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Crossroads is a channel from The Epoch Times, focused on discussions about the major junctures of the world—from breaking news, to ideology, culture, and politics.

Joshua Philipp is an award-winning investigative reporter.
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Investigations are now being launched into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over more than a billion dollars in alleged fraud in the state's welfare system that has been primarily perpetrated by people within Minnesota’s Somali community.

And this even includes allegations that millions of dollars in these stolen funds have been diverted back to a Somali terrorist organization.

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After announcing his plans to pause migration from ‘high-risk’ third world countries, President Donald Trump has now taken the first steps. He has officially put migration on hold from 19 countries that were already under travel restrictions.

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The Trump administration has doubled down against immigration. This is immigration as a whole not just illegal immigration. They have officially put legal immigration on hold from 19 "high risk" countries.

What does this freeze entail? It means all immigration applications, including things like green card and citizenship processing that are filed by immigrants from these countries are now on pause.

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The European Commission is attempting to regulate US platforms. They have issued a fine to social media platform X for 120 million euros. X is refusing to comply, and this is turning into a question of whether foreign countries can export their laws to the US.

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The European Commission issued a fine to social media platform X for 120 million euros for "non-compliance with transparency obligations" under the EU's Digital Services Act.

X is refusing to comply, and this is quickly turning into an issue of global diplomacy, and a question of whether foreign countries can export their laws to the United States and American companies.

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A plan to create a digital ID system for Americans is being rolled out, and Alaska is the first testing ground. This ties in with changes being made to the state’s myAlaska digital identity system, which is being interwoven with AI and payment functions.

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Alaska is becoming the first testing ground for plans to create a digital ID system for Americans. This ties in with changes being made to the state’s myAlaska digital identity system, which could potentially be interwoven with artificial intelligence and payment functions.

This plan in Alaska is also raising concerns over potential abuses that have been seen in countries that already have similar systems. We can look to the CCP’s social credit system as the worst case scenario.

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Members of an online network have been charged with engaging in horrific crimes against children. The allegations include sexual and other abuse leading to self-harm and even suicide. And the FBI is now working to take down this organization, known as the 764 network.

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The Trump administration is now investigating foreign companies that are accused of price fixing and manipulating the American food market, which is allegedly driving up the cost of food.

Recently, Trump signed an executive order to which establishes food supply chain security task forces in the DOJ and the FTC to investigate price fixing and anti-competitive behavior, especially when carried out by foreign-controlled corporations."

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Identity politics have been merged into American law. This led to issues where race or gender were used to weigh guilt or innocence, and even the severity of punishment. But now, the DOJ is rolling this back.

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Equal protection has been restored under US law. The DOJ is rolling back disparate-impact liability, which they say undermined "the constitutional principle that all Americans must be treated equally under the law."

The standard will now be if there is evidence of intentional discrimination.

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Crime statistics are showing a concerning trend with illegal immigrants. It turns out that at least in New York, illegal immigrants commit crimes at about four times the rate of the overall population.

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New crime statistics are showing a concerning trend with illegal aliens and the amount of crime relative to population.
It turns out that in New York, illegal immigrants are incarcerated at about four times the rate of their overall population in the state.

And on the topic of illegal immigrants in New York, an audit found more than half of the state's commercial trucking licenses were issued to foreign-born drivers who are in the US illegally.

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NGOs are about to lose a great deal of federal government money. Secretary of State Rubio has said that tax dollars meant for foreign aid have instead been heavily used to prop up NGOs. And many NGOs have gotten involved in programs that facilitate mass migration, in what’s now being referred to as the “refugee industrial complex.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that tax dollars meant for foreign aid have instead been heavily used to prop up NGOs, and now, these NGOs are about to lose that federal money.

Not just that, many of the NGOs have also gotten involved in various programs including the facilitation of mass migration in what Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller is referring to as the “refugee industrial complex.”

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Fentanyl has now been designated as a weapon of mass destruction. The shift in designation could have sweeping impacts on law enforcement, international actions, and other policies related to how the drug is treated, and which actions can be taken to stop traffickers and dealers.

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In a big move, fentanyl has now been designated as a weapon of mass destruction by the White House. The shift in designation could have sweeping impacts across the board in US efforts to take down the drug.

This major shift in designation will have broad impacts on law enforcement, international actions, and other policies related to fentanyl, and which actions can be taken to stop traffickers and dealers.

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European nations have been fining and taxing American companies, especially in big tech. This has now led to attempts at enforcing European law in the US, including those concerning freedom of speech. And now, the US is pushing back with an ultimatum.

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A Clinton-era action that allowed many immigrants to get welfare in the United States has been brought to an end. The system worked through a loophole going back to the 1990s, and this has now been officially changed.

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Immigrants have been allowed to receive welfare right here in the United States through a loophole. And now the Justice Department has shut this down.

This goes back to a Clinton-era action that allowed immigrants to get welfare in the United States. And how did this work? Well, it worked through a loophole going back to 1996 that limited when immigrants could be denied federal welfare benefits based on the funding source of the program.

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Plans for a new “golden fleet” of warships has been announced by President Donald Trump. This will see the creation of “Trump-Class” battleships, which are 100 times more powerful than previous American warships.

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