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My focus is, and always will be, the British national interest.

Then why did we lose at least $32 billion to pandemic unemployment fraud? Oh yeah, because the EDD: * Dumped its anti-fraud program (Pondera) in 2016 and never replaced it * Never implemented a system to cross-match incarceration data after being warned in 2015 to do so * Failed to correct its practice of mailing documents w/people's full SSN's after state auditor report in 2018 Just for a start. And, CBS News found that, since 2015, CA lawmakers failed to enact 3 out of every 4 anti-fraud recommendations from the state auditor that required legislative action.

California is again leading the charge against large-scale identity theft and hospice fraud. Today, we're taking decisive action against 14 providers who tried using stolen identities to bill Medi-Cal for nonexistent hospice services.

Why are people still joining the military? I don’t understand.

Bayonets, Mud, and Resolve: When Men, Not Hashtags, Held the Line As a German veteran, I will say this plainly: Forty-four years ago, over 100 ships of the Royal Navy sailed south following Argentina’s invasion of the Falkland Islands. No hashtags. No commentary panels. Just orders—and men who followed them. Before “Bravery” Became a Word People Tweet Today, courage is often performed. Back then, it was carried—40kg on your back, across wet, freezing, unforgiving terrain that punished every step. No comfort. No spotlight. No guarantee. And when the march ended? Bayonets fixed. Hand-to-hand combat. In darkness. In brutal conditions. Against an enemy just as determined. The Kind of War That Doesn’t Fit a Narrative This is the kind of war that doesn’t translate well into modern slogans. Because it wasn’t theoretical. It was endurance. Discipline. Grit. A refusal to break when everything—from the weather to the exhaustion—told you to. The Men Behind the Memory And here is the part that matters most to me: I am proud and honoured to know two of those men personally—and to call them friends. Not legends in headlines. Men who carried the weight, walked the distance, and stood their ground. Not a Slogan—A Standard “The Falklands will always be British” is easy to say. What made it true was something far harder: Men who went through hell—and did not step back. No irony needed. Only respect.

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