Free Republic

I'm originally from the United States, but I've lived in Germany for over 11 years. Moving to Germany was not necessarily an extreme culture shock, but many things have surprised me — especially when it comes to raising my three kids, who have all been born here.

Governor Ron DeSantis is pledging to "clean house" at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and says he will install his current, highly controversial Surgeon General at the nation's top public health agency, should the Florida Republican win the White House. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who DeSantis hired away from the University of California, Los Angeles, ... "The surgeon general, a well-known Covid-19 vaccine skeptic, faced a backlash from the medical community after he [went] against guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics. [and] against mandatory Covid-19 vaccination." ... In its deep profile of...

There was perhaps only one truth spoken during Vladimir Putin’s two-hour state of the nation address: that Russia would suspend its participation in the New Start treaty with the US. The rest was yet another a trip down the rabbit hole into the Russian president’s parallel universe Putin continues to make veiled nuclear threats, and did so again in this address when he stated that western declarations on ensuring a strategic defeat for Russia were an existential threat “to which we know how to react”. Threats to the existence of the Russian state allow for a first-use nuclear strike in...

No one should be surprised that Joe Biden’s ‘classified documents problem’ has emerged at the same time a key city in Ukraine (Soledar) has been liberated by Russian troops. All of the recent reports from the frontlines indicate that the Russian army is steadily seizing more territory in the eastern part of the country while inflicting heavy casualties on the over-matched Ukrainian forces. In short, the Ukrainian army is being beaten badly forcing US war planners to rethink their approach. What the US needs to do to prevail in its proxy-war with Russia, is to enlist a coalition of nations...

There is a thing called the World Economic Forum. It's stated mission: The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It was founded and is headed by its perpetual Chairman Klaus Schwab. Schwab sees his position as emperor of the world- he plans to determine how you will live in the future. Schwab issued 8 "predictions" for the year 2030. You will own nothing.There will be a global tax on carbon.US dominance is over. We have a handful of global powers.Hospitals will disappear.You will not eat red meatYou...

One of the most enigmatic, sensational, and misguided thinkers of the last 10 years is Israeli historian and pop philosopher Yuval Noah Harari. His book Sapiens, published in English in 2015, sold over a million copies as it told the story of mankind’s evolution. His 2017 book Homo Deus predicts a transhumanist future, a world where technology fundamentally reshapes what kind of entity human beings are. “We humans should get used to the idea that we are no longer mysterious souls. We are now hackable animals,” he told attendees at the 2020 World Economic Forum annual meeting. “By hacking organisms,...

If Canadian authorities intend to crack down on the Alberta and or Ottawa protests if the local, provincial and federal governments continue to impose COVID controls like vaccine passports, vaccine and testing mandates what will Canadians opposed to them do? The Alberta protest can be seen and heard from the United States some of it taking place within two thousand feet of the state of Montana... The Australian Protest In Canberra: Intimidation From Police The story of the COVID tyranny protest tomorrow in Australia's capital will begin before this post ends but for now the story of today's protest (Wednesday...

I didn't see anyone else posting it...but movie reviews seem more important I don't know what the exact FACTS are that Pence has or hasn't done, but he sure vocally defends PDJT. Lin Wood doesn't trust him. Serious discussion, please, the country is at stake, so no $hit posts. Facts, theories welcomed. 7pm, Christmas Day post: " Lin Wood @LLinWood It is time to shine red hot light of truth on Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Stephen Breyer, Joe Biden, Obama, Clintons, Bill Gates, VP Mike Pence, Mark Meadows, Pat Cippoloni, Bush 41 & 43, George Soros, Cocaine Mitch, etc....

The question is not whether Joe Biden won or lost, it’s what’s the cost if the left doesn’t get their way which is what too many cowards are truly afraid of. They will sacrifice the future of our republic just to “keep the peace.”This video of court justices in Texas proves that. They fought loudly over whether to hear the Texas election fraud case out of fear the inevitable results would lead to leftist riots. Essentially, they are admitting Trump won by their outrage and fear of proving Biden is not the rightful victor.SCOTUS.⚖️"I don't give a #@&^ about 'Bush...

(CNN)How much longer President Donald Trump continues waging battle over an election he lost remained in question Thursday as more of his advisers voiced doubt his gambit to contest the results would succeed. One person who spoke to him called him "dejected" over the ordeal. Trump himself was waffling by the hour and day between a pugilistic desire to keep fighting and a more resigned attitude that his efforts will ultimately fail, people who spoke to him said. None said they believed a full-blown concession was imminent, or likely to ever materialize. Some people close to the situation pointed to...

Following are some of text messages my Floridian friend got: * Hi [×××] We're fighting for a country that works for everyone, not just those at the top. Can we count on you to remind three friends to vote for Biden? Reply STOP to opt-out. --Rich, a MoveOn volunteer * Hi [×××], it's Rachael with FL Dems. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can't do it alone. We need to elect a Democratic team that will have their backs! Can we count on you to vote early for Joe, Kamala and local Florida Democrats? * Hi, this is Bruce w/ Poder...

...The physical and mental strain of high-level public speaking and debates can be arduous, even debilitating. For seniors especially, constant levels of high stress can cause dangerous and lasting effects, including high blood pressure, weakened immune system, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and an increased risk for heart disease. If the Democrats want a healthy Joe Biden in 2021 and beyond, they would be wise to have him skip the debates and all the preparation they require. While Biden has said “he can hardly wait” to take on Trump in the debates, I don’t think his team or his proxies will let...

The father of the founder of the conspiratorial site filed a criminal complaint against me in Bulgaria. Then things got weird.About a week before Christmas, I received a most unwelcome email. A criminal complaint had been filed against me in Bulgaria, a country I have never visited and with which I had no personal connection. I stood accused of defamation; attempted censorship; illegally spreading personal, family, and business information; and insulting the memory of someone’s parents and grandparents. MOST POPULAR The Democrats’ Cult of Pragmatism Joe Biden’s Sketchy Climate Record What Happened to Jordan Peterson? What If Biden Is Simply...

presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested that he would consider former failed Republican presidential candidate Jeb! [sic] Bush as his vice presidential running mate. “That son-of-a-gun Bloomberg ain’t gonna out-loser ol’ Joe Biden,” Mr. Biden told reporters. “He thinks he can show me up by winning this thing even with Hillary on the ticket. Well, Jiminy Cricket, I can win this nomination riding side-saddle with Jeb Bush, fella!” When asked about the many gaffes that Mr. Bush committed on the campaign trail in 2016 when he opposed Donald Trump, Mr. Biden scoffed: “Oh jumpin’ Jehoshaphat, he didn’t mess up as much...

I have finally learned to say someone “died by suicide” rather than “committed suicide.” While the Catholic Church does teach that taking one’s own life is grave matter, we now recognize that those who die by suicide are often in such an altered mental state, they may not capable of acting with deliberate consent. Therefore, it is our obligation to pray and hope for those who died by suicide, just as we may hope for the salvation of all the dead. But that only speaks to the culpability of the dead. Can we not also hope that fewer people will...

When the media “reports” that men are “afraid” of commitment, it’s a continuation of a 50 year trend to mock and disparage men for their reproductive choices. Men aren’t “afraid” of commitment. When men walk away from “commitment” and marriage, they are making intelligent choices. Fear doesn’t enter into men’s minds when they walk away from women in our “modern” culture. There was once a time when marriage was an honorable institution. It was not that long ago. As mankind rose from primitive savagery, to civilizing the world, men were able to bring art, beauty, truth and goodness to the...

Very little was surprising about the conclusion of the special counsel’s investigation. For one thing, it wasn’t surprising that Robert S. Mueller III’s probe prompted great commotion — a federal investigation involving a sitting president is a momentous event, and concluding it, a historic moment. And most, but not all, of the details in the attorney general’s letter of “principal conclusions” were unsurprising as well. Let’s start with question of “collusion.” It was never precisely clear what that nonlegal concept meant. If it means what Mueller reasonably took it to mean — an “agreement,” “tacit or express,” with the Russians...

Anyone watching the History Channel series?

Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) falsely stated on Wednesday night that India is the "oldest democracy in the world," a title that actually belongs to the United States. Harris, whose mother Shyamala Harris is from India, made the remark after she was asked by the Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart how "being half Indian-American" shaped her "identity and political views." "You know, India is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, democracy in the world," Harris said. The statement has no basis in fact. The Republic of India wasn't established as a democracy until 1950 after it won independence from...

Dear Dick, We are done with you and your ilk, which is far and wide! We know you think you are better than the rest of us but you just aint! The reason Trump has blasted your asses non stop out of the water is because he keeps calling you out on your hypocrisy, we on the true right are also calling out everyone on the hypocrisy. Mitt we don't care a rats ass what you think! You are just one of them, we know you will fail, you have become the last gasp of the new world order, TWIT!