Screencap of Twitter/X video.If you read the Gateway Pundit, by now you are familiar with the story of more massive Somali fraud in Minnesota related to daycare centers, which was exposed by citizen journalist Nick Shirley.At the time of this writing, the tweet with the video that Shirley published on December 26th has been viewed 56 million times.Shirley’s work here was good, old-fashioned, shoe leather reporting. He really deserves all of the praise he is getting for this. Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountableWe ALL… pic.twitter.com/E3Penx2o7a— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) December 26, 2025 What about the so-called mainstream media? This is the job they used to do. What have they been up to for the last few days? Well, in addition to completely ignoring this story, they have been focused on a bunch of other completely pointless stories.By the way, when we say they’re ignoring the Minnesota story, that is not an exaggeration. None of the outlets below have tweeted a single thing about what Nick Shirley uncovered, despite the enormity of the story.Over at the Washington Post, they did a story about Trump putting too much Christ into Christmas.Officials in President Trump’s administration posted overtly sectarian messages for Christmas, such as a day to celebrate the birth of “our Savior Jesus Christ.” The messages sharply diverged from a tradition of secular holiday messages.https://t.co/9B5PVtL8jP— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 26, 2025 The New York Times tweeted a story about government fraud – in Malaysia.Breaking News: Najib Razak, the former leader of Malaysia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in a case related to the looting of a government fund. https://t.co/nsUmpIJlfl— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 26, 2025 ABC News put out a story about polar bears and climate change – how original!A study from researchers in the U.K. suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it's due to the impacts of climate change. https://t.co/vvKunECo5f— ABC News (@ABC) December 27, 2025 NBC News has a story about a judge blocking Trump – so riveting!A U.S. judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed, after the U.S. permanent resident sued officials over an entry ban. https://t.co/3VNpDYUijk— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 27, 2025 CNN is tweeting about Ukraine.Ukrainian President Zelensky says he plans to meet with President Trump in Florida on Sunday as part of efforts to reach a peace deal with Russia.https://t.co/YSd3sYwfPx pic.twitter.com/PPYWXC4TRF— CNN (@CNN) December 26, 2025 MSNOW is promoting Rachel Maddow.Monday, tune in for a special conversation between @maddow and guests of her most recent podcast “Burn Order” from a live community event in Los Angeles.They’ll discuss the fight against race-based incarceration during World War II and what lessons we can apply today.Watch… pic.twitter.com/WpNAm1dHWy— MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) December 27, 2025 What do we need these news outlets for? What do they do? The fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota is historic in size and scope and they are simply not interested in covering it. What do we need them for?The post Here’s What the Useless ‘Mainstream Media’ Was Focused on While a Citizen Journalist Uncovered More Massive Somali Fraud in Minnesota appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.