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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 11, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Strategic Missile Testing Facility Attacked

‘Our guys’ In Russia’s Buryatia, high military death rates make the war impossible to ignore. A new report reveals how it’s become normalized.

Nasrallah: If Hamas agrees to ceasefire with Israel, Hezbollah will also halt attacks

Rio’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close

Former Philippine police officers implicated in the murder of Isaac Cohen and Geneva Lopez over a land dispute, highlighting corruption and violence in agricultural land transactions.

What Do You Do with a Failed Coup?

Biden’s “mixed” NATO presser wasn’t enough for Capitol Hill

Seven GOP-led states sue to block Biden’s new anti-discrimination healthcare rule

US universities including Cornell, Harvard and MIT raked in $13B in ‘undocumented contributions’ from foreign donors

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 10, 2024

Transfer Of F-16s To Ukraine Is Now Underway

Saudis Threatened To Sell European Bonds If Russian Assets Were Confiscated

In the Philippines, controversy erupted last month when authorities discovered that a local mayor was a Chinese citizen pretending to be Filipino. The mayor, Alice Leal Guo, had reportedly facilitated operations at a scam center operated by a Chinese criminal group in her jurisdiction, prompting growing concerns over the scale of Chinese influence in the country.

This from Politico no less. Biden support slips in deep blue New York: ‘We’re a battleground state now’

Who enabled Biden? A case study

Biden’s Failed Gaza Pier To Be Permanently Retired In A Few Days

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 9, 2024

Chinese Troops Begin Drills Along Poland’s Border In Belarus

“A Death Squad Ruling”: The Press and Pundits Make Wild Claims in the Wake of the Court’s Immunity Decision

China’s Renewable Energy Surge Strains Power Grid
Lumber Prices Down 20% YoY

Neurologist on NBC (!): clear as day that Biden has Parkinson’s, textbook case that even a med student can diagnose

Fallout: London devs will “downgrade” Fallout 4 to save their massive mod

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 8, 2024

The numbers documented in the latest article of the Economist reporting on the Russian losses in Ukraine in the last two years are staggering.

Ukraine Situation Report: Plot To Steal A Tu-22M3 Backfire Thwarted Russia Claims

Satellite photos show Iran expanding ballistic missile production

Israel’s deficit continues to grow past 2024 ceiling, hits 7.6%

IDF assesses much of Hamas tunnel network still in ‘good functional state’

How democratic are the French results?

Rwandan Troops Fighting Alongside M23 Rebels in DR Congo

Problem Plagued Sentinel ICBM Program Will Press Ahead Despite Nearly Doubling In Cost

SpaceX’s plan to launch its monstrous Starship-Super Heavy two-stage tandem from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center caught the attention — and concern — of two rival space companies that warn federal officials the up-to-492-foot-tall rocket will be too untested, too dangerous and too potentially disruptive for the nation’s busiest spaceport and the surrounding environment.

Scientists Baffled: Webb Uncovers Ancient Galaxies That Defy Explanation

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 6, 2024

The Chinese military is also considering a blockade of the island nation, roughly the size of Maryland, by simply using drones.

This is not 1997, and Starmer is not Blair. Sir Keir has pulled off what the commentators are calling a “loveless landslide”. He was the beneficiary, in England, of the implosion of the Conservative Party and, north of the border, of the implosion of the Scottish National Party – both entirely deserved. Yet Labour’s share of the vote is five points lower than Jeremy Corbyn’s supposedly humiliating defeat in 2017: in fact, it is the lowest share of the vote for any majority-winning party ever – just thirty-five per cent.

Will a Keir Starmer Government Make Digital Identity a Reality in the UK?

A call was placed to Oakland police but the dispatcher informed the caller the crime was listed as a Priority 2, as no suspects were on scene, adding it could be reported online. It was only after a video of the mass looting was shared with the department that it was raised to a Priority 1 and an officer was sent to the store nine hours after the robbery began

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 5, 2024

France: Left and Pro-Establishment Parties Unite to Keep Le Pen’s National Rally From Power

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports plunge as it surrenders market share to Russia, UAE

Problems with the BLS jobs report.

Hunga Tonga volcano: impact on record warming

Facial temperatures might help diagnose diabetes, other diseases

The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2024

A new Russian operation threatens a significant part of Ukraine’s Donbas

‘The sword is coming’: Biblical IDF email warned of Hamas plans days before Oct.7

Terrorism in the West Bank is fast becoming more sophisticated, deadly

Egypt Teeters On Brink Of Economic Ruin As Public Debt Mounts, Poverty Rate Soars

The crucial role of tourniquets in trauma care

Meta to kill off one of its most beloved devices – as annoyed fans beg Mark Zuckerberg to support hardware for longer

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 3, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: $2.2B In New Air Defense Interceptors Coming From U.S.

NYT: IDF May Be Forced To Accept Ceasefire Leaving Hamas In Power Because Running Low On Munitions

China’s Seizure of Taiwan Fishing Boat Risks Inflaming Tensions

Danish Farmers to be Taxed for Livestock Emissions

Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech

How to Catch a Lab Leak

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 2, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Strikes Airbase In Drone-Directed Missile Attack

Israeli AH-64 Apache Commanders Describe Brutal Reality Of October 7 Missions

IDF, Netanyahu fought over PA in Gaza, now its about withdrawal

Russian kids will go to ‘excellent’ summer camps in North Korea this year as the two countries move close

Pakistan set to deport hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees

Young Men Are Swinging Hard Right in Korea. It Could Be a Preview for America.

White House aide dishes on dealing with moody, aging Biden: ‘People are scared’

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden’s debate performance

36% of Americans plan to take on debt for summer travel.

50% of the population will have myopia by 2050

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 1, 2024

How a Russian soldier decided to desert his post after fighting pro-Uk

Anti-Israel, Far-Left Mobs Terrorize Paris After Le Pen’s Party Wins First Round of Elections

Many California homeowners are concerned about their home insurance, and that anxiety ratcheted up on Friday when State Farm requested one of its biggest rate increases ever, a sign they may be struggling financially.

At Camp David, Biden’s family is blaming his top aides and urging him to not end his run after a bad debate

Top aides shielded Biden from staff

Supreme Court: Trump Entitled To “At Least Presumptive Immunity From Prosecution For All His Official Acts”

Alzheimer’s scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme

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