RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 27, 2024

HOLD, BUILD, AND STRIKE: A VISION FOR REBUILDING UKRAINE’S ADVANTAGE IN 2024

The British-owned tanker was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile on Friday while transiting the Gulf of Aden towards Singapore with a cargo of Russian naphtha.

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.

Why are Thousands of Pharmacies Closing?

Border Patrol Says Agents Will Not Remove Texas Razor Wire Barriers

Biden’s EPA Planning to Ban Methylene Chloride, an Industry-Essential Chemical

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 25, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Artillery Ammo Crisis Giving Russia Major Advantage

Russia imported more than $1 billion worth of advanced chips made by U.S. and European companies in 2023

Fire Damages Rosneft Refinery in Suspected Ukrainian Drone Attack

IRAN UPDATE, JANUARY 25, 2024

This round of the Assembly of Experts is expected to select the next Supreme Leader, given that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is nearly 85 and has been sick repeatedly.

Potential deal up for discussion would see all hostages released in phases over several months, with war paused and thousands of Palestinian prisoners freed, though huge gaps remain

Qatar Notifies Spanish Utility of LNG Shipping Delay

Tankers Face Million-Dollar Detour Around Cape of Good Hope

As the abortion debate heats up in Germany, the government is tightening its grip on “pro-life” protests.

Pixel phones are broken again with critical storage permission bug

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 24, 2024

Claims Swirl Around Russian Il-76 Jet Crash Near Ukraine Border

Global shipping rates skyrocket as Red Sea crisis deepens

Two US-Flag Maersk Ships Safe After Houthi Missile Attack

In the worst one-day attack since the beginning of the Gaza war, 21 IDF soldiers were killed on Monday and several others were injured when Hamas forces fired rocket-propelled grenades on buildings the soldiers were inside.

There is two things that an organization should always ask about any course of action. Can you do it? and Should you do it? This article is heavy on arguing why the US should stay but it never even considers the question of whether it can sustain the position long term with the forces available. America Is Planning to Withdraw From Syria—and Create a Disaster

Germany Weighs Enlisting Foreigners in Military Amid Recruitment Woes
Alaska Airlines says it found many loose bolts on its Boeing 737 Max 9s

Boeing, not Spirit Aerosystems, may be responsible for blown-off panel on Alaska Airlines flight

“Pokémon with guns”: Palworld’s runaway Steam success should be a lesson for Game Freak

‘Strong And Consistent Evidence’ Links Multivitamins to Memory And Cognitive Benefits

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 23, 2024

Satellite imagery provides a new window into the latest U.S. and U.K. strikes overnight on Houthi targets at Sanaa International Airport.

Israel Says 24 Soldiers Killed in Deadliest Day of Ground War

China Buys Near-Record $40 Billion of Chip Gear to Beat US Curbs

Turkish lawmakers approve Swedish NATO bid after long delay

Civil War in Sudan: On the failures of state-building and the daunting challenges ahead for a beleaguered country and its peoples

Trump wins New Hampshire

South Dakota is trying to hold on

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 22, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia May Have To Move Air Defenses To Cover Cities

Drone Attacks Menace Russia’s Key Route for Exporting Oil

No-confidence motion against Netanyahu fails in Knesset, with only 18 votes in favor

For those that don’t know, Jewish fertility is as high as it is because of the ultra high fertility of certain religious sects. Otherwise it would be rock bottom like secular people everywhere. Israeli demography: Declining fertility, migration, and mortality

Supreme Court Allows Biden Admin to Remove Texas Border Wire

Hochul Is Ready to Start Weaning New York Off Gas

Two Cicada Broods Are About to Emerge at the Same Time. They Haven’t Paired Up Since 1803.

Top Harvard Cancer researchers accused of scientific fraud; 37 studies affected

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?