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On the 28th of May in 1754, a wilderness skirmish in colonial Pennsylvania set spark to the Seven Years’ War — thanks to a battlefield execution under the auspices of the future United States founding father George Washington. The backdrop to what pro-French partisans would call the “Jumonville Affair” was the rivalrous jockeying of French and British flags in contested North American territory. Looking to check French raiding in Ohio that was feared prelude to an attempt to effect control of that valuable and disputed tract, Washington — here a 22-year-old British lieutenant colonel, many years away yet from his...

The man in the frame is General Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There are no insignia on his jacket, zipped tight to his chin. His torso and legs are concealed beneath the desk which also accommodates a computer screen without keyboard or mouse; and a pen held between the general’s right thumb and index finger, upside down and useless. Patriotic slogans have been pasted to the wall. A wall socket accommodates a thick communications cable routed along the base of the wall, but not visibly connected to the two telephones. There are ten unopened water bottles on...

The new lewdness is the new normal. At one point, there was a deep preoccupation with determining the point where true art could become or be considered obscenity.

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Oslo May 24. 2023 Take a few minutes to watch this video. It will make you proud.

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Can states make a difference? They absolutely can. Can states make a difference? They absolutely can. And in the battle against woke corporate tyranny, they’re vital. And they’re winning. European insurers are pulling out of the UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance over concerns that red states’ antitrust allegations could hurt their businesses. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the group was holding a meeting to discuss recent departures, a week after 23 Republican attorneys general sent letters to members of the group raising antitrust concerns. Thus far ten major insurance firms have pulled out of the UN conspiracy to kill the oil and...

A Chinese content creator died last week after livestreaming himself consuming an excessive amount of exceptionally strong alcohol. The 34-year-old influencer, who goes by “Sanqiange,” was found dead 12 hours after the May 16 livestream on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, according to CNN. During the stream, he reportedly drank at least seven bottles of Baijiu, a Chinese liquor with an alcohol content of 30% to 60%. Sanqiange was allegedly involved in an online challenge, called a “PK,” against another creator on the platform. In a “PK” challenge, two influencers typically compete for gifts or rewards from their audience. The...

Phillip Schofield has admitted having an affair with a much younger male ITV employee while he was still married and revealed he is stepping down from all roles at the broadcaster. His admission of the relationship, and that he had lied about it, came in a statement published in the Daily Mail shortly before his agents also revealed they were parting company with him with immediate effect. ITV confirmed they have accepted his resignation and that he will no longer be appearing on the channel. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said on Friday: "We are deeply disappointed by the admissions...

The medieval trading center of Rungholt, which is today located in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and currently the focus of interdisciplinary research, drowned in a storm surge in 1362...Well known for its mythically exaggerated destruction and an archaeological find situation unique in Europe, Rungholt is a prominent example of the effects of massive human intervention in the northern German coastal region that continue to this day.The key to the success of the work lies in a close interdisciplinary collaboration...And Dr. Hanna Hadler from the Institute of Geography at Mainz University, added, "Based on this prospection, we selectively...

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In all the conversation that is prevalent throughout the Earth today, there is almost nothing further from the truth than the absurd and evil notion that men can become women, and that women can become men, or similarly, the idea that sex (or “gender”) is not binary and rather “a spectrum.” These ideas are so absurd and so far from the truth (in line with 2 + 2 = 5) that many modern liberals refuse—or perhaps more accurately, have yet—to embrace them. We shouldn’t be surprised that we are now having to debate what is a male and what is...

he city Department of Education is ignoring pleas to help an Upper West Side public school so overwhelmed by an influx of migrant kids that it can no longer provide popular programs due to a lack of space, angry parents told The Post. With 535 students currently crammed into PS 145 – nearly 100 more than what the West 105th Street school is designed to hold – parents said all students, including newcomers from Ukraine, Russia, and Latin America, are suffering for it. Last year, the school had 393 students. Since the fall, after the city enrolled scores of young...

Eco-fanatics caused outrage yesterday by kidnapping three lambs from a royal farm and attacking the Chelsea Flower Show. They were warned their stunts, which raised animal welfare fears and caused costly damage, would destroy any public sympathy they had. The incidents are the latest in a series that includes a paint attack on the World Snooker Championships and a bid to sabotage the Grand National (horse race). Parliament might now have to bring in stronger punishments, according to Tory veteran Peter Bone. The MP said: 'When a very, very tiny minority is ruining the lives of other people, action needs...

The Talk Shows May 28th, 2023 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); Sen. Linda Graham (R-S.C.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and William Ostan, founder Arc of Justice. Panel: Michael Allen, former special assistant to President George W. Bush; Kevin Walling, a former Biden campaign surrogate; Charlie Hurt of The Washington Times; and Annmarie Hordern, Washington correspondent for Bloomberg television and radio. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Hosted by Chuck U. Toad: The topic...

Dutch police arrested over 1500 climate protesters after a climate protest garnered thousands of participants in the Hague, the Netherlands' seat of government. Protesters blocked a section of a motorway, near the base of both the Dutch parliament and the prime minister's offices. Extinction Rebellion said some 7,000 took part. Police said 40 of the 1579 people arrested would be prosecuted for "vandalism." They added that security had called on protesters to leave, before using water cannons to disperse them. Some protesters came donning bathing suits, in anticipation of the cannons. he protests were primarily against fossil fuel subsidies. "Climate...

And the RINOs running the Texas Legislature are going to help. On the Memorial Day weekend, while most Americans played near water, the leftists impeached the strongest elected voice in Texas for election integrity — Ken Paxton. Impeachments were history book items until Clinton, then two more for Trump and some predicting one for Biden. Everyone kind of gets it. It's a political thing, with preposterous second-raters giving speeches about honesty, integrity, rule of law as they bend the rules to get their way. This one is a bit different. Paxton is the stand-up guy who — but for a...

MUST WATCH: Mind Blowing 1958 Speech of Robert Welch Who Predicts Insiders Plan To Destroy America And How to Combat Anti-American Conspirators . Please share this speech and hope that it sends out a ripple of hope in a world of injustice and corruption.

Vice President Harris told graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that they are entering an “increasingly unsettled world” in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and with continued threats around the world. ... “In the face of all these challenges, America plays a singular role of leadership,” she said. She said global prosperity depends on U.S. leadership, and U.S. strength is “indispensable” to the world, inspiring other countries with its democracy and driving growth in the global economy. She added that the U.S. military is the strongest in the world and maintains global and U.S. security. “And...

Donald Trump took to Truth Social to delight in the reported departure of Phil Cox, a key member of Republican rival Ron DeSantis' campaign staff Phil Cox had been seen as a core staffer during DeSantis' 2022 gubernatorial reelection team and was among the campaign's first hires. More recently, he served as a senior adviser to the Never Back Down super PAC that supported the governor's bid for his 2024 presidency run - but on Saturday night it appeared he was no longer with the DeSantis campaign. 'I'm an unpaid, volunteer adviser to Never Back Down and proud to support...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia unleashed the "most important" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday-Sunday since the start of the invasion, but nearly all were destroyed, military authorities said. Forty of the 54 drones launched targeted the capital, killing two people and wounding three. "In total a record number of explosive drones launched were counted: 54!" Ukraine's air force said in a Telegram post on Sunday. The attack "took place over several waves and the air raid alert lasted more than five hours!" "According to preliminary reports more than 40 Russian drones were destroyed by air defence" systems over...