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Putin was forced to scale back annual military parade due to his army's devastating losses Russian forces were overwhelmed by Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade, reports said Footage showed them fleeing across an open field as Kyiv's troops advanced Russian forces made a humiliating retreat on Tuesday in the battle for Bakhmut, according to dramatic footage, on the same day Putin was forced to scale back his annual military parade due to his army's devastating losses. The video appears to confirm reports that Vladimir Putin's regular forces 'turned and ran', with Ukraine claiming it is gaining ground around the fiercely contested...

Fox violated a promise made to Carlson, the letter said, not to leak his private messages to the press or use them "to take any adverse employment action against him," the outlet added...The letter argues that Fox broke an agreement not to settle the lawsuit with Dominion "in a way which would indicate wrongdoing" by Carlson in the drama. Two sources told Axios that a member of the Fox board told Carlson his job was axed as a condition of the Dominion settlement.

Indiana University’s famous sex research center is officially defunded after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a two-year budget bill. The state’s passage of the law on May 4 stipulates that taxpayer funds “may not be used to pay for the administration, operation, or programs of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.” The College Fix asked university spokeswoman Amanda Roach what will happen next for the research center. She referred to IU President Pamela Whitten’s statement on the legislation. “As a premier research institution with a 200-year legacy of impact within our state and around the world,...

On May 1, in the Federal District Court for the District of Southern California, a number of plaintiffs, including San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., and Second Amendment Foundation, filed a lawsuit challenging the California statute requiring a ten-day waiting period before a person may purchase a firearm in California. The case is Richards v Bonta. A previous lawsuit, Silvester v Harris, failed. The Supreme Court refused to grant a writ of certiorari in 2018, with Justice Thomas dissenting. From the dissent: Because the right to keep and bear arms is enumerated...

Oscar winning star Joan Crawford died on this date in 1977. She made a name for herself as a flapper in the 1920's, then starred in the '30's, during The Great Depression, in rags-to-riches stories of hard working young women finding love. "Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?" - Joan Crawford No need to say more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has his own version of the NATO military alliance, made up of post-Soviet states. But the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which was never as powerful or cohesive as Russia would have liked, has been increasingly creaking since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, experts told Insider. Some of its members have made unprecedented public snubs against Putin, and experts say they're conscious of Russia's poor military performance over the past year, with questions over how well Russia could protect them. Some may even fear becoming Russian targets. (snip) As Putin has become more isolated since the...

Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day military parade showed not only Moscow’s insecurities over possible Ukrainian attacks but also highlighted the country’s depleted military resources due to the conflict, political analysts said. May 9 is a public holiday in Russia when it commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. It is arguably the most important day in Russia’s public calendar and history, forming a central part of the country’s modern national identity. This year’s military parade through Red Square in Moscow and celebrations around the country were noticeably smaller than in previous years or entirely canceled, with...

“The institutions of civilization and order are under withering attack. Perversity is increasingly a way of life. What was once obscenity is the ordinary currency. The present obscenity is God, morality, the family. Rape and murder fill the newspapers. Children kill their parents, their teachers, their friends—-and 13-year olds demand abortion. Young people leave college less prepared for life than the 18-year-olds of a half-century ago. The Bill of Rights is a scrap of paper, attached to a decaying and ignored Constitution. Education is a medium for dissolution, abolishing learning. The media is steeped in prevarication and nihilism.” (Cry Havoc!...

Though he's well-known for haunting opposing team's pitching staffs, Dodgers' star outfielder Mookie Betts has opted for alternative living accommodations during their three-game series against the Brewers after hearing too much about one hotel with a ghostly reputation. Instead of joining the rest of the team at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Betts will be staying with some friends at a rented Airbnb until the team heads back on the road come Wednesday. The luxurious hotel, which ranks as one of the most haunted hotels in the country, opened back in the 1800, and has as much of a...

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Victor Davis Hanson explains how the middle class in California is struggling due to high taxes and heavy regulations that fall heavily on small business owners. As a result, many are leaving the state, causing the middle class to shrink and leaving California with the highest number of homeless people and welfare recipients in the US

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Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, Religious Freedom and the Media. "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness." (1 Timothy 2:1-2) Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. "Finally, brothers, rejoice. Set things in order. Be encouraged. Agree with one another. Be at peace. And the God...

Russians may have just blown up most of the wherewithal for the great ukie "counteroffensive"....

REVEALED: Joe Biden 'finalizes screeching migrant policy U-turn to fend off illegal aliens in Trump-style plans he decried in 2020' - as Title 42 expires TOMORROW and thousands more stream over the southern border Biden administration considering implementing comprehensive asylum restrictions ensuring the swift deportation of migrants who cross the border New policy resembles the one introduced by the Trump administration requiring migrants to first seek refugee status in another country before reaching US Decision appears to be a response to the ever-increasing number of migrants crossing the border before Thursday's impending policy change Joe Biden has finalized Trump-style plans...

The legislation, HB 1474, calls for the establishment of an interest-free downpayment assistance program to go toward people and descendants of those impacted by racist practices...Though redlining was outlawed with enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, proponents of HB 1474 have pointed out that the legacy of these policies can still be felt today...HB 1474's lead sponsor, state Representative Jamila Taylor, said,"You may not have heard, but this is the first-in-the-nation statewide reparations bill..."

A shrinking California. Waves of companies relocating to Texas.

Video @ the link. Brandon is quickly slipping away.

SALLISAW, Okla. — A Sallisaw police captain crashed into a pursuit suspect head-on, preventing him from getting near a crowded festival on Saturday. Police were following the driver when he got near a crowded area where children were attending the Diamond Daze Festival, according to a City of Sallisaw social media post. Sallisaw Police Captain John Weber used his patrol vehicle to crash into the driver, stopping the pursuit from getting any closer to the event.

FIRST ON FOX: California Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to endorse the cash payments – which could reach as high as $1.2 million for a single recipient – recommended by his reparations task force, telling Fox News Digital that dealing with the legacy of slavery "is about much more than cash payments." "The Reparations Task Force’s independent findings and recommendations are a milestone in our bipartisan effort to advance justice and promote healing. This has been an important process, and we should continue to work as a nation to reconcile our original sin of slavery and understand how that history has...