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  • 'Netanyahu preventing victory' | Benny Gantz resigns from emergency government

    06/09/2024 11:50:45 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 18 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 9/6/24 | Hezki Baruch
    Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) announced on Sunday that he, together with his party, would be leaving the emergency government which he joined at the onset of the war. "Months after the October tragedy, the situation in the country and in the room of the decision-makers has changed. Netanyahu and his partners have turned unity into a moving call, without real-world action. Fateful strategic decisions are met with hesitancy and procrastination due to political considerations," Gantz stated in an address announcing his decision. He claimed that "Netanyahu prevents us from proceeding to true victory. Therefore, today, we are leaving the...
  • Judge overseeing Hunter Biden's case previously sentenced man to one year in prison for similar gun charges

    06/09/2024 8:55:52 AM PDT · by CFW · 21 replies
    Conservative Institute ^ | 6/8/24 | Ryan Ledendecker
    Now that former President Donald Trump's trial has wrapped up, all eyes are on Hunter Biden, who's facing trial in Delaware for federal gun charges. The sitting president's son is the first child of a president to be indicted on federal charges. According to Breitbart, Hunter Biden might have something to worry about, as the judge overseeing the case previously sentenced someone in a similar case to one year of prison. [snip] Judge Maryellen Noreika has experience sentencing defendants with similar crimes, including an instance recently in which she sentenced Zhi Dong for lying on his federal background check form...
  • New Jersey judge rules 1,900 mail-in ballots that were opened early have to be counted

    06/08/2024 5:36:18 PM PDT · by CFW · 18 replies
    Just the News ^ | 6/8/24 | Charlotte Hazard
    Ajudge in New Jersey ruled that about 1,900 mail-in ballots that were prematurely opened have to be counted and accepted in Atlantic County. Superior Court Judge Michael J. Blee ruled Friday that the prematurely opened ballots will be counted in the county's primary race. This decision could determine the outcome of the state’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. [snip] One official testified that there was chaos with too many workers sorting ballots, leading to disorganization.
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ CHANGE FOR BETTER SERVICE ~ 09 June 2024

    06/08/2024 5:00:19 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 59 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    CHANGE FOR BETTER SERVICE Have you ever noticed that the typewriter keyboard places the most frequently used keys far apart from each other? The purpose of this arrangement was to slow down the typing speed. Keys on the machines of the 1800s used to jam if the typist went too fast. About 40 years ago, the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard was developed. On this keyboard, the most frequently used keys were in the home row, and the right hand did 56 percent more work than the left. Typists using this keyboard could increase their speed up to five times without...
  • Police say Officer Arnon Zamora dies of wounds from hostage rescue op

    06/08/2024 6:31:38 AM PDT · by Uncle Miltie · 25 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 6/8/24 | Emanuel Fabian
    An officer of the elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit wounded in the hostage rescue operation in the central Gaza Strip has succumbed to his wounds, police say. He is named as Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora. Zamora was brought to a hospital in Israel in critical condition, where his death was declared a short while later.
  • Feds send millions of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban

    06/06/2024 8:25:43 AM PDT · by Freeport · 12 replies
    The Center Square ^ | 2024-06-06 | Casey Harper
    The Center Square) – After two decades at war with the Taliban, the U.S. government is now sending millions of taxpayer dollars to the terrorist group. The Taliban resumed power in Afghanistan immediately after the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops earlier in the Biden administration. A recently released federal watchdog report shows that the U.S. government has sent at least $11 million to the Taliban since the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops. But experts and even the federal watchdog estimate the number is much higher. "The U.S. government has continued to be the largest international donor supporting the...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: The Long & The Short of It ~ 08 June 2024

    06/07/2024 6:03:34 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 195 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: The "Long" and The "Short" of It ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the...
  • Republican Governor Launches ‘10 Most Wanted’ Illegal Aliens List

    This week, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched Texas' 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List, created in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The list was released on Wednesday and includes 10 offenders who entered the country illegally and are wanted for dangerous crimes, according to ABC 7. “When President Joe Biden took office, he dismantled every effective border policy his predecessor put into place,” Gov. Abbott reportedly said. “As a result, we have seen record high levels of illegal immigration, including dangerous criminals and terrorists who are a threat to the public safety of our state...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 7 June 2024

    06/06/2024 5:59:29 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 73 replies
    June 6, 2024 | Canteen Crew
    FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. Pull up a seat and relax. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music.Make requests with the Canteen DJs Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. Birthday wishes for all June babies.No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and...
  • SPLC expands 'hate watch' to doctors who oppose child sex changes

    06/06/2024 3:01:17 PM PDT · by CFW · 17 replies
    Post Millennial ^ | 6/6/24 | Hayden Cunningham
    The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released its annual “Year in Hate and Extremism” report, which controversially includes medical professionals who oppose sex change interventions for minors who identify as transgender. According to the SPLC, the report is intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the organizational infrastructure supporting white supremacy and other forms of extremism in the US. It includes a list of nearly 600 hate groups and hundreds of anti-government extremist groups. [snip] However, the inclusion of groups that publicly oppose "gender-affirming care" for minors has sparked controversy. These groups, labeled as "anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups," include state-based...
  • Financiers plan to launch a Texas-based stock exchange

    06/06/2024 6:49:39 AM PDT · by vikingd00d · 50 replies
    Texas Tribune ^ | JUNE 5, 2024 | MARTÍN SLIPCZUK
    A group of financial firms and investors is planning to launch a Texas-based private market stock exchange and offer traders an alternative to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The group, which includes BlackRock, Citadel Securities and about two dozen investors, raised approximately $120 million of capital to create the Texas Stock Exchange, which would be headquartered in Dallas. They are now seeking registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a national securities exchange later this year. “Texas and the other states in the southeast quadrant have become economic powerhouses. Combined with the demand we...
  • As D-Day Soldiers Fade Away, Locals in Liberated Lands Carry on Giving Thanks for the Yanks

    06/06/2024 6:52:38 AM PDT · by Vigilanteman · 22 replies
    New York Sun ^ | 6 June 2024 | DEAN KARAYANIS
    Likely the last major anniversary with veterans, now it’s on the living to pay tribute to the soldiers who fought the war, rebuilt the towns, then left.The eyes of the world are falling on the beaches at Normandy, France, as leaders mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. For most nations whose troops risked and sacrificed their lives at the landings, the beaches are far away in time and place. But locals are resolved to carry on eternal salutes to their liberators.World War II touched every continent, and even the greatest armada ever assembled — while a huge set piece —...
  • Swedish woman Raped by Syrian migrant commits Suicide after Prosecutor drops her Case

    11/17/2017 8:00:52 AM PST · by TigerClaws · 29 replies
    Investigative journalist and columnist Joakim Lamotte has reported a new story on his Facebook page, about a young woman, Angelica Wiktor, from Vittaryd in Småland, Sweden. Lamotte writes that he started getting messages from people who knew the woman in June, after she had written on Facebook that she had been raped in the first week of March. The people contacting him, told him that she had committed suicide, after finding out the police had closed the investigation into her rape. Lamotte decides to investigate, and comes across her last message, posted this summer: “Victims of rape! Those who do...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ D-DAY, June 6, 1944 ~ 06 June 2024

    06/05/2024 6:00:42 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 67 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    ~ D-DAY, June 6, 1944 ~ NORMANDY INVASION May 1944 had been chosen at the conference in Washington in May 1943 as the time for the invasion. Difficulties in assembling landing craft forced a postponement until June, but June 5 was fixed as the unalterable date by Eisenhower on May 17. As the day approached and troops began to embark for the crossing, bad weather set in, threatening dangerous landing conditions. After tense debate, Eisenhower and his subordinates decided on a 24-hour delay, requiring the recall of some ships already at sea. Eventually, on the morning of June 5, Eisenhower,...
  • Trump’s Secret Service driver wanted to quickly refute Cassidy Hutchinson’s J6 tale but was rebuffed

    06/04/2024 9:28:46 PM PDT · by CFW · 15 replies
    Just the News ^ | 6/4/24 | John Solomon
    House investigators have obtained evidence showing that former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service driver wanted to quickly refute testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson alleging a struggle in the presidential limousine during the Capitol riots but the Democrat-led January 6 committee rebuffed him for months. The evidence was confirmed to Just the News both by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, the chairman of the House subcommittee that is investigating the Jan. 6 tragedy now for Republicans, and a transcript of the driver’s interview that was conducted months after he first offered to testify. [snip] The transcript of the driver’s testimony reviewed by Just the...
  • Equal Protection Project Influence Reflected in Court of Appeals “Fearless Fund” Antidiscrimination Ruling

    06/04/2024 6:41:48 PM PDT · by CFW · 4 replies
    Legal Insurrection ^ | 6/4/24 | James Nault
    We have been following the “Fearless Fund” case out of Atlanta since a Georgia federal district (trial-level) court judge ruled, bizarrely, that racial discrimination can be “protected speech” under the First Amendment and, therefore, constitutional.The case concerned a hedge fund that provided small business grants in the form of a contest, as long as you were a Black woman; others need not apply. The Plaintiffs argued that a federal statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which has prohibited racial discrimination in contracting since 1866, was violated by Defendants’ racially discriminatory grant contest: Georgia Federal Judge Rules Racially Discriminatory Contracting Is “Speech...
  • Ukraine 'fires first US missile into Russia' just days after President Joe Biden gave permission for the High Mobility Rocket Artillery System to be used to strike inside Russia....

    06/04/2024 4:58:59 PM PDT · by caww · 143 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 6/4/2024 | Mark Nicol defence editor
    Ukraine last night claimed it successfully hit a missile system inside Russia using U.S. weapons. It said the country’s forces destroyed Russian missile launchers with a strike in the Belgorod region. Senior politician Yehor Chernev claimed Ukrainian forces used a High Mobility Rocket Artillery System, or HIMARS, The New York Times reported. It comes just days after the U.S. granted permission for Ukraine to fire American weapons into Russia.
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Lead Singers And Frontmen Quiz - Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    06/04/2024 6:00:03 PM PDT · by luvie · 79 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Groupies
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies' military and family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. Today We Want You To Take The..... Lead Singers And Frontmen Quiz Click HERE to take the quiz!HAVE FUN!! Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly!
  • WHO director Tedros: ‘It’s time to be more aggressive in pushing back on anti-vaxxers’

    06/03/2024 9:51:07 AM PDT · by xoxox · 116 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | 1 Mon Jun 3, 2024 - 11:26 am EDT | Andreas Wailzer
    The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared “it’s time to be more aggressive in pushing back on anti-vaxxers.” During a talk titled “Celebrating 50 years of immunization progress,” Ghebreyesus said: “You know the serious challenge that’s posed by anti-vaxxers, and I think we need to strategize to really push back.” “I think it’s time to be more aggressive in pushing back on anti-vaxxers,” he stated. “I think they used COVID as an opportunity, and you know all the havoc they are creating.”
  • Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she’ll acquit

    06/03/2024 6:44:34 PM PDT · by joesbucks · 46 replies
    A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic. These seven are the first of 70 defendants expected to go to trial in a conspiracy that cost taxpayers $250 million. Eighteen others have pleaded guilty, and authorities said they recovered about $50 million in one of the nation’s largest pandemic-related fraud cases. Prosecutors say just a fraction of the...