RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 9
Russia Traded Captured Western Weapons for Iranian Drones
Top Russian Security Official Arrives in Tehran in Fresh Sign of Deepening Ties With Iranian Regime
A New Concern: Falling US Treasury Demand
Vermont Woman Mauled by Bear in Her Backyard While Letting Dog Out
CNN National House Exit Poll 65 and older R +13 45 to 64 R +1130 to 44. D +218 to 29. D+28
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 7
The wounded Khan, worried Generals and political chaos
Japan’s population problem forces changes to social security
Oil Prices Slide As China Reaffirms Covid Containment Strategy
Japan’s Ruling Government in Crisis Over Unification Church Scandals
It should not have to be said for anyone who has read their Old Testament but just in case you want a resource to debunk those who run around saying it….
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 4
More Questions about Spring 2020 Covid in New York City Hospitals
Paintballs to be shot at Dutch wolves in bid to make them less tame
It is a misleading headline but too good not to post. Mouse Study Suggests a Surprising Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer’s
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan ‘doing fine and stable’ in hospital after assassination bid
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 3
Bulgaria Parliament Approves Sending Military Aid to Ukraine
Turkey holds off on Finland and Sweden in NATO
Commentary from someone in Israel. Ignore the short section on the US. Israel returns Netanyahu to office
Can you guess the country based just on the headline? Underwater cables keep the internet online. When they congregate in one place, things get tricky.
‘Excellent News’: World Hails Ethiopia Truce
FDA reports shortages of amoxicillin
LAPD worked with CBS to hide Moonves sex scandal
Social Sciences are not science. Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 1
Russia’s Leadership Is In Trouble As Inevitable Economic Mobilization Looms
Escape and evasion, the new required skill for your ordinary person. Shanghai Disney: Visitors unable to leave without negative Covid test as park shuts Related: More on people trying to escape the Foxcon lockdowns.
I am not sure I understand why this is a big deal, but critics of the story I posted earlier are making it out to be so for the sake of balance…ProPublica scrambles to check translation in COVID origin story
The U.S. Diesel Shortage Is Worsening
It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again
Basically a Peter Zeihan argument toned down for normal people. Title is a little bit click bate as the destruction of Russia and Ukraine has been baked into the numbers for a long time now (I wrote about it at least a decade ago. To lazy to go back and look at the actual date). That said, the war in Ukraine certainly is speeding the process up for both countries.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 30
In the grips of war, Ukraine faces bleak demographic future
Threat of Nationwide Railroad Strike Grows after 2nd Union Rejects Proposed Deal
75% Of US Winter Wheat Suffers From Drought
Flu season in the US hasn’t been this bad this early in more than a decade. Related: Second child to die from flu this season reported in Texas
Debate over possible acetaminophen-autism link heads to court
New Technique For Decoding People’s Thoughts Can Now Be Done From a Distance
Even Greenpeace now admits the obvious: recycling doesn’t work.