{"id":177724,"date":"2025-12-29T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=177724"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T22:26:33","slug":"minnesota-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=177724","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-112494 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/minneapolis-riots-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/minneapolis-riots-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/minneapolis-riots-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/minneapolis-riots-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/minneapolis-riots.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A lot being reported from Minnesota and Minneapolis (aka&#8221;litle Mogadishu&#8221;) recently &#8211; here are a few highlights for you.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest sensation is that independent reporter Nick Shirley &#8211; ah, heck, for the job he is doing let&#8217;s call him a journalist &#8211; spent some time running around buildings\u00a0 where recipients of\u00a0 Biden\/Walz funding supposedly have business entities &#8211; which are nominally child care centers receiving literally millions of dollars of<del datetime=\"2025-12-28T21:51:56+00:00\"> taxpay<del datetime=\"2025-12-28T21:51:56+00:00\">e<\/del>r<\/del> your dollars. Funny thing, though, they seem to be missing a few things. Like staffing or customers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The documentary follows Shirley and his team as they visit more than 20 addresses listed as licensed childcare centers and healthcare-related providers participating in state-funded assistance programs. Footage shows several locations appearing locked, vacant, or lacking visible signs of active operations during normal business hours.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley claims the facilities shown in the documentary collectively received more than $110 million in public funding in a single year. He bases the figure on publicly available state payment data, which his team cross-referenced with on-site visits conducted during a single day of filming.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/independent-journalist-documentary-sparks-scrutiny-120034764.html\">Dallas Express<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>$110,000,000 in fraud literally on Walz&#8217; doorstep. He could have been your vice-president, folks.\u00a0 The full 42 minute documentary footage, including when the folks running the centers called the cops on Shirley. No, I am not kidding &#8211; and you know the rest of that joke.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ilhan-Omar-makes-history-sworn-in-as-first-female-Somali-American-lawmaker-in-US3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ilhan-Omar-makes-history-sworn-in-as-first-female-Somali-American-lawmaker-in-US3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ilhan-Omar-makes-history-sworn-in-as-first-female-Somali-American-lawmaker-in-US3-444x333.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ilhan-Omar-makes-history-sworn-in-as-first-female-Somali-American-lawmaker-in-US3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ilhan-Omar-makes-history-sworn-in-as-first-female-Somali-American-lawmaker-in-US3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then there is one of your favorite Squad members, Ilhan Omar. A poor lady when she was elected, she and husband Tim Mynett seems to be doing just fine. You hear of an &#8216;affordability crisis&#8217; in the country: doubt she can even spell it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to her latest financial disclosure in May, the couple\u2019s net worth surged 3500% in just one year; their net worth is now anywhere from $6 million to $30 million. The venture capital firm alone, per the filing, is worth between $5 million-$25 million.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Quite frankly, I am a little jealous &#8211; if I did that I could be worth hundreds &#8211; HUNDREDS, I tell you&#8230; But believe it or not, that isn&#8217;t the hinky part.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is once again under fire \u2014 this time because her husband Tim Mynett\u2019s\u00a0$25 million venture capital firm, Rose Lake Capital, reportedly purged key officer details amid growing questions about the couple\u2019s wealth and Minnesota\u2019s ongoing welfare fraud investigations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When she took office his firm had $1000 in assets and she was described as &#8220;basically broke.&#8221; Pretty good recovery, there.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Between September and October, nine officer and advisor details were removed from the site, including former Obama officials, according to the <em>NYP.\u00a0 <\/em>These names include former Obama Ambassador to Bahrain Adam Ereli; former Obama Ambassador to China Max Baucus; DNC Finance Chair associate Alex Hoffman; former DNC treasurer William Derrough and former ex-CEO of Amalgamated Bank Keith Mestrich, per the<em>\u00a0New York Post<\/em>\u2018s findings.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/ilhan-omars-husband-purges-names-from-firms-website-amid-minnesotas-massive-welfare-fraud-investigation\/\">Mediaite<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, honest businesses always scrub board member info.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177725 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Congresswoman-Sheila-Cherfilus-McCormick-Portrait-Christmas-post-122725-3f3920923aea4e1dafb5c1ae71841b0c-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Congresswoman-Sheila-Cherfilus-McCormick-Portrait-Christmas-post-122725-3f3920923aea4e1dafb5c1ae71841b0c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Congresswoman-Sheila-Cherfilus-McCormick-Portrait-Christmas-post-122725-3f3920923aea4e1dafb5c1ae71841b0c-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Congresswoman-Sheila-Cherfilus-McCormick-Portrait-Christmas-post-122725-3f3920923aea4e1dafb5c1ae71841b0c.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quick unrelated note &#8211; remember we talked about Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick who was indicted for stealing millions in Covid disaster relief funds? No failed indictment there, she has been charged with theft of government funds (although is still in Congress&#8230; you can say what you will about THAT.)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In November, a federal grand jury indicted Cherfilus-McCormick on charges that she stole federal disaster money.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The politician allegedly used a $109,000 cashier\u2019s check to purchase the 3.14-carat yellow diamond ring in New York City in September 2021, according to <em>The Miami New Times<\/em>, which cited the indictment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The outlet also consulted with a Tiffany &amp; Co. client advisor, who identified the sparkler as two of the luxury jeweler\u2019s rings based on a photo. \u201cThis appears to be the Tiffany Fancy Yellow Single Row Soleste, and the Victoria Band ring,\u201d the advisor told <em>The Miami New Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guess whose staff decided to do a little Photoshopping of her pic? Check the frame above on the left versus the one on the right, and see what changed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s chief of staff, Naomie Pierre-Louis, told CBS 12 in a statement after the new photo was released, &#8220;This action was not directed, approved or authorized by the Congresswoman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;It was a staff-level decision made by well-intentioned individuals seeking to protect the Member\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Think that ship sailed with the indictments. Note, however, a textbook example of the loyal staffer falling on their sword to protect the politician. Ms. Pierre-Louis must already have\u00a0 new gig.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot being reported from Minnesota and Minneapolis (aka&#8221;litle Mogadishu&#8221;) recently &#8211; here are a few &hellip; <a title=\"Minnesota Monday\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=177724\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Minnesota Monday<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":668,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[213,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-your-tax-dollars-at-work","category-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=177724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=177724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=177724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=177724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}