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“‘For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eator what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?’” (Matthew 6:25). Worry is the opposite of contentment, which should be a believer’s normal and consistent state of mind. You should be able to say with Paul, “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to...

Global Warming activist/Anti-Israel activist Greta Thunberg was arrested on Sunday night along with the fellow passengers of the ‘Madleen’ just miles from the Gaza coast.

The left threw violent anti-immigration protests in seven different areas of Los Angeles beginning on Friday, and you’ll never guess who paid for it. If you guessed "you," you are right. Not only are taxpayers paying for the initial ICE raids, which netted 44 illegal aliens, but we’re paying for the police, sheriff's deputies, enhanced California Highway Patrol, and the federal response to the violent protests against the ICE raids, too. But that's only the half of it. Most Americans are only too willing to pay for law enforcement, but it turns out that you’re also paying for the L.A....

One of the great things about the Internet Age is the opportunity to discover the words and ideas of people who don’t have publishing contracts or university tenures. Usually written anonymously or under online handles, there is genius lurking everywhere (even in the comment sections of these articles). One such jewel caught my eye recently: “Imagine a government operated so poorly they had to import an entire nation of new voters because they lost the citizen vote.” Another argued, “If your country has enough money to give to other countries, your taxes are too high.” If our celebrity intellectuals were...

California Democrats are absolutely melting down over President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to the violent anti-ICE riots engulfing the city. As federal law enforcement officers face attacks, vandalism, and open hostility from radical agitators, Trump is stepping in where state leadership has failed and restoring order and protecting those tasked with upholding our immigration laws. Instead of condemning the chaos, Democrats such as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) are throwing tantrums over the presence of the federal authorities cracking down on chaos. Moments after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty...

Our politicians are incapable of recognizing an obvious threat to the nation and addressing it, regardless of politics. This is despite an incident reported to have occurred last year, providing yet one more “dot” to be connected to substantiate the game plan China masterminded in 2003 to achieve the destruction of America. Congress fails to connect these dots, blinded by political motivations rather than our best interests. While the incident occurred in 2024, charges against those involved were just recently filed. Two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, were caught smuggling a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the...

Tony Moon’s Twitter account was likely going off the rails yesterday. Everyone who remembers the 1992 LA riots and the ‘Rooftop Koreans’ was either mentioning him or making references, leading to others tagging him in their threads. Moon is one of the original rooftop Koreans who grabbed their guns and took defensive positions atop their businesses as hordes of rioters descended upon them. It’s a classic American tale: invoking one’s Second Amendment rights to defend themselves and their property when law and order are absent, and the police cannot be relied on amid the chaos. ... The Rodney King fiasco...

One of the groups leading anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is a taxpayer-funded activist organization with ties to the Democratic Party, while another has links to the Chinese Communist Party. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) — which received tens of millions of dollars in government grants during the Biden administration — staged a rally last week to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement arresting illegal migrants across the city, including those convicted of heinous crimes. Protests against ICE escalated since then, with more than 1,000 rioters taking to the streets, assaulting immigration officers, slashing tires and defacing public buildings,...

According to Israel's Foreign Ministry, the Madleen was redirected to the Israeli port of Ashdod, and the passengers would be returned to their countries of origin. The ministry released a video showing the activists wearing life vests and receiving food and water. In a statement posted online, it described the ship as a "selfie yacht" and said the aid would be transferred to Gaza through established procedures. The civilian vessel, named Madleen and operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was stopped in international waters. The Israeli military stated that the interception was part of enforcement measures related to its...

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Terrence does not hold back on his thoughts about the riots going on in LA right now. He says what we all are thinking and saying in these forums.

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As chaos erupted among some protests against the multiple ICE raids in Los Angeles areas over the weekend, federal officers have begun enacting more extreme law enforcement strategies – including adding one demonstrator to the FBI’s Most Wanted list. The unidentified demonstrator was taking part in the protests that followed a raid in Paramount on Saturday morning, officials say. At around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, the suspect threw rocks at law enforcement on Alondra Boulevard, “injuring a federal officer and damaging government vehicles.” The extent of the injuries and damage was not...

Donald Trump declared 'bring in the troops' and called for the arrest of anyone in face masks as violent clashes between federal law enforcement and protesters have rocked Los Angeles following a crackdown on illegal migrants across the US. Rioters have set fire to driverless cars, looted stores, driven motorcycles at lines of cops and created blockades to grind Downtown LA to a complete halt as chaos in the city stretches into its third day. In one vicious attack, officers were trapped under an overpass on the 101 Freeway as they were hammered with fiery missiles and rocks from above...

AUSTRALIAN Journalist Lauren Tomasi has been shot by a rubber bullet fired straight at her by an LAPD officer in Los Angeles. Demands are being made in Australia that Anthony Albanese call Donald Trump to protest. Should The Donald pick up the phone or have any such call redirected to Newsom?

I knew this was coming but it's not a post I wanted to make. My dad, Robert, has passed away. He was 87. He was a staunch conservative, and a very big fan and supporter of President Trump. He and President Trump shared a birthday, June 14th. He did serve in the Air National Guard as a clerk. He wasn't a person who got into the internet. He was one of those people that eschewed the ways of modern life. He knew about Free Republic because I told him about it. He did support what we do here.

Where is the National Guard? Anti-ICE rioters smashed windows of the LAPD headquarters..... .... Snip.... California Sheriff Luna said he is still going to wait before requesting help from the National Guard. Los Angeles is burning and illegals are looting businesses but they still haven’t call in reinforcements.

Good live feed from guy driving around down town LA

Sweden's Arkeologerna announced that archaeologists working in Viggbyholm, Täby, outside of Stockholm, unearthed a stunning 1,000-year-old Viking Age treasure trove. The site was inhabited from around a.d. 400 to 1050 and contains more than 20 houses and other buildings. Beneath the flooring of one structure, former occupants concealed an array of valuables they were never able to retrieve, for reasons that are still unknown. The collection includes eight silver neck torcs, two silver armbands, one ring, two pearls, and 12 coins that were turned into pendants. These had been carefully wrapped in a cloth purse and placed in a ceramic...

A stunning gold Saxon sword pommel that was unearthed in a field in Leicestershire, England by an 81-year-old woman has sold at auction for $22,000 (£16k).The rare 7th-century artifact was found in 2021 while the long-time metal detector enthusiast was searching a field during a local gathering of detectives.They told her that there was nothing to be found in the field where she was searching, but she persevered and found the gold pommel seven inches beneath the ground...Weighing 20.5 grams, the pommel -- which the Leicester Museum declined to purchase -- would have been fixed to the end of the...