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  • The Welcome Demise of Climate Change Catastrophism

    12/07/2025 8:58:10 PM PST · by SeekAndFind
    Hotair ^ | 12/07/2025 | Josh Hammer
    Is the American Left finally waking up from its decades long climate catastrophism stupor? For years, climate alarmism has reigned as political catechism: The planet is burning, and only drastic action -- deindustrialization, draconian regulation, even ceasing childbearing -- could forestall certain apocalypse. Now, at least some signs are emerging that both the broader public and leading liberal voices may be recoiling from the doom and gloom. First, recent polling shows that the intensity of climate dread is weakening. According to a July 2025 report from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, while a majority (69%) of Americans still...
  • Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia, testing truce pushed by Trump

    12/07/2025 8:55:09 PM PST · by where's_the_Outrage?
    NBC News ^ | Dec 7, 2025 | Associated Press
    BANGKOK — Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of attacking first. Tensions have simmered since the Southeast Asian neighbors signed a truce agreement in October pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump after their territorial disputes led to five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. Thai army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree said the Cambodian troops fired first into Thai territory in multiple areas. He said one Thai soldier was killed and four other soldiers were wounded, and that civilians were being evacuated from...
  • How to End Obamacare and Improve Healthcare Coverage

    12/07/2025 8:52:35 PM PST · by SeekAndFind
    Hotair ^ | 12/07/2025 | Betsy McCaughey
    Few people lie awake at night worried about the federal debt. So the Republicans' plan to allow "temporary" COVID-19-era enhanced subsidies for Obamacare to expire because of their exorbitant cost won't win many votes. It will save Uncle Sam money. A staggering 93% of premiums are currently paid directly by the federal government to the insurance companies, reports the Paragon Health Institute. But will it win votes in the coming midterm elections? No. Democrats are gloating that reducing the subsidies will mean higher costs for enrollees and an increase in the number of people who go without insurance. Sen. Chris...
  • New: Trump Team Rescues 62K Lost Kids From Biden's Blind Eye

    12/07/2025 8:47:29 PM PST · by SeekAndFind
    Red State ^ | 12/07/2025 | Ward Clark
    Border Czar Tom Homan has been given a tough job to do. His part in fixing four years of incompetence and outright refusal to enforce immigration law would be enough to make Hercules take pause. But Mr. Homan and those working with him are getting it done. In his latest, Mr. Homan, in an interview on Fox News, added another statistic to his growing list: Over 62,000 children redeemed from captivity..@RealTomHoman: "Over 62,000 children found by the Trump Admin — children that weren't even being looked for under the Biden Admin... Some of these children were in sex trafficking when...
  • Chinese reusable booster explodes during first orbital test, in failed bid to catch SpaceX

    12/07/2025 8:44:17 PM PST · by SeekAndFind
    CNN ^ | 12/07/2025 | Simone McCarthy , Mike Valerio , Fred He , John Liu
    Beijing — A private Chinese space firm successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to orbit but failed in its historic attempt to re-land the rocket booster Wednesday – the first such trial by a Chinese firm as the country’s growing commercial space sector races to catch up with American rivals like SpaceX. Beijing-based LandSpace, one of the sector’s leading firms, launched its Zhuque-3 rocket into space from a remote, desert launch site in northwestern China. The rocket entered orbit as planned, but its first stage – the portion of the vehicle that propels it at liftoff – did not successfully return...
  • Somali migrant scammer is stealing millions from Maine taxpayers to fund military forces in Somalia.

    12/07/2025 8:39:48 PM PST · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    Wall Street Apes Via X ^ | December 07, 2025 | Staff
    Post See new posts Conversation Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes A man from Somalia came to America, started a nonprofit and opened a “multimillion dollar migrant care service agency” He’s getting over $5 million per year from American taxpayers, being given no-bid contracts from Maine Governor Janet Mills, and is building a military in Somalia He has been funneling money back to Somalia to build a military in Somalia “The guy is running a migrant services agency that bills MaineCare, which is what we call Medicaid, about $5 million a year” “He said he raised money in the US to buy...
  • Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens

    12/07/2025 8:35:15 PM PST · by Az Joe · 5 replies
    MSN ^ | 12/07/2025 | Jeff Chiu
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game, Jeff Kent couldn't control his emotions. “Absolutely unprepared. Emotionally unstable,” he said after Sunday's vote announcement. “Thoughts are so far clouded." Kent received 14 of 16 votes from the contemporary era committee, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75% minimum. Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 along with anyone chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, whose...
  • Social Security Changes Could Be Coming Soon After House Passes 3 Bills

    12/07/2025 8:08:04 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 12 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 12/07/2025 | Jack Phillips
    The House of Representatives passed multiple bills targeting the Social Security Administration’s services for potential retirees, for victims of identity theft, and for children whose cards were stolen or lost. On Monday, the House passed the Claiming Age Clarity Act, which will change “certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits,” according to the bill. The SSA under the measure will have to use the term “minimum monthly benefit age” instead of “early eligibility age,” the text of the measure said. “This refers...
  • The Right Questions about America’s Strikes on Venezuelan Narco-Boats

    12/07/2025 7:12:06 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 21 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 12/07/2025 | Michael S. Kochin
    Once again, the United States is using lethal force off its shores. In recent weeks, American drones and warships have sunk or disabled a string of speedboats in international waters off Venezuela. Washington says the vessels belonged to narcoterrorist networks tied to the Maduro regime and Tren de Aragua and that they were carrying cocaine and fentanyl precursors bound for the United States. At least 83 alleged traffickers and others are dead. Caracas calls this extrajudicial murder. Human-rights groups call it assassination. Cable-news panels and UN press releases are already rehearsing the same ritual question: Is this legal under international...
  • Congress Is Focused on Healthcare…Again

    12/07/2025 6:52:48 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 9 replies
    Hedgeeye ^ | 12/07/2025 | Emily Evans and Josh Stevenson
    Their record isn’t just spotty; it is downright awful. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 was designed to prevent “patient dumping” by hospitals of emergent patients without insurance. The unintended consequences of that law are hotly debated. What is not in controversy is the hospital lobby’s insistence that the law drives up their operating costs.That argument has done decades of service to protectionist policies that limit competition and protect prices.Then there is the Affordable Care Act. It was a compromise between advocates of “universal health care” and the “Third Way” or “New Democrats” who viewed big...
  • [TX AG] Paxton Sues EPIC City [Planned 400 Acre Islamic-Exclusive Neighborhood] To Halt ‘Illegal Development Scheme’

    12/07/2025 6:25:05 PM PST · by JeepersFreepers · 6 replies
    Texas Scorecard ^ | December 5, 2025 | Brandon Waltens
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP), and several of their leaders, alleging that they engaged in an illegal land development scheme that violated Texas securities laws.Promotional materials allegedly described the development as the “epicenter of Islam in North America” and implied it would be reserved for Muslims, despite assurances to the contrary.According to the lawsuit, CCP—formed by EPIC as a vehicle to purchase and develop more than 400 acres in Hunt and Collin counties—engaged in fraudulent practices while soliciting investments for the EPIC City project. Promotional...
  • Freeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941 ~ 8 December 2025

    12/07/2025 6:00:35 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 34 replies
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    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS...
  • Texas Muslim city rebrands with unthreatening new name after Governor Greg Abbott accused it of trying to bring Sharia law to Lone Star State

    12/07/2025 5:47:56 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 20 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 03 Dec 2025 | JAMES REINL, JOE HUTCHISON, MARYANN MARTINEZ
    An Islamic group hoping to build a 'Muslim city' in eastern Texas has rebranded their project after Governor Greg Abbott accused them of wanting to enforce Sharia law. Developers looking to push forward with the large community have opted to change the name from EPIC City to The Meadow, according to the Houston Chronicle. The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) is behind the development and have yet to move beyond the planning stages, break ground or even submit permits. The cleric behind the community, Yasir Qadhi, has a decades-old record of preaching hatred, homophobia and Holocaust-denial to his followers. In...
  • The rise and fall of the American Bar Association

    12/07/2025 5:32:03 PM PST · by EnderWiggin1970 · 7 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/6/25 | Jonathan Turley
    This week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a little-noticed letter to the Texas Supreme Court that could have a significant impact on the legal profession. The state justices are exploring a radical change in bar admissions, seeking alternatives to the American Bar Association. In their letter, FTC officials indicated that they view the ABA as an effective monopoly in bar admissions. The potential state change itself may be less important than how the ABA itself has changed in bringing about these growing calls for separation from the roughly 150-year-old organization. In the fall, the Texas Supreme Court issued a tentative...
  • WATCH: NYC’s Radical Socialist Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Posts Video Coaching Illegals on How to Evade ICE – Urges People to ‘Stand Up’ to Feds

    12/07/2025 5:26:45 PM PST · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | December 07, 2025 | Cassandra MacDonald
    New York City’s incoming mayor, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, released a video on X Sunday morning offering step-by-step advice to illegal immigrants on thwarting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Standing in front of a flip chart labeled “Know your rights,” Mamdani positioned himself as the defender of NYC’s “more than 3 million immigrants,” vowing to protect them from federal raids amid President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda. The video comes on the heels of a disrupted ICE raid in Chinatown last weekend, where nearly 200 protesters blocked agents from leaving a parking garage. “Last weekend, ICE attempted to raid Canal...
  • Exposing a Burma Scam Center Liberated from Burma Army Proxy Forces

    12/07/2025 5:11:52 PM PST · by EnderWiggin1970 · 8 replies
    Free Burma Rangers ^ | 12/6/25 | Free Burma Rangers
    The war that rages on in Burma today is fought on a multitude of fronts. In the mountainous regions of Burma, armed resistance groups are struggling to defend their communities against the bloody regime of the State Security and Peace Commission, SSPC (formerly called the State Administration Council), a military dictatorship with a track record of profiting from illicit activities. Within this convoluted conflict, a quickly expanding criminal empire has taken root. Cyber scam centers, run by established Chinese crime rings and manned by victims of human trafficking, are popping up all along the Burma-Thai border. According to a recent...
  • How Ukraine's corrupt politicians are forcing Kyiv towards a Putin-approved peace deal: How embezzled millions, a golden toilet, and a president giving jobs to his pals could topple Zelensky

    12/07/2025 4:53:56 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 34 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 07 Dec 2025 | IMOGEN GARFINKEL
    Luxury mansions, duffel bags stacked full of cash, and a golden toilet. These are just some of the excesses that members of Volodymyr Zelensky's inner circle enjoyed as Russian missiles rained down on civilians, according to Ukraine's top anticorruption agencies. The scandal had old-school elements: its co-conspirators are accused of employing code names for each other such as 'Professor', 'Sugarman', 'Karlson', and 'Rocket' as they lined their pockets amid Moscow's years-long invasion. The corruption crisis sweeping Zelensky's government could not have occurred at a more pivotal moment in the country's history, as it thrashes out a peace proposal that will...
  • BREAKING: In a massive development, ICE is RAMPING UP Somali illegal alien raids in Minnesota.

    12/07/2025 3:20:32 PM PST · by SmokingJoe · 60 replies
    X ^ | 12/07/2025 | Eric Daugherty
    🚨 BREAKING: In a massive development, ICE is RAMPING UP Somali illegal alien raids in Minnesota. They’re showing up armed and storming the property that is packed with Somalis. It’s official. THE SURGE IS HERE 🇺🇸
  • The Trump Administration’s New Foreign Aid Model Cuts Out The ‘NGO Industrial Complex’

    12/07/2025 1:58:51 PM PST · by Twotone · 29 replies
    The Daily Wire ^ | December 4, 2025 | Kassy Akiva
    The United States is overhauling how it distributes foreign aid to prioritize direct investment in partner nations and eliminate waste by bypassing the “NGO industrial complex,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday. Rubio unveiled the new policy during the signing of a $2.5 billion Health Cooperation Framework with Kenya. The United States will provide up to $1.6 billion over the next five years to support priority health programs, while Kenya will increase domestic health spending by $850 million to foster its long-term health self-reliance. Rubio said the previous system funneled aid through foreign or U.S.-based NGOs that absorbed funding...
  • Rosie O'Donnell's Trump obsession continues unabated from Ireland as friends beg her to 'disconnect'

    12/07/2025 1:29:25 PM PST · by Impala64ssa · 39 replies
    Comedian moved to Ireland after Trump's re-election but continues breaking vows to stay off social mediaRosie O’Donnell is sounding the alarm about her ongoing fixation with President Donald Trump. The 63-year-old, along with some of her friends and family, spoke to The Washington Post about her move to Ireland after Trump's re-election last November, and one thing was made clear from the article. She "can't resist" speaking about Trump. O’Donnell told the outlet she promised her therapist the Wednesday before Thanksgiving she would refrain from posting about Trump for two days. It fell apart within hours. A longtime friend, Jennifer...