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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 6, 2024

The Chinese military is also considering a blockade of the island nation, roughly the size of Maryland, by simply using drones.

This is not 1997, and Starmer is not Blair. Sir Keir has pulled off what the commentators are calling a “loveless landslide”. He was the beneficiary, in England, of the implosion of the Conservative Party and, north of the border, of the implosion of the Scottish National Party – both entirely deserved. Yet Labour’s share of the vote is five points lower than Jeremy Corbyn’s supposedly humiliating defeat in 2017: in fact, it is the lowest share of the vote for any majority-winning party ever – just thirty-five per cent.

Will a Keir Starmer Government Make Digital Identity a Reality in the UK?

A call was placed to Oakland police but the dispatcher informed the caller the crime was listed as a Priority 2, as no suspects were on scene, adding it could be reported online. It was only after a video of the mass looting was shared with the department that it was raised to a Priority 1 and an officer was sent to the store nine hours after the robbery began

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 5, 2024

France: Left and Pro-Establishment Parties Unite to Keep Le Pen’s National Rally From Power

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports plunge as it surrenders market share to Russia, UAE

Problems with the BLS jobs report.

Hunga Tonga volcano: impact on record warming

Facial temperatures might help diagnose diabetes, other diseases

The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes

The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden

This would not be worth its own post if it was not for the fact that this is appearing in one of the primer publications of educated liberal elite. The fact that this is being allowed to appear the New Yorker magazine is something that Biden is not going to recover from….

Who was actually in charge? Nobody knew. But surely someone was in charge? And surely there must be a plan, since surely this situation could not endure? I heard these questions posed at cocktail parties on the coasts but also at MAGA rallies in Middle America. There emerged a comical overlap between the beliefs of the nation’s most elite liberal Biden supporters and the beliefs of the most rabid and conspiratorial supporters of former President Trump. Resistance or QAnon, they shared a grand theory of America in 2024: There has to be a secret group of high-level government leaders who control Biden and who will soon set into motion their plan to replace Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee. Nothing else made sense. They were in full agreement.

The entire article is sticking the knife into Biden and twisting while trying to be as kind about it as possible.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2024

A new Russian operation threatens a significant part of Ukraine’s Donbas

‘The sword is coming’: Biblical IDF email warned of Hamas plans days before Oct.7

Terrorism in the West Bank is fast becoming more sophisticated, deadly

Egypt Teeters On Brink Of Economic Ruin As Public Debt Mounts, Poverty Rate Soars

The crucial role of tourniquets in trauma care

Meta to kill off one of its most beloved devices – as annoyed fans beg Mark Zuckerberg to support hardware for longer

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 3, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: $2.2B In New Air Defense Interceptors Coming From U.S.

NYT: IDF May Be Forced To Accept Ceasefire Leaving Hamas In Power Because Running Low On Munitions

China’s Seizure of Taiwan Fishing Boat Risks Inflaming Tensions

Danish Farmers to be Taxed for Livestock Emissions

Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech

How to Catch a Lab Leak

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 2, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Strikes Airbase In Drone-Directed Missile Attack

Israeli AH-64 Apache Commanders Describe Brutal Reality Of October 7 Missions

IDF, Netanyahu fought over PA in Gaza, now its about withdrawal

Russian kids will go to ‘excellent’ summer camps in North Korea this year as the two countries move close

Pakistan set to deport hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees

Young Men Are Swinging Hard Right in Korea. It Could Be a Preview for America.

White House aide dishes on dealing with moody, aging Biden: ‘People are scared’

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden’s debate performance

36% of Americans plan to take on debt for summer travel.

50% of the population will have myopia by 2050

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 1, 2024

How a Russian soldier decided to desert his post after fighting pro-Uk

Anti-Israel, Far-Left Mobs Terrorize Paris After Le Pen’s Party Wins First Round of Elections

Many California homeowners are concerned about their home insurance, and that anxiety ratcheted up on Friday when State Farm requested one of its biggest rate increases ever, a sign they may be struggling financially.

At Camp David, Biden’s family is blaming his top aides and urging him to not end his run after a bad debate

Top aides shielded Biden from staff

Supreme Court: Trump Entitled To “At Least Presumptive Immunity From Prosecution For All His Official Acts”

Alzheimer’s scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 30, 2024

Le Pen’s Party Wins Big in First Round of French Election

DNC Insiders: Biden Was Set Up to Fail in a ‘Soft Coup’

Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: Central Banks Diversify from USD-Assets to Other Currencies and to Gold

Street takeover with more than 50 cars in downtown LA leaves some in flames

Warren Buffett once went to China with Bill Gates — and lived on burgers, fries, and Cherry Coke

Parkinson’s Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests Unexpected, Simple Treatment

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 29, 2024

“I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space.”

Jill Biden is the Reason Why Joe Biden is Not Dropping Out of the 2024 Election

New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 race

Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear outfits designed to block infrared

30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive