West Coast Milblogger 12-08-2024

AI correspondents report on Ace High Assad, South Korean Bluff, and Chinese Poker.

Host @Cyrus_Emerson and AI correspondents churn blockchain every Sunday with world news.

Cyrus Emerson hosts and produces West Coast Milblogger. He's a former radio Host for an NPR affiliate and television News Producer for a CBS affiliate.

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San Francisco Under Tsunami Warning After 7.0 Earthquake

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow under asylum, Russian news agencies say

Russian retreat from Syria: Chaos grips Damascus

Russia and Iran bear primary responsibility for escalation in Syria

Syrian opposition leader says Lebanon truce opened door to Aleppo assault

The A-10 Warthog is Getting the Job Done in Syria

Iraq will not be just a 'spectator' in Syria, prime minister says

Israel, US behind weakening of 'Axis of Resistance' in Syria, Iranian army chief says

The War on Terror Had an Unexpected Outcome

Erdogan offered help to Assad, but was rejected

IDF again shoring up forces on Golan as Syrian rebels take area close to border

Trump responds after rebels overtake Syria, ousting longtime dictator: 'Assad is gone'

Assad killed in plane crash? Buzz as Syrian Air flight disappears from radar

JD Vance Issues Warning About Syrian Rebels After Assad Ousted: 'Nervous'

Turkey says new Syrian administration must be inclusive

If North Korean tanks roll south, the US plans to meet them with new 'Stormbreaker' weapons

The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind

North Korea Targets South Korean Property: Power Towers and Golf Clubhouses Destroyed

South Korean lawmakers push to impeach president after martial law decree

South Korean president poses 'high risk' of war with North Korea

U.S. watches warily as key Asian ally descends into political chaos

South Korea withstands a shocking stress test | LinkedIn

South Korea's President apologises for martial law, but refuses to resign

South Korean lawmakers are deciding whether to impeach the president over his martial law bid

South Korea's President Yoon survives impeachment motion after ruling party boycotts vote

Meet the South Korean woman who grabbed a soldier's gun

Lithuania expels Chinese diplomats, Beijing vows retaliation

Russian Attack Submarine Intercepted in South China Sea

China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing's access to chip technology

Undersea Cable Mystery Deepens Tensions; China Warns Retaliation Against Lithuania

China's Ties With Israel Are Hindering the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom

China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions

What China gains from ban on rare mineral exports to US?

Geologists Might Have Stumbled Upon the Largest Gold Mine in the World

China slaps sanctions on 13 US military firms over Taiwan arms sale

US, Japan and Philippines forces patrol in South China Sea after hostilities

US lawmakers fire back at government's chip sanctions against China, alleging glaring loopholes that let China access the latest technology

Chinese companies are reportedly reluctant to adopt homegrown chips - domestic solutions are technologically too far behind

New Draft of Controversial US Farm Bill Published, Making Major Changes to Regulations Around Hemp - Business of Cannabis

NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years

Sullivan promises 'avalanche' of military aid for Ukraine – The Guardian

Ukrainian Americans fear Elon Musk will use DOGE to help Russia