Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2, 2026

Key Iranian Bridge Severed By Airstrikes (Updated)

If nothing else this little movie shows how much things have changed over the last twenty years. It starts more then twenty years ago but thinks don’t really start to change until twenty years ago and although it is only one metric is is reflective of a much broader change that shows up in all sorts of economic figures.

The Orion spacecraft successfully fired its main engine for 5 minutes and 50 seconds on Thursday, sending four astronauts on a free-return trajectory around the Moon. For NASA and the Artemis II crew members, this marked a point of no return for more than week.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2026

Ukraine halts Russian advances across key sectors as Moscow prepares a new offensive. Meduza analyzes the latest battlefield developments.

Amid Fears Houthis Could Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea Task Force Ready For Attacks

Powerful earthquake strikes Molucca ⁠Sea near Indonesia

Sony “Temporarily Suspends” Memory Card Orders In Japan As Global Memory Crunch Worsens

Trump Threatens NATO Departure, Claims Iran Wants A Ceasefire Ahead Of National Address (Updated)

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2026

Bunkers For U.S. Bases In Middle East Now A Top Priority For Pentagon

Toyota has cut production of vehicles that rely on Gulf aluminum supplies by almost 40,000 units over two months. Nissan has trimmed its schedules. Gulf smelters that supply Toyota, Nissan, BMW, parts makers for Mercedes-Benz, South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis and hundreds of other automotive customers worldwide are defaulting on contracts or closing down. The U.S.-Iran war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, cutting off one of the largest flows of automotive-grade aluminum.

A little misleading as they are just doing a fly by which is not exactly going to it in my mind. After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week

Mysterious Nighttime Hum Haunts Communities in New Jersey, Ohio, and Connecticut

Old news but I missed it. EA announced it will be acquired in an all-cash deal by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 30, 2026

Massive flooding in Russia’s North Caucasus destroys bridges, swamps homes, and leaves tens of thousands without power

Base Defense: How Many More Warnings?

IDF Eliminates Senior Commander of Hezbollah’s 1800 Terror Unit in Beirut Strike

China’s breakthrough lithium battery could double EV range to 600+ miles, survive -94°F temp

Iran’s threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is affecting about a third of the world’s fertilizer trade, raising prices 30% to 40% and threatening food supplies around the world. There is very little slack in the fertilizer supply chain because the product does not store well. Some of it is prone to blowing up, or it gets clumpy and hard to use with the slightest moisture. Fertilizer plants tend to operate at capacity and take years to construct. Unlike fuel, there are no strategic global stockpiles for fertilizers.

After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work

Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 29, 2026

Images Show E-3 Sentry Totally Destroyed From Iranian Strike (Updated). A loss of an E-3 is a major blow for the dwindling fleet of increasingly rickety airframes and points to other capability and defensive gaps.

Turkish intelligence chief hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul

UK Weeks away from medicine shortage if Iran war continues.

China’s New “Illegal Activity”: Providing Legal Defense to Christians

Simple Brain Training Cuts Dementia Risk Decades Later

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 28, 2026

Ukraine Knocks Out 40% of Russia’s Oil Export Capacity in Baltic Drone Strike

Israel scales back use of top missile interceptors as Iran barrages persist

Yemen’s Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Israel, Declare War on Israel

Panic buying prompts PM to reassure Australians over fuel supply

Supreme Court Rules Against Record Labels in $1 Billion Cox Communications Piracy Case

An interesting essay about a book I will never want to read. Infinite Jest Extraction

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 27, 2026

‘Total chaos’: The Kremlin knows Russians are angry about new Internet restrictions. It’s struggling to respond.

U.S. Is Burning Through Tomahawk Cruise Missile Stockpile At An Alarming Rate

IDF forces are operating deeper in southern Lebanon than before, using tactics refined in Gaza

The Iran Conflict Is Hitting Europeans Hard

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 26, 2026

Navy F/A-18’s Close Call With An Iranian SAM Highlights Remaining Risks To Epic Fury Aviators (Updated)

Iran pummels Israel with cluster bombs — wounding 9 and sending car flying

Philippines Declares State Of Emergency As Energy Crisis Looms

China Raises Gasoline Prices Due to Rising Global Oil Prices, Triggering Lines

UN Adopts Slavery Resolution Calling For Reparations Despite US, European Objections

Meta, YouTube verdict can ripple through social media markets worldwide

US Postal Service Plans 8% Fuel Surcharge As Iran War Raises Transport Costs