Free Republic

In the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Israeli ambassador met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and got from him a guarantee that Moscow would not kill his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Now, 3 years later, Israel got into two wars of its own and implemented a jaw-dropping program of decapitation strikes that took out the complete leaderships of Hamas and Hezbollah. But now, Russia, after having Western-made long-range missile strikes into its territory, has unveiled a new hypersonic weapon Oreshnik (Hazel), and after a first strike in a defense compound in Dnipropetrovsk, is warning that it may now...

John Morgan, a former major Democratic mega-donor, said Wednesday night that President elect-Donald Trump’s son, Barron, is “smarter” than Vice President Kamala Harris and her entire campaign. Harris has reportedly told her advisers that she is “staying in the fight” and is considering whether to launch another presidential campaign in 2028 or run for governor in California when Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s term ends, according to a Monday report by Politico. Morgan, an attorney who has grown increasingly critical of Harris’ campaign, argued that Barron Trump is smarter than anyone on the Harris campaign by encouraging his father to...

Absolutely inspiring video.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been communicating with Donald Trump in recent months through secret back channels, helping the president-elect hammer out a policy agenda before and since his decisive White House victory, The Post has learned. The 68-year-old Wall Street titan — who, like 78-year-old Trump, grew up in Queens in New York City — has acted as “a sounding board” for the incoming commander-in-chief’s economic manifesto, four sources close to Trump’s transition team *** The quietly cozy relationship between Trump and Dimon has flourished despite the banker’s cryptic and tight-lipped tendencies when it comes to politics. Trump...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Trump as an “intelligent” and “experienced” leader Thursday, while noting he does not believe the president-elect is “safe” following the two attempts on his life earlier this year. Putin, speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan after a summit, said relations between Moscow and Washington could improve once Trump is back in the Oval Office in January, CNN reported. “As far as I can imagine, the newly elected president is an intelligent and already quite experienced person. I think he will find a solution,” Putin said. The comments suggested a shift in tone by the Kremlin...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been communicating with Donald Trump in recent months through secret back channels, helping the president-elect hammer out a policy agenda before and since his decisive White House victory, The Post has learned. The 68-year-old Wall Street titan — who, like 78-year-old Trump, grew up in Queens in New York City — has acted as “a sounding board” for the incoming commander-in-chief’s economic manifesto, four sources close to Trump’s transition team said. One GOP insider said the president-elect’s inner circle held a series of “no-holds-barred conversations” with Dimon — who at the time was rumored...

The Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet foils a major Iranian attack against the Jewish State, which planned on heavily equipping Palestinian terrorists within Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank. How will Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu respond to this aggression from the regime in Tehran. Meanwhile, the IDF destroys a Hezbollah precision guided missile factory in Beirut. Watch now.

Just a few months ago, everything was different. Remember? Iran was on the warpath. Awash with petro-dollars (and just plain dollars, courtesy of the Biden administration), the Iranian mullahs were clearly the ascending power in their region. Meanwhile, Israel was ravaged by terrorist invaders; their one-proud intelligence services and military were exposed as inadequate. The Iranian proxy militaries surrounding the Jewish homeland (as well as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and more) kept a gun pointed at their enemies’ heads. This was the New World Order in the Middle East. America’s allies were on their heels. Iran thundered in apocalyptic prose: Israel...

"Sound familiar? These are the kind of political games the deep state has been playing for years to thwart a duly elected president who has campaigned on “draining the swamp.... ...“Stealing records and sharing the victim’s private information isn’t any way to build up trust — especially when that victim happens to be the president-elect,” Sen. Grassley said in a statement to The Federalist. “It’s no surprise the Trump transition team is skipping out on GSA.”- from the article

Political Strategist Chai Komanduri joins MSNBC's Ari Melber to discuss Donald Trump's 2024 election win over Kamala Harris. (The Beat's YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5).

Trump might announce that he is granting all governors and mayors who protect their “residents” will come last in the deportation project and ask NGO's to provide funds or transportation to help illegal immigrants move to them.

President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar is warning sanctuary cities of dire consequences if they refuse to turn over illegal immigrants, saying he’ll seek Justice Department authority to charge officials with obstruction and harboring if they don’t turn over illegal border crossers in their custody.

Hasbro stock surged early Friday after Elon Musk mused about buying the toy making powerhouse for the rights to Dungeons & Dragons. The day prior, Musk announced plans to start his own artificial intelligence video game studio. Telsa (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is an avid video game player, previously touting on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he ranks top 20 in the world for Diablo 4. Now, Musk appears to be adding video games to his production portfolio. (snip) And Musk seems to want the rights to Dungeons & Dragons for the upcoming game studio. The tabletop...

Five years ago the nave at Notre Dame was covered in soot, charred wood and debris after a blaze that came close to destroying the 12th-century cathedral. On Friday, the stonework was resplendent once more, the chandeliers gleamed and sunlight filtered through the stained glass windows as President Macron visited the cathedral to mark the end of its renovation. ...

Spending on migrants in Denver has ballooned to an estimated $356 million, an updated analysis by the Common Sense Institute says. The estimate, which amounts to $7,900 per foreign national in the city, includes spending from the city, schools, and health care systems. Denver has seen an influx of almost 43,000 migrants since 2022. The city has received significant federal funding for migrant response. ... from May, the city received federal funding for migrant response from the Head Start Program ($13 million), Federal Emergency Management Agency ($8.6 million), U.S. Department of Local Affairs ($1.5 million), and the National Board for...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Luke 21:32–33As we approach the final days of this liturgical year, we continue to read about the end of the world. Today we read that both Heaven and earth, as they currently are, will pass away. This is worth pondering. We know that life is full of change. It has been said that the one thing that never changes is change itself. Everything else changes....

After the 2016 election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, many faculty at universities canceled classes, either due to believing that they had to take time to deal with their own disappointment or that students needed time to process their negative emotions. Other professors took class time to allow students to “process their feelings” and deal with what was perceived as a devastating event for all on campus. In 2024, some faculty followed the same playbook at universities such as Harvard, Michigan State, and UPenn, among other institutions, by canceling classes or using class time to deal...

29 November 2024 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary TimeTomb of Saint Saturnin in Basilique Saint-Sernin in ToulouseReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingApocalypse 20:1-4,11-21:2The book of life was opened, and the dead were judgedI, John, saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the Abyss in his hand and an enormous chain. He overpowered the dragon, that primeval serpent which is the devil and Satan, and chained him up for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and shut the entrance and sealed it over him, to make sure he would not...

BIZARRE footage showing Vladimir Putin’s legs twitching wildly at a public event sparked new health rumours yesterday amid claims he has Parkinson’s Disease. The 72-year-old Russian tyrant appeared unable to control movement in his legs and heels while standing at a podium in Astana, Kazakhstan.

"When she was elected chief prosecutor in St. Louis in 2016 with the backing of far-left megadonor George Soros, Kimberly Gardner was the prototype for a new era of progressive lawfare: unabashedly liberal, the first black female to hold the job and eager to make her mark with headline-grabbing cases."