Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 9, 2024

Israel’s Oct. 7 Early Warning Failure: Who Is to Blame?

Analysis: Iran threatens Israeli civil and nuclear infrastructure on October 7 anniversary

Navy Says 26 Ships Affected by Faulty Welds at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia

It was revealed this weekend that Chinese hackers managed to access systems run by three of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the US. What’s notable about the attack is that it compromised security backdoors deliberately created to allow for wiretaps by US law enforcement.

Net interest payments are projected to eat over 20% of federal revenues in 2025, unprecedented for the US in modern history. The future could be much worse.

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2024

As Russian forces continue their advance in the Pokrovsk front, long-standing systemic issues within the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to aid Russians with that.

Israeli Eliminates Entire Hezbollah Special Forces Command in Beirut Airstrike

Experts debate the urgency of striking Iran: Is time running out for Israel?

South Africa: Heavy snowfall forces road closures

LA County Reports ‘Unprecedented Cluster’ of Locally Acquired Dengue Fever

Born Sleeping: A personal post about the loss of our son

In 2012, a team led by Fusa Miyake, at Nagoya University in Japan, discovered that extreme solar storms could produce abrupt changes in the radiocarbon concentrations found within tree rings. Before this, radiocarbon production rates were not thought to vary substantially over short time periods and so annual measurements of past radiocarbon were unlikely to be of particular interest. They identified the massive spike in radiocarbon production in the atmosphere associated with the AD774 extreme storm. Other extreme events have since been confirmed to have occurred in AD993, 660BC, 5259BC and 7176BC.

New approach to defibrillation may improve cardiac arrest outcomes

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2024

Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire

Israeli Airstrikes In Lebanon Intensify

As World Watches Explosions Elsewhere, the Boomsday Ship Gets Towed Past Norway

Cuomo personally altered report that lowballed COVID nursing-home deaths, emails show – contradicting his claim to Congress

Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water

Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal

Dairy farmer profits sink as industry continues to consolidate

Study suggests hypertensive people can lower risk of developing dementia by drinking coffee regularly

How long has Sin Nombre hantavirus lived in North America?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2024

Pace of Ukraine Advance Slowing As Kursk Invasion Hits Three-Week Mark

Ukraine conscripts ‘refusing to shoot at Russians and abandoning battlefield’

Ukraine Says It Has Tested A New Domestically-Designed Ballistic Missile

Tanker SOUNION Appears to Be Leaking Oil in Red Sea

Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Off the Table,’ U.S. Affirms

Almost 70,000 Japanese people will die alone this year and with the population rapidly aging it could become much worse

Solid 2Y Treasury Auction Prices At Lowest Yield In Two Years

California Votes To Approve $150K In Taxpayer-Funded Home Loans For Illegal Aliens

Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaign

NYC public hospital doctors ordered to shorten appointments to see more patients

Free Speech Victory for New York Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 7, 2024

Israel shouldn’t attack Hezbollah until after US elections – opinion

France Elections: Left-Wing Alliance Surpasses Le Pen’s National Rally

Panic buttons demanded as violence surges in New York

Hunter Biden’s the real point person in Joe’s White House — don’t underestimate the first son

Colorado dairy farm worker infected with bird flu

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 14, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Dueling Peace Plans That Are Worlds Apart

Israel needs time to build up the IDF for a decisive campaign against Hezbollah

How Nigel Farage blew up the UK election

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 14, 2024

Putin’s dismissal of Defense Minister Shoigu fuels intrigues in the Russian army

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that “more than 1,000 members” of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were being treated in Turkish hospitals amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports Could Spike Supply Chain Costs

THE BACKDOOR TO CONTROL THE INTERNET

US home prices have soared 47% since 2020

Maternal mortality rates appear to have risen in the last 20 years in the US. But this reflects a change in measurement rather than an actual rise in mortality.

Posted mainly for the inflation adjusted chart in the middle of the article. Just scroll down to that if you are curious how the aid to Ukraine stack up compared to historical assistance in terms of inflation adjusted dollars (although I would have preferred as percentage of GDP as I think that would have been an even better measure). What New Data Tells Us About the Impact of Ukraine on US Foreign Assistance