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In the event of massive use of Oreshnik missiles, the strike will be comparable to the use of nuclear arms, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a CSTO limited-circle session, APA reports citing TASS. "In the opinion of military and technical experts, in the event of a massive, group strike of these missiles, that is, several missiles at once, in a cluster, their single strike will be comparable to the use of nuclear weapons. Even though, certainly, Oreshnik is not a weapon of mass destruction," the Russian leader said.

If anyone says that the Judeo-Christian tradition had nothing to do with the founding of America, they need look no further than our annual holiday of Thanksgiving. As in, giving thanks to God for His help to us. Columnist Mark Steyn (originally from Canada) notes: “Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of Thanksgiving as the most American of holidays.” While we tend to associate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, Virginia likes to remind the world that it was in their commonwealth that the first Thanksgiving was held.

Ukrainian-born Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (US Army Ret.) may be about to pay the ultimate price for his crimes against America if the world’s richest man has any say. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Vindman was a crucial figure in the first impeachment of President Trump over his “perfect” phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2019. But he was caught repeatedly lying during his testimony before Congress, which made him a leftist hero.

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Public confidence in universities has sharply declined due to rising costs, administrative bloat, ideological bias, student debt issues, and discrimination concerns. Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36 percent of Americans polled either expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education—once the agreed-on touchstone to upward mobility. Gifting to most universities has been down for two consecutive years. There is zero intellectual diversity on most university campuses. Speakers with conservative viewpoints are often either disinvited or shouted down—and worse. The federally...

Russia’s widespread overnight attack targeting critical energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine was a response to strikes on Russian territory using US-made ATACMS missiles, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Putin claimed Russia hit 17 targets that were “military facilities, defense industry facilities and their support systems,” without acknowledging the hits to power infrastructure. “As I have said many times, there will always be a response from our side (to the use of American ATACMS),” Putin said during comments made at a security summit in Kazakhstan. Air defenses were activated across the country, with damage reported in 14 regions, according to the...

With all the doom-and-gloom coverage on cable news and an endless stream of negativity on social media, it can sometimes be difficult to remember just how blessed we are as Americans. Here are a few positive developments from this year to keep in mind this Thanksgiving. Republicans Win the TrifectaAdmittedly, liberals may not be so thrilled about Republicans winning the White House, House, and Senate. But regardless of how they feel about it, the fact is that Americans now have reason for optimism that inflation and prices will come down, the border will be secured, and the Biden-Harris administration’s regulatory...

More than one million people in Ukraine have been left without power after Russia launched a "massive strike" on the country's energy grid overnight. The co-ordinated assault unfolded over several hours with waves of drones and missiles flying across the length and breadth of Ukraine - the second attack of its kind this month. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said cluster munitions were used specifically against civilian and energy infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia launched 90 missiles and 100 drones in response to Ukraine's attacks with UK and US-supplied weapons last week. "We carried out a comprehensive strike," Putin...

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Google continues to censor and manipulate the flow of information. They must think Kamala Harris won the election. ... Google is almost entirely useless at this time. Its search engine is supposed to help you find information but does everything to conceal accurate information from you. There is a real issue when it comes to search. The real question is how much of the internet is dead. ... Well, as some of you have seen, @YouTube removed my latest episode with @scotthortonshow They claim that we “violated community standards” whatever the hell that means.. We’re looking into it to see...

Surveillance video showed Hegseth, Doe, and another female proceeding to Knuckles at 11:58 p.m. The female told police that she was having a private conversation with Hegseth at Knuckles. The female said Hegseth had placed his hand on her knee, with which she was not uncomfortable, and he had asked her to accompany him to his hotel room, whereupon Doe entered the conversation to perform what the female called the “crotch block.” At around 1:15, Doe and Hegseth, per video, left Knuckles arm in arm, both walking well. At 1:30 the front desk received a complaint of loud talking near...

Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament Wednesday night even after securing a spot in the semifinals against the Spartans. San Jose State, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents, is seeded second in the conference tournament and received a first-round bye. Now the Spartans will advance all the way to Saturday’s championship match rather than take the court Friday. Boise State released a statement that read: “The decision to not continue to play in the 2024 Mountain West Volleyball Championship tournament...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Koreans remain widely opposed to directly supplying arms to Ukraine, recent polls show, despite renewed international requests from Kyiv and allied capitals after North Korean troops were reported to be helping Russia. Ukraine has asked Seoul for a range of weapons and Seoul has said it could consider such aid, depending on future steps by Russia and North Korea. A Ukrainian delegation led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, Yoon's office said, amid media reports that the visit aimed to seek arms support. "No to the South Korean government...

There are, of course, all those personal reasons that it may be exceptionally wonderful — successful cancer treatment, recovery from an accident, or a repaired relationship. Then again it might be exceptionally hard — the first year without a loved one, the pain of a job loss, or other traumatic event. But somehow, and I believe more so as you get older, you sense and appreciate everything there is to be grateful for. The other day I was thinking how it all still seemed so unbelievable — Donald Trump actually winning a landslide victory after four years of the worst...

Bhattacharya is a champion of the people and real science, who vows to “reform American scientific institutions so that they are worthy of trust again.” ... Great Barrington Declaration, an open letter published in October 2020 that challenged the response to the covid pandemic lockdowns. The declaration proposed an approach called “Focused Protection,” which advocated for allowing those at lower risk to resume normal life, implementing strong measures to protect high-risk populations, and reliance on widespread immunity through reliance on natural infection. If this guidance had been followed, our society’s massive and expensive damage could have been avoided. It was...

Sometimes a single step is our salvation. On Thanksgiving Day in 1944, a young American platoon sergeant named Mac St. Johns led his men on a scouting mission in the French countryside. They were looking for German soldiers known to be in the area. Heading toward a crossroads under the faint light of dawn, Mac “stood stark still” and argued with himself about what to do next. He knew that he should have his men “fan out so that they could move with the cover of the trees” in the surrounding forest. But a voice in his head told him...

The Biden family arrived at Nantucket Island for their final presidential Thanksgiving on Tuesday despite a spate of migrant crimes that have plagued the vacation hot spot this year. A small crowd watched as Air Force One touched down at Nantucket Memorial Airport just before 6 p.m., and a presidential motorcade whisked the first family away, the Nantucket Current reported. For the past three years, the Bidens have stayed at a property owned by private equity billionaire David Rubenstein that overlooks Nantucket Harbor, and their visit this year continues their 40-year tradition of spending the holiday on the island, the...

“‘“You have left your first love”’” (Revelation 2:4). A wise person loves Christ supremely. Because the days were evil, the apostle Paul wanted the church at Ephesus to make the most of their time and walk wisely (Eph. 5:15-16). A little more than thirty years after Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesian church, the apostle John wrote more to them, saying, “You have left your first love. . . . Repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I [Christ] am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent” (Rev....

The lead singer of the rock band Life of Agony is detransitioning more than a decade after coming out as transgender. Mina Caputo, 50, revealed he will be living life as a male again, citing his gender dysphoria “has been cured” and announcing he has already started the process. “Surgery has been booked to remove my fake breasts, and I will be lovingly living in my divine male self,” the rocker said in a video on Instagram, per Daily Mail. “I’ve cured my gender dysphoria. It took many years. A lot of walking through the fire, but I rose above...

Former US President Donald Trump has outlined a possible peace plan to halt the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, focusing on freezing the current conflict. According to sources, Trump's proposal includes establishing an 800-mile buffer zone, policed by European and British troops, to separate Russian and Ukrainian forces. As part of this arrangement, Ukraine would postpone its NATO membership ambitions for 20 years, with the US committing to bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities. However, Trump has emphasized that the United States will not deploy its troops or directly fund the buffer zone mission, as mentioned in a report by Telegraph. Trump’s approach to...