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@PA Watch live from the ‘Meet @Nigel_Farage’ town hall event which is being held for locals in the district of Clacton to hear directly from the leader of Reform UK

Meet Josiah My name is Josiah, and I was Almost Aborted. An abortionist in South Korea tried to take my life in the first trimester, but it failed and I survived, though with a deformed arm. I once thought of my arm as a symbol that I was disposable. Now, I see it as the reminder of a miracle. This is my Almost Aborted story. PICTURE and VIDEO ON LINK

The stock price of Trump Media plunged by more than 17% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the Truth Social app owner said its registration of additional shares had been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump Media, which trades under the DJT ticker, had seen its share price slump by nearly 10% during the regular trading day. The SEC’s declaration authorizes early investors in Trump Media to exercise public warrants they hold in the company, whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump. Trump Media said up to 14,375,000 additional shares would be issuable upon the exercise of...

One of the most horrifying changes to take place in recent years regarding UK law surrounding abortion is the introduction of DIY/home abortions. At present they are only permitted under a temporary 2 year measure brought in during March 2020 because of the covid lockdown. The bigger concern is now that this could become permanent. Much has already been said and many concerns have been raised by medical professionals regarding this procedure but we need to hear from the women themselves. What is it like to go through an abortion in your own home, to self-administer the drug which will...

Thailand’s government has decided to increase its crackdown on beggars in popular tourist areas. Foreigners will also be asked to refrain from giving money to beggars in popular vacation spots, including Bangkok. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on June 12, Thailand plans to strengthen its crackdown on beggars who flock to the capital city, Bangkok, and other famous vacation spots. On June 11, Varawut Silpa-archa, the Minister of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand, emphasized, “Various organizations, including the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the police, will participate in the crackdown. Regular operations will be carried out...

NATIONAL GO FISHING DAY National Go Fishing Day on June 18 encourages us to drop a line - in the nearest stream, pond, lake, or river. Taking a break from our daily routine to bait a hook and catch some fish can be a relaxing endeavor. #NationalGoFishingDay In addition to providing food, fishing is a recreational pastime for many. Recreational fishing includes conventions, rules, licensing restrictions, and laws that limit the way in which fish may be caught. A rod, reel, line, and hooks with any one of the different forms of bait or lures, are the most common form...

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A massive study of 2.3 million people has found that, independent of socioeconomic factors, mental well-being may be the most important single aspect to healthy aging and living longer lives. But a surprise finding was that those who reported the best mental health and stress resilience, which boosted well-being, also seemed to eat more cheese. Yes, cheese – something we've been making around the world and eating for more than 4,000 years, as recorded on the walls of tombs in ancient Egypt. In fact, a few years ago the world's oldest cheese – aged a few centuries beyond palatability –...

Explanation: Yes, but can your thunderstorm do this? Pictured here are gigantic jets shooting up from a thunderstorm last week toward the Himalayan Mountains in China and Bhutan. The composite image captured four long jets that occurred only minutes apart. Gigantic jets, documented only in this century, are a type of lightning discharge that occurs between some thunderstorms and the Earth's ionosphere high above them. They are an unusual type of lightning that is much different from regular cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. The bottoms of gigantic jets appear similar to a cloud-to-above strike called blue jets, while the tops appear...

Just got an emergency message on my phone, around 2:22. Early message at 1:56 PM from MIT/LL that 911 was down for the local area.

Gerald R. Ford (Republican) v. Jimmy Carter (Democrat) The 1976 presidential election was the first held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had consumed the Nixon presidency and resulted in Gerald R. Ford becoming president. Ford had first become Vice President by congressional confirmation in the wake of Vice President Sprio Agnew's own corruption scandal and resignation, resutling in the first American president who had not been elected to be either president or vice president. Ford, the Republican candidate, was pitted against the relatively unknown former 1-term governor of Georgia, Jimmy Cater. Carter ran as a Washington outsider,...

So shiny. Not aliens. Image credit: LVMPD 2020, it's fair to say, was an odd year. With a pandemic moving across the world and all the life changes that involved, it's easy to forget smaller stories, like that weird few months when monoliths started popping up around the world like Starbucks, sometimes containing cryptic messages. Well, good news if you missed it, because they are back and doing what they love; randomly appearing in deserts. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stumbled across one such "mysterious monolith" last weekend. The new monolith looks a lot like the old monoliths. Image...

“There were no signs that he had a problem. Nothing that could have predicted it.” That is what Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie told BBC Breakfast about her 24-year-old brother Josh, who collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest while playing cricket in 2021. Three years later, he is one of 12 young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death being memorialised in murals in their hometowns. It is part of a British Heart Foundation (BHF) drive to raise awareness of the devastating affect heart disease can have on people, regardless of their age. Every week in the UK, an estimated...

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Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. These deposits, called Lewy bodies, affect chemicals in the brain whose changes, in turn, can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. Lewy body dementia is one of the most common causes of dementia. LBD affects more than 1 million individuals in the United States. People typically show symptoms at age 50 or older, although sometimes younger people have LBD. LBD appears to affect slightly more men than women. Diagnosing LBD can be challenging. Early LBD symptoms are often...

@RealAlexJones VIDEO: Watch what happens when Alex Jones is asked to weigh in on the Kate Middleton cancer controversy. *** Warning: Strong Language ***

Another post about Hertz customer service being difficult to reach made me ask Freepers about this. When I was widowed two years ago I had to get the hang of handling affairs that she had always taken care of. I'm decent at it now, but even as we text there are companies that deliberately make it hard to 1.Find a phone number for help. and 2. Speak to a human because my issue was complicated and not included anywhere on their 'menu.' I learned plenty of methods to get by, but a couple of companies had me tapping out. What...

https://greatawakening.win/p/17tL6JzByu/anyone-have-sauce-on-any-new-fen/c/ https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/fencing-being-put-up-around-the-supreme-court-as-we-speak/113788763/ https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/us-supreme-court-fenced-for-first-time-since-roe-v-wade-ruling-videos-surface-article-111070890 Heard about this on one of my gun forums and went looking for better sources. Appears that with the end of the term coming up and with at least 2 seriously high profile cases being published this Thursday/Friday... It looks like the barriers are going back up. My guess, the Trump Immunity case is going to upset some folks. Stay frosty kids... This week could get spicy.

FWC investigates incident in Lake Monroe SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was seriously injured after being bitten by an alligator early Sunday in Lake Monroe in Seminole County, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officers. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. According to FWC, the man was swimming in Lake Monroe when the attack happened. He had serious injuries, but the extent of the injuries was not released. The FWC recommends the following to help prevent any interactions with gators: Keep a safe distance if you see an alligator. If someone is concerned about an alligator, they should...

The Ayeyarwady pit viper, a new species discovered in Myanmar by Dr. Chan Kin Onn, illustrates the complexities of species differentiation in pit vipers. This species, which displays traits of both the redtail and mangrove pit vipers, was initially thought to be a hybrid but was confirmed as distinct through genomic analysis. Credit: Wolfgang Wüster Finding and describing new species can be a tricky endeavor. Scientists typically look for distinctive characters that can differentiate one species from another. However, variation is a continuum that is not always easy to quantify. At one extreme, multiple species can look alike even though...