- The Bunker: Déjà amnesia (POGO) The US military is spending too much on high tech bling, and not enough of basics like ammunition.
- The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker (New York Times) It turns out that the various US groups trying to volunteer to fight in the Ukraine are riven by corruption, incompetence, and ego. This is not a surprise. Whenever you have high profile event like this, the grifters and fakers show up. Frequently, it's the American Red Cross, see their behavior following the Haiti earthquake.
- ‘Now or Never’: The Immediate Origins of Putin’s Preventative War on Ukraine (Journal of Military and Strategic Studies) A impartial analysis of Putin's public statements regarding the Ukraine in the years long runup to the war. It's a good read, about 27 pages.
- Why pushing for the break up of Russia is absolute folly (Responsible Statecraft) Such an activity would further exacerbate tensions, which are already at a fever pitch.
- CFPB funding is constitutional, 2nd Circuit court rules (Banking Dive) This contradicts the 5th Circuit's ruline, and will doubtless be be ruled on by the Supreme Court. I am inclined to believe that the corrupt Justices will hamstring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Congress Sat Back and Let Trucks Become Heavier, Taller, and Deadlier (Business Insider) Modern trucks and SUVs have become so high and the front hoods so flat that an, "M1 Abrams battle tank had better a sightline than some everyday trucks.." The modern SUV, styled as an expression of naked hostility, is killing people.
- American Airlines to Temporarily Suspend Route Due to Boeing Dreamliner Delays (Wall Street Journal) Boeing can no longer manufacture airlines, and they can no longer be relied to.
- Denmark invites Nord Stream owner to recover mystery object (Hürriyet Daily News) "Mystery object," huh? Interesting.
- The Scammer Tricking Instagram Into Banning Influencer Accounts (ProPublica) Short version: Blackmailing asshole exploits huge gaps in the security system of the the criminal enterprise formerly known as Facebook™, and bribes staffers to take down accounts and then they blackmail the owners of the accounts to get them restored. I wonder how much of this is a feature and not a bug.
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