Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 4, 2022

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Around the world, leaders have taken note. Why else is there a war in Ukraine? Why are the Chinese maneuvering toward Taiwan, insisting that it’s sovereign territory? Why is little rocket man shooting rockets toward Japan and … Read More

Xi, Scholz warn against ‘irresponsible’ nuclear threats over Ukraine

BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to … Read More

As clocks fall back, permanent daylight saving bill remains stalled in Congress

In March, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would have done away with biannual clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent. Despite initial enthusiasm from some House members, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and as Americans prepare to … Read More

January 2022 Eruption Of Tonga Volcano Produced Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume

Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have confirmed that the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume. The colossal eruption is … Read More

Pentagon: A North Korea nuclear attack would ‘result in the end of the Kim regime’

The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs met Thursday as Pyongyang launches a barrage of missiles. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Thursday that any North Korean nuclear attack against the United States … Read More

White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check

The Biden administration was forced to delete a Twitter post taking credit for a boost in retirees’ Social Security checksWednesday after social media users pointed out the increase was tied to decades-high inflation.​ “Seniors are getting the biggest increase in … Read More

Iran Upping Ante By Prepping More Middle East Attacks And Unprecedented Missile Shipment To Russia

Concurrent reports that Iran will launch new attacks against Saudi Arabia and Iraqi Kurdistan while simultaneously preparing missile shipments to Russia for use against Ukraine demonstrate Tehran’s increased willingness to escalate beyond its borders. The Wall Street Journal was the … Read More

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