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Zelensky is, in effect, asking for a no fly zone over Ukraine. To intercept Russian missiles & drones, NATO aircraft would have to operate within Ukrainian airspace, at risk from Russian integrated air defense systems, including the S-300 & S-400 systems. Russia is also attacking with long r...

Here we go... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-interview.html ‘What’s the Problem?’ Zelensky Challenges West Over Hesitations. “Shoot down what’s in the sky over Ukraine,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times. “And give us the weapons to use aga...

The IRS Whistleblowers are not going away quietly. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/new-whistleblower-documents-blow-holes-in-hunter-bidens-congressional-testimony/ New Whistleblower Documents Blow Holes in Hunter Biden’s Congressional Testimony Key details from Hunter Biden’s congressional testi...

I''ve begun watching [NEWS NATION] Now with Connell McShane, 4pm-6pm edt.
Pretty balanced for cable news. Like CNN & MSNBC were before they went hardcover.
More news reporting than commentary.

https://www.thewrap.com/connell-mcshane ... interview/

^^^ I saw that KKF report when trying to research the question, which is what prompted me to say not "what if" or "could be interpreted to ..." Are any specific FDA approved contraceptives banned anywhere on the US ? Having to pay for them yourself & not giving them away does...

Are any contraceptives currently banned, restricted, or otherwise unavailable in any states ? Not asking "what if" or "could be interpreted to ...". i'm asking -- not available right now ? If so, what contraceptive(s) & where ? FTR -- I support unrestricted availability of co...

Ukraine's F-16's, conducting Wild Weasel missions, might be the game changer that saves Ukraine, if they get there in time. https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-pilots-use-wild-weasel-tactics-usaf-invented-vietnam-war-2024-5 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ukraine-wants-fleet-130-f-16-fig...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-hits-the-global-snooze-button-but-cannot-afford-to-rest-national-security-9980a911?mod=WTRN_pos5&cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_171&cx_artPos=4 America Hits the Global Snooze Button In an increasingly alarming world, the West can’t afford to rest for ...

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/07/the-myth-of-rural-rage/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=top-of-nav&utm_content=hero-module The Myth of Rural Rage by ELIZABETH CURRID-HALKETT, May 16, 2024 Red states and small towns are not, in fact, full of hat...

Dave Cottle was really good when he sat in on a few Loyola webcasts on ESPN+ as the 3rd voice in the booth. They made it work smoothly.

Sounds like Bill Tierney is doing radio color for Denver games.

Preventing the public from knowing something is not necessarily a violation of campaign election law.

The prosecution must prove intent to violate election law, not intent to withhold information from the public.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-centurys-most-battle-tested-warship-returns-home/ The Century’s Most Battle-Tested Warship Returns Home Families wait pierside as the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) returns home to Naval Station Mayport , Fla., fo...

LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 7:09 pm Joe Beninati is the best our sport has to offer.

I appreciate the way JoeB tells us who has the ball, as it moves around. It's helpful when watching a team that you've not watched so much that you've memorized every player's #.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 10:01 pm Phipps was also handcuffed too often, where players were torn between who’s direction(s) to follow.

During Phipps first or second stint with Navy, or both ?

Trump knew that those specific bookkeeping entries, in detail, were being done in a manner that would evade Federal & NY election laws ?
...beyond a reasonable doubt ? ...Trump's failure to wear a condom with Stormy proves it.

What does any of this have to do with whether or not the bookkeeping entry was a crime or not, a felony at that ?

for gearheads & wannabes -- next time in Europe, rent a performance car & drive the Nurburgring. It used to be the F1 circuit for the German GP. https://www.nuerburgring.de/en/ The F1 race in Montreal would be a good one to attend if you can't make it to the British GP. If I lived in FL, I'd...

Russia's strategy in Ukraine. https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/ukraine-russia-beginning-compound-advantages?oref=d_brief_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20D%20Brief:%20May%2015%2C%202024&utm_term=newsletter_d1_dbrief Interesting;...

Russia's strategy in Ukraine.

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/p ... _d1_dbrief

In the summer of 1970, while on graduation leave, touring by motorcycle, I met an American girl who was studying at the Sorbonne. I was standing in line to get an entry ticket at the 24 hrs of Le Mans. She noticed the USNA crest on my t-shirt & started a conversation. After we got our tickets a ...