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President Joe Biden reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting this week that the U.S. will send Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles, amid growing questions about the continued funding of the war. In addition to the $325 million military aid package, Biden reportedly pledged during a meeting with Zelensky on Thursday to supply the war-torn country with ATACMS missiles. The long-range missiles, which can hit targets up to 190 miles away, would represent a significant upgrade for the Ukrainian forces, which currently only have missiles capable of striking at a range of around 150 miles.

A group of New York Democrats are calling for a tax hike on the wealthy to help pay for New York’s migrant crisis. The group of 20 New York Democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), released a statement on Monday blasting the government’s response to the migrant crisis and pitching a litany of measures that the city, state, and federal government can take to help. Several of the lawmakers self-identify as Democratic socialists. One proposal the group put forth is to increase state taxes on the top 5% of New Yorkers and have that money go towards homeless and migrant...

They’re hungry, hungry mollusks. Thousands of historic shipwrecks sunk in the American Great Lakes are at risk of being lost forever thanks to invasive, wood-destroying mussels. The lakes are home to an estimated 6,000 shipwrecks, with some dating back to the 17th century, according to estimates from the University of Buffalo. The Quagga mussel, originally native to the waters of Russia and Ukraine, is believed to have arrived in the Great Lakes in 1989 — possibly as a result of ballast dumps from transoceanic freighters traversing the lakes. The population of Quagga mussels has exploded in the waters of the...

New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim launched a primary challenge to Sen. Bob Menendez on Saturday as more Democrats joined the call for the senior Democratic senator to resign after an indictment on federal bribery charges. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity,” Kim said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars...

Drivers in New Jersey have been greeted with roadway signs that read, "Suspect Terrorism? See Something, Say Something," with a tip line number to report threats. These signs are part of a public safety campaign launched last month by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) in partnership with the state Department of Transportation and New Jersey Turnpike Authority. But their sudden appearance on major highways, with little notice or fanfare, has alarmed state residents. "This makes me think that there’s an underlying thing going on that’s not public yet," said Nanalapan resident Laura Brunetti in an...

Progressive ideology permeates American education. Such is the “rapid growth” of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in higher education and the demand for assent to their core tenets that, according to The New York Times, “[n]early half the large universities in America require that job applicants write” statements that affirm belief in and demonstrate devotion to race-conscious measures that ensure equality of outcome based on skin color and ethnic heritage. To bolster its hegemony, universities punish dissent from progressive orthodoxy. To question on campus whether America really is divided into an oppressor and an oppressed class; to doubt that discrimination...

A new government report detailed the dire living conditions some military members face in their barracks across the country, highlighting a problem military leaders have so far struggled to fix. A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that young troops living in barracks on military installations have been forced to confront everything from pests such as roaches and bed bugs to toxic waste and even squatters, potentially putting the health and safety of members at risk while damaging morale. The 118-page report, which was published Monday by the GAO, concluded that military leaders at the Pentagon have not...

Democratic pressure is growing on Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign after he was charged with bribery in an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court that was made public Friday. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Democratic state committee chairman LeRoy J. Jones Jr. have joined the growing chorus of New Jersey politicians calling for Menendez to step down. Gottheimer said in a statement on Saturday that Menendez "has been a critical voice and a tough fighter for Jersey, with a strong record," that includes gun safety, protecting women's rights and fighting racism and anti-Semitism. "I believe the Senator deserves his...

SALINAS, Calif. Two Salinas councilmembers have joined Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew in publicly speaking out against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' visit to Salinas. On the City Council Agenda for Tuesday, there is a resolution to approve the denouncing and condemning of his visit to Salinas. The resolution was requested by Council members Anthony Rocha and Andrew Sandoval.

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A new government report detailed the dire living conditions some military members face in their barracks across the country, highlighting a problem military leaders have so far struggled to fix. A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that young troops living in barracks on military installations have been forced to confront everything from pests such as roaches and bed bugs to toxic waste and even squatters, potentially putting the health and safety of members at risk while damaging morale. The 118-page report, which was published Monday by the GAO, concluded that military leaders at the Pentagon have not...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemJohn 17Jesus Prays for All Believers 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Saturday became the first Democratic senator to call for the resignation of colleague Bob Menendez (D-NJ). In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fetterman wrote that while Menendez is "entitled to the presumption of innocence" in the federal corruption case against him, he "cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations. "I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial," Fetterman added. Menendez was indicted Friday on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and...

"The climate crisis,” said Al Gore at the U.N. a couple of days ago, “is a fossil fuel crisis.” “What climate crisis?” you might be asking, and you would be right to do so. Yes, it is impossible to turn anywhere in our enlightened, environmentally conscious world without being beset by lectures about one’s “carbon footprint” and horror tales about “global warming,” “rising seas” and imminent ecological catastrophe. But deep down you know that it is all hooey. Mark Twain was right when he observed that it is not so much the things we don’t know that get us into...

The massive indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife has shaken Washington. As Senate Foreign Relations chairman, Menendez is one of the most powerful Democratic members of Congress, and someone who has long been a kingmaker in the party. He has also long been accused of open and insatiable corruption. What made Menendez a standout in Washington was not his corrupt inclinations, but his utter audacity in following them. I was able to witness that signature conduct personally on the floor of the Senate. In 2010, I defended a federal judge, Thomas Porteous, in his impeachment trial, against...

on MSNBC on Saturday, host Jonathan Capehart brought up wild speculation (based on anonymous sources) that Trump was shaking in his boots at the prospect of being imprisoned. Legal analyst Glenn Kirschner was asked to comment on a report in Rolling Stone (the Fake Rape News magazine) that Trump had wondered to unidentified associates about the conditions of his possible imprisonment, including whether he'd be sent to a relatively comfortable "Club Fed" type prison, or to a "bad" one. According to Kirschner, Trump's alleged curiosity meant he was "scared to death" and feeling "overwhelming consciousness of guilt."The trial on January...

The Talk Shows September 24th, 2023 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Communist-New York); Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.); Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas); Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and Biden national security adviser Robert O'Brien.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC); A GOP debate preview with Dana Perino, one of the three moderators for the upcoming Republican presidential primary debate on September 27. Panel: Reuters White House correspondent...

“Only one to two percent” of deaths officially labeled as caused by COVID actually were induced by the disease. The rest were labeled as COVID but actually had other causes. So said an individual I spoke to recently, who I’ll keep anonymous, about the deceased people processed by this individual’s medical examiner’s office. I won’t reveal much about this person, who I’ll call “ME,” except to say that ME is highly trained and qualified and works at a major medical examiner’s office in New York State. ME’s information is not revelatory. We’ve heard from many sources that COVID numbers have...

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...

Poor actions always have poor consequences. Here’s an incident that revolves around similar plot! A netizen recently asked, “Am I a jerk for suing my girlfriend after she had my 1967 Impala project taken to the scrapyard?”. We need you to find out! The Original Poster (OP) had a 1967 Impala 4 door that he bought in Feb 2019. A couple of months ago he bought his first house that had a 2.5 acre car garage. OP moved the car in and started tearing it down for a complete restoration. “I had the body in one bay and the chassis...