RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 20

Lithuania Blocks Transit of Russian Goods to Kaliningrad

Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

Typical U.S. Asking Rent Surpassed $2,000 for First Time in May

France has plunged itself into a prolonged political crisis.

Humans Can Learn to ‘Echolocate’ in Just 10 Weeks, Experiment Shows

“Sure” comments on this post are interesting. The original post was about MBA (who cares about that) but commenter “Sure” is a doctor and so he is focused on the medical field (he is one of the best MR commentators and should have his own blog).

Mad Max in real life.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 16

Just as Putin has done, the Chinese president has signed a directive allowing a “special military operation” instead of a war

Contagious Vaccines: A Warning

Happy the Elephant is not a human, according to N.Y. Court of Appeals. But has a legal precedent been set for cases on behalf of nonhuman animals?

“They’re Afraid Prices Will Skyrocket” U.S. Fears EU Tanker Insurance Ban

There’s more at stake in the spat between Spain and Algeria than renewed wrangling over migration policy. In the European Union, concern is mounting that the bilateral dispute might provoke a gas supply crisis on its southern periphery. And this at a time, when the EU is desperately exploring alternative gas resources to cut its huge dependency on supplies from Russia.

“It now appears that Argentina’s opportunity to fill the gap left by Ukraine is slipping away as the export quota has been reduced by 31% and the 2022/23 wheat harvest is likely to be the worst in 12 years,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.

The Biden administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission is suing the city of Rochester, New York, contending that “rampant overspending on teacher salaries” plunged the Rochester school district into “extreme financial distress,” misleading investors who bought municipal bonds.

Read the comments for an idea of how the rank and file feel. The difficulties in hiring and retaining wildland firefighters which has resulted in one-third of the Forest Service firefighter positions in California being unfilled, may not be restricted to just those who directly battle the flames.

USA TODAY removed 23 stories from website, other platforms following audit of reporter’s work

Tunisia grinds to a halt as unions challenge president

Australian Energy Market Operator suspends spot market for wholesale electricity to ensure reliability and avoid blackouts

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 15

Russia Pulls Out All the Stops to Find Fresh Troops

Murder-suicides by pilots are vexing airlines as deaths mount

Sri Lanka government workers get Fridays off to grow food ahead of shortages

Chinese depositors left in dark as three local banks freeze deposits

Entire Sydney suburbs plunged into darkness as more power outages loom This is as JoNova has warned for a few weeks now.

Pakistan blackouts widen as energy crisis deepens, fuel prices soar

Wholesale Prices Rise Almost 11%, Setting Records

Intense helicopter footage shows why Yellowstone National Park just closed

The Incredible Persistence of the Myth of Masking

The Human Brain Runs Way Hotter Than We Ever Realized, Scientists Find

Libya Oil Production Plunges Amid Field Closures

Gazprom Reduces Gas Flows To Italy

Mortgage demand is now roughly half of what it was a year ago, as interest rates move even higher

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 14

A real nasty dirty move. Henan Bank Depositors Hit With Red Health Codes

More than 14% of world’s population likely has (had) tick-borne Lyme disease

The Venezuelan crew of a cargo plane grounded outside Buenos Aires since last week may not leave Argentina, a judge ruled Tuesday after their hotel was raided in a probe into possible Iran terror links.

The funniest story you will read all week.

The US Treasury Department has extended a key waiver to its Russia sanctions allowing energy-related payments to continue until Dec. 5.

Not From the Onion: Space X and the FAA

Guyana Could Overtake Brazil As South America’s Top Oil Producer

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 13

Interactive version of Rick Beato’s music theory book

Mass COVID-19 testing announced in Beijing amid ‘ferocious’ outbreak

Investors Must Seriously Consider The Collapse Of Europe As “Whatever It Takes” Doesn’t Work At 8% Inflation

Dow tumbles 876 points and stocks enter bear market on worries of drastic rate hikes

Monarch Butterflies Provide a Lesson About Climate Change Hysteria

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 12

A cluster of “un-heard of” results in multiple subtypes of advanced cancer

How the Amish Use Technology

Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ COVID outbreak, Shanghai conducts mass testing

The sense of victimization is strong in this one. Woman like this don’t buy things out of their normal sphere so they think there problems are special. The Great Tampon Shortage of 2022