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Youhuang Xiang, a Chinese national and former researcher at Indiana University Bloomington, has pleaded guilty to smuggling biological materials, including E. coli, into the United States by disguising them as shipments of women’s underwear.

The case highlights serious concerns about biosecurity and the potential for foreign nationals to exploit loopholes for dangerous purposes.

This type of smuggling poses risks to public health and national security, and many are calling for immediate deportation following the guilty plea.

The incident has raised fresh questions about vetting processes for researchers and the need for stronger safeguards against the illicit movement of biological agents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Border Czar Tom Homan delivered a direct and emotional response to Pope Leo’s criticism of U.S. immigration policies.

As a lifelong Catholic, Homan said he wishes the Church would “stay out of immigration” because they don’t fully understand the realities on the ground.

He described the atrocities he has witnessed during his 40 years in law enforcement: a 9-year-old girl r*ped multiple times, and standing in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead illegal immigrants, including a 5-year-old boy who baked to death.

Homan stressed that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime and that President Trump’s secure border policies are saving thousands of lives each year while putting human traffickers and cartels out of business.

He welcomed open discussion but made it clear that those without firsthand experience of the border’s horrors may not grasp the full picture.

Homan’s remarks have resonated strongly with many who support strong border enforcement.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New York State is targeting a nursing home that treats dying cancer patients and is run by Catholic nuns.

 

 

 

 

106 felony accounts of voter fraud... and yet he is running for Mayor..... Ponder this over your coffee.

 

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A man who was convicted on 106 felony counts of voter fraud after he tried to rig a mayoral race with forged mail-in ballots is back on the ballot, running for mayor again in Carrollton, Texas.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/he-pleaded-guilty-to-voter-fraud-now-hes-running-to-be-mayor-of-carrollton/ar-AA1ZZVAs

In 2020, Zul Mohamed, who was running for mayor of Carrollton, requested mail-in ballots for city residents without their knowledge to a P.O. box registered using a fake driver's license and student ID. 

Since then, Mohamed pleaded guilty to 106 felony charges related to voter fraud, was convicted by a jury in Denton County and sentenced to prison. 

 

According to a 2004 memo from the Texas secretary of state's office, those finally convicted of felonies are not eligible to register to vote. But a conviction on appeal is not considered a final felony conviction, the memo said. Accordingly, Mohamed registered to vote in January 2026 while his appeal was ongoing and checked a box on his ballot application to the city that said that he was not finally convicted of a felony. 

Even if Mohamed's status was in a grey area, the city would have to accept a candidate's application on face value, because the secretary of state is in charge of elections. 

"The city has no say in whether or not something might have been falsified. I'm just the local filing authority," said Chloe Sawatzky, Carrollton's city secretary.  

Cities can deem candidates ineligible before the start of early voting under certain circumstances, according to state law. This would bar the candidate from serving in office if they won, even if their name cannot be taken off the ballot, said Alicia Pierce, spokesperson for the secretary of state's office. 

 

Kyle Therrian, Mohamed's attorney, said his client's run for office was not illegal.

"For the context of … being barred from running for office, it would be once all appeals are exhausted," Therrian said. 

Therrian said it could take anywhere from 30 days to a year for the 7th Court of Appeals to return a verdict after Wednesday's hearing. If Mohamed lost this appeal, he could petition the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to hear his case. 

Jesse Davis, a felony prosecutor from the Denton County District Attorney's office, said judges might issue a verdict in a few weeks or in several months. Davis said Mohamed was also appealing a ten-year probation that would run concurrent to his four-year prison sentence. The conditions of that probation included banning Mohamed from participating in election-related activities. Davis said he hopes the appellate judges uphold this condition from the trial court. 

"The instrument of his crime was voter data," Davis said. "Just like making sure a shooter no longer has access to guns, we wanted to protect … the people of Carrollton from him." 

Andrew Cates, an Austin-based lawyer who specializes in election and campaign issues, agreed that a conviction is not considered final until all appeals are exhausted. He called this technicality, which allows convicted felons to vote and run for office, a "gap in the law" because of the mismatch between timelines for elections and the time it takes for issues to go through the courts.

"The judicial process moves a little bit slower than the campaign process," Cates said. 

Rachelle Hale, who has lived in Carrollton for almost four years, was confused to learn about Mohamed's past when she was researching candidates online to get informed ahead of the election. She said she was shocked Mohamed was allowed to run. 

"Carrollton residents deserve to know whether or not they are voting for a convicted felon," Hale told The Dallas Morning News. 

Hale's curiosity pushed her to reach out to Mohamed herself to get his take on why he was running for mayor again. 

"Can you comment on running for mayor with 106 felony convictions?" Hale wrote in an email to Mohamed last month. 

My coffee is cold (blech) so a quick post before I go get another hot one.....

Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing fresh scrutiny after it was revealed she sought $1 million in taxpayer funds for a so-called “substance abuse clinic” that turned out to be a restaurant operated by three Somali men.

The request was ultimately removed from the funding bill after investigators found numerous red flags, including the fact that the “clinic” was housed inside a restaurant and the three individuals listed shared the same residential address according to IRS paperwork.

Critics are calling this another example of questionable spending and potential misuse of public money.

Many are now demanding Omar’s resignation, grouping her with other members of Congress facing serious ethical and legal issues.