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Are y'all seeing this bullshit about this woman in Tennessee who was supposed to be executed last night? Something or someone botched the execution and she is in the hospital following the procedure.
I'm generally a proponent for the death penalty. We have to make sure that the penalty is quick and effective. Whatever happened last night in Tennessee was neither. The follow-up investigation will be fun to follow.
The report from the Trump Administration is old news but the prosecutions below are not. 7/8/26 Fox News:
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration revealed new figures that show a drastic 7,100% spike in Medicare claims for skin substitutes in just six years as the task force led by Vice President JD Vance continues to crack down on fraud across the country.
The staggering increase in claims occurred between 2019 and 2025, surging from $200 million to $14.4 billion, prompting the anti-fraud task force and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify potentially fraudulent claims and deny 96% of claims made since March.
The CMS, which is led by Administrator Mehmet Oz, identified 4,200 suspicious claims for skin substitutes, known as allografts, totaling $224 million in charges through May of this year.
"That's a lot of money," Oz said during a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. "And that bankrupts not just hospital systems and physician groups, but it causes major problems across the entire landscape."
The agency also found alleged fraudulent claims for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), which includes wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other essential equipment. The agency says that payments have been suspended to 102 suppliers and revoked billing privileges for an additional 725 suppliers.
"In just six months, the task force has effectively wiped out Durable Medical Equipment fraud in America," a spokesperson for Vance’s office told Fox News Digital. "After the vice president and Dr. Oz announced a moratorium on new DME companies, paired with aggressive enforcement actions by DOJ and HHS, this kind of fraud has effectively ended."
The suppliers who were suspected of fraud and had payments suspended represented 8.6% of all Medicare-funded Durable Medical Equipment in 2025.
That is not a small problem: 8.6%. So where are the prosecutions? 7/1/26 Las Vegas channel 3:
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Las Vegas nurse practitioner has been indicted in federal court in Houston, accused of ordering unnecessary skin grafts for hospice patients who were already close to death.
Prosecutors allege the procedures were performed on patients who did not need them and that some of those patients died within days of the grafts. Authorities also allege $297 million in payouts tied to the scheme went toward luxury purchases and projects, including a Ferrari, an $865,000 necklace and a resort under construction in the Philippines.
If a patient is a few days from death, this makes even less sense than unneeded grafts for those who are going to live.
Federal prosecutors seized more than $2 million from a Pasadena wound-care clinic bank account “suspected of scamming millions of dollars from Medicare” through reimbursements for skin grafts that patients allegedly never received, federal officials announced Tuesday.
Working with Department of Homeland Security Investigations, First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli revealed that Expert Wound Care, which does business as St. Victoria Home Health Care, is the target of a federal inquiry. The Pasadena-based clinic is accused of fraud, according to a seizure warrant affidavit that federal prosecutors filed Monday and that a federal magistrate in Los Angeles approved.
The clinic received more than $34 million in federal payouts, with claims involving a single patient totaling more than $6 million, according to a U.S. Secret Service agent affidavit in the investigation. Expert Wound Care and its principals could be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday.
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The comments to yesterday's post were simply hilarious. I clearly am not the only nerrd around here.
Oh, and Rick T - sometime I will have to tell you about watching a guy install a vampire tap but forgetting to use the spacer while drilling into the cable. Drilled right through the center wire ...
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HighwayAttractive Nuisance - Cities are funneling all their Flock camera data to the federal government for a massive surveillance database
- NATO investigating the viability of a multinational drone interceptor squadron
The Army vet said he suffered minor scrapes to his hands and knees during the physical confrontation with the intruder. He said he fired one shot at the suspected burglar.
"I believe I hit him somewhere here, somewhere in the buttocks," he said.
The man ran off. Blood-stained shoe prints outside the home showed the suspect running toward Golden Gate Park, leaving his dog behind.
In a neighbor's security video obtained by CBS News San Francisco, the abandoned dog could be heard repeatedly barking.
After investigating, PPD discovered that the residents knew the man and reported that he arrived uninvited and forced his way inside. PPD said, “Fearing for their safety, one of the occupants inside the home obtained a handgun and fired at the subject.”
PPD said officers and other emergency personnel on scene began treating the man’s injuries before transporting him to Pampa Regional Medical Center. He was then transferred to a hospital in Amarillo in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.
In yesterday's post, I talked about the Hornady LeverEvolution bullet, and I'm not dogging on that ammunition. It is my opinion that these new bullets did several things very well. They split the difference between the tadeonal 150 and 170 grain load with a 160-grain bullet. They upgraded a 19th century cartridge and brought it into the 21st century. The big thing these newfangled bullets did was to get grandpa's old rifle out of the safe and back into the range, where it could bark the other dogs.
I bought my first lever gun in 1973, where at the tender age of 19 I walked into Howard Brothers department store and put down $87.50 on a brand-new Marlin 336. It was on sale the week before deer season, down from $94.99 and I thought it was a pretty good deal. I still have that rifle, though it lives at my son's house.
Junior Doughty and I played with Handi-rifles for a time in 2008-10. As such, I loaded a bunch of ammo for the .30-30 with pointy bullets, specifically the Sierra Game King. These bullets would be dangerous in a tube fed levergun, because pointed tips and recoil are a thing. Junior and I put them through their paces and they performed well in the Handi-rifle, which we all know is a single shot.
The Hornady ammo is a good thing, if only for the reasons stated above. For my shooting, and I suspect for many of us, the old ammo still suits us fine. My preferred factory load in the .30-30 is the old Remington green box load with the 170 grain round nose soft point. For deer, hogs, black bear, it is entirely sufficient as long as the range is under 125 yards and you can put the bullet in the vitals.
The cartridge is a handloaders dream. It has a long sleek neck that is perfect for cast bullets and a moderate charge of the old IMR 3031. It can be loaded with a hand press on the kitchen table. Crimp the bullet so that it doesn't set back in the tube magazine under recoil and you will be fine.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel, and Xerox released the Ethernet spec on this day in 1980. This is why old timers sometimes refer to it as "DIX Ethernet".
And yes, I am one of those old timers.
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Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday night launched plans for a tough crackdown on Britain's ballooning benefits bill.
The jobless who have paid little in taxes will see their handouts docked and be banned from spending them on vices such as drinking, smoking or gambling if the Tories return to power.
Under the proposals, targeting those who can work but choose not to, the long-term unemployed who have not contributed enough to the system would see their Universal Credit payments cut by 30 per cent.
And instead of receiving the reduced welfare support in cash, claimants would be given money on a 'Back To Work' card that could not be used to buy alcohol or cigarettes, withdraw cash or gamble.
More than 300,000 people would be moved on to the lower 'Subsistence Allowance', saving taxpayers half a billion pounds a year by the end of the decade, it is claimed.
On Wednesday night, Mrs Badenoch said: 'If you can work, you should work. Helping people into work is not punishment.
'The best welfare is a well-paid job. So, we will be tough on those who exploit the system because the current system is unfair to workers, taxpayers and those who truly need support.
'Welfare must be a safety net for those who genuinely need it, not a lifestyle choice for those who can't be bothered.'
I wanted a seafood gumbo for lunch, so decided to make a small one. I started with a small dutch oven and added four cups of vegetable broth, then got out a skillet and sauteed some onions and bell peppers. Added that to the broth then made a roux. Added that to the pot, then dropped in a pound of 90/130 Gulf shrimp and a pound of Louisiana crawfish tails. I let it all simmer while I adjusted the seasoning and made a pot of rice.
Belle said that it was pretty tasty. I normally do a chicken and sausage gumbo and this is the first seafood gumbo I have made in a while. Now, I have to wash the pots.
Many of you know, I really like the .30-30 Winchester. It is an iconic cartridge, the very first factory cartridge to be laded with smokeless powder back in 1895. The .30-30 shines with the factory 170 grain round nose bullet. The factory loads are all about the same. A good 170 coming out of the muzzle at about 2200 fps. Very standard, very boring.
Lever guns and the .30-30 seem to have fallen out of favor at the deer camps around the country. It's not a new cartridge, it's not a precision rifle, but it was never meant to be. It was designed as a hunting cartridge, smiting light and handy with enough power to put down medium game at 100 yards. Winchester has built over 7 million Model 94 rifles, many of them in .30-30d. Marlin added several million more in their 336 rifle. There are millions of these guns in safes, closets and racks all over the United States.
They are not precision rifles. But each of them are capable of 3-minute accuracy which is sufficient to put meat on the table. Recently, I upgraded my old Winchester to include a red dot sight.. That sight has a 3MOA dot and the rifle is a 3-minute rifle, so the question becomes the proper sight in distance?
That's where the internet helps. I found an online ballistics calculator and started feeding in data. What I found was pretty interesting.
If I do a good zero at 25 yards, that big 170 will stay i that 3MOA dot all the way out to 150 yards and fall out of the dot at 175 yards. That is well within the yardage that the vast majority of deer are killed around here. This is just math, and field data will tell the tale, but I believe I'll sight in at 25 yards and see what happens.
Somebody will want to talk about Hornady's LeverEvolution bullet. It's great technology, but to my way of thinning, it tries to answer a question that no one ever asked. If you want to shoot pointy bullets (and I love them) go get a .30-06. I have one of each.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have the season's first gumbo on the stove and need to stir it.
What happens when you mount a premium suppressor to a basic rifle? I put a Sig Sauer HEXIUM on an AK to find out.There are days at the range when I bring chronographs, expensive ammunition, precision rifles, targets, calipers and enough equipment to make it look like I am setting up a small laboratory. I measure groups. I compare ammunition. I collect data. Those of you who have followed DayAtTheRange for any amount of time know that is […]
The post Classic .22 Range Day — The Rifles May Be Old, But The Memories Never Are first appeared on Day At The Range.A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene with gunshot wounds to his chest, back area, and one to his head. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
The two other men were taken to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, and one — a 23-year-old who was not identified — was flown to Las Vegas for emergency treatment. He remains in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his chest, police said.
Quijada had a gunshot wound to the stomach. He was arrested after he was treated at the medical center. He faces charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct with a deadly weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits. Quijada was booked into the Mohave County Jail.
During an altercation between family members, Quijada reportedly shot several rounds at the two men, according to detectives.
An elderly homeowner in Houston's Montrose neighborhood shot a stranger who broke down his front door and forced his way inside around 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, after the intruder ignored repeated commands to stop and leave. The stranger was taken to a Houston hospital and was in critical but stable condition, according to an HPD officer.
Houston police officers responded to a report of a possible home invasion on Hawthorne Street near Bagby Street in Montrose, according to KHOU 11.
This Week in History: On September 27, AD 70, the walls of upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by the Roman army. — September 28, 1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex. Thus began the Norman Conquest of England. — September 28,1542: Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was the first European to sail into San Diego Bay, naming it San Miguel and claiming it for Spain. — September 28, 1781: 9,000 American and 7,000 French troops began the Siege of Yorktown. — September 29, 1567: the War of Religion broke out in France as …
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Life in the early 21st Century is increasingly characterized by what marketing specialists dubbed The Subscription Model. For many Americans, it is starting to feel like we are “renting” our lives. It is almost like feeding a parking meter, 24/7, and 365 days a year. It is bad enough having taxes, mortgage payments, and insurance costs, but adding umpteen subscriptions is burdensome. It saps us of our livelihood. Consider how our lives have changed in the past two decades: We used to buy a CD or DVD once, and it was ours for a lifetime. Now, we are mostly expected …
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Reminiscent of the stocks of the classic firearms of the past, the exquisitely-grained American walnut grips of the WOOX Leggenda folding knife confer an aura of timeless beauty that modern synthetic scales cannot match. About the only material that I can think of that might be even more attractive than walnut in this application would be elk antler. The hefty 3.5 inch long and 0.13 inch thick blade of D2 steel conveys a sense of gravitas. At 6 ounces, the knife might have just a bit more gravitas than is ideal for field use, but for shorter treks at lower …
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Today’s graphic is a map that shows all cropland in the 48 contiguous United States. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail image below is click-expandable. — If any SurvivalBlog readers have personally taken or otherwise hold the copyright to a particularly nice landscape photo or other photo of particular interest to preppers that is in a wide horizontal format (to match our blog template) then please send it in as an e-mail attachment, and I will consider posting it as a Graphic of the Week, or as a Top Note photo. I can of course credit you …
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In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Here is an interesting map: In 2025 only four countries had a bigger economy than California. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) Economics & Investing Links of Interest $1B frozen food giant pulls plug on California manufacturing in shock retreat. California exit tax explained: what to know before you move. Up for a vote in November: Proposition 3 would make income taxes on higher earners permanent to fund education and healthcare. Paramount Sets California …
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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column: Even more revelations of rogue AI behavior. Some OpenAI Agents Meddled With U.S. Government Sites The New York Times published this troubling report on September 25th: OpenAI’s Systems …
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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Reader S.J. sent this important antibiotics dosing update: “Mr. Rawles, I came across an interesting trend in internal medicine recently, regarding the standard course and duration of antibiotic therapy. For years I have recommended to people to stash away in their medical preps an old copy of the Sanford Antimicrobial guide, as …
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This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. This week: Lots of recent videos from the great outdoors of The American Redoubt. (The photo of the Sawtooth Mountains above was taken by Avalanche Lily.) REDOUBT Video LINKS Another video from James & Siana, this time up in the Sawtooth Mountains: British Couple Had No Idea Idaho Looked Like This! Video from Central Washington: Concrete Arrivals 2026 — Fly In. (It looks like they had a gusty …
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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Edward Snowden Tried to Warn People: Smartphone (ˈsmärt-ˌfōn) (noun): A sophisticated government-controlled surveillance and tracking device that can also be used to make phone calls. News Links: 2015: Edward Snowden interview: ‘Smartphones can be taken over’. 2017: Edward Snowden: How Your Cell Phone Spies on You JWR’s Comments: Lily and I have never owned smartphones. There are cellphones available with removable batteries. That is what we carry, but only when we travel. (Our ranch is outside of cellular coverage.) Note From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the …
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“Government can lie to you. Government has lied to you. Government is lying to you. Government will lie to you. Live your life accordingly.” – Rep. Thomas Massie
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Here are my upcoming open enrollment classes for the next couple months. Take a look at where I’ll be at the links below. This coming Sunday, I’ll be teaching my final knife class of the year in Ohio. My knife classes haven’t been selling well during the last couple years. I don’t know how […]