$128M FRAUD! ‘OBAMA PHONE’ BOSS BUSTED
In a stunning indictment of government waste and corruption, Issa Asad, the CEO of Q Link Wireless—a company that reaped nearly $619 million from the controversial taxpayer-funded Lifeline program, infamously dubbed “Obama phones”—has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay a staggering $128 million in fines. For nearly a decade, Asad orchestrated a massive fraud scheme, fleecing hardworking Americans by exploiting a broken government program designed to provide subsidized phone service to low-income individuals. The DOJ revealed that Asad stuffed his company’s pockets with fraudulent reimbursements, submitted fake subscriber data, and deployed deceptive robocalls designed to trick Americans into staying enrolled—all to keep the ill-gotten taxpayer dollars flowing. With roughly 21 percent of Q Link’s federal payouts linked to fraud, this case shines a harsh light on the unchecked abuse of big-government programs and raises serious questions about how many billions more may have been misused under the radar.
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Henry Louis "H.L." Mencken (1880)September 12, 2025
Often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century, Mencken was a journalist, satirist, social critic, and cynic known as the "Sage of Baltimore," for the city where he lived his entire life. Perhaps best remembered for his satirical reporting on the Scopes evolution trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey trial," Mencken was frequently critical of myriad institutions. Why did the Arkansas legislature pass a motion in 1931 to pray for Mencken's soul? Discuss
Often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century, Mencken was a journalist, satirist, social critic, and cynic known as the "Sage of Baltimore," for the city where he lived his entire life. Perhaps best remembered for his satirical reporting on the Scopes evolution trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey trial," Mencken was frequently critical of myriad institutions. Why did the Arkansas legislature pass a motion in 1931 to pray for Mencken's soul? TODAY’S HOLIDAY
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Festival of St. Nichiren's Pardon
At the Botamochi Temple in Kamakura, Japan, this festival honors St. Nichiren (1222-1282), considered to be Japan's most fervent Buddhist priest. He was exiled to the island of Sado in the Sea of Japan in 1271. After four years there, he returned and spent the rest of his life on Mount Minobu. The Festival of Nichiren's Pardon is observed by members of the Nichiren sect with massive demonstrations and the loud chanting of prayers attributed to Nichiren, accompanied by the beating of drums. People make offerings of botamochi, rice balls covered with sweet bean paste, in his honor. Discuss
At the Botamochi Temple in Kamakura, Japan, this festival honors St. 
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