Below are three minor points relating to the war in Ukraine. The first is noting the surprising effectiveness of Ukraine recent drone campaign. The second is discussing the latest Ukrainian political drama. And the last point is observing experience in Ukraine suggests that maybe the US Marine war gamers had good insights into the future of conventional warfare.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Russian oil refinery catches fire after overnight drone attack
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Ukraine Situation Report: Czechs Call For Sourcing Shells For Ukraine From Outside Europe
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
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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
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
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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
Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks
Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak
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
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 29, 2024
Ukraine Situation Report: Greek S-300 SAMs May Be Headed To Ukraine
E.U. countries agree on plan to transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
Russia Throws Caution to the Wind to Boost Oil Exports
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Houthi Hit on Russian Fuel Has Traders Recalculating Risks
Another U.S. Outpost Attacked, Biden Admin Mulls Strike Options
Iranian advisers killed in Israeli strike on IRGC HQ in Syria
Troops Raid Offices of Hamas Officials, Including Chief Yahya Sinwar
This is the guy I listen to when working out or folding laundry or whatever. He is what I would consider him a centrist but by media standards he is right wing. Nothing earth shattering in his reports but he takes great pains to be old school things like reliable and as impartial as he can. Not many people on any part of the political spectrum who are trying to be that and also not egghead covering obscure topics. The one downside is that he only covers security topics albeit at the level of the everyday man. Think of him as what CNN foreign news would be like in a better world.
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Drone Attack In Jordan Kills Three American Troops
Uganda disowns its dissenting judge in court ruling on Israel genocide claim
Alligators freeze themselves in solid ice to survive US cold snap
Biden Freaks Out in South Carolina and Starts Screaming About Trump
U.S. Navy, Faced with Recruiting Nightmare, Begins Accepting High School Dropouts
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HOLD, BUILD, AND STRIKE: A VISION FOR REBUILDING UKRAINE’S ADVANTAGE IN 2024
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.
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