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Okay Freepers, you are a magnificent resource to draw upon. I'm hoping that among you are some who have already broken the ground I now seek to tread, and maybe you can give me some advice. Perhaps even tell me if I'm doing something wrong and could change up my approach.A lot of people have told me over the years that they wanted me to write my life story. It took ten years of on and off labor (and there came to be even more things to write about in that time) but in the end this past November I...

Does anyone know how old the Free Republic software is? Doesn't appear to have been updated in at least the 20 years that I've been here. It would be nice to have hyperlinks and better interfaces and a better search function. Not just text and photo files in line. It looks like Craigslist looked about 25 years ago. Anybody with software experience have any thoughts on this?

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/59003 The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, addressed the nation: – I offer my congratulations to the great nation of Iran; first, congratulations on the victory over the fake Zionist regime, and secondly, the victory over the American regime. – The Americans entered the war directly because Israel would have completely lost and become hopeless otherwise. – The U.S. gained nothing from this intervention, Trump greatly exaggerated what happened, and our nuclear sites remain unaffected. – The enemies don't seek an end to Iran's missile or nuclear program, they seek an unconditional surrender, which our powerful nation will never...

Over the past year, my husband and I have watched both film versions of 'Inherit the Wind'. I would like to read a good book about the Scopes trial, free of the dramatization and fictionalization. Can anyone suggest what they think is the best book? Thanks.

ICE, FBI, local police breaking into a house 4 doors away, gossip is that it's an ICE raid. Walked by, told a local cop to stay safe, he said thanks. Farming community, LOTs of field workers here every year for over 100 years.

I really don't know why I'm posting this. Perhaps it's just venting, or a lack of ears and a heavy sadness. Therapy, perhaps, or possibly a couple of beers. My bird - African Gray, "Puffer" - had an event tonight just before I arrived home. I noticed immediately that something was wrong when I opened the door: He greeted me whenever I entered the room - morning & night - and serenaded me when I was out of the room. Despite the species' intelligence & strong vocabulary, his go-to word was "Hello" and he used it smartly. It was oddly...

Very surprised and disappointed that Governor Abbott failed to sign a bill that would have stopped having "Cannabis" legal in Texas.and millions of pot shops popping up on every street corner. Not to mention all the crime that goes hand and hand with weed legalization.

🏧🍿🛜🇮🇱🇮🇷🍿🏧🇮🇷🚥🍿🏧🛜 https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/58112 Iran is over 60 hours without internet.the regime is afraid! https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/58112

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/58021 China is reexamining its investments in Iran following the escalation . Two senior Chinese scholars, Niu Xinchun and Zou Zhiqiang, have warned that the escalation of Israeli attacks on Iranian infrastructure is endangering China's economic interests in the country. According to them, the damage to civilian sites such as ports, energy facilities and industrial sites creates an immediate need to evacuate civilians and reassess the course of economic cooperation. So far, about 1,600 Chinese citizens have been evacuated from Iran, at the initiative of the Chinese Embassy in Tehran. According to estimates, there are currently between a few thousand...

Original joke by me What was the radio call sign used by the IDF for a successful surprise strike on Iran? "Torah,Torah,Torah"

America cannot survive if it continues to fund The killing of innocent preborn babies. In the Bible, a lot of smiting of nations happens for just this reason. The Big Beautiful Bill is not perfect, but it must be passed. I hope there will be amendments that will decrease spending and the deficit and fix all of the other things that people object to in the bill, but all of these are secondary and can be addressed in the future. Our great ship is beginning to turn. Who would have ever thought that the Supreme Court would be required to...

Not a big deal, but just a bit surprised at how little we see Ambassador Huckabee on TV during this Iran mess. I mean I see the Israeli Ambassador to the US, many Israeli leaders (military and civilian), and even Trey Yingst….lol…all the time. Just wondered about why our Ambassador is keeping such a low profile.

Evil vs Israel Ephesians 6:4 (King James Version) And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. All of the sudden the world is back to the days of king David and the Philistines with Israel and Iran. Of course, Iran was Persia although it is the same fight between the Arabs and the Jews. It is just this time it seems like there is not much unity between Iran and the rest of the Arab world as they have finally worn out their welcome and the Arabs...

Dear Freepers After almost 25 years of freerepublic.com being a rare bastion of sanity in this crazy world, I will be ending my time as a member of this once great site. The quality of FR has degraded to the point that I no longer find much usage for the site that I can’t find on other platforms and sources. I have had multiple conversations with many freepers, both in the forum and privately and many of them agree with some of my points of contention: A) The primary reason I am leaving is the failure of FR to address...

Think about that! The left has never had such a battle. Because they've had pantywaists as opponents. No longer.

One normally does not figure anything good can come out of a riot and the destruction but there may be some good here. There are thousands of rioters at these events. President Trump has sent in two thousand national guardsmen to assist ICE and DHS. Many of the rioters are illegal aliens. Now would be a good time for the national guardsmen to make a huge number of arrests under the insurrection act. They may be able to scoop up a thousand or more illegal aliens at one time, detain and deport them. That would be quite a catch. Rinse...

Women are rising in western society in all spheres of life. In the picture above North Melbourne defender and co-vice captian Nicole "Flash" Bresnehan points her fellow players to move forward attacking the goal. If the rise in women means a rise in misandry, then men should be very very concerned. But if it means better sharing and caring, we will all be better off. And when it means that football is becoming more beautiful, more collaborative and more impassioned, then I love seeing the shared leadership of women like Flash.

Not sure what to make of this, perhaps people more knowledgeable about computers than I can add some insight: I opened up my Lenovo laptop, I had not shut it down over night, just closed the screen. I could faintly hear music and some background noise. It sounded as if I was listening to a phone, that had been left off the hook with the line open. I had no programs running. I then shut down and restarted. Problem went away. I do subscribe to a computer help system that has in the past come into my computer to resolve...

In politics, they say you want your people all peeing out of the tent rather than into it. In this context, there is a case to be made for assigning Elon Musk a new task to keep his mind off the budget and keep him focused and on point. Here is the assignment. Give him a contract to develop the desalination technology that will increase the habitable size of the USA by one-third and double the habitable size of the Earth. This can be achieved by collapsing the cost of desalinating seawater to roughly $ 200 per acre-foot. (That would...