Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 10, 2026

The Sanctioned/Stateless Tanker Nabbing Gives…if we are Willing to Take

The era of declining global poverty is over

A cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day helps keep dementia away

Healthy individuals consistently had higher levels of CAG-170 than people living with conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2026

US forces seized an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after chasing it down all the way from the Caribbean, expanding the global breadth of Washington’s campaign against shadow vessels.

In Search of a Nordic Nuclear Doctrine

Zohran Mamdani is trekking up to Albany on Wednesday to beg the state for money. But the new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: that state leaders have systematically deprived the city of what it’s owed, and that it’s time to fix the imbalance.

Tacit Knowledge and the SaaSpocalypse

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2026

Netanyahu Set to Hold ‘Urgent Meeting’ With Trump, as Iran Tries to Bog Down Talks

“112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.”

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition won a legislative supermajority in Sunday’s election, projections show, cementing her grip on power and providing a strong mandate for her expansionary fiscal policy.

Tariffs Are Laying Waste to Subaru’s Profit Margins

New York governor signs law allowing medical aid in dying for terminally ill residents

Autism Incidence in Girls and Boys May Be Nearly Equal, Study Suggests

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2026

As Iran Drags Feet on Nuke Talks, Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Regime’s Trading Partners

Cuba experienced its coldest temperature on record on February 3 when the mercury dropped to zero degrees Celsius, an unprecedented event for the Caribbean island nation that comes as it faces an acute energy crisis triggered by dwindling oil supplies and mounting US pressure following the capture of Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro.

Headline does not do the article justice nor does it do justice to the extent of Portland’s fall over my lifetime. Model City: Portland’s Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby

When your body becomes a brewery. A new study unravels the mysteries of self-fermentation as research identifies the bacteria responsible for a rare disorder that causes people to be drunk without drinking alcohol. What causes these normal bacteria to become pathogenic? The evidence points to antibiotics. The former marine had taken multiple antibiotics for a prostate infection. His gut microbiome—a finely tuned ecosystem of trillions of organisms—was wiped out. When the bacteria grew back, the balance was never properly restored.

‘Burping’ Your Home Really Could Be Good For Your Health

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 5, 2026

Russian Forces In Ukraine Scramble To Overcome Musk’s Starlink Restrictions. SpaceX’s sudden move to disconnect unauthorized Starlink terminals is playing havoc with Russian war plans with no remedy in sight.

China Secretly Testing Nuclear Weapons And Covering Its Tracks, U.S. Alleges

Bits about Money weighs in on Minnesota fraud drama: Responsible actors in civil society have a mandate to aggressively detect and interdict fraud. If they do not, they cede the field to irresponsible demagogues. They will not be careful in their conclusions. They will not be gentle in their proposals. They will not carefully weigh consequences upon the innocent. But they will be telling a truth that the great and the good are not. The public will believe them, because the public believes its lying eyes.

Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets, large-scale analysis finds

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 4, 2026

Middle East Preparing For War Ahead Of U.S.-Iran Negotiations

Europe’s Folly. Issuing joint debt without a broader fiscal plan is a bad idea and will undermine further EU integration

South Korea and China are among the standout accelerators. Both countries are expected to see their 65+ population shares more than double between 2020 and 2040. In South Korea, this figure is projected to surge from 15.8 percent (2020) to 33.8 percent (2040), while in China, it is expected to rise from 12.7 percent to 26.6 percent.

The FBI believes that a years old bio lab in California and a newly-discovered biolab in Las Vegas are both tied to a CCP-linked Chinese fugitive currently awaiting a fraud trial.

When 38% of students at America’s most elite university claim disability status, the system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as designed. For example, Stanford requires undergrads to purchase an $7,944 annual meal plan—unless they claim a religious dietary restriction the cafeteria can’t accommodate. So some students claim to be devout members of the Jain faith, which rejects any food that may cause harm to living creatures—including insects and root vegetables. They spend their meal money at Whole Foods instead, enjoying freshly made salads while their honest classmates eat “burgers made partly from mushroom mix.”

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2026

Taiwan military capabilities in jeopardy as defense budget row deepens

California gas prices expected to soar as Valero shutdown worsens oil crisis

Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts. State-run youth prisons are severely understaffed. A Rochester-area facility has regularly operated with only a tenth of the staff it’s supposed to have available to supervise youth. Incarcerated youth at state-run facilities are often locked in small cells for upwards of 23 hours a day, according to staff and a recent lawsuit. They’ve missed out on school and programs.

F-35 From USS Abraham Lincoln Shoots Down Iranian Drone

X office raided in France’s Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning.

Turkish F-16 Vipers Seen Operating Out Of Mogadishu’s International Airport. Turkey and Israel have long jostled for influence in the Middle East, and now it appears this competition has spread to the Horn of Africa, where Turkey continues to expand its footprint.

Trump Signs Bill Ending Partial Government Shutdown. 21 Democrats broke from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and 21 Republicans voted no on the bill.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 2, 2026

As food prices surge, Russians stop buying fruit, ignore expiration dates, and brace for more hikes

Washington-Tehran Talks Planned As U.S. Military Buildup Continues

New Jersey’s New Governor Declares State of Emergency on Energy

On three individuals who had wildly different impressions of the United States with world-changing consequences

I think it is only recent because a lot of people got two year trade degrees and decided trades where not for them (I know a lot of guys like that). The fact that even with those dragging down the average that they are now more employed then the 4 year counterparts is what is new. Plumbers, electricians and pipe fitters with a two-year degree are more likely to be employed than four-year college graduates, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a very new trend, reports Taylor Telford in the Washington Post.