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Senator Chuck Schumer Attends Press Conference With Giant Bandage on Forehead — Claims He Ran Into Door
https://twitter.com/i/status/2049178155362000949
White Coat Waste Demands MORE Arrests and Fauci Pardon be Overturned After Trump DOJ Indicts His Top Advisor for COVID Cover-Up, ‘NOT A LONE WOLF!’
🚨 MORENS INDICTED: "This is the beginning of lab leak coverup accountability."
@JustinRGoodman
of
@WhiteCoatWaste
says
@TheJusticeDept
indictment of David Morens, a former top Fauci adviser, is only "the tip of the iceberg."
"He was coordinating with Peter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance, and Fauci behind the scenes… destroying records, evading FOIA, violating records retention laws."
And buried in the indictment? Co-conspirator #1 is believed to be Peter Daszak. NIAID Official #1 is believed to be Anthony Fauci himself.
Goodman says Morens' indictment is a step in the right direction, but warns the same Fauci-era network is still embedded inside
@NIH
, with Fauci-era holdovers occupying all 5 deputy director positions under the new administration.
"If you want to get Fauci's fingerprints off the NIH and see real reforms, you've got to clean house there."
Accountability cannot stop with one indictment.
https://x.com/i/status/2049214847511093696
Trump Belatedly Blasts Merz Over Pointed Iran War 'Humiliation' Remarks
President Trump on Tuesday belatedly hit back at Chancellor Friedrich Merz after on Monday the German leader told students in a talk that the United States is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders, amid struggling on-and-off negotiations, and as a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz shows no signs of de-escalating.
Merz had said he didn’t see "what strategic exit the Americans are now choosing" while simultaneously describing that Tehran’s negotiators are proceeding "very skillfully - or indeed very skillfully not negotiating."
The result, Merz had said, is that an "entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, particularly by these so-called Revolutionary Guards." The unusually blunt and direct anti-Trump commentary by the German Chancellor was given before a group of students at a secondary school in western Germany on Monday.
Throughout Monday, the media expected Trump to quickly lash back out, but that didn't come quickly. It's possible that he hadn't seen the Merz remarks, however. But by Tuesday afternoon, Trump complained on Truth Social that Merz apparently "thinks i's OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon" and that he "doesn't know what he's talking about!"
He continued with the following jab, echoing a broader critique of other European allies as well: "No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!"
Merz in his original attack on Trump's Iran war decision had claimed, "If I had known that it would continue like this for five or six weeks and get progressively worse, I would have told him even more emphatically." And yet the criticisms from EU leaders in the opening days were somewhat muted, meager, and weak.
Responsible Statecraft's Trita Parsi is also a deep Iran war critic, but agrees that the hypocrisy of EU leaders needs to be called out. Parsi writes:
Merz isn't wrong in saying he's "disillusioned" with the US & Israel over Iran because they "claimed at the beginning that they could solve this problem within days. Now I must recognize: It is not solved." But he is in no position to complain. He applauded the war and as a result, owns the outcome. This is typical of some EU leaders who support and help facilitate the US's worst instincts, and then pretend they are innocent when the foreign policy adventure predictably goes wrong.
The comments underscore several European leaders’ reassessment of their relations with Trump. A tendency to smooth ties by currying favor has given way to a more sober perspective of a U.S. president who has repeatedly called into question NATO, bolstered European far-right forces and threatened to seize Greenland, a territory of Denmark.
Regardless, the fresh critique by a leading EU head of state is certainly going to add fuel to the fire of Trump's ratcheting anti-EU and anti-NATO rhetoric, given their absence in helping the US get the Strait of Hormuz back open and the return to normal functioning of global energy transit once again.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-belatedly-blasts-merz-over-pointed-iran-war-humiliation-remarks
Improper US Government Payments Rose To $186 Billion In 2025: Watchdog
About $153 billion—roughly 82 percent—of this total arose from overpayments.
The Government Accountability Office estimated that cumulative improper payments have reached about $3 trillion since fiscal year 2003. The actual amount may be much higher, the federal watchdog acknowledged in an April 27 report.
These improper payments represent false distributions—such as payments made to the wrong people, paid without proper documentation, or issued in the incorrect amount—from 64 programs reported by 15 federal agencies, and have been a government-wide issue for more than 20 years.
For fiscal year 2025, eight federal programs reported improper payment estimates of $5 billion or more.
Medicaid ($37 billion), Traditional Medicare ($28.8 billion), and Medicare Advantage ($23.7 billion) accounted for more than 50 percent of these erroneous payments.
Medicaid improper payments expanded by $6.3 billion in 2025, compared to the previous year. The Department of Health and Human Services stated that this was due to increased errors in eligibility redeterminations and provider screening as COVID-19 enrollment flexibilities phased out.
The Earned Income Tax Credit ($21 billion), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ($10 billion), and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program ($10 billion) added up to more than 20 percent of the total improper payments.
Improper payments arising from the Earned Income Tax Credit—a refundable federal tax credit for low-to-moderate-income working individuals and families—increased by $5.2 billion. The Department of the Treasury has not provided reasons for the improper payments.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/improper-us-government-payments-rose-186-billion-2025-watchdog
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
NEWARK, NJ — Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
“Purdue made billions by unlawfully marketing dangerous opioid products, and deceiving the DEA and the American people. Purdue profited by paying illegal kickbacks to induce providers, including those who diverted opioids to drug abusers, to prescribe even more opioids. Today’s multi-billion-dollar sentence holds Purdue accountable for its criminal conduct.”
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U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer
“Purdue Pharma put profits over patient health and safety,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “The company willfully rejected the law and ignored the diversion of their highly addictive prescription drugs. Their actions contributed to the opioid crisis that claimed countless lives and destroyed entire families and communities. Today's sentence is a prime example of the Department’s effort to redress past wrongs by rooting out and punishing unlawful conduct by companies that have contributed to the national crisis.”
“The opioid epidemic in the United States is a plague that has ruined lives and destroyed families,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Purdue Pharma complicitly contributed to this national epidemic in the name of their own greed by blatantly ignoring the health and safety of patients putting countless lives at risk. The FBI and our DOJ partners will always work tirelessly to ensure that companies, like Pharma, pay for the harm they have inflicted and warn others that they will not get away with violating the law for personal gain.”
“Purdue Pharma undermined the government’s efforts to ensure compliance and prevent prescription drug diversion,” said Administrator Terrance Cole of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). “Their actions fueled a surge in addiction and cost many Americans lives. The prescription opioid epidemic directly paved the way for today’s fentanyl crisis. DEA remains committed to working with registrants, communities, faith-based organizations, and schools to address the damage and end the opioid epidemic that has gripped our nation for far too long.”
“Purdue Pharma put profit ahead of American lives and, in doing so, helped engineer a public health catastrophe that has left a trail of suffering for families and communities across this nation,” said Inspector General T. March Bell of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS‑OIG). “No penalty can undo the widespread devastation Purdue has inflicted, but today’s sentence serves long‑overdue accountability for its reckless and unlawful conduct. HHS‑OIG and our law enforcement partners will continue to investigate large corporations and conglomerates when they violate the Anti‑Kickback Statute and other federal laws designed to protect patients and the integrity of federally funded health care programs.”
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/opioid-manufacturer-purdue-pharma-sentenced-fraud-and-kickback-conspiracies
Army drill sergeants get prison for ‘prohibited’ trainee relationships
A trainee reported that the two drill instructors targeted her and a second recruit during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Two Army drill sergeants were sentenced to prison, busted down to the rank of private, and will be discharged after pleading guitly to engaging in sexual relationships with trainees during boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, officials announced. One of the trainees reported the two drill instructors the day before basic training graduation.
Staff Sgt. Michael Serrano, 34, and Sgt. 1st Class Brian Sullivan, 39, were drill sergeants assigned to Company A, 3rd Chemical Brigade, when they had “prohibited” relationships with newly recruited soldiers and then worked together to cover up the crimes.
The two drill sergeants faced separate court-martial proceedings last week and signed separate plea agreements.
A trainee brought a letter to her unit’s staff duty officer, which described how Sullivan had pursued her while Serrano pursued a second trainee in the unit, Army officials said in a release. The letter was shared with the command and the Army Criminal Investigation Division.
Sullivan pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact and was sentenced to 84 days in prison. He will be reduced in rank to E-1, and will receive an other than honorable discharge from the Army. After his sentence, Sullivan, 39, will have to register as a sex offender according to state and federal laws, officials said.
Serrano pleaded guilty to engaging in prohibited sexual activity with a trainee and was sentenced to 47 days in prison. He received a reprimand and will be reduced in rank to an E-1. He will receive a general discharge from the Army.
According to the Army officials, the two drill sergeants had agreed “on a fabricated story in which they denied having any relationship with the trainees,” which they relayed to Army investigators. However, their claims were disputed by the trainees and eyewitness accounts.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/drill-sergeants-abuse-prison/
Former Missouri State Trooper Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Searching Women’s Phones for Nude Images
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper to 21 months in prison for searching women’s cell phones for nude images during traffic stops.
David McKnight, 40, unlawfully searched the cell phones of nine women without a warrant or probable cause from Sept. 12, 2023, to July 30, 2024, to find nude images of the victims or their loved ones. He was on duty, in uniform and in a marked Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) vehicle at the time. He used his own cell phone to take photographs of images he found in the phones of seven victims. In all but one of the cases, McKnight took the victims’ phones back to his vehicle, falsely claiming that he needed to confirm their identification, insurance coverage or other information. In the remaining case, McKnight searched the phone of a woman that he arrested and took a photo of one of her images.
After two victims became suspicious of his actions, they reported him to the MSHP. Forensic analysis revealed that McKnight had searched through their phones, including folders that contained nude photographs of them. Subsequent investigation revealed the other victims. McKnight had deleted the photos, but they were recovered from his phone.
McKnight’s “conduct in this case was inexcusable and demands a sentence of incarceration,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Krug wrote in a sentencing memo.
McKnight pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau in December to nine counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, namely the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Krug prosecuted the case.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-missouri-state-trooper-sentenced-21-months-prison-searching-womens-phones-nude
Gasps as ex-Christian charity worker avoids jail over abuse book
The author behind an offensive novel depicting toddler role-play has been emotionally rattled after being convicted but spared jail for penning child abuse material.
Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, a 34-year-old former marketing executive for a Christian charity, wrote Daddy's Little Toy under the pen name Tori Woods and published it through an online pre-release in March last year.
The book – which was read by 21 advance readers – is about an 18-year-old woman named Lucy who role-plays as a toddler with Arthur, an older man who is her father's best friend.
Mastrosa appeared for sentence at Blacktown Local Court in western Sydney after being found guilty of three child abuse material offences relating to the novel.
Judge Bree Chisholm convicted the 34-year-old and imposed an 18-month community corrections order.
"I cannot justify a non-conviction ever being appropriate given the extent that the defendant wrote about sexual activity with such a young child," she said.
While Mastrosa had seemed shocked at her arrest and co-operated fully with police, she had spent months writing highly sexualised content involving a young girl that spanned chapters of the book, Judge Chisholm found.
"General deterrence looms large and the sexual exploitation of children even from such an unsuspecting defendant cannot be minimised."
Mastrosa gasped, closed her eyes and covered her mouth as the sentence was handed down and she was placed on the Child Protection Register for eight years.
She wore black and sat in the public gallery accompanied by her husband Adam during the hearing.
Earlier, high-profile criminal barrister Margaret Cunneen SC argued her client had simply made a mistake.
"She was planning to write an erotic book, she wasn't planning to write child abuse material," Cuneen told the court.
There was no ongoing risk to the community as the books, which were about fictional characters, had been destroyed, the barrister argued.
"She's not a paedophile, she's someone who wrote a book which offended against the law."
Mastrosa wrote the book as an escape after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer and having multiple miscarriages, the court heard.
She lost her job as a marketing executive for Christian charity BaptistCare, had been exposed to online death threats and vitriol, and would never write anything like the book again, Cuneen said.
Mastrosa was willing to undergo ongoing psychological treatment after being diagnosed with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder since her arrest, the barrister added.
Crown prosecutor Milijana Masanovic pushed for a conviction.
"The book speaks for itself. The matter's an objectively serious one," she submitted.
The novel normalised child abuse material and fuelled the market of child exploitation, Masanovic said.
She acknowledged character references shown to the court that described Mastrosa as a kind, charitable woman.
"Sometimes good people can do bad things," she said.
In February, Judge Chisholm found the book sexually objectified children.
"The reader is left with a description that creates the visual image in one's mind of an adult male engaging in sexual activity with a young child," she ruled at the time.
Mastrosa was found guilty of producing, possessing and distributing child abuse material.
She did not answer questions when departing court with her husband and her solicitor Michaela Mate stepping between her and reporters.
She can appeal the ruling.
The maximum penalty for producing, possessing or distributing child abuse material is 10 years' imprisonment.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/lauren-ashley-mastrosa-child-abuse-novel-sentenced-for-daddys-little-toy-charge/d5651e29-9bf9-473c-b753-f182690e7c29
The Enforcement. The lobby that bought Australian democracy
Australia’s sovereignty is routinely violated by Israel. Our institutions utterly subject to foreign interference.
Yesterday we laid out the machinery of the most serious foreign influence operation ever conducted on Australian soil: the quasi-diplomatic network operating from inside Australian institutions, the 500-plus politicians and journalists conditioned in Tel Aviv at a foreign government’s expense, the foreign minister instructed by a donor network to recant established international law, the attorney-general who adopted Israeli legal talking points as official Australian government language, the $164 million in security infrastructure extracted from Australian taxpayers for a community of 120,000 people, and the government-appointed envoy drawn from the lobby itself whose job is to put Israeli government policy beyond the reach of Australian public criticism.
Today we examine the enforcement arm. What this operation does to individuals, institutions, and the fundamental democratic rights of ordinary Australians who exercise their right to disagree. And what it did, for more than a decade, with Australian sovereignty itself.
Begin with the act of sovereign violation so grave that it should have ended the bilateral relationship and produced a permanent rupture in Australian foreign policy.
It did neither. Mossad, the Israeli state intelligence agency, operated a spy cell based in Sydney for more than a decade. Under ASIO’s nose. Using Australian infrastructure. Recruiting from Australian universities.
In 2010, Mossad operatives carrying forged Australian passports entered Dubai, a country with which Australia maintained cordial diplomatic relations, and assassinated Palestinian leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh. An Israeli diplomat in Canberra, Amir Laty, was expelled over his connection to the cell.
The Australian government attempted to keep his expulsion secret to avoid embarrassing Israel.
Ben Zygier, an Australian citizen known as Prisoner X, worked for Mossad, spied on fellow students at Monash University, and used his Australian passport to conduct espionage operations across Arab and Muslim countries. He died in an Israeli prison.
A New Zealand Mossad cell was separately caught attempting to fraudulently obtain New Zealand passports. The Australian official who summarised the government’s operative posture did so anonymously, because to say it on the record would have been politically unsurvivable.
He was quoted by journalist Peter Hartcher in the Sydney Morning Herald on 26 February 2010. Israel, he said, had calculated that even if caught forging Australian passports to carry out targeted assassinations,
Canberra would not retaliate. It wouldn’t matter who sat in the prime minister’s chair.
The Israelis, this official said, know they’ve got us by the balls, partly because of the Israel lobby. State-sanctioned murder using forged Australian documents.
A foreign intelligence service operating on Australian soil for over a decade. An expelled diplomat whose removal the government tried to hide.
And the judgement of an Australian national security official that none of it would produce consequences because the lobby had made consequences impossible. If China had done one tenth of this, Australia would have severed diplomatic relations and jailed everyone it could reach.
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-enforcement-the-lobby-that-bought-australian-democracy/