Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths

Protests flared in Havana amid widespread power outages. Cuba’s energy minister says fuel has “run out” as a four-month US oil blockade chokes off energy supplies.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

US Crude Oil, Gasoline Inventories Continue to Crash as Iran War Takes Its Toll

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2026

Mass cattle slaughter underway in Russia. Authorities say it’s lumpy skin disease. Farmers say it’s foot-and-mouth.

CENTCOM Commander Dismisses Reports That Iran Retains Most Of Its Missile And Drone Arsenal (Updated)

Japan’s Refinery Utilization Hits 73% As Strategic Oil Stocks Flow In

Grenade style IED next to a dam? I don’t understand anything about this story. Explosive device found, detonated at Mobile water reservoir. Multi-agency team safely removed grenade-type IED discovered by divers at Converse Reservoir dam

I could have sworn I hit publish yesterday.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13, 2026

Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones

UAE Building Massive ‘Cope Cages’ To Protect Energy Facilities From Iranian Drone Attacks

Africa’s Farmers Brace for Food Crisis as Hormuz Fertilizer Flows Collapse

Eating Eggs five times a week associated with 27% lower risk of Alzheimers

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12, 2026

IRGC Navy Claims Vast Expansion In Its Definition Of Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened

Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools

Mamdani Declares Victory As Hochul Helps City Close Budget Gap

New research suggests the sugar alcohol can trigger processes linked to fatty liver disease, especially when gut bacteria fail to break it down properly.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2026

Possibility Of Operation To Retrieve Iran’s Enriched Uranium Appears To Rise As Negotiations Sputter (Updated)

The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure

People exposed to infrasound may not consciously hear it, but they can show higher cortisol levels and increased irritability, which may help explain reports of “haunted” locations.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2026

Russian Military Structural Changes

The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now

Some Taiwanese drone math ahead of the Xi-Trump visit

One Chinese shipbuilder produced more ships by tonnage in a single year than America did in the entire time since WWII.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2026

Tehran Could Withstand Blockade for Four Months, CIA Report Shows, as Fighting Flares

Israeli forces face challenges as Hezbollah ramps up use of FPV drones

‘Plastic shock’ hits Asia as Iran oil crisis strangles supplies

EU Russian Arctic LNG Imports Hit $4.4bn Record Despite Sanctions Measures

Sir Keir Starmer faced calls from ­Labour MPs and unions to set out a timeline for his departure after historic losses in the local elections.The party lost 1,300 councilors, was routed in Wales and gave up areas in the traditional heartlands it had controlled for a century.

Russian security assistance is creating problems on the Korean Peninsula

Whirlpool warns of ‘recession-level’ slump as Iran war and tariff ruling hit sales

Instructure Confirms Major Hack Affecting Canvas Users Across Thousands of Schools

Scientists Say This Simple Supplement May Actually Reverse Heart Disease

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 8, 2026

How real is a coup threat against Russia’s president? Increased security around Vladimir Putin and a scaling back of public appearances have given rise to suspicions of a coup or assassination attempt. Yet some observers remain skeptical.

F/A-18 Super Hornet Drops Bombs Down Smoke Stacks Of Iranian Tankers Running Blockade (Updated)

Christians decry persecution in India’s heartland. With Christians in India increasingly targeted by Hindu vigilantes, victims say police often side with their attackers.

What Is Behind Turkey’s Pursuit Of An ICBM? An unexpected reveal of a previously unknown intercontinental ballistic missile has raised major questions about Ankara’s strategic ambitions.

Nearly $2 trillion in economic growth has left blue states and headed for red states. New York had the biggest fall in cumulative adjusted gross income (AGI) — losing $660 billion between 2012 and 2023. In contrast, Florida gained $1.3 trillion, and Texas gained $371 billion between 2012 and 2023.

A Common Vitamin Could Hold the Key to Treating Fatty Liver Disease

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2026

U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Trapped in Hormuz: Indian Sailors Describe Nights of Missiles, Fear, and Hunger

Elon Musk’s Terafab chip factory in Texas could cost up to $119 billion

Nvidia, the artificial intelligence giant, has signed a deal to invest up to $3.2 billion in New York-based Corning Inc.

Mozilla’s work with Mythos was different, Mozilla Distinguished Engineer Brian Grinstead said in an interview. The biggest differentiating factor was the use of an agent harness, a piece of code that wraps around an LLM to guide it through a series of specific tasks. For such a harness to be useful, it requires significant resources to customize it to the project-specific semantics, tooling, and processes it will be used for.

The Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse metro areas were all among the top 10 metros in the nation with the highest effective property tax rates in 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she has reached an agreement with legislative leaders on a $268 billion state budget that includes important policy decisions about taxes, housing, immigration reforms and an energy rebate for New Yorkers.

Choice of Tea or Coffee Could Affect Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2026

F/A-18 Super Hornet Blasts Blockade-Running Iranian Ship’s Rudder With 20mm Cannon (Updated)

US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a US operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz came as a result of pressure from Saudi Arabia, according to an NBC News report citing two US officials. According to the officials, the US’s allies among the Gulf states were surprised by Trump’s Sunday announcement of Project Freedom, which was launched on Monday.

Jerusalem Christians not surprised by attack on nun as abuse becomes routine. Priest says once-isolated incidents of ultra-Orthodox people spitting near them have become daily occurrences; 61 physical attacks recorded in 2025.

Iran claims to destroy ‘Zionist Christian sect’ in Yazd province.

Cornell Anti-Israel Activists Use “Decision Dilemma” Tactic To Confront and Trap University President. Students follows President to his car, surround the car blocking his exit, then claim the car hit one of them.

Is the Anglosphere also the Swearosphere?