{"id":21507,"date":"2026-01-10T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/behind-the-somali-daycare-panic-is-a-mother-and-son-duo-angling-to-be-top-maga-influencers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:37:15","slug":"behind-the-somali-daycare-panic-is-a-mother-and-son-duo-angling-to-be-top-maga-influencers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/behind-the-somali-daycare-panic-is-a-mother-and-son-duo-angling-to-be-top-maga-influencers\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Somali daycare panic is a mother-and-son duo angling to be top Maga influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues<\/p>\n

YouTube influencer Nick Shirley, whose viral video alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis\u2019s<\/a> Somali American community came days ahead of the Trump administration\u2019s declaration of a national funding freeze<\/a>, has for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues.<\/p>\n

He also has close ties to the White House, Republicans<\/a>, and to representatives of an earlier generation of rightwing partisan \u201cambush journalists<\/a>\u201d such as James O\u2019Keefe<\/a>. He worked with Minnesota Republicans to produce the viral video on Somali-run daycares.<\/p>\n

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\nNick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues
\nYouTube influencer Nick Shirley, whose viral video alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis\u2019s Somali American community came days ahead of the Trump administration\u2019s declaration of a national funding freeze, has for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues.
\nHe also has close ties to the White House, Republicans, and to representatives of an earlier generation of rightwing partisan \u201cambush journalists\u201d such as James O\u2019Keefe. He worked with Minnesota Republicans to produce the viral video on Somali-run daycares. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues YouTube influencer Nick Shirley, whose viral video alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis\u2019s Somali American community came days ahead of the Trump administration\u2019s declaration of a national funding freeze, has for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues. He …<\/p>\n

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