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Mortifying moment anti-Trump Minnesota mom suddenly cuts speech short after admitting ‘fraud is bad’

A Minnesota mother who spoke out Wednesday against the Trump administration’s freezing of child care funding abruptly cut her remarks short after admitting that “fraud is bad.”

Deko Nor, a medical student whose four-year-old attends a daycare center outside Minneapolis, told reporters at a New Year’s Eve press conference that her child would be one of more than 20,000 losing access to the facilities without federal help.

“I rely on child care. I work. If child care is cut, I am unable to work or go to school,” she said, before beginning her next sentence by declaring: “I understand fraud is bad—”

Nor immediately looked down at the text of her speech, shook her head in disbelief and placed her right hand to her mouth while inhaling sharply.

She then looked up, apparently flustered, and told the other attendees at the news conference: “I don’t think I can speak.”

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It’s Official: Tim Walz’s 20-Week PAID Leave Program Now in Effect — Open to Illegals and Non-Citizens

In a move that’s sure to infuriate hardworking American taxpayers, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s radical socialist agenda has kicked into high gear today with the rollout of his so-called “Paid Family and Medical Leave” program.

Under the new law signed by Walz, employees in Minnesota will be eligible for up to 12 weeks of medical leave and 12 weeks of family leave — up to 20 weeks total per year — with partial wage replacement paid out of a state-mandated payroll tax on employers and employees.

But the detail sparking the most outrage isn’t just the length of the leave—it’s who is eligible to collect the check.

If a worker meets the minimum earning threshold of approximately $3,900 in the past year and has paid into the system through payroll taxes, they are eligible to apply for state-funded wage replacement.

No Social Security number? No problem! No proof of citizenship? Who cares!  Walz and his leftist cronies have made sure that anyone, including those who snuck across our southern border, can now access taxpayer-backed paid leave benefits to bond with a new child or recover from an illness for nearly five months of the year.

How It Works

  • The Tax: The program is funded by a new 0.88% payroll tax, split between employers and employees.
  • The Benefit: Workers can take up to 12 weeks for serious medical conditions and 12 weeks for family leave (bonding, caring for a sick relative, etc.), capped at a combined 20 weeks per year.
  • The Payout: Benefits function on a progressive scale, with lower-income workers receiving up to 90% of their weekly wages.

Walz’s rollout comes amid severe criticism of his administration’s oversight of public benefits.

Minnesota was recently thrust into the national spotlight after federal prosecutors exposed over $8 billion in welfare and aid fraud tied to multiple schemes — including cases involving Somali-linked entities — under Walz’s watch.

The fraud centered on a non-profit called Feeding Our Future, which sponsored hundreds of meal sites that claimed to be feeding thousands of children a day during the COVID-19 pandemic. In reality, most of these meals were never served.

Federal authorities have recently surged resources into Minnesota to investigate allegations of similar fraud schemes involving Medicaid, autism services, and daycare centers, again involving networks within the Somali community.

Minnesota’s paid leave scam is just the latest in a long line of Democrat disasters.

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Once Again, the New York Times Sells Israel’s Genocide in Gaza as Law Enforcement

This is another masterclass from the New York Times in how to sell genocide as law enforcement.

According to today’s headline, “new Israeli rules” mean “suspensions” of aid groups from Gaza – that is, the forced expulsion of 37 humanitarian organizations from Palestinian territory illegally occupied by Israel.

These aid groups organize most of the field hospitals currently operating in Gaza and set up after Israel destroyed the enclave’s proper hospitals. The groups also run emergency shelters, water and sanitation services, and treatment centers for children with acute malnutrition.

Israel’s “registration rules” are a death sentence for a homeless, destitute Palestinian population left vulnerable to starvation, floods, winter cold and disease by Israel’s two-year destruction of their homeland.

Who is to blame? Apparently groups like Doctors Without Borders, Medical Aid for Palestinians and CARE. Why? Because they are “resisting” Israel’s “rules” to “provide detailed information” on their staff in Gaza – information Israel has used time and again to kill those aid workers.

As Doctors Without Borders point out, “we support one in five hospital beds and one in three births” in Gaza. Israel, it added, was “cutting off life-saving medical assistance for hundreds of thousands of people”.

Another organization affected by the new “rules”, the Norwegian Refugee Council, noted that Israel had killed hundreds of aid workers in the past two years. “For us, it is a safety concern for our staff. And acknowledging who they are – it puts them at risk.”

The New York Times wants you to forget who is the criminal here.

It is Israel that’s illegally occupying Gaza and other Palestinian territories – and has been for decades.

It is Israel that has bombed Gaza into the Stone Age.

It is Israel that has ethnically cleansed Gaza’s people from their lands, driving them into ever smaller concentration camps on those ruins, surrounded by Israel’s “yellow line”.

It is Israel that has starved the people of Gaza for months on end by blocking all aid.

It is Israel that’s killed at least 600 aid workers, 1,700 medical staff and 250 journalists in Gaza over the past two years.

It is Israel that has eradicated all Gaza’s hospitals and health care facilities, leaving its maimed and starved population vulnerable to infection and disease.

And it is Israel now expelling aid organizations vital to keep this homeless, bombed, maimed, starved, orphaned, traumatized population alive.

Criminals don’t get to set the “rules” – because the rules they set will, by definition, serve their criminal agenda.

Israel has not hidden that agenda. It wants to eradicate Gaza and its population. It has destroyed the people of Gaza’s homes and the infrastructure they need to survive – from hospitals and schools to sanitation services. It has blocked aid and food, and is now driving out the emergency aid organizations that served as a sticking plaster to keep this population just barely alive.

Israel’s goal is to make life so desperate, so impossible, that the rest of the world will consent to the expulsion of the Palestinian people from Gaza on “humanitarian” grounds.

The New York Times, like the rest of the media, are using language to persuade you that none of this is happening.

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‘Fraudian’ Slip?? Two Women React Strangely When They Mention “Fraud” at Minnesota Rally – One Goes “Off Script” and Gets Brutally Honest

The Somali fraud stories are emerging across the country.  From its origin in Minnesota, new claims have emerged in Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Yesterday, in Minnesota, state legislators and daycare providers held a press conference to speak out after the Trump administration announced that Health and Human Services (HHS) would be suspending the program until an investigation into the fraud claims was completed.

The press conference began with an opening statement from a childcare center director named Amanda Schillinger, who claims that many in her community are afraid to come forward because they’re being targeted and that she really doesn’t want to be there.

“So lets be honest about how we got here.  “Our President decided he doesn’t like the Somali community and he wants to destroy them,” she said.  “Speaker Demuth and the GOP caucus sent a YouTuber out to create the narrative they want out there.  Not the truth.”

She continued by saying that “Minnesota does investigate suspected fraud in childcare and hold people accountable.  And they will continue to do so because fraud is never acceptable.  But cutting off childcare funding to everyone in the state is not the answer and its not acceptable.”

She claims that 75 percent of the children in “our program” qualify through the state for childcare funding.

Next to speak was a woman that said she is a mother, medical student, and benefactor of childcare funding spoke at the event.  She began her speech, seemingly reading from her phone, by acknowledging that she’s “not much of a good speaker” but would try her best.

Nervously reading from her cell phone, she stated that 20,000 kids will be unable to attend daycare as they and their parents depend on this funding.

But when the script prompted her to say, “I understand: fraud is bad,” she covered her mouth in shock, seemingly concerned for what she had just said, and backed out of her speech.

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Minnesota: Police Dispute Somali-Run Day Care Claiming ‘Important Documents’ Were Stolen

Police in Minneapolis have disputed a Somali-run daycare center’s claim that “important documents” disproving fraudulent activity were stolen.

The Nokomis DayCare Center claimed that a burglar broke into the building through the kitchen in the rear of the facility on Tuesday, rummaging through the main office and stealing documents pertaining to its operations, but police say that no report was filed, per the New York Post:

Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nakomis Day Care Center, told reporters that a suspect entered through the kitchen at the rear of the facility, damaging a wall and breaking into the building’s office, sometime on Tuesday. He said the alleged prowler stole “important documentation” including children’s enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks.

However “no loss was reported to officers,” according to a preliminary report by the Minneapolis Police Department. MPD noted that the center later reached out with additional information, but the updated police report was not immediately available.

The Nokomis DayCare Center provided video of a hole in the wall in what may have been a utility closet.

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Activists Linked to George Soros Are Training Jurors So They Can Help ‘Marginalized’ Defendants

A judicial activist group linked to George Soros’ activist groups is coming under scrutiny for what they call “juror teach-in” sessions to protect “those with marginalized identities.”

Free DC, a Washington-based group which describes itself as a “fiscally sponsored special project” of a progressive nonprofit called Community Change and Community Change Action, will be hosting a Jan. 12 training session which, from its description, sounds suspiciously close to a primer on jury nullification.

The session is being co-hosted with another progressive group, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams.

“We’ll discuss what it really means to serve on a jury and how we can use that role to protect our people especially those with marginalized identities who are disproportionately targeted by the criminal legal system,” the event description reads.

“Jury duty is not just a civic responsibility; it’s a powerful tool for ensuring fairness and justice. As community members, our participation in juries is vital to safeguarding the rights of those who are most vulnerable to systemic biases.

“By serving on a jury, we can influence outcomes and help create a more equitable legal process.”

As of Thursday, the session is “open to everyone,” although that may change given the attention the event has suddenly received.

As the New York Post reported, Free DC’s funding can be traced back to several large progressive philanthropies, including Soros’ Open Society Foundations.

The OSF’s $20 million donation to Free DC initially came under scrutiny in August when the group took an active role in fighting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital after several high-profile violent crimes.

“‘Do not obey in advance’ and ‘Take up space’ are among Free DC’s ‘guiding principles,’ and the group urges supporters to ‘go outside at 8:00 PM and bang pots and pans, sing, chant, or make noise for five minutes’ every night ‘of this occupation,’” the Post reported at the time.

“Free DC has scheduled multiple events since Monday’s anti-Trump protest, including a ‘Cop Watch Training,’ suggesting further protests are planned amid Trump’s effort to make DC the ‘safest, cleanest and most beautiful cities anywhere in the world’ – by ramping up law enforcement efforts and removing homeless encampments from public places.”

After the shooting of two National Guard troops in the capital in November, allegedly by an Afghani migrant, the group again came under scrutiny for a problematic social media post.

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NewsNation Reporter Finds “Assisted Living” Facility Funded by Americans Is Just a Single-Family Home — Owner Indicted in Feeding Our Future Still Raking in $49M from Minnesota

Minnesota’s sprawling welfare-industrial complex is once again under the microscope after a stunning investigation by NewsNation revealed that so-called “assisted living” facilities funded with millions in taxpayer dollars are, in reality, nothing more than ordinary single-family homes.

According to reporting from Rich McHugh of NewsNation, Minnesota continues to shovel millions of Medicaid dollars to properties owned by a man already indicted in the state’s massive Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, despite overwhelming red flags and a growing list of exploited public programs.

The properties are owned by Gandi Mohamed, also known as Gandi Abdi Kediye, who was indicted in February 2024 on money laundering charges tied to the Feeding Our Future case. Prosecutors allege Mohamed helped launder approximately $1 million in fraudulent funds.

According to the DOJ:

Gandi Yusuf Mohamed, 43, Ikram Mohamed’s brother, was the owner of GAK Properties LLC and GIF Properties LLC, companies used to receive and launder the proceeds of the fraud scheme. Gandi Mohamed also submitted fraudulent meal counts and claims on behalf of his family’s companies. As alleged, between March 2021 and July 2022, Gandi Mohamed fraudulently received and laundered more than $1.1 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Gandi Mohamed is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.

Yet while awaiting trial, Mohamed’s limited liability company continues to benefit handsomely from the state.

His wife reportedly operates multiple “assisted living” facilities out of residential homes in the Minneapolis area.

Those facilities alone received more than $2.3 million in state payments last year.

Even more staggering: since 2016, Mohamed has been paid $49 million by the state’s Minnesota Department of Human Services, according to the Minnesota Reformer.

NewsNation visited three of the locations tied to Mohamed’s LLC. Each one appeared to be a standard single-family residence—not a medical or assisted living facility.

Staff at the homes claimed ignorance of Mohamed’s indictment and declined to explain how such operations qualified for massive Medicaid reimbursements.

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4 ways Team Trump reminded us of Bush-Cheney in 2025

Earlier this month, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie mocked the idea of a potential U.S. regime change war with Venezuela, ostensibly over drug trafficking.

“Do we truly believe that Nicholas Maduro will be replaced by a modern-day George Washington? How did that work out? In Cuba, Libya, Iraq, or Syria?”

“Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs, weapons of mass destruction, that did not exist,” he added, taking a direct dig at President George W. Bush. Now it’s the same playbook, except we’re told that drugs are the WMDs.”

In 2016 Trump ran for president as the anti-Bush, slamming the Iraq War justifications on the Republican primary debate stage. “Obviously, the war in Iraq was a big, fat mistake, all right? They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none, and they knew there were none,” Trump said then.

Now Team Trump talks about fentanyl being a WMD and teases war. Massie had a point in comparing Trump to Bush and Dick Cheney in more ways than one.

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Minnesota DHS Used DEI Hiring Policies in Offices Responsible for Fraud Oversight

In the latest episode of The Patriot Perspective, host Gregory Lyakhov examined what may be one of the most staggering government failures in modern American history: more than $9 billion in fraud tied to Minnesota’s public programs, much of it involving networks operating within the state’s Somali community. 

The number alone is shocking. 

Yet what matters more than assigning vague political blame is understanding how such an enormous collapse occurred—and why it was entirely predictable.

One point must be made clearly at the outset. Whether Minnesota’s governor or individual politicians were directly complicit remains unclear. 

Proving intent or personal involvement requires evidence that investigators are still uncovering. But the absence of proven complicity does not mean the absence of responsibility. 

What is clear is that Minnesota built a system structurally incapable of preventing fraud, and that system was shaped by aggressive DEI hiring and governance policies.

For years, Minnesota’s Health and Human Services division—the very agency responsible for detecting and preventing fraud—prioritized DEI “health equity” and hiring initiatives over core oversight functions. 

Entire offices were reshaped around racial and identity-based frameworks rather than technical competence, auditing experience, or enforcement capacity. 

The result was not inclusion; it was institutional blindness.

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Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union

Palestine was the deadliest place to work as a journalist in 2025, with the Middle East as a whole the most dangerous region for media professionals, according to a global journalist union.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said the region accounted for 74 deaths last year – more than half of the 128 journalists and media workers killed – in a new report released on Wednesday.

The Middle East was followed by Africa with 18 deaths, Asia Pacific (15), the Americas (11) and Europe (10), according to the report. The vast majority of those killed were men, but the list included 10 women.

“128 journalists killed in a single year is not just a statistic; it is a global crisis. These deaths are a brutal reminder that journalists are being targeted with impunity, simply for doing their job,” IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said.

Palestinian journalists were the biggest cohort of victims: 56 Palestinian media professionals were killed in 2025. Yemen followed, with 13 deaths, Ukraine, with eight, and Sudan, with six, according to the IFJ.

The Paris-based media union cited Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif as the most “emblematic” of the 56 journalists murdered in Palestine last year covering Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Al-Sharif, 28, was killed on August 10 alongside several colleagues when Israeli forces struck a media tent outside Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital.

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