Free Republic

Pro-Palestinian rioters swarm outside White House, hurl objects at police hours after US launches Yemen strikes

U.S. intelligence officials say there is a possibility that Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon will target Americans in the Middle East or even in the mainland US. US authorities have warned of an increased risk of terror attacks since the outset of Israel's war against Hamas. Hezbollah has begun to play a more major role in the conflict, leading to the possibility of serious attacks, according to a Politico report.

Five days after Deobra Redden leaped over the bench to attack a Las Vegas judge, he stood before the same woman — only this time, the 30-year-old’s wrists were chained to his body while court officers stood on each side of him. With added security, Redden’s sentence hearing resumed Monday, and Judge Mary Kay Holthus sentenced Redden to 19 to 48 months in prison on a previous charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. Redden faces 13 new charges following the courtroom attack, which was captured on video that has been viewed more than 105 million times. Holthus said...

The people running this country have made choices – like throwing open the border – that are going to kill a lot of Americans because our enemies, unlike our alleged leaders, are serious people. They’re serious about subjugating and killing us. But the only things our leadership is serious about are keeping their names off pervert passenger lists, skimming endless Ukrainian cash, and pronouns, pronouns, pronouns, always pronouns. We have a distinctly unserious elite in the most serious of times.When October 7 happened, we saw the Israelis caught unawares by an asymmetrical attack where a determined and cunning foe leveraged...

President Biden on Friday gave his first major general election speech — one that delivered a furious attack on his likely GOP opponent, former President Trump, and a stark warning that Trump’s reelection would post a threat to American democracy. Biden, speaking near Valley Forge, Pa., a significant symbol of the American Revolution, zeroed in on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to drive home his argument that Trump and his Republican supporters have embraced the kind of extremism that was on display that day three years ago. “Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the...

In the debate about effective defense methods against aggressive bears, some people claim extreme speed and accuracy are essential to stopping a bear attack with firearms. Here are some quotes.From Efficacy of Firearms for Bear Deterrence in Alaska:The need for split-second deployment and deadly accuracy make using firearms difficult, even for experts.From cowboystatedaily.com: Many experts seem to favor bear spray. One drawback of firearms they cite is the inability of many shooters to make accurate, quick-kill shots under the extreme stress of a bear attack. From backcountrychronicles.com:If you shoot something as big as a grizzly bear and are not lucky...

Parts of a top-secret document compiled in the IDF’s Gaza Division already in October of 2022 described, step-by-step and precisely, the surprise Hamas attack that took place a year later on October 7, 2023, the “Uvda” program which airs on Channel 12 reported on Thursday. The document shows evidence of the depth of Israel's understanding of the Hamas plan and its failure in the field of assessing Hamas’ intentions. For example, the document describes specific divisions of Hamas that are going to invade bases and kibbutzim located near the border with Gaza, with the aim of "carrying out a campaign...

Bears have killed nine times as many people when bear spray is sprayed than when handguns are fired in defense against bears. Fatal bear attacks are rare and make the news. Powerful cartridge handguns became popular and relatively easily available about 1873. Bear spray became available in 1985. The ability to learn about and report fatal bear attacks has expanded enormously since 1960.Data which are nearly impossible to obtain are:How many times are bears sprayed with bear spray?How many times are handguns fired in defense against bears?How many times are firearms generally fired in defense against bears?What percentage of human/bear...

Oz Davidian took a different route each time as he made some 20 trips to Re’im, where Hamas terrorists overran the Nova rave and slaughtered partygoers Extraordinary video footage was published November 15 from the dashboard of a truck belonging to a farmer from the area near the Gaza border who rescued some 120 young people trying to escape from an open-air party on October 7, as Hamas terrorists sprayed them with bullets. Oz Davidian, from nearby Maslul, made some 20 trips between Re’im, where an all-night party held outdoors had been overrun by gunmen, and his moshav, as well...

A man attacked a Clark County judge in court today after she denied his probation Jan 3, 2024

A Jewish family was accosted by raging pro-Palestinian lunatics while they were shopping at an upscale shopping mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The website, Stop Antisemitism, first reported the incident. The family, which included a 12-year-old and 16-year-old, were targeted because one of the kids was wearing a t-shirt supporting the Israeli Defense Forces.

A majority of Americans say the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was an “attack on democracy that should never be forgotten,” according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released this week. In the poll, 55 percent of respondents said the Capitol riot was an “attack on democracy that should never be forgotten,” but 43 percent said “too much is being made” of the riot and that it is “time to move on. Thirty-seven percent of respondents said former President Trump bears “a great deal” of responsibility for the Capitol riot, and 16 percent said he bears a “good amount”...

On Sunday, March 24, 2013, a determined polar bear made a fatal error in the prey selection process. The six-year-old healthy male would not be deterred from getting at two humans in a cabin located on Svalbard (administered by Norway) at Hornsund on the island of Spitsbergen. Hornsund is the most southern fjord on the southern tip of the Island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, about 140 km south of Longyearbyen.The incident was reported in newsinenglish.no in 2013. The incident is confirmed in the PBHIMS database obtained by AmmoLand, which includes many reports of polar bear attacks that happened...

Ian Ziering was filmed being punched and kicked by a group of mini-bike riders in Los Angeles on Sunday in a shock traffic altercation. In video from the shock incident, The Beverly Hills, 90210 actor, 59, was seen clashing with one mini-bike rider on Hollywood Boulevard - approaching them and kicking them before striking them on the head. Ziering was then attacked by the rider who attempted to strike him, before the actor pushed the rider to the ground. Ziering was surrounded by other bikers from the group - who wore helmets in the exchange - and was seen being...

Screenshot: Tesla/Youtube A robotic malfunction at Tesla’s Giga Texas factory resulted in a violent encounter where an engineer was attacked by one of the company’s robots, resulting in significant injuries and leaving a ‘trail of blood.’ According to the Daily Mail, while working on software programming for non-functional Tesla robots, the engineer was suddenly pinned against a surface by a robot tasked with manipulating aluminum car components, with its metal claws inflicted an injury that left an ‘open wound’ on the worker’s left hand. “Two of the robots, which cut car parts from freshly cast pieces of aluminum, were disabled...

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday rejected Washington's claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India over the weekend was "fired from Iran", AFP reports. The Pentagon said on Saturday that the Japanese-owned Chem Pluto chemical tanker was targeted "by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran." "We declare these claims as completely rejected and worthless," foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on Monday when asked about the US accusations. "Such claims are aimed at projecting, distracting public attention, and covering up for the full support of the American government for the crimes of the Zionist...

At Dawson Creek, British Columbia, on October 3, 2022, a group of four were hiking on a ski trail at Bear Mountain Ski Club. Their intent was to obtain pictures of the fall colors. The group consisted of three women: Analyn Bartolome, friends Leosette Canoy and Wennali Canoy, and Analyn’s teenage son, Kelly. It was getting late when the group started heading back. The sun was close to the horizon, and the shadows were long when the bear attack started.From various accounts, including a GoFundMe, Kelly heard footsteps behind them. He turned to look but saw nothing. He dropped back...

Comprehensive research has shown not only that Washington knew in advance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but that it deliberately withheld its foreknowledge from our commanders in Hawaii in the hope that the "surprise" attack would catapult the U.S. into World War II.On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, shattering the peace of a beautiful Hawaiian morning and leaving much of the fleet broken and burning. The destruction and death that the Japanese military visited upon Pearl Harbor that day — 18 naval vessels (including eight battleships) sunk...

In 2005, Travis Newman was archery hunting in Washington state. He had drawn an archery elk tag for the Blue Mountains near Walla Walla. Late in the evening of the 20th of September, he was on a familiar elk trail. As he approached a corner, he thought: “I don’t remember seeing that stump before.” The “stump” was close, about 10 yards. The “stump” transformed itself into a big bear coming at him full bore, furiously chomping its jaws. Travis thought the bear would bluff, took a step back, and speed drew his Taurus Tracker .45 Colt from a cross-body holster...

Paris police arrested a man on Saturday evening after he allegedly killed one man and injured another two while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’. UPDATE 2350: The alleged attacker, referred to only Armand R, reportedly carried out the stabbing spree in Paris on Saturday evening near the Eiffel Tower in response to the conflict in the Middle East, Le Parisien reports. According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the attacker accused France of being “complicit” in Israel’s conflict with Hamas. He also reportedly said that he could no longer stand “that Muslims die both in Afghanistan and in Palestine” and therefore wanted to...