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House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff highlighted reports by British intelligence that Russia has planned to install a "puppet government" in Ukraine as he hopes to draw attention from the international community to the issue. The U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on Saturday disclosed it had information suggesting the Russian plan was in the works.

The CIA is overseeing a secret intensive training program in the U.S. for elite Ukrainian special operations forces and other intelligence personnel, according to five former intelligence and national security officials familiar with the initiative. The program, which started in 2015, is based at an undisclosed facility in the Southern U.S., according to some of those officials. The CIA-trained forces could soon play a critical role on Ukraine’s eastern border, where Russian troops have massed in what many fear is preparation for an invasion. The U.S. and Russia started security talks earlier this week in Geneva but have failed thus...

Often when I write about the issue of pornography, I get asked why some who works for a pro-life organization bothers with the issue. What, after all, does pornography have to do with abortion? One reason for that question, of course, is that people are much less comfortable discussing an issue that they have almost inevitably been affected by, whether they’ve struggled with porn themselves or they know someone who has. With some of the latest polling data indicating that 64-68% of young adult men and about 18% of women use pornography at least once every single week, and an...

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that it was “entirely conceivable” people may need boosters again to fight COVID-19.

With the huge increases in Omicron cases in Australia, let’s have a look at the measures taken by the Australian Open organizers to address transmission, both for athletes and spectators. This brief analysis concludes that, unless quiete a few athletes are already immune thanks to a previous disease, like for example Nadal is, it may be hard for the event to be realistically held, as most players will likely get Omicron during the 2 weeks of the event – from January 17 to January 30.A quick look at the website of the Australian Open shows that the authorities rely solely...

Sexual Perversion is Common in the Church, Even Among “Good” People We need to accept the reality that sexual perversion is common in the church. Did you know that 50% of pastors view porn on a regular basis? That is a number that many church-goers find hard to believe, but it is true. Obviously, not every porn addict will engage in criminal behavior but porn-addiction does affect the brain like a drug. In other words, in many, it can lead to more aggressive behavior as addicts look for a bigger and better hit. Feel free to read my full article...

Federal regulators Friday approved the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir for covid-19 outpatients at high risk of being hospitalized, providing a new treatment option for doctors struggling with shortages of effective drugs to counter the coronavirus.

A courageous pro-life man of faith, Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Jacob Hollister chose to sponsor the pro-life group Live Action for the annual NFL My Cause My Cleats Event. He joins the show to share why he loves both mother and unborn baby, and encourages athletes like him to do the same.

Gizmodo reported on the leaks. A hostile offshoot of the defunct neo-Nazi group Vanguard America, Patriot Front formed in late August 2017 less than three weeks after the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (James Alex Fields Jr., who was convicted in December 2018 of killing 32-year-old anti-racist protester Heather Heyer at the rally, was seen there holding a shield emblazoned with the VA logo. VA later denied he was a member.) The split from VA followed months of infighting between Thomas Rousseau, the Front’s founder, and VA leader Dillon Irizarry, who was seen accusing Rousseau in...

WGAN News Radio, Portland Maine An attempt to bail a friend out of jail with counterfeit money leads to major drug bust in Auburn AUBURN, ME – Auburn Police have arrested Angelina Quirion, 39, of Bangor and Adam Jalbert, 33, of Caribou. Both have been charged with four (4) counts of Aggravated Trafficking Schedule W Drugs (Class A) and Violation of Conditional Release (Class E). The Auburn Police Department was alerted of the pair when they attempted to bail someone out from the Androscoggin County Jail using counterfeit currency. On January 20, 2022, at 11:30 pm, officers located Quirion and...

Since coronavirus pandemic lockdowns were implemented by many governments in 2020, people around the world have held largely peaceful protests against unprecedented social distancing restrictions that are devastating global economies and ruining people’s lives. Now, faced with being ordered to obey new laws that require them to be injected with COVID-19 vaccines in order to enter public spaces or hold a job, on July 24, 2021–World Freedom Day–hundreds of thousands of people of all ages took to the streets in Australia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece and Germany to publicly challenge oppressive public health laws. The messages on the signs...

I work in an engineering department at a tech company in the USA. I've worked on many hiring projects over the years but the latest project is different to the others. In the spreadsheet that lists all the open positions, there's a new column next to open positions with DEI comments. It has a line like this: Senior Software Engineer (must be female) If I follow this spreadsheet and exclude male applicants, then would I break any laws? Or if not laws, then would I violate other regulations or ethical standards in the industry? I ask because my understanding of...

The temperature is dropping to below zero in western Afghanistan and Delaram Rahmati is struggling to find food for her8children. Since leaving the family home in the country’s Badghis province four years ago, the Rahmatis have been living in a mud hut with a plastic roof in one of Herat city’s slums. Drought made their village unliveable and the land unworkable. Like an estimated 3.5 million Afghans who have been forced to leave their homes, the Rahmatis now live in a neighbourhood for internally displaced people (IDP). There are no jobs. But the 50-year-old has hospital fees to pay for...

“They prevented people from being cured by their family physician at home, with early treatment.”Italy’s Regional Administrative Court has ruled that their “Paracetamol [Tylenol] and watchful waiting” policy violates the rights of patients to receive meaningful medical treatment. As a result, doctors no longer have to follow the Health Ministers’ stringent and dangerous guidelines and treat patients in the way they see fit. Lawyer and Politician Andrea Delmastro from the conservative Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party celebrated the court’s ruling and condemned Roberto Speranza, the controversial Health Minister’s Covid prescription,Do you recall Health Minister Speranza’s awkward prescription? Even a...

The teachings were outlined in an instruction guide for kindergarten and first graders on the “Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles” for their Black Lives Matter Week. The shocking document was obtained by the organization Parents Defending Education.Denver elementary school teachers express excitement about teaching kindergarten and 1st graders about disrupting the nuclear family.They also host racially segregated playground nights. https://t.co/HxuFo0OlcD— Parents Defending Education (@DefendingEd) January 19, 2022TRENDING: Wisconsin Speaker Vos Is Secretly Pushing Legislation to Increase Number of Drop Boxes After Judge Ruled Them Illegal in StateThe Denver Gazette reports, “among the listed principles was ‘globalism,’ which the school described...

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted Saturday that he is hoping people around the world will receive annual COVID-19 vaccine shots. The admission comes as the global community implements booster campaigns because, as Reuters noted , the COVID vaccines have proven to be effective at preventing most deaths and hospitalizations, but not transmission. What are the details? Speaking with Israel's N12 News, Bourla was asked whether he believes COVID booster shoots will be administered on a regular basis, such as every four or five months. In response, Bourla expressed hope in annual vaccine shots. "This will not be a good scenario,"...

Over the last two decades, San Francisco developer Build Inc. has been on a winning streak, adeptly navigating the city’s treacherous political landscape and winning planning approvals for housing projects in Hayes Valley, Dogpatch, Tenderloin, Civic Center, South of Market and Bayview-Hunters Point. On Tuesday night that perfect record came to an end in dramatic fashion. In an 8-3 vote, the Board of Supervisors rejected a proposed 495-unit tower at 469 Stevenson St., a 28,000-square-foot lot on an alleyway just off the corner of Sixth and Market streets. The parking lot is owned by Nordstrom, which uses it for valet...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Using Iranian bank funds freed from American sanctions, South Korea has paid Iran’s $18 million in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations, Seoul said Sunday. The step was apparently approved by Washington to restore Tehran’s suspended voting rights at the world body. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Seoul had paid the sum using Iranian assets frozen in the country after consulting with the United States Treasury — a potential signal of flexibility amid floundering nuclear negotiations. The funds had been impounded at Korean banks under sanctions imposed by former President Donald Trump...

On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced new COVID-19 vaccine mandates for non-U.S. travelers entering the country via land ports and ferry terminals. The new requirements take effect on Saturday, and they include essential and non-essential travelers.According to the DHS press release:“Starting on January 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security will require that non-U.S. individuals entering the United States via land ports of entry or ferry terminals along our Northern and Southern borders be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be prepared to show related proof of vaccination,” said Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “These updated travel requirements reflect the...

The ruling politburo has utilised a system of "black jails" into which tens of thousands have disappeared. Detainees in this state-run system of incarceration undergo "residential surveillance at designated locations". When one arrives at such a location they are told "you are now under RSDL" but at least they are offered "one right". The ruling politburo has utilised a system of "black jails" into which tens of thousands have disappeared. Detainees in this state-run system of incarceration undergo "residential surveillance at designated locations". When one arrives at such a location they are told "you are now under RSDL" but at...