RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 12, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Antonovsky Bridgehead Holds

Turkey’s F-16s in doubt after Erdogan says no Sweden vote before October

Pakistan: IMF approves $3 billion bailout

Extreme tropical downpours to unleash life-threatening flood risk in Northeast

FedEx warns delivery drivers to have ‘heightened security awareness’ if UPS workers go on strike

U.S.A. fact of the day

Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 11, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: France Officially Sending SCALP Cruise Missiles

Weekend Update #36: 500 days

Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Pakistan thanks ‘brotherly’ Saudis for $2 billion ahead of IMF bailout decision

Ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria are suffering after government triples fuel prices

This covers a lot of the same ground that the video I posted from Peter did but with more sourcing. China Imposes Export Restrictions on Two Mineral Products

Adirondack town declares state of emergency, homes evacuated, roads destroyed due to flooding

Evacuations as Vermont in US hit by catastrophic floods

Sugar-Based Flow Battery Could Accelerate The Energy Transition

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 10, 2023

Kyiv’s Forces Push Deeper South Near Robotyne

Kremlin says Putin held post-mutiny talks with Wagner leader as top general resurfaces

Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s NATO membership bid

Russia asks Turkey for ‘clarification’ over Ukraine’s Azov prisoner release

Social media riot shutdowns possible under EU content law, top official says

Germany ‘needs 1.5 million new immigrants per year

27% of nursing homes in Japan face bankruptcy due to soaring prices

“1,000-Year Rainfall Event” Batters Hudson Valley With Flash Floods

Fairphone proves the usual excuses for ending Android support aren’t valid.

Headline overhypes it but maybe a good use for so called “AI” after it matures a bit. At first OCR was not all that great either A recent study describes a new AI that produces high-quality translations of ancient texts.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 9, 2023

Certain tech bosses are notoriously temperamental – so much so that conflict-averse folks have been known to put in their notice while the execs are on leave. But some Japanese employees have taken this a step further – actually employing an agent to quit their job for them.

Chart Shows the Outrageous Rise in College Tuition Cost Over the Years

Kidney stones are rising among children and teens, especially girls, research shows

New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ASSESSMENT, JULY 8, 2023

The United States’ largest LNG producer, Cheniere Energy, has signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement with China’s ENN Energy Holdings, further cementing China and Asia as the U.S.’s largest LNG customers.

The Story of Titanium

Fecal transplants show promise in improving melanoma treatment

Context that is hard to find in print for some reason.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 7, 2023

U.S. Sending ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Cluster Munitions

The EU’s Mass Censorship Regime Is Almost Fully Operational. Will It Go Global?

China’s abrupt announcement of controls from Aug. 1 on exports of some gallium and germanium products, also used in electric vehicles (EVs) and fibre optic cables, has sent companies scrambling to secure supplies and bumped up prices. and Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile but no gallium reserves

Graphite, Dominated by China, Requires the Largest Production Increase of Any Battery Mineral

Rare case of green hairy tongue is pure nightmare fuel

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 6, 2023

What DPICM Cluster Munitions Are And Why Ukraine Wants Them So Bad

France’s Macron Refuses to Address Migrant Violence, Seeks Powers to ‘Cut Off’ Social Media and Add More Electronic Surveillance

“Gig reviewers” are endorsing fake products for quick cash in Brazil

We can topple the PM and form a government, say leaders of Dutch farmers party

In Syracuse, the I-81 viaduct has two groups at war. One wants to tear it down, one wants to leave it up — all in the name of environmental justice.

Office Mortgage Delinquency Rate Has Biggest Six-Month Spike Ever. It’s just the Beginning

99% of humans about to experience sunlight at same time