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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 7, 2023

A strong Israel may tolerate a belligerent Hamas on its border; a weaker one cannot. A safe Israel can spend much time and resources worrying about the humanitarian fallout from a Gaza ground war; a more vulnerable Israel cannot.

Netanyahu Tells Gaza Residents To Clear Out, Says IDF “Will Use All Its Strength” To “Destroy” Hamas

SO MUCH FOR “PEACE”

Israel: Over 150 Dead, 1,000 Wounded, Scores Captured by Hamas

Videos show young Israelis fleeing in panic when Palestinian militants invaded a music festival in the desert

High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

Hillary Clinton suggests “formal deprogramming” for seventy million

Low distillate inventories in the United States have tightened the diesel market during the harvest season and ahead of the winter heating season.

A Booming Market for Medical Credentials

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 6, 2023

Russia to lift fuel export ban amid supply fears

Why Ukraine’s birth rate drop amid Russian war is concerning

DIGITAL PIRACY RETURNS TO SEA: PROTECTING AUTONOMOUS SHIPS FROM ONLINE ATTACKS

I have to give credit to CNN. They are still talking about what most conventional news sources are ignoring.

Headline is a little misleading as they have other demands as well. But it is true that they are demanding that the homeless be allowed on public school property which is pretty wild and against the self interest of the union members. California Teachers’ Union Threatens Strike for Free Yoga and Homeless Camps

Fake Engine Parts Found in Delta Planes as Scandal Spreads to Four US Airlines

Scientists discover ‘long colds’ may exist, as well as long COVID

New report shreds narrative surrounding number of school shootings

EU Digital Identity Wallet Pilots Roll Out Under the Radar

U.S. cancer centers report ongoing shortage of chemotherapy drugs

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 5, 2023

A Russian strike kills 51 in the Ukrainian village of Hroza as locals gather to hold a wake

U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria

Biden administration reverses course, clears way for new border wall by waiving environmental laws

The safety commissioner of Portland, Oregon, urged residents Monday not to call 911 except in the event of a life-or-death emergency due to drug overdose calls overwhelming the system.

The government’s case to break up Amazon, explained

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday

GM Tumbles On Report It Has “At Least” 20 Million Vehicles With Potentially Explosive Air-Bag Parts That May Be Recalled

Post-vaccine vaginal bleeding rates associated with all COVID-19 vaccine types across reproductive ages

New study links ‘good’ cholesterol with dementia

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Over 1M Seized Iranian Rounds Given To Kyiv

Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid

Farmers turn to solar power in Syria’s former breadbasket

This article ignores something very important even though the headline is correct. Why does everyone keep forgetting the same thing? The one thing in markets everyone should be watching

Exploding Mortgage Rates, Approaching 8%, Send Mortgage Demand To Lowest Since 1996

California Gov. Newsom Quietly Kills Law Punishing Docs For COVID ‘Medical Misinformation’

People with diabetes don’t get rid of excess glucose in their urine, so blood sugar levels can rise, but regular dark tea drinkers seem to instead have significant increases in the amount of blood sugar in their urine.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 3, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Prigozhin’s Son Has Eye On Wagner Reboot

Successive Israeli army chiefs and experts have opposed a US-Israeli defense pact for decades on the grounds that it would require Israel to consult with the United States before undertaking any military action. Still, high-level discussions are underway now in Israel on a format for such an agreement.

Turkey’s annual inflation exceeds 61% in September

Hochul Announces 18,000 Jobs Across New York for Venezuelan Migrants

Spiking bond yields are stoking financial chaos – and the Fed will have to clean up the mess, JPMorgan strategist says

EV’s suddenly become uninsurable (unless you are rich)

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 2, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drones Now Targeting Sochi I found this quote in the report particularly striking…. “The average age of the soldiers at the front is over 40.”

The New York Times: Russia likely preparing to test nuclear-powered cruise missile

Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat

Governor Hochul suddenly realizes we have a border crisis

Feds Expand Investigation Into ‘Catastrophic’ Ford SUV Engine Failures

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Day Anna, 36, Lost Her Home

“Police chiefs have said that Sweden is facing its most serious domestic security situation since the second world war as immigrant drug gangs engage in a bloody conflict,”

Africa’s creditors come calling as debt distress looms large

In May 2022, Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves were a mere $50 million, not enough to cover even one month’s imports. However, by June this year, the country’s forex reserves surged to an impressive $3.72 billion.

Why Conservatives in Congress Voted Against the Spending Bill

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

U.K. Considers Returning To Training Troops In Ukraine

US Army engineers are dredging the dwindling Mississippi River 24/7 and battling seawater creeping upstream toward New Orleans’ drinking water

New York City brought to halt by heavy rainfall, floods

US avoids shutdown after Congress passes funding bill

In a paper published this month in Science Advances, Dada’s team establishes a new heavy hitter in cloud creation: a kind of chemical released by trees.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

China’s full time children.

America’s emergency oil reserve is at a 40-year low — and that could inflate oil prices

Wild videos show flooded LaGuardia Airport terminal, travelers attempting to flee ankle-deep waters

Risks of long COVID have been ‘distorted’ due to ‘flawed research’: study

Debunking Freud: Suppressing Negative Thoughts May Be Good for Mental Health

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Has Gained The Most Ground This Year

Ukraine admits moving long-range missile production abroad – and taking missile warfare to Russia’s home territory

Israeli nuclear experts and security seniors object to the path Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be taking toward allowing Saudi Arabia to establish a nuclear program on its soil.

The F-gas ban consequences we haven’t considered

U.S. Oil Production Is Doing Well—For Now

Car Thieves Steal Nearly Every Car From Philadelphia Dealer