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ORLANDO, Fla. — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said in a statement that its diversity, equity and inclusion committee would be eliminated, as would any job duties connected to it. Also axed were initiatives left over from when the district was controlled by Disney supporters, which awarded contracts based on goals of achieving racial or gender parity. (snip)...

(RNS) — The Rev. Bob Stine, former president of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, will be required to answer questions in court in September after police in Madison, Wisconsin, recommended he be charged with sexual assault. The Dane County district attorney’s office said the case involving Stine, pastor of Midvale Baptist Church in Madison, is under review. No charges have been filed. “The DA’s Office has received the referral from Madison Police Dept,” the DA’s office said in an email about Stine. “He is scheduled to appear for an Initial Appearance on 9/7/23 at 8:30 AM.” Police have investigated allegations that...

Update from Ukraine | New Direction of the Ukrainian offensive on the South | When the War is over? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc95kgk3xq4 The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 1st August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-524-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Reports from Niger about citizens raising Russian flags and chanting "Wagner" have been circulating in the week since its President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a coup. These accounts are prompting questions about Moscow's relationship with the former French colony in West Africa—and what role the Wagner Group of mercenaries could play there. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin welcomed the news that General Abdourahamane Tiani had taken power, describing it as a move against French "colonizers" and hinting in a Telegram voice message that his fighters might offer security services. There is no evidence the Kremlin had any involvement in the...

GOP Representative Matt Gaetz revealed a plan to fight back against Special Counsel Jack Smith after his latest charges against Trump. ..... Snip..... “First, House Republicans should immediately demand that Jack Smith present himself for a transcribed interview before the Judiciary Committee in the next 15 days,” Gaetz said on Newsmax. “If he does not do that, we should send a subpoena. If he ignores the subpoena, we should hold him in criminal contempt of Congress….” “We can utilize Congressional immunities to immunize President Trump. 18 U.S. Code § 6002 – 3 – gives any Committee or Subcommittee of the...

Hey guys. Have been a poster from years back. Am Looking for a GIF that was so apropos to what is going on now that Deamond-crats are flooding the web with spew. It's a GIF that was posted on Free Republic often and was of a bunch of monkeys pooping and throwing poop. Have not seen it for some time anywhere. Have tried researching Free Republic history to no avail. Any one out there with knowledge where I can find this GIF?

A man with ties to nearly a dozen states is in federal custody after he allegedly kidnapped a woman and kept her in a cinder block cell in an Oregon home. FBI investigators believe there may be additional victims. The FBI announced that 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi — also known as Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi — is in federal custody for the interstate kidnapping after the woman escaped from the makeshift cell, beating her hands bloody in the process. On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Zuberi traveled from his Klamath Falls home to Seattle where he solicited a prostitute then...

@unusual_whales JUST IN: Senator Thomas Carper is shorting the American economy. Thomas Carper bought 30k in $PSQ, an ultrashort $QQQ index, on July 13. He hedged/shorted in the past with great results with $HDGE, $SH & $PSQ. Wild. A sitting Congressman is literally shorting the US.

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, presented the crew of a tank with the call sign “Alyosha” for state awards, which repelled an attack by a Ukrainian armored group in the Zaporozhye direction in June of this year. This was announced on August 1 in the defense department. “The Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu presented the crew of the Russian tank for showing courage and heroism in repelling an attack by an armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction in June 2023,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in...

STATUS UPDATES | August 02, 2023 Flight 54 Preview – By the Numbers Written by NASA/JPLFlight 54 Expected Flight date: 08/03/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 0 (pop-up flight) Flight time: 24.62 seconds Flight altitude: 16 feet (5 meters) Heading: NA (hovering) Max Flight speed: 0 Goal of flight: 1) Heli localization

DC_Draino @DC_Draino 🚨BREAKING: Pence implicitly admits he had the power to reject fraudulent votes on J6 He knew there was fraud and if he sent EC votes back to state legislatures for further review, 12th Amendment would’ve kicked in where GOP House of Reps would’ve voted for Trump Pence didn’t want that He certified the fraud and that’s why he will never be elected to federal office again This is also why the Electoral College Act was amended last year - to make sure no VP could send fraudulent votes back to states Pence had the ability to do so...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Ooh Rah! Lead! U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Haynes, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Fair Oaks, Recruiting Station Sacramento, speaks to athletes at the United States Marine Corps Sports Leadership Academy at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, CA on July 29, 2023. The leadership academy is designed to teach athletes the fundamentals of Marine Corps leadership while learning techniques and skills to help them succeed in their sport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Seaira Moore) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our...

The Biden Administration has clearly given up on the idea that the federal government exists to do anything but satisfy Joe Biden’s whims.So why not get it over with? Throw Donald Trump in jail without due process, construct reeducation camps, and rename the FBI the Stasi?In less than 1 week the administration has shredded the already tattered reputation of the Justice Department. - Last Wednesday a US Attorney tried to convince a judge to give what amounted to a plenary pardon to Hunter Biden for all crimes he had committed in the past. - On Thursday Donald Trump was indicted...

Most Americans say their paycheck is failing to keep up with inflation in the “struggling” economy, a CBS News/YouGov survey released over the weekend found. The survey found just 13 percent asserting that they are “getting ahead” financially in the Biden economy, compared to 52 percent who said they are “staying in the same place.” However, over one-third, 35 percent, said they are “falling behind.” When asked if their income is keeping up with inflation, most working respondents — 70 percent — said “no it isn’t,” compared to 30 percent who said it is.

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that it was “heartbreaking” that a former president of the United States had a long list of criminal charges against him when asked about Donald Trump’s most recent indictment. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “So you have a singular experience of January 6. As you read the indictment, what was your reaction, and what jumped out to you?” Pelosi said, “It’s heartbreaking for our country to have a president of the United States with this list of charges against him.”

A woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been dropped by her medical clinic based on “hurtful remarks” they allege she made about the “LGBTQ community.” Marlene Barbera, who is scheduled for a mastectomy later this month, had commented on a trans pride flag she had seen in the waiting room of the Richmond Family Medicine Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Speaking to Reduxx, Barbera says she had written her Doctor a note last year objecting to the presence of a trans pride flag she had seen in the clinic’s reception area. “I wrote my Doctor a MyChart message all about...

Erick Erickson’s upcoming sold-out conservative conference, The Gathering, is shaping up to be a magnet for 2024 White House hopefuls, as long as they’re not named Donald Trump. The WSB host unveiled the lineup for the three-day conference on Tuesday, which includes six top GOP presidential contenders and more than a dozen other prominent conservative figures. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, executive Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are all set to address the Atlanta event, which runs from Aug. 17-19.

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An Upstate officer was killed in the line of duty Wednesday morning in Easley. According to the Easley Police Department, officers received a call for service around 5 a.m. to assist with a call regarding a mental health crisis near the railroad tracks on East Main Street. Two officers found the person around 6 a.m. on the train tracks and were attempting to get them off the tracks when an officer was hit by an Amtrak train. Easley Police identified the officer as 22-year-old Matthew Hare. “Officer Hare died saving the life of someone he...

Ukraine's defense ministry signed an agreement with Turkish drone magnate Baykar Makina to build a service center for the repair and maintenance of drones in Ukraine, a ministry official said on Monday. Ukraine is seeking to boost domestic production of drones to build an "Army of Drones" in its fight against Russian forces who invaded the country in February 2022. "The creation of a service center will be a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and will help bring our victory closer," the ministry's state secretary Kostiantyn Vashchenko said in a statement. Ukrainian producers have sharply increased domestic drone...

Her fans think they found true love — but she’s not real. Milla Sofia is an artificial intelligence-generated influencer whose sultry photos on Twitter and TikTok are racking up thousands of likes from deluded social media users, Futurism reported. “[I’m a] 19-year-old virtual girl from Helsinki Finland. I was made by AI. Check my other social media accounts from the link below,” reads the Twitter bio on Sofia’s account. Sofia, who goes by @AiModelMilla on her verified Twitter account, is certifiably fake, yet her 7,790 followers can’t help but drool over bikini photos of her in Greece