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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 29, 2023

Ukraine Using Land Attack Variant Of Neptune Anti-Ship Missile

Poland’s ABW counterintelligence agency launched an investigation and initially hinted at foreign interference.

Another bad day for Chinese property developers

China’s so desperate to get people to marry and have babies, one county is offering $137 as a ‘reward’ if the bride is 25 years old or under

Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s conviction in state gifts case

Government promoting madness in health care

Auto Prices Are Up 25 Percent and Likely to Go Higher Under Biden Proposals
Deprescribing efforts failing dementia patients, study finds

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 28, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Counteroffensive Pushing South From Robotyne

Republicans Raise Questions About Purported State Department Memo Published in Iranian Media

A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world.

Extreme heat could cause an olive oil shortage

But if you’re talking about Wisconsin, the commonality being observed is that slightly more than half of all prisoners who self-identify as transgender women are behind bars – at least in part – because they were convicted of sex crimes.

The flowering shrubs known as witch hazel are perhaps best known for their use in folk medicine and as a natural topical skin ointment. But the seeds are also of interest to biophysicists and engineers because witch hazel capsules can shoot them out at incredibly fast speeds, thanks to a built-in spring-loaded mechanism.

Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with increased accidents and injuries

Woman’s mystery illness turns out to be 3-inch snake parasite in her brain

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 27, 2023

China’s Import of Chipmaking Equipment Hits Record High

A lot of this debt is owed to China. Debt expenses surpass Kenya’s ordinary revenue flows

THE BUREAUCRATS’ WAR ON ELON: DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T.

Despite a boom in renewable installations, actual power generation from renewables has been flat, with natural gas filling the gap.

Renegade certificate removed from Windows. Then it returns. Microsoft stays silent.

No Masks, Please.

Common supplements might reduce natural hearing loss

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 26, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea

China’s attempt to seize another island in the South China Sea failed (for now)

The Chinese Exodus

SpaceX Versus the Department of Justice

A State Plagued by Bear Encounters Turns to an Old Solution: Guns:

Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 24, 2023

Putin Confirms Prigozhin’s Death, Circumstances Remain Murky

Meduza in English shares an abridged translation of the responses of former mercenaries and sources close to Russia’s Defense Ministry about what consequences, if any, could follow the deaths of Prigozhin and members of his his innermost circle.

Huawei Tries to Sidestep US Sanctions Using Secret Chip-Manufacturing Plants

German daycares promote ‘sexual exploration rooms’ where children can engage in sexual games

Many had no warning and no way to escape deadly Maui fires, those who dodged a barricade survived

NYC will spend billions to cut class sizes: Who’ll get the good teachers?

Illegal Immigrants Unleash Chaos in Upscale Manhattan Neighborhood

Caffeine in Your Blood May Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 23, 2023

Claims swirl around a Mi-8 combat transport helicopter and its crew that ended up in Ukrainian hands.

What happened to Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit?

Economic data in Europe just went from bad to worse

Turkey’s lira sinks further as currency protection scheme changes

New York to Business Owners: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Feds OK Massachusetts Right to Repair Law So the State Can Finally Enforce It

A mysterious green comet is approaching Earth and could be visible to the naked eye soon.

Prosperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise Among Churchgoers

Microsoft is “experimenting” with ways to work AI into bedrock Windows

Our High Misdiagnosis Numbers Aren’t All That Shocking

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 22, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne

The Never Ending Battle For Bakhmut.

Over 300 “low emission” surveillance cameras stolen or damaged in London since April

New York Mulls New Trash Fee as Landfills Near Tipping Point

SUNY Buffalo State booting migrants from dorms over student safety concerns, critic rips move as prejudiced

UK forces Microsoft to restructure Activision deal

Hawaii Wildfires: 114 Confirmed Dead, 850 Still Missing

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 21, 2023

For the second time in three days, Ukraine attacked an airbase inside Russia housing Tu-23M Backfire bombers.

“Big Mess”: Panama Canal Hit By 200 Ship Bottleneck

Maui response is a disaster

A life time of having stuff paid for you causes you to lose sight of the fact that somebody has to do stuff they don’t really want to do in order that you can have all the things they want. How many people do they think get up and want to work in a clothes factory all day long to make their clothes? They all want to blame the economic system but the stuff they want is the start of the problem. Gen Zer In Their First Internship Can’t ‘Fathom’ Working For The Rest Of Their Life — ‘I’m Just Supposed To Do This Forever ‘Cause I Need Money?’

From ‘magical’ to ‘rip it out’: different brain implant experiences

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 19, 2023

Total Ukraine War Troop Deaths, Injuries Approaching 500,000: US Officials

Is Luna 25 alive? Russia says an “emergency situation” has occurred

China’s fertility rate dropped to record low in 2022, estimates show

NYC Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul Trade Barbs While NY Dems Worry Over Migrant Crisis

Inflation-Adjusted U.S. Energy Spending Increased By 25 Percent in 2021