Morning Jolt: Russia Suffers ‘One of the Most Serious Blows’ of the War

On the menu today: A brief respite from the grim news in the Middle East, as we check in on Ukraine and see that a weapons system that Kyiv has wanted to use for nearly two years has finally arrived, and it made a spectacular mess of a Russian air base. Meanwhile, Russia effectively takes another hostage by throwing nonsense charges at an American journalist. Sure would be nice to have a speaker of the House right around now, huh? The Gaetz Eight deposed Kevin McCarthy 16 days ago, and House Republicans are still flailing around. The world outside our window faces problems as serious as a heart attack, and half of our legislative branch looks like a bunch of clowns.

Ukraine Finally Gets the Goods

Perhaps the greatest acronym in the U.S. military today is the one for the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System, "ATACMS," which, when said aloud, sounds an awful lot like "attack-ems."

And if you want to "attack 'em," this is a good system to have — all-weather, surface-to-surface, precise out to 100 miles away, and can fire up to 185 miles away. To ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 19 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 19 2023 Russia Suffers 'One of the Most Serious Blows' of the War On the menu today: A brief respite from the grim news in the Middle East, as we check in on Ukraine and see that a weapons system that Kyiv has wanted to use for nearly two years has finally arrived, and it made a spectacular mess of a Russian air base. Meanwhile, Russia effectively takes another hostage by throwing nonsense charges at an American journalist. Sure would be nice to have a speaker of the House right around now, huh? The Gaetz Eight deposed Kevin McCarthy 16 days ago, and House Republicans are still flailing around. The world outside our window faces problems as serious as a heart attack, and half of our legislative branch looks like a bunch of clowns. Ukraine Finally Gets the Goods Perhaps the greatest acronym in the U.S. military today is the one for the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System, "ATACMS," which, when said aloud, sounds an awful lot like "attack-ems." And if you want to "attack 'em," this is a good system to have — all-weather, surface-to-surface, precise out to 100 miles away, and can fire up to 185 miles away. To ...   READ MORE

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