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  • Shadow speaker: Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson

    04/22/2024 7:31:58 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 102 replies
    MSN ^ | 4/21/24 | Andrew Solender
    Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) found himself in an unusual position for a minority leader last week: It was he, not the House speaker, who had the ultimate power to decide whether legislation came to the floor.Why it matters: Democrats got everything they wanted – a $95 billion foreign aid bill, the credit for passing it, and adversaries more divided than ever. In their telling, that total victory wasn't a sure thing.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: "He is fabulous. We're so proud of him." One senior House Democrat told Axios: "It easily...
  • Ukrainian Officers Issue Stark Warning of Potential Collapse in War Against Russia

    04/03/2024 7:25:10 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 22 replies
    Dagens.com ^ | 4/2/24 | Henrik Rothen
    In a sobering assessment reported by Politico, senior Ukrainian military officials have voiced grave concerns over the potential for the country's frontlines to collapse in the ongoing conflict with Russia.These officers, who served under former Commander-in-Chief General Valerij Zaluzjnyj, paint a grim picture of the situation, highlighting Russia's superior manpower and the effective use of new glide bombs as likely to lead to significant breakthroughs and the crumbling of Ukrainian defenses.According to these officials, Ukraine is at a severe disadvantage, lacking both the technological solutions and the sheer volume of resources needed to counter the Russian military's might."There's nothing that...
  • Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to list of extremist and terrorist organisations

    03/23/2024 5:10:07 PM PDT · by JonPreston · 36 replies
    Reuters ^ | 3/23/24 | Reuters
    MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia has added what it calls the "LGBT movement" to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations, state media said on Friday. The move was in line with a ruling by Russia's Supreme Court last November that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, a move that representatives of gay and transgender people said they feared would lead to arrests and prosecutions. The list is maintained by an agency called Rosfinmonitoring that has powers to freeze the bank accounts of the more than 14,000 people and entities designated as extremists and terrorists. They range from...
  • POLITICS Supreme Court lets Texas detain and jail migrants under SB4 immigration law as legal battle continues

    03/19/2024 11:51:37 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 31 replies
    CBS News ^ | 3/19/24 | Camilo Montoya-Galvez
    The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization, greenlighting the enforcement of a state immigration law known as SB4 that the Biden administration has called unconstitutional.Denying a request from the Justice Department, the high court allowed the controversial Texas law, one of Gov. Greg Abbott's signature immigration policies, to take effect while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers the measure's legality.Passed by the Texas legislature last year, SB4 criminalizes unauthorized migration at the state level, making the act of entering the...
  • Putin Re-Elected in Historic Victory

    03/17/2024 11:16:11 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 85 replies
    Twitter ^ | 3/17/24 | Mario Nawfal
    Putin Re-Elected in Historic VictoryPutin reportedly secured a monumental win with 87% of the vote, becoming Russia's longest-serving president post-Stalin.Remote electronic voting sees a world record 94% turnout, according to the territorial Election Commission.Source:… pic.twitter.com/LwfcBenHZZ— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 17, 2024
  • Russia Came 'Within 500 Feet' of Triggering NATO's Article 5: Kinzinger

    03/07/2024 8:04:38 AM PST · by JonPreston · 77 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 3/7/24 | Brendan Cole
    Moscow nearly triggered a collective response from NATO by firing a missile that reportedly struck close to a convoy transporting the Greek prime minister and Ukraine's president, former U.S. representative Adam Kinzinger has said.The Illinois Republican was responding to reports of the proximity of a Russian missile strike to Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Volodymr Zelensky on Wednesday when they met in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.
  • Nikki Haley ends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch

    03/06/2024 4:31:56 AM PST · by JonPreston · 71 replies
    Reuters ^ | 3/6/24 | Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) -Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Get info without leaving the page. will suspend her presidential campaign on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with her plans, ensuring that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election.Haley will give a speech at 10 a.m. local time to address her future in the race, the source said, but she will not be giving an endorsement.
  • Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, retiring

    03/05/2024 6:50:14 AM PST · by JonPreston · 86 replies
    AP ^ | 3/5/24 | MATTHEW LEE,
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, will leave her post this month, the State Department said Tuesday.Nuland, a career foreign service officer who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Europe during the Obama administration but retired after Donald Trump was elected president, returned to government as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Biden administration.She had been a candidate to succeed Wendy Sherman as deputy Secretary of State and had served as acting deputy since Sherman’s retirement...
  • Highest ranking trans member of US Space Force says 'inclusion is a national security imperative.'

    03/02/2024 4:52:02 PM PST · by JonPreston · 54 replies
    Post Millennial ^ | 12/31/23 | Libby Emmons
    Space Force Lt. Colonel Bree Fram, 43, is claims that "inclusion is a national security imperative." Fram is trans and uses the platform of Lt. Colonel in the Space Force to broadcast the message of trans inclusivity. Fram gave these remarks in October when Fram was featured at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit in October."We fight today," Fram continued, "and we are going to fight in the future using brain power. And if that brain, who's going to revolutionize the way we fight in space, we fight in cyber just happens to be in a trans body, you should want...
  • Should Ukraine Give Up Now? Col Douglas MacGregor

    02/29/2024 9:53:04 AM PST · by JonPreston · 57 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2/29/24 | Dr Steve Turley
    Some powerful arguments made
  • Arrest in Tucker Carlson Assassination Try: Ukrainian Intelligence Hired Russian ‘Hitman’ to Murder Journalist

    02/26/2024 11:41:17 AM PST · by JonPreston · 64 replies
    INTEL-DROP ^ | 2/26/24 | INTEL-DROP
    Russian counter-terrorist unit prevented a terrorist attack on Tucker Carlson, planned by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine. One man was arrested on terrorism charges in Moscow.Russian counter-terrorist forces have foiled a terrorist attack in Moscow, which had been planned, directed and financed by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine. The terrorist cell was operated by “Ukrainian handlers” in order to carry out an attack on American journalist Tucker Carlson during his visit to Moscow. The terrorist confessed to the plot and gave details on it. He was provided with IED (improvised explosive device) for the attack. The...
  • Breaking: Ukrainian Intelligence Chief Admits Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Died from a Blood Clot – He Wasn’t Murdered

    02/26/2024 7:18:54 AM PST · by JonPreston · 49 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 2/26/24 | Jim Hoft
    The globalist left used Navalny’s tragic death as an excuse to ramp up their hopes for a shooting war against nuclear Russia. At the same time, they are blaming President Trump for his death and attacking Trump following news of Navalny’s death.It should not surprise you that the American mainstream media is censoring significant statements by Alexei Navalny before his death.
  • Tucker Carlson Encounter with Col Douglas MacGregor: The Truth about Ukraine

    02/25/2024 8:29:15 AM PST · by JonPreston · 85 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2/25/24 | Tucker Carlson
    Tucker Carlson 2/25/24 : Into the abyss: Colonel Douglas Macgregor tells us why the Ukraine war must end now.
  • British nuclear missile 'misfires and crashes into ocean'

    02/20/2024 6:25:46 PM PST · by JonPreston · 63 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | 2/20/24 | Telegraph Reporters
    A Trident nuclear missile misfired and crashed into the ocean near the submarine that launched it during a test last month, it has been reported.It is the second misfire in a row, after a failed launch in 2016.The missile’s first stage boosters did not ignite during a test launch by HMS Vanguard on January 30, and it fell into the ocean and sank, the Sun reported.Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key were both on board the submarine during the test, according to the newspaper.
  • Post-war reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is projected to cost $486 billion over the next decade, up from $411 billion estimated a year ago, a UN-backed study published on Thursday has revealed.

    02/19/2024 7:59:54 AM PST · by JonPreston · 69 replies
    UN ^ | 2/15/24 | UN
    Post-war reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is projected to cost $486 billion over the next decade, up from $411 billion estimated a year ago, a UN-backed study published on Thursday has revealed.
  • Biden administration is leaning toward supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles

    02/19/2024 4:25:56 AM PST · by JonPreston · 90 replies
    NBC ^ | 2/19/24 | Courtney Kube
    If Republicans continue to block U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House could turn to an ally to provide Kyiv with ATACM missiles capable of striking Russian-held Crimea.MUNICH — After months of requests from Ukrainian officials, the Biden administration is working toward providing Ukraine with powerful new long-range ballistic missiles, according to two U.S. officials.Late last year, the U.S. began to supply Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, but so far it has provided only the older medium-range ATACMS. Now, the U.S. is leaning toward sending the longer-range version of the missile, the officials said, which...
  • Putin Ally Vows Nuclear Strike on Washington if Ukraine Wins

    02/18/2024 1:52:59 PM PST · by JonPreston · 83 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 2/18/24 | Aliss Higham
    Aclose ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the use of nuclear weapons on the U.S. if it fails in its invasion of Ukraine.In a Telegram post on Sunday, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, has claimed the Moscow would use nuclear weapons in the event that "Ukraine with its allies" managed to push Russia out of the war-torn country. make nuclear threats against key U.S. and European capital cities. "Against Kyiv, Berlin, London, Washington. Against all other beautiful historical places that have been long ago included in the flight targets of our nuclear triad,"...
  • BREAKING: Russian federal agents shut down 'My Little Pony' convention on grounds it is 'lgbtq propaganda': report

    02/18/2024 8:40:27 AM PST · by JonPreston · 88 replies
    Human Events ^ | 02/17/24 | Thomas Stevenson
    Russian federal agents have allegedly shut down a "My Little Pony" convention in Moscow after it was deemed to be “LGBT propaganda” by the government. According to the Russian outlet The Insider, the raid was conducted to break up, "Mi Amore Fest." The event was organized by fans of the "My Little Pony" series.
  • Fani Willis about to testify LIVE!

    02/15/2024 12:01:04 PM PST · by JonPreston · 493 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2/15/24 | Viva Frei
    Fani Willis Hearing LIVE STREAM! Is the Day of Reckoning Here? Viva Frei
  • Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly

    02/14/2024 5:59:09 AM PST · by JonPreston · 9 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 2/14/24 | Mia Jankowicz and Tom Porter
    As the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine.Last year's counteroffensive brought hopes that Ukraine could capitalize on its successes in 2022 and drive back Russian forces from occupied territories in southern and eastern Ukraine.At the heart of Ukraine's problems is diminishing international aid. Ukraine has previously said it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help.