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In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 06/01/2025 Vol.508, Q Day 2773, HoneysuckleTN wrote:

[My internet's been down all weekend, but it's finally back up this morning! Yay!] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pic.twitter.com/5g75x37R2B— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 23, 2025

So good to see you back where you belong! (with us :) )

The post below was my attempt to investigate two photographs to see if they were copies, with different names, from the same photo. I didn't learn anything useful about the content I was checking (flag images in Q drops and Trump's Truths) so my notes below are just to show how the website I used works when comparing photos. To skip it, scroll down to the Roosevelt meme.

Glancing at your post, I wondered if the use of the flag in Q and on X.com are perhaps comms beyond what I've seen suggested. So I indulged my curiousity a litte....

I suppose US flag images are largely standardized in terms of correct proportions and colors, so it might be a fool's errand, but I wanted to know if the same exact image was shared between both sites (WH using Q drop image).

Instead of creating a hash for each, I used a website image comparison tool.

CUT-TO-THE-CHASE->SPOILER ALERT: they are not the same image. I didn't find anything useful about the flags, but found checking the images a learning experience. The images below may give you an idea what diffchecker.com does to compare images in case anyone was interested.

I compared the flag in the X.com post to a the flag in Q4950 using the website diffchecker.com.

1. X.com flag image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GuH7G8XWMAA0M-k.jpg

2. Q4950 flag image: https://qalerts.net/media/63d961c72b558a8009823025001eebe46be8903b830cebca81dc7a27a7e4025c.png

I wondered if just the fact that one is a .jpg and the other a .png would mean they can't be exactly identical in terms of coding (The .png file format contains more information than the .jpg format). I converted one .png flag file to a .jpg format; the files remain identical in each of the three Diffchecker analysis I looked at.

I used Diffchecker's 'slider' option look for differences between the left side of the White House flag image and the right side of the Q image. I've used sliders on websites which show 'before' and after tornado/fire/flood etc. and sliding the bar between the pics would let your eye compare them closely side by side. I can't see any difference between WH and Q drop flag images using this tab, but two other types of analysis (tabs) at this website clearly identified differences between the two images. Therefore, you'd have to try multiple test at this website to have more confidence in the results. There were also 'fade' and 'details' tabs which I didn't explore.

Then I compared the two flag images with the 'difference' tab. If they are identical images, the image below would be completely black. 

And lastly I tried the 'highlilght' tab. The display would show a 'normal' color image of the flag if the two images were identical. Areas which are different are 'hilighted' a color different from the original.

Note that the 'Differences' and 'Hilight' tabs both indicate the files are different but do so in a different format.

I then compared the Q4950 flag image to the flag image in drop Q4642. I can see the names of the files posted in the drops differ, but I wanted to know if the image was simply renamed or the two flag images were taken from separate sources. The flag pics in those two drops are identical in the three tests I tried. It's possible other tests (creating a hash) would still reveal differences.

 

Here's the meme you earned.

 

Amen!

I hadn’t heard of the FOTAD diet. If anyone else is curious, there’s a description at the link:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/fodmap-diet-what-you-need-to-know

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Putin: The Russian Federation is not seeking surrender of Kiev, but recognition of realities on earth, ransomnote wrote:

The translation software at TASS was pretty rough. Some ledes just didn't make sense. I tried running the Russian version of the article through the Google Translator. Google translates the TASS phrase "с учетом сложившихся реалий." as "taking into account the current realities." I used Google to translate 'earth' into Russian: "земля". I then searched the TASS article for that word and it wasn't there. I'll put the full Google translation of this article below because it seems to read more accurately. Here's a key quote from both articles wherein Putin is saying that the world order has changed and he is pointing to it (formalizing it), and it's not a creation of Russia and China. (Personally, I think he is saying the Globalists have failed to bring about the New World Order they attempted. "Russia and China are not forming a new world order, "we are only formalizing it" and, perhaps, "clearing the way for this process so that it is more balanced and meets the interests of the overwhelming majority of countries." ~Putin Full Google translation of the OP source. Russia considers all of Ukraine its own, but does not reject its right to independence, offering Kyiv to stop the conflict taking into account the current realities. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the SPIEF. The head of state also answered questions about the possibility of a mutually acceptable peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East, the new world order and the outdated approaches of the West, which ignores the interests of the Russian Federation. TASS has collected the main theses of the Russian President. The situation in Ukraine Russia is not seeking capitulation from Ukraine: "We insist on recognition of the realities that have developed on the ground." Thus, the Russian army "is advancing in all directions along the entire line of combat contact every day," creating a security zone, for which the enemy is forced to divert its forces, "which are already in short supply in the key areas of the armed struggle." In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian side lost 76 thousand people, "this is a catastrophe for them." The goal of the attack on the Kursk region was "political in nature - to show that they can get something else from their sponsors from abroad." The depth of the security zone in the Sumy region is from 10 to 12 km. "You know, we have <...> not a proverb, not a parable, but an old rule - where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours." The situation in Ukraine is a tragedy that is happening due to the fault of the West: "This is the result of the work of those who do not want to put up with the global changes happening in the world." The previous US administration openly stated that it spent billions of dollars on the "coup [in Ukraine]." The West tried to act from a position of strength in the situation around Ukraine. Russia, on the other hand, at every stage offered Kyiv to stop the fighting and negotiate. Russians and Ukrainians are one people: "In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours." At the same time, Moscow has never compromised Ukraine's right to build an independent and neutral state: "The grounds on which Ukraine became independent and sovereign were set out in the 1991 Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, where it is clearly written in black and white that Ukraine is a non-aligned, non-nuclear, neutral state." On threats of using a "dirty bomb" There is no confirmation of Kyiv's intentions to use a "dirty bomb", but such plans may appear "in a sick imagination." Russia's nuclear doctrine states that "we always respond to all threats that are created for us in kind": "Therefore, our response will be very harsh and, most likely, catastrophic for both the neo-Nazi regime and, unfortunately, for Ukraine itself. I hope that it will never come to that." Possibilities for resolving the conflict in the Middle East I would like for the threats from Israel against the spiritual leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to "remain at the level of rhetoric." The Russian Federation does not seek mediation in the Middle East, but offers ideas: "And if they seem attractive to both countries, we will be only too happy about this." In the settlement of the conflict between Israel and Iran, "acceptable solutions can be found, in my opinion, for both countries": "Both the countries of the global South, and especially the countries of the region, can certainly have a positive impact on this process, on the search for this solution. In my opinion, such a solution exists." In this matter, "it is better not to run ahead, so as not to harm" the settlement process, but "there are points of possible contact." Russia continues to work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran and has received assurances about the safety of its employees from the leaders of Israel and the United States, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump: "Despite all the complexity of the situation, despite a certain danger, we continue this work. We are not evacuating our personnel from there." The New World Order as a "Sunrise" The new world order is emerging "naturally, it's like a sunrise": "There's no getting away from it!" Russia and China are not forming a new world order, "we are only formalizing it" and, perhaps, "clearing the way for this process so that it is more balanced and meets the interests of the overwhelming majority of countries." Russia's decision to develop relations with the global South was made long ago, "keeping in mind the trends of world development", which are objective in nature. Western countries are losing their positions in the world economy, if they "want to maintain their monopoly position at all costs, if they want to preserve the instruments of colonial influence in the world, then they will have to, using these instruments, be content exclusively with the position into which they are gradually sliding." Nevertheless, Russia is ready "to negotiate with them about everything." Russia was promised never to expand NATO to the east: "After that, we had five waves of expansion, one could say six already." The security of one country "cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of another." NATO's ignoring of Russia's interests is "certainly a vestige of the old, if not ancient, neocolonial policy, to a certain extent modernized contemporary realities."

Unless there's a better source than the Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence and Ukrainian state owned media, I call this drama-queen propaganda. Zelensky keep saying he has to show President Trump what the Russians are really like, and then we have this from his propagandists. The following is the sourcing from the article.

A call between two Russian soldiers who shared the jaw-dropping story of the cannibalistic ‘Brelok’, who killed his countryman ‘Foma’, was allegedly intercepted by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, according to the Kyiv Post.

These are the geniuses who bragged about a mythical heroic pilot nicknamed the 'Ghost of Kiev.'

Ghost of Kyiv

The "Ghost of Kyiv" is a nickname given to a mythical MiG-29 Fulcrum flying ace credited with shooting down several Russian planes over Kyiv during the early days of the Russian invasion in February 2022.5 The story of the Ghost of Kyiv emerged in the initial days of the war, with social media reports claiming that a single Ukrainian pilot had repeatedly engaged in battles against vastly superior Russian air forces and shot down dozens of enemy aircraft.1 However, the Ukrainian Air Force later acknowledged that the Ghost of Kyiv was a legend created by Ukrainians, representing the collective spirit of the pilots rather than a specific individual.5

The myth was reportedly created by the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ press service as a countermeasure against Russian propaganda, aiming to craft a symbol of vengeance and a folk hero who relentlessly destroyed the enemy.

The translation software at TASS was pretty rough. Some ledes just didn't make sense. I tried running the Russian version of the article through the Google Translator.

Google translates the TASS phrase "с учетом сложившихся реалий." as "taking into account the current realities." I used Google to translate 'earth' into Russian: "земля". I then searched the TASS article for that word and it wasn't there. I'll put the full Google translation of this article below because it seems to read more accurately.

Russia considers all of Ukraine its own, but does not reject its right to independence, offering Kyiv to stop the conflict taking into account the current realities. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the SPIEF.

The head of state also answered questions about the possibility of a mutually acceptable peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East, the new world order and the outdated approaches of the West, which ignores the interests of the Russian Federation.

TASS has collected the main theses of the Russian President.

The situation in Ukraine
Russia is not seeking capitulation from Ukraine: "We insist on recognition of the realities that have developed on the ground." Thus, the Russian army "is advancing in all directions along the entire line of combat contact every day," creating a security zone, for which the enemy is forced to divert its forces, "which are already in short supply in the key areas of the armed struggle."
In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian side lost 76 thousand people, "this is a catastrophe for them." The goal of the attack on the Kursk region was "political in nature - to show that they can get something else from their sponsors from abroad." The depth of the security zone in the Sumy region is from 10 to 12 km. "You know, we have <...> not a proverb, not a parable, but an old rule - where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours." The situation in Ukraine is a tragedy that is happening due to the fault of the West: "This is the result of the work of those who do not want to put up with the global changes happening in the world." The previous US administration openly stated that it spent billions of dollars on the "coup [in Ukraine]." The West tried to act from a position of strength in the situation around Ukraine. Russia, on the other hand, at every stage offered Kyiv to stop the fighting and negotiate. Russians and Ukrainians are one people: "In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours." At the same time, Moscow has never compromised Ukraine's right to build an independent and neutral state: "The grounds on which Ukraine became independent and sovereign were set out in the 1991 Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, where it is clearly written in black and white that Ukraine is a non-aligned, non-nuclear, neutral state."
On threats of using a "dirty bomb"
There is no confirmation of Kyiv's intentions to use a "dirty bomb", but such plans may appear "in a sick imagination."
Russia's nuclear doctrine states that "we always respond to all threats that are created for us in kind": "Therefore, our response will be very harsh and, most likely, catastrophic for both the neo-Nazi regime and, unfortunately, for Ukraine itself. I hope that it will never come to that."
Possibilities for resolving the conflict in the Middle East
I would like for the threats from Israel against the spiritual leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to "remain at the level of rhetoric."
The Russian Federation does not seek mediation in the Middle East, but offers ideas: "And if they seem attractive to both countries, we will be only too happy about this."
In the settlement of the conflict between Israel and Iran, "acceptable solutions can be found, in my opinion, for both countries": "Both the countries of the global South, and especially the countries of the region, can certainly have a positive impact on this process, on the search for this solution. In my opinion, such a solution exists."
In this matter, "it is better not to run ahead, so as not to harm" the settlement process, but "there are points of possible contact."
Russia continues to work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran and has received assurances about the safety of its employees from the leaders of Israel and the United States, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump: "Despite all the complexity of the situation, despite a certain danger, we continue this work. We are not evacuating our personnel from there." The New World Order as a "Sunrise"
The new world order is emerging "naturally, it's like a sunrise": "There's no getting away from it!" Russia and China are not forming a new world order, "we are only formalizing it" and, perhaps, "clearing the way for this process so that it is more balanced and meets the interests of the overwhelming majority of countries."
Russia's decision to develop relations with the global South was made long ago, "keeping in mind the trends of world development", which are objective in nature.
Western countries are losing their positions in the world economy, if they "want to maintain their monopoly position at all costs, if they want to preserve the instruments of colonial influence in the world, then they will have to, using these instruments, be content exclusively with the position into which they are gradually sliding." Nevertheless, Russia is ready "to negotiate with them about everything."
Russia was promised never to expand NATO to the east: "After that, we had five waves of expansion, one could say six already." The security of one country "cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of another." NATO's ignoring of Russia's interests is "certainly a vestige of the old, if not ancient, neocolonial policy, to a certain extent modernized contemporary realities."

One look at the Mustang Mach-E brought me back to Ford's 1974 piece-of-trash Capri.

My friend had an old Capri when she first learned to drive. It was yellow and had 4 cylinders. Although it was light, 4 cylinders were really insufficient for driving; you could hear the gerbils powering the engine arguing about who's turn it was to run on the gerbil wheel. Strong crosswinds blew the car all over the freeway like a kite, and I think we sometimes lost a gerbil or two as swerving like that caused them to slip and fall to the asphalt (RIP dearly departed cylinders).

My friend asked to be photographed sitting on the hood and carefully slid on to the car. The fiberglass (or plastic) immediately inverted with a loud popping sound, leaving her sitting in a large depression. She jumped off and the car hood popped back up to regain its shape. Maybe her Capri was a lemon and the car was great; I don't know. I can't speak to its longevity because she never put motor oil in it and the engine froze forever within a few months of her being given the car.

I don't think it's a good idea to limit news about the Ukraine and the Middle East to Ukrainian state media and the MSM, so I posted from Russia's state media.

I just saw an article from Ukrainian state controlled media and wanted to get a balanced look by reporting the other side as well.

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 06/01/2025 Vol.508, Q Day 2773, meyer wrote:

I honestly don’t trust password manager programs. Why? Because it keeps the passwords somewhere on the computer. I want them written on paper where I can at least provide security. I mean, someone can hack into your computer through the internet and you won’t even know it. But if it’s written on paper and stored in the small safe in the closet wall, then any thief stands a chance of having 45 caliber holes punched into their body as they try to hack into that location.

That was my other concern about the article. I think password managers likely make it too easy, and it's possibly why so many of them are free, and even stored online.

A laptop I bought in 2008 had a fingerprint reader. Nice idea but it digitizes your fingerprint so you have a file on your computer that can be acquired and distributed world-wide. That one is creepy - you could easily be framed for crimes. The CIA would make 3D versions on 'gloves' and MAGA would bear the brunt. Retinal scans run the same risk. There's a game site which is not saying it would reduce the flood of bots by requiring retinal scan. I think these actions are data and identity harvesting scenarios.

I'm so glad the state senator and his wife survived the assasination attempts and can't imagine what it must be like for them, along with their daughter who was present, to contend with a shooting like that. Her daughter had to function after seeing Mom and Dad shot in front of her; each was shot eights time. 

I'm dismayed by the rollout of the psyops around it. I believe the Hoffmans were targeted by the Deep State to frame MAGA, even as Deep State militias burn and destroy whatever they can get their hands on. I found the links to the family's public statement here:

Shock Details of How Family Stopped MAGA Madman From Rampage

The press release from the Hoffman family includes the following comment about their daughter's actions during the attack.

"Her brave actions and quick thinking triggered the notice to public safety officials that a politically-motivated act was potentially under way."

All the daughter knew at that point is someone pretending to be a police officer demanded entry and shot her father and mother. Allowances must be made for those who are recovering from traumatic near-death events. I suspect the family received crocodile offers of 'help' to handle the press release for them, and the handlers stepped in to write this.

But we are now grappling with the reality that we live in a world where public carries such risks as being targeted because someone disagrees with you or doesn't like what you stand for.

The Deep Staters also attempted to assasinate President Trump, along with Steve Scalise and Gabby Giffords; we've lived in this world of Deep State threats for some time now.

All the attempts to find President Trump guilty of treason, a crime for which the DS would seek the death penalty, were attempts to kill the President via lawfare. 'As the World Turns' (quoting Q) advises that there are attempts on his life (and on his family) of which we are unaware.
The family's statement is contained in two photos with the post:

Pg 1 https://x.com/kenmartin73/status/1935890926469046727/photo/1 
Pg 2 https://x.com/kenmartin73/status/1935890926469046727/photo/2 

Perhaps the Deep State and their leftist militia will use this horrible incident to justify 'fear of the police'. The optics they are trying to create by claiming the police or other LEOs are snatching, abducting or kidnapping people while masked. Perhaps they will claim they 'have to arm themselves' against 'lawless brutes'. The optics they are painting may also be used to 'justify' Congressional funds to beef up security on all Deep Staters who, as Q predicted would happen, are increasingly 'afraid to walk down the street.'

I suspect the hotels are laundering this money or have a history of providing illicit services for which they are owed money, and NY is afraid to say, ‘No.’

After I posted the thread (below) I began to doubt the advice given regarding what to do now that there's been a massive data breech. I suspect if there is malware on desktops, one shouldn't change their password on that desktop until it is cleaned and protected. I'm not sure because I'm not technical enough so I asked admin to pull that thread until tomorrow. I don't know how they feel about it, but here's the message i sent:

Admin, I'm concerned that this article identifies a real problem but I now begin to doubt the advice they provide is safe. Their first suggestion to this breach is to 'change your password' but what if the breech software is on their computers? It wouldn't protect them if their password had already been harvested, and it would benefit hackers if those who haven't exposed their password previously (or had it exposed) now change that password on a now-compromised machine. Perhaps the thread should be pulled and I should ask techies on FR to participate on an advice thread discussing the article(s) about this breech?

Forum thread and Post #1:

[H/T bitt]

• The Largest Password Leak in History, 16 Billion Credentials Exposed

  6/19/2025, 9:29:08 PM · by ransomnote

  techstory.in ^ | June 19, 2025 | Anochie Esther

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled The Largest Password Leak in History, 16 Billion Credentials Exposed, ransomnote wrote:

The article goes on to list suggested actions in useful detail. Here's a shorter version of the list with minor changes to wording: 1. Change your passwords and enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 2. Use a password manager to generate and store unique, complex passwords for each account. 3. If you use Passkeys, it's time to switch them. 4. Watch your accounts for suspicious activity.

I was thinking they set their nets and drive everyone into them by telling them they are compromised and must change them?

Forum thread and Post #1:

[H/T bitt]

• The Largest Password Leak in History, 16 Billion Credentials Exposed

  6/19/2025, 9:29:08 PM · by ransomnote

  techstory.in ^ | June 19, 2025 | Anochie Esther

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled The Largest Password Leak in History, 16 Billion Credentials Exposed, ransomnote wrote:

The article goes on to list suggested actions in useful detail. Here's a shorter version of the list with minor changes to wording: 1. Change your passwords and enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 2. Use a password manager to generate and store unique, complex passwords for each account. 3. If you use Passkeys, it's time to switch them. 4. Watch your accounts for suspicious activity.

The article goes on to list suggested actions in useful detail. Here's a shorter version of the list with minor changes to wording:

1. Change your passwords and enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

2. Use a password manager to generate and store unique, complex passwords for each account.

3. If you use Passkeys, it's time to switch them.

4. Watch your accounts for suspicious activity. 

You may also want to close your FR tab before going to imgur to upload any images.

Welcome to the club (maybe). If I don’t keep up on daily browser maintenance, anti-virus etc. then I can’t see Imgur images on FR from Imgur, X, and Truth Social. This usually only happens AFTER I LOGON. If I check for images before logging on, I can often see them.

Some sequential steps to try based on my experiences:

1. Try logging out, closing your browser, staring your browser and checking that image WITHOUT logging on to FR.

2. If it’s not too much of a hassle for you, clear cookies and browsing history in your browser.
3. Close your browser.
4. Clear cookies from your computer (not the browser).
5. Run anti-virus software.
6. Reboot your machine.
8. Go to FR without logging on.
9. Locate the pic to see if you can view it now.

For awhile I could cut back on this routine if I checked images before logging on.

This worked for me but what a hassle. Then it stopped working so I had to clear my browser cache TWICE then my history TWICE (I’d find content ‘hanging on’ after the first clear). I had to open Edge, even though I don’t use it, and clear it’s cookies/history because they share. I set my browser to clear my history/cookies when I close my browser.

It got more tedious month after month. I added and learned to use NoScript. I may end up moving to post-quantum VPN so I don’t have to do so much. I’ve also ditched Mozilla for Brave because I read Mozilla got in bed with Google.

Basically, I seem to have been flagged and I used to spend a lot of time dodging or cleaning up those flags and now I’m looking at Linux and other tools. Sometimes I can’t view images (in Windows) on Imgur.com if my FreeRepublic tab is open in my browser.

But maybe that’s not your issue at all. I’d be interested to know any observations if you try my suggestions.

I agree it’s smear content, but in the smear tactics I see the opposite truths. To some of us conservatives, the article is high praise for Kurilla and Hegseth and the work they are doing. They are over the target.