Powerful Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine

(Update 4:48pm ET): In the overnight hours local time a massive gas pipeline explosion is being reported, with a fire raging at the site. Early unconfirmed reports suggest the powerful explosion rocked a part of the pipeline in the pro-Russian separatist region, in or near the city of Luhansk.

Interfax is also confirming a "pipeline fire in Eastern Ukraine after a powerful explosion"… Dramatic videos were quick to emerge showing a bright fireball on the horizon.

"An explosion has rocked the city of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine late on Friday, Sputnik news agency's correspondent has reported," according to Russian media.

And reports of a second explosion have come across the news wires:

RUSSIA'S INTERFAX NEWS AGENCY REPORTS SECOND EXPLOSION IN LUHANSK IN EAST UKRAINE

"Local media have also confirmed that a pipeline in the area has been affected, resulting in a major fire. Emergency services are on the scene," the report said.

Hawkish Republican Senator Marco Rubio was quick to immediately point the finger at Russia for sabotage, suggesting that that Washington might have its 'false flag' moment to pin on Moscow…

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-tumble-after-donbas-separatists-announce-evacuation-women-children-russia

National Archives Claims Trump White House Documents Retrieved From Mar-a-Lago Included Classified Information

The left-wing media is salivating over another non-story about Trump’s White House documents.

The National Archives last week asked the Justice Department to investigate Trump’s handling of White House records after it raided Mar-a-Lago.

The National Archives raided Mar-a-Lago last month and retrieved 15 Trump White House record boxes, according to the Washington Post.

The National Archives on Friday claimed classified records were found in Trump’s boxes at Mar-a-Lago.

“NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes,” Ferriero wrote, responding to a question from the House, according to CNN. “Because NARA identified classified information in the boxes, NARA staff has been in communication with the Department of Justice.”

Trump routinely brought classified material to Mar-a-Lago, a place he dubbed his ‘Winter White House.’

Whenever President Trump has wanted to view/store classified material at Mar-a-Lago, he would do so in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility).

The classified material found by the National Archives was stored in the SCIF and it is not unusual for a former president to be in possession of classified documents.

Furthermore, a US president can declassify material at any time.

“It remained unclear whether the Justice Department would launch a full-fledged investigation. The files were being stored in a sensitive compartmented information facility, also known as an SCIF, while Justice Department officials debated how to proceed, the two people familiar with the matter said.” The Washington Post reported.

The left-wing media covered for Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified material when it was discovered she used a private server to conduct official government business.

Hillary Clinton was caught transmitting classified material over a private server while she was the head of the Department of State and the FBI refused to take action.

Through numerous FOIA lawsuits, Judicial Watch revealed that more than 300 of Hillary Clinton’s emails contained classified material, including the name of a clandestine CIA agent.

Who could ever forget Hillary Clinton claiming to the FBI that she didn’t know “C” stood for “classified” while she was the head of the Department of State.

“When asked what the parenthetical ‘C’ meant before a paragraph within the captioned email, [Hillary Clinton] stated she did not know and could only speculate it was referencing paragraphs marked in alphabetical order,” read the FBI’s 302 notes from the interview.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/national-archives-claims-trump-white-house-documents-retrieved-mar-lago-included-classified-information/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/national-archives-claims-trump-white-house-documents-retrieved-mar-lago-included-classified-information/

Indictment Charges Former State Rep, 3 Others, with Stealing West Haven's COVID Relief Funds

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/indictment-charges-former-state-rep-3-others-stealing-west-havens-covid-relief-funds

Seventeen Charged With Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in St. George, Utah

Charges allege that Angel Rubio-Quintana and others worked with drug traffickers in Mexico to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in Washington County

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/seventeen-charged-drug-trafficking-and-money-laundering-st-george-utah

Pentagon Stonewalls Probe Into COVID Vaccine Mandate

The Pentagon has repeatedly stonewalled a congressional investigation into the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for military members and is withholding information about the number of active-duty service members who could be expelled from the military for refusing the vaccine.

For four months, Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis), ranking member of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has been pressing the Defense Department to turn over information related to the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, including the total number of shots administered across all service branches. The Pentagon has broken its promise to provide this information on two separate occasions, generating accusations the Biden administration is withholding this data from Congress.

"DoD’s consistent failure to respond to my requests in a timely manner is unacceptable particularly when my questions relate to the health and well-being of service members," Johnson wrote in his third request for information, sent to the Pentagon on Thursday and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The Biden administration’s refusal to be transparent with Congress about the military vaccine mandate is reaching a critical juncture as many active-duty military members face expulsion for refusing the shot. Around 40,000 active service members in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines face expulsion for challenging the vaccine mandate, though the number could be higher or lower, according to unofficial estimates by congressional investigators. Johnson and Republican colleagues in both the House and Senate are warning that the vaccine requirement could cripple the military's readiness as conflicts brew in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

"Given that DoD is still discharging service members who ‘refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19,’ I am concerned that your actions may threaten our defense capabilities," Johnson wrote. "I am sure you realize that you cannot discharge thousands of service members who are not fully vaccinated and hope to maintain any semblance of military readiness. The men and women of the armed forces who put their lives on the line to defend this country deserve your full transparency and cooperation with congressional oversight."

As the Pentagon stonewalls congressional probes into the matter, whistleblowers have stepped forward with internal Pentagon documents about the vaccine mandate. They appear to confirm that around 8 percent of active-duty military members are still unvaccinated and stand to be booted for their refusal.

Approximately 76 percent of the military is fully vaccinated, while 16 percent are partially vaccinated, according to a January internal Pentagon briefing marked unclassified but for official use only. The document was leaked to Congress by a lawyer representing Defense Department whistleblowers and reviewed by the Free Beacon.

The document contains detailed information about the military vaccine mandate and the Pentagon’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. It was released internally—but not to Congress—last month after Johnson requested this exact information in his first investigation letter, which is dated Oct. 12, 2021.

Johnson again requested this information on December 15, 2021, after the Pentagon ignored his initial letter. On Jan. 10—after the Pentagon had released its internal COVID briefing—Biden administration officials promised to provide Johnson and Congress with this information by March 31.

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pentagon-stonewalls-probe-into-covid-vaccine-mandate/

BIDEN: “We have reason to believe that Russian forces are planning and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week—coming days.”

“We believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital Kyiv…”

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1494795897561047046

Ottawa: Police will be removing childern by use of social services from protests

https://www.bitchute.com/video/Z41RIp32Or9g/