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In one of the last remaining cities under Ukrainian control in the country's eastern Donetsk region, once a powerhouse of industry, life gets more difficult — and dangerous — as Russian forces inch closer. Over the last month, local officials in Kramatorsk have reported dozens of Russian attacks on the city using strike drones, ballistic missiles, rockets and aerial bombs. Homes, gas stations and markets have all been hit, as has a nearby power plant, causing blackouts. "There was a recent strike on the house next to mine," said Olena Frolova, 20, who works in a shop that sells Donetsk-branded...

Erika Kirk @MrsErikaKirk Had a very productive conversation with @RealCandaceO . More to come from both of us. Looking forward to AmFest this week. Time to get back to work. _________________ Candace Owens @RealCandaceO Erika and I had an extremely productive 4 1/2 hour meeting that I think we both feel should have taken place a lot earlier than it did. We agreed much more than I had anticipated. Of course, we also disagreed on various points and people as well. Most importantly, we were able to share intel and clarify intent. I will of course have a full rundown...

Cries 'blood on your hands' at the home affairs minister and Muslim lawmaker visiting Bondi Beach. Senator Mehreen Faruqi faced angry members of the public and tough questioning from Sky News while visiting the site of the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 at a Hanukkah event, amid scrutiny of her rhetoric on Israel and antisemitism News Agencies, ynet| Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi was confronted by angry members of the public and pressed by a Sky News journalist on Monday over her past rhetoric on Israel and antisemitism, as she visited the site of the Bondi Beach massacre in...

Over the past year, the phrase “convicted felon” became political manna for the left. Since President Donald Trump's "conviction" on 34 felony counts, lefties have transformed the phrase into a permanent stamp on his political soul. Trump’s opponents spoke as if the law had reached its final destination, a confidence that now looks premature. Courts, constitutional limits, and shifting legal ground suggest the stamped label may not last much longer. The 34-count felony conviction in New York was tied to falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment. The sentence brought no jail time, no fine, and no probation, only...

Netflix’s pending takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Streaming & Studios division is ominous, given that this could provide a near-monopoly in video entertainment to a company that stands out as aggressively left-wing even in a field overwhelmingly dominated by degenerate moonbats. For an idea of what Netflix has been ramming down viewers’ throats, consider its upcoming film Queen of Coal, featuring a transgender coal miner. From Fox News: The description for the film reads, “A trans woman dreams of working the coal mines — but in a town steeped in superstition and patriarchy, Carlita must fight to earn her [sic]...

A federal appeals court on Monday took Judge Boasberg to task and delayed his contempt hearings until 2026. In March Boasberg granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang under the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg then threatened to hold Trump officials in contempt for not bringing some of the world’s most vicious killers, criminals, and rapists back to the United States. Judge Boasberg said he found probable cause to hold the Trump Administration in criminal contempt of court for defying his...

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD). Last month, it was reported by the Wall Street Journal that the Trump Administration classified fentanyl as a “potential chemical weapons threat” being smuggled on Venezuelan drug boats to justify strikes in the Caribbean and Western Pacific. Now, with Trump’s new classification of the deadly poison as a WMD, this will likely be used to justify the defense of America against drug cartels further. “The manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, primarily performed by organized criminal networks, threatens our national security and fuels lawlessness...

Just four years after it was launched, the Ford Motor Company has pulled the plug on its electric F-150 Lightning truck. The company instead will reportedly be focusing on hybrid vehicles and a future lineup of smaller and more affordable electric vehicles. In a call with reporters on Monday, Andrew Frick, the president of Ford Blue and Ford Model E, the company's commercial and electric divisions, said, "The American consumer is speaking clearly and they want the benefits of electrification like instant torque and mobile power. But they also demand affordability … rather than spending billions more on large EVs...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: That if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Religion Forum threads labeled *Prayer* are closed to debate of any kind.1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true...

The second hero seen throwing items at one of the Bondi gunmen as Ahmed Al Ahmed wrestled the gun from his hands has been identified as 62-year-old Reuven Morrison. Mr Morrison, a Jewish man and member of the Chabad Synagogue, ran toward the danger on Sunday evening as Sajid Akram fired across Archer Park, throwing bricks at him in an attempt to stop the killings. Dressed in a white t-shirt, he is the hero seen alongside Ahmed Al Ahmed in viral videos of the attack. Mr Morrison’s family said he ran in to help Mr Ahmed after the gun jammed...

A few weeks ago, I gave the Republican Party some unsolicited advice about what they should do if they want to get back into the saddle and start winning elections again after this year’s string of off-season/special election losses. Essentially it boiled down to using power to fight the Democrats while giving your own client base the things that it wants. In other words, what people throughout history, in every era, in every type of political system from the most despotic to the most egalitarian, would recognise as basic political acumen. The Democrats, despite their complete disconnection from several basic...

President Donald Trump doubled down on a statement he issued on social media in response to actor-director Rob Reiner’s death, pointing out that he “wasn’t a fan of his at all.”While taking questions from the press on Monday, Trump was asked about a Truth Social post he made in which he stated Reiner had a “crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” Trump’s post came after the news broke that Reiner — who directed The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally, and his wife, Michele, were found dead inside their Brentwood home.“Mr. President, a number of Republicans have denounced...

trucking companies are hiring barely-vetted migrants happy to work long hours for low pay, many of whom don't speak english or understand our driving culture — and they're wreaking havoc on the roads On October 21, a commercial truck collided with an SUV along Interstate 10 a few miles east of Los Angeles. The dashcam footage instantly went viral: we witness the final moments of husband and wife Clarence and Lisa Nelson as their vehicle, stopped in traffic, is vaporized by the truck. Its driver? A 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, Jashanpreet Singh, who didn’t stop or even attempt to...

Professor Benjamin Pohl, a historian at the University of Bristol, claims the masterpiece was hung on the walls at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, Kent.It was originally designed to provide mealtime reading for medieval monks at the abbey's new refectory, Professor Pohl claims.'Just as today, in the Middle Ages mealtimes were always an important occasion for social gathering, collective reflection, hospitality and entertainment, and the celebration of communal identities,' he said.'In this context, the Bayeux Tapestry would have found a perfect setting.'While the Bayeux Tapestry is widely regarded as one of the world's most important cultural treasures, very little is...

Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missile and drone strikes in another "massive attack" Friday night into Saturday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. "All necessary services are currently working to restore electricity and water supply in our communities affected by Russia’s overnight attack," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X. "Once again, the main strike targeted our energy sector, the south of the country, and the Odesa region." Russia used almost 500 drones and missiles in a combined strike on Ukraine's critical infrastructure facilities overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Saturday morning. In total, Russia launched 465 drones...

In the aftermath of tragedies, societies reveal not only their wounds but also their underlying moral instincts.One of the most striking stories to emerge from the mass shooting at Bondi Beach was that of Ahmed Fatih Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old man who intervened during the attack by disarming one of the gunmen. He was subsequently shot several times in the shoulder and has undergone surgery at St George Hospital.According to accounts shared by his family, Ahmed acted instinctively. “When he did what he did, he wasn’t thinking about the background of the people he’s saving, the people dying in the...

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has struck a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk using underwater drones, calling the operation a major breakthrough in naval warfare. Ukrainian authorities released video footage showing a near-surface explosion alongside a vessel, which Kyiv claims was a modern Russian submarine valued at up to $400 million. According to the SBU, the attack was carried out using “Sea Baby” underwater drones, a Ukrainian-developed system designed for stealth operations against naval targets. The agency said the blast left the submarine critically damaged and unable to operate. “This is the first time a...

President Trump and senior US officials said Monday they’re closing in on a sweeping peace framework to end the war in Ukraine — featuring “Article Five-like” security guarantees, a multibillion-dollar rebuilding plan, progress on tough territorial disputes, and a possible 50/50 split of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — but Kyiv has added that many key details remain unknown. The goal, officials said, is to create a package that stops Russia from pushing further into Ukraine and gives Kyiv the strongest-ever shield against future aggression — with Trump touting the negotiations as being “closer now than ever.” The proposed NATO-style guarantees...

Saint Andrew’s Chapel, a prominent Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregation in Sanford, Florida, overwhelmingly voted to leave the denomination just two years after joining it, with the final tally 669–108. One of the largest PCA churches in the country, with more than 1,100 members, Saint Andrew’s was formerly led by the late R.C. Sproul. The decision to disaffiliate comes months after senior pastor Burk Parsons was suspended indefinitely from the pulpit after being found ‘guilty ‘of unbecoming pastoral conduct by the PCA’s Central Florida Presbytery. Parsons previously plead guilty to similar charges in 2019 and received admonition at that...

BREAKING: Despite leftist attempts to cancel, jail, and bankrupt him for over a year now, Elon Musk is now worth an astounding $600 BILLION — the most of any individual in world history, per Forbes This absolutely DWARFS George Soros’ $7.5 billion. It’s game on 😏🔥