I clicked on this to read the discussion, the discussion is nothing but deflections. Much like your 44 is just another form of deflection. I don't have a NYT subscription so I was hoping for actual discussion to get more informed on the issue. From what I've read from other news sources, it's a staggering amount of money and seemingly pretty systemic... which is why I'd like to learn more. Usually, and more so in the distant past, this site was good place to get links to the major news stories of the day with a good spread of differing and insightful viewpoints and made for a great way to get varied view on an issue. I was hoping for that by clicking on this story... should have known better.

The fact that the left here considers not using newspeak as talking down says everything about why the left is so far out of touch with the majority right now. Twisting the language to not state blatant facts isn't some elevated way of speaking, it's just disingenuous and it comes across as that to most people. So go on considering talking like an elitist snob as somehow sounding more intelligent, it's working out great for you.

Well you can tell there is a there, there, since the whole cast of the usual suspects will do anything than actually discuss the topic of the thread and only have deflections to other points to offer up.

"it was only one time..." "made up lie..." etc... from those that claim to be informed on the issues....

AI news overview on the subject:
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While the exact total amount of fraudulent money definitively proven to have reached Somalia is not publicly confirmed by federal officials, recent reports tied to the $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme in Minnesota suggest that millions of dollars in stolen funds were sent to Somalia, with some sources claiming the money ultimately benefited the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
Key details include:
The "Feeding Our Future" case involved a total of $250 million in federal child nutrition program funds that were fraudulently claimed. Over 70 individuals, many from Minnesota's Somali community, have been charged in this scheme.

-Federal prosecutors have seized over $50 million of the stolen money so far, but a large portion remains missing.

-One former federal counterterrorism official indicated that a specific money network he investigated was sending $20 million abroad in a single year.

-One defendant in the Feeding Our Future case was found to have used $7 million of ill-gotten gains to purchase real estate in Kenya through a shell company.

-Another defendant sent "hundreds of thousands of dollars" abroad to purchase real estate in Kenya.

Sources from the U.S. Attorney's office and former FBI officials have suggested that a "decent amount" or "almost certainly" some of the money sent via informal money transfer networks (hawalas) in Minnesota ended up with al-Shabaab, which controls areas where these networks operate.

It is important to note that the total amount of money associated with all alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota is estimated to be in the billions of dollars according to some state lawmakers and investigative reports, though these figures encompass various programs and not all this money has necessarily been traced to Somalia. The ongoing nature of the investigations means that precise final figures regarding funds transferred to Somalia have not been officially finalized or confirmed in all cases.

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But it's all made up, and only happened one time.

Ivermectin wasn't going to cure Covid, but more recent studies definitely make it seem like it was worth looking at.

Mocking it as horse paste still with new information available is just as dense as thinking that doctors should have known to stop ventilators sooner.

Listen we were too busy locking down beaches and parks to notice if ventilators were a bad approach.

It was definitely buried in the article, my contention though is that the AP would have it in the headline if it were an R. maybe not.

By name I didn't recognize if this was a Dem or a Rep... but since it wasn't in the headline, I had a good feeling it was a D. Not surprised to find out I was right. Definitely no media bias in news coverage though.

Having followed this as it unfolded... there is a lot more to this story than is covered here, and it seems be progressing as it should.

Holy ---- I'm dizzy... did legally jut post a coherent comment?!?!?! and dear god... I agree with it!!!

Clown you do realize that not supporting the left doesn't mean you support Trump?

You certainly live up to your name if you think I support Trump Clown. Find me one quote of myself supporting him.

Snoofy, I'm sure you'll take it as confirmation bias, but I don't he was really either. I think he was a confused kid, who was easily swayed into aspects of the far left and the far right at different times in an effort to 'belong' to something. I had a friend like this growing up, at any one time he was involved in whatever the last thing he was exposed to.

But so as to not avoid what you think I'm avoiding, he definitely had far right influences, they just weren't the only ones.

The fact that you get so apoplectic if I suggest that the left and right extreme wings have ridiculous purity test and will eventually turn on their own proves who the joke IS here.

The far right and left does not have to be people in positions of power. I'm referring to the people that make up the extremes of the parties voting bases.

I'm also not equating what they are trying to get done, just that they each will turn just as rabid with their purity tests. You're inability to find any fault with the left or whataboutism away ones that you can't easily deny is hysterical.

Here's a clue, none of us are on a team, pointing out weaknesses or problem in our systems even if it affects things we may feel close to should be a good thing. Instead you treat it like keeping score and have to make sure your side wins.

#7 If i'm such a stupid joke, you should have no problem showing how I'm not correct then.

The more extreme you get, the more similar the sides act. The extreme left and right have impenetrable purity tests, and they will all eventually turn on their own.

drudge... all outrage, no reading, all the time

Take a person with a horrible set of beliefs, stick a D after their name and watch all the usual suspects here trip all over themselves to defend them.

It's interesting that the most people here saying it was just a sandwich so it can't be assault, also consider words to be violence.

Literally throw an object, not assault. Say something that you object to, violence. Makes sense.

The whole thing is slightly silly, but there does seem to be a liiiiiitle there, there.

If one of us walked out of work every day and someone was there to throw a sandwich at us, I think we'd want something done about it.

#29 and?... Great example of the right sucking

#21, No, If I got my wish a third party candidate would run and win. I do subscribe to both parties are the same, they both suck.

#8... reason 1785 why Trump won, and why the Democrats will take a slam dunk election in 2028 and flush it down the toilet.

still waiting on how what other programs, laws, or edicts are going to make his rent freeze proposal work. As it is now, it's a proven outcome that you turn the existing housing into disrepair and the non frozen prices sky rocket. Why is everyone so enamored with this idea?

#96 but is he wrong... is it a concerning statement?