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Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.

For much of the midterm campaign, Democrats have grappled with how to define their message, weighing slogans like “Democrats deliver” and “Build back better,” and issuing warnings against “ultra-MAGA” Republicans. Now, a coalition of progressive organizations has settled on what its leaders hope will be a unified pitch from the left. This November, they plan to argue, Americans must vote to protect the fundamental freedoms that “Trump Republicans” are trying to take away. ... The move is the latest evidence that Democrats....are increasingly seeking to reclaim language about freedom and personal liberty from Republicans. It is a dynamic that grew...

Andrew Tate made his millions running cam girls and milking money out of the incels that watch them. He loves male promiscuity and he has a materialistic obsession with expensive cars. And me, as a Christian, am a big fan of his and think he is the biggest intellectual force for good for Western society since Jordan Peterson. The most googled man on the planet for the past month or so has been underrepresented here on Freerepublic so I wanted to let everyone know about him just as he was in the process of getting cancelled by every social media...

A mysterious and controversial billboard warning people against moving from California to Texas looms over passersby in LA and San Francisco this week.

We’ve been waiting for a very long time for someone inside the FBI to come forward and blow the lid off this disgraced bureau… and just when we had almost gone up on any “decent” rank-and-file agents, a flood of whistleblowers has finally come forward. Yes, the calvary is here, and they’re opening up and telling a lot of really wild and damning stories about what’s really going on inside the hallowed halls of the disgraceful FBI. It’s about time… The Washington Times reported that FBI whistleblowers accused bureau management in different field offices of corruption, cover-ups and retaliation against...

Shopping at Wal Mart can be stressful, and sometimes you just want to take the edge off. That’s what 42 year old Florida Man James John Perez with a bottle of vodka did last Friday at a Walmart in Sebastian Florida. Sebastian is on the East Coast, just north of Port St. Lucie – I had to look it up. So last Friday around 2pm, James grabbed a bottle of McCormick Vodka from the liquor store section of the Walmart, along with some roadies – a 6 pack of Smirnoff Ice in the cans. According to the Sebastian Daily “A...

Last week, the state’s Attorney-General, John Quigley, announced broad support for 163 recommendations to improve the state’s anti-discrimination laws following a Law Reform Commission of WA review of the Equal Opportunity Act. One of the key reforms is an “inherent requirement test” that will force religious schools to prove religious belief or activity is an essential requirement of the job. Australian Association of Christian Schools executive officer Vanessa Cheng said that change would make it difficult for religious schools to employ staff and preference families in enrolment who shared the beliefs of the school. “Parents who choose to enrol their...

A 10-year-old transgender girl from Chicago will already be a runway veteran when she takes to the catwalk next month at New York Fashion Week — with plans to walk in Paris next year. Noella McMaher, whose parents both identify as transgender and who has an infant sibling referred to as a “theybie,” made her debut at NYFW in February as one of several trans and non-binary models walking for the Trans Clothing Company. She was the youngest person to ever take part in the event. Noella has a lively presence on social media and what seems to be a...

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (CNS) — Police are investigating vandalism at a western Massachusetts pregnancy center that provides women facing a crisis pregnancy with free diapers, wipes, baby clothes, strollers and car seats. Police said vandals early Aug. 18 spray-painted “Jane’s Revenge” on benches located outside of Bethlehem House in Easthampton, near Springfield, along with the message, “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.”Jane’s Revenge is a an organization that supports keeping abortion legal. It has claimed responsibility for similar actions at churches and pro-life pregnancy centers across the country since May, when a draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision...

If the ''Get Trump Squad'' wants to see former President Donald Trump indicted, it ''darn well better meet the Nixon standard,'' retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Tuesday. When ''Rob Schmitt Tonight'' host Rob Schmitt asked Dershowitz why the public hasn't heard anything of substance over the last two weeks since the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, Dershowitz declared that the ''Get Trump Squad'' will do anything to do so, without any regard for the Constitution. He added, however, that any potential indictment must meet the ''Nixon standard,'' referring to former President Richard Nixon, who resigned...

One in six American households is struggling to pay their power bills. High energy prices and persisting inflation are eating away at incomes. A total of 19.9% of all U.S. households reported that they kept their home at a temperature tha One in six American households is struggling to pay their power bills. High energy prices and persisting inflation are eating away at incomes. A total of 19.9% of all U.S. households reported that they kept their home at a temperature that felt unsafe for at least one month in the last year. ...

Local young Catholic says a reverent liturgy and better faith formation could helpThe new bishop of the Diocese of Columbus wants to see more priests come out of the 60,000 student Ohio State University – so he has sent in a new chaplain to boost vocations. Bishop Earl Fernandes is just a few months into his new role, but he wants to fix a problem the diocese has – it did not ordain any new priests this year. He appointed Adam Streitenberger, a diocesan priest, to oversee the St. Thomas More Newman Center at OSU with an explicit goal to...

“As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters” (Proverbs 25:13).

Large-scale international military expo, Army-2022, is presently under way in the military park and conference complex West of Moscow. Wide selection of new and improved weaponry and related paraphernalia, in many cases unique, designed and manufactured in Russia and elsewhere, is presented here to the specialists and general public. The Russian Orthodox Church has unveiled here new models of mobile field churches based on all-terrain military vehicles. According to the head of the Russian Armed Forces Department for Cooperation with Religious Associations, "Taking into account the existing demand among servicemen for worship and religious services, design specs for the engineering...

When reporters asked whether his plan to cancel student loan debt is unfair to those who have already paid off or chose not to take out loans, President Biden on Wednesday parried with a hit at tax cuts on the rich. “Is it fair to people who, in fact, do not own multibillion-dollar businesses, if they see one of these guys getting all the tax cuts? Is that fair? What do you think?” Biden told reporters after his remarks introducing the plan.

“I still don’t understand what’s happened; if this is real; why he’d be taken now? So healthy and happy,” Archibald shared on her verified Twitter account. “He went into cardiac arrest while we were lying in bed. I tried and tried, and the paramedic arrived within minutes, but his heart stopped and they couldn’t bring him back. Mine stopped with it. “I love him so much and need him here with me. I need him here so badly, but he’s gone. I can’t describe this pain. Thank you to those making tributes. I can’t bear to talk about him in...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is wasting no time responding to criticisms and concerns that the misnamed "Inflation Reduction Act" will provide funding to help grow and weaponize the agency. On Tuesday, The Washington Post's Jacob Bogage reported that "IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats." The focus on blaming those on the right isn't merely in the headline, but is also in Bogage's sub headline, which reads that "Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) used a Wednesday press conference to highlight new state gun controls and emphasized that talking to a would-be gun buyer’s “neighbors online” is now part of a background check. Hochul’s comments to reporters and others gathered for the conference were wide-ranging, focusing broadly on New York’s Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.

As a California, moving out of California especially Los Angeles was not an easy decision. I grew up here, all my friends and family are here, and my whole career was here. But with high taxes, expensive cost of living, and dwindling opportunity, there’s no longer any incentive to live here. I’m in the process of moving and every time I get any kind of fear or anxiety, I consider these pros and cons about why you should leave and other people shouldn’t move here.

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Space Force Dog On The Job! Debra, 45th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to jump onto a HH60G Pave Hawk on Aug. 23, 2022, Patrick Space Force Base, FL. MWDs go through exercises to maintain training and ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airmen Samuel Becker) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Army Rugby! The All Army Sports Rugby 7s Team trained at Fort Carson...