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Aim: “There’s no doubt that the IDF has done significant damage to Hamas’s infrastructure. Israel has killed or captured somewhere around one-third of Hamas’s fighting force, destroyed at least half of its rocket stockpile, and demolished somewhere between 20 and 40 percent of its tunnel network under Gaza. The more the war goes on, the higher those numbers will become. But as significant as these achievements are, ‘none of them come close to eliminating Hamas’ says Dan Byman, a professor at Georgetown who studies Israeli counterterrorism policy.” Vox: How Israel’s war went wrong.
+ Space Nukes for Dummies: “U.S. intelligence agencies have told their closest European allies that if Russia is going to launch a nuclear weapon into orbit, it will probably do so this year — but that it might instead launch a harmless ‘dummy’ warhead into orbit to leave the West guessing about its capabilities.” NYT (Gift Article): U.S. Warns Allies Russia Could Put a Nuclear Weapon Into Orbit This Year.
+ If Looks Could Kill: “According to court documents in the case, the altercation started with a remark about whether one person was looking at the other.” 2 men charged with murder in Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting.
+ Nex: “Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old Oklahoma sophomore, died on February 8. Nex, who was non-binary, was attacked in an Owasso High School bathroom the previous day, sustaining serious head injuries. Nex’s grandmother and legal guardian, Sue Benedict, said, “Nex did not see themselves as male or female,” and they were supported at home. But, according to Benedict, Nex had been bullied at school due to their gender identity since early 2023.” Popular Information: Nex Benedict matters. (And words from politicians have an impact.)
+ A Plan Would Be Good: “What ensured the quiet assimilation of displaced Ukrainians? Why has the arrival of asylum seekers from Latin America been so different? And why have some cities managed to weather the so-called crisis without any outcry or political backlash? In interviews with mayors, other municipal officials, nonprofit leaders, and immigration lawyers in several states, I pieced together an answer stemming from two major differences in federal policy. First, the Biden administration admitted the Ukrainians under terms that allowed them to work right away. Second, the feds had a plan for where to place these newcomers.” The Atlantic (Gift Article): Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis.’
+ Max Out: “Boeing announced Wednesday the head of the company’s 737 Max program is leaving the company in a management shake-up after a string of mishaps.” This gives new meaning to the phrase, they showed him the door.
