RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 2, 2023

Wagner Claims Capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘in Legal Sense’

As the WSJ reports today, one of Washington’s closest allies in Asia is now buying oil at prices above the cap, in effect breaking with the sanctions regime imposed by US allies.

Canada Advances Plan to Euthanize Children Without Parental Consent

Oil powers announce surprise cuts of more than 1 million bpd

A Manhattan parking garage attendant who was shot twice while confronting an alleged thief — then wrestled the gun away and opened fire on the suspect — has been charged with attempted murder, police said.

Train derails 25 cars in Montana, spilling unconfirmed contents

McDonald’s reportedly temporarily shuts its U.S. offices and prepares layoff notices

To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades and University of Pennsylvania does away with dean’s list recognitions

Some people with traditional values do get respect on campus. Yale to offer single-gender dorms after Muslim students voiced concerns

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1, 2023

Chinese cities are so broke, they’re cutting medical benefits for seniors

Depositors yank another $126 billion from US banks

What Has Driven the Labor Force Participation Gap since February 2020?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 28, 2023

THE IRAQ WAR’S INTELLIGENCE FAILURES ARE STILL MISUNDERSTOOD

China Central Government Is Borrowing at Fastest Pace on Record

RESTRICT Act is Not About TikTok: ‘It Gives the Government Authority Over All Forms of Communication Domestic or Abroad’

Strikes Cripple France’s Fuel Supply

This is not quite as simple of a morality tale this account makes out. A lot of those accounts were business that needed to make payroll. FDIC Chair Says the Biggest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion

Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Start Of Layoffs, With Three Rounds Of Cuts Expected Before Summer

Why are teens, the elderly — and, really, everyone — ghettoized by age?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 27, 2023

Challenger Tanks, Stryker Armored Vehicles Arrive In Country

Germany hit by biggest transport strike in decades

A reporter breaking an overlooked story or a reporter bamboozled by his source? I bet the answer is both. The Dirty Secrets of a Smear Campaign

Netanyahu to Pause Judicial Reform Amid Nationwide Protests and Pressure From Biden White House

Anti-Christian Hate Crimes in Jerusalem Soaring This Year

Philly residents now advised tap water is safe through Monday night following chemical spill, officials say

Suspect in Christian School Shooting Confirmed to Be Transgender

New Law Mandates Interlocks on All New Cars, but Drunk Driving Tech Isn’t Ready Yet

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 26, 2023

How insurance companies work. How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them

US and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables

Things happening fast and furiously here: Gallant’s firing was the last straw for many

Panic In Philly As Chemical Spill Sends Residents Scrambling For Bottled Water

A newly proposed bill could bump maximum New York speed limits from 65 mph to 70mph.

Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 25, 2023

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 24, 2023

F-15Es Strike Back After Deadly Iranian-Made Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Syria

French Protests Turn Fiery. If you would rather read verbiage about this— France Burns As Million Protesters Rage Against Pension Reforms

The Wall Street Bet Behind Ithaca’s Green New Deal

Court Strikes NY State Regulations Threatening Orthodox Jewish Yeshivas Under “Substantial Equivalency” Test

With Appeals Court Ruling, Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Remains on Hold

Deutsche Bank Drops in Selloff Citi Describes as Irrational

Which city builds skyscrapers the fastest?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 23, 2023

Thread on Bakhmut.

IMF warns Lebanon at ‘very dangerous moment’

Unscrupulous individuals who frame themselves as persecuted dissidents can easily deceive a media environment poised to believe any negative story about China.

The only reason this is news is that the funds are already in a bank and could be taken if all legal arguments are exhausted. A US judge ordered Iran on Wednesday to pay nearly $1.7 billion to the families of US soldiers killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing.

French Strikes Disrupt Power Infrastructure

Framework gives its modular laptops 13th-gen Intel CPUs and (finally) an AMD option and Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards

Lots of Crashed EVs With Minor Battery Damage Are Being Totaled

Women’s cycling champ quits after loss to trans rider; another trans winner days later in NY race