Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 12, 2025

Trump Admin Makes Major Moves For Negotiated End Of Ukraine War

‘We’ve been living in fear, dreading nightfall’ In Russia’s Far East, villagers are asking Putin and soldiers fighting in Ukraine to save them from tigers.

Chinese Temu sellers use fake U.S. postage labels to boost their profits

Beavers Build Dam and Save Officials $1.2M in Construction Costs in the Czech Republic

Senate Confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

YoY Measures of Inflation: Services, Goods and Shelter

World Becomes Brighter as Trump Reverses Biden’s Incandescent Light Bulb Ban. And user-friendly toilets, dishwashers, and showers are coming back soon, too!

N.Y. prison locked down as inmates take over dorms

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2025

The Future Ukrainian Nuclear Weapons Program: A Done Deal?

Gold reserves in Russian banks drop by half in a year

Russian Military Convoy Blocked From Entering Port Of Tartus In Syria

A day after President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas for the release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Gaza-based terror group to free all Israeli captives by noon Saturday or face a renewed military operation in Gaza.

Incoming Polar Blast Sends EU NatGas To Two-Year High As Stockpiles Dwindle

Me Too. Road crews and private contractors in the Binghamton region are scrambling to find enough salt to treat streets and parking lots.

Indirect Costs at NIH . . .

Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 10, 2025

E.U. countries considering large-scale seizures of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ships in Baltic Sea

Europe’s Oil Demand Could Rise As Natural Gas Soars to $100 A Barrel Equivalent

Trump: US will own Gaza, Mideast states can help rebuild; US may let some Gazans in

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports

‘Wasteful’: Trump Orders Treasury to Stop Producing Pennies

Trump Signs Pardon for Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2025

Electricity crisis sparks more protests in southern Yemen

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Iran fear

The United States national debt currently stands at $36 trillion. In 2000, the debt stood at only $6 trillion. Now the United States pays more each year now on the interest on the debt than on national defense and Medicare. Last year, the United States spent $1.2 trillion on interest payments, which was the highest ever recorded.

On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2025

I would call it baffling…..Terrifying Video Shows 100+ Cars Plowing Into Each Other on a Foggy Highway

Some Drugs Seem to Lower Risk of Dementia.

Inside the Interconnection Queue

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2025

How Syrian mutinies and betrayal sunk Iran’s support for Assad. Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders.

Inflation becoming a concern in Japan after being a goal for decades

UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on iPhone users worldwide

The Full Story of the FAA’s Hiring Scandal

The ships that take Marines to war are in really, really bad shape

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 6, 2025

Ukraine Launches New Offensive Push In Russia’s Kursk Region

Nissan Wants a Merger of Equals With Honda or No Deal. Honda, who’s valued nearly five times more than Nissan, wanted to turn its rival into a subsidiary. Now Nissan has reportedly scrapped the union altogether.

Mexico deploys 10K troops to southern border, following through on vow that paused Trump tariffs

When I was a young teenager, I had to read a debate Churchill had before I truly understood one of these points so I can understand if they don’t seem true. But for what it is worth, this is one of the few times I where I will agree with standard economic theory. Three Simple Principles of Trade Policy

An advertisement but it is what is coming. OMNInav by OKSI: A Breakthrough in GPS-Denied Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Grows More Potent

If Presidents Can’t Control Executive Agencies, Elections Are Fake

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 5, 2025

Ukrainian Minerals For Arms Deal Complicated By Russian Control Of Key Territories

An Africanist Perspective On American Aid Cuts/disruptions

Chinese-Made Patient Monitor Contains a Secret Backdoor

Trump aides knew he wanted to take over Gaza but had no plan

Politico, New York Times, BBC Received Government Funds

New York Won’t Say Why it Froze Heating Assistance in the Middle of Winter

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 4, 2025

Frontline Dynamics 2025: Key Updates & Developments

Iran secretly rushing nuclear weapon production, US believes. Intelligence suggests that Iran could produce a crude nuclear device that could act as an immediate deterrent rather than an offensive threat.

Trump: ‘The U.S. Will Take Over the Gaza Strip’

Flu is resurging to yet a higher peak this season.

The problems were obvious 20 years ago, when I visited control towers in both Canada and the United States. The Canadians sat in front of sleek computer screens that instantly handled tasks like transferring the oversight of a plane from one controller to another. The Americans were still using pieces of paper called flight strips. It was bad enough to see such outdated technology in 2005. But they’re still using those paper flight strips in American towers, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s modernization plans have been delayed so many times that the strips aren’t due to be phased out until 2032.

Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against Hochul Home Care Plan

Framework Laptop’s RISC-V board for open source diehards is available for $199

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2025

The Electricity Front of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

China Building Wartime Command Center as War Preparations Intensify

Saudi Arabia Defers $1.2B Oil Payment By Pakistan

It’s France vs. the rest on buying U.S. weapons.

Mexican President Sending Troops to Border, Trump Delays Tariffs One Month

Trudeau Says Canada Will Secure Border, Trump Delays Tariffs for 30 Days

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads