The Wright Report 09 FEB 2026: Wild Stock Rides // Major Welfare Fraud // Trump's Immigration Win // Dems Say No to Body Cams // Deep State vs. The White House // Italy Terror // UK Head Scratcher // Japan Victory // Medical News!
Feb 9, 2026
Markets could swing wildly as algorithmic trading meets thin liquidity and heavy economic data. Massive misuse of a $30 billion welfare fund and large pandemic loan fraud are highlighted. A court ruling may end catch-and-release for many migrants, and Democrats back away from ICE body cameras. Allegations of buried intelligence and sabotage tied to Olympic sites in Italy also make headlines.
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Welfare Grants Turned Into Slush Funds
- The Wall Street Journal reports massive misuse of the $30 billion TANF block grants by states and nonprofits.
- Bryan Dean Wright frames this as a slush fund problem needing reform or elimination of TANF funding.
Pressure Lawmakers On TANF Reform
- Contact your federal representatives or senators if you want TANF frozen until reforms occur or eliminated entirely.
- Bryan Dean Wright urges civic action to pressure lawmakers on welfare reform.
Court Ruling Could End Catch And Release
- The Fifth Circuit ruled federal law permits denying bond and detaining many asylum seekers through their proceedings.
- Wright says this removes incentives that underpin 'catch and release' and could prompt appeals to the Supreme Court.