Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:11 a.m. No.24135422   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5781 >>5900 >>5976

The $134 Billion Betrayal: Inside Elon Musk’s Explosive Lawsuit With OpenAI

 

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft has evolved into a high-stakes dispute over whether OpenAI stayed true to the mission it was founded on or quietly outgrew it while relying on that original promise.

 

Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages, a figure derived from an expert valuation that treats his early funding and contributions as foundational to what OpenAI later became. While the number is enormous, the heart of the case is simpler: Musk argues he helped create and fund a nonprofit dedicated to AI for the public good, and that OpenAI later abandoned that commitment in a way that amounted to fraud.

 

According to Musk’s filings, his roughly $38 million in early funding was not just a donation but the financial backbone of OpenAI’s formative years, supplemented by recruiting help, strategic guidance, and credibility. His damages theory, prepared by financial economist C. Paul Wazzan, ties those early inputs to OpenAI’s current valuation of around $500 billion.

 

The claim is framed as disgorgement rather than repayment, with Musk arguing that the vast gains realized by OpenAI and Microsoft flowed from a nonprofit story that attracted support and trust, only to be discarded once the company reached scale, according to TechCrunch.

 

Much of the public attention has centered on internal documents uncovered during discovery, particularly private notes from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman in 2017.

 

One line has become central to Musk’s argument: “I cannot believe that we committed to non-profit if three months later we’re doing b-corp then it was a lie.”

 

Musk’s legal team treats this as evidence that OpenAI’s leadership understood the nonprofit commitment was being undermined and worried about how that would look to Musk, the organization’s biggest early backer. In Musk’s telling, OpenAI used the nonprofit identity to get off the ground, then pivoted toward for-profit structures and a deep partnership with Microsoft that fundamentally changed who the company served.

 

The scale of the damages also feeds Musk’s narrative. Given his immense personal wealth, OpenAI has argued that the lawsuit is about money. Musk counters, implicitly, that the size of the claim reflects the size of what was built on the original promise, not personal need. OpenAI, for its part, has characterized the case as part of an “ongoing pattern of harassment” and a tactic to slow a competitor while Musk builds his own AI company.

 

Sam Altman had indirect stake in OpenAI through YC fund

 

Board later learned he also secretly owned OpenAI Startup Fund

 

All while serving as “independent director” of the non-profit he ran as CEO

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/134-billion-betrayal-inside-elon-musks-explosive-lawsuit-openai

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:18 a.m. No.24135432   🗄️.is 🔗kun

FDA Removes Web Content Saying Cellphones Are Harmless - HHS Launches Study

 

Without fanfare, the Food and Drug Administration has deleted multiple web pages asserting that cellphones are not dangerous. First reported by the Wall Street Journal, the move comes as the Department of Health and Human Services has begun a new investigation into potential health effects of cellphone radiation.

 

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has previously declared that cellphones are causing harms that are not yet fully acknowledged. "There's cellphone tumors. I'm representing hundreds of people who have cellphone tumors behind the ear. It's always on the ear that you favor with your cellphone…We have the science," Kennedy said in a 2023 appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. "You should never put one next to your head… I put it on speakerphone or use earphones."

 

Responding to a Journal inquiry about the change to the FDA website, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said, “The FDA removed webpages with old conclusions about cellphone radiation while HHS undertakes a study on electromagnetic radiation and health research to identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies, to ensure safety and efficacy."

 

One of the deleted pages included a passage declaring that “the weight of scientific evidence has not linked exposure to radio frequency energy from cellphone use with any health problems.” There may be more scrubbing of the site to come: The Journal notes that the FDA's site still has summaries of the deleted pages, but the links redirect to other generalized content about the agency's regulatory mission.

 

Kennedy, who had a career as an environmental litigator, has long engaged on this issue. Kennedy represented people suing phone companies for allegedly causing brain tumors, and won a 2020 case that compelled the Federal Communications Commission to reassess its wireless-radiation regulations. He was also chairman of Children's Health Defense, which has been involved in litigation over 5G technology, and a case blaming an Idaho man's cardiac issues on a cellphone tower. He has also pointed to radiation as a prime suspect in the mystery of widespread chronic illnesses among America's children, “Our children are swimming around in a toxic soup, the Wi-Fi radiation is a lot worse than people think it is…yeah, from your cellphone,” Kennedy told Rogan in 2023.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fda-removes-web-content-saying-cellphones-are-harmless-hhs-launches-study

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:20 a.m. No.24135437   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5441 >>5626

Trump Announces Tariffs on 8 NATO Countries Until Deal is Reached for “Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” – Tariffs to Increase on June 1

 

President Trump on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland, declaring that 10% tariffs will take effect on February 1 if they continue plotting against Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark.

 

“China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently. Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that! Nobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake,” Trump said.

 

“Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown. This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet. These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable.”

 

https://rumble.com/v748bky-were-talking-about-acquiring-trump-declares-takeover-of-greenland-dismisses.html

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:23 a.m. No.24135443   🗄️.is 🔗kun

U.S. Allocates $23.4 Million to Mexico to Strengthen Labor Justice under USMCA

 

The United States Embassy in Mexico announced this Tuesday that it will allocate $23.4 million to projects linked to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), focused on strengthening the country’s Labor Justice System.

 

The official statement notes that the funds will be used to improve the enforcement of labor legislation, ensure compliance with standards, and reduce practices that affect workers’ wages and competitiveness.

 

According to the Embassy, the investment aims for USMCA benefits to translate into concrete, visible, and sustainable results for the population.

 

The funds will be distributed among various organizations and programs, including support for labor training, monitoring law compliance, and advising government agencies, with the goal of preventing resources from being trapped in bureaucracy.

 

Analysts highlight that this type of U.S. investment represents an opportunity for tangible progress but warn that its success depends on transparency and accountability—conditions that are often lost when the left manages resources from offices disconnected from the streets.

 

In border and urban communities, neighbors and small business owners are closely watching the measure. Many hope the investment will translate into real jobs, respect for labor rights, and increased security, while others remain skeptical due to the history of corruption and mismanagement of public funds.

 

“We want to see improvements in our neighborhoods, not just figures in a statement,” said a merchant from Monterrey, reflecting citizens’ concern that the aid actually reaches those who need it.

 

President Donald Trump has emphasized on multiple occasions that the USMCA is key to protecting the interests of the United States and its trade partners, ensuring that investments are directed toward concrete results for workers and businesses.

 

In this context, the funds directed to Mexico are interpreted as a mechanism of strategic cooperation that also seeks to guarantee that Hispanic American workers can compete fairly, protecting their rights and avoiding disorderly practices that harm the local economy.

 

Priority projects include training programs for youth and adults, strengthening labor courts, and monitoring companies, all aimed at ensuring that legislation is effectively enforced.

 

https://gatewayhispanic.com/2026/01/u-s-allocates-23-4-million-mexico-strengthen/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:25 a.m. No.24135451   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5456 >>5468 >>5781 >>5900 >>5976

Top US court to review suit against German chemicals giant

 

The $1.25mn case centers on Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, which the plaintiff has claimed caused his blood cancer

 

The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal by German chemical company Bayer on a Roundup-related case in which a man was awarded $1.25 million, claiming the herbicide gave him blood cancer.

 

The court made the announcement regarding Monsanto Co. v. Durnell in a statement on Friday, with a verdict expected by July. Bayer is currently facing thousands of similar lawsuits.

 

Roundup originally belonged to the now-defunct American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto, which was purchased by Bayer in 2018.

 

At the heart of the case is whether Bayer and other manufacturers should be held liable if they comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rulings on product warnings, while still running afoul of state laws requiring warnings on goods that may be carcinogenic.

 

Bayer argues that the EPA has determined that glyphosate, the main component of the controversial herbicide, is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, and approved Roundup labels without cancer warnings.

 

In a statement on Friday, Bayer CEO Bill Anderson said that “it is time for the US legal system to establish that companies should not be punished under state laws for complying with federal warning label requirements.”

 

In 2023, a court in the state of Missouri awarded John Durnell $1.25 million on a failure-to-warn claim, but struck down all other claims and declined to award punitive damages.

 

The chemical company subsequently filed several appeals, and eventually petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the case in April 2025.

 

Faced with an avalanche of Roundup-related lawsuits following the acquisition of Monsanto, Bayer set aside more than $10 billion to pay potential damages in 2020, with that figure swelling even further in the intervening years.

 

In 2015, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that glyphosate could “probably” cause cancer.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/631083-us-supreme-court-bayer-lawsuit-roundup/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:30 a.m. No.24135462   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5495 >>5567

Culture of Death: Britain Hits 300,000 Annual Abortions.

 

Britain recorded its highest number of abortions in 2023, with an estimated 299,614 procedures carried out across the country, according to official figures. Data released by the Department of Health and Social Care show that 278,740 abortions took place in England and Wales, an increase of 10.56 percent compared with the previous year. Scotland reported 18,242 abortions, while Northern Ireland recorded an estimated 2,632, bringing the total to a new national high.The increase came during the third consecutive year in which at-home abortion services have been widely available in England and Wales. These services, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, allow women to receive abortion pills following a remote consultation, rather than attending a clinic in person. Supporters argue the model improves access to care, while critics say it reduces medical oversight and safeguards, and allows people to acquire abortifacients without the consent of the expectant mother.Right To Life UK has responded to the figures by calling for a nationwide discussion on abortion law and policy. The group has emphasized the need for stronger protections for unborn children alongside expanded practical and financial support for women facing unplanned pregnancies. Polling cited by the organization suggests that a majority of women support changes to current abortion regulations, including the reinstatement of mandatory in-person consultations.Catherine Robinson, a spokeswoman for Right To Life UK, said, “It is a national tragedy and a national scandal that so many lives were lost to abortion in England and Wales in 2023.” Pro-life organizations stress that figures for more recent years are unavailable because the British government is delaying their release, suspecting they show abortions have increased even more since 2023.The British debate is unfolding amid wider international controversy over abortion. In Canada, undercover footage released has reignited criticism from pro-life groups by showing how easily late-term abortions can be accessed. The United States appears to be the only Anglo-Sphere country countering the growing abortion trend. President Donald J. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, introduced last year, has led to the closure of several abortion-providing clinics by restricting public funding.

 

https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/01/17/culture-of-death-britain-hits-300000-annual-abortions/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:33 a.m. No.24135475   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5480

Unearthed Data Makes Pennsylvania’s Puberty Blocker Payouts Look Even Sketchier

 

Pennsylvania saw a meteoric rise in the number of adolescents receiving puberty blockers through an insurance billing code currently being investigated under the Trump administration on fraud suspicions.

 

More than 220 claims for puberty blocking drugs were reimbursed for minors aged 10-13 with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) billing code, E30.1, for precocious puberty between Jan. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2024, costing taxpayers more than $1.8 million, according to the data. The number of claims in the 10-13 age group went from zero in 2012 and ballooned to 47 by 2016. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has raised concerns that this billing code may have been fraudulently used by gender doctors to obtain insurance coverage for sex-rejecting interventions.

 

“A spike of this magnitude in the diagnosis of precocious puberty — especially among children past the usual age — is highly atypical and raises the very real possibility that the diagnosis has been used as a billing workaround,” Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

 

“The data indicates that the Department of Justice’s concerns merit serious investigation rather than being stalled in litigation,” Miceli stated.

 

Central Precocious Puberty (CPP) is caused by an early activation of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the production of sex hormones, and is widely accepted as occurring before age 10. ICD codes are published by the World Health Organization and provide diagnoses for diseases and injuries.

 

“I would expect to see kids on puberty blockers for precocious puberty if they are age 8 and younger,” Dr. Roy Eappen, an endocrinologist and Senior Do No Harm Fellow, told the DCNF.

 

“I would be surprised to see girls or boys on puberty blockers for precocious puberty after age 8,” Eappen stated.

 

Dr. Quentin Van Meter, a pediatric endocrinologist and past president of the American College of Pediatricians, told the DCNF it would be “very, very rare” for a child to be diagnosed with precocious puberty at age 10.

 

“The kids who are started on puberty blockers at age 11 and later are not generally treated for the diagnosis of precocious puberty, but are more than likely trans kids who are purposely being mis-coded to hide this travesty,” Van Meter told the DCNF.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/16/exclusive-unearthed-data-pennsylvania-puberty-blocker-payouts/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:35 a.m. No.24135484   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

 

A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents

 

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protestersBy AUDREY McAVOY and STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated PressThe Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.

 

U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez’s ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists. The six are among the thousands who have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area since last month.

 

Federal agents and demonstrators have repeatedly clashed since the crackdown began. The confrontations escalated after an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head on Jan. 7 as she drove away from a scene in Minneapolis, an incident that was captured on video from several angles. Agents have arrested or briefly detained many people in the Twin Cities.

 

The activists in the case are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, which says government officers are violating the constitutional rights of Twin Cities residents.

 

After the ruling, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement saying her agency was taking “appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters.”

 

She said people have assaulted officers, vandalized their vehicles and federal property, and attempted to impede officers from doing their work.

 

“We remind the public that rioting is dangerous — obstructing law enforcement is a federal crime and assaulting law enforcement is a felony,” McLaughlin said.

 

The ACLU didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment Friday night.

 

The ruling prohibits the officers from detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles when there is no reasonable suspicion they are obstructing or interfering with the officers.

 

Safely following agents “at an appropriate distance does not, by itself, create reasonable suspicion to justify a vehicle stop,” the ruling said.

 

Menendez said the agents would not be allowed to arrest people without probable cause or reasonable suspicion the person has committed a crime or was obstructing or interfering with the activities of officers.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/judge-rules-feds-in-minneapolis-immigration-operation-cant-detain-or-tear-gas-peaceful-protesters/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:38 a.m. No.24135497   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5512 >>5516 >>5529

END THE FED

 

Fed quietly hands banks nearly half a trillion in bailouts

 

The Fed has quietly delivered nearly HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS of no-strings-attached bank bailouts in the last few months, according to documents & data reviewed by @LeverNews.

 

In all, the new bailouts are already 60% of the amount of the financial crisis TARP bailout.

 

Massive, unprecedented payouts from the New York Federal Reserve could signal that big banks are seriously short on cash.

 

MORE:

https://www.levernews.com/the-federal-reserves-420-billion-wall-street-bailout/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:43 a.m. No.24135511   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5564 >>5781 >>5900 >>5976

In break with Trump, PM says makeup of key Gaza oversight panel ‘contradicts’ Israeli policy

 

Gaza Board of Peace invitees include leaders of Turkey, Egypt, Argentina, Canada

 

After PM knocks Trump on Gaza panel, Ben Gvir calls for return to war with ‘overwhelming force’

 

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls for a full return to war in Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated that the US did not coordinate with Israel on the composition of a key panel intended to play a central role in the Strip’s postwar governance.

 

The panel, the Gaza Board of Peace’s executive committee, includes top officials from Turkey and Qatar, both of which have been highly critical of Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza. The premier’s office said the unveiling of the board “contradicts” Israeli policy.

 

“I commend the Prime Minister for his important statement. The Gaza Strip does not need any ‘governing council’ to oversee its ‘rehabilitation’ — it needs to be cleared of Hamas terrorists, who must be eliminated, alongside the encouragement of large-scale voluntary emigration, in accordance with President Trump’s original plan,” writes the far-right minister in a Hebrew-language post on X.

 

Trump called early last year for the permanent relocation of Gaza’s population and for the US to take over the postwar Strip, but has since abandoned that plan and is focused on implementing the current Gaza peace framework, which calls for Palestinians not to be displaced from Gaza.

 

Ben Gvir calls on Netanyahu “to instruct the IDF to prepare to return to the fighting in the Strip with overwhelming force, in order to achieve the central objective of the war: the destruction of Hamas.”

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-pm-breaks-with-trump-over-gaza-ben-gvir-calls-for-return-to-war-with-overwhelming-force/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:45 a.m. No.24135522   🗄️.is 🔗kun

4,000 US soldiers deploy to Norway for Arctic exercise

 

The United States is not drawing down its forces training with NATO allies inside the Arctic Circle amid turmoil over Trump's threats to seize control of Greenland.

 

The upcoming Cold Response 2026 will be the largest military exercise in Norway in 2026 with an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 participants from more than ten countries. “There will be about 4,000 US soldiers,” said spokesperson Vegard Norstad Finberg with the Norwegian Armed Forces when asked by the Barents Observer. The live phase of the exercise, which will train how quickly allied troops can be dispatched to protect the northern regions of Norway and Finland, kicks off on March 9 and will last for ten days. The US troops will for the most operate on land in Northern Norway. “This is primarily near the Norwegian Army’s garrisons in Troms.

 

In addition, there will be about 600 US soldiers in Central Norway and Southern Norway, as some of their air defence forces and aircraft capabilities are located on Norwegian bases in these areas,” Vegard Norstad Finberg said. There will be Army, Air Force and Special Forces personnel from the United States. Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine in 2014 NATO has enhanced its collaborative military strength in northern Europe. With Finland and Sweden joining the alliance in 2023, the defence of the northern flank is significantly strengthened. An important component of Cold Response will be receiving allied forces and starting up activities in northern Finland.

 

Movement of troops will be seen across borders from the Ofoten and Troms areas in northern Norway into Finnish Lapland, as well as from northern Sweden into Finland. In Lapland, the exercise will for the most take place at the Rovajärvi shooting range and in Sodankylä where the Finnish Armed Forces has its northernmost brigade-level unit specialised in Arctic training and ground-based air defence. The Norwegian Armed Forces said in a statement that the exercise “will increase our preparedness and our capability to conduct large-scale joint operations in challenging weather and climate.” “The war in Ukraine has had enormous impact not only for Ukraine, but for the entire global security situation. This demanding backdrop makes our main mission even more relevant: Defending Norway and our values,” the statement concludes.

 

https://www.arctictoday.com/4000-us-soldiers-deploy-to-norway-for-arctic-exercise/

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:46 a.m. No.24135530   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Slow genocide: Death and displacement continue in Gaza months into ceasefire

 

Cancer patients, displaced families and children continue to die as aid, medicine and movement remain restricted by Israel

 

The ceasefire has stopped most of the bombs, but not the cancer eating away at Najat Sayed al-Hessi’s body.

 

The 61-year-old Palestinian from Gaza has been waiting for her monthly cancer medications for 27 months, without receiving a single dose.

 

“Nothing has changed for cancer patients in Gaza since the ceasefire,” she told Middle East Eye, as the disease continues to progress unchecked.

 

“I had an appointment to travel to Ramallah for my medication and injection on 7 October 2023, the day the war began,” she added from her makeshift tent in Deir al-Balah. “I couldn’t go that day, and I have been waiting ever since.”

 

Since the war started, medical referrals outside Gaza have stopped, and hospitals in the war-battered enclave are unable to provide even minimal treatment for cancer patients.

 

“I fear the disease is advancing in my body with each passing day,” al-Hessi said.

 

Her plight reflects the wider crisis in Gaza, where nearly two million people continue to live under dire conditions three months after the ceasefire.

 

After two years of Israeli bombardment, much of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and public health system has been destroyed.

 

People had hoped the October ceasefire would bring some respite and a gradual path to recovery.

 

But with continued Israeli restrictions on border crossings, aid, and goods, residents feel the situation has merely shifted from an intense genocide to a slower-paced one.

 

For those like Al-Hessi, the pause in fighting has brought no pause in suffering.

 

Banned medications

Al-Hessi is one of 11,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip. Around 3,500 hold medical referrals for treatment outside the territory, but Israeli authorities have not allowed them to travel.

 

She received a referral six months ago, but it has been ineffective due to closed borders. On a recent visit to her local clinic for back pain, she found no medications available, leaving her without relief for a slipped disc and osteoporosis.

 

“I asked them to give me anything, at least some vitamins, but they said they had nothing for my case,” she recalled.

 

The Palestinian health ministry told MEE that Israeli restrictions have created critical shortages across the health system.

 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/slow-genocide-gazas-ceasefire-still-kills-displaces-starves-palestinians

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:56 a.m. No.24135569   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5579 >>5581

Larry Ellison once renamed a superyacht because its name spelled backwards was ‘I’m a Nazi’

 

“Izanami and Izanagi are the names of the two Shinto deities that gave birth to the Japanese islands, or so legend has it,” Larry Ellison said, before renaming the boat Ronin and later selling it.

 

Larry Ellison, the Jewish founder of Oracle and a major pro-Israel donor, has recently been in the headlines for his media acquisition ventures with his son.

 

The new scrutiny on the family has surfaced a decades-old detail about Ellison: that he once rechristened a superyacht after realizing that its original name carried an antisemitic tinge.

 

In 1999, Ellison, then No. 23 on Forbes’ billionaires list, well on his way to his No. 4 ranking today, purchased a boat called Izanami.

 

Originally built for a Japanese businessman, the 191-foot superyacht was named for a Shinto deity. But Ellison soon realized what the name read backwards: “I’m a Nazi.”

 

“Izanami and Izanagi are the names of the two Shinto deities that gave birth to the Japanese islands, or so legend has it,” Ellison said in “Softwar,” a 2013 biography. “When the local newspapers started pointing out that Izanami was ‘I’m a Nazi’ spelled backward, I had the choice of explaining Shintoism to the reporters at the San Francisco Chronicle or changing the name of the boat.” He renamed the boat Ronin and later sold it.

 

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-883627

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 10:58 a.m. No.24135577   🗄️.is 🔗kun

New York Scammers Plead Guilty In $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme

 

Manal Wasef and Elaine Antao, both 46, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Their scheme involved referring Medicaid recipients to two Brooklyn social adult day care centers and a home health company in exchange for illegal kickbacks and bribes, the DOJ announced on Thursday.

 

Between approximately October 2017 and July 2024, in exchange for illegal kickbacks and bribes, Wasef and Antao referred Medicaid recipients to the social adult day cares and the home health company. The defendants also paid illegal kickbacks and bribes to Medicaid recipients for social adult day care services and home health care services that were billed to Medicaid but were not provided or that were induced by kickbacks and bribes. Wasef and Antao used multiple business entities to launder the fraud proceeds and generate the cash used to pay kickbacks and bribes. In connection with their guilty pleas, Wasef and Antao agreed to collectively forfeit approximately $1 million. Wasef and Antao are the sixth and seventh individuals, respectively, to plead guilty in this case. -DOJ

 

The pair were tapping into the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which allows people with minimal health care experience to care for their elderly disabled relatives and friends. According to the NY Post, hundreds of 'middleman' firms work as de-facto payroll agents between the caregivers and Medicaid - all with minimal oversight.

 

On top of their guilty plea, the pair agreed to pay back around $1 million.

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-individuals-plead-guilty-68m-adult-day-care-fraud-scheme

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 11 a.m. No.24135583   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Time To DOGE Baltimore: Top City Leaders Admit They Can't Track Tax Dollars Flowing To Nonprofits

 

At one level, one has to admire the entrepreneurial spirit of the Somali scammers — with just a few Quality Learing Centers, they built an industrial scale fraud operation nearly on par with USAID, a feat which took our best educated deep staters decades to do …

DataRepublican (small r)

@DataRepublican

Important thread to read through

 

https://x.com/DOGE_STATE/status/2012160164946669958

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 11:04 a.m. No.24135599   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Mark Carney to accept role on Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace'

 

Trump will serve as chairman of the board, which includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair

 

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/breaking-carney-accepts-role-on-trumps-gaza-board-of-peace

 

The Canadian official did not say what Carney's responsibility on the board will be. Carney is a Communist who recognized Palestine.

More evidence of conclusion.

 

Watch: Canadian PM Carney Grovels to CCP Leaders, Says He Looks Forward to 'New World Order'

https://www.infowars.com/posts/watch-canadian-pm-carney-grovels-to-ccp-leaders-says-he-looks-forward-to-new-world-order

Anonymous ID: 82e731 Jan. 17, 2026, 11:06 a.m. No.24135608   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5615

The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a major blow to the Trudeau government.

 

In a unanimous decision released Friday morning, the court upheld a 2024 ruling that found the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy protests was unreasonable, unlawful, and unnecessary.

 

The appeal court agreed the Liberals failed to meet the legal threshold required to declare a public order emergency – and confirmed the government's actions violated Charter rights, including freedom of expression and protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

 

This decision reopens serious questions about federal overreach, civil liberties, and accountability for the unprecedented freezing of Canadians' bank accounts.

 

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/breaking-appeal-court-upholds-ruling-that-emergencies-act-use-for-freedom-convoy-protest-was-unreasonable/70420