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Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) The Democrats have new talking points, not a new strategy, on impeachment. – In case you missed it, I told you yesterday evening that San Fran Nan has changed her talking points on impeachment, and went onto explain why it’s pretty much certain that she is lying (hint: her lips are moving). In case you missed Pelosi’s comments and don’t want to click the provided link, here they are: “I’m not for impeachment. This is news. I haven’t said this to any press person before. But since you asked, and I’ve been...

Stacey Abrams — who rose to national prominence in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election — said she is not ruling out a 2020 presidential bid. Democrat Abrams tweeted the announcement soon after saying she would not run until 2028. “20 years ago, I never thought I’d be ready to run for POTUS before 2028. But life comes at you fast. Now 2020 is definitely on the table......” Abrams wrote. Abrams, an ex-state House minority leader in Georgia, (and a romance book novelist) narrowly lost the 2018 gubernatorial election. Abrams would have been the first black woman elected to the post....

... In Baltimore, you can tell a lot about the politics of the person you’re talking with by the word he or she uses to describe the events of April 27, 2015. Some people, and most media outlets, call them the “riots”; some the “unrest.” Guy was among those who always referred to them as the “uprising,” a word that connoted something justifiable and positive: the first step, however tumultuous, toward a freer and fairer city. Policing in Baltimore, Guy and many other residents believed, was broken, with officers serving as an occupying army in enemy territory — harassing African-American...

The following is an email that I recently sent to my bishop, the auxiliary bishop of Perugia, Italy. In a packed cathedral of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr, in Perugia, Sunday afternoon August 10, 2014, Mons. Paolo Giulietti was consecrated titular bishop of Termine Imerese and auxiliary of Perugia-Città della Pieve. http://www.umbria24.it/perugia-mons-paolo-giulietti-consacrato-vescovo-in-una-cattedrale-gremita/307907.html Five years later Mons. Paolo Giulietti was nominated by Pope Francis to become the Archbishop of Lucca, Italy in May 2019. http://www.perugiatoday.it/attualita/monsignor-giulietti-arcivescovo.lucca (Note: When pasting this document into Free Republic, it seems that most of the special formatting is lost, such as bold, italics, underlined words and embedded...

As reported by The Free Thought Project, lawmakers in Texas have introduced a “gun sanctuary” bill that would apply to the entire state. If it passes, it would essentially nullify nearly all federal gun control laws within the state: Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) filed Senate Bill 378 (SB378) on January 17. The bill would prohibit any state government agency, personnel or public funds from enforcing any federal gun control regulation or law “if the federal statute, order, rule, or regulation or international law imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation, such as a capacity, size, or configuration limitation, that does...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT TRUMP and VICE PRESIDENT PENCE and for AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. God is our witness that we speak only the Truth, so others will be sure we can be trusted. . .We faithfully preach the Truth. God's power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Hundreds of students from around the Bay Area are planning to walk out of school on Friday to demand urgent action on climate change. The strike is part of the global Youth Climate Strike calling for politicians to take immediate measures to stave off an impending climate disaster. “Scientists have repeatedly told us we need to act on it,” said Hannah Estrada, a San Francisco high school student “No one seems to want to fight for my future. If no one wants to fight for me, I’m going to have to fight for myself.” Hannah,...

Today’s Cryptogram I RWUTAB YHINO TF OYH ONCHFO LTFVWP. MYINRHF VTMXHAF You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications, unfortunately they are copyrighted so we can't use them here. So, we're just going to make up our own. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO...

There are many angles to the news of the City of Milwaukee getting the Democratic National Convention next year in the Brew City - such as the fact that it may be the most important event in the city's history. This beer-related angle is not one of the most important, but it may be the most appropriate: That the contract is blessed in beer. During the official announcement of the Milwaukee 2020 Democratic convention, the parties involved signed an official agreement to host it next July 13-16. What landed on the contract? Beer, apparently a slight amount spilled by Lieutenant...

Princeton, New York - May 2016 I interviewed theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson (1923), as part of the documentary "The Uncertainty Has Settled". Below a selection of the almost 3 hours conversation I had with Freeman Dyson.   - Obviously we are living in an era where we are pushing major changes in terms of fighting global warming and reducing carbon dioxide. Are we saving the world or missing the point? I would say missing the point. I mean, roughly speaking there are two totally different things going on in the natural world. It’s the carbon dioxide in the climate that everybody talks about and there...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hasn’t said much about President Donald Trump’s frequent criticism of the central bank. But in a new interview, Powell made clear there’s one thing Trump can’t say to him: “You’re fired.” “The law is clear that I have a four-year term,” Powell said on CBS’s 60 Minutes, in an interview that aired Sunday night. “And I fully intend to serve it.” Pressed on whether Trump has the authority to fire him, Powell said, “no.” Powell declined to answer questions about Trump’s unorthodox criticisms of the Fed, saying it wouldn’t appropriate for him to comment on...

There have been at least 40 fatal stabbings in Britain already this year - a rate of one every 1.7 days - as police chiefs warn the country's knife crime crisis has become a national emergency... ...With at least 40 victims as of this morning, Britain is averaging one fatal stabbing every 1.7 days - with the youngest victim, Jaden Moodie, aged just 14 when he was knifed in Leyton, east London, in February... ...Last October, new figures from the Office for National Statistics found that knife crime had hit a new record in England and Wales, with 39,332 offences,...

The Iranian Regime has always harshly repressed all protests. The repression and systematic violations of human rights have been the Islamic Republic's main response to the political, social and economic demands of the population. On Mar.7, 2019, Ali Khamenei, leader of Iran’s religious dictatorship, appointed Ebrahim Raisi, a member of the Death Committee in the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, and a devoted supporter of the supreme leader, as head of Iran’s judiciary. Raisi should be subject to international prosecution for committing crimes against humanity in the massacre of political prisoners in 1988, and tried for genocide of...

New York’s freshman congressman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has, like, a lot to say, lol. Over the course of a wide-ranging 80-minute interview at South by Southwest on Saturday, the 29-year-old left-wing lightning rod let loose a litany of “likes,” “you knows,” and “whatevers.” In between calling America “garbage,” capitalism “irredeemable,” and President Reagan racist, AOC said “like” no fewer than 71 times, “You know” at least 34 times, and “whatever” five times. She also said “ummm” too many times for us to count. The popular progressive personality also has a penchant for peppering her prose with, “I think” and “I...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich, defended her colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar from backlash within their own party regarding the Minnesota representative's controversial remarks deemed by some to be anti-Semitic. Omar suggested on Twitter that pro-Israel politicians are bought by groups like AIPAC and that those who support Israel have an "allegiance to a foreign country." Her remarks sparked much condemnation, including several of her Democratic colleagues. In a preview clip of an interview on Showtime’s "The Circus," Tlaib suggested that "Islamophobia" within their party could be behind the swift condemnation for the comments. "You know, I'm trying to figure it out....

A non-profit that detains thousands of migrant children on behalf of the Trump administration as the government continues its crackdown on immigration into the US, especially across the US-Mexico border, said on Monday its founder and chief executive is stepping down. Southwest Key Programs announced on Monday that Juan Sanchez, who built a business empire that has boomed on the back of a hardline government policy, will retire. The company issued a short statement thanking him, without going into details about the exact circumstances leading up his decision to depart... ...Federal prosecutors have been examining Southwest Key’s finances, according to...

...If Britain proceeds with giving effect to what future historians will legitimately describe as the longest suicide note in history by leaving the union, the cold, hard reality is that the mathematics simply don’t stack up in terms of credible economic alternatives to Europe. Much as any Australian, Canadian and New Zealand governments of whichever persuasion would do whatever they could to frame new free-trade agreements with the UK, the bottom line is that 65 million of us do not come within a bull’s roar of Britain’s adjacent market of 450 million Europeans. As for India, good luck! India’s trade...

Full Title: Former vice president Cheney challenges Pence at private retreat, compares Trump’s foreign policy to Obama’s approach A chummy discussion between Vice President Pence and former vice president Richard B. Cheney quickly turned into a vigorous back-and-forth over President Trump’s foreign policy at a private gathering Saturday, with Cheney comparing the president’s instincts to those of his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, according to a transcript obtained by The Washington Post. Cheney’s questions for Pence — which prompted Pence to joke about the lack of “softball” topics — provide a revealing glimpse into the churning and often strained debates inside...

Russia is trying to influence the policies of foreign governments again, although this time the target is Europe, not the United States. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, the lamestream media has been awash in stories of Russian attempts to influence the U.S. elections. Although it seems clear Russia tried to influence U.S. voters via fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms, there is little if any evidence Russia’s efforts had any impact on the U.S. election. The 2016 elections were hardly Russia’s first attempt to influence U.S. politics. It...

Extreme Railbiking is about a bunch of fanatic railbikers that have been riding for over 40 years. Abandoned Railroads are scattered around the world. Rail Bikes must be properly designed to be safe. This video takes place on the Camas Prairie Railroad,