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What We’re Reading: Dem. Fraud Escalates, Biden Legacy Crumbles, Murder Rate Tumbles …

More Minnesota Fraud

Must Watch Video: Uncovering the Massive Fraud in Minnesota – Nick Shirley, X

MN GOP Rep. Emmer Rips Gov. Walz Over Fraud, Demands Answers – X

Minnesota Governor Grilled Over Alleged Millions To Inactive Daycares – Off the Press

Mainstream Press Ignores – Tom Bevan, X

Vance Praises: ‘More Useful Journalism’ Than Pulitzer Winners – Breitbart

Trumpland

Trump Shamelessly Covering America in His Name – Guardian

Kennedy Center Vows To Sue Musician Who Canceled Performance Over Trump Name Change  —  NPR

Regulatory Repeal

The Five Worst Biden-Era Regulations GOP Killed In Trump’s Second Term – Daily Caller

Trump Preparing Landmark New Policy To Spur Up To 12 Million New And Affordable Homes, Adviser Says – Just the News

Border Control

Biden Legacy Crumbles As Trump Quickly Reverses Border Crisis In First Year – Fox News

Arizona Ranchers Hail Trump Border Crackdown – Newsmax

Scott Jennings: Democrats ‘Have Adopted Illegal Aliens as Their Primary Constituents’ – Breitbart

CNN’s Dana Bash Admits Border Is ‘Story of Accomplishment’ For Donald Trump – Daily Signal

California

A New View Of Two Critical Days That Set The Stage For The Devastating Palisades Fire – Los Angeles Times

Billionaires Plotting To Flee California Over Proposed Super Wealth Tax – Daily Mail

Kevin Kiley Owns Gavin Newsom With Receipts That CA Is the True ‘Fraud Capital of America’ – RedState

California Democrats Belatedly Realize the Consequences of a One-Party State – National Review

Why Hollywood Loves the Anti-Communist Film Festival – Hot Air

Dem. Fraud

Florida Congresswoman Photoshops Out $109,000 Ring She Allegedly Purchased With Stolen FEMA Funds –Not the Bee

Maine Suspends Payments to Somali Charity after $1M in Fraud Uncovered by Audits – Breitbart

Misc

Record School Spending Across U.S. Fails To Reverse Decline In Test Scores – Just the News

Tucker Carlson Ignites Right Wing Fury for Calling ‘Radical Islam’ Less of a Threat Than OnlyFans – Mediaite

Legacy Media Downplays Christian Persecution In Nigeria After Trump Admin Strikes – Daily Caller

Heritage Foundation Restocks After Wave Of Scholars Defect To Pence-Led Group – Washington Times

Hawaii To Add 11% ‘Green Fee’ Climate Tax On Cruise Passengers Starting Jan. 1 – Straight Arrow News

1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Mourns Cop-Killer Who Escaped to Cuba – Washington Free Beacon

Freedom 250 to Launch America’s Semiquincentennial Celebrations with New Year’s Eve Illumination of Washington Monument – Breitbart

US Murder Rate Falls 20% In 2025: Report – Straight Arrow News

British Teacher Branded A Terrorist Threat For Showing Trump Videos In US Politics Class – ZeroHedge

10 Major Incidents of Left-Wing Violence and Threats in 2025 – Daily Signal

Humor

Nation’s White Liberals Wish Each Other Happy Kwanzaa – Babylon Bee

BREAKING: Google Office Quarantined After Someone Was Wished A ‘Merry Christmas’ – Genesius Times

The Babylon Bee Would Like To Inform Tim Walz We Are Now A Functioning Daycare In Minnesota – Babylon Bee

The Week In Pictures: Return to Normalcy Edition – Powerline

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