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While it doesn’t look like Donald Trump will show up at the first GOP primary debate, Ron DeSantis is now set to face a different debate challenge. The Florida governor, while appearing on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, officially accepted an invitation to debate Gavin Newsom. BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) accepts California Governor Gavin Newsom's (D) debate challenge. pic.twitter.com/dhZiJBCG9e — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 3, 2023 When asked by Hannity what his answer was to Newsom’s offer, DeSantis responded: “Absolutely, I’m game.” “Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where we’ll do it,” DeSantis said as...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, end of sex trafficking, agribusiness, 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. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears...

They confronted the suspect about why he was stealing so much, but the thief threatened to shoot them and continued to scoop armfuls of goods into the trash can. The workers eventually had enough and came together to restrain him and hit the suspect with a large wooden stick.

Consider the dozer blades the Ukrainian air-assault forces have attached to at least some of their 14 British-made Challenger 2 tanks. A video the Ukrainian defense ministry posted last week depicts a 71-ton Challenger 2, fitted with a wide dozer blade, scooping up concrete “dragon’s teeth” tank obstacles—presumably at a training ground somewhere in Ukraine. “If there is such a thing as ‘dragon’s teeth,’ there must be a ‘dragon’s dentist,’” the defense ministry quipped.

A conflict between The Satanic Temple and musician and Christian activist Sean Feucht is poised to escalate as the Temple prepares to host its first Let Us Burn concert in the Indiana State Capitol on Sept. 28 at noon. The concert is meant to offer an alternative to Feucht’s Christian-themed Let Us Worship concerts being held at or around state capitols. Shortly after announcing the Let Us Burn concert, the Temple received a cease-and-desist letter from Feucht’s lawyers demanding it stop using the tour logo in promoting the event, citing trademark infringement. “Your use of the “Let Us Burn” and...

Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, are separating, the couple have announced on Instagram, with a statement that appeared to mark the end of their 18-year marriage. Trudeau, 51, and Grégoire Trudeau, 48, were married in late May 2005. On Wednesday they simultaneously posted the statement on their Instagram pages, saying the decision to separate came after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”. “They have worked to ensure that all legal and ethical steps with regards to their decision to separate have been taken, and will continue to do so moving forward,” it said. The couple...

<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit sued Monday to stop Oklahoma from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school.</p><p>The lawsuit filed in Oklahoma County District Court seeks to stop taxpayer funds from going to the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 last month to approve the application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City to establish the school, and the board and its members are among those listed as defendants.</p>

Below is a list of the largest media ministries in the country. These days, almost all ministries have some media component, Pastors write books. Journalists have podcasts. However, the list below is a list of those ministries whose work is primarily media driven. They include media organizations — such as television and radio networks — as well as “teaching and preaching ministries” whose presence is primarily on radio and television. For those of you who are fluent in the MinistryWatch 1000 database, this list includes the “Educational Media” and the “Radio/TV Stations” categories. It is important to note that this...

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...