There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. —Soren Kierkegaard. "…truth is true even if nobody believes it, and falsehood is false even if everybody believes it. That is why truth does not yield to opinion, fashion, numbers, office, or sincerity–it is simply true and that is the end of it" – Os Guinness, Time for Truth, pg.39. “He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.” – Blaise Pascal. "There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily" – George Washington letter to Edmund Randolph — 1795. We live in a “post-truth” world. According to the dictionary, “post-truth” means, “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Simply put, we now live in a culture that seems to value experience and emotion more than truth. Truth will never go away no matter how hard one might wish. Going beyond the MSM idealogical opinion/bias and their low information tabloid reality show news with a distractional superficial focus on entertainment, sensationalism, emotionalism and activist reporting – this blogs goal is to, in some small way, put a plug in the broken dam of truth and save as many as possible from the consequences—temporal and eternal. "The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." – George Orwell “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard
But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. (Daniel 12:13)
We cannot understand all the prophecies, but yet we regard them with pleasure and not with dismay. There can be nothing in the Father’s decree which should justly alarm His child. Though the abomination of desolation be set up, yet the true believer shall not be defiled; rather shall he be purified, and made white, and tried. Though the earth be burned up, no smell of fire shall come upon the chosen. Amid the crash of matter and the wreck of worlds, the Lord Jehovah will preserve His own.
Calmly resolute in duty, brave in conflict, patient in suffering, let us go our way, keeping to our road, and neither swerving from it nor loitering in it. The end will come; let us go our way till it does.
Rest will be ours, All other things swing to and fro, but our foundation standeth sure. God rests in His love, and, therefore, we rest in it. Our peace is, and ever shall be, like a river. A lot in the heavenly Canaan is ours, and we shall stand in it, come what may. The God of Daniel will give a worthy portion to all who dare to be decided for truth and holiness as Daniel was. No den of lions shall deprive us of our sure inheritance.
In 2007, Jennie Allen heard a “voice from the sky”. Or it was a whisper. It spoke to her that day. Or it was the middle of the night. Anyway, the whisper told her things. It said, “Gather and equip this generation”. So she obeyed and founded IF:Gathering in 2014.
Ahem, you can see from the dates that there was a delayed reaction to her obedience…
Quote from Jennie Allen’s first IF:Gathering. I have the video of her saying it. It’s real.
This non-profit organization’s stated main mission is: “TO GATHER, EQUIP AND UNLEASH THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE TO LIVE OUT THEIR PURPOSE.”
Revenue last year was 11.3 million, expenses were 7.6 million, for a total take of 3.7 million dollars and 6.8 million in assets. (Source).
Their stated three-fold sub-mission is stated as the following:
If Lead: equipping women to share and learn through Christ-centered discussions
If Gather: a two-day gathering that brought thousands of women together in Fort Worth and at local gatherings across the globe. The gathering is a fresh, deep, honest space for a new generation of women to wrestle with the essential question: If God is real… Then what?
If Equip: a holistic, strategic, deep way to connect online with a like-hearted community and relevant resources. We hope to prepare women around the world to know God more deeply and to live out their purposes by sharing comments and feelings about daily passages posted online.
On Friday, February 26, Founder Jennie Allen will host this year’s big event: IF:One Night. On their website it’s stated that IF is not only an event, “but a discipleship ministry focused on putting tools and resources in the hands of women in the church. Through these, IF is able to empower women to reclaim discipleship as God’s means to change the world.”
Before you decide to attend (digitally only, the real life event being held at what I believe is Jennie’s church, Watermark Church in Dallas, is sold out) or before you decide to host a local gathering to stream along the event happening at Watermark Church, think on these things.
-Do you want to trust a founder who listens to voices from the sky? The Lord has ceased speaking directly to individuals. That voice from the sky cold have been anything from bad quesadilla rumblings in the night to demons whispering to her ear.
-Do you want to align with an organization that is based on doubt? “IF” God exists? He does. The entire organization, besides the whispery issue, is founded on doubt and promotes women gathering to obsess over them and their ‘feelings’.
-Do you want to trust an organization who presents to you “Bible” teachers who are apostate, false, and otherwise unhealthy? Slated to teach you at IF:One Night are Francis Chan, Matt Chandler, Lauren Chandler (who loves & partners with false teacher Beth Moore), Jennie Allen, Christine Caine, and others who are proven to be unreliable Bible teachers.
-Do you want to compete with and be drawn away from your own local church? Talk about feelings with strangers with whom you do not connect on a weekly basis over the preached word of God in your own assembly? This is a para-church organization whose intent is to multiply groups away from your local church and to whom you are not accountable as you are to your own elders. Please consider discussing any doubts or fears you have with your own church members. It is what they are there for and how the church grows through the word, fellowship, and discipling.
I’ve written about IF:Gathering negatively since the beginning of their foray into Christianity and women’s minds and hearts. I give you an earnest plea: Avoid IF.
See video clip here where Jennie admitted her impetus for founding IF was a voice from the sky:
It’s the state of our hearts that tells whether we are saved or not. But only God knows for sure what our hearts are like. When someone is being assessed for whether or not they should be accepted as a church member, it is essential that they know it’s their heart that counts. But the church can’t make a decision on membership based on investigating their heart — only by looking at humanly observable information. Pastors and elders have the responsibility of maintaining the highest standards in belief and practice among church members, but they are not required to pass judgment on people’s hearts for the purpose of granting or withholding church membership. When a popular English preacher published a piece arguing the opposite, the Covenanter James Wood (d.1664), Professor of Theology at St Andrews University responded with his own pamphlet. In the following updated extract, Wood explains the careful distinctions we must make in order that those with responsibility for overseeing church membership will be able to carry out their work with integrity.
What is required for someone to meet the qualifications to be a member of the visible church? There is a difference of opinion between us and the independent brethren. They say that people must be truly converted in God’s eyes, as far as others who are converted are able to discern.
This seems resolve the matter into ‘the judgement of charity.’ Yet this does not sufficiently to salvage the situation, for technically it expresses only the means by which persons with the necessary qualification (i.e., they are truly converted) are to be identified, rather than expressing anything about the objective qualification of the matter of a visible church.
Different senses of “required”
For membership of a visible church, the term “required” has a double sense. It could either mean (a) what is incumbent on an individual himself by way of duty before God, or it could mean (b) what is requisite in him by way of qualification in the outward church court (i.e., the basis on which the church may and ought to admit him to the external communion of the church).
In the first sense, I confess that none are qualified for membership of a visible church except those who are (not only so far as the most spiritual people can discern or judge, but also in reality) true converts and believers. It is every individual’s duty, in professing Christianity and adjoining himself to the church of Christ, to believe with his heart as he professes with his mouth. Otherwise he is not approved, not allowed, by God.
But I believe it’s another thing to enquire what is required in the second sense.
LET’S GO WILDCATS! Join Dr. Frank Turek on the 2026 ‘Change My Mind’ college tour on WED. 2/24 at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI as we continue Charlie Kirk’s mission to make heaven crowded! Grab your seat at 7:00 PM ET in the NC Ballroom I & II as we continue honest, open conversations about truth, God, Jesus, morality, identity, justice, science, current events, and so much more. Skeptics, Christians, and everyone in between are invited to the mic to ask Frank questions, examine the evidence for Christianity, and join discussions that truly matter.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but if you can’t make it in-person, be sure to watch online!
40:31 wait for the LORD. Savoring God’s promise by faith until the time of fulfillment. renew. Find endless supplies of fresh strength.
Crossway Bibles. (2008). The ESV Study Bible (p. 1312). Crossway Bibles.
40:31 wait for the LORD. See 8:17; 49:23. There is a general principle here that patient, praying believers are blessed by God with strength in their trials (cf. 2Co 12:8–10). The Lord also expected His people to be patient and await His coming in glory at the end to fulfill the promises of national deliverance, when believing Israel would become stronger than they had ever been.
MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006). The MacArthur study Bible: New American Standard Bible. (Is 40:31). Thomas Nelson Publishers.
40:31 To wait entails confident expectation and active hope in the Lord—never passive resignation (Ps. 40:1). Mount up … run … walk depicts the spiritual transformation that faith brings to a person. The Lord gives power to those who trust in Him. eagles: The eagle depicts the strength that comes from the Lord. The Lord describes His deliverance of the Israelites in Ex. 19:4 as similar to being lifted up on an eagle’s strong wings. In Ps. 103:5 the strength of people who are nourished by God is compared to the strength of the eagle.
Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson’s new illustrated Bible commentary (p. 847). T. Nelson Publishers.
State of the Union preview: Donald Trump will give his first State of the Union Address of his second term tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. (The speech the newly inaugurated president gave at this time last year was a “Joint Address to Congress.”) Trump has promised that the speech will be a long one because “we have so much to talk about.” Many Democrat members of congress will not attend or plan to walk out during the speech to stage counterprogramming. The president invited the triumphant men’s and women’s hockey teams to celebrate their Olympic victories. The men’s team told the president “We’re in,” while the women’s team respectfully declined due supposedly to scheduling conflicts.
First tariff refund lawsuit: As anticipated, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that President Trump exceeded his authority to levy tariffs via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the first of what is sure to be a litany of lawsuits was raised on Monday. FedEx is suing the Trump administration for a “full refund” of the tariffs it paid over the past year, plus interest, though it did not specify an amount. Trump responded to the Court’s decision with his intention to impose 15% global tariffs under the Trade Act of 1974, which would be a temporary measure to maintain the tariffs, but it does not address the restitution that companies will pursue from the tariffs they paid thus far. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats introduced legislation requiring the Trump administration to refund $175 billion in tariffs collected within 180 days of the law’s enactment, should it be passed.
SCOTUS takes up Colorado climate change law: The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hearSuncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case that challenges holding oil companies liable for climate change. Boulder County, Colorado, raised a case against fossil fuel companies, claiming they were responsible for causing damaging climate change. Colorado’s Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ rejection of the fossil fuel companies’ attempts to dismiss, on the grounds that the Clean Air Act regulates interstate air pollution. The Justice Department is siding with the oil companies. This is now the second case the Court has taken up involving claims that blame fossil fuel companies for climate change.
Gavin Newsom’s implied racism: Which party is the party with a long, notorious history of racism? It’s not the Republicans, no matter how incessantly Leftmedia outlets and Democrats claim otherwise. Democrats have long plied identity politics as their primary electoral strategy, relying on stereotyping to sell their brand. This political dynamic was blatantly displayed when California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat presidential hopeful, recently told a crowd of mostly blacks in Georgia the following: “I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just trying to impress upon you [that] I’m like you. I’m no better than you. You know? I’m a 960 SAT guy. … I cannot — you’ve never seen me read a speech. Because I cannot read a speech.” Does Newsom believe blacks are dumb and near-illiterate? Recall that Joe Biden appeared to hold a similar view when he opined, “Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”
Jack Smith’s report blocked: Former legal hitman special prosecutor Jack Smith is desperate to fulfill his mandate to smear Donald Trump, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has seemingly put an end to his attempts once and for all. In July 2024, Cannon ruled that Smith had been unlawfully appointed as special counsel and dismissed the charges against President Trump. Smith was undeterred and compiled a report intended for circulation among members of congress. That final report was sent to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland and was set to become public on Tuesday, except for Cannon’s action. “The Court strains to find a situation in which a former special counsel has released a report after initiating criminal charges that did not result in a finding of guilt,” said Judge Cannon.
Biden did have prior knowledge of the Mar-a-Lago raid: Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lied. That’s not news. What is news is that there is now proof that she was specifically lying when she told the press that President Joe Biden was not briefed about the 2022 FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago and learned about it “just like the American people did.” FBI communications from August 3, 2022 — days before the raid — say the “event is dependent upon the timeline of President Biden’s brief, decision, and coordination between [White House] Counsel and DOJ.” It sure seems that if the timing of the raid was dependent on Biden’s decision, he must’ve been aware it was going to happen. Biden may have protested innocence, but he was the one weaponizing the government against his political opponent, and now we have the receipts.
Newsom pardons a savage illegal alien convict: In 1996, Somboon Phaymany, then a green-card holder, was a member of the Oriental Boy Soldiers gang. He was in deep enough to participate in a drive-by shooting, even bringing along a weapon as he sat in the passenger seat. He was convicted of 10 counts of attempted murder and 18 counts of assault with a firearm, among other charges. He was sentenced to two life sentences. California Gov. Gavin Newsom now says that Somboon has “demonstrated his fitness for restoration of civic rights and responsibilities,” and he granted this illegal immigrant gang member a full pardon, which removes the criminal offense for which he would be immediately subject to deportation. Newsom’s office insists that the pardon “does not minimize or forgive his conduct or the harm it caused,” except, of course, it does exactly that.
GOP infighting may squander any chance for a Republican victory in California: Thanks to California’s ridiculous jungle primary system and a crowded field of Democrat candidates, voters in the deep-blue state could find themselves choosing between two Republican candidates for governor. Thus far, two Republicans, former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, have risen to the top in recent polling, setting up the possibility of just such a scenario. In order for a Republican to have any real shot at winning the gubernatorial election, both of them must end up being the top two in a runoff election. In large part, they have avoided attacking each other. Unfortunately, though, they have begun to do just that as they vie for the top Republican spot. They may want to rethink that strategy.
Anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion: Ukraine is entering its fifth year of defending itself from the predations of Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky is frustrated, and Vladimir Putin is obstinate. No progress toward peace has been made after months of U.S.-led negotiations. Following four war-torn years, Russia now occupies 20% of Ukrainian territory, but Putin does not view this as the completion of his goal and will press on with his historical justification for the war. Zelensky continues to reject Putin’s assertion that all of Ukraine belongs to Russia — even just the Donbas — saying, “He has not broken Ukrainians.” The war has taken its toll on both countries, with nearly half a million dead and 1.5 million either wounded or missing. Civilian casualties increased in Ukraine last year, which was the deadliest for civilians since the invasion. Six million Ukrainians are living outside the country as refugees.
Headlines
Millions dig out from deadly blizzard (Fox Weather)
Adam Schiff says he’ll skip the State of the Union (Fox News)
Maryland sues Trump administration to stop construction of ICE detention facility (Washington Examiner)
Ex-British Ambassador to U.S. Peter Mandelson arrested in Epstein probe (NY Post)
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“You used to have to have facts before you said stuff,” complained Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” last week. Notwithstanding Goldberg’s extensive experience spouting off about things without the facts, her gripe was a response to reports that her name showed up in Jeffrey Epstein’s emails.
“Well, Trump is on this list 38,000 times,” retorted her cohost, Joy Behar. “I mean, come on.”
Goldberg replied, “Well, I can’t speak to him, but I’m speaking about me because I’m getting dragged.”
Like every American, I’ll await with bated breath to hear what Whoopi and the gang have to say about the man who was killed by Secret Service agents on Sunday because he showed up at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate with a shotgun and a gas can due to the president’s name being in the Epstein files. Goldberg is “getting dragged”? Well, Trump’s life is on the line. Again.
To be sure, this wasn’t a near-miss like Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Crooks fired eight shots with his rifle and came within an inch of taking Trump’s life. He did kill Corey Comperatore, a former local fire chief, and critically wounded two other men.
This wasn’t even a replay of West Palm Beach, Florida. While Trump was playing a round of golf in September 2024, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, hid in the bushes with a rifle, ready to take a shot before Secret Service agents spotted and arrested him.
On Sunday, 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of Moore County, North Carolina, didn’t get close to Trump, who wasn’t even at his Florida estate at the time. But despite his Trump-loving family background, Martin was likely motivated by the same kind of hateful and deranged rhetoric that has become the stock in trade of Democrats these days.
There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of “there” there with the Epstein files, but many Americans — maybe especially young, disaffected men — are obsessed with the rampant criminal corruption they believe has overrun our institutions of power, including Donald Trump’s White House. Martin seems to have been “fixated” on the files.
“I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable,” he wrote in a text thread with a coworker a week ago. “The best people like you and I can do is use what little influence we have. Tell other people about what you hear about the Epstein files and what the government is doing about it. Raise awareness.”
He was deeply concerned about a concerted government cover-up intended to help elites keep “getting away with it.” Congressional Democrats have encouraged that exact sentiment about Trump because his Justice Department hemmed and hawed and foot-dragged about releasing the files.
So did Joe Biden’s Justice Department, but never mind that.
Also, never mind that if Trump had even a whiff of criminal behavior alleged in the files, Democrats would have been trumpeting and prosecuting it years ago.
Still, the New York Post reported an unintentionally hilarious line: “Authorities haven’t revealed a motive for the potential thwarted attack.”
Sure. Maybe Martin just wanted to go through Melania Trump’s underwear drawer like the FBI did in 2022. Yeah, that’s it.
“Got a lot of people gunning for me, don’t I?” Trump whimsically responded on Monday. “You read about all these crazy shooters, but they only go after consequential presidents,” he added. “They don’t go after non-consequential presidents.”
His daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, was much more circumspect. “Whenever you just casually throw around terms like Nazi, like fascist, like Hitler, and racist, what do you think the consequences of that ultimately will be?” she asked rhetorically. “And I’ll tell you as a family member, I keep wondering how many chances does one man get? He’s not gonna be lucky enough at some point,” she continued. “You don’t get lucky every single time.”
In any case, with tonight’s State of the Union Address, Democrats and their Leftmedia propagandists will return to their regularly scheduled Trump derangement.
Douglas Andrews: Trump Hosts Angel Families — The Democrats no doubt wish that these devastated families would just go away, but Donald Trump is committed to making sure we never forget.
Michael Swartz: Taking the Offensive Against Cartels — The drug kingpin known as “El Mencho” was killed by Mexican authorities, opening a new chapter in the war on cartels.
Jack DeVine: The Peanut Gallery Pipes Up — Their message every week: everything President Donald Trump does is awful, and democracy will be gone by next Tuesday.
Caleb Nunes: America at 250 — America’s uniqueness lies in its foundation on republicanism: the rule of a people through law and representation, rather than the rule of a ruler, a caste, or a permanent managerial class.
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I’m Not Falling for Gavin Newsom — Governor Newsom tried to relate to his audience in Atlanta by saying “I’m just like you” after boasting of his low SAT score. Does he think black people are stupid?
SHORT CUTS
Lawfare, Continued…
“If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules … and say, ‘Oh, never mind. We’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you’ve violated, all, you know, the laws you’ve skirted,’ I think they’ve got another thing coming.” —former UN Ambassador and Netflix board member Susan Rice threatening corporations with retaliation for not maintaining the leftist line
The BIG Lie
“The Republicans, you know, they’re setting up these internment camps.” —Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) on ICE detention centers
Defamation
“They thought Trump was the one to take down the secret pedophile ring. … He’s right in the middle of it.” —Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX)
Hollyweirdo
“[Donald Trump] will never leave. We have to make him leave. … It’s up to us to get rid of him. … Like Vietnam, you got to get out there and protest.” —actor Robert De Niro
Dumb & Dumber
“The followers of President Donald Trump are at a crossroads of repentance. The choices, as ever, are stark: to continue to belong to a cult of personality that has led to blood in the streets, or to choose change, and all the sacrifices that might entail.” —UC Berkeley professor Kaya Oakes
“If waving the American flag or chanting ‘USA!’ turns you off right now, you’re not alone.” —the subtitle to HuffPost senior reporter Monica Torres’s piece, “There’s A Name For The Discomfort You’re Feeling Watching The Olympics Right Now”
Faux Pas
“I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you [that] I’m like you. I’m no better than you. You know? I’m a 960 SAT guy. … You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom to black southerners
Clapbacks:
“His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read. This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.” —singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj
“Why does Gavin Newsom think cussing will distract us from the fact that he equated blackness with being a dumbass?” —podcaster CJ Pearson
Stranger Than Fiction
“New York’s Communist Mayor demands 3 forms of identification to be an Official Volunteer Snow Shoveler during a blizzard. He will also have you know that these are extremely racist criteria if you want to vote.” —Guy Benson
Upright
“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. … I’m so proud to be American today.” —Olympian Jack Hughes after his gold medal-winning overtime score in hockey
Author Nassim Taleb says AI will lead to bankruptcies among software firms.
He predicted that stock gains among the market leaders of the last few years with be “eradicated.”
Taleb said that pioneering companies are not usually the most successful and are often overtaken.
A top statistician and markets commentator thinks more pain is coming from the AI-fueled wave of panic that’s shaken the tech sector.
Nassim Taleb, the author of “The Black Swan” and an advisor at Universa Investments, said he believes the disruption will materially affect software firms and will “definitely” lead to bankruptcies in the space.
Moreover, Taleb predicts that the gains among the market leaders of the last few years will be erased as the next crop of winners emerge.
“The previous rally we had was driven by a very small number of names. And now we’ll probably have some broadening effects and redistribution, but a lot of the gains in the stock market are going to be eradicated by that,” he said in an interview on Bloomberg TV.
The AI scare trade has been in full focus lately as new AI products and updates pummel software stocks. The sell-off in recent weeks has also spilled over to sectors ike trucking, wealth management, and insurers.
Taleb used a historical analogy to further illustrate his take on the tech sector, noting that pioneering companies are not necessarily the most successful in the long run. He cited the automotive and airline industries as examples, as well as the original PC makers.
“I’m sure someone’s going to make a lot of money in both software and hardware related to AI, but [that] doesn’t necessarily have to be these companies because you have a lot of instability,” Taleb added.
As Black Swan events are, by definition, phenomena that no one sees coming, Taleb could not speculate on what the next one will be. However, that doesn’t mean he believes the US market isn’t facing major risk as AI disruption continues.
Taleb said that while the market may be behaving as if extreme crashes are unlikely, this isn’t the case, and investors shouldn’t be lulled into a false sense of security.
“I would say the tail risks across all sectors are underpriced,” he said. “So it’s not the risk of drawdown in the stock market, it’s a risk of large drawdown.”
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It’s hard to know what’s true amid the fog of war, but when Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) comes out with whatever new accusation it lodges against Ukraine it usually ‘goes big’.
That’s true of the latest statement Tuesday, which happens to mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Ukraine invasion of 2022. The SVR is newly alleging that France and the UK are plotting to secretly arm Ukraine with a nuclear weapon.
According to the agency, British and French officials are considering the “covert transfer of relevant European-made components, equipment, and technologies to Ukraine” – and are in parallel laying the groundwork for an information campaign that would misrepresent the nuclear capacity as domestically developed.
Russian sources and state media strongly suggest their belief that this is still just in planning stages, and that several options are being considered, including that Ukraine could be provided with a French TN 75 warhead, currently in the the French Navy’s submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
There’s also the option of Western assistance to help Kiev build a ‘dirty bomb’ – which has long been a feared weapon in the context of the grinding Ukraine conflict, given it spreads radioactive material far and wide, among urban areas.
TASS and others have cited the SVR in framing this as an act of desperation given Ukrainian forces are being rolled back piecemeal on the battlefield:
According to its information, the British and French elites are unwilling to accept defeat. “It is believed that Ukraine should be supplied with a ‘Wunderwaffe’ (German for ‘miracle weapon’ – TASS). Kiev would be able to aspire to more advantageous terms of ceasing the hostilities if it possesses a nuclear or at least a so-called ‘dirty’ bomb,” the statement said.
The suggestion is that the Western allies supporting Ukraine would do anything rather than admit defeat, even the unthinkable.
Here’s more from an official state media translation from the SVR’s media office:
“At present, according to the information available to the Russian SVR, London and Paris are actively working over the issue of providing Kiev with a weapon of this kind, as well as with means of its delivery. This involves a covert transfer of relevant European-made components, equipment and technologies to Ukraine. As an option, the French small-size TN-75 warhead from the M51.1 submarine-launched ballistic missile is being considered,” the press bureau pointed out. At the same time, “Berlin has prudently refused to take part in this dangerous venture.”
According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, the British and the French realize that their plot is “a gross violation of the international law, first of all the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and carries the risk of destroying the global non-proliferation system.” “Consequently, the Westerners’ main efforts are focused on making Kiev’s possession of nuclear weapon look like it was developed by the Ukrainians themselves,” the statement said. “Great Britain and France are aware that the situation developing in Ukraine leaves no chances for them to achieve the ardently desired victory over Russia with the hands of the Ukrainian armed forces,” the SVR noted.
The statement concludes by an allegation that NATO countries are “losing touch with reality” their reckless efforts to impose defeat on Russia in Ukraine, and so are willing to seriously contemplate a ‘dirty bomb’ – as losses mount.
The Kremlin has meanwhile not been forthcoming with any specific evidence, and the SVR has not revealed the types of sourcing underlying its serious allegations.
That’s it. For the first time since 1972, Russia (the former USSR) and the US have no treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces. SALT 1, SALT 2, START I, START II, SORT, New START – all in the past. pic.twitter.com/D3TBZM9ffC
But according to RIA, the Russian government is taking all of this seriously enough for Putin’s office to say it plans to inform the United States about these potential nuclear aspirations of Ukraine and its European backers.
Downing Street has so far been among the first to dismiss the allegation, with the UK Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying: “This is a clear attempt by Vladimir Putin to distract from his heinous actions in Ukraine” and that “there is no truth to this.”
The Democrats have tabbed Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give their response from the dark side, and the choice is highly significant. Spanberger has been Virginia’s governor for just over a month, and in that time she has hit the ground running with a raft of far-left, authoritarian policies that will make the people of Virginia more unsafe, poorer, and less able to do anything about it by voting her and her henchmen out of office.
France and the UK are considering covertly handing nuclear capabilities or a ‘dirty bomb’ to Kiev, Russian intel has claimed
Russia would launch a nuclear response if NATO countries supplied atomic weapons to Ukraine, former President Dmitry Medvedev has warned.
Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, was commenting to RT on Tuesday on claims by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) that London and Paris are considering ways to provide nuclear weaponry or related components to Kiev.
“I will be blunt and state the obvious,” Medvedev said, adding that the reported intention by the UK and France to hand over nuclear capabilities to the “Nazi regime in Kiev” would change the situation entirely.
“This is a direct transfer of nuclear weapons to a country at war,” he stated.
According to the SVR, British and French officials are weighing the “covert transfer of relevant European-made components, equipment, and technologies to Ukraine,” and preparing an information campaign to portray any resulting capability as domestically developed.
“There should be no doubt whatsoever that in such a scenario Russia would be forced to use any means at its disposal, including non-strategic nuclear weapons, against targets in Ukraine that threaten our country,” Medvedev stated. “And if necessary, against the supplier nations now implicated in a nuclear conflict with Russia. This is the kind of symmetrical response that the Russian Federation would be entitled to,” he added.
The SVR also alleged that another option under discussion was the provision of a complete French TN 75 nuclear warhead used on submarine launched ballistic missiles, or assistance in building a radioactive “dirty bomb” using conventional explosives and nuclear materials. Kiev could seek “more advantageous terms” in any negotiations if it possessed such weapons, the SVR suggested, adding that Germany had “prudently refused” to participate.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the reported plans as “potentially very dangerous,” saying they would threaten the global non-proliferation regime.
Ukraine has argued that it gave up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security guarantees that later proved worthless. While a significant portion of Soviet nuclear forces were stationed in Ukraine, Kiev never controlled the missiles.
The 1994 Budapest Memorandums provided assurances – but not legally binding guarantees – to Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan that their territorial integrity would be respected after transferring Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia. At the 2022 Munich Security Conference, shortly before the Ukraine conflict escalated, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky suggested Kiev could reconsider its non-nuclear status.
Moscow maintains that after the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, Ukraine’s new authorities breached the neutrality pledge underpinning its post-Soviet independence by making NATO membership a key foreign policy goal.
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Gavin Newsom’s horrible, terrible, no-good, very-bad week just keeps getting worse. And what makes it even funnier and more entertaining is that he’s doing this all on his own.
Seriously. Republicans haven’t had ot lift a finger to make him look like the out-of-touch, privileged, racist Democrat he really is.
Gavin only has himself to blame. And it’s starting to impact his chances for 2028.
Hey, don’t take our word for it, take Harry Enten’s:
CNN’s Harry Enten just ROASTED Gavin Newsom’s 2028 ambitions “He’s definitely flailing”:
“This is just a downright clown car at this point on the Democratic side.”
“This is just a total clown car. It is a total mess. There is no clear front-runner at this particular point on… pic.twitter.com/TYijTMGKWt
Even CNN can’t launder the optics on Newsom anymore. You don’t get to run for President while your home state looks like a case study in crime, cost of living, and regulatory rot. Sell it somewhere else.
The U.S. military buildup in the Middle East indicates a potential military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran is more a matter of if and not when. However, U.S. military planners are weighing key challenges and concerns as they brief U.S. President Donald Trump on the various options.
A growing chorus of voices is challenging long-standing support for Israel within conservative circles. From accusations of Christian persecution to broader geopolitical criticisms, analysts warn that cultural narratives can shape national policy. This discussion examines the claims, the influencers amplifying them, and the potential consequences if fringe rhetoric becomes mainstream.
Gavin Newsom is viewed by many as not just a candidate to be the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 2028 but a leading candidate.
So over the weekend he made a remark on camera implying blacks aren’t that smart and perhaps cannot even read.
Now he’s gone further, with a remark suggesting Kamala Harris, his party’s failed 2024 nominee for the White House, essentially would be an unknown “without Willie Brown,” bringing back to the campaign discourse her “relationship” with the much older politician at the start of her career in politics.
One publication bluntly warned, “Newsom sticks another fork in his faltering campaign before it begins with this remark … ”
Governor Newsom tonight: “You would not know Kamala Harris without Willie Brown”
A commentary at RedState said, “His attempt to raise his national profile for 2028 has imploded magnificently with unforced errors. And it’s still going. If he keeps this up, he may be able to show a ton of people in America how unfit he is for the job of president.”
The report noted Newsom also flipped out at Sean Hannity, “cursing him out.”
Then came the latest flub, in South Carolina.
In an interview moderated by former DNC chief Jaime Harrison, “He mentioned how he got his political start with the help of former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who appointed him to the city’s Park and Traffic Commission, and then to the Board of Supervisors. But then Newsom mentioned Kamala Harris’ connection to Willie Brown.”
“For those who don’t know Willie Brown, you wouldn’t know Kamala Harris without Willie Brown,” Newsom said.
“Oh my, he actually went there. It sounds like the audience might not have known Willie Brown, so they didn’t get it. But X certainly did.”
In fact, it was at the beginning of Harris’ career that she and Brown, then 60 and married, had a “relationship.”
Willie Brown and Kamala Harris
Then, “Brown appointed Harris to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and then to the Medical Assistance Commission – positions that paid her more than $400,000 over five years, according to SF Weekly. [….]”
Brown also confirmed, “I certainly helped with her first race for district attorney in San Francisco.”
Online commenters jumped to their keyboards, with, “Translation: DEI hire with benefits. Brutal honesty from the coastal king.”
And, “That might be the only truth he’s ever told.”
And, “I mean, I don’t like the guy, but he IS completely correct about that.”
And, “I believe him when he says he scored a 960 SAT.”
WND reported earlier that Newsom had said in another interview, “I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you I’m LIKE YOU. I’m no better than you. You know. I’m a 960 SAT guy. You know. And I’m not trying to offend anyone. You know, trying to act all there if you got 940. But literally a 960 SAT guy. I cannot. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.”
Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: “I am like you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.” pic.twitter.com/4Gk0WKbIYz
Entertainer Nick Minaj immediately responded, and it wasn’t to offer solace for Newsom’s scores.
“His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read. This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved. Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever? He’s literally slowing his speech down & talking in a sporadic cadence. He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!! As if they’re children!!!! That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it—he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!! Do ya love it?!?!! Do ya just love it, black ppl?!????
His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read.
This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.
And was told to “f*** off” by the Democrat’s communications director.
The question came from Susan Crabtree of Real Clear Politics, who lives in California and asked for any paperwork confirming his dyslexia, a learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing.
“Newsom has also said he was diagnosed with dyslexia in 1972 – that would be when he was five or six. Is there anything the governor can point to as proof of this?” Crabtree asked.
“If the early paperwork is not available, is there any evidence of a more recent dyslexia diagnosis he can provide?”
Izzy Gardon, Newsom’s government-paid director of communications, responded without any redaction: “Hey Susan, thanks for reaching out. Respectfully, f*** off.”
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Chinese CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles could be a game changer in a U.S.-Iran conflict. Photo of Ayatollah Khamenei courtesy of Wikipedia and CM-302 missile courtesy of Chinese state media.
Reuters reports that Iran is close to finalizing a deal with Beijing to purchase CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, according to six sources familiar with the negotiations. Talks began at least two years ago but accelerated after last June’s 12-day Israel-Iran war.
Senior Iranian military and government officials were involved, including Deputy Defense Minister Massoud Oraei. It remains unclear how many missiles are included, the price of the deal, or whether China will complete the transfer amid rising regional tensions.
The CM-302 is widely considered one of the most capable anti-ship missiles currently available. Supersonic and designed to fly at low altitude to evade naval radar, it has a range of approximately 290 kilometers. Military analysts have described the system as a potential “game-changer,” significantly increasing Iran’s ability to threaten U.S. aircraft carriers and destroyers operating in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
Marketed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, the missile can be launched from ships, aircraft, or mobile ground platforms and can strike both maritime and land targets.
Sources say Iran is also discussing additional purchases from China, including surface-to-air missile systems, anti-ballistic weapons, and anti-satellite capabilities. The transfer would represent one of the most advanced Chinese weapons sales to Iran in decades and could violate reimposed U.N. sanctions.
Analysts say the acquisition would help replenish Iran’s arsenal after last year’s war and reflect deepening China-Iran military ties. Without the missiles, Iran faces weakened conventional capacity and remains outmatched militarily. Its regional proxy network has also been degraded by sustained Israeli operations, limiting its ability to quickly reconstitute power.
Lebanon’s government has urged Hezbollah not to become involved if fighting breaks out between the United States and Iran, warning that escalation could trigger severe Israeli retaliation. Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said Lebanese officials have received indications that Israel would strike civilian infrastructure, including possibly Beirut’s airport, in any renewed conflict. During the 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war, Israel killed much of Hezbollah’s leadership and launched a ground invasion before a U.S.-brokered ceasefire halted major fighting.
The White House did not directly address the reported negotiations but reiterated President Trump’s warning that Iran must reach a nuclear agreement or face serious consequences.
President Trump is reportedly growing frustrated as he weighs whether to order airstrikes after being advised that any military action would not deliver a single decisive blow and could draw the United States into a prolonged Middle East war. His decision is expected to depend in part on the assessment of special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner regarding whether Tehran is stalling in negotiations over relinquishing its nuclear weapons capability.
Trump has asked advisers for strike options strong enough to pressure Iran into negotiating from a weaker position, but military planners have cautioned there are no guarantees such action would achieve that objective. He has not made a final decision as the administration awaits Iran’s latest proposal ahead of scheduled negotiations in Geneva.
In addition to the reported Chinese missile deal, Iran may have already received advanced Russian shoulder-fired rockets. Reports from February 22–24, 2026 state that Tehran signed a secret $589 million arms agreement with Moscow for thousands of 9K333 Verba man-portable air-defense systems. According to leaked documents first reported by the Financial Times, the agreement was signed in Moscow in December 2025. Russia has reportedly committed to delivering 500 Verba launch units and 2,500 9M336 missiles.
The Verba is Russia’s most modern shoulder-fired air defense system. It uses a three-channel multispectral optical seeker operating in ultraviolet, near-infrared, and mid-infrared bands, making it highly resistant to countermeasures such as flares and laser dazzling systems used by Western aircraft. It is designed to target cruise missiles, drones, helicopters, and low-flying strike aircraft operating below traditional radar coverage.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War say the purchase reflects a shift in Iranian military doctrine following the June 2025 Twelve-Day War. After large, fixed radar systems such as the S-300 and S-400 were destroyed in U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iran appears to be moving toward a distributed air defense model using small, mobile teams. Unlike larger radar-based systems, the Verba can operate without emitting a detectable radar signature, allowing concealed units to engage aircraft with little warning.
The sale is also viewed as a means for Moscow to repair ties with Tehran after Russia did not intervene directly on Iran’s behalf during the 2025 conflict. Although official delivery schedules reportedly run from 2027 to 2029, intelligence reports indicate that some emergency units may already have arrived via Russian Il-76TD cargo aircraft observed landing in Karaj earlier this month. Leaked pricing suggests the missiles are being sold for approximately $200,000 per unit and launchers for about $47,000 each.
Both China and Russia risk additional sanctions if these transfers proceed. Russia is already heavily sanctioned, and the United States imports very little from Russia, limiting Washington’s remaining economic leverage. China, however, would be far more exposed to secondary sanctions and tariff penalties given the scale of its trade relationship with the United States.
On February 6, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order designed to penalize countries that materially support Iran. The order authorizes targeted tariffs of up to 25 percent on any country that “directly or indirectly” acquires goods or services from Iran and expands secondary sanctions aimed at foreign entities, including state-owned firms such as the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
President Trump confirmed that he discussed Iran during a February 4 phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. According to reports, Trump warned that Chinese military support for Iran, particularly the transfer of advanced weapons systems, would jeopardize the relationship between the two leaders and could affect ongoing trade discussions ahead of his planned visit to Beijing in April.
The United States has positioned itself for what former senior Pentagon official Dana Stroul described as a “highly kinetic” campaign against Iran, following one of the largest recent U.S. military buildups in the Middle East. She said the U.S. military is prepared for sustained offensive operations if ordered by President Trump and can rapidly reposition assets globally to deploy overwhelming force in a single theater.
The buildup includes expanded naval and air capabilities beyond those used in the June 2025 strikes on Iranian-linked nuclear targets. Two aircraft carriers, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln, are operating in or moving toward the CENTCOM theater, potentially positioned between the eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Gulf.
Additional guided-missile destroyers, fighter aircraft, refueling planes, and air defense systems have been deployed. The presence of the Ford enhances U.S. offensive capability and signals deterrence, reflecting broader and more sustained readiness than prior limited strikes.
It’s long been known that late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein kept a trove of files on his ‘friends and clients’, but a new report by British paper The Telegraph reveals that he secretly hid computers, photographs, and other equipment in storage units scattered across the US.
It is also believed that he paid private detectives to shuffle the material around when police started closing in on him.
“Financial records and emails […] revealed that the dead pedophile rented at least six storage lockers nationwide, some starting in 2003, and paid for them until 2019.
[…] The units were used to house items from Epstein’s homes, including computers and CDs from his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.”
“Search warrants — which were part of the tranche of 3 million Epstein-related documents released by the Justice Department — also revealed that US authorities possibly never raided the storage spaces and could contain never-before-seen evidence in the sex trafficking case.”
Epstein had detectives take materials from his homes into the storage facilities before police executed search warrants.
“His staff also discussed transporting some computers and CDs from his private island to the units and wiping them. Some of the material in the units could predate the earliest material in the Epstein files released by the DOJ, according to the publication.”
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