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# 1 Lindsey Graham Died at 71, Sister Being Appointed by Trump for Senate Seat - Robert Schmad for Fox News, Mehdi Hasan, Thomas Massie/Amity, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Greta Van Susteren/New York Post, Nick Sortor, and Dr. Mehmet Oz on X
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham served in Congress for more than three decades, but public disclosure estimates show he died with a modest net worth compared to many of his longtime Washington colleagues. The senator died with a net worth of about $1.4 million, with congressional disclosures from May showing a lower-end estimate of just over $600,000 and an upper estimate of a little more than $2.2 million. Despite serving in Congress for 31 years, Graham ranked at 294th in wealth among the 535 voting members of Congress, according to data from the Quiver Quantitative. Graham died at age 71, meaning that his net worth at the end was relatively normal. Individuals between the ages of 65 and 74 have an average net worth of $1.79 million and a median net worth of $409,900, according to Fidelity...
#2 Journalist Nick Shirley Exposes Alleged $190 Million Fraud in NYC Adult Daycares - Economic Times, MAGA Voice, Wall Street Apes, Nick Shirley, Eric Daugherty, and American Warrior for Christ on X
Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video on July 10 detailing suspected Medicaid fraud at New York City adult daycare centers, where operators allegedly inflate patient numbers and pay kickbacks for referrals, potentially totaling over $190 million. His team confronted staff at places like Sunrise Senior Service LLC, which billed $12.9 million for 7,899 patients in 2024 despite denials on-site; the centers serve elderly Korean and Chinese communities with activities like ping pong and tai chi. The probe echoes a 2022 federal lawsuit, gained national attention on Fox News with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and follows Shirley's successful 2025 Minnesota exposé that led to federal raids—now State Senate Republicans call for audits amid no official response from New York...#3 GAO Report Reveals ACA Marketplace Fraud Vulnerabilities and Cleanup Efforts - Eric Revell and Ashley DiMella for FOXBusiness, Rep. Eli Crane/Eric Daugherty, Jenn Pellegrino, Gunther Eagleman™, Blue Lives Matter, and Stephen Moore on X
A new government watchdog report warns that stronger safeguards against fraud are needed in the Obamacare exchanges to prevent bad actors who serve as agents and brokers in the federal marketplace from making unauthorized plan enrollments and changes to get compensation from health insurance providers. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday released a report showing that the number of consumer complaints about unauthorized plan enrollments and changes grew more than fourfold from 2023 to 2025, rising from a combined 66,548 to 299,604 in that period...#4 Banks Proposes Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of ‘Illegal Aliens,’ ‘Birth Tourists’ - WPTA Staff, Senator Jim Banks, Eric Daugherty, John Solomon, SaltyGoat, and Theo Wold/Eric W. on X
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Citizenship Act of 2026 on Monday, a bill that would end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to “illegal aliens and birth tourists.” It would codify President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, executive order “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which declared people born in the United States are not U.S. citizens at birth if their parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily. The order was challenged, ending with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that children born in the country are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause. The bill follows the president’s call for Congress to act after the Supreme Court decision...
#5 GOP Lawmakers Rebuke Elissa Slotkin Saying Save Act Would Hurt Women - Paul Bois for Breitbart, Rand Paul, DC_Draino/Seth Keshel, Eric Daugherty, and Brandon Gill/The Blaze on X
Speaking at a town hall, Slotkin said that the SAVE Act was designed to “rig our democracy so that it would be hard for any Democrat in any state to win any election.” She also said it would “disenfranchise all married women,” adding that they would have to show their birth certificates at the polls if they have a married name. Sen. Rand Paul and other lawmakers clapped back in posts on X, dismissing her claims as “false.” “This talking point from the Left is not only false, but it also paints women as incapable, which we all know is not the case. Showing up to the polls to vote with an ID that proves you’re an American citizen – whether you’re married or not – is common sense. We need to pass the SAVE America Act,” said Rand Paul...#6 Vigilantes Smash Flock Safety Cameras Amid Surveillance Backlash: 1984 Has Arrived, and People Are Fighting Back - Francis Kapper for Daily Caller, Shadow of Ezra, Nick Sortor, Shawn Hendrix/Orwell Day, Travis Akers, Jake Shields/Asuka Groyper, and Connor Boyack on X
A new battlefront has opened in the American war against robot surveillance. An increasingly popular social media trend is to post videos on social media showing the destruction of Flock AI (artificial intelligence) surveillance cameras. The cameras have attracted the ire of Americans and legislators who are concerned about privacy and civil liberties. The cameras have been illegally used by law enforcement to stalk estranged wives and ex-girlfriends, as well as in the dissemination of wrongful criminal accusations...
#7 Eyes on the Road, Camera in Your Face: Europe’s Surveillance Cars Are Coming for America - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards on X, Keira Connolly, MADD, DarkChrisTopher/Mike Lee/Clipped Coin/Valutainment, and Obscura: The Privacy-first VPN/Pirat_Nation/Monitor on X
Pay attention. Europe is now tracking distracted drivers. That’s right, effective July 7, 2026, a mandatory small camera monitors every move of the person behind the wheel in all new cars sold across the European Union. Pointing straight at the driver, the camera tracks their eyes, the tilt of their head, and the direction in which they are looking. If the camera decides the driver has looked away from the road for too long, it beeps, flashes, or buzzes their seat. As noted by Brussels, the camera is part of an Advanced Driver Distraction Warning system that is now required in every newly registered vehicle on the continent, from the smallest hatchback to the largest truck. They insist the goal of the camera is fewer deaths from distracted driving. But in reality, mandated cameras are likely the groundwork for extensive surveillance, being installed one windshield at a time...#8 LGBTQ+ Cruise Denied Entry to Turkey Over ‘Moral Standards' - NBC 6 South Florida on YouTube, Collin Rugg, Daily Loud, Link Lauren, The World Ranking, and patriotic peach on X
The Virgin Voyages ship, chartered by Atlantis Events, departed Athens on July 5 for stops including Istanbul and Alexandria, but Turkey canceled at the last minute over 'moral standards and family values,' and Egypt blocked it, citing behaviors 'incompatible with our society.' Organizers rerouted to Montenegro's Kotor, while passengers like Todrick Hall expressed disgust, and one blamed the Trump administration for emboldening prejudice. Critics countered with Trump's 2019 efforts to decriminalize homosexuality abroad and his appointments of openly gay officials, amid broader online talk of conservative norms in those countries...#9 House Advances Permanent Daylight Saving Time Vote - Finya Swai for The Hill, Matt Devitt, Eric Sammons, Pecan, John Solomon, and Eric Metaxas on X
The House will vote next week on legislation making daylight saving time permanent nationwide, reviving a years-long effort to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes. Daylight saving time has been observed throughout most of the U.S. since the 1960s, shifting clocks forward one hour from March to November. Most states observe daylight saving time, with the exceptions of Arizona and Hawaii. The Sunshine Protection Act, an effort supported by President Trump, passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee 48-1 in May and allows states to opt out. Proponents of the measure argue the shift causes sleep disturbances and reduces productivity...
#10 Grandfather Id’d as Yellowstone Visitor Flung Into the Air by Bison as Extent of His Injuries Revealed - Chris Nesi for New York Post, Dexerto, Politi_Rican, Sherri Unfiltered™, Tyrus, and The Best on X
The Yellowstone National Park tourist tossed into the air like a rag doll by a marauding bull bison has been identified as a community-minded grandfather who immediately cracked jokes about his painful, now-viral ordeal. Carl Isom-McDaniel suffered multiple broken bones in the frightening encounter with the beast Friday night at the Bridge Bay Campground near Yellowstone Lake in the southeast quadrant of the park, where he was traveling with his grandson. But he made light of the attack even as he waited for a park ambulance to arrive, according to the professional photographer who captured the now-wildly viral moment...
