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As Robert reported earlier today, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize. My personal opinion is that if couldn't have been Donald Trump, this was the next best choice. Machado is the face of the movement that is looking communism in the eye in Latin America and telling it to take a hike — something that will eventually benefit every one of us here in the U.S. if it's successful. She's worked tirelessly at taking down the country's illegitimate narco-terrorist regime for years. As Robert reported earlier today, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machada awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, beating out the US President who brokered this week's ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.

The case against Kristin Smart's killer went back before a judge Thursday, nearly three years since his first-degree murder conviction was handed down. An appeal in his case was heard in Ventura County. It argues Paul Flores did not receive a fair trial in Monterey County. Court documents show he's asking that his first-degree murder conviction be overturned or reduced to second-degree murder. The documents cite alleged errors during trial and "reversible misconduct." After submitting 75 pages to the Court of Appeals, Flores’ court-appointed attorney, Solomon Wollack, appeared via Zoom Thursday, presenting three arguments as to why he believes the...

While defending his decision to perform at the controversial, state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, Aziz Ansari said he planned to donate “part of the fee” to “causes that support free press and human rights,” listing Reporters Without Borders and Human Rights Watch, which has long been critical of the comedy festival and the Saudi regime. But in a statement to Variety, a spokesperson for Human Rights Watch said the organization “cannot accept” donations from Ansari and other comedians who have “generously offered to donate part of their performance fees.” (Jessica Kirson said “I deeply regret” performing at Riyadh...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. We serve coffee, tea,or maybe some hot cocoa to warm the bones?Topped off with great conversation in front of a warm fire. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup and start a conversation. You never know who you might meet in the Cafe. Glad you...

Jihad Agaj, a Palestinian Arab from the village of Deir Jarir who about two years ago attacked a Jewish shepherd from Rimonim Farm in Benjamin during the olive harvest, was released to his home a few days after the attack. Last night he was killed by IDF soldiers while attempting to place an explosive on the access road to another farm near Ofra. The terrorist incident occurred about two years ago. Hanina Friedman, a shepherd and resident of Rimonim Farm at the time, went that morning with another shepherd to graze in the farm's fields, where the two were suddenly...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Until We See Each Other Again! The South Carolina National Guard conducts a deployment ceremony in Florence, South Carolina to recognize the 133rd Military Police Company's mobilization in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Approximately 150 U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 133rd Military Police Company, 51st Military Police Battalion, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, will deploy to the Middle East for approximately nine months. While deployed, the 133rd Military Police Company's mission will be to provide support to customs operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo...

“Dogs are eating the bodies of the dead... is there anything worse than that?” says F, a 60-year-old resident of Gaza. This is not a metaphor – it’s a glimpse into the daily nightmare now unfolding in the Gaza Strip two years after the designated terror group Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel. After two years of war, residents of the Palestinian enclave, like F – who spoke to The Jerusalem Report on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals from Hamas – are still struggling to fully grasp what their lives have become after the militant group’s devastating decision...

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Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has described antisemitism as a "norm" Jews will face for years as he called out a lack of leadership across institutions and the government.The Co-Chief Executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Alex Ryvchin, has said the hate directed at Jews in Australia and around the world has become a disturbing norm due to an absence of leadership and accountability. Mr Ryvchin spoke to Sky News host Chris Kenny on the second anniversary of the October 7 atrocities amid outrage over pro-Hamas graffiti which appeared in Melbourne on Tuesday and a...

“The day after October 7 [2023], I saw the people celebrating in Birmingham on Library [Centenary] Square,” says Gordon Biggerstaff, 61, a nurse from North Wales. “They were dancing and they were singing. I have never been so ashamed of my country.” Biggerstaff says it was at that moment he felt the overwhelming need to help his “Jewish brothers”. “The police and the government did nothing about it and they have done nothing since. I thought, ‘These people don’t represent me’, and I needed to do something about it myself.” He immediately looked into volunteering in Israel and found an...

Virginia’s Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones should drop out of the race “immediately,” President Donald Trump said Sunday, days after National Review reported a series of texts in which Jones fantasized about killing former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert. “It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorney General in Virginia, made SICK and DEMENTED jokes,” Trump said, referring to NR’s report on a 2o22 text exchange between Jones and his former colleague, Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner. “If they were jokes at all, which were not...

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" panel did not circle the wagons around Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, who was reported this weekend to have texted some extremely violent things about killing a GOP colleague. "He should probably be forced to withdraw from the race," Joe Scarborough said. "And 'probably' is doing a lot there." "Republicans and Democrats alike" are criticizing Jay Jones, Mike Brzezinski said. "NBC News is reporting that Jones did not deny the accuracy of these texts on Friday night, and says he takes full responsibility for his actions." "Horrible, I didn’t want to read them out...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Campbell, KentuckyFort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The fort is named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell.The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army specializing in air assault operations. The 101st Airborne can plan, coordinate, and execute multiple battalion-size air assault operations to seize key...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Sgt. Reckless Info from here. By Nancy Lee White Hoffman - Originally Published November 1992 Today, the subject of American women in combat is a controversial issue. In the 1950s it was almost unheard of.But, during the Korean War there was at least one female who saw combat. She was a Marine named Sgt Reckless."I first saw this little lady. . .when the [First Marine]...

The Board of Deputies of British Jews condemned comments by Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, who announced his intention to host right-wing activist Tommy Robinson in Israel later this month. According to the Board, “Tommy Robinson is a bully representing the worst of Britain. His presence undermines the sincere efforts of those genuinely working to combat Islamic extremism and foster community cohesion.” “The minister has proven that he is a ‘Diaspora Minister’ in name only—not in his actions. In this dark hour, he chose to ignore the views of the overwhelming majority of British Jews, who consistently and unequivocally reject...

GROWING DEEP AND STRONG One day my mother and I were working together in the garden where we were transplanting plants for the third time. Grown from seed in a small container, the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then transplanted into the garden. Now, because I was moving, we were transplanting them once again. Inexperienced as a gardener, I turned to my green-thumbed mother. "Isn’t this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. "Won’t it hurt these plants, being uprooted and transplanted so many times?" "Oh"...

Harvard University president Alan Garber blamed a Jewish student for his own assault during an anti-Israel protest, accusing him in a text message of filming in a way that "appears provocative," the House Education and Workforce Committee revealed Monday. The text was included in a letter that Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) and Tim Walberg (Mich.)—who chair House Republican Leadership, and the House Education and Workforce Committee, respectively—sent Garber demanding information surrounding incidents that "may contribute to a hostile antisemitic environment on campus." They pointed to his texts urging Harvard Business School dean Srikant Datar not to send a community...

***** The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: Tunes For Our Troops~ The Nifty ‘90s ~ Peace, Prosperity And The Internet *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For Our Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & Their Families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort...

Jews across the UK have been urged to lock their doors and not to congregate in groups as police patrols are stepped up outside synagogues and in areas with large Jewish populations after the Manchester attack. Sir Keir Starmer told the Jewish community that he would do “everything in my power to guarantee you the security you deserve” as he announced additional police officers and assets would be deployed to all Jewish communities. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, said that she would “do whatever is required” to keep the Jewish community safe as she visited the site of the attack...