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Actor William Shatner admitted to "Real Time" host Bill Maher that he didn't understand why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election, as the pair discussed what went wrong for the Democratic Party on Maher's "Club Random" podcast on Sunday. Maher opened his show suggesting the left's "intolerance" to Democrats who don't toe the party line on every issue cost them votes this election. "Conservatives are much more tolerant of people they don’t like. It's the liberals who are purists, especially the ones in this town. They are the ones who say if you don’t agree with me one...

After targeting India, Khalistan extremists and separatists in Canada have found a new enemy - White Canadians. A video, reportedly shot by an alleged Khalistan sympathiser, has gone viral on social media in which an extremist can be heard calling Canadians "invaders" and asking them to “go back to England and Europe”. The two-minute clip was reportedly shot during a 'Nagar Kirtan' procession in the Surrey area of Canada's British Columbia. It shows several people slowly marching in one direction as songs are played in the background. Several men can also be seen waving so-called Khalistan flags in the video....

These easy dinners will help keep you full and satisfied throughout the night, thanks to their protein-rich nutritious ingredients. With at least 15 grams of protein per serving, these recipes will help you reap the benefits of the nutrient, including promoting muscle growth and supporting the immune system. Recipes like our High-Protein Taco Skillet Pasta and Chicken-Potpie Twice-Baked Potatoes can be made in three steps or less, so you can make a delicious meal with ease.

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Joint Base Andrews, MarylandJoint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington (often shortened to Joint Base Andrews and abbreviated to JBA) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington were merged.Air Force District of Washington is the parent command to the 316th Wing and 844th Communications Group at Joint Base Andrews, Md., and the 11th...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Democratic-controlled elections boards that counted undated and misdated mail ballots, siding with Republicans and reiterating that such votes are invalid. Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks counties voted to count hundreds of such ballots in recent days despite previous rulings from the court that they cannot be included in this election. “It is critical to the rule of law that individual counties and municipalities and their elected and appointed officials, like any other parties, obey orders of this Court,” Justice David Wecht wrote, joined by Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy, in a terse concurring opinion. The...

Barbara Slowik says some residents are openly hostile towards Jews and ‘have sympathies for terrorist groups’.. Jews and gay people should hide their identity in parts of Berlin with large Arab populations, the German capital’s police chief has warned. “There are areas of the city, we need to be perfectly honest here, where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are openly gay to be more careful ... “There are certain neighbourhoods where the majority of people of Arab origin live, who also have sympathies for terrorist groups,” .. that they were “openly hostile towards Jews”. ... A...

NEW—Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs declares she will not allow the Trump administration to deport illegal immigrants in Arizona. Reminder: Arizona just delivered President Trump a resounding victory because Democrats like Katie Hobbs refuse to secure the border. In the words Tom Homan: "Bring it on."

The third victim of the knife-wielding maniac who left a bloody trail across Manhattan in a broad-daylight stabbing spree Monday has died of her injuries as the brute confessed to the random killings, sources said. The 36-year-old woman — the alleged third and final victim of 51-year-old Ramon Rivera — succumbed to her injuries in the hospital Monday evening, police said. Rivera, a homeless man with an extensive criminal record and reported mental health ailments, allegedly confessed to the unprovoked stabbings that began in the morning and crossed the width of the borough from Chelsea to the East River, sources...

A Miami-based surgeon known for proudly advertising her business of maiming bodies in the name of “gender-affirming” care announced on social media that her surgery center is opening more dates for transgender operations to “accommodate” patients in light of President-elect Donald Trump winning the election and heading back into the White House in January. Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher, who specializes in transgender surgeries — from top surgery to labiaplasties and phalloplasties — answered a question from a patient on social media, who asked if she Gallagher is concerned about continuing transgender surgeries in the current political climate. “This is a great...

For tonight's meal, make one of these cozy, low-carb dinner recipes. Each dish is full of tasty seasonal produce like butternut squash, mushrooms and Brussels sprouts while having no more than 15 grams of carbohydrates per serving. Plus, you only need one pot or pan to make these delicious dinners. Recipes like Vegan Butternut Squash Soup and Creamy Lemon-Basil Chicken are seasonal, healthy and perfect for weeknight dinners.

…Kennedy has said he is not against all vaccines…He has said he would not ban vaccines if confirmed, previously telling MSNBC that "if vaccines are working for somebody, I'm not going to take them away." "People ought to have choice and ought to be informed by the best information, so I'm going to make sure that scientific safety studies and efficacies are out there and people can make individual assessments about whether that product is going to be good for them," Kennedy said. The problem with that line of thinking, according to public health officials who spoke to Newsweek, is...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: That if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Religion Forum threads labeled *Prayer* are closed to debate of any kind.1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true...

For a while, Donald Trump's transition kept up a record-setting pace with top Cabinet picks being named against a backdrop of calm consensus. But the knives are now out, with advisers leaking against each other to the press amid the scramble to parachute allies into plum jobs. 'Winning helped make everything better for a bit but this is still politics and there are always scores to settle and axes to grind,' said a source familiar with the workings of Trump's inner circle. In the most widely publicized example, Axios was tipped that Tesla founder Elon Musk and Trump legal adviser...

Inflationary expectations among Russian households for the year ahead stood at 13.4% in November, unchanged from October, while inflationary pressure remained high, the central bank said on Monday. The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 21% last month, the highest level in more than 20 years, citing high inflation and elevated inflationary expectations as the main reasons for the move. -snip- The central bank board will convene for the next rate-setting meeting on Dec. 20, with the officials saying that a further tightening of monetary policy was possible.

A rift is emerging among the incoming Senate Republican majority due to President-elect Donald Trump’s push for recess cabinet appointments. Republicans can only afford to lose a handful of their 53 senators’ votes if they hope to enter a recess to allow Trump to appoint his Cabinet picks without Senate confirmation hearings. Multiple GOP senators are already signaling they are against recess appointments. Breitbart News senior legal contributor Ken Klukowski and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Ken Blackwell detailed how recess appointments work in a thorough article published Monday. A president can appoint cabinet members...

The Georgia Court of Appeals has abruptly cancelled oral argument in the #FaniWillis Trump RICO disqualification appeal. ... efforting to learn more as the the reason, but sources with direct knowledge of the appeal do not currently know the reason It *might* mean the court is prepared to rule on the basis of the briefs that have been filed If so, that likely means bad news for Willis ... It is literally a one-sentence order issued with no further reasoning or comment. ... I could be wrong but I don't think they would not have cancelled oral argument if they...

A pioneering study has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body's circadian rhythms. The findings open the door for developing new microbial-based therapies that could help individuals better manage stress related mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression which are often associated with alterations in circadian and sleep cycles. This breakthrough research offers compelling evidence that the trillions of microorganisms in the gut orchestrate the body's hormonal responses to stress in a time-dependent manner, paving the way for new therapeutic approaches targeting the gut-brain axis. This study shines a...

Britain is expected to supply Storm Shadow missiles for use by Ukraine on targets inside Russia, now that the US president, Joe Biden, has agreed to do the same for the similar American long-range Atacms weapon. Keir Starmer, the prime minister, said at the G20 summit that the UK recognised it needed to “double down” on its support for Ukraine, while diplomatic sources briefed they expected other European countries to follow the US lead. The prime minister said that, while he was “not going to get into operational details”, he recognised the need to do more to help Ukraine, whose...

A college football fan was left stunned after being charged an eye-watering three-figure sum for pizza and chicken at a game on Saturday. Sports bettor Bill Krackomberger revealed on X that one of his friends was hit with an insane bill after ordering food in a VIP suite at Allegiant Stadium, where the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was taking on San Diego State. After receiving six slices of pepperoni pizza and a standard bucket of tenders, the friend in question had to fork out a staggering $653. Krackomberger shared photos online of the food and the check, which shows...

Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study. The study analyzed health data from 14,761 volunteers who wore activity trackers to explore the relationship between daily movement and blood pressure. —The researchers split daily activity into six behaviors: —Sleep —Sedentary behavior (such as sitting) —Slow walking (cadence less than 100 steps per minute) —Fast walking (cadence above 100 steps per minute) —Standing —More vigorous exercise (such as running, cycling or stair climbing)....