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Ukraine is suing at least two Western arms dealers for failing to make good on contracts promising military equipment, officials said. Kyiv has increasingly turned to independent arms dealers in the West to supply its needs in defending itself from Russia’s brutal, nearly 19-month invasion. In fact, about 11% of all those military contracts signed by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry have been with foreign suppliers — of which “only a few of them had difficulties in fulfilling their obligations in full,” a ministry spokesman told Newsweek. Six foreign companies — including two from the US — “did not fully or partially...

A federal judge denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ request for an emergency stay of a ruling that sent his Georgia election interference case back to state court, a court filing showed Wednesday. Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff, had asked U.S. District Judge Steve Jones to pause his ruling pending an appeal in a higher court. But Jones sided with Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis, who on Tuesday urged the judge to reject Meadows’ latest move in his ongoing push to try and move his case to federal court. Meadows “has not shown...

Thirsty? Well, if you lived in this Portugal town you wouldn't be. That's because 600,000 gallons of wine came pouring out of Levira Distillery on Sunday after a tank burst, leaving the streets flooded in sweet sweet wine. SRC="https://media.notthebee.com/articles/6501b490548886501b49054889.jpg" width =35%> Can you imagine? Like, I'd have been out there with a ladle and a solo cup just enjoying the sunshine if that happened in my town. Nothing beats free wine. Let's take a look at what this flood looked like before we jump into the details. VIDEO AT LINK.............. Look. At. That. That's a lot of wine. 600,000 gallons...

NEVADA, Iowa — Republican voters eager to learn more about Vivek Ramaswamy are especially curious about one thing: his religion. “What is your opinion of Jesus Christ?” an Iowan asked Ramaswamy at a campaign stop in Nevada on Saturday. When Ramaswamy explained that in his Hindu faith, Jesus is “a” son of God and not “the” son of God, the potential caucusgoer followed up with another question about “the fact that the only way to heaven is Jesus Christ.” It’s a common occurrence as Ramaswamy hits the trail in Iowa. It was the second time he had been questioned about...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is planning a trip to China to meet with officials in an effort to boost climate cooperation. Newsom is working with the Biden administration to organize the trip, he said Tuesday in an interview with Politico at the California Museum in Sacramento. “The imperative of maintaining a relationship on climate with China is about the fate and future of this planet,” Newsom said. “It’s too important; it’s another example where California needs to lead.”

It takes a hefty amount of chutzpah for the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows to continue covering up bad news that repeatedly makes Bidenomics look like the disaster it’s been for the U.S. economy. The Hill reported Sept. 12 that the poverty rate rose 4.6 percentage points in 2022, based on data released by the U.S. Census Bureau the same day. This was the measure’s “first increase since 2010.” Specifically, the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which accounts for government programs (e.g. food stamps, tax refunds) in addition to income and benefits, spiked to 12.4 percent in 2022 in...

Resisting Papal Overreach: The Story of Bishop Isidore BoreckyWould there be historical precedent if Bishop Joseph Strickland were to refuse to acknowledge his deposition if Rome should proceed with that step?Everyone by now has heard the news that Pope Francis, on the recommendation of the U.S. papal nuncio and the visitators, is expected imminently to request the resignation of Bishop Joseph Strickland. In an interview done two months ago with John-Henry Westen, I explained why I believe the good bishop should not only refuse that request, but also refuse to acknowledge his deposition if Rome should proceed to that dire...

A Democratic mayor from a small town in Massachusetts recently urged state lawmakers to reform the state's "right-to-shelter" law amid the growing migrant crisis straining local resources, the New York Times reported. Scott Galvin, the mayor of Woburn, a town located approximately 10 miles northwest of Boston, pleaded with lawmakers to reform a 1983 law requiring officials to provide shelter to homeless families, including pregnant women and those with children. Massachusetts is the only state in the nation with a right-to-shelter law. Galvin argued that the law was "passed at a different time and was not meant to cover what...

Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines could reduce the lifespan of vaccinated men by at least 24 years.The CDC data also revealed that the damage to health caused by each vaccine dose does not lessen over time. Instead, it continues indefinitely.

More WA employees speak out against 'Outward Mindset' program After a union petition kicked off calling for the Washington Department of Health to end mandatory Outward Mindset training, employees say more colleagues are speaking up against the controversial training program. OLYMPIA, Wash. - After a union petition kicked off calling for the Washington State Department of Health to end mandatory Outward Mindset training, employees say more colleagues are speaking up against the controversial training program. "The response has been a ripple effect, there are staff that are more emboldened to say something," said one WA DOH worker who wishes to...

Strickland, Francis and the coming NapoleonAs it stands it seems like the Revolution is coming for Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas. It has been reported by the Pillar that trustworthy informants in Rome attest to the Holy Father’s intention to ask Strickland to resign. As much as I detest the editorial persuasion of the Pillar, they do have good journalist ethics when it comes to presenting the facts. (As an aside, readers should understand that there is no such thing as “straight journalism,’ meaning journalism without at least an implicit opinion. For example, when I wrote the breaking story...

Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was subdued by K-9s before he was captured by cops on Wednesday morning, ending a two week-long manhunt that struck terror into a Pennsylvania community. The 34-year-old was serving a life sentence for the murder of his ex-girlfriend at the Chester County Prison, 30 miles west of Philadelphia, when he escaped on August 31 by scaling a wall like a spider. After a bloodied Cavalcante was captured, the SWAT officers in the search team paraded him like a trophy and lined up with a photo of him around 8am EST. The Brazilian, who is in the...

This was a half-baked idea. An Oregon property maintenance company is being accused of harassment by a former employee who says the HR manager sent him a penis-shaped cake and told him to “eat a d–k,” a new lawsuit says. Steven Urenda, who was the janitorial operations manager at Dasher Lights LLC and Aspen Ridge Property Services, is seeking over $500,000 in damages after he was forced to resign over the “increasingly hostile work environment,” according to the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County court. Urenda said in the suit filed Aug. 25 that the trouble began when he received a...

Organized Palestinian terror is back to haunt Israeli civilians. In fact, 2023 has been the most lethal year in terms of terror and casualties since 2005, the last year of the Second Intifada. While in the intervening years, terror was essentially committed by individual Palestinians whether by knifing, or car ramming, the current terror unleashed by Palestinian terrorists is organized. It includes a central command of terrorists affiliated with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah. Most of the recent terror actions have taken place in Judea and Samaria. The Hamas leadership in Gaza is behind the organized...

Infowars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced to 60 days in prison for what was described as a violation of a previous agreement when he was near the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, but did not enter. Shroyer, host of "The War Room," was handed the sentence for allegedly violating a deferred prosecution agreement stemming from his protest of a Donald Trump impeachment hearing in 2019. According to NBC News, Shroyer signed the agreement that stated he could not use any “loud, threatening, or abusive language" or "engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place upon the United...

Five Transgender Bills Targeting Concerned Parents Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature or Veto

Don’t push Ukrainians into a corner by cutting Western support for the war or else the millions of refugees who are presently “behaved well” in Europe may start to act unpredictably, President Zelensky has said. Speaking to a British centre-left-leaning news magazine the Ukrainian President has made remarks that may to some ears sound like a threat, or at least a dire warning, as he spoke of the possible negative consequences for European nations if they reduced the donations and aid given to his country. While the interview with the Economist largely paraphrases Zelensky’s words — as a non-native speaker...

The Group of 20 leaders have agreed to a plan to eventually impose digital currencies and digital IDs on their respective populations, despite fears that governments will use them to monitor their peoples' spending and crush dissent. The G20, which is currently under India’s presidency, adopted a final declaration on the subject over the weekend in New Delhi. The meeting, which included the world’s leading economies, announced last week that they had agreed to build the necessary infrastructure to implement digital currencies and IDs.

The Libertarian National Committee has filed for conservatorships for both White House resident Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Citing “clear incapacitation, mental lapses, and deficiencies in decision making” evident in recent well-publicized instances, the committee argues that neither man is fit to serve the American people.The Libertarian Party argues that both Biden (80) and McConnell (81) have shown serious impairments in their ability to “receive and evaluate information effectively, make decisions, and communicate,” suggesting that they lack the capacity to represent either themselves or the American public.With both the Democratic and Republican parties unwilling to take action...

“Yes he had the firearm with him, yes he was a threat. I think the canine played a large role in him not being able to utilize that firearm,” Bivens said. Bivens was in the command post when the capture happened and said, “I’m very happy no one was hurt when this occurred.” “We will publish a list of everyone who helped us out because we are very, very appreciative,” Bivens said. He said it was this support that fueled Wednesday’s successful capture. Bivens said Cavalcante liked to travel through creek beds and along tree lines, most frequently at night....