RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Russia’s Oil Industry Threatened by Ukrainian Drones

One thing I thought Russia would be successful at would be to shut down Ukraine’s seaborn trade. But they are almost back to prewar levels. Ukraine Farm Exports From Odesa Seaports 14.3M Tons Since August

Northern Ireland has appointed Michelle O’Neill as the first Irish nationalist leader in its history after an agreement with pro-UK unionists.

China is Censoring Bad News About Its Economy

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin

Antifungal Creams Could Be Triggering a Wave of Superfungal Skin Infections

America Hasn’t Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950

Correlation problem: How do you know it is not just lack of sleep? Warning Issued After Researchers Link Energy Drinks To Suicidal Thoughts In Children

Differential peripheral immune signatures elicited by vegan versus ketogenic diets in humans

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Russian oil refinery catches fire after overnight drone attack

As the U.S. determines what effect 85 strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria had, there were new attacks against Houthi targets in Yemen.

Did Drug Traffickers Funnel Millions of Dollars to Mexican President López Obrador’s First Campaign?

US Cattle Herd Shrinks to 73-Year-Low in Blow for Beef Lovers

California Bill Would Give Unemployment Benefits To Illegal Immigrants

Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Czechs Call For Sourcing Shells For Ukraine From Outside Europe

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, lays out his strategy for defeating Russia and the challenges holding his country back militarily.

Over 85 Targets Hit In U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against Iranian Proxies, IRGC

Houthis Claiming New Attack in Gulf of Aden

If they take enough shots, they will get through. Houthi Missile Got Within One Mile of US Warship

Somalia joins Kenya, Rwanda in banning single-use plastics

HOW DOES ECUADOR’S INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT END?

‘Reprehensible’: NYPD Lashes Out After Four Illegals Accused of Beating Cops are Released Without Bail

Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions

The business of check cashing

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ukraine Sinks Russian Navy Missile Corvette In Drone Boat Attack

EU overcomes ‘Orban fatigue,’ passes €50 billion Ukraine aid

Iranian Proxies Scatter Ahead Of Looming U.S. Retaliation Strikes

As hardliners in Tehran demand retaliation, Iran’s decision to pull out senior officers is driven partly by its aversion to being sucked directly into a conflict bubbling across the Mideast.

China’s Private Refiners Struggle Amid Faltering Economy and High Oil Prices

This is making big waves in New York. A lot of people who have not been paying attention are shocked that you can beat up cops and not even be required to post bail: Four of the migrants cut loose without bail after allegedly ganging up on two NYPD cops near Times Square may be on the run

A Cycle of Misery: The Business of Building Commercial Aircraft

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 31, 2024

Russia Can Build 100 Tanks a Month, Retains Capacity to Replace Losses

Rumors swirl in Kyiv of Zelenskyy planning to oust his top general

Phalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer

Israel Eliminates Hamas Terrorists Plotting October 7-Style Attack While Hiding Inside a West Bank Hospital

Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks

Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak

The natural gas pipeline in the Oklahoma Panhandle ruptured after a fire on Tuesday, with Phillips 66 saying in a Wednesday statement that the fire had been extinguished and the cause of the incident was under investigation

Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Yet Again

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 30, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb’s Arrival Finally Imminent

The fate of Zaluzhnyi What we know about the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief’s rumored dismissal

Iranian-Backed Militia Group Wants A Timeout As U.S. Retaliation Looms

Pirates Suspected of Using Motherships to Attack Ships in Indian Ocean

French farmers prepare for long showdown as they launch ‘siege of Paris’

Oil Firms Urge U.S. to Pressure Iraq to Restart Kurdistan’s Exports

Biden Administration Dials Way Back on Its Gas Stove Crackdown

Excess Global Deaths Continue and Total Around Triple Total COVID Deaths

Certain types of cancer are rising rapidly among people younger than 50, and appendix cancer is one of them.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 27, 2024

HOLD, BUILD, AND STRIKE: A VISION FOR REBUILDING UKRAINE’S ADVANTAGE IN 2024

The British-owned tanker was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile on Friday while transiting the Gulf of Aden towards Singapore with a cargo of Russian naphtha.

Gas-Addicted Europe Trades One Energy Risk For Another

Measles is “growing global threat,” CDC tells doctors in alert message

There are bigger problems but it is a usefully reminder of what is being ignored in all the other news stories. It couldn’t be clearer. In 10 years, with no action from Congress, everyone will begin receiving 80% of what they are currently receiving, or promised, under the existing Social Security system.

Why are Thousands of Pharmacies Closing?

Border Patrol Says Agents Will Not Remove Texas Razor Wire Barriers

Biden’s EPA Planning to Ban Methylene Chloride, an Industry-Essential Chemical

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 25, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Artillery Ammo Crisis Giving Russia Major Advantage

Russia imported more than $1 billion worth of advanced chips made by U.S. and European companies in 2023

Fire Damages Rosneft Refinery in Suspected Ukrainian Drone Attack

IRAN UPDATE, JANUARY 25, 2024

This round of the Assembly of Experts is expected to select the next Supreme Leader, given that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is nearly 85 and has been sick repeatedly.

Potential deal up for discussion would see all hostages released in phases over several months, with war paused and thousands of Palestinian prisoners freed, though huge gaps remain

Qatar Notifies Spanish Utility of LNG Shipping Delay

Tankers Face Million-Dollar Detour Around Cape of Good Hope

As the abortion debate heats up in Germany, the government is tightening its grip on “pro-life” protests.

Pixel phones are broken again with critical storage permission bug

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 24, 2024

Claims Swirl Around Russian Il-76 Jet Crash Near Ukraine Border

Global shipping rates skyrocket as Red Sea crisis deepens

Two US-Flag Maersk Ships Safe After Houthi Missile Attack

In the worst one-day attack since the beginning of the Gaza war, 21 IDF soldiers were killed on Monday and several others were injured when Hamas forces fired rocket-propelled grenades on buildings the soldiers were inside.

There is two things that an organization should always ask about any course of action. Can you do it? and Should you do it? This article is heavy on arguing why the US should stay but it never even considers the question of whether it can sustain the position long term with the forces available. America Is Planning to Withdraw From Syria—and Create a Disaster

Germany Weighs Enlisting Foreigners in Military Amid Recruitment Woes
Alaska Airlines says it found many loose bolts on its Boeing 737 Max 9s

Boeing, not Spirit Aerosystems, may be responsible for blown-off panel on Alaska Airlines flight

“Pokémon with guns”: Palworld’s runaway Steam success should be a lesson for Game Freak

‘Strong And Consistent Evidence’ Links Multivitamins to Memory And Cognitive Benefits