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Growing up in the 1970s, The Exorcist loomed large on the cultural landscape, like a haunted mansion built high on a hill. Kids believed several things as articles of faith: that the Russians would drop a nuke on us, that it would be impossible to ban smoking in public, that we would run out of oil (or water, or food) in a few years, and that if you went to see The Exorcist someone in the theatre would puke. When William Friedkin's film came out the day after Christmas in 1973, it became an instant sensation, with day-long line-ups around...

Samurai Shiba@SamuraiShibaJP·18hI asked 50 Japanese people, ages 9 to 91, one question."What do you admire most about Americans?"Here are the top answers.10. "They clap when the plane lands." (Office worker, 34)9. "They say 'I love you' every time they hang up the phone. Even men. Even to other men." (Taxi driver, 61)8. "A stranger told me she liked my shoes. Then she just walked away. She didn't want anything." (High school girl, 16)7. "They thank the bus driver when they get off." (Bus driver, 55. He got emotional saying this.)6. "They tell you their whole life story in the grocery...

I did this when I was a kid.

InfantryDort@infantrydort·8hAnd now we understand the absolutely rabid obsession with destroying Pete Hegseth.I’ve been in the Army since before 9/11. Served under many secretaries.Only in the past 18 months have I experienced:>politicians warning me not to follow illegal orders>billboards outside military bases telling me to report war crimes>the media attacking anyone who has a positive thing to say about the man, and defending anyone who hates him>stunning volume of leaks from senior officials trying to undermine him, and the lionizing of the leakers by the press>being called a war criminal myself, hundreds of times a day>a sustained media narrative portraying virtually...

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Peggy Mohan’s new book Father Tongue, Mother Land: The Birth of Languages in South Asia (published by Penguin Random House in 2025) can be seen as a sequel to her earlier work Wanderers, Kings and Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages (2021), where she explored the development of languages in India while looking into the waves of migration of ‘men’ into the subcontinent from the ancient times. In her new work, Peggy is looking into a more remote past to get to the root of the modern Indian languages. Peggy Mohan sketches a historical picture of the emergence...

WASHINGTON, — The U.S. Department of Defense is preparing major military installations across the continental United States to operate independently for at least 90 days during a major conflict under its new FORTRESS initiative. Announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on September 30, 2026, during his State of the Force address, FORTRESS stands for Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply, and Survivability. According to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital and reporting published on October 25, 2026, the initiative aims to reduce military dependence on civilian infrastructure and global supply chains. Under the plan, major U.S. bases must...

This has been a pretty rough week for "Star Trek" royalty on this 60th anniversary year with the deaths of both Walter Koenig, "Star Trek's" Lt. Pavel Chekov on Sunday, Oct. 25 and Patrick Stewart, the storied sci-fi property's Captain Jean Luc-Picard on Wednesday, Oct. 28. With the passing of Walter Koenig at the age of 90 this past week, franchise luminaries of all degrees are coming out with heartfelt condolences, kind words of remembrance, and tearful reflections. William Shatner, 95, and George Takei, 89, represent the final remaining members of the U.S.S. Enterprise's core crew from "Star Trek: The...

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's second attempt to sue the Wall ​Street Journal was dismissed with prejudice on ‌Saturday, ending his pursuit of a defamation lawsuit over the news outlet's reporting on his ties to ​sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US District Court ​for the Southern District of Florida held ⁠that Trump again did not show actual ​malice, a requirement for a public figure's defamation ​claim. "As with his first attempt, he has failed," Judge Darrin P. Gayles wrote.Gayles highlighted the paper's "thoughtful and detailed ​investigation" and reporters' efforts to seek comment ​from Trump and other officials before...

Is the world in danger with Russians incapable of handling their own nuclear missiles?

From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale—inspired by the work of Martin Luther—advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles...

The legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the District of Columbia and Virginia suing in federal court on Saturday as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week. There are now three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument that would rise 250ft (76 meters) on a patch of grass off the bridge that spans the Potomac River, connecting the city with the Arlington national cemetery. That would make the arch 100ft taller (30 meters) than the Statue of Liberty is from its base to the top of...

Here in Cincinnati, we are getting a LOT of political commercials where a Heavy Sidenote is that "public records record your voting." That is, not who you voted for but the fact you voted, and your history of voting. I am not getting this. It seems like some Capone-style thin threat; "your friends and relatives will know if you voted." Does anyone know the theory behind this odd push?

Explanation: What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth on a dark and stormy night, of course. The ghostly scene was photographed at Hverir, a geothermally active area found along northeastern Iceland's volcanic landscape. Triggered by solar activity, geomagnetic storms have unleashed energetic particles trapped in Earth's magnetic field. Penetrating the planet's upper atmosphere at high latitudes, the particles create auroral displays in the starry night sky. Ghostly towers of steam and gas are venting from local fumaroles to dance against the eerie, greenish northern lights. For now, auroral activity on planet Earth remains in a high state as the Sun...

More than 51 million Americans have voted early in person or returned mail ballots across the country, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida. As of Saturday, more than 7 million people in Texas had voted early in person or returned mail ballots, according to the data. In Florida, more than 4 million people had voted early. Early voting is significantly outpacing the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance and particularly sharp increases in states hosting competitive Senate races, according to an Associated Press analysis of voting data conducted five days before...

JoeLange@JoeLange·2hThe more I think about it, the more I’m convinced.I think Trump played a bigger part in disrupting and stopping the attempted “coup” in Poland than we realize.Who informed the Polish President that a “coup” was happening, while in flight out of the country?Do we know the answer to that question yet?Did Trump play a role?Our military captures all electronic communications.Do you think the EU puppet masters planned and were directing the “coup” with the Polish Prime Minister?Were their communications being monitored?Did Trump learn about their plan?The Prime Minister (Tusk) is not just an ally of the EU, he’s also...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. 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) LIVE AS IF JESUS WILL RETURN TODAY!

Hardly anybody thinks better of themselves than journalists—their foremost competition being, perhaps, academics. The cacophony of self-congratulation reaches a peak in state-funded journalism; the fact of the venture’s unprofitability seems to testify to its virtue. When Congress defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)—the financier of the likes of NPR and PBS—in 2025, the kind of person who considers it nobler to rip money from the wallets of taxpayers than to get it by providing a valuable good or service was made livid. (Another kind of person will be unsurprised to learn that, with the defunding of CPB, the industry...

“This was not something I expected to see from the White House on October 31st.” From the article.

This remains one of the most shocking things of my entire life. In early November 2024, I submitted a light rewrite of some of the Communist Manifesto to a "right-wing" Christian Nationalist publication called American Reformer. It was obvious what it was; it just swapped out proletariat for "New Christian Right" and bourgeoisie for "classical liberals" and their "postwar consensus." It was so obviously the Communist Manifesto that once it got published, one of their own readers spotted it and commented with proof almost immediately. I didn't realize it had been published for 11 days, however, and that comment and...