The worst part was that some public employees were saying that there was a problem and their bosses did everything to shut them up. Those bosses should not only lose their jobs, but face super hefty fines in addition to jail time.
This came up on a recent Zoom call with other members of the blog collective that I contribute to - the very blatant obviously out there nature of the fraud, so evident that a young guy with a camera could walk up to it on the street and reveal all. So why didn't the local inspectors who regularly check out child care centers drop in for regular unscheduled visits? Because it would open them up to accusations of raaaaaacism ... which would mean the end of that inspectors' employment, that's why. So best look away, and not rock the boat.
I'm certain that other people charged with keeping track of such things noticed the money spigot suddenly gushing like Niagara Falls between one month and the next - and for whatever reasons, deciding it was better to keep quiet about it.
And as others have noted some whistleblowers have tried to report problems and been told to STFU. I expect that the FBI & DoJ have seized copies of the entire email database for the relevant state government departments and are sifting through it because the people who told others to STFU, if they did it in writing, will now be on the hook for being charged as an accessory to the crimes or something similar.
You nailed it here. 100%. The state officials not only knew, they facilitated it. And I guarantee a good portion of that money ended up in their offshore accounts
The comment that most struck me in this whole quagmire was a lefty on X (not finding the link just now) who said the 22 year old kid's video should not be trusted because he went to the daycare centers and released the video WITHOUT PERMISSION.
"So, I’m not really mad at the Somalis. You can’t get mad at a gopher for digging up your yard. Gophers got to dig, and tribal cultures got to tribal.
That by no means signals that I don’t think the fraudsters should be excused. Hell, no. Public trials, and if found guilty — maximum sentences."
I get it. Spent better than half my military career outside of CONUS. I get a new puppy or an aged dog and it pees or poops on the rug, I might get a little miffed. But I can exercise some patience until it acclimates, learns the protocols, becomes a member of my family. But this Somali thing? A billion dollars? That is a level of crime that rises to the level "Hey F. U., you stupid Kafir Cracker, I'll do what I want. Whatcha gonna do about it, f_ckwit?" I think it requires a federal intervention into Minnesota governance to (in their words) "preserve our democracy" and nip this Third Word stuff in the bud. Not just in the bud but root and branch. How hard would it be to send in a few thousand IRS Agents and contractor forensic CPA's to root the perps out by simply following the money? To wit, how does a 40-year-old Somali or native born government wonk who has never held a job other than some petty government sinecure afford a Cadillac Escalade, Caribbean cruises, bling and a $250,000 house? Perp walks now. Trials PDQ. Deportations after 20-30 year jail terms. I'd even go so far as some limited amnesty for those who rat out their co-conspirators. If the feds can't do it, then please don't stand in the way of the torches and pitchfork crowd.
I'm really mad at the Somali's. They have serially pooped on America's rug.
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last week announced that a distributor is recalling its FDA-regulated products because of the presence of bird and rodent feces at a Minneapolis facility.
Minneapolis-based Gold Star Distribution Inc. said on Dec. 26 that it’s recalling all of its FDA-regulated products including over-the-counter cold and flu medications, dietary supplements, pet foods, cosmetics, medical devices, and foods that were distributed in locations primarily in Minnesota."
"Minnesota government employees who knew of this fraud need to do the maximum allowed felony time."
No government employees will serve any time in prison for this or any other similar fraud. In the miniscule chance that I'm wrong about this, it will be low level employees that are thrown to the wolves. The one thing that bureaucracy does do well is to eliminate accountability.
Honestly, that's the part I find most frustrating and discouraging about all this. This could be just the tip of the iceberg, but nothing is going to change. There will not be any major effort to uncover more fraud or prevent it in the future, because doing so would mean the wrong people were right. Now that everything is political, nothing of significance can ever get done.
One problem with the Minnesota corruption and theft is the sheer scale of it.
It is hard to believe, as so many people and agencies had to be aware of it and to both do nothing and say nothing about it.
That similar thefts are occurring in Washington State, California, Illinois, Maine, and other blue states and cities suggests to me that a traditionally lawful solution may not be achieveable, and that more direct methods may need to be applied.
Thank you for the new word, Jon. I had to google the term, to my utter disgust...it bugged me at first but then I thought, "let the punishment fit the crime." Yeah, scaphism...let them all reside in that land of milk & honey.
I'm a New Orleanian. I saw up close & personal what political corruption leads to when things go pear-shaped. If anything, scaphism is letting them off easy. After all, it only takes a few days to a week.
I went to high school in New Orleans in the early 60s. It was a wonderful city. It is a far cry from that now. Haven't been there since just before Katrina. Might go back for my high school's Class of 1966 reunion. If I do go, I'll avoid Orleans Parish and come in via Slidell and the Pontchartrain Causeway.
Holy Cross '63. Military that summer and went back whenever I could. Watched the city change each visit. At first had committed to return after service, but service ended up as career and along the way swore I'd never go back. Still have sister in Jefferson. Now I just order my boudin and crawfish pies for shipment from Opelousas. Have an order set for Friday as a matter of fact. Yes, corruption statewide for decades, but New Orleans takes top billing in this era.
Having grown up in South Minneapolis, I hear you folks in re The Big Easy.
Watching the burning of the streets we trod as 2nd graders (by ourselves, and with little danger--THEN) was maddening. What a bunch of lunatics they are now, electing those "DFL" commies. Wouldn't go back there to live on a bet!
Sadly enough, there is only one rather quick way to hold corrupt politicritters and fraudsters accountable. Its not considered acceptable in polite, civilized company.
What is needed is an acceptable way for good Citizens to rapidly regain control of the errant geopolitical entity.
My only takeaway from all this is that I am done paying taxes. Why do we continue to give our own money to the government who does not track where it goes, does not use it in ways that I approve of, and never punishes the wide spread abuse when it discovers, much to its amazement, that people are STEALING it. . The only answer is to not give them money in the first place.
The worst part was that some public employees were saying that there was a problem and their bosses did everything to shut them up. Those bosses should not only lose their jobs, but face super hefty fines in addition to jail time.
This came up on a recent Zoom call with other members of the blog collective that I contribute to - the very blatant obviously out there nature of the fraud, so evident that a young guy with a camera could walk up to it on the street and reveal all. So why didn't the local inspectors who regularly check out child care centers drop in for regular unscheduled visits? Because it would open them up to accusations of raaaaaacism ... which would mean the end of that inspectors' employment, that's why. So best look away, and not rock the boat.
I'm certain that other people charged with keeping track of such things noticed the money spigot suddenly gushing like Niagara Falls between one month and the next - and for whatever reasons, deciding it was better to keep quiet about it.
It is worth noting that while a young guy with a camera went viral, in fact some of the fraud he exposed was already known about and under federal investigation - see https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/12/before-nick-shirley-and-after.php
And as others have noted some whistleblowers have tried to report problems and been told to STFU. I expect that the FBI & DoJ have seized copies of the entire email database for the relevant state government departments and are sifting through it because the people who told others to STFU, if they did it in writing, will now be on the hook for being charged as an accessory to the crimes or something similar.
They should serve same sentences and be delivered on same C5s as the defendants.
The C5s don’t necessarily need to land when making their deliveries…
Brave Sergeant Timmy should spend whatever remains of his span in this valley of tears practicing long division on rocks.
With a teeny weeny little hammer.
You nailed it here. 100%. The state officials not only knew, they facilitated it. And I guarantee a good portion of that money ended up in their offshore accounts
I wonder how much of that money ended up in state and federal Democratic campaign coffers?
I will say that there are Minnesotan (ex) whistleblowers who got tired of being fired, threatened, fired even more for the result of absolutely no progress whatsoever. Apparently anyway. Here's a link. https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/12/01/dept-of-health-employees-we-warned-kamala-about-rampant-fraud-in-tim-walzs-minnesota-she-ignored-us-n2196711
The comment that most struck me in this whole quagmire was a lefty on X (not finding the link just now) who said the 22 year old kid's video should not be trusted because he went to the daycare centers and released the video WITHOUT PERMISSION.
They're next going to call it “deceptively edited” if anybody clips out pertinent moments, even though the full version is available.
They've done it before with others.
The full video has 100m+ views. Just like with RatherGate, their powers of deception are failing them.
Indeed.
Once people started noticing, it's hard to keep them from noticing.
And the harder you try to make them not notice, the more they notice.
See: Streisand Effect.
"So, I’m not really mad at the Somalis. You can’t get mad at a gopher for digging up your yard. Gophers got to dig, and tribal cultures got to tribal.
That by no means signals that I don’t think the fraudsters should be excused. Hell, no. Public trials, and if found guilty — maximum sentences."
I get it. Spent better than half my military career outside of CONUS. I get a new puppy or an aged dog and it pees or poops on the rug, I might get a little miffed. But I can exercise some patience until it acclimates, learns the protocols, becomes a member of my family. But this Somali thing? A billion dollars? That is a level of crime that rises to the level "Hey F. U., you stupid Kafir Cracker, I'll do what I want. Whatcha gonna do about it, f_ckwit?" I think it requires a federal intervention into Minnesota governance to (in their words) "preserve our democracy" and nip this Third Word stuff in the bud. Not just in the bud but root and branch. How hard would it be to send in a few thousand IRS Agents and contractor forensic CPA's to root the perps out by simply following the money? To wit, how does a 40-year-old Somali or native born government wonk who has never held a job other than some petty government sinecure afford a Cadillac Escalade, Caribbean cruises, bling and a $250,000 house? Perp walks now. Trials PDQ. Deportations after 20-30 year jail terms. I'd even go so far as some limited amnesty for those who rat out their co-conspirators. If the feds can't do it, then please don't stand in the way of the torches and pitchfork crowd.
I'm really mad at the Somali's. They have serially pooped on America's rug.
Minnesota: come for the fraud, and we’ll throw in the rat droppings for free!
https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/over-the-counter-medicines-other-items-recalled-over-feces-contamination-fda-5963560?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last week announced that a distributor is recalling its FDA-regulated products because of the presence of bird and rodent feces at a Minneapolis facility.
Minneapolis-based Gold Star Distribution Inc. said on Dec. 26 that it’s recalling all of its FDA-regulated products including over-the-counter cold and flu medications, dietary supplements, pet foods, cosmetics, medical devices, and foods that were distributed in locations primarily in Minnesota."
California is at least 10x Minnesota.
Concur with your recommendations - doubtful that anything will be done by State LEO/DA's, it's Feds or nothing.
Indeed. Minnesota won't do squat on their own.
"Minnesota government employees who knew of this fraud need to do the maximum allowed felony time."
No government employees will serve any time in prison for this or any other similar fraud. In the miniscule chance that I'm wrong about this, it will be low level employees that are thrown to the wolves. The one thing that bureaucracy does do well is to eliminate accountability.
Honestly, that's the part I find most frustrating and discouraging about all this. This could be just the tip of the iceberg, but nothing is going to change. There will not be any major effort to uncover more fraud or prevent it in the future, because doing so would mean the wrong people were right. Now that everything is political, nothing of significance can ever get done.
I'm sad to say I agree completely.
This is whack-a-mole. The problem is the politicians enabling this.
One problem with the Minnesota corruption and theft is the sheer scale of it.
It is hard to believe, as so many people and agencies had to be aware of it and to both do nothing and say nothing about it.
That similar thefts are occurring in Washington State, California, Illinois, Maine, and other blue states and cities suggests to me that a traditionally lawful solution may not be achieveable, and that more direct methods may need to be applied.
Waiting to see if anyone actually goes to jail over this, not holding my breath...
Ever since Katrina, it's been my fervent opinion that the punishment for public corruption should, at a minimum, be scaphism.
Thank you for the new word, Jon. I had to google the term, to my utter disgust...it bugged me at first but then I thought, "let the punishment fit the crime." Yeah, scaphism...let them all reside in that land of milk & honey.
I'm a New Orleanian. I saw up close & personal what political corruption leads to when things go pear-shaped. If anything, scaphism is letting them off easy. After all, it only takes a few days to a week.
I went to high school in New Orleans in the early 60s. It was a wonderful city. It is a far cry from that now. Haven't been there since just before Katrina. Might go back for my high school's Class of 1966 reunion. If I do go, I'll avoid Orleans Parish and come in via Slidell and the Pontchartrain Causeway.
Holy Cross '63. Military that summer and went back whenever I could. Watched the city change each visit. At first had committed to return after service, but service ended up as career and along the way swore I'd never go back. Still have sister in Jefferson. Now I just order my boudin and crawfish pies for shipment from Opelousas. Have an order set for Friday as a matter of fact. Yes, corruption statewide for decades, but New Orleans takes top billing in this era.
Having grown up in South Minneapolis, I hear you folks in re The Big Easy.
Watching the burning of the streets we trod as 2nd graders (by ourselves, and with little danger--THEN) was maddening. What a bunch of lunatics they are now, electing those "DFL" commies. Wouldn't go back there to live on a bet!
Also had to look it up; great idea of method!
Karo syrup. I wouldn't waste the honey.
Nah. Too quick.
Make them pay back all the money they stole, and keep them incarcerated until they do. No parole.
Sadly enough, there is only one rather quick way to hold corrupt politicritters and fraudsters accountable. Its not considered acceptable in polite, civilized company.
What is needed is an acceptable way for good Citizens to rapidly regain control of the errant geopolitical entity.
My only takeaway from all this is that I am done paying taxes. Why do we continue to give our own money to the government who does not track where it goes, does not use it in ways that I approve of, and never punishes the wide spread abuse when it discovers, much to its amazement, that people are STEALING it. . The only answer is to not give them money in the first place.
Given the operational condition of the Judiciary throughout these here sovereign United States, what's your Plan B?
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/popular-misconceptions
Or here - https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/67706.html
When the good citizens of 1856 San Francisco got good and tired of criminals running roughshod over the law-abiding citizenry.
Hint: a cannon was involved.
Great essay. Should have wider dissemination.
There are some things it don't pay to advertise.
Amen, and Amen!