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To help the public move beyond the simplistic narrative of Biden and the mainstream media, I offer a brief chronology of some key events leading to the ongoing war. January 31, 1990. German Foreign Minister Hans Dietrich-Genscher pledges to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that in the context of German reunification and disbanding of the Soviet Warsaw Pact military alliance, NATO will rule out an “expansion of its territory to the East, i.e., moving it closer to the Soviet borders.” February 9, 1990. U.S. Secretary of State James Baker III agrees with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that “NATO expansion is unacceptable.”...

Trump’s post on Truth Social: [“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country. It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction. Open Borders, Rigged Elections, and Grossly Unfair Courtroom Decisions are DESTROYING AMERICA. WE ARE A NATION IN DECLINE, A FAILING NATION! MAGA2024”] Trump’s comparison of the U.S. under Biden and the Deep State provoked outrage from his critics, including sole remaining GOP rival former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley who posted, “Donald Trump could...

A Pizza Hut worker allegedly killed his manager in the restaurant’s kitchen this month over a $7,000 inheritance check the victim cashed earlier in the week, according to Wisconsin authorities. Kavonn Ingram was charged with the Feb. 5 homicide of 55-year-old Alex Stengel, whose body was later tossed in a dumpster outside Pizza Hut in early February, police said. South Milwaukee police received a call of a dead body at the garbage area, from where officers followed a trail of blood to the kitchen, a criminal complaint states, according to reports. The 31-year-old was charged with first degree homicide.

Capital One Financial is set to acquire Discover Financial Services , according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The deal could be announced Tuesday, the outlet said, citing sources. The merger of the two companies, who are among the largest credit card issuers in the U.S., would expand Capital One’s credit-card offerings. The news comes on the back of a Bloomberg News report on Monday that Capital One was considering an acquisition. Shares of Discover are down 1.7% lower for the year, putting the company at a $27.63 billion market cap. Capital One has a market cap of...

A pro-life group is calling on a Texas university to cancel its plans to put up a statue it deems “satanic” and an “idol” to abortion. The pro-life organization Texas Right to Life unveiled a petition last week asking the University of Houston to “keep the satanic abortion idol out of Texas.” The petition comes as the school’s Public Art Program is set to display an 18-foot-tall statue called “Witness” in the Cullen Family Plaza from Feb. 28 through the end of October. Texas Right to Life has denounced “Witness” as a “golden statue with satanic imagery to honor abortion...

WASHINGTON — President Biden pivoted on Monday, saying he would be “happy to meet” with House Speaker Mike Johnson — after White House staff rejected the Louisiana Republican’s recent requests to discuss pending Ukraine aid and US-Mexico border policy changes. “Sure, I’d be happy to meet with him if he has anything to say,” the 81-year-old president told reporters on the White House lawn as he returned from a long weekend at his Rehoboth Beach, Del., vacation home. Biden’s willingness to meet comes after his aides for weeks rebuffed Johnson’s requests. A Hill source told The Post that the speaker’s...

While technology has continued to evolve, most weapon systems modern militaries use operate on old principles. A artillery piece is a world removed from a Napoleonic cannon, but the idea of detonating a charge behind a projectile in a tube in order to propel it in the direction of something you don't like - that remains the same. For decades, Governments have also been investing in trying to develop systems that operate in very different ways - including directed energy weapons like lasers and High Powered Microwave weapons (HPM). And for decades - very little emerged in terms of deployable,...

WASHINGTON — Three women have opened up about their past abortions and how they eventually forgave themselves after struggling with indescribable emotions and, in some cases, addictions. Last month, thousands of pro-lifers from across the globe braved the cold and snow to attend the 51st annual March for Life, where the theme this year was "With Every Woman, For Every Child." The theme emphasized the movement's dedication to uplifting pregnant women so that no woman feels alone before and after her pregnancy. For those who have had an abortion, many women have described feeling as if abortion was their only...

PALLY-WEID [Pallyweid]First, it was, 1961, as at the UN, nations discussed apartheid in South Africa, infamous Ahmad Shukeiri [Shukairy] (who helped Hitler during WW2, had justified the Holocaust in 1946) decided to come up with the apartheid slur. Shukeiri is infamous for the "non of them will survive" genocidal admitted plans ahead of the Six-Day war. Months after his apartheid-slur, he had complained of too many Jews in the UN, then in Nov 1962, he had promoted Neo Nazi group there. In his 1969 book he would write that Mandatory-Palestine Arabs cheered and prayed for Hitler. Since then, it (Apartheid...

[Catholic Caucus] LITURGY - Pope Francis: the Master of IronyI read with great interest the remarks of Pope Francis to the members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline before their annual plenary assembly. What particularly struck me were Pope Francis” words: “Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church.”As I pondered these words I was overtaken by a sense of confusion. Was the Pope referring to the document Sacrosanctum Concilium promulgated by the Second Vatican Council and the reform of the Liturgy that occurred in the years after the Council? And if so, what is...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: In a riveting turn of events within the ongoing legal saga gripping Fulton County, a bombshell revelation surfaced on Friday, February 16, during the testimony of Terrence Bradley, former law partner of Nathan Wade, at District Attorney Fani Willis' hearing. Bradley, who previously represented the now embattled Georgia attorney during his divorce proceedings, confessed to departing from a law firm where he worked alongside Wade due to allegations of sexual assault. The stunning admission, brought to light during intense questioning by state attorney Anna Cross, sent shockwaves through the courtroom. While vehemently denying the assault claims, Bradley indirectly...

Radical-left activist and former politician Nina Turner marked Presidents’ Day, the holiday officially named “Washington’s Birthday,” by attempting to vilify America’s first president and founding father as well as other early U.S. presidents. In a post from Monday, Turner, a one-time Ohio state senator and current Senior fellow at Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, wrote: “Reminder: George Washington owned human beings.” Reminder: George Washington owned human beings. — Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 19, 2024 In a follow-up post, she insisted “this President’s Day we must remember that 12 of the first 15 Presidents enslaved other human beings.” “We...

HUR Confirms Death of Russian Helicopter Pilot Who Defected to Ukraine With Mi-8 28-year-old Captain Maxim Kuzminov seized control of a Russian armored combat Mi-8 helicopter and brought it safely to an airbase in the Kharkiv region in August of 2023.

The economic price tag for making Europe “greener” could push millions into poverty as the EU governments pour millions into expensive low-carbon energy and renewables, according to a stark admission by the head of Belgium’s central bank. The “greener” alternative technologies to achieve “Net Zero” come at such high costs, making them unaffordable for many companies and ultimately pushing up consumer prices.

A close ally of Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Russia will launch Armageddon by nuking cities such as Washington and London if Moscow is forced to give up Ukrainian territory it has taken over, according to reports. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council and a former Russian president and prime minister, threatened that the US and its allies would pay the ultimate price if Russia is forced to retreat. “Attempts to restore Russia’s 1991 borders will lead only to one thing — a global war with Western countries with the use of our entire strategic (nuclear) arsenal...

The global assault on free speech has gotten so widespread, that it's difficult anymore to find a country in the world where woke armies AREN'T trying to take it away. Here in North America, we see that being attacked every day (mostly accompanied by people fighting back, thankfully), and Canada ... well, Canada is just completely lost (for now, at least). But we hadn't heard much related to this issue from our neighbor on our southern border. Until now. This week, ADF International -- a group dedicated to defending basic rights and freedoms -- reported that former Mexican congressman Rodrigo...

Following the draconian precedents of Canada and the UK, which have passed legislation prohibiting expressing any sort of protest or demonstration around abortion clinics (In Canada, first-time offenses can land you one year in jail), Germany’s Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus has introduced a draft bill that follows suit, creating a massive buffer zone around these murder mills. Thought Crimes! Woman Fined For Silently Praying Outside Abortion Clinic +Video 72 y/o Pastor Found ‘Guilty’ of Breaking Law by Holding Sign that ‘Disapproves’ of Abortion Priest Charged in Britain For Having THIS Bumper Sticker Near An Abortion Clinic According to a...

[Catholic Caucus] Hundreds more priests, scholars ask Church leaders to request Pope Francis withdraw Fiducia Supplicans'Never in the history of the Catholic Church has a document of the Roman Magisterium experienced such a strong rejection’ as Fiducia Supplicans.UPDATE: Since the publication of this filial appeal on February 2, one bishop, more than 100 priests, and at least 500 Catholic scholars from all over the world have added their signatures. Among these new signatories are Bishop Joseph Strickland, Dr. Gavin Ashenden (former Anglican bishop and Catholic convert), Professor Josef Seifert, Dr. Janet Smith, Dr. Taylor Marshall, Dr. Timothy Flanders (editor-in-chief of...

Lutheran Church of the Cross is a Canadian congregation that “affirms and celebrates human diversity in God’s creation.” Led by Lyndon Sayers and Lyle McKenzie, they are an ELCIC (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada congregation, the canuck version of the ELCA) that is populated by senior citizens, lesbians, and a host of other ragtag goatlings. We covered them after a recent sermon argued that the baby Moses’ trip in a basket on the Nile river has some queer themes, and is actually about kinship outside of heteronormative family structures, as well as a metaphor for the turbulence that trans folk...

You’re probably aware by now of the saga surrounding Fani Willis and the witch hunt against Trump. In recent days, the focus has turned away from Trump and the spotlight on Willis herself as serious ethical concerns have now been exposed. Willis, who initiated an aggressive legal pursuit against the former president, alleging election interference, finds herself embroiled in controversies that are completely unraveling the false narrative she’s woven. The case, marked by its high stakes and political undertones, represents more than a legal battle—it’s a political hit job emblematic of a broader attempt to weaponize the legal system against...