Free Republic

On my phone if I hold it straight up and down I cannot see free republic. The font size is too small. But if I flip it over and the phone is now east and west the font is big enough that I can scroll comfortably. Was this done on purpose?

Why is the mainstream media ignoring this particular video from this particular angle of the shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents in Minnesota?

Iranian protesters intensified nationwide demonstrations over the past 24 hours, directly appealing to President Donald Trump while chanting anti-regime slogans. Footage published Wednesday showed a protester in Tehran symbolically renaming a street after Trump, while other videos captured handwritten appeals reading, "Don’t let them kill us," Iran International reported. Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, posted the video on X stating, "Since Trump's comments about the Iran protests, I've seen numbers videos of Iranian protesters either thanking him or, in this case, renaming streets after the US president." The appeals came as demonstrators faced a widening security...

Trump to ban large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes Trump said that he would discuss the announcement further at his speech in Davos, Switzerland, in two weeks. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is taking immediate steps to ban large institutional investors from purchasing additional single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans. In a post shared Tuesday afternoon, Trump said buying and owning a home was long considered “the pinnacle of the American Dream,” but claimed that record-high inflation under the Biden administration and congressional Democrats has made that...

ransomnote: Excerpt of video clip below. Full clip at link. Jan 5, 2026

[H/T Grey_Whiskers]The Insurrection ProclamationEKO@EkoLovesYou·Jan 5·Trump issued it eight months ago. Governors called it an immigration order.April 28, 2025. President Trump signs Executive Order 14287 in the Oval Office. The title reads like standard bureaucracy: “Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens.”But in the third paragraph, a single phrase changes everything:Sanctuary jurisdictions are engaging in “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law.”Insurrection. The exact statutory term from 10 U.S.C. §§ 332-333. The language that unlocks the Insurrection Act of 1807.Georgetown Law professor Martin Lederman publishes analysis within days. The executive order mirrors Section 334 requirements. The formal proclamation to disperse...

GOV. WALZ: "This is a concerted effort to try and destroy the president's opponents — to destroy the rule of law." Video at link (just hit the X to close the log in box if it pops up - you don't have to have a FB account to view it - it is a public video).

"I'm not going anywhere. You can make all your requests for me to resign — over my dead body will that happen! ...and the question they need to ask is, when does the guy in the White House resign?" Video at link (just hit the X to close the log in box if it pops up - you don't have to have a FB account to view it - it is a public video).

The leaders of the United Kingdom and France signed a declaration of intent on Tuesday to deploy “coalition of the willing” troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, providing security guarantees for Kyiv.Following a meeting in Paris of American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, European leaders, and top Ukrainian officials, British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a declaration of intent to deploy a multinational military force in Ukraine to enforce a potential ceasefire with Russia.

Once again, I am bringing Brad & Lex back to the front.. I believe this is their first time ever hearing Rush. The confusion on Brad's face, and the excitement on bubbly Lex's face tell you all you need to know about this couple.. (I am so envious of Brad for finding this treasure).

Dialogical Logic Dialogical logic is an approach to logic in which the meaning of the logical constants (connectives and quantifiers) and the notion of validity are explained in game-theoretic terms.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, measuring a strong 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck Shimane Prefecture at 10:18 a.m. on Tuesday. There was no threat of a tsunami. The initial quake was followed by a magnitude 5.1 temblor, measuring a lower 5 on the intensity scale, at 10:28 a.m.

China recruits top STEM talent globally through programs including the Thousand Talents Plan, focusing on AI researchers, quantum computing experts, semiconductor engineers, and biotechnology researchers. The U.S., by contyrast, issues extraordinary ability visas to TikTok creators, Instagram fitness models, OnlyFans creators, and YouTube personalities.

Venezuela’s acting leader, in an address to the nation on Sunday, said there were “Zionist undertones” to the U.S. military’s capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Delcy Rodriguez, a vice president under Maduro who is now the interim leader, has demanded the “immediate release” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, since they were captured by U.S. forces on Saturday. Maduro and Flores were flown to New York City, where they are expected to appear in federal court on drug-trafficking and other charges on Monday. “Governments around the world are simply shocked that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the victim...

Hilarious! "Baby Trump Visits Minnesota & The Somalian Daycares! Ft. Ilhan Omar and Tim Walz"

Frequently Asked Questions: New Home? We’re proud to have finalized an agreement with the Galveston Wharves Board securing Pier 15 as the new home of Battleship Texas. Learn more at https://battleshiptexas.org/coming-soon What’s Next? Battleship Texas will remain at Gulf Copper Shipyard for now and restoration will continue until her new home at Pier 15 is ready for her. Current Projects? Ongoing work includes replacing the wooden deck, running electrical cabling around the ship, paint prep in interior spaces, replacing the turret watersheds, restoring the 20 mm, 40 mm, and 3" guns, and other projects. Touring? No tours are being offered...

Video of Washington Monument light show celebrating America's 250th year. (First post in a long time. Hope it is ok.)

John Mearsheimer : Something extraordinary is unfolding in the Caribbean. A quiet but unmistakable signal that the global balance of power is shifting before our eyes. Russian naval vessels have docked in Venezuelan waters, sending a message that despite what some in Washington may claim, this is not just a simple military exercise. It's a moment of reckoning, a direct challenge to decades of American dominance in Latin America. This isn't merely about naval drills or ships sailing across the ocean. It's about sovereignty, defiance, and the birth of a new multipolar world where nations refuse to bow to a...

The YouTube video, titled “Watch Host’s Eyes FLARE Open When Melanie Phillips Says This About Palestinian Protesters!” and uploaded on January 4, 2026, by psychotherapist and Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, features a clip from an interview with British journalist Melanie Phillips. In it, Phillips delivers a scathing analysis of Western liberal progressives’ mindset, arguing that they view themselves as inherently “good” for supporting Palestinians as an “oppressed” group victimized by Israeli “oppressors”—a narrative she calls a complete lie. She explains how the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023, exposed Palestinians as “bloodthirsty savages” who committed sadistic acts like slaughter, rape, beheading,...

A Chabad truck playing the Hasidic song 'Hinei Ma Tov' passed by Zohran Mamdani's conference to announce members of his cabinet and other changes, bringing the proceedings to a breief halt. While announcing new members of his administration, Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped to listen to a passing Chabad truck that was playing “Hinei Ma Tov.” “It’s a good song,” Mamdani said. Link to X video @AnashReporter