As new revelations surface about large-scale fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid system, a broader pattern of government-enabled corruption comes into view. Federally reimbursed programs, designed to help the vulnerable, are now cash machines for politically connected networks. Phantom ride-share providers and daycare centers bill for services never rendered, and the state quietly approves the invoices. If whistleblower reports are true, even the governor’s office may have been aware.

Meanwhile, the real cost of America’s healthcare system is finally on the table. With Trump’s four-pillar reform plan (drug price parity, HSA expansion, price transparency, and cutting insurer manipulation) the spotlight turns to a bloated industry that thrives on hidden fees and fake retail pricing. Most patients could pay less without insurance at all.

On the global front, Greenland emerges as the Arctic’s geopolitical prize, as Chinese and Russian influence expands near U.S. territory. Iran faces collapse not from war, but from thirst; Tehran may run out of water within weeks. And Venezuela’s criminal state apparatus is under pressure, but the real question remains: who fills the vacuum?

As the midterms approach, one thing is clear: corrupt incentives are embedded deep in the system, at home and abroad.

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