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I inherited this candle holder, it came unglued, it is made of Silver and wood, I think it might be special but nothing comes up on an image search. There is some engraving but it seems to be mostly warn off. If any Freeper can figure it out I will send you 10 bucks in Starbucks or make a freerepublic donation for $20.

Under the guise of closing the “achievement gap” between students of European ancestry and those of African and Latino heritage, victims of a government school in Illinois are being put into classes segregated by race. Yes, really. Apparently, “education” officials believe eliminating all white students from class will help non-whites perform better, or so they say. The explosive scandal, first exposed by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend under the headline “To Shrink Learning Gap, This District Offers Classes Separated by Race,” involves the Evanston Township Highschool in Evanston, Illinois. Lawyers for the district north of Chicago claim that...

The New York Times reports that a rocket fired during the Oct. 7th invasion of Israel, presumably by Hamas, struck near the Sdot Micha military facility in central Israel. International experts believe that the base houses the IAF unit 'Wing 2', which is responsible for the majority of Israel's nuclear-capable Jericho missiles. The attack caused a fire near the base but does not appear to have caused any damage, or even danger, to the missiles themselves. The report nevertheless claims that new defenses have been added to the base against future rocket attacks. Hans Kristensen, director of the Federation of...

Stilton is among the world’s best-known cheeses. An after-dinner stalwart, Stilton pairs brilliantly with a wide assortment of fortified and dry wines. Little wonder that it is nicknamed the “King of Cheeses.” Here’s a quick primer on the history and diversity of England’s Stilton cheeses and the wines and spirits to pair with them. Stilton has two forms. Inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti, a blue variety exhibits the characteristic blue veining and Stilton's traditional smell and taste. There is also an uninoculated white form. The cheese takes its name from the village of Stilton in Cambridgeshire. Ironically, the town is outside...

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As our Tim Graham noted, on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday, far-left Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) dodged and weaved and refused to unequivocally condemn Hamas' use of rape of Israeli women as a tool of war. The height of Jayapal's despicable evasion came when she said: "I think that it happens in war situations. Terrorist organizations like Hamas obviously are using these as tools. However, I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians."Yeah, "it happens." So much for feminist solidarity from this supposed feminist. So much for even basic human decency. Today's...

@BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per CBP sources, there were more than 12,000 migrant encounters at the southern border yesterday, the highest single day total ever recorded. This includes 10,200+ Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants, amongst the highest daily totals for BP ever recorded

House report: FBI continues to consider issuing a warning about ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’‘The FBI still apparently desires to convey that some Catholic Americans with traditional beliefs pose a domestic terror threat to our country,’ the House Committee noted.A House Weaponization Committee report published Monday reveals that FBI employees are still discussing how to disseminate a bureau-wide memo identifying so-called “Radical Traditionalist Catholic Ideology” as a magnet for “violent extremists.”The House Judiciary Committee yesterday shared the findings of its investigation in a bombshell memo issued by the FBI Richmond, Virginia Field Office earlier this year that targeted Catholics who attend the...

Ilya Kiva, who was a Member of Parliament in Ukraine until the war started and dissenting lawmakers were purged, was shot in the head in an assassination claimed by the Ukrainian intelligence service. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed they were responsible for the killing of a former Member of Parliament of the nation who was found dead in Moscow, Russia, Ukrinform reports. The report from the Ukrainian state news outlet described Ilya Kiva as a “top traitor, collaborator and propagandist… criminal” and stated he was “liquidated” with “small arms”, or gunfire. The BBC reports a spokesman for Ukraine’s...

Sunny Hostin shocked co-hosts on The View today by defending the embattled presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT for their remarks on antisemitism, claiming the universities are powerless to act against calls for Jew genocide. The three university leaders are facing growing calls for their resignations over comments about campus antisemitism yesterday. While all three condemned antisemitism, they claimed calls for the genocide of Jewish people were not a breach of their codes of conduct, and therefore allowed.

Germany is the strongest economy in the EU. If Germany is running out of money… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqrJtxIJ7A I told you a long time ago that Germoney was going to be “deindustrialized” by the American war on Russia. You can’t just shut down an industrial economy’s entire energy industry – even outside of the total slowdown of exports due to the US forming an Iron Curtain.

The sell-off in the oil market accelerated Wednesday, with US crude prices sinking below $70 a barrel for the first time since July. The latest wave of selling bodes well for consumers, suggesting gas prices could fall even closer towards $3 a gallon nationally. Gas prices bottomed out at $3.10 a gallon in late December last year just before Christmas. The national average hasn’t been below $3 since May 2021. US crude tumbled to as low as $69.11 a barrel on Wednesday, the lowest intraday level since June 29. Oil closed at $69.38 a barrel, down 4.1% on the day....

Harvard President Claudine Gay is today walking back her shocking comments on antisemitism, insisting her words have been 'confused' and that the school will take action against anyone threatening Jewish students. Gay and the presidents of UPenn and MIT have been eviscerated for telling congress yesterday that calls for the genocide of Jews do not violate their codes of conduct. After ferocious backlash and a donor boycott, Gay released a statement today insisting she'd been misunderstood.

The 19-year-old son of a millionaire Beverly Hills property developer who killed a woman while driving 100 mph in his Lamborghini is pictured for the first time since his dad agreed to pay more than $18million to the family of the victim. Brandon Khuri, son of real estate mogul James Khuri, was racing the $300,000 Urus given to him on his 16th birthday in a 35-mph zone on a West Los Angeles freeway when he crashed into a Lexus driven by nurse manager Monique Muñoz, 32, in February 2021. The now 19-year-old, who got off with no jail time, was...

Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is pressing for a closed-door deposition with the president's son, whose lawyers are countering with a public testimony offer. The House could hold Hunter Biden in contempt if he refuses to appear behind closed doors as part of a sweeping investigation into President Joe Biden, Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday. “He’s been subpoenaed. We expect him to show up. They don’t get to make the rules,” Comer said in a brief interview with POLITICO. Asked what the next step would be if Hunter Biden does not meet with his panel, Comer...

What to know about the UNLV shooting The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is responding to reports of an active shooter on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The shooting occurred near Beam Hall. There appears to be multiple victims, police said in a post on X. Police urged everyone to avoid the area.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took the College Football Playoff committee to task Tuesday, slamming its decision to exclude the undefeated Florida State football team from the four-team playoff. DeSantis, speaking at a news conference to detail his proposed $114.4 billion budget for Florida, said he is asking for $1 million to let Florida State sue the CFP committee even though the championship will be decided months before a budget is approved. The semifinals are set for Jan. 1, with the championship game to be played Jan. 8. "My first-grader, my fifth-grader and my preschooler ... they are all Noles and...

The earsplitting, heart-stopping roar of fully automatic weapons hasn’t been often heard on America’s streets since Congress largely outlawed them in 1934. But now it’s back, owing to a small device that is easily plugged into certain handguns and rifles, converting semiautomatic firearms into guns capable of firing 20 bullets in one second — with one pull of the trigger. In Sacramento last year, a handgun converted into a machine gun was used during a gun battle that left six dead, in what has been called Sacramento’s deadliest mass shooting. In Minneapolis, eight people were wounded in August amid a...

Attorney Gloria Allred has confirmed that she is representing the family of the girl with whom Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey is alleged to have had an improper relationship. Allred has been a famous advocate for women in cases against powerful men and celebrities for decades. She did not elaborate in an email response, saying: "We have no comment." Last week, the Newport Beach, California, police department said its detectives are conducting an investigation. Before that, the NBA announced it was investigating. In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user last month said a girl who is seen...

Tamarind might sound — and taste — unfamiliar to many, but one influential company known for its spices and seasonings predicts it’s going to have a breakthrough year. McCormick & Company, the top-selling maker of seasonings and spices, has named tamarind as its 2024 “Flavor of the Year.” The report, released yearly since 2000, identifies trending spices and seasonings about to hit restaurant menus or in cookbooks and perhaps become the new pumpkin spice. Tamarind comes from a tree that commonly grows throughout Africa, Mexico, Asia and India, and produces pods containing the acidic and tangy-sweet flavor that can be...