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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 18, 2026

Speculation Increases That War Against Iran is Imminent

Russia Eyes Balloon Communications System To Fill Massive Gap Left After Losing Starlink

Germany’s population is projected to shrink by nearly 5 per cent within 25 years — a significantly steeper decline than previously forecast

What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill

Links For Today

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 17, 2026

Final Pieces Moving Into Place For Potential Attack On Iran

Super Tanker Rates Soar Amid Sanctions, Supply Shifts, and Strategic Hoarding

California Bringing Gasoline From Bahamas, Raising Fears of Higher Prices. Gas has risen 40 cents in California over the last two weeks, averaging $4.58 a gallon.

NYC mayor unveils record $127B budget, up whopping $11 from this year. The socialist city leader’s plan includes a whopping 9.5% proposed property tax hike on New Yorkers, which he claims would be a “last resort” — while allocating another $1.2 billion for migrants.

99% of adults over 40 have shoulder “abnormalities” on an MRI. The trouble is, the vast majority of people in the study had no shoulder problems. The finding calls into question the growing use of MRIs to try to diagnose shoulder pain—and, in turn, the growing problem of overtreatment of rotator cuff (RC) abnormalities, which includes partial- and full-thickness tears as well as signs of tendinopathy (tendon swelling and thickening).

The Bacon Paradox

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As Russia continues striking Ukraine’s energy system in subzero temperatures, photographs from Kyiv capture life in the freezing capital

President Karol Nawrocki has called for Poland to seek a nuclear deterrent, saying that it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.

India seizes Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, steps up surveillance

Is the autism epidemic a myth?

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026

Turkish foreign minister warns of nuclear arms race if Iran gets the bomb

Egypt is on a positive autopilot: Inflation fell from 38% in late 2023 to 11.9% in January. The pound is strengthening. Reserves are rising.

A Closer Look at King Tut’s Footwear: The Pharaoh Was Buried With Over 80 Pairs of Sandals Made from Gold and Papyrus

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 14, 2026

What is epibatidine, and how did it kill Navalny? A guide to the frog neurotoxin that five countries say poisoned Russia’s opposition leader.

Iranian Regime Hunts Down Protesters as Uprising Continues

China housing market shows no clear turning point as price declines continue

This shows how South Africa has decayed in just a decade

Three Key South African Cities Hit by Water-Supply Shortages

US House overturns Trump’s Canada tariffs in rare bipartisan rebuke

If the 5% figure is not inflation adjusted (and it does not seem to be) you need to cut it that figure in half to get the increase in real terms. Credit card balances hit a fresh high in the fourth quarter, rising by $44 billion to $1.28 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. That’s a 5.5% jump from a year earlier.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 13, 2026

USS Gerald Ford Heads to Middle East as Iran Stalls on Nuclear Talks

Internal Nigerian Debate: Why I want second Trump’s military airstrikes in Nigeria

OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of “free-riding” on American R&D

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

USDA Deploys Sterilized Flies, High‑Tech Arsenal to Guard the Border Against Screwworm Threat

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Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower. Report on Sanctioned Artillery Factory Expansion and the Role of European Machinery

Satellite images show all entrances to Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site have been buried

Hamas documents name former World Vision Gaza director as member of terror group

GLP-1 drugs may cause scurvy in patients

Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead

We Have Now Reached “Gunperson”-Level Absurdity