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“Ye have not, because ye ask not.”- James 4:2 (KJV) Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority: in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. <And this is the confidence we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us. We know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him - I John 5: 14-15"Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them". - Ephesians 5:11 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; Who put darkness...

🚨 BREAKING: Democrats are plotting to go after Elon Musk, and Laura Ingraham just exposed exactly why. Elon gave $276 million to help Republicans in the third quarter alone. Now Democrats want to dig into Starlink's contracts and Tesla's clean energy subsidies. These are the same people who took hundreds of millions from George and Alex Soros and Reid Hoffman. Ingraham nailed it: "This is designed not just to punish Elon but also... to deter any future billionaire from helping Republicans." Elon built SpaceX, Starlink and Tesla, saved free speech, and put his own money on the line for this...

God Raised Up Pope St. Pius V to Safeguard the Faith Michele Ghislieri, later Pope St. Pius V, was born in Bosco (northern Italy) in 1504 and ordained a Dominican priest in 1528. Recognizing his holiness and learning, his community elected him Prior four times.During Pius’ lifetime, the Protestant ideas of Luther and Calvin were dissolving Catholic unity throughout Europe. In 1542, Pope Paul IV reorganized the Roman Inquisition to combat them and named Pius an Inquisitor. In 1555, the newly elected Pope Pius IV made Pius bishop and later cardinal of Nepi and Sutri, a diocese near Rome, and...

At the International Space Summit in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Adrianos Golemis as the third member of Vast's private astronaut mission (PAM) to the International Space Station. The leaders were joined by the two other PAM astronauts, Thomas Pesquet of France and Aleš Svoboda of the Czech Republic, as well as Jaroslav Kurfürst, ambassador of the Czech Republic to France, François Jacq, president of CNES, and Vast CEO Max Haot. Vast is building next-generation space infrastructure, including Haven-1, scheduled to be the world's first commercial space station when it launches in 2027....

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. (Gray News) - A Florida convenience store owner is facing charges after police say he chased down and ran over a 14-year-old boy who he believed had tried to break into his store. The victim later died. Hunter Russey, 14, was found unresponsive in a ditch last Tuesday after he was hit by a car, according to West Melbourne Police. His family made the decision Saturday night to take him off life support, at which point he died from his injuries. Hunter’s family gave police consent to share their son’s identity and provided photos of the teenager...

An Islamic Supreme Council of Canada delegation will be heading to the Vatican on Wednesday to meet with Pope Leo XIV. The council has a focus on strengthening interfaith relationships since they allow everyone of different religions to live together in a peaceful and cordial society, said chairperson Prof. Imam Syed Badiuddin Soharwardy, from inside the Green Dome Islamic School in northeast Calgary. It is a national Islamic organization that manages 42 Islamic centres, schools and food banks. In 2017, Soharwardy was part of a delegation led by the Progressive Muslim Association that travelled to Vatican City and met with...

SpaceX reported a sharp beat for the third quarter of 2026, with earnings per share of $0.35 versus analyst expectations of $0.13 and revenue of $14.58 billion versus a forecast of $12.87 billion. The company also said net income reached $4.4 billion, reversing a $1.1 billion loss a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA climbed to $8.8 billion. Shares rose 6.63% in after-hours trading to $157.59 after closing the regular session at $147.79, suggesting investors welcomed both the profit surprise and the company’s faster-than-expected growth. Key Takeaways SpaceX posted a large earnings beat, with EPS more than doubling Wall Street’s forecast....

In late August, during one of Karoline Leavitt’s final meetings with President Trump in the Oval Office, he pitched her on an idea in front of several senior aides. He told her to move reporters out of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, which would effectively remove news organizations from the White House. It would be, he told her, her “last legacy.” But the proposal never moved forward while she was there. The president had put the request to her several times over months, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions who were not authorized to speak...

A 4-year-old boy died after being attacked by a dog on Sunday afternoon in Louisa County. On Sunday, Oct. 18, just after 4:40 p.m., deputies with the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1500 block of Jefferson Highway for reports of a dog attack. As deputies were responding to the incident, the caller informed them that the dog was attacking a young child. Once on scene, deputies found a 4-year-old boy suffering from serious injuries while the dog continued to bite him. According to officials, the deputies were forced to put the dog down in order to stop the...

More than 1.1 million votes have been cast for the November election, with the in-person early voting option now available in more than half the state. The state Division of Elections posted Tuesday morning that just over 171,000 people cast ballots at in-person early voting locations that became available in more than half of Florida's 67 counties on Monday. Early in-person voting is mandatory statewide starting Saturday through Oct. 31. Another 933,000 ballots have been cast through the mail from among the 13.7 million Floridians registered to vote in the Nov. 3 contest. Ulysses Roberson, a Tallahassee voter at the...

Senate Democrats’ top super PAC announced Tuesday it is launching a new ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race, as Democrats seek inroads in Republican-leaning states to try to flip the Senate majority. Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million ad campaign in the state through Election Day, beginning with a 30-second spot that boosts prosecutor Scott Colom as a Democrat who will “fight corruption in both parties” and casts GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as a “do-nothing” incumbent. “Senate Majority PAC has been watching this race closely, and it is clear Colom is running a competitive race that has put...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a "Starfall" return capsule and 31 other payloads on the company's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 20, 2026 at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 GMT). [19th complete flight for this booster] Blastoff! SpaceX launches 'Starfall' return capsule and 31 more payloads, nails landing | 9:20 VideoFromSpace | 2.17M subscribers | 42,825 views | October 20, 2026 Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starfall-return-capsule-launch-bandwagon-5-rideshare-mission

HEADLINES: Reds are turning out in early voting; Paris is burning; Omar pulling a Talcumpowder and hiding The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow NOTE: With the successful concert over, this will be a potpourri of stories over the last 8 days. Glad to once again, finally, hang up the sticks. Or whatever you do with drumsticks. Anyway, now that I'm back we'll do a Tues/Thurs/Sat schedule for the news and Larry's Commentary this week.

Curia cardinal links opposition to 1986 Assisi prayer meeting to ‘schismatic rupture’ Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad has linked traditionalist opposition to the 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting to a “schismatic rupture” and argued that the event now forms part of the Church’s ordinary MagisteriumThe Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has said that Catholic opposition to the controversial 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting contributed to a “schismatic rupture” and argued that the event now forms part of the Church’s ordinary Magisterium.Speaking at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome on earlier this month, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad presented the gathering...

SpaceX's Ship 40 is home. 78 days after it left the pad, the first Starship ever recovered from the ocean rolled through the gates of Starbase and is standing upright again, next to three brand-new ships in Mega Bay 2. SpaceX is already going through it, and I'll show you what they're looking for. NASA just published its Starship roadmap for the Moon, and the next ten weeks on that chart are packed with things SpaceX has never done. The FAA opened the paperwork for 456 Starship launches a year from Boca Chica. Texas was quietly discussing selling an entire...

Three prominent Latin American political leaders have endorsed Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) in recent weeks, prompting criticism from some Democrats who describe the international support as foreign interference in a U.S. election. Salazar, who is running for reelection in a district President Donald Trump won by nearly 15 points in 2024, has faced backlash for saying that the administration’s signature immigration enforcement polices have gone too far. Now, as she courts Latino voters in South Florida, she has shared public messages of support from friendly right-wing leaders in Latin America, including Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate...

5 years ago I saw this for the first time. I was luckily outside the city without any lights....I still vividly remember it. It was so beautiful

Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel said on Monday that the ongoing protests in France are a "warning signal" for Germany, as growing unrest in France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Albania threatens to spill over into other European countries. "The violent excesses in France are a warning signal for Germany. Here too, civil war-like conditions are looming due to the dangerous mix of mass migration and left-wing extremism. Only with the AfD will there be a migration turnaround," Weidel said in a post on X. Meanwhile, Germany's Foreign Ministry warned its citizens to exercise "caution" and avoid "demonstrations"...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. Chad Ripperger silenced by his bishop for a year Denver Archbishop James Golka has ordered Fr. Chad Ripperger to cease all public ministry – no talks, no preaching, no writing – for one year.Denver Archbishop James Golka has ordered Father Chad Ripperger, the most widely heard living American priest on exorcism and spiritual warfare, to cease all public ministry for one year, LifeSiteNews has confirmed directly with the priest. The order seems to cover public appearances, online homilies, and writings. Talks already booked are to be cancelled. Ripperger was scheduled to speak at the upcoming LifeSiteNews 30th...

The Canada-U.S. trade war is poised to grind on for the foreseeable future, as sources tell CBC News hope of a deal before the American midterm elections has completely faded. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Canadian government officials have been informing industry groups over the past few weeks that there is no expectation a deal can be reached before the Nov. 3 vote. There is no substantial engagement at this time, according to the sources, even though officials from both countries remain in contact. The sources have also been told that the White House is fully...