Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears ready to drop the hammer in the Minnesota fraud scandal. Speaking at the Economic Club in Minnesota, Bessent coolly announced that FINCEN has been tracking all fraudulent money activity in Minnesota. And not just inside the United States banking system, but overseas as well. In other words, we have all the evidence. And, if Somalis in the U.S. are sending money to support terrorist groups in their home country, then we’ve got them! Watch what he had to say for yourself here: Backup here if needed: They are FOOKED! Scott Bessent says FINCEN has been Actively tracking all the Fraudulent Money Activity in Minnesota being moved within the Banking system and OVERSEAS They won’t get away with this!https://t.co/TttAzj0Fny https://t.co/xwtMqtZarW pic.twitter.com/QkqwNJ3Gkv — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 8, 2026 Just look at how calm, collected, and assured Bessent is! That tells me that more prosecutions are right around the corner… It’s game over for Somalian fraudsters. Minnesota Star Tribune has more on Bessent’s remarks during his visit to the Economic Club today: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Minnesota leaders during a visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday, Jan. 8, calling the state “ground zero for what may be one of the most egregious welfare scams in our nation’s history to date.” His remarks at an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley underlined the Donald Trump administration’s focus on Minnesota and its unfolding fraud crisis. They also came amid escalating tensions the day after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. Bessent didn’t acknowledge the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good or the resulting protests in Minnesota and across the country. But he cited “the damaging impacts of illegal immigration” among issues he said beleaguer Minnesotans and other Americans, along with “a glaring absence of political leadership” from President Joe Biden’s administration, “rampant fraud” and unchecked government. “Under Gov. Tim Walz, billions of dollars intended for families in need, housing for disabled, sick seniors and services for children were diverted to benefit fraudsters,” Bessent said. “I’m here this week to signal the U.S. Treasury’s unwavering commitment to recovering stolen funds, prosecuting fraudulent criminals, preventing scandals like this from ever happening again and investigating similar schemes, state by state.” By the way, if you don’t know what FINCEN is, it stands for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Basically, it’s a government bureau that works with banks to combat financial crimes like money laundering, fraud, and terror financing. Grok explained what it does in more detail: FinCEN, or the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Established in 1990, it serves as the United States’ financial intelligence unit (FIU) and plays a key role in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes both domestically and internationally. Mission and Role FinCEN’s primary mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, counter money laundering and terrorism financing, and promote national security. It achieves this through the strategic collection, analysis, and sharing of financial intelligence. It operates under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which requires financial institutions (like banks and money service businesses) to: Maintain anti-money laundering (AML) programs. File reports on large currency transactions. Report suspicious activities. Keep certain records. FinCEN administers these requirements, issues regulations, enforces compliance, and disseminates data to law enforcement and regulators. Key Activities Collects reports such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), and Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). Analyzes financial data to support investigations. Collaborates with domestic agencies (e.g., FBI, IRS) and international partners (e.g., via the Egmont Group of FIUs). Issues guidance on emerging issues, like virtual currencies and real estate transactions.

This evening, we brought you the breaking news that a man and woman had been shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland, OR. Here’s our original report: BREAKING: Federal Agents Sh**t Two People in Portland Now, more details are coming out about the situation and who exactly these two ‘victims’ were. As it turns out, the two people shot were illegal aliens who were stopped by federal agents at a traffic stop. After immigration authorities identified themselves, the driver of the car tried to run them over. Acting in self-defense, one of the agents shot at them. Oh, and, get this: the driver of the car is believed to be affiliated with the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. This clip provided an in-depth update on the circumstances surrounding the incident: IT’S OFFICIAL: US Border Agents shot at TREN DE ARAGUA illegal aliens in Portland after they weaponized their vehicle and tried to run the agents over Democrats were DEFENDING THESE PEOPLE before they even knew the Tren de Aragua affiliation. I stand with ICE. pic.twitter.com/2qztZxxefR — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 9, 2026 Here’s Homeland Security’s full statement: At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in… — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 9, 2026 At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in Portland. The vehicle driver is believed to be a member of the vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene. This situation is evolving and more information is forthcoming. Dangerous illegal criminals tried to murder a federal agent with their car and ended up getting shot — just one day after another woman was killed for doing the same thing. Let’s wait and see how many Democrats condemn trying to kill federal agents by running them over. So far, I haven’t seen any. However, the Portland mayor was very quick to blame the situation on immigration authorities. Per The New York Times: Mayor Keith Wilson said the incident was another sign that federal immigration efforts were out of control. He called on the Trump administration to end enforcement operations in Portland. “We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” Mr. Wilson said in a statement. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.” As for their condition, both of the illegal aliens shot in Portland are alive but still in the hospital. NBC News has the latest update: The shooting involving federal agents that wounded two people in Portland tonight was part of a targeted operation, two law enforcement sources familiar with the situation told NBC News. One source specified that the agents were part of the special operation detachment in “Operation Oregon.” Agents stopped a red Toyota and the driver tried to flee, striking an unidentified agent, the sources said. An agent then fired at the vehicle, the sources said. The people in the vehicle, a 33-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were treated for injuries at a local hospital. The sources described them as suspected Venezuelan gang members or associates.

It already seemed pretty clear yesterday from the footage we had that the ICE officer who shot and killed 37-year-old agitator Renee Good was completely justified. Now today we have the POV footage of exactly what the officer saw and it’s confirmed beyond any shadow of doubt, at least if you ask me. It also shows how this woman had a shit-eating grin on her face the whole time and how both she and what I assume is her “wife” are there seemingly ONLY to agitate and disrupt official ICE operations. I normally have a policy to not speak ill of the dead, but this woman makes my blood boil just looking at her. Watch for yourself here: JUST IN: New footage shows federal agent’s perspective during the Minneapolis ICE shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. pic.twitter.com/VWYTc367zD — Remarks (@remarks) January 9, 2026 The other thing that jumps out to me from that video are the incredible instincts and reflexes of the officer to respond so quickly and accurately. Extremely impressive. Backup video here: JUST IN: NEW POV FOOTAGE released of the Minneapolis ICE agent that shot and killed woman who tried to run him over with her vehicle He was DIRECTLY IN FRONT of the car as she floored it, you can hear the engine rev up The agent then discharged his firearm. CLEAR CUT, CASE… pic.twitter.com/lpYXL3IPfm — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 9, 2026 JUST IN: NEW POV FOOTAGE released of the Minneapolis ICE agent that shot and killed woman who tried to run him over with her vehicle He was DIRECTLY IN FRONT of the car as she floored it, you can hear the engine rev up The agent then discharged his firearm. CLEAR CUT, CASE CLOSED self defense right here. The more video is released, the more it’s obvious the Left LIED and is wrong. I stand with ICE. And I agree with Matt Walsh 100%…these are/were left wing agitators intentionally trying to provoke an altercation with law enforcement: 100 percent confirms they were left wing agitators intentionally trying to provoke an altercation with law enforcement, and then they drove right at him. Any “conservative” who bought the media narrative on this case is permanently discredited and there’s no coming back from it https://t.co/mTvu5KBOUi — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 9, 2026 I have ZERO sympathy for this woman. As usual, I will offer some free advice that is undefeated… If you don’t want to get shot by federal troops, stay home!  Do not insert yourself and your car directly into the center of a law enforcement operation. I’m 40 years old, and I have NEVER been shot by law enforcement. Do you know why? Because I don’t show up in the middle of a crime scene and start agitating officers and refusing their orders.  I also don’t drive my car directly at them. Simple! I know this sounds crazy but not doing those things leads to a 100% guarantee of not being shot by them!

We truly are living in the most fascinating time to be alive! Yes, I realize AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) are going to be extremely disruptive and could lead to some very bad outcomes, but it’s going to be one heck of a trip along the way, with many things previously thought to only be science fiction suddenly coming to life. We are literally entering the Star Trek universe. And in Star Trek they have the Universal Translator.  A computer so powerful it can map and translate almost any language in the galaxy except of course “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra”: Anyone else love that episode? A classic! But anyway, we are edging ever closer to the Universal Translator here in Stardate 2026. And you have several options. You can get live translation on Apple Airpods: Or if you trust that dork Mark Zuckerberg, you can get it with your Meta Rayban Glasses too: And that’s all super cool. But what about not just other languages but other SPECIES? Could we soon have tech so powerful it could understand what animals are saying? It’s really not all that far-fetched to think about. Animals clearly communicate with each other. They clearly understand what the other animals are saying. It almost certainly isn’t in formal words and sentences like we talk, but could the computer eventually map the language to understand what concepts are being communicated? Almost certainly, and this video shows the progress already being made: we’re less than 10 years from decoding all animal communication and BCIs that let us talk back an entire kingdom of minds we’ve been ignoring for 300,000 yearsgoing to be really fun pic.twitter.com/xOe8doC2Nl — vittorio (@IterIntellectus) January 9, 2026 At this point, most things — this included — really just seem to be a matter of time before the computing power is sufficiently strong enough to crack the code. In other words, I think it’s not a question of “if” we can do it, but just a matter of “when” it happens. I think we’re going to figure out what animals are saying pretty soon. Is that a good thing? I really don’t know… pic.twitter.com/PBXqE5fd6Y — Jay Anderson (@TheProjectUnity) January 9, 2026 But that’s not just my opinion. Grok gave me an estimated timeline of what kind of progress we can expect to see and when it will likely happen: Animal Communication and AI: Progress and Outlook We’re already making rapid progress in decoding animal communication using AI, with significant breakthroughs in the last few years (2024–2025). However, “decoding what animals are saying” varies by species and depth: we’re good at identifying species, emotions, and basic patterns now, but full semantic understanding (like translating complex “sentences” or thoughts) is likely 5–15 years away for the most advanced cases, such as whales or dolphins. Current Achievements (as of early 2026) Species identification and basic classification: Highly accurate today. Apps like BirdNET and Merlin identify thousands of bird species from songs with high precision. AI classifies dog barks (playful vs. aggressive), pig emotions, and ungulate (e.g., cow, boar) positive/negative states at ~89% accuracy across species. Structural decoding: We’ve mapped “phonetic alphabets” in sperm whales (codas like building blocks), vowel-like patterns in their calls, and complex click structures. Dolphins show syntax-like whistle patterns, with AI models like Google’s DolphinGemma predicting sequences and generating dolphin-like sounds. Emotional and contextual insights: AI detects distress, pain, or positivity in vocalizations (e.g., elephants, whales, birds). Projects like Earth Species Project’s NatureLM-audio transfer human speech models to animals, identifying shared structures across species. Generative AI: Models create synthetic animal sounds (e.g., whale codas, bird songs) for testing responses, a step toward two-way communication. Key Ongoing Projects Project CETI (sperm whales): Identified a “phonetic alphabet,” vowel/diphthong analogs, and dialects. They’re building massive datasets with robotics and AI for contextual translation. Earth Species Project: Foundation models like NatureLM-audio analyze bioacoustics across species (birds, whales, crows). They emphasize it’s “when, not if” for decoding. Dolphin research: Google/DeepMind’s DolphinGemma and Wild Dolphin Project tools process decades of data, spotting patterns humans miss. Prizes like the Coller Dolittle Challenge award advances in dolphin two-way communication. Birds and others: AI tracks song evolution (e.g., great tits influenced by migration/age) and monitors ecosystems via passive recordings. Timeline Estimates Short-term (now to 2030): Robust decoding of basic meanings (e.g., warnings, greetings, emotions) for well-studied species like whales, dolphins, elephants, and birds. Improved conservation tools (e.g., detecting stress in livestock or wild populations) and initial two-way tests (playing AI-generated sounds and observing responses). Medium-term (2030–2040): Deeper semantic understanding for complex communicators (e.g., cetaceans), potentially revealing social structures, references to absent individuals, or abstract concepts. Full “conversations” remain speculative and ethically complex. Challenges Slowing Progress Limited data (compared to human language corpora) Non-vocal communication (body language, scents) Anthropomorphism risks Ethical issues (consent, interference with animal cultures) Conclusion Experts from Earth Species Project, Project CETI, and others agree exponential AI advances make this inevitable sooner than expected—major leaps have occurred since 2024. It’s transforming conservation, welfare, and our view of animal intelligence, even if a universal “animal translator” app is still sci-fi for now. Which only leaves the one big question:  Do you REALLY want to know what your cat is thinking and saying about you? My dog, sure. But I think it’s going to get pretty dark pretty fast once we learn what the cats are plotting against us….

I’m not telling you the Renee Good shooting was a “PsyOp” or that it didn’t happen or that it was staged. I’m not saying any of that. I’m just reporting that once again the Masonic number “33” has again popped up right in the middle of a big story. Do you remember in the Charlie Kirk shooting where “33” kept popping up and being emphasized in some really strange ways? I do! 33: Kash Patel Highlights That “33” Number Again, Probably Just a Coincidence It turns out that the ICE shooting of Renee Good has it's own 33's popping up all over the place. Shooting happened on 33rd & Portland. Specific spot: 3333 Portland Ave. And now we have news that the officer who shot Renee Good had a previous incident where he was struck by a vehicle and needed 33 stitches. Laura Aboli did a good job calling them out here: So it turns out the ICE officer involved, survived a prior vehicular assault requiring 33, not 32, not 34, exactly 33 stiches. Did you hear that? 33 stiches…. and where did the incident happen? It happened at 3333 Portland Avenue, on 33rd & Portland, the 3300 block, where… — Laura Aboli Official (@LauraAboli_X) January 9, 2026 So it turns out the ICE officer involved, survived a prior vehicular assault requiring 33, not 32, not 34, exactly 33 stiches. Did you hear that? 33 stiches…. and where did the incident happen? It happened at 3333 Portland Avenue, on 33rd & Portland, the 3300 block, where every address starts with 33. We may just be watching a movie after all… 33 is not just a Masonic symbol, I am beginning to think it’s code for psyop. They are telling us it’s a psyop. How else you can tell? • No published ambulance/hospital arrival footage exists. • No hospital doctors or surgeons have spoken on camera about her injuries. By the way, with Charlie, there were 33s everywhere and again no hospital, no doctors or nurses… nothing. While I don't agree with everything in this video or the fact that he seemingly doesn't like Trump, I have loved this guy's videos for a long time and I think he does great work. He digs even deeper here: Look folks, I'm just reporting the facts. You decide on your own what to think of it. Maybe it's nothing. Maybe just a lot of coincidences. Let me know what you think in the comments. RELATED REPORT: 33: Kash Patel Highlights That "33" Number Again, Probably Just a Coincidence Kash Patel seems to strangely be emphasizing the number "33" a lot these days... Maybe it's just my overactive imagination, it's probably nothing. But this really jumped out at me a few days ago: WATCH: Kash Patel FULL Press Conference — “Caught In 33 Hours, To Be Precise” And maybe that's just a coincidence, but then it happened again today... Others are noticing too: FBI Kash Patel: That number again “In the seven months I’ve been FBI Director, we’ve released 33,000 pages to Congress. 33,000 pages… My predecessors seven year term issued 13,000 pages to Congress… I’ve issued 33,000 pages.”https://t.co/AQjoSe7TyV https://t.co/ohrJVhbhZP pic.twitter.com/e4wO9vRHpK — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) September 16, 2025 TRANSCRIPT: But the Bureau's job is not done. I'm committed to this transparency. Mr. Chairman, you alluded to our work with Congress. To date, in the seven months that I've been FBI Director, we have produced 33,000 pages to the United States Congress. Thirty-three thousand pages. Just to put that in perspective, my predecessor, in his seven-year term, issued 13,000 pages to Congress, and his predecessor, in his four-year term, issued 3,000 pages to Congress. I've issued 33,000 pages in seven months, and we're gonna keep going. I've also noticed that he usually says it twice, almost as if for clear emphasis. Have you noticed that? What do you think? Big deal or no deal? But other than the constant reference to "33", I sure did love this: Kash Patel To Adam Schiff: “You are the biggest fraud to ever set foot in the United States Senate!” HOLY CRAP THIS IS GOOD! Kash Patel is all of us right now... We're done trying to co-exist with these people. No, I am not advocating for violence, but I am saying trying to talk to these nutcases has proven to be a fool's errand. They don't want open and honest debate.... They don't want to solve issues.... They just want soundbites and money and power.  That's it. And I think we're all done playing the game. We're all done smiling and trying to follow decorum and letting them destroy us. No more. WE THE PEOPLE are taking back this country, peacefully and patriotically of course, but make no mistake we're taking it back from the criminal politicians! Kash Patel was all of us today when he EXPLODED on Adam Schiff. I cannot possibly love this any more than I already do. Here is just one quote, but he was only getting started with this: “You are the biggest fraud to ever set foot in the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward…. You are a political BUFFOON at best.” Watch here: ? WOW! Kash Patel just went NUCLEAR on Adam Schiff “I am combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of YOU!” We have constantly proven YOU to be a LIAR in Russiagate, J6… you are the BIGGEST FRAUD to ever sit in the U.S. Senate You are a DISGRACE to this… pic.twitter.com/3ObCEwLjuE — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 16, 2025 Kash laid such a beatdown on Watermelon Head that Congress had to adjourn afterwards! Longer clip here: Shouting match… Kash v Watermelon Head. Who won? Kash Patel slams Adam Schiff for His Conveniently Timed Concern Over Epstein After Years of Inaction by Obama and Biden Administrations, While Applauding Trump for bringing New Charges “You are the biggest fraud to ever set foot… https://t.co/sqvmDYoaDV pic.twitter.com/uX7mCGBxQA — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) September 16, 2025 FULL TRANSCRIPT: You've seen most of the files. Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to besides himself? And you said, "Himself." There's no credible information, none. If there were, I would bring the case yesterday, that he trafficked to other individuals. And Kennedy, the information we have, again, is limited. And Senator Kennedy said, "The answer is no one." And you said, "For the information we have." So, is it your testimony today that in all the Epstein files that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked no one to anyone but himself? Is that your testimony, Mr.— I never said Jeffrey Epstein didn't traffic anyone else. Did he traffic any young woman to someone other than himself? That was Mr. Kennedy's question, Senator Kennedy's question. I said the information that three administrations have had access to have made determinations that there are no investigative leads that were credible to prosecute and investigate any others. I'm asking— Well, I'm stating we were working on— Well, I'm asking you whether your testimony today, that, that, I— Well, you just read it and I said it 10 minutes ago, so let the record reflect my testimony. I just wanna make sure there's no misunderstanding because there are victims, like Virginia Giuffre, who have testified otherwise, who have said otherwise, and you're telling the American people today that the Epstein list is a single name and it's Jeffrey Epstein. That's what we're to believe? That's not what I'm saying. That's what you're saying. And you can say whatever you want. Well, let me ask you this. When Todd Blanche went to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, she said, "But did I, like, think these guys were coming for that? I really don't. If you met Epstein, there's no way that this cast of characters, of which it's extraordinary, and some are in your cabinet, who you value as your coworkers and you know would be with him if he was a creep or because they wanted sexual favors. A man wants sexual favors, he will find that. They didn't have to come to Epstein for that." And the next question Todd Blanche, the president's former criminal defense lawyer, asked is not, "Who in the cabinet? Who are you referring to?" His question is, "So when's the last time you think you were with Mr. Epstein when he got a massage?" So let me ask you, who are those cabinet members that Ghislaine Maxwell is referring to, that were part of this cast of characters associated with Mr. Epstein? Who are they? The Deputy Attorney General took the aggressive step that no one else did and interviewed Ms. Maxwell for two days— No, I'm asking you who are the cabinet members? And we released the entirety of that transcript. Who are the cabinet members? I do not have that transcript in front of me. You're picking at piecemeal. The American public can read the entirety of that. And let me ask you one last question, because you clearly won't tell us the cabinet members associated with Mr. Epstein. But let me ask you one last question, and that is, right after she gives this testimony in front of an FBI agent, among others, she's transferred to a minimum security prison not suitable for a sex offender like herself. Who made that decision and why? The Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau of Prisons decided, on their own, without any consultation with Blanche or anyone else, that they were gonna suddenly, after this interview, completely unrelated to this interview, completely unrelated to anything she said, move her to a prison not suitable for a sex offender. You want the American people to believe that? Do you think they're stupid? No. I think the American people believe the truth, that I'm not in the weeds on the everyday movements of inmates. Oh, you're not in the weeds? The most, the most significant witness that the Epstein files cover up gets moved— What I am doing is protecting this country, providing historic reform, and combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of you. And we have countlessly proven you to be a liar in RussiaGate and in January 6th. And you call that being in the weeds? You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward. This speaks to high heaven. And I'm not surprised that you continue to lie from your perch and put on a show so you can go raise money for your charade. You are a political buffoon at best. Well, you can take an internet troll and make the FBI director or Mr. Chairman nothing more than an internet point of order. Take it to the bank that the FBI is protecting this country and the state and citizens of California. We have brought historic reform. But all you care about is a child sex predator that was prosecuted by a prior administration, and the Obama Justice Department and the Biden Justice Department did squat. And what did President Trump do? Bring new charges courageously. And what have we done? You said, "I'm the most transparent FBI director in history." 33,000 pages of information to you. I challenge you to say anything credibly to the truth. Go ahead and run to the cameras where you wanna go now. Both of you be quiet.

Argentine authorities have launched a nationwide manhunt for two Israeli individuals—widely described across social media as active or former IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers posing as tourists—who were caught on video deliberately setting multiple fires [...] The post Israel’s Secret Arson Squad Exposed – Two ‘Tourists’ Caught Lighting Wildfires with IDF Hand Grenades in Argentina appeared first on The People's Voice.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it is initiating a controlled medical evacuation of the four-person SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) due to a serious but stable medical condition affecting one unidentified crew member.

President Donald Trump has canceled a “second wave of attacks” on Venezuela, citing the country's cooperation with the United States following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.