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Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself this week amid mounting speculation that his health is declining, an anti-Kremlin Telegram channel with apparent links to his security team reported. Putin, 70, suffered the unfortunate fall at his Moscow official residence on Wednesday evening, according to the Telegram channel “General SVR,” which purports to be run by a former Russian spy. The ailing Russian leader allegedly fell down five steps before landing on his coccyx, or tailbone. Although his security guards immediately rushed to his aid, the impact of the fall caused Putin to “involuntarily defecate” due...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS STILLS THEIR STORM ֎ Featuring 38 Paintings, 3 Windows and 1 He Qi ֎ M A R K CHAPTER 4* That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on...

When Meera Sanghani-Jorgensen was in her 30s, she and her husband began to discuss having children. They both wanted to have kids, but Sanghani-Jorgensen couldn’t shake the feeling that, by giving birth, she might be doing something bad for the earth. “I wanted to have a child, but I was also looking at the planet and thinking: ‘Well, what kind of future will we have if there’s more of the same?’ ” she said. She thought about the diapers, the party favors, the toys, and the billions of tons of carbon emissions warming the planet every year. She felt weighed...

On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre revealed that the Biden Administration is “paying attention” to any “reporting” concerning pro-Free Speech changes that Elon Musk makes to Twitter under his ownership. As reported by the New York Post, Pierre had previously said on Monday that the government is “keeping an eye on” Twitter as Musk fulfills his promises to make the platform more transparent, which has led to Musk revealing shocking new reports about the true extent of Twitter’s liberal bias, censorship, and election interference. In response, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Pierre why the Biden White House remains...

Rep. Elise Stefanik's campaign says U.S. Postal Service workers stole nearly $20,000 in donor checks from packages they sent through the mail. The campaign alleges that four separate packages sent in June, October and November 2022 were cut into and that postal police did not escalate the matter. The Stefanik campaign sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Thursday about the "repeated, targeted theft of campaign contributions from packages sent through the United States Postal Service." Photos showing ripped mail which contained campaign donor checks Elise Stefanik for Congress "Congresswoman Stefanik and her campaign supporters are not the only...

Internet pioneer Radia Perlman has argued in favor of centralized infrastructure, while speaking at the International Symposium on Blockchain Advancements in Singapore on Friday. Perlman said that conventional wisdom poses centralised systems as “bad” and decentralized as “good,” however decentralized entities are inherently problematic in multiple ways. “Blockchain as a buzzword started as the technology behind Bitcoin. People made money on Bitcoin and the more hyped it was, the more start-ups leveraged the hype to claim their product has something to do with Blockchain” explained Perlman. “If you hear so much hype, eventually you assume well, it must be incredibly...

Guests at the state dinner hosted by US president Joe Biden for his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (1 December) were set to enjoy Roederer Estate Brut Rosé sparkling wine, according to menu details reported by Reuters and other US media. (snip) Dishes to be served at the state dinner for Biden and Macron involved ‘butter poached Maine lobster’ with American Osetra Caviar, followed by beef with ‘triple cooked butter potatoes’ and a red wine reduction.

NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY National Fritters Day on December 2nd allows for no frittering away of the time. So make haste and get them while they are hot! #NationalFrittersDay Fritters come in various forms, from morsels dipped in flavorful batters to bits of dough stuffed or filled with delicious surprises. All of the varieties are deep-fried and served hot with dips, drips, or dustings of seasonings, sweets, or sauces. Cultures all over the world make some kind of fritter. May believe Ancient Romans first consumed fritters. They then introduced them to Europe. Most commonly filled with fruit or cheese, fritters can...

Russia wanted to break us with attacks on infrastructure and blackouts, and the Ukrainians united only stronger. Rubryka tells about mutual aid solutions that are working all over the country right now. What is the problem? Blackout in Ukraine The enemy wants to intimidate and force us to negotiate in its favor. Another act of missile terror by the aggressor on Ukrainian cities on November 23 led to the fact that most regions were left without electricity, water, heat, communication, and the Internet. However, Russia tries in vain and uses up its already limited supply of missiles because the Ukrainians...

Florida back-up quarterback Jalen Kitna was released from jail on an $80,000 bond on Thursday, a day after he was arrested on five charges involving child abuse images.

We have a special dispatch from Falmouth containing very late information from the rebel army, procured as follows: On Friday night about 12 o'clock, while Capt. BYRON McCUTCHEON, of the Twentieth Michigan infantry, was on duty with two hundred men on the Washington Farm (the old Homestead of the Washington family, about two miles east of Falmouth, where George cut the famous Cherry tree,) two rebel officers crossed the river in a skiff and delivered up themselves and arms, asking the protection of the Stars and Stripes. They were well dressed and intelligent gentlemen; one a captain in a Texan...

Russian leader bruised his coccyx as he slipped down seven steps, reports say Telegram channel that claims links to his bodyguards said Putin 'involuntarily defecated' due to effects of 'cancer of the gastrointestinal tract' Vladimir Putin has fallen down stairs at his official residence and soiled himself while continuing to suffer from cancer, a Telegram channel which claims links to his bodyguards has suggested. The 70-year-old Russian leader, whose health has visibly deteriorated since he launched his war in Ukraine, suffered the fall on Wednesday evening when he slipped coming down stairs at his Moscow home, channel General SVR claims....

There’s no logical reason for California to make these payments, but it’s in the grip of virtue-signaling madness. Next year, California is facing a $25 billion budget deficit, businesses are fleeing, and the big cities are swamped with seas of drug-addled homeless people. None of that has stopped the reparations committee that Governor Gavin Newsom convened from thinking big when it comes to reparations for Blacks in that state. The current proposal envisions giving each of California’s 2.5 million self-identified Black Americans $223,200 (totaling $559 Billion) for “housing discrimination.” California has long had a problem when it comes to the...

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Check your quarters, you could be holding on to a piece of silver worth $55. State coins that were minted from 1999 to 2008 are worth more than their face value as the demand for precious metals has been increasing. Some are 90% silver compared to a higher percentage of copper and nickel. The value changes depending on the current price of silver. The value varies by state, but the priciest version is Pennsylvania at $55, followed by Connecticut at $50. Georgia is worth $48. Silver proof coins are marked with an S, meaning San Francisco Mint, and have a...

Check your quarters, you could be holding on to a piece of silver worth $55. State coins that were minted from 1999 to 2008 are worth more than their face value as the demand for precious metals has been increasing. Some are 90% silver compared to a higher percentage of copper and nickel. The value changes depending on the current price of silver. The value varies by state, but the priciest version is Pennsylvania at $55, followed by Connecticut at $50. Georgia is worth $48. Silver proof coins are marked with an S, meaning San Francisco Mint, and have a...

The terms firearms and guns are used interchangeably in this article. The article is updated from an earlier article published in 2016. The graphic adds data from 2015-2020, six more years. The number of firearms in private hands has been rising for at least 75 years. During the last 25 years, the number of murders, murders with guns, and violent crimes with guns dropped sharply, then leveled. It has risen a fraction of the drop in the last three years.The per capita rate of firearms ownership has increased significantly.It has become very difficult to uncritically believe more guns equals more...

In a joint assessment released today, the Government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the World Bank, in cooperation with partners, estimate that the current cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine amounts to $349 billion (€349 Billion). This figure is expected to grow in the coming months as the war continues.The report found that recovery and reconstruction needs across social, productive, and infrastructure sectors total $349 billion, which is more than 1.5 times the 2021 GDP of Ukraine. Over the next 36 months the RDNA assesses that $105 billion is needed to address urgent needs such as restoring education...

The East and the West are both collaborating in an effort to impose the Great Reset -- but each side’s different interpretation of the Great Reset and their incompatibility eventually will tear them apart. These differences fall into four categories: (1) environment, (2) food production and delivery, (3) global currency, and (4) global governance. The EnvironmentThe West’s vision is wrapped in the Green New Deal (GND). The GND is intended not to protect the earth, but is key to reduce global population and to pay off President Biden's debt to China. China, which will be the source for electric vehicle...

The bodies of a deacon of evangelicals and his son, who had been abducted by Russians a few days earlier, were found near Novaya Kakhovka On November 26, Anatoly Prokopchuk, a deacon of the local Church of evangelical Christians, and his son Alexander were found murdered. Their bodies were found in a forest near occupied Novaya Kakhovka on the Left Bank of the Kherson region. A few days earlier, they were abducted by the Russian military. This was reported by the Center for Investigative Journalism with reference to friends of the victims. Immediately after the disappearance of the Prokopchuks, relatives...