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  • How to contact an administrator at FR

    10/01/2025 6:01:24 PM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 35 replies
    Oct 1 2025 | Beowulf9
    How does one contact an administrator of FreeRepublic? I don't want to bother Jim he's got enough going on right now but I just posted two articles that were taken down immediately in the past few days. One for Copyright infringement, but they weren't on the list and I don't want to make that mistake again if I should know something more, the other reason just said, 'Pulled' but I honestly did not see anything for the reason why.? Who do you contact?
  • GROK AI confirms President Trump's statements that the US no longer provides funds to Ukraine. All funds spent now are from prior Congressional Appropriations - no new ones planned

    10/01/2025 3:34:25 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 40 replies
    October 1, 2025 | GROK AI
    President Trump said the US no longer funds the Ukraine war. He said we now sell weapons to NATO, and NATO can do whatever it wants with them. The MSM and NATO vigorously describe this as Trump's continued support for the Ukraine war.I asked GROK AI specific questions about what kind of aid we are giving in terms of military, budgetary and humanitarian/economic support. Grok says there have been no new appropriations by Congress in 2025; any US funds being spent now (e.g., training Ukrainian troops) were from prior appropriations (Biden). There is still tens of billions in Biden era...
  • ASSURING THE SECURITY OF THE STATE OF QATAR

    10/01/2025 1:10:40 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 33 replies
    The White House ^ | September 29, 2025 | Executive Ordwer
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in recognition of the enduring alliance between the United States and the State of Qatar, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. Over the years, the United States and the State of Qatar have been bound together by close cooperation, shared interests, and the close relationship between our armed forces. The State of Qatar has hosted United States forces, enabled critical security operations, and stood as a steadfast ally in pursuit of peace, stability, and prosperity, both in the...
  • Following Comey Indictment, Durbin Slams Trump Administration’s Blatant Politicization Of DOJ

    10/01/2025 1:04:59 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 20 replies
    “Is there one Republican Senator in this chamber who gives a damn?” Durbin said in his speech on the Senate floorWASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reprimanded the Trump Administration for weaponizing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to attack President Trump’s personal enemies. In his remarks, Durbin underscored that political retribution was the true intention behind President Trump and Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi’s move to force Erik Siebert, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to resign. With...
  • GROK AI: Comer's Stated Goals for the ongoing House Oversight Committee hearings on the Epstein Case

    10/01/2025 11:23:27 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 21 replies
    October 1, 2025 | GROK AI
    GROK AI provided the following summary of Cormer's Goals for the Epstein-Relationship Hearings. (ransomnote: For your reference, the list of materials subpoenaed for review are here, and the schedule for testimony is at the bottom of this post.)Overview of Comer's Goals for Epstein-Related HearingsRep. James Comer (R-KY), as Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, has framed the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as the "most comprehensive" to date, focusing on the federal government's handling of their criminal cases. This includes transcribed interviews (functioning as hearings), document reviews, and subpoenas. Comer's goals, stated in press...
  • Ursula von der Leyen announces 4 billion euros will be disbursed to Ukraine today

    10/01/2025 10:48:15 AM PDT · by kiryandil · 28 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | October 1, 2025 | DiscloseTV
    NOW - Ursula von der Leyen announces 4 billion euros will be disbursed to Ukraine today, including 2 billion for drones and proposes "reparation loans for Ukraine, on the basis of the immobilized Russian assets, Ukraine has to pay back this loan, if Russia pays reparations."
  • Thank you Chuck Schumer

    10/01/2025 9:30:44 AM PDT · by Kudsman · 9 replies
    Vanity | 10-1-2025 | Self
    Thank you Chuck. Throughout my limited political activity I have always come across folks that want to help. "What can I do?" Is a commonly heard question. Here is your perfect chance to do something. All politicians dislike when they get hammered for doing bad stuff. Too often they do not receive praise for doing a good thing. If you feel the urge to thank Chuck, please remember to use your indoor, civil voice. Here are the office and fax numbers to use when thanking Chuck for allowing President Trump to further streamline the bloat. Washington DC: 202-224-6542, fax 202-228-3027Albany...
  • CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s K-visa plans spark worries of a talent flood

    10/01/2025 6:58:06 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 4 replies
    Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China’s latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program announced in August.The program, which was rolled out on Wednesday with the aim of attracting foreign professionals, will also test how China balances its immigration policy with its pursuit of technological ambitions.Under the new rules, young graduates — in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM — no longer need backing from a local employer and can enjoy more flexibility in terms for entry frequency and duration of stay.
  • Trump shields immigration and trade from shutdown fallout

    10/01/2025 6:17:26 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 22 replies
    As Washington enters a government shutdown, the Trump administration has erected safeguards to ensure President Donald Trump’s most hardline priorities continue unscathed.Agencies central to Trump’s agenda are shielding certain programs by declaring the federal employees who work on them essential or sheltering them under already approved funding streams — designations that will allow them to keep running through the funding lapse. (snip) “Remember Rahm Emanuel’s great quote: ‘You should never waste a crisis,’” said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “Rahm Emanuel should be proud of the Trump team because they’re prepared to say, ‘Every day this is shut, we will...
  • Italy’s Navy to Quit Gaza Flotilla as Risk of Israeli Attack Looms

    10/01/2025 3:39:52 AM PDT · by Adder · 12 replies
    The Algemeiner ^ | 9/30/2025 | Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
    Italy’s navy will stop following the international flotilla heading to Gaza once it gets within 150 nautical miles (278 km) of the shore, the Italian defense ministry said on Tuesday. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of more than 40 civilian boats carrying parliamentarians, lawyers, and activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which has been ruled by the terrorist group Hamas for nearly two decades, and deliver some aid to the Palestinian enclave. Once the convoy reaches the 150 nautical miles limit, the Italian frigate accompanying it will stop, “as communicated several times...
  • Security researchers say G1 humanoid robots are secretly sending information to China and can easily be hacked

    09/30/2025 10:47:42 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 17 replies
    techxplore.com ^ | September 30, 2025 | Paul Arnold, Phys.org
    Researchers have uncovered serious security flaws with the Unitree G1 humanoid robot, a machine that is already being used in laboratories and some police departments. They discovered that G1 can be used for covert surveillance and could potentially launch a full-scale cyberattack on networks.It sounds like the stuff of science fiction nightmares, robots that are secretly spying on you and could be controlled by remote hackers. However, the concern is real, as these types of robots are becoming increasingly common in homes, businesses, critical infrastructure and public spaces.When robots go rogueIn a new study available on the arXiv preprint server,...
  • Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 10/01/2025 Vol.512, Q Day 2896

    09/30/2025 9:00:00 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 5,014 replies
    Qalerts.net ^ | Oct 1, 2025 | FReeQs, FReepers, LurQers and Vanity
    Many come here to read dispatches from the War between Good and Evil, to red-pill and encourage.....and to pray and give thanks to the God who fights for us.Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see. 3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDTQ !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).>Decide for...
  • Dem Gubernatorial Candidate’s Cheating Scandal Widens As Polling Lead Evaporates(New Jersey)

    09/30/2025 8:23:40 AM PDT · by Signalman · 30 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 9/30/2025 | Cullen McCue
    The cheating scandal surrounding U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and her time at the U.S. Naval Academy has widened after her husband, Jason, also appears to have been implicated, according to documents reviewed by the New York Post. Last week, a bombshell report from the New Jersey Globe revealed that Sherrill was barred from walking with her class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994 due to her implication in a sweeping cheating scandal that implicated more than 130 midshipmen. A copy of the commencement program from May 25, 1994, which was obtained by the outlet, did not include Sherrill’s...
  • (Vanity) You too, can teach AI

    09/29/2025 1:46:47 PM PDT · by omegatoo · 14 replies
    Me and Grok | 9/29 | Grok
    I'm still not sure exactly what to do with AI, but I am learning that it is a good source of compiling lots of data quickly. It seems to be good to compare products, especially when you're looking at a particular feature, and to look up information without having to go to many individual sources. I like Grok's conversational style and how it remembers the question before and will actually guide you to narrow your information request and results. Anyway, I was talking to it about the new information about Jan 6th, and its first response mentioned " conspiracy theories",...
  • Makeup artist Mimi Choi, does incredible work!

    09/29/2025 1:21:09 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 12 replies
    X ^ | September 29, 2025 | ProtectOurFreedom
    Halloween is just around the corner — makeup artist Mimi Choi, does incredible work! Check this out, unbelievable
  • Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain

    09/29/2025 12:54:48 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 54 replies
    New York Times ^ | September 27, 2025 | Francesca Regalado
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said that Medals of Honor for soldiers who took part in an 1890 massacre of Native Americans would not be revoked. More than 300 Lakota Sioux men, women and children were killed by U.S. Army soldiers on Dec. 29, 1890, in one of the deadliest attacks on Native Americans by the United States military. The Lakota people had gathered to resist government control in an area of South Dakota that is now part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation..... In 2019, Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, introduced legislation to revoke...
  • Chairman Comer Subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton, Former U.S. Attorneys General and FBI Directors, and Records Related to Jeffrey Epstein

    09/29/2025 9:31:34 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 17 replies
    oversight.house.gov ^ | Aug 5, 2025 | House Oversight Committee
    WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued deposition subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales for testimony related to horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein. Additionally, Chairman Comer issued a subpoena to the U.S. Department of Justice for records related to Epstein. These subpoenas follow recent action by an Oversight Subcommittee, which approved motions to subpoena these records and compel witness testimony.On July 23, 2025, Republicans and Democrats on the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee approved by voice vote...
  • Did Anyone Ever Believe Men Could Become Women?

    09/27/2025 8:17:27 AM PDT · by Rev M. Bresciani · 31 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | September 27, 2025 | Daniel Greenfield
    Did anyone ever really believe that men could become women? ‘Tipping Point’ author Malcolm Gladwell helped answer that question when he recently apologized for publicly asserting that men could change sex and fairly compete against women in sports because he was “cowed”. No one bothered to follow up with the more interesting question, ‘What is Malcolm still too cowed to say in public’? It’s a question that also ought to be addressed to the various public figures, politicians, intellectuals and talkers, who have recanted the transgender heresy. We know that they claimed to believe in one obviously wrong thing because...
  • Epic Response: "What Kind of Black Woman Am I to Vote for MAGA?"

    09/27/2025 5:34:28 AM PDT · by ViLaLuz · 244 replies
    The Liberty Daily ^ | Sept. 27, 2025 | The Liberty Daily
    America needs more people like this lady. Let's welcome them.
  • Oklahoma to start Turning Point chapters at all high schools

    09/27/2025 5:34:13 AM PDT · by jacknhoo · 17 replies
    The Center Square ^ | Esther Wickham
    (The Center Square) - Former Oklahoma schools Superintendent Ryan Walters announced this past week a partnership with Turning Point USA to initiate chapters at every high school in the state. Since the brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, many have debated what this means for freedom of speech and freedom of religion in America. Schools and colleges across the country have started TPUSA chapters, growing the conservative movement in a matter of days. TPUSA posted on X that six days after Kirk’s killing, the organization received 54,000 requests from high school and college students nationwide to start...