Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced a major fraud bust in which authorities cracked down on misuse of public funds intended for autism aid in Minnesota.
Kennedy highlighted that the original cost of the Early Intervention Development Program was a mere $38.1 million in 2020, but that it had ballooned to $442 million in 2026, with much of that increase stemming from fraud.
“Today’s arrests represent the largest autism fraud bust in American history,” he said. “This was an organized theft that exploited the most vulnerable, deceived families, stole taxpayer dollars meant to help children with autism access legitimate care and support.”
“Investigators uncovered brazen schemes that billed taxpayers for nonexistent services, fraudulent diagnoses, and fake care while criminals enriched themselves at public expense,” he added.
Operation Epic Fury
Looks like a huge win for President Trump and the US. Hearing from a Senior Admin Official this report is TRUE and the U.S. appears to be getting everything we want. https://t.co/4BjivuvLoj
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) May 28, 2026
Margin Of Fraud
in the nearly four decades between Reagan’s junkyard dogs and the period covered by the 2024 GAO report, Washington officials really didn’t know how many federal tax dollars were actually lost every year. Even with the new estimate, officials conceded that gaps in available data across the government produced “challenges in producing fraud estimates, such as limited available fraud-related data and use of varying terms and definitions of fraud for recording data. These data gaps and variability result in information that cannot be readily compared or consolidated to determine the extent of fraud across the federal government.”
It’s now 2026, and they still don’t know for sure, but one thing has become all but certain: Far more of the federal government’s $7 trillion in annual spending than previously estimated is lost every year to professional criminal fraudsters, undeserving and even dead benefit recipients, over-priced procurement contracts, unjustified reimbursements, and numerous other ways.
That realization is driven by the results of the unprecedented efforts starting in January 2025 of President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, House Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, and others on Capitol Hill to go after waste, fraud, and abuse on a scale never before attempted and with weapons too long ignored.
Veteran federal spending analyst Cato Institute Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy Romina Boccia summarizes the state of play.
A system that enables the theft of billions would never be used for the theft of elections.
More: Stephen Miller says he believes that the fraud and waste being uncovered by the Anti-Fraud Taskforce is so widespread, that dealing with it could balance the budget
Update: Russ Vought at OMB has just overhauled $1 TRILLION in federal grants by adding: Strict E-Verify requirements, English-language rules, and political appointee oversight to ensure taxpayer dollars go to American citizens first.
Tulsi Resigns
Trump reacted to the resignation later on Friday, writing on Truth Social, “Unfortunately, after having done a great job, Tulsi Gabbard will be leaving the Administration on June 30th.”
“Her wonderful husband, Abraham, has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, and she, rightfully, wants to be with him, bringing him back to good health as they currently fight a tough battle together,” he continued. “I have no doubt he will soon be better than ever. Tulsi has done an incredible job, and we will miss her. Her highly respected Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Aaron Lukas, will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence.”
A Speech In Davos
Turns out, cheap talk has a price;
On Monday morning, the Pentagon’s senior defense strategist suspended the oldest bilateral defense institution in North American history and pointed the announcement at Mark Carney’s Davos speech — a four-month-old address the Canadian prime minister’s admirers had called Churchillian, and that Washington now treats as a case study in the gap between rhetoric and reality.
Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of War for Policy and the principal architect of American defense strategy under the Trump administration, announced that the Department of War is pausing the Permanent Joint Board on Defense to “reassess how this forum benefits shared North American defense.” The board was established by Franklin Roosevelt and Mackenzie King at Ogdensburg, New York in 1940 and has operated continuously for 86 years.
“A strong Canada that prioritizes hard power over rhetoric benefits us all,” Colby wrote. “Unfortunately, Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments.” In a subsequent post, Colby attached a map of North America and wrote that “delivering on shared continental defense begins by recognizing our shared geography.” A third post revealed that Colby had recently hosted US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra at the Pentagon, and that the two are “working closely” to ensure Canada reaches the Hague Summit’s 3.5% of gross domestic product defense spending target.
The implications for Canada are potentially generational.
47: The UFO Files
In response to President Donald J. Trump’s directive for transparency on U.S. government information regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Department of War (DOW), with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is overseeing government wide efforts to expeditiously find, review, identify, declassify and publicly release unresolved UAP-related records and historical documents in the federal government’s possession. This is an unprecedented, historic undertaking that requires coordination between dozens of agencies and the review of tens of millions of records, many existing only on paper, spanning many decades. Given the scope of this task, the Department of War will be releasing new materials on a rolling basis as they are discovered and declassified, with tranches posted every few weeks.
The materials archived here are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena. This can occur for a variety of reasons, including a lack of sufficient data, and the Department of War welcomes the application of private-sector analysis, information and expertise. DOW will continue to conduct separate reporting on resolved UAP cases, as mandated by statute. Under this Administration, we will pursue the truth and share our findings with the American people.
It’s probably nothing.
This UFO video is a bit freaky.
What the hell is that?! pic.twitter.com/W2qNNFLtEo
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) May 8, 2026
Thank You For Your Attention To This Matter
This is a savvy legal move by Trump.
May 1: War Powers letter formally ends hostilities, preserves force posture, asserts Article II constitutional authority.
May 3: "Project Freedom" announced as a humanitarian operation, not military.
Monday: US Navy escorts neutral… https://t.co/jEJTdw5C7C
— Chris Rollins (@ThePowerAudit) May 3, 2026
“Brian K. Kapileo Nepaial, 38, of Aloha, faces up to 45 years in federal prison”
Well goshdarnitall, nobody told Brian about the new rules.
An Oregon man has been convicted of shining a high-powered laser at a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter in an anti-immigration enforcement attack. Brian K. Kapileo Nepaial, 38, of Aloha, pleaded guilty to charges on Thursday in the US District Court in Oregon, located in downtown Portland.
Kapileo Nepaial has been convicted of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He faces a maximum combined sentence of 45 years in federal prison, a $5,250,000 fine, and eight years of supervised release.
Coulda Had A Pipeline
Your second juxtapose of the day.
🚨 BOOM! PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST SIGNED A MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR A NEW TRANSPORTER PIPELINE!
“This is similar to the old Keystone XL pipeline. It’s going to massively expand our ability to move oil around North America. It’s a huge deal for long-term energy dominance and… pic.twitter.com/yHj4sdMwQI
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 30, 2026
I want a new country.
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose…
“It is shocking to me, the lack of security in this building.”
Why Did the Gala Shooter Get So Close to Trump at “The Hinckley Hilton”? Mark Halperin lays out the security failures at the WH Correspondents Dinner in the opening minutes of today’s livestream.
Related: HOW IS THIS REAL???
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Don’t bring a watch to a knife fight.
‘Friendly Federal Assassin’
New information dumps on a certain Los Angeles County “Teacher of Month”, including a now-deleted account at BlueSky (where the Better People gather to escape the dangerous speech policies of X).
Cole Allen, the gunman from last night’s WH Correspondents Dinner, maintained an active online presence, especially on the leftwing social media platform Bluesky where he went by the handle http://ColdForce.bsky.social with multiple references violence and guns.
In one post he calls President Trump the Antichrist.
In another he recommends buying guns in reaction to Trump’s DOJ exploring ways to ban firearm purchases from transgenders.
In one post he calls Trump a sociopathic mob boss and in another referred to him as a traitor with known connections to Putin, repeating a favorite leftwing Russian Hoax talking point.
He also attacks JD Vance for advocating an end to America’s funding the war in Ukraine and for his criticisms of the Pope. He seems pretty fixated on Ukraine more generally.
Of course, he had a manifesto.
Shots Fired
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: President Trump has been SAFELY EVACUATED from the White House Correspondents Dinner, per sources
You can hear shots ring out in this video
A shooter opened fire in the LOBBY — the shooter is DEAD
This is absolutely INSANE
LEFTIST VIOLENCE MUST END! pic.twitter.com/GB1eUXN8kx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 26, 2026
More: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer says he was just feet away from the White House Correspondents dinner shooter, says he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.
They never let us down: As it’s been clearly established a shooter was in the building & eliminated outside of the White House Correspondents Dinner, count on Canadian mainstream media to report it as “unknown loud sounds” 🤡🤡🤡
Live coverage at CSpan. Trump will hold a news conference, states they’ll reschedule the event in the next 30 days.
Unconfirmed: Reported image of the shooter apprehended by Secret Service agents at the Washington Hilton
More Video: The name COLE THOMAS ALLEN from Torrance, CA is circulating on X. Unconfirmed.
Security camera footage of the attack.
“I have a guy who’s unbelievable at doing swimming pools up the road”
Don’t bring a bureaucratic grift op to a property developer fight;
The president said he scrapped plans to have the granite replaced, which he said was estimated to cost $301 million and would take at least three years.[…]
The president went with a plan to clean the granite and lay down a new “industrial grade pool” surface for $1.5 million, he said. All told, it would take a few weeks. Trump noted it would be ready well before July 4, when the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence.
New Governor, Same As The Old Governor
All I know about cutting trade ties with the US is how well it worked out for Cuba.
Under Mark Carney, Canada’s posture toward the United States has shifted with surprising speed—less theatrical than Trump’s, but no less consequential. In April 2025, we were promised a renewed economic and security partnership. By the summer, we were told the existing deal was already the best possible outcome. Fast forward to April 2026, and suddenly our reliance on the U.S. is framed as a strategic weakness. All of this, notably, after months without meaningful engagement or negotiation.
That messaging matters. Especially when delivered in a widely viewed address suggesting that CUSMA—the backbone of North American trade—is somehow on life support. It leaves industry asking a basic question: what exactly is the plan?
Truth or Nonsense?
James Thorne seems like a charter member of the global elite class. In this recent post, he says some interesting things about Mark Carney’s recent “speech” to Canadians. Rather than me sharing my thoughts about what he wrote, I’d appreciate you reading it and giving us/him your feedback.
Is Mark Carney Intentionally Steering Canada Towards an Iceberg?
Something very odd is happening with the Canadian government’s negotiating strategy.
The IRGC Broke the Ceasefire
Detailed analysis of what happened today.
BREAKING 💥
🇮🇳 🇮🇷 Audio of Indian tanker Sanmar Herald in communication with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz today.
⛴️ 🔺An Indian crew member is heard telling them to stop shooting during the exchange.
🤯 They reportedly fired during the incident. pic.twitter.com/vhMLIM0S5N
— FalconUpdatesHQ (@FalconUpdatesHQ) April 18, 2026
Did Viktor Orbán Just Play the EU?
In a display of political chess so brilliant it borders on the comical, Viktor Orbán sniffed out long ago that the European Union, George Soros, Obama, and the whole globalist club were gunning for him. With no worthwhile left-wing opposition left in Hungary (none of them cracked the laughable 5% electoral threshold), the Hungarian prime minister decided to solve the problem his own way: he took his top ally and right-hand man, Péter Magyar, and sent him out front as a deluxe “opponent.”
The plan was as simple as it was genius: Magyar, who until 2024 was a key piece of the Orbán government, dramatically jumped ship, played the dissident, eagerly accepted funds from the very Eurocrats who despise Orbán, and positioned himself as the great hope for “change.” The European left and their patrons fell into the trap like flies into honey. “At last!” they shouted in Brussels, as they cracked open the checkbook. No one understood a thing, of course, because hardly anyone speaks Hungarian and the headlines in Western media were too flattering to question.
Related: Newly elected Hungarian PM Péter Magyar visits the state broadcaster and shares some truth bombs.