Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 7, 2026

Trump announces ‘double-sided ceasefire’ between US, Iran following Pakistani proposal

In the Gulf, GPS jamming leaves delivery drivers navigating blind

‘We Have No Chance Against This’: Honda Reacts To China’s Supplier Strength

Trump Announces New Refinery — The First in 50 Years

SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet

How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear

It is going to be brutal soonest for rural areas that are on the leading edge of the demographic decline in most places. Does this have implications for higher ed in particular?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 6, 2026

Iran’s Top Spy Chief, Key IRGC Commanders Eliminated in Israeli Strikes

How A Dusty Strip Deep In Iran Can Be Turned Into A U.S. Special Operations Base In Hours

Everything We Now Know About The Operation To Rescue The F-15E WSO

Trump initially feared radio message from downed US airman was Iranian trap. After ejecting from the jet, the officer sent a message over his radio saying “Power be to God,” according to Trump who added that it “sounded like something a Muslim would say.” A US defense official said the exact wording had been “God is good,” Axios reported.

Russian Grain Ship Sinks in Sea of Azov After Suspected Drone Strike, Raising Risks to Shipping

By Friday night there was another problem. Urine is collected in a small tank, about the size of an office trash can. From there it is supposed to be vented into space, which is to say, dumped overboard to sail around the cosmos until the end of time. However, flight controllers noted that astronaut pee had frozen in the tank. There were no issues with using the toilet for no. 2, but no. 1 was a no-go.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 5, 2026

F-15E Weapon Systems Officer Shot Down Over Iran Has Been Rescued (Updated)

Global Fuel Shortage Pushes Governments Toward Demand Controls. Fuel rationing is spreading across Asia and Europe as supply losses mount, raising fears of a prolonged energy crisis.

Jet fuel prices have more than doubled in Asia and are up 85% in the United States. And Europe could run into jet fuel shortages in April, particularly if shipments of kerosene, a key component, remain disrupted by Iran’s effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 4, 2026

Iran Is Piercing Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defenses With High Altitude Cluster Warhead Releases

He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb

The Feds Say Cutting Fuel With Ethanol Will Bring Down Gas Prices.

Two versions of Outlook open and neither is working

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026

F-15E Down In Iran, Rescue Operation Ongoing (Updated)

The Democratic Socialists of America is prioritizing local elections to advance radical policies.

An Overview of the President’s FY 2027 Budget

Trump’s 2027 War Department Budget Plan Could Exceed $1.5 Trillion

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2, 2026

Key Iranian Bridge Severed By Airstrikes (Updated)

If nothing else this little movie shows how much things have changed over the last twenty years. It starts more then twenty years ago but thinks don’t really start to change until twenty years ago and although it is only one metric is is reflective of a much broader change that shows up in all sorts of economic figures.

The Orion spacecraft successfully fired its main engine for 5 minutes and 50 seconds on Thursday, sending four astronauts on a free-return trajectory around the Moon. For NASA and the Artemis II crew members, this marked a point of no return for more than week.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2026

Ukraine halts Russian advances across key sectors as Moscow prepares a new offensive. Meduza analyzes the latest battlefield developments.

Amid Fears Houthis Could Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea Task Force Ready For Attacks

Powerful earthquake strikes Molucca ⁠Sea near Indonesia

Sony “Temporarily Suspends” Memory Card Orders In Japan As Global Memory Crunch Worsens

Trump Threatens NATO Departure, Claims Iran Wants A Ceasefire Ahead Of National Address (Updated)

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2026

Bunkers For U.S. Bases In Middle East Now A Top Priority For Pentagon

Toyota has cut production of vehicles that rely on Gulf aluminum supplies by almost 40,000 units over two months. Nissan has trimmed its schedules. Gulf smelters that supply Toyota, Nissan, BMW, parts makers for Mercedes-Benz, South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis and hundreds of other automotive customers worldwide are defaulting on contracts or closing down. The U.S.-Iran war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, cutting off one of the largest flows of automotive-grade aluminum.

A little misleading as they are just doing a fly by which is not exactly going to it in my mind. After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week

Mysterious Nighttime Hum Haunts Communities in New Jersey, Ohio, and Connecticut

Old news but I missed it. EA announced it will be acquired in an all-cash deal by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia