mystery fever’
Where Trump and Harris Supporters Agree

Endgame: Interest On US Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion For First Time Ever, Exploding August Budget Deficit To Record High

The perception is that Nebraska’s smaller communities are dying. The reality is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigration.

Haitian immigrants fleeing unrest and facing exploitation find ‘Alabama is the best place to live’

Republicans outraged over possible assassination attempt: ‘They are going to keep trying to kill Trump’

USA fact of the day

Link is really just to a picture unless you want to go through the bother to set up an account. British twins grow ‘monster’ pumpkin expected to weigh more than a rhino

This is probably only meaningful to those remember how many morality tales were hung on this particular island. Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse

For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn’t until 1995 that myth became fact.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 14, 2024

Strangers in the Motherland: The Dynamics of Russia’s Foreign Recruitment

US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders

Iran plans to deport 2 million Afghan refugees

“Shock To System”: Europe Hammered With Cold Blast & Snow

This Drug Shows Potential to Stop Migraines Before They Begin