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You know, you’d think that after the Bud Light fiasco and the massive push-back Target received over their controversial child-themed transgender merch and association with a clothing designer who has used satanic imagery to “make a point” about alleged anti-LGBTQ “hate” that the struggling retailer would have learned that wading into the culture wars was not a good idea from a business standpoint.But in another one we can file under “lessons not learned,” conservative commentator Mark Levin announced on his Twitter feed Wednesday that his publisher had been alerted by Target that they would not be selling his upcoming book...

MP Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week Commons suspension after an inquiry found he groped two men at a London club last year. Parliament's standards committee said his "completely inappropriate" behavior was an "abuse of power". The recommended sanction will need to be endorsed by the whole House of Commons. That would trigger a recall petition in his Tamworth constituency, potentially leading to a by-election... Following a year-long inquiry, commissioner Daniel Greenberg found the MP had groped a then-employee of the House of Lords on his arm and neck, before groping his bottom. He also found that he groped a...

The long-awaited Sphere made its debut in Las Vegas on Independence Day, and locals are still trying to figure out how to feel about the $2.3billion light-up ball. The Sphere, brought into existence by MSG Entertainment, is 366 feet tall, 516 across and features 580,000 square feet of fully-programmable LED lighting. The structure also serves as a nearly 20,000-seat arena. The company claims it is the largest LED screen on the planet, in addition to being the largest spherical structure on Earth. The Sphere has lit up the Vegas sky in recent days and shown how it can picture anything...

Britney Spears was allegedly assaulted Wednesday night in Vegas, after a member of NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama's security backhanded her in the face, and she has filed a police report. The incident went down at Catch restaurant in the ARIA Hotel around 8:30 PM. Britney, along with her husband, Sam Asghari, and 2 others went to the restaurant for dinner. She was swarmed by fans as she entered the casino. Britney and co. walked over to Catch, and as they were entering the restaurant, Britney spotted Victor. We're told she's a fan and went over to him to ask if...

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tossed his hat into the 2024 presidential ring, his detractors have repeatedly pointed to one issue as evidence that he’s unfit to be president: his skepticism of the COVID-19 vaccines. The reality, however, is that the same media institutions depicting Kennedy as a wingnut spreading fringe conspiracy theories played a key role in popularizing vaccine resistance. The sheer volume of sudden reversals in public health policy makes it difficult to recall what anyone was claiming a few years ago, but there is a simple formula to understand why “the science” keeps changing: It’s often about...

The CEO of woke tampon brand August has been criticized online for repeatedly using the word 'menstruators' instead of 'women' throughout an interview about period stigma. During a CBS Mornings conversation with Gayle King on Thursday, 25-year-old Nadya Okamoto said she wanted her brand to be 'period positive' and 'proudly gender-inclusive' amid what she described as 'an age of transphobia'. Clips of the interview shared online triggered an angry response from people on Twitter, who were quick to call Okamoto 'a clown' - while some women said they would not stand for being called 'menstruators'. Okamoto's choice of words comes...

Karla Torres dedicated 120 hours of her life and used 14 rolls-worth of duct tape to construct a one-of-a-kind prom dress as part of a nationwide contest. Karla is in the finals of Duck brand’s annual Stuck at Prom contest, which challenges high school students to transform the utility do-it-all tape into lavish and unbelievable fashion pieces as either a prom dress or tuxedo.

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.

R&B singer and actor Jill Scott blasted America by changing the words of the National Anthem into claiming it is an oppressor state during a live performance on stage. Jill Scott was performing on the second day of the Essence Festival on the perceived systemic racism in America, saying the country is "not the land of the free."

Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, lost billions in market cap after the ice cream brand celebrated July 4th with an unpatriotic tweet about American history. Unilever’s share price went from $52.32 per share to $51.37 per share, erasing an estimated $2.5 billion in market cap as social media users called for a boycott, according to Google finance data. The packaged goods conglomerate saw its market cap drop from roughly $133 billion to $131 billion because its share price. Ben & Jerry’s marked July 4th by tweeting that “the US exists on stolen Indigenous land.” It also included...

A link to a 60 minutes expose on the CIA integration of the top nazi scientists after ww2

The Squad celebrated July Fourth by condemning the country they represent. “This July 4th, we must remember that we stand on stolen land toiled by enslaved Africans and recommit ourselves to the fight for freedom, equality, & justice so that these ideals are accessible to everyone, not just a privileged few,” tweeted Rep. Jamaal Bowman. “We are not free until everyone is truly free.” “The Declaration of Independence was written by enslavers and didn’t recognize Black people as human,” declared Rep. Cori Bush on Twitter. “Today is a great day to demand Reparations Now.” The tweet signed off with a...

Conflicting charges from the US and Russia about what's going on in the skies over Syria... A letter from Twitter threatening a lawsuit against competitor Meta over the newly launched "Threads" social media app... Authorities in Tunisia forcibly removing migrants from the port city of Sfax... Tonight in Israel the opponents of judicial reform protesting outside the homes of government ministers and blocking roads... An Israeli soldier killed in a terrorist attack in Samaria today... Dutch authorities arresting a man and his wife from Central Asia on terrorism charges... Pushing for Sweden to be accepted into NATO membership Secretary General...

On this date in 1961, Edwin Bush was hanged at Pentonville Prison. On March 3 of that same year, he’d stabbed to death an assistant at a Loondon antiques shop just off Charing Cross, using a pair of antique daggers from the shop’s own stock. (The scene of this long-ago crime is presently a bookstore.) Although a small-time criminal, Bush was an important milestone in the evolution of the panopticon. Poor Elsie May Batten had been attacked early in the morning, and nobody witnessed the crime. The killer/robber (he stole a sword that he later sold for 15 quid —...

A Bay Area woman sued her husband’s employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers’ comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.

Tommy Sotomayor lets loose and goes after everyone/every topic. How the rest of the world does not put up with the homosexual agenda. Religious groups forcing themselves on Americans. The BT-1000 and her lawyers. and more! Warning raw language. video is 2 hours long.

Two hours after pressing the launch button on Wednesday on Threads, Instagram’s new app for real-time, public conversations, Mark Zuckerberg posted that more than two million people had downloaded his latest creation. That was just the beginning. Another two hours later, five million people had downloaded Threads. By the time Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, went to bed on Wednesday night, the number of downloads had soared to 10 million. When he woke on Thursday morning, the app had been downloaded more than 30 million times, he said. In less than a day, Threads — which is aimed...

<p>Michael Brian Protzman, the leader of a QAnon-centric group who brought hundreds of followers to Dallas to await the supposed resurrections of long-dead President John F. Kennedy and his son — tearing countless families apart in the process — died following a crash last month, according to authorities in Minnesota.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort against Russia, according to people familiar with the decision. The decision comes despite widespread concerns that the controversial bombs can cause civilian casualties. The Pentagon will provide munitions that have a reduced “dud rate,” meaning there will be far fewer unexploded rounds that can result in unintended civilian deaths. U.S. officials said Thursday they expect the...

Charlie Kirk interview with Richard Baris on current state of the presidential elections. Baris thinks desantis campaign one of the worse one's he's ever seen. Charlie thinks upwards of $1 billion will be spent on the primary. Both agree most candidates are running for their own reasons, and that was not to win and beat the democrats.