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There is a term in linguistics called the "drift of the signifieds." In this phenomenon, a symbol remains the same but the meaning attributed to that symbol changes. For example: The red flag of the Bolsheviks, in the early Soviet Union, was the symbol of anarchist revolution, but it later became the symbol of mindless conformity. For another example, consider how the word "gay" has changed in apparent meaning since, say, World War 2.On the immigration issue, in the United States today, there seems to be an opposite effect holding; the actions by certain people, illegal immigrants, have not changed,...

Artist Scott LoBaido wowed the crowd of approximately 18,000 people at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Long Island Wednesday night, generating a compelling portrait of the former president in just over three minutes as thunderous music played.Wait till the end:🚨Artist and Free Speech activist @ScottLoBaido paints #Live at the NY Trump Rally in Nassau pic.twitter.com/74Uq6rFq4k— Mark Naughton (@MarkNaughton9) September 18, 2024Now, it looked to me like the black and white part depicting Trump himself had been painted earlier, and LoBaido unveiled it by pulling off some sort of plastic. That didn't ruin it for me, though, because it took...

Senior US officials say that a ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza is unlikely.... The Sheriff of Letcher County, Kentucky arrested after he allegedly shot and killed a judge... "outrageous lies" "high-tech lynching" US politics a CNN report with a list of allegations against the Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina... In Portugal 14 arrests of arson suspects in the wave of wildfires... The Israeli military striking dozens of targets in southern Lebanon... One person killed in a stabbing attack at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam... US politics three national polls today the NY Times Sienna Poll puts Donald Trump and...

Guns have been a hot topic in America for a long time. Many people feel strongly about their right to own firearms. But lately, more and more folks wonder if it’s time for a change. The news is full of stories about gun violence, and it’s scary to think about what the future holds. In this blog, I’ll share 18 reasons Americans should consider living without guns. These points come from research, expert opinions, and a study of how other countries handle gun laws. Reduce gun deaths Fewer guns mean fewer gun deaths in America. This includes accidents, suicides, and...

Joe and Hillary: a love story. Who knew? [snip] Scarborough then broke out an early Valentine, saying: "It really has always been disconcerting to my conservative friends, how much I, I, I loved you from the start."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Within hours of its release, the response to “FIGHTER,” by Breitbart’s own singer/songwriter Jon Kahn, is undeniable as the emotional song has rocketed up the iTunes pop charts into the number 4 slot. The anthem has cracked the top 10 in all genres on iTunes, currently positioned at number 10. “FIGHTER” takes a spot on the iTunes charts between Lady Gaga and Teddy Swims. Earlier, Kahn told Breitbart News, “If he can take a bullet, I can write a song. Everybody should find their own method of fighting for what they believe in particularly in times like these.”

have the solution to what’s coming on November 5th. But President Trump needs to act fast. He must make this high-profile, controversial, headline-grabbing, announcement TODAY! Trump is winning an electoral landslide. We all know that. In every credible and historically accurate poll, Trump is leading in the popular vote nationwide. And winning by an even bigger margin in each battleground state. Which adds up to an electoral landslide. Trump is winning. But will his lead hold up to the vast array of ways Democrats cheat? They have rigged this election 1000 ways to Sunday. It’s past time for any semblance...

In July, Democratic activists launched a “White Dudes For Harris” campaign to drum up support for the Harris-Walz ticket. The activists held a virtual Zoom call featuring Walz, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and low-T Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Also on the call were “celebrities” like singers Josh Groban and Lance Bass, and actors Mark Hamill and Bradley Whitford. During remarks, Whitford gushed, “What a variety of whiteness we have here. It’s like a rainbow of beige,” which appears to be the genesis of the name “Beige Rainbow PAC.” On Thursday, the group released its first ad under the Beige...

It's going to take some time for Ryan Beierman's scars to heal, but he's alive and well today thanks to the quick thinking and good aim of his 12-year-old son Owen. The father and son were on a bear hunt in western Wisconsin earlier this month when Owen spotted a 200 pound black bear emerge in a clearing. Owen fired a shot and struck the bear, but it ran off into the thick brush. Ryan says he and his son waited about 20 minutes for the bear to bleed out before trying to track it. [....]The elder Beierman says he...

At the Trump-Harris debate, moderator David Muir attempted to disprove Trump's claim that crime increased during Biden's time as president by citing FBI data. Muir neglected to mention data from 6,000 jurisdictions is missing. Another method of measuring the crime rate is the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). It shows that total violent crime rose by 55% since Biden took office while it declined by 15% during Trump's term in office. https://crimeresearch.org/2024/09/new-bureau-of-justice-statistics-crime-data-just-released-violent-crime-rape-robbery-and-aggravated-assault-soaring-under-biden/ Trump's claim that criminals are using our open southern border to illegally enter the country has been verified by the actions of Venezuela's notorious...

Brace yourselves for October! In October 2024, after the ending of the Synod, all signs indicate that priests will be permitted to marry, women will be permitted to become “deacons” or “priests”, “And we'll all feel GAY (when Johnny comes marching home).” The vision of Saint Bridget: The pope that lifts celibacy will go to hell! The homosexuals, with the Freemas0ns, have changed many words, such as GAY, in order to promote their agenda, the culture of death. Up until 40 years ago, the world “GAY” in English meant happy!!! (Note: When pasting this document into Free Republic, it seems...

MY BISHOP, ARCHBISHOP IVAN MAFFEIS, of the diocese of Perugia, Italy, went on his motor bike, on August 12, 2024, to visit in the hospital of Perugia, Laura Santi, an unbaptized atheist, a leading member of the Luca Coscioni association which promotes euthanasia in Italy. We read in Gaeta.it (https://www.gaeta.it/larcivescovo-di-perugia-don-ivan-maffeis-incontra-lattivista-laura-santi-in-un-dialogo-profondo): “Laura, suffering from a progressive form of multiple sclerosis and fighting for the recognition of her right to assisted suicide, shared her experiences and legal battles with the Archbishop. This interaction aroused great media interest, offering a glimpse of the contemporary reality regarding the end of life and individual rights.”...

VIDEOIndian comedian Brandomino has the incredible comedy chops to move on from the Indian version of the Borscht Belt to the general American community with his absolutely HILARIOUS Kamala shtick. Here is just a small sampling of his Scamala shtick but you can catch a ton more of his material on X (which Indians pronounce as "Twitter") at @brandominoefect. DON'T ACT LIKE US! DON'T ACT LIKE US!

In a fiery appearance on OutFront, former CNN host Don Lemon lashed out at Donald Trump, accusing the former president of inciting violence and threatening democracy. Lemon suggested Trump should stop trying to overturn elections and inciting insurrections if he wanted Democrats to stop calling him a threat to democracy. This comes after a second assassination attempt on Trump, which Lemon linked to Trump's divisive rhetoric. He also condemned Trump’s frequent insults towards political opponents, which he said contribute to political violence. Lemon didn’t hold back, referencing Trump’s derogatory nicknames for Democrats, such as "Crooked Joe" for President Biden and...

The president of the United States, often referred to as the “leader of the free world” and the “commander in chief,” seems not to be his own man. President Joe Biden, who ostensibly wields the awesome power of the Oval Office, yielded to a loud pressure campaign demanding that he step aside in the 11th hour of a presidential race that Donald Trump seemed destined to win. Jubilant fellow Democrats hailed Biden’s decision to step aside, but his move raises a far more ominous question: Who, exactly, is in control of the U.S. government? The answer may surprise you. It...

A Secret Service whistleblower revealed that would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh had inside information on the security vulnerabilities at Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course. Routh was able to set up a sniper’s nest with a perfect range just roughly 300 yards from Trump. Senator Josh Hawley wrote in a letter: “A whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service protection of former President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach — an individual who has in fact protected President Trump at that very location — alleges that there are ‘known vulnerabilities’ in the fence line surrounding the course: places...

As America braces for a wild 2024 election after the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, voters should be reminded why they shouldn’t trust legacy media talking heads like ABC’s The View co-host Ana Navarro who downplayed it. Many of the prominent figures in the media are explicitly connected to Democrats.

Years of extremely inflammatory rhetoric from the mainstream media and from many of our leaders have brought us to the brink of a societal nightmare. The numbers that I am about to share with you are horrifying, but it is so important for us to understand what is ahead of us. In an article that I posted yesterday, I discussed the recent attempt on Trump’s life and I stated that “there are some that truly wish that he had been killed”. Unfortunately, that was a tremendous understatement. According to a survey that was conducted after the most recent attempt on...

If it were up to Larry Ellison, the exorbitantly rich cofounder of software outfit Oracle, all of us will soon be smiling for the camera — constantly. Not for a cheery photograph, but to appease our super-invasive, if not totally omnipresent, algorithmic overseers. As Business Insider reports, the tech centibillionaire glibly predicts that the wonders of AI will bring about a new paradigm of supercharged surveillance, guaranteeing that the proles — excuse us, "citizens" — all behave and stay in line. "We're going to have supervision," Ellison said this week at an Oracle financial analysts meeting, per BI. "Every police...

This is openly totalitarian. If we don’t resist this, we’re done: “Just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn't mean that we're not going to walk into that home and check to see if you're being responsible.” ... Kamala Harris literally said they will be doing a gun confiscation. What’s it going to take for everyone to realize these people are straight up communists and they are coming for our guns, our free speech and all our constitutional rights. Democrats are domestic terrorists.