RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 14, 2023

The Missing Source of the Virus Was a Man

Global Cocoa Shortage Sends Prices Soaring As “Consumers Should Brace” For ‘Chocolateflation’

Air-polluting “peaker” plants were a top priority for closure in New York’s green transition. But the state isn’t building clean energy fast enough to replace them on time.

Pfizer expects to run out of some antibiotic supply for children soon

How the avian flu must change before it can trigger a human pandemic

Japanese researchers said in a new study that an antibiotic used for Fusobacterium can be taken to reduce lesions associated with endometriosis.

Full sense of smell hasn’t returned after COVID-19 infection for millions of Americans

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 13, 2023

Despite fighting through minefields and being attacked by Russian artillery, drones and ATGMs, Ukraine appears to be making some progress.

First People Sickened By COVID-19 Were Chinese Scientists At Wuhan Institute Of Virology, Say US Government Sources More background info here: On Today’s Explosive Coronavirus Story

Over the past decade or so, in response to the waves of vulnerable people arriving at their doors, many North American libraries have begun hiring in-house social workers.

Brazil Gears Up To Become Fourth Largest Oil Producer

The US Is Preparing Evacuation Plans for American Citizens in Taiwan

Al Qaeda actively operating training camps in 5 Afghan provinces

A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria left 22 American service members injured. The cause of the incident is currently unknown.

New York moves into the reparations derby

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 12, 2023

Around 3:30 a.m. one recent morning, more than a dozen Russian missiles flashed on the radar screens of the Ukrainian air-defense crew defending this capital city.

Armor Expert Breaks Down Ukraine’s Loss Of Bradleys During Breaching Operation

Russia is ramping up sales of yuan from its wealth fund as oil and gas revenue weakens

Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Blowing Up Another Dam

The Vice Chancellor is bluntly saying that Germany industry may have to shut down in 18 months if the current gas flow deal from Russia through Ukraine isn’t extended and he doesn’t seem to believe it could be.

Italian Pasta Strike.

Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren Goes Scorched Earth in Effort to Push Southern Baptists Down the Slippery Woke Slope

Pennsylvania Gov. Issues Disaster Declaration After I-95 Bridge Collapse, May Take ‘Months’ To Rebuild

SUNY Binghamton Provides Students and Faculty With ‘Pronoun Etiquette’

New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death

But what about the air quality in New York? We’ve never seen anything like it before in the U.S., right? Wrong! Historically, the worst air quality recorded in the U.S. occurred on May 19, 1780 in the New England area.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 11, 2023

Ukraine appears to be making incremental advances in both Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, but heavy rain might slow things down.

Used Car Prices Are Falling Again… For Now

Tanker fire causes part of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to collapse; complete rebuild expected to take ‘months’:

$5.2 billion in cargo stuck off West Coast ports in truck and container bottleneck

Since May 1, there has been a quiet epidemic of missing kids in America’s large urban areas. In Cleveland alone there are — as of the publication of this article — currently 45 kids listed as missing

Forest fires and n95 masking

Cause and cure discovered for common type of high blood pressure

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 10, 2023

US Announces $2.1B Arms Package for Ukraine

Putin Chimes In On ‘Intense Fighting’

China’s Gold Buying Spree Continues For Seventh Consecutive Month

Were the Canadian Fires Deliberately Set?

WaPo out with helpful “How NOT to get carjacked in D.C.” guide

Some of the nation’s largest retailers, like Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, and Foot Locker, are being battered by a shoplifting tsunami across major metro areas.

For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been indicted by the federal government. And not just a former president, but the current front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

U.S. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was quoted in a news story on July 15, 2021, as fighting to stop Trump from ordering an attack on Iran.Six days later, Trump showed the writer and publisher what he described as a “plan of attack” from the same general.“Isn’t this amazing? This totally wins my case, except it is like, highly confidential,” Trump is quoted as saying in the indictment.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 9, 2023

Was it Russian incompetence or a monstrous war crime? Following the massive dam breach on Tuesday morning, several possible theories have emerged to explain the disaster.

Russia Has Destroyed Its First Ukrainian Bradley Fighting Vehicles

This data should be setting off alarm bells for people trying to accelerate the transition to clean energy:

“It’s Really Unprecedented”: Solar Power Generation Cut In Half Due To Canada Smoke

The Real Reason State Farm Won’t Sell Home Insurance in California Anymore

California Bill Would Charge Any Parent Who Doesn’t Affirm Transgenderism With ‘Child Abuse’

Taurine, a nutrient added to energy drinks, slows aging in animals — and maybe humans, too

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 8, 2023

Ukraine’s Big Offensive Kicks Off To Tough Resistance

Toxic Flood from Dam Breach Having Largest Impact on Russian-held Territory

Pakistan’s 4-day internet shutdown was the final straw for its tech workers

What started the Canadian wildfires? Experts reveal root cause of toxic smoke suffocating America

Trump indicted on seven criminal counts in classified documents case

Headline is a little misleading but only a little. California Takes a Big Step Towards Legalizing Shoplifting

The proposal is to slash the amount of garbage New Yorkers send to landfills by targeting one of the most common kinds of waste — packaging — at the source. A bill sponsored by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick would shift the responsibility of dealing with all that packaging from consumers and municipalities to the companies that distribute it. And those companies are pushing back hard.

Damning probes find Instagram is key link connecting pedophile rings

Pat Robertson, prominent US Christian evangelist, dies at 93

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 7, 2023

Ukraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

FBI asked Twitter to censor journalists on behalf of Ukraine

Photos: Hundreds of wildfires blaze throughout Canada

Landlords Face A $1.5 Trillion Bill For Interest-Only Commercial Mortgages

Prepared for anything: Hawaii’s emergency broadcast studio There is an overview of the facility here and it don’t look that impressive. But it is better then nothing and the fact that there are 77 of these covering most of the US is a reason to have an AM radio for emergencies.

Proposed initiative bans meat processing in Denver; offers those out of work ‘assistance programs’

Chris Licht Out as CNN CEO as Staffers Rebel against Efforts to Revamp Network’s Image

New York’s air quality reaches “hazardous” level, by far the worst in the world

Feds inform Trump he is target likely to be indicted as DOJ rebuffs prosecutorial misconduct claim

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 6, 2023

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Likely Begun

Dam Destroyed, Accusations Fly, Waters Rise, War Plans Could Change and Russia Blows Up Farm Equipment, Claims They’re Leopard Tanks

Russia’s oil and gas revenue plunged in May as sanctions and dwindling exports weigh on Moscow’s energy trade

Russian Oil Output Remains High Much To OPEC’s Dismay

Feds spent over $1.3 billion in Russia, China on controversial projects

How China’s rural influencers find fame and fortune across the Great Firewall

I am trying to figure out how to get rid of hundreds of gallons of expired sanitizer at work. Statewide the problem is massive. Sanitizer Surge: Cautionary Consequences of COVID-19 Crisis

Potential For Catastrophic US Electric Grid Failures This Summer A Reality

As Fewer MDs Practice Rural Primary Care, a Different Type of Doctor Helps Take Up the Slack