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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Ukraine is “ready to purchase” more American-made Patriot missile systems from the United States, noting that it was a “top priority” for Ukraine to secure “air defense systems for Ukraine.” In a video on X, Zelensky said he had “held a Staff meeting” and added that, among the top priorities were Ukraine’s “agreements” with its partners, and Ukraine’s “readiness to produce air defense systems in Ukraine.” Zelensky added that Ukraine would “seek to reach a corresponding agreement” with the U.S. regarding “an agreement on Patriots for Ukraine.”

Just saw this post on his Facebook page, written by his wife and guardian angel, Mrs Mayor. I’m broken.....💔 We all are. >>>>>He fought the good fight, and he fought the good fight of faith. Rest in peace Rus Thompson, together forever with our Lord.<<<<<

GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) — Not yet even in office, Donald Trump said Thursday he’s already accomplished more than President Joe Biden did in his entire term, an outsized claim by the president-elect just a month out from the election. Trump, who has been largely ensconced at his Mar-a-Lago club in recent weeks as he’s worked to staff his new administration, made the comment as he ventured to New York’s Long Island to be honored as part of Fox Nation’s annual Patriot Awards on Fox’s streaming platform. “I think you have seen more happen in the last two weeks than you...

WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald Trump’s new defense secretary takes the reins of the Pentagon next year, they may quickly be faced with an internal debate to settle: whether the Army should continue with its traditional role of providing defenses for air bases, or whether the Air Force steps up to the task on its own.At the core of the issue is not only the capabilities brought to the fight by each service, but how they will be funded. The Army has traditionally been charged with defending air bases, which is part of the reason why systems like Patriot and...

Mark speaks with Fox News host and author Pete Hegseth about his experience being targeted politically and having military orders revoked, as well as his new book The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free.

Marshall Owens posted this earluer and it brought a great memory I want to share: In the early 1980s I was a young journalism student and reporter attending college in Lake Charles, LA. While there, I happened to score one of the best interviews of my life, after I heard Charlie Daniels on a radio interview before his concert. I called around and found out he and his band were staying at a local hotel. I called his room and left a message saying I was from Tennessee, but working for the college newspaper here, and how I would be...

Benavidez was at a forward operating base in Loc Ninh monitoring the operation by radio when the helicopters, who attempted the extraction, returned to off-load wounded crewmembers and to assess aircraft damage. Benavidez voluntarily boarded a returning aircraft in order to assist in another extraction attempt. Realizing that all the team members were either dead or wounded and unable to move to the pickup zone, he directed the aircraft to a nearby clearing where he jumped from the hovering helicopter and ran approximately 75 meters under heavy small arms fire to the crippled team. Prior to reaching the team's position,...

SAMUEL WHITTEMORE *April 19, 1775, British forces returning from Lexington and Concord. *Whittemore, 78 was in his fields when he spotted an approaching British relief brigade. *Whittemore loaded his musket and ambushed the British killing one soldier. *He then drew his dueling pistols, killed a second grenadier and mortally wounded a third. *By the time Whittemore had fired his third shot, a British detachment had reached his position; Whittemore drew his sword and attacked. *He was subsequently shot in the face, bayoneted numerous times, bludgeoned all over and left for dead in a pool of blood. *He was found by...

Senior American officials voiced serious concern on Saturday following the leak of two US intelligence documents allegedly outlining Israel’s preparations for a potential strike on Iran. These documents were published by a Telegram account linked to Iran. While both the US Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the leaked documents, they did not deny their authenticity. The documents included an alleged report from the US Department of Defense's visual intelligence agency, which had been circulated within the US intelligence community three days earlier. The report detailed alleged recent actions at...

It's Red then White Then Blue. Democrats and the media in last place as always that's why they have to cheat to win anything.

There are plenty of good web browsers to use, and Firefox and its Waterfox spinoff, most of the time, are good. But I noticed something the other day about both of them. I was trying to log onto this Conservative shopping site called “Patriot Depot”, and when I would put the web address in, it would automatically re-direct to Google. This was true for both of them. I tried this with my other browsers, and the site came on just fine with them. Perhaps some lefty programmer at Firefox put a re-direct as a practical joke. If true, given that...

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Friday on “CNN News Central” that former President Donald Trump disparages the United States, thus he was not a patriot. Waters said, “The theme that ran through what we were doing last night as Democrats was happened to educate the people about Trump and who has been what he has done the difference between being really patriotic and love in this country and someone that’s despairing the country talking about how the United States is falling apart, it’s no good. She added, “How do you how do you entertain talking with someone who wants to...

In a shocking display of political manipulation, the left-wing establishment, terrified of the rising right, has trampled on democratic principles by enforcing a cordon sanitaire to block Orban’s Patriots for Europe from their rightful positions, betraying the will of millions of voters.A disgraceful spectacle is unfolding in the European Parliament. The left-wing establishment has united to exclude Viktor Orbán’s new “Patriots for Europe” group from offices that are rightfully theirs. This coordinated effort, known as a cordon sanitaire, is a blatant attack on democracy, showing the left’s desperation as they face the growing power and influence of right-wing voices in...

Hulk Hogan is a full blown MAGA Patriot now “When they took a shot at my hero Donald Trump, I realized that I couldn’t be silent anymore” Everyone needs to get LOUD!

(RNS) — Since taking the pulpit at Legacy Baptist Church in Coolidge, Arizona, Pastor Rob Hudelson has not shied away from hot-button political issues, including disputing the results of the 2020 election. His taste for politicking has expressed itself in his two campaigns for state representative. Recently on X, formerly Twitter, Hudelson responded to a post from the conspiracy minded journalist Lara Logan about recent arrests of Jan. 6 rioters with a post that read: “Marxism will not be something that is debated… only taken by force. It cannot win in the battlefield of ideas.” That kind of rhetoric has...

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about “The Late Show’s” Stephen Colbert sugarcoating the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and elsewhere; Frat guys suddenly becoming heroes and defending the American flag from pro-Palestinian protesters; a counterprotest at the University of Mississippi drowning out the screams of pro-Gaza students with the Star-Spangled Banner; a brave student at the University of Michigan caught ripping down pro-Palestinian flyers not backing down from his confrontation with a protester; Elon Musk posting a Twitter poll about protesters removing the American flag and replacing it with a Palestinian flag; the hatred of Joe Biden bringing...

Large convoy of Ukrainian air defense systems destroyed by what looks like an Iskander. Update: it looks to be multiple Patriot launchers and a possible radar.

Ukraine's armed forces have shot down six Russian fighter jets in just three days, according to the country's Ministry of Defense. The ministry said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that Ukraine on Monday destroyed two Russian jets—an Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Su-35S fighter jet. "Russian planes continue to fall! This morning, defenders of the sky shot down two russian planes in the eastern direction—a Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35 fighter," it said. "In 3 days, Ukraine destroyed 6 russian jets." The news comes after the Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General...

The Drive-by Media is taking cheap shots at the late country music legend Toby Keith. He died last night after a long battle with stomach cancer. Keith was 62. The media described Keith as “polarizing” and the Associated Press accused him of “overt patriotism.” As if that was a bad thing? Keith often wore his politics on his sleeve, especially after the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil in 2001, and early on he said was a conservative Democrat, but later claimed he was an independent. He’s played at events for Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the...