Senator Adam Schiff, a DC swamp creature of incredible corruption and manipulative intent, appears with ABC George Stephanopoulos who just agreed to settle a lawsuit by paying Donald Trump $15 million, and…
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Mitt Romney Reflects on a Career of Lightly Held Stances
So many people have seemingly forgotten that Mitt Romney was the 20212 Republican presidential nominee. He was crushed by Barack Obama despite record turnout by republican voters who held their nose, yet…
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The Indian government is looking for a long-term contract that would ensure a stable and favorable price for Russian oil India is stepping up efforts to secure a long-term deal for crude…
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States that support Palestine should consider capital punishment for Israeli leadership, a top diplomat in Tehran said Pro-Palestinian countries could bond together and issue a death sentence for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Cold Shoulder: Democrats Ignore Tulsi Gabbard’s Request To Meet
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Trump Considers Privatizing US Postal Service That Lost $9.5 Billion In FY2024
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Israel shuts down embassy in EU country
West Jerusalem has accused Ireland of “crossing every red line” in its stance towards the war in Gaza Israel has announced the closure of its embassy in Ireland, citing “extreme” policies towards…
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Jordan Peterson Flees “Totalitarian Hellhole” Canada For U.S. Due To Censorship, Taxes
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Ukraine replaces commander amid Russian advance on key city
The move shows Kiev’s disastrous and difficult situation in the Pokrovsk area, a Russian official has assessed Ukraine’s military leadership has changed the commander of the Donetsk tactical group amid Russia’s continued…
Dramatic Video Shows Black Sea Storm Splitting Russian Oil Tanker In Half
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“Falling Off A Cliff”: This Chart Proves That We Are In A Major Economic Downturn Right Now
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France to dispatch diplomatic mission to Syria
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Trump team studying Orban’s ceasefire initiative
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Sunday Talks – Incoming Nat Sec Advisor Michael Waltz Talks About Drones and Ukraine
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Ukraine will have to trade land for peace – EU state’s president
A “realistic” ceasefire deal will involve some territorial losses for Kiev, Peter Pellegrini has said The Ukraine conflict will not be resolved until Kiev accepts some “partial territorial losses,” Slovak President Peter…
Chechen leader vows revenge after Ukrainian drone strike
Regional capital of the Muslim-majority Russian region has seen a second drone attack in a week Three drones attacked the city of Grozny in Russia’s Chechen Republic on Sunday. It was the…
CNN “Discovers” Syrian Prisoner Left Behind In Gulag – Skeptics Claim Incident Was Staged
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South Korea’s president flouts summons amid martial-law probe – media
Prosecutors plan to issue new order as they investigate Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief spell of martial law South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to comply on Sunday with a summons from…
German right-wing leader questions NATO membership
The organization is no longer a defensive alliance, the AfD party’s Tino Chrupalla has argued Germany must ask whether NATO membership “is still useful for us,” Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Tino…
Sunday Talks – Devin Nunes Discusses Kash at FBI and His Role Filtering Out Political Intelligence
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Qatar to re-open embassy in Syria
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Israel informs Trump of its resolve to act against Iran
PM Netanyahu and US president-elect also discuss Syria and the hostages held in Gaza during phone call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US President-elect Donald Trump in a call on Saturday…
US In ‘Direct Contact’ With Designated Terror Group HTS, Blinken Admits
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Through ice and fire: The untold story of Russia’s Northern Sea Route
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US and UK air forces jointly strike Houthi targets in Yemen – media
Attacks have been reported in the western part of the war-torn country US and British air forces have conducted strikes against several targets in western Yemen linked to the Houthi militant group,…
Russian Forces Destroy More US Patriot Launchers & Advance Closer To Pokrovsk
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New Theory: NJ Drone Sightings May Be “Nuclear Sniffers” Following Elevated NYC Radiation Levels
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Israel doubles down on Golan Heights occupation
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UK PM calls for ‘maximum pain’ on Russia
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Hungary dismayed at ‘unprecedented gesture in diplomacy’ by Zelensky
Budapest had requested a phone call with Kiev over a ceasefire proposal, top diplomat Peter Szijjarto has said The Ukrainian leadership turned down a phone-call request from Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
Brazil’s former defense minister arrested in connection with alleged coup plot
Walter Braga Netto is charged with meddling in an investigation into an alleged plot to seize power after the 2022 election Brazil’s former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto was arrested on Saturday…
Moscow pledges punishment for murders of Russian journalists
Ukraine’s deliberate attacks on Russian media workers have been supported by the West, the Foreign Ministry has said The Ukrainian authorities are conducting a “targeted hunt” on Russian journalists and war correspondents…
Chechnya introduces male-female pharmacy services
Another 15 such drugstores will soon appear in the Russian Muslim-majority republic, its leader has announced A first pharmacy offering separate services for men and women has opened in the capital of…
Nancy Pelosi gets replacement hip after accident
The 84-year-old Democrat was taken to a US military hospital for surgery Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has undergone hip replacement after falling during a congressional trip to Europe, her office…
Germany ‘cornered’ – economy minister
Robert Habeck has questioned whether the country’s “business model” can continue to work Germany has been forced into a corner by underinvestment and policies pursued by other leading economies, Economy Minister Robert…
These Are The Countries With The Highest Food Inflation In 2024
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Free trade at steak: How Macron’s beef with beef is making cars in South America more expensive
French farmers win while all others lose from Paris’ war against a Latin American trade bloc After 25 years of negotiations, the EU and the South American trade bloc, Mercosur, finally reached…
Russian forces destroy more Ukrainian Patriot launchers – MOD
Over the past 24 hours, Moscow’s troops have liberated two more villages in the Donbass, the military says Russian forces have destroyed four Patriot anti-aircraft missile launchers provided to Ukraine by Western…
British Royal Navy’s destroyer fleet hits historic low – Telegraph
Only two of the state-of-the-art warships are currently operational, the paper reports The British Royal Navy’s destroyer fleet has hit historic lows, with only two of the six advanced vessels currently operational,…
Peace In Ukraine
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Two Russian oil tankers sinking in Black Sea
The two ships had 27 crew members on board when they called for help, the Russian Emergency Ministry has said Two tankers carrying oil products are sinking in the Kerch Strait, connecting…
Ukraine gas transit talks fraught with ‘pitfalls’ – EU state
The Slovak prime minister says his government rejects Kiev’s “political statements” and pressure from Brussels Slovakia will not bow to Western pressure to replace Russian natural gas with a more expensive alternative,…
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Top EU politicians avoiding Scholz – German opposition leader
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s European policy has been “a total failure,” Friedrich Merz has said EU leaders are avoiding German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who either sits silent or tries to lecture them, his…
President Trump Confirms Emissary Position – Ric Grenell, Presidential Envoy for Special Missions
It is all coming together nicely. With Lt General Keith Kellogg special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, and with the appointment of Steven C. Witkoff to be Special Envoy to the Middle East,…
Man detained over car blast that killed Russian officer – FSB
A Russian officer was killed and his wife wounded in Donetsk last week after his bomb-rigged car exploded A man has been apprehended in Donetsk on suspicion of planting a bomb under…
Third Sunday of Advent
Lk 3:10-18 The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever…
December 15th – 2024 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 1427
“This was no small thing, to restore a republic after it had fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may have been…
Sunday December 15th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…
Athlete disqualified for ‘make Russia small again’ T-shirt
Lithuania’s Kornelija Dudaite has breached good sportsmanship rules during a fitness competition Lithuanian athlete Kornelija Dudaite has been disqualified from a world fitness championship in Hungary for competing in a ‘Make Russia…
Assad’s Fall Is A Major Blow To Russia
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Online Shopping: Charting The Holiday Surge
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Possible Foreign Policy Shifts In The New Administration
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American Citizen Flown Out Of Syria By US Military
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ABC News to make defamation payout to Trump
The network will transfer $15 million to the US president-elect’s future museum ABC News has agreed to donate $15 million to US President-elect Donald Trump’s future museum in order to settle a…
ADHD Or Something Else? One In 4 Adults Are Self-Diagnosing
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Video Games Have Become Rife With DEI And Some Fans Aren’t Buying It
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President Donald Trump has revealed something very important to those who fully understand the nature and construct of the DC Silo system. An outside government “Intelligence Advisory Board,” perhaps the ultimate cross-silo…
President Trump Highlights Ridiculous Nature of Drone Story
President Trump notes, “Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so!” via his Truth Social account. And of course, the simplicity of calling out a nonsense fear…
A Weaponized “Continuity of Government”
There are various soundbites, clickbait headlines, column inches and video streams filled with those on the political left waxing philosophically about the threat President Trump represents to “institutional norms” in his second…
International Longshoremen’s Association EVP Dennis Daggett Releases Statement Following Meeting With President Trump
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ABC and George Stephanopoulos Agree to Apologize to President Trump and Fund $15 Million for Trump Presidential Library
Facing depositions and the strong possibility of an embarrassment in court, ABC and George Stephanopoulos have agreed to apologize to President Trump and donate $15,000,000.00 to the President Trump library to settle…
US in ‘direct contact’ with jihadists in Damascus – Blinken
The opposition groups dominated by Islamists from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have seized power in Syria last week Washington is maintaining direct contact with the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group that was instrumental in overthrowing…
Trump Says He’ll Kill Daylight Saving Time, But Maybe He Really Wants It To Be Permanent
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Natural Gas – Not Nuclear – Is the Key To Powering North America’s Future
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We Are Not Looking For A Fight With Israel: HTS Leader Jolani
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Syria asks the world for help against Israeli aggression
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Fashion billionaire falls to his death
The 71-year-old founder of fashion chain Mango and one of the richest men in Spain, Isak Andic, has died in a hiking accident Isak Andic, the founder and owner of the Spanish…
Another European leader confirms Moscow trip for WW2 ‘Victory Day’
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he’ll travel to Russia along with Slovakian PM Robert Fico to celebrate defeat of fascism The leaders of Slovakia and Serbia will travel together to Moscow to…
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“Watch Credit Spreads” For Crash Signals – Insights From Pento & Roberts On 2025 Positioning Are markets headed for a cliff? Most analysts flipped bullish following the Trump win with promises of…
Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy – “One announcement, four blokes and 17 falsehoods” says Labor MP Patrick Gorman
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US to sanction Serbia’s main oil company – Vucic
Decision to impose sanctions on NIS is due to its Russian ownership, the Serbian president has stated US is set to slap sanctions on Serbia’s oil and gas company NIS due to…
EU ad campaign broke bloc’s privacy rules
Campaign was meant to “flip” views on controversial proposal for making messengers conduct surveillance for child abuse material The European Commission’s data protection oversight body has found that an advertising campaign by…
Trump Appoints Former Fox Anchor Kari Lake To Lead Voice Of America
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NJ Drone ‘Invasion’ Just In Time For Congress To Reauthorize Orwellian Law
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“We’re Kinda Worried…” – Judicial Watch Helps Unearth 911 Call Made By Trump Shooter’s Dad
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Syrian jihadist leader discusses future with Russia
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Fury Erupts As Biden Commutes Sentence Of Infamous ‘Kids-For-Cash’ Judge
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Syria will be chaotic for the foreseeable future – John Mearsheimer
It’s unlikely that a “coherent government” will be formed in Damascus, the political expert said Syria is set to go through a prolonged period of chaos now that Bashar Assad’s government has…
Ukraine Identifies 238 Tankers It Says Are In Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet
Ukraine Identifies 238 Tankers It Says Are In Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet Ukraine has identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep…