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The Russian General Staff issued a fictitious report on the first month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on March 25 claiming Russia’s primary objective is to capture the entirety of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Sergei Rudskoi, first deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, gave a briefing to Russian press summing up the first month of the Russian invasion on March 25.[1] Rudskoi inaccurately claimed Russian forces have completed “the main tasks of the first stage of the operation,” falsely asserting that Russia has heavily degraded the Ukrainian military, enabling Russia to focus on the “main goal” of capturing...

President Biden on Thursday contradicted one of his own administration’s talking points during the run-up to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, admitting that sanctions “never deter” military aggression. Mr. Biden’s comments came just hours after the U.S. imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Russia, slapping penalties against 300 lawmakers - including most members of the Russian parliament - and more than 40 defense companies. A White House fact sheet hailed the move as a way to stop Russian efforts to fund its attacks on Ukraine. But speaking to reporters after the NATO summit in Belgium, Mr. Biden acknowledged they don’t...

The European Parliament, the second-largest elected assembly in the world, is not like any other parliamentWhen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently addressed the European Union Parliament and warned of growing threats to democracy, he received an angry backlash from some elected members who accused him of responding to the recent anti-vaccine mandate convoy protest like a dictator. The public rebukes by a handful of far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament claiming Trudeau violated civil rights in response to the protest that occupied Ottawa for almost a month went viral on social media. Trudeau's Liberal government invoked the...

So, let’s start our definition there: women take care of themselves. Unlike most of my male patients, they typically don’t wait until something breaks or hurts to come in, they’re generally proactive. I’m sure that trait at least partially explains the roughly five-year difference in life expectancy between men and women. Also, women are brave. As a group, they suffer the slings and arrows of extensive dental treatment with grace, dignity and courage. Men, on the other hand, brag about their incredibly high tolerance for pain, before grabbing the arms of my dental chair in a death grip and refusing...

March 26th 2022 3rd Saturday of Lent St. Mary's parish, Alberta, Canada Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live in his presence.Let us set ourselves to know the Lord;that he will come is...

I've been watching the fixer upper shows, and I don't get the hatred of "popcorn ceilings".

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1Timothy 2:1-2) WE ALL FACE TRIALS. REALISTICALLY IF YOU’RE NOT CURRENTLY IN A STORM, YOU’RE EITHER JUST GETTING OUT OF ONE OR ABOUT TO ENTER ONE. THANKFULLY, WE SERVE A GOOD GOD WHO ALWAYS PROVIDES –...

Captain Farid Chitav and 11 his subordinates from Russian National Guard (Росгвардия) refused to go to Ukraine. Their regiment from Krasnodar was ordered to Ukraine and they objected. They said that they don't have a foreign passport and thus can't cross Russian border legally https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/25/12-national-guards-appeal-dismissal-for-refusing-to-invade-ukraine-a77081 They said that crossing Russian border without a foreign passport (you need for travelling abroad) is illegal and constitutes a felony 322 УК РФ. Thus they can't go. What happened to them? They were all fired. Now they are suing their commandment for firing them illegally That's very important case for understanding Russian state and...

The Biden administration will be giving elderly Americans a second COVID-19 booster shot, multiple people familiar with the plan told The New York Times. Those above the age of 50 will be able to get a second booster of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. However, multiple issues complicate the plan as the administration has to calculate when the next COVID-19 wave could hit the U.S., sources told The Times; the administration will want to get the second booster to the elderly before another wave hits, but not too far before that protection could wane. Other complications include how to...

For a month now, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented by The Associated Press. With every new attack, the public outcry for war crimes prosecutions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, his generals and top Kremlin advisers grows louder. To convict, prosecutors will need to show that the attacks are not merely accidents or collateral damage. The emerging pattern, tracked day by day by the AP, shows evidence of a consistent and relentless onslaught against the very civilian infrastructure designed to save...

A closer look at The New York Times’ reporting on Hunter Biden shows Biden’s team may be laying the groundwork ahead of an even bigger story. Last Wednesday, The New York Times reported on the continuing criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, and in doing so finally acknowledged the emails recovered from the laptop abandoned at a Delaware repair shop were authentic. Since then, much of the media’s coverage has focused on the corrupt press’ scandal The New York Post broke shortly before the 2020 election. There is much more to be gleaned from the Times’s article, though, including these four...

The Washington Times reported on Monday that a “record number of Black Republicans are running for Congress this year,” a trend that accelerated when the alleged racist-in-chief, Donald Trump, expanded the GOP’s conservative base in 2016. According to the National Republican Congressional Committee, 81 black Americans are running as Republicans in 72 congressional districts this year. That’s triple from just two years ago. Committee spokesman Mike McAdams told the Times the number is “a record in the modern era” of the GOP. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, one of three black Republicans now in Congress, offered a simple explanation. More black...

Armenia expects Russian peacekeepers to provide “clear answers” over the latest escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, where at least three ethnic Armenian soldiers were killed and several more wounded in clashes with Azerbaijani troops. Azerbaijan escalated conflict in the area controlled by Russian peacekeepers.

EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden DID help secure millions in funding for US contractor in Ukraine specializing in deadly pathogen research, laptop emails reveal, raising more questions about the disgraced son of then vice president The Russian government held a press conference Thursday claiming that Hunter Biden helped finance a US military 'bioweapons' research program in Ukraine However the allegations were branded a brazen propaganda ploy to justify president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and sow discord in the US But emails and correspondence obtained by DailyMail.com from Hunter's abandoned laptop show the claims may well be true The emails show Hunter...

“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools” (Proverbs 26:6-7).

"The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time." Officials did not provide the cause of death for Hawkins' passing. Prior to the news of Hawkins' death, the band was initially scheduled to perform in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday.

Kentucky would make the death penalty off-limits for some defendants diagnosed with severe mental illnesses under a bill that won final legislative approval Friday. The Republican-led Senate voted 25-9 to send the measure to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, capping a long effort led by death penalty opponents to restrict the use of capital punishment. Another proposal that crossed the finish line after languishing for years would require future constables and deputy constables to obtain training and law enforcement certification before wielding police powers. The bill won final Senate passage 23-11 and goes to Beshear's desk. With four days left in...

Bongino Report posted a video to playlist Dan Bongino Show Clips (Podcast). · Folks, they aren't even hiding what they are doing anymore. https://fb.watch/b_fxvW8XL7/

On March 25, a state trial court in Maryland issued an opinion in Szeliga v Lamone, Anne Arundel Circuit Court, C-02-cv-21-1816. This is the case that argues that the U.S. House district boundaries constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The 94-page ruling invalidates the districts, and finds that the Maryland State Constitution prohibits partisan gerrymanders. Here is the opinion. Thanks to Bob Johnston for the link. The primaries are July 19.

The war in Ukraine has been dominating headlines for more than a month, but it is still hard for most Americans to grasp what is going on. In part, that’s because most of what is coming out of Kyiv and Moscow is war propaganda. But it’s also because the US ruling class is once more waging information war—against domestic critics and internal enemies. You can hardly blame the Ukrainians for inventing stories about fighter pilots who single-handedly downed scores of Russian aircraft. The country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is trying to keep up morale on the home front while soliciting support...