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Let's begin with the obvious: Ukraine is toast. There is little or no chance that the country will be able to endure, given Russian military superiority. Thus, the Western “strategy,” such as it was, to tempt Ukraine progressively closer to NATO and the EU, all while shielding Ukraine against potential Russian aggression with (mostly idle) threats of “severe economic sanctions,” has failed, and spectacularly so! The key question now is: what penalty will Russia pay for its impertinence, as the West sees it? And how long will it pay? Will sanctions be mild or severe? Will they last weeks, months,...

The New Zealand High Court has upheld a challenge to a vaccine mandate for Police and Defence Force staff, stating that it was not a “demonstrably justified” breach of the Bill of Rights. Justice Francis Cooke was asked by a group of Police and Defence Force personnel to judicially review the vaccine mandate enacted under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act in December. The group claimed that “requiring vaccination by such a vaccine was in conflict with the religious beliefs of some of the affected persons.” Cooke, in a judgment (pdf) released on Friday in New Zealand, did not accept...

The Endangered Species Act, first enacted by Congress in 1973, has since become a poster child for bureaucratic ineptitude. By 2021 it had fully redeemed from the impending extinction only 3% of the hundreds of endangered species initially added to the list. Our national symbol, the again flourishing bald eagle, is an outstanding exception. The birds are commonly seen soaring above our rivers and lakes wherever the fishing is good. But whooping cranes are holding onto existence by the skin of their beaks, despite heroic efforts to restore the one-time migrating flocks at a secreted refuge near Baraboo, WI. Primary...

Ukrainian foods belong to the Eastern European cuisine. Ukrainian borscht, varenyky, and salo might be familiar to many of you. Indeed, traditional Ukrainian restaurants can’t help themselves cooking lots and lots of borscht and varenyky. Whenever they come up with a chef’s variation, they get drawn right back to the roots, because their clients say they want to taste authentic national food in its classic form. Of course, regional varieties of the same dish differ a lot. If you visit ten families in Ukraine, you will try ten kinds of borscht, you can be sure. And why? Because every region...

God is real, the Bible is True, and Jesus Christ is King of Kings.These are the fundamental truths on which we must stand if we are going to do what must be done in order to reclaim what is rightfully ours. America is a Christian nation, but somewhere along the way our tolerance for evil allowed subversive agents of Satan to invade every facet of our country and culture. Our worldly institutions may have been conquered by secular humanists who hate God, but we worship a God who overcomes all worldly institutions. The good news is that public trust and...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem2 Thessalonians 11 Paul, Silas[a] and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters,[b] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring._______________________________________________________God...

This is another in a series of self-defense against bear events uncovered in a Freedom of Information Act request done by AmmoLand. It seems they have not been published before. At about 10 a.m. on the morning of May 28, 2016, a father-son pair of shed antler collectors were searching for antlers in the Bear Creek drainage of the Shoshone National Forest, about 16 miles northeast of Dubois, Wyoming.The father and son had separated. The father went up a draw, and the son went up a side hill to a flat bench. The son had reached the top of the...

“Remarking on the soaring tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla voiced support for Moscow and echoed his voice against NATO’s expansion eastward.” (This was way back on Feb. 20, by the way.) Most of us recall the Obama administration's lies and treachery regarding Benghazi. But how many of you know about the Obama administration's lies and treachery against the American families of the Americans ambushed and murdered on the orders of Raul Castro this week in 1996?....... Thought so...Well, please read on: You see, amigos: This week 26 years ago three U.S. citizens and...

Protests erupt in Moscow and St. Petersburg over Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A California woman has sued police in the Bay Area for allegedly using excessive force after part of her scalp was ripped off by a K-9 that mauled her 'for several minutes' until an officer had to physically remove its jaw from her head, following a robbery at an Ulta beauty shop. Talmika Bates, 26, claims she was traumatized by a German Shepherd named Marco after it went after her and chewed on her scalp during a shoplifting arrest on February 10, 2020, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday. Bates, who was 24 at the time of the incident, was...

Kyiv and key cities around the capital are controlled by our army. As reported by Censor.NET. I can start this address with good news. We withstood and successfully repel enemy attacks. The fighting continues. In many cities and districts of our state. But we know what we are defending. The country, the land, the future of children. Kyiv and key cities around the capital are controlled by our army. The invaders wanted to block the center of our state and put their puppets here, as in Donetsk. We broke their plan. They did not gain any advantage over us. On...

DHS and the FBI have no leads in the murder of whistleblower Philip Haney. Two years ago, a man named Philip Haney was “found deceased” in Amador County, California, killed by a gunshot to the chest. As the sheriff noted, the death was not a suicide and Haney was no ordinary victim. As Haney explained in The Hill on May 5, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security ordered him “to delete or modify several hundred records of individuals tied to designated Islamist terror groups like Hamas from the important federal database, the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS).” The DHS investigated...

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Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said. Coffino was referring to the caution that has come to define his life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of mostly staying at home and avoiding people, his patience is frayed and his distress is growing. “There’s a terrible fear that I’ll never get back my normal life,” Coffino said, describing the feelings he tries to keep at bay. “And there’s an awful sense of purposelessness.” Despite recent signals that...

Justice Clarence Thomas has done well for himself. He is in no need of defense by anybody. His life and work are inspiring by any measure. But the despicable, racially motivated, coordinated media attacks against him and his family are so unfair that even a slight appreciation of justice would compel a reasonable person to speak. His professionalism and honor play a part, too, so that reasonable observers can appreciate that in shining a light on the praiseworthy work of the good justice and the nefarious motives of his critics, one speaks for him who "cannot speak for himself," given...

US President Joe Biden said that he does not consider the possibility of attracting American troops to protect Ukraine from Russia. This is reported by the Censor. "This is not being considered," Biden told reporters outside the White House, answering a question about whether the US military can be sent to Ukraine to protect it from Russia. According to Bloomberg, the US President noted that he would not unilaterally use force against Russia.

Source: Museum of the BibleThe Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., will celebrate its fifth birthday on November 17. During the 2017 opening weekend, my husband and I toured the massive 430,000 square-foot museum. We were impressed by the gargantuan brick exterior, 40-foot tall bronze doors with Biblical inscriptions, and modern interior design. Moreover, there were interactive galleries, thoughtful and inspiring displays, and hundreds of artifacts that embodied the museum’s slogan: “Inviting all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible.” But we noted one glaring omission: The Shroud of Turin was not referenced or pictured anywhere...

According to the Canadian financial blog Armstrong Economics, the emergency powers activated by Justin Trudeau to cripple the trucker protests have sparked panic among citizens, which could lead to a devastating financial crisis. On Feb. 14, Trudeau enacted the Emergencies Act, which enabled Canadian banks to freeze the assets of anyone who donated to protests against the vaccine mandates — without due process or any court action. Trudeau then ordered the banks to unfreeze the accounts after the protesters had been cleared away. But what is reported to have happened after that is being ignored by the corporate press. Armstrong...

Be vigilant! As soon as you see this, immediately contact the police!"- the message says. Source: https://censor.net/ua/n3319409 Saboteurs put a lot of marks on Kiev. Reported by the press service of the Kyiv city state administration with reference to the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko. "Attention! Saboteurs put a lot of marks around the city. In particular, ballistic ones. And today, Kiev residents filmed on the phone how they mark gas pipes on residential buildings. Be vigilant! As soon as you see this, immediately contact the police!"- the message says. https://t.me/KyivCityOfficial/2137 Molotov cocktails showed effectiveness in protecting Kiev from the...