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In case you missed earlier installments of this story, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in territory controlled by Russia; however, the Ukrainian energy company, Energoatom, is still operating the plant. There have been reports that Russia is using the site to launch artillery attacks on the Ukrainian front lines, knowing the Ukrainians don’t dare fire back for fear of damaging the reactor.Earlier this month there was a report from Energoatom claiming that Major General Valerii Vasyliev, the Russian in charge of the surrounding area, had mined the facility and was threatening to blow it up rather than leave. He was...

A top Ukrainian official warned Thursday that Russia is looking to ramp up its offensive in southern Ukraine and block Western arms supplies as the war carries on for nearly 100 days.Russia is expected to increase air and missile strikes as it attempts to advance in the southern regions of Ukraine along the Black Sea.Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Department of the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces, told reporters during a briefing that officials assess Russia will specifically target civilian infrastructure and military facilities.Gromov said Russia is looking to hasten its pace in southern...

Yesterday I visited a small manufacturing business in my area (work-related), noting that there was a sign on the door advising employees "fully-vaccinated employees may be mask-free with proof of vaccination;" I made a mental note, as this was only the 2nd business I'd seen with such a notice. I went about my business and engaged in chit-chat with the gal in the office while I was working. I was focused on the problem and hardly being attentive to the conversation while she was griping about the lack of supervisors, apologizing for not wearing her mask. I told her I...

Ideas and values should matter more than tribal identity... Unfortunately, many conservatives have embraced this sort of binary thinking: If it angers the Left, it must be virtuous. Undoubtedly, that's a crude shorthand for political thinking. It means you never have to check the ideas of the speaker, you merely have to check how people respond to him. That's dangerous. It leads to supporting bad policies and bad men. The enemy of your enemy isn't always your friend. Sometimes he's your enemy. Sometimes he's just a dude sitting there minding his own business... The logic of "if he melts snowflakes,...

Full title : Popular Muslim preacher Zakir Naik: “Wishing ‘Merry Christmas’ to Christians is Worst Evil, Worse Than Fornication or Murder” Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik has revealed an interesting theory on Christmas and Muslims, who offer season greetings to Christians. The Indian Islamic preacher says that wishing ‘Merry Christmas’ to Christians is a huge sin that must be avoided by Muslims. Using his Twitter account on December 24, 2016, he wrote, “Wishing ‘Merry Christmas‘ to Christians is Worst Evil, Worse Than Fornication or Murder. Astagfirullah… (Please Share)” “Please avoid it my dear Muslim brothers and sisters.. It’s a big...

There’s a tiny priest living in Rick Santorum’s trim, toned body, struggling to get out. The rogue priest escaped Sunday and said foolish things. The candidate most admired for plain speech made it plain and clear that he doesn’t believe in the wall between church and state and doesn’t think much of John F. Kennedy for saying he did. “I don’t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute,” he told ABC News. “The idea that church can have no influence or involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives...

To be sure man has always done what had to be done to survive. In the current context of what's happening on the domestic immigration front, is it time to bludgeon liberals with the same logic they are bludgeoning the conservatives with re compassion and understanding for people who immigrate illegally seeking the better life. If allowed to stand as accepted doctrine, can conservative americans turn the argument around and use it against the liberals re american intervention overseas. If it's in the interest of a better life for americans, is it not morale for Americans by proxy through Halliburton...