Links For Today

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

Northern Ireland has appointed Michelle O’Neill as the first Irish nationalist leader in its history after an agreement with pro-UK unionists.

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.

Continue reading

Links For Today

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Russian oil refinery catches fire after overnight drone attack

As the U.S. determines what effect 85 strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria had, there were new attacks against Houthi targets in Yemen.

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

Links For Today

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Czechs Call For Sourcing Shells For Ukraine From Outside Europe

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, lays out his strategy for defeating Russia and the challenges holding his country back militarily.

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?

‘Reprehensible’: NYPD Lashes Out After Four Illegals Accused of Beating Cops are Released Without Bail

Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions

The business of check cashing

Links For Today

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

As hardliners in Tehran demand retaliation, Iran’s decision to pull out senior officers is driven partly by its aversion to being sucked directly into a conflict bubbling across the Mideast.

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

Links For Today

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

Israel Eliminates Hamas Terrorists Plotting October 7-Style Attack While Hiding Inside a West Bank Hospital

Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks

Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak

The natural gas pipeline in the Oklahoma Panhandle ruptured after a fire on Tuesday, with Phillips 66 saying in a Wednesday statement that the fire had been extinguished and the cause of the incident was under investigation

Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Yet Again

Links For Today

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

Certain types of cancer are rising rapidly among people younger than 50, and appendix cancer is one of them.

Links For Today

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
The Geopolitics of World War III

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

Employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees kidnapped Israelis, transported ammunition and the body of a dead soldier, and took part in a murderous assault on a kibbutz on October 7, according to a report published late Sunday.

Sri Lankan Trawler Rescued from Somali Pirates

Shale Boom Fuels Third Year of Record U.S. Gas Output

What the mainstream news should be like

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.

Links For Today

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 28, 2024

Drone Attack In Jordan Kills Three American Troops

International Court of Justice Rules Forcefully Against Israel in Landmark Genocide Ruling, Including Restricting Military Action

Uganda disowns its dissenting judge in court ruling on Israel genocide claim

Last week, two US-flagged ships manned by US Merchant Mariners were targeted by Houthis and forced to turn around. This is a cause for concern due to the US Navy’s obligation to protect US Merchant Marine ships. However, what is possibly even more concerning is the secrecy surrounding the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea.

Alligators freeze themselves in solid ice to survive US cold snap

“Dangerous Game”: Chevron Warns California That Anti-Petrol Policies Could Result In Gas Price Spikes, Shortages

Biden Freaks Out in South Carolina and Starts Screaming About Trump

U.S. Navy, Faced with Recruiting Nightmare, Begins Accepting High School Dropouts