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Anti-Muslim Bigotry Directed at Mamdani
- By ThatRobGuy
- American Politics
- 114 Replies
I will say, that was an entertaining meeting...
I especially chuckled at the part where a reporter asked Mamdani "You've said Trump is a fascist, do you still feel that way?"
Mamdani was just starting to give his "political" answer of "well, I've stated before that..."
When Trump grabbed his arm and said "It's okay, just say yes...it's a lot easier to say yes... I don't mind" and they both laughed.
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Maybe we're witnessing the beginning of a comedic "Odd Couple" situation
Or perhaps a begrudging "well, we're stuck with each other, might as well try to make the best of it" situation like this
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Keep a Word - Change a Word
- By St_Worm2
- Word Games
- 4648 Replies
Staff Paper
Found the above and thought it was interesting enough to share, as this is a small part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony's autograph (the original that he wrote in his own hand, IOW).
Found the above and thought it was interesting enough to share, as this is a small part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony's autograph (the original that he wrote in his own hand, IOW).
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“The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer”How some of the state’s welfare funds ended up in the hands of a terror group
- By Valletta
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the Somalia fraud story is the scale, with total costs running into the billions of taxpayer dollars. That raises the question: What happened to all that money?
The Somali fraud rings have sent huge sums in remittances, or money transfers, from Minnesota to Somalia. According to reports, an estimated 40 percent of households in Somalia get remittances from abroad. In 2023 alone, the Somali diaspora sent back $1.7 billion—more than the Somali government’s budget for that year.
Our investigation reveals, for the first time, that some of this money has been directed to an even more troubling destination: the al-Qaida-linked Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab. According to multiple law-enforcement sources, Minnesota’s Somali community has sent untold millions through a network of “hawalas,” informal clan-based money-traders, that have wound up in the coffers of Al-Shabaab.
www.city-journal.org
The Minnesota government hands out taxpayer money with little checking or follow-up.
The Somali fraud rings have sent huge sums in remittances, or money transfers, from Minnesota to Somalia. According to reports, an estimated 40 percent of households in Somalia get remittances from abroad. In 2023 alone, the Somali diaspora sent back $1.7 billion—more than the Somali government’s budget for that year.
Our investigation reveals, for the first time, that some of this money has been directed to an even more troubling destination: the al-Qaida-linked Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab. According to multiple law-enforcement sources, Minnesota’s Somali community has sent untold millions through a network of “hawalas,” informal clan-based money-traders, that have wound up in the coffers of Al-Shabaab.
Minnesota Welfare Fraud: Some Funds Went to Al-Shabaab
How some of the state's welfare funds ended up in the hands of a terror group
www.city-journal.org
The Minnesota government hands out taxpayer money with little checking or follow-up.
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Pro-life groups condemn ‘glorification’ of Kessler twins’ assisted suicide in Germany
- By RileyG
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
- 2 Replies
Agreed. It’s sad, really.I find these suicides horrifying. People were upset when the cult "Heaven's Gate" committed mass suicide, but this is ok?
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