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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 31, 2025

Jordan carries out airstrikes in Syria against drug smugglers

Iranian Strike-Surveillance Drones Are Now Operating In Venezuela

Germany still leans on fax machines and paperwork for basic public services.

New legislation in New York state would require schools to teach students about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 29, 2025

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 22–28, 2025

China Launches Snap “Warning” Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade

Sunken Russian Ship Allegedly Carried Nuclear Submarine Reactors Destined For North Korea

Anti-regime protests intensified in Iran as students joined demonstrators in cities across the country. “Protests over Iran’s soaring cost of living spread to several universities on Tuesday, with students joining shopkeepers and bazaar merchants, semi-official media reported.”

India has pushed ahead of Japan as the world’s fourth-biggest economy after sustained high growth, New Delhi says. Economic pace has apparently picked up more quickly than expected and India may soon claim third place.

Japanese town reeling from year of record bear encounters

Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

Oral bacterium tied to disability severity in multiple sclerosis

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 27, 2025

Russian ultranationalism, inflamed by the killing of the hooligan commander ‘Spaniard’

Somalia Set to Lead UN Security Council in January

Defense Ministry hands IDF first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system

High-Pressure NatGas Line Ruptures Outside Los Angeles, Forcing Major Highway Shutdown

“Where Are the Children?” Minnesota Daycare Fraud Caught on Video. 99 children paid $1.9 million this year in CCAP funding. Where are the children? Were they kidnapped? Did they run away? This is the State of Minnesota.

How gut bacteria could help to diagnose depression. The team observed a lower balance of bacteria in the gut of teens with depression, as well as a prevalence of a bacterium known as Collinsella, which was linked to inflammation and changes in the gut’s barrier.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025

Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians

7.0-magnitude earthquake rattles Taiwan

China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions, analysts say

A year under water: Record floods sweep Vietnam from megacities to tourist hubs in 2025

Why Britain has a deer problem – leaving damage that costs millions

‘Super flu’ sends NYC cases to highest level in a decade — and ‘we haven’t hit the peak yet’

Wild hogs wreak economic havoc for Mississippi agriculture. “Farmers have enough stress as it is. They don’t need this modern-day locust.”

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 23, 2025

Chinese Researcher on US Visa Charged with Smuggling E. Coli Into the Country. Meanwhile, other Chinese researchers arrested for smuggling biological materials into the U.S. earlier this year have been released and sent back to China.

Big Boxships Return to Suez After Two-Year Hiatus

Third-Quarter GDP Grew at an Annual 4.3% Rate, But With a Catch

Tesla Doors That Won’t Open Have Led to 15 Crash-Related Deaths

Scientists find hidden placental changes linked to gestational diabetes

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Russian officials tell Meduza that mobile Internet blackouts and blocked messaging apps are undermining their ability to manage public sentiment

New Bird Flu Strains Appear to Target Dairy Cattle More Effectively. Meanwhile, hundreds of snow geese have been found dead in Pennsylvania from suspected bird flu.

MapsMapped: Recession Risk by State in 2025

Marijuana use has surged among Americans 65 and older.

One Protein Is a Better Predictor of Heart Disease Than Cholesterol

The LinkedIn job scam is global. The hook is local

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 21, 2025

Netanyahu Expected to Brief Trump on Possible Iran Missile Strike During Visit

Japan must have renewed discussions about the country’s long-held three non-nuclear principles, a senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker said Sunday, as Tokyo continues to rely on the U.S. “nuclear umbrella” — the latest signal that revisions could be on the horizon.

In 1950, Europe had about 12 million births versus 1.7 million in Nigeria. In 2023, that relationship had reversed, with Nigeria recording more birth each year than all of Europe (including Russia) combined! I checked that claim here and it seems to hold up. The world is changing more then even those of us who think we are paying attention to demographics can grasp.

Water, a ticking time bomb for Mexico. The San Juan River offers a way to deliver the promised volume of water to the United States, but the prolonged drought is forcing the countries to reform their agricultural models to comply with the bilateral agreement in the medium and long term

“The average U.S. car commuter is spending a record 63 hours annually stuck in traffic. That’s the most since 1982, when the dataset begins.”

The most cited reason for using AI is Therapy/Companionship. The second most commonly cited use is “organizing my life”. The third most cited is “finding purpose”. Fourth most commonly cited use of AI is “enhanced learning” (which I cynically take to mean cheating but maybe it is just using AI as a better search engine). It is only when you get to #5 that maybe you get to “generating code”.

Scientists Warn Tramadol May Do More Harm Than Good