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YouTuber Nick Shirley revealed 14 Somali-linked healthcare firms registered to one Minneapolis building, all drawing federal/state funds. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

The Trump administration will implement a new weighted selection process for H-1B visas, replacing the existing random lottery system and giving priority to applicants with higher skills and higher salaries, effective February 2026. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Nearly 20,000 immigrant truckers are suing the California DMV over plans to revoke their commercial driver's licenses, following a Trump administration DOT audit. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Maine Department of Health and Human Services suspended MaineCare payments to Portland's Gateway Community Services, which serves the Somali community, over suspected fraud. Founded by Somali Abdullahi Ali, the agency was audited and found to have overbilled Medicaid by more than $1 million. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that continued ICE operations in the city could lead to ICE agents getting killed. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

ICE agents fired shots at a vehicle in Maryland after it attempted to run them over during an immigration enforcement operation. The driver and passenger were both illegal immigrants, per DHS. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Maria Bucci, 51, Cranston Democratic City Committee chair in Rhode Island, invoked her position in a traffic stop to avoid DUI arrest, per police bodycam footage. She was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther said local police will not assist ICE amid increased activity in the city. He emphasized Columbus does not discriminate based on immigration status. The city is not formally a sanctuary city but limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

The Trump administration's Small Business Administration has halted $5.5 million in annual aid to Minnesota, citing links to a $1 billion fraud scheme tied to the Somali community and at least $3 million in COVID-19-related loans. SBA also flagged 13,600 additional loans worth $430 million as suspected fraud. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Norwich, Connecticut's mayor, Swarnjit Singh, has displayed a Sikh flag in his office and announced plans to officially recognize 53 cultural days in 2026, including Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, a celebration of a 17th-century Sikh guru. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused Vice President JD Vance of promoting White supremacy for saying, "You don't have to apologize for being White anymore." ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

FedEx won a $2.24 billion federal contract in 2022. Since then, USCIS data show approvals for hundreds of H-1B visa workers, while the company laid off U.S. employees in multiple states. The company is led by CEO Raj Subramaniam, who is of Indian origin. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

🚨#BREAKING: Australian nationalist Joel Davis has been refused bail again by a magistrate. He will face court again on January 14. Follow: @NoticerNews

Casey Putsch, an Ohio native, has announced his bid for governor in the 2026 Republican primary. He is challenging frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy as an "America First" alternative, opposing H-1B visa abuse, mass immigration, large tax incentives for data centers, and policies that threaten American culture. Putsch pledges to prioritize Ohio workers in jobs, improve housing affordability, and protect the state's cultural heritage. More information: https://putschforohio.com ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

A group of Minnesota judges and justices, including Supreme Court members Anne McKeig and Sarah Hennesy, has formed a rock band called Reasonable Doubts to relieve stress and promote the rule of law amid a surge in threats against courts nationwide. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

DHS has increased its voluntary self-deportation incentive for undocumented migrants to $3,000, plus free airfare to home countries, for those who register via the CBP Home app and depart the U.S. by Dec. 31, 2025. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

The Department of Homeland Security reported more than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the U.S. since President Trump took office Jan. 20, including over 622,000 deportations and 1.9 million self-departures, with illegal border crossings plunging 93% year-over-year. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

A video has emerged showing Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor De Peña using a translator for English-to-Spanish interpretation during a hearing. De Peña, born in the Dominican Republic, primarily communicates in Spanish in a city where more than 80% of residents are Latino. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Vivek Ramaswamy called the idea of a “heritage American” ridiculous, arguing that immigrants who just received citizenship are as American as those descended from the Colonial Era. “We believe in ideals,” he said. ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow

Vivek Ramaswamy posted a clip criticizing the left’s identity politics based on race, gender and sexuality. He equated the left’s view with the right’s notion of American identity being defined by lineage, blood and soil, claiming both are wrong. 🔗 Source ⚡️ @FolkishObserver | 📱 Follow | 📱 Follow