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Click here to read the full articleLawyers from the Nation­al Cen­ter for Youth Law say chil­dren haven’t been able to show­er or call their parents.The team inter­viewed a dozen chil­dren in the gov­ern­ment-run tent facil­i­ty last week.The bor­der patrol blocked the group from tour­ing the facility.But the cen­ter’s direc­tor said the chil­dren were ter­ri­fied, cry­ing, and wor­ried about not being able to talk with the family.Some said they had­n’t seen day­light in days.The alle­ga­tions come as con­cerns mount over the grow­ing num­ber of chil­dren in cus­toms and bor­der pro­tec­tion custody.A CBP spokesman said bor­der patrol offi­cials quote, “do every­thing they...

As of this recording, there have been 4.2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and 147,000 deaths, for a case-fatality rate of 3.5%. If you were to rank the countries of the world with respect to case fatality rate you’d find the US doing ok – about on par with Germany, and Brazil. Way better than Italy, and worse than New Zealand and Australia, for instance. This is not to say we are containing the virus well, just that among those who get it, the chance of survival is about as good here as those other countries. But...

NOTE: The link indicates "time till start" that would make the time 4 pm EST, but schedule was done before the time change. Title indicates start 3 pm EST so that should be the correct time. I will update in the thread if I see changes made. Matt Bracken and Host Fernando Aguirre - The Modern Survivalist LIVE STREAM NOTIFICATION. The Modern Survivalist (TMS) with Fernando Aguirre and guest Matt Bracken (Free Republic's Travis McGee) with discussions about politics, cultural/economic instability, self defense, preparation and survival skills. The show starts live at 3PM EST. The broadcast usually lasts two hours....

By now every person awake, as opposed to “woke,” knows the dangers of Big Tech. Through algorithmic manipulation, de-platforming and other noxious off-shoots of the tyrannical cancel culture these companies are changing history, reversing freedoms hard won since the Magna Carta, while having an unconscious numbing effect on our brains that eventually would render us a race of drones. Something has to be done. The federal government seems to be able to do no more than hold hearings. Those that might actually want to do something, like Sens. Hawley and Blackburn, are thwarted by the Democrats who, though they pay...

Animal-rights protesters, some chained together on the racetrack, disrupted racing and COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday at Golden Gate Fields. A group called Direct Action Everywhere set up pickets around the track, and four members chained themselves together and lay down on the track near the five-sixteenths pole at noon, about 45 minutes before the first race. The people on the track also set off purple smoke flares, while another group of protesters waved signs near the entrance that said, “Shut Down Golden Gate Fields.” Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there were no spectators at the track for the day’s card....

Have you ever noticed how the females in the Kennedy family so often seem to find the absolute worst men to hook up with — mates who turn out to be mirror images of the horrible, sleazy, philandering, domestic-abusing males the Kennedy women grew up with. The latest example of a typical Kennedy in-law is “embattled” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who used to be married to Kerry Kennedy, one of RFK’s daughters. But Cuomo is only the most recent in a long line of cads, bounders and lowlifes who have bedded Kennedy gals — Peter Lawford, Steve Smith, Arnold...

Kia says if you have one of the company’s 380,000 recalled vehicles, you should park it outside. That’s because of a potential engine compartment fire risk. Some Sportage SUVs made between 2017 and 2021, as well as Cadenza sedans from 2017 through 2019, can have a short circuit in the hydraulic electronic brake control unit. Excessive current can increase fire risk, The Associated Press reported.

In the fall of my 29th year I was married to my second husband. He was a mechanic at a local car dealership, which was handy because I worked as a part-time rural mail carrier and my 2 vehicles often needed repairs. I also worked nights at two different jobs; one was at the neighborhood country store, and one was as a bartender at a mid-range restaurant, known for its beer selection, in the same town where my husband worked. The restaurant policy was to give the workers a free shift drink at the end of the night. One night...

HBO’s Real Time host Bill Maher warned of the rising influence of China globally and in the United States — a concern routinely ignored by Democrats in his own party. China, Maher cautioned, is growing in dominance as America continues to allow cultural issues, such as the political correctness of iconic children’s books, to distract from more pressing issues. “You’re not going to win the battle for the 21st century if you are a silly people. And Americans are a silly people,” Bill Maher said during his monologue Friday night. “Do you know who doesn’t care that there’s a stereotype...

Score freebies and discounts on some of the best foods humans ever invented. Welcome back to Fun with Calendars. As you probably know, May 4 is now widely referred to as May the Fourth, a play on Star Wars' famous saying, "May the Force be with you." March 10 has evolved into the Nintendo-centric Mario Day, because "Mar10." And let's not forget the best day in the whole wide world: March 14, otherwise known as Pi Day because of the eponymous mathematical constant that begins with "3.14." Wait, we're celebrating math this weekend? No, food: Say it out loud and...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been giving President Biden the cold shoulder — a sharp contrast to his relationship with his predecessor Donald Trump. A Biden administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the White House reached out to Kim “through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York.” “To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang,” the official added. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are expected to meet with officials in Japan and South Korea next week, despite the White House’s failed efforts to reach Kim. Those...

A lawyer representing unaccompanied youth in U.S. government custody said some of the children held by the United States described crowded quarters and were not allowed outside.

Lieutenant Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Republicans did not need to pass election reform bills. Instead, he argued they needed to move past former President Donald Trump’s “tone and strategy.” Duncan said, “We passed four election reform bills two weeks ago in the senate. As you mentioned a second ago, there is a lot of solutions in search of a problem. Republicans don’t need election reform to win. We need leadership. Millions of Republicans are waking up realizing Donald Trump’s tone and strategy is un-winnable in forward-looking elections. We need real leadership and...

Dozens picnicked and protested the four mile fence placed around the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. after hundreds stormed the building on January 6. Whether it was their bike, dog, or kids, organizers of Saturday’s demonstration encouraged people to bring whatever was needed to show how they usually enjoy the part of the city that is currently blocked off.

CHICAGO — At least 15 people were shot at a party Sunday morning in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, leaving at least two people dead according to police. Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic Greg Stinnett said at least 15 people were shot inside a business in the 6700 block of South Chicago Avenue at approximately 4:40 a.m. Sunday morning.

The death of Common Sense begins with the words initiated by the morass of Bureaucracy couched in safety and security. Indeed, and according to past President Ronald Reagan, the most frightening words to hear in the English language are para ‘We’re here from the government and we’re here to help you!’ The underpinnings of such beginnings appear benign and with benign neglect the malignancy storms through, metastasizing arboreally through the veins of the entire system. The world is seeing such a death these days. We argue that the real virus is ‘fear’ and ‘fear’ stops people from thinking clearly. Governments...

We were planning a spring break gathering and I wanted my husband to put up an wooden swing under the lovely shading oak trees in our front yard. As he set up the frame he asked me if I wanted it facing north or south? I said “I know where the sun comes up and goes down”? He said it is simple; “face this direction then turn left”, “I said do you mean your left or my left?” Finally I said just point me in the right direction! Recently I watched a segment on the NEWS where Mr. Biden said...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 13. CASSIUS M. CLAY will not accept the Spanish Mission. He does not state the reasons for declining the offer, but probably does not desire to leave the country for the present. Neither would he accept the Mexican Mission. Mr. CLAY is a live man and does not desire to ostracise himself during the present crisis of political events in this country. The Spanish Mission is therefore open to some ambitious aspirant. LATER. -- CASSIUS M. CLAY has just consented to accept the Madrid Mission, under the pressure of his friends. Mr. CORWIN, it is understood, will...

The latest front in the culture war focuses on—wait for it—children’s cartoons, in the form of animated shows and movies and illustrated story books. Several Dr. Seuss titles, along with Disney movies like Peter Pan and The Artistocats and Loony Tunes characters Pepe LePew and Speedy Gonzalez, have all been essentially canceled by the woke mob. Unfortunately, though unsurprisingly, in their insatiable appetite for new phantom offenses, the wokesters have completely missed the point. Of course those cartoons traffic in stereotypes. They’re cartoons, another word for which is caricatures. More importantly, though, the fact that they might contain some mildly...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that climate change has contributed to the surge of migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Pelosi said, “There are more children, about 600, 700 more children, unaccompanied children coming over the border. This is a humanitarian challenge to all of us. What the administration has inherited is a broken system at the border, and they are working to correct that in the children’s interest. I’m so pleased that the president, as a temporary measure, has sent FEMA to the border to help facilitate the children going from one 72-hour...