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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19, 2026

Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz

Demographic Winter Pushes South Korea To Field War Robots As Troop Pool Shrinks

Japanese Bonds Crater After PM Takaichi Prepares To Issue Much More Debt To Pay For Gasoline Subsidies

The last major republican who could be considered a fiscal conservative and somewhat independent of Trump. There are other republicans still left who opposed Trump even more then Massie but they are straight up RINOs who are not fiscal conservative. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie Loses Primary to Trump-Backed Challenger

Hunting Mosquitoes With a Blunderbuss

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 17, 2026

Israel Operated a Second Military Base in Iraq During Strikes on Iran

Analysts and industry leaders warn that strategic reserves are being depleted faster than expected, meaning the crisis could evolve from a crude shortage into a full-blown global fuel and refining crisis if Hormuz does not reopen soon.

U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba

Brent Breaks $111 as Oil Markets Brace for Shortages

Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Serum That Activates a Dormant Ability to Regrow Lost Limbs in Mammals

Only people sillier then those who worship AI are those who hate AI beyond all reason. Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques

Northern California county declares mountain lions ‘imminent threat’. State legislators are considering a bill that would lift the current penalties for killing endangered animals – such as gray wolves – in self-defense.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2026

The Coolest Video Ever Shot on Everest

Trump discloses stock market investments that fuel concerns about conflict of interest

Explosive Device Found in Important Alabama Water Reservoir is Safely Detonated. More investigation is clearly needed to determine if the “grenade” was someone’s attempt at easy fishing gone awry or something more sinister such as an attempted sabotage.

Pancreatic cancer just met its match

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.