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The Russian military is furious that Putin has downsized the invasion of Ukraine and called for a new escalation of the conflict. As the Kremlin's war effort stumbles against a dogged Ukrainian resistance, leading figures in the Red Army have reportedly begged Putin to take the country for good. Military and pro-war Telegram channels are now flooded with calls to commit greater resources to Ukraine and 'fight NATO', according to Russian news agency Agenta. Special forces veteran Alexander Arutyunov pleaded with Putin to upscale the invasion in a viral post, asking: 'Vladimir Vladimirovich, are we fighting a war or masturbating?'...

Also played role in banning Zero Hedge for reporting on lab leak origin of COVID. The Twitter lawyer who broke down crying during a meeting about the ramifications of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media company was previously instrumental in banning President Trump as well as censoring information about the COVID lab leak theory. Yesterday, it was revealed that Twitter’s top lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, was reduced to tears during a virtual meeting with the company’s policy and legal teams following Musk’s successful purchase of the platform. According to Politico, “Gadde cried during the meeting as she expressed concerns about...

Sen. Rand Paul got flak Tuesday for his comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with some people criticizing him for echoing one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's talking points.During an exchange with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Paul pointed out that Russia's attacks, in the recent past, have been on countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.Putin has publicly dismissed Ukraine's right to function as a sovereign nation separate from Russia.The Kentucky Republican's comments came during a Senate hearing with Blinken, during which Paul raised concerns about U.S. displays of support for Ukraine potentially joining the NATO...

Putin's failing war in Ukraine has seen Russia lose years' worth of kit, experts say That includes 939 tanks, 185 planes, 155 helicopters and 421 artillery: Kyiv army 'Supplies are getting low' and 'it will take years for Russia to rebuild': US analyst Soviet-era reserves including tanks remain - but it's unclear if they still work Embarrassing sinking of Black Sea flagship the Moskva prompted fury in Russia Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said. 'It will take years for Russia to rebuild its inventories', according to...

This is an institutional quagmire that existing management got sucked into and has been powerless to correct or perhaps even to see clearly. Example: a ruling last week banning ads that don’t affirm the “consensus” of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In private hands, management will find it easier to dismantle this tendency and free Twitter from the albatross of excessive obeisance to the progressive left—a sector, Pew tells us, that is overwhelmingly white, privileged and accounts for just 6% of the U.S. population. So Mr. Musk’s real contribution may turn out to be a one-and-done move to...

The United States is finally "out of the pandemic phase," the country's top infectious disease expert said, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but extinct. “We are certainly right now in this country out of the pandemic phase," Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said Tuesday. Fauci said the United States was no longer seeing "tens and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. We are at a low level right now." The coronavirus will not be eradicated, Fauci said, but can be handled if its level of...

Over the past 60 years, public schools have been scrubbed of religion, stripped bare in the name of the name of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which bars favoring one religion over others. Now the void is being filled by social justice ideology, the left's religion by another name.Why should traditional religion be discriminated against, while teachers and coaches are allowed to proselytize their woke belief system, displaying Gay Pride symbols and BLM slogans in the classroom? Are children any less at risk of coercion or indoctrination by these ideas presented by authority figures whom they're eager to...

Beloved children’s author Matt Walsh sits down with his story hour class to read his new children’s book “Johnny the Walrus.”

A detailed list of the destroyed and captured vehicles and equipment of both sides can be seen below. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

At a time when President Biden is at 33 percent approval while Congress sits at 21 percent, there’s one politician who is seeing his numbers rise briskly: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.). Overall, 57 percent of West Virginia voters approve of Manchin’s performance in the Mountain State. That’s a 17-point jump since Joe Biden took office in early 2021. No U.S. senator has seen a bigger increase in support than Manchin. More notably, the former governor has doubled his approval ratings among West Virginia Republicans, with a whopping 69 percent approving of his performance. For context, Biden’s approval in the state...

Biden’s radical plan is about to hit a wall.Socialist Democrats along with Biden have been using the violence committed by a few on January 6th at the U.S. Capitol against anyone even remotely involved, even if they didn’t take part in the rioting.They are using lawfare to attempt to hurt Republicans, but, it’s not going so well.An Arizona judge’s decision to reject an attempt to keep lawmakers off the election ballot because of their alleged involvement in a Jan. 6, 2021, “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol likely presages the outcome of similar efforts in other states, according to the attorney...

When the House of Representatives convened for a three-minute session on Monday, the proceedings opened with a written statement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "I hereby appoint the Honorable Andy Kim to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day," Pelosi declared. As recorded by C-SPAN, Kim, empowered by Pelosi, then instantly announced: "The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibben." The Rev. Margaret Kibben stepped to the podium. "Would you pray with me?" she asked with a smile. "God our creator, redeemer, and sustainer, great are Your promises to us," said Kibben in words now immortalized in the Congressional...

Ukraine accused Russia of blackmailing Europe over energy in an attempt to break its allies, as fighting heads into a third month without Russia capturing a major city WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV — Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed, in a deepening of the rift between the West and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria, like Poland a NATO and EU member, said earlier that Russia would also halt supplies of gas to it. Ukraine accused Russia of blackmailing Europe over energy in an attempt...

Ulysses S. Grant, original name Hiram Ulysses Grant, (born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.—died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, New York), U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869–77).

... There are two reasons for the excitement. The first is related to Musk himself: his perceived character and affiliations. Elite media and progressive circles tend to regard him as more dangerous than Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos not because he is richer or more powerful, but because he is more culturally aligned with various deplorables, from crypto-bros to MAGA-heads to Joe Rogan. This perception helps to explain the fretting over Musk’s claim to be a “free speech absolutist”, which human rights groups have warned could usher in a torrent of online hate. But whether or not you...

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to further diversify the federal bench in terms of demographics and job experience with five new judicial nominees, including two women with backgrounds as public defenders selected as appellate judges. Biden nominated Lara Montecalvo, the top public defender in Rhode Island, to serve on the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge Sarah Merriam in Connecticut to join the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The nominees also include Ana Reyes, a litigator at law firm Williams & Connolly who immigrated to the United States as...

The New York Times demonstrates why Gallup polling late last year showed only 36% of Americans saying they trust media a "great deal" or "fair" amount. Times reporters have brought fire to the feet of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, reporting on a recording of private remarks that McCarthy made to other Republicans in the days following the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. In those remarks, as reported by the Times, McCarthy was critical of President Donald Trump, telling Republican colleagues that he believed Democrats had votes to impeach him, in which case, "It would be my recommendation that...

{No search results) Can we get an investigation going into this movement? Amazon took them off their donation platform. They have accounts holding at least $60 million just sitting there. No one knows who’s minding the store at Black Lives Matter. No one wants to say they’re the point person overseeing the books. Its co-founders have made very questionable purchases, especially when it comes to real estate. It caused friction between activists and the upper crust regarding the use of funds. One local leader is going to jail for voter fraud. Another was charged with using funds for personal expenses....

There will be 30 of them. We all know the Soros connection. Crime is a top national issue. Deal with it locally where all politics is-get it? Should all 30 of ours form their own compact? It would make news and tap into the social issues that are bringing us down for all to see.

The Republican establishment has never been friendly to President Donald J. Trump and his America First agenda. They’ve attempted to thwart him at every turn, and now they’re cracking down on his coalition in Michigan, a key swing state in the upcoming 2022 midterms and a state in question during 2020. Republican State Representative Matt Maddock, hailed by many as a conservative hero and Trump’s pick for Speaker of the Michigan House in 2022, was banished from the MI House Republican Caucus by RINO Speaker Jason Wentworth Tuesday afternoon. Maddock’s removal from the House Republican Caucus comes immediately after a...