Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’

The changes to US childcare services as part of a response to a viral video, made by a self-described “independent journalist” and rightwing influencer, that purported to discover massive fraud at daycare centers operated by Somali Americans in Minneapolis.

However, other news outlets have not been able to verify the claims made in the video. Allegations of exploitation of Minnesota's social safety net have also been extensively covered by local and national news media over the past several years, and prosecutors brought charges over one allegedly massive scheme during the Biden administration.

In recent weeks, Trump has intensified his xenophobic attacks on Somali Americans, including his long-running nemesis Ilhan Omar, a representative from Minnesota who is Somali American and came to the US as a refugee. He has said that Omar is "garbage" and said Somalia is "no good for a reason".

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[–] 93 points 9 months ago (16 children)

Project 2025. So that women will have to stay home.

Ain't gonna go like they think it will.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (15 children)

    Why won't it? Because I think it will. Americans are complacent.

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  • [–] 36 points 9 months ago (13 children)

    Women are not having babies anymore. And more and more of us are taking a very firm stand on this.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago*

    Honestly, I don't wonder if the cons hope for this exact thing.

    Meaning, they hope the tradwife types/the Quiverfull Movement, etc., will be popping out lots of (white) babies, while all of those other - and here, sub in whatever - feminists, liberals, LGBTQ, etc. - people will be convinced not to do so.

    I still don't think it will work out the way they think it would - first of all, it's not like liberals don't come from conservative backgrounds. Same for feminists and LGBTQ. Also, I just don't think there are enough people that are going to take up fringe movements like tradwife and Quiverfull stuff to really counterbalance birth rates at a national level.

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  • [–] 62 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    This will definitely encourage more people to have kids.

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    The US is just speed running Japan in the 90s so they can have a couple of lost decades and lose all significance in the world.

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  • [–] 41 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The GOP motto is, "fuck them kids"

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  • [–] 38 points 9 months ago

    When he's not fucking kids one way, he's fucking them another.

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The president has a documented history of liking it when kids get fucked.

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  • [–] 29 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

    This country so desperately wants loads of children, but makes it so challenging to support the kids

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    [–] 20 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Daycare is woke. Just another obvious win for the average American and MAGA voter.

    /s

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago

    It’s like taking candy from a baby. In that it is taking food from babies.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Because that's what a total asshole would do.

    Anyway....all sorts of meat products have vegan food smeared all over them... Like ketchup! In your face everyone! You guys thought you were being funny. In reality we vegans have been trolling your ass the entire time! So don't worry, you're not as big an asshole as the guy taking childcare services away.

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    [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    Gotta pay for the tax cuts for billionaires somehow.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Is that how the law was written for disbursements?

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    So, the dog whistle here is: "Because of the BROWN people from SHITHOLE countries who are here ILLEGALLY anyway, no one can have nice things!"

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    Trump will literally starve children, to distract the American people, from the fact that he raped children. And that, is fucking wild

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    Why are they allowed to do this

    Are they even?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Rich people doing the math and trying to decide if literal slavery will be cheaper than Bread and Circuses

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