As usual it’s absolute hogwash, just like the Haitian-focused disinformation during the election. It being directed at Somalians specifically this time is because Omar made Trump mad.
“Pick an ethnic/minority group and pin all the blame on them” is basically the only move in the GOP playbook and their hateful little chud followers eat it up.
It's something that's been applied to all immigrants, but essentially there's a focus on these people receiving housing assistance, free school lunches, EBT ("food stamps"), and medicaid when they're either already making a lot of money or finding a way to avoid work altogether.
It's part of their larger fixation on welfare fraud since that's a popular lightning rod on social media, since you'll almost always get someone complaining about someone in their neighborhood driving a new luxury car but somehow know they're drawing benefits, or about some person they saw buying something on EBT, usually some junk food or "luxury" item like a lobster when these topics come up.
Goes back to their conception of freeloading immigrants breaking the welfare system but also taking everyone's high paying jobs at the same time to double dip.
They've decided to focus in on Somalis to exploit the usual hatred by associating them with the welfare and PPP loan fraud cases that are resulting in arrests in the state, focusing on the "Somali" looking suspects rather than the others (which pretty much is a cross-section of the state's demos).
Just has me wondering "Are those cookies FOR tax payers or cookies FROM tax payers?" Why does Omar have both arms inside? That makes getting cookies out harder, not easier.
Israel gets state funded abortions, free healthcare and free college, to say nothing of an American taxpayer subsidized genocide machine, but Ilhan Omar wanting some social programs for the peasants is the problem here.
In Minnesota, it was uncovered that there was widespread fraud involving some Somali related nonprofits receiving state government money to help other Somalis.
So right is trying to paint all Somalis as thieves.
Not some, a Somali related nonprofit. One that was investigated, indicted and convicted for committing fraud. But to hear it from MAGA, none of that happened and they are still out there committing fraud.
The mental gymnastics required for Trump supports to assert that they are anti-corruption is truly astounding.
It's what happens when those states don't have an education department and now the federal government doesn't have one too.
qattar literally bought Trump a jet lmao
The exact same as any time they say "Nobody is above the law" whenever the trump admin says they're going to charge someone with a crime.
Are the democrats all powerful or all stupid? These cartoons never make any sense to me. What actual power does Omar even have?
Being black.
Whoa! Give them a bit more credit. Also muslim. And a woman. That's tic-tac-toe right there.
Fascism 101: the enemy is both incredibly strong and uselessly weak at the same time
If I had any pity left to give, I'd consider having some for his garbage-ass art style.
Has anyone connected her to the fraud? Or is it just ascribing collective guilt to all Somalis?
Somalis are a hive mind obviously.
I think perhaps obviously, no. Fox News wouldn't shut up about it if she were affiliated in some way.
LOL. Mississippi and Arkansas take a pigs share of tax dollars and it's a hellhole. Guess who runs it.
What exactly is this Somali fraud thing the right are pushing?
As usual it’s absolute hogwash, just like the Haitian-focused disinformation during the election. It being directed at Somalians specifically this time is because Omar made Trump mad.
“Pick an ethnic/minority group and pin all the blame on them” is basically the only move in the GOP playbook and their hateful little chud followers eat it up.
It's technically not as the huge fraud case that made national news had a lot of Somali at the forefront.
But also, yes, they're blaming every single Somali for the actions of those shitty ones.
There was actual fraud involving a Somali run nonprofit where they were wasting grant money for personal gain.
Obviously an issue but now right wingers are painting all Somali people with the same brush.
It's something that's been applied to all immigrants, but essentially there's a focus on these people receiving housing assistance, free school lunches, EBT ("food stamps"), and medicaid when they're either already making a lot of money or finding a way to avoid work altogether.
It's part of their larger fixation on welfare fraud since that's a popular lightning rod on social media, since you'll almost always get someone complaining about someone in their neighborhood driving a new luxury car but somehow know they're drawing benefits, or about some person they saw buying something on EBT, usually some junk food or "luxury" item like a lobster when these topics come up.
Goes back to their conception of freeloading immigrants breaking the welfare system but also taking everyone's high paying jobs at the same time to double dip.
They've decided to focus in on Somalis to exploit the usual hatred by associating them with the welfare and PPP loan fraud cases that are resulting in arrests in the state, focusing on the "Somali" looking suspects rather than the others (which pretty much is a cross-section of the state's demos).
im surprised it doesn't say "you jus rasis" like these kinds of conservative slop comics always do
For some reason they can't see that a rich man has gotten richer, on the scale of billions and is the most bribed politican seen.
But those democrats are the one apparently doing it all.
Money out of politics needs to be enforced. Lies should be called out.
And politicians should be fined if they lie.
Transvestigators, doesnt something look off with the woman on the left?
‘Taxpayer cookies’
Just has me wondering "Are those cookies FOR tax payers or cookies FROM tax payers?" Why does Omar have both arms inside? That makes getting cookies out harder, not easier.
If only these people put this energy into criticizing billionaires and people actually taking out money.
I hate this guys art style 😵💫
Israel gets state funded abortions, free healthcare and free college, to say nothing of an American taxpayer subsidized genocide machine, but Ilhan Omar wanting some social programs for the peasants is the problem here.
What’s the specific claim here? Is this in regards to the Medicaid fraud claims? Not sure what a US rep would have to do with that.
In Minnesota, it was uncovered that there was widespread fraud involving some Somali related nonprofits receiving state government money to help other Somalis.
So right is trying to paint all Somalis as thieves.
Not some, a Somali related nonprofit. One that was investigated, indicted and convicted for committing fraud. But to hear it from MAGA, none of that happened and they are still out there committing fraud.
Just from an artistic standpoint, this sucks.
Even if I agreed with the message (I fuckin' don't!), I would tell Todd Schowalter to take his art and stay as far away from me as possible.
The projection is strong in this one.
The proportions here look so wonky. Omar looks only about 4 feet tall.
This guy's art style is a crime against humanity.