RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 14

Truckers Say California Law Likely to Make U.S. Supply Chain Crisis Even Worse

The shift back towards landlordism didn’t happen by accident

Food crisis update

Extreme heat propels more Chinese provinces’ peak power loads to record highs

When The Story Begs Serious Questions

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN UPDATE, JULY 11

While larger companies gave the SEC’s climate proposal mixed reviews, comment letters from small business groups had a tone closer to existential dread

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Mexico leader to end daylight saving

Another Alaskan Oil Project Could Be Shelved Over Environmental Concerns

China’s lockdowns to contain Omicron snarled the global economy. Lockdowns to contain subvariant BA.5 could be even worse

The decision, if agreed by EU officials, could force Facebook and Instagram offline in Europe.

Protesting Dutch Farmers Refuse to Back Down Despite Police Crackdown

U.S.A. fact of the day

‘Doomsday’ Submarine Armed With Nuclear Torpedoes Delivers to Russian Navy

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 10

Abe Shinzo: A retrospective

‘No way out’: Struggling Sri Lankans face uncertain future

Food prices up 10.8 percent for year ended April 2022; largest 12-month increase since November 1980

Farmers and Ranchers Squeezed By Rising Fuel Costs

Sri Lanka’s Organic Experiment Went Very, Very Wrong

FBI and MI5 leaders give unprecedented joint warning on Chinese spying

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 9

Indictment for “Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics” of China in U.S.

Protesters storm Sri Lankan president’s Colombo residence

Leverage & Interconnectedness Are Blowing Up Crypto & DeFi

Abe shooter was upset over mother’s donations to religious group

‘The situation is more than dramatic’: Germany is rationing hot water and turning off the lights to reduce natural gas consumption

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 8

NYPD makes fitness tests easier after increased retirements

Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal

Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes Southwest Of Houston

European energy crisis: “The worst winter we’ve seen since the 1970s”

Japan’s Former PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 5

Dutch Farmers have completely disrupted the food distribution in the Netherlands in just a couple hours

Are U.S. Gasoline Refiners Running Out Of Steam?

Inflation soars to nearly 80% in Turkey as food prices double

Walking and cycling have become the preferred choice for many Sri Lankans. But bicycles have also become expensive, with their prices rising from around 10,000 rupees to up to as high as 80,000 rupees.

Germany is facing a deep crisis, with inflation is reaching record levels and recession on the horizon. Even the middle class has begun to feel the pain.

Colombia Goes the Way of Venezuela

Russia’s oil is in long-term decline – and the war has only added to the problem

FCC lets Starlink offer Internet service on moving vehicles throughout US