The U.S.-led NATO alliance held its first NATO-Ukraine Council meeting this week in Brussels. As usual, the cliched promises of supporting the Kiev regime to the end were trotted out by all and sundry.

In truth, these NATO events for Ukraine, and more generally, are becoming yawn fests.

The whole sordid charade is only postponing the reality that the proxy war in Ukraine against Russia is a debacle for the Western powers. This is not something to gloat over. It is a tragedy and an abomination.

Up to 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, as well as tens of thousands of Russian military personnel. Total casualty figures are no doubt in the millions. In addition, millions of civilians have been displaced as refugees in Russia and throughout Europe. Hundreds of billions of dollars and euros have been raided from Western taxpayers to fund this bloody fiasco. Not only that but international tensions have been heightened between nuclear powers at a perilous pitch not seen since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 at the depth of the Cold War.

Neil Oliver: We face surveillance of our lives and attempts to control our every behaviour, making every one of us a convicted prisoner, presumed guilty at birth. 'But guilty of what exactly? Asking questions? Doubting the state narrative? I for one won’t live under that yoke!'

 Welcome to our slideshow gallery exploring the unique customs and beliefs of the Mormon people. The customs and practices observed by Mormons can be interesting and sometimes puzzling to those unfamiliar with their faith.

As you continue reading, we'll learn about some of the beliefs that may seem unusual or even scary to outsiders and shed light on their significance. From belief in the planet Kolob to abstinence from caffeine and the practice of posthumous baptism, we'll learn about these interesting aspects of Mormonism. Let's dive in!

Pro-Palestine demonstrations in the UK have continued into the eighth successive weekend, as protesters gathered in cities and towns across the country to demand a permanent ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.  

Tens of thousands of people held protests on Saturday as part of a  "Day of Actions,”  organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), an alternative to the larger marches seen in previous weeks. 

The protests were more diffuse as rallies and vigils were held in Manchester, Hull, Exeter, Bristol, Glasgow, Canterbury, Leeds, Sheffield, Cambridge and across most London boroughs.

The group demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and said its primary motivation was concern over further civilian casualties as Israel resumed its renewed attack on Gaza after the week-long ceasefire. 

A huge backlash against climate change goals is underway. A cow burp tax decided the election in New Zealand. People are upset with similar Green stupidity in California as well.

The president of the COP28 climate conference, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, has cast great doubt over zero-emissions policies being pushed by the United Nations, claiming there is “no science” to show that stage-by-stage cuts in fossil fuel use would decrease global heating, the Guardian reported on Sunday.

The chair of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, now underway in Dubai, claimed that a gradual reduction in fossil fuel consumption would hold back sustainable development and drag humanity back to the Paleolithic period.

His comments, made in response to questions from former UN special envoy for climate change Mary Robinson during a live online event in late November, are fundamentally at odds with the position of the UN and its secretary general Antonio Guterres.

More demonstrations for Palestine are being held in Italy. From the north to the south of the country, hundreds of rallies have been held in solidarity with the besieged Gaza Strip over the past weeks. The latest one has taken place in the capital, Rome.

Steve Bannon opened his War Room show on Monday taking a jab at the Cheney family after they took another jab at Trump supporters.

A Catholic school in Michigan is asking an appeals court for help in stopping a takeover of the institution by leftist politicians who want it to promote their sex ideologies.

A public school teacher in Seattle encouraged students to write hate letters to the parent advocacy group Moms for Liberty.

The US House of Representatives is set to go on Christmas vacation for nearly a month next week. Congress will break on December 14th and not return until January 9th.

 The Biden administration announced new rules for the oil and gas industry Saturday, requiring it to cut methane emissions by nearly 80% through 2038.

In a world full of unimaginable absurdity, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future… and to where all of this insanity leads.

 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s job performance over the weekend, saying that his actions over the last two months, or a lack thereof, prove to him that Austin is not the right man for the job.

The RRP facility is used to take excess liquidity out of the system. Banks have a ton of extra deposits that they would loan out, and if there’s too little demand for loans they’d loan it at less than 5% (for short term loans).

 The Biden administration announced new rules for the oil and gas industry Saturday, requiring it to cut methane emissions by nearly 80% through 2038.

 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s job performance over the weekend, saying that his actions over the last two months, or a lack thereof, prove to him that Austin is not the right man for the job.

While the Case-Shiller National home price index is rising again, it has been slowing since March 2022. This is happening as “the honey pot” (aka, M2 Money printing) growth is now negative. While real hourly compensation growth is slightly, the average rate of growth since April 1, 2021, is -2.1%. (Not exactly what Biden wants to broadcast as a feature of Bidenomics).

If you’re not familiar with a little organization called the “Council For Inclusive Capitalism,” don’t worry, most people have never heard of it. The group was formed at the height of the covid pandemic; as fear instilled by government officials and the media propagated the news feeds, the majority of the public was rather distracted. The CIC is essentially everything that conspiracy theorists have been warning about for years packaged into a single Orwellian entity, complete with dramatic piano music and a mask of humanitarian philanthropy.

 Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott said on Sunday that he plans to sign a new state law that will authorize every police officer in the Lone Star State to arrest immigrants who illegally entered Texas from another country.

 House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Sunday that he believes Republicans will have enough votes to formalize the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.

 Leon Panetta, who served as CIA director and defense secretary during the Obama administration, voiced support for a “more aggressive” response to attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East.

 Democratic strategist James Carville claimed during an interview late last week that Christian Republicans represented a greater threat to the U.S. than Islamic terrorists.