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Monday, December 29, 2025

The federal government is investigating a potential social-services aid fraud scheme in which hundreds of millions of dollars intended for a federally funded nutrition program was allegedly used instead for lavish purchases. Nearly 90 people have been convicted, a majority of whom are Somali American, federal sources confirmed to NewsNation. Two defendants have already been sentenced, with one facing 28 years in prison and another owing $48 million in restitution.


The compromised robot used short-range wireless signals to infect another robot that was offline and not connected to any network. read more


Sunday, December 28, 2025

It's the biggest mystery in Georgia politics right now: Who's paying for the attacks on Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones? read more


Dr. Suresh Mohan felt strong emotions in opposite directions when he saw how well the wounded Ukrainian soldier was doing. Mohan, a Yale surgeon, had traveled to Lviv in the war-ravaged nation in May and rebuilt the young man's jaw. read more


FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C., will be "shut down permanently" after previously discarding plans to move the bureau's headquarters to Maryland. read more


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Timeline: How feeding underprivileged children turned into a sweeping federal investigation.
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Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
www.bbc.com

... President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences, and accused Moscow of trying to derail peace talks.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Kyiv had launched an attack overnight using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Putin's state residence in Russia's northwestern Novgorod region.

Russia said it would now review its position in peace negotiations. It is not yet clear where Putin was at the time of the alleged attack.

Zelensky dismissed the claim as "typical Russian lies", intended to give the Kremlin an excuse to continue attacks on Ukraine. ...


Related ...

Greene says she didn't like MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization'
thehill.com

... Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told The New York Times in an interview released this week that she "never liked" the "sexualization" of women she said goes on at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

"I never liked the MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization," Greene said. "I believe how women in leadership present themselves sends a message to younger women."

"I have two daughters, and I've always been uncomfortable with how those women puff up their lips and enlarge their breasts," she added. ...


@#11

From that link ...

... Right wing provocateur Nick Shirley has published a video claiming he has proof of fraud in Somali daycare centers. I watched the video so you don't have to. The entire video is, in a word, propaganda. Despite this complete lack of substantiation, Vice President JD Vance praised Shirley and suggested he deserves a Pulitzer Prize. MAGA media has since moved immediately to demonize the Somali community in Minnesota as a whole"facts be damned.

That framing is not just reckless"it is intentionally racist. And it obscures the real issue entirely. Here are the critical facts they leave out, and hope Americans don't see. Let's Address This. ....

A Propagandized Claim With Zero Evidence

Shirley begins his interview with a man named "David," who apparently investigated this alleged fraud for years. Shirley provides no explanation of who David is, what qualifications he has, or what actual evidence of fraud he's uncovered. Instead, while waving around documents that he never bothers to validate, David makes the following bombastic and factless claims:

- - - "Compared to worldwide, the fraud is worse here in the Twin Cities than anywhere else ever, in history, anywhere."

- - - "The allegedly stolen funds are being sent to terrorist organizations."

- - - "We have to be careful because these [Somali] people are very violent, they're exceptionally violent."

- - - "Tim Walz is guilty of misconduct with a public employee."

Note"the above are actual quotes from David. At no point in the video does David or Shirley provide any actual evidence for the above claims.


Also, in addition to the military, there's this ...

China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan
www.reuters.com

... Analysts say Beijing's drills increasingly blur the line between routine military training exercises and what could be stage-setting for an attack, a strategy intended to give the U.S. and its allies minimal warning of an assault.

The Chinese military also released a video depicting automated humanoid robots, microdrones and weaponised robotic dogs attacking the island, futuristic technology China has never showcased before. ...

SEALING OFF PORT CITIES

The Chinese military released a series of propaganda posters along with a graphic[1] depicting four locations across the island with targets locking on, following the drill announcement.

China's state broadcaster said the exercises would focus on sealing off Taiwan's vital deep-water Port of Keelung to the island's north and Kaohsiung to Taiwan's south, the island's largest port city.

The first poster appeared to show the armada of civilian ships China is mobilising to help in an attack on Taiwan, vessels with ramps and open decks that could be used to carry out an amphibious assault. ...


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1 - www.reuters.com


Xymox - Imagination (1989)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1: Anka Wolbert]
I have come to indecision
Someone is pushing me
All the cities, subways, rivers
No direction left for me

I have lost my way home early
I don't care cause I won't stay there
All I hear is this silent whisper
Will you be here again?

[Chorus: Anka Wolbert]
Imagination takes the shadows away
Every day I've been without you
Imagination keeps the shadows away
Every day I stay without you
Too many times -- without you
...



@#5 ... when one of these journalists on his enemies list is the target?...

Being a "target" of Pres Trump seems to be one of the reasons why GOP Congressfolk may be leaving before their term ends.

For example ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene links rise in threats to Trump's public criticism
www.fox5dc.com

... Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has received a surge of threats in recent weeks, claiming the volume intensified after she announced she would resign from Congress.

What we know:

During an interview with "60 Minutes," Greene said her office has recorded more than 700 threats by phone and email, not counting additional messages posted online. She said police in her hometown of Rome and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office have voluntarily increased patrols around her home as a safety precaution.

What they're saying:

Greene told CBS anchor Lelsy Stahl during the interview that several of the messages referenced her son and used language similar to comments she says President Donald Trump directed at her. ...


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