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A copy of the peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials earlier this week includes "robust security guarantees" including from Washington, and no talks on territorial concessions until a "full and unconditional ceasefire in the sky, on land and at sea" has been implemented, Reuters reported on April 25.The document, reprinted in full by the news outlet, contains numerous points that show the diverging viewpoints of the U.S. on one side, and Ukraine and its European allies on the other as they seek to end Russia's full-scale invasion.The Trump administration has so far refused to offer...

The U.K. is expected to scale back earlier proposals to deploy thousands of ground troops to Ukraine, as officials warn the risks are now considered "too high" for such a mission.The original plan, which included protecting Ukrainian cities, ports, and nuclear power plants, is being reconsidered in favor of a more limited and strategic presence. A source involved in the discussions told the Times, "The risks are too high and the forces inadequate for such a task. This was always the U.K.’s thought. It was France who wanted a more muscular approach."On March 15, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer presented...

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that manages disasters plans to require nearly all employees, including full-time headquarters and regional staff, to be deployed to emergency zones, according to a draft memo to agency employees seen by Reuters. SNIPThe administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has said it will move FEMA's disaster preparedness work to state and local governments. He has floated shuttering the agency altogether.The notion that FEMA office staff could be called on to support disaster response is not new, but mandatory deployment minimums will likely create anxiety for them, said Michael Coen, former FEMA chief...

https://bsky.app/profile/normeisen.bsky.social/post/3lnge7slrbk2gApril 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ransomnote: Related threads on Free Frepublic:Chinese Influence at Voice of America 03/19/2025 4:51:07 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 8 replies American Greatness ^ | 19 Mar, 2025 | Sasha Gong A whistleblower exposes deep Chinese influence at Voice of America, detailing censorship, retaliation, and high-level ties between VOA leadership and Beijing. When President Donald Trump signed an executive order to downsize the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake, a senior advisor at the agency, released a statement exposing alarming findings: “Massive national security violations, including spies and terrorists.” The White...

[H/T HoneysuckleTN]https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1914674910049296868 8:37 AM · Apr 22, 2025 · 355K Views

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1913390910697513009Apr 18, 2025

ransomnote: At the link a note at the bottom of the page reads, "Last Reviewed: Wednesday, January 22, 2025".Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators:Reminder of Obligation to Protect Immigrant Families’ Rights to Access Public EducationAll children in the United States, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, have a right to a free and appropriate public education.In response to requests for information and support from local educational agencies (LEAs), the California Department of Education (CDE) is sharing resources to preserve access to education for students from immigrant families during times of increased fear of immigration enforcement.According to data...

https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1896373700834041941Clandestine@WarClandestine·Mar 2Did you catch that?Zelensky admits that if Ukraine gets NATO membership, then he has “fulfilled his mission”.His mission is not to govern Ukraine. His mission is NATO membership for Ukraine, which would immediately trigger WW3.The reason his mission is WW3, is because that’s the only scenario where he MIGHT survive. His only way out is if NATO comes in and takes over the fight with Russia directly. That’s his plan, but realistically he would need the US in order to pull it off.Zelensky, and his Deep State handlers, are literally trying to initiate full-scale WW3, in an effort to...

HelioWave traces George Soros’ open society worldview back a century, beginning with Thomas Malthus, to the Technocracy movement to the Fabian Society.Soros’ Open Society Foundation, inspired by Karl Popper’s concept of an open society, aims to create a globalist agenda with open borders, open economies and open governance, controlled by the global elite.The ultimate goal is a stateless world with a global government, where national identities are erased and a technocratic dictatorship holds power, as promoted by the World Economic Forum and its founder Klaus Schwab.But, says HelioWave’s Jon Thomas, it is all beginning to fall apart before our very...

An algorithm has been developed by the UK’s Ministry of Justice to predict which criminals might later commit murder. The tool, originally named the “Homicide Prediction Project,” is called the “Sharing Data to Improve Risk Assessment.”Led by the Ministry of Justice, Greater Manchester Police, Home Office and Metropolitan Police, the project started in January 2023 and, according to a timeline obtained by Statewatch via the Freedom of Information Act, was completed in December 2024 but is yet to be deployed.It raises concerns about bias and the ethical implications of using such predictive models on vast datasets, including those already facing...

The UK’s Crime and Policing Bill has passed two readings in the House of Commons and is at the Committee stage. It poses a significant threat to free speech.The Bill will allow courts to issue “respect orders” that can prohibit or require people to do anything – anything! The only condition for the issuance of such an order is that the person who is the subject of the order may cause harassment, alarm or distress to anyone.The Bill gives police and local authorities the power to ask for these orders and the court can issue an interim order without notice....

Shawn Monper, 32, a resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with making threats to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other U.S. officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.“I want to applaud the outstanding and courageous investigative work of the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department, who thankfully identified and apprehended this individual before he could carry out his threats against President Trump’s life and the lives of other innocent Americans,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Rest assured that whenever and wherever threats of assassination or mass violence occur, this Department...

Today the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice prevailed in its second monopolization case against Google. In United States et al. v. Google, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that Google violated antitrust law by monopolizing open-web digital advertising markets. According to the Court, Google “harmed Google’s publishing customers, the competitive process, and, ultimately, consumers of information on the open web.” “This is a landmark victory in the ongoing fight to stop Google from monopolizing the digital public square,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This Department of Justice will continue taking bold legal action...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reenlists Medal of Honor recipient Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, April 17, 2025.Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza, DODDakota Meyer, a Marine Corps veteran who received the Medal of Honor for his gallant actions during a 2009 battle in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, reenlisted into the Marine Corps Reserve during a ceremony at the Pentagon today, following a 15-year break in service.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth readministered the oath of enlistment to Meyer, now 36 years old, who retained his previous active-duty rank of sergeant and will continue...

ransomnote: The transcript below contains RFK Jr's remarks made in the first 12 minutes of the recording. Full video is 30 minutes in length.Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. : I'm going to go over some of the key numbers from the report.Overall, the autism is increasing in prevalence at an alarming rate. The study tests 8-year-olds who were born in 2014. And by the way, these studies are two years later than they should be. And one of the things that we're going to do as we move this function to the Administration For A Healthy America to the chronic...

ransomnote: I posted the abstract below, the rest of the study with graphics and sources is at the link.ransomnote: I posted the abstract below, the rest of the study with graphics and sources is at the link.Complete List of Authors:Kelly A. Shaw, PhD ; Susan Williams ; Mary E. Patrick, MPH ; Miguel Valencia-Prado, MD ; Maureen S. Durkin, PhD ; EllenM. Howerton, PhD ; Christine M. Ladd-Acosta, PhD ; Elise T. Pas, PhD ; Amanda V. Bakian, PhD ; Paige Bartholomew,MPH ; Nancy Nieves-Muñoz, EdM ; Kate Sidwell ; Amy Alford, MEd ; Deborah A. Bilder, MD ; Monica...

https://x.com/DOGE/status/1910728527776809457Department of Government Efficiency@DOGE·11hGood work by @USGSA for inking its first consolidated deal following the President’s Executive Order: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement.With this deal, GSA effectively used government-wide buying leverage to secure a 71% price reduction for Workspace, which will be available to all federal agencies. This will be the first of many bulk discounts as a result of centralized procurement.Apr 11, 2025 · 10.4M Views

SNIPProponents of nano hydroxyapatite (N-HAP) state it’s a safe replacement for fluoride in toothpaste, however it works much in the same way. With fluoride, fluorapatite is created on the surface of the enamel. With n-HAP, nano sized particles are able to be absorbed by a layer of protective proteins on the enamel called the pellicle. These particles are so small that they can be caught and held by these proteins and then presumably release calcium ions that are incorporated into the tooth.It's potentially great for teeth, but what about the rest of the body? Is hydroxyapatite safe?While it may sound...

Department of Government Efficiency@DOGEOn the http://IRS.gov website, the "log in" button was not in the top right on the navbar like it is on most websites. It was weirdly placed in the middle of the page below the fold.An IRS engineer explained that the *soonest* this change could get deployed is July 21st... 103 days from now.This engineer worked with the DOGE team to delete the red tape and accomplished the task in 71 minutes. See before/after pictures below.There are great people at the IRS, who are simply being strangled by bureaucracy. Apr 9, 2025·3M Views

Department of Government Efficiency@DOGE·3hAn initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020 revealed the following:- 24.5k people over 115 years old claimed $59M in benefits- 28k people between 1 and 5 years old claimed $254M in benefits- 9.7k people with birth dates over 15 years in the future claimed $69M in benefitsIn one case, someone with a birthday in 2154 claimed $41k.