RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Renewed Large-Scale Assault On Avdiivka

The Majority Never Had It So Good

Russia may stop short of a total ban, but its anti-abortion turn has just begun

‘It shouldn’t be like this’ The time and place of Putin’s reelection announcement seem to have caught some Kremlin insiders by surprise

All of 2024 likely to be spent in ‘war mode’ against Hamas, IDF says

War is cruel but this is not a good way to convince people to surrender who belong to an honor based culture.

Iraq scrambles to rein in Iran-backed groups, fearing spillover of Israel-Hamas war

Is Northern Ireland a Failed State?

Too politically correct to mention the fact that nuclear decent safety record might not last in a third world country. If even the Japanese have the odd melt down (to saying nothing of the Americans or the Russians) what will the Africans do? 4 east African countries are going for nuclear power—why this is a bad idea

Why Nigerian filmmakers are skipping Netflix to go straight to YouTube

India’s Onion Export Ban Hits Neighboring Countries, Steep Price Hikes Reported How it is being dealt with in Bangladesh.. Govt directs to intensify field-level monitoring on onion prices

Tracking the Population Crisis

Why Does the WHO Make False Claims Regarding Proposals to Seize States’ Sovereignty?

Suspected Foreign Gangs Breaking Into American Homes, Multi-Antenna Device and Advanced Tactics Points to Chilling Reality

California’s Latest Woke Mandate: Stores Must Have Sections for “Gender-Neutral Toys”

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 10, 2023

How Did The War In Ukraine Become A Stalemate?

Hamas’s Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I’m Horrified

China’s Population Will Age and Rapidly Shrink

One in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth, poll finds

Appeals Court Strikes Down Major Portions of New York State Gun Carry Law, But Allows “Sensitive” Places Restrictions

“More than one million Americans breathe supplemental oxygen every day for medical reasons. Studies suggest it could be making things worse in some cases. That’s just one setting where our work is starting to explain what’s happening and how the body responds.”

How much of this is true? Some of it is extremely dubious or wrong (Tomatoes for example) and some of it I never heard of before. I am only posting it because bad girl has had chickens die for random reasons and I for one would be happy to blame avocado. Never Feed THIS to Your Chickens

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Cruise Missile Strikes Return To Kyiv

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Ceasefire Demand

Hamas ‘beginning to break’ as tense video shows IDF facing off with terrorists in ruins of Gaza City school

The U.S. Air Force Is in Serious Decline

California’s budget deficit swells to record $68B as tax revenue falls

The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data.

“Moral Rot”: Rude Awakenings, Lessons, and Being Not Sure How to Cope

Which Construction Tasks Have Gotten Cheaper?

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 7, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Stalled U.S. Military Aid To Kyiv Becoming A Crisis

Israel suffers losses in Gaza and Lebanon border area amid fighting on multiple fronts

U.S. Conducts Joint Military Exercise With Guyana As Tensions With Venezuela Rise

As gas prices skyrocket, Nigerian delivery riders are switching to EVs

America’s energy boom: Crude exports soar to record high

Google calls Drive data loss “fixed,” locks forum threads saying otherwise

A Rant, not really news but I am grumpy today. The Crazy Covid Copulation Exemption

Another Rant. NATURE, TOOTH, CLAW AND ALL

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 6, 2023

Putin Flies To UAE With Su-35 Fighter Escorts

West Unable to Ramp Up Arms Production Amid Ukraine War

Israel could open second front in Lebanon, defense minister hints

On Edge Over Red Sea Attacks, Saudi Arabia Asks US to Show Restraint Against Iran-Backed Houthis

European inflation was more painful for the elderly

Kim Jong Un Weeps as He Begs North Korean Women to Have More Kids

Venezuela, Guyana Tensions Rise Over Disputed Oil-Rich Region

China’s Xi goes full Stalin with purge

A highly disruptive storm will unleash severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and possibly snow to more than two dozen states across the central and eastern United States over the upcoming weekend.

Teachers are quitting in droves because they’re scared of student violence — and a lack of punishment

“The companies operating agreement – to investors – says – in writing: ‘It would be wise to view any investment in OpenAI in the spirit of a donation, with the understanding that it may be difficult to know what role money will play in a post-AGI world.’ Documents like this – that were written by an actual lawyer – highlight the problems we are starting to see from the combined popularity of science fiction in Silicon Valley and widespread microdosing of hallucinogens.”

Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack