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Scott Bessent Estimates How Much Taxpayer Money is Lost to Fraud Each Year

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on January 12, 2026 12 Comments

"Tim Walz is a coward. He would not guarantee that the Treasury Secretary ... would have police protection in the Minnesota State Capitol."

Brown Chooses DEI Official With No Security Expertise to Lead Post-Shooting ‘Physical Security’ Initiative

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2026 5 Comments

"a professor of Africana Studies and American Studies whose expertise centers on race relations, civil and human rights, and empire"

Tillis Threatens to Block Any Trump Federal Reserve Nominee Over Powell Investigation

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 12, 2026 25 Comments

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) continues to be a thorn in President Donald Trump’s side. Tillis has now threatened to block any Trump nominee to the Federal Reserve, including the Federal Reserve Chairman, over the investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell. Tillis wrote on X: If there were any...

Florida Atlantic U. Prof to Remain Suspended for Spring Semester Over Charlie Kirk Comments

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2026 2 Comments

“scholar, writer, and artist whose work focuses on poetry and comics”

Iran Death Toll Mounts as Regime Clamps Down on Protests With Lethal Forces

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 12, 2026 18 Comments

"Israeli intelligence estimates that at least 1,000 Iranians have already been killed in the wave of protests sweeping the country."

DOJ Charges Illegal Alien Accused of Hitting Border Patrol With Car

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 12, 2026 19 Comments

The complaint says Luis Nino-Moncada "admitted to intentionally ramming the Border Patrol vehicle in an attempt to flee, and he stated that he knew they were immigration enforcement vehicles,”

California’s Proposed “Billionaire Tax” Just Cost the State $1 Trillion in Wealth

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2026 43 Comments

As the resident "bird flu" expert, I will simply note that California’s proposed Billionaire Tax has turned into a live‑action parable about killing the Golden Goose.

Was a Sonic Super-Weapon Used during Historic Raid to Capture Maduro?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2026 29 Comments

The existence of a sonic super-weapon is certainly plausible in light of a 2013 non‑lethal directed‑energy demonstration and recent allegations of acoustic weapon systems used during Serbia’s 2025 protests.

Trump Triggers Criminal Probe Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Posted by Ben Smith on January 12, 2026 49 Comments

“If a Fed chair misled Congress on a multibillion-dollar project, accountability is the right thing to do. These are taxpayer dollars..."

What’s Happening? Having Flipped Against Hamas, Dem Pols In Unison Now Back Iranian Protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2026 58 Comments

For What It's Worth: Something's happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.

Spanish Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Wild Boars Renews Biosafety Concerns

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 11, 2026 12 Comments

A disturbing clash between evidence that points away from a lab leak and the uneasy reality that a reference strain used in nearby high‑containment labs somehow appeared in the forest.

DOT Exposes Illegal Truck Licenses, Threatens $50M NC Cut

Posted by Ben Smith on January 11, 2026 24 Comments

Trump’s DOT is threatening to cut $50M from North Carolina after a federal audit found over half of the state’s immigrant truck licenses were issued illegally.

Professor Turley Dings Minneapolis Mayor Frey for Wanting to be Included in ICE Shooting Investigation

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 11, 2026 38 Comments

"we're going to have a lot of investigation going forward, but people need to be clear what the standard is"

Commercial Driver License Lapses Cost California $160 Million in Federal Funds

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 11, 2026 9 Comments

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy also threatened to withhold millions of dollars of federal funding from North Carolina if changes are not made to its CDL compliance efforts.