Senator Markwayne Mullin Delivers Common Sense On Medicaid Reform: “We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy”

Senator Markwayne Mullin Delivers Common Sense On Medicaid Reform: “We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy”

by | Jun 29, 2025 | Aggregate

Senator Markwayne Mullin Delivers Common Sense On Medicaid Reform: “We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy”
June 29, 2025

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)/Image: Video screenshot/ NBC

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Kristin Welker on Meet the Press and delivered some common sense in regards to Medicaid reform.

“What is so hard about requiring an able-body individual with no dependents, no sickness, to work 20 hours a week?” Mullin asked.

“I know you work more than 20 hours this weekend alone. What is so hard about having a work requirement there with someone that has no medical condition and no dependents?”

“We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy. We want to give them an opportunity.”

“When they’re going through a hard time, we want to give them a help in hand. That’s what Medicaid was designed for, and it’s unfortunately, it’s been abused.”

“So what we are focused on is making sure that Medicaid is there for people in the future that need it and get rid of the fraud, waste, and abuse.”

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Economic Policy Innovation Center noted that the program, meant to help society’s most vulnerable, is spending tax dollars on working-age adults, including illegals.

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Author: Margaret Flavin

Officials Erased from Existing Photos After North Korea’s National Humiliation

Officials Erased from Existing Photos After North Korea’s National Humiliation

by | Jun 29, 2025 | Aggregate

Officials Erased from Existing Photos After North Korea’s National Humiliation
June 29, 2025

Welcome to North Korea, where making a very public mistake can potentially cost you your life.

That’s at least the worry for two senior officials involved with the sinking of a destroyer during its botched loss last month. According to multiple reports, the two men have been erased from state photos — and many fear they’ve been killed.

The ship was the second of a new class of destroyer to be launched by the hermit state from the shipyard in Chongjin — only things didn’t go as planned, as indicated by the fact they tried to cover it up with tarps:

And heads weren’t going to roll figuratively, but literally. The state-run Korea Central News Agency described the damage as “not serious” (going to disagree there) but “an unpardonable criminal act” (which, in North Korea, it definitely is).

Kim Jong-un, who was in attendance and watching when the sinking happened, said that the act “severely damaged the [country’s] dignity and pride” and resulted from “absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism.”

Now, according to the New York Post, two of the high-ranking officials involved have been retconned out of existence in old photos — a clear sign that wherever they are, things ain’t good.

Admr. Kim Myong Sil and Hong Kil Ho — who are responsible for operating the shipyard in Chongjin — have been “expunged from the North Korean photographic record on orders of Kim — who blames them for the hermit kingdom’s inability to launch,” the Post reported on June 18.

The ship had become unbalanced as it was lowered into the water, which wrecked parts of the hull while leaving the bow of the 5,000-ton vessel still on the shipway.

This has led to fears they were executed for this:

The two North Korean honchos were originally pictured on the left side of the photo released by North Korean state media, near Kim.

In the edited photos released by North Korean state media, there is now a conspicuously empty space where Myong Sil and Kil Ho once stood.

The move was reminiscent of the Soviet Union’s brutal dictator Joseph Stalin, who made common practice of erasing political adversaries from notable pics, including the infamously overt erasure of Nikolai Yezhov.

Yes, well, this is what happens when you leave things to one of the last pure adherents to a form of Stalinism, the scion of the brutal Kim cult of personality.

The Post reported that Kim was also making it seem like everything was hunky dory after the ship was righted, saying that it was “convincing proof of the rapid transformation of our Navy. …

“No one will doubt, I think, the rapid transformation of our Navy as they have witnessed the launching of another new-type destroyer less than two months after a similar event at the Nampho Shipyard.”

“The super-radical growth of our Navy’s operations capability is now being proved by powerful entities, not by a prediction or possibility, and this has already become an unstoppable, powerful current of history,” Kim added.

And, of course, if you don’t make sure that the “unstoppable, powerful current of history” doesn’t prevent your destroyer from capsizing when it’s being lowered into the water, you could end up dead. Motivation!

In all seriousness, this is more proof why North Korea cannot be dealt with on a rational basis. From all indications, this accident happened because the facility simply couldn’t build and launch a destroyer the way that the regime wanted it to. Because of that lack of resources, men will be jailed and probably executed.

Communism in action, yet again.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Author: C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal

Massachusetts Woman Records Unidentified Object Falling From the Sky (VIDEO)

Massachusetts Woman Records Unidentified Object Falling From the Sky (VIDEO)

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Massachusetts Woman Records Unidentified Object Falling From the Sky (VIDEO)
June 29, 2025

Unidentified object spotted in the skies of Pembroke, via Boston 25 News YouTube Channel

This week, many strange things have been reported in the skies throughout the United States, and the trend continues.

A woman in Massachusetts recorded an unidentified object falling from the sky near her home.

Pembroke, Massachusetts, resident Colleen McCormack told Boston 25 News that on Wednesday night, as she was sitting in her hot tub, she noticed an object falling from the sky.

McCormack quickly took out her phone and was able to record the object.

She stated, “It looked like it was on fire or something and it was just coming down really fast.”

WATCH:

Per Boston 25 News:

A woman captured a video of an unidentified object falling from the sky in Pembroke Wednesday night.

Colleen McCormack said she was sitting by her hot tub around 9 p.m. when she saw a strangely shaped object in the air.

“I pull out my phone and I zoomed in and it was right about there,” McCormack explained.

She recorded the object headed straight down in an eight-second video.

The FAA said they did not get any reports of debris in the area and was not able to comment on the video, saying they don’t comment on any third-party videos.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, residents in the southeastern part of the United States spotted a massive fireball streak through the skies earlier in the week.

The American Meteor Society reported receiving over 140 reports from residents of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina who had spotted a fireball.

READ:

Massive Fireball Spotted Streaking Across Southeastern U.S. Skies (VIDEO)

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Author: Anthony Scott

Teachers’ Union Chief Randi Weingarten Accidentally Makes the Case for Defunding Unions in Awkward Video

Teachers’ Union Chief Randi Weingarten Accidentally Makes the Case for Defunding Unions in Awkward Video

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Teachers’ Union Chief Randi Weingarten Accidentally Makes the Case for Defunding Unions in Awkward Video
June 29, 2025

Randi Weingarten/Image: video screenshot/ @AFTunion/X

Randi Weingarten, the head of the largest teacher union in the country, accidentally made the case for defunding teachers’ unions in a recent social media post.

While Weingarten whined, she awkwardly bounced around.  Perhaps she was trying to convey passion, but instead, she just looked unhinged.

“We elect leaders to help working families thrive,” she said. “Our members do that every day.”

“But this Congress and this President have tried to pass a big, yes, it’s big, but very ugly bill that attacks our public schools and our health care.”

“Public education funding shouldn’t be used as a piggy bank for the wealthy. It’s wrong.”

“Our families deserve leaders who work for us, not against us.”

If only teachers’ unions would follow Randi’s advice.

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Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project, reminded her that unions use families as the piggy bank for their radical agenda and unloaded facts on Randi.

Earlier in June, Weingarten resigned from a longtime position she held at the Democratic National Committee.  Her departure led to questions about why the head of the largest teacher union had a position at the DNC to begin with.

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Author: Margaret Flavin

UPDATE: Two Killed After Active Shooter Opens Fire on Firefighters in Idaho, FBI Tactical Teams Deployed

UPDATE: Two Killed After Active Shooter Opens Fire on Firefighters in Idaho, FBI Tactical Teams Deployed

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UPDATE: Two Killed After Active Shooter Opens Fire on Firefighters in Idaho, FBI Tactical Teams Deployed
June 29, 2025

Screenshot of The sheriff of Kootenai County via Right Angle News Network on X

As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, multiple first responders have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire.

CNN reported that two people were fatally shot and several others were injured after a gunman ambushed them.

Currently, there is at least one active shooter still firing at law enforcement officers.

Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris stated, “We don’t know if there’s one, two three or four,” shooters.

Kootenai County Emergency Management has told people in the area to shelter in place and asked others to avoid the area.

WATCH:

Per ABC News:

Firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Howard told ABC News.

At least two people were killed as an active shooter opened fired on first responders, the sheriff said. The exact amount of casualties was unknown as the situation is still ongoing.

The incident unfolded after a small but growing brush fire broke out on Canfield Mountain Sunday afternoon.

When fire personnel responded to the blaze, they started getting shot at by an unknown person in the woods, Howard said.

Law enforcement officers are investigating whether the fire was purposely set to ambush the officers.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted on X that “FBI assets are headed to the scene in Coeur d’Alene to provide tactical and operational support.”

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Author: Anthony Scott