Free Press is committed to documenting the people taken by ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested, detained, deported, and/or imprisoned many people that it has unilaterally determined to be undesirables.  At first, they claimed they would deport only criminals, but it has already gone beyond that.  We at the Free Press consider every person who has been sent to the Tecoluca (El Salvador prison), Guantanamo naval base, or detained in other prisons throughout the country to be innocent until proven guilty. We will include students who have been expelled for protesting genocide.  It appears the government will revoke Visa's to get rid of undesirable students.  This article will be updated as long as is necessary.

Familiar tale gracefully blends feminism and fantasy

Feminism has a crucial role to play in modern life, but I sometimes wish it would leave our fairy tales alone. The results of its revisionist meddling are too often unconvincing and unsatisfying.

Remember last year’s Maleficent? It turned an age-old story on its head by revealing that the fairy (Angelina Jolie) who turned a princess into a “Sleeping Beauty” was not evil at all. No, she was merely wronged and misunderstood. Worst of all, we learned that the somnambulant princess could not be awakened by a kiss from the handsome prince, but only by a motherly peck from that same fairy.

How heartwarming. And how utterly unromantic.

Thank goodness Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella doesn’t wear its feminism on its sleeve. It has nods to modern sensibilities, to be sure, but they’re handled with a lighter touch.

First Pedophile

Trump

This article first appeared on Substack

Donald Trump is a horrible person. He is vile, corrupt, petty, mean, narcissistic, immature, greedy, dishonest, selfish, cruel, and evil, so naturally, he would be best friends with a pedophile.

“I have met some very bad people,” Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2017 email. “None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.”

It's not Epstein's opinion of Trump that we should care about. After all, Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile. Who cares about Trump's opinion when he disses Joe Biden or Barack Obama? Does anyone really believe Jack Smith is a lunatic just because Trump says it? If we don't care about Trump's opinion about people, then we shouldn't care about Jeffrey Epstein's. I'm sure people don't get worse than Jeffrey Epstein. So I don't care about Epstein's opinion; I care about his recollections.

Yesterday, House Democrats released emails in which Epstein wrote that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims. And another email, Epstein wrote that Trump “knew about the girls.”

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Dear Sirs

 

I am an American ex-pat who relocated to Thailand 3 years ago. I am writing regarding recent news reports claiming that Israeli's are “taking over” certain cities or areas of Thailand.

 

While I think this is a legitimate concern, I am not advocating that the government prohibit Israeli's from moving to Thailand. However, I am imploring the government of Thailand to actively work to prevent soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from relocating based on their participation in genocide. These are violent people. Many have posted videos of themselves committing war crimes, IDF snipers have celebrated their kills. Others torturned and raped Palestinians within and outside of the prison system. Children were buried alive. These people should be allowed to enter the Kingdom of Thailand temporarily or permanently.

 

Ms. Rachel denied by 3 venues for Gaza Child's birthday party. Where is AG Bundi?

When the United States passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and then the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, it seemed like the days of restaurants, movie theaters, and places of entertainment being able to refuse service to anyone were far behind us. But some recent incident in New York City with Ms. Rachel was denied service in three venues. This kind of conduct is illegal as it violates the 1964 federal law that bans discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin in public places and places of entertainment.

However, businesses have the right to refuse service only for reasons like disruptive behavior or violating dress codes. Restaurants are also not permitted to refuse service on the basis of national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, and veteran status.

Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Anne Accurso, is an American educator, singer, songwriter, and YouTuber known for her engaging children's content focused on language. She earned a master's degree in music education from New York University and is currently pursuing a second master's degree in early childhood education, according to Wikipedia. 

A Loving vs. A Shackled Future

It occurs to me that “giving birth to the future” isn’t simply a metaphor.

I say this as I continue wrestling with infinity – that is to say, working on the book project I began a decade ago: a book about creating peace. My exploration into all this goes beyond politics, global or otherwise. There are countless ways that humanity needs to change and, indeed, is changing. For instance:

“For much of the 20th century, the childbirth process in this country didn’t invite a lot of active participation from parents. Mothers in labor were given heavy doses of drugs, and fathers were banished to waiting rooms.”

Polishing Genocide: Israel's Desperate War to Erase History

Israel’s allies worldwide are desperately scrambling to help Tel Aviv re-establish a convincing narrative, not only concerning the Gaza genocide, but the entire legacy of Israeli colonialism in Palestine and the Middle East.

 The perfect little story, built on myths and outright fabrications — that of a small nation fighting for survival amid ‘hordes of Arabs and Muslims’ — is rapidly collapsing. It was a lie from the start, but the Gaza genocide has made it utterly indefensible.

 The harrowing details of the Israeli genocide in Gaza were more than enough for people globally to fundamentally question the Zionist narrative, particularly the racist Western trope of the ‘villa in the Jungle’ used by Israel to describe its existence among the colonized population.

Alarming New FCC Proposals Would Strip All Local Control Over Cell Towers and Antennas

Scott McCollough, Esq. and Camilla Rees, MBA To Discuss the FCC Effort to l Strip ALL Local Power Over and Public Participation in Cell Tower and Antenna Placement.

An enormous power grab is before us. The FCC intends to take away almost all local control over and resident participation in cell tower and antenna placement.

If the FCC implements its plan there will no longer be public hearings, or public comment periods, about proposed cell tower and antenna installations; no notifications re. installations; no reviewswhatsoever, including environmental reviews; no required setbacks for the infrastructure; no discussion on how high, or where, or how many antennas or what they should look like; no influence at all on aesthetics grounds; and no need to prove there is a need for the antennas due to a 'gap in service'. Local officials would be barred from hiring experts to assess radiation safety, forced to take industry's word. Local officials would be utterly powerless, and forced to approve applications despite community objection.

2025 Election Follow-up, Hosts Mike Hersh, Myla Reson & Mimi German, Jennie Gage w/ Chris Volpe (Ohio Senate Race), Virginia, Georgia w/Andrea Miller & Ray McClendon

Election Results and Midterm Planning
The meeting, hosted by Mike Hersh and co-hosted by Myla Reason, focused on the recent election results and planning for upcoming midterms. They discussed the actions of some Democrats in the Senate and the need to support veterans. The agenda included hearing from experts, a candidate for U.S. Senate, and friends like Jerry Ashton and Andrea Miller. Mimi German read a poem and introduced Jenny Gage, who introduced Chris Volpe, a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.

Chris's Vision for Political Change
Chris Volpe, a candidate for the 2026 U.S. Senate special election, expressed frustration with current Democratic leadership, particularly regarding healthcare and economic issues. He criticized the lack of progress on universal healthcare and highlighted his own experience and vision for addressing these challenges. The panel discussed the need for new leadership and the potential for change in American politics, with Chris emphasizing the importance of trust and courage in political representation.
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