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

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 5, 2023

Early Stages Of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Appear To Be Underway

Russian TV airs apparent deepfake video of Putin ordering martial law amid reports Ukraine is on the attack

Odisha Train Accident: A Monumental Tragedy

Oil Prices Climb As Saudi Arabia Goes It Alone With Additional Cut

FDA to allow imports of cancer drug from China amid ongoing shortage

Core US Factory Orders Unexpectedly Shrank In April – Weakest Since COVID

Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

This is the type of chart that is used to justify stereotypes. But does that mean it is wrong?

The ‘I’ in BIPOC

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 4, 2023

Ukraine in last-ditch appeal for EU to end grain import curbs

Japan’s Birth Rate Plummets To Record Low For Seventh Straight Year

Interesting Map. Drought Tightens Grip Across the Corn Belt, 34% of Corn Now Hit with Drought

Primarily posted for Chickenman. ‘Barbie’ production emptied a company’s worldwide supply of pink paint

Exercise soon after prolapse surgery is safe, study shows

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 2, 2023

Critical of Ukrainian forces but it is worth remembering that this is the force that Russia is having problems with. WHAT THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES NEED TO DO TO WIN

Long-Range Strike Hits Russian-Held Port City On Sea Of Azov

Russia Says US Hacked ‘Thousands’ Of iPhones In Espionage Operation

“Migrants Will Soon Be The Powerful” – German Broadsheet Causes Uproar With Immigration Article

Even though the 2021 Marshall Fire made it clear that the fire threat posed by Colorado’s grasslands endangers large urban areas, federal, state and local rules continue to make it difficult to address the risk.

Farms and ranches all over the United States have been hit by a string of disasters in recent months

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 1, 2023

Misfiring Cannons, Rotted Tires in US Army Gear Pulled for Ukraine, Watchdog Finds

If you read through, a reminder that that the US is still involved in the fighting over there. Shabaab storms army base in central Somalia

Apple and Foxconn lobbied India to relax its labor laws. Unions are fighting back

“I don’t really need to see loads of useless white male pilots, let’s get as focused as possible, I am more than happy to reduce boarding if needed to have a balanced BAME/female/male board.”

New York Wedding Photographer Won’t Share Her Beliefs About Marriage Because Speaking Out Could Put Her in Jail

Natural Gas Prices Plunge Further Amid Rise In U.S. Stockpiles

FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras

The case of course wound up before the Supreme Court, with Sullivan’s lawyer, Harvard educated Roland Nachman, saying that the only way for him to lose was for the Court to change the law. And that’s just what it did.