it's most definitely not just govt that uses fraud for personal and professional gain::
zerohedge @zerohedge
At least $7 billion in meta ad revenue is "rampant fraud" and the company has an actual playbook to cover this up from regulators
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-created-playbook-fend-off-pressure-crack-down-scammers-documents-show-2025-12-31/
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2006371776906055926
Skewering Tom Emmer's gonna be a hoot.
zerohedge @zerohedge
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"None Shall Be Spared."
Jim Banks @Jim_Banks
First, $9 billion in fraud was exposed in Minnesota.
Now, reports reveal over $72 billion in fraud in California.
Corrupt Democrat politicians and fraud go hand in hand.
Dissident Teacher @educatedandfree
Ahem: how many Continuing Resolutions have you voted in favor of, Senator?
Congress has the power of the purse. We are watching. Any CR or budget that doesn't cut the block grants and the charity funding to zero we will consider reasonable suspicion that you are benefitting from the fraud and willing to continue aiding and abetting the criminals stealing from us and our Posterity – which you took an oath to protect.
The time of plausible deniability for congress is well and truly over.
It's probably best if you don't give the appearance of adhering to the enemies of the American people, nor be seen to be giving them aid and comfort in the form of any additional taxpayer funds.
And if you need motivation, I give you the great David Crockett, Senator for Kentucky, adventurer, settler, American warrior:
"Not Yours to Give"
https://fee.org/resources/not-your-to-give/
https://x.com/educatedandfree/status/2006081712506441829
https://x.com/Jim_Banks/status/2005786839932711093
CBSNews Running cover in MN::
CBS News @CBSNews
A recent video by conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley alleged nearly a dozen day care centers in Minnesota that are receiving public funds are not actually providing any service. After the video went viral, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a "massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud" in the state.
CBS News conducted its own analysis of nearly a dozen day care centers mentioned by Shirley: all but two have active licenses, according to state records, and all active locations were visited by state regulators within the last six months. CBS News' review also found dozens of citations related to safety, cleanliness, equipment, and staff training, among other violations,but there was no recorded evidence of fraud.
Read more here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-nick-shirley-video-day-care-investigation/
https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2006040689008660947
(Shirley, et al., surveyed a whole lot more than "nearly a dozen" Jonah, you gaslighting shill.)
Klobuchar and Franken would have some of the Skillz to et this done, and the right phone number to reach Rahm, in exchange for a little skim here and there, for everyone. Amy also would've met "The Right People", incl. Rahm and the whole iBama Team, in Hyde Park, while attending Univ. of Chicago Law Skool.
Oh, and "TurboTax Timmy" Timmy Geithner, of course. Can't leave that little marionette out of the equation.
Fake, but Freeee, HUD mortgages might distort a market or two…
Sauceless imagery.
Even US Treasuries sold fraudulently? Askin' fer a fren…
i-bonds, personal purchase cap of $10,000 per year. Kept the TBTFs out, since they could only be held by individuals, not "In Street Name".
Not my job, Mr. Sam Altman.
Er, no, not quite.
It werked that way, as well. Just like it was printed. One rate, that adjusted/changed with CPI print, ebbery month.
That's the "Create Money" part, via SOMA.
Gibbon what we knows today, very, very possible. Can't rulez it out, any mores.
Reverse Repo by and "Excess Reserves" are where the realz fun hides.
It's the injection of unburdened cash into the TBTF system, when they're already sitting on Unencumbered cash with the "Excess Reserves" already parked at the Fed, earning higher than mkt available rates.
Newsom's Massive Fraud Scandal No One Is Talking About
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/newsoms-massive-fraud-scandal-no-one-talking-about
Yes, keeps the TBTFs from painting themselves too far into the corner, but keeps cash away from Main Street. Used for trading, not loans.