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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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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 94 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

Ain't gonna go like they think it will.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

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

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How would it? Just because they have an insane idea doesn't mean A actually does lead to B.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 62 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This will definitely encourage more people to have kids.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 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.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ooh! Can we get the deflation too??

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Deflation to wages? Sure.

Everything else will stay expensive.

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is more than lost decades. America isn't rec9vering from this.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

OK but they were having the wrong KIND of kids

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The GOP motto is, "fuck them kids"

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Love a fetus though.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

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

[–] h3ll3rsh4nks@ani.social 16 points 2 weeks ago

It's because they want the children to yern for the mines. THAT'S what "make America great again" REALLY means.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

They want fetuses because that makes jeebus happy

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[–] Xander707@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

/s

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure I understand the background here, but I was reading a thread on r/vegan and there was a buffet of food, with a portion of it marked "vegan". It was mostly untouched, because there are lots of idiots that think "vegan? gross!"

The label was removed - not clear if that was intentional or accidental - and it got cleared out. Because it was just completely innocuous stuff, actually, but people have been programmed to think vegan is some kind of foreign concept. Labeling something that has not been tainted with animal products as "vegan", even if it's, say, a bunch of apple slices, causes people to steer clear.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta pay for the tax cuts for billionaires somehow.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

Is that how the law was written for disbursements?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks 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!"

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As long as Elon can afford his 50th yacht and fund a robot army for himself, that’s the most important thing.

[–] tehsillz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

And he doesnt care for his own children so why would he care about anyone elses

[–] JustTheWind@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Minimac@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Why are they allowed to do this

Are they even?

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I was wondering why tiktok algorithm starting spewing tons of self proclaimed journalists confronting Somali daycare centers proving some kind of fraud. Felt very propagandish

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