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The city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has officially endorsed Israel foe and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor. Mamdani, a member of the DSA, was arrested Oct. 13, 2023, for participating in a protest outside Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn residence, demanding a cease-fire after Israel struck Gaza in response to Hamas’ brutal terror attack a week earlier. Last year, he also introduced the “Not on Our Dime!: Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act” — legislation aimed at barring New York-based charitable groups from engaging in “unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity.”...

Following the uncovering of a massive bribery scandal at USAID, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is ordering a full audit of all government contracting officers who have exercised grant-awarding authority under the agency’s business development program over the last 15 years. **SNIP** Despite claims of how much good the agency was doing, it was recently discovered that an influential contracting officer at USAID named Roderick Watson was able to carry out a massive, long-term bribery scheme dating all the way back to 2013. Watson, 57, pleaded guilty to "bribery of a public official," according to a DOJ press release. According...

Arad Mayor Yair Maayan says he will ban the sale of Haaretz daily in his city, for what he called a "false blood libel" against IDF soldiers, accuses the paper of aiding terrorists.

HOWARD BEACH, Queens (WABC) -- A bizarre crime caught on camera led to the arrests of a group of suspects accused of removing a swan from a park in Queens and then stuffing the bird into a car. The viral video shows a young man with swan in his hands, running from the inlet at 165th Avenue and 95th Street in Frank Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach on Saturday evening. "They came up this path here and then ran out towards the street," Stephanie Santiago said. Santiago, a school attendance teacher in Howard Beach, lives nearby, and her daughter...

Newsdump Update: Thousands March In Budapest Pride Parade In Spite Of Law Banning LGBTQ Displays In Front Of Children... There's Bobby Sherman with one of his hit songs I didn't really experience his music at the time the neighbors of mine... Indeed it's still the economy stupid President Trump rolling out a dramatic series of social media posts and that comment... What Is The Ultimate Truth About Candace Owens? She's made in God's image like all human beings is a sinner in need of the saving blood of Jesus and she professes that "Jesus is King"... Israel Does Assassinations "The...

France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu revealing that France shot down about 10 Iranian drones during the recent conflict between Israel and Iran. Lecornu telling the parliamentary debate on the war... "real impact" President Emmanuel Macron describing the US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend as successful backing the views of President Donald Trump and the Pentagon... "We're going to burn your Palestine" Those words from two people who confronted the Leftist European Parliament member Rima Hassan outside a Paris real estate office... In Paris this afternoon the "Historic Yellow Vests"... Will there be a sudden dissolution of the National...

Last week, when bombs were falling over Iran, I saw a post on social media that posed a harrowing question to Iranians: Would you rather have a stranger kill your abusive father, or have him continue to live and abuse your family? ...On one side is the moral value of liberation from the Islamic Republic. For some of the most seasoned dissidents — those who have endured imprisonment, torture and exile — the Israeli strikes carry a dangerous, fragile hope. They see the death of a high-ranking Revolutionary Guards commander not as a casualty of war, but as a righteous,...

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Well, CNN is at the center of yet another fake news hoax. What number is this now? Honestly, too many to count. But this latest stunt is especially egregious because it involves our national security. So what happened? CNN ran a bogus story claiming that President Trump’s highly successful military strikes barely dented Iran’s nuclear program and only set them back “a few months.” The goal was obvious: downplay the operation and spin it as a failure. READ MORE: Cutthroat war between Bannon and Levin erupts… But here’s the problem: that claim completely contradicted the official military assessment, which stated...

President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked Sen. Thom Tillis for opposing the party's sweeping domestic policy bill, threatening to meet with potential primary challengers to the North Carolina Republican. Tillis, who faces re-election next year in a battleground state, was one of two Republicans, along with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, to vote against advancing the "big, beautiful bill" in the Senate Saturday evening. "Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against 'Senator Thom' Tillis," Trump wrote Saturday night. "I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent...

After widespread public opposition, Sen. Mike Lee says he is withdrawing his controversial proposal to sell millions of acres of public lands. The amendment to the national "Big, Beautiful Bill" could have made more than 18 million acres of land eligible for sale in Utah alone Lee later revised the proposal to remove Forest Service land from it, and to only include Bureau of Land Management property within five miles of "population centers." On Saturday, Utah's Senior Senator announced that he is withdrawing the federal land sales from the bill completely.

A straightforward nightly activity may act as a memory-boosting tool, a new study has revealed. Writing down just five events from the day significantly improved memory performance in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and healthy older adults the following day. This intervention, which involves recalling and documenting daily experiences, offers a cost-free and easily implementable approach to enhancing memory function. The RESTED-AD Study (Remote Evaluation of Sleep To Enhance Understanding in Early Dementia) investigated the effects of autobiographical recall on memory performance utilizing 26 participants in two groups—with and without early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia or mild cognitive impairment. They...

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is stepping up big time against socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral race. Ackman’s ready to pour “hundreds of millions of dollars” into supporting any strong candidate who can take on Mamdani. Mamdani just beat Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary and is now set to face Mayor Eric Adams, who’s running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in November. Ackman, the guy in charge of Pershing Square Capital, is really worried about Mamdani winning. On X, he said he woke up “gravely concerned” about the city’s future. He’s not a fan of...

Imagine living with a persistent, debilitating fatigue that no amount of rest can alleviate, coupled with a constellation of other symptoms such as brain fog, pain, and sleep disturbances. This is the reality for millions suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Now, envision a similar struggle following a viral infection, long COVID. Our recent review delves into a fascinating area that could hold a key: the intricate world of the gut microbiome and its profound influence on our health. For instance, studies in ME/CFS patients indicate changes in gut composition, including a deficiency in butyrate-producing bacteria and disturbances in...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

The Senate has advanced President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill to a full debate despite two GOP defections after hours of drama. The final tally was 51-49. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina were the two Republican nays. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin initially voted no but switched to yes. Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol earlier to potentially cast a tie-breaking vote. WATCH Vice President Vance enters the Capitol as he prepares to break a potential tie on the first procedural hurdle on the GOP reconciliation bill pic.twitter.com/d2ATm6dP6m — Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) June 29, 2025...

The Senate is taking a prolonged procedural vote dragging past a third hour during a rare Saturday evening session as Republicans struggled to advance President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. The proceedings came to a standstill and Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol to break a potential tie. Tense scenes were playing out in the chamber as senators huddled in negotiations, and then broke off for private meetings. Several Republican senators were registering their opposition to proceeding. Republicans are using their majorities in Congress to push...

Elon Musk waded back into politics Saturday with a series of sharp social media criticisms of the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” calling it “utterly insane” and “political suicide.” The SpaceX CEO, who turned 54 on Saturday, expressed his frustration and rage at the massive spending bill on social media ahead of the critical vote on which the Trump agenda hinges. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!” the former DOGE chief wrote on X ahead of a Senate debate on the legislation. “Utterly insane and destructive. It...

Thousands of enraged Iranians burned the US flag and chanted “death to America” and “Israel” Saturday as the Islamic Republic buried the head of its armed forces and other top commanders who were killed during the 12-day war. The caskets of about 60 corpses, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp’s chief Generals Hossein Salami and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were marched through the streets of downtown Tehran for the first public funerals since President Trump helped broker a June 23 cease-fire between the two Middle Eastern countries. “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” the crowds screamed as flags of both countries...

The morning after Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Tom O’Donoghue’s phone was ringing off the hook. O’Donoghue, who runs a luxury construction firm in the Hamptons — the summer playground for rich New Yorkers — said his clients were in “complete disbelief” that a socialist was suddenly the favourite to win November’s general election. “One of my clients has 150 commercial buildings in the city and he just told me that he had contacted his attorney this morning. They’re getting out of New York,” he said. Though the former New York governor Andrew...