The U.S. Coast Guard has made a drug bust valued at more than $33 million as part of an interdiction effort launched by the Trump administration last year.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba seized 4,510 pounds of cocaine, worth $33.9 million, while on an Easter Sunday patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a Department of Homeland Security news release.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Coast Guard Confiscates Over $33 Million of Cocaine in Major Bust
Coast Guard Confiscates Over $33 Million of Cocaine in Major Bust:
𝐀 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑
- Germany managed to turn an industrial powerhouse into the 𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 country on Earth for household electricity — 𝟑𝟖 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 per kilowatt hour, roughly double what Americans pay (Clean Energy Wire)...
- Four out of ten industrial firms are planning more cuts in 2026 (Institute of the German Economy). VW is slashing 𝟑𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 jobs. Month after month — 10,000 here, 15,000 there.
- And if you're self-employed? Germany actively punishes you for it. Health insurance runs 𝐄𝐔𝐑 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡...
- Then there's what he won't raise his daughter in. Berlin police recorded 𝟑,𝟒𝟏𝟐 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 in 2024 — nearly ten per day (Berlin police statistics)...
𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬.
Man accused of $11M Medicaid fraud skips court hearing, warrant issued | Fox News
Man accused of $11M Medicaid fraud skips court hearing, warrant issued | Fox News:
According to court documents, the scheme involved millions of dollars in fraudulent billing, including more than $4.6 million paid to one agency based on falsified documentation. Investigators also found nearly $1 million was billed for clients who denied receiving services, along with more than $300,000 in overbilling and more than $5.8 million in claims that were not documented or were fraudulently documented.
Court records show Said was convicted of Medicaid fraud in 2022, ordered to pay $77,000 and barred from working with any Medicaid-funded agency — a restriction prosecutors allege he later violated.
Something smells here!-----Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close - Bridge Michigan
As of September, 152 youth in Michigan’s direct-placement program were living in out-of-state facilities — some as far away as Hawaii and Arizona, according to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services. - Eli Newman and Jordyn Hermani
State officials believe the rise in out-of-state placements is largely limited to court-supervised youth in the juvenile justice system, not children they directly oversee.
- As of September, 152 youth in Michigan’s direct-placement program were living in out-of-state facilities — some as far away as Hawaii and Arizona...
- That was up from 122 children sent out of state in 2024 and more than double the 74 children in 2023...
State officials believe the rise in out-of-state placements is largely limited to court-supervised youth in the juvenile justice system, not children they directly oversee.
But counties that report placement data to the state are “not required” to share that information, a spokesperson said...
Pete Hegseth is taking real steps to protect American soldiers | Blaze Media
Pete Hegseth is taking real steps to protect American soldiers | Blaze Media:
It wasn’t always this way. In 1992, the George H.W. Bush administration started reshaping the military. That shift led to tighter restrictions on firearms. In 1993, President Clinton rewrote and implemented those restrictions, effectively banning soldiers from carrying personal firearms on base.
If civilians can be trusted to carry firearms, military personnel certainly can. As Hegseth noted, “Uniformed service members are trained at the highest and unwavering standards.”
One of the stats that just blows minds when you explain it to people like this:
You hear all the time about greedy oil companies, etc. from the socialists (Democrats) in Springfield and their supporters. - Jason PlummerNever forget - The government takes significantly more in taxes on a gallon of gasoline sold in Illinois than a refiner makes in profit...
As we know,
As we know,
- Illinois has one of the highest gas tax burdens in the nation, often exceeding 85 cents per gallon in certain areas,
- compared to a national average refining profit of roughly 10 cents per gallon. 8.5x!!!..
'Thinnest of arguments': Judge orders state to pay millions for losing attempt to secretly 'transition' kids * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
'Thinnest of arguments': Judge orders state to pay millions for losing attempt to secretly 'transition' kids * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
The lawsuit challenged guidance critics describe as "gender secrecy" policies, which allow school officials to withhold information from parents about a student's request to change names, pronouns or other gender-related identifiers at school, the report said.
Konstantin Kisin watched the BBC’s tech editor interview Elon Musk and came away stunned.
Not because of the tough questions — but because the interviewer ran out of questions. -Camus@newstart_2024
- Kisin’s blunt conclusion: it’s not just bias — it’s a dereliction of duty.
- Many journalists today aren’t trying to seek truth or cover stories fairly; they’re performing for their peers, making sure they’re seen asking the “right” questions.
- It’s a sharp observation about how journalism has changed.
History for April 13
History for April 13 - On-This-Day.com
Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 3rd U.S. President
- 1861 - After 34 hours of bombardment, the Union-held Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederates.
- 1916 - The first hybrid, seed corn was purchased for 15-cents a bushel by Samuel Ramsay.
- 1959 - A Vatican edict prohibited Roman Catholics from voting for Communists.
- 1970 - An oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, preventing a planned moon landing.
- 1984 - U.S. President Reagan sent emergency military aid to El Salvador without congressional approval.
- 1999 - Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, MI, to 10 to 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Thomas Youk. Youk's assisted suicide was videotaped and shown on "60 Minutes" in 1998.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Exclusive: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Killers, Child Predators, Sexual Abusers on Anniversary of Victims Unit for Angel Families
Exclusive: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Killers, Child Predators, Sexual Abusers on Anniversary of Victims Unit for Angel Families:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested illegal aliens convicted of murder, child sex crimes, and sexual abusers, among others, on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump reopening the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office to help Angel Families, Breitbart News has learned.
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