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Nothing but the blood of Jesus saves me from my wickedness. Christ is Coming every time the Middle East heats up I go back to the preaching and messaging of my teenage years about a Second Coming of Jesus.... Well it's time for a Benjamin Netanyahu Update the pride of Cheltenham High School Class of 1967 Bibi went to high school on the doorstep of Philadelphia... And how does Israel deal with the United Kingdom and its new "Soviet" leader? Tommy Robinson has openly identified himself as Pro-Israel while Sir Keir Starmer tries to steer a less friendly course purging...

Nikki Haley has suspended her bid for the 2024 Republican nomination after losing 14 out of 15 Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses to former President Donald Trump."I wanted Americans to have their voices heard," the former South Carolina governor said Wednesday morning in Charleston. "I have done that. I have no regrets. And though I will no longer be a candidate, I will not stop using my voice for the things I believe in."

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Donald Trump defeated GOP rival Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, securing yet another win for the former president. The race was called almost immediately after the polls closed at 7 p.m., with Trump securing all 29 winner-take-all state delegates. With some 65 percent of the vote in, Trump was up by roughly 20 points. “This was a little sooner than we anticipated. And even a bigger win than we anticipated,” Trump said to applause on stage at the state fairgrounds in Columbia moments after the victory. “I have never seen the Republican...

Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said Monday on FNC’s “Your World” that Republicans are being “irresponsible” with national security” by killing the bipartisan border deal because of former President Donald Trump’s criticisms. Anchor Neil Cavuto said, “You know, Donald Trump has famously said that Republicans should be ashamed of themselves. We’re going to have Senator Lankford with us shortly, who’s amazed at the response it’s getting and wondering if maybe that could be because Republicans, might feel that they’re in a better position not to have something like this, that it could help Joe Biden. It wouldn’t...

We all know that dogs have a unique way of expressing their emotions, and one pup has taken it to a whole new level. Meet Miga, a Brussels griffon with a larger-than-life personality. Her owner, Lauren, recently shared photos and a hilarious story online about Miga's "dirty looks" whenever anyone comes near her boyfriend, Jesse Weyher. This tiny dog's expressive side-eye has captured the hearts of many and left the internet in stitches.

When considering the ostentatious and attention-seeking members of the avian community, one's mind typically conjures images of peacocks or flamingos. However, it is time to redirect our attention to the captivating Tragopan temminckii, the Temmincks tragopan. This remarkable pheasant species, native to Northern Asia, showcases an extraordinary courtship display that is sure to captivate any observer. During the breeding season, which occurs in March and April, male tragopans employ a mesmerizing Courtship Dance to attract a female companion. This intricate display involves the male unfurling and inflating its wattle-like gular lappet, inflating its two horns, fluffing up its plumage, and...

So I just saw the Trump commercial re: Desantis. He accuses Desantis of wanting to cut Medicare funding among other things. All dark and foreboding in black and white (of course). And here's my favorite part: "Desantis even voted to raise the retirement age to 70"!! Anyone even halfway responsible who looks at the Social Security trust fund numbers knows the retirement age will have to be lifted. Americans are living longer. There's no other option. Well, there is one other option -- raising SS taxes and/or raising or eliminating the income cap. Both Democrat solutions. Of course Trump has...

"hard step into deep tyranny" Lawyer-Talk Show Host Mark Levin Reacts To The Indictment Of President Trump By Manhattan Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg In recent days and weeks I saw stories in the mainstream media downplaying the activities of the grand jury of New York (Manhattan) District Attorney Alvin Bragg. My response to them was not to use them in my news summaries I felt they were not accurate. My suspicion was justified... President Trump with a statement tonight but his Truth Social Media feed tonight linking to reaction from various Republican elected officials and candidates for public office....

On this date in 1554, Tudor nobleman Henry Grey — who for nine days had been the father of the queen — was beheaded at Queen Mary’s command. He was one of the inveterate schemers who grappled to secure his family’s foot upon the throne during the uncertain years when Edward VI succeeded Henry VIII. Frail and underaged, Edward’s foreseeable early death without issue created a situation where the cream of the aristocracy could plausibly dream themselves the namesakes of the next great English dynasty. Heck, the late royal monster was himself just the son of the guy who had...

Last year on this date, nine men purportedly involved in the 2015 car bomb assassination of Egyptian prosecutor general Hisham Barakat were hanged at a Cairo prison. Barakat had prosecuted thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of the elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who was deposed in a military coup in 2013. “A monument to unfair trials in Egypt” in the words of Amnesty International, this case compassed 28 total death sentences,* supported by the exercises of Egypt’s feared torturers. “Give me an electric probe and I’ll make anyone confess to assassinating [the late President Anwar] Sadat,” was the...

We might not have actually seen the last of Tom Brady in the NFL. While the undisputed greatest quarterback of all-time had what amounted to a several-day retirement last week, he is not ruling out an eventual comeback to the league. On his SiriusXM show “Let’s Go!” Brady was asked by co-host Jim Gray about the possibility of returning to football. “[Michael Jordan] came back. Muhammad Ali came back. Mike Tyson came back. So inevitably some quarterback’s going to get hurt or not perform at the level and it’s gonna start in July in training camp. It’s gonna go again...

Many have offered up reasons for the military buildup all over the country, including over 26,000 in DC alone. I've pondered this for days and here's all I've been able to come up with: 1. You don't need 26,000 national guard troops to guard DC. 2. The people from Jan. 6, whichever sides they were on, are not hanging around for another run at the Capitol. 3. I do not believe the theory that these troops are there to round up all of the leftist criminals and send them to Guantanamo. 4. The only logical explanation is that this a...

<p>Screenshots from a Discord chat channel allegedly hosted by John Sullivan – a far-left, anti-Trump activist who appears to have incited violence at the U.S. Capitol while posing as a journalist – reveal he and his followers infiltrated the January 6th Save America March in Washington, D.C.</p>

Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister for China, celebrated the presumed return of former vice president Joe Biden to the White House by saying it marked a “return to the right track.” Speaking to the board of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), the representative of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revealed his goal of improving relations with the United States. That goal would require the removal of barriers put in place to smooth dialogue. The hard-line stance of the Trump administration, for instance. ... “Based on the direction of mutual benefits for our two peoples and countries,” he continued, “we need...

It is only speculation at this point but there is discussion that late-term abortion activist Wendy Davis may replace Cecile Richards as the CEO of the Planned Parenthood abortion business. Davis is the former Texas state legislator who earned national infamy after she filibustered a Bill to ban late-term abortions. She then ran for governor and lost by a mile to pro-life Texas Governor Greg Abbott. She was so extreme on abortion that even many Hispanic Democrats who have never voted Republican before cast ballots for Abbott. Since losing the election, Davis has been on the speaking circuit and the...

Barack Obama might be out of the White House, but he just can't quit his pal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Barack and Canada's big cheese grabbed dinner at the Liverpool House Tuesday in Montreal ... on the heels of Prez 44's speech blasting President Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord. Both guys rolled up their sleeves to talk shop ... namely, how to foster a new generation of leaders in their respective countries. Let's face it -- doesn't hurt to look like these guys either. The rock star treatment they got outside the restaurant proves it.

I think we all agree that the quality of the opuses here on Free Republic has dropped considerably. Yes, I know that the plural of opus is opera. To me, opera is just some people putting themselves on a stage and waving their arms around and screaming something that nobody understands. By golly, that is exactly what the opus writers do. Still, the dictionary assures me that "opuses" is also a correct plural form of "opus". If you don't like it, well, write that into your opus....in Italian. My Dad always told me, "If you're going to write an opus,...

Chelsea Clinton has left the door open to one day to running for office herself. "I live in a city and a state where I support my elected representatives," Clinton said in an interview with the business magazine Fast Company. "If at some point that weren’t the case, and I didn’t support my mayor or my city councilwoman or my congresswoman or either of my senators — and I’m lucky to live in a state where I have lots of women representing me, you know — maybe then I’d have to ask and answer the question for myself, and come...

Could President Obama have read this op-ed by Ron Paul before his joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron this morning? The president’s assessment of the Benghazi scandal was remarkably similar to that of the former congressman. Both men called the controversy a “sideshow.” While Obama primarily went after Republicans for trying to politicize his administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last September, Paul chose a more equal opportunity approach in his article, published this morning on the website of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. “Congressional hearings, White House...

Ron Paul ‏@RonPaul Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword." Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn't make sense (screenshot just in case it is removed)