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NICOSIA, Cyprus — A man has been charged with uttering threats and causing a disturbance after barging onto the grounds of Cyprus' public broadcaster to protest what he said was the country's "blasphemous" entry into this year's Eurovision song contest, police said Sunday. Police said witnesses to Saturday's incident told investigators the man verbally accosted employees outside the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation's news department. He was apparently upset that the broadcaster had selected the song "El Diablo" ("The Devil") performed by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou to represent Cyprus, since he said it was as an affront to Christianity. Amateur video of...

CPAC 2021 Rush Limbaugh tribute

An estimated 150 Antifa-BLM rioters marched through Portland’s Pearl District Saturday night in a direct action protest in opposition to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. They started with a gathering at The Fields Park. Once the marching began, some in the group spray-painted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office. Windows were smashed out at a handful of businesses, including Starbucks, Safeway, Chipotle, and Umpqua Bank. LinkLinkPortland Police began trying to clear the crowd and started making arrests just before 10 pm. LinkVideo: LinkThis is what the mainstream media reported and they also failed to name the rioters...

The title of this article comes from Scripture. “See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:15-16). Here are 7 basic things that people need to know about Bible prophecy: One, people need to know that God knows the future. Paul said, “Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world” (Acts 15:18). God knows what will happen before it happens. Two, people need to know that God reveals the future before it happens. God said, “I am God, and there is none...

Republicans are smart to look at statehood for the District of Columbia as a way for Democrats to elect two new far left-wing senators and a bunch of House members. Democrats campaigned in the last election on the idea of ridding the Senate of the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court, and making the District of Columbia a state as a move to consolidate power. The push for D.C. statehood to the exclusion of Puerto Rican statehood is nothing more than a ploy to solidify Democratic control of the levers of power for the federal government.Need evidence to support the idea...

On this date in 1785, two of the three leaders of Transylvania’s great peasant uprising were broken on the wheel in the city of Alba Iulia — the third having cheated the executioner by hanging himself in his cell. The Revolt of Horea, Closca and Crisan (English Wikipedia entry | the far more detailed Romanian) featured the usual grievances of feudal serfs, who in this case were Orthodox Christians governed by a Hungarian Catholic nobility. The heavier exactions of the region’s magnates in this period had led to several peasant delegations petitioning for relief from the Habsburg crown, among whose...

The Brady v. Belichick controversy, then, could besmirch the Patriots’ image as a winner along with Belichick’s reputation as a coaching whiz. In turn, the team’s ability to recruit elite players would suffer. And without elite players, it’s an open question whether even a virtuoso coach can execute his game plans. Perversely, then, the team could stagnate on the field if an abstract debate among sports fans and experts goes against Belichick. Bottom line, subjective impressions of power and weakness—whether fair and accurate or not—have direct implications for a competitor’s future success. Reputation is everything. This is true in the...

Former President Donald Trump is expected to shoot down the idea of launching his own party to rival the GOP — and will “walk right up to the line” of announcing a 2024 run, without actually doing so. According to a Suffolk Poll published last week, 46 percent of Republican voters would support a new party formed by Trump, while 27 percent remain undecided. Only 27 percent said that they would stick with the GOP over Trump. However, an early excerpt from the CPAC speech obtained by Fox News says that he will not be starting a new party.

Good morning! I'm so glad you came by. I know that a lot of our good FReepers know and love the Lord Jesus Christ, but they are unable to get out and attend your local church services. Some enjoy visiting and listening to YouTube church services, and some just prefer to read. This thread seeks to meet the need of those folks. So, I hope you'll enjoy today's messages from preachers, many of whom are with the Lord after having served God richly all their lives. Today's biblical messages are: SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON – SIN AND THE SAVIOUR MORNING WORSHIP...

resident Joe Biden is a shadow of his former self. Long gone is the aggressive, pugnacious, and partisan Democrat who mistreated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his confirmation hearings. Today, Americans see a president who is clearly mentally diminished and is getting worse on a daily basis. During the campaign, Biden refused to submit to a cognitive test. When asked by CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett if he would take a test, Biden snapped, “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? Come on man, that’s like saying, before you got in this...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 27. Adhering to long-established custom, Mr. LINCOLN walked two or three miles before breakfast to-day. Senators GWIN, WILSON, CRITTENDEN and BAKER were the earliest callers upon him to-day. The Mayor and Common Council of the city paid their respects to him officially this morning. The Mayor welcomed him to the city in very kind terms, and Mr. LINCOLN responded. They were then presented to Mrs. LINCOLN, who received them very sociably, and with the most gratifying absence of formality. Hon. JOHN BELL remained with Mr. LINCOLN for an hour and a half before his breakfast hour. Most...

While proposals to increase the minimum wage to $10 and $15 are being debated at the federal level, local legislatures in cities across the U.S. are taking initiatives to pass their own wage increases for grocery store workers during the Covid-19 health emergency.In the early months of the pandemic, grocery stores were giving their employees small temporary wage increases and bonuses known as ‘hero pay’ to subsidize the risks these employees were taking when showing up to work. Now, city governments across California and Washington have passed mandates to make this idea stick at least for the duration of the...

Locked or looted: Littleton passes new law forcing gun store owners to lock-up inventory after-hours By: Russell HaythornFeb 26, 2021 LITTLETON, Colo. — Frustrated with increasingly brazen smash-and-grab gun shop burglaries, the City of Littleton has said enough’s enough. Littleton is the first city in Colorado to pass an ordinance requiring gun shop owners to lock up their inventory after-hours. The new ordinance is set to take effect this coming summer, but while some say city council hit the bullseye, others argue they are way off target. “It would be hard to believe that a city would want to put...

In his first address on Nov. 7 to the nation after being prematurely crowned “president-elect” by the legacy media, Joe Biden called for “a time to heal” and urged for “unity.” At his January inauguration, President Biden did the same. “With unity we can do great things. Important things. We can right wrongs. We can put people to work in good jobs. We can teach our children in safe schools. We can overcome this deadly virus. We can reward work, rebuild the middle class, and make health care secure for all. We can deliver racial justice,” Biden said.

‘Standard cloth and surgical masks offer next to no protection against virus-sized particles or small aerosols’

Today marks 351 days since the institution of the infamous “Flatten the Curve,” AKA The Deep State’s Plot to Drive Us Crazy, Make Us Stupid, and Take Over the World. 15 days, they told us, for 15 days/roughly two weeks we need to work from home, close non-essential business, cancel concerts, baby showers, cat shows, etc., yada, yada, you know “the thing” (to show my solidarity with a certain awe-inspiring president) in order to give hospitals a chance to gear up for huge, terrible, overwhelming waves of ‘rona patients. 15 days. Instead, 15 days has now become 351 days. We...

Detroit - As the Texas power grid shudders in part under renewable power, the auto industry is also facing an uncertain transition to green energy. General Motors dropped a bombshell last month that it will build only electric vehicles by 2035. The commitment comes as the Biden administration stocks up on climate activists to?transform the economy to fight global warming.The administration is in line with governments from Europe to China that have declared EVs the future and - for the first time - are mandating which powertrains automakers must use.But as GM and other automakers spend billions to bring electrics...

I confess, I haven’t been following this story closely:Second former aide accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassmentCharlotte Bennett, a young looking 25But shouldn’t the headline read “Second former aide accuses Emmy-award winner and best selling author Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment” you know, in deference to all his iconic accomplishments?Now you can’t blame me for enjoying the few times the left decides to get rid of some of their baggage by applying their rules to one of their own. I would imagine that the over-under pools for how long the Guv still has in office have been hyper-active...

Alexa, I feel that I want to have sex. Alexa: Most certainly...Don't worry. I am dimming the lights. Setting your AC to 22 C degrees. The Viagra is kept on the top right shelf of your wardrobe. The gel is kept next to it. I have hired your favorite Thai masseuse. She is just 12 minutes away per her Uber ride status. I have scheduled her payment from your credit card 2 hours from now. I have checked your wife's GPS and she is shopping in a suburban mall. According to her buying checklist stored on my disk, she will...

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.