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Citizen journalists from all across america are hitting the streets and uncovering fraud.
Democrats respond as expected, by calling anyone investigating potential fraud a racist and proposing legislation to protect fraudsters.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/citizen-journalists-probe-inactive-daycares-across-democrat-run-cities
"Not White Supremacy To Investigate Fraud": Citizen Journalists Flood Democratic Cities

Citizen journalists are descending on corrupt, Democratic-run cities this week to investigate taxpayer-subsidized daycare centers, signaling a new form of crowd-driven oversight. Think of it as a localized DOGE-style effort aimed at investigating alleged welfare fraud linked to Somali communities and others who steal from taxpayers.

As we correctly noted on Monday, the so-called "Nick Shirley Effect" appears to be taking hold nationwide, with citizen journalists investigating taxpayer-subsidized daycare operations in Minneapolis, Washington, Ohio, Philadelphia, and other Democratic-run cities.

Initial Democratic Party counter-messaging to combat Shirley's bombshell report has defaulted to labeling citizen journalists as "white nationalists" or "racists," but this familiar response from an increasingly unhinged party is losing effectiveness, as on-the-ground reporting reveals countless examples of daycare centers that are either empty or not functioning at expected capacity during peak hours, raising mounting questions.

By Tuesday, Muckraker founder Anthony Rubin's investigation into suspicious daycare centers in Columbus, Ohio, went viral.

Later in the day, citizen journalists from across the country posted their findings on X


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Sorry Libtards, this ones on you

>The defendant “has never really been an openly political person” and does not discuss politics often with his family to avoid conflict. According to the defendant, “no one knows” his political views, including his family. The defendant stated that he does not align politically with his family members and did not tell them that he “was going to a protest in support of [then President] Trump.”

>Later in the interview, the defendant explained that after the 2020 election, “when it first seemed like something was wrong” and “stuff started happening,” he began following the issue closely on YouTube and Reddit and felt “bewildered.” In the defendant’s view, if people “feel that, you know, something as important as voting in the federal election is being tampered with, is being, you know, being – you know, relegated null and void, then, like, someone needs to speak up, right? Someone up top. You know, just to, just to at the very least calm things down.”

>The defendant felt that “the people up top,” including “people on both sides, public figures,” should not “ignore[e] people’s grievances” or call them “conspiracy theorists,” “bad people,” “Nazis,” or “fascists.” Instead, “if people feel that their votes are like just being thrown away, then . . . at the very least someone should address it.”

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/alleged-jan-6-pipe-bomber-reset-phone-943-times-before-arrest-court-docs-say

The details surrounding Brian Cole Jr.'s confession of allegedly planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot were released on Sunday as part of pre-trial court filings.

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https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-trump-health-hhs-maha-5e1e9e3208c42b6a185facad26e3b457

In the whirlwind first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, some of the most polarizing changes have taken place within the Department of Health and Human Services, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has openly rebuffed the medical establishment as he converts the ideas of his Make America Healthy Again movement into public policy.

Since entering office in February, the health secretary has overseen a dramatic reshaping of the agencies he oversees, including eliminating thousands of jobs and freezing or canceling billions of dollars for scientific research. As part of his campaign against chronic disease, he has redrawn the government’s position on topics such as seed oils, fluoride and Tylenol. He also has repeatedly used his authority to promote discredited ideas about vaccines.

The department’s rapid transformation has garnered praise from MAHA supporters who say they long viewed HHS as corrupt and untrustworthy and have been waiting for such a disruption. And both Democrats and Republicans have applauded some of the agency’s actions, including efforts to encourage healthy eating and exercise, and deals to lower the prices of costly drugs.

But many of the drastic changes Kennedy has led at the department are raising grave concerns among doctors and public health experts.

“At least in the immediate or intermediate future, the United States is going to be hobbled and hollowed out in its scientific leadership,” said Lawrence Gostin, a Georgetown University public health law professor who was removed from a National Institutes of Health advisory board earlier this year with a letter that said he was no longer needed. “I think it will be extraordinarily difficult to reverse all the damage.”

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon denied any threat to scientific expertise at the agency and lauded its work.

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Twice as many Americans believe their financial security is getting worse than better, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian, and they are increasingly blaming the White House.

57% of Americans said the US economy is undergoing a recession, up 11% from a similar poll that was conducted in February.

The stark divisions between Democrats and Republicans continue to persist. Democrats are almost twice as likely as Republicans to say their financial security is getting worse – 52% versus 27%. But more concerningly for Republicans, who will have to fight next year to keep their majority in Congress, Trump hasn’t been able to sway independents. A majority (54%) of independents said their financials are worsening, +9% compared with February’s polling. Most independents (58%) also believe the country is experiencing a recession.

And more of the blame is being placed on the White House than ever before. When asked to choose between the government or corporations for the question “who is most responsible for any increasing prices”:

- 76% of Democrats said it was government management of the economy, +17% from February’s poll.
- 72% of independents also pointed to the government, +14% from February.
- Republicans were less likely to point to the government, with 55% saying it was government (-6% compared to February) and 45% blaming corporate practices.

In another worrying sign for Republicans, over the course of his first year, these voters have soured on the economy.

While Americans overall have grown more pessimistic this year, women are far less confident about the economy than men. Nearly two-thirds of women (62%) believe the US is experiencing a recession, +12% from February, compared with 52% of men who believe the same. And half of women (50%) believe their financial security is getting worse while 39% of men believe the same.

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The crackdown against crime continues by the trump administration.
After achieving the largest single year drop in murder rates ever recorded, trump has turned his focus to combating the fraudulent use of federal programs. Earlier this year Trump dismantled a $250m fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during the Covid pandemic in a case that led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions, and now he is turning the heat up on the criminal fraud ring
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/fbi-minnesota-fraud-schemes-somalia
FBI deploys more resources to Minnesota

The FBI has deployed additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs”, director Kash Patel said on social media on Sunday.

Amid the Trump administrations attacks on the state and its Somali immigration population, the FBI director said the agency had already dismantled a $250m fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during the Covid pandemic in a case that led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions.

Patel said the FBI believes “this is just the tip of a very large iceberg”. Some of those involved in the alleged scheme are being “referred to immigrations officials for possible further denaturalization and deportation proceedings where eligible”.

Patel’s comments comes after federal prosecutors estimate as much as $9bn has been stolen across schemes allegedly linked to the state’s Somali population.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-venezuelan-officials-still-mum-trumps-mention-action-against-drug-boat-2025-12-29/
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, which would mark the first known time the US has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the government of Nicolas Maduro.
"There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs," Trump said.
"We hit all the boats, and now we hit the area... it's the implementation area. That's where they implement, and that is no longer around."
It was not immediately clear what target was hit nor which part of the U.S. government acted.
Asked if the CIA had carried out the attack, Trump said: "I don't want to say that. I know exactly who it was but I don't want to say who it was."
Trump has previously said that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela.
On a radio show last week, Trump had made vague comments about an apparent US operation against a "big facility" in Venezuela.
The Central Intelligence Agency, the White House and the Pentagon have not publicly elaborated on those comments and declined to comment on questions posed by Reuters. The Venezuelan government has not commented on the incident Trump described and there have been no independent reports from Venezuela of it.
The Venezuelan communications ministry, which handles all press requests for the government, did not immediately respond to a comment request on Monday.
The administration has previously touted its success in taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels, and the Pentagon has posted footage of several of its strikes on social media.
The lack of response by US national security agencies had raised questions about whether the incident Trump mentioned was carried out covertly. Such an operation would likely limit the ability of US officials to speak on the matter.

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardon-process-dda97c15

Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million

President Trump had just awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Charlie Kirk in October when his son ushered friends toward the Oval Office.

As a string ensemble played in the background, Donald Trump Jr. walked up with lobbyist Ches McDowell to chat with the president. Trump Jr. at one point pulled McDowell forward to shake the president’s hand, according to a livestream broadcast. After they went inside, McDowell took the president aside to discuss a pressing issue, according to people familiar with the matter: One of his clients was seeking a pardon.

The client was Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. That afternoon, the president agreed to sign Zhao’s pardon, the people said.

Zhao was one of the beneficiaries of a new, informal path to presidential pardons that has become a feature of Trump’s second term, which allows some clemency applicants with deep pockets or politically connected lobbyists to circumvent the traditional pardon process.

McDowell told The Wall Street Journal that Trump Jr. didn’t help him pursue the pardon and had left the room when he brought up Zhao. Trump Jr. had brought him because they were leaving later that afternoon for a hunting trip in Utah, McDowell said. A spokesman for Trump Jr. declined to comment.

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The Pentagon released its annual report on the Chinese military for 2025. Key new info:

The DF-27 is a fielded non-nuclear ICBM for ground and ship targets - it could hit ships in California.
China seeks to build 6 additional aircraft carriers by 2035 for 9 total.
China's nuclear early-warning system is fully built and they'll expand from 600 ready nukes to 1000 by 2030.

https://media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/23/2003849070/-1/-1/1/ANNUAL-REPORT-TO-CONGRESS-MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-2025.PDF

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Prolific Peacemaker Donald J. Trump hosts a historic meeting with the self stylized "King Zelensky The Mad, Ruler of Ashes and First of His Name"
Zelensky The Mad has had time to consider Peacemaker Trump's 28-point peace plan and is meeting to counter offer a 20-point peace plan of his own
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5664577-live-updates-trump-zelensky-russia-ukraine-meeting/
an hour ago

Live updates: Trump, Zelensky sit down for Ukraine peace talks in Florida

President Trump on Sunday is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Palm Beach, Fla., as talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war advance.

Ahead of the meeting, Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he described the call as “good” and “very productive” in a social media post.

Zelensky’s 20-point peace plan, which offers some concessions to Moscow, will be the topic of discussion during Sunday’s huddle. It proposes to have Russian forces withdraw from several Ukrainian regions and creates an $800 billion fund for post-war recovery efforts.

Sunday’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago will mark the fifth time Zelensky has traveled to meet Trump in the U.S.


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NSW Australia Premier Chris Minns has made sure that Australians will have to deal with armed police, to protect his kind.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/582817/sending-army-to-protect-sydney-s-jewish-community-not-ruled-out-by-nsw-premier

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/its-frightening-how-far-right-is-infiltrating-everyday-culture

The two men chop peppers, slice aubergines and giggle into the camera as they delve into the art of vegan cooking. Both are wearing ski masks and T-shirts bearing Nazi symbols.

The German videos – titled Balaclava Kitchen – started in 2014 and ran for months before YouTube took down the channel for violating its guidelines.

But it offered a glimpse of how far-right groups have seized on cultural production – from clothing brands to top 40 music – to normalise their ideas, in a process that researchers say has hit new heights in the age of social media.

“It’s frightening, honestly,” said Katherine Kondor, a researcher with the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies. “You can be radicalised sitting on your couch.”

In affiliation with the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX), Kondor is leading a six-country project looking at how the extreme right uses aesthetics, from fitness influencers to memes and stickers, to spread their views across Europe.

From Sweden to Spain, researchers found that extremist messaging was woven through cultural aspects of everyday life, both online and offline.

“In Hungary we have some examples of extreme right bands becoming mainstream because they’re on the top 40 chart. I mean, what’s more normal than being on the top 40?” Kondor said.

A girl has recently gone missing in my hometown and this case is starting to get a lot of traction. It’s been very bizarre to see, as being particularly close to this situation. It doesn’t seem like she is a runaway, as most people outside of our city assume.It bugs me though, as I feel like I’ve seen no real progress in finding her. She’s been missing since Christmas Eve. Her name is Camila Mendoza Olmos. A simple search will come up with dozen of articles. I’ve seen y’all solve a lot of things and I felt like nobody else could dig as deep. This is my first time posting on 4chan, hope this reaches the right people. https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-19-year-old-camila-mendoza-olmos-vanishes-outside-her-home-christmas-eve

https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-quiet-debt-revolution/
For decades, Brussels prided itself on fiscal restraint. Today, it sits among Europe’s biggest debtors – a position that will be worsened by last week’s EU decision to grant Ukraine €90 billion in financial support over the next two years.
Since the pandemic, the European Commission has transformed itself from a marginal issuer into one of the continent’s largest sovereign and supranational borrowers. Its outstanding debt has ballooned from roughly €50 billion in 2019 to an estimated €700 billion by 2025 – a shift that has received surprisingly little scrutiny given its long-term implications for markets, budgets, and EU politics.
This change did not happen overnight. Before Covid-19, common EU borrowing was largely theoretical. The first meaningful issuances came during the euro-area sovereign-debt crisis of 2011–13, when outstanding EU debt rose to about €55 billion. For the next decade, issuance remained a footnote in European capital markets.

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Bankruptcies aren't just rising — they're suddenly everywhere.

From billion-dollar giants to mom-and-pop shops to everyday individuals, bankruptcies are piling up across the US this year, with large corporate bankruptcies already hitting their highest level in 15 years.

The surge in bankruptcies highlights the growing financial pressures facing consumers and companies as costs climb amid a tougher borrowing environment.

"Rising costs, tighter credit conditions, and ongoing geopolitical volatility continue to exert pressure on households and businesses already facing financial strain."

Unlike past downturns, this wave of bankruptcies appears to be hitting nearly every corner of the economy. It's sweeping across a range of sectors in what one veteran bankruptcy attorney described as a strikingly "unusual" pattern.

Even without December figures, 2025 has already logged the highest annual count for large corporate bankruptcies since 2010, when filings totaled 828, according to S&P Global.

In November alone, Subchapter V bankruptcy filings totaled 223 — a 23% bump from the previous year, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, which cited data from Epiq.

Individual bankruptcy filings saw an 8% jump to 40,973 in November 2025, up from the 37,814 filings in November 2024, the data cited by ABI shows.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-for-release-epstein-files-naming-democrats/
As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said prominent Democrats linked to Epstein should be named.

The Justice Department has released scores of records on Epstein over the last week, responding to a law requiring it to publish its files on Epstein by Dec. 19. The files cover more than 20 years worth of investigations into the disgraced financier, and highlighted the relationships he cultivated over the years with well-known people like Mr. Trump and former President Bill Clinton — neither of whom have been accused of any wrongdoing.

And on Wednesday, the department announced that the federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan had discovered upwards of 1 million more records "potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case." It said that combing through the newly discovered documents and making necessary redactions could take "a few more weeks."

Mr. Trump addressed the discovery on Truth Social late Friday, writing: "Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, and work on Election Fraud etc."

The president went on to allege that Democrats, not Republicans, are "the ones who worked with Epstein."

"Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get back to helping our Country," he wrote.

Mr. Trump has long been wary of the Epstein issue, periodically calling it a "hoax" and arguing that Republican lawmakers who supported the release of more records on Epstein had fallen for a diversion tactic spearheaded by Democrats.


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