RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 7, 2024

IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza

Lebanese Christian official kidnapped, sectarian tensions flare

China’s maternity services put on notice as the country faces an ‘obstetrics winter’

San Francisco Bill Would Let People Sue Grocery Stores for Closing Too Quickly

Why gas prices in California ‘have gone ballistic’

Very educational but long. Anatomy of a credit card rewards program

Why the death of the honeybee was greatly exaggerated

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack

India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who run away there, defense minister says

Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after raid on embassy in Quito

It is funny that the argument that this is too expensive to build these stations in Europe or America. The price they quote is way under what it costs to build gas station. China is betting on battery swaps to tackle EV chargers shortage

What’s behind China’s gold-buying spree?

According to a new Gallup survey, only 30% of Americans say they regularly attend religious services (2021-2023). That marks a -12 percentage point decline from 2000-2003 (42%).

In jaw-dropping decision, judge strikes down all New York recreational cannabis rules

Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 5, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around Drone Attack On Russian Fighter-Bomber Base

Missing from the headline is the word “might.” House Republicans To Link Ukraine Aid to LNG Project Approvals

Israel, U.S. believe Iran is about to retaliate for Israeli bombing of Syria consulate

Moreover, he said a truce must be contingent on Hamas releasing hostages — a position the US has long held, but has apparently been moving away from in recent weeks as the humanitarian situation worsens.

Notes on El Salvador

NYC and tri-state rocked by biggest area earthquake since 1884, sending terrified residents into the streets

Scientists still baffled from giant human skeletons up to 10 feet tall decades after initial discovery

Our highest confidence area is northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The reason is that high pressure will be firmly in place for these locations on Monday, virtually guaranteeing mostly sunny skies. If you want to be confident of seeing the eclipse in North America, this is the place to be.

IT HAS BECOME almost a cliche to say that New York is behind on building renewable energy. One factor? There aren’t enough wires to move new clean energy from the remote areas where most solar and wind farms are built to the population centers where the most energy gets used. And New York, like much of the country, is painfully overdue to string up more of those wires.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 4, 2024

Russia Has ‘Almost Completely’ Rebuilt Its Military: US Official

The World Faces A Natural Gas Glut Not Seen in Decades. Two warmer winters in a row have lifted natural gas inventories in the United States and Europe and have eased concerns about supply, which were sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the cutoff of most of Russia’s pipeline gas supply to the EU.

IDF halts leave for combat troops, intel chief warns ‘worst is yet to come’

Iran’s grasp is loosening on its eastern borders

How China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) became China’s most complex economic challenge.

THE CRISIS IN EAST ASIA: KOREA OR TAIWAN?

Taiwan Earthquake Update: 9 People Dead, 50 Missing, and 900 Injured

How a steel ball protected Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper in an earthquake

Is an African debt crisis returning?

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany

Behind a paywall, but the chart showing us debt issuance is not.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 3, 2024

Putin spokesman says warnings from U.S. about Moscow terrorist attack fall outside Kremlin’s purview

US could remove Houthis from terror list in exchange for Red Sea quiet

Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Rattles Taiwan

TSMC “still assessing” chipmaking facilities after 7.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan

F-16 Aggressor Squadron In Alaska Becomes Unique Air Defense Unit

U.S. Won’t Buy Oil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Bird flu flare: Cattle in 5 states now positive as Texas egg farm shuts down

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 2, 2024

One of Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack ever targeted the plant in Russia that makes Shahed kamikaze drones.

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Third-Largest Oil Refinery

RUSSIAN THREAT PERCEPTION AND NUCLEAR STRATEGY IN ITS PLANS FOR WAR WITH CHINA

Ghanaians are reeling under power cuts popularly known as “dumsor.” Now, unpaid utility bills, poor infrastructure maintenence and a stuttering economy threaten to plunge the entire country back into rolling outages.

J.K. Rowling straight up dares Scotland to make her a martyr or demonstrate that the law does not apply if you are rich and popular enough. I don’t think they expected to be caught on the horns of that dilemma.

California Lawmakers Urge Delay in New Marine Vessel Retrofitting Rule

Texas Man Catches ‘Super Bird Flu’ After Contact With Infected Cattle

Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack

Bees are back.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Armor Massacre At Avdiivka

poll shows over half of Russians believe Kyiv behind deadly terrorist attack in Moscow

Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack

Russia Cuts Oil Output, Bans Gasoline Exports for Six Months

Russian strikes on Kharkiv destroy ‘almost all’ energy infrastructure

Israel’s Most Advanced Warship Nearly Struck By Long-Range Attack Drone

Israeli Strike Next To Iranian Embassy In Damascus Reportedly Kills Numerous Top Iranian and Terrorist Leaders

Indians Set to Replace Palestinian Workers From Gaza/West Bank in Israeli Jobs After October 7 Massacre. Prime Minister Modi and his political allies appear to be taking credit for the Israeli recruitment drive.

Egypt Receives Additional USD 5 Billion Funding from the IMF

Scotland’s community safety minister Siobhian Brown told the Telegraph on Monday that Rowling’s remarks could be reported to police and investigated.

“I Didn’t Do That”: Biden Reportedly Has No Idea He Issued ‘Trans Day Of Visibility’ Proclamation

Ukraine aid likely to spark mutiny against Speaker Johnson, could force him out

Revolutionary Study Reveals High-Intensity Exercise May Reverse Parkinson’s Disease Neurodegeneration

Music made by AI Better then I would have thought but I don’t know how much work went into getting the AI to do that.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 31, 2024

Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU’s assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on Americans, at home and abroad

India Rescues Iranian Fishing Vessel Hijacked By Pirates Off Somalia

Hamas document reveals it hides casualties, blames failed rocket launches on Israel

Erdogan and the AKP fared worse than opinion polls predicted due to soaring inflation, dissatisfied Islamist voters and, in Istanbul, Imamoglu’s appeal beyond the CHP’s secular base

U.S. natural gas producers are slashing production in response to multi-year low prices. But they are also looking beyond the current slump, preparing to turn on more output by flexible operation of their inventory of wells.

Birth Rates Are Plummeting in Most Nations, And The World Isn’t Prepared