Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 6:23 PM for 11h 24m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 97.9% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1871, the Peshtigo Fire devastates a Wisconsin community:
On this date Peshtigo, Wisconsin was devastated by a fire which took 1,200 lives. The fire caused over $2 million in damages and destroyed 1.25 million acres of forest. This was the greatest human loss due to fire in the history of the United States. The Peshtigo Fire was overshadowed by the Great Chicago fire which occurred on the same day, killing 250 people and lasting three days.
The Kerch Bridge to illegally-occupied Crimea has partially collapsed following one or more explosions. See Blast damages Crimea bridge central to Russia war effort. Retired Australian Gen. Mick Ryan offers a careful initial analysis in a tweet thread:
It is too early to ascertain the method of attack and the range of implications of this attack on the Kerch Bridge. It is certainly a punch in the face for Putin on his birthday. A couple of thoughts however in this short (for me) thread. 1/9 ? https://t.co/h8C45CWI2K
— Mick Ryan, AM (@WarintheFuture) October 8, 2022
Can’t emphasize enough how, on Twitter or elsewhere, one should rely on serious and grounded analyses like Ryan’s. Ryan’s Twitter account, @WarintheFuture, is a valuable resource on military analysis.
As a matter of rhetoric, not military science, Jessica Berlin, @berlin_bridge, a Germany-based internationalist and supporter of Ukraine, had a well-crafted response when the news first emerged about damage to the Russian-built Kerch bridge:
BREAKING: Kerch Bridge
— Jessica Berlin (@berlin_bridge) October 8, 2022
Clever, very clever.
If you’re on Twitter, both @WarintheFuture and @berlin_bridge are well-worth following. For more on Ryan, see https://mickryan.com.au. For more on Berlin, see https://www.jessica.berlin.
Ukraine war: Fire engulfs bridge spanning from Crimea to Russia after explosion:
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