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#1 ‘He Is Out of Control’: MAGA Demands Answers After Trump Ambassador Mike Huckabee Covertly Meets With Spy Who Sold American Secrets - Charlie Nash for Mediaite, Ray Becker, Rabb Wilder, Sam Christian, parody Pepe Deluxe, and The Cradle on X
Prominent supporters of President Donald Trump demanded answers on Thursday after it was revealed that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee had held a secret meeting in Jerusalem with Jonathan Pollard, a convicted spy who sold American secrets to Israel. Reacting to news of the July rendezvous, which reportedly raised concerns at the CIA, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said, “This is shocking behavior from a United States ambassador. Is Huckabee going to explain it?”
#2 $836M Kentucky Taxpayer Money Wasted, Auditor Says - Lane Ball for WOWK Charleston, Hyla, Illusion Homes-Cat 5-200 MPH Hurricane Proof Homes, Real Doc Speaks/Nick Mandalakas/Mark Feliz, and Justice on X
The Kentucky Department of Medicaid Services (DMS) received an audit report from the Kentucky Auditor's Office, which uncovered more than $800 million of wasted taxpayer money. Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball says the incident was caused by bureaucratic negligence. The report reviewed issues involving payments made to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to pay for Medicaid recipients’ services, citing that DMS is responsible for not taking steps to ensure it was not duplicating payments made by other states once a recipient is no longer a resident of Kentucky...
#3 Immigrants Fined up to $1.8 Million for Remaining in US Sue Trump Administration - Landon Mion for Fox News, I AM CHARLIE KIRK, Gazetize, USA News Repost, and Andrew Kreighbaum on X
A lawsuit was filed Thursday against the federal government on behalf of immigrants facing fines reaching up to $1.8 million each for staying in the U.S. illegally. Daily penalties of $998 have been levied against more than 21,500 immigrants, whose lawyers say they were attempting to comply with federal immigration laws. The fines were implemented to encourage immigrants to leave the country. The lawyers said their clients were slapped with "ruinous civil fines" that are "grossly disproportionate to the gravity" of any immigration violations, arguing that the fines are unconstitutional...
#4 Trump Demands ‘Seditious’ Democrats Be Arrested - Independent, U.S. Senator John Fetterman/Constitutional, Advocate/Robb, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (community note)/Birddog, TheRealGSN | Christian Watchman Youtube, rblumel, vito papageorgio, and Gary Boyd on X
Donald Trump has called for the arrest of “seditious” Democrats, ahead of Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor-elect of New York. The president’s comments came after a group of senators and representatives published a video in which they reminded the military that they can disobey illegal orders. “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump raged on Truth Social. “Their words cannot be allowed to stand.
#5 Seal Congressman Decries Democrats’ Military Video: ‘Foolish and Cowardly’ - Ingraham Angle Fox News, Victory for MAGA/Jim Ferguson, The Bayou Boy/NEWSMAX, ConspiracyDaily Updat, and PerklestheGREAT/David Humphrey on X
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., analyzes a video of congressional Democrats urging military members to defy illegal orders on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ Higbie cautioned that a viral video by six Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds—urging troops to refuse illegal orders—echoes the political pressures that led to those SEALs' trials and stricter rules of engagement he says killed his friends. The video, released after Trump's election and Hegseth's defense secretary nomination, reminds service members of their oath to the Constitution, a standard upheld in military law since Nuremberg. Trump called it 'seditious behavior punishable by DEATH,' while supporters say it reinforces lawful duty; Higbie argues it erodes trust and creates hesitation in combat...
#6 Coast Guard Reverses Course on Policy to Call Swastikas and Nooses ‘Potentially Divisive’ - AP, ConservtiveLibrarian, Governor Newsom Press Office/Ronald Habakus : Democrats are the party of murder, Carla Babb, and Fay Sharit on X
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates. “Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited,” the latest Coast Guard policy, released late Thursday, declared before adding that this category included “a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups.”
#7 Here’s What’s in the Trump Administration’s Proposed 28-Point Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan - CBS News, Gareth Cahill, Surveillance Hunter, Dr. Cole, LA Blue Dot in GA, and SNOW TV on X
Trump administration officials have proposed a 28-point peace plan designed to end the Russia-Ukraine war — a framework that would require Ukraine to give up its eastern Donbas region and Crimea, and swear off NATO membership, according to a draft shared publicly by a Ukrainian opposition politician and confirmed by a White House official. The 28-point plan is the most recent working document offered by the administration, reflecting feedback from Russian and Ukrainian officials, the White House official said. It still remains unclear whether both sides will agree to it; diplomatic conversations are ongoing and further changes are being negotiated, according to multiple sources...
#8 WARNING: CRISPR, Capital, and the Slow Erosion of Human Inheritance - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC, RealityB, Radcliffe Cardiology, DrKathryn PhD, and Michael R Dawley Jr on X
If tech billionaires get their way, we may soon live in a future where children are not simply conceived and born, but are instead manipulated genetically before their first breath. What does this mean? Inherited illness is not merely treated before birth, but is edited out altogether. Think stronger bones, sharper minds, and fewer anxieties. Sounds straight out of a dystopian nightmare, but it is not. For Preventive, a San Francisco startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and his husband, Oliver Mulherin, as well as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, this future is not hypothetical. ..#9 A Former Trump Impeachment Manager Will Run for California Governor - The New York Times, James Hirsen, RedWave Press, in the dark newz, PENNSYLVANIA IS TRUMP, and Local 4 WDIV Detroit on X
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take. Mr. Swalwell, 45, has been a high-profile adversary of Mr. Trump. Last week, the congressman said that he was being targeted for investigation by the Justice Department, in what he characterized as one of many moves by the president to go after his enemies.Mr. Swalwell, a frequent guest on cable news shows who relentlessly attacks Mr. Trump on social media, appeared Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Shortly before his segment aired on the East Coast, he announced on his campaign website that he was entering the race, vowing to be “California’s fighter and protector.” “I’m running for governor because prices are too high and people are scared,” he said on his website...
#10 Lindsey Graham Blocks House-Passed Bill to Repeal Shutdown Deal Provision Allowing $500,000 Lawsuits From Senators - Kaia Hubbard for CBS News, Lisa Pease, Mr. Marshall Mallow, Lindsey Graham/New York Post/HolyRoller, and shalomidaho on X
Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, sought unanimous consent to approve the measure after the House unanimously passed the bill Wednesday, saying the provision many lawmakers are looking to repeal, which was tucked in last week's funding package, represents a country that "is not serving the people."
