THE FADER — John Legend took the stage alongside three Ukrainian women artists – bandura player Siuzanna Iglidan, singer Mika Newtown, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk, who had just escaped her war-torn homeland a day earlier – to sing Legend's new song, "Free," following a rousing pre-taped speech by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.... (more)

RUMBLE — "A lot of things are always lacking in war. But what is in abundance is pain, dirt, blood, and death. Thousands, tens of thousands of deaths," President Vlodomyr Zelenko said in a passionate speech Jan. 3, before the Russian invasion began. The speech was posted to rumble on Feb. 24 by Fox News' Brian Kilmeade.... (more)

ART MOORE — A spokesman for Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as "neither new nor newsworthy" an upcoming documentary by conservative activist David Bossie that charges the Facebook founder's $400 million to fund election operations was intentionally channeled largely to three key swing states in an effort to defeat Donald Trump. Bossie's Citizens United Productions is the producer of "Rigged: The Zuckerberg-Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump," which will debut next Tuesday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. After the debut, it will be available for streaming at Rigged2020.com. [NOTE: See trailer above]... (more)

MIRROR — Mega-rich Russians living in a British billionaires' row have been reduced to tears after Ukraine war sanctions wrecked their luxury lifestyles. Pampered Putin cronies in Surrey's St George's Estate -- an exclusive gated enclave where a third of residents are Russian -- are unable to pay for private jet flights, holidays or even taxis now their credit cards are frozen. Many have been forced to ask staff to fork out for cabs after finding Uber executive accounts linked to their cards had been closed.... (more)

VANITY FAIR — Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky, cutting-edge virus research in both the U.S. and Wuhan, China. Drawing on more than 100,000 leaked documents, a V.F. investigation shows how an organization dedicated to preventing the next pandemic found itself suspected of helping start one.... (more)

NEWSMAX — U.S. prosecutors have found evidence that Russian oligarchs are trying to evade sanctions put in place to pressure Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine, the head of a new Justice Department task force said on Friday. Andrew Adams, a veteran prosecutor tapped to lead the "KleptoCapture" task force established last month, told Reuters in an interview that in some cases, even oligarchs who have not yet had sanctions imposed on them are trying to move assets ahead of potential future sanctions.... (more)

MIRROR — A Russian general has reportedly been killed in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin's forces endure catastrophic losses more than a month after invading. Ukraine has announced that Colonel Denis Kurilo, commander of the 200th motorised rifle brigade, had been "eliminated." He is claimed to have died in fighting outside Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The Ukrainian army claims Kurilo's brigade had lost around 1,500 troops since the start of the war, while overall 17,200 members of Putin's forces are claimed to have died.... (more)

JOAN SWIRSKY — For decades, neuroscientists have recognized that the brain has three distinct systems. One is similar to that of primitive reptiles that were adept at survival strategies. Another includes the limbic system----often called the "seat of emotions." The third includes the neocortex and prefrontal lobes (comprising the right and left hemispheres of the brain) that account for thinking, verbal abilities, and other "higher" functions.... (more)

ART MOORE — Two top FDA scientists resigned last year after charging the agency was allowing politics to compromise its vaccine-approval process, and now the FDA has expanded emergency use authorization for a fourth booster shot without a vote of its expert panel. The FDA on Tuesday said people age 50 and older are allowed to get a second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 booster – a fourth shot – four months after their first booster.... (more)

WORLD NET DAILY — Remember the guy who brazenly told protesters to "go into the Capitol" before the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion? The Justice Department is preparing to release a "disclosure" on him, according to Politico. The man seen in videos egging on conservative demonstrators to trespass at the Capitol the night before the riot was identified a week later as Ray Epps of Queen Creek, Arizona.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Federal Election Commission has fined Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and the Democratic National Committee for failing to disclose campaign spending that ended up in the pocket of Christopher Steele, the former British spy who authored a Russian-based dossier to damage Donald Trump. The FEC fined Mrs. Clinton's campaign $8,000 and levied a heftier punishment on the DNC, which must pay a $105,000 penalty.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said the signals from peace talks with Russia could be called positive but added that they did not drown out the explosions from Russian shells. In a late-night address, Zelenskyy also expressed caution about Russia's promise to sharply curtail military action in some areas and said Ukraine would not be easing off its defensive efforts.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Award-winning Journalist Greta Van Susteren told Newsmax on Monday that, unlike other wars she has covered, the Ukrainian people seem "determined to fight." "What you see is the incredible determination," Van Susteren told "Eric Bolling The Balance."... (more)

NEW YORK TIMES — After President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia claimed that action against Ukraine was taken in self-defense, the Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the conservative commentator Candace Owens repeated the assertion. When Mr. Putin insisted he was trying to "denazify" Ukraine, Joe Oltmann, a far-right podcaster, and Lara Logan, another right-wing commentator, mirrored the idea.... (more)

YOUTUBE — In this TED talk, William Browder, grandson of former head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) Earl Browder, describes how he has fought corrupt Russian leader Vladimir Putin for many years over Putin's role in the death of William Browders' principled Ukrainian-born lawyer Sergei Magnitsky—who was murdered by Putin's henchmen for helping Browder remedy the theft of multi-millions of dollars in Russian funds by Putin and his oligarchic fellow kleptocrats, resulting in the creation "Magnitsky laws" in several Western countries.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — These days, all kinds of ridiculous things are said against America, the Pledge of Allegiance, the flag, and our history. Now, one leftist reporter calls the Constitution "trash." It should be thrown away and replaced with something "more inclusive." Elie Mystal, who is the "Justice correspondent" for The Nation, said on "The View" recently, "The Constitution is kind of trash."... (more)

JOAN SWIRSKY — Let's dispense with the Mt. Everest of words that have been written to rationalize Joe Biden & Company's passion----indeed, lust----to put nuclear weapons in the hands of the fanatical mullahs in the terrorist-run state of Iran. To be sure, the powers-in-power----more accurately those who are pulling their strings----have been busy creating distractions like Covid-19, the corrupt investigation into the January 6th so-called insurrection, and the strange "war" between Russia and Ukraine.... (more)

PATRICK GARRY — If one listens closely enough, one hears the faint but steady hum of envy buzzing through American society. The envy is directed toward Ukraine, a country being pummeled by Russian tanks and missiles. A country where children, the elderly, and the sick are being targeted with bombs. And yet, it is also a country bravely standing up to one of the largest and best-equipped militaries on earth. This courage, this love of home and country, this willingness to sacrifice life and fortune -- this is the subject of American envy.... (more)

ELIZABETH LEE VLIET, M.D. — In a recent interview with an Army officer – who must remain anonymous due to threats of persecution, arrest and court-martial – I was shocked to learn of the massive command-level violations of military regulations regarding the Department of Defense mandate for all service members to receive the Covid shots, a clear departure from safeguarding the general welfare of those under their command.... (more)

RENEWAMERICA — Have you wondered where some of the strangest notions about the Russia-Ukraine conflict have come from? Some have come from retired Col. Douglas Macgregor, who was appointed by Trump to be a senior adviser to the acting secretary of defense on Nov. 11, 2020 – after Trump lost the election. It's not likely that Macgregor's strange notions on the conflict reflect the views of Trump himself, by the way; they're too un-American. To learn more, see "Douglas Macgregor" at Wikipedia and scroll down to the last entry: "2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine."... (more)

NEWSMAX — Former top White House adviser Ivanka Trump has donated 1 million meals to help relieve the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian military assault on Ukraine, sources tell Newsmax. The vital sustenance provided by the daughter of former President Donald Trump is part of a growing, massive underground network that's serving as a lifeline from Eastern European NATO countries into embattled Ukraine.... (more)

DAILY MAIL — New satellite images show the collapsed remains of Mariupol theatre which was sheltering hundreds of children and their families before being levelled in a Russian airstrike. More than 1,300 people, including women and babies, are still feared trapped in the bombed ruins of the theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol as rescue efforts are hampered by constant Russian shelling.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — After a federal appellate court rejected her bid to reconsider a defamation claim which failed in a lower court, porn star Stormy Daniels sits forced to pay former President Donald Trump a large sum in legal fees, CNBC reported. Daniels is responsible for paying nearly $300,000 to the former president, CNBC reported. Friday's ruling is reportedly likely to end the years-long legal fight between Daniels and Trump in the aftermath of her claim that the two had sex once in 2006.... (more)

BUSINESS INSIDER — A convoy of truck drivers makes its way from Adelanto, California, to the Washington, DC, to express outrage over COVID-19 restrictions. Huge crowds of supporters are cheering them on along the way.... (more)

ART MOORE — An Army flight surgeon testified in federal court that she was ordered by high-level command not to discuss the controversy over Department of Defense data indicating a massive spike in serious injuries and illnesses among military personnel when the vaccines were rolled out in 2021.... (more)