Free Republic

Justin Trudeau’s Justice Minister, David Lametti on Wednesday said that being pro-Trump is a factor that will decide if your bank account is seized or frozen under Trudeau’s Emergency Orders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Castro Jr.) this week invoked the Emergency Act to break up the Freedom Convoy and freeze funding for the truckers. Trudeau is also using the Emergency Orders to freeze personal accounts of people who donated to the trucker convoy. Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo was back online Tuesday after being hacked by crazy leftists. The platform has been under attack for hosting a fundraiser for the...

Special counsel John Durham, who has been investigating the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe, ignited a firestorm in right-wing circles last weekend with a cryptic court filing. The new filing fleshed out the case against Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign who was charged with lying to a top FBI official during a meeting about then-candidate Donald Trump's connections to Russia. In the filing, Durham suggested Sussmann's allies "exploited" government databases to snoop on the Trump White House. This triggered a tsunami of coverage from pro-Trump outlets, and outrage from Republican lawmakers and Trump himself...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD. “TV is leading entertainment in telling LGBTQ stories,” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the “Where We Are on TV” report on the 2021-22 season that was released Thursday. In recognition of the increased number and profile of streaming services, the study added five relative newcomers to the trio — Amazon, Hulu and Netflix — included in previous GLAAD diversity tallies. Broadcast networks and cable channels are...

Last September, in the Italian seaside province of Chieti, a 41-year-old Ukrainian man and his friend went for a dip in the sea. Sixteen hours later, he was dead from drowning. A sad tale, but no medical mystery. Except for the fact that, for nearly six full weeks after his death, his body tested positive no fewer than 28 times for COVID-19 – a discovery that the researchers involved say is of “fundamental importance for pathologists.” Even weirder is the fact that, before death, the man had been “completely asymptomatic,” the team wrote in a study now published in the...

The White House confirmed Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich, Germany, this weekend – a chance to mend ties increasingly strained by President Joe Biden’s loud insistence Zelensky may soon lose his country to Russia.

Health Canada on Thursday approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax. The U.S.-based biotechnology firm’s protein-based vaccine against COVID-19 is the first of its kind in Canada. The regulator has approved its use in people over the age of 18. The vaccine requires two doses given three weeks apart. The vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, is 90 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infection and 100 per cent effective at preventing severe disease based on clinical trials, Health Canada said in a statement Thursday. Skip Advertisement The regulator also said that “preliminary and exploratory data shows” that the vaccine “does produce neutralizing antibodies...

Yellowstone co-star Forrie Smith says he will not attend the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards – citing the show’s mask and vaccine requirements.Yellowstone, one of the best television shows on the air, has been nominated for the Outstanding Performance by an ensemble cast in a drama series category at the SAG awards.The SAG Awards requires China virus vaccines, testing, and masks.That is a deal breaker for Smith, who is known for playing the loyal Dutton family ranch hand Lloyd on Paramount’s smash hit, which just wrapped its fourth season.Smith, who has been part of that ensemble since 2018, announced Monday...

I just got a cryptic message from my nephew. He and his pals are getting ready to take a trip overseas. A big group, lots of packing. No other details available. I believe that uncle Joe is really going to do this thing. Please Pray for my nephew and his friends.

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, this council was convened today to discuss the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, a goal that we all share, despite Russia’s persistent violations. These agreements, which were negotiated in 2014 and 2015 and signed by Russia, remain the basis for the peace process to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

President Biden on Thursday said the U.S. has reason to believe that Russia is "engaged in a false flag operation," and said he believes that an invasion into Ukraine "will happen in the next several days."Tensions have spiked along the line that separates Ukrainian forces from Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east, with the parties accusing each other of intensive shelling.As he departed the White House, Biden said the threat of a Russian invasion into Ukraine is "very high," and that he believes it could happen "in the next several days." "They have not moved their troops out. They've moved...

Well Rush as been gone one year today

Toronto City Council’s Board of Health’s secretary suppressed the father’s testimony about the death of his son following the Pfizer shot because it allegedly “disclosed the personal health information of a minor without authorization.”Toronto City Council’s Board of Health held a virtual hearing last January 17th to discuss the administration’s approach to Covid-19.A grieving father, Dan Hartman, told the council that his 17-year-old son had died after receiving the experimental Pfizer shot. He was able to share his account of the death of his son.

The Washington Post took advantage of the allegedly hacked data of individuals throughout the United States who donated to the Canadian Freedom Convoy and “Adopt-a-Trucker” campaigns through GiveSendGo. The result was a pressure tactic against convoy supporters. The Post revealed the identities of several individuals caught in the reported 100,316 donations leaked in the alleged GiveSendGo hack by contacting them personally and then reporting their names. The report was headlined, “Which U.S. communities sent money to support the Canadian trucker protests?” The story targeted individuals throughout the United States who “sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans new hydropower reserves and two or three back-up power plants after officials warned the country would be without power for nearly two days in a worst-case scenario if it does not strike an electricity deal with the EU. The Swiss government has been working on plans on how to bolster its power network as it moves to more renewable and hydropower, while phasing out nuclear energy. It has also instructed the energy ministry to draw up plans to build and operate peak-load power plants. "The reserve power plants are to be available in the event...

Britain’s Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for parts of the UK, saying hurricane-strength gusts of 90 miles (145 kilometers) an hour are set to hit the country on Friday. The weather service said the most dangerous winds are likely to affect the southwest coast with damaging gusts expected inland too. The Energy Networks Association is advising people to prepare for possible blackouts by charging their phones and keeping a torch ready. “Storm Eunice will bring damaging gusts in what could be one of the most impactful storms to affect southern and central parts of the UK for...

Actor Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks says he didn’t have a “strong male role model” while he was growing up,

Beautiful. Must watch.

FRANKLIN, MN—Amid growing frustration with lights being left on around the house, local father James Darabont sat his kids down to demonstrate how to flip a light switch to the "Off" position. The two-hour lecture and workshop went over when to turn a light switch off (always) and how to manipulate your fingers to accomplish such a task. "When you commit to a flipping action," said Mr. Darabont, "you must make sure the light switch goes alllll the way down. If you do not commit fully to the action, the switch may not fully click in the 'down' position. This...

Bob Saget died after sustaining what appeared to be significant head trauma, according to a recently released autopsy report. The 65-year-old star was found unresponsive in his hotel bed in Orlando, Florida, on January 9. Last week, Saget's family announced that he had died after he "accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep." However, an autopsy report by Dr. Joshua Stephany, the chief medical examiner of Orange and Osceola counties in Florida, suggests the head injury was far more serious than one that could have been shrugged off. ... Dr....

Attorneys for Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann filed a motion Thursday to dismiss the case against him in Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation, claiming a case of "extraordinary prosecutorial overreach." "Defendant Michael A. Sussmann, by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(B), respectfully moves this Court to dismiss the Indictment because the single count therein "fail[s] to state an offense,’" the filing reads.