Category Archives: Politics
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As Navies Focus On Red Sea Houthis, Somali Pirates Are Making A Comeback
How Tehran is Changing the Nature of Asymmetric Warfare
In the year since a major earthquake hit Syria, the situation has deteriorated. and A year on from Turkey’s earthquake, devastation continues
The fastest-growing countries for software development, according to GitHub
Kyrgyzstan Faces Heating Crisis After Power Plant Accident
Chinese Nationals Fastest Growing Group of Border Crossers
A puzzling illness paralyzed US kids every other year—until it didn’t
Preach it 🙂 New Study Links Optimism To Lower Cognitive Abilities The flip side that we don’t like to talk about is that intelligence is linked to higher rates of mental illness. To put it bluntly, dumb people might be optimists but smart people are crazy.
Red Sea Transits of Tankers, Bulkers & Gas Carriers Plunge
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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
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
Notes On Ukraine
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.
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Russian oil refinery catches fire after overnight drone attack
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
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 2024
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
Somalia joins Kenya, Rwanda in banning single-use plastics
HOW DOES ECUADOR’S INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT END?
Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions
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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
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
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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
Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks
Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak
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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