https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:sheapdog/ en-us Fri, 1 Oct 2021 19:44:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3999824/posts Manitoba has announced new restrictions that will take effect on Tuesday. Our province is moving to Restricted (Orange) level on the Pandemic Response System. Updated orders that will come into effect on October 5th will include: limiting households to guests from one other household for private indoor gatherings when any unvaccinated person who is eligible to be vaccinated is on the property (even if the unvaccinated person lives at that location) limiting households to 10 guests outdoors, when any unvaccinated person who is eligible to be vaccinated is on the property (even if the unvaccinated person lives at that location)... Steinbachonline.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3999824/posts#comment Fri, 1 Oct 2021 19:44:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3839692/posts This current balance of power in America is unsustainable and will not hold much longer. We just slinked past the 245th anniversary of the "shot heard round the world," and most Americans were too busy hunkering down and obeying government directives to remember how heavy the price for liberty always is. There is a rumbling right now below our feet, though, and these tremors may well split the earth around us if our elected leadership do not yield to common sense and shared American purpose. This moment in history is opening up before us two paths — one in which... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3839692/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:20:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3804767/posts On December 19, 2019, by a vote of 385 Yeas to 41 Nays, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5430). If passed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law, this 239-page bill would both approve and implement the now 2,410-page United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is intended to replace the original 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As The New American has previously covered (here, here, and here), there are many problems with the USMCA that outweigh any potential economic benefits — mainly how it would erode America’s national sovereignty in... The New American https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3804767/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jan 2020 15:57:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3804762/posts I consider myself to be a political “Independent”, a long time ex- member of the Republican Compromise Party, and never, never ever a member of the “Klan of New Bolsheviks Party” (formerly Democrats). No one has been a firmer supporter, in general, of President Trump, his policies, his patriotism, and his determination to “Make America Great Again”, than I have been, despite his actual or conjectured moral lapses over the years (lapses which have also surfaced in almost EVERY POTUS since our beginning)! Right from the beginning of his administration in January of 2017 he appeared determined to protect Americans... The Times Examiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3804762/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jan 2020 15:45:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3765283/posts The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy for so long that some of the pills predated the 1969 moon landing. Most were 30 to 40 years past their expiration dates — possibly toxic, probably worthless. But to Lee Cantrell, who helps run the California Poison Control System, the cache was an opportunity to answer an enduring question about the actual shelf life of drugs: Could these drugs from the bell-bottom era still be potent? Cantrell called Roy Gerona, a University of California, San Francisco researcher who specializes in analyzing chemicals. Gerona... NPR https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3765283/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:52:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3763774/posts Texas father has been legally prohibited from raising his son as a boy because his ex-wife allegedly decided their son is a transgender girl and is preparing him for “chemical castration at age 8” and a future sex change surgery, which the father may be forced to help pay for. Jeff Younger, who is locked in a court battle with his ex-wife over whether their son should undergo transition to a girl, says a court order bans him from discussing things like religion or the need to be respectful to girls. Jeff and his former spouse Anne Georgulas are trying... www.informationliberation.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3763774/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:28:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3754641/posts WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled that he believes the month of June is dedicated to homosexual rights and asked the world to “stand with” same-sex attracted people in countries where homosexual conduct is illegal. In tweets he published on Friday, May 31, Trump also recalled that his administration is working for homosexual rights worldwide. “As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that... Lifesitenews https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3754641/posts#comment Wed, 5 Jun 2019 14:43:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3746446/posts The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany published a survey Thursday, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, revealing that a majority of Austrians have little knowledge of the genocide, its perpetrators and victims. Known more broadly as the Claims Conference – the organization that negotiates aid for Holocaust survivors with the German government and distributes it worldwide – its survey queried 1,000 Austrian adults about their knowledge of the Holocaust. According to the report’s summary, “More than half (56 percent) of those surveyed did not know that six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. That number rose... World Israel News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3746446/posts#comment Thu, 2 May 2019 19:14:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3739556/posts The ancient burial caves on the outskirts of Jericho date back to the Second Temple era, and are apparently part of the extensive burial grounds of the Hasmonean palace uncovered at the site. The cave was recently exposed in the course of landscaping work carried out by local Arab farmers, who bulldozed the site to prepare the ground for agricultural work. Professor Rachel Hachlili of Haifa University's Zinman Institute of Archaeology, who studied this region, identified these caves as the largest Second Temple-era burial ground in Israel. Hikers visiting the site over the weekend were appalled by what they found:... Israel National News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3739556/posts#comment Wed, 3 Apr 2019 21:16:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3729066/posts The Trump administration will launch an effort to decriminalize homosexuality in countries where it is still illegal, as part of a diplomatic push for LGBTQ rights — and an effort to isolate Iran, which persecutes homosexuals. NBC News reported Tuesday that the effort is to be led by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a staunch Trump supporter who is among the highest-ranking openly gay officials ever to serve in the U.S. government. Grenell is currently among the front-runners to succeed Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador. U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, the highest-profile openly gay person in the Trump... Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3729066/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:39:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3729056/posts PART ONE: TRANSLATION, COMMENTARY, AND DATE INTRODUCTION The Nazareth Inscription is a Greek inscription on a marble tablet measuring approximately 24 inches by 15 inches. The exact time and place of its discovery is not known. In 1878 it became an addition to the private Froehner Collection of ancient inscriptions and manuscripts, but the details of its acquisition are unknown. Froehner’s inventory of this Inscription simply states: “This marble was sent from Nazareth in 1878.” This is all that is known about the time and place of its discovery (Cumont 241-242, Zelueta 1-2). While Froehner did make a Greek miniscule... Associates For Biblical Research https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3729056/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:42:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3721470/posts Sarah was abducted as a teen from her local Tesco’s car park and held prisoner for 12 YEARS. Repeatedly raped, beaten, forced into marriage and EIGHT forced abortions whilst police did nothing. Police forces were more worried of being called a name, racist, than of protecting the children they pledged and promised to at their passing out ceremonies” Sarah is a white English girl and as a shy 15-year-old was studying at college hoping to train as a midwife. Never even having had a boyfriend, she was forced to marry and was raped minutes later by a man she’d only... https://voiceofeurope.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3721470/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:57:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3720256/posts Taking charge of Group of 77, which encompasses 134 developing countries, Abbas slams Israel’s ‘occupation of the state of Palestine,’ condemns ‘terrorism in all its forms’ Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas assumed the chairmanship of the largest bloc of countries at the United Nations on behalf of “the State of Palestine” on Tuesday in New York City. The Palestinians are slated to serve as the leader of the bloc, known as the Group of 77, for the next year. In a speech at the UN headquarters, Abbas called the task of leading the Group of 77 “a great responsibility.” "I... www.timesofisrael.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3720256/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:51:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3718680/posts FAULKNER COUNTY, AR (WMC) - An Arkansas deputy was relieved of duty after video surfaced of him shooting a small dog. Twitter user @catiejwoodson obtained video of the incident, which quickly garnered a lot of attention on social media. By Jacob Gallant | January 7, 2019 at 11:04 AM CST - Updated January 7 at 9:09 PM FAULKNER COUNTY, AR (WMC) - An Arkansas deputy was relieved of duty after video surfaced of him shooting a small dog. Twitter user @catiejwoodson obtained video of the incident, which quickly garnered a lot of attention on social media. (WARNING: THE VIDEO IS... www.wafb.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3718680/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2019 03:06:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3571935/posts The Senate Judiciary Committee is pulling back from plans to subpoena Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of the firm that helped commission the salacious, disputed dossier on President Donald Trump’s alleged connections to Russia, according to a source familiar with the matter. Instead, Simpson is expected to be allowed to testify privately. A spokesman for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The initial plan for Simpson to testify in the open had raised the specter of public testimony about the dossier's seamy and contested claims of sexual misconduct and a years-long Kremlin... Politico https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3571935/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:07:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3570560/posts Breaking silence on stance over Taylor Force Act, Trump official stops short of endorsing legislation, but says administration supports objective. WASHINGTON — The White House said on Wednesday it supports the objective of a bill working its way through the Senate that would cut US funding to the Palestinians over salaries paid to terrorists and their families, but stopped short of endorsing the legislation. The Taylor Force Act, which is due for a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before lawmakers leave for their August recess, would require the Palestinian Authority to stop paying stipends to the families of... The Times Of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3570560/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:55:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3570558/posts The Palestinian Authority’s 2017 budget shows a “huge increase” in the funding of salaries for imprisoned terrorists and the families of “martyrs,” an Israeli research institute revealed on Wednesday. According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the amount of money allocated by the PA for payments to terrorists jailed in Israel rose 13% this year to $158 million — compared to $135 million in 2016. During the same time frame, disbursements for family members of dead terrorists increased by 4% — to $197 million from $183 million. Overall, PMW said, the PA is spending $355 million this year on the direct... The Algmeiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3570558/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:42:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3520593/posts Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced he is withdrawing a bill that would have sold off 3.3 million acres of public lands across 10 states following backlash from the sporting community. The Disposal of Excess Federal Lans Act of 2017 (or H.R. 621) would have directed “the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and for other purposes.” This would have encompassed 3.5 million acres– roughly the same size as the state of Connecticut. Many saw this as a threat... The Resurgent https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3520593/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2017 20:40:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3476596/posts lead this series of commentaries on the nine initiatives to be decided. It’s A Terrible Idea Last year, when Amendment 69 was validated for the ballot, I heard anecdotal stories about how the proponents gathered signatures by asking people if they wanted to opt-out of Obamacare. Because Obamacare is loathed by all except progressive partisans, that seemed like an attractive alternative. Sadly, this was a misdirection because while Amendment 69 would be made possible through an Affordable Care Act waiver, it is opting out of a bad system in favor of a worse system. If passed, Amendment 69 would be... To Advance Freedom https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3476596/posts#comment Tue, 4 Oct 2016 17:01:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3462694/posts Attorneys Tom O'Neal and Bryan Hoss said Monday that 26-year-old Madison Deal's death was caused by an attack by female inmates at the county workhouse and by inadequate medical care by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). District Attorney Neal Pinkston has asked for an investigation by the Sheriff's Office into the death of Ms. Deal. A spokesperson for the sheriff said a preliminary autopsy found the death was related to a medical problem and did not involve "physical trauma." The attorneys said, "On Wednesday, Aug. 10, Madison Deal, 26, of Chattanooga, turned herself into the Hamilton County Jail for... TheChattanoogan.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3462694/posts#comment Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:14:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3462175/posts Writer and conspiracy theorist Barry Chamish passed away this Tuesday from an apparent heart attack. He was 64 years old. Relatives say Chamish was found lifeless in his Florida apartment on Tuesday. No time has yet been set for the funeral. “With great sadness I must announce the passing of my father, the journalist and writer Barry Chamish, age 64,” Chamish’s son, Ariel, announced via Facebook. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, Chamish moved to Israel in 1975, becoming a freelance writer and author of more than a dozen books. His work appeared in a number of popular American publications, including The... Arutz Sheva Israel National News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3462175/posts#comment Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:12:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3461992/posts A North Carolina state trooper shot dead a deaf and mute man who was apparently trying to communicate using sign language after he was pulled over for a speeding violation. Daniel Kevin Harris, 29, a father to a four-year-old boy, was killed just feet from his home in Charlotte by trooper Jermaine Saunders on Thursday evening. Police say Saunders tried to pull Harris over for a speeding violation on Interstate 485 at around 6.15pm, but the driver led authorities on a brief pursuit before stopping. Officials said that's when the driver got out of his car and an encounter took... Daily Mail.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3461992/posts#comment Tue, 23 Aug 2016 01:34:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3459259/posts The serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of nine women and a teenage girl that went unsolved for years as the body count grew in a poor section of Los Angeles haunted by the scourge of crack cocaine. The moment of reckoning for Lonnie Franklin Jr. came after those whose lives were altered by his violence questioned how he could have been so cruel and shown so little remorse. "You are truly a piece of evil," said Enietra Washington, who managed to survive after being shot and testified against him at... Yahoo News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3459259/posts#comment Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:40:41 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458061/posts Brazil's microcephaly epidemic continues to pose a mystery -- if Zika is the culprit, why are there no similar epidemics in other countries also hit hard by the virus? In Brazil, the microcephaly rate soared with more than 1,500 confirmed cases. But in Colombia, a recent study of nearly 12,000 pregnant women infected with Zika found zero microcephaly cases. If Zika is to blame for microcephaly, where are the missing cases? Perhaps there is another reason for the epidemic in Brazil. According to a new report by the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI), the number of missing cases in... Science Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458061/posts#comment Tue, 9 Aug 2016 20:17:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3455315/posts A Russian military helicopter has been shot down by rebels in Syria killing all five people on board, it has been revealed. The aircraft, carrying three crew and two officers, crashed down in the Idlib province in north western Syria on its way home to a Russian airbase. Gruesome pictures have since emerged showing what is believed to be the body of a Russian pilot being dragged through the dirt and loaded on to a truck. It comes as mystery surrounded the discovery in the wreckage of an identification card showing a picture of a blonde woman. The image was... Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3455315/posts#comment Mon, 1 Aug 2016 18:50:33 GMT