Free Republic

The NY Times is reporting this afternoon that President Trump is demanding Cuba's current president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, be removed from power in any deal with the country. This may be the first time people inside the administration have said so directly, but it has been obvious for weeks that this is what they had in mind.The other part of this, which also isn't really news, is that Trump is willing to leave some version of the regime in place so long as that regime is America friendly moving forward.As U.S. and Cuban officials negotiate over the future of the Communist-ruled...

Watching the coverage of Operation Epic Fury has given me epic fury. Two weeks into a military operation that was advertised as taking 4-12 weeks, the media, the transnational establishment, and the Democratic Party is trying to convince everybody that the Iranian regime is winning, that its political position is impregnable, that its military capabilities aren't degraded a bit, and that our military planners, who have been war gaming this operation or some variant for decades, were caught off guard. The coverage has all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation, to use an oft-repeated claim. Over the past few days, the...

The IDF has finally begun a new ground incursion into Lebanon, in response to Hezbollah's coordinate missile attacks with Iran. Tehran and its proxy has engaged in a campaign to exhaust Israel's anti-ballistic missile defenses. The big question at the moment is whether this is ... A: The beginning of a full-blown invasion and occupation of the sub-Litani regionB: The beginning of a full-blown war with Beirut as a strategic goalC: A limited incursion to force Hezbollah out of missile range while Israel focuses on TehranD: A threat of A or B as a means to force Lebanon to deal...

Democrats and liberal media have been all in trying to disparage Operation Epic Fury against Iran. If you listened to them, you would think we were being destroyed and were losing, despite the unparalleled success of the military operation. It's legitimate to ask questions. You can reasonably have concerns or maybe be against the actions now. What isn't reasonable is pushing out false stories to undermine our effort and essentially help provide propaganda that could benefit Iran. Then the public has to wade through that and evaluate what they think, rather than just assessing the facts. Which, of course, is...

The United States have already secured qualification for the FIBA Women’s World Cup 2026 in Berlin, but will close out the tournament against Spain on Tuesday (17 March).

As was predicted by many, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to ridiculous policy. But the Democrat-majority New York City Council is not much better. Their latest push is to address shoplifting in the city. Most New Yorkers are likely on board with that endeavor, but the solution they have come up with is more typical Democrat failure to connect the dots. The focus is on self-checkout lanes. Designed for the convenience of law-abiding citizens, but apparently a dream come true for shoplifters in the Big Apple. On Tuesday, Councilwoman...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is facing contempt of court charges after it refused to release a violent criminal with 35 arrests. Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Eric Goodman said that 36-year-old Joshua Sanchez-Lopez should be released and placed on electric monitoring, but police say he's too much of a risk.

Beyond Meat rebranded as Beyond The Plant Protein Company last week, amid what Brown described as a “period of confusion” around plant-based proteins. In an interview by The Associated Press and published by Fortune, Brown said, “For me, it is an opportunity to reshape the company around very real food that is directly from plants. It’s about delivering all those benefits of the plant kingdom to the consumer in ways that they’re going to be able to easily integrate it into their lives.” In a social media post about the long-awaited rebrand, Beyond wrote, “Welcome to Beyond The Plant Protein...

A year ago, the stage seemed set for Vice President JD Vance to succeed President Donald Trump as the MAGA heir apparent in 2028. Vance, just 40 years old at the time of the 2024 election, came into office with wave of support from Republicans and the backing of the president's family. And while the vice president remains well-positioned ahead of a likely 2028 campaign, questions are quietly emerging over Vance's inevitability, especially as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s profile and responsibilities have grown throughout the first year of Trump’s second term, most recently around the war with Iran. The...

The Oscars 2026 might be over, but fans’ fury over “dirty” celebrities is just getting started. A picture showing trash, including discarded water bottles and snack packets, strewn across Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre has gone viral on social media — sparking backlash over the hypocrisy of the elite, who grandstand about the environment. “Aren’t some of them environmentalists?” one critic pointed out. “Where’s all that ‘protect the planet’ energy now?” “Save the mountains, keep them clean, blah blah blah … but look at the mess they leave,” another chimed in of the hypocrisy.

MIAMI -- It’s the country that gave us Miguel Cabrera’s Triple Crown, Luis Aparicio’s game-changing speed, Dave Concepción's Gold Glove defense and Jose Altuve’s October taters.But for all the talent Venezuela has brought to MLB –- more players, in fact, than any foreign nation other than the Dominican Republic –- its importance to the sport had been underrepresented on the World Baseball Classic stage. The South American nation had not only never won the event but had never previously reached the finals.Until now.

Sabina Gurung, 32, travelled to Kuwait in 2021 to work as a domestic help. By 2024, after around three years on the job, she began asking her employer for permission to return to Nepal. Each time, the response was the same: “Not until we find someone to replace you.” Soon after, her employer’s responses turned into threats and violence. When she ran out of options one evening, she called the Nepali embassy in Kuwait for help. She was doing her duties as per the contract, but her employer held her passport to make sure she couldn't leave. This is a...

Arizona State Rep. John Gillette’a referral cites potential violations of several federal statutes related to election administration, computer security, and voter eligibility Arizona State Rep. John Gillette (R-Kingman) presented a detailed investigative packet to the Arizona House Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections on March 11 outlining alleged voter registration irregularities and discrepancies between county election records and figures reported by the Arizona Secretary of State. During the presentation, Gillette, who chairs the committee, said the findings would be submitted as part of a criminal referral to federal authorities, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; 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) 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...

14 days after a Muslim terrorist shot up a bar in Austin, 8 days after two Muslim terrorists threw IEDs at an anti-Islamization rally in New York City, 7 days after Muslim terrorists bombed the U.S. embassy in Sweden, 3 days after Muslim terrorists attacked a college in Virginia and a Jewish preschool in Michigan, and days after Muslim terrorists bombed a synagogue and school in the Netherlands, politicians marked the ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. The ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’ was brought into being at the request of Pakistan, which harbored Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of 9/11,...

“Sources close to Pahlavi’s network indicate that the communications include expressions of loyalty to his mission to lead a transition toward democracy in the event of the regime’s collapse. The contacts have reportedly come from individuals within the regular army, the Republican Guard, police forces and intelligence services. The outreach follows recent Israeli air strikes inside Iran, which reportedly damaged key installations and killed senior military figures—events that Pahlavi described as “Khamenei’s war,” rather than Iran’s war. He has positioned himself not as a monarch seeking restoration, but as a civilian figure aiming to guide a democratic transition led by...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Malmstrom Air Force Base, MontanaMalmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Cascade County, Montana, United States, adjacent to the city of Great Falls. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom. It is the home of the 341st Missile Wing (341 MW) of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).On Aug. 15, 2008, the 564th Missile Squadron inactivated at Malmstrom AFB, as the last ICBM squadron inactivated to that point. The 564th MS had been the first operational ICBM squadron in the...

President Catherine Connolly has said the story of Saint Patrick symbolises the "resilience and courage" of migrants. Ms Connolly used her first St Patrick's Day message to celebrate migrants and warn against the "normalisation of war" ahead of Taoiseach Micheal Martin's meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. A week ago she criticised the "deliberate assaults on international law" in the Middle East and said the UN charter "cannot be ignored". While not naming the US or Israel explicitly, this was seen as a rebuke of the Irish government after ministers avoided stating that the bombing campaign...

Israeli fighter jets have destroyed a major Iranian intelligence headquarters in central Tehran that was strategically hidden inside a state-owned electric company building. In a significant blow to the Iranian regime's internal security and global terror apparatus, the Israeli Air Force has successfully targeted and destroyed a key intelligence headquarters in the heart of Tehran. Acting on precise information from military intelligence, Israeli jets struck a facility belonging to "The Ministry," the regime’s central intelligence body. In a move characteristic of the regime's tactics, the headquarters was located within a building belonging to the Iranian Electric Company, using a civilian...

Mahady Sacko, 50, who goes by the nickname “Sacko Scorpion,” was busted last week in Philadelphia for allegedly falsely claiming citizenship to cast a 2024 ballot. As the issue of election security ramps up in Congress with the SAVE act, Sacko’s arrest was one of nearly a dozen uncovered by The Post of non-citizens allegedly voting in US elections, sometimes for decades, with many remaining listed as active voters on state rolls, even after their convictions. “The reality is aliens are voting in American elections,” J. Christian Adams, president of Public Interest Legal Foundation, who has spent decades working on...