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The lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell thinks President Trump is likely to pardon her... The US Air Force meeting its recruiting goal...2026 fiscal year five months ahead... The US extending its easing of sanctions on Russian oil... "The US President has made seven claims in the span of one hour, all seven of which are false" Iran's Parliament Speaker... President Trump speaking of ending ten wars... Meeting in Havana...US State Department officials...grandson of former Cuban ruler... ...judge in Los Angeles ruling that actor Alec Baldwin can be sued... White House upbeat...meeting with the CEO of AI creator "Anthropic"......

Ukraine on the attack...Rostov Region an 'air attack' killed one person and wounded four...Explosions reported in Kiev... The notes of FBI agents from their 2019 interview with a woman alleging sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein in the 1980's... Trump's budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services... An Iranian drone attack...US Embassy Riyadh...extensive damage... much touted mediation effort...Iran War...not happening... Justice Samuel Alito fell ill while in Philadelphia recently... 5.8 magnitude earthquake...Afghanistan and Pakistan... Paris 31 now former after-school care employees are suspected of 'sexual violence'... Israel tank firing on a 'suspect' who approached... New Israeli air attacks...southern...

...testimony of Jeffrey Epstein personal attorney...raising suspicions... Crown Princess Mette-Marit portraying herself as a victim of Jeffrey Epstein... United Airlines cutting scheduled flights by five percent... 10 killed, 59 injured...fire...auto parts factory...South Korea... Lebanon late tonight new Israeli evacuation orders... Iranian missile attacks on Israel late tonight... President Donald Trump rejecting any truce...objectives are 'very close' to being met... US Marines that could seize Iranian territory moving towards... Israeli air attacks on Tehran late tonight... A jury finding Elon Musk liable for misleading investors... Heavy rains...flooding Hawaii...residents ordered to evacuate... US easing sanctions on Iranian oil... US federal prosecutors probing...

At the beginning of the week President Emmanuel Macron flying to Cyprus and joining the crew of the French aircraft carrier "Charles De Gaulle" to signal France's involvement in the Iran War. Macron offered support to the Greek Cypriot government... Meanwhile Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confronted the economic cost of the Iran War... On social media late Thursday President Emmanuel Macron reporting the death of a French soldier in Iraq... On Friday it was reported by the "Financial Times" that France and Italy were seeking to open talks with Iran on getting oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz... Tomorrow...

Government Oversight Committee...transcribed interview...jail guard...Jeffrey Epstein died... "West Bank" attacks by Israeli nationalist settlers on Palestinians... Debris from an attacking Ukrainian drone igniting a fire... explosions reported in Kiev... Israel reported...planning a major ground invasion... Cuba's Communist ruler...confirming talks with the United States... federal district judge quashing subpoenas...probe of...Jerome Powell... Richard Grenell leaving his post a director of the Trump Kennedy Center... US airstrikes in Baghdad tonight aimed at Iraqi groups... missile attack on Israel... Saudi Arabia...shot down six attacking Iranian drones... five US refueling planes damaged in an Iranian attack... 13 members of he US military killed so far......

An Israeli source added to the Post that UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka will arrive in Israel on Monday amid the ongoing escalation. Hezbollah has instructed its members to confront the Lebanese army should it attempt to intervene with the group's activities, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post. “The instruction is very clear: if the Lebanese army attempts to dismantle a position or prevent rocket fire, confront them,” the source said.

The Facts Are This A week ago Sunday March 1st the price of gasoline at Sam's Club here in York, Pennsylvania 273.9 today Sunday March 8th the price is 319.9. Up 46 cents or 16.8 percent but as... The War Update Edwin Starr sings the classic song "War"... War seems bad for China and good for Russia. Oil producers like Russia are enriched with revenue. Its bad for Europe and the USA especially in terms of inflation. Higher oil prices will trickle down into the price of all products based on petroleum... In 1979 it was "America Held Hostage" in...

In Ecuador the US military attacking a drug trafficking... In Toronto three of the 12 charges dropped...sexual assault trial...billionaire businessman Frank Stronach... Fox News reporting...third US aircraft carrier...Middle East... Hezbollah forces in Lebanon...fighting Israeli troops landed by helicopter... President Trump...'private interest' in sending US ground troops to Iran... Extensive Israeli air attacks inside Iran... Some Iranian missiles fired at Israel... Three Liquefied Natural Gas tankers diverting from Europe to Asia... To deal with skyrocketing oil prices the US easing some oil sanctions on Russia... In Chicago...funeral service for the Reverend Jesse Jackson... Islamic militant kidnapping more than 300 people in...

Israel And US Attack Iran Launching War... Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Confirmed Dead... The Opening Of Saturday Night Live Tonight February 28, 2026... Melba Montgomery's "No Charge" reminds me of the passing of my mother five years ago this past week... "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy'. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and...

Support Free Republic Your host adding his name to the list of those supporting Free Republic this week. The premier conservative online gathering place celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Rush Limbaugh a big user of FR for show prep... Newsdump Alert: 50 Killed Others Kidnapped In Northwestern Nigeria... Where do we go from here your host grew up with preachers on the radio so I heard about Jesus but many of those preachers mixed in the social commentary the politics if you will... "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land" That hit song in Europe...

Newsdump Alert: Dozens Of Refugees Killed In Convoy Attack In Sudan Civil War By United Arab Emirates-Backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF)... Newsdump Alert: Saudi Arabia Denouncing Foreign Interference In The Sudan Civil War Without Naming A Specific Country, But The United Arab Emirates Are Known To Back The Rapid Support Forces Accused Of Atrocities... The United Israeli Emirates?... "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" Psalm 23:4 King James (Authorized) Version Bible.. "but nothing on me" President...

Some have called the internet "Pandora's Box" and that is becoming obvious to governments around the world from the US to Israel to China, Russia etc. etc. all seeking ways or already finding ways to control the 'information superhighway' to protect their interests. This week France's government with another move against social media raiding the offices of the "X" social media platform in Paris...

A US official accusing China of conducting secret nuclear explosions... A drone attack repelled in southern Russia's Rostov Region... Explosions in several Ukrainian cities early Saturday... President Trump tightening sanctions on Iran... An Arizona state judge striking down three abortion laws.. . US Navy Secretary John Phelan was on Jeffrey Epstein's plane... Members of Congress being given access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files... President Trump signing an executive order increasing the importation of beef from Argentina... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...dismissing any link between Epstein and Israel... Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy... British police searching...

Newsdump Alert: Qatar's Prime Minister Meets Iran's Security Council Chief To Discuss "Easing Regional Tensions"... Newsdump Alert: At Least 30 Killed In Israeli Attacks In Gaza Where There Is Supposed To Be A Ceasefire... Newsdump Alert: Controversy Over Trump DOJ Epstein File More Revelations Of Epstein Victims Heavy Redactions... "His friends are running our government. That's the point. You've already been conquered if you don't understand the magnitude of this..." Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky comments on the significance of the Epstein Files... "For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh....

In Congo more than 200 people killed when part of a mine collapsed... State Department approving a nine billion dollar sale of Patriot air defense missiles to Saudi Arabia... The Trump Administration approving a 6.67 billion dollar arms package for Israel... Another attack by Israeli nationalists on a Palestinian community in the "West Bank"... South Africa expelling the top Israeli diplomat over insults aimed at President... The US Senate passing a funding package...keep parts of the federal government open... A judge today dropped death penalty charges in the federal case against Luigi Mangione... Department of Justice conducting a civil rights...

Newsdump Alert: Man Shot And Killed By Federal Agents During Immigration Crackdown In Minneapolis... Newsdump Alert: Ukraine War Continues Heavy Russian Attacks Reinforce Destruction Of Ukraine's Power Grid Talks To End Fighting In United Arab Emirates... Newsdump Update Brazilian President Lula Da Silva Says US President Donald Trump Is Trying To Create A New United Nations With His "Board Of Peace"... "But mark this there will be terrible times in the last days..."... God Still Loves You And Offers A Wonderful Plan For Your Life... This "Board of Peace" reminds me of second grade when the principal called me into...

"I think we should let them come down into the US" US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant...oil pipeline from Alberta... Russian attacks across Ukraine late tonight... Another deadly US attack on a boat... The threat of Iran being attacked this weekend high...killing Iran's religious and political leadersship would be a likely scenario... Multiple airlines cancelling flights in the Middle East... Thousands marched in Minneapolis today protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan acknowledging Israel..."is looking for an opportunity to strike Iran"... In Spain the Public Prosecutor's Office declining to prosecute singer Julio Iglesias... The United States adding...

Newsdump Alert: Kurdish Forces In Syria Pushed Back By Government Forces Fighting In Recent Weeks Leading To Ceasefire The Kurdish forces in Syria former backed by the United States have been expelled from large areas of Syria by the jihadist central government supported by the US and Turkey... Newsdump Alert: Iran's Supreme Leader Links Trump To Deadly Rioting In Iran Trump Speaks Of Need For New Leadership In Iran... Senator Graham is associated with... Going Covert In The Culture War... The "Canada Update" lets watch this rendition of "Oh Canada"... "This is love not that we loved God but that...

In Israel speculation...Netanyahu will take to impede his corruption trial... US Department of Justice sending subpoenas to Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey... US military active in a contested area of Syria in recent hours... Tonight the announcement of two boards to deal with implementation...Trump's Gaza Plan... The Trump Administration joining Governors of several states to pressure the nation's leading power grid... US House Ethics Committee looking into a complaint against Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace... The US Supreme Court will consider a limitation on liability for pesticide makers... Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine taken from his home... Israel's...

Newsdump Alert: Syrian Government Announces New Unilateral Ceasefire In Aleppo Amidst Fighting With Kurdish Forces... Newsdump Alert: Son Of Deposed Shah Pushes Conflict In Iran... Newsdump Alert: At Least 25 Members Of Iranian Law Enforcement Killed In Rioting In Iran... There's a song about "abuse" Annie Lennox orange hair and all from the 1980's. I got chewed out... "The Epstein Files Transparency Act"... "There's something deep going on with Mark Levin..."...Tucker Carlson "Charlie and I had a two-minute exchange on Epstein and he worked for a foreign agency who would it have been and I said it would make sense...