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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2023

Troop Loss Catastrophe In Donetsk Outrages Russia’s Military Bloggers

Some of them are meh but some of them are catastrophically crazy. Some of the Craziest California Laws Going Into Effect for 2023

Beef has gone done in price? And cell phones are down just because they adjust for “quality” which is semi legitimate but open to interpretation. US Inflation: How Much Have Prices Increased In 2022?

The spy agency origins of NASA’s next powerful planet-hunting observatory

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 2, 2023

In an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper published Monday, Yoon said the United States’ existing “nuclear umbrella” and “extended deterrence” were no longer enough to reassure South Koreans.

According to the report, there are currently 1,280,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews living in Israel, making up 13.5 percent of the total population. The fastest growing community in the country, the ultra-Orthodox will represent 16 percent of the total Israeli population by 2030.

How Did EVs Handle America’s Arctic Blast?

The Wealth of Generations: Latest Update

Flash floods rush through Saudi Arabia as more severe weather expected

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 30

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defenses Again Activated In Sevastopol

It is supposed to be a feel good story but this depressed me.

Jay Withey’s truck got stuck on the road and he was forced to sleep in his vehicle with two strangers.“I walked to the houses to see if I could find shelter, any house that had lights on. I had $500 that I was offering, to sleep on their floor,” Withey told WBEN.After being turned down by everyone, he walked back to his truck defeated and with a new fear he had never experienced.

According to the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, the drugs currently unavailable in the country include antibiotics, diabetes drugs, cancer drugs, antihypertensives, and painkillers.

Here’s why egg prices surged in 2022. Those elevated costs could last into the first quarter of 2023, expert says

New York breaks the right to repair bill as it’s signed into law

A study on monkeypox in women was published in The Lancet recently in which almost half of the cohort being studied were males who identify as women.

‘White lungs’ scare Chinese and their travel hosts

Chevron Sending Tanker To Venezuela To Load Oil

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 29

I am extremely dubious, but Jack Murphey has broken some legitimate stories in the past. THE CIA IS USING A EUROPEAN NATO ALLY’S SPY SERVICE TO CONDUCT A COVERT SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN INSIDE RUSSIA UNDER THE AGENCY’S DIRECTION, ACCORDING TO FORMER U.S. INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY OFFICIALS.

Estimated 1,000 travelers slept at Denver airport Monday amid Southwest cancellations

NASA Mulls SpaceX Backup Plan for Crew of Russia’s Leaky Soyuz Ship

New York governor signs modified right-to-repair bill at the last minute

Ninth Circuit Judge Urges Supreme Court “Not to Give Any First Amendment Protection for Racist Hate Speech”

The New-Normaling of Blackouts VS America’s aging energy infrastructure and reliance on fossil fuels pushed local power grids to the brink. In regards to the last link, US grid has always relied on fossil fuels and has not always been this bad. So how does Vox explain that?

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https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-28

Ukrainian troops are using tanks and other weapons captured from Russia, but keeping them operating is becoming a major issue.

Iran will receive dozens of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

Time to redefine normal body temperature?

“Drug overdose deaths have risen fivefold over the past 2 decades,” the CDC noted. “In 2021, 106,699 deaths occurred.”

Southwest shambles

Research suggests regular outdoor time lowers risk for myopia, a vision problem on the rise worldwide.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 24

Utilities Impose Rolling Blackouts As US Power Grid In Emergency Amid Cold Blast

Food producers now must label sesame as an allergen — and they’re putting it in more foods

Omnibus spending bill split shows Republicans falling into familiar spending trap

Utah axes degree requirement for 98% of civil servant jobs

New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

Japan approves blood test to detect Alzheimer’s

Just a reminder.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 23

These Forgotten Nuclear Tunnel Borers Were Designed to Melt Tunnels Through the Earth

KNOXVILLE HAS ROLLING BLACKOUTS BECAUSE OF THE COLD WAVE.

When elders can’t hear words at a noisy holiday gathering, too many brain cells may be firing at once

US Marines must allow Sikh recruits with beards, court rules But they still have to get the shot.

Profs fear engineering exam may be ‘biased’ against women