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Perpetual Oversight, Perpetual Profit: Consent Decrees As Political Patronage

One of the defining features of any bureaucracy, and indeed one of its great dangers, is its capacity to perpetuate itself long after its purpose has been fulfilled. Nowhere is this more vividly illustrated than in the federal government’s use of consent decrees, court-enforceable settlements imposed upon cities, school districts, state agencies, and private companies. […]

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Brittney Griner Sparks Firestorm Over Alleged Racial Insult Toward Caitlin Clark

A Friday night incident involving WNBA star Brittney Griner has sparked widespread controversy across social media. During a game between the Atlanta Dream and the Indiana Fever, cameras appeared to capture Griner making a racially charged remark toward rising star Caitlin Clark. According to circulating footage, Griner allegedly called Clark “trash” and a “f—ing white […]

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The Chagos Betrayal: How Guilt Politics Endanger US National Security

The decision to hand over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius is not merely misguided; it is suicidal empathy masquerading as justice. In a geopolitical climate defined by sharpening great-power competition and growing assertiveness from China and Russia, Britain’s move to divest sovereignty from one of its most strategically vital outposts is an act of supreme […]

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UnitedHealth Shares Drop After Report Alleges Secret Bonus Payments To Nursing Homes For Cutting Hospital Transfers

Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden UnitedHealth Group shares dropped as much as 7.5% in premarket trading Wednesday in New York, following a Guardian investigation that revealed the health insurer shelled out “Premium Dividend” and “Shared Savings” bonuses to nursing homes that reduced hospital transfers for sick residents.  The Guardian’s investigation is based on thousands of confidential corporate and patient […]

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Federal Lawsuit: Biden White House Pressured DOJ To Conceal Mental Decline

New documents released under a federal lawsuit detail how the Biden White and then-President Joe Biden’s personal lawyers bullied the Justice Department into covering up Biden’s declining mental state. The non-profit public interest law form Judicial Watch announced it “received from the U.S. Department of Justice in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit 49 […]

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House Conservative Explains Why Big Beautiful Bill Was Big Ugly Spending Spree

A leading House conservative and member of the Budget Committee used his time in a committee hearing on the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” spending package to explain that the bill does little to reform spending and the supposed spending cuts are pushed to future years, giving future congresses and the next president time to repeal […]

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Watch: Israeli Troops Fire Shots On International Diplomats Visiting West Bank

Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden International pressure on Israel and the Netanyahu government is already at a historic high, even from Western allies which have been sanctioning hardline Israeli settler groups and individuals, and a new international incident has unfolded Wednesday in the West Bank. “Israeli soldiers mistakenly fired warning shots at diplomats representing […]

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A Billion-Euro Hole: Only A New York City Cardinal Can Fill It

The Vatican is not bankrupt. But it is closer than most believe. That is the quiet consensus in Rome, where Pope Leo XIV now presides over a Holy See beset by years of structural deficits, donor fatigue, and a pension liability that has metastasized into a billion-euro tumor. For the first US-born pope, the gravity […]

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Trump Unveils Plans For ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield For US

Via Space War by Danny Kemp and W.G. Dunlop Washington (AFP) US President Donald Trump has announced new details and initial funding for his “Golden Dome” missile shield system, with geopolitical rival China accusing Washington on Wednesday of undermining global stability. Trump on Tuesday announced $25 billion earmarked for the project, which he said could […]