How is the war going? — Mid July 2023
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 10, 2023
Kyiv’s Forces Push Deeper South Near Robotyne
Kremlin says Putin held post-mutiny talks with Wagner leader as top general resurfaces
Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s NATO membership bid
Russia asks Turkey for ‘clarification’ over Ukraine’s Azov prisoner release
Social media riot shutdowns possible under EU content law, top official says
Germany ‘needs 1.5 million new immigrants per year
27% of nursing homes in Japan face bankruptcy due to soaring prices
“1,000-Year Rainfall Event” Batters Hudson Valley With Flash Floods
Fairphone proves the usual excuses for ending Android support aren’t valid.
Headline overhypes it but maybe a good use for so called “AI” after it matures a bit. At first OCR was not all that great either A recent study describes a new AI that produces high-quality translations of ancient texts.
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China Bans Greentech Metal Exports to the US
Context that is hard to find in print for some reason.
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 7, 2023
U.S. Sending ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Cluster Munitions
The EU’s Mass Censorship Regime Is Almost Fully Operational. Will It Go Global?
China’s abrupt announcement of controls from Aug. 1 on exports of some gallium and germanium products, also used in electric vehicles (EVs) and fibre optic cables, has sent companies scrambling to secure supplies and bumped up prices. and Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile but no gallium reserves
Graphite, Dominated by China, Requires the Largest Production Increase of Any Battery Mineral
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 6, 2023
What DPICM Cluster Munitions Are And Why Ukraine Wants Them So Bad
“Gig reviewers” are endorsing fake products for quick cash in Brazil
We can topple the PM and form a government, say leaders of Dutch farmers party
Office Mortgage Delinquency Rate Has Biggest Six-Month Spike Ever. It’s just the Beginning
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 5, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: A Peak Into Prigozhin’s Bizarre Pad
Peru declares emergency as Ubinas volcano spews ash
San Francisco: Kids With Bats Attacking Moms, Nannies Picking Up Children After School
White House Won’t Call for Prosecution of Whoever Left Cocaine in West Wing
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2023
Russian Jamming Reducing Accuracy of US Guided Weapons in Ukraine
Ukraine ‘Preparing For Nuclear Explosion’ As Russia Reduces Zaporizhzhia Plant Presence
In Remarkable Statement, French Police Unions Condemn ‘Savage Hordes;’ Say France is in a Civil War
Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities are a growing threat to Europe
‘Hot Money’ Is Piling Up at Banks and It’s Starting to Take a Toll
Ten blue states are planning to sue the EPA for failing to crack down on wood-burning stoves
The multibillion-dollar lawsuits that could radically reshape how we buy and sell homes forever
The Sun Just Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare, Triggers Radio Blackout in US
This helped me understand a lot of drone footage
I have seen lots of crazy drone footage where I could not understand why the guys on the ground (Russian or Ukrainian) were doing what they were doing. Seeing this extended first person cut made it lot easier for me to understand why they do so many seemingly crazy things.