Fraud Stuff

There's been a lot of talk recently about the collective billions of dollars stolen from US taxpayers by multiple large, organized rings of criminals.   We've seen poor people denied food aid, we've seen at least one death, and we've seen autistic children denied care because the funding has been spent fraudulently.   Honestly I'm shocked that this is a partisan issue at all.   I'm more shocked at the defenses and excuses being made.   To be clear, at least as far as MN, those involved in these frauds are predominantly (but not exclusively) Somali immigrants.  In some cases, autism treatment centers, the fraud worked with widespread involvement of many of the Somali community.   

What I've noticed is an attempt to blend all of the frauds together and pretend like convictions for frauds that have been exposed and prosecuted are somehow related to the frauds being exposed more recently.  For example, the (white) woman who had a role in starting the food fraud, and has been convicted, is being trotted out as the ringleader of various other fraud schemes.   Apparently this is also an attempt to paint the Somalis who profited/are profiting from the frauds as innocent/ignorant/stupid pawns of the evil white woman.   

At this point we have the following.

Food fraud.

Autism fraud

Day care fraud 

Home health care fraud

Medical transport fraud

Outpatient care center fraud

So let's take a look at what we're hearing.   FYI, the local media have a mixed track record on reporting these frauds, but Lou Raguse from KARE 11 probably has the best track record.   As usual, Twitter posts are used when there is embedded video, Tweets from "real journalists", or links to more information.  

 

 https://x.com/herandrews/status/2009276030066831463?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2008935429928858096?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2008558756326420607?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/electionwiz/status/2008525038425968688?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/charliek_news/status/2008297432522559790?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://www.facebook.com/100064473710658/posts/1283952947097150/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=fjHMIt3Bvmuf6zuY#

Given the fact that we have Walz on record giving one of the fraudsters an award, and Ellison on record cutting a deal with them, I cannot see how anyone could argue that they are the best people to handle the subsequent investigation.  Especially given Walz's attitude about cooperating with the federal government.   

 https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/2008915354345689368?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 

Be Careful

 https://x.com/amyswearer/status/2009021137599025524?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/carney/status/2009235317228757499?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 

These posts and Dan's copy/paste of someone demonstrate a good point.  Just because someone is "an attorney" or has some other credential doesn't mean that they are an absolute authority on one specific topic or incident.  

The best examples of this on a larger scale are the "97% of scientist" global warming letter, and the "9/11 truther" letter that was circulating.  In both cases there was an assumption that simply placing the words "scientist, engineer, or architect"  behind one's name magically confers some elevated level of expertise.   In the case of the "97%" letter, large numbers of the scientists had absolutely zero expertise in anything related to the climate.  Likewise in the 9/11 letter there was no differentiation between a structural engineer and a sanitation engineer.  Let alone the fact that architects have no expertise at all in structural.  

So, just because someone claims to be an "attorney" doesn't automatically qualify them to speak authoritatively on a specific incident.  Especially without access to all of the evidence. 

 https://x.com/jimfergusonuk/status/2009896930051011068?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 Well, I guess the mostly non violent destruction of property has begun.  

Common Sense

 Just as a general rule, if you try to use your car to run over a LEO, you run the risk of injury or death.  

 

 https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2009391455891038259?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

What an interesting take from one of the real journalists at CNN.   Ashli Babbit deserved to be shot/killed for "breaking into" the capitol, but somehow that logic doesn't extend to anyone else.   

 

 https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2009695108611092611?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

The linked body cam video might alter some of Dan's vehement claims, but I doubt it.

 

I drove past the scene and had two observations.  

 First, the street is narrower than normal because of ice and still had ice after days of rain and warm temps. 

Second, there was a "protest" of sorts with the most interesting factor being a Mexican flag.   

Coming Soon

Over the next couple of days I'll be posting about the double standard from the ASPL on Trump's arrest of Maduro, and on the growing reports of massive fraud both in MN and outside of MN.   

Worship

 https://x.com/attorneyf_/status/2008259938486022496?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/attorneyf_/status/2008438542750368132?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 "Why does God even want worship? Isn’t that… needy? I was rewatching The Chosen weeks ago, the scene with the Samaritan woman and that question wouldn’t leave me alone. Jesus says, “The Father is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.” It hit me harder than usual. Almost made me teary. And then an intrusive thought slid in: Why does He care so much about worship? So I sat with it. And slowly, something started to untangle. We live in a world obsessed with creators and ownership. Artists sign their paintings. Musicians copyright their songs. Companies defend their patents. Architects protect their signature designs. Not because they’re insecure. Because authorship matters. We instinctively know that to erase an author’s name from their work is wrong, and to twist their creation beyond recognition is violation. That clicked for me. If flawed humans protect the integrity of what they make… how much more would the God who authored galaxies guard His? Reality itself is His masterpiece. Every law of physics, every spark of beauty, every heartbeat, signed, authored, claimed. So when Scripture calls God jealous, it’s not describing a fragile deity craving applause. It’s describing a Creator who refuses to let His signature be erased from what He made. Not insecurity, integrity. Not ego, essence. He is jealous for us, not of us. Because when creation forgets its Creator, everything breaks. Meaning unravels. Purpose distorts. Worship misfires. God’s “jealousy” isn’t about Him needing attention. It’s about Him refusing to let us live on lies. He knows that life only works when it aligns with Truth. And He is that Truth. So when Jesus says the Father is seeking worshipers, it’s not desperation. It’s love. It’s rescue. It’s the God who authored reality inviting us back into alignment with it. Divine jealousy isn’t proof of God’s weakness. It’s proof of His love. A love that protects. A love that refuses to hand us over to counterfeits. A love that will not let His creation forget who made it. The universe is a signed masterpiece. Erase the signature, and you erase meaning itself. God refuses to let that happen. That’s where I landed. And honestly? It made me worship more, not less."

" You’re right, God loses nothing. An infinite Being isn’t fragile, threatened, or desperate for validation. And that’s my point. If anything, the “risk” isn’t on His side. It’s on ours. The real issue isn’t that God needs worship, it’s that we do. The thing is, humans don’t stop worshipping when we stop worshipping God. We just redirect it, toward power, ego, money, pleasure, ideology, self. And whatever we worship shapes us. The Bible says it plainly: “We become like what we behold.” So the logical corollary is that divine “jealousy” isn’t God guarding His ego. It’s God guarding reality, meaning, and ultimately… us. If God truly is the source of life, beauty, truth, and being itself, then misdirected worship isn’t harmless at all, it’s dangerous misalignment with reality. And misalignment fractures us. So yes, He loses nothing if we ignore Him. But we lose everything. That’s why I think His jealousy isn’t about possession. It’s about love. Not God saying, “I need you to praise Me,” but God saying, “You were made for truth, don’t trade it for counterfeits.”

 

Two things in this piece struck me as interesting.  

 

The first is that humans are going to worship something.  To paraphrase Bob Dylan, "It may be the Devil or it may be The Lord", but humans are going to worship something.  We can worship YHWH, the one who created and loves us, or we can worship aspects of His fallen creation.  Why not worship the one who is Truth, as opposed to that which is not.

 The second is that if humans are so determined to control the things they create, why would YHWH also not want to receive acknowledgement for His creation.  

 YHWH created us to have life and to have life to the fullest, yet we so often ignore the fullness of life in YHWH and run after a poorly fashioned counterfeit.  

 

Ding Dong

 Reports are coming out this morning that Tim Walz is dropping out of his run for a third term as governor.  Shockingly enough, it appears that the blame is falling on everyone else but him and that the rampant, multi billion dollar frauds that happened on his watch have nothing to do with his withdrawal.  I can't wait to see who will become the DFL candidate now.  

Notice

 Much like Art, I will not be checking the blog regularly over the next few days.   Don't get impatient, don't get your panties wadded, and chill out, if I don't approve or respond to your comments as quickly as you'd like.