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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces are so poorly equipped they could not launch an offensive war, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying Tuesday. Ivanov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has spearheaded military reform in Russia and is trying to transform bloated Soviet-style conscript units into a modern professional force. "Conditions are on an acceptable level only for the fulfillment of nuclear deterrent, counter-terrorist and peace-keeping activities," Ivanov told a meeting of military top brass also attended by Putin, according to Interfax news agency. Only last month, Ivanov said Russia reserved the right to launch pre-emptive non-nuclear...

As BBC news reported yesterday, under the title "Russia Bares its Military Teeth" : "Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said his country does not rule out a pre-emptive military strike anywhere in the world if the national interest demands it. " The title hides the REAL message : Russia enters new territory : for the first time it threatens NATO in the media with a pre emptive strike. More details from de.news.yahoo.com (translated fom german). The reason for the threat : "continuation of NATO in its current form".

On the grimy walls of the Ivanovo Machine Tools Factory, a declining Soviet behemoth once venerated as a model of Socialist efficiency, hangs a solitary display of safety guidelines. In a series of fading illustrations, it instructs workers how to behave in the event of a Nato nuclear attack: don your gas masks, head for the nearest shelter and dispatch messengers on horseback to warn outlying villages. Sergei Ivanov, the visiting joint first deputy prime minister of Russia, might not have seen the posters as he strode on to the factory floor, in Ivanovo, a gloomy city 220 miles north...

The offices of Rep. Kat Cammack, a Florida Republican and vocal pro-life advocate, were evacuated Wednesday after receiving what she described as “imminent death threats” from pro-abortion activists. The threats followed a Wall Street Journal article detailing Cammack’s life-threatening experience with an ectopic pregnancy, which she said was mishandled due to fearmongering by pro-abortion groups. Cammack, co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, shared in the article that in May 2024 she faced delays in receiving emergency treatment for an ectopic pregnancy, where the baby implants in the fallopian tube and usually will die. She attributed the hesitation of medical staff...

“Trump received a communiqué from Iran just days before the US military strikes on its nuclear facilities threatening to activate sleeper-cell terror inside the United States if it were attacked, sources told NBC News.”

New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents "The Resistance" is gripped by crippling TDS By Seamus Othot June 20, 2025 Previously sealed court documents have revealed shocking new information about a Portland woman and member of the Antifa New England “militia” arrested in May for allegedly threatening to murder law enforcement officers. [RELATED: Portland Woman Arrested for Alleged Threatening Phone Calls to Border Patrol Agent: DOJ…] The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of 40-year-old Alice Jones on May 15, but provided scant details, only saying that she allegedly threatened the “Supervisory...

A former Coast Guard Lieutenant and sharpshooter who self-identifies as Antifa was arrested for threatening to kill President Trump, according to CBS News. CBS News reported: A former Coast Guard lieutenant and sharpshooter has been arrested for allegedly making threats to kill President Trump. A 19-page Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit lists out scores of alleged social media threats by Peter Stinson, who served 33 years in the U.S. Coast Guard through 2021, and also served as a Federal Emergency Management Agency instructor. The social media posts quoted in charging documents, which span from 2020 to 2025, include online statements...

Hamas and other terrorist groups have issued a warning to residents of the Gaza Strip, urging them not to trust what they described as “false promises from the occupation” or participate in “enemy plans,” threatening that doing so could provoke a severe response. In an official statement, the groups claimed that the humanitarian aid distribution centers operated by the United States have become “death traps,” where civilians are allegedly lured by hunger and killed in what they referred to as daily “massacres.” The statement further alleged that the true objective behind these aid centers is to dismantle UNRWA and shift...

Donald Trump warned Elon Musk on Saturday that he faces “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates following the pair’s epic public bust-up this week. The warning, delivered in an interview with NBC News scheduled to broadcast on Sunday, follows days of feuding and threats after Musk called Republicans’ budget legislation an “abomination”. Trump told interviewer Kristen Welker his relationship with the tech mogul was over and warned Musk against choosing to fund Democrats after spending close to $300m in support of Trump’s re-election last year. “If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told...

The FBI has announced that it is reopening an investigation into the 2022 leak of the draft decision in the Supreme Court ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. KEY TAKEAWAYS: In May 2022, Politico published the leaked draft decision of the Dobb’s case, indicating that the Supreme Court justices had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade – more than a month before the decision was officially announced. The “unprecedented” leak resulted in a wave of pro-abortion protests, threats, and acts of vandalism against Supreme Court justices and pro-life organizations. The FBI is reopening its...

People are finding origami butterflies with ominous messages, scattered on the ground throughout Seattle. The folded papers have a puzzling warning about safety, but no one seems to know who is behind the campaign or what it’s about. When unfolded, the message “you are not safe,” is revealed and there is a date: 9-28-17. The flip side has illustrations of Russell Wilson, Kurt Cobain, the Starbucks siren, and a message about peace.

President Donald Trump’s meeting Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa began cordially — but when Ramaphosa protested against claims of “genocide,” Trump turned on a video. The video showed radical leader Julius Malema and other black political figures addressing rallies, chanting slogans such as “Kill the farmer!” and “Shoot to kill!” The video also showed threats to seize white-owned farmland, and a large memorial to murdered farmers featuring over a thousand crosses along a roadside. Ramaphosa had begun by avoiding the issue, saying instead that he wanted to focus on trade, investment, and efforts to promote peace around the...

Did former FBI Director James Comey call for the assassination of President Trump?James Comey posted a cryptic message to his Instagram account on Thursday spelled out in seashells: “86 47”“Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said in his caption.Some interpreted Comey’s cryptic message as a serious threat.86 = get rid of or remove 47 = Trump— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) May 15, 2025Secret Service must investigate. https://t.co/paCYJemq79 — Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 15, 2025Former FBI Director James Comey is calling for the assassination of President Trump.“86” means “to kill, to murder; to execute judicially.” pic.twitter.com/7KZfioYHxa— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 15, 2025Just...

Russia has reportedly warned that those who protest Vladimir Putin's decision to call up reservists to fight in Ukraine will be drafted into the military. Protests are planned to take place across the country on Wednesday evening, opposing Putin's decree to partially mobilize Russia's armed forces. Russian media outlets have warned that anyone taking part in "illegal rallies" will be subject to military conscription, according to Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Top Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov shared a post on Telegram outlining the measures.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee was interrupted today by protesters voicing opposition to his department’s recent policy changes. As Kennedy began his opening remarks this afternoon, unhinged leftist protesters shouted slogans critical of his leadership, prompting Capitol Police to intervene and remove the demonstrators from the hearing room.

Twitter allowed Cesar Sayoc, the man who allegedly sent apparent bombs to public figures around the country this month, to post more than 240 threats towards 50 different people on its social network without sanction. Meanwhile, the media managed to temporarily force free speech social network Gab offline after it was revealed that the Tree of Life Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting suspect had an account on the platform. According to CNN, an analysis discovered that “Sayoc tweeted more than 240 threats directed to at least 50 public officials, news organizations and media personalities.” “The threats, and Twitter’s apparent inaction regarding them,...

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., has a message for the “anonymous” person who made a “credible threat” against his family: “You will not intimidate me.” Still, the Wisconsin Republican says the specificity of the latest threat against his wife, children, and grandchildren forced him to cancel an online town hall session last week and miss several votes as he rushed back to his southwest Wisconsin home to make sure his loved ones were safe. Van Orden said the letter, sent to his Washington, D.C. office, was immediately reported to the appropriate authorities. The lawmaker’s congressional colleague, Rep. Bryan Steil, a...

A Brooklyn teen was busted for allegedly making multiple threats to schools across Texas and Florida – even personally targeting a relative of one of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde school massacre on TikTok, authorities announced this week. The 16-year-old boy was picked up May 1 at his Brooklyn home and charged with one felony count of making terroristic threats, the Uvalde Police Department said Wednesday. In addition to the threats to the Uvalde shooting victim’s family, he is accused of making multiple “swatting” – or false report – calls and sending threats to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School...

A “credible threat” made against Rep. Derrick Van Orden's family prompted the Wisconsin Republican to miss votes on Wednesday and reschedule a town hall event. "Rep. Van Orden will be missing votes tomorrow and rescheduling his upcoming town hall due to a credible threat made against his wife, children, and grandchildren," the congressman's press office said in a statement on X. "The threat was delivered via a letter to his D.C. office and has been reported to the appropriate authorities. "No elected official, regardless of political party affiliation, should have to worry about the safety of their family while serving...

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that she was training Americans to help take down a potential “dictatorship” of President Donald Trump. At her resistance lab training, Jayapal said, “It appears that the Trump administration is willing to ignore judicial decisions and so that brings us to you in this room. It brings us to the people that is really, the bulwark, the wall against the crumbling of democracy.” Maddow said, “Help me understand this idea of the resistance lab and what you’re talking about in practical terms at these events.” Jayapal said, “Yeah...