Free Republic

The very fact that Ukraine is out of ammunition per Zelensky’s damning admission to Japanese media proves that the West’s defeat in its self-declared “race of logistics” with Russia might already be a fait accompli by this point since it’s clear that Kiev can’t keep pace with its opponent despite being backed by all of NATO’s military-industrial capacity. The US-led West’s Mainstream Media (MSM) began reporting more accurately [link at URL] on the military-strategic dynamics of the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine since the start of the year, but the true test of their comparatively improved integrity will be whether...

Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory but will not violate non-proliferation agreements, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders Poland, Putin told state television. "There is nothing unusual here either: firstly, the United States has been doing this for decades. They have long deployed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allied countries," he said. "We agreed that we will do the same - without violating our obligations, I emphasize, without...

Former President Donald Trump will hold the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday in Waco, Texas, a GOP-led state that has repeatedly delivered him supporting crowds. * * * The rally will be held at Waco Regional Airport, according to Trump's website. The doors will open for attendees at 8 a.m. local time and undisclosed guest speakers are expected to deliver remarks at 2 p.m. local time. Cheung said that the speakers will be announced later in the day. A pre-show of the rally can be watched on Newsmax at 4 p.m. ET, while Trump's speech will...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W6naigF_SU I am posting this because I know we have some FReepers who have some insight and knowledge of China (beyond mine).

Max Boot, one of the most bloodthirsty American analysts and commentators, has apparently woken up long after most Americans with half his education, about the limits of American power and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Thankfully for us, he has penned his reawakening in the pages of Foreign Affairs, that astute bulwark of the establishment, a journal of which I am, in fact, a subscriber.For 20 years, Boot has been calling for regime change, democracy building abroad, and even leaving American troops in dangerous brushfire to “polic[e] the frontiers of the Pax Americana.” Now, he says he’s changed......Boot’s...

Trump is finished!Trump support is dwindling!We’re going to arrest Trump now for sure this time!LOL….heard any of those before?It’s like Charlie Brown and kicking the football, each one a swing and a miss!Folks, President Trump is more popular now than in 2020 or 2016.Check out these pictures and videos from Waco, TX where a massive MAGA Rally is set to take place tonight!Not even rock bands have lines that form in the pre-dawn, hours before the event is set to start.Unprecedented.Take a look:It’s 8am in Waco, and MASSIVE lines are already forming for Pres. Donald Trump’s Texas rally.This is shaping...

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a November 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate.

Before getting to the latest developments regarding the worries of the mid-tier donor class within the republican apparatus, I want to provide some context for the overall Ron DeSantis (RdS) management agenda.I can trace the origin of the RdS 2024 scheme to an originating timeframe in late fall 2021. It may go back further than that, but it is at least in place by the late fall of 2021. That means that everything within the professional republican apparatus, those who manipulate the political events from the controlling wing of the republican side of the UniParty, had RdS ’24 as the...

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), fresh after a landslide re-election victory in Florida, has a shadow campaign to test the waters of whether he is a viable candidate for president in 2024. His recent critical comments about the current Republican forerunner in the polls, 45th President Donald Trump, has been viewed in that light. DeSantis said in an interview that he thought he could beat Biden. Not all Republicans are convinced that DeSantis is the right candidate for 2024, however, with one Republican lawmaker remarking that DeSantis is “not ready” for prime time, according to Just The News.That Republican lawmaker was...

Memphis guard Jamirah Shutes has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Bowling Green player Elissa Brett as the two teams lined up for handshakes following the Falcons' third-round victory in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday night, police said. The Bowling Green State University Police Department issued a press release Friday confirming that Shutes, a fifth-year player, was charged after the "unwarranted physical incident" involving Brett at the conclusion of BGSU’s 73-60 victory. "Following Thursday’s unwarranted physical incident after the WNIT home game, the Bowling Green State University Police Department has charged a member of the Memphis...

In response to a World Athletics Council decision to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s track and field competitions, NPR made the patently absurd claim that there is ‘limited scientific evidence’ of a physical advantage for trans women (men) over women athletes. ‘Limited scientific evidence’? The folks at NPR have self-lobotomized in service to the wokesters. We explicitly separate men’s and women’s sports because men have a physical advantage over women. The international governing body for track and field will ban trans women athletes from elite women's competitions, citing a priority for fairness over inclusion despite limited scientific evidence...

President Donald Trump continues to climb in the polls with each passing day. According to InteractivePolls, referencing a recent Premise Poll, voters favored Trump over any other prospective Republican candidate to run against Joe Biden. Specifically, according to the poll, Trump was ahead of Biden, 47 percent to 41 percent. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has not yet announced whether he intends to enter the race, was ahead of Biden 39 percent to 38 percent. Moreover, according to InteractivePolls, Trump’s numbers were much better than Biden’s on various issues after their first two years in office. Specifically, under Trump, the...

In the season of Lent, the Gospel of John becomes very prominent, especially in Year A, the readings of which can be used in any year that a parish is doing RCIA. Unlike the other Gospels, John recounts only a limited number of miracles of Jesus, which he designates as “signs,” a rare term in the other Gospels. Although John tells us of only a few miracles, he describes them in much greater depth than the other gospel writers do. This is quite evident in this weekend’s Gospel reading, in which we get a very lengthy description of all the...

Florida’s bipartisan Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee has just approved a bill that seeks to shield Governor Ron DeSantis’ travel records from the general public.SB 1616 allows Florida’s Governor, the governor’s close family, visiting governors, and others state officials to be exempt from disclosing their travel records.Currently, Florida has several “sunshine laws” which permit the general public to request travel logs of state officials.The new bill attempts to amend state statute 943.68, that requires records of the Governor’s transportation and protective services to be disclosed to the public.Members of the Florida Legislature moved this week to shield Gov. Ron...

A woman was arrested and charged for intentionally running over another woman with her car Friday near unincorporated Broward County, deputies said. Officers responded to the scene in the 2600 block of Northwest 13th Court, near Fort Lauderdale, at around 9 a.m. after reports of a hit-and-run, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Deputies found a woman suffering from injuries and rushed her to the hospital. The victim's identity and condition were not released, but family members identified her as Antanisha Gore. Investigators said the victim was involved in an ongoing disturbance since last night with another woman, who they...

Former Vice President Mike Pence came in third place with seven percent support, followed by former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley (five percent), Sen. Ted Cruz (2 percent), Sen. Tim Scott (2 percent), former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (one percent), Sen. Marco Rubio (one percent), and anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (zero percent).Another two percent said “someone else,” and six percent remain unsure:2024 National Republican Primary • Trump — 50% • DeSantis — 24% • Pence — 7%• Haley — 5%• T. Scott — 2%• Pompeo — 1%• Rubio — 1%2-Way: • Trump — 56%• DeSantis — 44%Harris/Harvard...

Representatives from the trans community across the nation are reporting record levels of feeling "extremely unsafe" due to the knowledge that somewhere out there, a hockey player might not be wearing a pride jersey. "In order for us to feel safe, it's essential that every person on earth agree with our opinions and openly celebrate them in public at all times," said Trans Community Safety Liaison Bertha Glamqueen. "The knowledge that even one hockey player somewhere in the world is maybe not fully endorsing our beliefs is literal genocide." The distressing news comes after player Ivan Provorov refused to wear...

The New Jersey college student who died on spring break last week tragically plunged to his death from the third floor of a Puerto Vallarta, Mexico hotel while trying to help a girl retrieve an ID or phone she dropped from her balcony, The Post has learned. Henry Meacock, 19, perished at the Melia Hotel on March 15 while trying to jump from one balcony to another, the Jalisco state attorney general and medical examiner told The Post. The Ohio State University student was the second person to fall from the third floor of the Melia this month, Noticias Puerto...

Five weeks after Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for clinical depression, his staff says the stay is coming to an end soon, though no certain timeline was offered for his return. “John will be out soon,” spokesperson Joe Calvello said. “Over a week but soon. Recovery is going really well. We have an amazing team at Walter Reed.” Fetterman’s public acknowledgment in mid-February that he was suffering from depression and decision to seek treatment were heralded by many of his colleagues as a courageous disclosure about an often stigmatized topic. Intense scrutiny over his recovery and inpatient care has continued, though,...

A law being considered by the New York City Council would add height and weight to the list of protected classes to its human rights law. The legislation, which New York City Mayor Eric Adams has indicated he will support, has thirty-three co-sponsors. Only twenty-six "yes" votes are needed to pass the bill. The bill's sponsor, councilman Shaun Abreu, told the Washington Post that obesity is a civil rights issue. "This was long overdue as a civil rights issue," he wrote.