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Ben Rhodes points to Ugandan-born Democratic socialist as model for party's future directionBen Rhodes, a key former Obama administration official, believes the Democratic Party is "afraid of its own future" and needs to embrace the strategy of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who identifies as a Democratic socialist. Rhodes, who was deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama, is perhaps best known for his advocacy of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He has since emerged as a prominent figure in liberal media as a contributor to MSNBC and co-host of the "Pod Save The World" podcast. His...

In the months before her death aboard a yacht in Montauk, New York, swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra had recently finalized a divorce and previously resolved a legal dispute tied to her business dealings. According to documents processed by the New York County Supreme Court, viewed by Fox News Digital, the 33-year-old designer was in the midst of an uncontested divorce from her husband, Sam Ryan, as recently as April 8, 2025. The filings include a separation agreement, affidavits from both parties, and a certificate of dissolution, signaling that the couple’s marriage had officially ended just months prior to her untimely...

Last night, the Israeli Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas terror cell leader who led a rocket battalion. There is no doubt that he was a member of Hamas. He is on their rolls, posted photos of himself laughing it up with Hamas leadership, and celebrated October 7th on social media. Anas Al-Sharif’s account on the 7th of October:“Whenever that you feel that the morale is not good, remember that we hit them on the head in the middle of their military sites” pic.twitter.com/o7hS5jiTWV— KJ ✡️ || کاپیتان عدالت (@KaptanJustice) August 11, 2025He was also a "journalist" for Al-Jazeera, so Pravda...

Billionaire Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has responded to fellow Democrat and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's assertion that billionaires should not exist. “How much money you have doesn’t determine what your values are,” Pritzker said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “I’m a Democrat because I believe that we’ve got to stand up for our democracy and against the MAGA Republicans who are literally trying to take away people’s rights all across this country.” Advertisement Pritzker has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion, according to Forbes, in part due to his family’s ownership...

There is no bottom to the depravity of the political left; there just isn’t. Whatever issue you think I’m referring to there, you’re right. There isn’t much of anything, with the possible exception of a sandwich order, that those people can do that wouldn’t disgust me at this point (honestly, whatever kind of sandwich they eat is probably disgusting, too). There is something fundamentally wrong with them – like they were dropped on their heads as babies or their parents traded them for meth or something. Whatever it is, the word “gross” comes to mind. Why this, and why now?...

Former Hostage Shlomi Ziv Speaks Out: “I Was Held Captive by a Hamas Member Posing as a Journalist”. A former Israeli hostage criticized Al Jazeera for defending a Hamas operative posing as a journalist, revealing his captor’s similar deception. The IDF exposed the operative’s role in coordinating attacks, raising concerns about media outlets employing terror supporters. Shlomi Ziv, a former Israeli hostage freed from Gaza in February 2025, publicly condemned Al Jazeera on X for defending Anas Al-Sharif, a Hamas operative killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 10. Ziv, who was abducted during the October 7, 2023, Nova music...

Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough ShoalA Chinese warship collided with a vessel from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. The incident occurred near the contested Scarborough Shoal as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted vessels distributing aid to fishers in the area, said coast guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela in a statement. Video released by Manila showed a China Coast Guard ship and a much larger...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving to expand a mine in Wyoming to unlock up to 14.5 million tons of coal. The DOI approved a mining plan Friday for the Antelope Mine in Converse County, Wyoming, that will expand coal mining across more than 850 federal acres and extend the mine’s life through 2037, according to the DOI. The Antelope Mine expansion is the latest move by the Trump administration to boost the American coal industry and clear the way for conventional and reliable energy sources, contrasting with the nation-wide Biden-era assault on the resource that also hit...

A commonly used distinction is that butterflies are day-flying (diurnal) and moths are nocturnal.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday evening extending the U.S.-China tariff truce for another 90 days, just hours before a midnight deadline that would have triggered massive tariff increases on Chinese goods. The order prevents high U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from snapping back into effect, giving negotiators until mid-November to reach a more permanent trade agreement.What This Extension MeansThe extension maintains current tariff levels rather than allowing them to spike to economically devastating levels. Under the current negotiated arrangement, U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs on Chinese imports stand at 30%, while China's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are at...

President Donald Trump's decision to federalize the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) continues to cause mass consternation on the left. Despite the move being unquestionably allowed under the Home Rule Act of 1973, which deals with the nation's capital as a federal district, accusations of "fascism" and "democracy" being threatened have flowed like milk and honey. In other words, it's just another weekday. SEE: Trump Administration Takes Control of the District of ColumbiaHow did we get here? A series of high-profile murders and violent assaults caught the attention of the president. Instead of taking action immediately, the administration asked the...

<p>CNN attempted to “fact-check” President Donald Trump live on-air as he announced his decisive action to tackle out-of-control crime in Washington, D.C. Armed with a series of slick-looking charts, the left-leaning network insisted that crime in the nation's capital “isn’t actually a problem,” despite a surge in violent incidents, many committed by juveniles as young as 12, 13, and 14 years old.</p>

The whistleblower reportedly worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for over ten years, and reported Schiff's alleged behavior to the FBI in 2017. According to the report, the intelligence staffer called the leaking "treasonous" and "illegal," in addition to being unethical. He was most recently interviewed by the FBI in 2023.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: That if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Religion Forum threads labeled *Prayer* are closed to debate of any kind.1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true...

(( VIDEO LINK )). https://youtu.be/ga7m14CAymo?si=fehsMK3LqFEFzba9 A conversation with GROK 4 - given strict parameters “confesses” that default answers to questions without strict parameters conform to “popular opinion”. However when required to conform to mathematical probability the answers are very different.

He also worked for Reuters, according to the Jerusalem Post, winning a team Pulitzer prize for breaking news photography. What is it about journalism that draws so many terrorists? According to Fox News: An Al Jazeera journalist who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip was the leader of a Hamas "terrorist cell," the Israel Defense Forces announced. Anas Al-Sharif and four of his colleagues – identified by Al Jazeera as correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa – died Sunday in what the Qatari-based network called a "targeted Israeli attack"...

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NEW: Chinese Coast Guard ship crashes into a Chinese navy destroyer as the two ships were both chasing a Philippine coast guard ship in the South China Sea. Yikes. Philippine patrol boats were escorting dozens of fishing boats when Chinese ships tried to intimidate them by blocking them and firing a water cannon, according to the WaPo. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela said the Chinese coast guard ship performed a "risky maneuver" during the chase, leaving it "unseaworthy" after the collision.

Obama-appointed Judge James Boasberg ordered the release of documents related to Jack Smith’s classified documents case and President Trump’s attorney-client privilege dispute. Jack Smith used a DC grand jury – and a radical Marxist Obama-appointed DC judge (Beryl Howell) in the classified docs case before quietly roving down to Florida to file the charges. Judge Beryl Howell ruled against Trump at every turn! In fact, Judge Howell previously ordered Trump’s lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify before a grand jury in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago. Judge Howell flipped Trump’s own lawyer Eric Corcoran into...

In late 2020, Aubry McMahon applied for a remote customer service job with World Vision, a large evangelical humanitarian organization. Affirming she was aligned with World Vision’s Standards of Conduct, which prohibit, among other things, “sexual conduct outside the Biblical covenant of marriage between a man and a woman,” she did well in her interview and was extended a job offer. Before she accepted, however, she had a quick question for them: ‘Hey there, I just have a quick question! My wife and I are expecting our first baby in March and I wanted to see if I would qualify...