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The David Gross Report: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

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By David Gross

EDIT: Eurostar incident was this morning.

Today’s report covers a wide range of breaking news, from massive fraud crackdowns in Minnesota to concerning developments in Big Tech’s relationship with China. Let’s dive into the details.

The Crackdown: HHS Freezes Minnesota Childcare Payments

The Trump Administration has officially turned off the money spigot.1 Following allegations of massive fraud, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota.2 This is a decisive move, and frankly, it’s exactly what was needed.

How the Fraud Works (The "Phantom Slots"):

Based on reports and data analysis, here is how these fraudulent providers are likely operating. If you want to spot the fraud, check the math:

  • Square Footage Discrepancies: A provider might claim funding for 50 children but operate out of a 1,200 sq. ft. residential home. State ratios typically require 35 sq. ft. of usable space per child. If the space doesn't exist, neither do the kids.
  • Data Cross-Referencing: A provider might claim funding for 20 "Preschool Promise" slots (state data) but only claim meals for 5 children in Federal USDA data. While some kids bring lunch, a massive, consistent gap suggests ghost slots.
  • Impossible Attendance: 100% attendance for months on end is statistically impossible for most. Real children get sick. Perfect attendance records are supposedly a hallmark of this fraud. I tend to think the fraudsters are more clever than that...
    • Big Tech Alert: Meta, Manus, and China

    A major story flying under the radar is Meta’s acquisition of the "Manus Group."3 While reported as a Singaporean entity, deep dives suggest this company has origins with Chinese startups backed by Tencent.

    Meta is aggressively integrating this technology—which claims to have processed trillions of tokens—into its systems.4 This raises massive national security questions. Why is American Big Tech integrating AI technology that potentially links back to the CCP? With tensions rising, handing over our digital infrastructure to foreign-backed AI agents is a dangerous gamble.

    International Tensions Rising
    • Taiwan: Flights supposedly have been canceled due to China’s military drills.5 Reports indicate rockets fired near Taiwan and a display of assault ships.6
    • Middle East: Old conflicts are flaring up. Saudi Arabia has reportedly bombed Yemen regarding weapons shipments from the UAE.7 It appears the Saudi-UAE friction is heating up again.8
    • Russia/Ukraine: There is significant chatter regarding peace plans and statements from both Putin and Medvedev, though the situation remains volatile and murky.
      • Domestic Incidents & Infrastructure
      • Kentucky Train Derailment: A massive derailment involving hazardous chemicals has been reported in rural Kentucky.9 Coverage is sparse, but this is a developing situation.
      • Oregon Labor Strikes: Oregon is set to become the first state to offer unemployment benefits to striking workers. This is an unconstitutional tax on the rest of the country; when workers strike and the taxpayer funds it, it drives inflation everywhere.
      • Nashville Bomber Update: A new report from Tennessee confirms Anthony Warner, the Christmas Day bomber, was obsessed with a "reincarnation loop" and hunting "reptilians." However, the official narrative still glosses over the fact that the explosion took out a critical AT&T backbone. Was it really just a "high energy event" to end a "loop," a targeted infrastructure attack, or a probe for someone else?
        • Economic Warning: The National Debt

        While we focus on daily news, the National Debt is the silent killer. We are rounding up to $39 Trillion.

        If we don't get this under control, by 2030 or 2032, every paying adult could effectively owe upwards of $4,000 a month just to service the interest on this debt. Thomas Massie has been right about this from the start. We are watching the debt compound in real-time, and it is a crisis that threatens to overshadow everything else.

        Quick Hits
        • HUD Fraud: A new report reveals $5 billion in fraudulent rental assistance under the Biden administration, including payments for 30,000 deceased tenants!
        • Missing Girls: Concern grows in Texas as a second teen girl has gone missing in the same county where another vanished on Christmas Eve.
        • The "Trump-Kennedy Center": The New York Times and various artists are boycotting the new naming convention, but the reality remains: it is the Trump-Kennedy Center.

          • Stay tuned for more updates as these stories develop.

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