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

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 17

The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zone

The staples of life are out of reach for many now. Not only has the number of bread bundles decreased in weight, but their cost has also increased by 550%.

Defunding the Police Has Backfired in Seattle as They Now Scramble to Hire More Cops

I am referring to lowering academic standards for black students and faculty in order to promote racial progress, a Weltanschauung in which the path to racial equality lay through education and, ultimately, the act of recruiting as many black students as possible and ensuring that they graduated.

Gas Prices, a Big Inflation Factor, Are Coming Down

Where is there more livestock than people?

US agencies aren’t ‘following the science’ on COVID — and staff are too scared to complain

Sex Changes Now a Funded, Fundamental Right In California

The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 16

Many Men Lose Y Chromosomes as They Age. Now We May Know Why It’s So Deadly

On the market for programmers.

After Texas City Refused To Pay For Destroying Her Home, Woman Wins Landmark Fifth Amendment Case

The Netherlands has had a nitrogen-pollution permitting system in place since 2015, but that hasn’t satisfied green groups, which want to see significant declines in meat production. A left-wing green-like party, D66, joined the governing coalition in January on the condition that the government reduce the number of animals by half.

The Rise and Fall of the Manufactured Home – Part I

Chinese Banks Tumble, Swept Up In Mortgage Nonpayment Scandal As Borrowers Revolt

Later, when the Americans imposed sanctions on companies involved in the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, many Germans suspected a backhanded economic trick. Many thought the Americans only wanted to sell their dirty fracked gas.Now the German economy minister is begging Washington to get as much of the stuff as possible. At the same time, when the idea of producing gas in Germany by fracking comes up all you hear is “no way, we’re not destroying our environment!” This despite the fact that the amount of natural gas that could be produced this way would easily be enough for self-sufficiency for two years.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 15

Looming Natural Gas Shortages Has the EU Scrambling for Solutions

Germany’s Top Buyer Of Russian Gas On The Brink Of Insolvency

Wholesale inflation surges 11.3% in June, accelerating more than expected

China Considers Lifting Australian Coal Ban Fearing Supply Squeeze

Iraq and Turkey exchange blame over water scarcity

Saudi opens airspace to ‘all carriers’ in gesture to Israel

Best Pictures Yet. Web’s First Images Gallery.

FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts

Antibiotic resistance was already a crisis. Covid-19 made it an emergency

Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid

More than 100 homes are WASHED AWAY and at least 44 people are missing after torrential flooding in Virginia:

RUSSIA OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 13

Ukraine’s budget crisis has become acute because of a slump in tax revenues and customs duties since the invasion began almost five months ago together with higher war spending.

More Russian Ammo Dumps Blown Up

Corn supplies may have serious repercussions for Mexico

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees

Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as consumer pressures intensify

How hot is too hot for the human body?

Europe Now Requires Speed Regulators for All New Vehicles

Pushed Hard for Child-Vaccination Despite own Research Showing it was Needless

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 12

Long Beach container backlog crosses red line as delays mount

Avoid self-serve checkouts, lawyer warns, or it could cost you ‘thousands’

Health care groups call on premiers to make Canada’s collapsing health system their top priority

James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos

The move will temporarily reduce Europe’s gas supply, and some officials fear Russia could prolong the shutdown to destabilize Europe.

Restrictions in Sweden and Denmark: What Do The Numbers Show?

Indian farmers streamed fake pro cricket matches to Russian bettors for two weeks

A Single Telecom Company Outage Sent Canadian Airports Into Havoc

Starfish Prime: The First Accidental Geomagnetic Storm

COVID booster significantly delays end of infection

Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds