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Rocky’s Royal Story Unravels
Rocky Rustad’s pitch, according to investors who spoke with Frank Report, hinged on a Saudi royal who supposedly needed to swap large Bitcoin holdings for Tether. Rustad would capture the spread. Backers would get quick payouts with little exposure to price swings. The reporting puts total investment at more than $40 million. Then withdrawals stalled,…
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Angels, Aliens and Answers
Government UFO releases have given an old fascination a fresh supply of footage and questions. Derrick Warfel approaches that material with a Bible, a filmmaker’s experience, and an explicit Christian worldview. His 352-page UFOs and GOD examines reported encounters while challenging the spiritual messages sometimes attached to them. Greg Maresca reviews a book concerned with…
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SHERIFF MARCENO VINDICATED
Florida’s ethics commission dismissed Ken Romano’s complaint against Sheriff Carmine Marceno after finding no probable cause on all four alleged violations before it. The federal investigation had already closed without charges. Yet Bob Norman’s follow-up coverage keeps the scandal narrative moving, with a guardian angel, disputed delivery dates, and recordings that require careful distinctions between…
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Danesh Death Threats Hit Home
Richard Luthmann came to Two Lees in a Pod with recordings that threatened his life. More threatening messages arrived during the show. The calls named Dr. Ralph Garramone and Jennifer Couture, warned about packages, and threatened murder and sexual assault. Luthmann believes the escalation relates to his reporting on Danesh Noshirvan and attorney Nicholas Chiappetta.…
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Danesh’s Lawsuit Meets Reality
Danesh Noshirvan heads toward trial with a failed conspiracy claim, a disputed emotional-distress case, and 52 challenged statements still supporting his opponents’ counterclaims. Judge Kyle C. Dudek’s October 20 orders rejected the influencer’s bid for partial summary judgment and largely rejected his effort to escape the claims against him. The rulings identify treatment-history evidence that…
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Florida Lawyer Nicholas Chiappetta Perjury?
Nicholas Chiappetta’s own disciplinary disclosures have become a problem for Danesh Noshirvan’s litigation team. In an October 19 sworn filing, Richard Luthmann accused the lawyer of apparent perjury and demanded his disqualification. The dispute centers on an October 8 declaration seeking admission in New Jersey: “No disciplinary proceedings are pending against me in any jurisdiction.”…
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Cancer Strikes the American Pope
Pope Leo XIV entered Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for lung surgery. The operation confirmed cancer. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, reported no complications, and returned him to his room, where he later asked for dinner. Further testing remains ahead. Richard Luthmann follows the Vatican’s account and the prayers gathering around the first…
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Driving Miss Daisy in Reverse
Bob Reece put Shellene Reich’s place in his life on paper: companion, friend, caregiver, business manager. Their signed housing agreement now sits at the center of a fight with the estate representatives seeking possession. Think Driving Miss Daisy with the family dynamic turned inside out. Shellene is fighting for the promises she says Bob made,…
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Rehearsing for the Obits
Greg Maresca has heard that he was dead three times. The first inquiry followed the Marine barracks attack in Beirut. Another arose after a cyclist was struck along the Pennsylvania road he had ridden for years. The third required nothing more than a friend calling another friend. There’s ample material here for a columnist willing…
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October 7 Remembered: Christian Europe’s Unfinished Battle
October 7 belongs to more than the modern news cycle. On that date in 1571, the Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto after Pope Pius V called Christians to pray the Rosary. Rival Catholic powers found a common purpose, and the faithful credited the Blessed Mother’s intercession with helping secure victory. Richard Luthmann…
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