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A member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle of advisors threatened this week that Moscow is ready to sever diplomatic ties with Israel. The threat came via former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev who publicly warned that any Israeli effort to supply arms to Ukraine will “destroy all diplomatic relations between our countries.” “Israel appears to be getting ready to supply weapons to the Kyiv regime,” Medvedev wrote Tuesday on Telegram, the social media platform. “A very reckless move,” he wrote. “It would destroy all bilateral relations between our countries.” Medvedev is currently the deputy head of the Russian Security...

JP Morgan Chase & Co reportedly canceled the account of a religious nonprofit organization for unexplained reasons, and said it would only reconsider the decision if the group provided its donor list, and a list of political candidates it intended to support. The National Committee for Religious Freedom (NCRF) launched on January 18, 2022 “to defend religious freedom for all Americans and all their religious communities by supporting political candidates at the local, state, and national levels—regardless of party affiliation—who support the free exercise of religion,” according to its website. “Religious freedom is a cornerstone of America’s constitutional democracy and...

The polls are showing the Red Wave is a real thing. Dems are in panic mode.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham performed a cringe-worthy dance on stage Saturday at a pro-abortion rally celebrating her record of supporting abortion on demand. Elisa Martinez, founder of the New Mexico Alliance for Life, shared a video clip on Twitter that shows the Democrat governor and other abortion activists dancing at the outdoor event in Las Cruces. “What did I just watch? Oh – New Mexico’s Abortion Governor hopping around about killing innocent babies up to birth,” Martinez wrote. According to the Las Cruces Sun News, Grisham, who is up for re-election, was joined by two leading abortion activists:...

We're on her side! If you've taken a few flights in your life, there's a good chance that at some point, another passenger has asked to switch seats with you. Sometimes, it's totally worth it to sit somewhere else so a family can be together. Other times — when it would mean leaving a truly amazing seat in first class — it makes sense to say no way. In a video she shared on TikTok, @maresasd explained that she was asked to move from her first class seat on a plane. And honestly, her response is something a lot of...

🚨 This man was RELEASED by DA Larry Krasner’s so-called “Conviction Integrity Unit” which John Fetterman praised as "truly groundbreaking" https://t.co/ndoRJjMTb3 pic.twitter.com/HXaO7k0g9a— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) October 20, 2022SCOOP: Man convicted of 2012 Philadelphia murder & was set free from prison last year, 8yrs into sentence, 19th exoneration by @philadao Conviction Integrity Unit, now WANTED by @phillypolice for another murder last month. Breaking details at 5pm on FOX29 News @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/7wr9O3w8eZ— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 20, 2022

San Bernardino County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Michael Sequeira, has issued a health advisory to bring attention to the dangers of fentanyl due to an increase in overdose deaths within the county. In 2018, there were 30 fentanyl overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in the county. The number rose to 74 per 100,000 residents in 2019, and then to 227 per 100,000 residents in 2020. Last year, there were 309 fentanyl overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in the county. Several County agencies are collaborating with community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and schools to develop strategies to raise awareness about fentanyl use....

On this date in 1526, Bianca Maria Gaspardone was beheaded at Milan’s Castello di Porta Giova, the present-day Castello Sforzesco. She was only about 26 years old, but onto her second* dynastic marriage — this to Renato di Challant. As the story was later recorded in Matteo Bandello‘s Novelle,** the young woman had wealth and options, and with her husband off fighting in Milan’s war against France, she indulged a series of boudoir intrigues — critically for our purposes, one Ardizzino Valperga, Count of Masino. Per Bandello, the Lady of Challant grew annoyed by him and tried to dispose of...

On Tuesday morning, a Fox News contributor claimed on Twitter that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to mandate that schoolchildren get coronavirus vaccines. By Tuesday evening, the claim was being repeated by the nation's most popular cable news show, and had been amplified to millions more on social media online. "The CDC is about to add the Covid vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to attend school," host Tucker Carlson tweeted, sharing a segment from his show that has been viewed more than 1.5 million times online. But...

Scores of respected generals and admirals — including former national security advisers Marine Gen. James Jones and Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn — were among those cashing six and seven-figure checks for the work, according to a bombshell report from the Washington Post, which published the findings Tuesday after suing all branches of the military and the State Department for a trove of personnel documents in a prolonged court fight. Fifteen of the former top military officials have done consulting work for Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, since 2016, according to the report... Jones,...

On March 25,2020 Goveror Brad Little issued a state-wide stay-at-home order, requesting Idaho Sheriffs, City Police Chiefs and Idaho State Police to enforce his lockdown order. Many Idahoans were arrested, jailed and suffered through state prosecution. People like Sara Brady are still being prosecuted by the state of Idaho today. What was her crimes? Taking her children to the park. Christians were arrested for holding church service outside. Hundreds of concerned Idahoans were cited or arrested for attending public meetings without masks. Robert Jones is still in jail today, wrongfully sentenced to 6 months for peacefully demonstrating on a public...

Authorities on Wednesday seized thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes at Los Angeles International Airport. Someone tried to go through security screening with some snacks and bags of candy at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. "However, it was discovered that inside the 'Sweetarts', 'Skittles', and 'Whoppers' candy boxes were fentanyl pills," the statement said.

One of my favorite dramas to one of my favorite singers. Some bloody scenes. There are now 5 "Love Like the Galaxy" music videos up.

Since October 6, Lebanon has recorded 169 cholera cases, almost half of them in the past two days, according to the health ministry. Syrian refugees, health officials “have started to notice an increase in cases among the Lebanese”. “Cases are no longer confined to camps bordering Syria, but they’ve since spread to poor areas where drinking water is widely polluted and at times, mixed with wastewater.” Cholera is generally contracted from contaminated food or water, and causes diarrhoea and vomiting. It can also spread in residential areas that lack proper sewage networks or drinking water from mains. Abiad said that...

PM expresses "deep support" over emerging Russia-Iran ties; tells Russian opposition TV that weapons trade between Moscow and Tehran 'puts the whole world in danger' Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday amid anger Kyiv over Israel's refusal to supply arms to Ukraine in their war against Russia. After the discussion, Lapid tweeted that Kuleba updated him on the war, while the prime minister said he "shared with him (Kuleba) our deep concern about the military ties between Iran and Russia," affirming that "Israel stands with the Ukrainian people." However Lapid made no mention...

John Fetterman's wife Gisele stepped in and shut down a reporter who asked the lieutenant governor if he was satisfied with the progress made of the downed Pittsburgh bridge. 'We're not here to do interviews, we're here to celebrate,' Gisele told reporter Kyle Mazza of UNF News, as the couple attended an event headlined by President Joe Biden at the worksite of the Fern Hollow Bridge - the site of the January bridge collapse. Fetterman has been using closed captioning to answer questions from journalists as he recovers from his May stroke, with a sit-down with NBC News garnering attention...

The judge performing the duties of Special Master in the Trump case with the FBI has a very checkered past, why was he ever selected for this role by the Trump team? The New York Post wrote about Judge Raymond Dearie when he was announced as special master in the case involving the FBI’s unnecessary, unprecedented and unlawful raid on President Trump’s iconic property, Mar-a-Lago:

ByteDance’s Internal Audit and Risk Control department The team primarily conducts investigations into potential misconduct by current and former ByteDance employees. But in at least two cases, the Internal Audit team also planned to collect TikTok data about the location of a U.S. citizen who had never had an employment relationship with the company...the plan was for a Beijing-based ByteDance team to obtain location data from U.S. users’ devices. TikTok spokesperson Maureen Shanahan said that TikTok collects approximate location information based on users’ IP addresses to “among other things...detect and prevent fraud and inauthentic behavior." ByteDance's Internal Audit team was...

~Favorite Light or Dark Songs~"> Calum Scott, Leona Lewis - You Are The Reason (Duet Version)Gary Allan - Smoke Rings In The Dark (Official Music Video) *Video*