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HHS Sends Shockwaves Across the Medical Industrial Complex with New Vaccine Schedule
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HHS Sends Shockwaves Across the Medical Industrial Complex with New Vaccine Schedule

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major shift in federal health policy, saying it will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, according to statements made during a live broadcast by Scott Jennings and HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill.

Jennings broke the news during his program, describing the announcement as it unfolded in real time.

“Scott Jennings is with you, and we begin this hour with breaking news, literal breaking news as we speak, the US, Department of Health and Human Services is announcing that it will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children,” Jennings said.

“This is breaking right now, the literal first interview on this topic is also happening right now on the Scott Jennings show.”

Jennings introduced O’Neill as the official who led the scientific review behind the decision.

“The man who did the scientific work on this is with us. The Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services joins us this hour.

Jim O’Neill is here,” Jennings said.

“Deputy Secretary O’Neill welcome into the Scott Jennings show here at the moment of breaking news, what can you tell us about this announcement coming out from HHS right now about the childhood vaccine schedule?”

O’Neill said the decision followed growing concerns over the expansion of the childhood vaccination schedule over the past several decades.

“Scott, thank you so much for having me. It’s an honor to be on your show and pleasure,” O’Neill said.

“So you know many people have noticed that the United States has recommended more and more vaccines for children every year.”

O’Neill detailed how federal recommendations have increased substantially since 1980.

“They’ve gone from 23 doses for seven diseases in 1980 to more than 80 doses for 18 diseases,” he said.

“Now that’s a huge number of vaccines.”

According to O’Neill, the growing number of recommended doses has raised concerns among parents about safety and necessity.

“Many parents are concerned that they’re injecting their young, innocent children with a lot of medicines,” O’Neill said.

“They’re not sure about the risks and benefits of all these and many people have been asking questions.”

O’Neill said the department has been reviewing the issue throughout the year, including a formal evaluation by federal advisory bodies.

“We’ve been looking at this all year,” he said.

“We’ve had the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices do deep considerations of the safety record for certain vaccines.”

He added that the review expanded following a directive from the President to examine how U.S. vaccine recommendations compare internationally.

“And the President last month, asked me to consider what other countries are doing,” O’Neill said.

“He noticed that some other very developed countries recommend fewer vaccines for a lot of their children, and it seemed worth talking to them and seeing what their logic was.”

O’Neill said he consulted directly with foreign governments and U.S. health agencies as part of the review.

“So I had the pleasure of having good conversations with health ministries, my counterparts in Germany and Denmark and Japan,” he said.

“Also talked with our career vaccine scientists at FDA and CDC.”

Those discussions resulted in a formal recommendation to align U.S. policy with international standards.

“And a lot of our scientists wrote a long formal assessment recommending that we converge United States recommendations on the consensus recommendation vaccines of other countries,” O’Neill said.

He confirmed that the policy shift is now official.

“And I just signed a decision memo today doing that,” O’Neill said.

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Michigan Veteran Left in Coma After DoorDash Driver Allegedly Attacks Him
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Michigan Veteran Left in Coma After DoorDash Driver Allegedly Attacks Him

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A 75-year-old Michigan veteran remains in a coma after a DoorDash driver allegedly punched him in the head during a confrontation in a residential neighborhood, leaving him with severe brain injuries that required emergency surgery, according to police and family members, as reported by The New York Post.

The incident occurred on Dec. 28 in Wixom, Michigan, roughly 30 miles northwest of Detroit.

Lloyd Poole, a longtime resident and military veteran, approached a delivery driver near the end of his driveway to tell him to slow down while driving through the neighborhood, according to reporting by WXYZ.

Police identified the driver as Ryan Turner, 40. Authorities said Turner exited his vehicle and allegedly punched Poole in the head, knocking him to the ground.

“My dad fell. Never got up. Never moved. And the DoorDash driver got back in his vehicle and drove away,” Poole’s daughter, Jen Shaw, told WXYZ.

Poole was rushed to the hospital with a black eye and severe head trauma. Doctors performed emergency surgery to reduce swelling in his brain, which required removing part of his skull.

According to his family, Poole has not regained consciousness since the attack.

“He’s not responding. He can’t talk. He’s not awake,” Shaw said.

“We don’t know when he’s going to get out of this hospital bed. That may never happen.”

Turner later went to the Wixom Police Department, where he admitted to striking Poole and leaving the scene, according to law enforcement.

Turner told officers he felt threatened during the encounter after getting out of his car. Police said he acknowledged driving away after Poole collapsed.

Turner was arrested and booked into the Oakland County Jail. He was charged with one count of aggravated assault and posted a $35,000 bond on Jan. 1.

Court records obtained by Fox 2 Detroit show Turner previously faced assault and battery charges in 2022, which were later reduced to a lesser offense.

Records also indicate he has prior driving-related violations, including driving with a suspended or invalid license.

DoorDash confirmed that Turner has been permanently removed from the platform following the incident.

“DoorDash has zero tolerance for violence, and we have permanently removed the individual’s access to the platform,” a DoorDash spokesperson told CBS News.

“We are working with local law enforcement to support their investigation to ensure justice is served.”

Poole’s stepdaughter, Lindsey Gonzalez, said the family remains concerned about Turner’s release on bond, noting that his removal from DoorDash does not prevent him from working for other delivery services.

She said the family is seeking stricter bond conditions to keep Turner away from Poole’s wife and their home, which is located a short distance from Turner’s residence.

“It’s scary that he’s out walking around,” Gonzalez told Fox 2 Detroit.

“I want everybody in the public to know his face and stay away from him.”

As Poole remains hospitalized in a coma, family members have been rotating shifts at his bedside.

Doctors have not provided a timeline for recovery, and relatives say the uncertainty surrounding brain injuries has made the situation especially difficult.

“You just don’t know with the brain, so we’re very concerned,” Shaw said.

“We’re really worried.”

The case remains under investigation.

Based Newsmax Host Tells Taxpayers How to Stick it to the Tax Man
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Based Newsmax Host Tells Taxpayers How to Stick it to the Tax Man

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Media commentator Carl Higbie said Americans should take direct action against what he described as an unfair tax system by instructing their employers to stop withholding federal taxes from their paychecks, arguing the move would deny the federal government an interest-free loan on workers’ income and force lawmakers to respond.

Higbie made the remarks while outlining what he characterized as a lawful tactic to draw attention to federal taxation policy and congressional inaction.

He said employees who receive a W-2 can ask their human resources departments to halt federal tax withholding and instead set the money aside themselves.

“But here’s what you can do, and this is bold, here’s some, and it’s totally legal, by the way, you get a W-2, right?” Higbie said.

“Go to your HR department on Monday and tell them that you don’t want to withhold any federal taxes from your payroll.”

Higbie cautioned that the taxes would still likely need to be paid later, but argued that withholding them throughout the year benefits the government at taxpayers’ expense.

“Now look, put those in a separate account, because you’re still going to probably have to pay them at the end of the year unless Trump takes my idea and pardons every citizen for not paying taxes in 2026 but you would break the trend of not giving the government an interest free loan on your income for an entire year,” he said.

Higbie said taxpayers could settle their obligations when filing returns rather than allowing the government to hold the funds for months.

“You can just pay it at the end of the year when you do your taxes in April,” he said.

“If a few million productive citizens do that. I bet the Treasury starts panicking, but we get their attention real quick, folks.”

He said his advocacy does not end on air, claiming he actively relays audience feedback to elected officials and senior staff.

“Just so you know, I don’t just like come on here also and talk about this,” Higbie said.

“When I get done with this show for an hour on the train, and when I get home, I’m like, taking clips of what we talked about and showing them your sentiment of the tweets and things that you send me, and I send them directly to congressmen and senators and governors and sometimes even the President’s staff, so they know how we feel.”

Higbie encouraged listeners to amplify their views on social media to force lawmakers to address tax policy directly.

“I feel like a conduit of you, and the more you folks share this stuff, like go on social media and follow me on Instagram and Twitter or X or whatever it’s called, and share this stuff, force them to listen,” he said.

He criticized long-serving lawmakers and called for concrete legislative action, including revisiting constitutional provisions governing federal taxation.

“I’m done supporting empty promises,” Higbie said.

“Let these people who have worked in DC for decades know that it’s time to do real stuff like repeal the 16th Amendment, just like put it up for a vote. Why not get people on the record who is for and against taxing?”

Higbie argued that Congress has failed to deliver results and said transparency on lawmakers’ positions is necessary.

“You just start doing stuff, because this last year has been Congress’s least effective year in my lifetime,” he said.

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‘America is Back’: Pete Hegseth Drops a FAFO in Epic Speech on Historic Maduro Mission
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‘America is Back’: Pete Hegseth Drops a FAFO in Epic Speech on Historic Maduro Mission

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered forceful praise for President Trump following what he described as a historic joint military and law enforcement operation, crediting the President’s leadership and the performance of American forces for what he called a flawless execution.

Speaking directly to President Trump, Hegseth framed the operation as a defining moment for American power and resolve, emphasizing both the scale of the mission and the discipline of those involved.

He characterized the raid as a rare demonstration of American capability that few nations could attempt, let alone carry out successfully.

“Well, thank you, Mr. President. Finally, a commander in chief the world respects and the American people deserve,” Hegseth said.

“And as the President said, words can barely capture the bravery and the power and the precision of this historic operation, a massive joint military and law enforcement raid, flawlessly executed by the greatest Americans our country has to offer.”

Hegseth repeatedly highlighted the role of American service members, describing them as unmatched in skill and resolve.

He said the operation reflected the highest standards of the U.S. military and law enforcement working in coordination, and he credited those who carried out the mission during overnight hours.

“American warriors are second to none, the best in the world and the best of our country,” Hegseth said.

“What I what all of us witnessed last night was sheer guts and grit, gallantry and glory of the American warrior. I’m simply humbled by such man, such men.”

He also acknowledged senior leadership involved in overseeing the mission and those who remained on duty during the operation.

“And I tip my hat to our chairman, Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, and all those Americans who stood watch last night. Our warriors are the elite of America,” he said.

According to Hegseth, the operation was not only a military success but also a signal to adversaries abroad.

He said President Trump’s leadership demonstrated a combination of authority and decisiveness that he argued no other leader has shown.

“And again, President Trump has your back,” Hegseth said.

“No other country on planet Earth, and it’s not even close, could pull this kind of operation off, and no other president has ever shown this kind of leadership, courage, and resolve, the most powerful combination the world has ever seen.”

Hegseth said the mission showed the United States’ ability to project power and enforce consequences when necessary.

He emphasized the coordination and reach involved in the operation, describing it as a clear warning to those who threaten American interests.

“As the President said, our adversaries remain on notice,” he said.

“America can project our will anywhere, anytime, the coordination, the stealth, the lethality, the precision, the very long arm of American justice, all on full display in the middle of the night.”

Hegseth directly referenced foreign leaders and hostile actors, stating that opportunities to change course had passed.

“Nicholas Maduro had his chance, just like Iran had their chance until they didn’t, and until he didn’t,” he said.

He tied the operation to broader priorities under President Trump, including stopping criminal organizations, drug trafficking, and reclaiming resources he said had been taken from the United States.

“He Effed around, and he found out President Trump is deadly serious about stopping the flow of gangs and violence to our country, deadly serious about stopping the flow of drugs and poison to our people,” Hegseth said.

“Deadly serious about getting back the oil that was stolen from us, and deadly serious about re establishing American deterrence and dominance in the Western Hemisphere.”

Hegseth concluded by framing the mission as part of a larger effort focused on national security and American interests, while affirming the role of the War Department under President Trump.

“This is about the safety, security, freedom, and prosperity of the American people,” he said.

“This is America first. This is peace through strength, and the United States War Department is proud to help deliver it. Welcome to 2026, and under President Trump, America is back.”

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Texas DPS Goes on Offense, Operation Turns Troopers into Cartel Hunters
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Texas DPS Goes on Offense, Operation Turns Troopers into Cartel Hunters

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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are continuing an expanded law enforcement role along and beyond the U.S.–Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star 2.0, a state-led security initiative that has coincided with a sharp decline in illegal border crossings during the first full year of border policy changes under President Donald Trump.

Rather than limiting their duties to traffic enforcement and roadway safety, DPS troopers are engaged in a broad range of border and interior operations that include human smuggling interdiction, tracking illegal border crossers through remote ranchlands, and assisting federal agencies with investigations into foreign gang and terrorist activity.

State and federal officials say the combined efforts of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s continued border initiative and the Trump administration’s enforcement posture have reduced crossings to levels not seen in decades.

Operation Lone Star 2.0 builds on Abbott’s original Operation Lone Star, which began in 2021, and keeps Texas law enforcement actively involved in border security even as federal policies have shifted.

Under the updated approach, DPS personnel focus on activities ranging from stopping human smuggling on state highways to mounted patrols across private farms and ranches in border counties.

Troopers are also involved in investigations targeting suspected terrorists and foreign gang members operating within Texas.

According to unofficial Border Patrol data cited by a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, approximately 6,400 illegal aliens were apprehended crossing the southwest border in December.

That figure represents a significant drop compared with nearly 50,000 apprehensions during the same month the previous year and close to 250,000 in December 2023, when the border crisis reached record levels.

While Border Patrol agents have been reassigned in part to large-scale deportation operations in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Orleans, Texas DPS troopers have increased their presence along the border itself.

Troopers patrol on foot, by all-terrain vehicle, and on horseback in some of the most remote and rugged areas of the Texas–Mexico border region.

These efforts are supported by K-9 units, manned aircraft, and drone technology.

DPS troopers assigned to rural highways continue to focus on identifying human smugglers who use commercial vehicles to transport illegal aliens away from the border.

Although both crossings and smuggling attempts have declined since January, state officials say the expanded enforcement posture has made smuggling operations more difficult for cartels and criminal networks.

Illegal aliens attempting to bypass Border Patrol checkpoints by moving through farms and ranches now face additional obstacles, including mounted DPS patrols and tracking teams operating well beyond traditional border zones.

These tactics have contributed to a steep decline in arrests in areas that were once overwhelmed by illegal crossings.

The DPS Border Mounted Patrol made its first arrests of the year on a rural ranch in Maverick County on Thursday.

Troopers tracked two illegal aliens for approximately 10 miles before apprehending them with the assistance of a tracking K-9.

Maverick County, which recorded nearly 5,000 apprehensions per day during the height of the border crisis in 2023, now sees only a small number of arrests.

Operation Lone Star 2.0 enforcement activities extend far inland as well. DPS troopers work alongside the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Homeland Security Investigations on cases involving stash houses, organized crime, and suspected terrorist networks.

In November, DPS Highway Patrol troopers and investigators participated in a joint task force operation that led to the arrest of 51 confirmed members of the Tren de Aragua gang at an illegally operated nightclub in San Antonio.

The arrests followed the execution of a search warrant developed through cooperation between state and federal agencies.

Later in November, DPS troopers and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Mohammad Dawoode Alokozay, an Afghan national who entered the United States under President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome resettlement program.

Authorities said Alokozay made online terrorist threats and posted a video to TikTok appearing to show him constructing an explosive device while threatening to detonate it at a building in Fort Worth.

Texas Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Chris Olivarez commented on that arrest and the broader interagency effort, saying, “Our unified approach strengthens our response to domestic terrorism and threats to life as we work every day to protect our great state. We collaborate daily to monitor, identify, and arrest dangerous criminals who threaten our communities.”

State officials say the continuation of Operation Lone Star 2.0 reflects Texas’s decision to remain actively involved in border security as part of what the Trump administration has described as a whole-of-government approach.

The combined efforts of state, local, and federal agencies have reshaped enforcement along the Texas–Mexico border and significantly reduced illegal crossings compared with levels seen during the height of the previous administration’s border crisis.

San Francisco Signs Billion Reparations Plan, But There’s a Massive Problem
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San Francisco Signs $50 Billion Reparations Plan, But There’s a Massive Problem

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed a city ordinance establishing a reparations fund that could eventually grant eligible Black residents up to $5 million each, a move that formalizes years of debate while leaving unanswered questions about funding, eligibility, and feasibility.

The ordinance, signed just before Christmas, creates a reparations fund recommended by the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, or AARAC.

The committee’s 2023 report outlined a series of proposals aimed at addressing what it described as decades of harm to San Francisco’s Black community.

The most prominent recommendation called for a $5 million lump-sum payment to every eligible African American adult in the city.

Despite the sweeping scope of the proposal, the ordinance signed by Lurie does not allocate any money to the fund.

Estimates tied to the AARAC recommendations place the potential cost at approximately $50 billion.

According to reporting by the Daily Mail, the AARAC report stated that every eligible African American adult in San Francisco should receive $5 million to “compensate the affected population for the decades of harm that they have experienced.”

The report noted that roughly 50,000 Black residents live in San Francisco, though the specific qualifying requirements for eligibility have not been clearly defined.

The $5 million payment proposal represents only one of more than 100 recommendations listed in the committee’s report.

Other suggestions included debt relief, city-funded homes for Black residents, debt forgiveness programs, and a guaranteed annual income of $97,000.

The reparations plan has faced criticism from multiple policy organizations since its release in 2023.

The libertarian Cato Institute described the proposal as “true lunacy,” arguing that even the authors of the report acknowledged that San Francisco “was never a hub of the African slave trade.”

The conservative Hoover Institution also weighed in, estimating that implementing the plan would cost each non-African American household in San Francisco roughly $600,000 in tax dollars.

Mayor Lurie has sought to distance the ordinance from immediate financial consequences for city taxpayers. In comments to the Daily Mail, Lurie said the city is facing significant fiscal constraints and cannot fund the reparations proposal.

“Given these historic fiscal challenges, the city does not have resources to allocate to this fund,” Lurie told the outlet.

He added that San Francisco is expecting a $1 billion budget deficit in 2026.

Lurie characterized the ordinance as a recognition of prior efforts rather than a commitment to immediate payouts. In a statement to the Daily Mail, he said:

“For several years, communities across the city have been working with the government to acknowledge the decades of harm done to San Francisco’s black community.

While that process largely predates my administration, I am signing the legislation to create this fund in recognition of the work of so many San Franciscans and the unanimous support of the Board of Supervisors.”

Lurie also said the city would look beyond public funds to support the reparations effort.

“The city is open to outside donors,” he said, adding, “we stand ready to ensure that funding gets to those who are eligible for it.”

The lack of a funding mechanism has raised questions about how the reparations fund could ever be implemented, given the multi-billion-dollar estimates associated with the proposal. City officials have not outlined a timeline for securing outside donations or clarified how eligibility determinations would be made.

Opposition to the city’s approach has also come from within San Francisco’s Black community.

The local chapter of the NAACP has publicly criticized how the reparations initiative has been handled.

Reverend Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP chapter, said during public appearances in 2023 that the plan risked misleading residents.

Brown repeatedly warned that the reparations proposal gave Black residents “false hope,” arguing that the absence of funding and clear implementation details undermined the credibility of the effort.

As the ordinance now stands, San Francisco has formally created a reparations fund framework without dedicating financial resources to it, leaving the future of the initiative dependent on outside funding and further policy decisions.

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Soros’ Open Society is Anything But; It’s a Globalist Shadow Totalitarianism: Benz and Poso
George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundation gives a speech during Economic Forum in Brussels, Belgium on June 1, 2017
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Soros’ Open Society is Anything But; It’s a Globalist Shadow Totalitarianism: Benz and Poso

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Jack Posobiec and Mike Benz challenged the concept of an “open society” during a recent exchange, arguing that the term has been used to disguise a modern form of centralized control exercised through global institutions and Western influence, rather than to promote genuine freedom.

Posobiec began by addressing what he described as confusion among some observers who view figures associated with the “open society” movement as historically aligned with freedom simply because they opposed the Soviet Union.

He argued that opposition to Soviet communism does not automatically equate to promoting liberty.

“Because there’s a lot of people that I see when they when they encounter some of these histories, they’ll say, wait a minute, so Soros was a good guy at first, etc.,” Posobiec said.

“Well, it’s almost like saying that, you know, you have communism, but then you also have globalism, and neither of them are actually producing freedom, and they are not open societies, as George Soros calls them, they are, in fact, a different form of totalitarianism.”

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Posobiec described what he characterized as a system of control operating under the language of global cooperation and economic integration.

“It is Shadow totalitarianism. It is Shadow communism that is put under the guise of globalism and the guise of the World Economic Forum, and they create all these super national institutions and organizations to be able to claim that this is the new freedom,” he said.

He added that the outcomes of such systems reveal their true nature. “But we know, we know from the fruits of it that it is not freedom,” Posobiec said.

“So just because you were against the Soviet Union doesn’t mean you’re not peddling a new form of communism.”

Benz agreed with Posobiec’s assessment and argued that the “open society” framework collapses quickly when challenged by dissenting views.

“Right. No, that’s exactly true. There’s nothing open about the Open Society concept,” Benz said.

“When you dissent, look how fast the system snaps shut around you.”

As an example, Benz cited recent actions in Europe.

“Just today, it was, it was, as we’re recording this, it was announced that multiple journalists inside the European Union have been sanctioned for merely suggesting that Russia was going to win the war,” he said.

“For these are journalists for simply having an opinion about the war.”

Benz argued that this response demonstrates the limits of permissible discourse. “There’s nothing open about the Open Society,” he said.

“It just means open to our control the moment, the moment that control is threatened, watch how quickly the Open Society closes around you.”

According to Benz, the concept was never intended to foster openness in the traditional sense.

“But the fact is, is that that was a that was a pretext. It was a ruse,” he said.

“It was so to open it up to our to our influence and to our markets and to our control doesn’t doesn’t mean they want it genuinely open, means open to us.”

The discussion then turned to Ukraine, which Benz described as central to Western strategic interests.

“Now in Ukraine, is was the crown jewel of these maneuvers, because Ukraine has $14 trillion worth of natural resources,” Benz said.

“It is the gateway between East and West. It is the main point of transit for gas. Natural gas is entry into Europe.”

He continued by outlining Ukraine’s economic and geographic significance.

“It has unbelievable quantities of wheat and agriculture and arable land. It has the, the third largest petroleum reserves in all of Europe,” Benz said.

“It is, it is just an incredible bounty, as well as hosting the only warm water port to Russia through through the Black Sea and Crimea.”

Benz argued that Ukraine’s position makes it critical in broader geopolitical strategy.

“So tactically, if you want to control Russia, having control over Ukraine gets you there,” he said.

He added that Russia itself holds “$75 trillion worth of natural resources,” emphasizing why influence over the region has been a longstanding objective.

Reflecting on recent history, Benz pointed to earlier political upheavals in Ukraine.

“There were two color revolutions that were done to Ukraine, first in 2004 through the Orange Revolution, and then again in 2014 through the Euro Maidan Square revolution,” he said.

He noted that the latter has since been “rebranded as the so called Revolution of Dignity.”

Benz concluded by referencing visual evidence of the unrest.

“But if you go to BBC News and you look at the before and after pictures of the Euromaidan square, I think nothing quite shows in such vivid colors as the before and after pictures of what the square around the parliament building of Ukraine look like before and after the George Floyd style protests that were galvanized by John McCain,” he said.

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Ex-Investigator Says Minnesota Fraud Was Buried from the Top Despite Warrants
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Ex-Investigator Says Minnesota Fraud Was Buried from the Top Despite Warrants

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A former federal investigator is raising serious questions about Minnesota’s handling of fraud investigations, alleging that state leadership intervened to halt cases that had already advanced to the point of search warrants and extensive evidence collection.

Speaking during a News Nation segment, Jeremy Christenson said investigations he worked on disappeared without prosecutions, despite what he described as substantial investigative progress.

The host pressed Christenson on how cases he investigated could simply vanish.

“You said these cases, you investigated them. Nothing happened. They went into thin air. No prosecutions. How do you think this played out? What happened here?” the host asked.

Christenson said the investigations were never federal prosecutions, despite his role as a federal agent, and emphasized that control rested with the state.

“Well, like I said, I was assigned to a state task force. Let me be clear, this wasn’t a federal task force. This was run by the state of Minnesota Department of Human Services, and so they ran it,” he said.

According to Christenson, the decision to stop the cases came from higher levels within state government.

“And my personal belief is that the the powers to be higher up in the state of Minnesota just didn’t want the case to move forward, and therefore it just went away,” he said.

Christenson said the level of investigative activity made the outcome difficult to explain.

“I mean, we don’t go out and serve search warrants. Do collect tons of evidence, do surveillance, do all this? I mean, search warrants are your last line investigation when you’re getting ready to go forward with charges,” he said.

He detailed the scope of the work that had already been completed.

“We had served multiple warrants, I mean, just immense amount of documents and so forth. We seized and and then all of a sudden, the task force just went away. That just does not make any sense,” Christenson said.

He reiterated that the cases were meant to be handled locally, not federally.

“And again, we declare it during this time, this was a local case, and a local prosecution was not a federal case, even though I was assigned as a federal agent to the task force,” he said.

The host asked whether the failure occurred at the local or state level.

“So do you think the safeguard broke down at the local level or the state level,” the host asked.

“Yes, absolutely,” Christenson replied.

“There’s no question in my mind that the powers to be higher up within the state of Minnesota shut this down. No question in my mind whatsoever.”

The host followed up by asking why state officials would stop the investigation rather than address the issue earlier.

“Why do you think that is why do you think they’ve been they did that instead of investigation now getting worse and opening up years later?” the host asked.

Christenson said there was no legitimate justification for disbanding the task force and suggested consequences for those involved.

“Because they the there was no reason to disband that task force,” he said.

“I’m confident the person that was in charge of that task force was actually chastise.”

He added that speaking out may have come at a professional cost.

“I think if that person ever comes forward, they may have some enlightening experiences working for the state, because that my understanding was that things didn’t go well for that person’s career, based on this case,” Christenson said.

The discussion turned to comments made by Gov. Tim Walz, who said he had spent years cracking down on fraud.

“Governor Tim Walz responded today. He said he spent years cracking down on fraud. Of course, he’s referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down high risk programs. You just laughed. Tell me what you think came of his investigations,” the host said.

Christenson said he has little confidence in state-led efforts and instead pointed to federal involvement.

“That investigation, my only saving grace right now is that HSI stepping in and doing this investigation, the state’s not capable of doing this,” he said.

He questioned the state’s ability to handle the matter fairly.

“They don’t have the integrity to complete investigation fair and impartial,” Christenson said.

Christenson expressed confidence in federal investigators now involved.

“I have a tremendous confidence in my HSI colleagues that are now actively working with this,” he said.

“I think we’re hopefully get some resolution with this, because I trust my HSI colleagues, as long as they get the good support from the US Attorney’s Office.”

He concluded by drawing a stark contrast between federal and state outcomes.

“I think we might see some resolution on the federal side with this, under the state side, I absolutely see no resolution with the state Minnesota,” Christenson said.

“They don’t have the for with all to handle investigation like this and to be fair and impartial.”

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Tom Homan Drops the Mic on Child Separation
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Tom Homan Drops the Mic on Child Separation

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Border Czar Tom Homan addressed criticism of the United States’ zero tolerance immigration policy, arguing that the policy was intended to save lives by prosecuting individuals who break the law and place children in danger.

Homan said the policy resulted in family separations but stated that such separations occur routinely within American society when parents are arrested and children cannot accompany them to jail.

“I always hear all the time family separation. Homan, the godfather Santa, ran for separation. Let me be clear, zero tolerance is about saving lives, but we figure we start prosecuting people who violate the law and put the children harm’s way. Maybe they stopped coming, and they did. Numbers went down,” Homan said.

Homan said family separations are not unique to immigration enforcement and occur daily across the country as part of standard law enforcement practices.

“It’s unfortunate families got separated, but it happens to American families every day. It’s going to happen in Albany today, that American family will be separated by law enforcement because the child can’t go to jail with a parent,” Homan said.

Homan then shifted focus to child trafficking, stating that a large number of children were trafficked into the United States during Joe Biden’s tenure and that many remain unaccounted for.

“We want to talk about family separation. A half a million children Joe Biden were trafficked in this country. They can’t find 300,000 of them. That’s a separation,” Homan said.

Homan contrasted that situation with President Trump’s stated commitment to locating and rescuing trafficked children, describing the conditions many of those children face.

“But you know what? President Trump’s committed? We’re going to find them, and we’re going to save them. Because many children enforce labor, many children enforce sex slavery, we’re going to save them this administration,” Homan said.

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Falling Water Levels at NYC Reservoir Uncovers Suspicious Package Long Submerged
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Falling Water Levels at NYC Reservoir Uncovers Suspicious Package Long Submerged

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A sharp drop in water levels at a Staten Island reservoir has revealed a taped package containing a pistol and brass knuckles, drawing attention after a local resident discovered the items during an unsanctioned visit to the exposed shoreline, as reported by The New York Post.

The discovery was made at Silver Lake Reservoir, where water levels have fallen more than eight feet over the past year.

The decline is the result of a city-directed water conservation strategy that halted routine refilling of the reservoir.

Chris Sammon, a Staten Island native and avid fisherman, said he noticed the unusual package while exploring newly exposed areas of the reservoir.

“You can see somebody had bundled something up and taped it to this rock with like a mile of tape, which piqued my interest about it,” Sammon said.

Sammon said his initial concern was that the package could contain remains of an animal.

“I figured it was probably either somebody’s pet that they had given some kind of weird water burial to, or it was probably a weapon of some sort,” he told The Post.

“So I was a little concerned that it was going to be some decomposed animal, but luckily it was not.”

Instead, Sammon discovered a pistol and a pair of brass knuckles wrapped together.

He said he immediately turned the items over to a nearby police officer, noting the possibility that the weapons could be tied to a long-unsolved crime.

“I would’ve kept the brass knuckles,” Sammon said, explaining why he chose to alert authorities instead.

The find was one of several unusual discoveries following the significant drop in water levels at Silver Lake.

According to city data, the reservoir held 239.5 million gallons of water as of Dec. 17, well below its roughly 400-million-gallon capacity.

That figure represents a steep decline from 361.5 million gallons recorded in October of the previous year, equating to an 8.5-foot reduction in depth.

“That I can remember, that’s definitely the lowest. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it getting close to that level. Every year it seems to go low, but not like that,” Sammon said.

The city’s New York City Department of Environmental Protection stopped refilling the reservoir during a summer heat wave, citing concerns about drinking water supplies amid conditions that mirrored last year’s historic drought.

While New York City ultimately avoided a formal drought declaration, 20 other counties in the state, including Nassau and Suffolk, were placed under drought watch.

As of Dec. 24, state reservoirs were reported to be at 74.5 percent capacity, more than 13 percent below normal levels.

“From the Cannonsville Reservoir far upstate to the southernmost tip of Staten Island, DEP carefully manages the city’s reserves of drinking water,” a DEP spokesperson said in a statement.

“DEP’s top priority is conserving as much water as possible in our upstate reservoirs to ensure this valuable supply is available when needed.”

The agency added, “For that reason, we do not plan to refill Silver Lake immediately, as its purpose is purely aesthetic.”

Despite warnings that Silver Lake is off-limits, residents have continued to explore the newly exposed shoreline.

In addition to the weapon cache, visitors have reported finding discarded phones, golf balls believed to have come from a nearby course, and large amounts of trash.

A pipe normally hidden underwater has also become visible, which DEP officials said is “part of the reservoir’s infrastructure.”

While no timeline has been set to restore water levels, DEP officials indicated refilling could occur if upstate reservoirs are replenished through rainfall or snowpack.

Until then, authorities continue to caution the public against entering restricted areas around the reservoir.


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