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From the “you can’t make this stuff up” department comes this inane story. Josh has his take on it. Scottish Power admitted 71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed with their power supply. Full story --- Dozens of giant turbines on Scotland’s windfarms have been powered by diesel generators, the Sunday Mail can reveal. Scottish Power admitted 71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed on the grid. The firm said it was forced to act in order to keep the turbines warm...

Ukraine has reported that more than 1,000 Russian troops were killed on Monday alone as the war between the neighboring countries approaches its first anniversary. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post that 1,030 Russian personnel were killed in fighting, raising the total throughout the conflict to just more than 133,000. Ukrainian forces also destroyed 14 tanks and 28 armored personnel vehicles, officials said. Reuters reported that the number of Russian soldiers killed made Monday the deadliest 24 hours of the war for Russia so far, but it could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims. It also reported that...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday demanded a federal investigation into rising natural gas prices in western states, after many families across the state saw their gas bills double — or more — in the month of January. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the group responsible for regulating wholesale natural gas, Newsom asked the agency to "focus its investigatory resources on assessing whether market manipulation, anticompetitive behavior, or other anomalous activities are driving these ongoing elevated prices in the western gas markets." Many SoCalGas customers saw a massive bill in January, in many cases double the previous...

The post-its also included texts such as ‘sudden death,’ ‘heart failure after injection,’ ‘suddenly the new normal,’ and ‘Pfizer report.’On Saturday morning, the NOS [Netherland’s largest news organization] building was filled with 14,445 post-its. Each post-it represents one excess death associated with the Covid “vaccine” in 2022, reports Nine For News.Demonstrators gathered in front of the building, holding banners stating, ‘NOS = fake news,’ ‘honest research into excess mortality,’ ‘NOS, RTL, SBS, NRC, AD, Telegraaf, Loyal, we are tired of your lies,’ ‘stop lying’ and ‘stop the censorship.’The post-its also included texts such as ‘sudden death,’ ‘heart failure after injection,’...

Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports” that the Democrats changed their presidential primary schedule because New Hampshire and Iowa do not “reflect the electorate of the United States of America.” Díaz-Balart asked, “Congressman, the speech comes days after the Democratic National Committee voted to make South Carolina the first primary state in 2024. What does this mean for South Carolina? What is the message that the Democratic Party is sending? Clyburn said, “Well, I think the message the Democratic Party is sending is very simple, that we have a very diverse country, a very diverse...

Parents who say their child was abused by a teacher at a preschool in Texas are suing the preschool where the abuse allegedly happened. They’re also suing a Christian preschool where the teacher was previously employed, claiming the school failed to report other allegations of the teacher’s abuse, allowing his abuse to continue. The lawsuit was filed on January 26 in Dallas County District Court and seeks $100 million in damages. The Roys Report (TRR) is not naming the alleged victim’s parents to protect the alleged victim’s identity. The suit alleges that Thaddaeus Davidson, 34, abused the plaintiffs’ 3-year-old child...

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to discuss the damaging impacts of defamation from the legacy media as it becomes a more prevalent issue in the lives of everyday citizens. The panel included victims of media defamation, legal experts, and a member of the media who have witnessed the defamatory practices of his colleagues.

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Nice spy balloon. Die!

A slightly different story emerged in the Washington Post, which reported that the Pentagon knew of "past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida and Texas." Wait a minute: Near Florida and Texas? What does near mean? Were the balloons over those states? Were they offshore but over U.S. territorial waters? The Washington Post suggested the Pentagon was not being entirely clear. "The Defense Department was not specific about where in each state the previous incursions occurred," the paper reported, citing Rep. Michael Waltz, a Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. "[Waltz] added that officials did not say whether the balloons...

AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 @AZgeopolitics 🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦☠️Ukrainian report form the Bakhmut "meat grinder":According to the journalist sources the life expectancy of a Ukrainian fresher there is just 4 hours. The Ukrainian official doubts, hesitates a few seconds and mumbles his opinion as an excuse. 7:30 AM · Feb 5, 2023 · 31.5K ViewsVideo at link

0:33: FRANK01: What I recommend is that we go back to the tanker for one top-off and will be back on station in approximately two zero mike and then we move the tankers to about 40 miles south of the shoot line. The shoot line is at 1-3-0 currently. 1:01: FRANK01: A-firm. If..a..yeah we could probably make it happen we'll just need up our gas or else we will be diverting. 1:32: HUNTRESS: …when it comes to the firing line you asked for Whiskey 137 or Whiskey 122? 1:37: FRANK01: We can adjust it depending on what is easiest, but...

Fears are growing that New Zealand’s already severe egg shortage could get much worse after a major fire devastated the country’s largest egg farm, killing more than 50,000 hens. John McKay, CEO of Zeagold Nutrition, has confirmed that a fire broke out at the company’s Waikato egg farm on Monday morning. “A supervisor on-site at our farm called the fire department at 7:40 am today. All 12 staff members on site are safe and unharmed,” McKay told NZ Herald. “Ten emergency vehicles are currently on site to contain the spread of the fire.” McKay said the cause of the fire...

A number of Americans have been caught with firearms at Cancun International Airport over the last year, but the most recent case involves a well-known American NASCAR driver. Kyle Busch, a champion race car driver, was caught with a .38 caliber handgun and hollow tip ammunition in his luggage at Cancun Airport. He was quickly arrested following the discovery.

Netanyahu rejects Biden admin call to ‘pause’ Judea and Samaria construction U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly made the request during his visit last week to Israel in a bid to de-escalate tensions amid rampant Palestinian terrorism.

We read a LOT of tweets from people who have less than zero amounts of self-awareness, but this from Secretary Antony Blinken about ‘zero tolerance’ for female genital mutilation may be the worst yet considering he’s part of an administration that believes it’s a GOOD thing for minor females to mutilate their genitals to swap genders. In America. Maybe read the room, Antony. Just a little. On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the U.S. condemns the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting as a form of #GBV and a human rights abuse, rooted in gender...

Well, he is. Duh.

It’s been a week since the China spy balloon started crossing over Alaska and the continental United States. The Biden regime has been aware of the Chinese spy balloon in US air space since Saturday, January 28th. The Biden administration initially ignored the threat hoping the balloon would not be detected. But after amateur photographers captured the balloon flying over Montana the Biden White House had to admit they knew about the balloon. Now we know that the Biden White House has not briefed the Gang of 8 congressional leaders on the border incursion by the Chinese Communists. Steve Scalise...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Roche, "Your Excellency Has No Authority To Allow Mass In Parish Churches"In the name of "synodality", Francis is imposing a Roman centralism unprecedented in the history of the Church.Last example: Cardinal Roche, the prefect for the liturgy, is telling parishes how to organise their schedule.Peter Kwasniewski published on February 6 the transcript of a letter, that Roche sent to a US bishop invoking Canon 87 to grant a dispensation from Traditionis custodes in order to continue celebrating Mass in a parish church.However, Roche claimed that the bishop did "not have the authority" to do so. He believes...

About 18 months ago, there was some chatter in Washington about a COVID commission that would examine the wild response and evaluate its good and bad features and make recommendations for the future. From the looks of it at the time, it seemed pretty obvious where it was going. In effect, it was going to be a cover-up, just government and industry leaders and anointed “experts” touting their wise decision-making while offering some mild tweaks for the future. The commission never formed. Why not? Pretty simple: absolutely no one would have believed it. There are too many people now wise...