Welcome to the new series called That’s Politics Unfiltered! In this episode you’ll hear me talk about the news of the week and you get my unfiltered perspective on current events.

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Sources: 

• Treisman, R. (2026). What to know about Nick Shirley, the YouTuber alleging day care fraud in Minnesota. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5662600/nick-shirley-minnesota-daycare-fraud. Accessed Dec. 31.
• Sinkewics, M. (2025). Trump targets Minnesota fraud allegation, says ‘we’re going to get to the bottom of all those’, Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-targets-minnesota-fraud-allegations-says-were-going-get-bottom-it. Accessed Dec. 31, 2025.
• Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers. (2025). Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-fraud-immigration-enforcement-somali-76e246b70d582f1dd42f1242cf7d7a66. Accessed Dec. 31, 2025.
• Sullivan, T., Karnowski, S. (2025). President Trump’s contempt shocks the country’s largest Somali community. Associate Press. https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-minneapolis-somalia-de1187fd703abbc9dc4dc1c5c6a243c5. Accessed Jan. 1, 2026. 
• Shirley, N. (2025). I investigated Minnesota’s billion dollar fraud scandal. Nick Shirley YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ. Accessed Jan 1, 2026.
• Minnesota Republicans reportedly helped YouTuber Nick Shirley with fraud investigation. (2025). Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCOK4aAThcI. Accessed Jan. 2, 2026. 
• Bustillo, X., Fung, H. (2024). Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts. Accessed Jan. 2, 2026. 
• Karnowski, S. (2025). Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases. Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-fraud-somalis-minnesota-walz-omar-64bfe699cc409f3f1ff6aa49b9210996. Accessed Jan. 2, 2026. 
• Pellish, A. (2025). Comer wants Walz to appear before Congress amid Minnesota fraud allegations. Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/tim-walz-house-oversight-minnesota-fraud-allegations-00708589.Accessed Jan. 2, 2026.