Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 20, 2025

Trump may keep pursuing Ukrainian minerals deal, seeking ‘simplified’ agreement first and details later

Ecuador Says Will Ask Allied Countries for Special Forces to Fight Drug Gangs

70 Christians Decapitated in Church in Democratic Republic of Congo

NY prison ‘riot’ erupts, all visits canceled at 42 state prisons as union strikes rage

The Biggest Issue Behind the New York Prison Guard Strike

LA Tow Truck Crime Ring That Held Crashed Cars Hostage Busted by Police

Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director

The Civil Service’s Partisanship Problem

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 18, 2025

Zelensky Decries Peace Talks Without Ukraine, Trump Says He Had His Shot For Years

For a certain value of debunking. Imagine this logic being applied to black live protesters and you will understand that Germans just don’t understand what free speech means (this is a German Newspaper). Fact check: JD Vance’s free speech claims debunked

Germany’s Shocking War on Online Speech: Armed Police Raids for Online “Insults,” “Hate Speech,” and “Misinformation”

Germany facts of the day

CIA drone flights over Mexico reportedly began under Biden, but have greatly expanded under Trump amid talk of direct action against the cartels.

NYC Deputy Mayors Deserting Eric Adams Over His Willingness to Work With Trump on Illegal Immigration

Federal Prosecutors Routinely Use Carrots and Sticks to “Induce” Defendants to “Support [DOJ] Policy Objectives”

The US Demographic Outlook: 2024 to 2054

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025

Ukraine Probes Reports Hundreds Went AWOL From France-Trained Army Unit

Russian officials say Kerch Strait spill is world’s first accident involving ‘heavy’ fuel oil. This particular type of oil solidifies at temperatures below +25℃ (77°F) and is roughly as dense as water. Unlike other petroleum products, it sinks or remains suspended when leaked into the sea.

The image of a weakened leader, forced to plead with his other coalition partners for loyalty, offers a stark reminder of Netanyahu’s growing political vulnerability.

Massive Data Breach at VW Raises Questions about Vehicle Privacy. Because movements of vehicles in Ukraine and Israel were also documented, the data could even be of military interest – depending on whether a potential target was behind the wheel.

Bird flu is so bad that Japan is running out of land to bury chickens

South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off

The central, southern and eastern United States are bracing for the coldest, most persistent frigid Arctic air in years that will come in waves and last through mid-January. Storms packing snow and ice will join in.

NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2024

Unspecified military officials told Elaph that Israel and the United States have been using satellites to monitor Iranian attempts to transfer ballistic missiles and other unspecified but related equipment from Iran to Iraqi territory. Iran began supplying Iranian-backed Iraqi militias with short-range ballistic missiles, including Zelzal, Fateh-110, and Zolfaghar missiles, in 2018, but the militias have not used ballistic missiles to attack Israel in the October 7 War thus far.

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Despite the market still expecting five Fed cuts over the coming 12 months, long rates are moving higher. And despite oil prices falling, long rates are moving higher. This suggests that long rates are rising because of emerging worries about fiscal sustainability.

Unexpected Link Between Menthol And Alzheimer’s Discovered in Mice