Free Republic

A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday that some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered or sabotaged their vehicles to avoid fighting, according to The New York Times. The official said that a large amount of the Russian troops are young, and have not been trained properly in preparation for this all-out invasion of Ukraine. The Russian troops are reportedly dealing with fuel and food shortages, in addition to low morale. The official added that there have been cases where Russian troops have punched holes in their vehicles' gas tanks to avoid continue fighting. They didn't clarify how the military...

ransomnote: The Expose is over the target and taking flak, banned and censored - even Paypal turned against them in an effort to deprive them of funding. Please pray that the Expose receive the funds it needs to keep serving the public.With evidence surfacing on social media of spike proteins and graphene in Covid injections being transmitted from the “vaccinated” to the “unvaccinated” many have expressed disbelief that this is possible. This concept may be new to us but it is not new to those who are developing the Covid injections.One of the earliest mentions, during the Covid era, that...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled his four-point plan to continue to “move forward safely” with the Chinese coronavirus, despite proclaiming that “we will never just accept living with COVID-19.” “Thanks to the progress we have made this past year, COVID-19 need no longer control our lives,” Biden proclaimed, despite the fact that blue state leaders continued to implement mandates and restrictions during the first year of his presidency, and the science has remained unchanged.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—This Lent, devout Catholic Joe Biden has announced that he is giving up coherent speaking for the next 40 days. It's traditional for Catholics to give up some mortal pleasure during the 40 days preceding Easter, and Biden is no exception to the custom. "Ffffor -- for the n-next, next 40,000 - excuse me - 40 hundred days, I will be giving up, you know, the thing," he said during his State of the Union address this evening. "The speaking of... of the -- the Eng, English wordle - begyerpardon - English word things, I'm giving all that up,...

Democrats know they're on the ropes with the midterm elections in eight months away. They hope to reverse their projected fortunes by highlighting one thing while ignoring two others. The State of the Union speech delivered embarrassingly at times by Joe Biden on Tuesday was as milquetoast as possible. This was by design. He made a few waves with some controversial statements, such as calling to “fund the police,” but for the most part he stuck with standard issues without turning too many heads. He lied a lot, but that’s to be expected. He’s a seasoned politician with decades of...

The California legislature has officially declared COVID-19 misinformation a public health CRISIS, yet the head of California's HHS will do nothing to stop it. Neither will anyone else.Steve Kirsch21 hr ago COVID-19 misinformation is a major problem. Check out this headline:It’s so easy to stop COVID-19 misinformation. Just debate the top misinformation spreaders. Problem solved. It will be obvious which side is the purveyor of false information.Fact check this: No fact checker organization will debate usI told PolitiFact that if they really wanted to stop misinformation, all they had to do was debate us. The PolitiFact Editor in Chief,...

In a new report, scientists have collaborated to investigate the antiviral properties of cow milk protein against variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the illness. The protein in question is lactoferrin, found in the milk of most mammals. Bovine lactoferrin, from cow milk, has bioactive characteristics against many microbes, viruses, and other pathogens and has been found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection under experimental conditions by blocking the ability of the virus to enter target cells, as well as by supporting cells' antiviral defense mechanisms. "Bovine lactoferrin has shown antiviral activity in human clinical trials," says Jonathan Sexton, Ph.D. "For example,...

You’re aware of the phrase “history repeating itself” but I want to share a story of how history is being turned upside-down as millions of Ukrainians try to flee the Russian siege of their country. It’s especially appropriate to do so from a Jewish perspective, and especially this month as we celebrate Purim, commemorating the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, at a time when all Jews were threatened with murder by the evil Haman, a plot that was also turned around. As recounted in the Book of Esther, rather than the Jewish people being killed, Haman, his...

VIDEOWhat a difference a day makes! On Monday he had to wear a mask outdoors despite nobody being within 50 yards of him. On Tuesday it was mask off indoors surrounded by people and lots of hugging and handshaking. Amazing how things change in just ONE day!

In #Russia, the Ministry of Defence said that 498 Russian servicemen had died in #Ukraine since Russian gofces invaded on 24 February. This figure is probably a serious underestimation of Russian casualties.

Like the old E.F. Hutton ads, when Fed Chair Jerome Powell talks, people listen. Stocks rose, while bonds fell after Jerome Powell said he was inclined to back a quarter-point U.S. rate hike in March to combat inflation that is “too high.” In a broad-based equity rally, financial and industrial companies led gains in the S&P 500. The two-year Treasury yield — which is more sensitive to imminent Federal Reserve policy moves — was near 1.5%. The Fed chief also noted that the central bank is prepared to be more aggressive if inflation is more persistent than expected, while adding...

WASHINGTON — It is rare that a president can show he is living up to the mantle of "leader of the free world" — and even less common for him to do so against the backdrop of his main political rival praising an autocrat. But that's what President Joe Biden did during his first State of the Union address, highlighting how he has led the Western world in defending Ukraine against Russia's invasion. "Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But...

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who led an audit of the 2020 election in his state, testified that the election was so corrupt that the state legislature should “take a very hard look at the option of decertification of the 2020” presidential election.“It is clear that the Wisconsin Legislature could lawfully take steps to decertify electors in any Presidential election, for example in light of violations of state election law that did or likely could have affected the outcome of the election,” Gableman’s report reads. However, it said that doing so would not impact the results of the...

President Joe Biden went after Russian President Vladimir Putin hard during his State of the Union address on Wednesday, but withheld harsh words for Chinese President Xi Jinping — whose goal is for China to supplant the United States as the world’s superpower and whose government was responsible for not controlling the coronavirus outbreak within its borders. Despite spending a significant portion of his address on Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biden addressed China only once, in the context of touting the passage of bipartisan infrastructure legislation. “I’ve told Xi Jinping it’s never been a good bet to bet...

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia will treat any hacking of its satellites as a justification for war, the head of the country's space agency was quoted as saying in a news report on Wednesday. Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin denied media reports that Russian satellite control centres have already been hacked amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, while warning against any attempts to do so, Interfax news agency reported. "Offlining the satellites of any country is actually a casus belli, a cause for war," Interfax quoted him as saying.

Suppose your state legislature were to pass a law declaring that people who share her point of view may not approach and speak to people on public sidewalks outside stores that sell products made in China. Would that comply with the First Amendment, which denies government the power to make any law "abridging the freedom of speech"? resident Joe Biden's nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court argued in a federal court case that the government can in fact restrict the freedom of speech on a public sidewalk -- in the vicinity of an abortion clinic. In...

Don't worry trans people, Uncle Joe's looking out for you. There were plenty of truly bizarre points during Joe Biden’s first State Of The Union address, including Nancy Pelosi grinning like a demon and not being able to sit still while he spoke about dead troops. However, this also ranks up there with the most odd – Biden telling “Younger transgender Americans” that he’s ‘got their back’. Biden vowed to “Continue to advance maternal health care,” adding “Folks, LGBTQ plus Americans, let’s finally get the bipartisan Equality Act to my desk, as the onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans.”...

At least he didn’t do the Creeper Whisper, but Joe Biden added to his list of weird rhetorical tics with State of the Union finale. Instead of finishing on the traditional “God bless the United States of America,” Biden added this bizarre exhortation as his final words to Congress: Biden ends with "Go get him" ??? pic.twitter.com/gFFDynJCF4 — Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 2, 2022 At first, it sounded more like “Go get ’em,” which … would still be utterly meaningless. After listening a few times, it sounds pretty clear that Biden said “him.” So who’s “him”? It can’t be Vladimir...

Russia-Ukraine updates: Captured Russian troops weep as they admit to killing innocent Ukrainians Russian troops slaughtered a Ukrainian policeman’s family, including his newborn baby and 6-year-old daughter — all while his brother heard it in a phone call, according to reports. Policeman Oleg Fedko, 30, was working in the Kherson region when his parents and partner picked up his kids to keep them safe last Thursday, the day Russia launched its war, according to The Sun, citing local reports.

SYDNEY/HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's ambition to become a hub for green and sustainable business is under threat as its persistent tough border controls against COVID-19 make the task of attracting senior specialists harder for financial institutions. Hong Kong has stepped up efforts in recent years to become a leader in Environmental and Social Governance (ESG), including creation of working groups with government officials and global firms to develop a local talent pool. Flight bans, lengthy and expensive quarantine norms, limited access to public services and the threat of separation from family members who test positive have...