Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 6/5

[SVPete]

Karoline Leavitt Is Enjoying Motherhood, and the Left Is Having a Cow

https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/06/04/karoline-leavitt-is-enjoying-motherhood-and-the-left-is-having-a-cow-n4953609

At the end of the day, you won’t find a more envious, petty, bitter, and catty bunch of people than liberal women. When they’re not feeding their cats, they’re online, often wasting what little time we all have on this earth following the lives of people they detest — people who are actively living their own lives, like Karoline Leavitt.

That would explain why the White House press secretary, who is on maternity leave, has the liberal “Karens” all tied in knots over her social posts about things like recipes, healthy eating, and motherhood.

The Mirror US, the American sister publication of the British tabloid of the same name (The Mirror UK), is all over the story in woke tabloid fashion. Meanwhile, Leavitt is paying no mind to all of her haters as she enjoys quality time with her family, and especially her second child, Viviana, who was born on May 1.

As time allows and the impulse leads her, Leavitt has not infrequently posted Instagram stories that feature mostly harmless photos of what she’s eating. But for the angry left, this is a bridge too far.

“Karoline Leavitt appears to be turning a blind eye to America's ongoing cost-of-living crisis and instead focusing on cooking with pricey ingredients,” the Mirror's Ellie Hook wrote. ...

Mee-freaking-ooowwwwwwwwwww!!!111111

How dare Leavitt enjoy time with her daughter instead of wallowing in Progs' misery-fantasies!!!

[SVPete]

Feds announce major fraud busts in Ohio

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/feds-announce-major-fraud-busts-ohio

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced a series of anti-fraud actions in Ohio as part of a broader effort to crack down on public fraud nationwide.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Small Business Administration Director Kelly Loeffler, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Director Dr. Mehmet Oz all participated in the press conference.

"Today, Ohio’s fraud-fighting team is uniting with us in historic ways to contribute uniquely to the fight against fraud," McDonald said.

Oz detailed a string of fraud findings involving illegitimate recipients of public funds for healthcare.

"Unfortunately, this area around Columbus is responsible for 1/3 of all of the $1.5B spent on home healthcare in Ohio... that's 3x what you would expect... it defies belief. Some of these buildings were vacant," he said.

Loeffler, meanwhile, announced the discovery of $1.1 billion in Paycheck Protection Program fraud and the suspension of more than 27,000 Ohio borrowers.

IMO, the Trump Administration's surge in fraud prosecutions is at least partly an artifact of LIEden MalAdministration disinterest in fraud prevention, detection, and prosecution.

[SVPete]

It Turns Out Rep. Jimmy Gomez Was Having an Affair With Eric Swalwell's Former Chief of Staff

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/06/04/swalwell-former-chief-of-staff-gomez-mistress-n2677236

Former Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress this spring, and dropped out of California's governor's race, following a slew of scandals in which Swalwell was accused of sexual misconduct and allegations of sexual assault. But Swalwell isn't the only one with a scandal on his hands.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez, another California Democrat, has been caught having an extramarital affair with Yardena Wolf, who was Swalwell's former Chief of Staff. Gomez is married with a young child at home.

he mystery woman Rep. Jimmy Gomez admitted to making “mistakes” with is his best buddy Eric Swalwell’s former chief of staff, The Post can reveal.

The married California Democrat had an 11-month-old child at home when he was caught in a moment of passion with Swalwell’s minxy congressional aide Yardena Wolf three years ago.

Gomez, the founder of the Dads Caucus in Congress, confessed Tuesday in a statement that he cheated on his wife after The Post’s reporting on the encounter with Wolf, which kicked off a House Ethics Committee investigation, yielding fresh tips on his conduct.

Wolf, at the time 29, and Gomez, then 48, were spotted having an intimate moment against a car outside a party at Swalwell’s home north of the Capitol in the summer of 2023 — about two years into her tenure as Swalwell’s top staffer.

Is "minxy" a modern euphemism for flirtatious with benefits?