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Deep blue Maryland caught in billion dollar web of unemployment failure and fraud
Maryland is under public pressure after a state audit and a series of federal indictments exposed widespread fraud in its unemployment program. Maryland has paid out close to a billion dollars in unemployment overpayments over the past five years to individuals who...
Jury punishes city for letting teen die inside BLM rioters’ anarchist commune
Seattle, Washington, was found liable on Thursday for the shooting death of a 16-year-old during Black Lives Matter riots in 2020, multiple media outlets reported. A civil jury reportedly awarded more than $30 million to Antonio Mays Jr.’s family after the teen was...
Meet the new weapon-making kids on the block under Hegseth’s watch
LONG BEACH, Calif. — President Donald Trump’s Department of War is betting big on a “new-guard” of weapons manufacturers in his push to expand domestic defense production. After decades of legacy suppliers dominating Pentagon contracts, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth...
Fox News host confronts Jacob Frey on telling ICE to get out when illegal criminals run rampant in his city
Fox News host Griff Jenkins told Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey point-blank on Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are in his city to detain illegal immigrant criminals. Frey called on ICE to “get the fuck out” of Minneapolis in...
CNN’s Harry Enten says JD Vance lapping 2028 GOP field before race has even started
CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten said Monday that the 2028 Republican presidential race is already taking shape, and Vice President JD Vance has surged far ahead. Several polls found Vance emerging as a strong early 2028 contender. During a segment on “CNN News...
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Will, Grace … and MAGA? Dem activist Debra Messing backs Trump-endorsed Republican for NY governor
BS BULLETIN: Longtime Democratic activist Debra Messing is backing Republican Bruce Blakeman over Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Messing delivered a remarkably blunt assessment of New York: “It’s not the city I love anymore.” Blakeman has President Donald Trump’s...
DeSantis rebukes Palm Beach GOP — candidate facing child sex, kidnapping charges is removed from voter guide
BS BULLETIN: Palm Beach Republicans removed Mike Caruso from an updated voter guide after criticism from DeSantis and other GOP leaders. The suspended clerk faces five felony charges involving alleged child sexual abuse. Caruso maintains his innocence and remains in...
The Atlantic turns a Haitian student’s death into a reckoning with Trump’s America
BS BULLETIN: Twitchy is challenging The Atlantic’s framing of Haitian student Pierre Damas Bel’s death. The 20-year-old died in an Ohio highway collision; his family linked his distress to an ICE ankle monitor and reported bullying. Commentators blame Trump’s...
Mullin asks ChatGPT how red states turn blue — then takes aim at Democrats
BS BULLETIN: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Laura Ingraham he consulted ChatGPT about how red states become blue. He connected the answer to his accusation that Democrats use immigration to change the electorate. The exchange also covered estimates of the illegal...
Receipts reveal FBI tracking of Susie Wiles’ calls — including Trump lawyers and journalists
BS BULLETIN: Newly declassified records describe FBI tracking of Susie Wiles’ phone contacts during the Trump classified-documents investigation. Reporting identifies contacts with 21 defense attorneys and at least five journalists. Catherine Herridge highlighted the...
Lutnick’s Epstein whistleblower dead at 57 — Britain’s watchdog suddenly discovers the need for a review
BS BULLETIN: Simon Andriesz, the banker who highlighted Howard Lutnick’s Epstein connections, died September 23 at 57, according to The Banker. Britain’s financial regulator is reviewing its treatment of him; lawmakers want an independent inquiry. Lutnick denies...
