Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
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
I’d love to see Nick Shirley carted off to prison.
Much better people than him have been imprisoned for decades for a lot less.
Pretty sure they imprisoned Leary for two roaches in the car ash tray. They intended for it to be 10 years, but he escaped.
Also, imagine - 30 years for possession of 5 ounces of a flower. Fucking crazy.
https://www.worldofcannabis.museum/post/tdich-jan-21-leary-10years