RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 11, 2024

Lebanon: Hezbollah Escalates Rocket Fire on Israel After Biden’s Weapons Embargo Threat

Fish Farming in Iceland

Ford explains it will have to stop selling petrol cars to poor people so it can meet government EV rules

IRS Now Targeting People Who Threaten Washington’s “Ability to Govern”

After once claiming on air that people taking ivermectin should be “shamed”, Chris Cuomo has done an about face on the drug, admitting on the PBD Podcast this week that he is taking a regular dose of it to deal with long Covid.

This is not the end of the story as higher courts could overturn this. Court Throws DEI Amendment to NY Constitution, Opposed By Equal Protection Project, Off November Ballot

More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances

NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 10, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Launches Offensive In Kharkiv Region

Day Before Biden Admin Announced It Would Withhold Weapons From Israel, It Issued Sanctions Waiver To Allow Arms Sales to Qatar and Lebanon

Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger

The beginning of this article is old hat but the later part I found interesting. I wish the article had led with the information and on the current structure and economics of Al-Qaeda instead. Down but Not Out: Why Al-Qaeda Remains a Major Threat

I remember when people were projecting that Japan would be bigger then the US in terms of economic power. Japanese angst as India set to become 4th largest economy

Oil companies may soon have to pay for Vermont’s climate recovery

The business of wallets

Cats, dogs, rabbits, geese and frogs lived in the high Arctic during a hotter era 9,000 years ago

Bird flu keeps rewriting the textbooks. It’s why scientists are unsettled by the U.S. dairy cattle outbreak

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 9, 2024

‘My fingers can’t feel the trigger but no one cares’ How Ukraine’s ‘partially fit’ soldiers ended up in ‘purgatory’

Ukraine lawmakers just passed a bill that’ll allow the country to mimic Russia’s tactic of drafting convicts to fight in the war

Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries

Biden Commits To Saving Hamas, Will Cut Off Offensive Weapons To Israel If It Enters Rafah

Israel and Iran bombed each other like three weeks ago and now oil prices are low enough that the SPR [Strategic Petroleum Reserve] is looking at buying

China is in the middle of its own retirement crisis as many older people cannot afford to stop working

There is a not so hidden lesson in this chart that remains unspoken in the blog post. The US has some of the lowest electricity prices in the world.

California city declares a public health emergency after tuberculosis sickens 14

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 8, 2024

Hostage families urge US, other countries to press Israel to reach deal with Hamas

US Halts Bomb Shipment to Israel Over Rafah Concerns

Is Hezbollah working more closely with the Houthis?

Manipur: The Massive Political Failure Underpinning India’s General Elections

Flooding Impacts Hit Brazil Grain Port

The Fed just dashed hopes for lower mortgage rates.

This is how civilization ends

Bombshell Evidence Proves That the FBI Staged the Infamous Mar-a-Lago Raid Photo

Most Dementia Patients ‘Return’ Before Death And It’s Unclear Why

How to Teach Congress to Do Its Job

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 7, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Half Of North Korean Missiles Used By Russia Failed, Kyiv Says

I would say that this is evidence that the jammers are a problem but I don’t see how the Russians can prevent things like this from being a solution. If you want to jam you have to send out a signal….USAF Buys Add-On JDAM-ER Seeker to Target Russian GPS Jammers

Putin’s Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest

The top immigration authority in Mexico is now operating as its own criminal entity extorting, kidnapping and smuggling migrants all across the country.

US, Russia lock horns in Niger

Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes

Trump Classified Docs Trial Postponed Indefinitely

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 6, 2024

Israel Begins Evacuating Civilians From Parts of Rafah Amid Reports of Possible Military Operation

Egypt: Islamist Mobs Attack Christians, Set Fire to Homes

Top House Intel Dem defends ‘very strong vetting process’ as Biden admin considers admitting Gazan refugees to US

These unexpected discoveries may help explain why high-fiber diets often exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease in patients. It may also help scientists develop therapeutic diets to reduce symptoms and gut damage in patients with inflammatory bowel disease or related conditions.

CRIPSR gene editing leads to improvements in vision for people with inherited blindness, clinical trial shows

New study challenges one-size-fits-all approach to vitamin D supplementation guidelines

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 5, 2024

It seems that the Kremlin is having a hard time accepting that Russia is playing second fiddle to China when it comes to trade in Central Asia.

Biden Halted Ammo Shipment to Israel to Pressure Against Invading Rafah, As Hamas Fires Rockets … From Rafah

Iranian Warship On The Move Amid Houthi Threat To Attack Ships

U.S. Oil and Gas Production Continues to Shatter Records

Creatine, a widely used supplement among athletes to enhance physical performance, has been found to also temporarily boost cognitive abilities affected by sleep deprivation.

How to Build a $20 Billion Semiconductor Fab