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  • Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics?

    05/15/2025 7:49:17 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 12 replies
    AP News ^ | May 15, 2025 | MATT O’BRIEN
    Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people. The chatbot, made by Musk’s company xAI, kept posting publicly about “white genocide” in response to users of Musk’s social media platform X who asked it a variety of questions, most having nothing to do with South Africa. One exchange was about streaming service Max reviving the HBO name. Others were about video games or baseball but quickly veered into unrelated commentary on alleged calls to violence...
  • Most Hiring Managers Say New College Grads Are Often Terrible Hires

    05/15/2025 7:41:52 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 42 replies
    The Liberty Daily ^ | 5/15/2025 | Mary Prenon
    (The Epoch Times)—Inappropriate attire, excessive use of cell phones, poor quality of work, and foul language are just a few of the reasons 65 percent of U.S. hiring managers gave for firing college graduates who had recently started their first job. A Pollfish survey of 1,000 managers across America, reported by Resume.com, revealed the reasons that eight in 10 managers said newly hired college graduates did not work out during their first year on the job. Excessive use of cell phones ranked as the top pet peeve of managers, at 78 percent. Some 61 percent of managers found their new...
  • Mennonite Ladypastrix Teaches Group of Children that the Rainbow is About Affirming Sexual Deviance

    05/15/2025 7:41:32 PM PDT · by Morgana · 57 replies
    Disntr ^ | May 13, 2025 | staff
    Picture this, a quaint Mennonite church, where one might expect sermons on humility, simplicity, and the steadfastness of God. Instead, we’re treated to a peculiar display—a ladypastrix, adorned with a rainbow bracelet, sitting cross-legged in front of a group of wide-eyed children, spinning a tale about Noah’s ark. But this isn’t your typical Sunday school lesson—oh no. This is progressive sexual indoctrination in full bloom, where even biblical symbols are twisted into something that would make even Balaam’s donkey do a double-take. This Mennonite ladypastrix, a self-identified queer woman, decided it was time the kids learned that the rainbow God...
  • Robert Walls: Aussie Rules Legend Dies Using Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws

    05/15/2025 7:34:13 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 16 replies
    Walls was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer in 2023Aussie rules legend Robert Walls has died aged 74 after using voluntary assisted dying laws. Walls won three premiership titles with Carlton Football Club as a player and a coach. He was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer, named acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, in 2023. The Age reports that Walls decided not to go through another round of chemotherapy after being told he had months to live earlier this year. “Having battled cancer for more than two years, Robert did it his way and...
  • PRAYER REQUESTS - 5/16/2025 [PRAYER]

    05/15/2025 7:32:22 PM PDT · by stars & stripes forever · 11 replies
    Free Republic ^ | 5/15/2025 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Welcome to the PRAYER REQUESTS thread. This daily thread is a listing of prayer requests that have been posted by Freepers to the main forum who wish to have continued prayer. Hopefully this thread will remind us to continually pray for our fellow Freepers’ cares and needs. GOD hears and answers our prayers.
  • Colorado Govt. Demands Christian Camp Allow Boys To Use Girl’s Washrooms, Or Else Get Shut Down

    05/15/2025 7:27:14 PM PDT · by Morgana · 46 replies
    Protestia ^ | May 14, 2025 | staff
    The Christian law firm Alliance Defending Freedom has launched a lawsuit against heads of Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood after the government organization ruled that the camp could not obtain a license to operate if they did not allow boys and girls to share bathrooms and tents. A press release from the ADF explains: Camp IdRaHaJe, which derives its name from the song “I’d Rather Have Jesus,” has served children in Bailey, Colorado since 1948 and has maintained a resident camp license in the state since 1995….Each year, 2,500 to 3,000 students attend, and the camp’s mission is to “win...
  • Joachim Steinhöfel: German government “deliberately deceived the public”

    05/15/2025 7:26:49 PM PDT · by Az Joe · 6 replies
    Public ^ | 05/15/2025 | Michael Shellenberger
    Top spy agency withdraws “extremist” label on AfD political party in widening scandal Last week, the German government officially designated the opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “confirmed extremist” organization. The announcement came from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, and was endorsed by outgoing Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who claimed the party posed a fundamental threat to democracy. The designation opened the door to enhanced surveillance, undercover infiltration, and a potential party ban. But Faeser provided no evidence to the public, just a press release about the 1,100-page report.
  • ‘The guy dropped the gun’: Florida man accidentally shoots himself at Walmart, startling weekend shoppers

    05/15/2025 7:24:12 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 43 replies
    KESQ-TV3 ^ | May 11, 2025 | Staff
    NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with his own firearm while inside the Walmart in Northeast Miami-Dade, officials said. The gunshot startled shoppers at the large retailer located at 1425 NE 163rd Street, Saturday afternoon. Witnesses said some people ducked for cover, while others asked what was happening. When asked whether she was scared, a shopper said, “Yes.” 7News cameras captured Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies swarming the area. “When we pulled up, there were so many lights, so many police cars,” said a customer named Penelope, “and then,...
  • Louisiana investigating second abortion pill case against New York doctor

    05/15/2025 7:15:16 PM PDT · by Morgana · 3 replies
    The Hill ^ | May 13, 2025 | Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
    Louisiana’s attorney general is investigating a second case involving New York doctor Margaret Carpenter after she allegedly prescribed and mailed abortion medication to another woman in the state, this time located in the city of Shreveport. The Shreveport woman was 20 weeks pregnant when she took the abortion medication and subsequently went into labor, Attorney General Liz Murrill said during a testimony for an anti-abortion bill in the state’s House Civil Law and Procedure Committee on Monday. “She and her boyfriend, after she gave birth, took the baby, wrapped it in a towel, and threw it in a garbage can,”...
  • U.S. customs agents find parrots stuffed in man’s boots

    05/15/2025 7:12:01 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 35 replies
    In two separate incidents at Otay Mesa and San Ysidro, agents discovered a total of 28 parrots and three chickens during suspected smuggling attempts. The first incident unfolded on April 30 at the Otay Mesa port of entry. After the 51-year-old driver exited his vehicle, officers noticed peculiar bulges around his ankles. A safety pat-down revealed a shocking discovery: six live, undeclared parrots crammed inside the man’s boots, according to a CBP release. A further search of the vehicle uncovered six additional parrots, sadly, two of which had died. Just days later, on May 4, at the San Ysidro port...
  • Former FBI Director James Comey @Comey just posted this on his Instagram 2 hours ago, with the caption “cool shell formation on my beach walk”. It’s a pic of shells in the form of “86 47”.

    05/15/2025 6:48:39 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 96 replies
    X.com ^ | 3:55 PM · May 15, 2025 | Laura Loomer✓ @LauraLoomer
    This is a call for the assassination of President Trump by the former FBI Director!
  • ‘Pretty Stunning’: Chris Cillizza Says New Data On Dems ‘Incredibly Telling And Problematic’

    05/15/2025 6:48:37 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 18 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | May 15, 2025 | Staff
    NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza said Thursday that fresh polling data paints a dire picture for the Democratic Party. Just roughly one-third of Democrats said they were “very optimistic” or “somewhat optimistic” regarding the future of their own party, according to a Wednesday poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Cillizza said on his YouTube channel that this survey, alongside another poll, underscores how damaged the party has become. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK.................. “The extent to which Democrats, Democrats think the Democratic brand is broken is pretty stunning to me, and we have a bunch of...
  • Why Trump Calmed the India-Pakistan Clash

    05/15/2025 6:43:41 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 3 replies
    WSJ ^ | May 14, 2025 | Tunku Varadarajan
    A joke circulating on social media suggests how President Trump could arrest terrorism against Indian Kashmir by jihadist groups based in Pakistan—a country that at its worst actively arms and shelters these terrorists, and at its most benign turns a blind eye. Let Mr. Trump open a large resort in Kashmir, the joke goes. Give him rent-free land on a long lease for golf courses and ski lodges—and then watch how quickly the terrorism falls off. Humor aside, Mr. Trump has helped to calm the region and scored his first major diplomatic achievement. On April 22, terrorists said by India...
  • Comey Deletes Trump Assassination Social Media Post – Updates With UNBELIEVABLE Comment

    05/15/2025 6:40:19 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 66 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | May 15, 2025 | Staff
    Former FBI Director James Comey deleted his Instagram post, which appeared to call for the assassination of President Trump. James Comey posted a cryptic message to his Instagram account on Thursday spelled out in seashells: “86 47” “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said in his caption. Comey Trump assassination social media post Comey deleted the post after major backlash, and he updated with an unbelievable comment. “I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with...
  • “FAFO”: Top Trump Aide Dan Scavino Calls Out James Comey for Posting “a Plea to Bad Actors/Terrorists to Assassinate the POTUS While Traveling Internationally”

    05/15/2025 6:29:45 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 31 replies
    X.com ^ | 7:48 PM · May 15, 2025 | The Gateway Pundit✓ @gatewaypundit
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/top-trump-aide-dan-scavino-calls-james-comey/President Donald Trump’s close aide White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, Jr., called out former FBI Director James Comey for posting “a plea to bad actors/terrorists to assassinate the POTUS’ while traveling internationally” with his now-deleted “8647” Instagram post. A short while later, Scavino (not so) cryptically posted, “FAFO.” President Trump is in the midst of an historic Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates that wraps up Friday. The government of Iran was caught plotting to assassinate Trump last year as he campaigned for president.Trump fired Comey from his FBI director post...
  • 32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one

    05/15/2025 6:19:41 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 134 replies
    Pew Research Center ^ | Aug 15, 2023 | Katherine Schaeffer and Shradha Dinesh
    Tattoos have become a more common sight in workplaces around the United States, even making appearances among members of the U.S. House and Senate. Amid this shift, a large majority of U.S. adults say society has become more accepting of people with tattoos in recent decades, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And 32% of adults have a tattoo themselves, including 22% who have more than one....... Gender: 38% of women have at least one tattoo, compared with 27% of men. This includes 56% of women ages 18 to 29 and 53% of women ages 30 to 49....
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 AWS GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL’EMILIA-ROMAGNA Live Thread

    05/15/2025 6:06:22 PM PDT · by Chode · 12 replies
    Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari First Grand Prix1980 Number of Laps63 Circuit Length4.909 kmRace Distance309.049 kmLap Record1:15.484Lewis Hamilton (2020)Track
  • EU to adopt Russian sanctions on May 20 after Putin snubbed peace talks with Zelensky

    05/15/2025 6:04:23 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 35 replies
    The European Union will adopt sanctions against Russia on May 20 in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's declining to attend face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 15. "The fact that President Zelensky nonetheless traveled to Istanbul is a significant gesture of goodwill. Putin did not show up — and by doing so, he alone placed himself in the wrong," Merz wrote on X. "A new sanctions package is ready. We will adopt it on Tuesday in Brussels," Merz added.
  • EX-FBI chief Comey’s ‘86 47’ social media post condemned by White House as attempt to put ‘hit’ on president

    05/15/2025 6:03:50 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 113 replies
    Fox News ^ | May 15, 2025 | Alec Schemmel , David Spunt
    The Secret Service is investigating after ex-FBI Director James Comey posted an Instagram photo of seashells arranged to make the numbers "86 47" — a message that White House officials swiftly condemned as an attempt to put out a "hit" against the 47th president. Comey later deleted the post after online backlash from government officials, lawmakers and President Donald Trump’s son. Trump has faced two assassination attempts — one of which resulted in him being shot and a bystander being killed — in the past year. The post including the alleged "hit" showed the numbers in question etched into the...
  • What will Republican defenders of the IRA do now?

    05/15/2025 5:48:51 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 13 replies
    E&E News by Politico ^ | 05/14/2025 06:23 AM EDT | Kelsey Brugger
    “It’s not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but it’s still pretty bad,” New York Republican Andrew Garbarino said of the climate law’s gutting.House Republicans who spent months defending renewable energy tax credits expressed disdain for a proposal that would all but eradicate such incentives in the GOP-led megabill.But that small subset of Republicans say they are running short on time and options in the lower chamber. The House Ways and Means Committee is poised to advance a measure that phases out or eliminates billions of dollars in Inflation Reduction Act renewable energy and other tax...