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MINNESOTA INSURRECTION: DHS Agents Engage, Shoot Armed Keffiyeh-Clad Rioter in Enforcement Action Against Violent Illegal

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The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that federal agents were in the area executing a lawful operation to apprehend an illegal alien wanted for violent assault when they encountered armed rioter Alex Pretti.

DHS stated that Pretti was armed with a loaded nine-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and two magazines, posing an immediate and lethal threat to federal officers and the public. The agency later released a photograph of the weapon recovered at the scene.

According to federal officials, agents attempted to secure and disarm Pretti, but he violently resisted, escalating the encounter into a life-or-death struggle. With an armed suspect refusing to comply and officers in close proximity, a Border Patrol agent fired a fatal shot in defense of life.

Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene. DHS reported that he had no identification at the time of the incident.

Video footage shows agents actively struggling to restrain an armed suspect, bringing him to the ground in a final effort to neutralize the threat — underscoring that lethal force was used only after physical control measures failed.

Watch the armed rioter confront the federal agents:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the Daily Mail that the deceased was armed with two magazines, and the gun has since been recovered by federal authorities.

At least two Democrat Minnesota state officials and a campaign adviser to Tim Walz, Amanda Koehler, have been identified as “admins” and “dispatchers” in a now-leaked Signal group chat used to stalk and impede federal immigration operations in the state.

Minnesota burning Chaotic moment agent reached for gun revealed in close-up analysis of Minneapolis armed anti-ICE protester shooting

By Anna Young, NY Post, Jan. 24, 2026, 8:50 p.m. ET

Close-up videos of the fatal Minneapolis shooting showed protester Alex Jeffrey Pretti was armed with a gun — with the agent who fired the more than a dozen shots clearly reacting to something that alarmed him amid the chaos.

It’s unclear if Pretti had drawn the weapon and was immediately disarmed, if an officer had pulled it from his clothing or if he was in the process of pulling it out when a separate federal officer was seen taking it from the 37-year-old as he was pinned to the ground.

Videos of the incident show officers shouting “he’s got a gun,” as the unidentified agent reached into Pretti’s waistband to retrieve the weapon.

At one point an officer in gray coat is seen emerging from the melee with the gun, which officials said was a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun. According to close up video of that moment, as the officer holds the gun, the gun’s slide moves, meaning it may have fired, causing a loud noise of a gunshot shortly before other officer fired at Pretti.

In various videos,the agent who fired the fatal shots could be seen shooting the armed protester at close range, then pumping at least 9 more rounds into his body as Pretti lay motionless on the ground.

The Department of Homeland Security said Pretti had approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun as they were conducting a “targeted” arrest.

“The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said at a press conference Saturday night.

“Fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics were on the scene immediately and attempted to deliver medical aid to the subject, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.”

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Organized and well-funded:

The people on the streets of Minneapolis tonight aren’t “concerned citizens.” They are a Paid Operation.
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The reporter confirms it:

  • Comms: They have radios and a command structure.
  • ​Logistics: They have supply lines and food drops.
  • ​Organization: They move like a unit, not a mob.
  • We know this playbook. The Democrats do this every time.
  • They bus them in. They fund the supplies. They give the orders.
  • This is the NGO Industrial Complex at work.

The Border Patrol union released a statement, saying agents are “trained extremely well to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties.”

The union called for lowering anti-ICE rhetoric.

“When a supposed ‘peaceful’ protester brings a weapon (such as a loaded handgun) and brandishes it, there are going to severe consequences and repercussions,” they said.

“We have pleaded with and warned the media and the politicians that their irresponsible, hate-filled and false rhetoric is going to get people unnecessarily hurt, or worse, killed when they portray our agents and officers as the aggressors. They have encouraged these reckless confrontations and attacks on our agents and officers who are performing their lawful duties and enforcing the laws that Congress has put on the books,” they added.

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Pamela Geller

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Who’s Responsible for Demonizing ICE So Much That Agitators Invaded a Church Service?

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On Sunday, anti-ICE agitators invaded a church sanctuary in the middle of service, a shocking escalation arguably inspired by the Left’s extreme rhetoric against immigration enforcement.

“Justice for Renee Good!” shouted agitators as they walked directly into the middle of the sanctuary, surrounding worshippers in Cities Church, a non-denominational Christian church in St. Paul, Minnesota. (An ICE agent fatally shot Good while she was driving her car, right after her car hit him. She had been using the car for hours to frustrate ICE’s law enforcement efforts.)

The agitators targeted the church because one of the pastors, David Easterwood, also works with ICE.

An agitator who goes by the name “DaWokeFarmer” posted videos of the action.

DOJ Investigating Church Invasion

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is investigating the incident for potential violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced Sunday. While the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden used the FACE Act to target pro-life protesters who demonstrated outside abortion clinics, the law also protects houses of worship.

After the Biden DOJ weaponized the FACE Act to target pro-lifers, Dhillon seems ready to use the FACE Act for its intended purpose—to protect civil rights.

Former CNN host Don Lemon traveled with the agitators, and claims to have merely been reporting on the incident. Yet he clearly coordinated with Nakima Armstrong, the group’s leader who previously led Minneapolis’ NAACP chapter, ahead of the church invasion.

Whatever Lemon’s involvement, the agitators who desecrated a house of God deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Innocent Victims

These agitators didn’t just confront a church that also employs an ICE employee. They harassed innocent men, women, and children for the crime of worshipping God. Little children do not deserve to have their songs of praise interrupted by aggressive chanting.

Of course, this church invasion does not represent the first time anti-ICE agitators have harassed innocent bystanders.

Agitators have also accosted a man for the crime of driving a Chevy Suburban, the same kind of vehicle ICE officers use.

In a separate incident anti-ICE agitators harassed tech workers at a deli, mistaking them for ICE agents.

While Lemon may cloak himself in the free speech rights of a journalist, these agitators showed no compassion for journalist Nick Sortor when he came by, asking questions. Agitators surrounded his vehicle, smashed his windows, stole his camera, and seem to have threatened his life.

Make no mistake: We have roving bands of Red Guards who make it their mission to oppose law enforcement and to terrorize ICE. They’re not afraid of harassing innocents to further their agenda.

Where Does This Come From?

This isn’t happening in a vacuum. Earlier this month, Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz—who has yet to condemn the desecration of the church—suggested that President Donald Trump was at war with him and threatened to call the National Guard to oppose ICE agents in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, also a Democrat, said ICE should “get the f— out of Minneapolis.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called ICE an “occupying force.”

This rhetoric comes amid the Left’s push for “sanctuary” policies that hamstring the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law and deport illegal aliens.

Democrat governors openly say that immigration law should not be enforced in their jurisdictions. On her very first day in office, Virginia’s new Democrat governor—Abigail Spanberger—rescinded the order directing law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.

Democrats have even whittled away at America’s sovereignty by making my birth state of Colorado a “sanctuary state.”

President Donald Trump returned to office in part because the Left had gone off the deep end on immigration. While former President Barack Obama enforced immigration law, the Left demonized immigration law under Trump, and Biden effectively opened the border, allowing millions of illegal aliens to pour into the country.

A vast network of left-leaning nonprofits has demonized immigration law in the name of compassion. The Center for American Progress and the American Civil Liberties Union urged Biden to open the border. Now that Trump has closed the border and sought to deport illegal aliens, the ACLU is hard at work challenging nearly every move in the courts.

Another network of nonprofits reaped rich benefits from federal grants in exchange for transporting immigrants across the country. Naturally, these groups complained to high heaven and sought to sue when Trump started clawing this money back.

Now, the Left’s dark money network is funding the groups organizing anti-ICE agitators—whose aggressive tactics Renee Nicole Good employed. While Good’s death was tragic, the ICE agent who shot her arguably fired in self-defense. The Left has seized on her death as some sort of gross miscarriage of justice, taking any opportunity to demonize Trump’s attempt to bring back law and order.

Trump has surged ICE officers to Minneapolis in part because local law enforcement will not work with ICE to enforce the law.

Whatever you think of Trump finally enforcing immigration law in Minneapolis, I hope you will stand with me in condemning the desecration of a church.

These agitators will consider no space sacred enough to trample on in their demonization of law enforcement. Americans across the country should pay close attention.

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Tyler O’Neil

Tyler O’Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” Tyler on X: .

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The Insurrection Act Could Be Invoked Tomorrow

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Minnesota is calling for  open revolt with corrupt Governor Tim Walz threatening to use the Minnesota Guard against federal officers.

We are a nation of laws—and the Democrat Party of treason intends to blow that foundation apart. Minnesota is now teetering on the edge of open revolt, with a corrupt governor threatening to deploy the Minnesota National Guard against federal officers.

Fort Sumter wasn’t just the first battle of the Civil War—it was the moment a state decided federal authority no longer applied, and backed that claim with force. The point wasn’t the fort itself; it was the precedent: if Washington can’t enforce federal law on federal property, the Union is no longer a union.

That’s why the comparison fits here. When a governor talks about being “at war” with the federal government and floats deploying the National Guard in response to federal officers enforcing federal law, it echoes the same escalatory logic: state power openly challenging federal supremacy, daring the federal government to either retreat or respond. Fort Sumter was the spark because it turned political defiance into physical confrontation. This kind of rhetoric—and any move to interpose state force against federal enforcement—risks the same dangerous slide from agitation to outright conflict.

Tim Walz has effectively declared Minnesota to be at war with the federal government.

As Newt Gingrich put it: Is Governor Tim Walz insane? When a governor tells the president and the secretary of Homeland Security, “You’ve done enough,” and announces preparations to deploy state troops against federal authority, sanity itself must be questioned. History is unambiguous. Andrew Jackson threatened to crush South Carolina for defying federal law. Lincoln fought a four-year Civil War to preserve the Union. Eisenhower sent troops into Arkansas; Kennedy did the same in Mississippi and Alabama—to enforce federal law against defiant states.

What does Walz think he is doing—or is thinking too generous a word? This is not protest. This is nullification. This is defiance of federal authority. And it is beginning to sound dangerously familiar—like Fort Sumter all over again.

Gingrich: Is Governor Tim Walz insane? When a Governor says ““We do not need any further help from the federal government,” the governor declared. “To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you’ve done enough. I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard. We have soldiers in training who are prepared to be deployed if necessary.” You have to question their sanity. Andrew Jackson threatened to crush South Carolina when it opposed federal law. Lincoln fought a four year civil war to force states to accept federal rules. Eisenhower sent troops into Arkansas and Kennedy into Mississippi and Alabama. What is Walz thinking or is thinking too strong a word for his behavior?

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Pamela Geller

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Four Takeaways as Congress Investigates Walz, Minnesota Fraud

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Congress probed the matter of what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz knew about the $9 billion fraud scandal in his state at a hearing on Wednesday.

Several Minnesota state lawmakers, who have investigated fraud in the state for the past year, testified at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about what they learned from whistleblowers.

They testified two days after Walz dropped his reelection bid for a third term as governor amid years-long welfare fraud scandals in the state. Federal prosecutors have charged almost 100 in Minnesota so far with welfare fraud.

The witnesses claimed that Gov. Walz knew about fraud scandals as they were occurring, alleged that the state intimidated whistleblowers, and broached the possibility of funding of foreign terrorism.

Here are four key takeaways from Wednesday’s hearing.

1. ‘Any Doubt That Tim Walz Knew?’

The scandal hit home for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who blamed Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for not preventing it.

He asked the members of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee if they believed Gov. Walz knew about the fraud as it occurred.

The three state committee members were Chairwoman Kristin Robbins, and state Reps. Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick. Each said they had no doubt, or “none whatsoever,” that Walz knew.

Later, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., asked Robins, “Do you have any examples of how the Walz administration blocked investigators from moving forward?”

Robins said that an inspector general investigation of the state’s human services department–at the center of the state’s fraud scandals–was shut down.

“They were told they could no longer do criminal investigations,” Robins said.

For his part, Walz has said he is trying to root out fraud, and did not benefit from it.

2. ‘Constant State of Fear of Retaliation’

Minnesota state Rep. Marion Rarick, a Republican member of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee, gave several examples of state bureaucrats intimidating whistleblowers.

“They have explained that they live in a constant state of fear of retaliation,” Rarick said.

She gave the example of a state employee who notified supervisors at the Department of Human Services about “sloppy contracting practices,” and who was subsequently escorted from the building.

“In our face-to-face meetings with a group of whistleblowers, they reveal that retaliation now includes threats of being fired with cause, which means you do not get unemployment insurance in the state of Minnesota, being blacklisted from all state agencies,” Rarick continued.

Rarick noted that In April 2024, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan publicly called state employees who raised concerns about potential fraud “weirdos and losers sitting in their mother’s basement.”

3. Evidence of Terrorism Funding

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., asked about financial ties of fraudulent welfare recipients to international terrorist networks. Robins said that an informal network of money exchangers transmits money to Somalia.

“So, United States dollars that have been remitted into Somalia, in part, have been utilized, or have fallen into the hands of Al Shabbab?” Donalds asked Robins.

Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based terrorist network linked to Al Qaeda.

Robins answered, “We have plenty of evidence of that from money directly going to Al-Shabbab, but then also indirectly because they take a cut of whatever gets sent to Somalia.”

4. Trump, George Santos, and Anything but Minnesota

Democrats on the committee used most of their time to talk about President Donald Trump and subjects other than the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said, “some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., called the witnesses “hypocrites” and asked them to comment on expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., as well as the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the Capitol.

After Pressley exceeded her allotted time, Comer stopped her to say, “You’ve already secured your MSNBC spot tonight.”

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., was one of the only Democrats to acknowledge the Minnesota fraud, saying, “This, of course, comes after weeks of viral videos from a young man YouTuber who was literally creeping around daycares by himself.”

The lone Democrat-called witness, Brendan Ballou, former special counsel for the Justice Department, said, “I fear that the actions of a few people will be used to demonize an entire population, Somali, East African, Minnesotans.”

Robins said exposing fraud was not targeting the Somalian population.

“It is true that the majority of the fraud in Minnesota has taken place in the Somali community, and it is also true that some of our best whistleblowers are from the Somali community,” Robins said.

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Fred Lucas

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections.” Send an email to Fred. Fred on X:

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Tim Walz Claims He Fired People Amid Fraud Scandals—But Won’t Name Names

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Embattled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, when announcing his decision not to run for reelection, said Monday that he has fired people for failing to combat his state’s many fraud scandals, but his office has declined to list the bureaucrats fired.

“We’ve fired people who weren’t doing their jobs,” he wrote in a statement Monday, in the context of combatting fraud.

The Daily Signal reached out to Walz’s office for a list of bureaucrats fired amid the fraud scandals, but the governor did not respond by publication time.

State Rep. Patti Anderson, a Republican and vice chair of the Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee, told The Daily Signal she is “unaware of anyone who has been fired in regard to the ongoing fraud.”

Of Walz, she said, “I think he’s assuming that people are going to take his statement at face value and not look and see the fact that he hasn’t terminated a single person that allowed the fraud to happen.”

Anderson served as state auditor from 2003 to 2007, and then as commissioner of employee relations under the state’s last Republican governor, Tim Pawlenty. She told The Daily Signal, “It’s impossible that Walz himself wasn’t aware” of the fraud and alleged attempts to enable it.

“These things don’t just happen,” she said.

Walz’s tenure has been tainted with several fraud scandals, most notably a $250 million fraud scheme where the Minneapolis nonprofit Feeding Our Future reported fake food distribution sites while collecting federal child nutrition assistance. The office of U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen has charged at least 78 defendants connected to the scheme, and 56 of them have pleaded guilty.

Authorities have also filed charges in a $14 million fraud case involving an autism program and a multi-million dollar fraud case involving housing stabilization services.

One federal prosecutor has estimated Medicaid fraud in the state to have exceeded $9 billion.

Anderson said that whistleblowers, who have spoken with her committee, approached bureaucrats at many levels of Walz’s administration but were rebuffed. In a previous statement to The Daily Signal, the state’s Department of Human Services denied claims of retaliation against whistleblowers.

Bill Glahn, a policy fellow with the conservative-leaning Center of the American Experiment, noted that many staff have left Walz’s administration since the first indictments in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal in 2022, but added that Walz did not fire them; he instead allowed their appointments to expire.

“The governor now claims credit, well after the fact, for holding his appointees accountable for not stopping the fraud,” Glahn told The Daily Signal. “However, that’s not how these events were portrayed at the time.”

With Glahn’s help, The Daily Signal identified three bureaucrats who left Walz’s administration after the first indictments in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal were issued in September 2022. Walz did not state that fraud had anything to do with their departures.

1. Heather Mueller

Heather Mueller, former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education, claimed before a state Senate committee that a judge ordered the department to resume payments to Feeding Our Future despite serious fraud concerns. The judge released a rare public statement emphatically denying any such order.

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, a Republican, publicly called on Mueller to resign in September 2022.

Two months later, Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Petty Flanagan announced that Mueller had “chosen not to seek reappointment” in Walz’s second term.

In a press release thanking Walz’s cabinet for their service, the governor’s office gave Mueller a glowing endorsement.

“The governor and lieutenant governor are grateful for Dr. Mueller’s continued focus on helping all Minnesota students have access to a world-class education,” the release states.

2. Jodi Harpstead

Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, also left Walz’s office amid the Feeding Our Future scandal, but Walz made no mention of fraud related to her departure.

“I want to extend my deepest thanks to Commissioner Harpstead for answering the call of public service five and a half years ago,” Walz said in a Jan. 13, 2025, press release. “I am proud of her work running the most complex and wide-ranging agency in state government.”

3. Eric Grumdahl

On Sept. 17, ahead of a hearing before the fraud prevention committee in which top housing regulator Eric Grumdahl was scheduled to testify, the agency notified the committee that Grumdahl had been terminated. The Department of Justice has brought fraud charges in housing cases.

A spokesperson for Grumdahl’s former office confirmed his ouster to CBS News, and cited a law stating the reasons for an employee’s separation are not public data.

According to Minnesota statutes, disciplinary action against a bureaucrat is considered public information if the bureaucrat resigns or is fired amid charges.

Rep. Kristin Robbins, a Republican and chair of the fraud committee, said at the time that she was “stunned” to hear the news.

“This is yet another example of DHS and the Walz administration dodging accountability for their failures,” Robbins said.

AUTHOR

Tyler O’Neil

Tyler O’Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” Tyler on X: .

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WHEN GOVERNMENTS LOOK THE OTHER WAY: “The Crime Against Everybody”

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In Minnesota something new has come to our attention with the revelation that perhaps billions of dollars or more have been scammed from taxpayers primarily by Somali-immigrant organizations claiming to provide social services that are non-existent.

If the crimes are left unchecked and unpunished] we will have resolved to be permanent, passive victims of fraud. We will have privileged those who will abuse the public trust at the expense of those who are working honestly to support themselves, their families, and their communities.

Now, it is time to reform a system that has all too clearly generated a perfect storm of moral hazard and abuse of the public trust.

The Crime Against Everybody

Democratic systems are terribly vulnerable to fraud. Interest groups can seek concentrated benefits from the political class while the broader public is rationally uninterested. They are uninterested because any particular payoff to a group amounts to little when spread across the entire body of citizens. As a result, there is a constant cycle of advantage-taking pushed by various groups, encouraged by political leaders who benefit from being the object of lobbying and favor currying, and largely ignored by a public who obviously cannot monitor all the activity carried out by self-interested benefit seekers.

Typically, when we think about this kind of activity we are focused on professional, industrial, or labor groups developing “iron triangles” of influence that tie together interest groups, legislative committees, and members of the bureaucracy. In Minnesota something new has come to our attention with the revelation that perhaps billions of dollars or more have been scammed from taxpayers primarily by Somali-immigrant organizations claiming to provide social services that are non-existent. Christopher Rufo exposed the scandal. The New York Times reported on it. Minnesota’s governor (and former Kamala Harris running mate) Tim Walz had to withdraw from his quest for a third term and is now fighting for his political life as the executive who allowed the theft of taxpayer money to explode under his watch. A YouTube reporter (essentially a man with a camera) re-ignited the outrage when he demonstrated that some of the grant claimants appeared to be running Potemkin villages of storefronts without actual service recipients. The video has generated over 3 million views on YouTube and is one of the most viral clips of all time on X.

The scandal has brought together a potent mix of American political pathologies that includes a major immigrant group highly concentrated in one state (Somalis in Minnesota), lopsided political support from that group for one political party (the Democrats), the abuse of taxpayer funds, the exploitation of compassion, and the use of claims of racism as a shield from criticism. In this case, the abuse has been so outrageous as to weaken the defense that might normally be raised. Now, the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, has announced he is pushing resources into the state to investigate the misuse of federal funds.

I mentioned at the beginning of this piece that this kind of misuse of taxpayer money can occur because the public is unable to monitor the actual use of budget dollars. We depend on the government to police expenditures. To say as much is to be descriptive about the situation. But what about the prescriptive? In other words, we can talk about what is, but we urgently need to talk about what should be. It is likely that this case will generate a typical American pop-up of intense concern that will have some short-term impact and then wash away in the ever-moving tide of public events. But if we let that happen, then we will have resolved to be permanent, passive victims of fraud. We will have privileged those who will abuse the public trust at the expense of those who are working honestly to support themselves, their families, and their communities.

All of this is to say that we need to stop being like dogs distracted by squirrels and think with sustained attention about the nature of government and how it must work. We do not live in a world in which taxes are collected for armies, police, and courts alone. Instead, we live in one in which a tremendous volume of dollars is extracted from citizens and is then redistributed into a vast variety of activities throughout the nation and its communities. To take a tax dollar is to claim it can be better spent by the government than by the citizen. If that is what we are going to do, then we must validate the use of those tax dollars and not allow them to line the pockets of fraudsters while simultaneously creating more public debt.

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PODCAST: DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Walz

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) regarding his knowledge of massive welfare fraud schemes that have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday evening. Leavitt made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News with host Jesse Watters, revealing that federal investigators are examining what Walz knew about the fraud and when he knew it.

The investigation comes on the heels of Walz’s stunning decision to abandon his reelection campaign, announced just days after independent journalist Nick Shirly’s report on widespread childcare fraud in Minnesota gained national attention. Gov. Walz addressed the fraud allegations by acknowledging their scope, but also accused journalist Shirley and the Trump Administration of trying to “exploit” vulnerable populations in the state.

“This is a man who can no longer even win the support of the voters within his home state because his policies have failed them. And now the great people of Minnesota, a state that was once known as the land of 10,000 lakes, has been turned into the land of 10,000 Somali schemes because of their governor,” she said.

The White House press secretary emphasized that federal prosecutors have already secured numerous convictions and continue filing new charges against individuals involved in the schemes.

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PODCAST: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops out of 2026 gubernatorial race

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he is dropping his reelection campaign amid increased criticism over his handling of fraud in the state.

Walz initially announced his run for a third term as governor in September, but says he reevaluated the decision over the holidays.

“I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all. Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences,” he said. “So I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.”

He held a news conference after announcing he’d end his reelection bid. He took no questions, though he said he’d answer some on Tuesday while providing an update on the state’s new paid family leave program.

The two-term Democrat and former vice presidential candidate has faced scrutiny in the last several months over his handling of Medicaid fraud, which has cost the state as much as $9 billion, according to a top prosecutor. Walz has stated that his administration is taking aggressive measures to prevent future fraud.

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10 Times Democrats, Corporate Media Leaped to Defend Somalis Despite Massive Fraud Scandals

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Democrats and the corporate media rushed to defend Somalis throughout the end of 2025 as reports emerged that they committed widespread fraud in Minnesota.

Federal prosecutors charged dozens of Somalis with stealing over $9 billion of taxpayer money intended for social services, including the nonprofit Feeding Our Future.

As more details have emerged about their fraudulent actions, Democrats accused President Donald Trump and conservatives of using Somalis as scapegoats and expressed their support for the population.

Tim Walz Pivots to Attacking White Peoples’ Crimes 

In response to a question about whether Somalis should be held accountable, Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who has faced scrutiny for his handling of the fraud, immediately pivoted to saying that white men have committed several crimes.

“Look, it’s not law-abiding citizens. If that were the case, there’s a lot of white men should be holding a lot of white men accountable for the crimes that they have committed,” Walz said during a Dec. 12 press conference.

“I think for the community to maybe educate their population, because I think what you’re seeing here is there’s secondary victims in this, that there’s providers inside the community that are then victimizing the community themselves by signing them up, because when we’re going to some of these people, they’re like, I had no idea I was in this program. So I think it’s asking us then, you know, for every crime, which of course the majority being committed by white men, asking us to do more about that. I think it’s crime in general.”

Walz faced scrutiny from state officials who accused him of “willfully” disregarding “rules and laws to keep fraud reports quiet.” The governor accused President Donald Trump of engaging in a “PR stunt” and of “indiscriminately targeting immigrants” as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramped up operations in Minnesota to detain Somali nationals.

Minnesota State Senators Tear Up as They Expresses Support for Somalis

Democrat state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart tearfully apologized to Somalis and extended her support for them during an event at a Somali mosque on Dec. 12.

“We are heartbroken by the horrible actions of our government, and we want you to know that at the state level, we will do all that we can to support you. Whether you live in our district or not, we are here,” Stewart said through tears. “We are 100% committed to helping you. You are welcome here, you belong here and we are here for you. I apologize, I have to leave for another commitment.”

Democrat state Sen. Steve Cwodzinski then praised diversity and stated that America is a nation of immigrants.

“That’s what America is all about. We’re not a nation of ‘we’re all the same.’ We’re a nation of immigrants. We’re a nation of diversity. That’s our strength, not our weakness,” Cwodzinski said. “I really don’t know what to say.”

Their statements came after Trump referred to Somalia as a “garbage” country during a Dec. 8 Cabinet meeting. He also said that many Somalis, such as Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, had no appreciation for the U.S. despite giving them everything.

In response to the fraud, the administration has also cracked down on detaining and deporting Somalis in the U.S. illegally. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that Trump supports denaturalizing any Somali convicted of the crimes.

Ilhan Omar Claims Trump Is Only Angry About Somali Fraud Because He’s Racist 

Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said Trump does not want Somalis in the U.S. because he is “bigoted” and “Islamophobic.”

“The president has always had very bigoted, xenophobic, Islamophobic comments when it comes to, you know, people who are of Muslim faith or people who are black. We’ve seen him call African nations as ‘shitholes.’ So it’s not really surprising,” Omar said. “But what is weird to me is just how creepy he’s been obsessed with me and the Somali community.”

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump’s recent comments about Somalis and said his focus on her is “creepy.” pic.twitter.com/mXLC0N1hve

— New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2025

Omar, a Somali immigrant, has defended Somalis by saying they think of themselves as Americans and pay taxes. She has urged people not to blame the Somali community for the actions of a few.

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent alleged on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that individuals charged with stealing from Minnesota’s “Feeding Our Future” donated to Omar’s campaign. Omar denied any wrongdoing.

Democrat Minneapolis Mayor Says Somalis Are ‘Welcome’ In His Community 

After Trump condemned the fraud and cracked down on Somalis, Democrat Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey affirmed his support for Somalis, saying they are part of the city’s “family.”

“Minneapolis is proud to be home to the largest Somali community in the country. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our family — and they are welcome in our city. Nothing Donald Trump does will ever change that,” Frey said.

Minneapolis is proud to be home to the largest Somali community in the country. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our family — and they are welcome in our city. Nothing Donald Trump does will ever change that. pic.twitter.com/3DmvQ4jRov

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) December 2, 2025

Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Wears Hijab on Television 

Minnesota Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan appeared on the TV station, Somali TV of Minnesota, on Dec. 26 wearing a hijab, stating that Somalis are “part of the fabric of the state of Minnesota.”

“My name is Peggy Flanagan. I’m the lieutenant governor of Minnesota and I’m really honored and humbled to be here with you all today. I am incredibly clear that the Somali community is part of the fabric of the state of Minnesota,” Flanagan said.

Boston’s Mayor Claims Somalis Are Responsible For City’s ‘Every Achievement’ 

Democrat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stated that “hate has no place in our society” without expressing any criticism for the crimes committed by the Somali population.

“You cannot talk about any achievement that the city of Boston has had in safety, jobs, and economic development, in education, without talking about the Somali community that has lifted our city up. We are proud and we are grateful for our Somali community and for our Somali American neighbors. Boston and the country are clear that hate has no place in our society,” Wu said.

“We will use every attack to actually strengthen and expand the services available, to empower and work alongside our community members who are already doing so much good in the world and setting the example for the rest of the country,” she continued.

MS NOW Analyst Laments How Somalis Are Allegedly Being ‘Scapegoated’ 

MS Now political analyst Mara Gay said on “Morning Joe” that Somalis were victims of the so-called far-right’s anti-immigrant narrative. She also downplayed the significance of the fraud by saying that these types of actions are “not unique to politics.”

“Let’s recall too that there’s also other scandals in other states,” Gay said. “For example, the Mississippi welfare scandal. This is not unique to politics. Americans know that. But of course, the other factor here is that because it looks like the Somali population in Minnesota, the Somali immigrant population may have been involved in some way, those people are being scapegoated.”

“And that community is being scapegoated in a way that certainly serves the far right. And so, that’s also something to keep an eye on. And that’s inappropriate, absolutely,” Gay added.

More reports of fraudulent crimes committed by Somalis have continued to emerge. While a majority of those stealing from social programs are Somali, YouTube Nick Shirley released a documentary on Dec. 26 which indicated that Somali daycare centers that receive taxpayer money are not actually providing any services.

CNN’s Abby Phillip Claims Somalis Are ‘Under Attack’ 

CNN anchor Abby Phillip criticized Shirley for exposing the daycare centers for their alleged fraud, saying that the population is “under attack” and receiving threats.

“But, you know, honestly, you knock on the door of a daycare center, and you’re like, let me in, let me in. What do you expect people to do? You know, in some of those cases, there were children in there. What do you want people to do in that situation? Open the door and say, come on in. When they know that the Somali community is under attack, is being threatened every single day, what is going on here?”

Politico Reporter Makes Thinly Veiled Threat to Nick Shirley 

Politico senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein claimed in a Monday X post that citizen journalists like Shirley could be shot under “stand your ground” laws.

“At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws,” Gerstein said.

At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 30, 2025

Minnesota is not a “stand your ground” state, but instead imposed a “duty to retreat” before using force, according to the United States Concealed Carry Association.

CNN Publishes Article About Somali Community’s ‘Anxiety’ 

CNN published an article on Dec. 4 titled, “Anxiety grips Somali community in Minneapolis as ICE agents zero in on the Twin Cities,” which claimed that Somalis in Minnesota were living in fear because of Trump’s crackdown.

“A young man working at a bakery at the Karmel Mall south of downtown Minneapolis said the shopping center on Tuesday night was dead compared to usual. The man, who only gave his first name, Fawzi, said he is nervous even though he was born in Minneapolis, CNN wrote.

The article detailed how Somali shops in the area were deserted and how many were carrying IDs and papers in case they were confronted by immigration officials. It also quoted local Somalis condemning Trump’s statement about them.

The outlet wrote a separate piece on Dec. 7, which said that Somalis were embraced by Minnesota after being “scorned” by Trump.

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Killings at Bondi Beach, Brown U, Syria, Somali Embezzlement. What’s the Connection?

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Brown University shooting: 2 dead, 9 injured in an economics exam-prep class; a suspect was later found at a hotel south of Providence; motive and affiliation are described as unknown at the time of recording.

Australia shooting at Bondi Beach: 16 dead, 40 injured; allegedly conducted by a father–son pair targeting a Hanukkah gathering; the hosts frame this as clearly motivated by anti-Semitism.

Syrian ISIS ATTACK: Two US army soldiers and one American civilian interpreter have been killed and several other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria.

Somali Embezzlement: Massive fraud blamed on hundreds of Minnesota residents of Somali descent has jumped to national attention, with House Republicans launching an investigation into how pervasive corruption in the state’s social-services system was allowed to fester under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s administration.

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America’s Generosity and the Somali Question: Accountability Must Come First!

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America remains one of the few nations on earth where people of different religions, cultures, and backgrounds can arrive with nothing and still build a successful life.

The institutions are designed to give ordinary people a fair chance at the American Dream. That is why millions fleeing war, poverty, and religious extremism have found hope on American soil.

Somali immigrants are no exception. Many from Somalia have built successful lives in the United States, contributing to their communities and strengthening the economy. As a Nigerian, I have seen countless members of my own community transformed by the opportunities United States of America provides. They work hard, give back, honor the nation that welcomed them and became Americans in flesh and blood.

In truth, no country is as accommodating as the United States. America is so open that even visitors sometimes accuse citizens of not doing enough for newcomers. For many immigrants, the safety and opportunities in America far exceed what they had in their home countries.

Yet fairness demands honesty. A system that appears to prioritize the needs of immigrants over those of its own citizens and veterans can feel unjust, and that perception fuels resentment. If the roles were reversed, few countries that benefit from America’s generosity wouldn’t extend the same level of charity to United States.

This context makes the recent allegations of large scale fraud in Minnesota especially troubling. Reports involving individuals connected to the Somali-American community in Minneapolis some allegedly linked to figures associated with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar have raised deep public anger and concern. The idea that Americans taxpayer funds could be siphoned, misused and diverted to found it way to Alshabab terrorist organisation in Somalia in ways that harm United States interests is deeply distressing. Americans deserve clarity, accountability, and due process, regardless of who is involved.

President Donald Trump has openly criticized the situation, pointing to failures under Minnesota’s Democratic leadership, including Governor Tim Walz. Many Americans, especially taxpayers and veterans, view this as a breach of trust.

Equally troubling are statements from Somalia Americans community suggesting openly the desire to impose Shariah laws, use only native-language systems, or make religious dominance an eventual goal. These sentiments, even if held by a minority, undermine the shared values that unite the country. They disrespect the sacrifices of the American Founding Fathers and countless veterans who defended the nation with their lives.

America does not ask immigrants to abandon their heritage. It simply asks that those who live it’s country should respect American values, honor the Constitution, and contribute constructively to society.

Living in the United States is not a Rights but a privilege one built on sacrifice, service, and the belief in equality under the law.

To Somali Americans and indeed all immigrant groups the message is clear: America offers opportunity, but it expects loyalty and patriotism in return. Support the country that opened its doors and accepted you with an open arms, Stand for its values, Contribute to its progress and live your life as an American.

For those unwilling to do so, the path forward will be very challenging, especially under the current leadership of President Donald Trump that is committed to strict immigration enforcement.

The greatness of America lies in its generosity. But generosity must never come at the expense of accountability. For America to remain a beacon of hope, every community must uphold the principles that make this nation exceptional.

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President Trump Is Right About Tim Walz

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Great article below explaining that Minnisota Governor Tampon/Stolen Valor Tim Walz deserves the tag of “Retarded” given to him by POTUS Trump. This name was not meant to be a slam against people who are mentally disadvantaged but as an ample description of Walz as an individual with idiotic tenancies.

I mean what man exclaiming to be an “every man” doesn’t even know how to load a shotgun and/or puts their image on a challenge coin as a Sergeant Major when; in fact, he declined this promotion when he decided to retire rather than go to the middle east with his national guard unit ? Or who recommended placing tampons in men’s bathrooms in schools and/or embellished his reputation as a volunteer football coach. Not to mention gleefully accepting becoming the VP running mate for the Queen of Worthless Word Salads, Commie Kamala Harris.

Now he denies any culpability or even knowledge of a $1B fraud scandal right under his nose in Minnesota by a large Democrat voting block e.g. Somalians.

President Trump Is Right About Tim Walz

They say you should not “hate” your opponents, that it will cloud your judgment. That’s probably true, at least to a certain point, but up to that point it is a helpful motivator in your quest to defeat them. Besides, some people simply deserve the hatred – the type that is passed on from generation to generation, the stuff of legend – and so much more. Those people are a special kind of evil and can go straight to hell without passing “Go” and without collecting $200.

Who deserves such condemnation? A lot of people, actually. Every new day, it seems like there is an ever-growing conga line of Democrats dancing along to imaginary music, desperately competing for the title of “Biggest Idiot” or “Largest Pile Of Watery Excrement” in a game every loses because it exists. Some are famous, some are not. Some were always radicals; some were just opportunistic con artists. Every single one of them deserves a first-class cabin on the train to hell.

On top of the deserving list is Tim Walz. The Governor of Minnesota oversaw the largest welfare fraud scheme in history, but because it was done by black people from Somalia – and Somalis are an important voting demographic in the state for Democrats – he looked the other way. Either that or he has the IQ of someone who was weaned on lead paint chips, which is also a real possibility.

When not lying about his military service or raising entitled, exceedingly ordinary children, Walz spends his time smearing half the country. He calls everyone not on the left a “Nazi” or “Gazpacho,” being too big a moron to be able to pronounce “Gestapo” phonetically written out on a teleprompter.

President Trump recently called him “retarded” because, well, it’s actually the perfect word to describe Tim Walz. Walz, who has all the mannerisms of a coked-out Muppet, was outraged over the use of the word, but the President meant no offense to those with intellectual disabilities, and I understand how that could be offensive – no one wants to be compared to Democrats. But where the word no longer is the acceptable word for its old usage, it remains the perfect one for people like Walz.

Tim claimed that people were “driving by my house and using the ‘R’ word.” This is the first recorded incident of a drive-by “retarding.” Let there be no confusion: people should not do this. They stop the car, get out and then yell it. There is no reason to speed past, yelling. When driving, your focus should be on the road…the person in the passenger seat can do the yelling.

Walz called this “shameful,” adding, “We know how these things go. They start with taunts, they turn to violence.” It’s the old “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words are the real problem.”

Yet, Timmy has spent the better part of a year smearing people as Nazis, which actually did lead to violence. His team almost killed President Trump and ICE agents; they did kill Charlie Kirk.

They’ve terrorized students on college campuses and business owners with the misfortune of opening in Democrat-controlled cities. None of this bothered Tim Walz or his equally lead-infused wife – she gleefully “opened the windows” of their home to get the smell of their burning city inside, speaking of it like it was Spanish Fly or something.

These are gross people, these are bad people. When the President called Tim Walz “retarded” he was simply using the perfect word to accurately describe someone who has actively campaigned for the assassination of his political opponents. That he hopes to inspire it for the sake of plausible deniability, rather than call for it directly, is irrelevant. The end result is the same.

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PHOTOS ROCK MINNESOTA: Ilhan Omar and Tim Walz With Illegal Somali Fraudster in Massive Minnesota Scam

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Minnesota is engulfed in a massive welfare-fraud crisis that has flourished under Governor Tim Walz’s and jihad Rep Ilhan Omar, costing taxpayers billions. Their ties to these criminals are undeniable.

Once again, massive wrongdoing meets zero accountability.

This is what routine impunity looks like: enormous crimes and no consequences.

Somali illegal Abdul Dahir Ibrahim who was involved in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme poses with all his Democrat friends:

  • Gov Tim Walz
  • Rep Ilhan Omar
  • Secretary of State Steve Simon
  • Senator Tina Smith

Somali illegal migrant fraudster photographed with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar

By: Victor Nava, NY Post, Dec. 5, 2025:

An illegal immigrant from Somalia with a long rap sheet for fraud and apparent ties to Democratic politicians in Minnesota — including Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar — was arrested Friday as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Abdul Dahir Ibrahim was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and is being held at the McCook ICE facility in Nebraska, dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink” by the Department of Homeland Security, records show.

Ibrahim has an extensive criminal history and has had removal orders against him since 2004, according to Fox News.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a Somali immigrant in handcuffs.

Prior to entering the US, Ibrahim was convicted of asylum and welfare fraud in Canada, the outlet reported.

The Somali national was also busted for providing false information to police and driving without a valid license in Dakota County, Minn., in 2002.

He accumulated 12 traffic or parking citations while in the US.

During this period, Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile politicians in Minnesota.

DHS shared images of Ibrahim posing with Walz, Omar and former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh on social media.

“Criminal illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim has been linked to Minnesota’s top sanctuary politicians,” read the DHS post.

“Ibrahim was convicted in Canada for Asylum and Welfare Fraud prior to his entry into the United States,” the post continued. “On April 3, 2004, an immigration judge ordered Ibrahim removed, citing the significant amount of fraud associated with him.

“Bye-bye, Abdul.”

DHS also included a photograph of Ibrahim in handcuffs and being loaded into an unmarked vehicle by federal agents.

Three Somali men, one a fraudster, posing together.

Fox News reported that Fateh, a Somali-American socialist, wrote a letter of recommendation for Ibrahim during his immigration proceedings.

Ibrahim entered the US through New York in 1995, after being deported from Canada.

In one of his rejected petitions for asylum, Ibrahim claimed his sister and her five children to be his spouse and his own kids, documents show.

The judge cited Ibrahim’s “complete lack of credibility,” in rejecting his petition.

Ibrahim, however, was later granted temporary protective status (TPS), providing him with deportation protections for 10 years, according to Fox News.

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‘Cascade Of Systemic Failures’: Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services

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Minnesota state employees accused Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of bearing full responsibility for massive fraud that drained the state’s social services programs, claiming he retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to sound the alarm.

“Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota,” the employees wrote in a statement posted to social media. They described a “cascade of systemic failures” and alleged Walz “systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports.”

The accusations come as federal prosecutors pursue cases involving more than $1 billion in stolen taxpayer funds across three separate schemes. Prosecutors have secured 59 convictions so far in fraud tied to pandemic feeding programs, housing assistance and autism therapy services.

The whistleblowers claimed agency leaders appointed by Walz “willfully disregarded rules and laws to keep fraud reports quiet” and were “not qualified for their jobs, instead getting leadership jobs via Tim Walz’s friendship.” Staff who witnessed fraud were “shutdown, reassigned and told to keep quiet,” according to the statement.

The employees named several officials they say have escaped accountability, including Shireen Gandhi, Jess Geil, Jodi Harpstead, Natasha Merz and Eric Grumdahl.

Walz has denied that concerns about racism allegations slowed his administration’s response. He told the New York Times his administration “erred on the side of generosity” during the pandemic and pointed to new fraud prevention measures.

President Donald Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal, calling Minnesota “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and Walz “seriously retarded” in a Truth Social post. Asked by reporters if he stood by the remark, Trump replied, “Yeah, there’s something wrong with Walz.”

The whistleblowers said they are now appealing to federal authorities for help. “We can’t fight fraud in Minnesota alone,” they wrote.

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Union Gives Teachers ‘Interrupting Whiteness’ Classes And More In Radical Left Training Series

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Minnesota’s largest teachers union is under fire this week over its “professional development” courses on topis such as “Interrupting Whiteness” and “LGBTQ+ Training.”

The “racial equity trainings” can be brought “to your building” when requested by Education Minnesota members, the union website explains, and offer instruction on topics like “Culturally Responsive Teaching With a Racial Justice Lens” and “Cultural Competency.” Educators in the state are required to fulfill a “cultural competency” training in order to renew their teaching licenses, which can include topics such as “Systemic Racism,” “Gender Identity, Including Transgender Students,” “Language Diversity,” and more, according to the state government page.

The union website features similar content across the board, offering materials on “Anti-immigrant rhetoric & deportation,”  various “anti-racism” resources,  and a “racial and social justice” page claiming “certain politicians” are using police officers against minority students.

“Most of us believe that every child, no matter what they look like or where they come from, deserves a safe and welcoming school where they can thrive,” it says. “But certain politicians try to divide us by sending police to monitor and punish Black and brown students in schools that have been denied funding to even cover the basics, while ensuring well-resourced schools with mostly white students have enrichment activities, teacher training, and parent engagement.”

The website also names “the murder of George Floyd” and “attacks on honesty in education” as hardships the group is fighting against.

Education Minnesota’s programs are part of the “Facing Inequities and Racism in Education” (FIRE) series, designed to “disrupt systemic racism and racial inequities in Minnesota’s education system.” The union operates a “Racial Equity Advocate network” and offers “Equity EdCamps.”

Education Minnesota did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Meanwhile, more than half of 4th-grade students in Minnesota tested below the national proficiency standard in 2024. About 66% of 8th-grade students tested below proficient in math in the same year, and 72% tested below proficient in reading.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former vice presidential nominee, signed a law in 2024 that funded race-based teacher trainings and aimed to increase the number of “diverse” teachers in schools. In 2023, Walz signed a law requiring schools to offer “ethnic studies” courses, introducing children to racially divisive topics beginning in kindergarten.

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