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• too many ghost posters on FR

  05/22/2024 8:54:54 AM PDT · by Ikeon · 304 replies

  Im not enjoying the free republic lime I used to. Too many newbies that are trolls, looking for someone to drag into their abyss of self hatred. Theres been a lot of posts linked to posters with no bios, I think admin needs to limit the number of posts or remove those without any bio info.

• Putin humiliated as Russia mistakenly bombs its own town four times in a single day

  05/22/2024 8:32:03 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 46 replies

  Express UK ^ | 5/22/2024 | Oli Smith

  Vladimir Putin faces yet another military farce after Russian bomber planes mistakenly dropped four bombs on a Russian village near the Ukrainian border - and it is far from the first time this has happened. Vladimir Putin's military force dropped four glide bombs intended for attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region on the Russian village of Shebekino instead last week. Shebekino is a village in the border region of Belgorod region, which has often borne the burnt of Ukrainian drone strikes. The Belgorod region houses several Russian military bases and training grounds. It has recently been rocked by near-daily explosions as...

• America, Israel, and the Philippines Are the “Queerest” Countries on Earth

  05/22/2024 7:35:27 AM PDT · by airdalecheif · 12 replies

  the liberty daily ^ | May. 22, 2024 | By Tyler Durden

  Around seven percent of adults identify as LGBT+, according to a survey conducted online in 43 countries between April 2023 and March 2024 by Statista Consumer Insights.

• WATCH — ‘They Acted the Fool’: Hundreds Brawl at Florida Skating Rink After Party Cancellation

  05/22/2024 6:24:23 AM PDT · by Morgana · 32 replies

  Breitbart ^ | Amy Furr

  A massive brawl involving 400 to 500 people erupted Saturday at a skating rink in Brandon, Florida, after a teen’s birthday party was canceled. Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrived at Astro Skate, whose building has a 670-person max capacity, and found the huge group of people fighting in the parking lot, Fox 13 reported Monday. Authorities said someone broke a window at a nearby barbershop which reportedly caused about $1,200 in damage, and $500 worth of wine bottles were broken and property stolen from a 7-11 in the area. Deputies arrested approximately 23 juveniles and six...

• Video: Biden Malfunctions, Touts Signing the ‘Pacandlpacatlackack’

  05/22/2024 5:48:50 AM PDT · by airdalecheif · 29 replies

  BREITBART ^ | 21 May 2024 | ELIZABETH WEIBEL

  During a speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday discussing the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, President Joe Biden seemingly had trouble pronouncing the name of the legislation.

• NEW VIDEO: Storm damage in Iowa, wind turbines knocked overVideo at link

  05/22/2024 5:40:21 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 28 replies

  wrex.com ^ | May 21, 2024 | Gregory Deffenbaugh

  DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) -- As storms move through central Iowa, field crews with KCCI-TV captured at least three wind turbines knocked over and on fire. In the video, which was captured in Adams County, in southwest Iowa, at least three wind turbines were damaged.

• ‘We can’t cuff him’: JSO removes nuisance gator from 104-year-old woman’s home

  05/22/2024 5:12:01 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 16 replies

  news4jax.com ^ | May 22, 2024 | Ashley Harding

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – We are now in alligator mating season, so that means you can expect to see more reptiles out and about. For one local woman, that meant a sighting a little too close for comfort. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released a video (watch it below) showing Officers Kopp and Johnson removing a small alligator from the 104-year-old woman’s home near Atlantic Boulevard and Art Museum Drive. The officers had a little fun taking the gator away, saying, “We can’t cuff him” and then telling the gator they were going to “take him downtown” so he could “leave the...

• Putin Propagandist Falls for 'Mossad Agent Eli Kopter' Joke on Live TV

  05/22/2024 4:21:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 54 replies

  Newsweek ^ | 5/22/2024 | Isabel van Brugen

  An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin fell for a joke on live TV that circulated in the wake of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. -snip- Not long after the reports emerged, a reporter for a French TV station mistakenly reported as a rumor a joke on Telegram and X, formerly Twitter, that Raisi's helicopter had been piloted by a Mossad agent named "Eli Kopter." State TV host Vladimir Solovyov, one of the most-prominent figures in Kremlin-backed media, appeared to fall for the joke during a live broadcast on channel Russia-1. The Daily Beast's Julia Davis shared an...

• Today’s Cryptogram

  05/21/2024 11:12:44 PM PDT · by nikos1121 · 17 replies

  BMCB’H BMF BMQJK CZXTB ZXXAH. BMFW EFB WXT BOCRFE VQBMXTB NXRQJK WXTO DFFB. —IMTNLC ECMQOQ, “BMF JCNFHCAF.”

• Joe Biden’s Economist IS CLUELESS About Economics!!

  05/21/2024 7:52:25 PM PDT · by Republican Wildcat · 18 replies

  Don't Walk, Run! Productions ^ | 5/20/2024

  "The US government can't go bankrupt because we can print our own money." Q: "Like you said they print the dollar so why why does the government even borrow?" "Well um the uh so the I mean again some of this stuff gets some of the language that the um some of the language and concepts are just confusing I mean the government definitely prints money and it definitely lends that money which is why the government definitely prints money and then it lends that money by uh by selling bonds uh is that what they do...they they um they...

• Tucker Carlson: Program airing on Russian state TV ‘without legal permission’

  05/21/2024 5:26:34 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies

  The Hill ^ | 5/21/2024 | Dominick Mastrangelo

  Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson’s media company says a Russian state television agency that is airing portions of his show is doing so without legal permission. -snip- Russian state newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta initially reported on Russia 24, a state-run media organization, broadcasting Carlson’s program. “Any use of our content by that channel is without legal permission,” a representative for Carlson told The Hill Tuesday evening. Carlson, in a separate text message to Mediate, blasted the initial Newsweek report, writing “this is completely absurd. Reporters are so dishonest and stupid. I’ve never even heard of this channel.”

• Trump says he wants to 'live and retire' in Texas as former president touts love affair with Lone Star State during NRA convention in Dallas

  05/21/2024 5:13:04 PM PDT · by vespa300 · 42 replies

  Daily Mail UK ^ | May 21, 2024 | MaryAnn Martinez

  Donald Trump told a crowd of delighted Texans he wants to move and retire in the Lone Star State as he continued his love affair with the South. Speaking to an adoring crowd at the NRA National Convention, the former president said: 'I want to move to Texas and I want to retire in Texas... a lot of people are moving to Texas.'

• I told you all @RonDeSantis had advance Knowledge of the FBI raid on Mar a Lago!

  05/21/2024 1:21:55 PM PDT · by JoSixChip · 194 replies

  X ^ | 5/21/24 | Laura Loomer

  I told you all @RonDeSantis had advance Knowledge of the FBI raid on Mar a Lago! It came out today in newly unsealed court documents that the FBI authorized “deadly force” to be used against President Trump and his family during the raid on his home in August 2022! Essentially, this means @RonDeSantis had advance knowledge of a possible assassination attempt of President Trump by the Biden regime and FBI! Sick. Totally disqualifying!!!!

• Caitlin Clark's 'race and sexuality' is behind WNBA' star's meteoric rise, says ex-ESPN host Jemele Hill: 'Black women are often erased from the picture'

  05/21/2024 12:21:24 PM PDT · by vespa300 · 67 replies

  Daily Mail UK ^ | May 21, 2024 | Jake Nisse

  Jemele Hill has branded Caitlin Clark's fame and success partly 'problematic,' as the ex-ESPN personality cited the Indiana Fever star's 'race and sexuality' as reasons for her rise

• ‘OK, boomer’: What’s behind millennials’ growing resentment for their predecessors?

  05/21/2024 12:20:01 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 162 replies

  PBS ^ | Jul 7, 2021 6:30 PM EDT | PBS

  The downturn of the pandemic economy has hit many groups hard. But for many millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — and Generation Z, who follow them, that pain — plus a number of other factors — are creating questions about who is responsible. Over the next few nights, economics correspondent Paul Solman is going to examine this. He begins tonight from the perspective of some millennials.

• Tucker Carlson Team Says Reports Of Russian TV Show Are ‘Pure Nonsense’

  05/21/2024 11:56:14 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 90 replies

  Forbes ^ | 5/21/2024 | Molly Bohannon

  Tucker Carlson’s representative denied reports Tuesday that Carlson launched a show on Russian-owned state television Monday night, telling Forbes the reports were “pure nonsense,” indicating Carlson was not involved with the show that is listed on the website for a Russian state television channel. Arthur Schwartz, a representative for Carlson, told Forbes in an email “it’s pure nonsense” in response to questions about Carlson’s show being aired in Russia with Russian voice overs and whether it was licensed by Carlson. Neil Patel, CEO of the Tucker Carlson Network, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the...

• What Are Rotary Dial Phones and How Do They Work?

  05/21/2024 10:19:32 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 194 replies

  Interesting Engineering ^ | 6/5/21 | Christopher McFadden

  The rotary dial phone was once the be all and end all of the telephones. Like the cellphone of today, everybody had one, and they ruled domestic communications for decades. But that all changed in the 1980s when they were supplanted by a new upstart, push-button telephones. Their days were numbered (pun intended). Many born after the 1990s have likely never seen one, which is a shame. But for those who do remember, join us as we take a trip back in time in remembrance of this glorious piece of telecommunications history.

• Putin’s poorly prepared assault on Kharkiv has achieved nothing but record Russian casualties

  05/21/2024 9:26:02 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies

  Telegraph UK ^ | 5/21/2024 | David Axe

  Everyone expected Russia to launch a new offensive in Ukraine on May 9. That’s because May 9 is Victory Day in Russia – the day the country celebrates the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. It’s a symbolic day for a war of choice that’s less about territory or resources than it is about Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s conception of himself as a new Russian emperor lording over a thriving Russian empire. But Putin’s new Russian empire is a farce, albeit a nightmarishly bloody one. And his Victory Day offensive is a farce, too. Less than...

• Tucker Carlson Launches Show On Russian State TV

  05/21/2024 7:45:11 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 54 replies

  Newsweek ^ | 5/21/2024 | Brendan Cole

  Conservative TV host Tucker Carlson has launched his own show on a Russian state television channel. The former Fox News anchor is presenting the program Tucker on the rolling news channel Russia 24, with the first episode now available online, Russian state newspaper Rossiskya Gazyeta reported. The paper said that the show is part of a joint project with Carlson TV, in which he will interview figures and politicians who have "alternative views to the mainstream." -snip- This is a breaking story. More to follow.

• Russia Arrests Top Commander Who Slammed Putin's Military

  05/21/2024 7:27:28 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies

  Newsweek ^ | 5/21/2024 | Ellie Cook

  A senior Russian commander who criticized the Russian military and its war effort in Ukraine has been arrested, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. Major General Ivan Popov, who had headed up Russia's 58th Army, was "arrested on suspicion of fraud," Russian state news agency, Tass, reported, citing a law enforcement spokesperson. In July 2023, Popov was removed from his command of Russian troops in Ukraine's annexed southern Zaporizhzhia region after he criticized the Russian Defense Ministry for failing to provide sufficient support for the country's troops. Popov condemned what he called a "lack of counter-battery combat," too few resources...

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