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In war, your plans should be as impenetrable as night - at least according to famed Chinese general Sun Tzu. But it seems Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko isn't much of a scholar, at least if his latest stunt on state TV is anything to go by. Addressing his security council today, the strongman appeared to be standing in front of a battle map showing Russia's attack plan in Ukraine. The map showed Russian lines of attack heading into Ukraine, some of which have materialised in the first few days of the invasion - such as forces storming towards Kyiv from...

DES PLAINES, Ill., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cities across the United States have experienced an unprecedented rise in auto thefts and carjackings in recent years. David Glawe, president and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), provided comprehensive expert testimony today before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding this complex issue. Cities across the United States have experienced an unprecedented rise in auto thefts and carjackings in recent years In his testimony, Glawe spoke on the staggering increase in auto thefts and carjackings plaguing many states and major cities throughout the United States, the apparent connection...

Those vatniks in the SUV are thankful those citizens didnt have molotov cocktails

Millions of Russian citizens are already feeling the fallout of their nation's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, with lengthy queues forming outside banks as people scramble to withdraw money. As missiles and shells rained down on Kyiv and Kharkiv, Muscovites were seen standing in huge queues reminiscent of the bread and meat lines of the Soviet Union while the rouble plunged to its lowest-ever levels. The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada announced a raft of new sanctions in recent days - including blocking certain Russian lenders' access to the SWIFT international payment system - while the US effectively blocked Russia's...

At a time when we’re dealing with a war in Europe plus all sorts of issues in this country including crushing inflation that the war will only make worse, we have in charge Joe Biden, who frequently seems to not understand what is going on. He came back from Delaware on Monday and attended a Black History Month event with his wife and Kamala Harris. We reported earlier about how Jill Biden called Harris “president.” Meanwhile, Harris had her own creepy cringeworthy moment and appeared to make a swipe at Biden. But when Biden started talking, he managed the trifecta...

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 02/28/22 Vol.395, Q Day 1585, genetic homophobe wrote:Apologies if this has already been posted. Lifted from Sundance over at CTH. Interesting, US expat living in Ukraine.https://youtu.be/1vdiEABLFoo*The transcript below hi-lights information I'm seeing that shows Putin has already accomplished far more of his true agenda than the MSM wants us to know. He is not trying to destroy the nation or harm the populace, so evaluating his conduct thus far against the wrong objective will certainly make it look like he's failing.The Ukraine fell in a coup...

EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME MARK 10:28-31 Friends, today’s Gospel exhorts us to see the radicality and rewards of Jesus’ call to discipleship, which cuts through so many of the social conventions of his time and ours. He urges us to see that everyone—rich and poor, men and women, those on the inside and those on the outs—is summoned to discipleship, and that this summons is the most important consideration of all. It is the better part, to use Jesus’ words; it is the one thing necessary. St. Augustine was right: “Lord, you have made us for yourself, and our...

Even as Moscow invades Ukraine, the Biden administration is relying on Russia to solidify a revamped nuclear agreement with Iran, a deal that senior Republican foreign policy leaders say will be approved in the coming days without any input from Congress. As Russian forces press further into Ukraine, threatening to spark a world war, the Biden administration is rushing to finalize a Russia-brokered nuclear deal with Iran, Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas), the lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Washington Free Beacon. "Russia's further invasion of Ukraine is reprehensible, but we can't lose sight of the...

The dog that spurred the State of North Carolina to enact tougher animal cruelty laws and inspired a nonprofit to combat cruelty to animals has been diagnosed with cancer. Susie’s owner Donna Smith Lawrence said the face of Susie’s Hope and 2014 American Humane Hero Dog of The Year has bone cancer.

The Nudge: Ethically Dubious and IneffectiveMore and more people in the US will be wising up to their government’s use of behavioural science – or ‘nudging’ – as a means of increasing compliance with Covid-19 restrictions. These psychological techniques exploit the fact that human beings are almost always on ‘automatic pilot,’ habitually making moment-by-moment decisions without rational thought or conscious reflection. The use of behavioural science in this way represents a radical departure from the traditional methods – legislation, information provision, rational argument – used by governments to influence the behaviour of their citizens. But why expend all that time...

The taxpayer-funded, left-wing National Public Radio (NPR) suggested that if the United States lifted sanctions on Iran’s oil operations, it could help lessen the cost of energy for U.S. consumers. “So energy prices were already high before the Russian invasion. Have they gotten worse since?” Weekend Edition All Things Considered Host Michel Martin asked a reporter. The reporter answered. “Oil prices spiked initially. They went above $100 a barrel very quickly for the first time since 2014, then they calmed back down. They settled at about $98 on Friday. Trading paused for the weekend, and it’s just starting again in...

VIDEOMark down March 1, 2022 as the day of the Great Prophecy handed down to us mere mortals by the political "genius" that is Robby Soave. A Romney landslide in 2024 if only, IF ONLY, those Republicans were enlightened enough to appreciate the wisdom of the Great Prophet of "The Hill Rising."In reality, Robby Soaves are rather common in the media. They are the ones who are reliably anti-Trump yet have enough of a conservative (or libertarian) cred that it could be claimed they are providing alternative viewpoints. Yes, the liberal media welcomes an airing of other views as long...

The operator of the Russia-led gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 said on Tuesday it had to terminate contracts with employees because of U.S. sanctions. -snip- "Following the recent geopolitical developments leading to the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, the company had to terminate contracts with employees. We very much regret this development," it said in an emailed statement.

The Swiss-based company which built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is considering filing for insolvency, two sources familiar with the situation said, as it attempts to settle claims ahead of a U.S. sanction deadline for other entities to stop dealings with it. The United States sanctioned Nord Stream 2 AG last week after Russia recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine prior to its invasion of the country, which has prompted a wave of economic sanctions by the West. Nord Stream 2 AG, which is registered in Switzerland and owned by Russian state-owned gas giant...

Nearly $9 million in Zuckerberg grant funds directed solely to five Democratic strongholds in Wisconsin violated the state’s election code’s prohibition on bribery. That conclusion represents but one of the many troubling findings detailed in the report submitted today by a state-appointed special counsel to the Wisconsin Assembly. Last August, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos authorized the Office of Special Counsel, headed by retired state Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman, to investigate concerns about election integrity and the 2020 election. Gableman delivered an interim report to the state assembly on November 10, 2021. Earlier today, the special counsel provided a...

Right about the time the world was hoping to rise out of a semiconductor crisis, we’re learning that the conflict in Ukraine could plunge the world further back into a chip shortage. Little known companies like Ukraine’s Cryoin play large roles in the global production of semiconductors, Wired noted this week. Cryoin, for example, makes the neon gas used to power lasers that make patterns on chips. It supplies to the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan – and the ripple effects of disruption in its supply “can be felt around the world,” the report says. Business development director...

Alaska Cruises at Risk Due to Canada Requirements Canada has released its requirements for cruise ship visits, which include stricter vaccination requirements than the CDC. Can you still sail to Alaska in 2022? By With the start of the Alaska cruise season just two months away, Canada has released its requirements for cruise ship visits. The requirements are stricter than those from the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), and make it unlikely that cruise ships will be able to visit Canadian ports. This could also put all Alaska sailings at risk. Canadian Cruise Ship Guidelines Released Cruise...

About 2600 years ago, the Hebrew prophet named Ezekiel issued a biblical prophecy that is going to find fulfillment in the "latter days." The prophet writes: "You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes." (Ezekiel 38:16) The "you" in this verse is commonly taught to represent whoever the president of Russia is going to be in the biblical "latter days."...

VIDEO AT LINK.................. Drone Hits Fuel Train Deep Behind Russian Lines Video shows a compilation of Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone strikes against Russian military targets, and among the clips is a strike against a fuel train behind Russian lines. On Feb. 27, 2022, open source intelligence channels noticed a hot spot on satellite imagery indicating a train’s fuel cars had exploded or burned up on the Crimean peninsula, deep into Russian-held territory. It’s not confirmed that this is the strike shown in the video. Regardless of the exact location, this strike points to an obvious air defense capability gap within...