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A Multnomah County judge ruled on Thursday that the Portland Police Bureau does not have to enforce the city's noise ordinances on protesters involved in the 24-hour Antifa occupation outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. Judge Ellen Rosenbaum's ruling stems from a writ of mandamus, filed on July 8 by a black disabled woman living in low-income housing across the street from the ICE office, which asked the Court to compel the city to enforce its noise ordinances on protesters who have been using bullhorns and a makeshift long-range acoustic devices (LRAD) to harass...

Actor Tom Cruise reportedly turned down a Kennedy Center Award from President Donald Trump. The Mission Impossible star, 63, was offered the award but declined due to 'scheduling conflicts,' according to The Washington Post. The president instead unveiled Sylvester Stallone, rock band KISS, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, and George Strait as being bestowed with honors. Cruise, a member of the Church of Scientology, is known to shy away from politics, opting to use his high profile to support the military, veterans and his religion. Instead

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A Florida traveler was caught trying to smuggle two turtles through airport security by hiding them in her bra — prompting authorities to beg fliers not to stash things in “weird places.” The woman, who was not identified, was stopped at a Miami International Airport checkpoint with the reptiles wrapped in gauze and plastic, according to photos shared by the Transportation Security Administration on Facebook on Thursday. One of the turtles tragically died, but the surviving one was handed over to the Florida Department of Fish and Wildlife, officials said. “Friends, please – and we cannot emphasize this enough –...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, Religious Freedom 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.

Chicago police are investigating the shooting death of a man shot while in the middle of a Facebook Live stream on the city's West Side. A video viewed almost two million times on Facebook showed Kevin Watson, 42, getting out of a car. Seconds later, gunfire can be heard. It happened mere blocks away from a police station in South Austin. Close friends of the victim who witnessed the deadly shooting spoke exclusively with ABC7. The shooting happened around 6:14 p.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of West Madison Street in South Austin, Chicago police said. Watson was sitting in...

"Israel is likely to launch another war with Iran before December--perhaps even as early as late August" Trita Parsi-"Foreign Policy' Commentary 8/11/2025... "So here is the great news. The moment your country is free Israel's top water experts will flood into every Iranian city... We will help Iran recycle water...we'll help Iran desalinate water... I urge you to be bold and brave...take to the streets...protest tyranny" Portions Of Israeli Prime Minister's Video Message To The People Of Iran 8/12/2025... The next round of the Israel-Iran War is on the way with signs of US-Israeli activity to appease nations neighboring Iran...

Aug 14, 2025

From First Lady to first aid! Sources tell Page Six that the Michelle Obama sprang into action at a Martha’s Vineyard tennis club recently when a fellow player took a bad tumble and tore his hamstring. We hear two men — including NYC restauranteur and hospitality whiz David Rabin — were playing on a Martha’s Vineyard court next to Obama, who had security posted around the outside corners of the area. “The other guy goes to chase a lob over his head,” a spy told Page Six of the incident. “It’s like he’s showing off for Michelle Obama and he...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in children. The study, published today in BMC Environmental Health, is the first to apply the rigorous Navigation Guide methodology to systematically evaluate the rigor and quality of the scientific literature.Acetaminophen (often sold under the brand name Tylenol®,) is the most commonly used over-the-counter pain and fever medication during pregnancy and is used by more than half of pregnant women worldwide. Until now, acetaminophen has been considered the...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama weighed in on the rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese during a recent interview. “I think the tough thing is the social media element to it, but that’s true across the board,” Obama said Thursday via All The Smoke. “I mean, we’ve talked about this on our show. It just, you know, it just takes a normal occurrence. You know these young kids today, what they have to go through, what they have to be able to withstand because social media is such a huge part of their world.” Obama seemed to suggest that...

The United States Department of Agriculture and other agencies are fighting criminals who steal from a food fund for the hungry. The federal agency has replaced $322 million in benefits across 53 states from fiscal year 2023 to 2025. The agency feeds about 42 million people through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Nearly 679,000 households have reported stolen benefits across 1.9 million transactions. These states submitted the most food stamp fraud claims, according to a dashboard. New York: 151,738 California: 85,978 Texas: 57,187 Illinois: 41,565The criminals steal funds by installing fake card readers in public places, phishing scams, and more....

When leftists attack our health care system for its supposedly market-driven forces, they fail to grasp a key fact. American health care has rarely functioned like a market because few, if any, patients know the price of their care in advance. A recent personal experience illustrated this problem and reinforced the rules the Trump administration must finally implement to make prices transparent.A Surprise Bill After the FactLast April, I went to the Surgery Center of Chevy Chase just outside Washington for outpatient foot surgery. Staff informed me in advance that my estimated financial responsibility would total $574.12 — an amount...

Here is your perfect prescription for poor writing and analytics: let “artificial intelligence” do your work for you. I’ve learned this from real experience.For a while, I enjoyed letting AI take a look at my content prior to publication. It seemed valuable for facts and feedback.Plus I enjoyed all the personal flattery it gave me, I admit. The engine was always complimentary.When I would catch AI in an error, the engine would apologize. That made me feel smart. So I had this seeming friend who clearly liked me and was humble enough to defer to my expertise.I’m not sure if...

There is a large and growing faction of the left that hates Catholics. Well, unless they are pro-death and anti-natal. As long as a Catholic bows down to the alphabet gods, they are fine by Democrats. Think Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The FBI famously labeled traditional Catholics--read, those who hew most closely to catechism--as domestic terrorists in waiting. They placed informants in churches, for God's sake, as if they were Islamist terrorists because they were skeptical of birth control and abortion. The Little Sisters of the Poor are an order of Catholic nuns who have cared for the elderly...

The Communist Party of China imposed a 75.8-percent tariff on Canadian canola products on Thursday, claiming that Canada was intentionally “dumping” underpriced canola seed into the Chinese market to hurt domestic farmers. The measure appeared to be a response to the Canadian government, still under radical leftist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the time, imposing a 100-percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) last year to protect Canada’s fledgling homemade EVs. Chinese state media explicitly mentioned Canada’s “trade protectionist and restrictive measures against China” in reporting the canola seed tariffs, accusing Ottawa of violating World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Beijing...

Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin is “not going to mess around with me” on the eve of his critical meeting with the Russian leader in Alaska. The two leaders are set to meet in person at a US military base on Friday for talks aimed at negotiating a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. The leaders are scheduled to begin discussions at 11.30am local time in Anchorage (8:30pm BST).

Defunding Victories: 41 Planned Parenthoods Have Closed or Announced Closure Washington, D.C. – The nation’s leading political pro-life group has launched an interactive map tracking Planned Parenthood closures, as the One Big Beautiful Bill’s defunding provision begins to hit America’s largest abortion businesses. This year, 34 Planned Parenthoods have closed their doors and seven have announced they will. SBA Pro-Life America’s new tracker includes a table with Planned Parenthood closures while also pointing to community health centers within a 50-mile radius where women on Medicaid can receive better, more comprehensive care. The map is now live at lifesavinglaws.com under the...

A candidate for South Carolina's governor race was caught going on a bizarre rant in the back of a cop car after he was found wandering around in his underwear. Democrat William 'Mullins' McLeod, 53, was arrested by Charleston Police on May 15 after he was found 'yelling at the top of his lungs' while walking around the city in only underwear and shoes, reported WCBD. McLeod, a prominent Charleston attorney who ran for governor in 2010, became the first Democrat to enter the 2026 race on Monday officially. New camera footage of his arrest, which was released on Tuesday,...