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  • Vile video shows Israeli couple harassed by antisemitic hotel employee in California: ‘Are you a baby killer?’

    05/23/2026 7:59:19 PM PDT · by GrandJediMasterYoda · 7 replies
    NYPost.com ^ | 5/23/26 | Ella Morrison
    Vile video shows Israeli couple harassed by antisemitic hotel employee in California: ‘Are you a baby killer?’ Two tourists in California were subject to vile antisemitism after a hotel worker asked the couple, “Are you a baby killer?” videos posted to social media showed. The spiteful interaction allegedly took place Thursday at the Oceanpoint Ranch in Cambria, Ca. a spokesperson for the hotel confirmed to The Post. The altercation unfolded after a female guest of the hotel, who is allegedly a dual citizen of Israel, confronted the employee after he said “Free Palestine” as the couple exited the lobby, according...
  • New poll for big UK special election

    05/23/2026 12:46:00 PM PDT · by RandFan · 24 replies
    X ^ | May 23 | Nigel Farage MP
    @Nigel_Farage The Times have just released a new poll for the Makerfield by-election by Survation. Robert Kenyon is the only candidate who can stop Andy Burnham. This is a two horse race - nobody else comes close.
  • Why did police handcuff Henry Nowak?

    05/23/2026 10:03:05 AM PDT · by RandFan · 15 replies
    spectator ^ | May 23 | Andrew Tettenborn
    Our police are meant to police without fear or favour, but there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that they don’t – think of how they hold, or too often do not hold, the ring impartially between supporters of Israel and Palestine, Muslim and Christian preachers, supporters and opponents of trans rights, or whatever. Does all this matter? The Nowak case, with an obvious victim, shows clearly that it does There is a tendency for the great and the good to say this is no very big deal; the police are doing their best in difficult situations, complainants are normally tiresome...
  • I Love EVs, But Kia and Hyundai Are Making That Harder

    05/23/2026 8:11:04 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 42 replies
    INSIDEEVS ^ | 22 May 2026 | Ty Duff
    My family leased a Kia EV9 and a Hyundai Ioniq 5. It shows your mileage may vary in even the most critically acclaimed electric cars. ...“Later that day” ended up taking much longer. The service center did not have the car ready until the end of the day on January 9, 2026, nearly a month after I brought it in.
  • Wisconsin driver removes ‘road closed’ barrier; stuck in fresh concrete

    05/23/2026 7:43:15 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 51 replies
    Fox9.com ^ | May 22, 2026
    According to WisDOT, the motorist removed a "road closed" barrier, and proceeded to drive onto the freshly-poured roadway.
  • Trump posts AI-generated video of himself throwing Stephen Colbert into dumpster after final ‘Late Night Show’ episode

    05/23/2026 6:38:45 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 47 replies
    nypost.com ^ | May 23, 2026 | Geoff Earle
    President Trump trashed nemesis Stephen Colbert in an AI-generated video — literally. The 22-second clip shows Trump walking onto the set of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as the host introduces his final episode. An AI-generated version of the president then man-handles his biggest basher, grabbing Colbert by the suit jacket and giving him three shakes. The president is then seen tossing Colbert into a green trash bin while the audience roars and Trump seals the lid and starts his signature dance to “Y.M.C.A.”
  • Saudi Arabia Prepares to Welcome 1.5 Million for Hajj amid Ebola, Iran Fears

    05/23/2026 6:26:39 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 9 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 5-22-26 | Frances Martel
    The government of Saudi Arabia reassured visitors on Friday that it is prepared to screen for and otherwise address any public health threats during the upcoming Hajj season, responding to growing international concern about the spread of Ebola and hantavirus. The hajj is the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city in the religion, which Muslims are mandated to make, if possible, once in their lifetimes. Saudi Arabia typically welcomes upwards of one million Muslims to the city for the hajj on an annual basis, most coming from all over the world, including countries hostile to Saudi Arabia such as...
  • Submersibles Sent Inside USS Yorktown Shipwreck After 83 Years — This Is What They Found

    05/23/2026 5:24:28 AM PDT · by devane617 · 36 replies
    Youtube ^ | 05/22/2026 | History X
    Very interesting video about the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier that sank in 1942 at the Battle of Midway.
  • Friends and family of Henry Nowak release video

    05/23/2026 3:37:27 AM PDT · by RandFan · 23 replies
    X ^ | May 23 | @koshercockney
    @koshercockney Heartbreaking. Henry Nowak’s name has hardly been mentioned by anyone in the Mainstream Media. That’s why we must use our voices on platforms like X to raise awareness Henry’s friends and family posted this video of him and his sister Olivia with the caption “Henry is missed so much by so many. Henry's family have a drive and that is to keep Henry's name alive by raising money for “2Wish” the charity that continues to help them navigate their grief.” Rest in peace Henry. Sending love and prayers to his family right now. @elonmusk is already doing a great...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    05/23/2026 1:54:26 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 14 replies
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  • Woman accused of killing a man who tried to end date after realizing he had been ‘catfished,’ police say

    05/22/2026 6:43:38 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 64 replies
    KBTX ^ | 5/8/2026 | Ben Bradley and Akim Powell
    PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - A woman in Arizona is accused of killing a man who tried to end a date early after realizing he had been “catfished,” police said. Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of 52-year-old Norris L. Taft. Police said Taft was found seriously injured in the parking lot of an apartment complex just after 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, and later died at a hospital. Investigators said surveillance video showed a woman getting into a dark-colored SUV as Taft walked in front of it, apparently trying to get the...
  • Woman arrested after allegedly beheading Jesus statue outside Catholic church

    05/22/2026 6:16:43 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 24 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/22/2026 | Jasmine Baehr
    A woman was arrested after allegedly decapitating a statue of Jesus outside a Long Island Catholic church, police said. Deyonna Subert, 41, who police described as "undomiciled," was charged with second-degree criminal mischief in connection with damage to a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, according to Suffolk County Police. Police said the statue at the church, located at 118 East Main St., was damaged on May 15 at approximately 11:15 p.m. "After an investigation by Hate Crimes Unit detectives, Deyonna Subert was arrested outside of 221 West Main Street in Bay Shore at...
  • Sean Kirkpatrick, former DoD All-Domain Anomaly Resolution director, describes missile strike on UAP (Video)

    05/22/2026 4:28:36 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 9 replies
    X ^ | 05 22 2026 | Middle of Mayhem
    Sean Kirkpatrick, former DoD All-Domain Anomaly Resolution director, describes missile strike on UAP. Video. MiddleOfMayhem X
  • ransomnote's posting X posts

    05/22/2026 11:36:26 AM PDT · by Theo · 109 replies
    Free Republic ^ | May 22, 2026 | Theo
    I've noticed that user ransomnote ( https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:ransomnote/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change ) publishes numerous X posts every day. I work with AI every day, and it feels like maybe he's just set up an AI agent/bot to pull from X and share on FR throughout the day. Kinda weird. I asked him about it in a comment, and he didn't reply. I don't want to be the blog police. But I was curious if FReepers are OK that an increasing number of FR posts are simply shared from X. Or if we'd prefer that news articles from online publications are shared instead. I've been...
  • Woman files lawsuit after arrest for Facebook post concerning Trinidad water supply issues

    05/22/2026 9:35:39 AM PDT · by Morgana · 23 replies
    Fox 4 ^ | May 20, 2026 | David Sentendrey and Carter Freemon
    TRINIDAD, Texas - A Facebook post about problems with the city of Trinidad's water quality led to the arrest of a resident, who now says she's filed a lawsuit against the city for what she calls a "political retaliation" arrest. What we know: Police in the City of Trinidad, located in Henderson County around an hour south-east of Dallas, arrested Jennifer Combs on May 8 and charged her with felony false alarm or report. Her arrest stems from a Facebook post she made on her ‘Southern Belle Watch' account, where she claimed that the city's water issues had led to...
  • Waiter axed for handing receipt to diners calling them the N-word: ‘Shocked and in disbelief’

    05/22/2026 8:21:45 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 90 replies
    nypost.com ^ | May 22, 2026 | Anna Young
    A Virginia waiter has been canned after giving a couple a receipt calling them the N-word. The horrified customers were celebrating their anniversary at the Crazy Crab in Fairfax on Saturday when their receipt had the racial slur typed at the bottom next to the phrase “poquito poquito,” Spanish for “a little bit,” they told Fox 5 DC. The female diner said she was “shocked and in disbelief” upon making the vile discovery. “I really could not process what was happening in that heat of the moment,” she told the outlet, speaking anonymously and noting that she and her partner...
  • Grifters, Activism, and Thomas Massie Massie did this to himself.

    05/22/2026 7:24:28 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 37 replies
    At one point it was thought Massie wasn’t part of the in-crowd, either, but then he became the darling of people like Ro Khanna and the editors of Politico by joining in the Epstein chorus. His constituents noticed, and they pulled the lever for Ed Gallrein, and now Thomas Massie can go and hang with Tucker and Candace. Massie can’t blame this on Trump. Massie did this to himself. Sometimes, the grifters become the marks, and that’s the end of the grift.
  • Friday Silliness Thread

    05/22/2026 4:55:23 AM PDT · by Nateman · 28 replies
    Free Republic ^ | May 22, 2026 | Nateman
    ...Now with extra deep thoughts!
  • Today's Cryptogram

    05/22/2026 4:10:56 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 12 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.I am esoecially grateful to Apple Pan Dowdy for filling in for me last week while I was hospitalized.Today's quote will make you think. especially the author.I can't wait to see the clues you come up with.Hope it makes you smile.Ha Ha Ha!I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will. Ha ha ha.This is today's quote: HA WZI JPOWPF WPUJ VI H ZQJ PKUE CHD VHKSWIC WP UHTI, H'J WEXI Q UHWWUI AQCWIF - HCQQO QBHVPT
  • Todays Cryptogram

    05/22/2026 3:10:19 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 1 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.I am esoecially grateful to Apple Pan Dowdy for filling in for me last week while I was hospitalized.Today's quote will make you think. especially the author.I can't wait to see the clues you come up with.Hope it makes you smile.Ha Ha Ha!I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will. Ha ha ha.This is today's quote: HA WZI JPOWPF WPUJ VI H ZQJ PKUE CHD VHKSWIC WP UHTI, H'J WEXI Q UHWWUI AQCWIF - HCQQO QBHVPT