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Why MSM Ignores Nick Shirley's MN Ghost Daycare Scandal?

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Senator Cruz Questions coverage failure, echoes Where is 60 Minutes? Shows video.

 

A young YouTuber named Nick Shirley just did the investigative journalism that ABC, CBS, and the rest are ignoring, visiting deserted Minnesota daycares claiming hundreds of kids while billing taxpayers for billions. This viral bombshell  highlights alleged ghost facilities under Gov. Walz's watch. Sen. Cruz posts on X.

The story is based on a Senator Cruz X post report

 

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  • Democrats are totally complicit in this, it's why the mainstream media is trying to silence this.        

  • There is a solid theory as to why Kamala chose Waltz as a way to further funnel stolen taxpayers dollars to fellow Democrats.   Thank God USA has Trump as President.    

  • Everything on the left is avoiding it, cause  Its all on the Dems watch. GOP Emmer: "A young journalist  goes out in 1 day finds more fraud than State AG Ellison finds in 7 years".  

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I both hope this reporting is accurate and if so that it leads to everyone involved going to jail.  It can't just be in Minnesota of course, I'd be massively surprised if it isn't rife in red states as well as blue.

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42 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

I both hope this reporting is accurate and if so that it leads to everyone involved going to jail.  It can't just be in Minnesota of course, I'd be massively surprised if it isn't rife in red states as well as blue.

Just a observation  or my 2 cents . The media has lost the plot. Which brings up the question ,who runs the MSM media , who owns the MSM media . Why are leftist media avoiding this Scandal .

 

"Fraud is easy to find - if you’re willing to look for it,' Gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth said".

 

As the legacy media continues its blackout on the potential  Minnesota daycare fraud bombshell uncovered by independent journalist Nick Shirley, new FBI Director Kash Patel just announced a major surge in personnel to probe these schemes, warning it's only the tip of the iceberg in billions lost under Tim Walz's watch. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15417679/FBI-update-daycare-accused-4MILLION-taxpayer-fraud-Kash-Patel.html

 

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40 minutes ago, riclag said:

The media has lost the plot. Which brings up the question ,who runs the MSM media , who owns the MSM media .

Google Ad Sense runs it. No clicks on a story no notice by the ad algorithm and no money to the MSM -- and they have detail on how many times any story or type of gets clicks.

 

 

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Actually saw that yesterday @ 1400 hrs on RTnew, but not allowed to post RT.

 

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Then it popped up on another good news source :cheesy:  FB reels, which I think I posted.  Then saw the other more dependable news sources, YT shorts & X, so posted the same vid from there ..

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1325294-politics-pc-un-pc-any-subject-satire-via-meme-or-vid-shorts/page/47/#findComment-20301857

 

No sense bothering with MSM, whether USA, UK new (BBC, or all Daily s :cheesy:), as all fake or they won't touch it.  IMHO

 

Don't think I can state any more, as post will probably get deleted.

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 Spot on mate,I waited for it to post too.  I must give a special shout out to Sen. Cruz for asking where the MSM is. It reminds me of Jake Tapper knowing Biden's decline and refusing to acknowledge it,for fear it might help the opposing side.I've been following Nick Shirley's Man on the streets interviews before the 2024 elections. The MSM have lost the plot,gone to far left,hence the activist pretending to be reporters label . 

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

Actually saw that yesterday @ 1400 hrs on RTnew, but not allowed to post RT.

 

Then it popped up on another news source :cheesy:  FB reels, which I think I posted.  Then saw the other more dependable news sources, YT shorts & X, so posted the same vide there ..

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1325294-politics-pc-un-pc-any-subject-satire-via-meme-or-vid-shorts/page/47/#findComment-20301857

 

No sense bother with MSM, whether USA, UK, as all fake or they won't touch it.  Don't think I can state any more, as post will probably get deleted.

 

Ever since I saw this I've wondered who owns and controls some of the US media outlets.

 

 

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Nick Shirley has been requested to do more in other states. 

"Now, similar claims about daycares in Columbus, Ohio, have surfaced. A woman, Nakia Deon, posted a video on TikTok, requesting Shirley to do a similar investigation in her state".

 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/nick-shirley-vs-tim-walz-escalates-amid-minnesota-fraud-row-columbus-ohio-daycare-claims-emerge-nakia-deon-101766977315531.html

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It's the reason, many, like myself, hate paying taxes, or having govt involved in anything.  Stick to defense of country, as you misplace billions if not trillions with that.

 

It's embarrassing the small percentage of budget spent of social programs for US citizens, that could use a hand, but instead, goes into the pockets of politician, with their corrupt programs & fake NGOs.  Or, supposedly sent overseas to more fake NGOs.

 

Knocking on $40T deficit, and don't even have a universal healthcare in place,  WTF

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

It's the reason, many, like myself, hate paying taxes, or having govt involved in anything.  Stick to defense of country, as you misplace billions if not trillions with that.

 

It's embarrassing the small percentage of budget spent of social programs for US citizens, that could use a hand, but instead, goes into the pockets of politician, with their corrupt programs & fake NGOs.  Or, supposedly sent overseas to more fake NGOs.

 

Knocking on $40T deficit, and don't even have a universal healthcare in place,  WTF

 

Concurrently, a guy named Bob Cushman is doing the MSM (and gub'ment watchdog's) jobs and looking at publicly available FEC data.  He found that 10 Fani Willis donors made a total of 73,521 separate donations, averaging $24.24 each for a total of $1.782 Million.

 

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The data is publicly available from the FEC.  Here's the steps to look yourself if you don't believe the guy:

  1. Click on fec.gov
  2. Click on Campaign finance data
  3. Click on raising
  4. Click on individual contributions
  5. Fill in recipient name and/or contributor details
  6. Click on export (upper right)
  7. Click on download file

 

But all we get is crickets from the MSM and the gub'ment employees we pay to look for this kind of graft.  The gub'ment gives the money to NGOs, they take their cut, then give it back to the crooked politicians.

 

The spreadsheet above is from Gateway Pundit, but they're just republishing the story.

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Nick Shirley has certainly shaken the tree and now everyone is eager to see what falls to the ground.  It will indeed be interesting to see if the mainstream media picks up on the story, either to confirm Shirley's revelations or to refute them.  His 42-minute video has gotten so much attention it can't be easily ignored any longer.

 

I totally believe Shirley's video is in essence true and there's massive fraud involving daycare centers run by Somalis or U.S. citizens of Somali descent.  However, it's a bit of a stretch to call him an investigative journalist.  Nick Shirley is a social media creator and influencer.  His expose of the daycare fraud could have been presented in a more credible fashion.

 

He doesn't say when he filmed the empty day care centers, only that it was a weekday.  If he filmed on Dec. 25th, which was a weekday, it's understandable the centers would be closed and empty.  I don't think it was filmed on Christmas Day, but he should have said which day it was.

 

More importantly, Shirley appeared to rely entirely on research done by an older man in the video, named only as David with no explanation of his qualifications or background.  That's a clear miss as well.

 

What's needed now is for real journalists as well as local, state and Federal authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.  It's not a new story.  Daycare fraud was evident in Minnesota seven years ago, with raids, closures, trials and conviction.  I am assuming the video below from 2018 does not violate board rules as it comes from the local Minneapolis affiliate of the CBS network.

 

 

And how about this sign captured in Nick Shirley's video:

 

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Would you entrust your child to a school that couldn't spell "Learning?"  :cheesy:  That certainly does sound like quality!

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10 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

Nick Shirley has certainly shaken the tree and now everyone is eager to see what falls to the ground.  It will indeed be interesting to see if the mainstream media picks up on the story, either to confirm Shirley's revelations or to refute them.  His 42-minute video has gotten so much attention it can't be easily ignored any longer.

 

I totally believe Shirley's video is in essence true and there's massive fraud involving daycare centers run by Somalis or U.S. citizens of Somali descent.  However, it's a bit of a stretch to call him an investigative journalist.  Nick Shirley is a social media creator and influencer.  His expose of the daycare fraud could have been presented in a more credible fashion.

 

He doesn't say when he filmed the empty day care centers, only that it was a weekday.  If he filmed on Dec. 25th, which was a weekday, it's understandable the centers would be closed and empty.  I don't think it was filmed on Christmas Day, but he should have said which day it was.

 

More importantly, Shirley appeared to rely entirely on research done by an older man in the video, named only as David with no explanation of his qualifications or background.  That's a clear miss as well.

 

What's needed now is for real journalists as well as local, state and Federal authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.  It's not a new story.  Daycare fraud was evident in Minnesota seven years ago, with raids, closures, trials and conviction.  I am assuming the video below from 2018 does not violate board rules as it comes from the local Minneapolis affiliate of the CBS network.

 

 

And how about this sign captured in Nick Shirley's video:

 

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Would you entrust your child to a school that couldn't spell "Learning?"  :cheesy:  That certainly does sound like quality!

"What's needed now is for real journalists as well as local, state and Federal authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.  It's not a new story.  Daycare fraud was evident in Minnesota seven years ago, with raids, closures, trials and conviction.  I am assuming the video below from 2018 does not violate board rules as it comes from the local Minneapolis affiliate of the CBS network".

 

The video even got the police escorting ,Nick's crew out of the premises. So many questions unanswered. The people he relied on mention they've been to some of these locations over years and haven't seen kids. It caught the attention of the FBI,so they'll have boots on the ground.

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Omar and her husband are under investigation now. Perhaps Walz will be forced to leave office.

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The videos by Shirley are fabulous

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Democrats are totally complicit in this, it's why the mainstream media is trying to silence this.

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

Democrats are totally complicit in this, it's why the mainstream media is trying to silence this.

 

 

 

 

Everything on the left is avoiding it, cause  Its all on the Dems watch.

GOP Emmer: "A young journalist  goes out in 1 day finds more fraud than State AG Ellison finds in 7 years".

 

 

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There is a solid theory as to why Kamala chose Waltz as a way to further funnel stolen taxpayers dollars to fellow Democrats.

 

Thank God USA has Trump as President.

 

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11 hours ago, riclag said:

"What's needed now is for real journalists as well as local, state and Federal authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.  It's not a new story.  Daycare fraud was evident in Minnesota seven years ago, with raids, closures, trials and conviction.  I am assuming the video below from 2018 does not violate board rules as it comes from the local Minneapolis affiliate of the CBS network".

 

The video even got the police escorting ,Nick's crew out of the premises. So many questions unanswered. The people he relied on mention they've been to some of these locations over years and haven't seen kids. It caught the attention of the FBI,so they'll have boots on the ground.

I did a bit of research.  There's a site called Ground News, which is a news aggregator and lists the political bias of each organisation that posts a news story.  It is behind a pay-wall, but they did have a short-duration trial that needs to be cancelled in case of auto-payments (https://ground.news).  I've copied the links below to this story, and screen caps from this links.

 

https://ground.news/interest/minnesota

https://ground.news/article/fbi-expands-minnesota-daycare-fraud-probe-after-viral-video_8d962a

 

Basically, assuming all true, this is an absolute disgrace.  On very many levels, not only the Dems hiding but also that DOGE didn't sort this out.  I know the Dems are getting a bashing (quite right by the way), but I still can't believe this isn't happening in red states too.  Let's hope the FBI investigate EVERYONE on this, and sends all the guilty to jail, with those guilty having all their assets sold and refunded to the government.

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So maybe the MSM is treading wearily as they see a possible James O'Keefe situation:

'David' says he is the main source but the MN Republican Caucus says that they are the main source but Nick Shirley says *I* investigated MN $billion fraud scandal

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On 12/29/2025 at 4:18 PM, riclag said:

Just a observation  or my 2 cents . The media has lost the plot. Which brings up the question ,who runs the MSM media , who owns the MSM media . Why are leftist media avoiding this Scandal .

 

"Fraud is easy to find - if you’re willing to look for it,' Gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth said".

 

As the legacy media continues its blackout on the potential  Minnesota daycare fraud bombshell uncovered by independent journalist Nick Shirley, new FBI Director Kash Patel just announced a major surge in personnel to probe these schemes, warning it's only the tip of the iceberg in billions lost under Tim Walz's watch. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15417679/FBI-update-daycare-accused-4MILLION-taxpayer-fraud-Kash-Patel.html

 

The mainstream media is essentially run by liberal, left-leaning, billionaires. And they buy up the majority of mainstream media outlet and you end up with this:

https://youtu.be/ksb3KD6DfSI

Fair and balanced 'eh?
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On 12/29/2025 at 10:43 PM, EVENKEEL said:

Omar and her husband are under investigation now. Perhaps Walz will be forced to leave office.

We can certainly hope, but i have doubts.

Omar's marital history is complicated (faith-based vs. legal marriages common in some cultures), leading to legitimate questions about tax/campaign filings.

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Always amazing how the 8 or 9 loudmouths on here are always so quiet on stories like this. Even if one of them came along and could agree with how corrupt the Somalians are it would be truly amazing. But as usual it's quiet with them. Tells you a lot about their credibility and agenda even in a small forum like this.

Funny how standards exist for MAGAts — selectively.

The ‘MSM’ supposedly ignores Nick Shirley’s ‘MN ghost daycare’ — a social-media-driven, unproven claim.

Major outlets don’t ignore stories — they verify them first.

But when it’s Dear Leader, suddenly evidence doesn’t count.

A rumour:
‘Why is the media silent?’

Donald Trump’s court-proven fraud:
‘Witch hunt.’

Remember:
  • Trump University — fraud, $25M settlement
  • Trump Foundation — shut down for illegal self-dealing
  • NY civil fraud judgment
  • Asset inflation/deflation to banks and tax authorities
  • Campaign-finance violations

So don’t lecture about ‘media bias’.

This isn’t about MSM — it’s about being in a cult.

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The GOP Congressman has a point ,its been going on for to long . Why didn't he do somethin about it,years ago. He's catchin heat for his stance on the scams and toward sending all foreign nationals involved in multi scams to defraud ,back to their country. Somethin tells me he would of been lambasted back than to.

62 investigations underway involving federally-funded Minnesota child care centers

KSTP

Updated: January 29, 2025

62 investigations underway involving federally-funded Minnesota child care centers

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS its Office of Inspector General has 62 active investigations into family child care and child care centers in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) across the state.

One day care center in Minneapolis, Quality Learning Center Daycare, had 95 violations between 2019 and 2023, according to DHS records. Those violations range from “failure to keep hazardous items away from children” to “no records for 16 children.” In 2022, DHS placed the facility on a conditional license.

But, state records showed Quality Learning Center Daycare still received $7.8 million in federal tax money since 2019 despite its regulatory issues. Its conditional license was removed in 2024.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/62-investigations-underway-involving-federally-funded-minnesota-child-care-centers/

A young YouTuber 😂😂😂. Let’s see how it pans out, Maybe he was there on a Sunday or a holiday.

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While there are mentions of state level actions the vast majority,and effectively all high profile arrests and convictions in this scandal, are the result of federal U.S. Atty prosecutions. Nothing indicates significant state led criminal arrests dominating the scandals.

The left is looking desperately to spin what Shirly & others have reported on as racism, Islamophobia, or scapegoating of the entire particular foreign national community, while downplaying the overwhelming federal prosecutions and the scale of the fraud itself.

Leave it to the state they will bend a knee for their constituents , after all its mostly federal funds that are used.

44 minutes ago, riclag said:

While there are mentions of state level actions the vast majority,and effectively all high profile arrests and convictions in this scandal, are the result of federal U.S. Atty prosecutions. Nothing indicates significant state led criminal arrests dominating the scandals.

The left is looking desperately to spin what Shirly & others have reported on as racism, Islamophobia, or scapegoating of the entire particular foreign national community, while downplaying the overwhelming federal prosecutions and the scale of the fraud itself.

Leave it to the state they will bend a knee for their constituents , after all its mostly federal funds that are used.

Correct!

There is substantial evidence of widespread fraud in Minnesota's government-funded social services programs (including child care and nutrition), with federal investigations estimating hundreds of millions to potentially billions lost—mostly tied to schemes exploiting COVID-era relaxations and targeting the Somali community in Minneapolis.Proven Fraud (Not from Shirley's Video)

  • The Feeding Our Future scandal alone involved $250M+ stolen from child nutrition programs; 78+ people convicted (many Somali Americans) by 2025, with prosecutions ongoing since 2022 under Biden.

  • Broader probes (14 programs) suggest up to $9B+ in losses since 2018, per U.S. Attorney estimates.

  • Dozens of indictments, convictions, and restitutions for fake billing/non-provided services.

2 hours ago, riclag said:

While there are mentions of state level actions the vast majority,and effectively all high profile arrests and convictions in this scandal, are the result of federal U.S. Atty prosecutions. Nothing indicates significant state led criminal arrests dominating the scandals.

Because it's federal money. Via Gemini:

In Minnesota, the surge in federal prosecutions—most notably the Feeding Our Future case—stems from the fact that while these programs are administered by the state, the actual money originates from the U.S. federal government.

When federal funds are involved, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute through the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Under federal law (specifically 18 U.S.C. § 666), it is a federal crime to steal from or defraud any organization or government agency that receives more than $10,000 in federal funding per year.

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