RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 18, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Now Talking About Creating A “Buffer Zone”

A Ukrainian soldier said that Ukraine’s losses are so heavy where he’s fighting that they struggle to recover the bodies

Chartbook 270: How Russia makes missiles

Russia May Attack a NATO Country in Two Years: German Intel

After Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Taliban Retaliates by Firing Across Border

Germany struggles to fix its pension system

Why auto insurance costs are rising at the fastest rate in 47 years

Our Strange TikTok Odyssey

U.S. economy faces 1970s-style stagflation as inflation sticks around

Nationally, the number of outages from 2019 to 2023 was 93 percent higher than in the previous five years.

Second Kuiper Belt? Planets Beyond Neptune?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 17, 2024

Israel said to complain of slowdown in US arms deliveries amid growing rift

Residents of Africa’s richest city, Johannesburg, are experiencing a severe water shortage in the middle of a summer heat wave.

US Intelligence Report Warns of Potential Armed Conflict Between India and China

UNICEF Says Essential Aid Container Looted At Haiti Port

U.S. Drivers Warned to Brace For Jump in Gasoline Prices

Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says

Edit: I hit publish early by mistake. Which is a change from the normal mistake where I forget to hit it at all. But I will not stop adding to this until tonight sometime.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 16, 2024

Qatar emir proposed expelling Hamas officials in meet with Blinken days after Oct. 7

Indian Navy Rescues Hijacked ‘Ruen’ from Somali Pirates

Democrats are hemorrhaging support with voters of color

New York Budget Fight: They do agree on some things: providing billions to manage the influx of asylum seekers, for example, and overhauling the way kids learn to read. But in many areas, they differ sharply, like on what defines a hate crime and how much to spend on clean water projects.

US Spent More Than Double What It Collected In February, As 2024 Deficit Is Second Highest Ever… And Debt Explodes

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

CDC Responds to FOIA Request on Myocarditis Data for Covid Vaccinations With Over 100 Blank Pages

According to the Washington Post, Northern Virginia needs the equivalent of several large nuclear power plants to serve all the new data centers planned and under construction. Texas also faces the same issue despite having the most wind capacity in the country. An analysis by the consulting firm Wood Mackenzie found that the energy needed by crypto operations aiming to link to the grid in Texas would equal a quarter of the electricity used in Texas at peak demand. In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record highs, with the projection of new electricity use for the next decade at 17 times what it was only recently.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 15, 2024

Johnson Will Send Ukraine Aid Package to the Senate After all

Drone Strikes Deal Blow to Russian Diesel Exports

How the Gaza fatality numbers are faked

Nasrallah assures Iranians Hezbollah will fight alone if war with Israel breaks out

NBC Tries Chewing Elon Musk Out for Haitian Cannibal Story, Ends Up Biting Self on the Arse Instead

The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement

More Americans Are Treating Their 401(k)s Like Cash Machines

Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks

The new statement reads like it was written by an MBA. Not sure if that is better or worse then “woke”. West Point accused of ‘going woke’ after suddenly dropping ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ from mission statement

Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 14, 2024

New Jetty Being Built Off Gaza Beach As Maritime Aid Missions Spin Up

Toronto Police: Just Let the Thieves Steal Your Car

Despite his dramatic win in the 2023 elections, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has abandoned his bid to become prime minister.

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, much more than expected

“New York City is spending about $387 per day per migrant to provide food and shelter to the 64,800 migrants in the city, according to data from NYC City Hall.”

Experts Warn Leprosy Isn’t Ancient History as Cases Surge in The US

In general, the more fiber in the diet of a culture, the more diverse their cellulose-digesting bacteria were. So, their diversity in humans has been going down as more of our population has shifted into urban living.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 13, 2024

‘The vampires’ ball is coming to an end’ Vladimir Putin talks NATO, nukes, and negotiations in pre-election interview

EU agrees to €5 billion boost in Ukraine military aid

Pentagon Needs $10B to Replenish Weapons Sent to Ukraine
The first demographic article in a long time where I felt like I learned news things. Why Israel’s fertility rate vastly exceeds that of any other nation with a similar level of affluence and education

“It goes to the gangs. Hamas controls 70% of it, and the rest goes to merchants who sell it in the market. We do not receive aid except for a few things on rare occasions.

The Growing Conflict Along India and China’s Disputed Borders

Kenyan officials say they are still committed to sending police officers to Haiti to combat gang violence. But, after Haiti’s PM agreed to quit, the deployment has been put on ice until a new government is installed.

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies

The recent rise in U.S. gasoline prices is driving up inflation higher than expected.

Google’s new gaming AI aims past “superhuman opponent” and at “obedient partner”

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 12, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around Cross-Border Raids Into Russia

Russia appears to have introduced a small glide bomb that may be capable of air and ground launch, which could be a major issue for Ukraine. If you have time to listen to Peter Zeihan, he goes into the significance of these types of changes here (overstates it a little)

Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets on Israel on Tuesday, while the IDF struck multiple strategic targets of the terror group around 100 kilometers deep into Lebanon in one of the most tense days of the conflict in the North.

The Navy’s need to restock missiles it has fired to protect ships in and around the Red Sea underscores larger cost and capacity concerns.

Biden unveils massive $7.3T budget with $5.5T in tax hikes

How the New York State Budget Is Made

Sketchy Diesel Tuning Black Market Forming as US Shops Stop Deleting Trucks

AI Warfare: No Going Back

Offshore Wind Now Costs More Than Double the Original Estimates in New York

ONE CITY, TWO STORIES

How Raw Milk Went from a Whole Foods Staple to a Conservative Signal

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 11, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Grounded Ship Being Used As Russian Base Blown Up

Smuggled into Russia, I Escaped the Death Trap Laid by a Travel Agent

‘They could start to resist’ How the Russian authorities are working to indoctrinate and digitally surveil deported Ukrainian children

China’s Record Manufacturing Surplus

UK ‘No Credible Plan’ to Deliver Desired Military Capabilities

Haiti’s capital ‘under siege’ as armed gangs attack key infrastructure

Pressure mounts on Kenya over police deployment to Haiti

Over 140,000 Farms Lost in 5 Years

What’s Really Going On with Immigration?

U.S. Leads Global Oil Production for Sixth Straight Year

Why astronomers are worried about 2 major telescopes right now

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 10, 2024

Europe battles gunpowder shortage to supply shells for Ukraine’s defense against Russia

US Dispatches Ship To Gaza After Biden Vows To Build Pier

US officials criticize Biden’s plan to build temporary Gaza port for transfer of aid

Assailing chief rabbi, Lapid says Haredim would have to get jobs if they moved abroad

China drops ‘peaceful reunification’ reference to Taiwan

China defense budget grows 7.2% despite other ‘belt-tightening.’ Military spending outpaces GDP growth.

Eleven years after her Pyongyang trip, Rest of World’s founder revisits how she interpreted the country, its people, and their culture.

Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations.

Housing Price Collapses With Working Age Population Collapse

Medicaid Expansion Was Supposed To Pay For Itself, Instead Hospitals Are Closing

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 9, 2024

Time Is Running Out in Ukraine

Moscow: US Embassy warns of imminent ‘extremist’ attack

Hamas Walks Away From Hostages-for-Ceasefire Talks, Threatens Attacks During Ramadan

Beijing Bristles as India Moves 10,000 Soldiers to Guard Border With China

Government debt as share of GDP

So what explains chipmakers’ apparent ingratitude? In large part, frustration with DEI requirements embedded in the CHIPS Act.

The legalized them about two years ago and now are changing their mind. Oregon Governor Will Sign Bill That Criminalizes Illicit Drugs

Trade Deficit at $67.4 Billion in January

People who used ivermectin get better faster and were much less likely to die

Bitcoin is about to undergo another ‘halving’ event — here’s what that means

Why Is It So Hard to Build an Airport?