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Pavel Antov, a politician, businessman and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was discovered in a pool of blood outside a hotel in India days after his friend died at that same hotel. "So far, it seems that Antov accidentally fell from the hotel terrace." the police chief of the eastern Odisha state, Rajesh Pandit, told Agence France-Presse after Antov's death on Monday. "He was probably disturbed by the death of his friend and went to the hotel terrace and likely fell to his death from there." His friend, Vladimir Bidenov, apparently had a heart attack, possibly caused by binge...

A defiant Congressman-elect George Santos complained Tuesday night that “everybody wants to nitpick” him for lying to voters about his job experience, education and religion, insisting there was room for debate about the extent of his flagrant falsehoods. Santos, a 34-year-old Republican who was elected Nov. 8 to represent Long Island’s North Shore in the House of Representatives, made the comments on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” after coming clean to The Post a day before about his grand deception. When guest host Tulsi Gabbard asked Santos if he “had no shame,” the Republican turned the question back on the...

Arroyo reacted by saying Republicans have plenty of investigatory fodder, but they should tread lightly. “Look, there’s a ton of things to investigate,” he began, before pivoting to a critique of McCarthy’s “Commitment to America” that he rolled out ahead of the midterms. “It was so broad and vague, it was not a governing agenda,” Arroyo continued, noting he could not even remember the name of the document. “It didn’t have the specificity of, ‘We will do this, this, this.’ It just said, We’re gonna make you economically free, we’re gonna make you happier, we’re going to give you more...

If Germans are worried about getting through the Winter of 2023, they ain’t seen nothing yet. 2024 could be even worse, thanks to government bureaucracy. And yes, that goes for those environmentally-minded volk who are cruising the Autobahn in their EVs. The cryptically-named Federal Network Agency has announced plans to empower German power grid operators to remotely limit home heat pumps and EV chargers. And this can be done without the customer’s permission. And lest German citizens think that they have the spring, summer, and fall to make adjustments, this policy is set to take effect next month. It should...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has vowed to investigate the conduct of the partisan January 6 Congressional committee, though his past statements have led critics to question his commitment. In the immediate aftermath of the January 6 Capitol protests, McCarthy echoed leftist talking points by saying that then-President Trump “bears responsibility” for any violence that took place. Around that same time, McCarthy was caught on an audio recording saying that he would advise Trump to resign.“Let me be clear, last week’s violent attack on the Capitol was un-democratic, un-American, and criminal. Violence is never a legitimate form of protest…....

In a speech last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed that hundreds of ethnic Hungarians have died in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. During the speech, Orbán stated “We should not get involved in this war no matter what….because in our neighboring country many Hungarians live.“He added that “Everyday people are dying. Hundreds of Hungarians have also died… those that the Ukrainian army has conscripted.” According to the Washington Post, there are 2 million Hungarians living abroad, with roughly 130,000 of them living in Ukraine. They’re specifically concentrated in the Zakarpattia Oblast in the Transcarpathia region. Hungary has maintained a relatively...

December 27, 2022 (Brian Berletic - New Eastern Outlook) - After months of feigned confidence and optimism from both the West and Ukraine’s senior military leadership, cracks are beginning to appear. During Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny’s recent interview with the Economist, Ukraine’s desperate need for additional arms and the consequences for not receiving them was made very clear.The discussion revolved around the desperate need for resources – everything ranging from air defense missiles to tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces and artillery shells themselves – all things that both the West and now Ukraine are admitting are in short supply,...

@ABridgen By suppressing the evidence of the harms caused by the mRNA vaccines the MSM have sealed their own fate. The public will never believe anything from them again. It’s the end of these mouthpieces of big Pharma and the super wealthy elite. This is the end of the controlled media.

President Joe Biden has lied a lot before and during his presidency. Here are the top 15 most outlandish lies from his career. 1) Law School Grades Biden claimed in 1987 he graduated in the top half of his class at Syracuse College of Law. He was 76th in a class of 85. 2) Arrested in South Africa Biden falsely claimed in 2022 he was arrested for trying to see Nelson Mandela in South Africa. The Washington Post marks this claim as false. 3) First Job In 2021, Biden claimed in Idaho his “first job offer” was from a local...

The media is trying to stop Elon Musk. Their newest attack is claiming that his reputation is suffering because of what he is done on Twitter. Why aren’t they happy he has exposed the truth? The Washington Post ran an article titled “Twitter brings Elon Musk’s genius reputation crashing down to earth.” The Washington Post reported: That crisis accelerated as Tesla stock prices plunged nearly 20 percent this week to $123 per share on Friday, largely due to concerns about Musk. Also this week, roughly 58 percent of 17 million Twitter accounts that responded to an unscientific poll from Musk...

A mini-mart clerk in Louisiana was fired after a video showed her throwing a bucket of water on a homeless person sitting outside the store in frigid temperatures. The incident took place Monday at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge. Temperatures were around 26 degrees that day as a severe Arctic blast swept the U.S. Kasey Young, the 44-year-old clerk, uploaded the clip of herself throwing a bucket of water on the homeless person sitting in the parking lot. She can be heard yelling, “Move! Not telling y’all again. Move it!.” Ms. Young then complains about a mess...

"The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins."— Søren KierkegaardNothing good has ever happened because of something a journalist posted on Twitter. At least that was the case until June 3, 2022, when Dave Weigel logged on and pressed "retweet," setting in motion a chain of events that led to another (very obnoxious) journalist getting fired.The joke was edgy, cerebral, and hilarious. "Every girl is bi," wrote Cam Harless, an anti-Sean Astin podcast host from Florida. "You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual." Weigel, then a reporter for the...

Do a google image search for “shoplifters.” All the perps are white. Who knew? Similar results for “carjacking” and other crimes. Posted as vanity as not a “real news story.” I suppose some advocacy group complained about any blacks being shown as criminals? There are local news stations that will avoid giving the race of any suspect even if the suspect is a clear and present threat to the public. Instead they give clues like “light skinned”; “wearing a Starter jacket.” Etc.

McDonald’s revealed a test restaurant near Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month in which automation technology replaces many positions formerly held by employees, drawing mixed reactions from conservatives and liberals. The fast food behemoth announced that customers can use kiosks and a mobile app to grab their orders from a conveyor belt rather than interacting with customer-facing staff. The concept is designed to give the restaurant team “the ability to concentrate more on order speed and accuracy, which makes the experience more enjoyable for everyone,” Keith Vanecek, the franchisee operating the restaurant, said in a press release. Conservative-leaning commentators noted...

It doesn’t matter if George Santos is the lowliest of low-lifes. And the people who elected and warmly welcomed to the Senate John Fetterman certainly don’t get to act like it does.A few nerds (sometimes referred to as “journalists”) were on standby over the past few days, waiting for New York Republican Representative-elect George Santos to explain why there was no evidence of the sterling educational background and work history that he professed to have during his 2022 campaign for Congress. The predictable and underwhelming answer is that he lied about it and no, he doesn’t plan to resign.Where is...

The Biden administration is reportedly working to curb Iran’s ability to deliver drones to Russian troops for use in Ukraine by expanding efforts to choke Tehran’s production of the unmanned aerial vehicles. The New York Times reported on the expanded push Wednesday, citing unnamed intelligence, military and national security officials. The administration is focusing on depriving Iran the parts it needs to produce the drones. Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, told the newspaper officials are “looking at ways to target” Iranian drone production “through sanctions, export controls, and talking to private companies whose parts have been...

The University of California at San Francisco recently issued a public apology for conducting dermatology experiments on 2,600 incarcerated men. The experiments were conducted at the Vacaville facility in the 1960s and 1970s without obtaining the consent of inmates.Dr Howard Maibach and Dr William Epstein, the faculty members at the institute’s dermatology department, conducted experiments on prisoners until 1977. They exposed the prisoners to herbicides and pesticides by injection.Most of these prisoners were mentally ill and were either being assessed or treated for psychiatric illnesses. Besides, there are no medical records either to prove prisoners had provided their consent to...

FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRSMatthew 2:13-18 Friends, on this feast of the Holy Innocents, a baby is at the center of attention as the Gospel story commences. Cherished by his mother, protected by his foster-father, bestowed with gifts by the Magi, the baby Jesus is at the same time threatened by Herod and indeed by all of Jerusalem, which, we are told in an earlier verse, trembled at his coming.Herod’s massacre of the innocents mimics, of course, Pharaoh’s murder of the male children of the Hebrews at the time of Moses’ birth. Once more we are made to see...

By the grace of God, as long as I have breath, I will never accept as normal a sentence like this: “Back in June, a group of women complained that [Darren Agee] Merager, 53, who identifies as female, allegedly exposed her penis at the Wi Spa in Los Angeles to them.”No, no, no. I will never accept such semantic nonsense as normal, and neither should you. Not in a million years.There is no such thing as “her penis.” (We are not talking about a biological anomaly which leaves someone with ambiguous or dual genitalia. We are talking about males vs....