The 8-1-24 edition of The View from the Front podcast.

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Ukraine news:

Update on F-16s in Ukraine.

Unfortunately, there may be as few as six fighter pilots. Here’s a report from the Telegraph about that. (About the 9 min mark to 11:35 or so.)

On the ground, the Russians continue to invest in massive ground attacks against Ukraine, but with little success to date.

U.S. news:

U.S. military launches first airstrike in Iraq in months

South America news:

Maduro urges Venezuelans to report protesters who question his reelection

Motivation and wisdom:

Here’s some motivation and encouragement for you, because I know that life is hard and pep talks help. I also know that sometimes you can get too close to a situation and not be able to see what’s happening, so I share some quotes of wisdom alongside these motivational quotes in the hopes that maybe just one of them might speak to you.

I always like to share a few from the Bible, or that touch on Jesus, because Christianity and the Bible have become such a source of strength and wisdom and calm for me during the past couple of years.

And I hope by sharing a few, it might encourage you to get into the Bible yourself. Because I think it’ll really help you.

And, I always like to end each week’s notes with this one:

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