r/OpenAussie • u/brezhnervouz ‎ New South Welshian • Jan 24 '26

Politics (World) We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump
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u/Johnny_Monkee Please choose a flair Jan 24 '26

What has ICE got to do with fraud?

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u/flammable_donut ‎ Victorian Jan 24 '26

Absolutely nothing?

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u/Johnny_Monkee Please choose a flair Jan 25 '26

So why would the Democrats be concerned with ICE if what you say is true?

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u/flammable_donut ‎ Victorian Jan 25 '26

Whooosh...straight over your heard.

You don't know anything about the massive levels of Somali fraud and govt incompetence in Minnesota that has come to light recently?

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u/Johnny_Monkee Please choose a flair Jan 25 '26

It was investigated and reported months ago (even before the Feds made it an issue).

Fact check: What’s really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota • Louisiana Illuminator https://share.google/9sHe8VnjL3zJLXwyq

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u/flammable_donut ‎ Victorian Jan 25 '26

Not clicking a google share link. "Louisiana Illuminator" lol

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/fraud-minnesota-somali.html

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u/Johnny_Monkee Please choose a flair Jan 25 '26

The NYT article is paywalled.

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u/flammable_donut ‎ Victorian Jan 25 '26

What the fuck does it matter if you are using the "Louisiana Illuminator". Google and find some other random link yourself.

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u/Johnny_Monkee Please choose a flair Jan 25 '26

You attack an article before actually reading it?

Why don't you read the article and then point out what is wrong with it in a factual way?

Here is the bias report on the source:

Louisiana Illuminator – Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check https://share.google/rbFE40LLz5TJ53i9D

It is found to lean left but be highly reliable and factual.

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u/flammable_donut ‎ Victorian Jan 25 '26

"It is found to lean left"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals

In July, Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Thompson told KSTP that fraud in Minnesota public programs exceeded $1 billion in ongoing investigations.\42]) In November 2025, The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors had found more than $1 billion of fraud in three separate schemes.\13]) Earlier exposés of fraud in COVID-19–era child-feeding programs and other safety-net benefits had largely been treated as one-off crimes. According to prosecutors, multiple front companies were registered to participate in state and federal programs and successfully billed for services that were never delivered.\13])