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Voted for him twice! Love many things about him. However, I'm not the girl who's going to follow him over a cliff any more than I am the girl who worships the establishment Bushies! I want a populist CONSERVATIVE that can win & displays an ability to learn from mistakes and remembers that none of this is supposed to be about him! 🙄

It was not immediately clear how important the pipeline was and whether the blast could disrupt gas shipments outside the city or the country. Despite the war, Ukraine continues to ship Russian natural gas to Europe.

Ukraine landed a significant blow on Russia Saturday after it killed a large group of bloodthirsty Chechen special forces dispatched to assassinate the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky. The armed group - famed for their barbaric violence and human rights abuses - were obliterated after their convoy of 56 tanks was blown to smithereens by Ukrainian missile fire on the second day of the Chechens' deployment. It is unclear how many died - but the number is likely to run into the hundreds. Among those wiped out was Chechen general Magomed Tushaev. He was commander of the 141th motorized national guard...

The Biden administration and U.S. allies announced on Saturday a fresh round of sanctions against Russia that will not only target the banking system, but the physical assets of sanctioned oligarchs — including their yachts and mansions. The U.S. and its partners said in a joint statement on Saturday that they'll form a transatlantic task force to hunt down and freeze the assets of sanctioned individuals and companies within their jurisdictions. "We’ll go after their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money and their ability to send their kids to fancy colleges in the West," a senior administration official said about...

... His other predictions for 2022 included that the world will suffer from an asteroid strike, floods and droughts will devastate entire countries as well as mass starvation.

This is the professor who got into some trouble a while back because he made some comments that "offended" woke people over in the UK. He explains Putin and what is going on perfectly.

“If you look in his eyes, you see someone who has gone completely mad. What we are seeing tonight is a moment in history, something we have not seen for generations.” Jennifer Griffin on Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron went full bore into the Ukraine situation in the last week holding phone conversations with Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. Macron also joining the Russian sanctions chorus at the end of the week looking presidential as the 2022 Presidential Election approaches (First Round April 10, Second Round April 24). (Special Report: A cargo ship belonging to an ethnic Russian leader in the Baltic states seized in the English Channel and directed to a French port. The Russian Embassy in Paris asking for an explanation. French President Emmanuel Macron convening a defense council meeting on Saturday afternoon)...

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) says it cannot locate years of records on communications regarding agents guarding Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. Hunter Biden was a Secret Service protectee from Jan. 29, 2009, to July 8, 2014, and traveled extensively during that time, including to Russia, China, and India, a congressional investigation found. As part of the probe, which is ongoing, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have sought records from the Secret Service in their roles as the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Secret Service provided some 261 heavily redacted pages...

Several years ago Charles Barkley, when confronted with the misdeeds of his private life, famously quipped, “I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.” He went on to rake in quite a bundle of cash making an “I’m no role model” commercial with Nike. Many people felt, despite the appearance of laudable honesty, Barkley’s posturing was a kind of excuse to escape culpability for the bad example he sets for youth. It’s too bad that the young don’t have many prominent role models to follow these days, especially since we all...

In Gostomel area on Saturday, Ukrainian troops defeated a special unit of the Russian Guard of Chechnya. This information was confirmed to Interfax-Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. It is reported that during the defeat of the unit, General Magomed Tushaev, commander of the 141st motorized regiment of the Chechen National Guard, was killed. This was confirmed by a captured fighter from this unit. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, “the National Guard of Ukraine and the Alpha special unit are now dealing with the rest of the unit with small arms already.”

Propaganda abounds on both sides. Be sure and read the comments.

by: Aaron Chatman Posted: Feb 26, 2022 / 03:56 SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WEHT) — The Illinois State Police are warning of potential traffic issues caused by trucker convoys. Police say they learned about a planned event set Saturday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, March 5, where truck drivers plan to “convoy”, causing traffic issues and possibly crashes. “Though the Illinois State Police respects the rights of citizens to express their opinions in a lawful manner, there is great concern with any event that is designed to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,” says Illinois State Police Division...

Fourteen people — one of whom died and two of whom were critically hurt — were shot early Saturday at a Las Vegas hookah parlor, cops said. Two patrons at Manny’s Glow Ultra Lounge & Restaurant traded bullets after an argument at around 3:15 a.m. this morning, according to police. Police responded to multiple 911 calls about the incident, according to police.

This is a very understated, underrated, but yet powerful rock song. Definitely one of my favorites.

The circumstances of the death of the Deputy General Director of the Unified Settlement Center of Gazprom for Corporate Security, whose body was found in the prestigious village of Leninskoye in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region, are being established. A note was found nearby, law enforcement officials told 47news. A month earlier, in the same village, the body of a top manager of another division from Gazprom's orbit was found. Both of the now deceased previously worked at Gazprom Transgaz. As it became known to 47news, in the early morning of February 25, the police received a message...

Breaking — China announces military exercises to threaten Taiwan#BREAKING:🚨Amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, China announces "military exercises" in the #SouthChinaSea across a 6-nautical-mile-radius from Sunday to Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/qMqDTQz1BG— OSINT Updates 🚨 (@OsintUpdates) February 26, 2022Related story also from todayIn Reaction To Taiwan’s Criticism Of Russia, China’s Military Exercises Troop Landings JAKARTA – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a landing exercise in the East China Sea using a new warship. One large landing craft and two utility landing craft have carried out integrated training in carrying out an amphibious landing mission in an undisclosed area of the East China Sea, the...

In the area of Gostomel on Saturday, the Ukrainian army defeated a special unit of the Rosgvardiya of Chechnya. This information was confirmed to Interfax-Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the censor reports.No. It is reported that during the defeat of the unit, general Magomed Tushaev, commander of the 141st motorized Regiment of the Rosgvardiya of Chechnya, was destroyed. This was confirmed by a captured soldier of this unit. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, "the National Guard of Ukraine and the Alpha special unit are already dealing with the remaining small arms."

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Addressing an adoring crowd at CPAC, Trump expressed empathy for Ukrainians and this time praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, calling him "brave" as he stays in Kyiv, the capital. "The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling. We are praying for the proud people of Ukraine. God bless them all," Trump said.