EVERGREEN: The Far-Left’s Talking Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth Again. “The CSPI ‘2025 Progress Report’ was mailed to my house last week in an effort to solicit a donation before the year’s end. Out of pure curiosity, I opened the 8-page newsletter and was appalled by the very first page. Before I was halfway through the product, I had a pen in my hand and made notes just to keep track of the lies, insinuations, and fear mongering.”
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December 29, 2025
YOU’VE BEEN ROBBED:
I'm starting to detect a pattern. https://t.co/xsLtyDoYmu
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) December 29, 2025
But the media doesn’t want you to know:
Still no coverage in NYT, WaPo, CNN, or Minneapolis Star-Tribune of massive fraud being uncovered in Minnesota. The media's willingness to ignore stories that hurt Democrats is truly astonishing. pic.twitter.com/xZcZcbUSm9
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) December 29, 2025
And here’s some perspective from Elon Musk: “My lower bound guess for how much fraud there is nationally is ~20% of the Federal budget, which would mean $1.5 trillion per year. Probably much higher.”
When Democrats in government import huge numbers of fraudsters and Democrats in the media refuse to report on the resulting fraud, you have to assume that Democrats in both institutions are in on it.
EDIT: I also assume that many Republicans are effectively Democrats. Although that’s less of an assumption than a proven fact.
Related (From Ed): Rushing to Ilhan Omar’s Defense, New York Times Hides Somali Fraud Scheme from Readers.
The New York Times recently dedicated more than 1,500 words to President Trump’s “Anti-Somali attacks” — but somehow failed to mention the staggering fraud operation allegedly being run by Minnesota’s Somali community, which precipitated the attacks from Trump.
The piece centers on Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), who has “long been a target of racist insults by the president.”
And while Omar and the Somali community have undoubtedly faced inappropriate attacks from the president, it is journalistic malpractice that the Times fails to mention the elephant in the room: federal prosecutors said last week that the fraud scandal could end up costing taxpayers around $9 billion.
More than 90 people, the majority of whom belong to Minnesota’s Somali community, have been accused of defrauding public assistance programs.
Without mentioning the fraud as a major driving factor behind Trump’s criticisms and the immigration crackdown in the state, the Times allows Omar, who emigrated to the U.S. from Somalia when she was twelve, to reflect “on the latest cycle of dehumanizing personal attacks on her by the president.”
Evergreen:
GOOD LORD: Migrant With Deportation Order Suspected in Paris Metro Mass Stabbing.
An illegal migrant from Africa who had a deportation order is suspected of stabbing three women on the Paris metro on Friday in what appears to be another example of the French immigration system failing to protect the public.
A Malian migrant was arrested on Friday evening after three women were attacked on the number 3 line of the Parisian metro system between 4:15 and 4:45 pm local time.
Thankfully, the lives of the three victims are not in danger as their wounds were superficial. However, the 25-year-old African should not have been in the country had authorities performed their duty, reports indicate.
According to Le Figaro, citing sources from within the Paris prosecutor’s office, the illegal from Mali was previously imprisoned last year for aggravated theft and sexual assault.
He was released in July and was issued with a OQTF deportation orders, yet nearly half a year later, has still not been removed from the country.
Of course.
SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE IS ENJOYING AN EXTENDED HOLIDAY VACATION: Britain Pushed Ahead With Green Power. Its Grid Can’t Handle It.
Britain’s grid hasn’t undergone a major upgrade since the 1960s, when the rising popularity of refrigerators and washing machines turbocharged demand for electricity. The country is now embarking on an expensive building boom, sparking outrage at unsightly transmission towers and the potential harm to bats, dormice and other local wildlife.
At stake is Britain’s ability to capitalize on the AI boom, and secure the jobs and investment that come with it, as well as to lower household electricity bills.
National Grid is investing the equivalent of about $40 billion to upgrade the U.K.’s power networks over the next five years in a project dubbed “The Great Grid Upgrade.”
Grid upgrades and associated costs add to what are already some of the world’s most expensive electricity bills. The average-size British household paid almost $1,500 for electricity last year, more than double the bill in 2008, government data show. That’s close to the $1,700 that American households pay each year for consuming three times as much electricity.
Outdated infrastructure has created massive distortions in the energy market. Wind farms off the coast of Scotland are far from customers in the populated south, and leaving them constantly on risks frying the grid. The U.K. paid power generators $2.3 billion in the year to March to not produce electricity, a bill that is set to rise in coming years.
The mind reels.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Bells Are Jingling All the Wrong Way for Tim Walz. “One of the things I find most odd about Walz is that he constantly seeks the spotlight, even though that spotlight hasn’t been very friendly to him. Walz is one of those politicians who definitely doesn’t grow on the public when they get to know him more. The public outside of his home state, that is. I don’t know what’s in the water in Minnesota that makes him so popular there.”
BEFORE OR AFTER THE PART WHERE ANYTHING FREE IS WORTH LESS THAN YOU PAID FOR IT? Free day care for all: What could go wrong?
New York could lower costs by lowering education requirements for preschool teachers and child-care workers, she writes. Expanding visas for au pairs and nannies would help too, but seems politically unlikely.
Of course, New York City could get a lot more home-based day care centers, which parents prefer for young children, by “scrapping the city’s rent-stabilization regime,” Wolfe writes. Letting market forces work “would free up 28 percent of the total housing stock (and 44 percent of all rentals!).” But don’t hold your breath.
New Mexico’s free child care program launched on Nov. 1, reports Eryn Mathewson for CNN. “Nearly all families, regardless of income or immigration status” are eligible for free home-based or center-based care for children from six weeks old to 13. (I was a free babysitter for my newborn brother was I was 13.)
Sixty-three percent of new enrollees come from middle-class or more affluent families.
The program’s estimated cost is $600 million, and some worry it will not be sustainable.
Much more at the link.
COMMUNISM SUCKS: She’d Never Seen That Much Food Before: A Hard Reality From a Farmers Market “I can’t explain to you what it feels like to come to a market and see such a variety of fruits, vegetables, meats, everything… Here you can buy whatever you need. People come here and buy what they’ll need for the whole week. The truth is, I don’t understand why my country, Cuba, goes through so much, when everywhere else in the world people have the right and can buy the basic necessities they need to live.”
THE NUMBERS ARE A BIT OFF, BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE:
$2 trillion per year, so about a fourth of the annual budget, is going straight to Leftists. https://t.co/t3GhF4Qq9H pic.twitter.com/7AKrnm5nAS
— Fugitive Caesar (@ThomBrady5) December 28, 2025
The gravy train must be derailed.
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Even after near-record returns, California state retirement fund still $166B short.
After The Center Square’s investigation found CalPERS lost 71% of its $468 million investment in a clean energy and technology private equity fund, Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, a government finance expert and former San Diego city councilman, requested an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into the matter; DeMaio’s office reportedly is in ongoing discussions with the Department of Justice, which has confirmed receipt of the request but has previously declined comment to The Center Square on the matter.
In an interview with The Center Square,, DeMaio renewed his calls for greater transparency, more effective management and possible reform of the state’s pension system.
First, regarding CalPERS’ $282 million commitment to HongShan, a Chinese venture capital firm investigated for human rights abuses, DeMaio cautioned against future state investment in China, citing close cooperation between the Chinese Communist Party and corporations – more formally known as the nation’s military-civil fusion strategy.
“Why is CalPERS investing in the Chinese Communist Party? Let’s be very clear, this is not like it’s a private economy that they run there: the Chinese Communist Party is knee deep in almost every single investment that happens, every operation,” DeMaio said.
CalPERS’ investment in HongShan has posted a $7.7 million loss, as of the most recent filings reflecting March 31, 2025.
“High risk management with very little return — and every day that passes that there’s no return, taxpayers are responsible for the assumed rate of return every year, and it compounds,” continued DeMaio.
Does anyone really believe that Sacramento will ever make good on a 12-digit shortfall?
Certainly not while the sheep can flee before they get fleeced: A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving.
HEADLINES FROM 1979: Islamic Republic of Iran Says It’s In a ‘Total War’ Not Just with Israel Alone.
December 28, 2025
THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A FIRST-WORLD NATION INTO A THIRD-WORLD NATION:
Remember how shocked everyone was when Kamala Harris strangely chose quirky Tim Waltz as her VP running mate?
What if it wasn’t a strange decision at all and a calculation based on access to billions of dollars of Somali fraud money that could be funneled to her Presidential… pic.twitter.com/rG58i5fo4p
— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) December 28, 2025
And many of our so-called elites don’t care, so long as they still got theirs.
THIS IS THE CORRECT TAKE:
I’m at a point where I just don’t think progressive technocracy can do anything,
Say you allocated $100 million to fix potholes.
I could see connected NGOs manufacturing potholes to fill and gobbling $80 million to no net benefit.
I could see the academic/ expert class…
— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) December 28, 2025
Our hope — and Trump understands this — is to take away the Other People’s Money before we all run out.
SACRAMENTO EXPORTED ITS POLLUTION TO NEIGHBORING STATES, AND CHARGED CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS FOR THE PRIVILEGE:
So absurd that California claims to "lead" other states in renewable energy and then buys their non-renewable energy to keep the lights on. At 11:15 p.m., 34.5% of the state's electricity demand is met by imported power. (California electricity rates have doubled in ten years.) pic.twitter.com/uC9prHIAQY
— Susan Shelley (@Susan_Shelley) December 28, 2025
UPDATE (From Ed): In 2023, the Epoch Times reported that “California Dumps Nearly Half of Its Hazardous Waste out of State.” In 2008, City Journal was describing California’s need to import energy from other states as “California’s Potemkin Environmentalism.” “‘California practices a sort of energy colonialism,’ says James Lucier of Capital Alpha Partners, a Washington, D.C.–area investment group. ‘They rely on western states to supply them with power generation they are unwilling to build for themselves’—and leave those states to deal with the resulting pollution.”
AN ANGRY TIPPING POINT:
They told generations of American citizens that the American dream was no longer attainable, while giving third worlders the American dream for free. A tipping point has been reached.
— Just T.J. the Army Vet (@thomas_garrard) December 28, 2025
December 27, 2025
SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE MIGHT HAVE TO BE PERMANENTLY RETIRED: Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website – as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud.
ANALYSIS: TRUE.
Because their parents started a war then hid behind them like cowards and continue to do so. https://t.co/yQd0XHoHnV
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 27, 2025
Meanwhile, the usual useful idiots continue believing idiotic things.
Hey guys, I can assure you – and the 174K idiots who liked this – there is no fucking snow in Gaza. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/hCG6j1B5Tn
— נועה מגיד | Noa magid (@NoaMagid) December 27, 2025
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The streets are empty. No longer do people come to downtown Minneapolis. People say it’s too dangerous cars get broken into and there’s no reason to come because every business has left. Tim Walz says his state is safe and secure while the residents of his… pic.twitter.com/XTA0FuY830
— Brookerteejones (@Brookerteejones) December 26, 2025
HEH:
It's a very disturbing thought… but sometimes I *feel* like AI has already achieved sentience and is already molding us as we use it more and more.
Subtle nudges. Keeping quiet.
— Grummz (@Grummz) December 27, 2025
December 26, 2025
THOSE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS:
Good – this is what I voted for. 👍 https://t.co/CJvDZHgXaR
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) December 26, 2025
We gotta pump those numbers up.
PRETTY MUCH, YEAH:
Jimmy Kimmel goes on UK television to call America a fascist country as the UK is locking up UK citizens for social media posts.
Kimmel is a traitor to his country.pic.twitter.com/OB1Q6FNy4s
— C3 (@C_3C_3) December 26, 2025
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: It’s the Feast of Stephen and I’m Full. “I will continue to do a ‘Best Of’ rerun of a classic Morning Briefing post on holidays and the day after holidays, but with a twist. I’ll be recording video greetings for each one. These won’t be behind the paywall. Still, I would encourage everyone to join us over there. This doesn’t apply to those Monday Post Office holidays that I barely know are happening.”
“SACRILEGE”: Amazon Prime slammed for streaming ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with key scene cut out. “Viewers say the abridged cut — roughly 22 minutes shorter than the original 130-minute film — removes the iconic ‘Pottersville’ sequence, the pivotal stretch that explains why despairing hero George Bailey suddenly rediscovers the will to live.”
December 25, 2025
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Merry Christmas! “I will continue to do a “Best Of” rerun of a classic Morning Briefing post on holidays and the day after holidays, but with a twist. I’ll be recording video greetings for each one. These won’t be behind the paywall. Still, I would encourage everyone to join us over there. This doesn’t apply to those Monday Post Office holidays that I barely know are happening.”