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Abortion increased 90% in the nation’s abortion capital of New York, one report shows. Outlawing abortion in pro-life states certainly reduces abortion incidences, but just in those states. Those restrictions do not appear to have the same effect nationwide. Like squeezing a balloon, abortion regulations push women out of pro-life states like Texas to abortion tourism destinations like New York or to illegally mail order dangerous chemical abortion pills. Historically, when it comes to abortion policy and trends, as goes New York, so goes the nation. 2023 is the first full year in a post-Roe America. According to a recent...

It was a great year for billionaires. Especially these fortunate few, who together got more than $700 billion richer. It’s been an astounding year for billionaires, with more than half of the planet’s 2,800-plus members of the three-comma club getting richer in 2024 as markets soared—some by billions and even tens of billions of dollars. This year’s top ten billionaire gainers increased their collective wealth by $730 billion, through December 13, according to Forbes’ estimates. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, got the richest: He became the first person to pass the $400 billion mark after his rocket company SpaceX...

"Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven, to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace" Luke 1:78-79 NIV Bible The first song today is from Sir Cliff Richard... Russia-Ukraine the warmup for the main event and how will Donald Trump impact the trajectory... 1. I get the impression that Luigi Mangione may beat all these charges... 2. The United States is pushing, prodding and provoking nations... A brief China Update we are moving from...

Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in what military officials are calling "an apparent case of friendly fire." One of the pilots has minor injuries, according to a news release from U.S. Central Command. The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the aircraft, that was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman, according to the news release. The military said a full investigation is underway.

With former Sen. JD Vance's (R-OH) vice presidential win, a new political figure will have the opportunity to step into the spotlight and represent Ohio in Washington. The race to fill the open seat has become an anticipated contest, with potential candidates from both major parties vying for the chance to succeed Vance. Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently paid a visit to President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home with as rumors speculate he is the top candidate to fill the position. According to state law, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) must appoint a Republican to fill Vance’s Senate seat until...

How does the transgender ideology driving permanently body-altering “treatments” affect real people who regret their transitions? One detransitioner told her tragic story as a victim of the woke insanity prioritized over science and truly compassionate care. One theme among detransitioners is that they identified as transgender during a point in puberty when they were uncomfortable with their changing bodies. Instead of being encouraged to embrace their bodies, they were encouraged to believe that they should masquerade as the opposite sex and cut off body parts. Some of them were even told that they inevitably would commit suicide or experience other...

The selection of the cabinet of new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou moved forward dependent... On Wednesday night a basketball game in a suburb of Paris between a French team and an Israeli team. A judge ruling against the local mayor who sought the banning of fans. But a protest by Pro-Palestinian activists was banned outside the arena. In the end... The justice system in France this week with one case involving a famous man and another case involving a group of infamous men. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy losing his appeal... Sentences handed down in the Mazan mass rape case this...

The millionaire financier whose Connecticut mansion was burned to the ground in a turkey-frying accident had put his Florida estate on the market just weeks before the Thanksgiving Day tragedy. The property in Weston, CT, owned by Tweedy, Brown Managing Director Thomas H. Shrager, according to public records, was gutted after a turkey was deep-fried in the garage, causing a massive inferno. The stunning $4 million home is now deemed uninhabitable. The 9,378-square-foot home on a 2.07-acre lot had 11 bedrooms and 9.5 bathrooms. It was purchased in 1999 for $2.35 million and was estimated to be worth nearly $4...

President-elect Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News for $15 million. That suit followed a segment in which George Stephanopolous inaccurately said Trump had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carrol when in fact, he had been found liable in a civil case for sexual abuse. Amna Nawaz discussed more with New York Times reporter David Enrich. Amna Nawaz: Today, at his first news conference since winning the 2024 election, president-elect Donald Trump spoke about a number of his policy priorities and answered questions on a wide range of issues. Geoff Bennett: Despite the potential U.S. ban...

Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake, according to a late Saturday statement from U.S. Central Command. The Super Hornet, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), was flying over the Red Sea when guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) fired upon it, according to the CENTCOM statement. “Both pilots were safely recovered. Initial assessments indicate that one of the crew members sustained minor injuries. This incident was not the result of hostile fire, and a full investigation is underway,” reads a statement from CENTCOM....

In the Harry Potter series, the villain Lord Voldemort is known as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." There's a similar sentiment whenever someone expresses a heterodox opinion on vaccines. The long knives are already out for Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While there are valid concerns among pro-life activists, the most prominent objection is Kennedy's vaccine skepticism. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) labeled Kennedy a "denier of science." Kennedy has pushed "the scientifically discredited belief that childhood vaccines cause autism," The New York Times wrote. Trump isn't backing down. In a recent NBC interview, Kristen Welker asked Trump whether childhood...

“After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Lara Trump wrote in a post on X. “I do have a big announcement that I’m excited to share in January, so, stay tuned,” Lara Trump added in her post.

As I previously reported, among the stories about the mysterious drones in New Jersey, there was a concerning story about a bunch of drones following a Coast Guard vessel off of the Garden State. But now the word is that Coast Guard members aren't too happy with what the White House said in dismissing their experience. One of the members of the crew is speaking out and refuting what the White House is saying about the drones. The Coast Guard member spoke exclusively to the NY Post and described what they saw. He said they were looking for drones, but...

H.R. 82, the "Social Security Fairness Act" was one of the last gasp endeavors of 118th Congress to get bills passed and off to President Joe Biden for signature before leaving for Christmas vacation. Because, priorities. With the passage of this bill, Congress succeeded in repealing established laws from 1977 (the Government Pension Offset or GPO) and 1983 (the Windfall Elimination Provision or WEP), which prevented certain public pension earners from double-dipping into the Social Security coffers. H.R. 82, passed the Senate 76 to 20, with four senators not voting. Those four included Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) because, confirmation hearings....

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.

Ultimately, the bell tolls for everyone, and it may now be tolling for the suavest man ever to hit the big screen. That’s right: we may have seen the last of Agent 007. The James Bond series is currently tangled up in red tape that woke executives have spooled out, and the dashing, unflappable, impeccably dressed, outrageously smooth special agent may finally have reached the end of the line. As we prepare to attend his wake and say some word of sympathy to Miss Moneypenny, however, the real question is this: how has he lasted this long? Fox News reported...

A man faces multiple charges after he allegedly filmed himself spraying bug killer on food products at a Walmart Supercenter in Mesa. Police arrested 27-year-old Charles Smith on Saturday in connection with the incident that happened on Thursday at the megastore at Stapley Drive and Baseline Road. Mesa police said they found out about the video showing the items getting sprayed on Friday. Police said Smith entered the store with plans to film social media pranks, but he instead grabbed a can of Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug and Flea Killer without paying for the item. SNIP

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) went after a photographer outside the Capitol on Wednesday and shouted that he was an “a–hole” for capturing him on camera — amid mounting concerns about the eleven-term congressman’s cognitive fitness. Scott, 79, was being wheeled into the building by a staffer when Politico photographer Francis Chung began snapping pictures. “Who gave you the right to take my picture, a–hole?” the Georgia Democrat screamed.

Kamala Harris campaign advisor Lindy Li announced she’s leaving the Democratic Party over its continuing shift toward woke radicalism and intolerance of dissenting viewpoints. Li, a DNC Finance Committee member who was tasked with overseeing the Harris campaign’s finances, explained Wednesday on Piers Morgan’s “Uncensored” that since pointing out the “stench of loser” hanging over the Democrat Party in the wake of Kamala’s resounding defeat, she’s been targeted for harassment and canceling by her former peers. “As soon as I said that, there were boycott campaigns against me. Unblock-unfollow campaigns. I lost 40,000 followers in four days,” Li said. “They...

Officials said the strikes were part of an effort to keep Houthis and ISIS from attacking Western assets. U.S. air strikes blew up Houthi strongholds in Yemen on Saturday just days after an American military operation killed an ISIS leader in Syria. The operations were announced by Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa as military leaders sought to degrade terrorist assets across the Middle East ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House next month. The strikes in Syria occurred Friday in territory previously held by the Syrian government and Russia before the collapse of the Assad regime. They...