Russia Signals Possibility of Ukraine Peace Talks — With One Big Condition for U.S.

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By Fox News. Russia is willing to work with President-elect Trump to help improve relations with Ukraine so long as the U.S. makes the first move, Kremlin officials said this week, adding fresh momentum for the possibility of peace talks as its war in Ukraine threatens to stretch into a third year.

Speaking to reporters Thursday in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia could be ready to come to the negotiating table regarding its “special military operation” in Ukraine — echoing the phrasing used by the Kremlin to describe its war in Ukraine — so long as the U.S. acted first.

“If the signals that are coming from the new team in Washington to restore the dialogue that Washington interrupted after the start of a special military operation [the war in Ukraine] are serious, of course, we will respond to them,” Lavrov said in Moscow.

But he stressed that the U.S. should move first, telling reporters that “the Americans broke the dialogue, so they should make the first move.”

His remarks come after Trump’s pick for Ukraine envoy, retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, told Fox News in an interview this month that both Russia and Ukraine appear to be willing to negotiate an end to the war — citing heavy casualties, damage to critical infrastructure, and a general sense of exhaustion that has permeated both countries as the war drags well past the thousand-day mark. (Read more from “Russia Signals Possibility of Ukraine Peace Talks — With One Big Condition for U.S.” HERE)

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Russia Warns Trump: Do Not Test Nuclear Weapon

By The Telegraph. Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression.

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister who oversees arms control, noted that Mr Trump refused to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty during his first term.

Referencing this refusal, Mr Ryabkov said: “American policy in its various aspects is extremely hostile to us today.”

“So the options for us to act in the interests of ensuring security and the potential measures and actions we have to do this – and to send politically appropriate signals… we do not rule anything out,” he added.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty banning nuclear test explosions was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1996, but has not come into force as some signatory nations have not ratified it. (Read more from “Russia Warns Trump: Do Not Test Nuclear Weapon” HERE)

Homeowner Fatally Guns Down Masked Intruder, Sheriff Says Criminals ‘Should Expect’ It

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A Florida sheriff said intruders should “expect to be shot” after releasing information about a homeowner who opened fire at two masked men trying to break into his house, killing one.

The deceased suspect was identified as 23-year-old Jorge Nestevan Flores-Toledo, from Mexico, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

The second suspect, Michel Soto-Mella, 39, an illegal immigrant from Chile, is charged with armed burglary, with additional charges pending, according to the sheriff’s office.

Just after 9 p.m. Thursday, the Manatee County homeowner saw the two men entering the back of his house on his video surveillance system, according to authorities.

“He knew something bad was about to happen and he didn’t stall,” MCSO Sheriff Rick Wells said during a press conference Friday. “He grabbed his firearm [and] told his wife to get into a safe spot.” (Read more from “Homeowner Fatally Guns Down Masked Intruder, Sheriff Says Criminals ‘Should Expect’ It” HERE)

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Mexico Braces for Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan With 25 New Shelters

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Mexico is preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming mass deportation mission by opening 25 new shelters that will house more than 12,000 Mexican nationals.

Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda announced plans Monday to open the additional shelters, including six in Tijuana and two in Mexicali, according to the Border Report.

Ávila Olmeda called it a “strategic plan” to provide housing to “exclusively people who get deported after January 20.”

The new shelters will not provide accommodations to other foreign nationals. She explained that deported Mexican migrants will be temporarily placed in the facilities until they can be returned to their hometowns.

Each of the 25 shelters will be able to accommodate 500 people. According to the Border Report, some shelters will house men, while others will accommodate women, unaccompanied minors, and family units. The new shelters are slated to open by Trump’s Inauguration Day. (Read more from “Mexico Braces for Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan With 25 New Shelters” HERE)

J6 ‘Political Prisoners’ Preparing $50 Billion Class Action Lawsuit to File Against Feds

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While tens of thousands of fans of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington in January 2021 to support his doubts about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, an election evidence now confirms was skewed by a various of undue influences including the FBI’s interference, a few hundred rioted at the Capitol.

There was trespassing, and vandalism, and members of Congress said they were scared for the lives, although the only fatality in the violence that day was a protester shot at point-blank range by a police officer. Further, Democrats in Washington had rejected Trump’s offer in advance to have National Guard troops to secure the building. . .

That political agenda now is reaping the whirlwind: A $50 billion lawsuit that is being prepared against the government over its agenda.

It is the Gateway Pundit that revealed more than 100 January 6 “political prisoners” have come together for the action against the Department of Justice.

His organization, “Federal Watchdog,” is being joined by a team of lawyers with the aim of exposing the injustices inflicted on the prisoners. (Read more from “J6 ‘Political Prisoners’ Preparing $50 Billion Class Action Lawsuit to File Against Feds” HERE)

Fani Willis Suffers Another Court Loss in Her Scheme to Prosecute Trump

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Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis has suffered another loss in her legal campaign to prosecute President-elect Donald Trump on her “organized crime” charges.

This after a court already has ruled that she’s off the case because of the impropriety she exhibited by hiring her paramour to work on her case against Trump.

Now a judge has said the Georgia state Senate can issue a subpoena to her as part of its investigation into whether she engaged in misconduct during her lawfare case against Trump. . .

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram filed the order that instructs Willis she has until Jan. 13 to submit arguments over whether the subpoenas seek legally shielded or confidential information.

A state Senate committee had ordered her earlier to answer questions and produce documents about her campaign against Trump. (Read more from “Fani Willis Suffers Another Court Loss in Her Scheme to Prosecute Trump” HERE)

Study Finds 12-Fold Higher Suicide Risk for People Who Had Gender Surgery

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A study published earlier this year shows that those who underwent gender surgery had a suicide risk 12 times higher than those who did not, adding more data showing the dangers of the life-altering procedures.

The study utilized patient data from 56 health care organizations in the U.S. and over 90 million patients. Four different groups of patients were looked at in the study, including 1,501 people aged 18-60 who had “gender-affirming surgery” and an emergency visit (cohort A) and 15,608,363 adults who visited the emergency room but had no “gender-affirming surgery” (cohort B). The third group (cohort C) included 142,093 “adults with emergency visits, tubal ligation or vasectomy, but no gender-affirming surgery,” while a fourth group of patients with pharyngitis (cohort D) was studied “to validate the results from cohort C.”

“Data from February 4, 2003, to February 4, 2023, were analyzed to examine suicide attempts, death, self-harm, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within five years of the index event,” the study said, adding that its results found that “Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not.”

The study concluded, “Gender-affirming surgery is significantly associated with elevated suicide attempt risks, underlining the necessity for comprehensive post-procedure psychiatric support.” (Read more from “Study Finds 12-Fold Higher Suicide Risk for People Who Had Gender Surgery” HERE)

Mexico’s Leftist President Tries To Preempt Any U.S. Invasion Targeting Drug Cartels

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Mexico’s leftist president is trying to take away any chance President-elect Trump could order the use of military force against the infamous Mexican drug cartels that control much of Mexico and traffic lethal drugs across the American border.

Trump said last weekend, “All foreign gang members will be expelled and I will immediately designate the [drug] cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. I will do so immediately.”

Trump’s choice for national security advisor, hard-core conservative Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) co-introduced legislation in January 2023 calling for an “Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Mexican cartels for trafficking lethal fentanyl and other related activities that have caused destabilization in the Western Hemisphere.”

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary, said the cartels are “terrorist-like organizations poisoning our population. … If it takes military action, that’s what it may take, eventually. Obviously, you’re gonna have to be smart about it. Obviously, the precision strikes. But if you put the fear in the minds of the drug lords, at least as a start, [and] they can’t operate in the open with impunity, [it] changes the way they operate.” (Read more from “Mexico’s Leftist President Tries To Preempt Any U.S. Invasion Targeting Drug Cartels” HERE)

Biden Shelled Out $80,000,000,000 For IRS Enforcement. Congress Has Already Revoked Half Of It.

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Congress rescinded tens of billions of dollars from a government agency in December that Republicans have long accused of being weaponized against taxpayers and corporations.

Lawmakers’ stopgap spending bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 20 to fund the government through March 2025, notably cut $20 billion in supplemental funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Republican lawmakers opposed Biden and congressional Democrats doling out $80 billion in supplemental funding to the IRS to bolster enforcement actions and the hiring of IRS agents in 2022, and have worked to claw back billions of this funding over the course of several spending bills.

“I think it was very wise of Republicans to include that [$20 billion rescission in IRS funding] in the package,” John Kartch, vice president of communications at Americans for Tax Reform, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “This is 20 billion we should never spend. By kicking it out, it means the Trump administration is never going to spend it.”

The rescission in IRS funding follows prior action from lawmakers in June 2023 and May to claw back parts of the $80 billion in supplemental funding shelled out to the IRS under Biden and Democratic lawmakers’ 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

When Congress passes a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), existing policy from the previous fiscal year is written into the CR barring changes to the text from lawmakers. (Read more from “Biden Shelled Out $80,000,000,000 For IRS Enforcement. Congress Has Already Revoked Half Of It.” HERE)

The Most Politically Absurd Things Americans Had to Endure This Year

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Let’s face it, there was more than enough stupid to go around this year.

If 2024 taught us anything, it’s that there is no bottom in matters of the politically absurd. Remember, somebody thought it was a good idea for Joe Biden to debate Donald Trump. Fani Willis thought her deadbeat paramour Nathan Wade was worth every dime. And Kristi Noem believed her Old Yeller moment would be endearing. But then again someone in the Trump transition team thought the dog-killing South Dakota governor and close personal friend of Corey Lewandowski would make a fine Homeland Security secretary, so clearly there’s no accounting for taste. . .

Pelosi Claiming Biden Belongs on Mount Rushmore

After President Joe Biden malfunctioned at the late June debate, top Democrats orchestrated the soft coup that got rid one of the left’s leading obstacle to keeping the White House. Biden, we were told, was graciously stepping aside and “passing the torch” to defend democracy, or some such nonsense. The Democratic Party and the useful idiots in the accomplice media told us how selfless and noble the dementarian was for putting “patriotism above party,” as if they hadn’t just pushed the old man off the reelection train.

California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, whose fingerprints were all over the political hit job, stomped in stiletto heels on Biden’s political corpse as she insisted she had nothing to do with his ouster. More audaciously, The former speaker said Biden’s melon belonged next to Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and the first President Roosevelt. (Read more from “The Most Politically Absurd Things Americans Had to Endure This Year” HERE)

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Trump’s Diet Coke Button to Return on His First Day Back in the White House

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The infamous Diet Coke button from President-elect Donald Trump’s White House is returning to the Oval Office when he is sworn in again on January 20, according to a report.

Trump’s red button that was stationed on his desk until he left the White House in January 2021 will return when he moves back in, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday:

Whenever the former president pressed the device, his Diet Coke was delivered on a silver tray by his then-valet, Walt Nauta, according to Newsmax.

The return of the button is just one small gear in the well-oiled machine that will remove the current First Family’s belongings and move in the incoming First Family’s stuff in just about five hours, the outlet reported.

Trump’s clothes will already be in his closets and his family photos will be on the walls when he moves back in. (Read more from “Trump’s Diet Coke Button to Return on His First Day Back in the White House” HERE)

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