Mexican national living in Winona, Minnesota sentenced to 27 years in prison after targeting more than 60 girls in online sextortion scheme.

Court documents say that between April 2022 and June 2023, Valentin Silva Quintana, 31, used social media apps to exploit more than 60 young girls primarily between 9 and 12 years old.

https://alphanews.org/mexican-national-sentenced-to-27-years-in-prison-after-targeting-more-than-60-girls-in-online-sextortion-scheme/

Republican gains traction with bill to eliminate taxes on Social Security income for all Minnesotans.

Democrats opposed the bill as it passed out of a key House committee on Wednesday.

https://alphanews.org/winona-republican-gains-traction-with-bill-to-eliminate-taxes-on-social-security-income-for-all-minnesotans/

Bill to allocate $15 million in taxpayer funds to Minneapolis nonprofit raises eyebrows.

The bill, which would allocate $15 million to WE WIN Institute, is drawing criticism for its apparent racial exclusivity. Records list DFL Sen. Zaynab Mohamed as a director of the nonprofit, but she said this was an error.

A bill making its way through the Minnesota Legislature is drawing controversy for its apparent racial exclusivity, as it would allocate $15 million in taxpayer funding for “culturally specific programming and food services for black students in the city of Minneapolis.”

The bill, introduced by Democratic Reps. Esther Agbaje and Cedrick Frazier in the House, and Sen. Omar Fateh in the Senate, would direct state funding to the WE WIN Institute—a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that provides academic, social, and food services for children and youth.

“WE WIN brings a successful, proven model that engenders pride and a love of learning in Black children and youth,” the organization’s website says.

Under the bill, $15 million would be appropriated to WE WIN Institute “to continue and expand the renovation of their currently owned facilities to provide academic, social, and culturally specific programming and food services for black students in the city of Minneapolis.”

https://alphanews.org/bill-to-allocate-15-million-in-taxpayer-funds-to-minneapolis-nonprofit-raises-eyebrows/

Foreign Nationals Use Fake SSNs to Steal Billions in Taxpayer Benefits Through IRS. Full Scope Unknown Until DOGE Accesses Records.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller has sounded the alarm on a massive foreign fraud operation that has siphoned off billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded benefits through the IRS.

Elon Musk and DOGE have now started their efforts to crack down on arguably the most hated agency in the entire country, causing liberals to lose it all over again.

Reuters reported that Gavin Kliger, a key staffer working with Elon Musk in his efforts to downsize the federal government, entered IRS headquarters on Thursday to investigate the corrupt agency’s operations. Sources told Reuters that Kliger had been meeting with multiple senior executives at the agency to learn more.

Miller detailed how foreign nationals, using fraudulent Social Security numbers and fake identities, have infiltrated the American tax system to extract untold sums from hardworking Americans.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/stephen-miller-exposes-foreign-fraud-rings-foreign-nationals/

Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash From Democrats.

Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats’ failings and worried about retribution. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling to fight the new administration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/us/politics/donors-democrats-trump.html

The IRS isn’t salvageable. It’s a parasite on the body politic. Dissolve it.

Replace it with a system that respects taxpayers, not one that robs them. The time for half-measures is over. Let’s reclaim the ideals of 1776 and build a government worthy of a free people.

Elon Musk’s recent push to audit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has sparked a vital conversation about government overreach and accountability. While an audit is a step in the right direction, it’s a half-measure that fails to address the root of the problem. The IRS isn’t just a flawed institution in need of reform—it’s a relic of centralized control that has long been weaponized to cheat and steal from American taxpayers. To truly restore our republic and realign it with the ideals of liberty and justice this nation was founded upon, congressional leaders, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and President Donald Trump must go further: the IRS must be dissolved entirely.

https://msgfocus.conservativedailyalerts.com/q/11nIexcnBeuUh0oKVjxRJLW/wv

How confident is Anthony Edwards? Confident to the point that he's not afraid to tell former President Barack Obama to stop talking.

In the Netflix series "Court of Gold"—which follows Team USA en route to the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics—Obama narrates part of the series and is shown talking with Edwards and 76ers star Joel Embiid when Obama asked Embiid what he thinks of Edwards' game. The conversation went like this…

Obama: What do y'all think about this young guy? He can hoop a little bit.

Embiid: Just a little bit.

Edwards: Man, y'all better stand down. I'm the truth.

Obama: He says he's the truth. Yeah?

Edwards: These boys know.

Obama: I guess.

Edwards: He (Embiid) cold, though. I gotta give him credit. He give us 50 every time we play him. He's lucky I ain't 7 foot.

Obama: And y'all got two 7-footers and he's still scoring on ya.

Edwards: Hold on now. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Don't talk. We ain't gonna do all that.

Obama: No, I'm just saying.

Embiid: Three 7-footers.

Obama: That's right, because you got Naz Reid.

Reid is 6-foot-9, but that's neither here nor there. More importantly, the conversation continued when Obama called LeBron James and Kevin Durant into the debate.

Obama: LeBron, are y'all talking to this young man? Because he just keeps on, right now he just said he's the truth and all that.

LeBron: The truth? The whole truth and nothing but the truth. That's what he said?

Edwards: Tell him the whole context of the situation though. You (Obama) asked him (Embiid) what he think about this young man and he said I'm OK. I said 'I'm the truth, you trippin.' That's what happened.

Durant: Nothing wrong with that.

Obama: You gotta have that.

LeBron: Ant-Man the truth.

Edwards is only 23 years old and he's rapidly collecting moments that could someday be featured in a documentary about his Hall-of-Fame career.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/anthony-edwards-told-barack-obama-to-stand-down-and-don-t-talk/ar-AA1zjFCd

Iowa Sheriff Under Investigation After Defying ICE.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is investigating whether Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx violated state law by refusing to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment requests. Marx had asserted that his office would obstruct ICE actions if they were deemed unconstitutional, criticizing the use of non-judicial detainers as mere requests lacking the legal validity of warrants. Marx stated, "The only reason detainers are issued is because the federal agency does not have enough information or has not taken the time to obtain a valid judicial warrant."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sheriff-under-investigation-after-defying-ice/ss-AA1zkm2JIowa Sheriff Under Investigation After Defying ICE.

Nobody with a brain is shocked…

Shocking government report reveals national debt crisis grew much worse under Biden.

Data included in a new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that America’s debt crisis grew substantially worse under President Joe Biden. Without significant changes, the United States will face unprecedented budget challenges over the next decade, difficulties that could cause a large economic crisis.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/shocking-government-report-reveals-national-debt-crisis-grew-much-worse-under-biden/ar-AA1zlDy9

Time to dig about CAA…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris Signs With CAA "Talent Agency".

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation in all areas, with a focus on speaking engagements and publishing, the agency announced on Tuesday.

The agency will work closely with Harris on her post-White House initiatives, creating strategic opportunities that expand her platform in support of the issues she has championed throughout her decades-long career in public service.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-vice-president-kamala-harris-signs-with-caa/ar-AA1zk7zA

Time to sell my Mustang…

Trump threatens huge 25% tariff on cars as Ford warns they will 'blow a hole in the industry that we have never seen'.

Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, semiconductor chips and pharmaceuticals, marking a significant escalation in his administration's trade policies.

The former president said he would "probably" announce automotive tariffs on April 2, whilst duties on semiconductors and drugs would start at 25 per cent and increase "substantially higher" over the course of a year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-threatens-huge-25-tariff-on-cars-as-ford-warns-they-will-blow-a-hole-in-the-industry-that-we-have-never-seen/ar-AA1zlija

Exposed: The Less Safe, More Expensive 'Green' Airport Towers Biden Stuck Us With.

Over the course of just a few weeks, there was a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines commercial flight over the Potomac River, not to mention a smaller plane crash in Philadelphia and a Delta plane flipping upside down on a runway in Toronto.

Americans are starting to become nervous about air travel.

Many are pointing fingers at the recent emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion from major airlines and the federal government as one factor decreasing safety in the sector.

In that same vein, as the new Trump administration grapples with the safety challenges facing commercial air travel, a new analysis from The Washington Times revealed that the Biden administration tried to work green technology into core air traffic control systems.

Rather than building remote towers, which are cameras mounted on tall structures and are common in Europe, the Biden administration opted to invest in conventional air traffic control towers, a less safe and more expensive model.

They also earmarked a whopping $500 million for the design and construction of as many as 31 “sustainable” towers at smaller municipal airports across the country.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/exposed-the-less-safe-more-expensive-green-airport-towers-biden-stuck-us-with/ar-AA1zjJGG

Holy shit! This Trump-hating judge just denied 14 State’s Block On Musk’s Access To Federal Data Systems.

Start digging, DOGE!

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday declined to issue a temporary restraining order that would block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal data systems at several executive branch agencies. The ruling represents an early setback for a group of Democratic state attorneys general seeking to limit Musk’s role in the federal workforce reorganization.

The 14 states, which filed a lawsuit last week, argue that Musk’s leadership of DOGE violates the Constitution’s Appointments Clause by allowing an unconfirmed private citizen to wield executive power.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/breaking-federal-judge-denies-14-state-s-block-on-musk-s-access-to-federal-data-systems/ar-AA1zjmq3

It's all coming together, full circle…

Liz Cheney Under Fire For USAID Role.

Former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney faced backlash from conservatives on social media after defending her work with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The exchange drew the attention of DOGE leader Elon Musk, who escalated critiques of Cheney’s past role at USAID. Cheney's held positions within embassies in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/liz-cheney-under-fire-for-usaid-role/ss-AA1zjrLG

Ex-USAID Director Issues Warning: ‘Culture of Corruption’.

Mark Moyar, the former director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has accused the agency of fostering a "culture of corruption" that undermines its effectiveness. Moyar recently spoke of his experiences during his tenure, which began in 2018. He criticized USAID for rebranding programs to align with the priorities of President Donald Trump's administration, including repurposing initiatives originally focused on women's empowerment as counterterrorism efforts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ex-usaid-director-issues-warning-culture-of-corruption/ss-AA1zkt1G

CBS News executive Adrienne Roark leaving embattled network.

Roark will exit CBS News as the network deals with a looming merger and multiple controversies, including President Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit against CBS and parent company Paramount Global over alleged election interference through deceptive editing of a "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris one month before they faced off in the presidential election. CBS News executives refused to release an unedited transcript until after the election, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got involved.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cbs-news-executive-adrienne-roark-leaving-embattled-network/ar-AA1znXVc