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Note: Use Reader View https://add0n.com/chrome-reader-view.html to avoid paywall. The Department of Defense (DOD) has missed a deadline to produce a report on the estimated $85 billion in U.S. weaponry left in Afghanistan, prompting a letter from 27 House Republicans demanding answers. Congress approved legislation in September that required DOD officials to report on the property, equipment, and supplies that were destroyed, taken out of Afghanistan, or that remain in Afghanistan in connection with the August U.S. military withdrawal from the country. The DOD had 90 days to submit that report to Congress. After the Dec. 29, 2021, deadline came and...

In BriefThe Facts:More than 60,000 scientists and doctors as well as more than 900,000 people have now signed The Great Barrington Declaration. The declaration advocates for a more focused protection approach to combat COVID-19, and has done so since the beginning of the pandemic. COVID-19 mitigation strategies have been ineffective and perhaps more harmful than the virus itself.Reflect On:Why are opinions and narratives that oppose government health authorities censored, ridiculed, and largely ignored? Why aren't they discussed openly and transparently?Pause - set your Pulse...Take a breath. Release the tension in your body. Place attention on your physical heart. Breathe slowly...

While David Perdue was a great Senator for Georgia, Brian Kemp substantially weakened the Voter Rights Bill led by the Republican Senate, cutting out many of the most powerful regulations. The people of Georgia love David Perdue and Herschel Walker. These numbers are staggering! Read the full article by Matthew Boyle with Breitbart here.

Alabama football coach Nick Saban was among a handful of sports figures from West Virginia to sign a letter urging Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, to support the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act.The letter, which was made public on Monday, also was signed by NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, former West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck, former NFL All-Pro Darryl Talley and former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

This was featured on the Cherry Republic website which ostensibly is for selling cherry products: Opening Hearts & Minds Mary Won September 4, 2020 It may seem to some that Northern Michigan is far-removed from the heated debates about racial equity happening around the country. But a recent incident with our local county commission pointed a harsh spotlight on us, and it illuminated the very real need for racial education in our corner of the world.Seth, who acts as co-facilitator along with Elizabeth Wolff, has been met by overwhelmingly positive comments from participants across the region and is currently taking...

BREAKING: Ray Epps to testify to Jan 6 Committee this Friday

The American way of life has been nearly destroyed over the past two years by a virus that came from communist China. Politically, economically, and socially, America has been devastated. As of this writing, 850,000 Americans have died. Why, then, is the U.S. Olympic team preparing to head to Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympics? If ever there was an Olympics that should be boycotted, this is it. The purpose of the quadrennial games is, or ought to be, to promote goodwill among nations while allowing athletes a stage where they can test their skills against world-class competition. No...

Michelle Hanson, now living in Stephenville, N.L., pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing deathA mother who pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in her son's drowning death in the Grand River in Ontario in 2018 has been given a two-year conditional sentence during a virtual hearing Tuesday. Michelle Hanson, 38, was charged after three-year-old Kaden Young died during heavy flooding on Feb. 21, 2018, near Hanson's then home west of Orangeville, about 60 kilometres northwest of Toronto. She pleaded guilty in November. She appeared via video from Stephenville, N.L., where she moved in December 2020, the sentencing hearing was...

Professor Cyrille Cohen is head of Immunology at Bar Ilan University and a member of the advisory committee for vaccines for the Israeli Government. In a wide-ranging and forthright interview, the Professor tells Freddie Sayers: * The Green Pass / vaccine passport concept is no longer relevant in the Omicron era and should be phased out (he expects it to be in short order in Israel) * He and his colleagues were surprised and disappointed that the vaccines did not prevent transmission, as they had originally hoped * The biggest mistake of the pandemic in Israel was closing schools and...

Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Malik McDowell was completely naked while he was being arrested on Monday ... new video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows.In the footage, you can see the 6-foot-6, 290-pound football player did not have a single article of clothing on his body ... as officers tried to subdue him in Deerfield Beach, FL.McDowell, who had cuffs on his wrists and shackles around his ankles in the clip, appeared to be very agitated with cops, writhing on the ground nearly every time an officer got near him.

This feud just reached the tipping point as the media reports and stories are coming in like an avalanche on a daily basis. AND, people are arguing about it, yep, it's causing division and animosity and arguments even among people at FreeRepublic. Here's some of the evidence cited: 1) Sources say DeSantis may not back Trump 2) Reports have it that Trump poked fun at DeSantis 3) People are saying the riff is growing wider 4) Articles are on the increase citing unnamed sources and reports involving BOTH, DeSantis and Trump, yes, both

The Allentown Police Department is in mourning over the death of Detective James Stanko, a public face of the department who served as a community liaison officer. Stanko died Monday morning, the department said in a news release. Just a week ago, the department made a public call for prayers for Stanko. A post on the department’s Facebook page Jan. 11 said the detective had been hospitalized since the beginning of the year. Another post the next day featured a video of Stanko at work in the community. Stanko was an Allentown police officer since 2009 and an “integral part...

It likely won't be until March, as temperatures rise and spring break nears, that "we'll start to see gasoline demand surge, along with refiners doing maintenance ahead of the summer driving season, creating a squeeze," Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum at GasBuddy told FOX Business. As a result, drivers may see a "much more pronounced increase in prices" from March to May, according to De Haan. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. rose to $3.31 this week, up 1.3 cents from a week ago, according to GasBuddy data. This marks the third...

The linked movie is 1.5hrs long. Watched it. Interested to hear opinions on it, but only from those who watch it all. Yes, it's a chunk of time, but my opinion is that regardless of what you believe, it will be valuable to you. Either it will give you new information, will bolster what you already may believe, or it will give you insight to those who believe differently than you.

CNN host Don Lemon said Tuesday on “New Day” that people not vaccinated against COVID-19 were “idiots” who think they are “above the law.” Lemon said, “I’ve gotten criticized for saying we should stop listening to the people and they should not be part of polite society.”

Two more House Democrats on Tuesday announced they will not be seeking reelection this year. Rhode Island Congressman James Langevin (D) announced he won’t be running for reelection after 22 years in Congress. Separately on Tuesday, Democrat Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA) announced he will not be seeking reelection this year.

At 11:30 AM (PST) - 62,500 miles from L2 - 836,000 miles from Earth - Current speed 555 mph - Speed will decline to about 325 mph before it enters L2 orbit in five days - Temperature of "hot" side has been stable since sun shield deployment, 133F and 50F - Cold side shows modest cooling, minus 340F and minus 330F - When operational, the cold side will be minus 388F - Webb actually has heaters to keep temp loss very slow to protect equipment and to avoid ice forming from any Earth moisture - Currently, Webb is retracting pegs...

Dr. Anthony Fauci said it is still too early to predict if the rapidly spreading Omicron variant will mark the end of the COVID-19 pandemic — and usher in the endemic stage of the illness. “When you talk about whether or not Omicron — because it’s as highly transmissible but apparently not as pathogenic, for example, as Delta — I would hope that that’s the case,” Fauci said Monday during the Davos Agenda, a virtual event held by the World Economic Forum.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a once-loyal member of Donald Trump's court, is refusing to bend a knee to the former president and says backing him in the 2024 election 'is too much to ask' after Trump publicly attacked his character, according to a report. Trump reportedly said the popular governor has 'no personal charisma' and a 'dull personality' as rumors swirl the ex-president is angry DeSantis hasn't declined to challenge him for the GOP presidential nomination. DeSantis, however, has told his inner circle that Trump's 'expectation that he bend the knee is asking too much,' the New York Times reported....

A former girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz was granted immunity before she testified last week in front of a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the sex-trafficking probe of the right-wing lawmaker, according to a new report. Two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News that the unidentified ex of Gaetz (R-Fla.) is seen as a potential key witness in the case, with one source alleging that she has information related to both trafficking and obstruction of justice claims against the congressman.