• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    She’s a thief and a dirtbag. I feel as bad for her as I did for Trump when they searched Mar-A-Largo, i.e. not at all, cry more.

    She had no money when she took office, now she’s a millionaire! Maxine Waters Jr.

    Search ‘Omar Minnesota Somalia welfare fraud’ for more details. Other people have been sent to prison for decades over this already, but she has “congressional plot armor”.

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      Why is it always “search these terms”? Why not link to a single legitimate source to backup your claims? Should be a very simple task.

      You’d think you’d want people to see your evidence since you clearly have very strong opinions about it.

      One might conclude that there isn’t really any legitimate evidence for your claim since you are so reticent to provide any. Almost like you know it won’t withstand basic scrutiny.

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      Her husband is rich from owning a winery and working in venture capital. No grift conspiracy theory needed.

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      I’m not from MN and follow none of this and even I know that she became a multimillionare when she married a multimillionare.

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      When someone marries someone with money they tend to have a sudden increase in net worth, but keep drinking Donnie’s flavor-aid conspiracy bullshit

      Edit: I note this person keeps saying “just Google it” rather than providing a direct source. Sounds like trying to astroturf a search trend…

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      On December 26, 2025, YouTuber Nick Shirley published a video in which he alleged fraud at Somali-American-run child care centers.[60][61] His video shows him visiting facilities that appeared empty or inactive, interviewing bystanders who said they had not seen children at the locations, and citing public payment records.[62][63] Shirley had previously created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim videos.[61] In the video, he visits the sites with David Hoch, a right-wing lobbyist who has run unsuccessfully for Minnesota governor and attorney general.[64]

      In the video, Shirley and Hoch also enter a business plaza in the Ventura Village neighborhood and enter several businesses “asking for healthcare”.[65] The video included limited evidence for the allegations.[66][67][68] In December 2025, state officials visited the centers featured in Shirley’s video and found that they all had children present and had an active license with the state.[69] Shirley and Hoch alleged that childcare centers have defrauded the government of millions of dollars by not holding their established capacity of children.[65] Most childcare centers do not enroll up to capacity.[64]

      Hoch’s inclusion in the video as a primary source was questioned; the Minnesota Star Tribune and The Intercept later reported that Hoch had a history of posting racist and anti-immigrant content on Instagram, including a post reading “Even the Blacks have had enough of the demon Muslims”.[70][71] NBC News called the allegations “unsubstantiated”, while CNN said the video includes limited evidence for its allegations and that Shirley had created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim videos in the past.[61][72] Shirley defended his videos, saying, “fraud is fraud”.[73] Minnesota House speaker Lisa Demuth said the Republican caucus had been “working with Nick Shirley and agency whistleblowers” to hold Governor Walz “accountable”. State representative Harry Niska said the party had given Hoch information.[74][75] Hoch told CNN he obtained the information from publicly available websites, not from Republican politicians.[61]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals

      Fell for it again

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      14 hours ago

      Looks like Ukraine missed one of Russia’s bot farms, er, “data center,” I mean…

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        13 hours ago

        I mean, at least some of them aren’t bots. Statistically, some of them are just fucking dumbasses.