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Lesser charge may have been better fit, attorneys note. Legislature considers bill toughening law The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a Maple Grove man’s felony conviction for sexual assault because the victim got herself drunk before the incident. Francois Khalil, then 20, picked up an intoxicated woman outside a Dinkytown bar in 2017, took her back to a North Minneapolis home and raped her after she passed out on a couch, the woman testified, according to court records. A Hennepin County jury in 2019 convicted him of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Khalil’s attorney argued the felony charge does not...

A black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force. Jacob Blake Jr was shot by Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey in August while Blake was about to get into an SUV during a domestic dispute. Blake's federal complaint against Sheskey, the only defendant, is seeking unspecified damages. The shooting of Blake, captured on bystander video, turned the nation's spotlight on Wisconsin during a summer marked by protests over police brutality and racism.

FReeper SecAmndmt posted testimony by Dr. McCullugh in which he details the way that patients have been denied readily available effective treatment and compassionate care nationwide during the Covid-19 crisis. He talks about effective treatments and the importance of knowing what your options are. I'll put the FR thread link at the bottom. Beneath the YOUTUBE video of Dr. McCullugh's testimony is a link to a free downloadable PDF guide providing information basically suppressed by the medical industry, the MSM, and the nation's governmental healthcare leaders. FREE DOWNLOAD: A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment - AAPS | Association of American...

“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets” (Proverbs 26:13).

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Severe storms, including tornadoes, today left a path of destruction across parts of central Alabama, and left at least five people dead in Calhoun County. ... At a 10 p.m. press conference, Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade said the path of the storm extended from River Road in Ohatchee through Wellington to Kimberly Road in Piedmont. He said all search and rescue efforts have ended for the night, but authorities are unaware of any unreported damage.

Peter McCullough YouTube testimony

Big Tech deciding what is factually accurate is a 'really bad idea': Alex Berenson, former New York Times reporter and ‘Tell Your Children’ author weighs in on Thursday’s congressional hearing with Big Tech CEOs, protections for tech giants and online censorship. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., pressed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the company's decision to block an October NY Post article about Pres Biden's son, Hunter Biden, during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Dorsey has repeatedly said that Twitter changed its "Hacked Materials Policy" blocking articles that base information on "hacked," or stolen, information after its...

Rob Costigan bought a rugged farm in rural Australia three years ago with the dream of building it into something he could leave to his kids. One year later, he was needing to truck in water to battle an extreme drought. Then Australia’s deadly wildfires raged perilously close in late 2019, forcing Costigan to spend day after day stamping out embers and running sprinklers on his roof to save his home, in an eerie atmosphere he likens to Armageddon.

Brother and sister-in-law say CNN's "false attributions" exposed them to "public scorn, ridicule and contempt." Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's brother and sister-in-law sued CNN in federal court for $75 million on Thursday, stating they were defamed by a report last month alleging they were members of the QAnon conspiracy group. Jack and Leslie Flynn, who live in Rhode Island, alleged in U.S. District Court in New York City that the CNN report on Feb. 4 falsely portrayed them as members of QAnon by selectively airing video footage from a family outing last Fourth of July where they joined...

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 2:1-2Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.Passover Lamb The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No...

The heads of social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and Google faced off against lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They’re testifying in a hearing on disinformation on their platforms. And Facebook is facing a $15 billion class-action lawsuit alleging the firm illegally tracked the online activities of its users when they aren’t on the platform. That’s in violation of the federal Wiretap Act. While Facebook appealed to the Supreme Court, the firm was rejected. That means the lawsuit will move forward.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed into law a number of election reforms that include photo ID requirements for absentee voting, the need for drop box security, and mandatory early voting dates, among other changes to how the state’s elections are run. “I was proud to sign S.B. 202 to ensure elections in Georgia are secure, fair, and accessible,” Republican Kemp announced on Twitter. “I appreciate the hard work of members of the General Assembly to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.”

Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people — nearly doubling the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The frigid weather also was blamed for dozens of more deaths across other Southern states including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The majority of the Texas deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. And the dramatic number of new victims is still a potential undercount, as officials continue investigating deaths that happened around the time the...

FRANK BRUNO once set out an ambitious bid to become an MP, just four years after reportedly promising to "leave the UK" if Labour was voted in.The former heavyweight boxer said he wanted to contest the traditionally safe Conservative seat of Brentwood and Ongar. Currently held by Trudy Harrison, Bruno was ready to go toe-to-toe against independent MP Martin Bell in the 2001 general election. He later stated that he would be standing as a Tory against Mr Bell, telling the public: "Don't be a plank, vote for Frank." EU citizens rush to NORTHERN Ireland as vaccine standoff escalates The...

JOY DIVISION was founded in 1976 and while only together for a short time, made a big impact on the post-punk movement - but what does their name mean?Joy Division started life thank to Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook, who formed a band after going to a Sex Pistols concert. The duo were joined by vocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris and the group self-released their debut EP An Ideal for Living in 1978 before their debut album Unknown Pleasures, recorded with producer Martin Hannett, came out in 1979. The band then broke up a year later. How did...

Gene Simmons is done with the Golden State. The Kiss rocker has announced his departure from California after more than 35 years. “We are moving out of L.A. for a number of reasons: one of which are the tour buses,” Simmons explained to the New York Post. “After a certain point, we have had enough of that, even though we appreciate the attention.” It’s not just the tourists that have gotten to Simmons. The rocker listed “earthquakes, fires and pandemics every year” among his further reasons for moving. Primis Player Placeholder Instead, the Kiss bassist will now reside in a...

The father of slain Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley said his son was a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment – and would have reportedly hated to see his death used for political purposes. “My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control. Before he was an officer, he enjoyed shooting,” Eric Talley told TMZ about the 11-year veteran, who was among 10 people slaughtered at a King Soopers supermarket on Monday. The grieving dad told the news outlet that the late hero cop owned an AR-15, which he often used...

So why are there so few mothers, so few fathers, so few families of any size in modern science fiction stories? As I said above, the answer is that, in the so-called modern mindset, families (especially large ones) are considered pathologies. They are considered an abnormal “deviation giving rise to social ills.” When families are portrayed at all, they are made individually and collectively the butt of tasteless jokes; this provides the social reinforcement for the ideological notion that having a family is irresponsible. These insulting stereotypes encourage the absurd notion in our collective ultra-modern hubris that children, families, and...

78-year-old Joe Biden held his first press conference today and it was a total dumpster fire. Biden had a binder of notes waiting for him today at his first press conference. Like a parrot, he read off all of his foreign policy answers including his entire answer to the North Korea question. And Biden was calling on reporters from his prepared list. Biden’s handpicked, friendly and sycophantic reporters couldn’t even save him from jumbling his words and losing his train of thought. Advertisement - story continues below President Trump phoned in to Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox News Thursday night...