Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3, 2025

A Dark Day for Our Fiscal Future

Amazon will soon employ more robots than humans as 1 million machines toil across facilities

Alzheimer’s Might Not Actually Be a Brain Disease

I found that middle-aged participants who experienced nightmares every week, were four times more likely to experience cognitive decline (a precursor to dementia) over the following decade, while the older participants were twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2, 2025

Fears Of Disaster Brewing For Ukraine As U.S. Halts Weapons Shipments Over Stockpile Concerns

“If someone defends themselves and kills an animal, not only do they get hit with a million-ruble fine, they also get taken to court. I know two guys whose cabin was attacked by a tiger — one of them died, and the other shot the tiger. He got fined one and a half million rubles ($19,000) and sentenced to a year and a half in prison

Surge in Afghans driven from Iran in spy hunt after Israel attacks

Foxconn mysteriously tells Chinese workers to quit India and return to China

During the first half of 2025, US seaborne grain shipments increased 9% y/y, driven by stronger maize exports. While an increase in import tariffs led to a 57% y/y drop in volumes to China, the US has been able to find alternative markets for most of its cargoes.

New York Farms Refuse to Follow New Union Contracts

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2025

Notable because it is being used by the Azerbaijan government to spin up drama between the two nations. Azerbaijan opens torture investigation after autopsy shows brothers arrested in Russia died from severe injuries

Chinese students are using AI to beat AI detectors

These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 30, 2025

Fight On Ukraine’s Northern Border Sees Elite Troops Poured In From Both Sides

‘Unacceptable violence’ Sudden mass arrests in decades-old murder case spark diplomatic row between Russia and Azerbaijan

Israel was facing destruction at the hands of Iran. This is how close it came, and how it saved itself

Iran crackdown deepens with speedy executions and arrests

Intercepted Iranian communications downplay damage from US attack

Settlers torch West Bank security site, riot against ‘traitor’ IDF officer Related: Defense agencies have lost control over Jewish extremists in West Bank

Canada Capitulates: Will Scrap Digital Services Tax, Restart Trade Talks

The USPS just issued a warning to customers of new ‘brushing’ scam

New details emerge from Idaho shooting ambush after sniper-wielding gunman lit ‘blaze as bait’

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 29, 2025

Iran may possess secret facilities to continue working toward atomic bomb, despite damage caused by Israeli and US strikes

Israel Eliminates Hamas Co-Founder and October 7 Mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa

Israel considers new Gaza offensive unlike previous invasions as hostage talks falter

Who are JNIM, the jihadist ‘ghost enemy’ gaining momentum in the Sahel?

A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2025

Iran’s Nuclear Activities, Explained

Does CPS Investigate One Third of All Children in the US?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2025

North Korea could send troops to support a new Russian offensive in Ukraine as soon as July, South Korean intelligence says

Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran

Last Christian Town In West Bank Attacked And Besieged By Israeli Settlers

Supreme Court Rules For Trump In “Birthright Citizenship” Case

Trump Announces He’s ‘Terminating’ Trade Talks with Canada – Effective Immediately

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2025

Everything We Just Learned About The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Strikes On Iran

Netanyahu agreed to end Gaza war within two weeks after US strike on Iran

New York Accelerates Toward the Cliff

Flying on Frying Oil

Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2025

Claims Swirl Over Extent Of Damage From Attacks On Iranian Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

When the US president helped save Israel, then went ballistic on its leadership

Cost of damages from Iran war forecast at double October 7 and ensuing attacks

Trump Just Gave China the Green Light to Buy Iranian Oil.

Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field to resume operations after Iran ceasefire

China Is Dumping 0-Mile ‘Used’ Cars Worldwide to Control Huge Oversupply

Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds

Looking at Framework’s progress on software support for its repairable laptops

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2025

Turbulent Start To Iran-Israel Ceasefire But It’s Holding, At Least For Now

US strikes on Iran nuke facilities caused more damage than first thought — as watchdog reveals possible contamination

Got Beef? 12-Year Cycle Signals “Cyclical Low”

N.Y. Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant

Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary

There are no licensed electricians in upstate New York outside of the major cities. No such thing as a statewide license and the rural areas smaller cities have no license path. U.S. Electric Code Will Soon Ban DIY EV Charger Installs