RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 2

There is a third possibility that is not mentioned. He might have legitimate issues that are not being covered. Why Is the White House Quietly Griping about Zelensky Now?

A Vicious Smear

Canada’s government is now coming for the farmers

Get the Lead Out of Turmeric!

Surprise: Misleadingly-Named “Inflation Reduction Act” Will Raise Taxes Even On The Middle Class

Iran vows to build nukes if provoked, turn NY into ‘hellish ruins’

Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Leading to the Shortest Day Ever Recorded

China’s 7nm chip surprise reveals more than Beijing might like

HAS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS STALLED?

US House Speaker Pelosi Lands in Taiwan; Chinese Warplanes Take to Skies

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 29

Public Pensions’ Lost Decade

Vladimir Putin is toying with Germans by further reducing gas flows from Russia. Companies are worrying about a potential financial abyss as politicians do what they can to prevent the worst this winter.

China’s defense ministry issues fresh, rare warning ‘action the most powerful language’ over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit; reinforces resolve

NY Judge Tosses State Quarantine Camp Law Declaring It Unenforceable

China Advances Into Bhutan’s Doklam; India Watches

CDC warns deadly bacteria detected in U.S. for 1st time

Scientists Are Perplexed by Mysterious Holes They Keep Finding on The Ocean Floor

Hershey warns it won’t be able to meet demand for Halloween candy

Mayor Bowser calls for National Guard to deal with migrants, citing the ‘volume of arrivals’

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 28

Pentagon official warns China’s ‘aggressive’ behavior in the South China Sea could lead to a ‘major incident or accident’

Manchin Backs Climate Bill In Stunning U-Turn

NY business owners “shocked” slapped with surcharge to help state pay back federal loans

Grandma Gatewood

German industry has started shutting down

Scenes From China’s Slow-Motion Collapse

The Chinese Entity That Could Change The Iron Market Forever

Puzzles deepen in the context of Shabaab’s attempted Ethiopian invasion

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 27

U.S. officials grow more concerned about potential action by China on Taiwan

Senate report: Chinese officials attempted to infiltrate the Fed for over a decade

China’s property sales are set to plunge 30% — worse than in 2008, S&P says

This for the the US: Pending home sales fell 20% in June versus a year earlier as mortgage rates soared

PM Justin Trudeau has decided to move forward with his cap on nitrogen emissions by reducing fertilizer use even as provincial Agriculture Ministers beg him to stop.

Bangladesh Seeks IMF Support to Ride Out Financial Crisis

Sri Lanka Is Facing An Energy Catastrophe

U.S. public health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio. That may have given the virus time to circulate silently before it paralyzed a New York man.

Dietary Supplement Cuts Risk of Hereditary Cancer by 60%, Scientists Find

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 19

Food crisis: Big statements in small articles

A non-story as long as everything else keeps working. But it does show the aging of our infrastructure. Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

Russia’s Gazprom tells European buyers gas supply halt beyond its control

The Delia Demolition

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 18

Why Are People Across China Refusing to Pay Their Mortgages?

Canada’s ‘expert’ panel recommends the mentally ill be candidates for euthanasia

Deutsche Bank says Germans should use less gas any which way they can. Their new report suggests they use more hard coal and lignite for power stations, wood for home heating, and use oil in industry. That’s sparked a debate on the merits of using wood.

A liberal speaking blasphemy. Education Doesn’t Work 2.0

Please stop saying hot drinks cool you down

Picture showing the cause of the problem looks like how I spend my day and I don’t have the excuse of a ruck. Un-Ruck Yourself

“Demand is cooling — it should lower prices for certain things, like cars.”

Zelenskiy fires Ukraine’s spy chief and top state prosecutor

Computer chips face toilet paper hoarding moment as shortage turns to glut