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It’s hard to know just how much of the country hates Donald Trump. The easy answer is about half. But that’s probably wrong. Much less than half of the country voted against him last week and it would be a mistake to think that every one of those Americans hates the man. Surely a significant portion of Harris-Walz voters made their decisions simply because they either like Democratic policies or oppose the Republican agenda. If so, it would seem that Trump has an opportunity to unify a bitterly divided nation. Still, there’s an angry, petty and vocal faction on the...

An election conspiracy theory is spreading on social media alleging that billionaire Elon Musk hacked the 2024 election in favor of President-elect Donald Trump using his Starlink satellite internet company. Left-wing conspiracy theorists allege that Starlink, a satellite constellation developed by Musk's SpaceX designed to provide high-speed broadband internet across the globe, was connected to the voting machine supply chain. In 2020, right-wing conspiracy theories nearly upended the peaceful transfer of power after President Joe Biden's victory over then-President Trump. These false claims, some amplified by Trump leading up to the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, were widely condemned...

*Americans had the opportunity to elect Kamala Harris. And we had failed to live up to her. *[A]s Michelle Obama told us, we were not good enough for her. *Perhaps one day we will be. And Harris, along with Hillary Clinton, can wait in the wings, sipping chardonnay and listening to selections from Oprah Winfrey's book club until we show that we are ready for them to finally come and save us from ourselves. Decades may pass. Even centuries. But surely one day Americans will finally be ready for a completely inept president. *Herds of angry liberals wander the aisles...

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace claimed on Monday’s broadcast of “Deadline” that President-elect Donald Trump did not understand the power of the federal government even though he won a mandate in the presidential election. Wallace said, “It requires us to pull another layer off the onion. I mean, Trump won the popular vote. Trump has a mandate to do whatever he wants. Trump just has to be one inch shy of his worst impulses and he soars into Washington, really, with the mandate.” She continued, “I mean, I think it reveals a deeper phenomenon, I think, that one, he still doesn’t...

President Trump and his band of hyper-talented hero/associates have won a decisive victory over the Progressive/Deep State/Media/Intelligence Agency Machine. Trump and allies need to convert the tactical victory into a long term strategic victory. They need to restore the Republic, eviscerate the administrative state, and start the road back to public trust in our institutions. To do this, they have to restore a healthy economy and a fear of America’s might by our enemies abroad. Three terms of President Barack Obama’s vision for a fractured, divisive, wounded and emasculated America has done a great deal of damage to the nation’s...

The aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive election victory last week has offered a window into the mental health struggles of Americans many of whom have been showcasing their personal meltdowns publicly via social media for the past few days. Now a Yale psychiatrist Dr. Amanda Calhoun is advising MSNBC viewers to break off ties with family members who refused to vote for Kamala Harris and to tell them why they are being shunned. Calhoun was a guest on MSNBC host Joy Reid’s program in response to a report that calls to crisis centers from LGBT youth had spiked by...

Thought it might be nice to have a general chat thread here. If Mr. Jim Robinson does not object, I will spin one up most days. (I don't sleep much so will spin one up about 5 or 6 am Eastern most day -- again only if Mr. Robinson does not object.)

BAKU, Azerbaijan — U.S. climate envoy John Podesta urged governments to keep faith in the country’s promise to combat global warming, saying President-elect Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January. “For those of us dedicated to climate action, last week’s outcome in the United States is obviously bitterly disappointing,” Podesta said at the summit. “But what I want to tell you today is that while the United States federal government, under Donald Trump, may put climate action on the back burner, the work to contain climate change is going...

Venezuela lost its final glacier this year. The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing, on average, 30 million tons of ice per hour. Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday” glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable. These are just a few of the stark findings from more than 50 leading snow and ice scientists, which are detailed in a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative. The report summarizes the state of snow and ice in 2024: In short, experts agree, it’s been a horrible year for the frozen...

For years, reforming the Constitution has been a misguided conservative issue. Downplaying the danger of a runaway convention, impatient conservatives have campaigned to ask the states to call a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) to consider reforms and amendments that might address their many legitimate concerns. Now, leftists are appearing on the reform horizon, calling for major constitutional changes. One impatient leftist is Prof. Erwin Chemirinsky, dean of the Law School at the University of California, Berkeley. His new book, No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States, goes beyond reform and calls for scrapping the Constitution altogether. He...

As Israel continues to hunt down and eliminate terrorists of Hamas and Hezbollah, an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon just eliminated Salim Jamil Ayyash, a notorious Hezbollah assassin responsible for the death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Meanwhile, the IDF also intercepted a ballistic missile over the weekend launched by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen. As drone strikes and missiles become more and more frequent, is Iran looking to unleash another chapter of their Ring of Fire? Watch now!

Prosecutors are seeking prison time for five members of a Texas family arrested for roles in the U.S. Capitol breach. In new court filings, the Justice Department recommends one month in prison for Dawn and Thomas Munn, and 21-day prison sentences for three of the couple's adult children. The Munn family, of Borger, Texas, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, acknowledging they spent nearly an hour inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including time in a private Senate conference room. Members of the family are accused of bragging about their roles on Jan. 6, or of misrepresenting the...

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The word 'preposterous' seems like it was created to describe Kamala Harris. Her run in the 2020 Democrat primary was preposterous. Being chosen as Biden's running mate was preposterous. Her tenure as VP with the relentless word salads and the consistent incompetence was preposterous. Her becoming the nominee of the Democrat party despite not having a single primary vote was preposterous. Her campaign for the presidency was preposterous. You may have assumed that the end of her ill-fated campaign would be the end of this absurdity, but you are wrong. Yesterday on one of CNN's Sunday Morning news shows, a...

Whether in high school, college or the workplace, they see this anti-male attitude as coming from the Democrats, with diversity, equity and inclusion meaning a diversity and inclusion that is not diverse enough to include them, especially if they are White. (Snip) Democrats take the blame, though, because on top of these discriminations against men, Democrats, via DEI, HR, “Believe Women,” “#MeToo,” “toxic masculinity,” “the patriarchy,” “male privilege,” “male power” and taking pride in “the future is female,” create safe spaces and trigger warnings for women but not for men.Democrats appear to be the ones blaming them for all the...

12 November 2024 Saint Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr on Tuesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Saint Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Parma, OhioReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingTitus 2:1-8,11-14You must preach the behaviour which goes with healthy doctrineIt is for you to preach the behaviour which goes with healthy doctrine. The older men should be reserved, dignified, moderate, sound in faith and love and constancy. Similarly, the older women should behave as though they were religious, with no scandal-mongering and no habitual wine-drinking – they are...

President-elect Donald Trump is expected controversially to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado to Alabama. Space Command, separate from the Trump-created Space Force, has been the center of a yearslong dispute about whether to put its headquarters in Colorado or Alabama. Trump has favored the deep-red Alabama, while Biden favored the deep-blue Colorado. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) told Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5 that Trump would settle the dispute as one of his first moves in office. "President Trump said in the campaign that he was going to reverse that decision if elected," he said, referring to Biden's decision...

Some of the migrants in sanctuary city New York are already 'terrified' of being deported by Donald Trump - but others are convinced they'll be free from persecution because they aren't criminals. At the The Roosevelt Hotel shelter, where many have been living for over a year, some say they feel 'traumatized' by Trump's repeated threats. One mother was seen sobbing in the lobby after the Republican's win was announced early Wednesday. Another said he is already planning to flee the US and go to Costa Rica, telling Daily Mail: 'I am a scared man.' 'I don’t want them to...

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. He does as He pleases with the powers of Heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His Hand or...

I have been reading the articles concerning Proposition 127 and how this undermines the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s ability to properly manage wildlife. I agree 100 percent. However, there is another insidious movement underway that will undermine both the CPW and hunting in a big way. The National Forest Service is quietly, but steadily closing off dispersed camping — camping in areas other than designated campgrounds. I experienced this in September on my muzzleloading deer/elk hunt in South Park. This will probably be the last tented hunting camp I will be able to do with my hunting partner. I am...