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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 18, 2023

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet

Russian authorities summon nine-year-old and 10-year-old for questioning in ‘discreditation’ case against their mother

Fears for hundreds of thousands as Sudan war spreads

One in 5 Chinese young adults looking for work is unemployed. The lack of work slows down the whole economy

Official Who Ignored Request for Water During Maui Inferno: ‘Water Requires Conversations Around Equity’

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 17, 2023

Russia aims to improve on dated Iranian manufacturing practices and increase the Shahed 136’s range and flexibility while building thousands.

Post here from Russian Colonel Shuvalov discussing the effect of the Ukrainian cluster munitions

Israel judicial “reform” update: ultra-Orthodox coalition party rebels, Netanyahu and Levin said weighing 1-year moratorium

Pakistan: Mobs Torch Churches, Houses of Christians Over Blasphemy Allegations

Thick smoke blanketed the northern city of Yellowknife, as residents fled the regional capital.

A State Official Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires Until It Was Too Late

Montana Judge Sides With Activists In ‘Children’s Climate Trial’

YOU GO TO WAR WITH THE INDUSTRIAL BASE YOU HAVE, NOT THE INDUSTRIAL BASE YOU WANT

US Army Base Fort Cavazos Soldiers Have Been Without Proper Access to Food for Months

More Young People Are Getting Cancer, And We Don’t Know Why

‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer

Putting Down The Pen: Reflecting On Oryx’s Journey

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 16, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Town Of Urozhaine In Donetsk Liberated

Pro-Russian sympathies make life harder for soldiers, cops in Kupiansk district

With two months left to go, the deficit for fiscal 2023 now stands at $1.61 trillion, after the federal government charted another massive shortfall in July.

Why Bill Watterson Vanished

50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga’s eruption could warm Earth for years

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 15, 2023

NATO Official Suggests Surrendering Land To Russia For Membership

The Central Bank of Russia ratcheted up its key interest rates by a hefty 3.5 percentage points to 12 percent on Tuesday as it moved to bolster a crumbling ruble.

Mercedes disconnects Russian customers – Izvestia

A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging

“They Are Lying Every Day”: Backlash As China Stops Releasing Data On Soaring Youth Unemployment

US Cable a Stark Reminder of Washington’s Clout in Pakistan

European NatGas Surges 15% As Strike Threats Mount At Australian LNG Plants

Colombia’s Controversial Oil And Gas Exploration Ban Explained

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 14, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Spring Counteroffensive May Be Needed

Iran close to testing nuclear weapons for first time – European intel

The Real Story of That Chinese EV Graveyard Isn’t What You Were Told

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

Maui wildfires: “climate change” or land mismanagement? Expert: “I warned about this years ago”

Montana loses fight against youth climate activists in landmark ruling

Erie, N.Y., Halts Migrants Entering the County After Two Sexual Assaults in Two Weeks

Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned

Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted

Real estate markets scramble following cyberattack on listings provider

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 13, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Russians Board Ukraine-Bound Ship

THE BATTLE OF HOSTOMEL AIRPORT: A KEY MOMENT IN RUSSIA’S DEFEAT IN KYIV

Do we really have no hangover after the largest economic orgy in history – more than $10 trillion in fiscal and monetary stimulus in 2020 and 2021? The charts below suggest we’re still just drunk.

In a surprising admission Thursday, NBC’s Chuck Todd said that Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was “right” when he said bussing migrants to blue cities would turn Democratic politicians against the Biden administration and pressure the White House to get control over the border.

Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years

Hospitals struggling to find chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics as drug shortage crisis escalates

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January

In Sri Lanka, Economic Crisis Alters the Taste of Tea

California Moves to Confiscate Power from Your Electric Car Battery

Shortest Workout Ever: 3 Seconds of Exercise 3 Times a Week Grows Muscle

Alleged Superconductor LK-99 Might Need ‘Doping’ to Work

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 11, 2023

FRANCE’S POLICY SHIFT ON UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP

U.S. Boosting Artillery Shell Production To Over 80k A Month

Russia says it will halt foreign currency purchases and launch a digital ruble to keep the currency from spiraling further This is sort of related. Some Russians have problems with cause and effect.

Anger Against France Grows in Africa’s “Coup Belt”

Anti-Christian violence in Israel spreads from Jerusalem to Haifa

Hezbollah’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Destabilizing Israel’s Northern Border

Credit card debt collection

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 10, 2023

We Now Know The Types Of Patriot Missiles Being Used In Ukraine

For purely selfish reasons, I don’t like Americans being valued at over a billion dollars a pop. Gives people to much incentive to kidnap me. Biden Admin Reportedly Set to Buy Back Five U.S. Hostages From Iran for $6 Billion

NYC migrant crisis could soon cost $12B: Mayor Adams

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 9, 2023

Russian troops are now less than five miles from Kupiansk, a city in Kharkiv Oblast that Ukraine recaptured last September.

Russian officer “Colonel Shuvalov” described on Telegram how it is encouraged to fabricate reports about destroyed Ukrainian equipment by filming strikes on different days using various weapons and equipment. This is done to please the upper leadership since everyone benefits from positive reports and inflated numbers. It’s a long post but worth reading

Massive Blast Rocks Town Outside Of Moscow

Chinese Troops Pledge To Die In Alarming Docuseries On ‘Liberating’ Taiwan

Israel vows to ‘return Lebanon to Stone Age’ if Hezbollah starts war

Natural gas prices are soaring as energy workers in Australia look poised to strike, threatening global supply

Credit card balances jumped in the second quarter and are above $1 trillion for the first time

“It happened so fast,” she told CNN. “I heard the first explosions of the gas stations exploding and then I saw the black smoke a couple streets away and within half an hour we were out the door.” Photos of all the damage on Maui in Hawaii here but it is still ongoing.

Massachusetts Declares a State of Emergency Over Immigration

Emails Show New York Times Collaborating with State Government to Target Orthodox Jews