>Notice how 2 of the top YT podcasters have not been doing podcasts for several weeks now
It is summer… They might just be on holiday for a couple of weeks.
Michigan Democrats Caught in $5 Billion Fraud Scheme
Republicans in Michigan have exposed one of the most blatant examples of budgetary abuse in recent memory.
House Republicans say their review of the state budget revealed more than $5 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse, hidden through the creation of 4,277 “phantom jobs.”
These positions do not exist in reality but were used to justify line items that allowed Democrats to funnel money toward radical priorities rather than essential services.
Among the spending categories tied to these fake jobs are taxpayer-funded gender surgeries for convicted criminals and millions in “arts and culture” grants for organizations that cannot even be identified.
Under complete Democrat control, Lansing has allowed the budget to balloon to over $82 billion—the largest in state history.
Compared to just two years ago, state spending has grown by nearly 20%, and rather than delivering real benefits for taxpayers, the increase has been absorbed by programs that advance ideological goals.
Republicans have presented a clear alternative. Their plan eliminates the fake jobs, strips out the fraudulent spending categories, and redirects those funds to priorities that ordinary citizens actually value.
This scandal also illustrates the consequences of one-party rule. With Democrats holding the governorship and both chambers of the legislature, budget oversight has been reduced to rubber-stamping.
Bills have been rushed through the process without transparent debate, and oversight committees have been largely sidelined. That environment allowed the creation of thousands of fake jobs and billions in questionable spending.
Without the intervention of House Republicans, the public would never have learned how far Democrats were willing to go to hide waste behind bureaucratic accounting tricks.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/michigan-democrats-caught-5-billion-fraud-scheme/
That swan is savouring the smell.