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“He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:13-14 KJV).

N. Korea made it clear it is willing to assist in Russia's war, news agency reported This would include providing a vast fighting force and builders to repair damage In return, it said grain and energy would be supplied to Kim's stricken economy Reacting, reserve colonel Igor Korotchenko told Russian state TV: 'We shouldn't be shy in accepting the hand extended to us by Kim Jong-un.' Russia and North Korea have shared close ties dating back to 1948, when Soviet Union became first country to recognise DPRK. Putin and Kim last met in 2019 A desperate Vladimir Putin is considering...

ndiana's legislature became the first in the nation on Friday to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Other states have already banned abortion, thanks to pre-existing 'trigger laws' that went into effect when Roe was repealed, but Indiana is the first to usher in a new law. The measure now goes to Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, who has not indicated whether he will sign it. The ban includes limited exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, and to protect the life and physical health of the mother. The exceptions...

Anne Heche is 'stable' after her Mini exploded when she smashed it into a house in Los Angeles, her ex-boyfriend Thomas Jane has told DailyMail.com. The 53-year-old actress is 'expected to pull through' but remains intubated in hospital following the horror crash in Mar Vista on Friday morning, he said. Jane, 53, also paid an emotional tribute to her, saying despite the fact they are no longer together he offers her his 'thoughts and prayers' and credited her 'one of the true talents of her generation'. It comes after Heche pranged her Mini Clubman on a block of garages around...

Russia is now unable to counter Western weapons in Ukraine. ATACMS missiles will be unbearable burden for Russian army, - Zaluzhny advisor Rice News Censor.NET War in Ukraine atacm Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to wage war in Ukraine because of the effective use of Western weaponry by the Ukrainians. This was stated in an interview to Ukrinform by American combat veteran and adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the AFU Dan Rice, noting that Russia is unlikely to be able to significantly counter this weaponry in the short term, reports Censor.NЕТ. Rice recently returned from Donbass, where he observed...

@upholdreality Col. Macgregor: "This is probably the most reckless and irresponsible administration in living memory. All the major invasions of China were launched from Taiwan. Beijing will not allow Taiwan to become a garrison state for US armed forces." Clip... [2min]

CALL 1 "'Chechen and Afghan - nativity scenes' - Rashist compares the current war with the previous ones. The husband tells his wife about his negative attitude towards the Russian authorities and the military command. 'The Rostov part was destroyed. There is practically nothing left.'" (GUR - Twitter) CALL 2 "'Our commanders here are frozen. They can shoot you in the leg. They won't get anything for it.' The occupier tells his wife about the order in the unit - how commanders mock subordinates with impunity and are "under doping" all the time." (GUR - Twitter) CALL 3 "'Oh, phosphorus...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he must pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax. The total — $49.3 million — is less than the $150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators killed in the...

The war in Ukraine is raging with no end in sight. Neither Russia nor Ukraine is ready to sit at the negotiation table. Both claim that their goals are absolute and non-negotiable. With negotiations not an option, both are determined to exhaust the enemy’s resources, manpower and technological potential, and to finally “throw his adversary, and thus render him incapable of further resistance,” in the words of Clausewitz. In the meantime, Russia’s actions in Ukraine paint a clear picture of Moscow’s doctrinal thinking about warfare, and illustrate that Ukraine is only one part of Russia’s broader economic and geopolitical objectives....

NATO surveillance planes and fighter jets are patrolling around the clock to protect the airspace of member states amid fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war could spread beyond Ukraine's borders. NATO on Thursday shared a video on Twitter regarding the effort, showing its planes and pilots in action. A series of captions included in the video explained that NATO is working to protect the skies of its allies in Eastern Europe "with more jets flying from air bases and aircraft carriers across the alliance" and by "bringing additional deterrence and defensive capabilities." The video said that NATO is also...

Keith Kellogg, a onetime national security adviser to former President Donald Trump and ex-Vice President Mike Pence, recently backed up Trump's long-standing claim that the National Guard had been offered to U.S. Capitol Police days before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.When he retweeted a Washington Times Opinion tweet covering congressional investigations and taxpayer transparency, Kellogg dropped this nugget on July 29.The retweet-text: "Great OpEd. Reinforces my earlier comment on 6 Jan Cmte. Has quote from DOD IG Report regarding 3 Jan 2021 meeting with Actg Def Secy Miller/CJCS Milley in the Oval on the 6 Jan NG...

Most men occasionally struggle to get or keep an erection due to stress, tiredness, anxiety or drinking too much alcohol. The National Institutes of Health reports that around 30 million men have erectile dysfunction, with it being most common among the elderly. It can be caused by high blood pressure or cholesterol, hormone problems or side effects from medication. Some younger men also suffer from 'performance anxiety', where mental distractions and other issues have give them trouble Medicines containing sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, are often used to treat the condition. It expands blood vessels and boosts blood flow...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taipei on Tuesday after weeks of international speculation and threats of retaliation from the Chinese Communist Party. Pelosi was the first US House Speaker to visit Taiwan since Newt Gingrich in 1997. -snip On Wednesday Nancy Pelosi gave a speech to the Taiwanese where she started babbling in confusion. Pelosi went off script and started talking about President “Benjamin Franklin” who was an inventor and statesman but never a president. This was frightening. Crazy Nancy almost sparked World War III.

Republican Arizona gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake criticized Republican governors who are bussing illegal immigrants to major cities at Friday’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

I am a minor-league philanthropist. I give modest sums to animal shelters, the preservation of wildlife, children’s hospitals, my local public library, the Simon Wiesenthal Foundation and several other organizations and institutions. I don’t give to universities, lest they think I encourage their wanderings from their true mission—although I have considered giving $5,000 to Northwestern University, where I taught for 30 years, and earmarking the money to be spent exclusively on a Jewish tight end for the football team. I have never given money to politicians or political parties. Yet I am about to send a $200 check to Liz...

Aug. 4—A jury found a Dayton man guilty Wednesday in a gunpoint robbery in February at a carryout. Timothy C. Lewis, 38, was "on triple probation" in three criminal cases at the time of the Feb. 15 robbery at the Delphos Carryout, 2903 W. Third St., according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office. He will be sentenced Aug. 15 following his conviction for two counts of aggravated robbery and one counts of grand theft — motor vehicle. Lewis was inside the victim's vehicle when Dayton police found it following the robbery. Lewis had the victim's wallet when he was arrested,...

Former iCarly star Jennette McCurdy has written a memoir titled "I'm Glad My Mom Died," in which she details her life as a child star, her relationship with her mother, and her experiences with Nickelodeon. In the book, which hits bookstores August 9, McCurdy details the humiliations and mistreatment she endured while growing up in the public eye. According to the New York Times, McCurdy writes about being photographed in a bikini at a wardrobe fitting and being encouraged to drink alcohol by a person she simply refers to as the "Creator." Although she doesn't reveal the Creator's identity, she...

Paul Newman's drinking was so bad that his long-suffering wife Joanne Woodward once found him lying insensible on the floor, his head bleeding after falling out of bed. She came close to leaving him that night. 'It was one of many, many scenes,' she said. When she did finally snap, bundling their three young daughters into a car and driving to their Malibu beach home, Newman came in hot pursuit, banging on the door and shouting to be let in. She refused and Newman, the blue-eyed actor lusted after by women worldwide, spent several nights sleeping in his car on...