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You can reach Senator John Thune’s Washington, D.C. office to politely share your frustration at (202) 224-2321. If you need to contact his regional offices, you can use these numbers: Sioux Falls, SD: (605) 334-9596 Rapid City, SD: (605) 348-7551 Aberdeen, SD: (605) 225-8823 or email him at https://www.thune.senate.gov/contact/email-senator-thune/

Unbelievable footage of a hulking bear stranded atop a utility pole in New Mexico has gone viral online, leaving viewers gobsmacked by the beast’s unusual resting place. The jaw-dropping video posted on X was reshared by the US Department of the Interior on Wednesday and racked up tens of thousands of views. “We appreciate the enthusiasm for American Energy Dominance, but this isn’t what we meant,” the department joked in its post. The clip — which was verified to be real — shows the panting bear gripping the crossarm of the power line pole with its front paws while letting...

A travel consultant who felt 'super anxious' after being asked to have her camera on while working from home has successfully sued her employer for disability discrimination. Laura Tait was asked to 'start with it on and to see how it went' but the request was so overwhelming she had to leave the meeting and log off. Ms Tait, who worked from home as a travel consultant for Holiday Extras call centre, asked her bosses to do fewer calls with customers, despite around 80 per cent of her job involving them. She then sued her employer for failing to provide...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 (Reuters) - Amazon on Wednesday cut jobs in its artificial general intelligence group, marking the latest in a series of smaller reductions across the company since a much larger one in January. Artificial general intelligence is a hypothetical AI ‌system that surpasses human intelligence and can learn, grow and operate autonomously. Many of the top AI companies are working to develop similar systems, with the hope of deploying them to solve difficult problems. "We've been building large AI models for several years, and it remains one of the most important things we're working on," said an...

Minnesota state employee Dylan Adams, who caused at least $20,000 in damage by keying multiple Teslas around Minneapolis last year, has been promoted to a supervisor position and given a raise. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed to Alpha News that Adams is in a “temporary assignment as the supervisor of the Disability Services Division’s Fiscal Policy Team.” Adams started in the position last month. Alpha News has also learned that as part of the promotion, Adams received a $3.58/hour pay raise as his compensation rate went from $48.60/hour to $52.18. That means he’s likely now making a...

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The SCHISM (SSPX) is growing quickly in the Catholic Church. This is the period of the crucifixion of the Body of Christ, the Church (CCC 675-677). The first target of Satan is to destroy the One True Church founded by Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church. Satan attacks the Church from outside but today ESPECIALLY from WITHIN the Church. Satan is pushing many people off the Barque of Peter, the Church, on the “port side” (left side), who do not follow the laws of God infallibly interpreted by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church for 2000 years. But also on the...

A "committed jihadist", Bashir planned a terror attack on a defence base with the man who later went on a deadly knife rampage at a synagogue in Manchester in October 2025. Bashir pleaded guilty to the preparation of terrorist acts with Jihad al Shamie last month. The pair took a 10-hour roadtrip to carry out "hostile reconnaissance" on a Ministry of Defence facility in August last year, two months before al Shamie was shot dead by police while carrying out his terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Today is the second day of the sentencing hearing at...

The Washington Compost — I mean, Washington Post — is sniffling about supposedly cramped quarters and limited medical staff for illegal alien murderers, rapists, gang members, child traffickers, and other criminals. And a father who lost his daughter to an illegal alien murderer is rightly outraged. The leftist media and activists claim that after breaking all of our laws to enter the country and usually committing other crimes on top of that, the arrested illegal aliens still deserve to be treated with kid gloves, recipients of the very best food, medical treatment, and accommodations possible. It is such an indefensible...

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a series of six nominations and seven bills on Wednesday, including a measure to limit the use of vehicles and vehicle technologies developed by foreign entities of concern on American roadways. The bill, introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and co-sponsored by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., would ban the import, sale and operation of vehicles manufactured by companies deemed “foreign entities of concern,” based in certain adversarial nations such as China. It would also ban the use of technologies developed by such countries, including Chinese-developed connected vehicle technologies, in the U.S. “This...

You have to admit that what Gavin Newsom lacks in brains and sound policy he makes up for in sheer hubris. That's the only reason that Newsom could say with a straight face that his state is a global model for fire management. Perhaps that's true in a sense; Canada was burning so much that people as far south as Virginia were seeing, smelling, and feeling the impacts. That's because Canada, like California, refuses to do basic fire management like clearing brush and old growth. This is nothing to brag about, of course. But brag Newsom did. "I can say...

Ticket sales begin today in the United Kingdom, marking the first time a lottery outside the United States will contribute to the Powerball jackpot.The expansion will debut with Wednesday night's drawing, which features an estimated $567 million annuitized jackpot with a $251.8 million cash value.Lottery officials say adding players from across the Atlantic is expected to help jackpots grow faster — without changing the game for players in the United States.

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Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness - 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

WASHINGTON — The House passed a sweeping set of restrictions on stock trades by lawmakers and their spouses that was paired with a voter ID provision that scared off many Democrats. The “Stop Insider Trading Act” cleared the House 232 to 198, with the full support of Republicans and 13 Democrats on board. This includes Reps. Kathy Castor of Florida, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Susie Lee of Nevada, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, Marie...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., argues the Democratic Party is increasingly being driven by its socialist wing, and the party's leadership is capitulating to the radical left on 'Hannity.' Cruz says party leaders have been reluctant to challenge the far left, allowing those voices to play a larger role in shaping the party's agenda. He also praises Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., for what he calls ‘extraordinary courage’ in criticizing fellow Democrats and warning about the direction of the party.

Former Biden special counsel Jack Smith could face potential criminal prosecution after Republicans accused the ex-prosecutor of misleading Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, issued a criminal referral for Smith Wednesday, arguing newly released records contradict Smith's testimony to his committee that he did not obtain or review lawmakers' text messages during his multiple probes into President Donald Trump. "All individuals have an obligation to comply with a duly authorized congressional inquiry. Mr. Smith, a former public servant, is no different," Jordan wrote in a letter to acting...

Daily Readings from the USCCBThe disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.” Matthew 13:10–13Have...

The commercial surrogacy industry asks us to believe that contracts can redefine motherhood, assign parenthood, and eliminate the bonds formed during pregnancy and infancy. Kyla’s experience demonstrates the opposite.Two strangers arrived at Kyla Simpson’s Florida home in March 2025 to collect the three baby boys she had carried in her womb, brought into the world, and nurtured for four and a half months. They claimed they had been sent by the children’s intended father — a Chinese citizen who had commissioned the surrogacy but had never traveled to the United States. Kyla refused to answer the door and contacted authorities....

Has Vice President J.D. Vance been sidelined by President Trump over Iran? Right now, it seems that indeed, this might be the case. Let’s take a look at a brief timeline. On July 8, President Trump, joined by his Secretaries of War, State and Treasury at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, publicly ripped up the Vice President’s “Memorandum of Understanding” (MoU) with Iran. He said it agreement was “over.” “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them,” Trump told reporters at the Summit. “They’re scum. They’re sick ⁠people. They’re led by sick people.” The...