https://drudge.com/user/GalaxiePete New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/290812/trump-widens-medicaid-fraud-crackdown https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaid/120356 The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, had previously sent similar requests to New York, Minnesota, Maine, and California in what has been a growing, Trump administration-wide initiative to crack down on fraud, waste, and abuse. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:40:39 -0400 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/290812/trump-widens-medicaid-fraud-crackdown#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290812 discussion, 0.5 daily 290812 https://drudge.com/news/290808/alabama-supreme-court-rules-police-can https://apnews.com/article/alabama-pastor-watering-flowers-arrest-id-ca03ea598dfcb7a444340e73b2529a79 Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person's verbal answers. Justices issued the 6-3 decision last week after a federal judge presiding over a lawsuit about Michael Jennings' 2022 arrest asked the court to clarify whether officers can demand to see a person's identification under the state's "stop-and-identify" law. The minister was arrested when he declined to show Childersburg police identification. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:47:35 -0400 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/290808/alabama-supreme-court-rules-police-can#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290808 discussion, 0.5 daily 290808 https://drudge.com/news/290348/pakistan-and-afghanistans-taliban-claim https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pakistan-warplanes-bomb-kabul-clashes-014415369.html Pakistan has bombed Afghanistan's capital Kabul and other cities, claiming to have killed hundreds of Afghan Taliban fighters ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsnz7xuak26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicvprz2o5o7dkeg5bx7ovisfxsgqkc4ictencqqeb6ui4ynga3dwm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Deeply concerned by reports of a declaration of war and escalating military action between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Civilians will be caught in the crossfire. We need an immediate ceasefire. The U.S., working with the UN, must urgently push for de-escalation and a diplomatic solution.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/post/3mfsnz7xuak26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kat Abughazaleh (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd?ref_src=embed">@katmabu.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/post/3mfsnz7xuak26?ref_src=embed">Feb 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:32:34 -0500 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/290348/pakistan-and-afghanistans-taliban-claim#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290348 news, 0.5 daily 290348 https://drudge.com/news/289955/europe-dumping-us-software-companies https://apnews.com/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-big-tech-9f5388b68a0648514cebc8d92f682060 Around Europe, governments and institutions are seeking to reduce their use of digital services from U.S. Big Tech companies ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rtupbv3srpd4dkxagkovpab7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzp6tyrys2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiccvhghwsv26ftgcyco7dykrkxd2tyjxivoblegr6aq3fxtapvblu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Unlike Canada, Europe is actually taking steps to secure its digital autonomy. This one stood out: "The Austrian military said it has also switched to LibreOffice, a software package with word processor, spreadsheet and presentation programs that mirrors Microsoft 365's Word, Excel and PowerPoint."<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rtupbv3srpd4dkxagkovpab7/post/3mdzp6tyrys2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Blayne Haggart (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rtupbv3srpd4dkxagkovpab7?ref_src=embed">@bhaggart.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rtupbv3srpd4dkxagkovpab7/post/3mdzp6tyrys2j?ref_src=embed">Feb 4, 2026 at 5:47 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:31:00 -0500 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/289955/europe-dumping-us-software-companies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.289955 news, 0.5 daily 289955 https://drudge.com/news/289860/grindr-testing-premium-tier-prices-up https://www.businessinsider.com/grindr-edge-premium-ai-subscription-monthly-cost-price-2026-2 Grindr is testing a new AI subscription tier called "Edge." The pilot prices are steep, ranging from $80 to $200 a week. Other subscription price points being tested include monthly plans for $349.99 and $499.99. Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge often keep their most expensive subscriptions below $100 monthly. Saw this in passing and it left me SMH. At what point does it become pimping? Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:25:42 -0500 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/289860/grindr-testing-premium-tier-prices-up#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.289860 discussion, 0.5 daily 289860 https://drudge.com/news/289748/protest-stream-minneapolis-long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWvKz4l2z8 Sean Paul Reyes is streaming from the massive protest going on this afternoon in Minneapolis. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:55:50 -0500 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/289748/protest-stream-minneapolis-long#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.289748 discussion, 0.5 daily 289748 https://drudge.com/news/289551/more-ukraine-peace-plan-stuff-davos https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g44r22j5jo President Volodymyr Zelensky says trilateral talks on ending the war in Ukraine are to take place with Russia and the US in the United Arab Emirates, after he met President Donald Trump in Davos. "It's all about the land. This is the issue which is not solved yet," Zelensky told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland - adding that trilateral talks might provide the two sides with "variants". Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:48:04 -0500 GalaxiePete https://drudge.com/news/289551/more-ukraine-peace-plan-stuff-davos#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.289551 discussion, 0.5 daily 289551