# free state (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover free state. Page: Feed: --- ## [Greetings From the Forest](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/greetings-from-the-forest/) _2026-08-21 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ \[No salutation necessary.\] I’m sending you some stamps in hopes that it will help with the costs of mailing out copies of the Gazette. I don’t have to tell you the cost of one stamp!!! I thought I was going to pass out in the Post Office lobby when they told me! It’s like Old Willie said: “The World’s all going to ‘Pot;’ Whether we like it or not. The Best I can tell the World’s going to hell and… ## [Ortega, Elections, and the Context Western Media Won’t Print](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/ortega-elections-and-the-context-western-media-wont-print/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Balzano · The New Hampshire Gazette_ by Richard Balzano “Crackdown.” “Democratic backsliding.” “Authoritarian grip.” Journalists persecuted, opposition parties crushed—and now, according to the latest eruption from the Western press, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has abolished elections. The peripheral left offers another interpretation: Ortega is preventing U.S.-backed political organizations implicated in subversion from… ## [Trying to Avoid Giving Up](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/trying-to-avoid-giving-up/) _2026-08-21 · W.D. Ehrhart · The New Hampshire Gazette_ by W.D. Ehrhart I have to confess that I have been struggling mightily for the past few months to resist giving in to utter despair. There’s no future in that. But increasingly I find myself thinking that there’s really no future worth bothering about. I just can’t shake the feeling that things in this country are not going to get any better. Remember when we thought no president could possibly… ## [Time to Jump-Start Congress](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/time-to-jump-start-congress/) _2026-08-21 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ Another fortnight has come and gone—and not just any fortnight. Continuing a trend that began in 2015—and mirroring, in the political realm, the ratcheting up of global temperatures and resultant climatic catastrophes—this has been the 290th consecutive fortnight to have been worse than the one before. Appropriately, this one kicked off under cover of darkness. In the early morning hours of… ## [Volume 270, No. 25](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/volume-270-no-25/) _2026-08-21 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ How bad is it? So bad we’re betting we don’t need to define “it.” “It” is everything you can think of, and a whole lot more that you never thought required your attention, all of it being intentionally made worse by a horde of trolls and cretins who should never have been given power over anything more dangerous than a marshmallow. Things have gotten so rotten that, for this fortnight, anyway,… ## [Fri, Aug 21](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/21/fri-aug-21-2/) _2026-08-21 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2017—Taxpayers fund a $27,000 trip so Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Sen. Mitch McConnell can visit Fort Knox and fondle some gold. 1992—Samuel Weaver, 14, and U.S. Marshal W.F. Degan die in a shootout at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. Troubles ensue. 1982—The U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion murders more than 200 Salvadorans at El Calabozo. 1976—A two-day occupation of the Seabrook, N.H. nuke site… ## [Kgalala ya kgaso “Mvololo” o kgutlisetsa setjhabeng](https://theguard.co.za/kgalala-ya-kgaso-mvololo-o-kgutlisetsa-setjhabeng/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ Ka Teboho Moloi QWAQWA- Sebuhudi sa seyalemoya sa Lesedi FM, lekgotleng la kgaso la Africa Boroa Veli “Mvololo” Moloi o phatladitse ha a tla ‘adopta’ le ho beha mahetleng a hae tse ding tsa dithloko tsa barutwana ba sekolo sa Moteka mahetleng a hae, nakong eo a na etetse barutwana ba sekolo sena ka Labohlano \[…\] The post Kgalala ya kgaso “Mvololo” o kgutlisetsa setjhabeng appeared first on The… ## [Magashule era caused MAP’s collapse- APEMO](https://theguard.co.za/magashule-era-caused-maps-collapse-apemo/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi QwaQwa – The African Peoples Movement (APEMO) says the service delivery crisis in Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Municipality is not an accident — it’s “deliberate and coordinated” by politicians. APEMO Eastern Free State convener Mohau Molwele made the explosive claim on Wednesday, 19 August, during a service delivery protest targeting government departments and the \[…\] The post Magashule… ## [Abandoned Lusaka road leaves families sick and homeless](https://theguard.co.za/abandoned-lusaka-road-leaves-families-sick-and-homeless/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Emily Setona QwaQwa – What was meant to be a new road for Lusaka has become a health hazard. One year after construction started in 2024, the project remains unfinished — leaving families choking on dust in winter and bailing out flood water in summer. For 56-year old widow Maria Mmoneng, the incomplete road \[…\] The post Abandoned Lusaka road leaves families sick and homeless appeared first on… ## [Thurs, Aug 20](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/20/thurs-aug-20-2/) _2026-08-20 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2018—Greta Thunberg strikes, demanding action on the climate crisis. 1998—Days after admitting he’d lied about sex with an intern, Bill Clinton throws 13 Tomahawk missiles at Sudan’s only pharmaceutical factory. 1986—Former Marine Patrick Sherrill “goes postal” in Edmond, Okla.; he kills 14 co-workers and wounds six. 1975—A bomb explodes in front of San Francisco Mayor Joe Alioto’s home. Top… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LydSIebVsyeA) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Free State Government Condemns “Barbaric” Rape and Murder of Seven-Year-Old](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/free-state-government-condemns-barbaric-rape-and-murder-of-seven-year-old/) _2026-08-19 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ Free State/19 August 2026, 08:56am/ Mpho Mokoena Seven-year-old Ntombazana Mnyamane: Image Supplied By Mpho Mokoena: A wave of shock and anger has swept across Bultfontein in the Free State following the alleged rape and murder of seven-year-old Ntombazana Mnyamane. The child, from the Tswelopele Local Municipality, was reportedly attacked less than twenty metres from her... ## [Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Targets Unfair Power Costs and Protects Paying Consumers](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/minister-kgosientsho-ramokgopa-targets-unfair-power-costs-and-protects-paying-consumers/) _2026-08-19 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ News/19 August 2026, 07:56am/ Dakalo Mulaudzi Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Image Supplied By Dakalo Mulaudzi: South Africans may soon be able to read their electricity bills like a financial report rather than a single, confusing figure. Under a revised electricity pricing policy unveiled by Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday, consumers could gain a clearer... ## [NPA to Drop Charges Against Khumalo and Co-Accused](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/npa-to-drop-charges-against-khumalo-and-co-accused/) _2026-08-19 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ News/19 August 2026, 07:34am/ Linda Mgomezulu Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo: Image Supplied By Linda Mgomezulu: The National Prosecuting Authority is expected to withdraw all charges against Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo, Brigadier Dineo Mokwele and their co-accused as early as this week, in a dramatic reversal that could bring an end to a high-profile... ## [Wed, Aug 19](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/19/wed-aug-19-2/) _2026-08-19 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 1999—The FBI adds the name of James “Whitey” Bulger—its partner in crime—to its “Most-Wanted” list. 1997—Anti-regulation fanatic Carl Drega murders two cops, a selectman, and a judge in Colebrook, N.H. The carnage inspires Vin Suprynowicz, future Signed Member of the Free State Project, to write an essay and a book sympathizing with the killer. 1953—Despite setbacks four days earlier, the CIA’s… ## [Family left with nothing after midnight fire](https://theguard.co.za/family-left-with-nothing-after-midnight-fire/) _2026-08-18 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Emily Setona QWAQWA – A family of five has been left with almost nothing after a devastating midnight fire destroyed their home and belongings in Phuthaditjhaba, leaving a disabled woman, her elderly mother and two grandchildren desperately in need of food and basic necessities. The fire broke out shortly after midnight on Saturday, 15 \[…\] The post Family left with nothing after midnight fire… ## [R30m sewage project abandoned, Thabong residents at risk](https://theguard.co.za/r30m-sewage-project-abandoned-thabong-residents-at-risk/) _2026-08-18 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi WELKOM – For seven years, residents of Thabong’s Dichokoloteng new stands have been living next to an abandoned R30 million sewage project — and now they’re being forced to use pit toilets. The African Liberation Movement (ALM) says the unfinished pipes pose serious health and safety risks to children and the elderly, \[…\] The post R30m sewage project abandoned, Thabong residents at… ## [Constable shoots, holds ‘girlfriend’ hostage](https://theguard.co.za/constable-shoots-holds-girlfriend-hostage/) _2026-08-18 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi FREE STATE — A police constable allegedly shot a 25-year old woman in the shoulder before holding her hostage for eight hours in a house in Ratanang Township, Jacobsdal, on Sunday. The 28-year old constable, who is stationed in Hanover in the Northern Cape, eventually surrendered his service pistol and handed himself \[…\] The post Constable shoots, holds ‘girlfriend’ hostage… ## [Court must free us from worst municipality in SA – NGHA](https://theguard.co.za/court-must-free-us-from-worst-municipality-in-sa-ngha/) _2026-08-18 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi HARRISMITH – The New Greater Harrismith Association (NGHA) says it is confident the North Gauteng High Court will rule in its favour and split Harrismith and Kestell from the embattled Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Municipality. NGHA chairperson Leona Kleynhans said the review application, set to be heard soon, challenges the Municipal Demarcation Board’s (MDB) \[…\] The post Court must… ## [Tues, Aug 18](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/18/tues-aug-18-2/) _2026-08-18 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 1996—The U.S. prison population hits 1,600,000, double what it had been just 10 years earlier. 1988—Accepting the GOP nomination, George H.\[H.\]W. Bush solemnly vows, “Read my lips: no new taxes!” 1980—Ronald Reagan, thanking the VFW for its endorsement, rebrands a criminal war as a “noble cause.” 1966—China’s Cultural Revolution gets a big boost when a million Red Guards arrive at Beijing to spend… ## [Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality External Re- Advertisement](https://theguard.co.za/thabo-mofutsanyana-district-municipality-external-re-advertisement/) _2026-08-17 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, with its seating in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State Province, subscribes to the principle of Employment Equity Act and Affirmative Action. The municipality hereby invite suitable candidates to apply for the following advertised position. DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER POSITION: DIRECTOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (PERMANENT POSITION) SALARY PACKAGES PER… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PlkDhKmDvj0h) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Mon, Aug 17](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/17/mon-aug-17-2/) _2026-08-17 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2008—Confederate widow Maudie Hopkins dies in Arkansas at 93. She married William M. Cantrell in 1934, when he was 86 and she was 19. 2002—U.S. Generals admit that the U.S. assisted Iraq during its war against Iran knowing that Saddam Hussein would “use chemical weapons against his own people.” 1998—“It depends,” President Clinton tells a Grand Jury, “on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”… ## [Sun, Aug 16](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/16/sun-aug-16-2/) _2026-08-16 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2017—Free State reject Chris Cantwell posts a video online which earns him the moniker, “The Crying Nazi.” 2002—Army Times reports that the recent “Millennium Challenge” war games were “almost entirely scripted to ensure a \[U.S. military\] win.” 1971—John Dean writes his boss, Richard Nixon, a memo on how to “use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.” 1968—Armed guards… ## [The Witness Offer Mkhwanazi Says He Turned Down](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/the-witness-offer-mkhwanazi-says-he-turned-down/) _2026-08-15 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ Crime/15 August 2026, 12:17pm/ Mpho Mokoena Julius Mkhwanazi: Image Supplied By Mpho Mokoena: A dramatic courtroom claim has emerged in the murder case of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, with suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi alleging that he rejected an offer to become a State witness. Mkhwanazi made the claim in his... ## [Ramaphosa Challenges SADC to Make Migration a Choice, Not a Desperate Escape](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/ramaphosa-challenges-sadc-to-make-migration-a-choice-not-a-desperate-escape/) _2026-08-15 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ News/15 August 2026, 10:56am/Linda Mgomezulu Cyril Ramaphosa: Image Supplied By Linda Mgomezulu: President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged Southern African leaders to confront the root causes of migration by building a region where citizens can pursue opportunities at home rather than being forced to leave in search of survival. Delivering the SADC summit public lecture at... ## [Free State Road Deaths Rise as National Fatalities Fall](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/free-state-road-deaths-rise-as-national-fatalities-fall/) _2026-08-15 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ Free State/15 August 2026, 09:37am/ Thandi Buthelezi Mkhuleko Hlengwa: Image Supplied By Thandi Buthelezi: While South Africa has recorded an encouraging decline in road fatalities this year, the Free State is moving sharply in the opposite direction — with road deaths rising by 16% and placing the province well above its 2026 target. Between 1... ## [IPID’s Len John Says Tow Trucks May Be Used to Move Drugs With Police Help](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/ipids-len-john-says-tow-trucks-may-be-used-to-move-drugs-with-police-help/) _2026-08-15 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ News/15 August 2026, 07:56am/ Dakalo Mulaudzi By Dakalo Mulaudzi: The methods used by specialist police task teams investigating cash-in-transit robberies have come under intense scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission, where the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s Deputy Director of Investigations, Len John, described a disturbing pattern surrounding the deaths of alleged robbery suspects.… ## [Sat, Aug 15](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/15/sat-aug-15-2/) _2026-08-15 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 1977—Ohio State’s “Big Ear” radio telescope records a 72-second burst suggesting there may be intelligent life…out there, somewhere. 1971—With the U.S. budget busted by the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon reneges on the gold standard. 1969—Half a million half-naked, drugged-up baby boomers begin a three-day mud wallow in Bethel, N.Y. 1966—The New York Herald Tribune, founded as the Tribune by N.H.-born… ## [Fri, Aug 14](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/14/fri-aug-14-2/) _2026-08-14 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2023—Georgia DA Fanni Willis indicts ex-Pres. D.J. Trump for asking Secretary of State Raffensperger to help him try to steal the 2020 election. 2005—Steward Andreas Prodromou, the only person conscious aboard a mistakenly-depressurized 737 circling over Athens and running out of fuel, steers it away to crash elsewhere. 1945—President Truman announces Japan has surrendered. Enlisted sailors in San… ## [Zambia 2026 Elections: Hichilema’s Make-or-Break Vote — Will Voters Back the Comeback?](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/zambia-2026-elections-hichilemas-make-or-break-vote-will-voters-back-the-comeback/) _2026-08-13 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ International/13 August 2026, 09:35am/ GoodWill Mathebula By GoodWill Mathebula: Zambia heads to the polls on Thursday in a high-stakes general election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s record of financial recovery can outweigh public anger over the rising cost of everyday life. Hichilema, who has governed the copper-producing southern African nation since 2021, is... ## [MAP municipality faces auction over R31m debt](https://theguard.co.za/map-municipality-faces-auction-over-r31m-debt/) _2026-08-13 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – The Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality is staring down its worst crisis yet: the Sheriff of the Court is set to auction more than 30 municipal vehicles, computers, and an emergency fire engine if a R31 million debt is not paid by 4 September. The attachment is the latest blow to the \[…\] The post MAP municipality faces auction over R31m debt appeared first on The Guard . ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mvgRsHSUXOeI) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Rapist sentenced to life and 15 years in prison](https://theguard.co.za/rapist-sentenced-to-life-and-15-years-in-prison/) _2026-08-13 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – A 30-year-old man from Boiketlo village in Namahadi has been sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and an additional 15 years for attempted murder by the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrates’ Court. Themba Malinga was sentenced on Thursday, 6 August, after being found guilty of raping a 25-year-old woman and attempting to kill \[…\] The post Rapist sentenced to life and 15 years in… ## [ANC Blames DA-Led Coalitions for Joburg’s Problems](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/anc-blames-da-led-coalitions-for-joburgs-problems/) _2026-08-13 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ Politics/13 August 2026, 08:21am/ Mpho Mokoena Dickson Masemola: Image Supplied By Mpho Mokoena: As Johannesburg heads towards a high-stakes mayoral race, the ANC is asking voters for an outright mandate — but analysts say its promise to rescue the city will be tested by its own local-government record. The African National Congress is making a... ## [Oil prices rise as Strait of Hormuz continues to stay closed](https://www.insiderchronicle.co.za/oil-prices-rise-as-strait-of-hormuz-continues-to-stay-closed/) _2026-08-13 · admin · Insider Chronicle_ International/ 13 August 2026, 07:56am/ Staff Writer By Staff Writer: Oil prices pushed higher for a second day on Wednesday as the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz kept energy traders on edge, while global stock markets delivered a mixed performance ahead of crucial US inflation data. The market mood was shaped by a... ## [Thurs, Aug 13](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/13/thurs-aug-13-2/) _2026-08-13 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 1982—Malcolm MacArthur is arrested at the home of an acquaintance, Ireland’s Attorney General, where he’d been a guest since committing his second murder, nine days earlier. 1981—R. Reagan gives tax cuts to the rich and takes health care from the mentally ill; prisons become asylums. 1971—Criminal Attorney General John Mitchell announces that there will be no grand jury investigation of the May… ## [Wed, Aug 12](https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/08/12/wed-aug-12-2/) _2026-08-12 · admin · The New Hampshire Gazette_ 2004—N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey resigns after admitting he’s been sleeping with a man who is not his wife. 1985—A 747 with 524 on board, enroute to Osaka, crashes after the tail falls off. Many survive but, due to delays, only four are rescued alive. 1977—CBS reports that since the state won’t replace a washed-out bridge in Vulcan, W. Va., the town has asked the U.S.S.R. for foreign aid. 1958—Art… ## [They Said the Quiet Part Out Loud...again](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/they-said-the-quiet-part-out-loudagain) _2026-07-20 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ They Finally Said the Quiet Part Out Loud ## [The Theology of Obedience in Modern Medicine](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/the-theology-of-obedience-in-modern) _2026-02-15 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ When Public Health Becomes Doctrine ## [Travel Is Quietly Becoming Permissioned](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/travel-is-quietly-becoming-permissioned) _2026-01-18 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ Europe and the United States Are Building the Same System in Parallel ## [Christmas, Movement, and the Quiet Erosion of Travel Privacy](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/christmas-movement-and-the-quiet) _2025-12-25 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ A reflection from Freedom Travel Alliance ## [✈️ EU Airport Biometrics: Country-by-Country Breakdown (Part 1)](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/eu-airport-biometrics-country-by) _2025-10-12 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ The EU is rolling out its Entry/Exit System (EES) — a new border control database that logs your face and fingerprints every time you enter or leave the Schengen zone if you’re a non-EU citizen. ## [When Will the Medical Freedom Movement Grow Up?](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/when-will-the-medical-freedom-movement) _2025-08-30 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ 🐘 The Elephant in the Exam Room ## [From Freedom Flights to Ranger Trails — A Personal Ask](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/from-freedom-flights-to-ranger-trails) _2025-05-25 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ One of Our Youngest Explorers Needs You ## [Why Are We Funding Lawsuits Against the Cuts We Voted For?](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/why-are-we-funding-lawsuits-against) _2025-05-08 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ State Attorneys General Wage War on HHS Reforms—Using Your Money Without Your Consent ## [Navigating New Challenges: EU's Upcoming Travel Regulations and the Quest for Freer Movement](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/navigating-new-challenges-eus-upcoming) _2024-09-08 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ Standing Up for Traveler Rights in the Face of New EU Regulations ## [The Media's Weaponization Against Free Speech: The Case of Stanford's Pandemic Conference](https://freedomtravelalliance.substack.com/p/the-medias-weaponization-against) _2024-08-31 · Freedom Travel Alliance · Travel to Freedom_ Exposing the Media's Role in Silencing Dissent and Shaping the Pandemic Narrative