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Update from Ukraine | Bakhmut may become a Rat trap for Wagner | No way to run | Positive scenario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fxJoNEx2l8 ****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: Invasion Day 452– Summary May 21, 2023 Jerome News The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-452-summary/ *** Greatly appreciate the viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use on each Front map!

Former President Trump's second-term governing plans are coming into clearer focus, as he lays out a vision for a dramatic expansion of federal power — particularly the presidency. Why it matters: In public statements, videos and posts on his campaign's website, Trump complains about Washington's "swamp" — but lays out a plan that would give him, as president, more control of virtually every facet of life in America. Zoom in: Trump's plans go well beyond the provocative promises he made during his recent CNN town hall — to pardon nearly all of the convicted Jan. 6 rioters (there have been...

[Catholic Caucus] Record-breaking participation in upcoming Chartres pilgrimage forces organizers to closeLe Forum Catholique reports:Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, the association that organizes a large pilgrimage to Chartres every year at Pentecost, has recorded a participation rate in 2023 that has never been equaled in the past. No less than 16,000 pilgrims are preparing to travel from Paris to Chartres on May 27, 28 and 29.Neither the motu proprio Traditionis custodes, nor even the rescript published on February 21, 2023 restricting the use of the Tridentine rite to which Notre-Dame de Chrétienté is attached, are holding back the faithful. On the contrary,...

Anheuser Busch continues its desperate attempt to recover from the controversial promotion with influencer Dylan Mulvaney, with the company now set to buy back unsold, expired cases as sales continue to dip. Mulvaney, 26, posted herself drinking Bud Light at the start of April 2023 using the hashtag #budlightpartner. She posted the content to coincide with the NCAA March Madness tournament before joking she didn't know what sport she was promoting. The disastrous marketing bid has seen sales for the American flagship beer plummet 26 percent, despite Anheuser-Busch reporting first-quarter earnings of $1.65billion and with conservatives everywhere professing to boycott...

On Friday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) wrote the FBI demanding they turn over a document alleging a bribery scheme involving then Vice President Joe Biden. The document in question is not classified. Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said the FBI is poised to turn the damning document over to the Oversight Committe. But later today the FBI told Republicans to pound sand – the agency penned a letter to Comer they will not be turning over the document. ..... Snip..... The Daily Mail reported Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declared the FBI is poised to hand over a...

There are many reasons why so many US public schools remained persistently closed for well over a year, but at the top of the list is Randi Weingarten. She is the President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and served as the self-appointed and media-anointed spokesperson for teachers’ unions throughout the pandemic. Weingarten appeared regularly across national media outlets for well over two years, relentlessly touting the dangers of public schools and the risk to teachers from in-person instruction. She also painted anyone who advocated for schools to open as heartless and cruel. Now that it’s become clear what...

An autistic woman from New Mexico suffered 'torture' before she died at the hands of her caregivers, who were paid by the state to care for her in their own home, according to officials. Mary Melero, 38, had lacerations and bruises across her body and bed sores so severe they exposed her bone when she was discovered in the back of a van at the port of entry in El Paso on February 27, as her caregivers tried to take her to Mexico for treatment. Authorities also described marks on her body that were consistent with being restrained for a...

CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. — The roads are still rutted where rainwater carved them and farms are still flooded down the valley, but here in California's largest remaining grassland, the benefits of the state's destructively wet winter are on full display. And they're spectacular.

A photo of a huge spider hanging from a roof has sparked concern, with some joking that the homeowner should move out. A concerned man in Baldivis, 45km south of Perth, shared the scary image on a local Facebook community group and asked for help identifying the mammoth arachnid. It shows the spider sitting in a web with its long pointed legs curled up under a bulky dark abdomen, as if it is ready to pounce. The original poster described it as 'one of the biggest I've seen'.

How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’ Residents feel trapped and choked by dust, while experts warn environmental damage is ‘solving one problem by creating others’ eep in the Mojave desert, about halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, a sparkling blue sea shimmers on the horizon. Visible from the I-10 highway, amid the parched plains and sun-baked mountains, it is an improbable sight: a deep blue slick stretching for miles across the Chuckwalla Valley, forming an endless glistening mirror. But something’s not quite right. Closer up, the water’s edge appears blocky and...

On Friday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) wrote the FBI demanding they turn over a document alleging a bribery scheme involving then Vice President Joe Biden. The document in question is not classified.

Daniel Penny doesn’t deserve a plea deal after being charged with manslaughter in Jordan Neely’s subway chokehold death, Neely’s uncle said Sunday — as he called for the prosecution of the two men seen helping the ex-Marine hold his nephew down. Christopher Neely made the comments the day after Penny, 24, in an exclusive interview, said that Jordan Neely’s death had nothing to do with race, while noting he did what he thought was right and would act the same way if he was put in a similar situation again. “He needs to be prosecuted or he will do it...

Don’t lap dance and tell. More than 70% of Americans have cheated on their partners while attending raucous bachelor or bachelorette parties, a new survey found. Bonusfinder.com surveyed 6,000 people, including the soon-to-be-betrothed and their guests, about any frisky business at these events and defined cheating as ranging from flirting or downloading a dating app during the parties, to sexting or sleeping with someone other than their partner. “Bachelor and bachelorette parties, it’s the last hurrah,” Bela Gandhi, founder of Smart Dating Academy, told The Post. “These events are often fueled by alcohol, controlled substances, peer pressure, and a lack...

PLUMSTEAD TWP., Pa. - "We’re excited to see more of these dedications for deserving military members," said Leigh Bleam, Nephew of WWII Vet Albert LeRoy Angeny. Bucks County native, Albert LeRoy Angeny, was a World War II Veteran. He served our nation in the Pacific Theater, and was just in his early 20s when he lost his life in 1945. The ship he serving on was hit by a Japanese Kamikaze warplane. He was one of 95 sailors lost at sea that day.

SR 71 pilot Brian Shul suddenly died last night in Reno, Nevada, at age 75, of a cardiac arrest.

America First Legal has launched a government-wide investigation into Microsoft’s apparent prioritizing hiring H-1B Visa holders over American workers. The legal organization has fired off Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of Labor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of State, and the Department of Justice. According to AFL, “the government and the private sector continue to put the American people last to propel their open borders agenda – accountability is long overdue. America First Legal is determined to expose any government involvement in this anti-American hiring scheme.”

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked the chief judge of the courthouse to refrain from scheduling in-person trials in early August, leading many to believe that former President Donald Trump could be indicated in the state's election probe. The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible interference in the 2020 election by the former President and his allies has requested no trials or in-person hearings at the Fulton County courthouse between August 7 and 18. Outlets are speculating whether this two-week period could be a window for when a decision on charges in the ongoing probe could be announced. Fulton County...

The greatest challenge of the 21st century is here. So, to protect the climate, we’re changing – in ways that might surprise you... Our goal is net-zero emissions by 2050. How is that possible for a company in the energy-intensive chemical industry? It’s ambitious, for sure. But we’re confident we can get there. That’s because, in our pursuit of change, we’re leaving no stone unturned, questioning everything that can be questioned, and finding inspiration in surprising places

The country's largest advocacy group for LGBTQ+ rights has suspended its equality and inclusion rating for Bud Light over its poor handling of the backlash that followed from a partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Last week the Human Rights Campaign told the Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch that it had suspended its Corporate Equality Index score - a tool that rates companies' friendliness to LGBTQ employees. The suspension of Anheuser-Busch's CEI score means the company 'no longer has the right to use the 'Best Places to Work' distinction,' HRC's letter says. Before the suspension, Anheuser-Busch had a CEI score...

Former deputy national security adviser under former President Donald Trump, K. T. McFarland, joined Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street on Friday to discuss the Durham Report and others.In a stunning allegation, McFarland said that the FBI, Justice Department, and CIA are planning to rig the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election.According to McFarland, these intelligence agencies, having succeeded in rigging the 2016 and 2020 elections, aim to prevent Donald Trump from winning.“We now have black-and-white evidence that the FBI interfered in the 2016 election. When they failed to elect Hillary Clinton, they set out to destroy the Trump administration,” said McFarland. ......