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China, Taiwan, and the Illusion of InvasionPosted: September 17, 2025As tensions between China and Taiwan continue to make headlines, it's worth stepping back to ask a more fundamental question: Is China actually capable of invading Taiwan? Or is the threat more bark than bite? After a detailed analysis of military capability, geography, politics, and historical precedent, the answer becomes clearer than what mainstream headlines may suggest.1. The Military Reality: Capability vs. IntentionWhile China has made significant investments in its military, a full-scale invasion of Taiwan would be among the most complex operations in modern history—possibly more difficult than the D-Day...

The Great Experiment and How It Ends: A Return to Nature, Purpose, and PartnershipIn the last several decades, Western society has launched what could be called a Great Experiment: a full-scale reengineering of the human relationship structure that has served civilization for thousands of years. The traditional roles of men and women have been dismantled, the institution of marriage devalued, and the idea of long-term partnership often treated as optional, or even regressive.This experiment was built on the promise of personal freedom: that women could have it all—career, independence, and family—on their own terms, and that men could be liberated...

The Permanent Record: From Empty Threat to Everyday Reality When I was a student back in the 1950s, we used to joke about the phrase “That’s going on your permanent record.” It was a hollow threat from teachers, something said when a kid stepped out of line — broke a rule, said something smart-alecky, or handed in an assignment late. We all laughed quietly to ourselves, because we knew there was no such thing. There was no record, and certainly nothing “permanent.” Today, that joke is no longer funny — because it has come true. We now live in a...

The Warning Was Sounded — But No One Wanted to Listen There may come a time, years from now, when future generations will ask: “How did they let it happen?” How did nations as strong, as historic, and as proud as those in Europe — the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands — fall into decline so quickly, and so obviously? The answer will not be complicated. They were warned. And they didn’t want to listen. The UK Is the Canary in the Coal Mine The United Kingdom, once an empire that spanned the globe, now finds itself shrinking — not...

1 John 4:16 (King James Version) And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Libs are certainly not the brightest bulbs on a Christmas tree and certainly missed the compassion gene as they are doubling down on assassinations. How about a little self-reflection and admit the calling everyone you disagree with Hitlers and Nazis is leading to innocent people getting murdered. Challenging and defeating you in the arena of ideas is not the same thing as murder and assassination....

So .... thoughts on the question ... The REAL reason the President is deploying the National Guard in various cities is NOT necessarily to fight existing crime, but to get them into position for when the demonic alliance of Jihadists and "Trans-tifa" are unleashed by the nefarious players .... wishing to start a Hot Civil War in the streets?Kirk's murderer may have been more 'solo' than not. But, I have a sinking feeling he really was not a "lone" actor in all this ... and is a soldier of a bigger force.

We believe we should have the right to call anyone a Nazi. We believe we should be the only ones who decide if the charge is true. Nobody who is friends with someone accused of being a Nazi is allowed to defend them — they’re Nazis TOO! Then, if we decide someone really IS a Nazi, we get to shoot them. And then the world owes us a Gold Star for killing a Nazi. Also, we’re against the death penalty, so nobody else gets to kill anyone. Especially nobody gets to kill us. But we still get to kill anybody....

The liberals have gotten so absurd that they have turned themselves into comedy material. Therefore Justine Brooke Murray is now performing MRCTV comedy based on material published in Newsbusters. Here is Justine commenting on the absurdity of a Politico editor whining about no mass protests in DC against the federal takeover of the police department in the Capital. Oh, and look closely to see which Newsbusters article provided the comedy material. I would tell you the name that can be seen on that article but I'm much too (BLUSH!) humble..@Justine_Brooke schools the editor of Politico who is upset that there's...

GENIUS MOVE! Russian Revenues CUT IN HALF! | RFU News RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine 686K subscribers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXBmcrP_YMY Length 5:10 Aug 23, 2025 "Today, Russia has suffered a massive defeat on the economic stage. Here, Opec+ has cut Russia at the knees and offered India a cheap alternative to Russian oil to avoid further sanctions. With Russia desperately offering to sell its remaining oil at an even further discounted rate, revenues are dropping far lower than previously predicted, as Russia’s main economic crutch is being snapped in two. India has been under a 50% tariff from the US since...

I am Ukrainian. On this channel I will give you the latest news about the war in Ukraine. "Today, there is interesting news from the Liman direction. Here, Russians press forward and are rapidly burning through their forces, attacking Ukrainians from all sides. Holding an active defense, the Ukrainian third army corps is hitting back hard, denying the Russians new territory and taking advantage of their most exposed positions to make new significant territorial gains of their own. Russian forces continue to push towards Torske from all sides, but Ukrainian defenders from the 63rd and 60th Mechanized Brigades are defending...

VIDEOCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has gone Full Shmuck on social media. We know that this was fueled by helpless rage as he is forced to watch President Donald Trump display effective leadership but are drugs also playing a role in his rabid rantings? His ambition is also now forcing him to go Full Shmuck in his desperate attempt to stand out from the other potential 2028 presidential candidates. In this video we can see perhaps the symptoms of drug withdrawal towards the tail end of a looooong interview with the editorial board of the Sacramental Bee in August 2021 as...

Democrats in California putting out maps of new US House districts.. Tonight, the US Justice Department backing away from naming...Washington DC police commissioner...deciding... A US Army Major General demoted three ranks to retire...found to have engaged in an inappropriate relationship... The NCAA imposing fines and sanctions on the University of Michigan football...sign stealing incident... Nine are dead following a factory fire in Russia's... One killed, others injured...train derailed in Denmark... New Orleans Mayor Democrat Latoya Cantrell indicted on federal corruption charges... An Israeli military offensive on the outskirts of Gaza City... A report from Israel's "Yedioth Ahronoth" newspaper about increasing...

M5.7 earthquake hits Brisbane, Australia and neighbouring areas.

(( VIDEOS & PHOTOS @ LINKS )) Trump gave Putin a ride in the “beast” https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/61274 While still walking on the red carpet, President Trump just flew a B-2 stealth bomber right over Putin’s head. https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/61276 The meeting between Trump and Putin has begun, accompanied by Foreign Ministers Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov and senior advisors Steve Whitkoff and Yuri Ushakov https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/61275

Politico senior editor Michael Schaffer seems quite irked over Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser not publicly lambasting President Donald Trump after he ordered the federal takeover of the district's police department to combat the city's crime problem.Schaffer oddly suggests something is wrong with Bowser for not acting more confrontational. You can get a hint of that attitude from the title of his Wednesday article, "Donald Trump Took Over DC’s Police. Why Is the City’s Mayor So Zen?"Cooperation, in the mind of Schaffer, appears to be something that should be replaced by confrontation. Never mind that the goal should be to...

(( VIDEO LINK )). https://youtu.be/ga7m14CAymo?si=fehsMK3LqFEFzba9 A conversation with GROK 4 - given strict parameters “confesses” that default answers to questions without strict parameters conform to “popular opinion”. However when required to conform to mathematical probability the answers are very different.

Husbands, LOVE your wives, just as Christ LOVED the church and gave himself up for her… Eph 5:25 How far ahead would America be if they never had Harvard, Yale and Columbia? These three institutions have done more damage to American than any other institutions in the Country. When you look at where communism started in this Country as well as its institutionalization you have to look no further than these schools to their indoctrination of the most wealthy and powerful children who go on to destroy the foundations which brought their families the success and lifestyles they enjoyed. Whether...

Why is school starting next week with heat warnings in effect in AZ and many southern states ? Locally, in Phoenix, many k-12 schools begin this week. Kids will be walking in 115° heat to and from home, parent's autos nearby. Any outdoor recess is out of the question. I wonder why ?

VIDEOYes, it was truly a magical place. Sintra. Our next stop after Lisbon. Just seeing the photos or videos of Sintra doesn't do it justice. One must visit Sintra to feel its magical effects on the spirit. No wonder the royal family of Portugal chose to stay in the magic mountains of Sintra at the Palacio de Pena during the summers.

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/60676 Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister warns: “China is preparing to invade Taiwan.” Taiwan urges readiness as PLA activity intensifies near the Strait. (Source: Sky News)