Modern Patriots

The United States is joining several other nations in closing their airspace to Russian aviation. “Tonight I’m announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding additional squeeze on their economy,” the President said in his State of the Union address. The Wall Street Journal reports that the ban...

Officials in the United States worry that Vladimir Putin could retaliate by arresting Americans living in Russia following the Biden administration's imposition of sanctions. It's possible. Russia is well-known for falsely accusing Americans of being imprisoned. Two ex-Marines currently serve time in Russian prisons on unspecified charges. Because of the many American workers in Russia, the Russian FSB is attracted by...

Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, stated that President Biden did not take Russian sanctions off the table in light of growing pressure to reduce Russian oil imports due to Putin's invasion. Psaki joined "America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday to discuss the Biden Administration's response to Ukraine's crisis as it relates energy and moves that the White House is still considering...

Russia is becoming very skilled at making threats. Today, Vladimir Putin threatened to launch a nuclear war. According to media reports, Putin put Russia's nuclear forces "high alert." Dmitry Rogozin (director-general of Russia’s space program Roscosmos) tweeted a threat to International Space Station. He said that U.S. sanctions and NATO sanctions could "destroy cooperation on the ISS." He also suggested...

Protests are erupting around the globe as Ukraine fights Russian forces that invaded it last Wednesday. Protest signs bearing messages such as #HandsOffUkraine and STOP WARF!, Stop Putin, Stop War, and No War, as well as Russians Against the War, were visible in Japan, Washington, D.C. over the weekend. We, Russians don't want war. AliyaPassova, a demonstrator in New York City,...

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), is a global network for payments among banks. Without it, international finance and trade would be nearly impossible. It would be a terrible thing for a country's economy to be cut off from the SWIFT network. A nation doesn't have a viable alternative. Why doesn't Biden reduce the boom on Putin, and make...

Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian venture seems to be working for the time being. According to the Ukrainian defense ministry, there is some resistance but the invasion is still going on. One such area is the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which surrounds the nuclear plant and was the site of the most devastating nuclear accident in human history. New York Times: The National Guard...

Surprisingly, top New York prosecutors who were pursuing criminal charges against Donald Trump have abruptly resigned. After Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, expressed doubts about the case's ability to proceed, the top prosecutors in New York pursuing criminal charges against Donald Trump have suddenly resigned. Notable is the fact that Bragg is a far-left figure and rejects any claims...

Bipartisan lawmakers representing both the far-left squad and the far-right Freedom Caucus gathered Tuesday to ask Congress to authorize President Biden's use of U.S. forces during the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Representative Peter DeFazio (an Oregon Democrat) and Rep. Warren Davidson (an Ohio Republican) led the diverse group of 43 members. They wrote a letter to Biden, urging him to not violate...

I love it when Republicans remind their party that a complete ban on abortion will kill any chance of them winning the next election. This is one of my favorite parts about any election cycle in which Republicans have a good chance of doing well. 2022 is no exception. Take note of Absolutely Still a Conservative Bill Kristol. It's not a...