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It was clear who we sympathized with, but we did not allow ourselves to interfere, nor did we make any sharp statements or insulting remarks against any candidates. However, the Europeans did so. Frankly speaking, I am surprised by the restraint of President Trump towards his allies, who behaved in such a boorish manner." - President Putin.

President Trump’s Final Break With Neocon Ideology ­ February 22, 2025 ­Gen.Michael Flynn With his comments about Zelensky being a dictator and Ukraine having started the war, President Trump broke the final vestiges of longstanding neocon/military-industrial complex/Deep State control over the Presidency. President Trump spoke truth after truth, and it drove wild the foreign policy think tanks, the establishment media, and those in the Intelligence Community who thrive on lies and graft. Until yesterday, these dark forces had still hoped they could manipulate this leader of the free world to serve the interests of the War Machine. All that ended...

So, does anyone want to buy a used war, and take it over? I can't think why they would do so. You might as well rush to obtain an unexploded bomb, or a leaking canister of some horrible virus. Whatever has come over the leaders of Europe, jostling to keep the Ukraine war going when it might at last be ending? This moronic, needless conflict has done this continent nothing but harm. As an event, it is horrible, a hellish panorama of innocent people shivering without electricity in half-ruined cities, broken homes, broken hearts and broken bodies, hospitals crammed with...

Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to take part in a sweeping overhaul of the US government, Edward Coristine, then 17, was the subject of a heated dispute between two executives at the Arizona-based cybersecurity firm where he was an intern. At issue was whether to allow Coristine to keep his job even though he was suspected of leaking proprietary information to a competitor. “You’re willing to risk our entire network to a 17-year-old?” one frustrated executive asked the company’s CEO in 2022. “Are you for real right now?” In a recording of the call, reviewed by...

According to a new report by the California New Car Dealers Association, the growth rate of all electric vehicles in California was stagnant, and went up by only 1% in 2024. The number of total registrations for electric cars dropped by o.3% from 2023.

THE POWER OF A TEACHER Yesterday, I related the story of a young man who had been labeled as "retarded," yet achieved remarkable success because of one teacher who convinced him that someone else's judgment need not become his reality. The account pointed out the importance of a healthy self-image, and the power of a vision. Today, I want to expand on that thought a bit. What was it that made the teacher in that story so different? Confidence? Experience? Expertise? No, I think it was something far more basic. Let me illustrate with another example. Eric Butterworth tells...

Almost five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Security trust fund has financially benefited following the deaths of more than a million Americans. More than one million Americans died from the coronavirus between 2020 and 2023, meaning those premature deaths saved billions and billions in Social Security payments. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, around $294 billion has been saved as a result. The figure would have been higher if not for lost tax revenue offsetting the total by approximately $205 billion. Survivor benefits to children and spouses of the deceased contributed to the money saved...

“Mass Deportations now” It’s about time the revolution begins Britain is for the British! 🇬🇧

They're encouraging their militants to carry out terrorist attacks in the U.S. and Europe. I've only posted the first two pages as the rest of the documents provide detailed, genuine instructions. Recently I posted that if @FBIDirectorKash wanted information about how Antifa networks carry out organized crime, I'd be willing to share my expertise. In reaction, Antifa members threatened to kill me via threats on @bluesky .

I live in Washington state (yeah, I know, don’t start, been here all my life). The politics/crime/liberal insanity is about to the point hubby and I are seriously considering moving after 30+ years in our home. So, we looked up the lowest cost states to live in, and Arkansas is either #1 or #2, depending on the website. We started looking at real estate and are blown away at what you can get verses what the costs are in this state. I just wanted input from any Freepers who live in Arkansas about what it’s like during the summer/winter, any...

Should halal slaughter be banned in the United Kingdom? Banning halal meat would mean the end of a diverse Britain warns Muslim council of Britain.

This is why the AfD will win tomorrow!

The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to suspend its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standard for law schools as the Trump administration looks to gut all programs and initiatives associated with DEI within the federal government. The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to pause its current standard, known as Rule 206, until Aug. 31 while it reviews a proposed revision to the rule, according to the ABA Journal. The vote took place at the council’s quarterly meeting in San Antonio Friday. The council's standards committee said it would assess the...

Investigation and prosecution by the FBI and the DOJ it’s long overdue. A: Katie Hobbs is now being investigated for bribery, fraud conspiracy and racketeering. The Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee has informed Maricopa County's investigator that the Auditor General will assist in the investigation. This comes after The Arizona Republic detailed how state contractor Sunshine Residential Homes bribed Gov. Katie Hobbs and AZ Democrats with $400,000 and in returns got millions more in state money. "In my capacity as chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, I want you to know that the Auditor General’s Office stands ready...

Miffed Canadians are opting out of American vacations as President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on their country to protect his own nation and its people. The Canadians’ decision not to visit America is having an effect on air and land travel as they push back against the tariffs levied against their nation, the New York Post reported on Saturday. On January 31, the White House confirmed that Trump was preparing to impose fresh tariffs on major U.S. trading partners in an effort to shield American industry and national security, per Breitbart News’s John Carney: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt...

President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. A Justice Department official told ABC News that Patel is expected to be sworn into the acting director position early next week.

Federal employees who have worked remotely, either fully or partially, for nearly five years must now return to the office following an executive order from Trump requiring all federal workers to resume in-person work. Newly confirmed Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler has shared a video tour of her agency's headquarters, highlighting vacant offices amid a push to end remote work for federal employees. 'It's my second day here at the SBA,' Loeffler said on Friday. 'I could not be more excited to be here. So I thought I'd take a walk. 'And what I found is that exactly...

Sir Keir Starmer will use his Scottish Labour speech to condemn the “dangerous right-wing politics” of Reform UK. The Prime Minister is set to insist that Nigel Farage’s party is not the right answer for Scotland or Britain. An opinion poll earlier this week put Reform UK ahead of Labour, with other polls north of the border, meanwhile, suggesting the party could win its first ever seats at Holyrood in next May’s Scottish elections. At a Holyrood level, polls have suggested Scottish Labour could suffer its worst Scottish Parliament election result in the history of devolution. It is a far...

A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has argued that the 26-year-old is not being granted the right to a fair trial. The comments came during a brief procedural hearing on Friday, which drew hundreds of supporters - some from as far as Kansas - chanting the defendant's name and wearing shirts adorned with his face. Mr Mangione arrived in court with his hands and legs shackled, wearing a green sweater and a bulletproof vest. He has pleaded not guilty to the New York charges. The killing of Mr Thompson, 50, a husband and father...

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