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Singers and actors including Madonna and Jaden Smith shared photos on social media that were seen by tens of millions of people... And yet the photos weren’t actually of the fires and many weren’t even of the Amazon. The photo Ronaldo shared was taken in southern Brazil, far from the Amazon, in 2013. The photo that DiCaprio and Macron shared is over 20 years old. The photo Madonna and Smith shared is over 30. Some celebrities shared photos from Montana, India, and Sweden. The Amazon produces a lot of oxygen but it uses the same amount of oxygen through respiration...

Planned Parenthood is harnessing star power in a new effort to advertise abortion. But with its straw-man messaging, Planned Parenthood and its celebrity PR team are only preaching to their choir. They’re not converting anyone. On August 26, Planned Parenthood announced that it had collected the signatures of nearly 140 musicians as part of its latest campaign for abortion called “Bans Off My Body.” To boast about its supporters, the nation’s largest abortion provider purchased an ad listing the artists – from Lady Gaga to Ariana Grande – in Billboard magazine. Planned Parenthood began its campaign in June in response...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Tarpon Springs Police are investigating a road rage incident that culminated in a shooting Saturday night. Incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Driver fired after motorcyclists surrounded his vehicle, blocked escape route Driver said he feared for his safety, safety of child in the car More Pinellas County stories Investigators said a man was driving a black Mercedes with his 9-year-old son in the car southbound on U.S. 19. A group of motorcyclists were in front of them. "There was a group of motorcyclists that were doing almost a rolling roadblock type of thing where they were...

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)-Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has announced felony murder charges for former Sergeant Gerald Goins of Narcotics Squad 15, the Houston Police Department (HPD), in the homicides of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. The married couple, who lived in their modest Houston home at 7815 Harding Street for Twenty years, were killed with their dog in a no-knock raid on January 28th. DA Ogg also announced former Houston police officer Steven Bryant has been charged with second-degree tampering of a government document. Both officers retired two months after the raid, as the investigation into the raid proceeded.The...

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. A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law! . . . My people are ruined because they don’t know what’s right or true. Because you’ve turned your back on...

An old priest lay dying in a Hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation’s capital. He motioned for his nurse to come near. “Yes, Father?” said the nurse. “I would really like to see Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi before I die”, whispered the priest. “I’ll see what I can do, Father,” replied the nurse. The nurse sent the request to them and waited for a response. Soon the word arrived. Chuck and Nancy would be delighted to visit the priest As they went to the hospital, Chuck commented to Nancy “I don’t know why...

As Planned Parenthood prepares to open Charlotte’s newest abortion facility this summer, pro-life groups are responding in North Carolina by organizing prayer rallies and sidewalk vigils in front of the facility, and by generating awareness of abortion among local Catholics. Among these groups, one has a unique focus in mobilizing Catholics from an often overlooked demographic: Catholic teenagers. This group is called EPIC and stands for “Each Person Is Cherished.” Founded in 2014 by St. Patrick Cathedral parishioner and pro-life teen activist Molly Rusciolelli — now professed with the Franciscan Daughters of Mary in Kentucky — the group is open...

(FLINT, Mich.) Four pro-life supporters from out of town, have been bound over to Genesee County circuit court on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest at a Flint Township abortion clinic. Lauren Handy of Louisiana, Will Goodman of Wisconsin and Matthew Connolly and Patrice Woodworth of Minnesota, all face felony charges. They were arrested in June, after being forcibly removed from the Women's Center Clinic in Flint Township. They were repeatedly asked to leave but lied on the ground and went limp, as officers carried them away.

FULL TITLE: Federal Judge Rules RICO Charges and Other Counts Against Pro-Life Journalists Will Go to the Jury in Planned Parenthood Baby Parts Suit San Francisco, CA – Judge William Orrick issued a 137-page final order on several motions for summary judgement made by both sides in the Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress, et. al case, most of which were denied as to the pro-life defendants, with some minor exceptions. The case is slated to begin in Orrick’s San Francisco Federal courtroom on October 2, 2019. The case stemmed from an undercover investigative research project that produced a...

Planned Parenthood is harnessing star power in a new effort to advertise abortion. But with its straw-man messaging, Planned Parenthood and its celebrity PR team are only preaching to their choir. They’re not converting anyone. On August 26, Planned Parenthood announced that it had collected the signatures of nearly 140 musicians as part of its latest campaign for abortion called “Bans Off My Body.” To boast about its supporters, the nation’s largest abortion provider purchased an ad listing the artists – from Lady Gaga to Ariana Grande – in Billboard magazine. Planned Parenthood began its campaign in June in response...

The owner of a San Francisco restaurant famous for hosting politicians said Sen. Bernie Sanders lost his vote in the 2020 presidential election after the Vermont Democrat was “rude and cranky” to his servers, a report said. John Konstin, who owns the 111-year-old John’s Grill, told Politico many Democrats dined at his bistro while the Democratic National Committee was in town for a three-day event over the weekend. Konstin told Politico that Sanders arrived for dinner with about 15 members of his campaign team and was not nice to any of the staff and didn’t want to shake hands or...

If pro-abortion leader Ilyse Hogue had her birthday wish, she would see the Amazon rainforest protected and unborn babies’ rights completely eliminated. Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, one of the largest pro-abortion groups in America, celebrated her birthday on Monday. Politico highlighted her in its “Birthday of the Day” feature this week. Asked what issues are not getting enough attention right now, Hogue said the fires that are destroying the Amazon rainforest and the abortion debate. “The fires in the Amazon,” she answered. “More broadly, the international movements toward gender equity by removing restrictions on abortion — from...

On a recent trip to the beach in Delaware with my family, my wife pointed out something I didn’t realize I’d noticed too: just how unhinged liberals are. I’m not talking about the clowns you see on TV, it’s hard not to notice how far past the edge of sane they’ve gone. I’m talking about otherwise seemingly normal people infected by what cable news has done to them. It’s easy to dismiss CNN and MSNBC as fringe outfits preaching to the progressive choir because their ratings are an embarrassment compared to Fox News. But it’s important to remember that the...

Pesident Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran and North Korea have "tremendous potential" he hoped to help them achieve should they reach deals with the United States. Trump made the remarks Monday at the G7 summit in the French city of Biarritz, where he was joined by fellow leaders from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif too arrived in the city for separate consultations with France that were apparently welcomed by Trump. "I'm looking to have a really good Iran, really strong, we're not looking for...

An organizer reads excerpts from a sacred Zoroastrian text at one of the Kurdistan Region's fire temples in Darbandikhan, Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo: Kurdistan 24/Karwan Yara) A local organization dedicated to the Zoroastrian religion and philosophy on Thursday held a special ceremony at one of the group's fire temples located in the Kurdistan Region.Members of the Basna Organization, whose efforts usually focus on preserving local archaeological sites, performed the rite in Sulaimani province’s town of Darbandikhan.During the event, participants observed a number of the religion's rituals and read some of the faith's texts and core doctrines aloud to attendees. Organizers...

On Aug. 8, CNN headlined: "Owner of SoulCycle and the Miami Dolphins faces outrage and calls for boycott over Trump fundraiser." The report began: "The billionaire owner of Equinox is planning a high-dollar Hamptons fundraiser for President Donald Trump, leading to calls for a boycott of the luxury gym and its associated businesses SoulCycle and Blink Fitness." Examples CNN gave of this outrage included a tweet from comedian Billy Eichner -- "Hey @Equinox - what's your policy for canceling memberships once a member finds out your owner is enabling racism and mass murder?" -- and from actor Conrad Ricamora --...

CNN's reporter Jim Acosta had another clash with President Trump, this time for not answering his question about climate change. Trump made plenty of headlines from the G7 summit in France, but critics went after the president for skipping a meeting focused on climate change with other world leaders Acosta attempted to ask the president, who referred to himself as an "environmentalist," on whether or not he believes in climate change but failed to get a response.

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took a veiled shot Sunday at former party nominee Hillary Clinton, saying she wouldn't let President Trump push her around on the debate stage. An unidentified member of the crowd at a campaign event in Seattle called Trump a "bottom feeder" and asked Warren how she expects to beat him next year if his tactic is to play dirty. “I know how to fight and I know how to win," Warren replied. "You don't back down from a bully... Nobody’s getting behind me on a debate stage and doing a handsy thing. That's...

Campaigns typically hold fundraisers to pull in big checks from wealthy supporters. But now, several Democrats running for president are holding fundraising events for small-dollar donors. TRANSCRIPT AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than ever before, Democratic presidential candidates are facing pressure from their supporters to reject big money. That means rejecting support from super PACs. And many are also calling for candidates to ditch big donors altogether. But here's the problem - Presidential campaigns are very expensive. So, as NPR political correspondent Scott Detrow reports, many candidates are embracing what they call grassroots fundraisers. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SCOTT DETROW, BYLINE: It's...

Boris Johnson has waded into the escalating trade row between the US and China, saying he wants to see tariffs removed. Speaking to reporters en route to the G7 summit in Biarritz, the British prime minister said he was “very, very concerned” about the tit-for-tat conflict between the US and China ...Asked about the issue on Saturday, Johnson said: “This is not the way to proceed. Apart from anything else, those who support the tariffs are at risk of incurring the blame for the downturn in the global economy, irrespective of whether that is true. “I want to see an...