Free Republic

Less than 48 hours before the country was set to come together and celebrate its sovereignty in the face of ongoing annexation threats from the White House, the federal government dropped a bombshell. Ottawa announced on Sunday evening it was rescinding the digital services tax (DST) — a levy used as an excuse by U.S. President Donald Trump last Friday to halt trade talks with Canada. He described it as “egregious,” adding “economically we have such power over Canada.” Trump also called it a “blatant attack,” before eventually regressing to his usual threats of raising tariffs and making Canada the...

Yeah forgive me if I feel a creeping sense of dread and foreboding about this one. From a UK non-profit called "Wellcome": Wellcome is providing £10 million funding to the new Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) to develop the foundational tools, technology and methods to enable researchers to one day synthesise genomes. Building a full synthetic human genome is expected to take decades. Over the next five years, the SynHG project will build the foundational tools to enable this work. The "ability to synthesize large genomes, including genomes for human cells, may transform our understanding of genome biology and profoundly...

Wess Roley has been named as the sniper who lured firefighters to an Idaho mountain by setting a bush fire, then shooting two of them dead. Roley, who also died on Sunday, was identified to the Associated Press by a law enforcement source on Monday morning. No further biographical information including his age, profession or a possible motive has been given. DailyMail.com will update this story with additional information on Roley as it becomes available, with a press conference He slaughtered two firefighters, who haven't been named, and left a third critically-ill after starting a brush fire cops fear was...

Did you guess correctly? VIDEO AT LINK................... . . . . . .. . . Yep. This was a celebration of Somalian independence in Minneapolis. If you question this, you are immediately labeled a bigot. Some thoughts: Oh, remember how Minnesota changed its flag to look more like the Somali one? Minnesota: Somalia: The future wars between the Balkans of America are going to be interesting!

A fearless father jumped off a Disney cruise ship when his daughter fell overboard — miraculously getting hold of her and then treading water for around 20 minutes before they were both rescued. The Disney Dream was heading from Florida to the Bahamas on Sunday when an alert suddenly announced loudly, “Mr MOB … port side,” referring to “man overboard,” video of the drama show. “A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her,” fellow passenger Kevin Furuta posted on Facebook.

Daily Readings from the USCCB“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” Matthew 8:19–20It is unclear from this passage alone why Jesus answered this scribe the way He did. At first, the statement of the scribe seems very devout: “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” But many of the Church Fathers, in their reflections of this conversation between Jesus and the scribe, offer helpful insights. First of all, note that Jesus neither accepts the...

Dear FRiends, We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. This means no spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers. And because we are not a 501C, we have preserved our God-given, constitutionally protected right to free speech without government intervention. If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Click here: to donate by Credit CardOr here: to donate by PayPalOr by mail to: Free Republic, LLC...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who led the stalled nuclear deal talks with the United States, demanded in a letter to the United Nations on Sunday that the global body help Tehran seek “reparation” for the damage caused by American airstrikes on his country’s illicit nuclear sites. The letter, according to the Iranian propaganda website PressTV, insisted that the Security Council had a responsibility to “hold the aggressors accountable,” referring to Israel and the United States, and recognize the targeted attacks on Iran’s terrorism apparatus as “heinous and serious crimes.” “We solemnly request that the Security Council recognize the Israeli...

Send money. That is the message an exasperated United Nations delivered Monday as it hosted the biggest appeal for funds in a decade following the withdrawal of the U.S. from aid agreements brokered by the globalist body.

Christian Faith Center is a non-denominational, Washington-based multisite church led by co-pastors Casey and Wendy Treat. In addition to his pastoral role, Casey is a ‘motivational speaker’ who hosts a weekly television program called Successful Living. Wendy is an ‘international conference speaker’ and ‘role model.’ For their Freedom Sunday service, the church featured multiple motorcycles driving through the sanctuary and onto the stage, circling around the congregants. Casey explained that a few years ago, for the Sunday before the 4th of July, they “started doing different things to have fun” and decided to ride Harleys through the church. He reveals...

The white house has singled out the Home Depot as a place for increased immigration elated crackdowns. Critics say this is a bad idea, however proponents say that by removing incentives for illegal immigration, like the ease at which unlawful employment can be secured, you help secure america's border. Journalistic report including news footage, commentary and analysis

Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13. His newest app is designed for a very different purpose: to let users alert people nearby to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. Aaron launched the platform, called ICEBlock, in early April after watching President Donald Trump’s administration begin its immigration crackdown. The White House’s immigration policies have sparked mass protests across the United States; a CNN poll in April showed 52% of Americans polled...

Zohran Mamdani sure is good at putting a pleasant face on hate. His platform’s pointed reference to boosting property taxes on white New Yorkers is “just naming things as they are,” he claimed Sunday, simply “an assessment of what neighborhoods are being under-taxed versus over-taxed.” So why make a point of linking it to race, unless you’re talking code? Similarly, he wouldn’t back down on his defense of the phrase “Globalize the intifada,” which along with “From the river to the sea” is blatantly about opposing Jews as Jews and eliminating Israel. But “that’s not language that I use,” he...

Former first lady Jill Biden’s factotum Anthony Bernal refused to testify before Congress last week for a scheduled interview about the President Joe Biden autopen scandal. Now Bernal will be subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to compel his testimony about who was really running the White House during Biden’s term — or face potential criminal charges of contempt. That’s a real possibility for Bernal and other former White House officials implicated in the cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline, considering that the Biden administration broke all norms when it jailed President Trump’s White House adviser Peter Navarro and former adviser...

It was an ordinary day at the beach of the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, Alabama late last week. That was, until beachgoers watched a mysterious bundle bobbing in the water. Swimmers dragged it onto the shore and called the police. Testing confirmed that it was $1.5 million worth of cocaine. Authorities are now investigating the incident. The bundle reportedly contained 50 individually wrapped kilos and weighed 110 pounds. It had been in the water for so long that barnacles were attached to it.

U.S. legislators have significantly diluted the provision in the proposed legislation to tax remittances to other countries, including to India. The latest version of the Bill, released on Friday (June 27, 2025), reduces the tax on remittances to 1% from the earlier proposal of 3.5%, and excludes remittances made from bank accounts and other financial institutions and those made via debit or credit cards from the tax. The 1% tax will now apply only on remittances made in cash, a money order, or a cashier’s check. According to international tax experts, this will come as a significant relief to the...

Deadly I-20 crash in Kaufman County What we know: The crash happened around 2:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-20, just east of Hiram Road. A total of three 18-wheelers and four passenger cars were involved in the crash. Texas DPS says the driver of one of the 18-wheelers fell asleep behind the wheel and slammed into multiple other vehicles. The 18-wheeler first hit an F-150 carrying five people, before crashing into two other 18-wheelers. One of the semis jack-knifed and struck a Jeep Compass, Ford Mustang and a Honda passenger vehicle. Five people were killed in the crash...

LOS ANGELES — An abandoned ice cream cart has become a symbol of resistance to residents of a west Los Angeles neighborhood who oppose President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies. The cart belonged to a beloved ice cream vendor who was arrested by federal agents Monday afternoon while walking his usual route through Culver City. The sudden disappearance of Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano stunned residents who said the vendor was a welcome fixture in their neighborhood for more than 20 years. “There was always a bright light around him,” said Patricia Pande, a Culver City resident who spent countless days enjoying...

A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday.…. Russia has ramped up its airborne attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks, launching hundreds of drones and missiles nearly every night….. Also on Sunday, Zelensky announced he signed a decree that would take Ukraine out of the Ottawa Treaty, the international agreement that bans the use of anti-personnel landmine….

A vast stone temple built 1,000 years ago by one of South America's most powerful civilizations has been uncovered in the Andes.Archaeologists discovered the temple, known as Palaspata, atop a ridge in the remote highlands southeast of Lake Titicaca, near the small community of Ocotavi in western Bolivia.The large structure was the craftsmanship of the Tiwanaku civilization, which left a mark on the world with impressive stone structures, advanced irrigation systems, and unique art and pottery before vanishing around 1000AD.Covering an area roughly the size of a city block, the site measures approximately 410 feet long by 476 feet wide.It...