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Well done, it can't be better! You guys are awesome! Russia: "All Ukrainian Baikatars have been destroyed." Ukrainian military: "Well, OK, here you go." https://twitter.com/i/status/1498001653340905475

President Biden remains at his private home in Delaware as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate. Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the alert status for his nuclear forces to "special regime of combat duty" as Russia and Ukraine battle for the fourth day. Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a "special regime of combat duty." The move signals tensions could boil over into a nuclear war. At the same time, Biden remains at his private residence in Delaware and media communications with the...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s isolation during the pandemic could be affecting his decision-making as he pushes on with his deadly invasion of Ukraine.

FURIOUS Russians have turned on Vladimir Putin with mass protests taking place across St Petersburg. According to Moscow based news outlet Novaya Gazeta, several thousands of people attended the anti-war protest, which took place near Gostiny Dvor, a square in St Petersburg. 850 people have reportedly been detained during the protests. Footage from the protests shows large numbers of people standing arm in arm, while riot police can be seen dragging demonstrators away from the crowds. The demonstrators can be heard chanting "No to war!". *** One protester, Olga Mikheeva, told the Guardian that the invasion is a "crime against...

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MENU ABOUT US MAKE A DONATION The Epoch Times SEARCH With the international community gradually relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and the Beijing Winter Olympics coming to an end, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently announced it may “change” its “zero-COVID” policy to align with international community. Observers say that the CCP’s “zero-COVID” policy has reached a dead end and that the party is now forced to consider ending the policy. On Feb. 15, the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China held a panel discussion on potential post epidemic actions, with the hosting institution claiming to...

Sunday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for his action over the past several days, including his invasion of Ukraine. The California Republican called Putin “dangerous,” noting that no country in the world had stood with Putin.

The Modern Survivalist LIVE STREAM NOTIFICATION - Matt Bracken and Host Fernando Aguirre. Note: Videos are taken down from youtube as soon as the livecast is over and they are moved to Odysee. This link will only work for the livestream. Use the link below for the Odysee backup channel to find the archive and view later. Broadcast from Spain and Florida, U.S.A. Join us today as we talk with Matt Bracken about current events and how to be better prepared! Make sure to join early and leave your questions in the chat section. Always a fast-moving show. Wide-ranging discussions...

NeverTrump Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) fell victim to internet pranksters over the weekend, retweeting the viral hoax that the “Ghost of Kyiv,” an alleged Ukrainian fighter ace, was a man called “Samuyil Hyde.” Tricksters are quick to spread memes naming American comedian Sam Hyde as the culprit in media events such as mass shootings. In this case, Rep. Kinzinger fell for a poor photoshop of Hyde into a cockpit along with an ethnic spin on his name.

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Until Vladimir Putin lunched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, he was winning his standoff with the West. He had compelled the United States and Europe to take his demands seriously; he experienced the pleasure of being treated as the leader of a great power; and he had succeeded in intimidating the Ukrainians as well as Russia’s other neighboring states and the wider world. All he had to do to solidify his victory was to recognize the independence of the so-called separatist republics in the Donbas, acknowledge that Ukraine’s chances of joining NATO were...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are gearing up to spend record sums on lawyers, advertising and other protect-the-vote efforts before the 2022 midterm elections, hoping to stave off Republican efforts they believe will choke off access to the ballot box. Worried that a spate of more restrictive voting laws adopted by Republican-controlled states will keep Democrats from registering their votes, donors big and small are filling their party's coffers. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) took in $157 million last year, the most for a year without a presidential election, and added $10 million more in January. The party-wide effort includes both...

Military friend says we are there. Can anyone confirm and explain what this means? Real answers only, please.

Guest post by Bob Bishop Forensic Investigator Forensic Deep Dive into the Bidens’ Ukrainian Blood Money. What the U.S. alphabet agencies and Mainstream Media hid from the public. On June 28, 2018, the Southern District of New York Court (Case 16-CR-371) convicted three individuals for security fraud. Most noteworthy was Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s partner in Rosemont-Seneca-Bohai, LLC (“RSB”). The criminal investigation subpoenas obtained the banking and investment records of RSB documenting security fraud. The RSB financial records further revealed substantial payments from the private Ukrainian energy company known as Burisma Holdings Limited to Devon Archer and Hunter Biden.Devon Archer...

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The White House called on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday as Moscow's onslaught against its neighbor continued and Russian President Vladimir Putin put nuclear forces on high alert. "This is not a time to stand on the sidelines. This is a time to be vocal and condemn the actions of President Putin and Russia invading a sovereign country," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in an interview with MSNBC.

"It is not a couple of air strikes now, the situation in Ukraine is officially a war... We will implement the Montreux Convention," Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, said in an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk. Balancing its Western commitments and close ties to Moscow, Ankara has in recent days called the Russian attack unacceptable but until Sunday had not described the situation in Ukraine as a war.

My mask is not coming off. COVID-19 has faded, and people who continue to wear masks in public spaces are just neurotic, my husband says. “You look goofy,” he admonishes me. On Monday, the most onerous COVID-related mandates will fall away. Customers in public spaces will no longer be required to mask up or produce proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars and gyms in Chicago and throughout Illinois. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its mask guidelines for public indoor spaces on Friday. I am thrilled the Omicron surge is fading and eager to return to “normal,” whatever...

The White House moved last weekend to freeze, indefinitely, new federal oil and gas drilling. Why? Because a judge ruled the $51-per-ton figure it was using to calculate the “social impact of carbon” from fossil fuels “artificially” boosted cost estimates for new drilling. Instead of following the judge’s ruling and lowering its estimate, the resident simply turned everything off at the tap. It couldn’t have come at a worse moment. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening to impact global energy supplies — and prices. ... Yet turning off the federal oil spigot will do just the opposite, putting America at...

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” said Republicans who have spoken positively about Vladimir Putin are “disgusting” and “almost treasonous.” Anchor Dana Bash asked Romney to comment on the “The pro-Putin sentiment that you are seeing from some corners of your party.”

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that former President Donald Trump leading the Republican Party to an isolationist stance was both wrong and dangerous.