Fighting..

 

Sweep..

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul are aligned on policies like expanding free child care, but have so far proven to be miles apart on addressing homelessness in the city’s subways.

During her “State of the State” speech Tuesday, Hochul announced plans to expand a state-run program called SCOUT, which deploys teams of behavioral nurses and police officers into subway stations, where they force homeless people into hospital care after a nurse determines they’re either at risk of harming themselves or others.

 The program currently has 10 teams, which Hochul wants to grow to 15
During his campaign, Mamdani proposed removing police officers from homeless outreach in the subways and replacing them with “transit ambassadors” who offer “assistance with emergencies, directions, accessibility, and other transit information to riders on the platform."

Mamdani has also said he would not conduct sweeps of homeless encampments in the city.
Comment:
The mayor is sweeping out the police... but keeping his own protection.

American Dream ..

 

The House Oversight Committee is probing “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s skyrocketing family wealth after a $9 billion Somali social services fraud scandal exploded in her district,The Post has learned.

Republicans want to know how Somali-born Omar (D-Minn.) and her politically-connected husband Tim Mynett went from nearly broke to being worth up to $30 million in just a year, according to her 2024 disclosure forms.

“There are a lot of questions as to how her husband accumulated so much wealth over the past two years,” Comer said. “It’s not possible. It’s not. I’m a money guy. It’s not possible.”

We are investigating all politicians potentially connected to any of this [fraud] in Minnesota. You can read between the lines,” said a law enforcement source.
Unlike the Biden administration, which took no apparent action, Team Trump is “on top of it,” the source said.

The comments came as The Post learned the FBI was briefed during the Biden administration on suspicions about an array of companies run by Omar’s hubby

Whatever..

 

Outrage..

 

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman on Friday addressed the ongoing unrest in Minnesota, using the discussion to highlight what he described as inconsistent political reactions to immigration enforcement between the Obama administration and today’s debates.

Fetterman stressed his commitment to honesty and representing all of Pennsylvania, a politically diverse state. “I would rather be very honest and play it straight. 

I would rather be a great senator than one who just plays to one side. I represent Pennsylvania, the most purple state in the country. 

I don’t just represent Democrats; I represent 13 million Pennsylvanians. I try to play it straight because that is my responsibility.”

Comment:
What kind of outrage the Democratic Party is having now?

Bill..

 

Co-operation

The Major Case Squad reports the arrest of a College Point man on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 for multiple Grand Larcenies that occurred in Nassau County.

According to detectives, a thorough investigation led to the arrest of Defendant Fabio Diaz Sierra, 46, of 12011 12th Avenue for his involvement in the following incidents.

 

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 a victim withdrew money from Chase Bank located at 2360 Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park and proceeded to Atlantic Avenue where he parked his vehicle. When the victim returned to his vehicle, the money was removed from the center console.

 

On Thursday, November 13, 2025 a victim withdrew money from TD Bank located at 540 Jericho Turnpike in Mineola and proceeded to a parking lot on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park where he parked his vehicle. When the victim returned to his vehicle the front passenger window was broken and the money was removed.

 

Defendant Fabio Diaz Sierra is charged with three (3) counts of Grand Larceny 4th Degree and two (2) counts of Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree. The defendant was released into the custody of US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 

Affection..

 

Law360's Abigail Harrison, in an article published on January 15, reports that a lawsuit filed in North Carolina alleges that the former U.S. senator "destroyed a 14-year marriage by sustaining an affair with a former member of her security detail and U.S. Senate staff."

"In an alienation of affection complaint, Heather Ammel is seeking damages for Sinema's lengthy, sexual conversations with her ex-husband Matthew Ammel and coordination of trysts around the globe, all of which led to the couple's divorce, according to the complaint," Harrison explains. 

"North Carolina is one of just a handful of states to recognize alienation of affection, which gives a spouse legal grounds to sue a third party for interfering in a marriage. 

Sinema has already linked herself publicly to Matthew Ammel, crediting him in multiple news interviews and on podcasts as inspiring her post-senatorial focus on psychedelic drug lobbying."

Bold..

Christopher Southerland 43, of Glen Burnie, worked as a system administrator for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure from April 2020 through July 2023—an IT role that included the ability to request mobile phones for staff.

Prosecutors say he exploited that access by ordering roughly 240 new government phones and having them shipped to his home in Maryland. At the time, the committee had only about 80 staff members, investigators noted.

 Southerland, allegedly, sold more than 200 of the phones to a nearby pawn shop, a volume investigators say was far beyond any normal device replacement cycle. 

Prosecutors claim he also told a pawn shop employee to break the phones down and sell them “in parts,” allegedly to avoid detection through the House’s mobile device management software.

Moral..

Ukraine estimates that 200,000 of its soldiers are absent without official leave (AWOL), meaning they have left their positions without permission to do so, the country’s new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov revealed on Wednesday

Speaking in the Ukrainian Parliament ahead of the vote that confirmed him as the new defense chief, Fedorov also said some 2 million Ukrainians are “wanted” for avoiding military service.

The Ukrainian military has been under strain for years as it tries to defend the country against a much bigger and stronger enemy. Conditions along the frontline have been brutal, with Kyiv’s troops often trying to hold onto key positions even as they find themselves outmanned and outgunned.

Rumours of low morale and high desertion rates have been swirling around for a long time, but Fedorov’s comments mark the first time any Ukrainian official has disclosed the scale of the problem.

Ukraine’s martial law bars all men aged 23 to 60 who are eligible for military service from leaving the country, but tens of thousands have fled illegally.

Comment:

People want to live; Politician may want something different?