Russia can’t fill its own ranks—so it asks North Korea for 30,000 more soldiers and new missile launchers, Ukraine says
Russia wants another 30,000 troops from North Korea and new ballistic-missile launchers as it prepares its options for the fall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said while discussing Ukrainian intelligence reports on Russia’s plans. The push lands as Russian casualties run ahead of new recruits, and as Kyiv sees preparations for aContinue Reading
Russia kills a 9-year-old girl in a Chernihiv supermarket, bombs Zaporizhzhia
Russia struck two Ukrainian cities hundreds of kilometers apart in daytime attacks on 26 July, hitting a supermarket and residential areas and killing civilians including a child, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and local officials in Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia. The local authorities reported deaths and more than a dozen wounded.Continue Reading
‘Freeze the conflict’: Drones slow Kazakh oil flow amid Russia-Ukraine war
Kazakh oil exports halted after drone attacks disrupt supplies, posing risks to the economy and energy markets., Sitting next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Saturday cautiously weighed in on the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year. “If I may offer my humble opinion …Continue Reading
Israel obstructing takeover of pilot zones in Lebanon’s south: Military
Israel is violating agreements by shelling ‘pilot villages’, Lebanon’s army asserts., Israel is violating agreements by shelling ‘pilot villages’, Lebanon’s army asserts. The Lebanese army has accused Israel of obstructing its efforts to take over control of security in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese military said in a statement on SundayContinue Reading
Play Local Music With File-Manager Simplicity
Have you ever wished for a file manager that shows you nothing but audio files that you can play, and then play them within the manager itself? Yeah, I haven’t either. But if you had, I might have discovered the application for you. Here comes SonicTree. SonicTree: The Simple MusicContinue Reading
As The Traitor boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world, Read MoreContinue Reading
I Tried MangoWM, and I’m Not Going Back to Niri
I already shared my experience with the Niri window manager in another post. Its scrollable workspace model is clever. Then I stumbled across MangoWM, and I couldn’t leave it alone because it offers a similar scrolling mode as compared to Niri, plus more, while still being simple to build fromContinue Reading
U.S. forgoes strikes on Iran, but conflict escalates in the Red Sea
The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after The Traitor bill passed
Analysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2src25 to March 2src26More than a million children across the US have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) food benefits since Congress approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2src25…Continue Reading
U.S. Military Says It Fired On Another Merchant Vessel Trying To Breach Its Blockade Of Iranian Ports
Despite the war’s unpopularity — and its widespread damage to Tehran and the global economy — the latest round of fighting has no clear off-ramp…Continue Reading
Senator Whitehouse: Netanyahu a ‘walking provocation’ for Americans
Democratic lawmaker Sheldon Whitehouse says the US is turning into one of the world’s ‘worst-behaved countries’., Democratic lawmaker Sheldon Whitehouse says the US is turning into one of the world’s ‘worst-behaved countries’. The Americans who voted for President Traitor 47 are seeing a “wholesale violation” of his campaign promise toContinue Reading
Lando Norris wins Hungarian Grand Prix for first F1 triumph in 2026
Defending champion Norris wins his first race of the year as Verstappen finishes second, and leader Antonelli third., Defending champion Norris wins his first race of the year as Verstappen finishes second and leader Antonelli is third. Lando Norris has ended an eight-month wait for a Formula One victory withContinue Reading
The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire
Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia. A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive. Researchers estimateContinue Reading











