Kennedy to overhaul organ transplant systems after ‘disturbing practices’
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to overhaul an organ transplant system after an investigation found what federal officials called “disturbing practices.”
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced an initiative Monday begin reforming the organ transplant system following an investigation by its Health Resources and Services Administration.
“Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying,” Kennedy said in a statement. “The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves.”
HRSA directed the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, or OPTN, to reopen a case involving potentially preventable harm to a neurologically injured patient by the federally-funded organ procurement organization serving Kentucky, southwest Ohio, and part of West Virginia.
The OPTN’s Membership and Professional Standards Committee closed the same case without action during the Biden administration.
Under Kennedy, HRSA demanded an independent review of the OPO’s conduct and the treatment of vulnerable patients under its care. HRSA’s independent investigation revealed clear negligence after the previous OPTN Board of Directors claimed to find no major concerns in their internal review.
HRSA examined 351 cases where organ donation was authorized, but ultimately not completed.
It found:
- 103 cases (29.3%) showed concerning features, including 73 patients with neurological signs incompatible with organ donation.
- At least 28 patients may not have been deceased at the time organ procurement was initiated – raising serious ethical and legal questions.
- Evidence pointed to poor neurologic assessments, lack of coordination with medical teams, questionable consent practices, and misclassification of causes of death, particularly in overdose cases.
Vulnerabilities were highest in smaller and rural hospitals, indicating systemic gaps in oversight and accountability…
Republicans applaud removal of 2.8 million duplicative Medicaid enrollees
In the latest move by the Trump administration to root out government waste, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid plan to remove duplicative health insurance coverage from 2.8 million Americans improperly enrolled in taxpayer-funded healthcare plans.
CMS analyzed Medicaid enrollment data from 2024 and found that each month, roughly 1.2 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in multiple states while roughly 1.6 million people were enrolled in one of those programs as well as a subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchange plan.
The erroneous enrollments have cost the federal government and taxpayers approximately $14 billion per year in duplicate payments. CMS says it will partner with states to end the inappropriate payments while ensuring that those 2.8 million Americans retain correct healthcare coverage.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., praised CMS’s actions in a Monday statement, saying it “builds upon work by House Republicans” in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which “gives tools to CMS and the States to prevent wasteful spending like this from happening again.”
Even though federal regulations require ACA exchanges, or marketplaces, to regularly inspect data for improper enrollments via the Medicaid Periodic Data Matching process, the Biden administration temporarily halted these examinations to ensure continuous enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our health care safety nets should serve the most vulnerable Americans—not be an open tab for fraud and abuse,” House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said in a statement. “I’m encouraged to see CMS moving fast to fix this problem – but make no mistake: this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.”
Beginning in early August, CMS will provide states with lists of people enrolled in multiple states or in multiple plans and require states to confirm these enrollees’ eligibility. CMS will also notify individuals who are dual enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and an ACA Exchange plan and ask them to either disenroll in the program(s) or end their subsidy…
Germany rushes civil defense overhaul as Russian threat grows
Germany is rushing to modernize its civil defense infrastructure as military and intelligence officials warn of a possible Russian attack on a NATO member within the next four years. The country’s civil protection agencies, military and interior ministry are now working to reinforce public spaces, develop new early-warning systems and prepare the civilian population for potential conflict.
Why is Germany preparing for war?
German and NATO defense officials say Russia’s military buildup — including the production of 1,500 battle tanks and millions of artillery shells annually — poses a growing threat to the alliance’s eastern flank. The German defense chief, Gen. Carsten Breuer, told the BBC that analysts believe Russia could be capable of launching an attack by 2029 or even earlier.
Breuer pointed to recent sabotage campaigns, including cyberattacks, drone incursions and damage to undersea cables, as part of a broader Russian strategy to test European defenses. He said Germany must prepare to “fight tonight,” citing vulnerabilities near the Suwalki Gap and Baltic states.
“The Baltic States are really exposed to the Russians, right?” Breuer said. “And once you are there, you really feel this … in the talks we are having over there.”…
Trump DECLARES WAR Over Obama “TREASON,” Arrests Imminent, ITS A COUP
Trump to ‘flood’ sanctuary cities with immigration agents after NYC shooting
Immigration enforcement operations in sanctuary cities are now the priority of the Trump administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will “flood the zone” with agents, according to “border czar” Tom Homan. The announcement came after two immigrants in the country unlawfully shot an off-duty Customs and Border Protection Agent in the face during an apparent botched robbery in New York City.
“So sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want. More agents in the community and more agents in the work site,” Homan told reporters Monday, July 21.
“And when we arrest him in the community, if he’s with others that are in the country illegally, they’re coming too,” Homan said.
Homan’s comments came a day after Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said agents will arrest anyone they encounter who is in the country illegally, even if that person is not the target of an arrest warrant and doesn’t have a criminal record. Lyons said they are still prioritizing those with criminal histories.
Both suspects in the New York City shooting have arrest records, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
Francisco Mora Nunez, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, entered the country unlawfully in Arizona on April 4, 2023 and was released. He has a criminal arrest warrant in Massachusetts for kidnapping.
Christhian Aybar-Berroa entered the country illegally in 2022 and was given a final order for removal from an immigration judge in 2023.
Noem said Aybar-Berroa has a criminal record in New York. The city ignored detainer requests from the federal government due to its sanctuary city policies. The arrests in New York City include reckless endangerment and larceny….
The Epstein Saga Just Got EVEN STRANGER
A shocking 8chan post appeared just hours after Epstein’s reported death—claiming he was wheeled out alive and replaced. No van signed in, no plates recorded, and a mystery man in military dress seen leaving the prison.
We dig into the details, from doctored timelines to Biden’s doctor pleading the Fifth. What’s really going on?
CIA-Linked Contractor CAUGHT Moving Migrant Children to Unknown Sponsors
While investigating the journey of unaccompanied minors, Anthony Rubin says he uncovered a CIA-linked government contractor quietly transporting migrant children across the U.S., often to sponsors the children don’t even know.
“A lot of these children don’t know the sponsors that they are going to.”
The contractor, MVM Inc., has provided staffers to Guantanamo Bay and worked with the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service.
“They got a sweetheart contract. It’s all about money.”
How Trump’s Economy Continues To Defy The ‘Experts’ And Shock The ‘Panicans’
In the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term, one major theme has defined Trump’s economic record thus far: success that surprises the people who are paid to predict it.
It hasn’t been surprising for the president, who is carrying out his promise to revamp American manufacturing and boost American jobs, mainly by imposing unprecedented tariffs on nearly every country in the world.
And it comes as economists who predicted large-scale inflation and market downturn over Trump’s bold economic agenda keep seeing economic metrics come across their desks showing the opposite.
Earlier this year, Americans were told to brace their wallets for rising inflation and prepare for a recession caused by Trump’s major tariffs, especially those levied on America’s biggest trading partners, China, Canada, and Mexico. In May, Goldman Sachs analysts said core goods inflation could hit 6.3% by the end of the year while consumer prices would spike 3.7% by early 2026, according to CNN.
The latest numbers on the U.S. economy fly in the face of the naysayers, branded by Trump as “panicans.”
Late last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that June retail sales were up 0.6% from May and up 3.5% from last year. Food service and drinks sales jumped 6.6% from June 2024. Those numbers were, of course, better than what economists had predicted — a phrase that has become a monthly tradition since Trump stepped back into the White House
According to University of Michigan surveys, American consumers expected prices to rise 6.6% this year. But so far, there’s been no sign of inflation jumping through the roof, and even CNN had to admit last month, “Love tariffs or hate them, there’s no denying inflation is lower now than when Trump took office.”..
ICE Agents Arrest ‘Barbaric’ Illegal Aliens Convicted of Murder, Child Rape, Sexual Assault over Weekend
“Over the weekend, our brave ICE agents arrested more depraved criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, and three child pedophiles,” the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement:
These are the types of barbaric criminals our ICE law enforcement is arresting and removing from American communities every day. Despite an 830 percent surge in assaults against our ICE law enforcement officers, they continue to put their lives on the line to make American communities safer every day.
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In Texas, ICE agents arrested 58-year-old illegal alien Jose Arinaga-Ramirez of Mexico, who has been convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child as well as 37-year-old illegal alien Gilmer Vertiz-Bustemante of Mexico, who has been convicted of murder.
In sanctuary state California, ICE agents arrested 37-year-old illegal alien Chue Vue of Laos who has been convicted of attempted murder and seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and 55-year-old illegal alien Henry Jose Marquez of Venezuela who has been convicted of smuggling cocaine.
In Pennsylvania, ICE agents arrested 35-year-old Gil Salinas-Anaclo of Peru, who has been convicted of larceny, and 27-year-old illegal alien Juan Ramirez-Velasquez of Guatemala, who has been convicted of rape of a child under 12 years old…
How Obama & Hillary Clinton orchestrated Russiagate
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released evidence that she says proves the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton campaign orchestrated the Russiagate hoax to frame President Trump as a Russian asset.
Glenn Beck runs through the timeline and ties it to the Hunter Biden laptop cover-up and first Trump impeachment.
DNI Gabbard’s revelations prompts this question, Tammy Bruce explains
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce weighs on DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s revelations regarding the Russia collusion hoax and whether a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal are near on ‘Varney & Co.’
Democrats downplay Obama team Russia collusion report | American Agenda
President Barack Obama directed the intelligence community to create a new assessment about Russian meddling; Democrats are downplaying the bombshell developments. NEWSMAX’s Logan Ratick reports.
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WATCH: Sex Trafficked Chinese Woman Dragged Back to Captivity by Honduran Illegal Alien, Say Cops
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 22-year-old Jose Carcamo, a Honduran national illegally present in the United States, on July 14 after a neighbor’s home security camera captured video showing him carrying a woman back to his trailer. Police say the woman is a Chinese national who may be a victim of a large sex trafficking ring, according to a report on KHOU CBS11 in Houston.
Carcamo is charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Chinese woman. Investigators say Carcamo held the woman hostage without food or water for at least five days.
The woman told detectives the Honduran illegal alien sexually assaulted her several times and kept her locked in a closet, KHOU revealed. She reportedly managed to escape when the large sliding gate was accidentally left open.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials told KPRC NBC2 Houston’s Bryce Newberry that Carcamo entered the U.S. illegally in 2020. He was released with a notice to appear during the first Trump administration.
In 2023, during the Biden administration, the government dismissed the case, saying, “The government exercised prosecutorial discretion under … priorities at the time,” Newberry posted on Facebook.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Klafka told KPRC that deputies received a 911 call from an east Harris County man about a woman screaming for help. The witness said the woman had been running down the street before Carcamo grabbed her and carried her back to the trailer she escaped. Deputies arrived and interviewed Carcamo, who denied any knowledge of the incident….
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Trump Media Announces its Purchases for Bitcoin Treasury Reach $2 Billion
Truth Social, the streaming platform Truth+, and the FinTech brand Truth.Fi, announced today that the Company has accumulated approximately $2 billion in bitcoin and bitcoin-related securities as part of its previously announced bitcoin treasury strategy.
The holdings now comprise around two-thirds of Trump Media’s approximately $3 billion in liquid assets.
Furthermore, approximately $300 million of additional capital has been allocated to an options acquisition strategy for bitcoin-related securities. Trump Media plans to continue acquiring bitcoin and bitcoin-related assets and to convert its options into spot bitcoin, depending on market conditions. These assets will be used by the company to generate revenues and potentially to acquire additional crypto assets.
Trump Media’s CEO and President Devin Nunes said, “We’re rigorously implementing our publicly announced strategy and fulfilling our bitcoin treasury plan. These assets help ensure our Company’s financial freedom, help protect us against discrimination by financial institutions, and will create synergies with the utility token we’re planning to introduce across the Truth Social ecosphere.”..
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