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~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ “Off They Go...!” ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 20 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacob Renfrow, right, and Quartermaster Seaman Alexis Mitchell, both assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), discuss the distance during the approach to the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) for a replenishment-at-sea, Sept. 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests....

There are two ways to get to Mossbrae Falls, one of the most beautiful (and most often Instagrammed) natural attractions in California, about 30 minutes from the base of Mount Shasta. Unfortunately, neither of the routes are legal — and the more popular one involves a potentially deadly trek along active railroad tracks. And yet the ethereal beauty of the falls is still a powerful temptation for visitors, who come here by the thousands, often drawn by shots splashed across Instagram and other social media sites. Tall as a five-story building and longer than an Olympic swimming pool, Mossbrae is...

Using the slogan “MAGA” is an example of covert racism and white supremacy, according to an instructional video available through Maine’s Department of Education. The video, found in a publicly accessible slideshow about what makes communities “welcoming and inclusive,” also lists a stunning variety of examples of covert racism and white supremacy in addition to “MAGA,” the tagline of former President Donald Trump’s successful 2016 presidential campaign.

“Kill or be killed.” That’s what a spray-painted graffiti message reads on a metal wall a stone’s throw from the 1500 block of Government Street near downtown Baton Rouge. It’s a double testament — both to the scandalously dangerous character of that particular speck of earth along one of the city’s main thoroughfares and to the scandalously dangerous deficiency of the public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish. The graffiti, which has been on that metal wall for close to 15 years without anyone bothering to paint over it, turned somewhat prophetic in the early-morning hours of Sept. 16. Because...

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, banned for a year and fined $10 million by the NBA for racist and misogynist remarks and workplace bullying, said Wednesday he will sell the team. Following the punishments imposed last week, NBA players union executive director Tamika Tremaglio called for Sarver to be banned for life, and NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Paul declared the penalties too light. Major sponsor PayPal said it would not renew its deal with the team if Sarver were still involved, and Suns vice chairman Jahm Najafi called for Sarver to resign. “In our current unforgiving climate, it...

This is Brandon after his speech today at The Global Ffund Seventh Replenishment Conference 2022 (Pledging Session) in New York. The Pledging Session opens with the rallying speech and call to action by a high-level representative of the Host on behalf of President Biden to galvanize pledges and closes with President Biden’s announcement of the U.S. pledge and the Seventh Replenishment Pledging Conference outcome.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr dismissed the lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general against former President Donald Trump and his children as a "political hit job," telling Fox News it is yet another symptom of "Trump derangement syndrome" and the left's desire to "punish" Trump. "It’s hard for me not to conclude it’s a political hit job," Barr said Wednesday on "America Reports." "This is a woman who campaigned for office promising she was going to go after Trump, which I think is a tremendous abuse of office to go head-hunting and targeting individuals." [cut] Barr said he...

Meta has begun cutting staff and reorganizing teams in an effort to cut costs, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. The company apparently doesn’t want to frame the changes as layoffs, but is reportedly “quietly nudging out a significant number of staffers” as it prepares for more significant cuts. It’s not clear how many Meta employees have been affected so far. According to the report. Meta has been allowing staffers to apply for new jobs within the company, but workers only have a 30-day window to do so. The result, according to The Journal, is that...

Vatican Strangles Tradition-Friendly BishopPriest slams Vatican for approving prelates who bless homosexual unionsTOULON, France (ChurchMilitant.com) The Vatican has imposed draconian restrictions on a French bishop who upset Pope Francis by welcoming traditionalist Catholics into his diocese. Bp. Dominique Rey with his priests The bishop of Fréjus–Toulon, Dominique Rey, who was blocked from ordaining six deacons and four priests at the end of June, has revealed that the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops prohibited him from receiving new priests into the diocese.Henceforth, a presbyteral council, and not the bishop, would make decisions regarding the reception of new priests, Rey told 150 diocesan...

The California trial for the men accused in connection with college student Kristin Smart’s disappearance and presumed death returned to a Monterey County courtroom on Monday after nearly a week hiatus. Jurors on Monday heard from forensic DNA analyst Angela Butler, who first took the stand last week before court went dark. Butler has spent over 20 years in her role and later began focusing her workload on "the most complicated cases submitted to the lab — usually cold cases," she said, according to reports from inside the courtroom. Smart was a 19-year-old college student at California Polytechnic State University...

Ukraine managed to exchange 215 prisoners of war from Russian captivity. The head of Zelenskyy’s Office, Andrii Yermak, said that 108 of them served in the Azov regiment including its commanders, 124 of the freed PoWs are officers. Yermak also told that the five commanders were exchanged for 55 Russian PoWs, 200 PoWs were exchanged for “Putin’s man in Ukraine,” pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. The remaining 10 are foreigners who fought on Ukraine’s side.

Tim Allen might be known for his long career in comedy, but his latest joke seems to be a flop on woke social media. On Monday, Allen tweeted after President Biden appeared on the CBS show “60 Minutes.” “Biden was on 60 minutes. I heard he asked how long the show was,” he cracked.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals panel has lifted a judge's hold on the Justice Department's ability to use classified records seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate in its ongoing criminal investigation. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is a victory for the Justice Department, clearing the way for it to immediately resume its use of the documents as it evaluates whether to bring criminal charges in its investigation into the presence of top-secret government records held at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.

A trove of long-hidden FBI files shed light on how slain Gambino boss Frank “Franky Boy” Cali ascended from a family soldier in the 1990s to head of the powerful crime syndicate until his shocking killing in 2019. The heavily redacted files, obtained by The Post through a Freedom of Information Act request, offer to date perhaps the most revealing look into Cali’s rise to power — as the mafia kingpin was known as a “ghost” who kept an extremely low profile to avoid federal prosecution. Cali — who was gunned down outside his Staten Island mansion at 53 —...

After weeks of ducking, getting called “Scaredy Kat” and even having her face photoshopped onto a giant chicken – Gov. Kathy Hochul has finally named a time and place she is willing to debate Republican challenger Lee Zeldin ahead of their Nov. 8 election. The Hochul campaign said Wednesday it is willing to do just one debate against the Long Island congressman – assuming he agrees to meet her at Pace University on Oct. 25 for an hour-long contest hosted by Spectrum News NY1 ahead of the Oct. 29 start of early voting. “Gov. Hochul looks forward to highlighting the...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) is cheering on Democrat investigations into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for flying two planes of illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard. Late last week, DeSantis sent two flights packed with 50 illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard. Less than 48 hours after their arrival, officials on Martha’s Vineyard declared a “humanitarian crisis” and Baker intervened to have the illegal aliens bused off the island to Joint Base Cape Cod.

VIDEOEver since the January 6 Capitol riots took place, speculation has swirled around what role, precisely, the FBI may have played in fomenting and encouraging the assault on the Capitol. Much of that speculation has swirled around a man named Ray Epps, who was captured on video encouraging protesters to invade the Capitol, and who initially was deemed a prime suspect, but who has since been exonerated by authorities and faced no criminal charges. Congressman Thomas Massie recently resurfaced questions about the FBI and January 6 on Twitter, and has yet to receive satisfactory answers.Jimmy and his panel of The...

AVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport woman on probation for shooting a man in the emergency room of a local hospital is back behind bars after police say she led police on a chase Monday night. G’sani Natrice Bogan, 22, was booked into the Scott County Jail early Tuesday on charges of eluding, possession of a firearm by a felon, and interference with official acts-dangerous weapon. The charges are all a Class D felony punishable by five years in prison. She also was cited for driving while license suspended, striking fixture upon a highway, open container and failure to provide...

I haven’t seen a convincing explanation of why the Left went so bat-guano crazy over the recent delivery of a handful of illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard. Yes, they don’t want people talking about the border in the run-up to the election, since they’re behind the eight ball on the issue. But that’s not it.And, yes, the hypocrisy of sanctuary cities and “In This House We Believe” posturing has been exposed. That’s getting closer, but the buses to New York, Washington, and Chicago were doing that already; the Left was complaining about it, for sure, they didn’t go all Godwin’s...

During the Great Depression, people valued high-calorie combinations of protein and fat. Meat and dairy were costly, and consuming enough energy could prove challenging. Enter peanut butter and mayonnaise on white bread. The combination became a staple in Southern households in the United States and, in some regions, it was as ubiquitous as peanut butter and jelly. For the next 30 years or so, the PB&M was a favorite in many American kitchens, perhaps because adding mayonnaise to the era’s rustic, coarse nut butter may have been key for spreadability. According to Garden & Gun, newspapers from the 1940s in...