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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the quote made by Emmanuel Macron to Volodymyr Zelensky. French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday were heard on a live microphone discussing President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ summit in Evian-les-Bains, France. “Yesterday, we had a difficult discussion” with Trump, Macron is heard telling Zelensky. The conversation took place as Macron greeted his Ukrainian counterpart upon his arrival as they walked the grounds of the Hotel Royal. Macron is also heard urging Zelensky to stay longer at the summit. The Ukrainian responds that...

🚨 BREAKING: Leftist rioters attempted to ATTACK the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota after 15 Antifa members were indicted by DOJ Officers deployed BEAR SPRAY in the faces of rioters forcing courthouse doors open SHOW NO MERCY! More arrests! VIDEO AT LINK.................... https://x.com/RheinAmacher/status/2067006658866503919/video/1

Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson JD Vance Just EVISCERATED The Hosts of The View over their false claims about Donald Trump and Epstein LIVE On-Air:"One of the things you see in the Epstein emails is the Jeffrey Epstein hated Donald Trump. Donald Trump literally reported Epstein to the police.""He threw Epstein out of his club when he found out he was a creep and reported him to the police. That's something the media often misses when it reports the story. They say they knew each other in the 80s... they ignore the fact he narc'ed on him to the police, which ultimately let...

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...

Britain has now suffered the ultimate humiliation. A Russian warship in the English Channel has felt free to fire warning shots at a peaceful British-flagged yacht, and not only have we chosen to do nothing about it, we actually cannot do anything about it – thanks to the long, long running-down of our defences. The Government must now surely realise that it is time for a major increase in defence funding, as if the recent resignation of defence ministers John Healey and Al Carns had not been proof enough. So what has happened? A British-flagged yacht, so far unidentified, apparently...

Most of the world found itself confined to their homes in March 2020 as Covid-19 spread at a blistering pace. Some countries didn't impose any lockdown restrictions – so was their decision the right one? Sweden, Taiwan, Uruguay, Iceland and a few others never enacted a lockdown that involved severe restrictions on the movement of people Five years later, the scientific studies and data have piled up, offering a detailed, long-term assessment of whether these countries were right to reject this most drastic of public health interventions. Scientists have tried to answer that question. Ingeborg Forthun at the Norwegian Institute...

The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was not approved by Congress through an up-or-down vote the way a treaty would be. Instead, Congress passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) in 2015, which gave Congress the right to review the agreement and pass a resolution of approval or disapproval. If Congress did nothing, the agreement could proceed.

Ireland’s dependence on fossil fuels in transport is leaving the country exposed to repeated fuel price shocks as global energy markets remain disrupted, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has warned. Accelerated investment in public transport, active travel, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and grid capacity would reduce this exposure, the council said in the transport chapter of its 2026 Annual Review. Temporary emergency responses to fuel price increases were not sufficiently targeted, it said, recommending that those most exposed and least able to avoid fuel costs be given support. Welcoming the Government’s pilot scrappage scheme to incentivize the purchase of...

The full report is finally here. From UK politician Rupert Lowe: The Rape Gang Inquiry Report.https://t.co/EuKgGWBRhS pic.twitter.com/SD5G9HPVtV— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) June 16, 2026I'm going to summarize the finer points here because detailed stories on individual parts of this report will likely follow in the coming weeks: 1) The number of raped and trafficked British girls is in the hundreds of thousands. From the report: The scale of the crimes committed is staggering. It has been previously established that, at the very least, 250,000 young white girls have been subjected to repeated rape, gang rape, trafficking, torture, pregnancy, forced Islamic...

Rapper Mystikal — best known for his 2000 hit “Shake Ya Ass” — has been sentenced to two decades behind bars over a 2022 rape case. According to ABC affiliate WBRZ, the Louisiana hitmaker was handed down a 20-year sentence on Tuesday for third-degree rape. Per the outlet, the rapper, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, responded in court Tuesday after the victim requested the maximum sentence. “If I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence,” he said. The Grammy-nominated rapper pled guilty in March in an Ascension Parish, Louisiana court — though on Friday, ahead of...

very once in a while, somebody says something out loud that hasn’t been said but should be. We’re at that point right now, thanks to podcaster Matt Walsh. Walsh weighed in on violent crime and young black male offenders… which apparently is the one conversation America isn’t allowed to have. Supposedly “race” is off limits when the bad guys aren’t white. Because all throughout the Biden regime, we had to hear over and over that “white Trump supporters” were the greatest threat to precious democracy. That phrase was repeated by politicians, cable news talking heads, elite academics, Hollywood celebs, and...

Texas parole officer was canned over a sick social media post supporting killer Karmelo Anthony while celebrating the fact that his 17-year-old victim, Austin Metcalf, was white, according to a report. Donna Murray Robinson, 35, lost her job with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice over the twisted Facebook post about the divisive trial, which ended with the 19-year-old killer being sentenced to 35 years in prison for first-degree murder, according to the Dallas Morning News. “I for one don’t give a fk about the family’s loss,” the Houston native posted on her now-deleted account about Metcalf’s grieving family, according...

Almost all media commentators seem convinced that Donald Trump’s foreign policy in his second term is a disaster. He is bogged down in Iran, snookered in Ukraine, his tariff agenda has failed and he has alienated his NATO allies. But this consensus has been too hastily formed. Looking at the bigger global picture, Trump’s foreign policy has been a spectacular success. Take the western hemisphere. We have the so-called “Donroe Doctrine,” the updated version of the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine. In 1822, president James Monroe, having welcomed South America’s overthrow of Spanish and Portuguese imperial rule, stated that Latin American nations...

Time is officially running out for the crown jewel of America's safety net. Recent projections have determined that the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is steadily trending towards its insolvency deadline in 2032. If the clock does in fact run out and Congress stalls to act, federal law mandates an immediate 22% reduction in monthly benefits for nearly 70 million Americans.The average middle-class retiree receives a single $1,900 check each month, meaning this looming statutory trigger represents an overnight loss of more than $400 a month, depleting crucial funds for groceries, utility bills, and prescription medications. Touching...

Faith FactsOver 11,000 citizens have signed a petition condemning two-tier policing practices in BritainPolice officer Luke Salmons revealed officers were required to chant ‘Islam is a religion of peace’ during training sessionsThe case highlights growing concerns about religious favoritism and unequal law enforcement standardsA groundswell of public concern is building in Britain as more than 11,000 people have signed a petition opposing what they describe as two-tier policing — the unequal application of law enforcement based on religious or cultural identity.At the heart of the controversy stands the testimony of police officer Luke Salmons, who came forward with disturbing revelations...

Karmelo Anthony supporters & BLM.. Where is your outrage for these Black babies who were killed

MJTruthUltra@MJTruthUltra DAM… Trump is going off“I didn’t like that Netanyahu attacked over a very minor drone attack— they’re attack was too much— and Without the United States, without me, there would be NO ISRAEL.I’ve had a great relationship with Bibi but now he has to be more responsible with Lebanon— and out of all the countries they’ve been treated the worst, and they can’t defend themselves and they have Hezbollah which is a problem for them— and I’m not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and Hezbollah— they should have been able to do the job...

Vice President J.D. Vance went on The View Tuesday morning in the vain hope of talking about his new faith-focused book, Communion. Instead, he found himself locked in a debate with a group of ladies who subjected the VP to a show trial.Vance was questioned on topics including immigration and deportation, President Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and the release of the files. The most eye-catching exchange was with the show’s moderator, Whoopi Goldberg, concerning race.“What did black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?” she asked. “And you know how hard...

US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington and Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific language in the document, US officials told CNN.The officials described the text of the agreement as incredibly vague, mainly intended to create a more favorable environment for the highly technical, in-person talks to come. They added that the framework is aimed at providing Iran the ability to sell it politically to their internal audience.Additionally, the officials said that the text of the memorandum of understanding — which Vice President JD Vance told CNN Monday is...

Karoline :(05:03)On another matter, over the past few days, Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has unveiled shocking new evidence that former President Barack Obama and top aides in the Obama administration conspired to subvert President Trump's 2016 election victory and undermine the democratic will of the American people. While publicly pretending to engage in a peaceful transfer of power, in private, former President Obama went to great and nefarious lengths to try to sow discord among the public and sabotage his successor, President Trump.(05:39)The new evidence released by the Director of National Intelligence, who is here with me today,...