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"Quality Learing Center" First Domino To Fall As Somali-Linked Minneapolis Daycare Scandal Shocks Nation

Update (2028ET):

The dominoes are beginning to fall in the Democratic-run stronghold of Minneapolis, where federal investigators were on the ground earlier today as part of expanded investigations into childcare centers and other widespread alleged fraud schemes by Somali-linked operators.

By evening, Nick Shirley, the citizen journalist who brought the "empty" childcare companies into the national spotlight with a video that has received 121 million views in just three days, revealed that one of the Somali-linked childcare centers had been shut down by the Minnesota Department of Children.

BREAKING: NO MORE LEARING

Quality Learing Center has been shut down

Journalism that creates actual change, BOOM!

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy/status/2005797768393040117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Earlier today at the "Quality Learing Center" - and yes, it is supposed to be "learning" - the owner's son blamed the misspelling on a graphic designer.

NEW: The Quality Learing Center in Minneapolis is now "trucking" in children after Nick Shirley's viral video, according to the New York Post.

The Post reports that the parking lot at the infamous Quality Learing Center is now "bustling with kids."

"We’ve never seen kids go… https://t.co/K578UTvLXG

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/2005794263091798284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This is damning for Gov. Tim Walz and the Democrats.

ICYMI: We had a hearing LAST FEBRUARY to expose daycare fraud & GAVE DHS a list of providers that got over $1 MILLION in taxpayer funds in 2024 that had MULTIPLE license violations we had concerns about, including Quality “Learing” Center (#35). https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

— Minnesota House Fraud and Oversight Committee (@MN_Fraud_Cmte) https://twitter.com/MN_Fraud_Cmte/status/2005684716075376843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Walz blamed "white supremacy" for the targeting of Somali-linked childcare centers, which appear to be front companies.

Tim Waltz calls fraud investigation” white supremacy”https://t.co/lq03GdPPEU

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2005679137445540255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We assess that the manufactured political backlash against DOGE from Democrats and left-wing NGOs is likely to fade rapidly as Shirley's viral, on-the-ground reporting continues to highlight the scale of the fraud.

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Update (1315ET):

Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, the primary investigative arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are on the ground in Minneapolis Monday morning, conducting what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem described as a "massive investigation into childcare and other widespread fraud."

"Homeland Security Investigations @ICEGov are on the ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud," Noem wrote on X, adding, "More coming."

Homeland Security Investigations https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

are on the ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud.

More coming. https://t.co/0DhyKedSyu

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/2005686960984293711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Homeland Security wrote on X, "The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found. Under the leadership of @Sec_Noem , DHS is working to deliver results."

DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected fraud sites.

The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found. Under the leadership of https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2005688262695018606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Meanwhile.... This X post did not age well.

Minnesota’s economy doesn’t work without child care providers – so we’re giving them a raise.

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz/status/1715396775391957133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Nor did this one.

We’re providing $316 million in direct funding to boost pay for child care providers all while building a stronger child care system for middle class families. Learn more here: https://t.co/FkiDN1wI3c

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz/status/1715396871617745351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

While allegations of Somali-linked welfare fraud in left-wing-controlled Minnesota have been known for years, the timing of Nick Shirley's bombshell investigation suggests the federal government needed positive sentiment in the news cycle to begin the action phase on the ground. That's usually how these types of operations work.

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A viral video that has topped 76 million views on X within 48 hours has significantly heightened public scrutiny of multiple https://www.zerohedge.com/political/front-companies-bombshell-report-exposes-network-somali-linked-empty-daycares-across

Update: And according to FBI Director Kash Patel, the agency will "continue to follow the money" in Minnesota, and their investigation is "ongoing." (And why did it take Chris Rufo cracking the case before they took action?)

"To date, the FBI dismantled a $250 million fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during COVID. The investigation exposed sham vendors, shell companies, and large-scale money laundering tied to the Feeding Our Future network," Patel said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party and its PR machine across left-wing corporate media outlets, including CBS, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, 60 Minutes, The New York Times, and the Associated Press, have largely remained silent on citizen journalist Nick Shirley's investigation.

Not CBS

Not PBS

Not CNN

Not ABC

Not MSNBC

Not Fox News

Not 60 Minutes

Not New York Times

Not Washington Post

Not Associated Press

But an independent Journalist on 𝕏, exposed millions of Fraud with a hoodie and a camera

KEEP GOING NICK SHIRLEY https://t.co/40RX4wW3go

— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) https://twitter.com/MAGAVoice/status/2005011311756017964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We assess that as the dominant narrative of the widening Somali-linked fraud scandal in Minneapolis continues to go viral on X through "America First"-linked accounts, Democrats and their PR machine will move to advance a counter-narrative, given how optically damaging these revelations are ahead of the midterm cycle.

The days of Democrats defaulting to labeling opponents as "racists" or "fascists" appear to be over. They will likely need to develop new pejoratives to target those investigating allegations of welfare fraud on a scale larger than Somalia's GDP.

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In just one day, Shirley and a private investigator visited Somali-linked businesses operating in the child daycare, adult and autism care, home healthcare, and non-emergency medical transportation industries. They say they uncovered $110 million in highly questionable payments, largely because many of these companies were not operating as they should during peak hours of operation and appeared mostly inactive.

Thank you all for watching and sharing, it’s important that this fraud is exposed. I tried my best to just show the facts and make it transparent for everyone to see.

I've been getting thousands of messages from people who want to support my work, the most important thing is to…

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy/status/2004665648711172347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The next critical step, and one we suspect federal investigators are already pursuing, is comprehensive entity mapping of the targets Shirley identified.

This analysis moves beyond isolated entities and enables the detection of network behavior, including shared addresses, recycled officers, repeated vendors, circular payment flows, and clusters of entities with minimal real-world operations. Such pattern recognition is essential for identifying front companies.

Here is the network mapping of Shirley's identified targets:

Mako Childcare Center, Inc.

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Mini Childcare Center Inc.

?itok=Z0mo8Cv6

Pattern detection: Both Mako and Mini share the same address.

?itok=kynMGYzW

Sweet Angel Child Care Inc.

?itok=wouv7eEU

Quality Learning Center Inc.

?itok=F8zBOK7l

And now the fun begins.

Future Leaders Early Learning Center

?itok=AHTfu3kW

Shirley and the private investigator note that Creative Minds Daycare L.L.C. was shuttered due to violations and reopened the next day as Super Kids Daycare Center LLC.

Creative Minds Daycare L.L.C.

?itok=DJpNn4nP

Super Kids Daycare Center LLC

?itok=cDX5_oMS

Minnesota Childcare Center Inc.

?itok=Q9LmYFNm

And this.

60 active Somalian DHS-licensed providers at 1821 University Ave W. St. Paul, Minnesota 😳 https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

— Jammles (@jammles9) https://twitter.com/jammles9/status/2005040267242676460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

To sum up, this data transforms fragmented public records into actionable network intelligence maps, enabling X users to dig deeper and understand how money, control, and influence actually flow across Shirley's target entities.