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☆ Wagner Group leader is criticizing Putin's botched war plans in Ukraine again because he didn't get a reward for capturing Bakhmut, Western intel says
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Wagner Group chief Prigozhin criticized Putin after not receiving a reward for capturing Bakhmut. Prigozhin has feuded with both Putin and the Russian Ministry of Defense regarding Bakhmut, ISW said. Russian state media has effectively banned reporting on Wagner, Prigozhin said. While it's not clear what reward Prigozhin would have received, the complications around his capture of Bakhmut may indicate a reluctance from Putin and Russian military leaders to reward him, according to the ISW. Prigozhin said Wagner troops took control of Bakhmut on May 10, and cleared the city on May 21, later blaming the delay on the lack of ammunition provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense, ISW stated.
☆ Russian state media calling for unpaid 6th day of work to fund Ukraine invasion, Western intel says
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russian state media and businesses are petitioning for a 6-day work week to fund war in Ukraine. The extra work day would likely come without additional pay, according to UK intelligence. Multiple 4-day work week trials in the UK and Spain have reported positive results for employees. The additional work day is marking a shift towards "mandating citizens to actively make sacrifices in support of the war effort." "I recommend that the elite of the Russian Federation gathers up, bitch, its youth and send them to war."
☆ Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut say fighting regular Russian troops will be 'not as hard' as fighting Wagner troops because they're inexperienced
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut say fighting regular Russian troops will be easier than Wagner forces. Troops told The Washington Post that Wagner Group's "unorthodox strategies" were hard to deal with. "Fighting with regular Russian forces is not as hard as fighting with Wagner," he told the Post. "Whereas the Russians, they're young, they're fresh, they're new, and they basically just walk out. While it may be a meaningless victory, the intense combat has left Russian forces exhausted ahead of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive.
☆ A pizza company is letting customers buy now and pay when they're dead
  + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A pizza company is letting customers buy now and pay after they're dead. Hell Pizza says the AfterLife Pay system will initially run as a trial for 666 people. A New Zealand pizza company has unveiled a new "buy now, pay later" system that lets customers wait to pay for their order until after they're dead. The "AfterLife Pay" system requires customers to sign a real amendment to their wills, allowing their pizza debts to be collected after they've died. Hell Pizza CEO Benn Cumming told Newshub the "light-hearted" marketing stunt was inspired by current buy now, pay later programs affecting Kiwis.
☆ Russia is selling Zelenskyy's penthouse apartment in Crimea to fund its war in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia is selling President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's apartment in Crimea to fund its war in Ukraine. Russian state media said the sale would go towards Russia's so-called "special military operation." The sale was announced Wednesday, according to Russian state media agency TASS. The sale of Zelenskyy's apartment will go towards funding Russia's war in Ukraine — or "special military operation," as Russian media and officials have repeatedly referred to it. Russian media estimated the apartment to be worth about $800,000.
☆ Ukrainian women training for war can kill Russians with 'office supplies,' resistance group leader says
  + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukrainian women trained for war can kill Russian soldiers with office supplies, a military leader said. "We have women who can kill individuals with office supplies, you know," Biletska said in an interview with war correspondent Tim Mak. "Like a pencil or a pen... it's not just guns or rifles, but the objects available in an office supplies store." More than 60,000 Ukrainian women now serve in the country's military, according to US embassy statistics. Ukrainian women on the front lines told The Invisible Battalion Project that they fear sexual violence at the hands of Russian soldiers.
☆ Putin could have a 'revolution' on his hands because Russian elites refuse to send their kids to die in the Ukraine war, Wagner boss Prigozhin warns
  + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Putin could face a "revolution" because of outrage over war in Ukraine, Wagner boss Prigozhin said. The Times reported that Prigozhin compared the current environment to the 1917 Russian Revolution. "I recommend that the elite of the Russian Federation gathers up, bitch, its youth and send them to war." That revolution, he concluded, "might end as in 1917," referencing the Russian Revolution of 1917, when citizens overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and his family. Prigozhin's volatile attitude and criticisms of Putin are increasingly shocking, but the Russian president is still too reliant on Wagner's army to punish Prigozhin.
☆ Russia captured Bakhmut, but it cost thousands of troops and has likely exhausted its remaining soldiers
  + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Chris Panella | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Russia has essentially captured the city of Bakhmut, but it paid a heavy price, exhausting its forces. The win in Bakhmut, which remains contested, is its first battlefield victory in almost a year. The win is likely Pyrrhic, and analysts say there's little Russia can do but wait for Ukraine's next move. Libkos/APUkrainian and Russian troops have been engaged in intense combat over Bakhmut for nearly a year now, and both sides have seen countless soldiers killed and wounded. ISW noted around the time of Russia's claimed victory over Bakhmut that "Russian forces will likely need additional reinforcements to hold Bakhmut City and its flanks at the expense of operations in other directions."
☆ US spy agencies found signs Ukraine may have carried out the Kremlin drone attack: NYT
  + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
US spy agencies found signs Ukraine may have carried out the Kremlin drone attack earlier this month. US officials told The New York Times the attack was likely completed by special military units. Previous intelligence assessments have said the attacks were likely staged by Russia. This goes against what multiple analysts, including the Institute for the Study of War, have said about the drone attack. The attack was also "caught nicely on camera," ISW added, pointing towards a staged attack to bolster the Kremlin's narrative of the war.
☆ TikToker finds alien-looking shark egg with a tiny, moving embryo inside at the beach
  + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A viral video on TikTok shows an alien-looking shark egg found on a California beach. The corkscrew-shaped egg came from a California horn shark, the TikTok user said. The video shows the "pliable" egg — and the tiny shark embryo moving inside. In the video, she shows the egg — which she says came from a California horn shark — is pliable and squishy but will harden over time. At one point in the video, the camera gets close enough to the egg casing to see the tiny, wriggling embryo inside.
☆ Half of Phoenix, Arizona, would end up in the ER if the city has a blackout during a heat wave, study finds
  + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Half of Phoenix, Arizona, would go to the ER if there's a blackout during a heatwave, a new study says. The research, published today, estimated that around 800,000 residents would need emergency care for heat-related conditions like heat stroke. If a blackout left citizens without those systems, a heat wave would have dire consequences, the researchers found. The study involved modeling outdoor and indoor temperatures and daily activity patterns for residents, as well as looking back at historical heat wave events in Phoenix. The city saw record-breaking temperatures in April of this year, according to local weather reports.
☆ Zelenskyy says images of Hiroshima annihilated by the atomic bomb remind him of Bakhmut — and give him hope that Ukraine can rebuild
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
While in Hiroshima for the G-7 summit, Zelenskyy likened the city's destruction in WW2 to Bakhmut. The Ukrainian president made the comparison after visiting the atomic bomb museum, the NYT reported. At a press conference, the Ukrainian president said the atomic bomb's explosion in 1945 produced imagery and memories that evoke the mass destruction seen across Ukraine today, Politico reported. The children, little babies, before their death, and we have similar pictures unfortunately" in Ukraine," he said, according to Politico. Zelenskyy and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb.
☆ Ukraine-backed Russian militants claim they've taken over a Russian village in a cross-border raid
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine-backed Russian militants claim they've taken over territory in the Belgorod region. The Kremlin was informed of the cross-border raid and said it was "sabotage" from Kyiv. One legion of Russian freedom fighters announced the "liberation" of the area from Putin's regime. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyUkrainian-backed Russian militants claim they've taken control of Russian territory in a cross-border raid, announcing the "liberation" of the villages from Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime. On Monday, the Liberty of Russia Legion militants said they were moving into the Belgorod region, a southern Russian area that borders Ukraine and is just miles north of Kharkiv.
☆ Why foldable phones are so incredibly expensive
  + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
“I’ve owned practically every Pixel device,” said Pantons, 33, who has posted hundreds of YouTube videos about Pixel phones and other tech products. Premium partsThe flexible screen found on foldable phones is one of the biggest reasons why they cost so much. And the Google Pixel Fold has two: a 5.8-inch cover display and a 7.6-inch inner display. The new Google Pixel Fold phone Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesOther components unique to foldables also drive up the cost. Foldable phones are also notoriously fragile.
☆ Ukraine needs American-made F-16s if it's going to stop Russia's invasion once and for all, a defense expert says. NATO now seems to be giving in.
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Ukraine could finally get the F-16 fighter jets it's been begging for. Still, the jets are vital for Ukraine's war efforts, defense experts told Insider, giving Kyiv the firepower it needs to bolster its current and future fleets. Ukraine sees the fighter jets as indispensable, Jones said, and it is thinking on a longer-term basis than friendly nations in the West. "The sooner we get fighters into the hands of Ukraine's combat-experienced fighter pilots, the greater Ukraine's chances of success," Deptula said. Matthew LotzThe debate over whether to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine has lasted months.
☆ International pressure on Biden to give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets appears to be working
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
International pressure on Biden to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets appears to working. Not only will the US authorize use of the US-made F-16s in Ukraine, it'll help train pilots and possibly send fighter jets from its own stockpiles. It also suggests that international pressure — Ukraine's pleas for the jets as well as NATO's desire to send them — on Biden has worked. News on the authorization of F-16 fighter jets came in a flurry. Politico reported that move opens the doors for Western allies to send Ukraine the jets, although the timeline and details are still murky.
☆ Why this beautiful rainbow sea slug is such an incredible scientific find
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Chris Panella | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The rainbow sea slug is beautiful, vibrant, and an extremely rare find. The rainbow sea slug — scientific name Babakina anadoni — was found by rock pool enthusiast Vicky Barlow last weekend. Rainbow sea slugs are on the moveDiscovering the sea slug so far north is probably a testament to climate change. Rainbow sea slugs have been cited farther north than usual likely due to climate change. One video shared by the Rock Pool Project shows the rainbow slug in action, moving slowly along a rock surface.
☆ Spy chief reveals Ukraine been assassinating Russian pro-war propagandists far from the frontlines
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine has been assassinating Russian pro-war propagandists since the war began, its spy chief now says. Major-General Kyrylo Budanov that his network has operated behind the frontlines, The Times reported. He also said that some Russian citizens are helping with sabotage missions. Though Budanov didn't cite specific names of people targeted in the alleged killings, several high-profile explosions have killed Russian citizens within Putin's borders. In another interview, Budanov alleged that "a minority of Russians" are cooperating with Ukraine's reconnaissance, The Times reported.
☆ Ukraine's Western partners are short on weapons and can't churn them out fast enough to fuel a counterpunch for long, defense experts say
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine's Western partners are short on weapons and can't make them fast enough to meet Kyiv's needs. Experts told The Washington Post that NATO countries have been too slow to manufacture munitions. Countries are facing dwindling stockpiles and can't manufacture weapons fast enough to support Kyiv's ambitions to launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces, according to the Washington Post. Defense experts told the Washington Post that many of Ukraine's NATO partners — especially European nations — haven't mobilized their defense industries to meet battlefield needs for artillery, tanks, air defense systems, and ammunition. Germany offered the fast and lethal Leopard tanks to Ukraine in January, followed by US Abrams tanks that have a record of shattering Soviet-era armor.
☆ Kia and Hyundai will pay out millions to people who had their cars stolen in Tik-Tok inspired 'Kia Boys' thefts
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Chris Panella | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Kia and Hyundai will pay millions to people who had their cars stolen in a Tik-Tok inspired trend. The "Kia Boys" trend involved using a common USB charging cord or metal object to start the car. Kia and Hyundai will pay millions of dollars to people who had their car stolen thanks to a missing antitheft device and a TikTok-inspired trend. It affects owners of certain 2016 to 2021 Hyundai models and certain Kia models made between 2011 and 2021. The spike in theft of the models is partially thanks to a TikTok trend from the "Kia Boyz," which followed people breaking into Kia and Hyundai models only using a screwdriver and a USB cord.
☆ A freight train suspiciously went off the rails after a reported explosion in Russian-occupied Crimea, and the railway is blaming 'outsiders'
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A freight train suspiciously went off rails after a reported explosion in Russian-occupied Crimea. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA freight train suspiciously went off rails after a reported explosion in Russian-occupied Crimea, and railway authorities have blammed "outsiders." Eight trains were derailed, The Moscow Times reported. Before the derailment, Russian security services reported an explosion on the railway line, The Guardian reported. The Moscow Times reported that Russia has reported several acts of railway sabotage in recent months.
☆ This clothing shop is selling 'Faux News' T-shirts mocking Tucker Carlson to raise money to help Ukrainians in the war he vocally opposed
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Igor Novikov, the founder of Cancel Kouture, told Insider the shirts approach opinions with humor. "At the moment, we're donating to resilience centers and the charities that are directly supporting people in need," he told Insider. "And I realized that it must've been Fox News, and it must've been Tucker," Novikov said. And Novikov said while Cancel Kouture gets its namesake from the phenomenon of "canceling" someone, it's also more lighthearted. "I'm not a huge fan of cancel culture because, to me, it seems too aggressive and too indiscriminate," Novikov told Insider.
☆ Zelenskyy's presidential advisor says without more fighter jets and long-range missiles from the West it's easy for Russia to 'torture' Ukraine's troops
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Zelenskyy's presidential advisor said without more air support, Russia can easily "torture" Ukraine. He also criticized Western leaders who say Ukraine doesn't need fighter jets or long-range missiles. Podolyak's tweet also appears to criticize Western leaders who have previously said Ukraine doesn't need fighter jets and long-range missiles. Rather, he told the Post, the lack of fighter jets and long-range missiles "leads to an aggravation of the conflict and an increase in deaths." While Podolyak didn't name any specific Western authorities, the Biden administration has repeatedly rejected Zelenskyy's requests for F-16 fighter jets.
☆ A 'Da Vinci glow' casts a ghostly shine on the moon this week. Here's when to catch it.
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chris Panella | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The "Da Vinci glow" phenomenon will be visible on the moon this week. Here are the best days and times to see the "Da Vinci glow," according to Live Science. The phenomenon is known as the "Da Vinci glow," or "Earthshine." Thanks to the "Da Vinci glow," however, you can see the entire moon as a faint glimmer. When to see the Da Vinci glow on the moonThe new moon on Friday will be practically invisible, lost in the sun's glare, so plan to catch the Da Vinci glow before or after that.
☆ Obama says he 'didn’t fully appreciate' how Michelle took care of their daughters while he was president
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Obama says he "didn't fully appreciate" Michelle's mothering of daughters while he was president. Obama told CBS Mornings that being out of the White House has helped his marriage with Michelle. In an interview with CBS Mornings, Obama said that while he was engaged as a father, he "did not fully appreciate" how difficult it was for Michelle to mother their children, Malia and Sasha, during his presidency. Since departing the White House and seeing Malia and Sasha all grown up, Obama said Michelle is now "a little more forgiving of all my flaws." "Let me just say this, it sure helps to be out of the White House," he laughed.
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