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Explanation: Attention grabbing interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS made its not-so-close flyby of our fair planet on December 19 at a distance of 1.8 astronomical units. That's about 900 light-seconds. This deep exposure captures the comet from another star system as it gently swept across a faint background of stars in the constellation Leo about 4 days earlier. Though faint, colors emphasized in the image data show off the comet's yellowish dust tail and bluish ion tail along with a greenish tinged coma. And even as it is scrutinized by arrays of telescopes and spacecraft from planet Earth, 3I/ATLAS is headed out...

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida at the weekend, as talks continue on ending Russia's full-scale war. Zelensky said he expected the meeting to take place on Sunday and to focus on a US-brokered 20-point peace plan, as well as separate proposals for US security guarantees. However, in a sign of the gulf between Moscow and Kyiv, a senior Russian official said that plan was "radically different" to the one it was negotiating with Washington. Russia has spoken of "slow but steady progress" in talks but has not commented on Zelensky's offer...

Before the important meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is actively communicating with European partners. The main task is to ensure their participation in the negotiations. Volodymyr Zelensky announced this during comments to journalists. Europe on the lineThe president emphasized that EU leaders are actively interested in the progress of negotiations. He also acknowledged that gathering all leaders in one place for a single day is practically impossible.

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Jimmy Kimmel went on UK TV to whine about Trump and 'fascism' in America: "From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year. Tyranny is booming over here." This clown is talking to a country where the government is IMPRISONING PEOPLE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. He of course couldn’t help but finish by bashing Americans: "We are not bright. We're Americans."

Excerpt from 2 minute video:"This is what Cochrane and BMJ have found. People who take the flu shot are protected against that strain of flu, but they are 4.4 times more likely to get a non-flu infection."RFJ Jr. cites a Pentagon study: Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season Dec 25, 2025

" . .In 1948, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game conducted a unique wildlife relocation project known as Operation Beaver Drop (also called "Operation High-Dive"). The goal was to humanely relocate 76 beavers from overpopulated areas near McCall and Payette Lake in northern Idaho to the remote Chamberlain Basin in central Idaho, where their dam-building could benefit the ecosystem. Traditional relocation methods—using trucks and mules—were stressful for the animals and resulted in high mortality. To solve this, Elmo W. Heter, a conservation officer, devised a plan to parachute beavers from airplanes using specially designed wooden boxes with parachutes made...

A recently surfaced clip shows Kamala Harris criticizing people for saying "Merry Christmas," suggesting it might exclude those who can't celebrate: "HOW DARE WE SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS?"

For Christmas, former President Joe Biden gave everyone scrolling through X something to talk about by sharing a strange family photo — with himself hardly visible. Biden, 83, shared the image of himself and seven members of his family around 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve, writing: “Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love.” Surprisingly, the gaffe-prone 46th president wasn’t front and center, as is common for family patriarchs.

I log off for Christmas and then return to see ... this? VIDEO AT LINK............ A customer recorded a disturbing scene at a Dunkin’ in Crofton, Maryland, showing an employee sitting on a food prep table and clipping his toenails behind the counter during his shift.pic.twitter.com/HaXN8BpeIT— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 25, 2025This is a real video of a real thing that happened in Crofton, Maryland. Maybe he's on break? What has happened to our society, y'all?

BABY NEWS! Congratulations to White House Press Secretary @PressSec! Today, Karoline Leavitt announced her family is growing.

(These are allegations only and any 'suspects' are presumed innocent.) Nick Sortor @nicksortor 🚨 HOLY CRAP! Fake Somali “day care center” workers just got CALLED OUT to their FACES by journalist Nick Shirley and team “Where are these 74 kids??! Did you lose them?! Are these children missing?!” “They got paid $1.26 MILLION in tax dollars in 2024! But no kids!” This fraud runs DEEP and Tim Walz is doing NOTHING to stop it.

Recently freerepublic stopped loading correctly on my Samsung phone. The spacing between lines are off and the font is too small and can't be adjusted to fit the page correctly. I've tried all the options on the phone, and returned to my carrier to fix it. They claim it has to be a website problem. Is anyone else having this problem, or know how to correct it?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is prepared to call a national referendum on a peace plan developed with U.S. President Donald Trump, should Russia agree to a 60-day ceasefire. The potential plebiscite could determine the fate of a United States-mediated framework aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine. Speaking with Axios ahead of a planned Sunday meeting with Trump in Florida, Zelensky said the proposal is “about 90 percent ready” and includes codified agreements on security guarantees and economic reconstruction. But he acknowledged that key issues remain unresolved. “If the plan demands a very difficult decision on...

10,980 views Dec 25, 2025 North Korea makes progress on its first nuclear-powered submarine A nuclear-powered submarine was one item on a wish list of sophisticated weaponry that Kim Jong-un announced during a political conference in 2021. Other arms included solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, spy satellites and multi-warhead missiles. READ MORE : https://www.youtube.com/c/euronews?sub_confirmation=1

Trump Issues Ominous Message Saying, ‘They’re All Democrats…Enjoy What May Be Your Last Merry Christmas!’ Summary The transcript features Alex Jones discussing recent developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case. He states that the Justice Department has uncovered over a million additional hidden files related to Epstein in the Southern District of New York, which were allegedly concealed by James Comey and his daughter and not fully turned over earlier. These files are described as damaging to Democrats. Jones recounts that the CIA approached Donald Trump as president-elect, informing him that Epstein conducted money laundering operations for them dating back to...

Interview James Bradley: Domino Theory and media lies for imperialist wars, from Vietnam to Venezuela Finian Cunningham December 25, 2025 © Photo: Public domain Best-selling American author James Bradley talks about his latest book, Precious Freedom. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su James Bradley, author of Precious Freedom Finian Cunningham, author of Killing Democracy Best-selling American author James Bradley talks about his latest book, Precious Freedom, and how the genocidal war against Vietnam (1965-75) was enabled by the U.S. media’s false propaganda of the “Domino Theory.” The theory was that Vietnam was falling under Soviet and...

American troops may be deployed on the ground after the US's bombing of ISIS targets, a Nigerian official has suggested. The foreign affairs minister said his government had not ruled out working with US servicemen, something Donald Trump has suggested in recent weeks. Yusuf Tuggar said the issue would be something for the Nigerian government to 'consider', when asked by CNN about Trump's threats to send in the US military 'guns-a-blazing' this week. On Thursday the Pentagon said the Nigerian government approved the strikes and collaborated with the US military to carry them out. However, the official also pushed back...

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Three women have reportedly been attacked by a man armed with a knife while travelling in Paris. The incident today (December 26) saw a man pull out a knife and stab three women at different stations on the Paris Metro line. According to French publication Le Parisien, the attacks took place between 4:15pm and 4:45pm at the Arts-et-Métiers, République, and Opéra metro stations. The victims were quickly attended to by emergency services but the extent of their injuries is currently unknown. A local journalist saw a woman on a platform of line 3 at the République station being assisted by...