Free Republic

A new book, based on interviews with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, claims she mocked rising liberal star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and was furious at The Squad. Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power, written by USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page, features ten interviews with Pelosi as well as interviews with over 150 friends, family members, and politicians. Page recalled a July 2019 interview with the Speaker, according a preview of the book in Axios, where she said: 'Pelosi unloads on the Squad, at one point adopting a child-like voice when discussing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.'

Reform of the police is no longer enough, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Tuesday, as she joined fellow 'squad' member Rashida Tlaib in calling for the police to be abolished. The New York congresswoman responded on Tuesday to the killing of another black man, Daunte Wright, 20, in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday. He was killed by a white policewoman, Kimberly Potter, who shot him in the chest at a traffic stop in what Brooklyn Center police chief said was an accident, when she meant to reach for her Taser. 'Daunte Wright's killing was not a random, disconnected 'accident' - it...

A commenter called Karen had called on the singer to "live in the real world" The singer hit out against the rise of gun violence in a post on Monday (April 12), following the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright – who was shot by police in Minnesota last weekend. But it prompted immediate backlash from user KarenGayler, who said that Madonna should live in the “real world” and claimed that the singer used armed guards to protect herself and her family. Hitting back at the suggestion, Madonna said: “Bitch I don’t have any security or armed guards around me”. “Come...

Click on link

April 14, 2021Wednesday of the Second Week of EastertideCatholic Church​ Of Saint Nicodemus, Gereja Katolik Santo Nikodemus, Banten, Indonesia Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. First readingActs 5:17-26 ©The men you imprisoned are in the Temple, preaching to the peopleThe high priest intervened with all his supporters from the party of the Sadducees. Prompted by jealousy, they arrested the apostles and had them put in the common gaol. But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison gates and said as he led them out, ‘Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new...

Australia could be thrown into a military conflict with China in a matter of years, a former defense minister has warned. War may be inevitable with the authoritarian state as it becomes more aggressive and belligerent with its neighbors, Christopher Pyne said. Australia's relationship with its biggest trading partner began to drastically deteriorate in April last year when Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of coronavirus, which first appeared in Wuhan at the end of 2019. The plea for transparency over Covid-19 infuriated the Communist Party who retaliated by imposing arbitrary bans and tariffs...

hat Jesus said in KJV from John 6:5. Those in brackets are inferences from the text 5. Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 10. Make the men sit down (11. Thanks to God. Distribute the bread and fishes) 12. Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. 20. It is I; be not afraid. ——————————— 26. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled....

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, 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.

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, voted decisively against unionizing, a defeat for high-profile Democrats such as Sens. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who publicly backed the effort. The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, which organized the effort, said it would appeal the vote to the National Labor Relations Board, citing aggressive anti-union efforts by Amazon. But the vote is unlikely to be overturned, as workers voted 1,798 to 738 against unionizing. "We won't let Amazon's lies, deception and illegal activities go unchallenged, which is why we are formally filing charges against all of the...

Despite jubilation over the partial reopening of pubs in Britain, the industry has seen a rapid decline over the past year of lockdowns, with some 2,500 pubs shutting down for good in 2020. On Monday, pubs were permitted by the government to open back up, however, only those with outdoor seating were actually allowed to serve their customers. When looking at the country at large, a bleaker portrait of the economic devastation inflicted upon the sector becomes apparent, with some 2,500 pubs closing their doors for the last time during the pandemic. Even with the loosening of restrictions, only 40...

Daunte Wright allegedly had a warrant out for his arrest at the time he was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer near Minneapolis, Minnesota, court papers obtained by the British Daily Mail newspaper suggest. “Wright was to face trial on a charge of attempted aggravated robbery – with a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in prison,” the newspaper reported. The charge stems from December 2019 when Wright, then 19 , and a man named Emajay Driver, 18 years old, allegedly visited a residence shared by two women in Osseo, Minnesota. Wright allegedly tried to hold up...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Tuesday evening, formally invited President Joe Biden to address a Joint Session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28. Pelosi sent a brief letter to Joe Biden about speaking in front of a Joint Session of Congress. In her letter, Pelosi wrote, “nearly 100 days ago, when you took the oath of office, you pledged in a spirit of great hope that ‘Help Is On The Way.'” She continued, “because of your historic and transformative leadership, Help Is Here!” “I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, to...

KSTP April 14th 2021, 1:21 am 12 a.m. Wednesday: Law enforcement officials with Operation Safety Net reported 'many arrests' were made Tuesday night following protests in Brooklyn Center and surrounding areas. Demonstrators have gathered in the city for the past three nights to protest the shooting death of Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed Sunday by a now-former police officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center.

The family of an Arizona congressional staffer who died while camping in Death Valley National Park in California have revealed that his SUV had gotten stranded with two flat tires, and his wife suffered a severe injury to her foot during the ill-fated trip last week. Alexander Lofgren, 32, and Emily Henkel, 27, were found on Friday on a steep ledge near Willow Creek, California, but Lofgren did not survive....

For Melissa Shah, yoga has always been entirely Indian. Her first memories of the practice don’t include top buns, athleisure wear or even exercise. ... ...Shah said she felt a sense of belonging in learning unfiltered yoga among other South Asians in Queens, New York, where she grew up. But when she started visiting white-dominated studios outside her community, she says she felt excluded and uneasy, like she was participating in a foreign practice. ... ...South Asian instructors like Shah say they’ve been working to “decolonize” an industry that for decades has centered white elites.... But the cultural appropriation runs...

Found this by chance, and it seemed like something to lift our spirits in these difficult times. https://youtu.be/P-VP-FyI9KU This is a composite from the latest and in my opinion, best take on H. G. Wells' The Time Machine. Worth your time if you enjoy this sort of thing. Remarkable attention to detail. The time machine itself is beautifully visualized and rendered. You might get a glimpse of H. G. Wells portrait in Alexander's study. I had not heard of Sebastian Jarus, who composed and played the music you'll hear before I found this video. It is a stunning and epic...

Most fights in one-party states are internecine. In Illinois, the Democrats who control Springfield have all but declared war on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who is trying to prevent her city’s further decline. The Chicago Teachers Union is threatening to walk out—again—over the school district’s plan to reopen high schools next week. “Critical sticking points include accommodations, high school schedules that minimize virus transmission, remote work—particularly since the majority of students will remain remote—and vaccines for high school students and their family members,” the union said Monday. The union would rather not reopen at all this school year. And thanks...

Is Dr. Fauci the 'Father of the Pandemic?'Dr. Fauci's NIH funneled American taxpayer dollars -- some $7 million -- into the Wuhan LabANALYSIS/OPINION:The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, believes the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. If Dr. Redfield is correct — and he almost certainly is — then Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health must assume significant responsibility for a global pandemic that has killed over half-a-million Americans, kicked tens of millions of Americans to the unemployment curb and drained trillions of dollars of...

For many students, the reflection of the face staring back at them in the classroom can be indicative of success, according to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. He supports Assembly Bill 520.

China sends fighter jets and nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan air zone, ramping up military pressure Chinese officials Tuesday warned the U.S. to stop "playing with fire" when it comes to U.S. relations with Taiwan, following new State Department guidelines that seek to deepen ties with Taipei. The move by U.S. government officials comes as China has stepped up military action around the island. "There is zero room for compromise and not an inch to give," Chinese spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters Tuesday. "We urge the U.S. side to grasp the situation, earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the three...