Free Republic

VIDEO

Ford is reversing course on AM radio. In a tweet today, CEO Jim Farley announced the company was backing off its decision to release new vehicles without AM radio broadcast capabilities. Instead, all 2024 Ford and Lincoln models will be able to tune in to AM radio. And for the two electric vehicles released without AM radio capabilities, a software update would be pushed to restore it. The announcement came after Farley said he spoke with policy leaders on the “importance of AM broadcast radio as a part of the emergency alert system.” A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation...

"Good morning to every one but Roger Waters," tweeted the Israeli Foreign Ministry.Roger Waters dressed up as an SS officer and compared Anne Frank to Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin last week. At the beginning of the show, an announcement was displayed on a screen reading “on a matter of public interest: a court in Frankfurt has ruled that I am not an antisemite," sparking applause from the crowd. "Just to be clear, I condemn antisemitism unreservedly," continued the announcement. Waters, the former bassist and vocalist of the band Pink Floyd,...

Love her or hate her, Rosie O'Donnell is out here spittin' facts. Rosie recently joined the Bialik Breakdown podcast hosted by Mayim Bialik (who you may know from The Big Bang Theory and Jeopardy!), where they discussed mental health. Rosie is a lesbian, leftist Hollywood star, but that hasn't knocked out ALL her common sense... and the trans activists are NOT happy about it. Rosie O'Donnell is being canceled by trans rights activists for speaking common sense. Check out what she has to say about the "non-binary" identity: VIDEO AT LINK.......... When Rosie's kid told her that her stuffed animals...

The New York judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal case on Tuesday scheduled a trial date on March 25, 2024, just weeks after the Republican presidential primary’s “Super Tuesday,”Trump appeared virtually before Judge Juan Merchan, seated beside his attorney, Todd Blanche.During the hearing, Merchan reviewed the terms of a protective order prohibiting Trump from sharing any evidence the prosecutor exchanges with his attorneys on social media.The protective order said evidence may not be shared or posted to “any news or social media platforms, including, but not limited, to Truth Social, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, or YouTube, without...

Batten down the hatches, y’all: Pride Month is coming. And much like “Christmas creep,” the Pride celebrations tend to start earlier and earlier every year. We can’t escape Pride Month no matter how hard we try. Back in January, I wrote, “It’s no secret that, over the past few years, the left has moved from expecting tolerance for every part of the LGBTQ (and sometimes Y) movement to demanding that everyone celebrate it. We’ve come a long way from people having to say, “Yeah, yeah, sure. Gay people can marry and do all the things that straight people can do”...

Hillary Clinton said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D. Calif.) should not resign from her seat in the Senate, despite the 89-year-old’s recent health problems and growing calls from some Democratic lawmakers for her to step down. Clinton, a former New York senator, stressed the political reality that if Feinstein resigned, Republicans likely not allow a Democratic replacement to join the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively preventing Democrats from confirming any judicial appointments. “Here’s the dilemma: The Republicans will not agree to add someone else to the Judiciary Committee if she retires,” Clinton told Time magazine in an interview published Tuesday.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the Russian warship Ivan Hurs had been attacked by Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats in the Black Sea, on the approaches to the Bosphorus strait. In a statement posted on Telegram, the ministry said the warship had been protecting the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines, which carry gas from Russia to Turkey, partly across the Black Sea. "All enemy boats were destroyed by fire from the standard armament of a Russian ship 140 km northeast of the Bosphorus," the statement added.

Roger Waters dressed up as an SS officer and compared Anne Frank to Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin last week. At the beginning of the show, an announcement was displayed on a screen reading “on a matter of public interest: a court in Frankfurt has ruled that I am not an antisemite," sparking applause from the crowd. "Just to be clear, I condemn antisemitism unreservedly," continued the announcement. ... The screen proceeded to display the names of Sophie Scholl, an anti-Nazi activist murdered by the Nazis; Mahsa Amini, who was murdered...

Seagulls in England are allegedly getting ahold of a drug called "spice," according to a new report. ZUMAPRESS.com These birds are flying high — and apparently getting high — as a kite. Seagulls that reside in some seaside towns in the United Kingdom are allegedly feeling the effects of a drug called “spice” after swooping in and stealing it from people, according to the Daily Star. “Gulls will go for anything,” a former spice user, Kevin Robertson, 45, from Hastings, told the publication. “They used to come up behind us and grab whatever we had. “If we were stoned and...

A Calvin Klein advert featuring a trans man posing in a sports bra has sparked furious backlash after going viral online. In a promotional snap shared by the brand, who have long been known for their sultry and sexy ads featuring toned topless models, Bappie Kortram can be seen wearing a pair of jeans and a sports bra. Bappie, who is from the Netherlands, is represented by a number of modelling agencies around the world including British Zebedee Talent, who describe him as 'a trans man who has not had top surgery yet.' The advert, which was initially shared as...

A few updates: I will appear on Faux News's "The Korean War" special with Brett Baier, Sunday night, May 28, 10:00. I know may of you are boycotting FAUX, and I respect that. Did this for an old filmmaking friend. Also, I have begun a MWF youtube show "Patriot's History," where I just read through "A Patriot's History of the United States" at 12 noon EST on the Wild World of History channel. Just started the Revolutionary War. We are 24 episodes in, all in the video archives. We are working to make "Patriot's History" in to a "John Adams/Sons...

Rapper Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in prison for drug dealing. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, has been in custody since last August when his bail was revoked. He was convicted of distributing more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey. As part of the investigation, police seized $1.5million in cash and multiple weapons from a series of homes. The rapper was arrested at the Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field in October 2021 moments before he was due to go on...

Congressional Republicans condemned FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Jill Murphy at a hearing after she said she has not read special counsel John Durham’s report into her agency's probe into allegations that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. "I have not yet read the Durham report, sir," Murphy told House Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman August Pfluger during a hearing Tuesday. "I'm honestly speechless at this point in time. I'm not sure what to think about this as someone who has spent an entire career in counterintelligence," Pfluger, a Texas...

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claims Florida “isn’t safe” for black or LGBT people following the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issuing a travel advisory for the state. “Ron DeSantis’s ultra-MAGA Florida isn’t safe for people of color, LGBTQ+ people, or even multi-billion dollar corporations,” Clinton wrote, providing screenshot images of articles detailing the travel advisory, as well as Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing battle with Disney:

A San Francisco public safety meeting descended into chaos on Tuesday after a woman threw a brick at Mayor London Breed and other city lawmakers. The Mayor was hosting a rare open-air hearing at United Nations Plaza to discuss the city's drug crisis before it had to be cut short following shouting and heckling from residents. But when city officials were preparing to leave, a woman threw a brick towards Breed's podium and it struck a high school student who was presenting flags for the meeting. San Francisco police arrested the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Elysia Katet, and she...

Former President Donald Trump shared an article from MAGA radio host Wayne Allyn Root pleading with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) not to run for president in 2024 after news dropped that DeSantis was set to announce on Wednesday.NBC News first reported Tuesday afternoon DeSantis will announce his bid for the GOP nomination in a Twitter Spaces conversation with billionaire Elon Musk – who has previously signaled he supported the Florida governor.While Trump did not comment directly on DeSantis’s imminent candidacy, sharing Root’s article was notable given its tone. The article, titled, “Ron DeSantis, Please STAND DOWN for the Good...

“As we continue to review the report, we noticed that several high-level former government officials directly involved in Crossfire Hurricane either declined or partially declined to cooperate with your investigation,” the senators wrote. “It seems odd that individuals would be allowed to avoid fully cooperating with your office, particularly given your authority to compel testimony and records.”

Pro-Ukraine fighters appeared to use at least three U.S. military vehicles as they attacked Russian territory on Monday, according to a new report that undermines promises from the Pentagon that U.S. military equipment will only be used within Ukraine's borders. Russian forces captured at least two American Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) trucks, according to photos confirmed by The New York Times. The equipment was reportedly used by pro-Ukraine proxy forces, which often include Russians who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is unclear how these pro-Ukraine forces may have obtained U.S. military equipment. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press...

In testimony at a House Education Committee hearing, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona defended the Biden Administration's plan to modify Title IX rules that would bar federal aid to schools that exclude biological males from participating in girls' sports. "Our goal is to make all students feel welcome," Cardona said. "We don't think it's fair that a person born with a penis should be barred from being on the girls' teams for a birth defect over which that person had no control." Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) pointed out that "biological males have some physical traits that would give them an...