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They have NATO equipment and Western training. Some have English-speaking commanders, unusual in the Ukrainian military, and even an American-accented, evangelical chaplain. “I am never tired, I’m in the Ukrainian marines,” joked Oleksandr, 28, a battalion commander of the 37th Marine Brigade. Sitting down in the shade outside a cottage near the front line, he was determinedly positive. “I think it’s going well.” Over the past several months, nine Ukrainian brigades, 36,000 troops in all, have received four to six weeks of training in combined arms combat, a synchronized way of fighting that some thought would enable them to spearhead...

One of Donald Trump’s more uncanny attributes is the ability to expose truths that most of our elites are too timid to acknowledge. It was common during his administration to hear mainstream journalists, staffers for congressional Democrats, or left-leaning political consultants whisper, once the third round of drinks was brought around, that on Russian “collusion” or solar-panel farms or the Kennedy assassination, Trump kind of has a point. So it is with the classified documents. You know, the ones he took from the White House—boxes and boxes of them—in flagrant violation of the requirements of the National Archives and Records...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• WOMEN IN THE BIBLEE V E GENESIS 2 & 3 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her...

Several Malian soldiers were killed in the jihadist ambush on Thursday of an army convoy heading for Niger, in the Ménaka region (northeast), a military official and a local elected official said on Friday..."We can speak of about twenty people if we count the dead, wounded and missing Malian soldiers" , said the local elected official, stressing that the balance sheet is "not yet very clear".Both spoke on condition of anonymity in the absence of official communication from the authorities.The elected official reported that the Malian army and paramilitaries from the Russian security group Wagner were deployed in the area....

The multiple criminal charges against former President Donald Trump are often described as unprecedented, and so they are. But Trump is not the first president to be named in a criminal indictment. That distinction, such as it is, belongs to Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, still in office in March 1974 when a specially appointed prosecutor named Leon Jaworski indicted Nixon aides and advisers for their roles in the Watergate scandal. They were all the president's men, but Nixon himself was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator." That phrase was back in the news this week when...

We have a truck camper (slide in pickup camper) and typically camp in remote areas or national forests or national parks where there is no electrical hook-ups. This means, like many other campers, we depend on our gas-operated refrigerator to keep our food cold or frozen. Due to our age it is no longer comfortable to be climbing into the camper and especially out of bed at night, so we decided to get a conventional ball-hitch travel trailer. To our amazement the majority of new travel trailers we looked at were all 12v batter powered only, that relied on a...

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Thousands of municipal workers in Los Angeles plan to down tools on Tuesday, joining a summer of labor actions that has involved Hollywood writers, Hollywood actors, and hotel employees across the city. The Los Angeles Times reported: SEIU Local 721, a union representing county and city employees across Southern California, said that more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers will participate, including sanitation workers, heavy duty mechanics, traffic officers and engineers. The city work stoppage comes amid a frenzy of organized labor activity in Los Angeles and across the country, including the first simultaneous strike of Hollywood writers and actors...

This is HUGE folks… I am literally bouncing a bit in my seat as I type this one. For years, I have told you my theory is that President Trump already has ALL the evidence. What evidence? Everything. Confirmation of the 2020 Election Steal (we know they watched and logged it all in realtime from that SCIF)… All the goods on the Biden Family treason… All the evidence of the multiple Unconstitutional actions taken against President Trump which also amount to Treason and election interference to name just a couple crimes…. He. Has. It. All. At least that’s been my...

If you were going to draw up a list of the people most responsible for the latest indictment of Donald Trump, the former president himself would be at the top, followed by the prosecutors who have brought the case. Republicans in Congress perversely deserve a great deal of credit, too, since they could have exiled Trump from political life and perhaps spared him more intense legal scrutiny if they had voted to convict him in the impeachment trial over his role in the siege of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Ultimately, however, you cannot tell the story of Trump’s...

California's cannabis industry is in the throes of a financial crisis that has left many questioning its viability. Tales of debts skyrocketing, tax burdens weighing heavy and businesses teetering on the brink are becoming all too common. All the glitter of the so-called green rush has faded, replaced by a harsh reality check. If the current trend continues unaddressed by policymakers, the industry might be staring down the barrel of a major collapse. Given the severity of the situation, it may be time for the state government to seriously consider potential bailout programs for the embattled industry. While A.B. 195,...

Florida deputy was injured after his patrol vehicle was struck by lightning on Sunday, law enforcement officials said. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was driving his patrol vehicle south on U.S. Route 331 South near Sherwood Drive when it was struck by lightning. Officials said the deputy was transported to a local hospital and “is awake and conscious and is expected to be okay.” His patrol vehicle was inoperable after the strike fried his electrical system, according to the release. Deputies said they also responded to a water rescue at Morrison Springs at 11:45 a.m. for...

Everything about the death of Barack Obama’s chef, Tafari Campbell, has been a lie. Why not the depth of the water, too? I found little about Obama to be true in my years of research, but many lies which I include in my book The Rubbish Hauler’s Wife versus Barack Obama. The story about the chef’s death changed more often than the days of the week. The Obamas weren’t there, then they were. The daughters may or may not have been there. In previous versions, Tafari was paddleboarding alone, while someone else was also in the area. That person tried...

A YES vote would increase the threshold from 50% to 60% A NO vote would keep the threshold at 50% They're trying to get Abortion enshrined into the Ohio Constitution in November. This referendum, changing the approval threshold, would pretty much mitigate the Abortion November ballot measure.

7 August 2023 Monday of week 18 in Ordinary Time St. Albert of Trapani, Houston Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingNumbers 11:4-15 ©The sons of Israel complain in the desertThe sons of Israel began to wail, ‘Who will give us meat to eat?’ they said. ‘Think of the fish we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic! Here we are wasting away, stripped of everything; there is nothing but manna for us to look at!’ The manna was like coriander seed, and had the appearance of bdellium. The people went round...

US researchers at City of Hope have found a new way to treat cancer via a targeted chemotherapy pill that can kill solid tumors, according to a recent study. The findings of this study were published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Cell Chemical Biology. The drug in question, dubbed AOH1996, works by targeting a specific cancerous protein variant called a proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). This protein is vital in DNA being able to replicate and therefore tumors being able to spread. How does AOH1996 help treat cancer? This is where AOH1996 differs from other targeted cancer treatments. Most others...

A Bronx car-theft crew behind a major $3 million crime ring was busted after members were caught flashing wads of cash and stolen vehicles on social media, authorities said. Six members of the brazen crew were caught targeting car dealerships, cell phone stores and ATM businesses amid a soaring grand larceny auto rate in New York City, according to Attorney General Letitia James. They pleaded guilty to more than 200 thefts last week and all six were sent to prison, prosecutors said on Friday. In total, the thieves stole a staggering $3 million worth of goods, including at least 54...

@Nigel_Farage From September 11th @NatWestGroup will be limiting the amount of cash that you can deposit and withdraw. They also have the right to refuse cash and even checks on any basis in their new terms & conditions policy. The banks are trying to force a cashless society upon us!

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemJohn 3Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a]” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has started moving border crossers and illegal aliens into recreation centers at parks in two of Brookyln’s ultra-liberal neighborhoods. Another migrant camp may soon be coming to Manhattan’s Central Park. At Sunset Park in Brooklyn, for instance, Adams’ office has relocated an unknown number of border crossers and illegal aliens to the park’s recreation center, which will almost certainly impact services for New Yorkers. The neighborhood’s precincts voted anywhere from 59 percent to 100 percent for President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Today, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in...