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The FBI issued a warning of "arson, gunfire, and vandalism" so Americans maintain "vigilance and awareness" of domestic terror attacks "linked to political grievances" on Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations in nine-plus states. "🚨PSA: FBI warns of nationwide incidents—arson, gunfire, and vandalism targeting Tesla EVs, dealerships, and charging stations in 9+ states, linked to political grievances," the FBI's official X account posted Saturday, linking to an official Public Service Announcement alert. "The #FBI urges vigilance and awareness around Tesla locations." The warnings come as liberal activists are attacking Elon Musk's flagship electric vehicles and properties because of a violent...

The things a mother will go through for her child. A woman named Melissa Sotomayor was shocked at how United Airlines treated her disabled son on a recent flight home from Tampa, Florida to New Jersey. Sotomayor took to TikTok — in a now viral video with over 1 million views — to share her very sad experience. She began the video explaining her son’s condition: “My son is dependent upon a trach, short for tracheostomy, and ventilator. He has vision and hearing problems.” The mother went on to explain that in order to fly safely, she made sure to...

Judge Lawrence VanDyke released the video after a California appeals court upheld a ban on high-capacity gun magazines. Re: Duncan v. Bonta

We are all undocumented now. We Americans no longer have undeniable legal status in this country. Our rights, our organizations, our jobs, our health, our schools, our laws, our Constitution — all are now provisional, subject to the whims of the self-proclaimed “King” in the White House.

Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said. The man, who was detained in Florida, had told staff at a Tiffany & Co store he was interested in buying earrings and a diamond ring on behalf of an Orlando Magic basketball player in February. He was escorted to a VIP room where he could view the jewellery but a short time later, he jumped out of his chair, grabbed the jewellery and forced his way out the door, Orlando Police Department...

ACWORTH, Ga. - Acworth police have arrested a man accused of trying to snatch a child away from their mother at a Walmart. What we know: It happened on March 18 at the store located at 3105 Cobb Parkway. Acworth detectives used surveillance and FLOCK cameras to track the suspect down. Three days later, 56-year-old Mahendra Patel of Kennesaw was arrested and charged with simple assault (misdemeanor), simple battery (misdemeanor) and kidnapping (felony). Patel is being held in the Cobb County Sheriff's Office without bond.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism on Sunday ahead of high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia to end the war in Ukraine and said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to end the three-year-old conflict."I feel that he wants peace," Witkoff told Fox News.A U.S. delegation is due to hold talks later on Sunday in Saudi Arabia with Ukrainian officials on a possible partial ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. U.S. and Russian officials will then hold talks on Monday, also in Saudi Arabia."I think that you're going to see in Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, particularly as...

From tariffs to Ukraine to cuts to the federal workforce, President Trump has invoked the idea of fairness.Experts said the focus is effective, tapping into the sense among many Americans that they have been left behind.In a sit-down interview with Fox News last month, President Trump and his billionaire “efficiency” advisor Elon Musk framed new tariffs on foreign trading partners as a simple matter of fairness.“I said, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do: reciprocal. Whatever you charge, I’m charging,’” Trump said of a conversation he’d had with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I’m doing that with every country.”“It seems fair,”...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears for an extensive discussion with the All In podcast. Secretary Lutnick has been a 30-year friend of President Trump and is currently one of the most critical members of the MAGAnomic team who are executing Trump’s agenda to Make America Great Again.Secretary Lutnick outlines the background of what makes President Trump so effective in his position, and within the discussion Lutnick notes at the core of Donald Trump is “the most intuitive person he has ever known.” This is a casual discussion about President Trump and how Lutnick came into the administration. WATCH:CHAPTERS:(0:00) Chamath and...

(The Center Square) – For the 13th consecutive year, the city of Chicago once again reigned as the nation’s homicide capital in 2024 with 573 murders. Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski views that as a sickness he argues has been allowed to fester for too long. Even as overall murder rates across the country dipped, Chicago also claimed the top spot for highest murder rate per capita among big cities at 21.5 per 100,000 population, or three times the levels of Los Angeles and nearly five times of New York City. “It means we have a real problem and we're sick,”...

President Trump attends the NCAA Division-I wrestling championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As President Trump walks into the arena, the crowd erupts in loud cheers to greet the people’s president. WATCH:.

Today, we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech, which he delivered in the Virginia House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775. A speech had vision, courage, and foresight and should be ringing from the lips of statesmen and patriots today. Patrick Henry was a man of deep faith, so his remarks appeal to spiritual courage and trust in God as the foundation for fighting against tyranny. Here are a few segments that are as applicable today as they were when spoken 250 years ago, particularly as we engage in what can...

Congressional Republicans are turning up the heat on Chinese influence in the U.S. with new legislation aimed at shutting down Chinese "police stations" operating across the country. These covert outposts, reportedly set up by the Chinese Communist Party, are part of a more significant effort to monitor and intimidate Chinese nationals and dissidents living in the U.S. The proposed bill seeks to counter these foreign operations, which many lawmakers consider a serious threat to American sovereignty and national security. The move underscores growing concerns over China's expanding reach on U.S. soil and its efforts to interfere in American affairs. This...

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has been spotted out in public for the first time since his one-time girlfriend, actress Ione Skye publicly revealed that she was left to terminate their unborn child alone at 17. The rocker, 62, was snapped earlier this week in Malibu while grabbing a green juice with a much younger, blonde lady friend. Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show the pair walking out with their healthy smoothies in hand, before getting into a baby blue golf cart and driving off. Kiedis looked casual in a red graphic sweatshirt, black sweatpants, sneakers, and a gray hoodie....

video: "Agenda: Grinding Down America", by Curtis Bowers, 2010, 01:31:40 hoursFor the newer FReepers who may not have seen/read this before (most all of the content below has been posted on FR in previous years) . This is for your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren - Generations Y/Millennials, Z, and Alpha. They will not be taught any of this in the U.S. public education system. The hour is late ...This video, "Agenda: Grinding Down America", came out during the 2nd year (2010) of POTUS #44 BHO's 1st term. It was created by the host, Curtis Bowers. There are several great conservative...

23 March 2025 3rd Sunday of LentSanto Toribio de Mogrovejo, Arequipa, PerúReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: C(I).First readingExodus 3:1-8,13-15'I AM has sent me to you'Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law priest of Midian. He led his flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in the shape of a flame of fire, coming from the middle of a bush. Moses looked; there was the bush blazing but it was not being burnt up. ‘I must go and...

At least seven people are dead, including a 5-year-old girl, after Russia launched nearly 150 drones across Ukraine overnight — just a day before cease-fire talks are set to resume, officials said. The Kremlin fired 147 explosive drones early Sunday across the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions, with the Ukrainian military able to shoot down or deflect 122 of the UAVs. One of the drones that made it through Ukraine’s defenses hit the capital city of Kyiv, killing three people; including the little girl, her father and an 80-year-old woman, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Another 10 people...

British engineering giant Rolls-Royce is reportedly preparing to increase manufacturing production in the United States to avoid tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. London’s Daily Telegraph reported that Rolls-Royce is currently drafting contingency plans to avoid the impact of trade restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. The plans are said to include ramping up production in America and hiring more workers in the United States. According to the report, the aerospace and defence company is considering shifting production from countries impacted by the trade war, such as China, Canada, and Mexico, where it currently has around 6,000 workers.

Based on its study of data from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that the federal government loses between $230 billion and $520 billion annually to fraud. Fraud is a subset of the larger category of "improper payments." Improper payments are payments that shouldn't have been made, were made in an incorrect amount, or lacked sufficient supporting documentation. "Even the lower end of the estimate shows a substantial opportunity for reducing the waste of taxpayers' money," Elon Musk observed. "Since the GAO reports to Congress all the members of that legislative body know about this...

Certain vaccinations are important for pets to protect them from several fatal diseases. However, while this process is important, pet owners should be careful to make sure they are not over-vaccinating their animal companions because this can lead to health issues. Over-vaccination in pets is when a pet is inoculated with the same vaccines multiple times. When this happens, it can result in adverse effects on your pet's health. This can be dangerous to some animals because they are vaccinated too frequently for their bodies to handle. Studies show that over-vaccination can cause hypersensitivity reactions and autoimmune diseases. Over-vaccination is...