Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 6, 2025

I don’t know that I would call 12 miles “deep” but it was a long way to go for a fiber optic drone. Russian Fiber-Optic Drones Are Now Reaching Into Ukrainian Cities Deep Behind The Lines

Long lines and empty pumps. Russia’s gasoline crisis in photos.
France’s new PM resigns after criticism of his Cabinet picks

MAID in Canada: Euthanasia Organ Harvesting ‘Surges’

The amount of money that flows through programs like Medicare and Social Security is mind-bogglingly large and dwarves the savings claimed by this year’s recissions actions and DOGE cuts. As a point of clarity, the supposed “cuts” to Medicaid that are part of the shutdown debate are not cuts at all but a slowdown in the rate of the growth in spending. Of the $6.9 trillion in spending from 2024, $912 billion went to Medicare and $1.5 trillion went to Social Security. Defense accounted for $872 billion while interest payments on the national debt exceeded our defense budget for the first time and topped $892 billion. Charts and more info at the link.

WaPo Admits Internal DC Police Scandal Over Manipulated Crime Stats

FBI: Jack Smith Tracked Eight GOP Senators During Trump Investigation

This Vitamin B3 Supplement Could Cut Your Skin Cancer Risk by up to 54%

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5, 2025

Trump Peace Plan: Netanyahu Says Hostage Release to be Finalized ‘in Coming Days’

The UK Government suppressed and had dismissed an open-and-shut case against two British citizens who were spying for the People’s Republic of China. It appears that No10 did not want one of its officials to say in a British court that the PRC was an enemy for fear that Beijing might take offense (or should I say “offence”).

How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race and may become Japan’s next Prime Minister.

Chinese Plot to Disrupt NY-Area Cell Service 3X Larger Than Originally Believed

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2025

France Investigating Russia-Tied Tanker’s Possible Ties to Recent Drone Incursion into Denmark

Billionaire Andrej Babis wants to cut aid to Ukraine, and now he is the projected winner of the Czech parliamentary elections.

“Shock Outcome:” Japan Hardline Conservative Takaichi Elected Party Leader, Set To Become First Female Prime Minister

ICE Agents Boxed In, Attacked Near Chicago Amid Growing Unrest

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2025

Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure since start of full-scale war, inflicting ‘critical’ damage

A new Danish intelligence assessment blames Russia for employing various ‘gray zone’ tactics against its forces.

Brazil’s Renewable Energy Faces Crippling Curtailment Challenges

Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin Gets Lenient Sentence After Pleading Trans

U.S. To Give Ukraine Intel For Attacks On Critical Energy Targets In Russia

Russia to Import Gasoline from Asia as Drone Hits Cripple Refineries

Inside Israel’s ‘Esther Project’: Justice Dept. filing exposes secret influencer PR campaign

After Israeli strike, Trump declares US commitment to defend Qatar if it’s attacked again

Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 72 as survivors recall moment tragedy struck

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2025

Silent Exodus: Rising Desertions in the Russian Army

AI is reshaping childhood in China

U.S. Treasury’s Gold Stash Surpasses $1 Trillion

Apple Pickers Are Still Waiting for Promised Union Protections

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2025

Dutch Cargo Ship ‘Minervagracht’ Attacked in Gulf of Aden, Vessel Adrift and On Fire

Philippines hit by 6.9 magnitude earthquake

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been wrestling with the consequences of a cyberattack for almost a month now. It’s a huge problem that’s halted production and screwed up business not just for the automaker directly, but also for its many suppliers and distributors.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

This year, energy prices increased across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with PPL Electric getting a 16% rate increase and JCP&L getting a 19.6% increase.

JPMorgan Chase now employs more workers in Texas than NY

Not Only Tulsi: Three Members of Congress Also Spied On In Quiet Skies Program

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 29, 2025

Frigate, Radars, Troops Rushed To Copenhagen To Defend Against Mystery Drones

Classified US intelligence warns of China’s preparations for Taiwan invasion

In China, electric trucks captured 22% of the heavy-duty market in the first half of 2025. In contrast, India sold just 280 long-haul electric trucks out of 834,578 total commercial truck sales last year. In Europe, EVs represent about 1% of truck sales. Tesla’s much-hyped Semi truck — announced in 2017 and delivered in token quantities to Pepsi in 2022 — has all but vanished due to component failures, range anxiety, and high costs.

Datacenter fire takes 647 South Korean government services offline

Six Staffers Jailed At NHS “Hospital of Horrors.” There are lots of hospitals in America with substandard service, but I’m hard-pressed to think of one where six different staff members have been sent to jail for their crimes there.

In an online version of Mamdani’s “Homeowner Policy Memo,” the mayoral frontrunner says he plans to “shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and white neighborhoods,” a dive into racial politics that may undercut his objective of being seen as a unifying figure.

An aggressive flu virus has gripped northern India. H3N2 infections often start with a sudden high fever, shivering, a sore throat and a runny nose. Other symptoms may include a dry or productive cough, bad headaches, aching arms and legs, muscle pains, and severe fatigue and weakness. Some patients, particularly children, may lose their appetite, feel nauseous, or have gastro-intestinal problems. “Unlike the common cold or regular flu, H3N2, which is a subtype of Influenza A, is often more severe and tends to last longer,” Dr. Mayanka Lodha Seth of Redcliffe Labs told the Indian Express.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 28, 2025

Medicine shortages across Europe have reached record levels, with 136 critical drugs running short between 2022 and 2024

Europe Is Set To Be Plagued By Travel Disruptions In The First 10 Days Of October As Strikes In Greece, France, Italy, And The Netherlands Ground Flights And Cause Widespread Cancellations

Latin America is about to have one of the most rapid population collapses in human history.

Heavy Truck Sales Collapse To Levels Rarely Seen Outside Recession. Economists are taking note because trucking has long served as a leading indicator of economic health.

California Senate Bill 771 Sparks First Amendment Showdown

Following Up on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s Mortgage Adventure

At Least 1 Dead, 9 Wounded After Shooting At Michigan Church

Eric Adams Drops Out of New York City Mayoral Race

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 27, 2025

Russia’s Wheat Woes: Diesel Costs and Dry Weather Impact Sowing

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry

Atypical weather has affected Turkey’s most important exports such as apricots, apples, figs and hazelnuts, which make up 70 percent of global production.

‘Could collapse entirely’: Bangladesh’s financial system in deep crisis as defaults mount

Borrowing costs jump again as investors snub UK Government bond auction

Much more educational and less bombastic then the title would suggest. Trump’s H-1B Changes Won’t Work

Illiteracy is a policy choice. In California, only 28% of Black fourth graders read at or above basic level, for instance, compared to 52% in Mississippi. It’s not just Mississippi — Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee have adopted the same strategies, stemmed the bleeding affecting states elsewhere, and seen significant improvements.

Woman hospitalized with pain and vomiting—diet soda cured her

Researchers say dangerous ‘Benadryl Challenge’ still active on TikTok