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per the WeaponsMan Blog: I’m sorry to have to tell you all that my brother Kevin O’Brien, host of this blog, passed away peacefully this morning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Let me start with some housekeeping. First, the email address hognosecommunity@comcast.net remains active and you may get more and better updates there. I say this because frankly I’m having trouble posting here. I don’t know Kevin’s WordPress password and I’m afraid that if I restart his computer, I will not be able to post any more because the password will not autofill. Therefore I can’t guarantee I...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the nicest phone I’ve ever held. It’s a beautiful combination of glass, metal, and an absolutely massive screen in a body that’s much smaller than you might expect. And that might not be enough to make it stand out anymore. There are two versions of the S8: the standard Galaxy S8 with a 5.8-inch screen and the larger S8 Plus with a 6.2-inch screen. Both are available for preorder on March 30th and will be shipping in the US on April 21st. Pricing, as always with Samsung, is up to the carriers — but you...

Larry Schweikart - FReeper "LS" - will be appearing in Southern California in May. Date: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 7:00 PM Address: Rush Park Auditorium 3001 Blume Dr Los Alamitos CA 90720 Map The event is being promoted by the 405-605 Patriots. Here is their website and here is their contact information. FReeper Loud Mime is a member and if you plan on attending you may contact him for further information not listed at the website.

Beloved Texan Freeper, Tom Eaker (Eaker on FR), has left us. Prayers to family and friends in this most difficult time.

In the LANTEX17 exercise, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in the eastern Atlantic is simulated. Located approximately 345 miles west southwest from Lisbon, Portugal and 510 miles west of the Straits of Gibraltar at 36.0ºN, 15.0ºW, the quake sends a tsunami towards the North American east coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) are providing the framework for the LANTEX17 tsunami exercise, which is being conducted to assist tsunami preparedness efforts throughout the Atlantic region. Recent earthquakes and their associated tsunamis, such as those in Samoa (2009), Haiti (2010), Chile(2010, 2015), and Japan (2011)...

Sad news. Just received word that NYTexan passed away today. I believe it was a heart attack, but I don't have details yet. Prayers up for his family and love ones. Godspeed, Dear Patriot. God bless,

We love our country and owe the men and women who put their own lives on the line to ensure our freedom. We owe those who put their life on the line to ensure we are safe and protected every day! Dedicated to VETERANS and FIRST RESPONDERS!!!! ​"We have wanted change for many years. Every morning we wake up and go to work, take the kids to school, struggle with finances and rising healthcare costs. Five of us women along with millions more fellow patriots around this country were crying tears of joy on 1/20/17. We have hope for the...

Two critical pieces of pro-gun rights legislation are coming up for a hearing in the House Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Committee on Wednesday, March 8th at 10:15am: HF188: Constitutional Carry (also known as Permitless Carry) HF238: Defense of Person and Dwelling Act (also known in other states as "Stand your Ground") These are the two centerpieces of our 2017 legislative agenda --- and this year we have the best chance of passing them through the legislature because of the work that supporters like you did during the 2016 elections - by putting a pro-Second Amendment legislature in...

We strongly support President Trump in his effort to put America First and we are holding small rallies to show support for President Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter”. Other issues are not being addressed at these rallies. Blue collar voters helped propel President Trump to victory and these rallies will help provide those forgotten voices a mechanism so they can be heard. There was a spontaneous uprising of grassroots activists that voted for President Trump to find a way to let people know that we support his agenda. Unlike those protesting against President Trump’s vision, we are a diverse...

National School Choice Week Held every January, National School Choice Week shines a spotlight on effective education options for every child. Independently planned by a diverse coalition of individuals, schools and organizations, NSCW features thousands of special events across the country. The Week is a nonpartisan and nonpolitical public awareness effort. January 22–28, 2017

Thursday, December 15, 2016: Join President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence for the USA Thank You Tour 2016 at the Giant Arena in Hershey, PA. RSBN will be on scene and the rally will begin at 7:00 PM ET. Giant Arena

Friday, December 9, 2016: President-Elect Donald J. Trump will attend the Louisiana GOP’s Get-Out-the-Vote for John Kennedy Rally at the Dow Chemical Hangar in Baton Rouge. Coverage begins at 10:00 AM CT. Dow Chemical Hangar Friday, December 9, 2016: Live streaming coverage of President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s USA Thank You Tour in Grand Rapids, MI at the Deltaplex Arena. Live coverage begins at 7:00 PM ET. Deltaplex Arena

Wednesday, November 2, 2016: Donald J. Trump will hold a rally at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, FL at 12:00 PM ET Bayfront Park Amphitheater Wednesday, November 2, 2016: Donald J. Trump will hold a rally in the Orlando Amphitheater located at Central Florida Fairgrounds at 4:00 PM ET Orlando Amphitheater Wednesday, November 2, 2016: Donald J. Trump will hold a rally at the Maritime Park’s Hunter Amphitheater in Pensacola, FL at 7:00 PM ET Maritime Park’s Hunter Amphitheater

We have heard from his brother that Steve0113 (Stephen Burke) has passed away. Steve passed away from cancer and ESRD in September 2015. Steve's wife Nina0113 was also a FReeper and she passed away in 2011. The 0113 represents their wedding day, January 13. Prayers for their family and loved ones. Rest in peace, dear friends Nina and Steve. Godspeed.

The new, high energy #MAGA3X campaign to get 3 people you know to vote for Donald Trump on November 8 is picking up speed and taking over the airwaves: Just 10 days after launch, the campaign has gotten 24,000 people paying attention on Facebook and has done more than 2 million impressions on Twitter. The campaign is being spearheaded by free speech activists Mike Cernovich and Baked Alaska, who now have followings larger than some “mainstream” media outlets.

Greetings all! MAGA3X began a little over a week ago as a Grassroots movement to support the Trump Campaign as we noticed that the regional offices of the GOP were doing little to organize his supporters. The first call to action is for each Trump supporter to bring 3 people with them to vote for Trump on November 8th. MAGA3X can be found on facebook.com/MAGA3X and Twitter: @MAGA3X Share the content across all your social media platforms! The Facebook page has over 23,000 likes and regional groups are forming daily. Twitter has over 6,600 followers and this is in less...

Received a message from his wife that Dale Reed has passed away. Dale was a long-term conservative activist and a FReeper since nearly the beginning of Free Republic. He was one of the founding members of our Southern California Chapter. Dale and his wife and several members from Southern California were present at the 1998 picnic and meeting in Fresno where our activism efforts through chapters were basically born. Dale was a good man, a patriot and great supporter of FR and our conservative activism efforts and will be greatly missed. Prayers for his wife and family. May his soul...

Talked to oversight office, they will live stream the hearing tomorrow 10:00 am Eastern. They said they are VERY aware of the stuff happening on Reddit and the clerk did not know if they will address it tomorrow or not. If you do not know what happened yesterday on reddit then take a look... http://yournewswire.com/reddit-succeeds-where-fbi-failed-clinton-deleted-emails-with-intent/

A Bone is Thrown Laura Rosen Cohen has been very patient, but it's getting to her: This has got to end. I can't take it anymore. I'm looking for signs of life, reported sightings, a lifeline, a something JUST THROW US A BONE!...COME BACK, MARK STEYN, COME BACK! That dull thud you hear is a thrown bone. After several months overseas researching a forthcoming project, Mark will be briefly interrupting his hiatus to return to the Golden EIB Microphone tomorrow, Friday, to guest-host for Rush on America's Number One radio show! If you're in possession of the necessary receiving apparatus,...