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A fugitive accused of helping mastermind a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme — one of the largest in U.S. history — is in American custody after authorities tracked him down in Turkey and flew him back to the U.S. to face charges, the FBI announced Monday. Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi was recently detained by Turkish authorities after he fled the U.S. in May 2025, the FBI said. The FBI's Critical Incident Response Group flew out to Turkey and transported Hilmi to the U.S. on Friday through a foreign transfer of custody operation. FBI Director Kash Patel hailed the operation as a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool surged ahead of former Vice President Kamala Harris in polls for the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nomination. The news came over the weekend after many Democrats expressed approval of the green sludge covering much of the newly renovated reflecting pond in front of the national monument. Many said they thought the ooze adequately reflected their values and political objectives over other potential candidates like Harris. "I like that stuff," Democratic voter Kelsey Waters said. "I'd vote for it in a heartbeat. It knows how to stand up to Republicans,...

California Democrats have gone full crazy. Never go full crazy. Most residents of the state are Democrats because sane people have fled to red states, or are trying to figure out how they can flee and how soon. It’s often said California leads the nation in bold, new trends, and they’re certainly ahead in Democrat lunacy. Assembly Bill 1967 is moving through the California Legislature. It would allow children of any age to initiate state dependency proceedings against their own parents. Divorce their parents.

Explanation: Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly. The first hint of our Sun's future was discovered inadvertently in 1764. At that time, Charles Messier was compiling a list of diffuse objects not to be confused with comets. The 27th object on Messier's list, now known as M27 or the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula, one of the brightest planetary nebulas on the sky and visible with binoculars toward the constellation of the Fox (Vulpecula). It takes light about 1000 years to reach us from M27, featured here in colors enhanced by red for hydrogen and...

The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose case shocked New York City and changed the way parents watched over their kids. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices dissented. Prosecutors had been preparing to try the man, Pedro Hernandez, for a third time. His first trial ended in a mistrial. The unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed...

Here we go again. For years, I’ve used keyboard macros. I set one up in February so that when I press +K, it magically types out “Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.” That macro didn’t last long, though, because he’s well… dead. I need one that types out “On [insert date here], a federal judge threw out [or issued a temporary injunction on] Trump's xxyy policy.” In Monday’s edition, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee, tossed Justice Department grand jury subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, and some of their associates. The...

A federal judge on Monday quashed grand jury subpoenas issued to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other Minnesota officials. US District Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee said the subpoenas were retaliatory. The Justice Department in January issued subpoenas to Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other far-left Minnesota officials. The DOJ previously launched a criminal investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and far-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for interfering with ICE operations. According to CBS News, the investigation centered around public statements made by Walz and Frey....

LONDON — In a stunning fall from power, one of the world's foremost Muslim leaders was forced to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Keir Starmer, a preeminent voice for Islam on the world stage over the past several years, announced his resignation this morning after losing the support of several powerful mosques. "It is time for someone else to lead the intifada," said Starmer, standing outside the Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street. "I have had the great privilege these past few years of heading up the Muslim takeover of England, glory to Allah. You know,...

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson says he's "out" of the Republican Party moving forward, arguing the GOP no longer reflects his views.

The sheer amount of roughly one million illegal migrants in Spain seeking amnesty could lead to a “collapse” of the nation’s basic services such as housing, education, or security, experts warned. Spain is presently in the final weeks of a widely-criticized mass amnesty process launched by the government of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that aims to grant half a million illegal migrants with “legal” residence status, work permits, and other benefits. Despite the initial “half a million” estimates stated by Spanish officials in January, officials recently acknowledged that over 900,000 amnesty requests had been submitted by migrants, confirming estimates...

Police were called to Jets quarterback Geno Smith‘s home in Davie., Fla., on Sunday over an alleged battery, Edward Lewis of the California Post reports. In a video posted on Instagram, a woman named “Kristen” alleged that Smith “beat my [expletive].” She also accused Smith of running outside and attacking her, breaking her computer and stealing money from her car. The footage of her video includes Smith arguing with her and telling someone on the phone, “She just called the police.” The end of the 85-second clip shows Smith speaking with three police officers, though no one was taken into...

Montreal police say three people are dead after a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood: a police officer, a civilian and a suspect. Police say they were shot at by a lone suspect after being called to 6939 Décarie Boulevard. The emergency alert issued earlier in connection with an armed and dangerous suspect has been lifted.

CONSTITUTIONAL PATRIO@ConstitustionX·4h🚨 JUSTICE STRIKES AGAIN! 🚨The FBI just HUNTED DOWN Herbert Leon Kimble — the #2 kingpin on their brand new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list — and dragged him back from the Philippines in handcuffs!This crook allegedly masterminded a $1.2 BILLION Medicare fraud empire using a sophisticated call center scam that stole from American taxpayers and patients.Fugitive no more.TWO arrests from the list in just THREE weeks.The White House Anti-Fraud Task Force is delivering. Big fraudsters are running scared.Massive W for @FBIDirectorKash and @DAGToddBlanche Who’s next? #FraudBusters #DrainTheSwamp #JusticeServed #MAGA6/22/2026TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Reporter 1: ...second most wanted fraudster allegedly behind, listen to...

Detail from a portrait of an elderly Thomas Jefferson as painted by Thomas Sulley, 1821. In a previous post, I examined some of the speculation about George Washington's death, and the curious legend that he had died having confessed himself to a Catholic priest. That has gone on to be the most popular post on this blog, garnering over 15,000 views to date. In the case of death of Thomas Jefferson, there is considerably less cause for speculation. For one thing, Jefferson had been a Unitarian/Deist from his youth, and a consistent critic of Catholic beliefs and practices well into...

Carbon nanotubes, essentially sheets of carbon atoms rolled into microscopic tubes, are exceptional light absorbers. The problem is that they are notoriously difficult to keep evenly distributed in a liquid coating mixture; they tend to clump, separate, and settle over time. To solve this, the team used a high-energy milling process to grind the carbon black and carbon nanotubes together in water along with dispersing agents. An accelerated stability test put the mixture through centrifuge forces more than 2,000 times the pull of gravity over seven hours, with only minimal separation, a strong indicator of shelf-stable industrial viability. Because carbon...

Violent clashes erupted outside an Israeli military detention facility as ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated against the arrest of draft evaders amid the ongoing dispute over military conscription. Footage showed large crowds confronting police and attempting to breach the perimeter of the prison, where individuals accused of avoiding military service were being held. The protests highlight deep divisions within Israeli society over efforts to expand military service requirements to the Haredi community. The issue has become one of the most contentious political and social debates in Israel, with opponents arguing that mandatory service threatens their religious way of life, while supporters insist...

This week the Los Angeles City Council voted 10-5 to place an election reform proposition on the November ballot. Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez explained "most members of the Council are tired of the nonstop harassment over voter ID we're getting from Republicans at the local and national level. I mean, the insistence that voting ought to be confined to citizens is simply unfair. Everyone who resides in the City should have a say in who governs them. This includes individuals who have no mailing address. Why should the homeless and poorest inhabitants of our City be denied a voice?" The Councilman...

Angry protesters in Albania vandalized a construction site linked to a controversial development project, accusing political leaders of enriching themselves at the expense of ordinary citizens. Demonstrators denounced Prime Minister Edi Rama and opposition leader Sali Berisha, saying Albanians have been forced into emigration while their ancestral lands are exploited. The unrest reflects growing opposition to major development projects and alleged corruption.

Starmer’s premiership was devoted to suffocating the popular will. No wonder he was hated.So he’s gone. Keir Starmer has resigned. The adults are out of the room. He waltzed into Downing St two years ago to the effusive gushing of the liberal commentariat, and now he’s slinking out. He and his slack-jawed media cheerleaders promised us an era of blissful if boring stability. What they gave us were riots, division, betrayal after betrayal, and an unprecedented assault on the ancient liberties of our nation. The lesson of the Starmer epoch? Never trust a technocrat.Few tears will flow over the death...

The United States has been pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into South Africa’s HIV and AIDS response. But times, just like South Africa’s government, are changing. The money US taxpayers sent was supposed to help a country carrying one of the heaviest HIV struggles in the world. But now, after years of growing tension between D.C. and an anti-white, tyrannical Pretoria, Team Trump is pulling the plug and signing a death warrant for a country run by tyrants. This multi-million dollar decision comes as South Africa faces down more concern over racism and hatred of white Afrikaners. Politicians and...