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  • The Complicated Path to DC Statehood. ANALYSIS(you must be kidding!)

    07/26/2026 7:51:39 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 10 replies
    *Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution, “The Congress shall have Power …To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases over such District* *A new amendment could be added to the Constitution to make D.C. a state. This would require Congress to propose an amendment and three-fourths of the nation’s state legislatures to ratify it.*
  • Homer's Odyssey, Explained in Five Minutes

    I am asking your help. I will only see this movie if I am convinced that it's worth my three hours of time and money. THEREFORE, I am relying on my fellow Free Republic friends, WHO HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE, to give me their unabridged opinion. 1. 1 to 4 stars, how many stars would you give the movie? 2. Do you recommend the movie? Yes or No? 3. Any comments.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal (Madcommies Hamas propaganda)

    07/26/2026 5:59:33 AM PDT · by GrandJediMasterYoda · 34 replies
    x.com ^ | 7/21/26 | Mamdani
    Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. NYCs Mayor calls for the arrest of Netanyahu.
  • Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

    07/26/2026 5:32:19 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 37 replies
    The New York Times ^ | 26 june 2026 | Shane Goldmacher
    New financial reports released this week revealed the depth of the D.N.C.’s financial hole. The party is $2 million in debt, while the Republican National Committee has $128.5 million in cash on hand.
  • Today's Cryptogram

    07/26/2026 4:02:48 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 9 replies
    CX RZZ CYI HYSSE ACIZU, B ABHQ CSZE XCI R TRIUNS HCXR AQNIN R JRF BH HYSSBST BFHNZX. —NUBFQ HCUNITIRS
  • I thought the Lockerbie bombing was a closed case until I started asking questions

    07/25/2026 7:55:18 PM PDT · by RandFan · 11 replies
    BBC ^ | Julyy 26 | Myles Bonnar
    I was only a year old when the UK's deadliest terror attack shocked the world. In December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board as well as 11 on the ground. I was a teenager by the time Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the bombing in 2001 and, when he later died, I thought that was largely the end of the story. It wasn't. The case still rumbles on and, later this year, a man suspected of making the bomb which blew up the plane, Abu...
  • Youngest black professor in Cambridge history set to publish extraordinary life story...as he's now accused of copying others' work

    07/25/2026 8:07:25 AM PDT · by Beave Meister · 58 replies
    Daily Mail.com ^ | 7/24/2026 | RICHARD KAY, SENIOR EDITOR-AT-LARGE
    No Hollywood scriptwriter would have dared pen such an outrageously unlikely plot. A boy of immigrant parents raised on a south London council estate, who couldn't speak, read or write for most of his childhood, overcomes such astonishing odds to become, at 37, the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge. Ever since, life's glittering prizes in the shape of honorary degrees and academic accolades have cascaded down on Jason Arday along with lavish and high-minded praise. Yet this week, a fellow don has pulled the rug from under those achievements in an excoriating assassination of Arday's work and...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    07/25/2026 4:16:54 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 11 replies
    QOHDVMP EJZTCPJ EJI RCZN, EJI RIO RMIODR CF GIJVMY SI, OMY RJTQR SI VER HTLI. —MOHHIM
  • Top 5 Beautiful Home Decor Wooden Houses with Epoxy Resin Flooring Inspired by Nature Runtime: 15:17

    07/24/2026 4:14:00 PM PDT · by Robert DeLong · 42 replies
    YouTube ^ | Jan. 21, 2026 | Timber Time
    It's times like this that make me wish I were Elon Musk. Would love to have the money to build a home such as these showcased in this video. I will not tell you more about them, because you really have to see them to ap[preciate them. Let's just say they take Frank Lloyd Wright homes to the next level. 😁🤙 Really is creative & quality work done on these homes. If interested, I am posting the link to an abndoned manssion, where I have no clue. The mansion was in complete shambles, inside & out. The epxoy floors are...
  • Timothy Olyphant revealed the surprising truth behind his computer-free lifestyle

    07/24/2026 3:53:44 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 73 replies
    MSN ^ | 7/22/26 | Lauryn Overhultz
    Timothy Olyphant revealed he had to resurrect an old computer in an attempt to log on to the "SmartLess" podcast. Ultimately, he wound up using a friend's office to make the interview happen. "I needed a computer," Olyphant, 58, told hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. "I guess you can't do your show if you don't own a computer." As the hosts pressed him, Olyphant doubled down on his surprisingly low-tech lifestyle. "We went… I had a… we went and got out an old desktop computer that we still have in the house and plugged it in and...
  • Mamdani warning to wealthy New Yorkers about 'fair share' sparks online firestorm: 'Full blown communist'

    07/24/2026 9:45:46 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 86 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | July 24, 2026 | Andrew Mark Miller
    "If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 million, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you've got mail," Mamdani posted on X, touting the tax on specific second properties introduced by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that he supported going into effect soon. "Today, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon," Mamdani continued. "The best city in the world deserves the best parks, libraries, and schools in the world. That's only possible when we all pay our...
  • Reform highlight immigration scam

    07/24/2026 8:19:23 AM PDT · by RandFan · 3 replies
    X / Reform ^ | July 24 | Zia
    @ZiaYusufUK Let me introduce you to 'UzMania Grill, Dessert and Shisha' in Derby. The business was founded in 2021. They sell pizzas, kebabs, wings, and wraps. They hold a certificate to sponsor 'Skilled Worker' visas. In 2023 it was assigned SEVENTY SIX Certificates of Sponsorship. In just a single year. Countless similar businesses – barbers, fast-food shops, and dessert parlours – also held certificates to sponsor so-called skilled workers. Is slicing shawarma what comes to mind when you think of high-skilled labour? The Tories told us they were bringing in the “brightest and best” to fill skills shortages. And make...
  • Tensions rise between GOP leader Thune, White House over stalled Trump agenda

    07/24/2026 7:00:50 AM PDT · by RandFan · 52 replies
    The Hill ^ | 07/24/26 6:00 AM ET | by Alexander Bolton
    Tensions are rising between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and President Trump over the Senate GOP’s inability to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act or emergency funding for the Pentagon at a critical moment during Trump’s second term. At a rally in Marietta, Ga., on Wednesday, Trump fumed at the Senate’s failure to advance his agenda, telling a crowd: “We’re having a hard time in the Senate. … It’s like the Senate is a place you send things when you want them to die.” Then on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    07/24/2026 2:28:52 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 9 replies
    Hiya kids! Hiya, Hiya!Good Morning Crypto-FReepers.I see some of the same old faces out there.But that's OK - I like you anyway.Today's quote is a gem, from a gem of a comedian!I can't wait to see the clues you folks come up with on this one.Ha Ha Ha!I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will. Ha ha ha.This is today's quote: ZJ IHOW LCP H PAC'Y BLEW ZGYGLS AQTLXZX. IW BLEW XYLYW OLQZ.- ZHSYAC KWQSW
  • Friday Silliness Thread

    07/24/2026 1:30:52 AM PDT · by Nateman · 35 replies
    Free Republic ^ | July 24, 2026 | Nateman
    Today is the day for Silly things.
  • DSA is against defending from Genocide

    07/23/2026 11:54:49 PM PDT · by Freeleesy · 7 replies
    Google search ^ | 07.24.26
    Q: A yes or no question: are there any DSA members who are not anti-Israel? If you found, name them. I need specifics, names. Not PC talk avoid hedging, whitewashing term like fake "pro-palestinian." Or the other side "pro-Israel." Focus only on 'anti-Israel.' In other words, no matter what Israel ever does, even in defending against genocide attempts, it is always illegitimate. A: The direct answer to your question is no. Under the organization's official platform and strict rules, there are no active, endorsed members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who reject the view that Israel is an...
  • Jill Biden's Book Sparks 'Sales Scam' Claims as Critics Question Two-Week Sales Fluctuation

    07/23/2026 8:18:55 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 17 replies
    Morning Honey ^ | 7/22/2026 | Staff
    Former First Lady Jill Biden has found herself in a pickle after her recent book, View from the East Wing, was #1 on The New York Times bestseller list upon release. But weeks after its release, the book didn't simply fall in the rankings, but completely disappeared from the list itself. The sudden drop caught the eyes of the critics, which fueled speculation that bulk purchases may have boosted its debut. The theory motivated the netizens to mock her, calling the book a scam. Last month, Jill Biden’s book View from the East Wing debuted on The New York Times...
  • Woman, 74, accused of biting step-grandchildren during family fight in Miami Gardens

    07/23/2026 8:08:15 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 22 replies
    NBC Miami ^ | 7/21/2026 | Lilly Molina
    A 74-year-old Miami Gardens woman was arrested for allegedly biting two of her step-grandchildren during a family fight, police said. Isabel Baltazar was arrested Monday on two counts each of battery and child abuse with no great bodily harm, an arrest report said. According to the report, the alleged incident happened Sunday night when Baltazar's son, the stepfather of the two kids, got into a physical altercation with the childrens' biological father. During the fight, the two children and Baltazar intervened before she ended up biting the two children in the back and arm, the report said. The biting caused...
  • Stiffed: Obama Center fails to pay contractor, who’s forced to shut down operation

    07/23/2026 7:13:38 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 37 replies
    WND News Center.com ^ | 7/23/2026 | Bob Unruh
    Barack Obama’s presidential library opened a few weeks ago with a star-studded celebration, and ongoing criticisms about its Star Wars-prison appearance and failure to pay contractors who worked on the monolith project. Now one subcontractor has shut down operations because the project manager has refused to pay for work that was done on the project. A report at Fox News outlines how Mike Owen, owner of Adamson Plumbing Contractors, confirmed his company was on the verge of collapse because of payments that were due, but never were made. “Laying off close to 30 people is something that no owner in...
  • Brent oil over $100 per barrel for first time since May

    07/23/2026 11:08:13 AM PDT · by Mount Athos · 17 replies
    yup