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Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia tried to assault again but Failed | Ukraine Changed tactics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsGz-veZNgg The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 1st August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-524-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Professor Jonathan Turley of George Washington University may be a liberal, but he is an honest man. He recently appeared on the Sean Hannity show and took apart the Trump indictment piece by piece, leaving it in tatters on the floor. Turley said that it was completely understandable why the American people think we have a two-tiered justice system and called the Trump indictement an attack on free speech. Transcript via Real Clear Politics: TURLEY: This is a free speech-killing indictment. There’s no way around it. I write a great deal in academia in the free-speech area and I rarely...

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“They will be the Goldmans of China,” one of Hunter Biden’s business associated boasted about the relationship with CEFC. Text messages provided to the FBI show that a Chinese energy conglomerate that struck a controversial deal in 2017 with Hunter Biden began its pursuit of a relationship with the future first family back in late 2015 when Joe Biden was still vice president, hoping to seize on the name of one of America’s most famous political dynasties to provide cover for its ambitious plan to buy up energy assets inside the United States. “There will be a deal between one...

More cheap weed may lead to higher rates of mental health problems New York City has ranked as the world’s cannabis capital, where denizens blaze through 62.3 tonnes of pot each year, significantly more than runners-up Sydney and Los Angeles. The scorecard from CFAH, a wellness group, placed five other US cities in the top 20 — Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, and Denver — each consuming at least 6.8 tonnes of weed each year. Europe and North America dominate the table. The only other country that comes close to the US is Canada, with four cities — Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal,...

MIDDLETOWN, Ind. (WXIN) — Google Maps Street View could soon feature breakneck snapshots of an in-progress police pursuit after a Florida man, who claimed to work for the mapping tech giant, led Middletown police officers on a high-speed chase all while a 360-degree camera was mounted to the roof of his car. Coleman Ferguson is currently being held in the Henry County Jail where he faces one count of resisiting law enforcement with a vehicle, a Level 6 felony. According to the Middletown Police Department, a Google Maps Street View car was clocked driving past Shenandoah High School on U.S....

Two bodies believed to be migrants trying to illegally cross into the US were found in the Rio Grande River in Texas on Wednesday — one caught in the recently installed floating border barrier. The gruesome discovery of the body caught in the buoy barrier in the middle of the river was made by the Texas Department of Public Safety around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Eagle Pass, Texas.

During an interview with PBS aired on Thursday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” former Attorney General Bill Barr stated that current Attorney General Merrick Garland can’t distance himself from the charging decisions on Hunter Biden and told him, “You own the decision. The decision has to be right in your judgment as Attorney General.” Barr stated, “I do think that Garland — Attorney General Garland, should — I think he needs to act swiftly to deal with the Hunter Biden thing, because I think it’s hurting the department a great deal. And I don’t think it’s possible for an Attorney General...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, end of sex trafficking, agribusiness, Churches, 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. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears...

A pair of distinctive red Crocs landed a Florida man behind bars after he allegedly robbed the bakery where he was once employed, allegedly spending the stolen money on food and alcohol. A suspect wearing a black mask, a black sweatshirt, black pants, a brown and black backpack and bright red Crocs snuck into Crumbl Cookies in Brooksville on July 20 and removed cash from the bakery's safe and cash register, according to a Facebook post from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. The store's manager told police that the thief was probably 18-year-old Jacob Ortega, a former employee who always...

https://youtu.be/xxLhqVIhIWQ The movie Harrrison Bergeron, made in 1995, based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story of the same name. Enjoy!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. Pull up a seat and relax. Had a nice shower pass over this evening.Brought cooler temps, too. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Last Saturday we had a terrible storm come through and knocked power out in most of our county; ours was out for 13 hours. Fun. Not! Our AWESOME military,...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A one-day-old baby boy was found abandoned outside a Texas church for nearly 20 hours during the recent intense heat wave that saw temperatures soar far beyond triple digits. San Antonio police say a man and a woman were seen on camera about 1 a.m. on July 17 carrying a basket into the parking lot of Grissom Road Church, according to a Crime Stoppers report on Wednesday. The two then placed the basket by the back door of the church and left on foot. It wasn't until about 8:50 p.m. when a bicyclist noticed something "suspicious"...

Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to allegedly spying for China, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. Both are accused of having passed along national defense information to Chinese intelligence officials in return for cash payments, though their cases are separate. Jinchao "Patrick" Wei, a 22-year-old petty officer 2nd class, was arrested Wednesday and charged with espionage -- more specifically, conspiracy to and committing the communication of defense information to aid a foreign government. According to officials, citing the indictment against him, Wei served as a machinist's mate aboard the amphibious ship USS Essex, which is currently...

The latest shot in the cross-state rivalry between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is a western Pennsylvania state senator’s male genitalia-themed insult aimed at a City of Brotherly Love firefighter. Yes, you read that correctly. According to The Keystone, which first reported the incident, Republican state Sen. Devlin Robinson, who represents a suburban Pittsburgh district, used a vulgar word for penis to describe PA Task Force-1 program manager and Philadelphia Fire Department Capt. Ken Pagurek. Robinson’s off-color remark occurred as Pagurek was preparing to deliver remarks during a hearing Tuesday at the Allegheny County 911 Center in Moon Township. The hearing by...

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of attempting to subvert the will of voters and remain in power after his 2020 election loss — a case poised to change America’s legal and political landscape for decades to come. Appearing in the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Mr. Trump said he didn’t break the law. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, moments after a rally where Mr. Trump claimed he won the election. “Not guilty,” Mr. Trump told U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya as he stood...

Just under half of Republicans would not vote for former President Donald Trump in 2024 if he is convicted of a felony, according to a new poll. In a survey conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, 45% of Republicans nationwide said if Trump was "convicted of a felony crime by a jury," they would not vote for him. The Reuters/Ipsos poll also revealed that 35% indicated that they would vote for him regardless. All others said they didn't know. More than half of Republicans, 52%, said they wouldn't vote for Trump if he were "currently serving time in prison." Still, 28%...

Former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on Thursday on four new federal charges brings the total number of charges he faces to 78 — 40 in the federal “documents” case; 4 in the federal “January 6” case; and 34 in the New York “Stormy Daniels” case. First came the 34 state charges, as Breitbart News reported in April: Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree Tuesday afternoon during his historic arraignment. Trump was arrested around 1:35 p.m. and appeared before the judge, who charged him with 34 counts of falsifying...

Yhe Missouri Democratic Party on Wednesday said a social media post suggesting that a house covered in Trump flags should burn was inappropriate. The party said the staff member responsible was disciplined after it deleted the post from its official account. “It was inappropriate and was immediately taken down on our own initiative because it did not represent the need, even in these divided political times, for spirited yet constructive dialogue,” Matthew Patterson, the party’s executive director, said in a statement to The Star. “The staff member in question has been appropriately reprimanded.” Patterson’s statement did not identify the staff...

Former President Donald Trump pleaded “not guilty” Thursday to the latest round of federal charges against him from the Department of Justice. The former president was arraigned in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom over a four-count indictment Special Counsel Jack Smith handed down on Tuesday. Trump appeared in court Thursday while President Joe Biden remains on a Delaware vacation amid growing scandals surrounding the Biden family business ventures. “Biden and his family steal Millions and Millions of Dollars, including BRIBES from foreign countries, and I’m headed to D.C. to be ARRESTED for protesting a CROOKED ELECTION. UNFAIR VENUE, UNFAIR JUDGE,”...