The symbolism behind the Tisha B'Av certainly presents an attractive date for Iran and its proxies in the region to conduct strikes on Israel. Intel agencies are already id'ing preparatory activity. The major concern I have would be sleeper agents targeting Iron Dome batteries.

The lack of a comprehensive reaction to Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region will lead more and more Russians to question Putin's ability to defend the homeland, especially following Prigozhin's march on Moscow only 14 months ago.

It seems that it is not only the Trump/Musk interview on Space that is down. Others are also offline across X.

CNN has an interesting new piece from inside the Ukranian-held region of Kursk where we have yet to see any notable Russian counter-offensive. cnn.com/2024/08/16/wor…