Free Republic

Democrat nominee for the Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, in a nationally televised news program, described ‘Medicare for All’ as “…guaranteed health insurance from cradle to the moment you pass away. It comes without premiums or co-pays or deductibles. It guarantees you care when you need it. This is a level of security we have never known in the United States.” This is a slick snake oil salesman trying to convince you that there is a good fairy bringing you utopia for nothing. El-Sayed and many others ignore key important issues. What does it cost, and how do we pay...

A 5-year-old about to start school is dead after her mother called 911 and said "I killed my daughter," in what some are calling yet another Lindsay Clancy copycat killing.In a South Richmond Hill home in Queens, police found 5-year-old Fabiana Cabello unconscious, bleeding from her nose and mouth with a bruise on her temple. Her mother, 32-year-old Francis Cabello, had called 911 just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, admitting to killing her own child.Officers rushed Fabiana to Jamaica Hospital. She did not survive. Autopsy findings showed scrapes and broken blood vessels around her eyes, heart, and lungs consistent with...

During this time of increased political polarization, it is good to know that there is one issue uniting Trump-loving MAGA Republicans, Bernie Sanders-style Democratic Socialists, and everyone in between: opposition to data centers, especially large data centers built for artificial intelligence (AI). Part of the opposition stems from the public's increasing skepticism of AI. An even larger part is generated by concerns over how AI will drive up electricity costs for those living close to the centers, as well as the high amount of water necessary to run the centers.Many data center critics ignore the fact that these kinds of...

The European anarchy has set the stage for a particularly disturbing scene in Milan, Italy, as one of Christianity's most recognizable landmarks became the backdrop for violent unrest. Flames rose from makeshift barricades, fireworks exploded, and thick smoke filled the square outside Milan Cathedral, the magnificent Gothic church that has stood at the heart of the city for centuries.Italy like France. Outside Milan Cathedral. A symbol of Christianity under siege. Fires, clashes, and devastation beneath its spires. This is no celebration — it is a collapse. They are burning the heart of Milan while everyone watches and records it. This...

A “serious incident” at a military base in Alberta on Saturday caused a major fire and left people dead and injured, Canadian officials said. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Defense Minister David McGuinty said at a news conference. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in an earlier statement that a “serious incident creating a major fire” had occurred. In a post on social media, Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, described it as a “significant and tragic fire” that was “affecting many of...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a “serious incident” at Canada’s CFB Wainwright in Alberta tonight, with a subsequent fire reaching past the base’s perimeter. Canada’s defense minister, during a press conference confirmed that fatalities and injuries have occurred

Jane Doe’s case against Cornell and seven former students has become a Rorschach test. One reading is that its a case of gang rape and institutional cover-up. Another reading, based on the text messages sent at the time, is murkier, messier and far less convenient for the outrage industry. These messages tell a different story from the narrative surrounding the lawsuit, and the “believe women” brigade would prefer you didn’t read them. On October 19, 2024, Jane Doe, a 20-year-old Cornell student, attended a sorority event at Moonies Bar in Ithaca. By her lawsuit’s account, she had had about ten...

Pope Leo spoke by phone Oct. 16 from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin, highlighting concern for communities in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city suffering from worsening food scarcity. “During the conversation, the Holy Father expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population,” the Holy See Press Office stated Oct. 16. While speaking with Putin, Pope Leo also “reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to promoting...

Free trams, cable cars and a Circle Line that’s finally a circle – here are the cities where locals love their commuteAsk anyone stuck on a rammed platform at rush hour and they’ll tell you good public transport is worth its weight in gold. When it works, you barely notice it, but when it doesn’t, it can make or break your day (and your mood).So, which cities are getting it right? Every year we quiz tens of thousands of people about life where they live, and this time more than 24,000 locals rated their public transport on a scale of...

After nine years, potentially millions of dollars in deposits and considerable hype, the Tesla Roadster is finally ready to launch—which it did. The electric automaker on Thursday unveiled its second-generation sports car with a flourish of engineering prowess. Using SpaceX rocket technology, the angular sports car climbed a curved ramp and hurled itself to a controlled landing. Later, it leapt over five other Tesla vehicles while twisting in the air. The demonstration was held before a crowd of Tesla enthusiasts—some of whom paid $250,000 to reserve the car nine years ago—at a SpaceX rocket test site facility in McGregor, Texas....

WARE SHOALS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Ware Shoals Police Department said that a fight over food ended in citations for three Burger King employees on Oct. 7. Officers said that around 5:20 p.m., Ware Shoals Police Chief Tommy Clamp walked into the Burger King on Highway 25 North to purchase food. As he walked through the restaurant door, someone yelled at him to stop an employee who was walking out. Other employees and customers told Chief Clamp that a fight involving three employees had just happened in the restaurant. Chief Clamp notified 911 dispatch of the fight, and another...

Twelve million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease. That number has nearly doubled in six years. Unlike many neurological conditions, researchers say Parkinson’s may largely be something we are doing to ourselves. For most of history, Parkinson’s has been a very rare disease. Although records of possible Parkinson’s disease can be found in very early texts, the first clear medical documentation was written only two hundred years ago in 1817. “The principal causes of the disease are not in our DNA but outside in our environment,” Dr. Ray Dorsey, a neurologist and co-author of “The Parkinson’s Plan,” told The...

EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking House lawmaker from Rep. Ilhan Omar's home state is calling for the embattled progressive to be jailed and deported if it is found that she or her father lied on federal paperwork to get her U.S. citizenship. Omar, D-Minn., is under federal investigation over allegations she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. She and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have denounced the probe as political persecution of one of President Donald Trump's detractors weeks before...

In 2026, political views are a major indicator of compatibility in dating. But most people aren't exactly disclosing this information on a first date, which means you're often left decoding subtle cues to gauge which side of the aisle someone's on. This detective work can be exhausting, so we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share the telltale signs that a man is liberal. If you're tired of reading between the lines, here's your checklist of 27 things to look out for on your next date: 1. "He’s definitely left-leaning if he's not afraid of the word tampons." —Anonymous,...

The roof collapsed onto lower floors as anti-government protests over cost of living entered their fourth week across France ... A historic building in the French town of Limoges, about three hours south of Paris, has been "largely lost" after it was set on fire by rioters as demonstrations continue across France. The Limoges Town Hall was built in 1883, and was made a historic landmark in 1975. "The roof has collapsed onto lower floors, except the west wing, and two-thirds of the exterior has already disappeared," ... Macron leaves office in six months. ... Masked groups also attempted to...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On South Washington Street, 26-year-old environmental engineer Nayely Cruz Hernandez had a straightforward message for voters as she joined a phalanx of protesters lining the street for nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump: "Vote blue." "We got to take the power away from Trump, from the Republicans," Hernandez told Fox News Digital. "So we got to win the House, we got to win the Senate, not only in Virginia, but across the country." Standing beside her boyfriend, Noah Schwarzott, 25, their 13-year-old Maltese-poodle, Maybellene, in her arms, Hernandez acknowledged that national No Kings organizers had...

A dark chapter in the family history of Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has made its way into the race, but it is unclear whether voters will hold the alleged sins of her long-dead grandfather against her. Earlier this week, Alpha News revealed the troubled mental health history of Flanagan's grandfather, John Jacob Hartmann, supported by old newspaper accounts and court records. He spent decades in psychiatric custody, escaped twice and was suspected in multiple killings, though never charged. The reporting comes just weeks before the midterm elections, in which Flanagan, the state's lieutenant governor, faces former television sports...

On Wednesday Dutch officials in Paris discussing the Netherlands participation in France's nuclear deterrence. Conventional defense cooperation also on the agenda but now the Netherlands is responding to French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation... This week a new Odoxa poll in the April 2027 first round Presidential Election showing the top two finishers to be Marine Le Pen of the National Rally and Jean-Luc Melenchon of La France Insoumise (LFI)... On Tuesday the high school student protest movement again took to the streets of France 480,000 demonstrators... Another day of street protests on Thursday with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaking of...

Violent clashes broke out across France Saturday as demonstrations entered a fourth week. Earlier in the week, President Emmanuel Macron made some of his most direct comments yet on the protests as he enters his final six months in office. In his weekly cabinet meeting, Macron "stressed that young people have legitimate concerns," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told the AFP, "but these are being exploited for political purposes and turned into urban violence."

A Long Island Democratic congressional hopeful has made it clear in a recent interview that he is not ashamed of his past bondage modeling photos uncovered by The Post last month. Chris Gallant, 37, the Democratic nominee running against Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) in the NY-01 district says he chose to pose for the racy photos almost 17 years ago because he was into it — not because he was manipulated — and he bragged that he thought he looked great, he told The New York Times. “I mean, all my friends know I’m kinky” as hell, he told the...