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Commercial vessels have resumed using Ukraine’s main port of Odesa without asking permission from Russia for the first time since the war began—showing just how much the balance of power has changed in the Black Sea. By imposing an asymmetrical war that relies on domestically produced naval drones and missiles, and that targets Russians ships in their own home bases, Ukraine has eroded much of Russia’s vaunted naval superiority... Outnumbered 12 to one by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Ukrainian Navy wasn’t considered a meaningful force when Russia invaded... Ukraine quickly scuttled its flagship frigate... so that the vessel...

I hope he wins and bankrupts Yale. This is just another standard rape hoax. Post Millennial: A former Yale student who was kicked out of the school in 2019 after being accused and acquitted of rape in 2018 can now sue his accuser for defamation over statements she made during a school hearing on the matter after a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling over the summer. According to the New York Post, 30-year-old Saifullah Khan has had a $110 million defamation lawsuit pending against the school since 2019, and has been fighting to bring his accuser into the suit. In June,...

It would appear Australia is one step closer to embracing a cashless society after Macquarie Bank announced plans to scrap cash transactions across all of its branches. The fifth-largest bank in Australia revealed they will be dropping cash, cheque, and phone payment services from 2024 with payments to be conducted entirely digitally and all cash withdrawals to take place entirely at ATMs from November 2024. “Between January 2024 and November 2024, we’ll be phasing out our cash and cheque services across all Macquarie banking and wealth management products, including pension and super accounts,” Macquarie Bank said in a statement. “Customers...

A horde of individuals, who identify themselves as dogs rather than humans, has sparked a clamor for "animal control" following the widespread circulation of a video capturing their bizarre meet-up in Berlin. Approximately 1,000 people, who prefer to be acknowledged as canines, orchestrated a remarkable gathering at Germany's Berlin Potsamer Platz railroad station. Astonishingly, their sole means of communication was through primal howls and barks exchanged amongst themselves.

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...

There are times when you come across a post that can truly be a “game changer,” and that’s precisely what famed biographer Peter Schweizer has just created — a game changer. He’s discussing Biden’s bribery charges that will likely lead to his ultimate impeachment – and the bribery charges are very serious. The left dismisses all of this, calling it some kind of revenge “witch-hunt” by the right. What’s funny is how suddenly ‘”whistleblowers” are no longer revered as “sacred heroes.” Strange how that changed so quickly. Meanwhile, the propaganda media is busy trying to pin all of this on...

Conservative Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday he will hold up any funding bill to keep the government open past Sept. 30 if it includes funding for the war in Ukraine.“Today I’m putting congressional leadership & @POTUS on notice that I will oppose any effort to hold the federal government hostage for Ukraine funding. I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more U.S. aid to Ukraine,” Paul wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.That means if Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to add Ukraine money to a stopgap...

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations was briefly detained by security on Tuesday for protesting during the Iranian president's speech. Gilad Erdan held up a photo of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed while in the custody of Tehran's morality police after being arrested for not covering enough of her hair. Erdan walked silently towards the stage, holding the sign above his head. On it was written: 'Iranian women deserve freedom now!' Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, did not appear to notice Erdan, who then left the chamber and was later held by UN security. Erdan...

Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing personal benefits Tesla TSLA 0.45%increase; green up pointing triangle may have provided Elon Musk since 2017—longer than previously known—as part of a criminal investigation examining issues including a proposed house for the chief executive. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York also has sought information about transactions between Tesla and other entities connected to the billionaire, people familiar with the investigation said. Prosecutors have referenced the involvement of a grand jury. The new information indicates that federal prosecutors have a broader interest in the actions of Musk and Tesla than was previously...

Photo: AlamyIn June 2022, the long-standing infamous Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade and its subsequent reaffirmation in Planned Parenthood v. Casey was dashed to pieces when three newly appointed Supreme Court justices tipped the scales forever in a victory for life.President Donald J. Trump is the leading Republican candidate for president. He is obliterating all Republican contenders and is beating Joe Biden. He is also currently engaged in the biggest and most important fight of his life. Alarmingly, while he did not pick this fight, it will be up to him and the American people to win it....

The prison escape story of illegal alien Danelo Cavalcante is the warning shot—the Paul Revere’s ride—of even more disastrous results of open borders and the forced busing of migrants to U.S. cities.From New York City to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, local residents are beginning to rise up against the unfairness of migrants taking over hotels, military bases and schools as American citizens in need of government help like the homeless (especially homeless veterans) are told to fend for themselves.The duration (14 days) and expense of that manhunt (still being calculated) included the use of thermal imagery, extensive ground searches by over...

The prison escape story of illegal alien Danelo Cavalcante is the warning shot—the Paul Revere’s ride—of even more disastrous results of open borders and the forced busing of migrants to U.S. cities.From New York City to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, local residents are beginning to rise up against the unfairness of migrants taking over hotels, military bases and schools as American citizens in need of government help like the homeless (especially homeless veterans) are told to fend for themselves.The duration (14 days) and expense of that manhunt (still being calculated) included the use of thermal imagery, extensive ground searches by over...

San Francisco is trying to recruit cops from Texas as it faces a shortage of officers, after businessman Marc Benioff slammed the city's homeless and drug problems. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is visiting four Texas university campuses throughout the month as part of a new recruitment drive. Candidates from outside of the state of California will take a written test, a physical ability test and an interview to see if they make they cut. A police spokesperson told the San Francisco Standard that the number of estimated applications this year is 2,104, nearly a 20 percent increase from...

Remember James Clapper and John Brennan? It's easy to forget given how much has transpired since both men consistently led the news throughout the Trump administration. At one time, though, their involvement in Crossfire Hurricane, otherwise known as the Russia collusion investigation was really big news. For those less initiated, here's a quick refresher. Clapper was Barack Obama's DNI and has been credibly accused of lying to Congress. Meanwhile, Brennan is Obama's former CIA Director and has been credibly accused of doing the same. Both men lived on cable news after Trump's inauguration, making all kinds of wild, unsubstantiated claims...

A bizarre video reportedly from inside the Cathedral of Hope Protestant church in Dallas, Texas, showed scores of drag queens watching while the congregation prayed for “divine diversity.” “We celebrate this divine diversity and commit to lifting up the voices of the LGBTQ+ community, and creating spaces where everyone can thrive,” the congregation declares. In another video from the service, a liberal pastor can be heard claiming family values “have been hijacked by the religious right,” and “Christianity has been hijacked by culture.”

"Take the helmet of salvation" (Eph. 6:17). Discouragement and doubt are deflected when you know you’re secure in Christ. The Roman soldier's helmet was a crucial piece of armor designed to deflect blows to the head—especially the potentially lethal blow of a broadsword. Soldiers of that day carried a swift and precise dagger designed for close- quarter hand-to-hand combat. But they also carried a giant broadsword, which was a two-edged, three to four-foot long sword. It had a massive handle that, similar to a baseball bat, was held with both hands. With it they could take broad swipes from side...

The Sea Island group must have a very difficult time accepting that all of the efforts to advance with Ron DeSantis are not succeeding. They are going through the five stages of grief, with each starting to accept their ability to influence election outcomes has collapsed in the face of unrelenting support for President Donald Trump.As the DeSantis operation enters the desperation phase, familiar to those who remember the moments in 2016 when Cheeeto-faced Glenn Beck was pleading with the evangelical community to support Ted Cruz, we see the purchased influencer crowd becoming more toxic, hate filled and vitriolic. Alas,...

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Elvis Chan is first in line to untangling how the government interfered in the 2020 election by lying that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. On Friday, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Elvis Chan, the lead FBI agent involved in mass social media censorship, to appear for a September 21, 2023 deposition. Last week’s subpoena followed Chan’s failure to appear for a scheduled voluntary interview to face questioning about the federal government’s role in burying the Hunter Biden laptop story in the month before the 2020 election. While that scandal is much bigger than Chan, he is first in line...

The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, apologized to a father who posted a video showing two officers blaming his 11-year-old daughter for being groomed after he called to report it.