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Democrats are getting a sinking feeling when it comes to Donald Trump: They can see him winning again. A New York jury in a civil trial on Tuesday found the former president liable for sexual assault and defamation, but a number of Democrats say their party is underestimating Trump, who despite a series of scandals is the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. “There is a concern from a lot of people like me, for sure,” said one prominent Democratic strategist. “There’s a disconnect between the consultant class of our party and the voters. They think they can just run...

Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to pardon following his murder conviction last month, is slated to be sentenced on Tuesday for killing a Black Lives Matter protester. Perry was working as a rideshare driver when he shot and killed 28-year-old Garrett Foster, an Air Force veteran, during a racial justice rally in Austin on July 25, 2020. The deadly violence came amid a summer of protests triggered by police violence nationwide, including the death of George Floyd, who was killed by officers in Minneapolis just months earlier. Perry served in the military for more...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has talked down the idea of a planned counteroffensive being a guaranteed turning point in the war, adding that Ukraine would not stop launching counteroffensives until it has reclaimed all of the territory occupied by Russia. "Do not consider this counteroffensive as the last one, because we do not know what will come out of it," Kuleba told Germany's Bild newspaper in comments published on Wednesday. He said if the counteroffensive doesn't achieve Kyiv's goal of liberating all Ukrainian territory, "it means we have to prepare for the next counteroffensive."

In the real world a wind farm’s output often drops below 10 per cent of its rated “capacity” for days at a time. Solar power disappears completely every night and drops by 50 per cent or more during cloudy days. “Capacity” being a largely meaningless figure for a wind or solar plant, about 3000 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar capacity is needed to replace a 1000 MW conventional power station in terms of energy over time: and in fact, as we shall see, the conventional power station or something very like it will still be needed frequently once the...

The Bush clan is always in the background, like the stench of a rotting whale carcass just over the horizon. With Georgia on their mind for 2024, Governor Brian Kemp hosts a stop Trump confab at their infamous and preferred Sea Island retreat. Meanwhile, thanks to the intrepid boots-on-ground reporting of Laura Loomer, we discover that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is meeting with Zuckerberg’s far-left Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR), in Washington DC. Why would state election officials be meeting with far-left election manipulation groups. Well, put those two datapoints together, and once again the strings...

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...