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A video claims to show a HIMARS ATACMS launcher in Ukraine, but the video is likely just showing a non-standard cover--possibly over empty tubes to protect them from dust and dirt. Hello everyone, Some of you may have seen this video doing the rounds this morning, claiming it is evidence that ATACMS is in Ukraine at the moment. And I can certainly see why people think that, given the rectangle on the back of the truck gives the impression that it is ATACMS rather than the standard rockets. However, this image here shows the back of a standard, HIMARS six-missile...

The FBI division overseeing the investigation of former President Trump's handling of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago residence is also a focus of Special Counsel John Durham's investigation of the bureau's alleged abuses of power and political bias during its years-long Russiagate probe of Trump. The FBI's nine-hour, 30-agent raid of the former president's Florida estate is part of a counterintelligence case run out of Washington – not Miami, as has been widely reported – according to FBI case documents and sources with knowledge of the matter. The bureau's counterintelligence division led the 2016-2017 Russia "collusion" investigation of Trump, codenamed...

If brighter days are ahead for the U.S. economy, why are so many tent cities popping up all over the nation? At this point things are so bad that even the New York Times is admitting that “America’s homelessness problem has the makings of an acute crisis”. That article goes on to explain that our homeless population is steadily rising. Tonight, hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans will be sleeping in tents, under bridges, in overcrowded shelters or in their vehicles. Of course there are many that are so addicted to drugs or alcohol that they just sleep wherever...

It's a move that House Republicans should consider when they regain the majority in November, but will they do it? In the aftermath of the unlawful August 8 raid on Mar-a-Lago, the Republican Party has been united in its revulsion of what appears to be an unprecedented ransacking of a former president’s home. The legal justification doesn’t pass constitutional muster. There seems to be no crime committed, only that the National Archives grew impatient over record retrieval. That’s not a crime; people dragging their feet regarding government documents is quite common in DC. There is zero legal justification for the...

A federal court denied a petition for rehearing in a case surrounding United Airlines’ vaccine mandate — one judge accusing the company of “coerc[ing] its employees into violating their religious beliefs.” Judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, widely considered the most conservative federal court, voted 13-4 on Thursday to deny a rehearing. The court also denied United Airlines’ request to vacate a panel opinion from February, which held that the mandate inflicted irreparable harm and remanded the case to district court. Trump-appointed Judge James Ho penned a concurring opinion, admonishing the airline for creating...

You really covered yourself in glory this week, Wyoming.The right column is comprised entirely of blue states while the left column is comprised entirely of red ones — except for Georgia, which I suppose technically qualifies as blue for the moment given that it went for Biden and two Democrats in last year’s Senate runoffs. But let’s revisit that this fall, after Brian Kemp takes care of business against Stacey Abrams. Georgia may be the truest purple state in the union in 2022.The vaccine data comes from this fascinating survey by Morning Consult, which has been tracking public opinion on...

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is attempting to alert Republican congressional leaders and the GOP base that the Democrats, as of now, have a strong shot of holding the Congress in November.Carlson said:“Unpopular presidents drag their parties to the bottom in midterm elections. That’s the unchanging rule of politics. You saw it famously in 1994 with the Republican takeover of Congress after two disastrous years of Bill Clinton. You saw it in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina. You saw it in 2010 after ObamaCare. You saw it in 2018.”He continued, noting that despite Biden’s unpopularity, the Democrats are on track to...

CNN is apparently desperate to convince Americans to stop taking the glass-half-empty view of absurdly high gas prices that declined somewhat. Look on the bright side, says CNN: think of the small gas price dip as a $100-a-month raise instead! “Next time you stop at a gas station, think of it as a $100-a-month tax cut. Or a maybe $100-a-month raise,” CNN tweeted to its over 59 million followers on Aug. 19. The original CNN Business Senior Writer Chris Isidore’s propaganda piece was headlined: “America just got a $100-a-month raise.” CNN’s tweet was massively ratioed with over a whopping 7,100...

In 2020, the current attorney general, Alejando Gertz Manero, accused Murillo Karam of “orchestrating a massive media trick” and leading a “generalized cover-up” in the case. The arrest came a day after a commission investigating the disappearances said the army bore at least partial responsibility. It said that a soldier had infiltrated the student group involved and that the army didn’t stop the abductions even though it knew what was happening.

Gunfire and explosions shook an upscale hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening, as police responded to an attack by unidentified gunmen, according to local authorities and witnesses. Police Major Hassan Dahir confirmed to CNN that a gun battle was taking place between gunmen and Somali security forces at the Hayat Hotel in Somalia's capital, in an area frequented by lawmakers and government officials. Two security officials, including Mogadishu intelligence chief Muhidin Mohamed, were wounded in the ongoing attack, Dahir said. Details remained murky, however, as the siege continued. The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in...

An elite all-girls school in Nashville that planned to open enrollment to anyone who identifies as female has rescinded the policy following a backlash from parents and alums. Officials from Harpeth Hall, a $33,000-a-year private school in Tennessee, sent a letter to students and parents saying it will continue to only 'serve girls and young women' following criticism over plans to include transgender students, WSMV reported. 'We recognize that this philosophy elicited strong reactions of support and opposition beyond our expectations,' the school leaders wrote. 'Based on the response from our school community, the Harpeth Hall Board of Trustees is...

President Trump post on his Truth Social Media today saying legal action is coming in response to the FBI raid on his home... In Grand Rapids, Michigan today the defense resting its case at the federal retrial of two men accused of being involved in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer... Here in Pennsylvania Republican candidate for Governor State Senator Doug Mastriano taking aim at his Democrat opponent state Attorney General Josh Shapiro.... Summing up Shapiro Mastriano said: "the guy's a loser"... Joe Biden announcing more military support for Ukraine... Wall Street moving sharply downwards today... Russian energy...

he FBI unit at the center of the raid at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate has been the subject of much scrutiny over the past several days. In fact, CBS News reported that law enforcement officials are being warned of an increased threat of violence due to such strong opinions about what went down at the residence of the former POTUS. Meanwhile, since the raid, many people have spoken out that the search was unwarranted — despite a court-ordered search warrant having been issued. A new poll also revealed some interesting statistics about how Americans are feeling about the raid. Trump...

It didn’t take long for the job offers to start rolling in for Brian Stelter – and those were some of the better attempted conservative Twitter dunks on the “Reliable Sources” host the day his ouster from CNN was announced. Greg Gutfeld, host and ringleader of Fox News’ after-dark scrum “Gutfeld!,” tweeted mere minutes following the news break Thursday, and kept it simple: “Yo @brianstelter – my show is hiring,” said the host of what is now the highest-rated show in late night. It didn’t take long for the job offers to start rolling in for Brian Stelter – and...

Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said in a preview of her interview that will air Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the January 6 Select Committee investigating the Capitol attack was in discussions with former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team over his potential testimony. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl said, “One of the key figures here is Mike Pence. He said this week he is willing to testify if you ask. Are you going to ask him?”

The remarkable little-known story of the only Sikh airman to become an RAF fighter pilot during the First World War is told in a new book. Flying Officer Hardit Singh Malik, an Oxford University graduate, was playing county cricket for Sussex when war broke out. He attempted to join the British Army but was denied entry because of his race, while his fellow students all went to the front line. Still desperate to do his bit, he travelled to France to become an ambulance driver for the French Red Cross, and asked to join the French Air Force. Irate that...

Coastal cities in China have begun testing live seafood as part of the latest efforts to prevent the spread of the contagious Omicron coronavirus variant under the government's dynamic zero-Covid strategy. Xiamen, the famous tourist city located in China's southeastern coastal province of Fujian, has ordered PCR tests for both fishermen and their harvests after they return from the sea, according to the city's fishery supervisor. More from AsiaOne Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. "We test humans as well as what they caught at the same time - sample tests for the...

Three individuals have been detained after shots were fired near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. early Friday. No one was struck by the bullets on Constitution Ave. NW, which were reported around 1:15 a.m. ET. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that there were multiple shooters, and at least two firearms were recovered. Three unoccupied vehicles had been struck.

Mainly due to their aesthetic, The Cure have been labelled as goth throughout their career. However, frontman Robert Smith believes it’s an inaccurate judgement of the group and one that’s based entirely on their look rather than their sound. The goth movement began making waves in the early 1980s, and before that moment, no name was attached to people who looked like Smith. The Cure had existed for several years before the subculture truly got underway, and Smith is seen as the forefather to the scene. However, the frontman believes his association with goth culture has been exaggerated beyond reality....

Video A man who is egoistic without understanding himself, which is something of a contradiction and not even remotely amusing, ironically. The man has no chance to be president. The man has no chance, in my estimation, to be even a contender. And for him to be virtue signaling to the MAGA base, a base that he neither understands, is in touch with, nor obviously respects – because that was a condescending and pompously pious statement. Watch Video for more