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"Russia's wartime economic boom is masking much deeper problems, according to a group of researchers. The authors of a recent article, who hail from institutions including the Yale School of Management, the Wharton School, the Carnegie Endowment, and the Kyiv School of Economics, cast a stark warning for Russia's economic situation despite the nation posting strong growth numbers since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia's economy is expected to expand another 2.4% this year, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund. However, much of that growth stems from the Kremlin's wild spending spree, and Russia's economy is hindered...

In Calgary, Alberta a pastor who protested drag queen story time events found guilty of four charges of criminal harassment and... Late tonight more than a dozen Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon... Iran has determined that the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi was an accident... In Southwestern France a 46-year-old man seriously wounded by police after he entered a town hall and started a fire... Word tonight that the "USS Abraham Lincoln" aircraft carrier and escort warships have arrived in the Central Command area of operations in the Middle East... Joe Biden talking to Israeli Prime Minister...

VIDEOBrian Craig, the co-host of the Steve Kane Radio Show, was speaking to a very very weird caller who claimed he had a "gotcha" tape of Brian saying something earlier on the show that day (August 20, 2024). When challenged by Brian to play the tape the weird caller said he couldn't because the tape was too far away from him in his house as if he lived in some sort of vast mansion. Brian then speculated that the caller was probably drunk on Thunderbird. Later in the show Brian explained he mentioned Thunderbird because he remembered my story about...

Today I am happy to show off another audio book release, Arthur J. Stansbury's Elementary catechism on the Constitution of the United States: for the use of schools, a book as it says, was always intended for young children in schools. This book is written as a catechism form, which for those Christian readers need no introduction here, a catechism form is often used in religious instruction. The book's author, Arthur Stansbury was an American Presbyterian minister and newspaper reporter who was also a noted lithographer, poet, and children's author. It's important to understand the context here. This is a...

Day #7 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I'm posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the next couple of months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so it will take at least ten weeks to do this. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post...

VIDEOIs Tim Walz the Mankatoan Candidate? And who is the Red Queen? Hillary? The students that Walz has taken to Communist China all say, "Tim Walz is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."

Russian President Vladimir Putin was told Monday that Ukraine currently controls 28 settlements in the Kursk region, as Russia expanded its evacuations amid Kyiv's ongoing cross-border offensive. The Russian state-run news agency, RIA Novosti reported on its Telegram channel that Putin had a meeting with top Russian security officials where he was notified by the acting Kursk governor that "the situation in the region is difficult" and noted that Ukraine currently controls 28 settlements in the region. Video footage from RIA Novosti showed Putin reacting angrily and interrupting the acting governor during the meeting.

Suddenly after three weeks Kammy is leading by exactly what Trumpster was, Sweaterman is whipping Putty, Olympics is closing out with song about women, SloJoe comes out swing about SanFranNan forcing him out while she claims someone ese wrote his bow out letter. Makes one want to scratch the noggin. Rest easy because it is all smoke and mirrors and it will get more bizarre by the minute.

Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School (Natural Health / Success / Freedom) interviews Richard Emmons, Publisher and Editor of the Oregon Eagle, about the homeless crisis in Grants Pass, Oregon, which recently won a Supreme Court case, allowing them to regulate overnight camping. The interview is far-ranging, dealing with the background that led to the crisis, the reasons a homeless problem exists, the challenges of solving the issue in a blue state, what Grants Pass City Council has decided to do about it, and most importantly, how drugs have made the current situation almost untenable. https://oregoneagle.com/ Oregon Eagle (Facebook) https://oldschoolus.com...

VIDEOThe film "Twisters" was released on July 19 and it has been a box office hit which has already easily earned back its yuuuge budget. Why? Well, one reason is that this film about tornados did NOT go woke by preaching about climate change. Apparently audiences appreciated that the director did not once include a mention of climate change in "Twisters" and word has gotten out that you can be entertained by this movie WITHOUT being preached to. A rational formula for the rest of Hollywood to pay attention to after a long string of "Get Woke, Go Broke" flops....

Hey folks. My current computer, while relatively new at about 18 months, has been problematic since purchase. Since it was only a lateral move in performance, I'd like to upgrade to a new machine, a problem-free one. These are the specifications I am looking for: Not Intel-based. I hear Intel is having major problems with their chips lately, and that the chips are simply frying outright. Maybe that is only for a certain set of chips, so I could be convinced to return to Intel, but I'm leaning towards AMD or other mainstream chipsets. I'd like it optimized for gaming...

K/Commie-la Harris – Some Background Information | by Trevor Loudon. Why Is No One Except Former President Trump Calling Out K/Commie-la Harris’ Communist Ties? Trevor Loudon of New Zealand has thoroughly researched them and published an excellent report about same.

VIDEO Border Czar Denialism on the part of much of the media just came to a screeching halt. Why? Mainly because of an INCREDIBLE video clip from Newsbusters exposing the media hypocrisy of denying that Kamala Harris was the BORDER CZAR and contrasting it with sound bites from the past from the same networks as the denialists proclaiming that Harris was indeed a... BORDER CZAR.The big turnaround by the media, obviously HUMILIATED by the Newsbusters clip, could already be seen on the CNN Sunday shows of July 28 as they openly acknowledged Harris as BORDER CZAR. Too bad for you,...

EXCERPT:SNIPWildfire Protection Base Budget and E‑FundMost of CalFire’s Budget Supports Wildfire Protection. Most of CalFire’s budget—roughly $3.3 billion out of a total budget of $3.8 billion in 2022‑23—funds wildfire protection and suppression (also referred to as wildfire response or firefighting). The remaining funding supports other department responsibilities such as wildfire prevention and resource management activities aimed at improving forest health. As discussed in further detail below, CalFire’s wildfire protection budget has two components—a base amount and the E‑Fund, which is an amount budgeted for emergency fire protection.Base Budget Intended to Pay for Day‑to‑Day Fire Protection Costs. CalFire’s base wildfire protection...

VIDEOOceana is at war with Eurasia. Oceana has always been at war with Eurasia.Kamala is not the Border Czar. Kamala has never been the Border Czar.

VIDEOIt's all over for the candidacy of Kamala Harris. Jim Cramer just hyped her. And if you know about the infamous Cramer Inverse Effect it means that anything that Cramer hypes will flop. Remember Bear Stearns as just one of many examples of the Cramer Inverse Effect? Cramer further doomed Kamala's candidacy by telling the TRUTH. He stated that she stands for globalism while the Republican ticket is populist which favors American companies over international corporations that don't give a damn for the American worker.

Below, I have posted my comments, FReeper threads and comments, followed by the three X.com posts in Biden's account used to withdraw him from the 2024 election.On Free Republic, there are posts and threads asking questions like, "Where's Joe Biden?" and "Who on Earth is running the country?" A Freeper commented that Biden's schedule is blank and he hasn't been seen for 5 days. If Biden is not running the country, then who is in charge of this coup d' etat?The Washington Post published an extremely biased assessment of the fighting in Israeli, noting that Netanyahu is traveling to Washington...

VIDEOAre the true perpetrators of the attempted Trump assassination hiding in plain sight as seemed to be the case in 1963 with the JFK assassination. Back then the Warren Commission investigation was led by Allen Dulles who HATED Kennedy because he was fired by JFK as head of the CIA. Will those investigating the attempted Trump assassination be infested by Trump haters who had a strong motive for the beyond evil deed via a 20 year old kid who appeared in a Blackrock (CIA front) commercial and allowed beyond belief easy access to a roof just about 400 feet away...

VIDEOGeneral Mark Milley emphatically told Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes last year that it was not his place as a general to comment on Joe Biden's mental and physical health but in the next breath went full gaslighter by giving a glowing review of Biden's mental health. Included in this video is a stunning moment during Biden's interview with George Stephanopoulos that most people overlooked but reflects back on Milley the Gaslighter.