RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 13

The historical examples of price control failure are almost endless, and Belarus will soon join the sorry list.

Home care workers file federal complaint against New York over ‘discriminatory’ 24-hour shifts

Europe’s Fuel Supply Fears Worsen As Major Refinery Malfunctions

Lebanon is in the midst of a currency crisis and has devalued its local currency. But implementing a new exchange rate policy is set to have catastrophic consequences on people’s daily lives.

Turkey Develops Tech Reducing Small Drones’ Reliance on GPS

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 12

90,000 ‘Irrecoverable’ Russian Losses in Ukraine

Russia says it has detained eight people in connection with Saturday’s explosion on a key bridge linking Russia to Crimea. Its FSB security service said five of those held were Russians, while the others were Ukrainian and Armenian.

Food Cost Jump Sparks Hotter Than Expected US Producer Price Inflation

Dispatches from an insane clown world, Oct. 12, 2022

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 11

Russian troops pour into Belarus ‘by the trainload’

Ukraine halting exports of electricity to Europe

Are we headed for a rail strike after all?

California vs Ohio Pig Farmers, the Supreme Court Will Hear the Case

OPEC+ Oil Output Hits Highest Level Since April 2020 But Remains Below Target

Why is it so hard to get mentally competent politicians to run for office? I gave up on morals a long time ago but I never dreamed that we would be robbing nursing homes of clients and putting them in office.

New Zealand set to tax methane emissions from cow burps

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 7

Berlin and Washington Play Out Nuclear Scenarios

Leader of Russia-annexed region calls for Russia’s Military Chief to ‘shoot himself’

WH walks back Joe Biden’s warning that we’re on the verge of nuclear Armageddon

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

I don’t normally do sports news but this is to bizarre to pass up. Choice of Saudi for Winter Games reflects worsening environment for major events

Grief-stricken parents laid white roses on the steps of a Thai nursery where an ex-police officer began his shooting rampage. The majority of the 36 victims were children, who were slain while taking afternoon naps.

Bank of England says pension funds were hours from disaster before it intervened

Automakers Are Struggling To Secure Steel Supply

Haiti black market gasoline at $40 a gallon.

Yesterday I meant to get around to writing something like this myself but I did not find the time. Bottom like, this OPEC cut is not nearly the news people talking about it seem to think.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 4

In case you were wondering if the Russians were panicking. “Our artillery and fighter jets are hitting enemy forces that enter the sovereign territory of Russia,” said Kirill Stremousov, the Moscow-appointed deputy head of the Kherson region. “There is no reason to panic,” he added in his message to residents of the Black Sea region on social media. My main pro-Russian source describes it as “Russian Defense COLLPASE”

Problems equipping Russian troops with “nationally developed drones” leave Russia’s military primarily operating Iranian drones. A video example of a captured one here.

Is Russia Sending Prison Inmates To The Slaughter In Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nukes and US officials have too, yet it has garnered little more than light chatter in the media. Have we gone completely mad?

Israel Can No Longer Ignore Hezbollah’s Force Build-Up

Central Banks Are Stocking Up On Gold

Asrock sabotages its own motherboards with RAM slot sticker

97.7 Million Birds Are Already Dead As The Worst Bird Flu Outbreak Ever Sweeps Across North America And Europe