From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 16:18:01 -0500, Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 1/5/2026 2:58 PM, 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'll think about character assassination.   
   >   
   >You have to have character for it to be assassinated.   
      
   cute.   
   --   
   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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