Welcome to The View from the Front podcast. My name is Stan and this is the May 23rd edition. You can listen to the podcast by clicking the link above. There is also an AI-generated transcript that you can find above. Or, you can find the podcast on your favorite channel by searching by name Stan R. Mitchell and The View from the Front.Timestamps:Timestamp: 2:56. The Russian advance near Kharkiv falters.Timestamp: 6:08. Ukraine’s energy grid has been rocked.Timestamp: 9:50. Much needed artillery ammo finally reaches Ukraine’s front lines. Timestamp: 12:21. The pressure builds on Biden to greenlight Ukraine using American weapons against targets inside Russia.Timestamp: 14:53. E.U. sets precedent with plan to use profits from frozen Russian assetsTimestamp: 17:44. Russia faces a growing labor shortage.Timestamp: 21:58. Destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returns home from historic deployment.Timestamp: 25:37. U.S. completes floating pier off Gaza, but challenges remain.Timestamp: 32:47. Honoring a Medal of Honor recipient, as well as motivation and encouragement, just for you. Timestamp 53:09. An important message re: PTSD.If you just happened to stumble by, let me say a quick word about what we’re doing here.For those who don’t know, my name is Stan R. Mitchell, and I’m a prior Marine and journalist.Every week, I primarily do three things with my podcast:* Cover emerging hotspots and foreign policy news that you absolutely should know. (Why I focus on foreign policy...)* Work to unite our country and remind us of how lucky we are to live in America. (My thoughts on the division in this country...)* And finally, I always share plenty of motivation and encouragement at the end of each episode.Take a listen to the podcast. I really hope you get something out of it. By the way, you can sign up to support the show at the link below. (Or use the two options below that.)You can also now sign up at Patreon or send a tip through Venmo (@authorstanrmitchell).Selected source notes for podcast and transcript above.Ukraine news:Gift link: With its energy network nearly destroyed, Ukraine already fears the winterAlso, in contrast to the previous campaign against Ukraine’s energy sector, which focused primarily on destroying the electrical distribution grid, Russian forces are now directly targeting the country’s thermal and hydroelectric power plants.…Boiko said that consumption restrictions should be expected to last until September, by which time nuclear power stations — which provide half of the country’s electricity — will have ramped up production, while lower temperatures should reduce the energy demands.…Winter will be “undoubtedly difficult,” Boiko said — the only question is to what degree. Ukraine has lost some eight gigawatts of electricity production because of the strikes, he said — approaching half of what this country more than 30 million, the size of Texas, needs during peak periods.E.U. sets precedent with plan to use profits from frozen Russian assetsU.S. news:USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missilesChallenges abound, but aid moves into GazaWhile 569 metric tons of aid have landed off the Defense Department's Joint Logistics, Over-the-Shore pier in Gaza, getting the aid to the Palestinian people has been a problem, officials said today.Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters that aid is making it ashore and the amount of aid should quickly increase as the process continues.The problem with delivery comes as desperate Palestinians have been mobbing the trucks after they leave the marshalling yards. Ryder said there have been discussions among the U.S., Israel and the United Nations on efforts "to identify alternative routes for the safe movement of staff and cargo." Never, ever give up segment links:I call it the "Never, ever give up segment” because we must never ever give up as a country (though we face great division, a massive debt burden, and probably future problems that none of us could even predict. But we must never give up as a country.And I believe we must stay united. And also as individuals, we must never, ever give up. We’ve got family and friends counting on us, so in this section, I’m going to share some motivation to help encourage you.I’d like to begin by honoring a Medal of Honor recipient. If you don’t know, the Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration you can possibly earn in the military, and it’s awarded to service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.The medal is typically awarded by the President of the United States, upon the recommendation of the Armed Services. I share these Medal of Honor stories to remind us of the sacrifices that have been made through the nearly 250 years of American history. Through so many major wars, more than 1 million Americans have sacrificed their lives and died, getting us to this place and time. In wars such as ...
