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A Chicago woman died after undergoing plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic earlier this month and now her family is calling on the United States government to help investigate the death. Sucretta Tolliver traveled down to the Caribbean country and underwent an operation on December 12, her daughter Mariah Price told NBC 5. The mother-of-four passed away at a recovery home two days after the surgery.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been forcing teachers across the country to follow certain guidelines demonstrating their commitment to “LGBTQ inclusivity” in their classroom instructions. As reported by Breitbart, the CDC-issued “assessment tool” asks teachers numerous questions about school employees and their loyalty to the concept of “queer theory,” and forcing sexual education teachers to use gender-neutral language, forbidding them from using terms such as “boy” and “girl.” The guidelines also urge teachers to advocate for membership in their school’s “Gay Straight Alliance,” and decorating their classrooms with gay pride flags and other pro-gay symbolism, as well as...

BACON DAY On December 30th each year, bacon lovers celebrate one of nature’s favored gifts on Bacon Day! The day reminds us that bacon is not just for breakfast and encourages us to test out various ways to enjoy this culinary marvel. #BaconDay Everything is better with bacon, so someone said once. And our research shows very little to dispute this assertion. The United States and Canada make bacon from the pork belly. Other countries around the world use the side and back cuts of pork. The meat is cured in either a salt brine or a salt pack. It...

Democrat Congressman Ritchie Torres has introduced a bill directly targeting 'Long Island Liar' and Representative-elect George Santos. Torres, a fellow New Yorker, is bluntly calling it the 'SANTOS Act' which stands for ‘Stop Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker.’ In a tweet Friday, Torres said the bill would 'require candidates to disclose under oath their employment, educational, & military history so we can punish candidates who lie to voters about their qualifications.'

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Myles Ledet Dies By Suicide Holly Matkin Ponchatoula, LA – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) Deputy Myles Ritter Ledet died by suicide on Dec. 4, according to his department. The TPSO confirmed the 34-year-old deputy’s death in a press release later that day. “The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is mourning the sudden loss of Deputy Myles Ledet, who died of an apparent suicide earlier this afternoon,” Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said. Sponsored: by TaboolaSponsored LinksYou May Like Do This Immediately if You Have Enlarged Prostate (Watch) Healthy Guru TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis said Deputy...

Tiburon California Police Department Sgt. Sean Christopher Commits Suicide Inside Department Locker Room Holly Matkin December 16, 2022 Tiburon, CA – Tiburon Police Department (TPD) Sergeant Sean Christopher died on Monday after fatally shooting himself inside police headquarters while on shift, according to authorities. Investigators said the incident occurred inside the TPD locker room at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 12, The Ark reported. Other TPD personnel reported having heard a gunshot, but Sgt. Christopher was alone in the locker room when the shooting occurred, according to city officials. Sponsored: by TaboolaSponsored LinksYou May Like Fall Asleep In Minutes With...

Hero Down: Garland Police Department Lt. Christopher ‘Chris’ Carker Dies By Suicide Holly Matkin December 28, 2022 Garland, TX – Garland Police Department (GPD) Lieutenant Christopher “Chris” Carker died by suicide on Dec. 3, according to his department. Garland Police Chief Jeff Bryan confirmed the 46-year-old lieutenant’s death in a press release the following day. “The Garland Police Department is experiencing the heartbreaking loss of one of our own,” Chief Bryan wrote. “Lieutenant Chris Carker, a 16-year veteran of the Garland Police Department, and a personal friend took his own life.” Sponsored: by TaboolaSponsored LinksYou May Like 1 Odd Trick...

LOS ANGELES - An increase in the number of fights at Disney parks has prompted a "courtesy" warning to guests.

Man Who Killed 16-Year-Old Girlfriend Is Sentenced To 90 Days In Jail Holly Matkin December 28, 2022 Houston, TX – A 22-year-old man who fatally shot his 16-year-old girlfriend in the face last year will serve just 90 days in jail in connection with her death. Alexander Valenzuela, then 20, was originally charged with murder in the April 16, 2021 shooting death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Ciana “CiCi” Castro, KTRK reported. Valenzuela agreed to plead guilty in October to a reduced charge of aggravated assault on a family member causing serious bodily injury. Sponsored: by TaboolaSponsored LinksYou May Like Doctor:...

La Habra, CA – Bodycam footage captured the moment when a meth-fueled gunman abruptly shot a La Habra police officer in the chest without warning last year (video below). The footage was released by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office on Monday, after prosecutors determined there was “no evidence of criminal culpability” regarding the officer who ultimately shot the suspect, the Los Angeles Times reported. The harrowing encounter began at approximately 6:25 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2021, when a woman noticed a blue 1998 Toyota Camry tailgating her on the northbound 5 Freeway, according to police. The woman said that...

Maybe "go woke go broke" is something that the "wokes" should take a look at. How many more in-your-face messages do you need? Last week, I read that 2022 was "an annus horribilis" for the people who make movies: Major studios, streamers, cable providers, and other media giants lost a combined $542 billion in market value in 2022, with left-wing studios the Walt Disney Co., Netflix, and Comcast accounting for the bulk of the bloodshed.You don't need to speak Latin to know that losing that kind of money makes it "an annus horribilis.” Maybe the next movie from Hollywood is...

'We're at our breaking point': Denver 'not able to sustain' arriving migrants much longer, city officials say By: Micah SmithDec 29, 2022 DENVER – The City of Denver has spent more than $1.5 million on all aspects of sheltering arriving migrants since the first week of December and is on track to spend $3 million by the end of the month, according to city leaders. “This has been extremely taxing on city resources. We are not a border community. We don't have federal resources like border communities do. So, the help that we can provide in Denver is very limited....

Renton, WA – A journalist covering a “drag queen story hour” event at a local dog- and kid-friendly pub was allegedly attacked and had her cellphone stolen by Antifa militants who were acting as security for the event. The incident occurred at the Brewmaster’s Taproom on Dec. 10, The Post Millennial reported. A group of people was protesting the event over concerns that it is inappropriate for drag queens, biological males who dress as women and generally perform highly-sexualized burlesque-style shows, to be hosting an event for children. A mob of about 100 Antifa militants showed up armed with umbrellas...

Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin called former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany "a liar and an opportunist" in her [Griffin's] interview with the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021..."She [McEnany] got her FOX News gig. It worked out precisely how she'd always planned for it to, but she knew better." Farah Griffin...is...a co-host of ABC's The View.

At 6 a.m., on September 12, 1988, a trapper and his friend were staying at a cabin at Krosspynten, part of the Svalbard archipelago, which is under the jurisdiction of Norway. They were woken by a polar bear boar which had gained entrance to the cabin hallway (probably the air or weather lock to the cabin). The trapper had a .44 magnum revolver. Krosspynten is about a hundred and fifty miles north and eighty miles east of Longyearbyen. Mushamna is about one hundred miles north of Longyearbyen. The incident report was uncovered with a Freedom of information Act (FOIA) request...

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Note: This is from August but noticed a lot of Freepers dont know anything about him. Anyone who gets under Greta's skin is OK in my book! -RF-- Once best known as a professional kickboxer and struggling reality TV star, Andrew Tate has become almost impossible to avoid on social media. He’s a topic of conversation on every major platform. Major creators have either talked about Tate or had him on their livestreams and podcasts, often in an attempt to counter his hyper-misogynistic stances on women and modern masculinity. Teacher-focused online spaces are discussing how to handle students who have...

A comet not seen since Neanderthals walked the Earth is set to make a return trip - and astronomers have shared the first detailed image of the 'cosmic snowball.' Formally known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet orbits the sun every 50,000 years and is set to make its closest approach to our planet on February 1, 2023.... ....The comet is currently 117 million miles from Earth and is set to reach the sun on January 1, loop around and make its closest approach to our planet. And E3 will be the first comet seen to the naked eye since...

Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's historic visit to the US last week, Congress passed a provision to give Ukraine the assets that were seized from sanctioned Russian oligarchs. The approval of the measure may have had something to do with a secret phone call between Zelenskyy and Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The outlet reported Thursday that the Ukrainian president called the Senate minority leader one day before his White House visit and address to Congress. Three unnamed sources told the Post-Gazette about the call, in which Zelenskyy attempted to persuade McConnell that proceeds from the oligarchs'...

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