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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2025

Destruction From U.S. Attack On Houthi Port Shown In Satellite Imagery

A Depleted Hamas Is So Low on Cash That It Can’t Pay Its Fighters

Puerto Rico plunged into darkness again as island-wide blackout hits

You have to get almost to end to get the confession that it is a renewable problem. France To Slap Power Suppliers on Wrist For Doing Too Much

‘Ghost Guns’ And ‘Hate Crime’: Tulsi Gabbard Declassifies Biden Admin Docs Targeting ‘Domestic Terrorism’

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2025

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Launches New Southern Assault

NYT: President Trump Blocked Planned Israeli Strike on Iranian Nuclear Sites, Opts for Negotiations

American Forces Destroy Key Houthi-Controlled Fuel Port In Yemen

As a former marine who trained Taiwanese units and a retired Taiwanese naval officer educated in the United States, we understood all too well that Taiwan’s military remains a profoundly unserious organization. It is not ready to wage war.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16, 2025

Russian state media deletes video of drone strike directed from central Moscow after angry bloggers argue it makes city a legitimate military target

U.S. Cutting Forces In Syria By Half

In ~3-6 months we are going to start having shortages of transformers, pumps, air conditioners, and other complex goods which are made (or their critical components) in China.

China Imposes Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals

Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions

After setting the contempt trap, Judge James Boasberg today snapped the trap shut with a wild 46-page opinion accusing Trump officials of “willful disregard” for his now vacated court orders.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 15, 2025

China is suffering its own ‘China shock’

The UN has succeeded in getting a global shipping tax. It sets a very dangerous new precedent. For the first time the United Nations would be able to tax the world directly, without twisting the arm of national governments. By 2030 the UN is projected to collect $40 billion in total from this tax.

EU Might Ban Carbon Fiber in Cars by Classifying It as ‘Hazardous’

How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market

The Good and the Bad for U.S. Consumers and the Oil Industry

Trump’s China Tariffs Hit New York’s Clean Heat Experiment

Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 14, 2025

New Russian Offensive Has Gained Little Ground So Far

Electric Rate Hike in Virginia Makes Headlines Internationally

Almost kills a guy and yet–Lawson was arraigned on those charges on April 11 and released without bail. The charges are not bail eligible under the Empire State’s controversial criminal justice reforms.

Also New York City––Unhinged career criminal keeps breaking into her home — but courts won’t lock him up

Arson Suspect Admitted ‘Harboring Hatred’ Toward Gov. Shapiro

Amid Trump tariff chaos, Nvidia launches AI chip production on US soil

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2025

Lebanese Army takes control of most of Hezbollah bases in south Lebanon, some sites in north

Iranian and Armenian militaries drill as Azerbaijan hosts Israel-Turkey talks

Arsonist Sets Fire to PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Residence as Family Slept UPDATE: Suspect arrested

A scientist offers a simple, fascinating theory why mRNA jabs may have caused diffuse problems in so many people

Audit: Cuomo Spent $453M On 247,343 Medical Devices For COVID… State Used Only 3

Strep Throat Strain That Can Cause a Flesh-Eating Disease Doubles in U.S.

The obstetrical dilemma: Large-scale study explores trade-offs of wide vs. narrow hips

What Happens to Your Brain Without Vitamin K? New Study Reveals Surprising Effects

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 12, 2025

IDF ‘Encircles’ Rafah, Cordons Off Hamas Terror Stronghold From Rest of Gaza

The sharp sell-off in government debt securities that underpin the global financial system pushed Trump to pause for 90 days his plans to slap gargantuan tariffs on dozens of trading partners. “I was watching the bond market,” he explained. “That bond market is very tricky.”

After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 11, 2025

Beijing Slaps 125% Tariff on US Imports; Effectively Shuts the Door on US/China Trade

Trump Considering Buying Foreign Ships To Make Up Gap With China

USPS To Hike Stamp Prices By About 7.4% To 78 Cents Effective This Summer

Understanding US Power Outages

Framework’s cheaper, colorful Laptop 12 up for preorder, starts at $549 bare-bones

Top cop accused of pooping on floor, drugging other cops, shouldn’t be in charge, lawyer says

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 10, 2025

At least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia

How does Russia manage to “achieve” the mortality levels of a severely impoverished society when diseases of poverty (AIDS, tuberculosis, and other communicable illnesses exacerbated by malnutrition) are no longer major killers?

Trump Tariffs on China Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up

Erdoğan’s Last Great Gamble

The Stat: Poland to Surpass Japan in GDP per Capita

James Meek in Greenland

This budget sets the stage for the largest deficit increase in history – an unprecedented bill that requires just $4 billion in savings to offset up to $5.8 trillion in deficits. What an absolute disgrace.

Does Social Security have a dead beneficiary problem after all?

Trump Signs Executive Order to ‘Make America’s Showers Great Again’

These Are The U.S. States With The Highest And Lowest Tax Burdens