Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 4/28

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New: Feds Raid 20 Minneapolis Locations in Somali Fraud Case – Including ...

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/04/28/new-feds-raid-20-minneapolis-locations-in-somali-fraud-case-including-n3814368

Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI raided nearly two dozen locations in the Twin Cities this morning. Their targets are locations involved in fraud schemes over the last several years, mainly within the Somali refugee community. This started with the notorious Feeding Our Future COVID-relief fraud scheme, but has cascaded into an archipelago of alleged schemes to defraud federal aid programs.

And yes, the most infamous example of these alleged frauds – the "Quality Learing Center" daycare – got raided this morning as well:
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CBS News confirmed the raids shortly after Melugin's initial report, as well as their nature:

Teams of federal agents once again swarmed sections of Minneapolis early Tuesday morning, multiple officials confirmed to CBS News, exercising search warrants at several childcare centers for suspected fraud.

No one was arrested in the raids — a stark contrast from last winter's immigration crackdown during Operation Metro Surge — but the sweeping law enforcement activity did appear to signal a refocused effort on the part of federal authorities to investigate the billion-dollar COVID-era fraud schemes in Minnesota that had once drawn the Trump administration's attention and ire. ...

Since 2021, 92 people have been charged in the schemes, with 67 convicted, including five people who pleaded guilty last month for their roles in the Feeding Our Future scandal that exploited a federal nutrition program.

[SVPete]

The Ninth Circuit Just Handed ICE a Major Win in Portland

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/28/9th-circuit-anti-ice-protests-n2675171

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just dealt a blow to the anti-ICE protests that have been raging outside the Portland ICE facility for ages. In a three-panel decision, the court blocked a judge's order that prohibited federal officers from deploying crowd control munitions on those protesters.
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And here's more from the ruling:

"In any event, the district court’s injunction is too broad. Under the injunction, the government cannot use common crowd-control tactics even if people vandalize federal property or block the entrance to the building to thwart law enforcement," it said. "But such unlawful activities are not protected by the First Amendment, and thus the district court erred in handcuffing the government’s ability to counter such illegal behavior. Finally, the district court acted beyond its authority in ordering a redesign of the ICE agents’ uniforms so that they have more “conspicuous and unique identifying markings.” Federal courts are not the couture of law enforcement officers."

The decision is 2-1, the 1 being a Biden appointee and the only white. The 2 are East Asians appointed by Trump.

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Biden Administration Broke the Law to Give Planned Parenthood Small Business Loans, Used Codename to Hide

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/04/28/biden-administration-broke-the-law-to-give-planned-parenthood-small-business-loans-used-codename-to-hide-n3814347

Luke Rosiak, a fine reporter at the Daily Wire, has uncovered an explosive story about the Biden Administration's conspiracy to funnel $90 million in forgivable small business loans during the COVID pandemic.

They knew Planned Parenthood was not eligible, so in order to hide the transactions, they created a codename for the organization to hide their discussions from FOIA requests, violating the law.

Credit where credit is due: Joni Ernst ferreted out the scheme, which is yet another example of the massive Democratic fraud that was enabled by the COVID "emergency."

It all began when the floodgates for forgivable loans were opened in 2020, and the Trump administration was so eager to throw money out the door to keep the economy going during the horrific shutdown that they allowed "small businesses" to "self-certify" their eligibility for the loans.
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Planned Parenthood fraudulently self-certified that they were eligible, and the loans were disbursed. But when the books were examined, again during the Trump administration, the organization was informed that they were not eligible and that they should return the money.

They didn't, and once the election happened the Biden folks conspired to let them keep the money, and even threw more at them.

Abortion is a Dem/Prog sacrament.