Free Republic

As the specter of another World War looms large, people worldwide are pondering potential safe havens should Russia escalate from nuclear warfare threats to actual missile launches. This comes in the wake of Iran and trading missile strikes as the tensions in the Middle East threaten to boil over into all-out war. Russia and China backing Iran diplomatically or militarily—and the U.S. aligning with Israel—raise the specter of a proxy world war. The rapid escalation—from Iran-Israel missile exchanges to U.S. strikes and Iranian counterstrikes—fuels real anxiety about a broader war. Experts warn that any step into nuclear territory or deeper...

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, upholding Tennessee’s ban on medical gender interventions for children, reflects a split in the Justices’ views of medicine: Is it about restoring patients’ health or satisfying their wants? The court held last week that the Tennessee law permissibly distinguished between different medical uses of puberty blockers and hormones for children. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts explained that medical treatments are defined not only by the drug used but by the purpose for which it is prescribed. Administering testosterone to a boy with delayed puberty is categorically different from...

Sharri Markson reacts to ‘shocking violation’ by Iran following ceasefire. Sky News Australia Jun 24, 2025. Sharri Markson. Sky News host Sharri Markson says the ceasefire in the Middle East is set to collapse after a “shocking violation” by Iran. President Donald Trump's ceasefire has seemingly collapsed less than 24 hours after it was announced as Israel and Iran trade missile strikes. “Just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire, Iran fired missiles into residential areas in northern Israel,” Ms Markson said. “This is inexcusable; it's a clear violation of the ceasefire and Iran won't be allowed to get away with...

This week the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Tennessee law prohibiting surgical mutilation and chemical castration of minors is not unconstitutional. The ruling parallels the Court's 2022 decision recognizing that states have the authority to determine for themselves whether abortion is or isn't permissible within their jurisdiction. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying that "the majority's view that questions about such medical treatments should be resolved by the people, their elected representatives and the democratic process tramples the individual's right to choose his or her own sex and goes against the consensus of the experts who have testified against...

President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Israel on Tuesday to “not bomb Iran” as he departed for the NATO summit in The Hague, taking a critical position just 24 hours after brokering a fragile ceasefire already threatened after a missile strike from Iran. Speaking to reporters before takeoff, the president said that both Israel and Iran had breached the terms of the truce and made clear he was “not pleased” with Israel’s promise to launch retaliatory airstrikes after agreeing to the deal. Asked by a reporter about whether Iran had violated the ceasefire Trump replied: “They violated but...

Recently, I spoke to you about worry and fear — the “fear mongering” that’s propagated by the media, which Christians seem to crave so much. It seems Christians, especially, seek out and eat up the bad news of war, pestilence, and imminent threats to our homeland and all of mankind. Yes, God’s Word does speak of a time of great tribulation, which the world has never seen before, coming in the last days. And Christians love to see the prophecies of the Bible fulfilled in our time, because they desperately long for Christ’s second coming, when true justice will be...

The successful “Operation Midnight Hammer” strike on Iran, where just seven B-2 Spirit bombers devastated key nuclear sites, highlights a critical lesson for the U.S. Air Force: it needs more stealth bombers, and fast. The current fleet of only 19 B-2s, a fraction of the 132 originally planned, was severely strained to execute the mission. This small fleet size creates significant risks when facing multiple global threats.

...According to information about the event, a “Resistance Lab” is a type of training created by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal who represents Seattle in the U.S. House of Representatives.... ...“We’ve developed a curriculum where we help people understand, how do you go after the pillars of support, not necessarily the person at the top, but the pillars of support that allow that person to continue to have power?” she said. “And how do you shift allies from being sort of passive opponents to being active supporters of taking down a dictatorship?”...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/24/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleDeuteronomy 10:6-76 (The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest. 7 From there they traveled to Gudgodah and on to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.________________________

"In eight days, the United States and Israel eliminated Iran’s nuclear capabilities with minimal civilian casualties. One of the greatest military achievements ever." — Bill Ackman. Of course, you must expect a whole lot of deranged thinking after the USA’s Saturday night “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” (MOP) attack on Iran’s three nuke sites — because derangement drives the spirit of our time in Western Civ. France, Germany, the UK, Sweden still can’t wrap their brains around the jihad they have fecklessly invited inside their countries — and they prosecute anyone who suggests as much. Over here, the Oregon state legislature brought...

National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency based at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, raised the national wildland fire preparedness level one step higher to Preparedness Level 3. “Peak fire season is here, and President Trump has created the most prepared and coordinated wildland firefighting force in the world. We are taking this fire season seriously, and our federal wildland firefighters are prepared to respond. Right now, there are several active fires burning across the country, and the U.S. Forest Service is actively responding. We are in an...

A healthy man was struck by a life-threatening inflammation of his brain and spinal cord after just one dose of a Covid vaccine. The unnamed 60-year-old sought help from medics in Paris, France after suddenly developing walking problems and mental confusion, four weeks after receiving a dose of AstraZeneca's Covid jab. Brain scans revealed he was suffering from meningoencephalitis—a life threatening swelling of the brain and the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord—according to doctors who shared his tale in a medical journal.

Q.When FDR took the U.S. off the gold standard in 1933, did the action disrupt the basis of central banks issuing fiat currency on only about 3% of money backed by gold—wouldn't going off the gold standard merely extend and formalize the creation of monies out of nothing? Did the House of Morgan organizing the Business Plot to depose FDR on behalf of the House of Du Pont, coordinate its actions with the British Exchequer, the City of London, and the Rothschild interests? How did the change of Wall Street leadership from Morgan to Rockefeller proceed from the passage of...

Everyone talks about Massie but MTG is also a massive rebel and true America First patriot. She has been nothing but fantastic the last week or so and it can't have been easy speaking out especially as a member of Congress in the president's party. I appreciate Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 👏👏👏 Here's her latest Twitter post: - -- @RepMTG This is the side of Trump that got him elected in 2016 and earned him the support of Americans who had never voted and those who switched parties to vote for him in 2024. This is one of the reasons...

Tuesday 24 June 2025 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Solemnity Israel, Jerusalem District, Ein Karem. Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, main altar.Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First readingJeremiah 1:4-10Go and say whatever I command you and do not fearThe word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came...

We don’t have to live like this: At least 145 women across France were targeted in syringe attacks at the Festival of Music 2025 (Fête de la Musique), which offers free concerts in cities across the country. [snip] French authorities have not yet indicated what, if any substances, were involved in these specific attacks. Before I even knew what kind of individuals perpetrated these needle attacks, I already knew—we probably all do—and it wasn’t the few white Frenchmen left but…Muslim migrants. While most of the creeps are still on the lam, a Bangladeshi suspect has been arrested as well as...

US President Donald Trump took a gamble by inserting the US into the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran, but it may have paid off - at least for now. Trump announced on Monday evening that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire that he said could lead to a lasting peace. If the American president has in fact ended what he labelled the "12 Day War", it would make for a significant step back from the brink of a conflict that seemed on the verge of engulfing the region, along with pulling America further in after US airstrikes...

While Los Angeles burned—as rocks and bottles rained down on federal officers and National Guard troops deployed by presidential order—California Governor Gavin Newsom was sipping wine in Napa Valley, at an estate where the flagship Cabernet sells for $360 a bottle. On June 7, as rioters assaulted police, torched cars, and smashed windows across downtown Los Angeles, Newsom attended a wine tasting dubbed “Vineyard Vibes” at the Odette Estate Winery, an elite property he co-founded in 2011. According to Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe at City Journal, the event served up live jazz, wood-fired smash burgers, and promotional copy so...

...according to data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders, which is hosted on the Association of Religion Data Archives. The team that put that instrument together included a series of questions that probed how clergy thought about God, the Bible, and various aspects of religious beliefs that offer a fascinating peek behind the curtain into the personal faith of religious leadership in the United States. .. the share of evangelicals who believed in Adam and Eve as literal historical people was only 80%, which was slightly lower than Black Protestant clergy at 89%. Meanwhile, Catholic priests and mainline pastors...

Wow ! That is the first F-Bomb I ever heard from Trump. He is VERY upset this morning !! VIDEO at link https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/58877 IF this is acting ! This is an ACADEMY award performance by a sitting US President IF this is Trump losing his “cool” for a min then we need to pray for him !