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On June 10th, it was reported by the NY Times and the Washington Examiner, that Luis Miranda, assistant commissioner for CBP’s Office of Public Affairs stated that “The images depicted on this coin are offensive, insensitive, and run counter to the core values of CBP…” It is important to mention that Luis Miranda is a Political Appointee with no experience as Law Enforcement and has never served in the military or as a first responder. By title, Luis Miranda was a political analyst prior to being given the title of Assistance Commissioner by the Biden Administration. He was previously employed...

RPI Founder Ron Paul addresses the 4 June 2022 conference: The Biden Doctrine: New World Order or Nuclear Armageddon? Speech... [53:00]

Why does it feel like real fiscal conservatives are an endangered species? The current US economic climate is an unsustainable disaster caused by the idiotic policies of not just the Biden administration but trumps as well. When trump took office the deficit was somewhat manageable, and trump proceeded to exploded 500% (increased by trillions)in 4 years. Trumps idiotic reckless spending is not somehow less damaging than bidens idiotic reckless spending just because he is on your team. Trump and Bidens economic policy is the equivalent of maxing out your credit cards getting payday loans and a reverse mortgage buying a...

An independent journalist named Savanah Hernandez took to the streets in Dallas, Texas, to ask ordinary people what they think about Joe Biden’s economy and his continued claims that everything is ok. She shares her findings in a short video segment. {Direct Rumble Link} “Biden keeps touting America’s “strongest, fastest, economic recovery” & that “Americans feel more financially comfortable”. So, I went out on the streets of Dallas to ask real Americans if this was true”… WATCH: In the background of these interviews, it is worth emphasizing that no other political candidate -from either side of the aisle- has the...

Another woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused the Cleveland Browns quarterback of inappropriate sexual conduct during massage sessions to 24. The lawsuit says the plaintiff massaged Watson twice. The first session, the lawsuit says, was cut short because "Watson had to leave abruptly after taking a phone call." The lawsuit says Watson scheduled a second massage a few days later, when the woman says that Watson exposed himself and masturbated and "offered no apology or explanation for his conduct." The lawsuit says the plaintiff "shortly thereafter quit massage therapy."...

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) didn’t make any new friends in the GOP with her star turn bashing former President Trump in prime time on Thursday night. It doesn’t bother her a bit. Cheney, a dynastic figure who sits in the House seat once held by her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, used her high perch on the Jan. 6 select committee to accuse Trump of abusing the powers of the presidency to orchestrate nothing short of an attempted coup — explosive charges that have reinforced her status as Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the MAGA faithful....

Star Trek is no stranger to cinema, and the franchise’s quality of films tends to fluctuate with each new release. We’ve seen plenty of pretty good films from the series, and we’ve also seen films that weren’t as good as they could’ve been. Everyone’s got their own favorites, but if there’s one thing that can be agreed upon, it’s that Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan stands above the rest. Released exactly today in 1982, Khan served as a sequel to both the original 1979 Star Trek film, and the 1967 episode, “Space Seed.” Directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also...

The British government is launching a ‘Grow for Britain’ initiative to try and boost domestic food production, a leaked document has revealed. Seen by The Telegraph, a notionally right-leaning newspaper close to Britain’s governing Conservative Party, warns that “the cost of food has real consequences for people across the country” and that members of the Boris Johnson administration are going to be working “to address poverty in the round as we learn to live with recent events and manage the impact of cost of living pressures”. The food strategy — the first developed by a British government in 75 years,...

THE TELL The shocks aren’t over. Get ready. That’s the timely Friday advice of Bank of America, delivered hours before worse-than-expected U.S. inflation data knocked the wind out of Wall Street and left investors bracing for more aggressive central-bank action. Data showed the cost of living surged 1% in May amid higher rents and gas and food prices, keeping the rate of U.S. inflation at a 40-year high. Annual inflation now sits at 8.6%, up from 8.3% and a new cycle high, the most rapid increase since 1981. The S&P 500 index tumbled 2% early Friday. Taking a fresh look...

As the Left in France hopes for a first round electoral win tomorrow, the Left was on the attack in the last week condemning the actions of police who shot and killed a woman in a car. The incident in Paris happened when the woman refused a police order to stop her vehicle. President Emmanuel Macron in a fearful mode with his election speaking Thursday warning against "extremists" and a "French chaos" to go along with the "World chaos". Macron's remarks aimed at his opponents in the legislative elections from both the "NUPRES" coalition of the Left and the National...

A city in Washington will pay more than $1.5 million to settle a dispute with a former assistant police chief who was disciplined twice for posting a Nazi rank insignia on his office door and joking about the Holocaust. Former Kent Assistant Police Chief Derek Kammerzell, was disciplined last July for hanging the insignia of Schutzstaffel Opergruppenfuhrer - one of the Third Reich's highest ranks - on his office door in September 2020. Kammerzell, who had been with the department for nearly three decades, was initially given two weeks of unpaid leave after the incident. Outraged residents and members of...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 7, 2022 / 15:46 pm A pro-life pregnancy center in Asheville, North Carolina, had its windows smashed and its building defaced with pro-abortion messaging late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. According to Asheville Police, officers discovered red spray paint on the Mountain Area Pregnancy Services building with the words “No forced birth” and “If abortions aren’t safe, neither are you!”Multiple windows were broken and an anarchist symbol was left on the front of the building, said police, who are calling the damage a vandalism and are seeking the perpetrator. The police said that a forensic...

Some guy started monkeying around on stage (HE IS WHITE) and everyone thought he had a gun and about 10,000 300 lbs people almost trampled each other.

The Orthodox Church should work more with young people, maintain a dialogue with the education system, so that all children in Public Schools are taught the basics of Orthodoxy, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said during a visit to Polotsk, Belarus. According to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, the great gift of the Orthodox faith must be nurtured in the hearts of people, especially young ones who are under the influence of the modern information flow, having no immunity to evil that attacks them from the Internet. We ought to be more open to the young...

Humanity cannot be saved if we don't respond to cries of the earth and the poor, say Indonesian and Korean bishops Catholic leaders in Indonesia and South Korea have called on Christians and people of other faiths to bring about an "ecological conversion" to stop pollution, protect the environment and minimize the impacts of the global climate crisis. Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Indonesian Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, archbishop of Jakarta, issued a pastoral letter stressing the need for environmental protection in line with Pope Francis’ 2015 landmark encyclical Laudato Si' and the 50th anniversary of the UN...

The upcoming World Meeting of Families being held in Rome this month looks to be promoting a new understanding of the family in light of Amoris Laetitia.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – A Vatican official declared the upcoming World Meeting of Families will be focused on what she described as “Amoris Laetitia” families and “truly inclusive” to all, including to “LGBT families.” In a May 31 press conference for the upcoming 10th World Meeting of Families (WMOF) to be held in Rome in June, Professor Gabriella Gambino, the undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life revealed the event’s policy...

In a shocking display of “pride,” the startup food delivery service PostMates decided to focus its attention on the act of anal sex as a way to celebrate June’s Pride Month, which highlights LGBTQ+ people.

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.

The Fox News host Sean Hannity tried to sell Donald Trump on a novel way to heal the wounds of his presidency and the deadly Capitol attack: a pardon for Hunter Biden. The bizarre idea was referred to in texts released by the House January 6 committee, which on Thursday held its first primetime televised hearing. In one message, Hannity told Kayleigh McEnany, then White House press secretary, Trump “was intrigued by the pardon idea!! (Hunter)”.

A new "woke" series on the Discovery+ video streaming service highlights "queer" historical figures in an alternative retelling of history. "To celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, we are setting the historical record straight and introducing 'The Book of Queer' right at the top of Pride Month," Howard Lee, president of TLC streaming and network originals, said in a statement. "We couldn't be any more excited to have Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan, Dominique Jackson, Alex Newell, Ross Matthews as well as an impressive and talented group of historians, actors and musicians spilling the tea alongside us." According to a press release from...