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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a major astronomical facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. It is named after astronomer Vera Rubin, who provided the first convincing evidence for the existence of dark matter. Key operational milestones include:First Light: Achieved in June 2025, with the release of the first images revealing billions of stars, galaxies, and thousands of previously unseen asteroids. Full Survey Operations: The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) officially began in July 2026 and will run for ten years. The observatory features...

Ok, that does. Free Republic just crossed the line and I'm through with it. I just made a post and it was almost immediately pulled. The reason given, "altered headline," has got to be the biggest farce I've ever seen. That headline came right off the video. Instead, I'm willing to bet that because it was critical of Trump and his administration, THAT'S the reason why it was pulled. I've been contempting this, but your actions have now solidified my decision to leave FR completely. I've been tired of seeing anyone and everyone who is critical of Trump being treated...

Weeks before Americans begin voting in the midterm elections, the Trump administration wants to change the rules for voting by mail before the courts have even decided whether the president has the authority to do so. Two federal courts have already concluded that key parts of President Trump’s mail-ballot executive order cannot take effect while the litigation proceeds. Now, the administration is asking the Supreme Court to set those rulings aside and allow the order to take effect anyway. If it succeeds, the rules governing how millions of Americans vote by mail could change just weeks before Election Day. And...

Today we laugh at Socialism/Communism (While we still can!)

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‘Detransitioners’ share sex-change horror stories about doctors pressuring them as impressionable teens: ‘Like a car salesman’ Three disturbing stories of children that were allegedly preyed upon by greedy hospitals and doctors — and encouraged as minors to undergo gender-care treatment — were outlined in the Department of Health and Human Services’ bombshell “Wolves in White Coats” report Thursday. Here are their stories. Clementine Breen Clementine was just 12 years old and anxious about her changing adolescent body, while simultaneously grappling with unprocessed trauma from sexual abuse years earlier. Desperate for an escape, she discovered the idea of transitioning gender in...

James Talarico is too radical for Texas.

I like posting things like this on FR as there is a lot of wisdom from members. I have a fairly new 1/3 hp Zoeller sump pump but considering a backup in case of power outage: 1. Whole house generator connected to natural gas. Depending on model, kW, this can cost $10-25,000. 2. Traditional generator that plugs into utility meter socket or a smaller standalone just for the pump. $500 - $3,000 solution. 3. UPS with two batteries but fairly expensive. $3,000 by my estimation. Allows for software monitoring of system. 4. Two battery system with inverter, charger, inline fuse...

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A Texas high school teacher was reduced to tears and broke down in front of his class when he realized the seniors he was teaching couldn’t complete a writing exercise. Darius Williams, a teacher for Houston Independent School District’s Wheatley High School, said he couldn’t get through the first class of the second day of school before his students’ poor literacy skills were too much for him. “I just finished a three-hour class, and I literally broke down in the middle of class,” Williams said in an Instagram video during his lunch break on Tuesday. Williams, a New Education System...

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Though the terms are often used interchangeably, coffins and caskets are actually completely different things. The same goes for ghosts and ghouls, though I have to admit that the difference between the latter pair is significantly gorier. And since we’re on the subject of spooky, not-quite synonyms, I wondered – wait, are cemeteries the same thing as graveyards? Apparently, not, it seems. Though both refer to burial sites for the dead, they are actually distinct (I had no idea). What’s the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s site, it has to do with size,...

The Dallas airport is now installing dedicated Islamic “Wudu” foot-washing stations inside bathrooms. Sharia financing is coming to dozens of states. Sharia compliant community centers. USDA funded halal public school pipelines. TX public school students being bused to mosques to experience Islam firsthand.

BOSTON, MA — Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill 5595 this morning, legalizing abortion in the state of Massachusetts up until a child enters Kindergarten.The new statute would allow mothers five years to bond with their baby before deciding if they would like to murder them."It's a great day for women's healthcare," said Governor Healey. "The decision to murder your toddler is back where it should be: between the mother and her doctor. No longer will the government force its way into these conversations where it doesn't belong, saying things like, 'Hey, you can't dismember your own four-year-old.'...

Iran knew remarkably specific details about Trump's stay in Ankara during the NATO summit, including where he was staying and even which floor of the building he was on, according to two U.S. officials. U.S. intelligence picked up multiple streams of information on July 8, including a specific threat against whichever aircraft was carrying the president and a report that someone near the summit had been spotted with a shoulder-fired missile. Air Force One departed separately with senior administration officials, government employees, military personnel, and JOURNALISTS aboard.

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A stunned British man was set upon by police in broad daylight in Manchester city centre after simply walking along with a baseball bat he’d just bought – still sealed in its factory packaging. Shocking footage that has gone viral shows the scene unfolding near a Barclays branch, with a lone officer first grabbing the man before the confrontation spirals into a chaotic scuffle involving multiple officers, motorcycle units and a police van. The bat is clearly brand new, plastic intact. Owning one is perfectly legal. Buying one from a shop is perfectly legal. Walking home with your own newly...

So, this black woman moves to a 99% white only town and the black community is pissed cuz she's happy. Check this out. "Now, y'all know I've been talking about leaving the east coast, which I did, and now I'm over here on the West Coast. And I'm going to tell you what's crazy. There are hardly no black people over here. I'm in a 99% white town, white community, and it's quiet. It's clean. It's peaceful. Ain't no interruptions, disturbances, or discrepancies. Why in the hell can't we be like that in the black neighborhood?" She [black woman]...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order backing fewer routine vaccines for kids, calling to whittle down the number of recommended childhood shots to 11 while falsely tying immunizations to autism. The order builds on the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the childhood shot schedule under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic. “This updated recommendation finally aligns the United States with other advanced and developed nations around the world,” Trump said during a briefing on Monday. “More importantly, it aligns us with common sense and knowledge.” - snip - He also...

INDIANAPOLIS — Four women, including one juvenile, are facing criminal charges following a chaotic brawl inside an Indiana grocery store. The crime was all caught on cell phone video. According to court records, the video shows a teenager pointing a gun at another child inside the Kroger along Crawfordsville Road in Speedway on Sunday. Luckily, no shots were fired, but the victims still want the suspects held accountable for the dangerous situation. The fight started with an ongoing feud between two women over a man. “I was the one being jumped. I was the one being assaulted,” said Dajanae Allen....