Xi Widens Legal Basis For PLA Troop Deployments Amid Soaring Taiwan Tensions

At a moment the Pentagon is warning Beijing about its heightened military maneuvers around Taiwan, China’s President Xi Jinping has just signed an order which fundamentally expands the conditions under which People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops can be deployed. The freshly signed and promulgated order introduces a legal framework to deploy troops in “non-war military… Continue reading Xi Widens Legal Basis For PLA Troop Deployments Amid Soaring Taiwan Tensions

Shortwave Follow-up: Why the BBC’s Service Matters

  On March 25, 2022 Rand published an article “Why the BBC World Service’s New Ukrainian Shortwave Service Matters” (see: https://bit.ly/3LPiFd4, which is also a photo source).   One of the reasons I think shortwave is under-rated is because most everyone else is focused on Social Media. While Social Media is important, it is not… Continue reading Shortwave Follow-up: Why the BBC’s Service Matters

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Sirens Blare Across Downtown Chicago As Tornado Warning In Effect

A tornado warning has been issued across the Chicago metropolitan area and parts of northern Cook County Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).  Tornado sirens can be heard across Chicago as a potentially dangerous weather system hits the metro area.  The tornado sirens near by brothers place in Uptown are insanely creepy… Continue reading Sirens Blare Across Downtown Chicago As Tornado Warning In Effect

Stock Market Overview for Week of May 23, 2022

We’re closing out this week on the seventh consecutive red weekly bar on the SPY weekly chart. Words like bloodbath are being thrown around, and there’s definitely some pain out there. Specifically, small caps, which are a good barometer for risk-taking appetite among equity investors, are taking a beating.  SPY weekly chart  Looking to the… Continue reading Stock Market Overview for Week of May 23, 2022