It is scary for many reasons to think how close Tim Walz came to being a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
Quick what is the 1st thing that comes to mind when speaking of Somalia ? Failed State? Pirates? Black Hawk Down?

' "temporary" 'Protected Status '(TPS) was granted to Somali migrants in 1991 . It continues today. Supposedly there are 705 Somalis here under the program after it has been renewed 27 times by subsequent Presidents .

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Fact Sheet - National Immigration Forum (https://forumtogether.org/article/temporary-protected-status-fact-sheet/)

But the population of Somalis in Minnesota alone is over 80,000 .Many of them arrived as refugees . They have woven into the fabric of the state . Ilhan Omar a SQUAD member is a Rep from the state.

DHS Sec Kristi Noem said the program was never meant to be an asylum program.

'It Was Never Meant To Be An Asylum Program': Kristi Noem Promises To Evaluate TPS Program (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByNAk0J6WM)

But here we are .


Federal prosecutors say Minnesota is facing one of the largest welfare-fraud waves in U.S. history—schemes so widespread and lucrative that some of the stolen money may have ended up in the hands of Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organization operating in Somalia.

According to a recent report in City Journal, former federal counterterrorism officials believe portions of the money stolen from Minnesota’s Medicaid and social-service programs were routed overseas through informal cash-transfer networks known as hawalas. Once the funds reached Somalia, investigators say, Al-Shabaab routinely took a share—regardless of the sender’s intentions.



The allegation, described by one former investigator as a “yes, absolutely” scenario, adds a national-security dimension to a widening series of criminal cases already rattling the state.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has charged dozens of defendants across multiple schemes, including housing-assistance fraud, pandemic child-nutrition fraud, and millions of dollars in false billing for autism therapy. Collectively, prosecutors estimate taxpayers have lost billions.





Federal investigators warn Minnesota welfare fraud may have helped fund Al-Shabaab (https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/federal-investigators-warn-minnesota-welfare-fraud-may-have-helped-fund-al-shabaab-housing-assistance-fraud-social-service)

Couldn't see that one coming . </sarc>

Somalis set up shell companies and plundered off of the very generous welfare programs of the State .59 people have been convicted in those schemes so far with the investigation still ongoing.

In one scheme prosecutors say providers recruited children in Minneapolis’s Somali community, falsely certifying them as qualifying for autism treatment and paying their parents kickbacks for their cooperation.

District of Minnesota | First Defendant Charged in Autism Fraud Scheme | United States Department of Justice (https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/first-defendant-charged-autism-fraud-scheme-0)


For Tim Walz ;who is seeking a 3rd term as Guv;the Somali diaspora is a key voting block. Small corruption could be overlooked ;especially while Clueless Joe's monopoly money was flowing during covid. . But when you are talking $billions it becomes real money that gets noticed. But Walz has an excuse . He blames Trump
Tim Walz fires back at Trump accusation of 'incompetence,' dodges on responsibility for fraud in Minnesota (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tim-walz-fires-back-trump-000028414.html)

Why didn’t Minnesota authorities crack down sooner on the blatant theft? Reportedly they were afraid of offending the Somali community, which constitutes a solid voting bloc for Walz and his Democrat colleagues. As one local politician put it, "If you don’t win the Somali community, you can’t win Minneapolis. And if you don’t win Minneapolis, you can’t win the state. End of story."

LIZ PEEK: Shocking welfare scam in Minnesota exposes a sprawling fraud empire | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-massive-minnesota-welfare-heist-proves-democrats-cant-police-own-mess)

Milton Friedman once observed that if you are going to have a welfare system ,the best most efficient way to do it is to just hand the recipient a check and eliminate the massive bureaucracy that supports it .

If You Really Want to Help the Poor, Remember Milton Friedman: News Article - Independent Institute (https://www.independent.org/article/2008/10/01/if-you-really-want-to-help-the-poor-remember-milton-friedman/)

$1 billion theft in a state that has 5.8 million people . Extrapolate that nationwide.

This is a major indictment of the whole national welfare system more so than the immigration of Somalis . Corruption this extensive could not have gone on for as long as it did without wink and nod and payoff to the political leaders of the state.

Kimberly Strassel's editorial sums it up better than I can.



The Minnesota story—in which Somali fraudsters bilked taxpayers out of more than $1 billion—has many ugly story lines to choose from. It’s a parable of failed assimilation and the need for policies that heat the melting pot. It’s another warning of identity politics, of fraudsters using “minority-owned” status to cash in and crying “racism” to evade scrutiny. It’s a scandal of politicians who looked the other way, more eager to win votes than to enforce the law.
President Trump has for his part sought to co-opt the story for his own priority: immigration. He’s raged about ungrateful Somali immigrants, paused immigration applications from 19 countries, and ramped up immigration enforcement operations in the Minneapolis area. This might excite the base, but it’s diverting attention from a far better policy opportunity.
Because at root, this is a story of broken welfare. Of a federal government that shovels more than $1 trillion annually into more than 80 major “antipoverty” programs (and countless minor ones)—a system too complex to ensure even basic integrity. And of a state that preened as a model of social welfare, its own lavish benefits drawing many immigrants, and invited a plundering.


The Lesson of Minnesota’s Fraud - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-lesson-of-minnesotas-fraud-3e66f5f0?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqf_o6IbNtA1AyKCI7zEWxLraBkc_I7Wv0um-fyUv6aVJJN2bSQQ54J0PMkj3ok%3D&gaa_ts=6932c244&gaa_sig=uCAaKeUp8v4uRyE3pJJuXMA8OsBJH6UMTCbZdpkgFL SwwPLxQfhQ8ubx9IoaUmdbVFt08H2PjKsZ-Pi-MgZLVg%3D%3D)

Minnesota Repub lawmakers are accusing major players in the state of getting bribe payoffs to look the other way from just one of the programs that ripped off Covid funds.
Minnesota Democratic lawmakers received over $50K in campaign cash from Feeding Our Future fraudsters | New York Post (https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/minnesota-democratic-lawmakers-recieved-over-50k-from-feeding-our-future-fraudsters/)

Among those accused are State AG Keith Ellison and Rep Ilhan Omar .
A juror in the case was dismissed when a bag containing $120 thousand with a note promising more if she voted to acquit .

Juror in fraud case has $120,000 bribe delivered to her door | New York Post (https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/juror-in-fraud-case-has-120000-bribe-delivered-to-her-door/)

Strassel argues that the Repubs should seize the moment to offer real alternatives to a broken system that skims $trillions of American's money

This is a moment. Republicans might be shouting from the rooftops that Minnesota proves how right they were to have included in their tax-reform bill a slate of antifraud reforms to Medicaid and food stamps. But they might also seize on this scandal to take the fraud argument much further. To explain that this is no longer a situation that can be corrected with more due diligence. It is the size and scope of the morass that is enabling fraud.......Why not reimagine government? All around us is evidence the current structure is failing, and past the date of fixing. Americans know it, and will reward a party that admits it and offers a reset.

I can make it simple for you, boiling down years of reporting:Corruption is the story. The whole story. Arranging it, hiding it, banking the profits, and directing large shares of the untraceable funds to black projects in the military and intel worlds.By far the richest form of corruption is health care and social services fraud. Beats narcotics, beats human trafficking. "Politics" is a sideshow -- the distraction that allows the robbers into the bank and keeps people looking in all the wrong directions.

Walter Kirn on X: "I can make it simple for you, boiling down years of reporting: Corruption is the story. The whole story. Arranging it, hiding it, banking the profits, and directing large shares of the untraceable funds to black projects in the military and intel worlds. By far the richest form" / X (https://x.com/walterkirn/status/1996351091198525821?fbclid=IwY2xjawOfqWhleHRuA2Flb QIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8bE Rwr6pvpBMcOLp7WSpLI39mrUC4GaTPNVX84wMn345BhXjQQRLl ug0viE_aem_Laa1GGt984Ks0_YJXGEbsA)

While more evidence of Medicaid fraud is discovered in Tim Walz ' Minnesota ;significant reforms to the program are happening in Repub Guv Mike Braun's Indiana .

Medicaid enrollment has declined by some 11% thanks to eligibility checks. The state also barred managed care organizations that administer the program from advertising for Medicaid patients.
Indiana’s Medicaid spending is expected to grow 3.2% this year versus its 9.5% forecast. Republicans are considering more reforms, such as stricter oversight of autism therapy services, which a federal inspector general last year found is rife with improper payments.

Indiana Medicaid forecast projects over $465 million in state savings | WBIW (https://www.wbiw.com/2025/12/19/indiana-medicaid-forecast-projects-over-465-million-in-state-savings/)

The BBB passed this year requires states to verify Medicaid eligibility . Indiana is already there .

This whole story exploded with the independent reporting of GenZ YouTuber Nick Shirley ,who did a lengthy report on the fraud happening in Minnesota
see all his work on the subject here
Nick Shirley - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@NickShirley/videos)

See the viral video on X It details child care service centers he visited that were empty /closed .

Nick shirley on X: "🚨 Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable We ALL https://t.co/E3Penx2o7a" / X (https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2004642794862961123?s=20&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
(I heard unconfirmed reports this morning that children were being bussed into these buildings by the providers yesterday after the report went viral)

The video has over 120 million views so the compliant press has no choice but the play catch up to create an alternate narrative. There are very few true gumshoe reporters left in the compliant press . And we can thank folks like Elon Musk for keeping social media relatively free press.

Over $100 million in Medicaid fraud exposed in this single video.

This also compelled law enforcement to get off their assets and act.
The FBI suddenly "surged" into Minnesota to assist the slow walking justice system in the state .
Patel surging FBI resources to 'dismantle' Minnesota fraud (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4363368/patel-surging-resources-dismantle-minnesota-fraud-schemes/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)

Acting US Attorney for the district Joseph Thompson has been on the case ;but clearly needed help .
He spoke of the "staggering, industrial-scale fraud" earlier this month

LIVE: First Assistant US Attorney Joe Thompson provides major update on fraud in Minnesota (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JwgzrffWc&t=1096s)

“The magnitude of the fraud in Minnesota cannot be overstated,” “This is a problem that has caused all of us to ask what kind of state we live in. I think it has eroded our collective statewide self esteem and confidence.”

You would think that would compel Guv Tim Walz to get on board . But he is pushing a narrative that the whole issue is racist, "white supremacy” ,and anti-immigrant .He is doubling down calling it a war against Minnesota .
He said he would not be surprised to see the Feds raiding midnight masses.

Tim Walz likens federal immigration crackdown to “war” on Minnesotans (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsufX4A_TQw)

He is unhinged .

The truth of the matter is that this story was known by the compliant press last year and it was intentionally uncovered through the election .

CNN had one report in October . That was it.

As fraud scandals erupt on Walz’s watch, accountability is scarce | CNN Politics (https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/walz-audits-fraud-accountability-invs?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)

Where was the follow up ? Where was the press pile on ? Walz was the VP nominee . There was some action by the Biden DOJ last year . Apparently that did not merit coverage either .

Here's one thought . Trump thought he could pick up Minnesota .
Why Trump keeps dreaming he can flip Minnesota - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/donald-trump-flip-minnesota-00158551)

He might have if the press was doing their jobs. Being consistent they are still running cover for Walz.

NY Slimes reporter Mara Gay said


"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," Gay said. "That community is being scapegoated in a way that certainly serves the far right, and that’s also something to keep an eye on. And that’s inappropriate, absolutely."
Somali Minnesotans being 'scapegoated' in fraud investigation, NYT writer claims (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/somali-minnesotans-being-scapegoated-fraud-000036987.html)

What she does not say is that the Slimes dipped their toes into the story last year . But the reporting ended when Walz became the nominee
Juror in Charity Fraud Case Received Bag With $120,000 - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/jury-bribe-feeding-our-future-fraud.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)

Nick Shirley is now getting death threats .
Nick Shirley Claims He's Facing Death Threats… | 77 WABC (https://wabcradio.com/2025/12/30/nick-shirley-is-now-facing-death-threats/)

Gee all he did was visit sites that were collecting payments. But some of them were empty buildings . Funny thing is state inspectors allegedly visited them. (One even had the word "learning " spelled wrong. Somehow that was corrected after he reported it.)

The so called centers were making donations to Minn pols. Not surprising ;a bunch of them were in Ilhan Omar's district. Unconfirmed reports say it is in the tune of $9 billion. Her hedge fund hubby obstructed justice by scrubbing the web site .

Exclusive | Ilhan Omar's hubby's $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website — as 'Squad' member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud | New York Post (https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/ilhan-omars-hubbys-30m-firm-quietly-scrubs-names-from-website-as-squad-member-faces-mounting-questions-on-sudden-wealth-amid-minnesota-welfare-fraud/)

Didn't Walz know this was happening under his watch ? It is actually not a new story . This level of corruption is at least as old as the pandemic

Back then they were siphoning off of the 'Feeding Our Future' program.

District of Minnesota | 78th Defendant Charged in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme | United States Department of Justice (https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/78th-defendant-charged-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme)

Those caught were collateral damage since they haven't touched the source of the problem......the Dems who willingly collaborated in the corruption and theft .

This is a multi-state fraud involving Somalis in the US. In Portland Maine ;Abdullahi Ali ,who ran for president of Jubaland region in Somalia last year ;was running a fraud operation named Gateway Community Services.



The company, Gateway Community Services, received a notice of violation Tuesday from the department along with a notification that it was suspending payments while investigating “credible allegations of fraud.” The department’s unit reviewed 15,000 claims made to Gateway between March 2021 and December 2022 and is seeking to recoup nearly $1.1 million.
Maine stops payments to embattled health care provider facing fraud allegations (https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/23/mainefocus/mainefocus-government/mainecare-payments-gateway-community-services-fraud-probe/)

They should be seeking more than that . The paper reports that they received $28.8 million between 2019 and 2024 from MaineCare . It also bilked taxpayers for $700,000 in the covid Paycheck Protection Program.
Clueless Joe couldn't give our money away fast enough.

Meanwhile Trump announced he is freezing payments to Minnesota .as U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson stated that HALF of payments to the state were stolen .
Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says (https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2025/12/18/prosecutor-says-14-minnesota-programs-are-targeted-for-fraud-and-the-state-is-swamped-with-crime/)

Great job Tampon Tim !

The Washington Compost editorial board wrote that the Trump Administration should press for "meaningful reforms " of welfare in the wake of Nick Shirley's independent investigation into Minnesota fraud.


“As America’s welfare state has ballooned to more than 80 major federal programs, they’ve become a target-rich environment for alleged scam artists like those in Minneapolis. Walz’s boondoggle underlines the need for serious reforms across America,”
Opinion | Scrutinizing SNAP will help ensure the neediest get food stamps - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/31/snap-minnesota-food-stamp-fraud-audits/)

The Washington Compost editorial board wrote that the Trump Administration should press for "meaningful reforms " of welfare in the wake of Nick Shirley's independent investigation into Minnesota fraud.


“As America’s welfare state has ballooned to more than 80 major federal programs, they’ve become a target-rich environment for alleged scam artists like those in Minneapolis. Walz’s boondoggle underlines the need for serious reforms across America,”
Opinion | Scrutinizing SNAP will help ensure the neediest get food stamps - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/31/snap-minnesota-food-stamp-fraud-audits/)

Speculation is rampant that Walz will drop out of the race for Minnesota Guv . today He scheduled a news conference for this morning. Either that or he will blame the whole thing on Trump.

He did both . He dropped out and blamed someone else .



“I won’t mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St. Paul, and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place,” Walz said. “They want to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors.”
“We’ve got Republicans here in the legislature playing hide-and-seek with whistleblowers. We’ve got conspiracy theorist right-wing YouTubers breaking into daycare centers and demanding access to our children,” Walz went on. “We’ve got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongly confiscating childcare funding that Minnesotans rely on.”


Tim Walz abruptly drops out of Minnesota governor's race in wake of alleged billion-dollar fraud scandal | New York Post (https://nypost.com/2026/01/05/us-news/tim-walz-abruptly-drops-out-of-minnesota-governors-race-in-wake-of-alleged-billion-dollar-fraud-scandal/)

and you have criminal fraudsters stealing $billions of taxpayer dollars that is supposed to go to the truly needed of your state ,you piece of human excrement !

Dems next person up. They always scheme a move ahead.

Klobuchar urged for Minnesota governor race as Walz drops out amid scandal | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/klobuchar-urged-run-minnesota-governor-walz-ends-re-election-bid-amid-fraud-scandal)

Klobuchar, who was re-elected in 2024 to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate, is receiving calls urging her to run for governor, sources in Minnesota confirmed to Fox News Digital.

But what would happen to her Senate seat ?

No problem .... as Guv she appoints here successor . And who would that be ?
2 candidates come to mind .
She could appoint recent member to the billionaire club Ilhan Omar


(https://www.axios.com/2025/04/10/ilhan-omar-senate-reelection-minnesota-2026).

or more likely they do a switcharoo and she appoints Walz to the seat.