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Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. "Why do the nations so furiously rage" Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth...

Ukraine's former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for an election Tuesday despite the country's prolonged war with Russia, in what is seen as the largest challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's power since the start of the conflict. Zelenskyy imposed martial law, which prohibits elections from being held, when Russian forces invaded the country in February 2022. In a video posted on YouTube, Fedorov said, "Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia," and called for a "legal, safe and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a full democratic process even amidst a prolonged war." "We are fighting precisely because...

🚨 The Islamic Republic says Arab states should not be allowed to build pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz.Hamidreza Haji Babaei, Second Deputy Speaker of the regime’s parliament, warned on state TV that pipelines circumventing Hormuz are as dangerous to the Islamic… https://t.co/3q2l7AqeUS— The Iran Watcher (@TheIranWatcher) August 20, 2026

Transport for London has clarified that comedian Ricky Gervais never submitted controversial advertisements for his vodka brand featuring references to stab vests for approval to run in the city's transport network. The clarification came after Gervais posted images of the advertisements on social media on October 31, 2025, claiming they had been rejected by authorities.

A man dressed as the iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader on Wednesday appeared to defend the use of Flock cameras before the San Diego City Council, assuring that “this is what the emperor needs.” The man approached the podium to address the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting, with the character’s signature breathing audible to the council chamber’s microphone. The council addressed him as “Darth Vader.” “This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth,” the man said, referring to the ice planet from “The Empire...

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https://x.com/MelissaRedpill/status/2090215457005391960 Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit repostedMelissa Redpill@MelissaRedpill·23hHUUUGESomething big is about to happen with deportations in America. You should be ready for this…I just spoke with a senior DHS official. They shared deportation numbers with me that frankly stunned me.+27,000 deportations. Last week.+3,600 a day average.Tracking for 1.4 million deportations across the calendar year.+69,000 illegals are in DHS jails waiting to be deported at this moment.And you haven’t heard a blip about it in the corporate press. Why? My DHS source says “stealth tactics.”“We’re everywhere in every major city. We tell no one. Plain clothes. Beat up old...

The Democratic Socialists of America have been growing in power within the Democratic Party, most notably by capturing a number of Democrat nominations in the 2026 primaries, though it’s important to remember that they already hold plenty of seats in public office. They aren’t a new phenomenon in 2026, it’s just that they are now receiving substantial public notice in 2026. A very different thing. In fact, the Democratic Socialists of America – essentially the borderless movement of global communism – have been making inroads in the Democratic Party for generations, but only recently have they felt comfortable dropping the...

UK gov’t posters tell refugees not to commit rape, abuse kids Reform UK spokesperson for home affairs Zia Yusuf called the materials directed at migrants 'one of the most insane things I have ever seen.’The UK government released materials targeted to asylum-seekers explaining that they can’t rape people or abuse kids.“The Home Office has spent your money to produce these posters for illegal migrants. Why are we letting these people into our country?” Member of Parliament and Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage wrote in an X post on Wednesday while reposting images of posters meant to inform asylum-seekers about...

Florida’s Catholic AG pushes back on archbishop for rejecting vaccine exemptions ‘Should Muslim schools teaching sharia law in violation of Florida law nevertheless get state funding? I don’t think so,’ Florida AG James Uthmeier said. Florida’s attorney general has met the archbishop of Miami’s refusal to provide vaccine religious exemptions at diocesan Catholic schools with sharp criticism.Early this month, Florida AG James Uthmeier warned the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops that Catholic schools may be disqualified from state-funded scholarships and vouchers due to their denial of vaccine religious exemptions. On Monday, Archbishop Thomas Wenski ironically insisted that Uthmeier’s challenge to...

A Greek woman named Phryne became an iconic figure in ancient Athens, remembered for the extraordinary moment when her beauty purportedly saved her life. Not many people in history can claim that they were so close to being imprisoned, or worse, executed for something they had committed, but whose beauty saved their lives, but this was the case for the ancient Greek woman. Phryne’s life in the shadow of impiety in ancient Athens Phryne lived in Athens during the fourth century BC. She was born in Thespiae in Boeotia around 371 BC before moving to Athens, ancient Greece’s epicenter. The...

U.S. — The United States of America plunged into collective sorrow and mourning yesterday upon learning the devastating news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would be moving back to England. Citizens wept openly in the streets, wondering how America would be able to carry on without the charming couple. "No! Not Harry and Meghan! Anyone but them!" cried local man Daniel Simpson. "This is like the Great Depression and 9/11 all rolled into one. I have not stopped crying and punching the wall since I heard the news. We are losing the most delightful and beautiful thing about our...

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A New York , repeatedly surveilling the building and buying materials for an explosive device before the FBI arrested her, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital Thursday. Jessica Bowie, of Albany, is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. The FBI says she pledged allegiance to the terror group, discussed disguising a bomb in a DoorDash delivery bag and wanted to carry out the attack when state senators were meeting.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered new evidence that could help pinpoint a long-lost ancient city along a military route, with possible ties to the biblical Exodus. The discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on August 15. The excavation centered on Tell Abu Seifi, an ancient fortified site in northeastern Egypt near the Sinai Peninsula that archaeologists believe may be the long-lost city of Mesen.

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru which is part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area of frequent seismic activity.The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66 kilometers (41 miles). The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa. Luis Vásquez, head of Civil Defense, told local radio station RPP that “no damage of any kind has been reported so far.” Yony Reyes,...

Key Takeaways « For 67 years, the Cuban regime has brutalized its own people to preserve its grip on power—imprisoning dissidents, suppressing fundamental freedoms, crushing free speech, destroying economic opportunity, separating families, driving millions into exile, exporting revolution and repression abroad, and relying on foreign patrons to sustain one of the world's longest-lasting communist dictatorships. « From Russia and China to Venezuela and Iran, Havana has repeatedly chosen to align with anti-American regimes and extra-hemispheric adversaries working to undermine U.S. interests, expand authoritarian influence in the Western Hemisphere, and threaten American national security. « Just 90 miles from Florida, the...

Looking for Film DvD Bluray recommendations. Life is hard right now and I am looking for immersive films and shows that aren't too treacle sweet but have a bit of depth. Not violent, complex is good. Nice is good. My beloved Morse trilogy has worked, Gentlemen prefer Blonds, Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend, Harvey, the original All Creatures Great and Small, the Poiot series, Babbetes Feast, Primer, Signs, singing in the Rain, It happened one night,Mrs Miniver, Blast From the Pat, Galexy Quest, Christmas in Connecticut, An ebayer is trying to screw me over by having sent me the...

The suspected masked menace who is accused of terrorizing women around the streets of Philadelphia last week is actively trying to avoid law enforcement, officials said Thursday.

A New York woman plotted to bomb the state Capitol in Albany after pledging allegiance to ISIS and celebrating the 9/11 terror attacks, the FBI said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, from Albany, allegedly began strategizing the attack in July — and planned to place the bomb in a DoorDash food delivery bag, taking apparent glee in the bloodshed it would cause,the feds wrote in a criminal complaint. “Blowing kafirs [non-Muslims] brains out is beautiful,” she told someone who turned out to be an FBI informant, the complaint said. She allegedly purchased bomb materials from a Home Depot on Aug. 5...