RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 22

The FBI and Twitter

US life expectancy fell again in 2021, driven by COVID and drug overdoses

U.S. existing home sales slumped to a 2-1/2 year low in November as the housing market continued to be squeezed by higher mortgage rates

Marine Corps may drop ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’ over gender-neutral concerns for drill instructors

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 21

UK borrowing surged over the last year due to the government partially covering the cost of household energy bills, official figures out today reveal.

Alarms Sounding Over British Return of Indian Ocean Islands, Including One with Important U.S. Naval Base

Shortage of children’s pain medication leads pharmacies to limit sales

At least 2 killed after magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks Northern California

Study finds AI assistants help developers produce code that’s more likely to be buggy

Popular red food coloring triggers gut inflammation in mice

USPS expects to only buy electric delivery vehicles starting in 2026

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 20

Zelensky Is Headed To Washington

The videos online are impressive. Deadly Blast Destroys Russia-Ukraine Gas Export Pipeline

How Amazon put Ukraine’s ‘government in a box’ — and saved its economy from Russia

NY plans to change the way you heat your home. Gas, oil, propane furnaces to be phased out

Is The Texas Grid Well Prepared For Another Arctic Blast?
Federal prosecutors have charged two men with allegedly taking part in a spree of swatting attacks against more than a dozen owners of compromised Ring home security cameras and using that access to livestream the police response on social media.

Crashed B-2 Still Blocking Whiteman AFB’s Runway, Spirit Fleet Grounded

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 19

Reports of Beijing Covid-19 deaths fuel speculation China covering up data

A newly discovered gas field is making Egypt’s energy exporter hub vision more of a reality.

Yellow Off-Road Lights Work. Here’s Why

Long-COVID Sufferers Are Flocking to a Texas Clinic to Treat Smell Disorders. But Does the Remedy Work?

Blizzard Traps 70+ Semi Trucks Under Huge Drifts for Days in South Dakota

The role of ancient Greek fisheries may have been underestimated.

Arctic blast this week brings the coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years for millions

Restart Of Two French Nuclear Power Stations Pushed Back Until Summer

New Compound Reverses Gut Inflammation – Acts Like a Master Reset Switch in the Intestines

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 16

Estimating Russia’s Kh-101 Production Capacity

Kyiv Expects Major Russian Offensive In The New Year

Russia Ramped Up Military Satellite Launches In 2022

Chinese leadership abandoned its zero-COVID strategy practically overnight.

UK close to nation wide blackout, while 12% of entire Germany GDP paying for energy crisis

LA Port Inbound Traffic Down Sharply in November

Massive aquarium home to 1,500 fish bursts

Study: Every little bit of physical activity counts in avoiding severe COVID-19

New Zealand’s smoking ban — a precedent for others?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 15

As Germany experienced its coldest December in a decade, the government implored residents to exercise restraint on turning up the heat.

The Russian mobilization has worked. It is not true that their problems are so terrible that these people will not fight. They will.

China Quickly Accelerates from ‘Zero Covid’ to Having Numerous COVID Cases

Stock market drops sharply as retail sales show biggest decline in months

Somebody is thinking about trying to eat Framework’s lunch. Dell concept laptop has pop-out components, disassembles screwdriver-free

Building Fast and Slow Part IV: Construction of the World Trade Center

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 14

“Impossible” to track: China gives up on COVID case count amid explosive outbreak

How Chinese students cheat on U.S. college entry exams

Beijing’s nuclear strategy has long been surprisingly modest. So why did it just double its nuclear arsenal?

Peru declares nationwide state of emergency amid protests

How does the Consumer Price Index account for the cost of housing?

‘Gas Station Heroin’ Is Causing Intense Withdrawals. It’s Legal in Most States.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 12

Twitter does not have separate development, test, staging, and production environments. At least 5,000 employees had privileged access to production systems.

US Vegetable Prices Soar Nearly 40% as Water Cuts Crush Supply From this I learned that farmers in Arizona(!!!!!) provide more than 90% of the US’s leafy greens each November through March. So not only is US leafy green production highly concentrated, it is highly concentrated in a desert state.

Higher Nuclear Output Helps France Meet Rising Power Demand

FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE?

NH hiker falls to death off mountain cliff while taking photos with wife