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Washington State AG, tell me you are involved in the coverup of Somali Fraud without telling me. This was always the purpose of "hate crime" legislation, i.e. to be used to shut down citizens especially white citizens.

#1 OneGuy on 2026-01-02 10:24 (Reply)

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Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges

The headline is undermined by the text of the article. Harassing daycare centers and filming minors is not a legitimate means of investigation. Again, that doesn't mean there isn't fraud involved, but misrepresenting what the AG said does nothing to advance our understanding of the underlying facts.

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MSM Panics After Nick Shirley Bombshell As CBS Pledges To Start Reporting Real News... The biggest news story in the world… These “news” outlets still have not covered Nick Shirley and his Somalia fraud bombshell on the biggest Media platform on the planet.

Because it is not good journalistic practice to just repeat a story without verifying it. That means subjecting the story to scrutiny. The fact that Shirley claimed there were no children at a location when it can be shown there were children there undermines his claim. That doesn't mean there is no fraud. It suggests that Shirley's reporting is lacking or exaggerated.

Meanwhile, Trump, once again, engages in racist profiling to denigrate an entire minority group. But sure: they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats.

#1.1 Zachriel on 2026-01-02 10:48 (Reply)

Repeating the talking points.

Be original in 2026.

#1.1.1 Bird Dog on 2026-01-02 11:08 (Reply)

Bird Dog: Repeating the talking points.

Same fallacy though. Shirley is making allegations, which are being used to smear an entire ethnic group, so it is certainly worth pointing out possible weaknesses in his reporting. We did bring up a specific fact which would tend to undermine the most extreme claims. Perhaps he is right. But that will require a lot more work to determine. That's why there is due process. Or will it, having outlived its usefulness, go the way of cats and dogs in Springfield?

Regardless, we will attempt to heed your advice.

#1.1.2 Zachriel on 2026-01-02 11:19 (Reply)

Z: Because it is not good journalistic practice to just repeat a story without verifying it.

Yeah, like that Russia Collusion myth...
or 81M votes...

Bwaha! Lolgfy!

#1.1.2.1 Zachinoff on 2026-01-03 23:55 (Reply)

'NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is inaugurated, vowing to replace 'rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism''

The only warmth he'll be spreading is the overwhelming amount of warmth coming from a dirty suitcase bomb.

#2 Maniac on 2026-01-02 10:28 (Reply)

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A Virginia planter and veteran of the French & Indian War, Washington in the summer of 1775 assumed leadership of the Continental Army, a position he told his wife Martha he had “used every endeavor” in his power to avoid.

Haha. I doubt even Martha believed that. Of course, that's why Washington arrived at each session of the Second Continental Congress donning a new buff and blue uniform he helped design. Just in case.

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Contra recent woke narratives that have sought to undermine Washington’s reputation, it was also at Boston that he charitably corresponded with the black, Providence-based poet Phillis Wheatley

That's great. Enlightenment can be a slow and sometimes painful process. But Washington kept his slaves through his lifetime, freeing them only after he and his wife had died.

In any case, while Washington's role as general was important, there were other capable generals. What distinguishes Washington from almost all other leaders—not just in his age, but in any age—is that he surrendered power to the back-biting, venomous, intrigue-ridden, chronically faithless, and dare we say, ungracious Continental Congress.

"If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world." — King George III (attributed)

#3 Zachriel on 2026-01-02 11:26 (Reply)

Citizen Journalists: See also Michael Moore, a grandstander who was seated next to Jimmy Carter at the Democratic Convention. There seems to be an inconsistency in who is criticised in the premium press

#4 Assistant Village Idiot on 2026-01-02 12:55 (Reply)

re Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges

It is encouraging to see that there are people out there that still care enough about the country take on Government, via reporting, to try and right wrongs.

Hopefully their actions will inspire others to step up as well.

#5 feeblemind on 2026-01-02 13:56 (Reply)

The Democrats have chosen to befriend and protect illegal aliens who are murders, felons, drug runners and other criminals. It seemed odd to me. Not that they would want to increase illegal immigration, that is obviously their intent. What seems odd is that they would openly chose to protect and defend murderers and rapists in reference to protecting and defending law abiding citizens. I guess I thought that they were smart enough to hide this side of their agenda. But no! Now they double down and eagerly defend the day care fraud by immigrant AND inexplicably are angry at the YouTube reporter who made these massive frauds public. Do they have no shame? Is there nothing that immigrant criminals do that they don't embrace? The Democrat party has gone off the deep end into hate America territory and they seem to have done it by intent and preplanning. I think it is time too declare the Democrat party to be terrorists.

One other point. I often see the "filming children" objection with the implied meaning that there is something perverse going on. Just one of those fake charges to be thrown out there to see if it sticks. There is no law against filming children, adults women, men, dogs, horses whatever in public. Every doorbell camera, every security camera, every traffic camera films everyone and everything including children. I fully expect this non-sequitur will be used to distract from us from this massive multi-state fraud by those who benefitted from the fraud.

#6 OneGuy on 2026-01-02 15:36 (Reply)

What happens if honest people watch the fraud and decide they are chumps for playing by the rules?

A short but very good video.

https://x.com/StealthQE4/status/2006266481001001437

#7 feeblemind on 2026-01-02 16:21 (Reply)

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