Once again, multiply this by 50 states

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Luna’s address, 640 Brighton Ave., Portland, appears to be yet another single-building hub for home healthcare businesses drawing millions in Medicaid funding. According to business records, it also hosts Helping Hands Home Care, Hope Home Care, Al-Shawk Home Healthcare, and, until recently, Saveplus Home Care Services.

[RELATED: President of Five-Star Homecare Ordered to Repay Nearly $400K Worked at Three Other Home Healthcare Providers Before Moving to Turkmenistan…]

EXCERPTS:

From 2019-2025, Luna billed $3,711,041, with at least $1,690,967 of those funds paid to the business after they were hit with the recoupment request from auditors.

Luna’s Audit

Auditors looked at Luna’s billing from February 2020 through December 2021 and found that every billing claim reviewed was subject to recoupment.

The majority of the reviewed claims had no documentation to support that services were actually provided, others had incomplete documentation, and 18 claims showed that the number of hours on provider time cards was smaller than the number of hours for which the business billed taxpayers.

MaineCare’s Office of Program Integrity sent Luna’s executive director, Marian Abu, its notice of violation on March 13, 2023, ordering the company to repay $262,120.

According to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) payment data obtained by The Maine Wire through a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request, Luna never paid back any of the $262,120.

That failure has not prevented the state from continuing to funnel huge amounts of taxpayer money into the home care business.

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Luna doesn’t have a clean record with the DHHS Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services either.

In August 2025, an alleged “on site” inspection that appears to have simply been a desk review identified multiple issues with Luna’s record keeping.

…. According to a LinkedIn profile that apparently belongs to Abu, she worked at some point as a case manager at Catholic Charities, which has its own lengthy history of Medicaid overbilling and illegal immigrant resettlement.

[RELATED: Catholic Charities of Maine Failed Two Audits and Were Ordered to Re-Pay Thousands Billed to MaineCare…]

Abu also seemingly has ties to the infamous Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS), which chronically overbilled Medicaid for ineligible expenses, including taking a client to McDonald’s.

A Maine Senate Democrats press release from 2018 identified a Marian Abu as MEIRS’ operations manager and included an image of someone who appears to be the same person now operating Luna.

While Abu does not serve as the registered agent for any other Maine businesses, there is a Marian Abu living in Lewiston listed on business records as one of many “directors” at the Florida-based Nuru Eyes Inc. non-profit.

According to records, the nonprofit incorporated in March 2025. The non-profit’s stated purpose is to provide eye care to people in “underserved” communities. It has two other Maine-based directors as well: Halima Abu, of Portland, and Samira Abu, of Yarmouth.

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Other Businesses at 640 Brighton

Saveplus Home Care, registered to Abdirahman Osman, operated out of 640 Brighton Ave until recently. According to business records, the home care company moved its registered address down the street to 885 Brighton Ave. in July 2025.

From 2021-2025, Saveplus billed $2,057,693 to MaineCare. DHHS records obtained by The Maine Wire show that the business paid back $49,057 to the department beginning in 2023.

Hope Home Care first started billing MaineCare the same year Saveplus moved offices and drew in a substantial $505,517 in their first year as a licensed home care provider.

The business was founded in August 2024 by Shizar Mahmond.

Helping Hands Home Care is even newer than Hope Home Care, having only incorporated in September 2025 under registered agent Mohammed Hussein Abdulhadi.

640 Brighton is and has been the home of a variety of other businesses, including the currently operational Red Sea Inc.

According to business records, Red Sea is registered to Raed Ahmad Almamouri and was started in January 2026, though it is not clear what the business actually is or does.

The building has previously hosted multiple transportation businesses, including Dhigane Transportation Company, a medical transportation business operated by Jabir Warsame until it dissolved in September 2025.

It also housed Roadway Transportation, operated by Abdullah Ratib, which dissolved in the same month as Dhigane Transportation, and Hope Transportation, operated by Shizar Mahmoud, which also shut down in September 2025.

He'll probably be referred to counseling and a "restorative justice" session with his victim, instead of being locked up for life (Updated)

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The Post’s reporting is over-the-top histrionic (of course), but anti-disirregardless, this psychopath will be on the streets until he finally kills someone and is put away for 3-4 years.

Sickening video shows masked 14-year-old NYC teen stomp on 15-year-old girl’s head— after she refused to give him her number

Disgusting video shows a teen slamming a girl to the ground and stomping on her head after she refused to give him her phone number, according to police and sources.

Video circulating on social media shows the 14-year-old brute confronting the 15-year-old girl on the corner of East 107th Street and 3rd Avenue in East Harlem around 3:30 p.m. Monday after school got out.

“I’ll knock the s–t out of you right now,” the bully says as he blocks the girl’s path in the crosswalk, while one of his pals eggs him on to “Do it!”

“You stand right here,” he orders her, pointing at the ground at his feet.

She tries to go around him but he puts an arm out and pushes her back, the tense clip shows.

“Get the f—k away from me, p—y,” she tells him, turning around and walking away.

The masked goon then grabs her from behind, picks her up in the air and slams her into the pavement, according to the video.

While she lies on the ground helplessly in pain, he stomps on her head and walks away.

The girl suffered a concussion and was taken by EMS to Harlem Hospital in stable condition, police and sources said.

The bully was arrested and charged with assault. He’s due to appear in family court on Thursday, sources said.

Like this fine person in Seattle:

Seattle Judge Veronica Galván's decision to release an armed robbery suspect who went on to allegedly disembowel a teenager – and a bevy of similar progressive decisions on the bench – make her "effectively as dangerous as the violent suspects she chooses to keep out on the streets," talk show host Jason Rantz told Fox News Digital. 

Millorz J. Canales, a 17-year-old reputed member of the Norteño gang, was charged with assault, kidnapping and robbery on Dec. 17. Canales and an accomplice allegedly lured a 14-year-old to Lions Park in Everett, KOMO News reported.

The victim, who later admitted to police his association with the rival South Side Locos, was left to die after he was tied to a tree, stripped nude, stabbed eight times, carved with the letter "N" and disemboweled, according to the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's office. The 20-minute-long attack was caught on surveillance footage, according to the office.

The victim survived and ran to a nearby home for help.

Police quickly identified Canales as the prime suspect in the attack. Police found a blood-soaked sweatshirt and bloodied green boxers when he was arrested by Everett Police, KTTH reported. 

Weeks earlier, on Nov. 15, Canales was arrested for an alleged gang-related armed robbery in Seattle. He was released without bail on Dec. 2 by Galvan despite objections from the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and was awaiting trial when he allegedly mutilated the 14-year-old. 

"She does not believe, especially when it comes to youth offenders, that jail works. It's not a disincentive. It doesn't change behaviors," Rantz told Fox News Digital. "The problem, of course, is that it can't just be seen through the lens of wanting to reform. It's also about protecting the public every single day that someone who's dangerous isn't behind bars where they belong is another day when they can commit a felony and create another victim.

"And unfortunately, with this judge, we're seeing that happen over and over and over again with the folks that have stood before her and gotten a slap on the wrist, if that," Rantz continued.

Earlier in 2024, Galvan released 12- and 13-year-old brothers accused of stealing a car using a ghost gun and leading police on a high-speed chase, Fox 13 reported. 

In July, she released three teens on electronic home monitoring after they allegedly menaced paradegoers with loaded guns modified to be automatic. Prosecutors argued that the teens should be held behind bars for the safety of the community, KOMO News reported. However, Galvan said she wanted to see if the teens could turn things around through community support programs. 

"We’ve detained people for years, years, and crime is still here. Children are still committing inappropriate things, we still have behaviors that are concerning," she said, according to the outlet. "This is going to take a lot more than just throwing people in and locking them up without a key."

Rantz said that Galvan's behavior on the bench is "a perfect example of what happens when you take your ideology, and you make it a part of your job, where you view decisions you make through a very specific social, justice focused ideological lens."

Moreover, he said, Galvan is not the only soft-on-crime judge to regularly release suspects who have gone on to commit more grievous offenses.

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"It's not just about Veronica Galvan. I could have probably written a similar story on a number of judges, dozens of judges across the state. She just happened to be on a very high profile case that caught my attention," Rantz said.

"A lot of the judges we have and a lot of the prosecutors we have in the state have really adopted this position of wanting to dismantle the criminal justice system and then rebuilding it through this very specific ideological lens – we saw it in the most obvious ways during the BLM movement of 2020 into 2021, where they were quite literally using the language, dismantling the criminal justice system and rebuilding it," Rantz said. 

"We've seen policies and laws that have been changed that have specifically tried to do that, to create a system in which justice is not in fact blind," he continued. "That based on one's identity as a defendant, they get treated in a different way, more positively for them, negatively for the victim. That's the unfortunate reality that we have… Washington statehas been infected with this sort of woke think for a very long time now."

You Get What You Pay For

Galvan was appointed to her position by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in 2014. Since then, she has repeatedly run unopposed for re-election. 

UPDATE: No sooner did I post this than I went over to InstaPundit and found this:

OH, CANADA: Woke judge sentences man who throttled toddler to just six months in jail because he is of indigenous heritage and suffered ‘negative consequences of COLONIZATION.’ “‘While I acknowledge that there is no evidence that he or his immediate family were impacted by state actions such as residential schools, even the disassociation with one’s past and cultural heritage is a negative consequence of colonization,’ Golinsky wrote in her decision.”

Golinsky took into consideration that while KJM was not raised in a 'traditional upbringing,' he is of First Nations descent through his mother. 

'While I acknowledge that there is no evidence that he or his immediate family were impacted by state actions such as residential schools, even the disassociation with one’s past and cultural heritage is a negative consequence of colonization,' Golinsky wrote in her decision. 

A note on missing links — No, not the Irish. (Got you back, Mickster)

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Squarespace has been acting up in recent months so that, sporadically but increasingly, links that I add show up in drafts as having been installed, but don’t appear in the published version or, just as bad, paste in a link from a previous post. I’ve taken to checking back to make sure the correct link is included, but I do forget, and only notice the omission after publication. Feel free to bring the error to my attention, and I’ll correct it. Thanks.

Because they're insane (as well as being officious, petty little dictators, of course) Updated

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Fairfield’s proposed in-ground pool ban amid rising sea levels nearly unprecedented

With sea levels projected to rise 20 inches in Long Island Sound by 2050 according to a 2019 report, Connecticut coastal towns and cities are rethinking how to adapt to climate change.

"In towns, over the last 10 years there's been an appreciation that sea level is rising," said James O'Donnell, director of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation, and author of the February 2019 sea level report.

In Fairfield, officials are debating a different kind of response: banning the construction of new in-ground swimming pools along the shoreline.

It's an unusual move – one that appears to have few, if any, precedents nationwide. Swimming pools typically are allowed in coastal flood zones if they meet strict standards set by local, state and federal governments. Fairfield officials say their proposal reflects the town's highly developed shoreline and layout. But it also illustrates how, as climate risks grow, some coastal communities are beginning to consider a wider range of responses.

Fairfield's Town Plan and Zoning Commission has proposed adding a section to its regulations that would prohibit in-ground pools in several coastal flood zones, citing environmental and safety risks during major storms. Spas and hot tubs would still be allowed, but only if they are elevated above a certain height, according to the proposal.

The new rule would affect nearly 1,000 shoreline properties. The 14 existing pools in those areas would be allowed to remain as "legal nonconforming" structures.

Fairfield officials say the goal is to prevent further erosion along the town's vulnerable coastline – one of the most heavily developed stretches of shoreline in the state, where seasonal cottages increasingly have been converted into year-round homes.  

There's also a safety component. During major floods, pools can break apart and become dangerous debris.

"A swimming pool generally isn’t tied down to a foundation – it’s basically a big block of concrete," O'Donnell said. "When the floodwaters rise above it, it can float, like a big concrete bathtub."

Under federal guidelines, pools in flood-prone areas must be anchored in place or "frangible," meaning they are designed to break apart safely during storms.

"Anything that's going to break apart and become a projectile for where somebody lives, that’s problematic," Fairfield Planning Director Emmeline Harrigan said.

Several residents have pushed back on the proposal, saying it goes too far given that federal and state regulations don’t prohibit pools in coastal zones. Their displeasure has drawn national attention.

"Obviously we struck a nerve," Harrigan said.

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Even if it doesn’t pass, the proposal underscores the kind of out-of-the-box thinking communities are using to respond to rising seas and increasing flood risks. In New London, rows of concrete "reef balls" in the Thames River are helping to protect the shoreline by mimicking natural reefs. And in Groton, at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus, researchers have turned nearly two centuries of sea level data into music to highlight the urgency of climate change.

The message also is being reinforced at the state level. Last summer, Connecticut passed a law requiring municipalities to plan for major weather and climate emergencies.

"As a Long Island Sound-adjacent community, we are required to talk about sea level rise and future resiliency efforts," Harrigan said. "This is not uncommon to other municipalities across the state."

UPDATE: A mentor/friend of mine sends along this email he sent, alog with the note, “we’ll see if the reported of this article responds to my email”:

Interesting article. I note that the report was dated 2019 and 2050 was the timing of a total 20 inch rise in sea level. Since it is now 2026 I would assume that sea level has risen almost 23% or 4.6 inches. Has that been the case?

Saying aloud, again, what Democrats have in store for the country

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Carville: Dems Should Grant DC, Puerto Rico Statehood and Pack SCOTUS When They Regain Power

Add to Carvell’s prescription the gerrymandering occuring, the “popular vote” pact (CT’s a signator) that goes around the Constitution’s Electoral College structure and will hand the small states’ voters over to the tender hands of Democrat mob rule, and mail-in, early voting, and we have a problem. Plus, of course, voter fraud and replacement constituencies — we’ve made it 250 years; I doubt we’ll see 275.

David Strom has related thoughts:

Virginia Is the Model for the Future of Democratic Party Rule

Virginia is a purple state, and that fact was reflected in the vote on the Constitutional Amendment to gerrymander it. The final vote totals have yet to come in, but the early vote totals mirror the presidential election, in which Harris won by a narrow margin. 

Virginians, by two or three points, voted to disenfranchise about 48% of the state. 

A daring medical approach, although Robert Spencer is skeptical — so am I

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Of course, we’re not (witch) doctors, so what do we know?

This story’s from Canada, but it’s easy to envision it occurring in any number of our own courts.

A Jihadi Stabs a Soldier for Allah, and Doctors Come Up With a Remarkable Cure for What Ails Him

….. The Daily Mail reported Tuesday that “a Canadian terrorist who burst into a military recruitment service and stabbed soldiers has been given permission to fly to Saudi Arabia and Somalia – even though officials say he ‘continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.’” 

They seem to think that the trip will do Ayanle Hassan Ali good, as it will help him become a more devout and observant Muslim, and what could possibly be the problem with that?

This ridiculous comic opera began when Ali “entered the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Toronto in March 2016, and immediately attacked the corporal who was seated at the entrance, repeatedly punching him in the head and using a kitchen knife to slash and stab at the soldier. He then fought off other soldiers who tried to take him down.”

After all this, Ali helpfully explained his motivation, telling arresting offers that “Allah told me to do this. “Allah told me to come here and kill people.” 

Anyone who thinks Allah would possibly tell anyone to do such a thing must be crazy, right? After all, it’s a religion of peace! And so “in May 2018, Ali was found not criminally responsible on three counts of attempted murder, as well as two counts of assault causing bodily harm, two counts of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose due to his schizophrenia diagnosis.”

That was eight years ago, however, and now he has fully recovered, and “is planning to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca with his father and meet a potential bride his dad found for him in Somalia on a three-week long trip.” The Daily Mail tells us that “the Ontario Review Board heard earlier this month how Ali, who is Muslim, wants to travel abroad ‘to facilitate a meeting with a woman as his father has been working on arranging a possible marriage with a woman who resides in Somalia.”

The Review Board was as solicitous as it could be of this man who wanted to kill for Allah: “Mr. Ali has advised that this is not uncommon in his culture and the marriage would only proceed if both parties were agreeable. He is hopeful he will be able to travel to Somalia over the upcoming reporting year for an introductory meeting with the woman.” It was decided that Ali would be permitted to make the trip.

To be sure, before the Review Board made this decision, Ali’s doctors told him how devout he was in his observance of Islam, as if this were a positive step in his healing process. The doctors stated happily that Ali’s “faith and religious beliefs continue to be very important to him, and he attends his mosque weekly and he prays five times a day.” 

Even better, “he and his father have planned for a religious ritual of Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Ali is studying to memorize the Quran and attends the mosque by his father’s house daily to meet with his teacher. He is hopeful that his tutor may assist him in securing a volunteer position at a local school to tutor in math or French.”

The most absurd part of this story, which is riddled with absurdities, is that Canadian officials point to Ayanle Hassan Ali’s devout observance of Islam as an indication that he is turning over a new leaf and rejecting violence. They appear to have been completely uninterested in the fact that he repeatedly invoked Allah as his reason for stabbing the corporal, because they have decided that at the time of the stabbing, he was suffering from a “mental disorder.” But he has put all that behind him now, and look at all the progress he is making: he is memorizing the Qur’an and attending mosque daily! That means that he won’t be violent again, because the true Islam teaches peace — doesn’t it?

Note also that the Daily Mail, the worst paper in the Western world (and it’s not close)…. informs us in the sixth paragraph of its story that Ali is Muslim, despite having told us in the third paragraph that Allah told him to kill people. This is because in the tiny minds of the Daily Mail’s editors, the god of Islam could never and would never tell anyone to kill people. The Daily Mail doesn’t know and doesn’t care that the Qur’an says “kill them wherever you find them” three times (2:191, 4:89, 4:91, cf. 9:5), and contains numerous other exhortations to violence. It assumes that Islam is peace, and that everyone knows that, and so when this fellow starts insisting that Allah told him to kill, the Daily Mail thinks people are out there scratching their heads and wondering what religion Ayanle Hasan Ali professes. So it duly informs them a few paragraphs down.

Meanwhile, this fellow is on the loose, with his head full of Qur’anic exhortations. What could possibly go wrong?

But wait, there’s more!

This happened in 2019, a year after he’d been determined nt guilty by reason of insanity,

Toronto recruitment centre stabber cleared by appeal court to attend college on his own

Prosecutors argued the board's ruling gave too much consideration to Ayanle Hassan Ali's needs and too little to public safety

Ya think?