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On Wednesday morning, August 17, and on the night of August 18, explosions occurred in the southern part of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region. It was the Ukrainian partisans who blew up the electrical support to prevent the ZAES from being reconnected to the Russian power This is reported by the local newspaper "RIA-Melitopol". It is noted that after the explosions, the invaders blocked the southern exit from the city and allowed transport to detour through Sadovoye. "On August 17, at 10: 58, an explosion occurred in the southern part of the city, after which the invaders blocked the southern exit from...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who earned former President Donald Trump’s primary-race endorsement in April, is going down in flames according to a new GOP poll. Republican-affiliated Public Opinion Strategies reports that surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Oz trails Democrat John Fetterman by nearly 20 points!Trump gave Oz his “complete and total endorsement” before the wide-open GOP primary of six candidates, a move that probably sealed the deal with Pennsylvania Republicans. The doc won in a squeaker, barely beating out second-place finisher David McCormick, 31.2% to 31.1%. The former president praised Oz’s positions on abortion, crime, the Second Amendment, border security, the military, education, energy...

In case you missed earlier installments of this story, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in territory controlled by Russia; however, the Ukrainian energy company, Energoatom, is still operating the plant. There have been reports that Russia is using the site to launch artillery attacks on the Ukrainian front lines, knowing the Ukrainians don’t dare fire back for fear of damaging the reactor.Earlier this month there was a report from Energoatom claiming that Major General Valerii Vasyliev, the Russian in charge of the surrounding area, had mined the facility and was threatening to blow it up rather than leave. He was...

The Biden Department of Justice must release part of the affidavit that provided probable cause for the federal ransacking of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on August 8. Katie had the story earlier this afternoon. It’s a little shocking since most were probably expecting the judge to side with the federal government, who moved to block its full release citing damage to the investigation’s integrity and potential risk to the witnesses involved. Every update about this raid has done nothing to cast off the stench that this wasn’t a politically motivated hit job. Spencer has written extensively about the judge, Bruce...

(The opinions expressed in guest op-eds are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.)The U.S. Tax code should be scrapped, and the IRS abolished, and in its place, a flatter, simpler and fairer single tax rate system should be created. We can call it the Tax Code Complication Act to gain approval from the Democrats. Meanwhile, if you need me, I’ll be over here holding my breath.And now, with the Inflation reduction Act, a total farce that funds 87,000 new IRS agents, get ready, find that lunch receipt from 7 years ago because they're...

The FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home is still a hot-button topic as the talking heads and politicos debate and speculate over the matter. But on the political stage, it does not appear to have made much of a splash so far.One would think the fact that the FBI conducted a search of Trump’s home would do at least a modicum of political damage to Republican candidates – especially those linked to the former president. But the first poll taken after the raid shows that this is not quite the case.An Emerson College poll conducted between August 15...

My Red State colleague Bonchie predicted that Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg would plead guilty in his tax-evasion trial in New York, and Thursday he did just that. The judge promptly sentenced him to 5 months in jail at Rikers Island and ordered him to pay nearly $2 million in fines and penalties.Many are touting that the big news coming out of this case is that Weisselberg agreed to testify against the Trump Organization in a trial this fall. Notably, he will remain free on bail until that testimony is complete. Never Trumpers are licking their lips—but this is not...

The Russian government announced it is reviving the Soviet-era honorary title “Mother Heroine” for women who have 10 or more children, as it confronts a population decline that has accelerated since its invasion of Ukraine. According to a decree signed this week by President Vladimir Putin, the title will be awarded to those who “birth and raise” 10 Russian citizens, with a lump sum of 1 million Russian rubles ($16,645) received when the 10th child turns one. There are some additional qualifications, however. The children must have been given the “appropriate level of care for health, education, physical, spiritual and...

US Congressman Thomas Massie claims in a widely shared tweet that a series of photos shows Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recruits learning to use firearms and make arrests. This is misleading; the pictures show students with toy guns in mock IRS criminal investigations at a university in October 2017 and March 2022, and relatively few agents are authorized to carry guns. “These are not auditions for the next Police Academy sequel," said Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, in an August 16, 2022 tweet with three photos that show people wearing police vests and holding what appear to be firearms. "This...

Just to create a public record of the absolute stupidity of the people who are moderators at F-Book—assuming they are people at all—I am going to share my history of posts over the past year that resulted in my account being restricted. Here's the first one, posted September 29, 2001, during the height of the COVID vaccine mandate foolishness: Want to know what this video is? See below. It's an undercover video from Project Veritas showing two employees from Johnson and Johnson expressing doubts about their company's vaccine. [Insert video here] If anything, the supposed "false information" on this video...

@RepThomasMassie Retweeting this for @billdmccarthy who thinks he’s a fact checker but he either can’t read or he chose to lie. This tweet got 5 million impressions and the regime just couldn’t let that stand. I’ll repeat what I said “This is an actual IRS recruiting program.” @RepThomasMassie Bill’s lyin’ fact check: @billdmccarthy New @AFPFactCheck: US GOP Congressman Thomas Massie claimed to show photos of IRS recruits learning to use guns and make arrests. But his tweet was misleading; the photos are outdated and show college students with toy guns during a mock IRS investigation.

An inflammatory signaling protein called interleukin-6 has been linked to the progression of acute myeloid leukemia, according to a study. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are aging-related disorders in which the body produces blood cells ineffectively, which carries the risk of progression to acute myeloid leukemia. While the increased risk of leukemia from MDS has been well-established, the exact mechanisms behind the progression, especially in relationship to aging, have been poorly understood. "We are surprised to find that IL-6, among many other inflammatory signaling proteins, plays an essential role in MDS to AML progression during aging" said Peng Ji, MD, Ph.D., GME....

Well, SF's packed with feces, You've got to watch your step up there, And Los Angeles with all their homeless camps, The tents and drugs are everywhere In Napa Newsom drops some 15 thousand bucks on wine But in the rest of the state with all the mask mandates, They keep us all locked up real tight I wish we all could leave California, now I wish we all could leave California, I wish we all could leave California, now Well, Texas has more freedom, And pistol grips out there aren't banned I'd dig a Florida place with no mask...

The mother, who asked not to be identified, told TMJ4 News that she was in the shower when she heard her 12 and 14-year-old children screaming from the living room. MILWAUKEE — A woman, defending her children, she claimed, shot and killed an intruder who broke into her home on Monday morning. The mother, who asked not to be identified, told TMJ4 News that she was in the shower when she heard her 12 and 14-year-old children screaming from the living room. Without hesitation, she raced to her bedroom, grabbed her gun, and ran into the hallway to face down...

Australia’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions last month paved the way for unvaccinated American swimmer Michael Andrew to compete at the 2022 Duel in the Pool, which begins Friday morning (Thursday night in the U.S.) in Sydney. Earlier this year in January, then-top-ranked tennis star Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia after landing in the country for the 2022 Australian Open. The Serbian’s visa was voided due to his vaccination status. But the Australian government recently changed its policy in July, no longer requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative test to enter the country. “The Australian government...

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., argued the FBI should release the affidavit used in the raid on Mar-a-Lago. On "Fox & Friends" Thursday, Rand Paul said the only way to restore confidence in the FBI is to determine through the affidavit whether the raid on President Trump's home was justified. RAND PAUL: I think the burden is on the FBI to justify this raid. This is extraordinary. This is also the same FBI that used a foreign intelligence warrant to snoop on and spy on the Trump campaign to investigate them for over two years. So I think the burden really...

Widely used for modern biomedical research, zebrafish share more than 70 percent of the human genome and possess the impressive power of regeneration. Dr. Sandra Rieger's research on appendage regeneration and nerve damage at the University of Miami has utilized zebrafish for years. Now, in a study, Rieger uses these natural marvels with innate healing capacity once more to expand her research on the regenerative potential of hydrogen peroxide in wound repair and nerve regeneration. As a postdoctoral researcher, Rieger made the groundbreaking discovery that hydrogen peroxide is produced in the epidermis and is responsible for promoting nerve regeneration following...

A terminally ill Alberta woman facing removal from an organ transplant list over her refusal to receive a COVID vaccination is appealing a judge’s decision siding with the hospital. Annette Lewis, 57, lost a bid last month for an injunction against Alberta Health Services and six local doctors after health authorities said she could not proceed with the transplant unless she receives her COVID shots. Lewis claimed the requirement violated her charter rights, while AHS said it has an obligation to donors, their families and other patients to make sure organs are used on patients with the highest chance of...

You know a writer has hit a chord when several women across the political spectrum send you the same essay, all of them commenting that it is a great essay and that young women in America should read it. The writer is Bridget Phetasy, a writer and stand-up comedian, and the essay is Phetasy’s rejection of the hook-up culture that leftists foist on young American women. Phetasy puts the core issue right there in her essay’s title: “I Regret Being A Slut.” What triggered her writing the essay was a new book by Louise Perry entitled The Case Against The...

A decent quality computer that you might have bought six or 10 years ago lacks very little in being a supercomputer, and could be made into a supercomputer fairly easily. As a general rule, that computer could also be bought for very little money on eBay now. The two things that computer needs: .....