No More for Noem

And it's now time for your daily Fortis News break the production of Fortis Institute.

Accountability was the word of the day on Capitol Hill, where representative Nancy Mace exposed

government incompetence during a hearing with Minnesota Governor Tim Walsh, the subject

of staggering 34,000 percent increase in autism program spending in his state from 1 million

in 2017 to 343 million in 2024. Much of it tied to fraud linked to the Somali immigrant community.

Walsh couldn't answer basic questions about the numbers, first claiming he wasn't governor

in 2017, then admitting he couldn't recall 2024 figures either. Mace pressed in pretty hard,

are you governor of Minnesota or not? Was her question Walsh snapped, but he wasn't there to be her

prop, but her closing shot landed the hardest. Thank God you're not the vice presidents.

And I think a lot of us would say resounding amen to that.

Speaking of accountability, President Trump showed Homeland Security Secretary

Christie Knowham the door on Thursday after a series of scandals involving questionable

deportation ad contracts worth over $200 million. Knowham blamed Trump for approving them,

Trump told Reuters that he had no knowledge of the deals. The contracts were awarded using

limited competition to a company incorporated just days prior. Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen,

a former undefeated MMA fighter, will take over as DHS Secretary of Effective March 31st.

The FDA meanwhile is rolling out cash bonuses for scientists who complete drug reviews ahead of

schedule. Commissioner Marty McGrary pitched it to the staff of the line, quote,

usually everyone loves money. The agency has already lost 20% of its drug review workforce,

dropped its longtime requirements of two clinical trials for new drugs,

and deployed AI tools that staffers say hallucinate confidently. On the cultural front and

overwhelming 83% of Americans support federal age verification for pornographic websites,

according to a new poll. The support cuts across party lines with House lawmakers debating

legislation that would force big tech to verify minors can access adult content without parental consent.

Half the state's already have such laws, almost exclusively with public inland I might add,

and when Louisiana enacted theirs, Hornhub Traffic dropped almost 80%, rather than comply,

the site simply shut down in states with verification requirements. That tells you everything

you need to know about what their business model actually depends on. And finally, a BLM

chapter founder in Lake County, Illinois, went viral after getting into a fist fight with a female

colleague. After she demanded money for cigarettes and accused him of blowing donations on gambling,

both ended up with busted lips. Neither press charges, the woman told officers,

she didn't want to see a black man go to jail. You honestly couldn't write a better script if you

tried. That wraps up today's Fortis news break. I'm Jimmy Hicks. If you want more, you can

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