https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:smokingjoe/ en-us Sun, 3 May 2026 17:38:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377497/posts Estibaliz Kortazar, a far-left Spanish activist, did what good comrades do, she opened her home to a North African migrant. Once he got what he wanted, the man started sexually harassing her, insulting her, and beating her. Then he threw her out, changed the locks, and took over the house. She called the police for help. Their response? “We can’t do anything without a court order.” Now she’s sleeping at relatives’ houses, seeing a psychologist after a nervous breakdown, and has launched a petition to fast-track the legal process and get her home back. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377497/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2026 17:38:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377479/posts Yes, Elon Musk is significantly richer than the combined wealth of all British billionaires. As of early May 2026: Elon Musk's net worth is approximately $800–840 billion (Forbes real-time estimates around $789B–$839B recently, with peaks above $840B). All UK billionaires combined: There are roughly 54–55 British billionaires with a total net worth of about £185 billion (~$230–245 billion USD). Musk's fortune alone is roughly 3–3.5 times the total wealth of every UK billionaire. Even the top UK individuals (e.g., Michael Platt ~$19–21B, Jim Ratcliffe ~$17–18B, James Dyson ~$15B) are each a small fraction of Musk's wealth. Key Context Net worth... Grok https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377479/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2026 13:52:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377365/posts Thug Teen Collapses in Tears After Judge Slams No Bond for Cold-Blooded Murder This black 16-year-old killer screamed and fell apart like a weak coward in court when the judge denied bond and charged him as an adult. Sean Simpson, a gangster, gunned down innocent 16-year-old teen Zaquavious Dawkins in a drive-by while the boy ran a simple errand for his disabled mom. No more soft treatment for street thugs—real justice is here, and this black murderer is finally feeling the pain he caused. Lock him up for life. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377365/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2026 15:17:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377362/posts A White male says he has submitted over 300 job application, he can’t get a single call back So he tried an experiment, he updated his resume to have a common Indian last name ‘Singh’ He says he’s already gotten 3 callbacks This is discrimination based on race and it’s happening everywhere to White people X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377362/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2026 14:42:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377316/posts Florida students deserve high-quality education, and great teachers deserve recognition and competitive pay. But time and again partisan school unions have shown that they do not act in the best interests of the teachers they purport to represent, let alone the best interests of students. Today, I was proud to sign legislation to hold unions accountable and to reward the educators who go above and beyond to inspire students across Florida. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377316/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2026 08:04:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377251/posts 🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has called a special session on MONDAY to redraw Alabama’s Congressional map following this week’s HUGE Supreme Court win LET’S GO! 🔥 Democrats could potentially lose ALL US House seats in Alabama, with Republicans picking up 1-2 Several maps proposed make ALL districts safely Republican. Go hard, GOP. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377251/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 19:52:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377229/posts This teacher is no longer teaching in Florida. Her despicable comments about assassinating the President of the United States are automatically disqualifying. We will see to it that she is never entrusted with students again. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377229/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 16:52:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377205/posts Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. DOJ report just dropped a bombshell: The Biden DOJ aggressively targeted and harassed Christians, privately called them "CULTISTS" and sought out HARSH prison sentences for peaceful protests Even worse: They used the SPLC to do it! This is outright Christian persecution, right on American soil! LOCK UP everyone who carried this out. "That went beyond disagreement and moved to punishing Christians who held conservative religious beliefs in conflict with the administration's pro-choice gender ideology agenda." "The report found the Biden DOJ brought multiple cases against pro-life activists, many of them Christians, under the FACE... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377205/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 14:27:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377113/posts 🚨 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has SUSPENDED US House primaries until JULY following the Supreme Court ruling race-based districts are UNCONSTITUTIONAL Louisiana will now RE-DRAW their Congressional map, which could eliminate ALL Democrat districts before the 2026 election LET'S GO! X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377113/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 00:23:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377039/posts HOLY SMOKES. Leftist Judge Tracy Davis just slashed a 65-year recommended prison sentence IN HALF for a r*pist — she felt bad he was a black 'victim' This is madness. These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377039/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:36:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377027/posts FETTERMAN DARES HIS OWN PARTY Senator Fetterman just threw down the gauntlet and challenged Democrats to purge moderates like him in a full-on witch hunt. FETTERMAN: “And now, as the only single Democrat that’s flipped seats and now I’ve also made it mathematically impossible to even to reclaim the majority in the United States Senate.” “So if they want the Democratic Party to turn it into, witch burning and to go after the one Democrat that’s done the thing that these people haven’t been able to do, so they’re entitled to do it.” “But I’m proud to represent Pennsylvania.” “And... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4377027/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:21:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376951/posts 🚨 OMG. Deranged Democrat Florida House member STORMS THE AISLE with a BULLHORN while the chamber passes Gov. Ron DeSantis' 2026 Congressional map, which stands to add +4 red seats She's MELTING DOWN as Republicans STEAMROLL the map through! 😂 Rep. Angie Nixon goes berserk: "This is a violation of the Constitution! It iiiis!!!" 😭 The meltdowns prove this is a good map! "83 YEAs, 28 NAYs, Mr. Speaker." "The bill passes!" *Psycho lowers her bullhorn* X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376951/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:58:57 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376930/posts Massive, global scam center takedown led by @FBI with our great federal and international partners results in 276 arrests and at least 9 scam center takedowns. These centers were used for cryptocurrency and investment fraud schemes against American citizens and involved losses of millions. This involved unprecedented cooperation between FBI and interagency partners, Dubai Police, and Chinese Ministry of Public Security. Brilliant work from @FBISanDieg X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376930/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:56:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4376917/posts Interesting back and forth with the press. Media quickly turned it to Ukraine. Seesh. YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4376917/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:42:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376906/posts HUGE NEWS: A federal grand jury has decided to bring indictments against two of the violent protesters who assaulted me in Minneapolis No word yet on which of the three are being indicted, but I’m EXTREMELY grateful to the DOJ for moving so swiftly on this Justice is coming. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376906/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:35:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376870/posts NEW: Known s*x offender found naked in bed with a bottle of lotion on top of a screaming 9-year-old boy after breaking into the home. Lavern Scott, also known as "Cookie Monster," has been a known s*x offender for 40 years, but was still allowed to roam the streets. According to Omaha, Nebraska, police, Scott was found with no clothes on in the child's bed. Scott, according to police, "pinned the child to the bed and set his legs in, using his feet as hooks to hold the child in place." The boy's grandfather rushed into the room and was... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376870/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:43:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376864/posts BREAKING🚨: The Louisiana Supreme Court has SUSPENDED the law license of Black Lives Matter attorney Tanzanika Ruffin after her FEDERAL indictment for STEALING ~$250,000 from a client’s family. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376864/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:02:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376850/posts The U.S. air traffic control system is getting its largest modernization since the jet age. The Daily Signal’s Abigail Matsuyoshi reports from the Modern Skies Summit in Washington, D.C., where Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled sweeping upgrades to the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging infrastructure—some of which dates back to the 1960s and 1970s. The project aims to boost safety, reduce outages, and modernize how air traffic controllers manage America’s crowded skies. Key upgrades include: ✈️ Replacing thousands of miles of outdated copper wiring with high-speed fiber optics ✈️ Modernizing more than 20,000 radio systems used by pilots and controllers ✈️... YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376850/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:05:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376846/posts A pacific palisades fire victim named Sue Pascoe started her own investigation after the $100 million dollars in donation money from the FireAid concert ‘went missing’ She personally called all the NGOs to find out who they were giving the money to Not a single NGO had given any money to actual fire victims of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires Reminder, investigators were able to track roughly $75 million had been granted to 120–188 nonprofits. Not a dime went to victims directly Gavin Newsom created a NGO and got some of the money X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376846/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:09:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376845/posts This illegal alien truck driver with a CDL from California kiIIed a couple who had been married for 16 days. Oregon Democrats released him back onto the streets. Thankfully ICE just arrested him Democrat hero X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376845/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:46:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376799/posts BREAKING: An ARREST WARRANT has been issued for James Comey — NOT just a court summons like last time The US Marshals have been ORDERED by a federal judge in North Carolina to take James Comey into CUSTODY COMEY MUGSHOT INCOMING! 🔥 X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376799/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:19:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376750/posts 🚨 JUST IN: The FCC is preparing to CHALLENGE the licenses of ABC affiliates following Jimmy Kimmel calling First Lady Melania Trump an "expectant widow" The review will begin as early as this afternoon. Kimmel seemed SPOOKED last night over this, going on defense and making up BS excuses for his rhetoric. This guy needs to be tossed off the air. X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376750/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:27:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376721/posts 🚨 NOW: Federal agents are FLOODING the Quality Learing Center in Minneapolis as they conduct RAIDS at 20+ mostly Somali locations across the area Per DHS: "Homeland Security Investigations in cooperation with our law enforcement partners executed criminal search warrants in Minneapolis relating to the rampant fraud of US taxpayer dollars." It's about to be a ROUGH time for a bunch of Somalis! X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376721/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:27:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376686/posts ILHAN OMAR: “The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked was during World War ELEVEN.” Yep, that’s what she said. WORLD WAR ELEVEN. Why are we giving US citizenship to third worlders with subzero IQs??! THIS HAS TO END! X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376686/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:48:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376620/posts The video celebrates a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reinstates a Republican-drawn congressional map in Texas. The 6-3 conservative-majority Court formalized an earlier interim decision, lifting a lower court block on the new Texas map. The map, passed by the Republican-led Texas legislature in August 2025 and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, is designed to flip up to five Democratic seats to Republicans ahead of the November 2026 elections. Liberal justices dissented, citing concerns over racial discrimination, but the majority allowed the map to stand. Broader DiscussionThe host contrasts this with Democratic redistricting efforts, particularly in Virginia, where a Democrat-controlled... YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4376620/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:02:11 GMT