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Power will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s generating capacity to “zero”.Moscow, which has escalated attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country from Friday into Saturday, which killed at least seven people, according to Ukrainian officials.The Russian attacks have disrupted electricity, heat and water supplies in several Ukrainian cities, with state power firm Centerenergo warning generating capacity “is down to zero”.While the situation had somewhat...

https://babylonbee.com/news/man-converts-to-7th-day-adventism-so-he-can-watch-nfl-all-sunday-long FRESNO, CA — Local man Dennis Townsend has converted to Seventh Day Adventism in order to spend all Sunday sitting on the couch watching NFL games. Long frustrated by missing the early slate of games for church, Townsend could hardly believe his luck when he learned of a group that only has church on Saturday. "You mean, you never have church on Sunday? Like, you never once miss kick-off?" asked Townsend. "Well, I'm convinced. The evidence for Seventh Day Adventism is just overwhelming, and I literally have no choice but to convert." Townsend states that his religious conversion has...

Join together with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind. Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore Come Boldly unto the Throne of Grace,That we May Obtain Mercy,And Find Grace to Help in Time of Need.

Video interviewing McCaskill about reopening the government for a few months.

Covered Income is a fund created by revolutionary activist and Marxist/Anarchist, Lyle Culpepper, in order to provide support for comrades whose financial stability no longer exists due to poor life choices. Covered Income operates on a donation basis, with recipients buying into the fund, much like an insurance policy or a Ponzi Scheme, with assistance available as needed. Often called “The White Greta Thunberg,” Lyle has been at the forefront of many incredible causes, including UNRWA, Puppy Kill Shelters for Peace, and Pedos for Palestine. Lyle lives in Doha, Qatar with his freedom fighter partner Yahya Sinwar and their two...

* The Senate was on track to approve a deal that could end the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. * People familiar with the situation told CNBC that enough Democratic senators had agreed to vote for the deal to clear a 60-vote minimum threshold. The Senate was on track Sunday night to pass a deal that could end the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. People familiar with the situation told CNBC that enough Democratic senators had agreed to vote for the deal to clear a 60-vote minimum threshold. If passed, the deal would have...

The historic 40-day government shutdown could soon be a thing of the past with Democrats finally joining Republican rivals to strike a temporary deal to end the chaos. Lawmakers were locked in tense negotiations during a rare Sunday session in an effort to find a solution to the shutdown, which has left 42 million Americans with no access to their SNAP benefits, forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and left more than a million federal workers without an income. But now there is light at the end of the tunnel after insiders confirmed to CNN and Axios Republicans had...

FBI & DEA Raids Governor’s Office in Massachusetts — 1.2 Tons Drug, 129 Guns Seized | US Military Breaking operation in Massachusetts. FBI and DEA, supported by US Military intelligence units, coordinated with US Military analysts to launch a raid inside the Governor’s Office, uncovering 1.2 tons of narcotics, 129 firearms, and corruption. This was not a street case; it was betrayal inside the seat of power. US Military support teams secured communications and perimeter control. Federal agencies and the US Military acted together when national security and trust were threatened. This case reveals how deep networks infiltrate government institutions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired or sidelined at least two dozen generals and admirals over the past nine months in a series of ousters that could reshape the U.S. military for years to come. His actions, which are without precedent in recent decades, have come with little explanation. In many cases, they have run counter to the advice of top military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat, senior military officials said. The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves, as described in interviews with 20 current and former military officials, has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust...

Believing they’re “winning” the government shutdown, Democrats are playing a dangerous game of chicken, aiming to keep on exploiting the public’s misdirected ire — without it being turned on them. Yet what’s already a record-long federal closure could blow up in their faces if their scheming means millions of Americans can’t see grandma at Thanksgiving. Even though it’s the Dems refusing to let the government reopen, Senate and House Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries & Co. bet that voters would finger Republicans for gumming up the works. The gamble seemingly paid off Tuesday, as Democrats outperformed expectations in...

Kirill Dmitriev — Vladmir Putin’s special envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund — is suddenly ubiquitous. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been largely quiet since his maximalist negotiating approach with Team Trump failed. Moscow, presumably largely guided by Lavrov, after winning a concession on Tomahawk missiles, opted to continue Putin’s hardline demands for ending the war in Ukraine ahead of the proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest. NATO would have to admit that it was the root cause of the war. Kyiv would have to cede all of the Donbas, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine would...

Sergei Lavrov has been sidelined by Vladimir Putin after his failure to organise a summit with Donald Trump in Budapest, according to reports. The Russian daily Kommersant, a privately owned pro-Kremlin outlet, said that Russia’s long-time foreign minister was “deliberately absent” from a key security council meeting earlier this week. The 76-year-old will also no longer represent Moscow at the upcoming G20 summit, which is scheduled for November 22 and 23 in Johannesburg. Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, did not give any explanation for Mr Lavrov’s absence from the key summit, which will be attended instead by Maxim Oreshkin, Putin’s deputy...

In this video, I explain why my old crew would never back defunding police or Marxist policies, how our neighborhood code demanded law and order, and what would happen if we let a communist marshal our streets. Get ready for an insider’s look at the principles that once ruled the underworld—and why they’d move heaven and earth to stop this mayor.

Lava has been gently flowing all weekend then about 30 minutes ago much more active

Happy 25th Anniversary on FreeRepublic to me! (It blew right past me. The date was actually Nov. 3, 2000) This is a great place.

Alec Penstone, a 100-year-old veteran of World War Two, appeared on Good Morning Britain this week to offer a damning indictment on the state of his country today. With liberals weaponizing immigration to change the face of Western countries — literally — and the British government fully embracing censorship, arresting people by the dozens over social media posts, it’s fair to say that the Greatest Generation struggles to recognize the world they collectively saved. Asked what Remembrance Day means to him, Penstone, who served in the Royal Navy, responded with a heart-wrenching message. “My message is,” he said, “I can...

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was subjected to an antisemitic slur while filming content in Starkville, Mississippi on Friday, reported the New York Post. Portnoy was recording one of his signature “One Bite” pizza reviews outside what appeared to be Boardtown Pizza near Mississippi State University when a passerby shouted “F***k the Jews” toward him. The comment was immediately condemned by bystanders. “Why don’t you come in the camera, buddy?” Portnoy, who is Jewish, responded, gesturing for the man to approach. The individual then walked up to Portnoy and his cameraman, engaging in a brief, inaudible exchange before walking away....

Today is my 25th anniversary here on FR! Thanks to all of you -- and a posthumous thanks for all those FReepers who have passed on -- who have made this such a remarkable 25 years. I joined here in early November of 2000 while living outside the U.S. -- just to stay on top of breaking news and insights regarding the aftermath of the chaotic (and sometimes comical) 2000 election. It's been an interesting, informative and fun 25 years, folks. Another quarterly contribution will be coming shortly!And just for some FR history, I've gone back and posted as many...

Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders' ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the domed stadium in the nation's capital bear his name. The new stadium is being built on the old RFK Stadium site that served as the team's home from 1961 to 1996. Advertising "That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not “afraid” of Donald Trump unlike other western leaders and dismissed reports that their last meeting in Washington was volatile, adding that he had good relations with the US president. He also said in an exclusive interview with the Guardian that King Charles had helped build relations with Trump and described the British monarch as “very supportive” of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president denied claims Trump had tossed maps of the battlefield aside in a stormy exchange in October at the White House, where he had arrived hoping to secure supplies of US Tomahawk cruise...