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Can anyone tell me why "Breaking News (News Activism)" which I have on my sidebar mostly has "Sunday Morning Talk Show Threads" listed. Is there some secret religious thing I'm missing? I ask because it's annoying no breaking news is posted there, it's always bothered me, but now even more so because someone I know recently said to me, "There's no breaking news on FreeRepublic. It's always the same old things."

The WNBA is in the middle of the controversial discourse surrounding transgender athletes participating in women’s sports. SNIP The hot-button conversations have given way to a series of demonstrations and stunts, and the latest went down at the Las Vegas Aces game over the weekend. Two men wearing dresses and makeup attended the Aces’ matchup against the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday. The controversy surrounding the WNBA and transgender athletes prompted former NBA players Enes Kanter and Royce White to claim their eligibility for the draft. The unnamed men at the Aces game appear to be following suit.

🚨 LMAO!! White Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz just WON the Democratic House primary for FL-20, a plurality BLACK district Members of her own party CONDEMNED her for running and taking a seat from black people You can't make this up 🤡 Democrats don't care about black people, THEY JUST WANT POWER

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited, opening up an opportunity in the nation’s third-largest state. GOP Rep. Byron Donalds got President Donald Trump’s endorsement. It is 8:06 pm in Florida and enough votes have been counted to declare Byron Donalds the winner. Within the next hour more than 90% of the votes will be counted. Meanwhile, California is still wondering why their residents are moving to FL

Democrats Going the Route of Rush week videos for Campaigning.

Iran has fewer paths forward as its conflict with the United States continues, retired U.S. Marine Col. Mike Jernigan said Tuesday, arguing that the pressure could push Tehran toward an “end game.” “Iranians are running out of assets and options,” Jernigan said on “America Reports.” “The economy before this all started was ranked either 23rd or 52nd, depending on the measure,” he said. “They're behind Nigeria and Bangladesh. Bangladesh, known for cyclones and mudslides, had a stronger economy than Iran did before all this started.” “They are struggling with the economic consequences, and so I think this is moving toward...

Catholic politician slams Vatican-China agreement: ‘Deal with the devil’ ‘Fear of upsetting the Chinese Communist Party has led the Vatican to remain silent about gross violations of religious freedom,’ the UK’s Lord David Alton said.Lord David Alton of Liverpool, a Catholic member of the UK’s House of Lords, in an interview published on Tuesday, slammed the Vatican’s secret agreement with the communist Chinese government as a “deal with the devil” and criticized Rome’s silence as the faithful are persecuted.During his interview with Crux, published August 18, Lord Alton, while discussing an ongoing petition launched by Aid to the Church in...

🚨 BREAKING: The "trans" guy who traveled DC intending to KlLL Scott Bessent has been sentenced to 73 months in prison Trans vioIence is COMPLETELY out of control Ryan Michael English, who pretends to be a woman, brought MOLOTOV COCKTAILS to the US Capitol, admitting he was going to throw them at Bessent's feet during his Senate confirmation vote This guy got off WAY too easy

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Florida man just casually walked away with a full Flock surveillance camera… still bolted to a 12-foot pole… while draped in the American flag 🇺🇸 Security followed him like lost puppies. This is either the most based thing You’ll see all year or pure chaos. Is this what peak freedom looks like in 2026? Would you have the balls to do this? Hero… or criminal?

🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has just LIFTED the FINAL block on Trump’s termination of TPS for third world illegals, giving the green light to deport ETHIOPIANS MAJOR WIN! 🔥 These people invaded our country EN MASSE, as captured by @AliBradleyTV, and they’re FINALLY on the verge of being sent back. GET ‘EM ALL OUT!

Average ground beef price per pound: 🔵 June 2024: $5.47 🔴 June 2025: $6.12 🔴 June 2026: $6.83 [Tr] Up 11.5% from 2025 and nearly 25% from 2024

Longtime Democratic pundit James Carville is firing back at recent jabs from a socialist candidate running to unseat a mainstream Democratic congressman in Tuesday's primary elections in Florida. After Oliver Larkin told Fox News this past weekend that "it may be time" for Carville "to take a back seat, to people with fresh ideas," the strategist who first gained national attention as one of the masterminds behind former President Bill Clinton's 1992 White House victory shot back. Referring to Larkin, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Carville told Fox News Digital he "has the attribute...

Madison Vegan Fest is returning in September, celebrating sustainable living and plant-based food. The free, family-friendly festival will be held at Lunney Lake Farm County Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 26. Dozens of exhibitors are expected, including food vendors offering vegan baked goods, beverages and savory dishes. Gluten-free options also will be available. Organizers expect more than 4,000 people to attend. The event welcomes both vegans and non-vegans. Madison Vegan Fest has been held in Madison since 2011.

A smirking mayor refused to answer questions outside of court after being charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans worth over $1 million and using the money to fund his election campaign as well as pay off high-interest mortgages. Brian DePena, the Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a Dominican native, made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston Friday, where he was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. He was released after agreeing to several conditions, including turning his passport over and not seeking any loans without court approval, the Associated Press reports....

The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections, the head of the department's Civil Rights Division said this week. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, made the announcement in remarks to Bloomberg on Monday. The Civil Rights Division has long sent out monitors to polling places throughout the country to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act. That law prohibits discrimination in voting and ensures voters are not intimidated or otherwise prevented from casting a ballot on the basis of...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wants Texas to hand over the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting an illegal immigrant in Minneapolis earlier this year — then lying about the circumstances of the confrontation. Ellison filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a bid to compel the Lone Star State to turn over the agent, Christian Castro, to Minnesota authorities. “Christian Castro has been charged with breaking the law in Minnesota,” Ellison told reporters Tuesday. “He must face justice in Minnesota. Gov. Abbott should have granted [Minnesota] Gov. [Tim] Walz’s extradition request long...

Hennepin County prosecutors on Monday morning elaborated on charges filed against four people last week, including former Anoka County Assistant Attorney Andrea Sampson, for allegedly running a "sprawling" sex trafficking scheme over the course of several years. The four were charged with 13 counts each of promoting prostitution of an individual and receiving profits from prostitution. Prosecutors allege 57-year-old Frank Reeves ran the operation with the assistance of Sampson, Viktoriya Komonash, 30, and Katherine Thomes, 36. The group recruited women and posted commercial sex advertisements on a website they owned, then collected money from the victims posted online, prosecutors say....

🚨 BREAKING: Major Fauci advisor David Morens PLEADS GUILTY for conspiracy to defraud the US, DOJ announces He was involved in HIDING federal records during COVID. This is HUGE! Morens could BLOW THE WHISTLE regarding even more would-be criminal activity by Fauci, if not for the Pardon — which could aid state cases 🔥 Spill it all and LOCK UP FAUCI

Russia is shipping parts for drones, missiles and explosives to Iran to replenish its weapons stockpiles decimated by US and Israeli airstrikes during the war, according to a new report. More than two dozen Russian ships, many of them under US and European sanctions, traveled across the Caspian Sea to deliver the arms to Iran’s port in Amirabad, NBC News reported, citing documents and a Western official. While the development demonstrates Moscow and Tehran’s deepening alliance, it also proves that the US-Israeli strikes against Iran’s production plants have been largely successful, Jim Lamson, a former CIA analyst, told the outlet....

Aug 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas has declared that a regulation adopted by Democratic former President ‌Joe Biden's administration targeting largely untraceable "ghost guns" is unconstitutional — a ruling issued after the U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld the measure. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth ruled, opens new tab on Monday that the 2022 rule violates the right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second ​Amendment and was too vague to satisfy the Fifth Amendment's due process guarantees.