From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:05:07 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 1/5/2026 12:52 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 12:47:47 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 1/5/2026 11:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:45:32 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 1/5/2026 10:10 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:04:23 -0500, Wilson    
   >>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday, January 5, 2026, that he   
   is   
   >>>>>>> ending his bid for a third term as governor, citing the need to focus   
   on   
   >>>>>>> combating fraud in state programs and rejecting political distractions.   
   >>>>>>> The decision comes amid heightened scrutiny over a major welfare fraud   
   >>>>>>> scandal, increased criticism from Republicans and President Donald   
   >>>>>>> Trump, and a federal freeze on child care funding.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>        Walz stated he could not give a political campaign the full   
   >>>>>>> attention it requires, referencing a years-long alleged fraud scheme   
   >>>>>>> involving up to $9 billion in misused funds, including a $250 million   
   >>>>>>> scheme tied to the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, and criticized   
   >>>>>>> Republican political opportunism and Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s   
   >>>>>>> Somali community as dangerous and divisive.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> The governor acknowledged the federal probe into Medicaid and child   
   care   
   >>>>>>> fraud, which has led to the freezing of federal funds, but maintained   
   >>>>>>> that his administration is taking decisive action to address the   
   crisis.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Walz’s announcement has opened the door for a potential gubernatorial   
   >>>>>>> race, with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) seriously considering a run,   
   >>>>>>> though she has not yet made a decision.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> The move marks a significant political shift for Walz, who was the 2024   
   >>>>>>> Democratic vice presidential nominee and had previously confirmed plans   
   >>>>>>> to seek re-election.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Thanks for using the word alleged.  Once anyway.  To me it looks kinda   
   >>>>>> like political assassination.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> In Minnesota the buck stops at the Governor's desk.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> And, to think, we might have had Watz and Harris leading the country   
   >>>>> into an alleged recession. Think about that.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You think about it.   
   >>>>   
   >>> I think Waltz just ended his political career.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'll think about character assassination.   
   >>>>   
   >>> You and Ned have been good at that lately. Keep up the good work! Don't   
   >>> you hate that himbo!   
   >>   
   >> Don't know the guy.   
   > >   
   >Where I come from, silence usually indicates agreement.   
      
   Or exasperation, or refusal to continue arguing.   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
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   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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