Free Republic

The media can’t seem to get around to asking Secretary of State Blinken why the administration, including USAID, are in violation of federal law by refusing to cooperate with SIGAR, the Afghanistan war watchdog. And what they’re hiding. Or where all the packs of hundred dollar bills showing up in Kabul Airport is coming from. But you know the media is no more likely to ask Blinken a hard-hitting question than they are to report on a Republican October surprise as anything but Russian disinformation. But this was another opportunity for Blinken to spout meaningless buzzwords and self-serving drivel. “As...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared his country a "global leader" in a speech to parliament on Wednesday, telling lawmakers to remain united in the face of Russia's invasion and praising Ukrainians for helping the West "find itself again."Zelenskyy, in an annual speech held behind closed doors because of Russia's war, said Ukraine's military resistance against the Kremlin had reinvigorated a belief in values across the world...."Over 10 months of this year, we helped everyone. We helped the West find itself again, to return to the global arena and feel how much the West prevails.

Chinese health authorities are racing to catch new mutant COVID strains, as more than a third of Omicron variants detected in the crushing wave of infections slamming the country have resulted in larger outbreaks. Over the past three months, China has detected over 130 sublineages of Omicron, including BF.7, a variant incredibly adept at evading immunity and believed to be behind the current surge in infections. Xu Wenbo, head of the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, said last week that China plans to track the virus centers around three city hospitals in each province. There, samples will...

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the...

Attacks come just hours after the Kremlin rejected Zelensky's peace proposals . .....Air raid sirens rang out across Ukraine this morning as Russia unleashed around 120 missiles in a savage barrage which targeted the capital Kyiv and several other major cities. 'A massive air raid. More than 100 missiles in several waves,' presidential office adviser Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on Facebook, while another adviser Mykhailo Podolyak claimed more than 120 missiles had been fired at Ukraine. Mayors of the capital Kyiv, Ukraine's second city Kharkiv and the western city of Lviv all reported that Russian missiles had caused a series of...

Malcolm Nance calls for new laws against MAGA terrorists. Intelligence “expert” Malcolm Nance recently appeared on an MSNBC segment discussing the final report of the January 6 Committee. According to hostess Katie Phang, one of these recommendations was the suggestion that “federal agencies should move forward with strategies that combat the threat of violent activity posed by all extremist groups.” Phang then asked of Nance: What does it tell you Malcolm about the strength, organization, and the complexity of these extremist groups that the 1/6 Committee addressed that threat so extensively in their report?To this, Nance replied: Well they certainly...

Council workers in a Ukrainian port city have torn down a monument to Russian empress Catherine the Great after a public vote to get rid of it. The statue of Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was erected in 1900 in Odessa to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city's founding. The local authority organized an online vote on the fate of the monument.

There is a thing called the World Economic Forum. It's stated mission: The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It was founded and is headed by its perpetual Chairman Klaus Schwab. Schwab sees his position as emperor of the world- he plans to determine how you will live in the future. Schwab issued 8 "predictions" for the year 2030. You will own nothing.There will be a global tax on carbon.US dominance is over. We have a handful of global powers.Hospitals will disappear.You will not eat red meatYou...

In a speech last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed that hundreds of ethnic Hungarians have died in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. During the speech, Orbán stated “We should not get involved in this war no matter what….because in our neighboring country many Hungarians live.“He added that “Everyday people are dying. Hundreds of Hungarians have also died… those that the Ukrainian army has conscripted.” According to the Washington Post, there are 2 million Hungarians living abroad, with roughly 130,000 of them living in Ukraine. They’re specifically concentrated in the Zakarpattia Oblast in the Transcarpathia region. Hungary has maintained a relatively...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed his vow on Tuesday to "work tirelessly" with Group of Seven partners to "repair, replace and defend" Ukraine's energy supply throughout the winter as the country faces more attacks from Russia. "We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes," Blinken wrote Tuesday in a tweet. "A tough winter lies ahead for Ukrainians, and we will work tirelessly with the G7 and other partners to repair, replace and defend Ukraine's energy infrastructure." (snip) The initial shipment of equipment from the United States, to help restore Ukraine's infrastructure damaged in ongoing Russian...

Update from Ukraine | Where is Attack on Kreminna? Soldiers fight against corruption in Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9JkynHoc5M Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ SUMMARY Military Maps & Comment here: https://militaryland.net/maps/

Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip. -excerpt- Last summer he denied criticising Russia's war in Ukraine after a message appeared on his WhatsApp account. -excerpt- Reports in Russian media said Mr Antov, 65, had fallen from a window at the hotel in the city of Rayagada on Sunday. Another member of his four-strong Russian group, Vladimir Budanov, died at the hotel on Friday.

A top Ukrainian presidential aide called for the “liquidation” of Iranian factories making drones and missiles, as well as the arrest of their suppliers, as Kyiv accused Tehran of planning to supply more weapons to Russia. Writing on Twitter on Saturday, Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said Iran “blatantly humiliates the institution of international sanctions”, before calling for the destruction of Iranian weapon factories in response.

Update from Ukraine | Engels Ruzzian Airfield on Fire Again | Humiliation of the Ruzzian military https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVCB0jTQKQY Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ SUMMARY Military Maps & Comment here: https://militaryland.net/maps/

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses his nation every night with a speech that usually gives updates of war, whether good or bad. His delivery on Christmas Eve was more somber than upbeat. It discouraged Christmas lights and bells. He said meals aren't warm and that there may be an empty seat or two at this year's table.Zelensky described a loss of love, hope and even himself as the war hits the 10-month mark on Christmas Eve. "Our houses and streets can't be so bright. And Christmas bells can ring not so loudly and inspiringly. Through air raid sirens, or even...

SBU Hinted that They Consider Her a “pro-Russian Agent”, Linking Her Old Photos from Russia. Matilde Kimer, a correspondent for the public broadcaster Danish Radio, covering events in Ukraine and Russia, said in an interview with DR that in August she was deprived of military accreditation in Ukraine. For several months, the journalist and her employer tried to find out for what violation she was deprived of the opportunity to work in Ukraine — eventually it became known that the SBU was in charge of the case.Zaborona’s editor-in-chief Katerina Sergatskova looked into what happened and what old posts on social...

A drone believed to be Ukrainian penetrated hundreds of kilometers through Russian airspace, causing a deadly explosion at the main base for Moscow's strategic bombers in the latest attack to expose gaps in its air defences. Moscow said it had shot the drone down causing it to crash at the Engels air base, where three service members were killed. Under its usual policy on incidents inside Russia, Ukraine did not comment. The base, the main airfield for the bombers that Kyiv says Moscow has used in recent months to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, is hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian...

This is a video of Zelensky before he became President. He married a Christian girl and his children were baptized Christians. He suddenly became a Jew when soliciting money from Israel. Listen to his jokes. It is funny to rob the property of both Russian and Jews. The systemic ethnic hatred in Ukraine will prevent any peace. They live for the day of total annihilation of every Russian in Ukraine and in Russia. So as we head into Christmas, be careful who you think is such a hero. This is no different from what drove the Nazis to ethnic cleansing....

Textbooks are often deemed authoritative sources of information necessary for education. These learning materials include the latest scientific findings to reflect societal changes and show how knowledge has grown over time. They play a critical role in how educators tackle certain topics to educate their students in classroom settings. Since curricular content has been shown to influence students’ knowledge of environmental issues, it’s essential to analyze how textbooks frame and discuss the pressing issue of climate change. But, as it turns out, climate change coverage hasn’t changed drastically in science textbooks over the last 50 years, despite how much scientists...

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy became the president of Ukraine in 2019, it made headlines around the world. That wasn’t because he was a political heavyweight deemed ready to resolve Ukraine’s deep-seated challenges —ranging from an economic crisis to corruption and an entrenched, powerful oligarchy — not to mention the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. It was just the opposite. Zelenskyy was a political novice whose closest brush with politics was playing the role of Ukrainian president in a well-known domestic TV series, before life imitated art and he decided to launch his own...