Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 23, 2025

China reportedly mulling participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission

Melbourne residents receive letter offering $200k for information on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist

A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

A year and a half since fires devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, only six houses have been rebuilt—six out of more than 2,000.

U.S. border officials have caught more people with eggs than fentanyl this year

I am not nearly as optimistic, but a good overview in terms of the facts. Understanding Solar Energy

Parkinson’s Gut Bacteria Link Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment

‘Big’ George Foreman, the last great heavyweight champ, dies at 76 – obituary

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2025

Kursk Offensive – A Preliminary Assessment

Israel Hits Hezbollah Targets After Rocket Attack From Southern Lebanon

Another Sinkhole Rips Open I-80 Because It’s Built on Abandoned Mines

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2025

Russian Bomber Base Suffered Major Damage To Munitions Area In Ukrainian Drone Attack

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for attack on Sudzha gas metering station

E.U. won’t seize frozen Russian assets

Turkey’s Erdogan says he ‘won’t give in’ amid protests

Flights forced to return to India, the Caribbean and the US as Heathrow shutdown triggers worldwide travel chaos with more than 200,000 passengers left stranded in airports

Boeing Wins F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Contract

We’re working to track the durability of hippocampal memories across childhood and even beginning to entertain the radical, almost sci-fi possibility that they may endure in some form into adulthood, despite being inaccessible.”

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2025

Massive Explosion Rocks Key Bomber Base Deep Inside Russia

EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles

Missiles, Rockets Fired at Israel from Yemen, Gaza as Ground Fighting Against Hamas Escalates

Fraudster-Linked Company Set to Begin Massive Insurance Contract for Home Health Workers

States such as Pennsylvania and Louisiana are looking at different ways to grow and strengthen their electricity systems

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2025

Russia Confirms Ongoing Ukrainian Assault On Belgorod Region

Iran reportedly urges the Houthis to de-escalate ‘tensions’

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2025

Ceasefire Ends as Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Gaza, Preempting Hamas Attack

Fighting Breaks Out Between Syria, Lebanon After Hezbollah Reportedly Kidnaps, Executes Syrian Soldiers

U.S. Coal Ash Landfills Hold Enough Rare Earths to Boost Reserves Eightfold

From a very much left leaning site. Note the comments from people in denial. IM Doc: Report from Flyover on the Democratic Party’s Self Destruction

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 17, 2025

U.S. Air Campaign Against Houthis Continues Into Third Day

It is never a good time to lose your job — but now may be an especially bad time to get laid off in New York.

What Did We Learn From Torturing Babies?

The Model is the Product

The better the writer the less this is true but it is a pretty good overview of 80% of the books I read when I was younger.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 16, 2025

While I shall express no opinion on the subject of his innocence or guilt, here are a few thoughts on Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on a warrant by the ICC for allegedly summarily executing thousands of criminal suspects during his war on drugs.

Cuba’s ongoing power crisis, plunging more than 10 million people into darkness, serves as a stark reminder of the systemic failures of the repressive communist dictatorship in the Caribbean island struggling with imploding infrastructure, economic turmoil, and natural disasters.

China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals

How a rapidly growing population of crocs has been impacting Australia’s Northern Territories ecosystem

US Deficit Hits Record $1.1 Trillion In First 5 Months Of 2025 As February Taxes Failed To Cover Even Half Of Spending

How a rapidly growing population of crocs has been impacting Australia’s Northern Territories ecosystem

It is the opinion page so it is not clear that it should be taken as the view of the New York Times Editorial Board but nonetheless noteworthy that it is even being allowed to appear in print. ‘We Were Badly Misled’ Says the New York Times As They Admit COVID Lab-Leak Theory Was True.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 15, 2025

Trump orders ‘powerful’ attack on Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

The unclassified FBI records convey the alarming scope and speed of the FBI’s 2022 investigation of President Trump, which they dubbed “Operation Arctic Frost.” The investigation – launched by anti-Trump FBI agent Timothy Thibault in a breach of FBI protocol – formed the basis of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s elector case against Trump. Upon opening the investigation, Thibault vowed it would be “prioritized over all others in the Branch” and commented that “it frankly took too long for us to open this [investigation].”

All week I’d been getting texts and calls from a family member – let’s call him Bob – about how his sentient AI was wanting to get in touch with me. I figured it was one of Bob’s usual jokes. It was not.

Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Set with Canadian Aluminum Imports the Most Affected

Senate Averts Shutdown, Passes Continuing Resolution

How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 14, 2025

Two Sudzha residents describe seven months under Ukrainian occupation

A Trade War Threatens Your Electricity Bill Too

Nearly 25% of New US Army Recruits Exit Within Two Years: Report