IJR News — today's news from every sideIJRSwing-State Dem Announces Plan To Tie Up Gun Stores With Red TapeHarold Hutchison · 4 min · 2dBlue Point One Breaks Ground in LouisianaBusiness — 2dBlue Point One, a CF Industries–JERA–Mitsui venture, began construction in Modeste, Louisiana on a $3.7 billion, 1.4 million metric ton per year low-carbon ammonia plant set to start in 2029 and potentially become the world’s largest. The project uses autothermal reforming with about 98% CO2 capture and sequestration via 1PointFive/Enbridge, with Linde investing in a large on-site air separation unit, and will create ~3,900 construction jobs and 100+ permanent positions, funded by the ownership shares of CF (40%), JERA (35%), Mitsui (25%). China, Indonesia Plan Jakarta Security Economic Talks — Aug 20, 2026China and Indonesia are conducting high-level talks in Jakarta, including a Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue and a 2+2 meeting, to deepen economic, defense, and security cooperation as they navigate a complex bilateral relationship amid tensions in the South China Sea and broader great-power competition. The discussions, prompted by a new strategic partnership framework, aim to align development strategies, bolster investment and trade, and project influence through defence diplomacy while balancing ties with both Beijing and Washington.
IJRKim, Putin Near Completion Of First-Ever Road Link As Military Partnership GrowsFrancis Kapper · 5 min · 2dD.C. Safety Program Shows Continued Crime Reductions — Aug 10, 2026The White House says that more than 16,000 arrests have been made in Washington, D.C. since the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force launched on Aug. 11, 2025, including 35 homicide suspects, over 100 gang members, 3,200+ narcotics arrests, and about 2,000 illegal firearms seized, with 25 missing children located. President Trump declared a crime emergency and mobilized National Guard forces to support what officials call the largest, most aggressive federal-city collaboration to curb crime in the capital, and a year later the administration touts the results as evidence of a successful crackdown. Tellez backs underdogs across MLB for July 24 — Jul 24, 2026Tony Tellez’s Friday, July 24, 2026, picks span five games, favoring underdogs with strong matchups and a couple of total plays: Rockies plus 1.5 on the run line, Cubs at +109, the Diamondbacks-Nationals game headed Over 9.5, the Yankees at +115, and the Dodgers-Mets game leaning Under 9, reflecting angles on hot/deeper lineups, favorable platoons, and bullpen/starting-pitching edges.
