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EU to start second live exercise of its rapid deployment force on November 25

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Fifteen EU member states and more than 1,700 soldiers will participate,” the statement said https://tass.com/world/1872529

Theodore Olson, 1940-2024

Wall Street Journal The great Supreme Court litigator won Bush v. Gore in 2000. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ted-olson-dies-age-84-federalist-society-supreme-court-ronald-reagan-george-w-bush-4a76c2d1

Oregon Democrat unseats GOP incumbent in toss-up House race, narrowing Republicans’ majority

Fox News Oregon Republican Rep. Lori-Chavez-DeRemer has been ousted by Democratic challenger state Rep. Janelle Bynum in the state’s 5th Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Thursday, more than a week after Election Day. The win narrows the Republican majority in the House to 218 seats to Democrats’ 209. The race was rated a toss-up…

Flag Officer Announcements

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3965055/flag-officer-announcements/

Russia pushes forward in Ukraine amid talk of negotiations

Washington Post A buildup of Russian troops in Ukraine’s southeast comes as uncertainty looms over how a Trump presidency will affect the war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/14/ukraine-zaporizhzhia-kupyansk-russia-offensive/

Bynum Defeats Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon, Flipping a Seat for Democrats

New York Times State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/elections/oregon-house-chavez-deremer-bynum.html

Most Ukrainian soldiers drafted against their will, from rural areas

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Miroslav Borisenko, there are “almost no” residents of major cities among the forcibly mobilized, although in 2022 the “social composition was entirely different” in the Ukrainian armed forces https://tass.com/world/1872527

Judge Delays Jan. 6 Trial With Potential Trump Pardons Coming

New York Times A Kansas man accused of attacking the Capitol in 2021 argued the trial should be delayed since President-elect Donald J. Trump has pledged that he would pardon rioters who stormed the building. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/politics/jan-6-trial-delay-trump.html

Kabbalah of Information and the mystery of consciousness

Jerusalem Post Exploring the consciousness debate, Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Eduard Shyfrin discuss AI’s limits, the soul’s role in thought, and the complexities of mind-body interaction. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-829177

Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory

New York Times President Biden will attend global summits in Peru and Brazil as world leaders prepare for the return of Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/politics/biden-south-america.html