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People who speak out openly with concern about the potential death of the U.S. dollar have been written off as conspiracy theorists for the better part of the last few decades. But looking back, unfortunately, I’m sure history is going to be kind to these people and their prognostications. They will have been the ones who sounded the alarm in a relatively short amount of time before ultimately being proven right. I don’t say this to brag or boast in advance in any way, I say it because I truly believe we are at the “beginning of the end” of...

Pro-Russia protesters rallied in Germany on Sunday, the country's significant Russian-speaking population demanding an end to the discrimination it says it has suffered since war began in Ukraine. Germany is home to 1.2 million people of Russian origin and 325,000 from Ukraine. Authorities fear the conflict could be imported into Germany and the protests used to promote Moscow's war narrative. Police have recorded 383 anti-Russian offences and 181 anti-Ukrainian offences since the Kremlin's invasion started on February 24. Around 800 people descended on financial hub Frankfurt Sunday, police said, amid a sea of Russian flags to protest "against hatred and...

Caption Time!"Mr. President, wake-up and sign the Green New Deal"!

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday in eastern Russia, Ukrainian media reported on Sunday. The two will reportedly discuss the war in Ukraine. There will reportedly be a press conference after the meeting, according to Russian media.

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~Alejandro R. RuizStory from this website. Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz (June 26, 1923 - November 20, 2009) was a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions in the Battle of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Ruiz was...

Despite that self-evident truth, Disney unwisely — perhaps stupidly — challenged the governor to fight back when it came out against the Parental Rights in Education bill, which opponents have deliberately misnamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. According to this article in The Grid, Disney exercised its considerable power and influence under the radar and behind the scenes — until now. Whether the company became overtly political because of lobbying by a small but vocal radical minority who demanded Disney “do something” about the bill or whether executives were already on board with a radical agenda isn’t important. What matters...

Following the invasion of Ukraine by neighboring Russia, the ruling class has mobilized all its resources to convince the American People that it is imperative that we are in support of Ukraine and therefore are willing to make sacrifices for them at a scale which they will determine for us (as experts). But why did Russia invade Ukraine? What led to this? Whose fault is it? Is this the beginning of the collapse of Western Civilization? So many questions -- do stay tuned!

Shared security concerns bring China and Russia close. But so do similar views of history Each new Russian atrocity in Ukraine prompts a question about China. Surely, foreign governments wonder, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, must distance himself from Vladimir Putin soon—if only to avoid harming his own national interests? Alas, the history of outsiders telling leaders in Beijing how to judge China’s interests is long, and littered with disappointment. The Ukraine conflict is no exception. One reason for this involves geopolitics, and an argument made by Chinese officials and state media, as well as in special classes being organised by...

Explanation: Was this image of the Moon's surface taken with a microscope? No -- it's a multi-temporal illumination map made with a wide-angle camera. To create it, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft collected 1,700 images over a period of 6 lunar days (6 Earth months), repeatedly covering an area centered on the Moon's south pole from different angles. The resulting images were stacked to produce the featured map -- representing the percentage of time each spot on the surface was illuminated by the Sun. Remaining convincingly in shadow, the floor of the 19-kilometer diameter Shackleton crater is seen near the...

"1883" actor Sam Elliott apologized Sunday for comments he made about Jane Campion's acclaimed Western film "The Power of the Dog," saying at a promotional event that he "wasn't very articulate about it." "I said some things that hurt people and I feel terrible about that," Elliott said in part at a Deadline panel event about the Paramount+ drama series "1883." In an interview on Marc Maron's podcast "WTF" that aired last month, Elliott blasted Campion's film, calling it a "piece of s---" and decrying what he characterized as "allusions to homosexuality throughout the f------ movie." He also questioned what...

[Catholic Caucus] Enthusiasm for greater collaboration emerges in synodal listening sessionsListening sessions during the monthslong opening phase of the synodal process are generating enthusiasm among participants as people hear from each other and reflect on how to build a more collaborative church, coordinators of the effort for the U.S. bishops said.“These listening sessions have given life to the people of God in a way that I don’t think has really happened in a long time,” said Julia McStravog, a former U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops employee who is a consultant to the bishops on the process.Richard Coll, executive director of...

“It is very important to make a distinction between the Russia of today and the Soviet Union of 30 years ago – they are not the same.” – Father Nolan Father Daniel Nolan of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) is no stranger to controversy. His controversial nature was on full display as offered his sermon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Littleton, Colorado. In this sermon, he reminded the congregation that there are two sides to every issue regarding the Ukraine War. While he did not ask the congregation to choose a side, he did ask...

AUGUSTA — Add a major championship - a Masters championship - to Scottie Scheffler’s fast-growing list of accomplishments. Scheffler won the 2022 Masters on Sunday by holding off all would-be challengers in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler, who took the No. 1 world golf ranking with three victories in five tournaments this year, finished at 10-under par 278. (69-67-71-71). The 25-year old was playing in just his third Masters after tying for 19th and 18th the past two years. With his first major championship, Scheffler can make lifetime reservations for Augusta each April. And add a...

Mainstreaming delusion on an Epic Scale is the New Normal. But Why?

In a stunning change of rhetoric, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the architect of our nation’s COVID-19 response, seemingly conceded on Sunday that new government restrictions weren’t going to happen and that it’s now up to Americans to assess their own risk and act accordingly. Hallelujah! “This is not going to be eradicated, and it’s not going to be eliminated,” Fauci said Sunday on ABC’s This Week. “And what’s going to happen is that we’re going to see that each individual is going to have to make their calculation of the amount of risk that they want to take.” Fauci said that...

@JDVance1 I have a buddy in France, and they just had an election there. Polls closed a few hours ago and they already know who the winners are. Must be nice to live in a first world country.

GURMO Hackers Go Kinetic Against Gazprom - Two Pipeline Fires So Cyber operators at the Main Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GURMO) have been conducting computer network operations (CNO) against Gazprom. At some point during Russia’s occupation of Ukraine, GURMO achieved access to Gazprom’s network and exfiltrated thousands of documents (samples to be released here in a later report). As a result of their access, GURMO’s Cyber unit engineered a hack of the pipeline’s pressurization controls that would cause a pipeline to rupture resulting in a fire. To date, two pipelines have experienced rupture events...

For over two weeks the financial capital of China, Shanghai, has been locked down tight. Some 26 million people languish in their apartments, staring at their now-empty refrigerators, unable to set foot outside to forage for food for fear of arrest and incarceration. Day 16 of our COVID lockdown in Shanghai today and food is the key thing on people’s minds. We aren’t allowed to leave home so delivery is the only way I was up at 6 am yesterday trying to get any kind of delivery but nothing was available all day. So far, same results today The unlucky...

American presidents for the past several decades, since the end of the presidency of Ronald Reagan, have had a pretty abysmal record when it comes to the U.S. geopolitical relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin. Of course, some presidents are worse than others, but none have really seemed to understand or want to understand the great existential threat posed by Putin and his blood lust for the glory days of the U.S.S.R. President George W. Bush infamously said that he looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul. When my father was campaigning for the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries,...

The Prime Minister of Israel said that the country stands on the side of Ukraine. Israel has created a field hospital to care for the wounded and is doing everything possible to help stop Russia's war against Ukraine. Israel has created a humanitarian air bridge to Ukraine. It is planned to deliver 6 air shipments within the next few weeks. According to him, over the next few weeks, six cargo planes will bring medicines, medicines, food and the like. The first batch has already been delivered to Ukraine, - he wrote. Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the...