https://freerepublic.com/tag/adoptedson/ en-us Tue, 7 Jan 2020 20:38:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3806308/posts Over the next few days, it will be hard to escape footage of huge crowds gathering in Iranian cities to mourn the death of Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed by a U.S. drone strike. For anyone watching, I have one piece of advice: Don’t take what you’re seeing at face value. This past November, thousands of Iranians took to the streets across the country to protest against the regime, in the biggest challenge to the clerical rule in 40 years. According to Reuters, more than 1,500 people were killed by security forces, including units of Soleimani’s Revolutionary Guard, and... Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3806308/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jan 2020 20:38:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3856938/posts Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., surprised social media users Thursday by revealing he has a Cuban son after a fiery exchange with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., a day earlier where Gaetz accused Richmond of suggesting Republicans do not know what it’s like to worry about raising a non-white child. “For all those wondering, this is my son Nestor. We share no blood but he is my life. He came from Cuba (legally, of course) six years ago and lives with me in Florida,” Gaetz wrote on Twitter. “I am so proud of him and raising him has been the best, most... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3856938/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:28:17 GMT