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On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who appeared in his personal capacity, responded to a question on if the Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, will ever support a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel to win votes by stating that Harris is “behind peace. She’s one of the first people to have spoken out in the administration about a ceasefire. It has to be the kind of ceasefire that comes with the hostages coming home,” And has “been very focused on outreach to those who are taking to the streets, because...

A video appeared to capture protesters attacking a man outside the DNC on Monday, which caused an injury under his eye. In the video, which occurred during a broadcast on The Rudy Giuliani Show, the reporter could be heard talking before a fight broke out nearby. “Get an ambulance. We need a doctor over here,” the reporter yelled.

'That's a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man,' said Trayon White D.C. councilmember Trayon White (YouTube) .... Trayon White, the liberal Washington, D.C., council member who said Jews manipulate the weather in a scheme to "own" American cities, was arrested by the FBI on Sunday for taking part in a $156,000 bribery scheme. ... White, who appeared poised to secure a third term on the council this November prior to the arrest, was detained by federal authorities at his "luxury high-rise apartment building" in D.C.'s...

Nearly half the state attorneys general in the U.S. have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court to back an emergency stay that will allow the State of Arizona to require U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections. The Republican Party of Arizona said on Thursday that it had filed the emergency application pending appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit "in support of HB 2492, our law requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections." The Arizona law requires proof of citizenship for ballots even if they are filed by mail. "The Constitution gives states the...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: United States Coast Guard Academy, ConnecticutThe United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is the service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, it is the smallest of the five U.S. service academies and provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study. Unlike the other service academies, the Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional nomination for admission.Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as cadets, and upon graduation receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as...

YouTube link: Eleven-year-old Autumn Fry handling an AR15 rifle

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was introduced as "Command Sergeant Major" despite not retiring with the title from the military at a meeting for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday. The improper introduction comes as Walz has faced criticisms of "stolen valor" for using the title repeatedly during his political career. At the event on Monday, a woman spoke introducing Walz, saying, "I am so proud to welcome our vice-presidential candidate, soon to be nominee for vice president, Command Master Sergeant — and I'm going to start with the title that is very important to me — the Command Sergeant...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former state Highway Patrol employee who claimed to have been fired for coming out as transgender. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and eight leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature unanimously approved the settlement during a brief online video conference Thursday. The state attorney general’s office pursued the settlement in defending the Highway Patrol, but any agreement it reaches also must be approved by the governor and top lawmakers. Kelly and the legislators didn’t publicly discuss the settlement, and the amount wasn’t disclosed until the state...

Live coverage outside of the DNC conventioin.

FReeper RedRyder_90 had an idea for a book club style thread on FR after we listened to several of the David Suchet Bible readings. I think it's a great idea. If no one else is interested, she and I will share our comments.I understand that threads discussion religion, or in this case, the version of the Bible read (NIV), can become wild west style bar brawls.So I would preface my comments by suggesting that the thread be a religion thread in which brawls have to be taken outside it.I see James Earl Jones reads the KJV - perhaps that could...

Anyone who has followed our coverage of the Pentagon's UFO investigatory office currently named AARO in its latest incarnation (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) is likely familiar with the name Luis Elizondo. ---SNIP--- Among the revelations is his testimony that his assignments revealed that there is no question about the existence of non-human, extraterrestrial intelligence. He claims that this nonhuman intelligence not only exists but is superior to our own. He describes it as being "at best" a serious national security issue and, at worst, "the possibility of an existential threat to humanity.” If that leaves you with an uncomfortable lump...

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A volunteer with Citizens on Patrol in Sterling Heights helped rescue a 7-year-old girl from a man who was attempting to abduct her last Tuesday, according to police. Scott Vanluven has been a volunteer with the group, which helps police keep streets safe, for nearly two decades. "Never in the 19 years have I seen anything like this," he said. "At least happen in front of my face." Vanluven was not on patrol when he witnessed an altercation at the entrance of North Clinton River Park in Sterling Heights, he said. He was coming...

During an interview with ABC News on Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that when 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris gives her economic plan to Congress and “when she wins, she’s going to have more details around it.” Host Kayna Whitworth asked, “I do want to ask you about what Vice President Harris said yesterday. She was asked how she would pay for her quite ambitious economic plan that was unveiled on Friday, and she said return on investment is how she would plan to pay for that. Can you elaborate for us on what that means?”

Biden’s giving his “farewell” address tonight at the DNC, and NOT staying for Kamala’s addressMeanwhile, there’s a U-Haul truck parked outside the White House ________________ Is Biden totally done? Are they evicting him? pic.twitter.com/pyjnv2N9Rh — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 19, 2024 _________________ Time for Joe and Jill to be hitting the old dusty trail?Is Kamala giving them the eviction?We will find out soon enough, but a U-Haul outside your residence is pretty much universal code for “you’re moving”.

Will Joe Biden resign after his speech at the DNC?

When arch-heretic Kenneth Copeland is not giving false prophecies about COVID being destroyed, throwing someone in a wheelchair to the floor, casting away bald spots in Jesus’ name, or even running his own bizarro Bible college, the richest prosperity preacher in America can be frequently found making up stuff about Jesus and justifying his personal theological idiosyncrasies in order to increase his net worth, he can be seen accepting obscenely wealthy gifts and seed offerings from dying men, according to a story by The Christian Post. During a recent message preached at the 2024 Southwest Believers’ Convention, the 87-year-old money-grubber...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), once a darling of the Democrat Party and now a party pariah, is reportedly skipping the 2024 Democratic National Convention.The sensational senator, whose sudden apostatizing while in office left his fellow Democrats livid, said the reason isn't Israel-related.According to what Fetterman told The Free Press's senior editor Peter Savodnik, "[I]t has nothing—literally nothing—to do with him scotch-taping photos of the Israeli hostages to his Senate office walls. Or attacking fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar for falsely blaming a hospital bombing in Gaza on Israel. ('It's truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame...

You’ve got to give credit to former President Donald Trump for being the first to bring up what has become a politically popular proposal to eliminate the federal income tax on tipped wages. It was a smart political move. Republicans, long maligned as the party of billionaires and multinational corporations, could use more policy proposals aimed at helping lower and middle class workers and small businesses. This proposal would do both, and it also, on the surface at least, aligns with conservative fundamental principles of shrinking taxes and the overall size of government, generally always a good thing. You’ve also...

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is offering an array of pronoun options for job applicants on its website. The move has sparked various responses across social media platforms, with some users critiquing the focus on pronouns rather than policy substance. Applicants to the Harris campaign can choose from traditional pronouns such as "he/him" and "she/her." But they can also choose or from a selection of other choices including "they/them," "xe/xem," "ze/hir," "ey/em" and "hir/hir," according to job postings on her campaign website. The list also includes "hu/hu," a gender-neutral preference to be identified by one's humanity rather than gender. According...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seen engaging with children at a school during the start of their tour in Colombia, but the royal was stopped in his tracks when his wife brazenly "shooshed" him as he was attempting to speak... Professional lip reader Nicola Hickling noted that Harry was about to say something when Meghan cut him off and spoke first to the boy. As shown in the video, Harry quickly shuts his mouth and turns to his wife... "Meghan's eyes are closed and she clasps her hands together, it's almost like she is straining to speak at first...."...