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Maybe....?

State Duma deputy and lieutenant general Victor Sobolev has threatened Russian soldiers who join Wagner and other PMCCs with up to 15 years in prison. Aaaand....

When something like this happens, almost inevitably its about personal conduct issues.

Popeye's is better (IMO) and I am waiting for Churches' Texas Fried Chicken to show up. I like to eat dead birds.

James Comer mocked after claiming informant his “entire charade was built on” is “missing” House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., claimed on Sunday that the panel cannot track down a key informant in the Republicans' probe into the Biden family's business dealings. Republicans have repeatedly pushed corruption allegations against the Bidens that have frustrated even Fox News hosts. "You don't have any facts," host Steve Doocy told Comer last week. Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed Comer on the evidence on Sunday. "You also spoke with an informant who gave you all of this information," she said. "Where is that informant today? Where are these whistleblowers?" "Well, unfortunately, we can't track down the informant," Comer replied. "We're hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible." "You don't have any facts": Fox News host calls out James Comer's flailing Biden probe Comer added that "no president has ever been accused of the things that the Biden family's been accused of." "Hold on a second, Congressman. Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?" Bartiromo interjected. "Well, we're hopeful that we can find the informant," Comer said. "Remember, these informants are kind of in the spy business, so they don't make a habit of being seen a lot or being high profile or anything like that." Comer added that nine of the 10 informants "that we've identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens, they're one of three things. They're either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing."

Leak reveals Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s major offer to Ukraine: report Russian President Vladimir Putin's "chef" and Wagner Group owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin proposed a major deal to Ukraine earlier this year, The Washington Post reports. Per The Post, according to "unreported U.S. intelligence documents leaked on the group-chat platform Discord," the mercenary chief told Ukraine if its "commanders withdrew their soldiers from the area around Bakhmut, he would give Kyiv information on Russian troop positions, which Ukraine could use to attack them." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the publication earlier this month he "would not confirm the contacts with Prigozhin." He asserted, "This is a matter of [military] intelligence," and added refused to broadcast "classified information publicly," saying, "he believed that the leaks had benefited Russia." The unreported documents reveal "Kyiv suspects, or may know, that the Kremlin is aware of Prigozhin's communications with Ukrainian intelligence, if not his secret negotiations over Bakhmut." Regarding a potential reason behind the offer, The Post reports: Prigozhin has publicly feuded with Russian military commanders, who he furiously claims have failed to equip and resupply his forces, which have provided vital support to Moscow's war effort. But he is also an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who might well regard Prigozhin's offer to trade the lives of Wagner fighters for Russian soldiers as a treasonous betrayal. Prigozhin has previously bemoaned the Russian Defense Ministry's failure to provide "his fighters the ammunition and other resources they need to succeed."

Much thanks for this- it certainly brightened my day!

Russian air defense shot down two of its MI-8 helicopters, one Su-35 fighter and a Su-34 front-line bomber in the Bryansk region today. Air defense operator award

In the past 24hs Ukraine managed to take back what took Russia 2.5 months to take

CRAZIER AND CRAZIER... DeSantis’ new law: Doctors can’t deny treatment for unvaccinated patients but can refuse LGBTQ ones In Republican Governor Ron DeSantis‘ “Free State of Florida,” as of July 1 it will be illegal for physicians and other medical professionals to refuse to treat unvaccinated patients. It will be illegal to mandate vaccines. It will be illegal to mandate the wearing of masks. It will be illegal to require a “vaccine passport.” But, also in Ron DeSantis’ “Free State of Florida,” it will be legal for a physician or other medical professional to refuse to treat a patient who is LGBTQ for a “specific health care service” if it violates their “conscience.” And legal for insurance companies to refuse to cover patients who are LGBTQ for a “specific health care service” again, if it violates their “conscience.”

This is still a maybe, but very welcome.

It is probably important to remember that these incursions are, in all likelihood, probes rather than a full-on counter-offensive. The idea is to confuse and unbalance Russian responses while assessing their capabilities.

Eyeballs and dollars profit from sensationalism. Ask Faux News.

First reports of russian troops abandoning their positions in Bakhmut area are appearing on the internet

Up to their asses in misapprehensions and conflict already and training camp hasn't even started.

How about a state governor bragging that he 2 year old grandchild already has two firearms?

Sad to say, there is so much really, really bad stuff going on in the US that this is almost trivial by comparison.

Arson, Burglary, Death Threats: Abortion Clinics See Uptick In Violence Post-Roe Many categories of violence and threats more than doubled since last summer, particularly in states where abortion rights remain protected. Violence against abortion providers and clinics skyrocketed following the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade last year, according to a new study. The National Abortion Federation released its annual report on violence and disruption against abortion providers on Thursday morning, and the numbers are striking. NAF found that all forms of violence ― including arson, burglary, death threats, stalking, invasions and bomb threats ― has increased significantly since 2021. From 2021 to 2022, around the country, burglary increased by 231%, stalking of clinic staff and patients increased by 229%, arson increased by 100%, and invasions of clinics increased by 25%. Several states enacted near-total abortion bans immediately after the Supreme Court’s decision, which forced many abortion clinics to shut down in red states. Anti-abortion extremists then shifted their attention to states that continue to protect abortion care, leading to a disproportionate increase in violence and threats of violence in areas. “The threat of violence against abortion providers unfortunately remains on the rise despite dozens of clinic closures across the nation,” Michelle Davidson, security director at NAF, said during a Wednesday press call. “The 2022 violence and disruption statistics indicate that anti-abortion extremists were emboldened by the SCOTUS decision and state level wins.” In states where abortion is protected, stalking increased by 913% (from eight cases in 2021 to 81 in 2022), bomb threats increased by 133% (from three in 2021 to seven in 2022) and burglaries increased by 100% (five in 2021 to 10 in 2022). The National Abortion Federation defined these states using Guttmacher Institute’s analysis of abortion care in the U.S., including states that fall into the categories of “most protective,” “very protective,” “protective” and “some restrictions/protections. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinic-violence-report_n_645c0d19e4b03e16f1a0c207

No Mike, no Moore.

Say that you have a poorly developed self-preservation instinct without saying that you have a poorly developed self-preservation instinct. We will watch the obituaries for an update on Monday.

Birds of a feather flock together and apparently that applies to turkeys.

Moscow Secretly Preps Takedown of Russia’s Shadow Army Boss -Press service of Concord / Handout via Reuters Russia’s shadow army boss has incensed some figures in the Kremlin so much with his increasingly scathing takedowns of the country’s top military brass that staffers in the presidential administration are preparing to take him down. That’s according to a new report out Wednesday by Meduza, which cited sources close to the Kremlin as saying that Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s trash-talking rants about the war have begun to “seriously bother the country’s top leadership.” A day earlier, Prigozhin publicly accused troops from Russia’s regular army of “hauling ass” from their positions in Bakhmut, mocked Victory Day celebrations on Red Square, and lashed out at an unnamed “happy grandpa” in charge of the war effort who he said was actually a “complete jackass.” (The jibe was widely seen as a possible swipe at Vladimir Putin, though Prigozhin on Wednesday said the label “could” have been directed at either the former deputy defense minister, current Chief of the General Staff, or possibly a former reality TV contestant.) Though Prigozhin has butted heads with defense officials for months, his attacks have escalated in recent weeks as his public tirades expose growing infighting and dysfunction. He and his supporters have repeatedly hinted at the specter of a civil war if Russia loses in Ukraine, and he has accused “traitors” in the Russian establishment of trying to tank Wagner's efforts to seize the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Och, Robbie. We hardly knew ye.

To be honest, the Dems probably knew all about Santos but decided to let the GOP cover themselves with excrement by defending Santos as more and more bad stuff kept rolling out. Santos probably caused a lot of undecided voters to gravitate towards the Democrats.

Well, well, well. If that doesn't torpedo Smith's electoral chances, Alberta might as well invite Trump and the GOP to help them run the province.