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Minnesota news outlet is getting wrecked online for story on Somali migrants’ economic impact on Minnesota
While more and more revelations are being made about massive fraud schemes orchestrated by members of the Somali migrant community in Minnesota, at least one station is making a valiant effort to cover up the problem.
A KSTP-TV report looked at the economic impact of Somali immigrants in Minnesota after President Donald Trump issued a fiery statement accusing them of adding nothing to the economy.
‘It’s easy to “generate” $500 million in “income” when you steal over [$1 billion] from US taxpayers.’
“They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country, I’ll be honest with you,” he said in response to criticism from Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Tuesday.
“These are people that do nothing but complain,” he added. “They complain, and from where they came from, they got nothing. … When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don’t want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it.”
KSTP went to the community and got its reaction to the president’s comments.
“We’re a hardworking family. We’re working seven days a week,” said restaurant owner Abdishakur Elmi, who moved to the U.S. in the 1990s.
“Me and my dad, we work hard every single day,” added his son, Abdihakin Daud.
The report went on to claim that Somalis in Minnesota generate about $500 million in annual income and pay about $67 million in state and local taxes. He added that their economic impact to the state could be about $8 billion.
Many online found the stats to be deceiving or unpersuasive.
“So they only owe, what, $933,000,000.00 for the autism center fraud alone? Excellent propaganda point,” replied Mollie Hemingway of the Federalist.
“It’s easy to ‘generate’ $500 million in ‘income’ when you steal over [$1 billion] from U.S. taxpayers. The media isn’t doing its job here,” another user said.
“As several other people have pointed out, this implies that Somali immigrants in Minnesota are large net recipients of state & local public services,” another comment reads.
“It’s bizarre to see the media and politicians defending this massive Somali fraud ring. These criminals stole over a billion dollars of taxpayer money, diverting much of it to Democrat politicians and literal terrorists. That’s bad actually. Objectively so. Stop defending this!” another detractor said.
“The whole debacle with the Somali fraud in Minnesota is pushing the media into a frenzy of news spinning to the point that they post information that is actually highly negative for the Somali community when you start analyzing it,” another user said.
A Blaze News request for comment to KSTP was not immediately answered.
Daud also told KSTP that they had received threatening calls at their restaurant.
“The guy was cussing my dad out. ‘Go back to your country. You’re a filthy Somali. You shouldn’t be in our state,'” Daud said.
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Supreme Court allows Texas redistricting map for midterm elections; liberals dissent
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily approved the redistricting map in Texas for the midterm election over the dissent of the liberal justices.
The 5-3 partisan vote means Republicans will likely gain several seats from Texas. The decision blocks a lower court injunction just as politicians begin to qualify for elections in the state.
‘Congratulations to Texas for advancing the rule of law.’
The court has not yet issued a permanent decision on the lawsuit, claiming that the redistricting effort pushed by Republicans is discriminatory and unlawful.
Republicans hope the redrawn map will lead to five additional seats in the U.S. House, but Democrats have countered with their own redistricting effort, including one in California.
The Trump administration is suing against the new district map in California.
“To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map,” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown previously wrote in the Texas case. “But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.”
U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi praised the decision on social media.
“Federal courts have no right to interfere with a State’s decision to redraw legislative maps for partisan reasons,” she asserted.
“A federal district court ignored that principle two weeks ago, and the Supreme Court correctly stayed that overreaching decision tonight,” she added. “Congratulations to Texas for advancing the rule of law, my Solicitor General John Sauer, and our team of lawyers for their excellent brief supporting Texas in this important case.”
RELATED: Gov. Hochul says New York is jumping into redistricting feud between California and Texas
The redistricting effort in California was championed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who campaigned to push the proposition by characterizing it as a chance for Californians to push back against President Donald Trump.
The president accused them of rigging the election for the redistricting proposition, which passed easily.
“The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump said at the time. “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review.”
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Liberals tried to cancel American Eagle over ‘fascist’ Sydney Sweeney ad — here’s who came out the clear winner
The American consumer did not fall for accusations of “fascism” and “racism” against a controversial jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney, according to the company’s profit margins.
The American Eagle company raised its annual sales forecast after seeing higher holiday sales, and that resulted in its stock price surging by nearly 15% in early trading Thursday.
American Eagle said it expected holiday sales to increase between 8% and 9%.
That adds up to over a 139% increase in the stock price of the retailer since July when the jeans ad dropped.
Leftist commentators on TikTok and other platforms lambasted the video ad for including provocative scenes with the blonde, blue-eyed actress while she praised the quality of her jeans.
“Should we be surprised that a company whose name is literally American Eagle is making fascist propaganda like this? Probably not. But it’s still really shocking. Like, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed white woman is talking about her good genes. Like, that is Nazi propaganda!” one user said.
“If you haven’t fully comprehended how bad it is, I need you to open your f**king eyeballs and listen. This is Nazi s**t, pure Nazi s**t! Saying that a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl has good genes is Nazi s**t! Saying anybody has good genes is eugenics. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed? Nazi s**t!” another user said.
Many on the right mocked and ridiculed the overreaction, and it appears that the consumer was not repelled by the controversy.
American Eagle said it expected holiday sales to increase between 8% and 9%.
RELATED: American Eagle responds defiantly to woke scolds claiming Sweeney ad is Nazi propaganda
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Even President Donald Trump jumped into the debate and praised the ad after being told that she’s a registered Republican.
“She’s a registered Republican? Oh, now I love her ad. Is that right?” the president said to reporters at the White House in August.
“You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans,” Trump added. “That’s one I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.”
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Halle Berry torches Gavin Newsom’s presidential hopes — for devaluing half of the population
Hollywood actress Halle Berry said she vehemently opposes the reported presidential aspirations of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over menopause health care.
The Academy Award-winning actress berated Newsom while speaking at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit.
The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause.
She said that the governor’s veto against the Menopause Care Equity Act (AB 432) led to her rejection of any presidential hopes he might have. The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause.
“Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row,” she said.
“But that’s OK, because he’s not going to be governor forever,” she added. “And with the way he’s overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying.”
Berry endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.
Newsom argued that the bill was too far-reaching when he vetoed it the last time.
“Last year, I vetoed a substantially similar bill, stating that it would limit the ability of health plans to engage in practices that have been shown to ensure appropriate care while limiting unnecessary costs,” the governor said. “That is still the case with this bill — despite my call for a more tailored solution. This bill’s expansive coverage mandate, in conjunction with a prohibition on [utilization management], is too far-reaching.”
RELATED: Newsom tries to hit Trump administration on energy prices — and gets humiliated online
Video of Berry’s comments were widely circulated on social media.
Berry won the Oscar for best actress in 2002 for her role in “Monster’s Ball.” She was the first black woman to win the award in that category and, to date, the only one to do so.
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SMITH SUBPOENAED! House Judiciary Subpoenas Jack Smith for Deposition
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan detonated a political firebomb Wednesday, slapping former special counsel Jack Smith with a subpoena and demanding that he sit for a closed-door deposition with the committee.
‘F**king horrific’: Liberals melt down after largest girl youth group in UK bans trans-identifying boys
The Girlguiding organization of the U.K. announced reluctantly that it would no longer allow transgender-identifying boys from joining the organization, and many on the left are imploding.
The association is a part of the global Scout Movement that includes the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in the U.S.
‘This is yet another horrible act of violence against the most vulnerable trans people for which the government is ultimately responsible.’
In its statement posted on Tuesday, the group said that the decision was made after a Supreme Court decision related to sex and gender.
“From today, 2 December, it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing trans girls and young women will no longer be able to join Girlguiding,” the group said. “This is a decision we would have preferred not to make, and we know that this may be upsetting for members of our community.”
The organization serves about 300,000 girls in groups named Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers.
“Girlguiding believes strongly in inclusion, and we will continue to support young people and adults in marginalized groups,” they added. “Over the next few months, we will explore opportunities to champion this value and actively support young people who need us.”
Many on the left were outraged over the announcement.
“This is f**king horrific. The statement makes it clear that they don’t actually want to do this, but feel they have no choice given the current climate and the fact a legal challenge would take more resources than they have. Transphobia: harming children since forever,” said one account on the X platform.
“Enjoy living on the side of the far right, Nazis, and the worst misogynists in society … I’m sure history will look kindly on that,” he added in a second post.
“This just made me burst into tears. It’s pure cruelty,” replied another user, who identified as queer.
Tammy Hymas, the policy lead for the TransActual group, decried the decision.
“It’s awful that an organization, which would happily be inclusive and has been for many years, is being forced to exclude young trans girls by adults with bigotries and institutional power,” Hymas said. “There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done.”
RELATED: Girl Guides says it will stop calling members ‘brownies’ because ‘racialized’ girls are ‘harmed’
Hymas went on to call it an act of violence.
“This is yet another horrible act of violence against the most vulnerable trans people for which the government is ultimately responsible,” she added. “Another trauma that will leave a generation of young LGBTQ+ people scarred for life.”
“F**k @Girlguiding. I’m absolutely f**king fuming and absolute ashamed to be part of an organization which can make such exclusive and divisive decisions,” another user replied on social media.
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Mike Lindell has filed to run for governor in Minnesota — against Tim Walz
The famous CEO and founder of MyPillow has filed to run for governor in Minnesota in what would be a challenge to current Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
Mike Lindell told CBS News that he wasn’t “100% sure” that he was running yet and would make a more definite announcement in the next week.
‘We are doing our due diligence, and so far things are looking very good!’
Walz, who unsuccessfully ran for vice president in 2024, has already announced his intention to run for re-election for a third term.
Lindell has been outspoken in his support for President Donald Trump and has used his wealth and fame to promote the president’s policies. He had hinted at a possible run for governor and said he would campaign as a Republican.
“We are doing our due diligence, and so far things are looking very good!” he said earlier this year.
“I will certainly be adding securing our elections to my platform! We polled Minnesota, and ‘secure our elections’ was the #3 concern!” he continued.
Aside from his successful pillow company, Lindell is known for pushing the theory that electronic election machines rigged the 2020 election for then-candidate Joe Biden. He was later sued by Dominion Voting Systems for $1.3 billion in damages from the accusations, as well as by Smartmatic.
Lindell had been defiant when Dominion first made its legal threat.
“I want Dominion to put up their lawsuit because we have 100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election,” he said at the time.
Lindell was ordered to pay $2.3 million to a former Dominion executive for damages stemming from accusations of election-fixing from the pillow entrepreneur.
The self-made multimillionaire has admitted to previously being addicted to crack before building his successful business.
He has also admitted to losing much of his wealth through spending to spread his theories about the election and also in court costs to defend himself against legal challenges.
RELATED: Mike Lindell says the FBI confiscated his cell phone at drive-thru of a Hardee’s
“I’m in ruins,” Lindell said in April during a legal hearing via Zoom where he was ordered to pay more than $53K to Smartmatic.
“I borrowed everything I can. Nobody will lend me any money anymore,” Lindell added. “I can’t turn back time … but I will tell you, I don’t have any money.”
Walz, meanwhile, has fallen in polling and is supported by the same percentage of voters as those who oppose him. The Democrat has also faced intense criticism for allegedly helping cover up massive fraud by Minnesotans, including many in the Somali community.
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