Steve S

Full Time Futures/Equities/OptionsTrader, MTB Rider, BBQ/Smoker Enthusiast , Hot Sauce Lover, and Rower.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

California hit by another huge fraud bombshell as thousands of claims for $4BILLION of taxpayers' money paid to sex crime victims were FAKED, investigator says........

California has been rocked by another alleged massive fraud scheme that has reportedly seen billions of taxpayer dollars intended for victims of child sex abuse going to people who filed fake claims.

Los Angeles County had agreed in April 2025 to pay more than $4 billion to settle more than 11,000 claims of sexual abuse at county-run juvenile halls, foster homes and a notorious children's shelter.

The claims, many of which stretch back decades, came after the Golden State changed its statute of limitations to give victims who were sexually abused as minors a new window to sue.

But District Attorney Nathan Hochman claimed in a court filing on Wednesday he believes a whopping four out of five claims for which the county is paying the largest sex abuse settlement in American history are fake, the Los Angeles Times reports.

There was even evidence that some recruiters had paid people to file bogus claims.

Hochman asked the judge overseeing the bulk of the sex abuse cases to pause the payments for six months while he continues his investigation into the plaintiffs, lawyers and therapists behind the claims in the largest sex abuse settlement in American history.

The pause would only apply to abuse cases stemming from juvenile detention halls, which make up the bulk of the claims.

Hochman argued in the filing that distributing the money now will hinder his probe 'by complicating witness cooperation [and] obscuring financial trails.'

[bettersoma @bettersoma]

If you have an issue with homeless I recommend calling Jenny @TheCoalitionSF

[Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton]

After returning from Ghana, mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for exposing the $17 million budget cuts and elimination of civilian positions that crippled the efforts to fight the Palisades fire.

Now Los Angeles is spending at least $500,000 to fight Crowley’s wrongful termination lawsuit.

[Anand Sanwal @asanwal]

Nobody could have predicted this

[Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton]

Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley wasn’t the only one sounding the alarm about Karen Bass’ budget cuts. 21 days before the Palisades Fire broke out, Los Angeles Fire personnel jammed into a LA Fire commission meeting with a dire warning.

“The residents of Los Angeles are going to pay the ultimate sacrifice, and someone will die.”

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

The Far Side was so fucking good it’s still ahead of its time …

[Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell]

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[Liz Peek @lizpeek]

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker & John Wertheim so appalled by Bari Weiss’ management of CBS…they’re signing new contracts to stay. What commitment! What principle! What hypocrisy…

[jj smith @war24182236]

This morning, SFPD tried to apprehend this person after they was informed he
Stole something from the store,
🎥@TL2ACTIVE

[Amber Richmond @AmberRichmondSF]

Six months clean and sober today.

The photo on the left was taken years ago after I woke up from an overdose in my apartment.

I was housed. I had a roof over my head. But I was still addicted to heroin and methamphetamine, and I was still overdosing.

When I look at that photo now, I feel sadness.

I see someone who was suffering. Someone who wanted a different life but couldn’t seem to stop doing the very things that were destroying her.

The photo on the right was taken recently while speaking publicly about my journey & recovery.

Today, I am six months clean and sober from absolutely everything.

The biggest change isn’t what you can see in these photos.

It’s that I genuinely care about myself today.

The woman on the left survived.

The woman on the right is finally living.

[RiverFarmer @SoybeansRus]

USDA commodity reports are built by a maze of agencies NASS, WAOB, ERS, FAS, AMS, FSA and more.

When they’re right, everyone takes credit.
When they’re wrong, nobody is responsible.

Too many chiefs. Not enough accountability.

Farmers deserve better than market-moving reports where nobody can answer a simple question: “Who’s actually responsible for the final number?”

[Amy Reichert @amyforsandiego]

Ghost students.
Ghost voters.
California is a fraudulent mess.

[Steve S @breezerdude]

@Susan_Shelley Bass is a pathetic figure. LA gets what they deserve.

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

Former Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was a complete disaster financially for the Fed. His strategy resulted in over $200 billion in losses for the Fed.

Never in the history of the Fed have they lost so much money. The Fed used to be profitable every year, and by federal law sent those profits to the US Treasury.

[EL🐑HOMBRE #MONTAÑA @HombreMontana]

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“Mientras el mundo buscaba caminos fáciles, él eligió la aguja imposible. Cada metro ganado al vacío fue una declaración de guerra a sus límites, y cada presa conquistada, una prueba de que las cumbres más altas nacen primero en la voluntad.”

[Steve S @breezerdude]

@RichardGrenell Becceria was useless as the HHS Sec. Just look how handled Covid. Remember his wife sits on the board of a large hospital company. On top of that he lost 400,000 plus kids. Just to name a few failures. I’m sure the list will continue to grow as we get closer to November.

[Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell]

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Wow! Becerra makes it clear - - Free healthcare for non-US citizens in California.

Get ready for huge tax increases and fewer services for legal citizens.

This is billion$.

Becerra says: “No one loses their health care because of where they were born”

[bettersoma @bettersoma]

@breezerdude 48 hills is a rag like the national enquirer it’s trash

[bettersoma @bettersoma]

@breezerdude I was there

[Steve S @breezerdude]

@bettersoma So it was fabricated?