https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:33:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383525/posts This is a video believed to be taken in or near Baton Rougue, LA. It's absolutely disgusting that a human can do this to others. It's people like this that foment, and encourage hate against whites that led to the death of Metcalf and ruining two families. White hate is a nation wide epidemic and it must stop or we will soon have vigilantes looking for people like this. Our "hate crime" laws must be enforced against this scholar and all other scholars. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1358317226168755 Hodge Twins Facebook page https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383525/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:33:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383523/posts This is a video believed to be taken in or near Baton Rougue, LA. It's absolutely disgusting that a human can do this to others. It's people like this that foment, and encourage hate against whites that led to the death of Metcalf and ruining two families. White hate is a nation wide epidemic and it must stop or we will soon have vigilantes looking for people like this. Our "hate crime" laws must be enforced against this scholar and all other scholars. Hodge Twins Facebook page https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383523/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:14:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383522/posts U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down. Healey told Starmer in a letter that the government’s Defense Investment Plan falls “well short of what is required at this dangerous time.” Publication of the plan has been delayed amid reports of disagreement between the Defense Ministry and the Treasury. Starmer said in a letter to Healey that he was sorry... Fortune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383522/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:02:56 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383520/posts Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day. 400 of them are now worth over $100 million. These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries. Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000. Trevor... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383520/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:43:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383519/posts There has been a ton of Trump-deranged nonsense on the legal front—this one might take the cake, though it never got off the ground for many reasons, not least because it’s soaked in lunacy. President Donald Trump is holding a UFC fight on the White House grounds for America 250, and this lefty boomer couldn’t stand it, citing aesthetic issues or whatever. The judge dismissed it, noting that a) it was late, and b) there’s no evidence showing how this event would harm the plaintiffs (via NYT):[snip]A federal judge on Friday declined to block the White House from holding cage... Townhall https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383519/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:36:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383518/posts Ghoulish internet trolls are editing photos of themselves so they appear to be urinating on Austin Metcalf’s grave — in a twisted act of solidarity with the Texas teen’s killer, Karmelo Anthony. Numerous photos showing the despicable act surfaced on social media this week after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing, with some of the photos tagged with the likes of “#FreeKarmeloAnthony,” “#AustinMetcalf” and even “#F–kEm.” “F–K AUSTINNNNN METCALF,” read a third, followed by a series of middle finger and laughing emojiis. The vile urination photos gained widespread attention on social media from the... new york post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383518/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:34:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383513/posts There’s a type of crime story that has unfortunately begun to crop up with increasing frequency. I don’t even need to read past the headline to know with shocking accuracy who the perpetrator is. The stories have certain qualities in common. They involve a bloody crime, committed without the aid of a firearm, or even the all-American pastime staple, the baseball bat. Rather, the weapon is usually a knife, but an unusual one — a kirpan or a machete, for example. The recent high-profile barbarism in the UK comes to mind. Sometimes it’s not even a knife at all. These... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383513/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:03:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383511/posts Welcome football fans and welcome to the third world! Maybe not the U.S. as much, but el mundo is watching the World Cup, and those fans from el tercer mundo are probably thinking, as they take in the sights of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, "Damn, what a s**thole country this is." And they'd be right. about the Golden Gate Bridge, when they finish painting it, they have to start over again. The U.S. plays Paraguay tonight at SoFi Stadium, where no flights or drones are allowed in the airspace over the stadium, and blocks around the area are... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383511/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:53:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383507/posts The gunman in Friday's deadly mass shooting in Texas shot at a police officer days earlier, authorities confirmed to Newsweek on Friday. The suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, 45, of Odessa, had been sought by police for attempted capital murder of a peace officer after firing multiple shots at a Midland police officer during a traffic stop late Wednesday. https://www.newsweek.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383507/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:28:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383506/posts The European Union announced it would resume membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova on Monday. “All member states agreed to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova,” EU President Antonio Costa said in a social media post on Friday. The announcement came after the new government in Hungary agreed to drop its longstanding veto against Kyiv. The European Union formally opened entry negotiations with Ukraine back in June 2024, kickstarting a complicated undertaking that usually takes years and involves negotiations on anything from agriculture to the rule of law. Launched as a powerful statement days after Russia’s... AFP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383506/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:25:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383503/posts Elon Musk is now a trillionaire thanks to the record-breaking IPO price, which also minted a new billionaire and boosted the fortunes of many others. SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share Thursday, implying a $1.8 trillion market cap for the company. That boosted Musk’s net worth by $188 billion to an estimated $982 billion, according to Forbes’ calculations. If Tesla’s share price remains unchanged and SpaceX’s stock climbs to $138.50 per share when trading starts Friday, Musk will become the first trillionaire in world history. He’d also become a trillionaire if Tesla’s stock rises from $399 to $424... Forbes https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383503/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:53:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383502/posts Donald Trump has agreed to a major concession to end the war in Iran: allowing the Islamic Republic to retain some of its civilian nuclear program. 'Now, on the civilian nuclear program, I think that we have to be very careful and very precise here,' a senior White House official discussing the pending memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran told reporters on a call Friday afternoon. 'We're not bothered at all by the idea of civilian power plants in Iran; what we're bothered by is the type of infrastructure that would allow them to jump from civilian power... The Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383502/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:50:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383498/posts On Friday, in Midland, Texas, an as-yet unidentified gunman opened fire, resulting in one victim killed and at least nine wounded. The shooter, as of this writing, has barricaded himself in a building, which is surrounded by police. At least one person is dead and others were injured in an active shooting situation while the suspect has barricaded himself inside a building in downtown Midland, Texas, Midland Mayor Lori Blong said in a Friday press conference. Midland Mayor Lori Blong said there were 11 victims in total, and that police have established a perimeter and are asking residents to avoid... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383498/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:29:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383496/posts The Justice Department is escalating its clash with California over voter-roll access, accusing state officials of blocking a federal audit — though Golden State officials warn the demand threatens voter privacy and oversteps federal authority.The dispute centers on voter roll maintenance and access to registration records, not any publicly identified allegation of impropriety in a specific California race. "If California genuinely wants voters to trust its elections, it should open its records, not fight to keep them closed," Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in a lengthy post on X that included a copy... Fox News via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383496/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:21:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383495/posts Elon Musk has become the first person to cross the trillionaire threshold, at least on paper, after SpaceX priced its blockbuster initial public offering at $135 a share and its stock soared in its stock market debut. Before the IPO, Musk was worth an estimated $813 billion, a fortune more than twice as large as the planet's second-richest person, Google co-founder Larry Page, who is worth an estimated $288 billion, according to Forbes. SpaceX formally setting its stock price at $135 boosted Musk's fortune to just over $1 trillion. The shares, which will trade under the ticker symbol SPCX, jumped... CBS News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383495/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:09:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383492/posts SpaceX (SPCX) made its historic debut on Friday, opening at $150 per share. Investors' expectations for the stock were sky-high going into the start of trading. The company, which aims to put AI data centers in space, priced its shares at $135 each, raising about $75 billion and giving it an anticipated market capitalization of $1.77 trillion. On paper, CEO Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire. Meanwhile, US stocks rose modestly as investors assessed reports that the US and Iran are closing in on an interim peace deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC)... Yahoo Finance https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383492/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:24:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383491/posts Pro-Palestine activists believe there could be a “sea change” in the Labour party’s approach to the crisis in the Middle East which could result in the government taking a tougher stance on Israel. Campaigners have pointed to the threat posed to Labour by the Green surge in the local elections, the likely departure of Keir Starmer from No 10, and new polling which shows an appetite among Labour members for a ban on all arms shipments to Israel. The relative optimism marks a mood swing for a campaign that has been hit hard by losing successive high court cases, the... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383491/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:23:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383488/posts Two former Tories who defected to Reform this year are facing questions after it emerged the suspect in the Belfast attack entered the UK while they were in charge of immigration. Hadi Alodid claims to have come into the country via the Common Travel Area between Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2023. According to the Home Office, the 30-year-old Sudanese national was granted refugee status the same year and has leave to remain in the UK until 2028. Braverman and Jenrick both defected to Reform UK in January, and both now sit as MPs for Nigel Farage’s party. Both also... Metro https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383488/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383484/posts NEW YORK (WABC) -- A teenager was beaten so badly during the celebrations outside Madison Square Garden earlier this week that he's in a coma. It happened following the Knicks Game 4 NBA Finals win against the San Antonio Spurs. The 17-year-old victim was approached by a group and then attacked during a verbal dispute outside 235 West 35th Street around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. The fight apparently began with a content creator allegedly provoking Knicks fans. Detectives have reviewed cellphone video that shows the content creator interviewing a member of the crowd. The content creator asked members of the crowd,... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383484/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:31:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383479/posts Reports emerging from the region suggest that Iran’s leadership may be divided over a proposed deal with the United States, raising new doubts about whether an agreement can be finalized. According to the reports, Iranian negotiators had signaled that the deal was ready to move forward. However, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has reportedly refused to approve the proposal. The reported rejection comes after claims that senior Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, had presented the agreement as essentially ready without securing final approval from Khamenei. If accurate, the development could point to a... JFeed https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383479/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:02:56 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383478/posts Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the United States, after President Donald Trump said a draft accord was ready. US ally Israel has said that Trump had promised it that any agreement would see Iran stripped of its enriched nuclear material, but Tehran's official IRNA news agency said this was not even on the table. AFP (france) via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383478/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:54:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383476/posts US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that details of the deal leaked by Iran are "fake news." In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing." "What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith. AMAZING!" "Also, their totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships... Arutz Sheva https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383476/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:35:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383475/posts Keir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face the same difficult decisions. In an interview with the BBC after Healey’s departure in a row over defence spending, Starmer promised again to fight any leadership challenge from Andy Burnham or others, saying: “I’m not going to go away.” He also suggested said that if Burnham did replace him in No 10, there would be a near-identical set of pressures and tough decisions for him given... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383475/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:34:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383474/posts Unable, at least for now, to slake its bloodthirst by killing Israelis, Hamas is solidifying its brutal control over the hostages it still holds — the people of Gaza. The fundamentalist monsters are reestablishing their reign of terror across the Gaza Strip, setting up a police state with prisons and detention centers in the same schools and hospitals they used to store munitions, manage communications and fire missiles. It was all to be expected: In the first week of the ceasefire with Israel, Hamas dragged local enemies into the streets, labeled them “collaborators,” and shot or hanged them publicly to... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383474/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:21:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383473/posts WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that the Trump administration has found at least 146,000 migrant children that were unaccounted for during the Biden administration. A total of 450,000 went missing under former President Joe Biden — and “nearly 300,000” are still unaccounted for, Mullin said at a news conference. “We’re investigating reports to where some of these kids claim that they were raped 6[00] to 700 times,” he added. “I don’t care who you are. I don’t care if you have kids. You don’t have kids. I don’t care if you’re a liberal, you’re independent, you’re... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4383473/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:14:19 GMT