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I posted a vanity thread on the VANITY section of FR about this class and it was pulled. I hope posting it in the blogger section is appropriate. I am starting to teach a Private Pilot Course. You can participate FREE OF CHARGE online or in PERSON, when I get a classroom reserved (which I am working on) AGAIN the purpose of this thread is to discuss the class, which begins as soon as you send an email asking to join in. FReegards, David

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. “Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom,” Trump said in a social media post. “No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.” He also...

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Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” alleged that President Donald Trump was “destroying” the U.S. economy. Schiff said, “The president spoke for an hour and 40 minutes and had nothing to say about what he would do to bring down costs for American families that were watching that lengthy address, sit at the kitchen table hoping he would offer something to help them afford a new home or pay their rent, afford health care, or child care. There was nothing for the American people, and that’s where we need to keep our focus. I was just listening...

Rats jumping ship. ActBlue, major Democratic fundraising group, saw an exodus of senior officials and has “plunged into turmoil” as it faces an investigation from Republicans in Congress. At least seven senior officials left ActBlue in late February, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing a letter from the organization’s unions. That included customer service and partnerships directors who had worked at the organization for more than a decade. ActBlue has become a critical component of the Democratic Party’s fundraising/moneylaundering efforts. As of June 2024, ActBlue had raised $13.7 billion for Democratic candidates and causes. The organization dramatically increased the...

President Trump has drafted an executive order to officially “eliminate” the Dept. of Education, according to the Wall Street Journal. The president will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to facilitate its closure. “The experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars—and the unaccountable bureaucrats those programs and dollars support—has failed our children, our teachers, and our families,” the draft order reads. Abolishing the Dept. of Education has been a key promise the president made on the campaign trail. “Oh, I’d like it to be closed immediately. Look at the Department of Education. It’s...

Sweden’s largest supermarket chain, ICA, is selling dates in packaging that says “Free Palestine “” and a map depicting Palestine “from the river to the sea,” erasing Israel.

Do you think that defending Ukraine is the existential battle for freedom in our lifetime? I don't. Not that I want Vlad the Mad Putin to take over Ukraine, but the US faces much bigger problems than getting involved in a territorial dispute in a country with which we have almost no shared interests. China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US https://t.co/z77ig3L6y2— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 5, 2025For over twenty years, presidents have talked about the "pivot to Asia" in US foreign policy, and for over 20 years that pivot never happened. The reason...

🍿🍕🍿FReeper MeetUp 27 March 2025 - Woodbridge, Virginia 6:00pm - Alamo Dinner Theater. About 25 seats left ! 🍿🍕🍿🥤 https://drafthouse.com/northern-virginia/show/the-chosen-last-supper-season-5-part-1?cinemaId=0502&sessionId=105669

Approximately 1,000 agents from the Bureau's Washington, D.C. headquarters will be moved to field offices nationwide, and 500 will go to Huntsville, Alabama. Today is only his first day in office, and he's already at it. This was something Kash promised, by the way.

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https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/50320 DRAMA! The bodies of Ariel and Kfir Bibas have been identified, the third body is not that of the mother, Shiri.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director-designate Kash Patel advanced Tuesday in a first procedural vote on the Senate floor Tuesday, with Republicans cheering that President Trump’s pick “has the votes” and will be confirmed later this week. The Senate voted 48-45 along party lines to open debate on the nominee, starting the countdown for 30 hours of discussion before Patel is expected to receive final approval Thursday, sources close to the confirmation process tell The Post.

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Musk’s SpaceX team visiting key FAA command center — despite past frictions Multiple sources reporting. Placeholder discussion for FR blog

Announced while Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting with BiBi IDF: The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, is set to travel tonight on an official visit to the United States from February 17 to 20, 2025. During the visit, he will meet with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and other senior U.S. military officials to discuss key strategic and operational issues. The position of the Chief of the General Staff will be filled by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, MG Amir Baram, during the...

In a masterful strike against the eco-extremist agenda of the left, President Donald Trump, along with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, have opened Pandora’s box of energy independence.They have reversed the absurd ban imposed by Joe Biden, opening over 625 million acres for oil and gas drilling and exploration.This move is nothing less than a declaration of war against progressives who want to see the United States on its knees.🚨BREAKING: President Trump and Doug Burgum announce they are opening 625 million acres of offshore territory for drilling, reversing Biden’s last-minute ban before he left office.pic.twitter.com/Fl2kh3K0db— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 14, 2025In...