"This account has been banned or suspended."

 Yesterday it would appear that JonPreston complained about my demand that Jon either produce proof of his lie that I have claimed "stolen valor" (a Federal crime) or that he apologize. 

The Admin Moderator posted on the public forum for me to "Knock it off" and I obliged. 

This morning I put up the following post of chatter I heard from a buddy in DC:

In today’s Chatter and Unconfirmed Rumors:

1. Russian Army 20th Mechanized Division HQ (Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast) reported an explosion severe enough that communications to the HQ were impacted.

There was an immediate downstream impact as communications to the 944th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, 358th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 428th Separate Tank Battalion, and 487th Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion were down for several hours.

Indications are that the explosion was a deliberate act of sabotage.

2. Satellite pictures from earlier today show the Antonovsky Bridge is now useless for all but foot traffic. At least one section of bridge deck has been compromised to the point that local Russian forces expect that section of the bridge to collapse.

3. The surprise Ukrainian offensive in the north is causing chaos in the Russian lines as Russian forces laid in to defend Kherson and Crimea are now scrambling to block the Ukrainian advance likely targeted on Kupyansk and Izyum.

4. A Russian patrol craft (not stated if it was police or military) tied up at Saratov on the Volga burned during the night of 8 September. No casualties but the craft is a write off.

5. Video from the Ukrainian forces showed several instances of Russian vehicles being abandoned in place, fueled, armed, and in good repair. Several BMP were confirmed captured and an unconfirmed (per Ukrainian forces) report of five T-80 tanks also being captured together in good working condition. Possibly in a motor pool area.

Commentary in the video spoke about clearing the captured vehicles for booby traps and mines.

6. A fire was reported aboard the cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov that is possibly being made ready for a return to service in Novorossiysk. The engines of the cruiser were successfully started last week.

That is all.

And then I was banned and the justification? "Troll". 

So a couple conclusions here:

1. Free Republic's administration is definitely pro-Russia and pro-Putin. It will not be a surprise if pro-Ukrainian and anti-Russian posters are purged from the site. 

2. JonPreston is going to get sued for libel.