RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 24, 2024

Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings

‘Nobody would have arrested him for corruption’ Russian deputy defense minister reportedly charged with bribery as cover story for treason investigation

The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them

Russia’s ‘Top Secret’ EW Weapon Blamed for Flight Jamming on NATO East Flank

Nigeria Slips Into Lawlessness amid an Eroding Security Situation

“You Can Even Kill Them”: Albert Winsemius and the Rise of Singapore

US seeks to ‘reassure’ allies they don’t need nuclear weapons

Columbia Jewish students told to flee campus as situation unravels

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 23, 2024

Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested for bribery

Iran’s nuclear activities ‘raises eyebrows’ at IAEA

U.S. Report Claims North Korea is Producing Pathogens for Germ Warfare Program

Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion.

The yield curve has been inverted for 18 months without a downturn – but the famed indicator isn’t wrong, and a recession is near

Record Large 2Y Auction Sees Stellar Demand, First Stop Through Of 2024

Columbia University Shutters Campus as Jews Fear for Safety

US Navy to Turn Pacific Oil Rigs Into Mobile Military Bases to Counter China

Which Major City Will Completely Collapse First – Los Angeles, Chicago, Or New York City?

New York Poised to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Pay Journalists

‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations

It is amazing that this thing is was launched before I was born. Voyager 1 resumes sending readable status updates after 5 months of repairs

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 22, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland “Ready” To Host Nuclear Weapons

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov reportedly suffering from pancreatic necrosis

Next Ukraine package to be larger than normal, include armored vehicles

New satellite photos suggest ‘precise’ nature of alleged Israeli strike on Iran radar

Saudi Arabia is desperately trying to woo bankers to pay for its futuristic desert city

Ghana’s cocoa farmers are losing, despite record prices

Bangladesh experienced about 1000 MW of load-shedding in electricity supply on Monday against soaring demand amid ongoing heatwave. According to the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) at the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the country’s demand was recorded at 15,220 MW at 3:00pm on Monday, when the load-shedding was 996 MW.

Zoho has positioned itself as a cheaper alternative to Google and Microsoft, attracting the attention of African startup founders.

The IMF’s fiscal monitor estimates that the U.S. deficit for 2024 will reach 6.67% of GDP, rising to 7.06% in 2025 – double the 3.5% in 2015.

Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress’ shadow speaker

Early in Biden’s disaster-laden term, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed economy-crushing, liberty-limiting rules that would theoretically eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s electricity sector by 2040. Twenty-Five State Attorneys General Sue Biden EPA over Economy-Crushing Emissions Mandates.

New Title IX Rules Erase Campus Due Process Protections

Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 21, 2024

Bloomberg reported Israel’s attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing Revolutionary Guards’ command, prompting Iran to suspect Syria’s involvement in previous assassinations.

Israel’s credit downgrade amid risk of regional escalation is a call to take action

Why did Poland get rid of homework in primary schools?

Disease Caused by Rat Urine Surged in New York City to Record Levels during 2023

The fungi in our guts can make cases of Covid worse

Study Suggests Possible Link Between CWD and Fatal Human Disease—But with Many Open Questions

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 20, 2024

US House approves major military aid package for Ukraine

Israel used radar-evading missile to hit S-300 defenses near Natanz nuke site

A Dangerous Spiral of Violence in the Middle East

Israel allegedly obtained approval for an operation in Rafah as long as it doesn’t strike Iran

Israel aghast as US said poised to sanction notorious IDF unit

California Fast Food Prices Soar As Minimum Wage Hike Takes Toll on Businesses, Workers, and Customers

I have seen it but did not know it had its own name. What was that falling from the sky Friday morning? Graupel!

Enormous snake in ancient India was longer than a school bus

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 19, 2024

IRAN UPDATE, APRIL 19, 2024

Mystery Weapon Appears In Iraqi Field After Israeli Strike

IMF sounds alarm on ballooning US national debt: ‘Something will have to give’

Assembly Spikes Biggest Climate Proposal in New York Budget

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 18, 2024

Israel really got everyone (including myself) to think that they wouldn’t respond till after Passover. So far nothing about the strike itself is surprising though. The Israel Defense Forces have launched a reprisal operation against Iran five days after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.

THE RISING RANSOMWARE TIDE, CHINESE SPY CRANES, AND THE BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON MARITIME CYBER SECURITY

China is a threat to Europe’s gunpowder supply

On the ongoing cocoa boom and what it tells us about the current state (and future) of African agriculture

Wednesday’s dramatic eruption of the volcano on a remote island in North Sulawesi threw a fiery-red column of lava, incandescent rock and ash as much as three km (two miles) into the sky.

Stranded travelers in flooded airport panicking, say they are ‘running out of food’

The Equal Rights Amendment on the ballot in November 2024 would enshrine Diversity Equity & Inclusion into the New York State Constitution, protecting reverse discrimination and other discrimination done in the name of “dismantling discrimination.”

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 17, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense Systems Struck In Crimea

Interesting that China allowed this to be published. But it seems more like a message to the west then its own people given that it was published in the Economist. A Chinese specialist on Russia has delivered a grim forecast for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine: that it is doomed to fail.

‘Much more unpopular than anyone anticipated’ After months of deliberation and thousands of amendments, Ukraine’s new mobilization law frustrates politicians and soldiers alike

Israel considered striking Iran on Monday but decided to wait, officials say

Will Electric Rates Become the New Gas Price?

Rat urine-related sickness in New York City soared to the highest level ever in 2023.

F-15E Strike Eagle’s Defense Of Israel Bolsters The Case For F-15EX

Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 16, 2024

Ukraine’s use of drones to compensate for critical ammo shortage isn’t enough to stop Russia’s creeping advance

Could Israel Use Conventionally-Armed Jericho Ballistic Missiles To Strike Iran?

IDF has decided on type, not timing, of counter-strike on Iran. The plain reading of the relevant signals suggests that a major attack is not imminent in the coming days and could even be postponed for longer.

74% of Israelis oppose counterstrike on Iran if it harms security alliances

The Federal Government of Iraq (FGI) centred in Baghdad several weeks ago ordered the speeding up of crucial repairs to its own oil export pipeline into Turkey while keeping its embargo on oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraqi (KRI) based in Erbil in place

Farmers in Switzerland dumped the carcasses of sheep that were killed by wolves in front of a regional government building last weekend and demanded more action to control the predators’ numbers.

In what is called the first described case of “digits amputation,” Canadian doctors surgically removed two healthy fingers from a young man who was experiencing “body integrity dysphoria.”

US House speaker launches bid to approve aid for Israel, Ukraine in separate votes

Navy is down $1B in munitions from ops in Red Sea, says SECNAV

Framework’s software and firmware have been a mess, but it’s working on them

Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before Diagnosis

Prescription Drugs Are the Leading Cause of Death

Mechanical Watch

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 15, 2024

Intel From Saudi Arabia, UAE Helped Defend Israel Against Iranian Attack

How the US Helped Counter Iran’s Attack on Israel

US, Israel talks on Rafah to resume as early as next week

Pittsburgh bridges close after 26 barges break loose, float uncontrolled down Ohio River

The Adderall Shortage: DEA versus FDA in a Regulatory War

America’s Bonds Are Getting Harder to Sell.

FBI Opens Criminal Probe Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse

NYC block turned into illicit open-air market for migrant crooks, prostitution: ‘It’s relentless’

John Carmack, a key player in Meta’s venture into virtual reality, is coming to the defense of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey — about eight years after the tech giant fired him amid scrutiny surrounding Luckey’s political donations in 2016.

At the cost of taste? Genetic gains underpinning a little-known strawberry Green Revolution