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Anonymous ID: 8c6005 Jan. 23, 2026, 10:17 p.m. No.24165152   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5170

Bank of Japan raises economic growth forecasts ahead of snap election, holds rates at 0.75%

-GDP forecasts were upgraded to 0.9% for the 2025 fiscal year and 1% for fiscal year 2026.

-The BOJ revealed that board member Hajime Takata had proposed raising rates to 1%, but his motion was defeated.

-The decision to hold rates at 0.75% comes as Japan prepares for a snap election on Feb. 8.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/boj-rate-decision-snap-election-takaichi-gdp.html

Anonymous ID: 8c6005 Jan. 23, 2026, 10:20 p.m. No.24165155   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5170

FBI Director Kash Patel

@FBIDirectorKash

Axios just reported the lowest murder rate since 1900, down 20% from 2024, and somehow forgot to mention President Trump or the historic results of this FBI.

 

Nearly 200% more arrests. Violent gangs crushed. Fugitives hunted down.

 

Media gymnastics can’t hide the reality that this administration brought law and order back, and Americans are safer because of it.

 

https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2014374544144830587

Anonymous ID: 8c6005 Jan. 23, 2026, 10:25 p.m. No.24165162   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5170

Convicted Minnesota fraudster alleges Walz, Ellison were aware of widespread fraud

 

A Minnesota woman convicted in one of the state’s largest fraud schemes alleged in a jailhouse interview that Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of widespread fraud well before federal prosecutors stepped in.

 

Aimee Bock, the former head of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, spoke to Fox News from Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota, claiming state officials continued approving and paying claims even after concerns were raised about potential fraud.

 

Bock alleged the state approved program sponsors and was responsible for monitoring claims, but officials repeatedly failed to investigate or stop suspicious companies after she flagged them.

 

"I honestly believe Keith Ellison and Gov. Walz need to be held accountable. There needs to be an investigation done. If they weren't aware, that's concerning," she told Fox News.

 

"I have to believe that the governor's office and Keith Ellison's office were aware of this. They've said they were involved in helping the FBI. They've said they were made aware, but apparently I'm scary, so they couldn't do anything," Bock added.

 

Federal prosecutors have said the scheme involved more than $250 million in stolen taxpayer funds intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with sham restaurants set up to falsely claim reimbursements.

 

Walz’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

 

The House Oversight Committee said on Jan. 7 that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 98 defendants in Minnesota fraud-related cases, 85 of whom are of Somali descent.

 

Sixty-four defendants have already been convicted. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said the DOJ has issued more than 1,750 subpoenas, executed over 130 search warrants, and conducted more than 1,000 witness interviews in what officials describe as a sweeping federal probe.

 

Comer said federal prosecutors estimate at least $9 billion has been stolen across multiple fraud schemes in Minnesota.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/convicted-minnesota-fraudster-alleges-walz-ellison-were-aware-widespread-fraud

Anonymous ID: 8c6005 Jan. 23, 2026, 10:28 p.m. No.24165168   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5187 >>5194

South Korean PM sentenced to 23 years in prison for declaring martial law

 

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in jail for charges including engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in December 2024.

 

The Seoul Central District Court found Han guilty because he was considered instrumental in setting up the outward appearance of a cabinet meeting that facilitated the martial law declaration, a judge said, calling it a “top-down insurrection.”

 

“The defendant was a Prime Minister who had been indirectly given democratic legitimacy and responsibility… Nevertheless, the defendant chose to turn a blind eye… and participate as a member of the December 3 insurrection,” the judge said.

 

“As a result of the defendant’s actions, South Korea was in danger of returning to the dark past when the basic rights and liberal democratic order of the people were violated, potentially preventing them from escaping from the quagmire of dictatorship for a long time.”

 

The lower court also found Han guilty of related charges such as perjury and creating a false official document.

 

Han had denied wrongdoing for all charges except partial perjury.

 

Han, 76, is the first former cabinet minister to be handed a ruling by a lower court on criminal charges directly related to martial law.

 

He was detained by the court immediately after the ruling.

 

The ruling can be appealed, and the lower court judge said he expected the ruling to be appealed up to the Supreme Court.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/south-korea-han-duck-soo-sentenced-23-years-jail-martial-law-case-rcna255148