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[–] [S] 99 points 4 weeks ago (33 children)

Hm, I'm sure it has nothing to do with donnie being butthurt that Ped-o-lago had to be searched since he stole classified documents.

Also, I'm sure her being a woman, Muslim and a POC has nothing to do with anything...

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  • [–] 58 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Ugh for fuck sake. Zero evidence.

    Meanwhile, a (Republican) Senator from Florida was literally an integral part of the largest Medicare fraud in US history: no problem whatsoever.

    I'm referring to Rick Scott for anyone who didn't already know about that.

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah. The fact that Rick Scott is not rotting away in prison says so much.

    Meanwhile, we are encouraged to assume that donnie's corrupt AF administration is on the up and up here, and we should "do our own research" on Omar as to the why?

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  • [–] 31 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)
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    Search "Omar Somalia Minnesota welfare fraud".

    I realize it's not spoken of here, but it's a real case with prison sentences and everything.

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  • [–] 78 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    I searched, and what I found was that Ilhan Omar had recieved donations from someone running a fraud company. Those donations were then either returned or donated to another cause. I'm not seeing any reputable news sources making any claims about her involvement.

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  • [–] 45 points 4 weeks ago

    I'll help you out. You clearly have problems with your brain. You, see, it's functioning. In order to see what that person is seeing you have to take a hammer directly to your frontal lobe.

    Once you hit it hard enough you'll be able to see that what really happened is that all of that same information will tell you that she is an evil Muslim woman. So, with that focus, and with no functioning critical thinking you don't have to do much. What you perceive as having happened will be reinforced by the same exact article you originally read with a fully functional frontal lobe

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  • [–] 23 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    I thought most of the russian data centers doing social media manipulation were burned to the ground. Guess you are from a different one?

    Care to share the location?

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  • [–] 13 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    Naa they're just an idiot tankie. Fediverse is to small to be focused on, we have our own russian shills doing it for free.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    I expect most of the tankies are Russian. And why would we be too small? We're one of the easier platforms to influence, and we have enough to make the list.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    The fediverse is a drop in the bucket was my point. They don't need to since the devs of Lemmy are tankies already. So no need to waste resources (bots) on Lemmy when western tankies are doing it for free.

    They're focusing on YT/Facebook/Twitter/Reddit sized platforms.

    I'm not saying we're not a decent size but in the grand scheme of things we're a drop in the ocean.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

    True but they generally try to infiltrate everything. Even bots on Pinterest. Pushing AI.

    Of all places you would think would be off their radar since it's just sharing crafts and recipes. But nope. They are there too.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (4 children)

    Then why did they say she was raided due to immigration and document paperwork?

    MMW, this will go nowhere

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    It might become an attempt at revoking her citizenship if they find anything they can spin or lie about to suggest she might have said something untrue on her citizenship application. But more likely it'll be a "she got away with it" kind of bullshit vibe from the conservative propaganda outlets in future.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Her father (now deceased) filled out her citizenship paperwork when she was a child. The propaganda is now about the horrors of dead people having done their best by their children.

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    [–] 59 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Huh…armed thugs storming and searching a sitting congressperson’s home. That’s…normal.

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  • [–] 47 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    You know who's home should be raided and the occupant dragged to gitmo?

    Elon Musk.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 weeks ago

    Give 'em hell, Omar.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago

    Everyday is the worse day in America until tomorrow…

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  • [–] 27 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    I can't help but be reminded of 2016 and Obama holding onto info that Russians were trying to manipulate the election for Trump and the FBI having to be 150% transparent about their investigation into Hillary's emails. Even though we all knew the emails were nothing.

    All in the name of protecting our democracy. Republicans do not give a shit now as they didn't in 2016.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 weeks ago

    I can't help but think about 1968 and how LBJ got proof Nixon was colluding with Henry Kissinger to undermine Vietnam peace talks but decided not to go public with it because he didn't want to have to hang them both for treason

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago

    I look forward to the inquiries into Musk's immigration and deportation when the Dems take back office...

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  • [–] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    Oh shit. You've done it now! You've make Jeffries realest a strongly worded social media post.

    https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2109673541855588653

    I also love the first post under it.

    Hey @grok, how many times has Hakeem Jeffries said or posted the phrase... "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW" ?

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago

    i'm sure the comments on this post are going to be enlightening and informative

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  • [+] -9 points 4 weeks ago* (2 children)

    While the political attack defense is definitely part of it, there has been a bipartisan and long running fraud investigation in Minnesota. It began in the Biden admin, and runs parallel to state investigations into a scheme where Federal and State money was obtained under false pretenses and sometimes transferred overseas. A large portion of it did happen in the Somali communities and some of this money is believed to have entered the political scene through various forms of donations and quid pro quo. In that, if those in the state and potentially those who serve in Washington acted to maintain the money flow and received compensation for it, then that could help form the basis of a RICO investigation. Even the city of Minneapolis politicans are implicated in it because Mayor Frey's wife was an attorney for many of the ones who ended up being convicted during the course of this bipartisan state and federal investigation. His wife had to leave the lawfirm shortly after and there is a high coorelation to the beginning of a Federal probe at the time. By the way, if you want to get paid from a criminal enterprise the best thing to do is be a lawyer for it and charge it large fees.

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  • [+] -77 points 4 weeks ago* (17 children)

    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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  • [–] 51 points 4 weeks ago* (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 38 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 29 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    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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  • [–] 20 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] [S] 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    I'd love to see Nick Shirley carted off to prison.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Much better people than him have been imprisoned for decades for a lot less.

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  • [–] 37 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago*

    Side note: Isn’t marrying well one of the only acceptable avenues for financial improvement these misogonistic conservative assholes want to allow for women? Even when you happen to do the thing that they want you to do, they still hold it against you.

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