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It’s hard for taxpayers to stomach!
The Baltimore mayor’s office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties — including crab feasts, catered “farewell” bashes and massive tabs at Ravens football games, according to a report Wednesday.
Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration blew taxpayer cash on over-the-top perks for staffers — including $52,589 on grub in the Mayoral Suite at Ravens and Orioles games — in a gross violation of the city’s “public funds” rules, according to baltimorebrew.com.
One of the elaborate meals was served at a $3,636 farewell “office party” for Scott’s former campaign manager Marvin James, which featured a $324 balloon arch, a $217 cake and a $2,600 catered spread with crab balls and grilled salmon in March 2025, according to the outlet.
James, however, didn’t actually leave City Hall and is still on the payroll as the mayor’s $190,000-plus-a-year senior adviser.
In total, the office spent $801,839 on meals and catering, $42,691 on floral arrangements and funeral services, and $45,646 “unreconciled” expenses between July 2022 and November 2025, according to the outlet.
At least 336 of the “P-card” transactions violated city rules, which require a waiver to use public funds “for any social functions or activities” without the express approval of the Bureau of Purchasing, Cumming notes in the report.
“[The watchdog] found that taxpayer funds were used for floral purchases for events, employee celebrations, recognition, baby arrivals, funerals bereavement and condolence,” the report states.
When the purchasing bureau denied the mayor’s office’s request to use taxpayer money to host an annual crab feast, the mayor’s office went to finance director Michael Mocksten, who approved the event, according to the report.
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In December of 2022 then Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, was transitioning out of office. Governor Hogan was still concerned about the Sates “financial footing” so he had $5 Billion Dollars that the State had received from the government put in the States “Reserves”.
Governor Hogan warned about the “Financial Pitfalls” the State was facing coming down the pipeline..
So January of 2023 when the Moore Administration, came to power. Governor Moore had made “big promises” to many to get their support in 2022 to get elected Governor, and he definitely appears he has  “kept those promises”….
Governor Moore set the “tone” on his Administration’s spending his 1st day in office by releasing funds, that Governor Hogan was holding up.
From there til January 8th 2025, Governor Moore went “Fast and Furious” on Spending on the Kirwan Blueprint, “Boondoggle” Energy and Transportation projects, an initiative to “End Child Poverty” in the State, and “mass hiring”  of State employees….
B April of 2024 “big problems” were “abrewing”  out of Annapolis.. as reported in Maryland Matters…
“Barnes and others in the House said looming budget gaps of an estimated $3 billion in the coming years — driven by the Blueprint — and another $3 billion shortfall over five years for highway and road  demanded a resolution this year.
The operating budget shortfalls in the next few years have been described by legislative analysts as something not seen since the Great Recession.” Maryland Matters 04-03-2024
Well by January 8th, 2025 after inheriting $5 Billion Dollars in the State’s reserves 2 years prior, the State had been run into a ditch of $3 Billion Dollars in the hole. The next day January 9th 2025 did the Moore Administration work on trying to get spending under control? Oh no everyone instead his Administration gave away a $Billion dollars at the Board of Public Works Meeting, repeat they gave away another Billion dollars, 1 day later….
Now we look at issues between the State Spending and in Baltimore City. Questions are being asked to the Moore Administration, how much money has the State given to “Non Profits?” Something the Moore Administration couldn’t answer,  did we get answers from Governor Moore’s Chief of Staff or the Budget Secretary?… oh we did in mid 2025 they both announced they were leaving the Administration from their respective positions.
It’s been reported about issues with Non Profits in Baltimore “not in good standing” that were receiving millions of dollars, one of them linked to Mayor Scott’s wife..
Even the cost of Mayor Scott’s newley city vehicle, is getting much criticism and scrutiny..
With all of this and the issues at Marylands DHS with a potential snap benefit scandal something the Moore Administration has gone quiet on , and the recent resignation of Secretary Lopez. With the OIG’S office in Baltimore City getting “stonewalled” by the Mayor’s office. With recent findings of a State employee who Governor Moore said was “handling audits” turns out there are no audits this employee has done…
With what we have seen in Minnesota with Somali Fraud, it would seem the State of Maryland could very possibly going in the Same direction. There are 2 solutions the Legislature in Annapolis should pass Delegate Ryan Nawrocki’s bill to create a “Statewide” inspector general’s office. In addition The DOJ / FBI should start investigating these things, sadly it appears we are not getting good governance from the States top elected leaders…

🌟 Now Hiring: Engineer – Wicomico County Department of Public Works! 🌟
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Wicomico County Public Works is looking for a motivated Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of our community. This role is anything but monotonous. The Engineering Department works across every corner of the County, contributing to projects that impact roads, bridges, dams, stormwater systems, landfills, dredging operations, and so much more. Every day brings new challenges, new areas to explore, and new and exciting opportunities to make a lasting difference.

As part of the Engineering Division, you’ll provide technical expertise, review development plans, support public infrastructure projects, and work collaboratively with a wide range of County departments, contractors, consultants, and community members. This position plays a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and forward-thinking infrastructure that leads the County in positive new directions.

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We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

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Conservative actor and commentator James Woods says he’s “done” with the Republican party after ‘uniparty traitors’ like John Thune (R-SD) refuse to pass the SAVE Act (Voter ID), and blocked an attempt by Nancy Mace (R-SC) to subpoena immigration records for Rep. Ilhan Omar to settle the question of whether she’s legally in the US.

I am done with the Republican party,” Woods, 78, psted on X. “Between this and Thune’s refusal to pass the SAVE Act, I’m done with these uniparty traitors.”

“I’m changing my party affiliation to Independent. No wonder President Trump is fighting an uphill battle every day,” he added.

Woods was replying to a video from @WallStreetApes of Mace criticizing fellow Republicans after a proposed motion seeking records related to Omar was killed in the House.

“I tried to subpoena her immigration records, her brother husband’s immigration records, and IT WAS REPUBLICANS that killed my motion,” said Mace.

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A speaker addresses the audience during a celebration of life event, with attendees showing support in the background and a prominent cross displayed.
Isaiah Thomas goes off script at Jesse Jackson’s funeral and lists Kamala and Hillary as former presidents.

Another election denier.
The Democrat Party gets more pathetic and nauseating by the day.

Former NBA all-star, Isiah Thomas, honored “the five presidents” attending Rev Jesse Jackson’s funeral service.

Thomas lists then lists the following individuals:

President Harris
President Clinton
President Bill Clinton
President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama

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Technological innovation doesn’t always yield good results.

Even as electronic devices are championed as the best means of learning for youth — with a massive price tag — we aren’t seeing dramatic improvements in students’ performance.

On Feb. 23, Techspot published an article citing the beginning of the tech takeover in the classroom under former Maine Democratic Gov. Angus King.

In 2002, King created a program to put Apple laptops in middle schoolers’ repertoire. By 2024, the federal government had used a staggering $30 billion to follow his state’s plan, getting tablets and laptops to students across the country.

This seemed like an obvious shift in the right direction on paper: The world is becoming more technological. Students will use these devices in the workplace, so why not familiarize them now?

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Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden attended Jesse Jackson’s memorial service in Chicago, Illinois.

Hillary Clinton and Jill Biden were also in attendance.

‘Reverend’ Jesse Jackson passed away last month at the age of 84 after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder.

Biden repeated all his tall tales from the past, including the story about being the only white lifeguard at a pool in Delaware.

“I was the only white guy worked on the east side of Wilmington, Delaware. Matter of fact, they named the biggest swimming pool after me, the Biden swimming pool. Man, all kidding aside, I was one of only 13 lifeguards,” Biden said.

“I was the only white guy because I wanted to understand. I thought I knew the issues, but understand the individual persons,” Biden said.

“I remember, I had an old Chevette. Remember an all-state that halfback I played with. He said, Joe, you have a jerry can, you know, big five gallon. He said, can I borrow your car? I said, you got a car. Sure you borrow, what a jerry can for? He said, You dumb SOB, I’m going down to see my mother in North Carolina. I can’t stop at a gas station. I can’t stop at a gas station,” Biden said.

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I have to honestly tell you, between nutcase Johannes and the mechanic across the street in Parsonsburg, Maryland, these clowns have caused more trouble and costs to county taxpayers then anyone I’ve ever known. 

Wicomico County has unfortunately been subjected to lengthy court cases with this nut job, I have been in the court with the county each time Johannes has challenged the county and let me assure you each honorable Judge saw right through his complete BS and have denied him each and every time.

In the last case he once again looked like a complete fool and the Judge made a final call, get the shed, trash/junk and cars off your property within 30 days. Mind you Johannes had already appealed the former Judge and after this last case it was final. Johannes was fined and then he tried blackmailing the County trying to force them  into purchasing his property or he was going to allegedly sue the county for the same amount. 

Keep in mind Folks, the county has been fighting both of these jokers for over a year and a half. The County Executive and Planning and Zoning Director, (and staff) have had enough of their BS. They did make the attempt to lift the shed but the base at one started falling apart so they opened it up and found beds. stereo and all sorts of items used to live in the shed, of which Johannes did in fact sleep at that location, I witnessed it. He had NO plumbing and NO water. Where do you think he relieved himself?

I’m sure many of you saw the video of me going off on the mechanic across the street recently. What you didn’t see was what he edited out. Nevertheless, I don’t care. The County has caught the mechanic flat out lying over and over again. He claimed he was under contract to purchase the property and claimed he was making monthly payments. He LIED, I called him out on it as I openly called him a con man and a liar, that was edited out. He was also caught burning used motor oil in a make shift, (illegal) wood burning stove. He had no stack outside the building and the toxic fumes were killing us locally. After the county caught him twice illegally burning the motor oil the MDE state organization then came in and also wrote him up for burning motor oil. The state then filed documents with the property owner Adam Roop. Mr. Roop then sent a demand they immediately cease and desist. The Maryland Department of the Environment then caught the mechanic violating their order and was immediately fined.

Wicomico County has recently instructed the mechanic to remove all cars off the Johannes property, he continues to refuse to move them FORCING YOU the taxpayers to pay for attorneys that will ultimately take these vehicles away. Mind you, the county will place a lein on that business just as they have against the Johannes property.

So now, what would you do if you were in charge of Wicomico County. I would’ve destroyed the shed on the 31st day, no delays. I would’ve towed ALL vehicles and never return them, they had been warned. For Johannes to now file a lawsuit against the County, Giordano and Taylor just continues to prove just how nuts these guys are. They are urban terrorists purposely spreading their blight on us taxpayers, they do not care. The property has never been zoned for ANYTHING they are trying to use it for and ultimately they will be removed. 

In the very beginning I did have a discussion with Mr. Adam Roop. I informed him of what was going on and his only request was for me to please take the KIND route. Well Mr. Roop, a year and a half later we are now consulting with attorneys and if the cars are not immediately removed permanently  all of you will be subjects of another kind of lawsuit, mine. Go to Maryland Case Search to review the lawsuit.

Finally, great work Madam Executive, Mrs. Taylor and Staff. 

UPDATE: Now the dip sh!t mechanic across the street is claiming to be a victim. He’s a low life renter who owns nothing. He gets his jollies parking his customers  junk vehicles on the property next door and lies to the county claiming he is making monthly payments to purchase the property next to mine, he lied. Officials demanded he produce a contract or any documents to verify his lies, there are none. He illegally burned used motor oil in his rigged wooden stove and both the county AND the state wrote him up for the illegal toxic activity as well as the owner of the building Adam Roop, the mechanic then lied to all of them and fired his stove up again after they left, the caught him in the act. 

This guy openly admitted to me a year ago that he is a drug addict who is trying to turn his life around, his words, not mine. Drug addicts will lie, cheat and steal. They will spray paint used tires in front of the building they RENT and post immature signs claiming to be a victim. Clearly he refuses to pay the dump fee to get rid of used tires. Anyway, enjoy your new attention.

The Parsonsburg Convenience Center brush pile will reopen today, March 6, 2026, with limited space available for dumping. The Solid Waste Division is working diligently to create more room as quickly as possible. Please be mindful that the space is limited.

Additional space is available at the Brick Kiln brush pile.  The amount of brush and limbs is unprecedented and we are asking for your tolerance during this time.

For more information call 410-548-4935

Actor James Woods Blasts Democrats: ‘If you Support Mutilating 5-Year-Olds Because They Like the Color Pink, You’re Just a Monster’

A person wrote PROTECT QUEER AND TRANS KIDS on their back during the pride march on June 1
Actor James Woods destroyed Democrats who support radical transgenderism, calling them “monsters” if they support transing children.

Appearing on Adam Carolla’s podcast this week, Woods said that he is totally exasperated with Democrats and their increasingly left-wing lunacy.

At one point in the conversation, they began talking about how Americans are so over medicated and how many of the most recent mass murderers have been on prescription drugs. And that brought Woods to other medical issues in America today.

“If you’re still a Democrat and you support mutilating 5-year-olds because they like the color pink, you’re just a monster,” Woods said. “I’m done with Democrats. If you’re still a Democrat now, you’re nuts!”

The transgender lobby has been losing its stranglehold on culture, especially in Europe where this transgendering surgeries and drug therapies were invented. A year ago, for instance, the British Supreme Court ruled that “The definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 makes clear that the concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man.”

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The tension exploded on ABC’s “The View” after former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck confronted Sunny Hostin over what a glaring double standard regarding presidential war powers.

During a heated exchange about President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran, Hasselbeck pressed Hostin on why she was now calling Trump’s actions “illegal” while appearing to excuse similar actions taken by Barack Obama during the 2011 Libya intervention.

What followed was a brutal on-air confrontation that ended with Whoopi Goldberg abruptly cutting to a commercial break.

Hasselbeck came prepared with receipts.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping listens attentively during a diplomatic meeting, showcasing his focused demeanor against a backdrop of national colors.China has quietly lowered its official economic growth target to between four and five percent, the weakest goal the communist regime has set since 1991.

The move signals growing concern inside Beijing and the ruling Chinese Communist Party about their economic sustainability.

Despite being the world’s second-largest economy, China’s problems include weak consumer spending, a collapsing property sector, and a shrinking population.

The country has also suffered due to President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese exports.

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Yvonne Gray faces court-martial over her alleged negligence.

Wokeism in the military is a recipe for disaster.

Let’s begin with a nice disclaimer: I am not suggesting that women can’t be ship captains, or that lesbians can’t run a ship.

What we are saying, though – and forcefully – is that ‘diversity’ hirings in military posts are likely to lead to tragedy – as it was the case of the New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Manawanui.

It arose earlier in the week that the celebrated lesbian ‘DEI hire’ captain of the $100m New Zealand Navy ship – that ran aground off the coast of Samoa – has been charged with negligence over the sinking.

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The most reasonable Democrat strikes again.

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania appeared on Watters’ World this week and slammed his own party for failing to support Trump’s strikes on Iran, suggesting that they’re basically too afraid to agree with him about anything.

Fetterman notes that all of the Democrats have been saying for years that Iran could not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.

Breitbart News has details:

Now, I remember the Iranian generals were saying that our ships were going to end at the bottom of the ocean, and that’s theirs. Like, look at that again. It’s on the screen right now. Boom! You know, like, I love it, you know what I mean? And so I don’t know why we can’t be on and just celebrate that, but I guarantee you, every single member of the Congress that you just had there said we can never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb. And now, now that that’s happened now, and now it’s made that impossible right now, and then we all agree. They all now say, well, we won’t — we won’t grieve, you know that the Ayatollah is gone.”

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A massive Iranian drone carrier, reportedly roughly the size of a World War II–era aircraft carrier, has been left engulfed in flames after a direct strike by U.S. forces, according to senior American military officials providing an update on the escalating conflict with Iran.

The dramatic strike was revealed Thursday by U.S. Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper, who confirmed that American forces had targeted the ship in the latest wave of attacks aimed at crippling Tehran’s military infrastructure.

“In just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. And as we speak, it’s on fire,” Cooper announced during a briefing.

Cooper did not elaborate on which carrier was struck or where it was located.

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ix in 10 employers say they’ve already fired some of the Gen Z grads they hired fresh out of college earlier this year, according to a recent Intelligent.com survey.

Intelligent.com, a platform focused on young professionals and the future of work, surveyed nearly 1,000 U.S. leaders and found Gen Z’s shortcomings could shape how companies hire future graduates. One in six bosses said they’re hesitant to hire college grads again. One in seven said they may avoid hiring them altogether next year. Three-quarters of companies surveyed said some or all of their recent graduate hires were unsatisfactory in some way.

Employers’ top complaint was a lack of motivation or initiative, cited by 50% of leaders surveyed. Bosses also pointed to Gen Z being unprofessional, unorganized and having poor communication skills as top reasons for firing new hires. Leaders said they’ve struggled with practical issues as well, including being late to work and meetings often, not wearing office-appropriate clothing and using language appropriate for the workspace.

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Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and others will sign Ratepayer Protection Pledge at White House

Tech giants have backed a pledge from President Donald Trump to pay more for electricity to run resource-hungry AI data centers ahead of its signing on Wednesday.

Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon will join Trump at the White House to sign the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, an agreement to ensure expenses for the infrastructure and power delivery for the data centers are not passed on to the public, according to a White House official.

The pledge also commits these companies to hiring and training a workforce from within communities where data centers are built and operated, the official said.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the pledge will help stop the rising electricity prices that started during the Biden administration, while also “ensuring the United States wins the AI race.”

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As the U.S. Department of Transportation cracks down on schools that crank out commercial driver’s licenses and requires tests be conducted in English, states like Wyoming with long stretches of highways, are also enforcing laws to ensure big rig drivers can read and understand English.

igh-profile fatal accidents on America’s highways involving semi-truck drivers with limited proficiency in English have led to a nationwide effort to crack down on the issuing of commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) to such drivers.

Statistics that the Wyoming Highway Patrol released last week show how widespread the problem is. Out of 16,676 inspections on commercial vehicles in 2025, 676 resulted in violations where drivers failed the interview because they weren’t proficient in the English language.

This was the eighth most frequent violation Wyoming officials cited drivers for, and these are the numbers for just one state. Recently, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office in southern Wyoming, Cowboy State Daily reported, had a three-day operation in which 82 commercial trucks were stopped, and 32 illegal immigrants were arrested.

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‘Do you know who’s killed more people than [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] this year? Trans shooters’

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Joe Rogan fired back at comedian Steve-O after he falsely stated on Wednesday that Republican politicians are trying to put trans-identifying people in internment camps.

Steve-O said on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that he was heartbroken when a trans-identifying person said he could not use the bathroom at work and that politicians want to put them in camps. Rogan disputed these claims, stating that trans-identifying men cannot use the women’s restroom and that there is no movement to put trans-identifying individuals in internment camps.

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Products were distributed in Illinois and Wisconsin

More than 650,000 plastic bottles of water are being recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Wisconsin-based Valley Springs Artesian Gold LLC is recalling six of its products after they were bottled under “insanitary conditions,” according to the FDA enforcement report. The recall of 651,148 bottles of water was initiated Feb. 6.

On Feb. 26, the FDA classified it a Class II recall, which the agency describes as an instance when the “use or exposure to a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”

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Nolte: Cassidy ‘Trump Attacked Secret Service Agent’ Hutchinson Referred for Criminal Charges

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 24: Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide in the Trump ad
Republican lawmakers have finally referred Cassidy Hutchinson to the Department of Justice to see if criminal charges can be brought against her.

And I say “finally,” because Hutchinson is the lunatic who testified under oath that she’d been told that President Donald Trump was so upset the Secret Service would not allow him to attend the rally at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, he literally got into a physical altercation in the presidential limo known as “The Beast.”

Meet the January 6 Committee’s “star” witness in November of 2022:

So, once the president had gotten into the vehicle with Bobby, he thought that they were going up to the Capitol. And when Bobby had relayed to him we’re not, we don’t have the assets to do it, it’s not secure, we’re going back to the West Wing, the president had a very strong, a very angry response to that.

[Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato] described him as being irate. The president said something to the effect of I’m the f’ing president, take me up to the Capitol now, to which Bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the West Wing. The president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. Mr. Engel grabbed his arm, said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel.

We’re going back to the West Wing. We’re not going to the Capitol. Mr. Trump then used his free hand to lunge towards Bobby Engel. And Mr. — when Mr. Ornato had recounted this story to me, he had motioned towards his clavicles.

Liz Cheney and her fellow committee members had Hutchinson testify to this publicly, although they certainly had to know she was lying. I knew she was lying. Granted, I’m not omniscient, but I’m also not stupid. There was no way in hell a story like this wouldn’t leak over nearly two years.

Anyway…

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As of March 5, 2026, the Wicomico County Department of Public Works (WC-DPW) will be closing the bridge crossing over Horsebridge and Nassawango Creek, located on the dirt portion of Twilley Bridge Road, to vehicular and foot traffic.

The WC-DPW Roads Division is currently placing signage and physical blockade at the bridge approaches on both the east and west sides of the crossing. Twilley Bridge Road will still be passable up to these features however, the public should be aware of limited space/shoulder which may prevent vehicles from being able to turn around.

This closure will not impact access to any residences on Twilley Bridge Road. This closure is being performed in an abundance of caution for public safety, and in consideration of ongoing infrastructure assessments.

Novo Nordisk’s obesity-drug franchise has surged at a remarkable pace. In just four years, revenue from its weight-management treatments ballooned roughly tenfold – from about $1.3 billion in 2021 to approximately $12.4 billion in 2025. The growth has been fueled largely by Wegovy, the company’s blockbuster weight-loss drug built around the active ingredient semaglutide and marketed as a once-weekly injection.

Semaglutide itself was originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes and continues to be sold under the brand name Ozempic for that purpose. The primary difference between the two products lies in dosage. As Statista notes, Wegovy is formulated at higher semaglutide levels for weight management, while Ozempic is designed for blood-sugar control in diabetic patients. In practice, however, Ozempic has frequently been prescribed off-label for weight loss – a practice that is restricted or prohibited in several European Union countries.

Regardless of branding, the United States has emerged as Novo Nordisk’s most important market. According to the company’s 2025 annual report, the U.S. accounts for the overwhelming share of sales for both Ozempic and Wegovy. For drugs marketed specifically for weight loss, more than 60% of global revenue comes from the American market – a reflection of both the country’s large pharmaceutical sector and its high obesity rates, which have helped make the U.S. the epicenter of the global GLP-1 boom.

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I personally believe President Trump has made a major miscalculation and caved to the left wingers in the democratic party. The reason for doing this was because it was one of the major obstacles in the way of having democrats vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Now let’s see what else is sacrificed to chuck schumer, adam shift and the rest of his cronies. Kristy Noem was tough and did her job. Some of Trump’s leadership did not like her blunt statements but she would speak to them bluntly and not mince words. Gee, that’s not political is it? If they want someone to speak nice at these Senate and House committees let them put a stooge in her place that will follow their script. Now’s not the time to play nice. It’s time to get the job done. If some Republican Rinos don’t like this, tough and I’m being nice here. Republicans need to step up their game or they will get swallowed up again in the midterm election.

John Palmer, Delmar, Md.

The Olympic medals have been awarded in Milan, and the closing ceremony has ended.

But in global finance, a different competition is accelerating, and the leaderboard is now public.

And the results are not even close.

According to recent market data, the top stablecoins by market capitalization look like this:

The pattern is unmistakable.

There is no competition happening between national currencies. There are no euro stablecoins, yen stablecoins, or yuan stablecoins in the leaderboard rankings.

They are only digital dollars.

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A mother stands at a bus stop in Northern Virginia.

A stranger approaches.

Minutes later, she is dead.

That is the brutal reality behind the killing of Stephanie Minter, a 41-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in February at a bus shelter in Hybla Valley in Fairfax County. Police say the suspect is Abdul Jalloh, a 32-year-old man with more than 30 prior arrests who was also living in the United States illegally.

But the most disturbing part of this story is not simply the crime itself. It is what happened before it.

Because Fairfax County police saw it coming.

And they said so.

Newly released emails show Fairfax County police repeatedly warned prosecutors about Jalloh long before Stephanie Minter was murdered. As reported by ABC7 Washington, police officials warned that Jalloh’s escalating behavior meant it was “not a question of if, but when” he would seriously hurt someone.

Let that sink in.

Police warned the prosecutors. They warned them repeatedly. And the man they were warning about is now charged with murder.

This is not a policy debate anymore. This is a paper trail.

The suspect in this case was hardly unknown to law enforcement. According to reporting, Jalloh had been arrested more than 30 times, with charges ranging from assault and stabbings to rape allegations, theft, and weapons violations.

Yet many of those charges were dismissed or not pursued.

Prosecutors say they sometimes lacked cooperative witnesses, particularly among victims who were homeless or reluctant to testify.

That may explain some dropped cases. But it does not explain 30 arrests.

At some point, the system has to recognize a pattern. At some point, public safety has to come first.

There is another layer to this story that makes it even more explosive politically.

Jalloh entered the United States illegally and had been subject to an immigration detainer for years. Federal officials say Immigration and Customs Enforcement flagged him as early as 2020.

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Cruisin’ Ocean City will return this spring with the support of city officials.

As part of the Feb. 17 consent agenda, the Ocean City Council voted unanimously to approve a private event request for the annual Cruisin’ Ocean City classic car rally. The motorized event is scheduled to take place at the inlet and convention center April 30 through May 3.

According to the term sheet presented this week, the Town of Ocean City will provide the promoter – Special Event Productions Inc. – $100,000 as a sponsor. In return, the city will receive 10% of all revenue collected through gate admissions, participant registration fees and inlet lot vendor fees.

The promoter will also be responsible for selling trailer parking permits, with 100% of revenue paid back to the city. Last year, 139 permits were sold, for a total of $6,950.

This year’s car show will feature music of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, automotive vendors and registrant automobiles on exhibit, as well as morning Boardwalk parades and neon light car shows and exhibits.

As part of the private event, the city has agreed to provide special event fencing and barricades, trash cans and picnic tables, judges stands and road cones. The city will also provide the use of the Inlet parking lot and trailer parking at the West Ocean Park and Ride.

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Fox News reported on Thursday that the Justice Department’s investigation into Biden’s autopen is ongoing – NOT closed – as previously reported by The New York Times, CBS News, and NBC News.

Fox News cautioned that Joe Biden is not the target of the investigation.

On Wednesday, The New York Times and other outlets, citing sources, reported that prosecutors in Jeanine Pirro’s office dropped the criminal case into whether Joe Biden’s aides unlawfully used the autopen to issue pardons.

According to Fox News, the Biden autopen investigation is ongoing.

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Congressional hearing featuring Mr. Jordan questioning Governor Walz, highlighting a tense exchange on key policy issues.

Rep. Jim Jordan tore into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday during a House Oversight Committee hearing, catching him in multiple lies as he attempted to deflect blame for his involvement in one of the Somali fraud schemes in Minnesota. 

Jordan pressed Walz on the Feeding Our Future fraud. This is another $250 million COVID fraud scheme, which the Department of Justice described as the largest “in the country.”

At least 79 defendants have been federally charged in the scandal, which Walz and Ellison allowed to operate in their state as they seemingly received kickbacks.

One of the conspirators has even named Walz, claiming that he and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew about the scheme before the feds opened an investigation. Meanwhile, Walz claims he had no idea this was going on.

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Graphic featuring Donald Trump with the text "MAGA Victory," surrounded by fiery visuals and crossed-out images of other figures, emphasizing a political theme. The MAGA movement is stronger than ever — and Tuesday night in Texas proved it.

Grassroots conservatives delivered a political shockwave as Steve Toth defeated incumbent Dan Crenshaw, sending a clear message that the America First base is firmly in control.

At the same time, Ken Paxton forced longtime Senator John Cornyn into a runoff, another sign that voters want fighters in Washington — not establishment politicians.

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem showed exactly why she’s become one of the strongest voices in the administration.

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Far-left Minnesota Governor Tim Walz found himself completely outmatched Wednesday during a fiery House Oversight Committee hearing, when Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) dismantled the Democrat governor with a series of basic questions including simple math he appeared unable or unwilling to answer.

The setting was the House Oversight Committee’s hearing titled “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II,” and by the time Mace was finished, there wasn’t much left of Walz’s reputation as an “effective administrator.”

The Gateway Pundit reported earlier when Mace tested Walz on his grasp of basic reality.

“What is a woman? Have you learned that lesson?” Mace asked point-blank.

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A man in a suit holding a document stands in a corridor, while a woman uses her phone in the background.

Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN) went off on the Department of Justice after the House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday dragged Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison in to testify on the theft of federal funds in Minnesota.

Like most Americans, Burchett said he’s not confident any accountability will be seen for the billions of dollars stolen from US taxpayers.

“$19 billion dollars have been stolen. They’re covering, they’re not gonna do a day in jail, everybody’s gonna wring their hands and talk real tough,” he told The Gateway Pundit. “We need to get some guts and start arresting some of these people.”

Burchett further said that Attorney General Pam Bondi and her staff at the DOJ “need to get off their ass and do something.”

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Absolutely shocking and ultra-woke comments from the liberal media darling James Talarico, a Texas State Representative, have surfaced as he tries to become the first Democrat in more than 30 years to win in Texas.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, Talarico upset Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary race for US Senate. Talarico had 52% of the votes, scoring a rather large single-digit win over Crockett.

Crockett predicted her loss late last night and blamed “cheating,” though she later conceded defeat and endorsed Talarico.

Following his primary victory, X accounts dug up some fairly old videos of Talarico making several statements so crazy that he makes Crockett and Beto O’Rourke look almost reasonable.

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Former President Bill Clinton walks with an unidentified man, with a shadowy image of Jeffrey Epstein in the background, highlighting controversial connections.
Doug Band knows where the bodies are buried when it comes to the Clinton-Epstein ties.

Band can cause more than simple reputational damage to Clinton.

Yesterday night, Cristina Laila reported here on TGP about the new explosive list of people called to give testimonies on the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine investigation by the House Oversight Committee, as you can read in Comer Goes Into Overdrive, Calls on Seven More People to Appear For Transcribed Interviews on Epstein – Including Bill Gates and Former Obama WH Counsel Kathy Ruemmler.

Here’s the complete list:

The list has caused a sensation, after all, it is full of heavy hitters such as billionaires Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Ted Waitt.

There’s also ample possibility of new revelations with the testimonies of Epstein’s lieutenants, Sarah Kellen and Lesley Groff.

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James Talarico clinched the Democrat nomination for United States Senate on Tuesday night.

While the slick talking politician attempts to brand himself as a moderate candidate, he is anything but.

Talarico claimed that Jesus Christ was a radical feminist:

He declared that God is non-binary despite the fact that the Bible refers to God as the Father:

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The Justice Department’s autopen case against Joe Biden and aides closed by the DC US Attorney’s Office, according to The New York Times and CBS News.

According to CBS News, prosecutors in Jeanine Pirro’s office dropped the criminal case into whether Joe Biden’s aides unlawfully used the autopen to issue pardons.

CBS News reported:

Federal prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office are dropping a criminal probe into whether former President Joe Biden and his aides unlawfully used an autopen to issue pardons, a person briefed on the matter told CBS News.

Two sources confirmed the existence of the probe, with one telling CBS News that the matter has since been closed because prosecutors were never able to find a legal hook to be able to pursue the matter further. CBS News has not determined precisely when the case ended.

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Fifty-seven percent of Americans want all illegal migrants sent home, according to a Harvard Harris poll.

The 57 percent includes 54 percent of political independents and 79 percent of Republicans, but just 35 percent of Democrats, said the February 26-28 poll of 1,999 registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX.

The majority support for mass deportations is notable because it remains strong amid massive resistance by pro-migration politicians, the Democrat establishment, the establishment media, and various pop-culture influencers.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more illegal aliens this week, including those with heinous criminal backgrounds like child sexual abuse and drug trafficking.

“Yesterday, ICE arrested some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including pedophiles, child predators, drug traffickers, and other monsters,” the Department of Homeland Security’s Lauren Bis said.

Among those illegal aliens recently arrested are Claudio Elisco Perez-Pojoy of Guatemala, convicted of sexual battery of a victim under 13 years old in Nashville, Tennessee, and Ruben Adonay Vasquez-Oliva of Honduras, convicted of unlawful sexual activity with a minor in Ogden, Utah.

Likewise, ICE agents arrested Win Naing of Burma, who was previously convicted of sexual assault on a child and criminal child enticement in Douglas County, Nebraska.

Saul Tapia-Sanchez of Mexico and Phonesack Xaiyavong of Thailand were also arrested. Tapia-Sanchez has a prior conviction in the Western District of Texas for importation of cocaine, while Xaiyavong has been convicted of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon in Fresno, California.

Bis said that while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, tried to read out such illegal aliens arrested and their crimes, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) shouted.

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ABC’s The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg wasted no time to defend former President Bill Clinton after he testified to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he had “no idea” about the crimes Jeffrey Epstein had committed despite his close ties to the deceased pedophile.

“You know, say what you want about the Clintons. Have any of the women or has anything in those emails pointed to them as being guilty or having anything to do other than knowing?” Goldberg said on Tuesday while her co-hosts highlighted myriad photos between Bill Clinton, Epstein, and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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President Donald Trump said that electricity prices in communities where tech companies are building data centers will not rise, and in many cases will come down, thanks to his Ratepayer Protection Pledge.

Trump hosted leaders of top tech companies — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI — in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday and stated that the Ratepayer Protection Pledge will not only shield Americans from higher costs due to data centers, but actually bring costs down in many communities.

“Under this new agreement, big tech companies are committing to fully cover the costs of increased electricity production required for AI data centers,” Trump said. “Prices for American communities will not go up, but in many cases, will actually come down, and very substantially.”

Under the agreement, the companies pledge “to build, bring, or buy new generation resources and cover the cost of all power delivery infrastructure upgrades required for data centers, ensuring such expenses are not passed to American households,” a White House official told Breitbart News earlier Wednesday.

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Changes to Ocean City’s room tax policy will allow

advertising funds to also be used for a future sports complex.

On Monday, the Ocean City Council voted to pass the second reading of an ordinance that changes how the money the city receives from hotel rental tax can be spent. As adopted, the legislation allows advertising funds generated from room tax revenues to also be used for a sports facility.

From the outset, city officials have made it clear that any sports complex the city constructs in the coming years would be funded in partnership with the Maryland Stadium Authority. The city’s portion of that cost would come from room tax revenues generated by hotel and vacation rental stays.

Last year, the city successfully petitioned the Worcester County Commissioners to increase the room tax rate from 5% to 6%. The proposed ordinance brought before the City Council for adoption Monday maintains the previously adopted fund dedication for advertising – 44% of the first 5% of room tax collected, and 40% of the 1% increase – but would make the sports complex project an allowable expenditure.

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Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered one of New York City’s largest hospitals to resume providing sex change drugs to minors after the hospital decided to stop its transgender youth program, citing pressure from the Trump administration.

James sent a letter to NYU Langone on Feb. 25 claiming that the hospital’s decision to end its “Transgender Youth Health Program” is “jeopardizing” health care access for vulnerable people in the state, the New York Post reported on Tuesday. The letter threatened further action if the hospital does not comply.

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A Berlin woman who pleaded guilty last year to identity theft, wire fraud and tax evasion will spend four years in federal prison.

On Feb. 27, a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore sentenced Tammy Barcu, 56, to four years of incarceration, followed by six months of home detention and three years of supervised release, for embezzling $1.79 million from her former employer, Ocean City-based Resort Homes, and concealing those payments from both the company and the Internal Revenue Service.

Although the case reached its conclusion this week, Barcus entered a guilty plea last September following a months-long criminal investigation.

“She expressed her remorse for what she did and that she was truly sorry for putting the victims through this,” Steve Rakow, Barcus’s attorney, said in a statement Friday. “The judge stated that he imposed what he believed was a reasonable sentence that took into account the circumstances of the case, her admission and acceptance of responsibility, and the fact that she came to court with $100,000 in restitution to begin repaying the victims for their loss.”

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On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that the Democratic Party has gotten “more and more anti-Israel” while “it’s okay if you have a Nazi tattoo on your chest.” And said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) characterization of Israel as akin to an apartheid state betrays “moral clarity.”

Fetterman said, “[T]hat’s another truth here about the Democratic Party, we’re [be]coming more and more anti-Israel. Gov. Newsom announced now — he just described Israel as an apartheid state. That’s a talking point of the fringe of my party. And that’s been profoundly disappointing. I was shocked, overall. He’s — he might be more liberal, but I never thought he would actually go that way and would describe our strong, special ally and the only nation in that region that lives the kind of values that they would live like in California. Hey, I’ve been in Israel, Tel Aviv is like [the] San Diego version of Israel. And now you just described that as an apartheid state? That’s a betrayal of the moral clarity.”

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Oceans Calling

Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots, Gwen Stefani and Mumford & Sons will be among the headliners to grace the stages at this year’s Oceans Calling Festival, which will return to Ocean City Sept. 25-27.

On Tuesday, C3 Presents promoter Tim Sweetwood announced the lineup for the fourth annual music festival. This year, more than 40 national acts will perform across three stages.

“We have some brand new folks and we have a couple of repeats, some that are favorites to some people,” Sweetwood said in a radio announcement this week. “So hopefully it does not disappoint.”

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The Supreme Court has unanimously decided to handcuff liberal judges who want to help the growing number of migrants who lose their asylum pleas at the Justice Department.

“The unanimous decision in UriasOrellana v. Bondi is a win for the Trump Administration in maintaining a high burden to overturn [the Justice Department’s] immigration courts in asylum cases,” said lawyer Jonathan Turley. 

The decision means that millions of migrants will face even tougher pressure to leave the United States, especially after they are arrested by ICE.

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Harrison Hall Sign

The toppled Harrison Hall sign is pictured last month after a winter wind storm.

City officials this week agreed to allow The Harrison Hall to rebuild its hotel sign along Baltimore Avenue after it was blown down during a wind storm last month.

On Monday, Harrison Hotel, Inc. asked the Ocean City Council to approve the replacement of its pylon sign, located within the public right-of-way along Baltimore Avenue.

While the city code states that any nonconforming sign damaged by more than 50% of its value must be removed or brought into compliance, city officials voted unanimously to allow the reconstruction of the sign near its original location within the right-of-way.

“The Harrison Group desires to put the sign back into the exact location,” Planning and Community Development Director George Bendler told council members this week. “Their concern is that relocating the sign into their property would require them to either impact their parking or their existing pool there.”

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You’ll be sorry. That was the warning from Iran to the U.S. on Thursday as it responded to the torpedoing of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, with a Muslim leader adding a call for “Trump’s blood.”

As Breitbart News reported, the U.S. Navy sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena Tuesday night in the Indian Ocean which Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has since decried as “an atrocity at sea.”

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine delivered the fatal blow in international waters off Sri Lanka as part of Operation Epic Fury.

“Frigate Dena, a guest of India’s Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning,” Abbas Araghchi wrote on social media.

“Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set.”

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New 589 project

This preliminary design document shows the proposed commercial development for Route 589, located south of the entrances to the Ocean Pines community.

A developer is planning a mixed-use commercial center for an empty parcel on Racetrack Road that would bring new retail, office, and restaurant space to the Route 589 corridor.

Worcester County’s Technical Review Committee had a major site plan review at its Feb. 11 meeting for what’s being called the 589 Group Project. Plans call for four retail buildings.

The grassy 11.05-acre parcel is located to the north of Abi’s Diner, and south of the new TidalHealth Gudelsky Family Medical Center. The property owner is 589 Group, LLC, which state business records show is based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Preliminary site plans by Vista Design show two 7,000-square-foot buildings and one 4,625-square-foot building designated for retail, office, or restaurant. Another 4,000-square-foot building could be used for a fast-food eatery in addition to office space.

To the rear of the property are three buildings for self-storage or contractor shops, each 40,000 square feet in size. Another 600-square-foot building nearby would serve as a standalone office. The project will require site plan review by the State Highway Administration.

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It’s hard for taxpayers to stomach!

The Baltimore mayor’s office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties — including crab feasts, catered “farewell” bashes and massive tabs at Ravens football games, according to a report Wednesday.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration blew taxpayer cash on over-the-top perks for staffers — including $52,589 on grub in the Mayoral Suite at Ravens and Orioles games — in a gross violation of the city’s “public funds” rules, according to baltimorebrew.com.

Mayor Brandon Scott
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties, according to a report.

One of the elaborate meals was served at a $3,636 farewell “office party” for Scott’s former campaign manager Marvin James, which featured a $324 balloon arch, a $217 cake and a $2,600 catered spread with crab balls and grilled salmon in March 2025, according to the outlet.

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Young woman was forced to share locker room and motel room with a man

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A federal judge holding court in the far-left political enclave of Colorado has announced a decision to dismiss counts against the Mountain West Conference in a lawsuit by former San Jose State University women’s volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser over the situation that forced her to share locker room and motel room spaces with a man.

But the case continues against San Jose State and the California State University system. Further, it all is on hold pending a determination from the U.S. Supreme Court on what is allowed in such situations where education bureaucrats use students to promote their transgender agenda.

Judge Kato Crews, operating in the leftist environment in Colorado where the governor’s office, held by homosexual Jared Polis, both houses of the legislature and even the state Supreme Court all are controlled by the Democrats’ agenda, dismissed Slusser’s claims against the conference, leaving counts against the school and state system intact.

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‘The plan could accommodate as many as 20,000 foreign nationals’

In a clear stand for law, sovereignty and the rule of American jurisdiction, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a formal investigation into a potentially unlawful “sharia city” development in Kaufman County, warning that any attempt to establish a foreign-style enclave on Texas soil will not be tolerated.

The Feb. 9 press release from the attorney general’s office revealed that a U.S. subsidiary of the Dubai-based developer SEE Holding, in partnership with Kaufman Solar LLC, has purchased thousands of acres of land near Kaufman, Texas, prompting concerns among local residents and state leaders about the nature and intent of the proposed project.

Public reporting suggests the plan could accommodate as many as 20,000 foreign nationals, and some Texans fear that it would effectively create a community governed by principles dramatically at odds with local and state law.

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Bill Clinton testified today in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in regards to Jeffrey Epstein.  He released his opening statement on Twitter where he alleges that he had no idea what Epstein was up to and that he would have “turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals” if he had.

There is something almost breathtaking about the fact that this even has to be said out loud.

Parents matter.

Not bureaucrats.

Not school boards.

Not activist teachers.

Not the state of California.

Parents.

Yet here we are in 2026, with the United States Supreme Court having to step in and remind a massive public-school system that the people who actually raise children are still supposed to be involved in their lives.

In a divided ruling this week, the Court sided with a group of parents challenging California policies that allowed schools to conceal a childs gender identity decisions from their own families. The justices reinstated a lower-court order that prevents schools from misleading parents and requires them to respect parental instructions regarding how their children are addressed at school.

Think about that sentence for a moment.

The highest court in the land had to tell a state government that schools cannot deceive parents about their own children.

This case arose after California adopted policies encouraging or allowing educators to hide a students gender transition at school from their parents. The 2024 California SAFETY Act even barred schools from requiring teachers to inform parents if their child adopted a different gender identity at school.

In plain English, that meant a child could be living one identity at school and another at home  and the adults entrusted with their education were expected to help keep the secret.

Thats not education.

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Shame on the Democrats.

As Operation Epic Fury enters its fifth day, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth offered an update this morning, and it’s a good one: “America is winning. Decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy,” Hegseth said in his opening remarks. Hegseth said the U.S.-Israeli-led strikes will give our respective air forces “complete control of Iranian skies” in the coming days. We’ve obliterated Iran’s senior leadership, both political and military, as well as decimated Iran’s air force and navy, including sinking 17 naval ships.

But the Democrats, who operate under opposition to President Trump no matter what he does, don’t seem to care about those wins, or the decisive military might the U.S. has shown in taking down the Iranian regime. In fact, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Operation Epic Fury will end in “failure” for the United States.

“The American people want us to focus on making their life better and making their life more affordable; not getting involved in another endless war in the Middle East that is going to end in failure. This administration somehow found the resources, has found billions of dollars for bombs but can’t find any money to actually bring down the high cost of living here in the United States of America,” Jeffries said, according to Fox News (emphasis added).

No, that’s what happens when Democrats run wars, as we saw under the Biden administration. Joe Biden presided over the abysmal withdrawal from Afghanistan that got 13 American service members killed and left billions of dollars of military equipment in the hands of the Taliban. In the half-decade since, the Taliban has regained control of the nation and instituted strict oppression of women and girls in the nation, denying them rights, education, the ability to work, and the ability to even see a doctor.

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Illinois Black Lives Matter founder and executive director Clyde McLemore was caught on video beating a female employee at the BLM Resource Center in Waukegan.

The violent incident occurred in January, but the surveillance video of the fight, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, was released on Tuesday.

Police were dispatched to the BLM center on January 12 after receiving a battery call.

Clyde McLemore told police that an employee, identified as Nyesha Hill, approached him while he was at his computer and asked him for money and cigarettes.

McLemore told officers that he informed Hill that his organization “ain’t got no money,” so he couldn’t pay her because the [grant] money is “gone.”

Per Lake and McHenry County Scanner:

The founder of Black Lives Matter Lake County was caught on video engaging in a physical fight at his Waukegan office with a female worker, who alleges that he has been mishandling money from the organization.

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Woman speaking at a podium during a Texas Senate primary event, with election results displayed on screen, highlighting Talarico and Crockett's vote percentages.

Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) appears to have discovered election “irregularities” but only after losing.

On Tuesday night, as the results in Dallas County began to look grim for the firebrand Democrat, Crockett didn’t just concede gracefully. Instead, she took a page out of the very book she’s spent years condemning.

Despite her previous claims that voter fraud was nothing more than a “conspiracy theory,” Crockett is now blaming “cheating” and “Republican tactics” for the mass confusion at the polls.

The reason for the chaos? A simple rule change that required voters to cast ballots at their assigned precincts rather than just wandering into any polling location they happened to see.

I have one special gift from God. I’m willing to ask questions others are either too afraid to ask, or only willing to whisper in private with their friends and family.

All over the world Muslims are mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. That’s a very frightening fact.

So, these questions need to be asked…

We all know Iran is the most religious fanatical, mass murdering, terrorist nation in the world. We also know Iran has sponsored terrorist attacks all over the world- resulting in the deaths of American citizens, US military heroes, Christians, Jews, women and children.

Guess who ran Iran while all this terrorism and mass murdering was going on?

Ayatollah Khamenei.

Guess who gave the orders for terrorist attacks?

Ayatollah Khamenei.

Guess who gave the orders on October 7th, 2023 for the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust?

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New York is about to get the Oz treatment.

Medicaid czar Dr. Mehmet Oz is turning up the heat on Gov. Kathy Hochul, launching an investigation into the state’s massive $124 billion Medicaid program — which he has claimed is rife with waste, fraud and abuse, The Post has learned.

In a letter sent to Hochul Tuesday, Oz, who heads the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posed 50 questions scrutinizing what she and her team are doing to control costs and identify and prevent fraud.

“I am formally requesting detailed information regarding program integrity and provider screening and enrollment oversight within New York’s Medicaid program. This request is necessary to ensure public confidence and protect beneficiaries in your state’s Medicaid program,” said Oz.

Medicaid is the public health insurance program for those in need, with costs split among the federal, state and local governments.

“The data is clear. New York far outspends other states on its Medicaid program on a statewide and per beneficiary basis,” Oz said in the letter, also sent to state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald, state Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri and acting Medicaid Inspector General Frank Walsh Jr.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s newly announced 15% global tariff will take effect this week, as the administration moves to restore duties after a Supreme Court ruling struck down a key part of the president’s trade agenda.

Speaking on CNBC’s morning show “Squawk Box,” Bessent said the administration expects tariff rates to return to earlier levels within months.

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“Current electric bus technology is not fully capable of meeting all of our transportation demands, particularly for longer routes, field trips and midday services that exceed charging capacities,” Montgomery County school district spokesperson Liliana López said

A Maryland school district that bought hundreds of electric buses is now ordering more than 100 diesel buses due to the electric ones not meeting requirements for use.

Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking proposals for companies to purchase 140 diesel buses, 45 of which must have wheelchair capabilities, the Washington Post reported Monday. A school board vote on a contract is expected in April.

The change comes as some electric buses are experiencing extended periods of service interruptions because of “charging challenges” and parts issues, district spokesperson Liliana López said. She added that the maintenance problems are exacerbated by cold weather. Also, other buses aren’t meeting the district’s needs to transport students with special needs.

“Our primary focus is ensuring safe, timely and reliable transportation for the more than 103,000 students we serve daily,” López said. “Current electric bus technology is not fully capable of meeting all of our transportation demands, particularly for longer routes, field trips and midday services that exceed charging capacities.”

Montgomery County  is the largest Maryland school district, with more than 1,300 buses that travel an estimated 112,000 miles per day.

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Virginia set the government as the default gatekeeper of how long children can read, watch, and talk online, and a federal judge found that unconstitutional before the law ever took effect.

Stand against censorship and surveillance: join Reclaim The Net.

A federal judge has blocked Virginia’s attempt to limit minors to one hour of social media per day, ruling the law violates the First Amendment. The decision is a significant check on a growing wave of state legislation that treats time spent reading, watching, and communicating online as something the government can ration.

Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles issued the preliminary injunction Friday, finding that Virginia “does not have the legal authority to block minors’ access to constitutionally protected speech until their parents give their consent by overriding a government-imposed default limit.”

We obtained a copy of the opinion for you here.

The ruling halts enforcement of Senate Bill 854, which carried fines of $7,500 per violation and required platforms to use “commercially reasonable methods” to verify user ages.

The law’s problem wasn’t just the one-hour cap. It was how the cap worked. The state set the default, and parents could ask to change it. That structure puts the government, not families, in control of baseline access to speech. Parental consent here overrides a government restriction that shouldn’t exist in the first place.

Giles found the law over-inclusive in a way that illustrates exactly how blunt these restrictions are. “A minor would be barred from watching an online church service if it exceeded an hour on YouTube,” she wrote, “yet, that same minor is allowed to watch provider-selected religious programming exceeding an hour in length on a streaming platform.”

The law doesn’t regulate harm. It regulates platforms, which means it catches protected speech indiscriminately.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has called for seven high-profile individuals to appear before his panel for transcribed interviews related to their connections with the late Jeffrey Epstein. Among those summoned are Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Gateway, Inc. founder Ted Waitt, and private equity investor Leon Black, with proposed testimony dates scheduled between April and May. The remaining four called to appear are Kathryn Ruemmler, Lesley Groff, Sarah Kellen, and Doug Band.

The move came on the same day Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to testify before the committee regarding his own ties to Epstein, after admitting he had lunch with the convicted sex offender in 2012. Chairman Comer has made clear that the Oversight Committee is committed to seeking the full truth — both for Epstein’s survivors and for the American public.

The probe represents a broader congressional push to map the extent of Epstein’s powerful network and bring some measure of accountability to those connected to his crimes.

However, as JD discusses on the latest episode of America First Report, it is deeply frustrating that meaningful consequences for those involved remain unlikely. Yet as he reminds listeners, even when earthly justice falls short, we can rest assured that a higher judgment awaits — and no one ultimately escapes accountability before God.

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President Donald Trump delivered a clear message to critics within conservative media circles Monday, asserting that ‘true’ MAGA supporters back his moves to neutralize the Iranian threat and prevent nuclear proliferation that endangers the U.S. and its allies.

Dismissing pushback from Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly as out of step with America First priorities, Trump emphasized that securing the homeland against rogue regimes like Iran is non-negotiable—no matter the noise from sidelined commentators.

Tucker Carlson has publicly blamed Israel for pulling the U.S. into conflict with Iran, framing the strikes as unnecessary foreign entanglement rather than a direct defense of American interests.

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The past is coming back to haunt Democrats as a video of then-House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) resurfaces while the left continues to hammer President Donald Trump for carrying out a joint strike with Israel on Iran, claiming he doesn’t have the authority to do so without getting permission from Congress. This is what happens when you don’t practice the principle of consistency. Then again, does the left practice any principles at all?

After then-President Barack Obama launched a strike on Libya in 2011 and took serious heat for it, Pelosi defended his actions and said he did not, in fact, need authorization from Congress before launching the attack. As Michael Scott so brilliantly stated, my how the turn tables.

“Madam Speaker — Madam Leader, you’re saying that the president did not need authorization initially and still does not need any authorization from Congress on Libya?” a reporter asked Pelosi. She responded simply and articulately with a single word: “Yes.”

And just like that, Pelosi’s past statement undercuts the whining and complaining of Democrats today who are throwing a hissy-fit over the president eliminating a threat to our nation’s well-being and setting free the oppressed people of Iran. What’s really happening is a mass manifestation of Trump Derangement Syndrome, not a sincere desire to uphold the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.

So either Pelosi has forgotten her previous statements on this issue—which isn’t beyond the realm of possibility, seeing as she’s now officially older than dirt—or she has changed her mind since Obama’s strike, because she now says the exact opposite about Trump’s Operation Epic Fury.

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In a major victory for conservative voters in Texas, Rep. Dan Crenshaw has been defeated by State Rep. Steve Toth in the Republican primary for Texas’s 2nd Congressional District.

With 58 percent of votes reported as of late Tuesday night, Toth was leading decisively with 57.6 percent to Crenshaw’s 39.2 percent.

President Donald Trump endorsed every other Texas House Republican incumbent running for re-election ahead of the March 3 primary, but deliberately left Crenshaw out.

This made Crenshaw the only Texas GOP House member without Trump’s backing in a competitive race.

Toth is leading in both Harris and Montgomery counties that make up the district.

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It turns out that running your yap mouth to your heart’s content even as your brain lags far behind — if it even bothers getting its shoes on at all — isn’t a recipe for electoral success, even on the Democratic side.

Alas, Rep. Jasmine Crockett is finding that out too late. The soon-to-be-former U.S. representative is apparently also going to add soon-to-be-former U.S. Senate candidate to her résumé after early returns in the Democratic Texas primary Tuesday night tanked her odds on betting markets.

Both Polymarket and Kalshi had Crockett at 1 percent chance of winning as of 8 p.m. Central, after most polls had closed in Texas, with state Rep. James Talarico at 99 percent. While KDFW-TV reported that judges were allowing Dallas County to keep polls open until 9 p.m. — two hours after polls closed in most of the state — after some voters were turned away or directed to the incorrect polling place, this hasn’t moved her odds in a favorable direction.

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May 31, 2019 file photo shows, Son of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba

Rather, the mid-level Shiite cleric will inherit the position purely through an accident of birth as his daddy’s good boy, as multiple outlets confirm.

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