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Arab Islamic "palestine" terrorist Ahlam Tamimi, then 20 years old, disguised herself and Izz al-Din Shuheil al-Masri, the suicide bomber, as Jewish tourists. She chose the target for al-Masri and left the area before the bomb detonated and went to report on the bombing on a Palestinian news channel where she was a part-time journalist. Ahlam Tamimi who helped choose the target, scouting the location to decide when the crowd would be largest, the death count highest, and then dropped off the bomber. She later smiled as she recalled celebrating as the death toll rose from 3 to over a...

Imagine taking a day off from work in a future without capitalism. It might not feel as badly needed as it does now. You enjoy your work; it’s interesting to you, and you’re well trained for it. You work as much as you are able and no more than needed, and you would control your own labor and see it going to good use. It’s not just a job to pay the bills. These are all familiar, everyday activities. A socialist day off could be like any good day now. But what if you were free to spend your time...

President Trump on Sunday blasted former Olympian David Hearn, labeling him "ActBlue," and shared a screenshot from court filings that reveal the mountain of evidence, including witnesses and photo evidence, that the Department of Justice had when they dropped his case for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the Justice Department dropped vandalism charges against Hearn. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who previously accused Hearn of “violently and forcefully” ripping up the sealant, claimed that “flawed installation by the contractor” was responsible for the damage. Trump slammed Pirro during an Oval Office press conference on...

This video discusses the intense controversy surrounding WNBA player Sophie Cunningham following her public comments on the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports (2:29-2:49). Key Takeaways: Cunningham's Stance: Cunningham stated that competitive sports divisions should be separated by biological sex to ensure fairness and safety, a position she has maintained despite significant backlash (2:36-2:40, 9:35-9:53). Public and League Reaction: Following her remarks, Cunningham faced organized opposition, including being booed in arenas and targeted by protesters (3:46-4:11, 21:35-21:50). A notable incident involved Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Katon confronting teenage fans holding signs of support for Cunningham (7:04-7:36). Charles Barkley's Intervention:...

Former DNC fundraiser Lindy Li joins 'My View with Lara Trump' to discuss the internal division within the Democratic Party. Li warns about donor dissatisfaction, falling approval ratings and a cash shortfall as the midterm elections approach.Democrat concerns grow as former DNC fundraiser Lindy Li joins 'My View with Lara Trump' to expose the party's escalating financial crisis and internal division. Li warns that far-left candidates are driving away moderate donors and depressing approval ratings among key voting blocs.

After envy, the most self-destructive emotion is the desire to be on TV, destroying the reputations of, among others, Michael Avenatti, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Swalwell and—since the release of his diary—Anthony Fauci. Except in Fauci’s case, his fame-mongering was less self-destructive than simply destructive, as demonstrated by David Zweig’s amazing book, “An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions” (MIT Press). As Zweig demonstrates, Fauci had to know the restrictive COVID measures he pushed would do enormous damage to the country—to little kids, dying patients, cancer victims, college students, restaurants, the travel industry, budding...

Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 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.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

In the run-up to Michigan’s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary last week, a slew of headlines declared the showdown a “fight for the party’s soul.” As cliches go, that wasn’t a bad one. Leaving aside the issue of whether a political party has a soul, the framing worked because the candidates represented starkly different positions, backgrounds and styles. The outcome would thus reflect the party’s emerging values and agenda in a key swing state. And so it did, but in a way that simultaneously makes Michigan look bad and illustrates how radicals are gaining the upper hand in the national...

A controversial Michigan Senate nominee made a wild claim about President Trump’s marriage to first lady Melania Trump, calling their relationship “rocky” during a TV appearance Sunday. Abdul El-Sayed railed on CNN’s “State of the Union,” a day after the president posted a photo of the Trumps alongside a shot of the candidate and his wife, Sarah Jukaku. The side-by-side pics were posted under the caption “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s (sic).” “Actually, Sarah and I like each other,” El-Sayed told host Jake Tapper. “I don’t know about the first lady and the president, but, from what I have heard, it’s...

[Catholic Caucus] Only Diocesan TLM in Diocese of Pittsburgh Abolished The Diocese of Pittsburgh has canceled its only remaining diocesan indult Latin Mass, at St Titus in Aliquippa, about to enter its 20th consecutive year, because according to Bishop Eckman, it "was only ever meant to be temporary." (Information from the X account of the Mason-Dixon Latin Mass Society, which published the grotesque letter below):

I've been thinking about putting together a small, informal Freeper committee to test the various AI systems—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, and others—and see how they actually differ.Rather than simply asking each AI, "Are you biased?" and getting the predictable answer, I'd like us to design about 10 carefully chosen questions that can reveal differences in reasoning, political framing, factual standards, and capabilities.The questions should be clever enough to make the results interesting.Things we could test: • Political framing — Does the answer change depending on how an issue is presented? • Symmetry — Does the AI apply the same...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tells Lydia Moynihan why Elon Musk is so important to America’s space program. Isaacman also explains why it’s crucial for America to beat China in the race back to the moon. This is an excerpt of the Full interview, "NASA Chief Jared Isaacman: The Race to Mars, Extraterrestrial Life & Elon Musk". NASA Chief Jared Isaacman: Elon Musk is the greatest engineer in history | 13:57 Pod Force One with Miranda Devine | 112K subscribers | 3,795 views | August 8, 2026

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Jack H. Jacobs All info from this website. Jack H. Jacobs (born August 2, 1945) is a retired Colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. He currently serves as a military analyst for MSNBC and previously worked as an investment manager.Born in Brooklyn, New...

[Catholic Caucus] Doctrine of the Faith said Medjugorje was NOT Supernatural -- Francis waved it off anyway Italian journalist D. Murgia recently published results of the 2016 deliberations within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), that shed important new light on the Vatican’s handling of the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje.The International Commission on Medjugorje, chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, had been established in 2010 at the request of Pope Benedict XVI. Crucially, it was not constituted as an independent body reporting directly to the Pope, but within and under the authority of the Congregation for the Doctrine...

Ben Jones, the actor turned politician best known for playing Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died on Sunday from a heart attack, according to his wife Alma Viator. He was 84. Viator announced her husband’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon. With a photo of Jones holding his dog, she wrote, “I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed from a massive heart attack. He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees. Ben had the most amazing, rich, full life. He loved and...

Republicans and Democrats used to have a grand tradition of presidential candidates heading up to New Hampshire, putting on LL Bean jackets and trying to talk down to small groups of skeptical senior citizens in diners. It was a stupid way to choose leaders, but, like democracy itself, it was also the least bad option because it forced national candidates to get out of their comfort zones and talk to random people in a state that they would have otherwise ignored. Then the DNC rigged the primary calendar by starting the season off with South Carolina to protect Joe Biden...

Mossad Director Roman Gofman decided to remove two of the agency’s most senior officials from their posts over a plan to replace Iran’s regime that was never carried out as intended, N12 reported on Thursday. The officials are the head of the Mossad’s Intelligence Directorate, who entered the position in December, and the head of the agency’s Iran division. Neither official was named in the report. Security officials told N12 that neither official had developed a good working relationship with Gofman from the outset and that their tenures would end by mutual agreement. Both could remain in the Mossad in...

On Chesterton and Trump: A DialogueQ: How would G.K. Chesterton have viewed President Trump?That's a fascinating question, and it strikes at genuine tensions in Chesterton's thought.On one hand, Chesterton would likely have recognized in Trump something he admired: a contempt for the consensus of educated elites, a challenge to what he saw as the pretensions of the progressive intelligentsia, and a willingness to speak for the interests of ordinary working people against the condescension of cosmopolitan institutions. Chesterton spent much of his career skewering the self-satisfied rationalism of secular intellectuals and the "New Men" who thought themselves fit to remake...

Verizon customers across Southern California were experiencing service outages Sunday after multiple fiber lines were vandalized, the company said. The damage was affecting some wireless and internet customers in Los Angeles and other parts of the region, according to a Verizon spokesperson. The company did not specify exactly where the vandalism occurred or how many customers were impacted. Verizon engineers were working with third-party vendors at the affected sites to make repairs and restore service. The company described the vandalism as a threat to public safety, saying damaged communications infrastructure can leave entire neighborhoods without access to essential services, including...

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wants Americans to believe that opposition to Sharia in state courts belongs in the same historical indictment as some of the darkest crimes ever committed on American soil. That is not a paraphrase invented by his opponents. It is the unmistakable thrust of his own remarks. Speaking to the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in October 2022, El-Sayed declared: “You can’t understand a Sharia ban without understanding the Trail of Tears.” He then invoked white supremacy and said the “same exact forces” were behind Native American removal, the destruction of Black...