Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2025

Israel and Iran continue to trade blows as speculation mounts about whether the United States will increase its military support to Israel or even take part in kinetic operations.

Iran’s nuclear program has been hit hard, but won’t be knocked out if Fordo remains

War Risk Premiums for Israel Surge as Conflict With Iran Escalates

That is only two presidential elections. Social Security is only eight years from insolvency.

Copper Thieves Cause Widespread Internet Power Outage in Southern California

How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 17, 2025

Israeli Airstrikes Blunt Iranian Long-Range Ballistic Missile Threat (Updated)

Haifa oil refinery’s facilities shut down following Iranian missile strike

Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost.

Top FDA official admits she refused the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant

New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

The US Fertility Rate Is At All-Time Lows

The Cost of Restoring Order in Los Angeles

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2025

One Third Of Iran’s Long-Range Missile Launchers Destroyed, Israel Claims (Updated)

Spike Missiles That Destroyed Air Defenses From Inside Iran Were Remotely Operated

The Gender Chasm Over Abortion. Before 2020, men and women held fairly similar views on abortion. In Gallup’s annual surveys, the gender gap between those identifying as “pro-life” never exceeded eight percentage points. But that consensus has now fractured.

Childless or Child-fewer?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2025

Israel found Iran carried out key tests for nuke design ahead of strikes

Iran Update Special Report, June 15, 2025, Evening Edition

IAF Destroys Iranian Aerial Tanker 1,400 miles From Israel, Farthest Strike Yet

Trump told Israel not to kill Iran’s supreme leader

Iran reaches out to Qatar, Oman in attempt to broker ceasefire with US, Israel

Oil Prices Surge as Israel and Iran Target Each Other’s Energy Infrastructure

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 14, 2025

Iran Update Special Report, June 14, 2025, Evening Edition

Could Iran Carry Out Its Threat To Shut Down The Strait Of Hormuz?

‘Significant damage’ after IDF headquarters hit by Iranian missile attack as Islamic Republic launches barrage of missiles at Tel Aviv

The Saudis Are Readying for a Long Oil Price War

Massive ‘No Kings’ protesters sweep New York City

Not Quite Sure What Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ Protests Really Accomplished

There’s another leak on the ISS, but NASA is not saying much about it

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 13, 2025

Iran Strikes Back (Updated)

White lies hide dark truths

Japan facts of the day

Man Shares How He Managed to Walk Away From That Horrific India Air Crash

Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell function, posing potential stroke risk

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2025

You can read the latest updates on operation “Rising Lion” by scrolling to the bottom of this page. Israel Launches Operation Rising Lion To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program (Updated)

Damning IAEA Report Has Given Israel Additional Pretext To Strike Iran

On May 1, Leading Edge — which also goes by the name Omni Advantage — became the health insurance provider for hundreds of thousands of New York’s home health care aides. The company’s strategy is simple: It promises doctors a certain price, pays only a part of it, and puts the remainder on the patient’s bill.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2025

Counter-Drone Weapons Diverted From Ukraine To Middle East Amid Rising Tensions Hegseth Confirms

U.S. Embassies Evacuating Non-Essential Staff in Middle East Over Escalating Iran Tensions
California Pumped Tens of Millions into Immigration NGO’s that Fight Deportation, Track ICE and more…

Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of Environmental Reviews

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 10, 2025

Israel Conducts First Naval Strike Against Houthi Terrorists, Hits Yemen Port Linked to Iranian Weapons Shipment

Growing Fears of Massive Strikes On Iran As Nuclear Negotiations Sputter

Will China Force a Rethink of Biological Warfare?

Not really all that new of a point. I can remember the Economist talking about how many European armies were more like make work programs then serious militaries. Europe’s zombie armies. Or how to spend $3.1 trillion and have precious little to show for it.

No Group Has Flipped Harder Right on Immigration Than Legal Immigrants

IBM now describing its first error-resistant quantum compute system

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 9, 2025

Syrsky’s Continued Command Dysfunction

Another Chinese scientist — from Wuhan — charged with smuggling illegal biological material into US

Early North America was more agricultural than we had thought?

Yearly reminder: US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks