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Pneumonic plague infographic. Image: The Wellness Company

No, you aren’t dreaming, no you haven’t been teleported back to the Middle Ages, and no this isn’t the script to a summer Hollywood blockbuster. No, sadly, this is reality – we are really hearing and reading about a potential outbreak of the pneumonic plague in Russia.
According to Axios:
The White House is monitoring a suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia, raising immediate concerns for scientists, researchers and health officials worldwide.

The Air Force is revamping how F-16 crews inspect a “blind spot” in the plane’s engine that has been at the root of at least two crashes in the last two years, including one that destroyed an Air Force Thunderbird in late 2025.
Pilots of two F-16s bailed out safely after their engines partially blew apart during routine flights in 2025 and 2024. In both cases, Air Force investigators traced the failure that doomed the planes to unrepaired damage within a “blind spot” inside the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine.

Over the last decade, Donald Trump has often relied on an extremely loyal base that has shown up for him in all three of his presidential runs.

But now, with the midterm elections weeks away, shaping up to be a bloodbath for Trump’s party, there are signs that the president is losing some support from voters of his own party — and that many Republicans may stay home this November.

Gas Prices on May 9 outside of Orlando, Florida. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

Rheinmetall and Praetorian Aeronautics have delivered a prototype of the Autonomous-Engagement-Rapid-Interceptor-Effector (AERIE), a containerised counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) launcher.

With less than a month before the November 3rd midterm elections, President Donald Trump faces increasingly dire polling. New state-by-state data from Civiqs shows Trump with positive net approval in just 11 states. That leaves him behind in 39 states. National surveys tell a similar story.

Recent Reuters/Ipsos and AP-NORC polls place Trump’s approval at approximately 31–32 percent.

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, Friday, August 14, 2026.

Pentagon Ordered to Prepare For New Strikes On Iran – The Pentagon has reportedly ordered U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to prepare for a large new military offensive against Iran amid reports that President Donald Trump is considering fresh attacks ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Per Axios, a directive was issued several days ago, and the operation being considered could involve extensive bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure — as well as other strategic targets.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his warning that Iran could eventually use a nuclear weapon to strike American cities, insisting during a campaign rally speech in Texas on October 7 that the United States had no choice but to launch strikes against Iran.

The comments follow days of controversy over his earlier suggestion that Iran could attack Los Angeles or San Diego, with media outlets and Democratic politicians wrongly describing his words as a call for Iran to strike the U.S.

The morning of October 7th, local time, marked the 74th birthday of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and also the start of Russia’s annual air campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Throughout the night, Russia launched the first of what is likely many missile attacks against Kyiv’s critical heating infrastructure, ahead of the incoming winter.

T-90M from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

T-72 Russian Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The attack utilized more than 70 missiles of various types and dozens of attack drones.

Russia launched a large drone and missile strike on Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, in an attack that struck a residential building in Pryluky, located in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region.

The strikes, which killed at least 18 people, coincided with the 74th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin at SCO Conference Creative Commons Image

Vladimir Putin In March 2018 Creative Commons Image

Taking to social media, the Ukrainian president posted a video of cleanup efforts following the Russian bombardment.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed on Wednesday, 7th October, that Iran has “lost complete control” over the Strait of Hormuz.

Rubio, speaking at a press conference during a visit to Greece, said the vital waterway was “open,” even as traffic fell to a two-month low that same day.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Christopher Courtney assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6), Det. 16 assist his team members during Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training from an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter.