Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds or talk among yourselves. Sunday’s blog has always consisted of missed headlines and a free chat! Enjoy what’s left of the weekend.
Comic Relief:
Updates:
Sports:
Garbage People Spewing Garbage Things:
From the MarKODA Files-‘Trust Me, Bro’ as My Source Edition:
Ilhan Omar: "It's completely disgusting. These are Americans that he is calling garbage … it's also really important for us to remember that this kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions by people who listen to the president."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) December 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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No, Ignorant Racists, Crime is NOT up in Minneapolis because of Somalis:
How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that’s recently faced attacks from President Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump called Somali immigrants “garbage” and said he wanted to send them “back to where they came from.” He continued on Wednesday, saying, “they’ve destroyed our country and all they do is complain, complain, complain.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller and his white supremacist rhetoric, it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Almost 58% of the Somalis in Minnesota were born in the U.S. Of the foreign-born Somalis in Minnesota, an overwhelming majority –- 87% — are naturalized U.S. citizens. Of the foreign-born population, almost half entered the U.S. in 2010 or later, according to the Census Bureau.
They include many who fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.
Garbage People Find Garbage from 2019 to Make Their Racist and Garbage Point-‘Trust Me, Bro!:
Minneapolis’ ‘Little Mogadishu’ Sees 56 Percent Increase in Violent Crimes Caused by Somali Gangs, January 2, 2019
Fast Forward to 2025-: But data from the city’s crime dashboard show most types of crime, including robbery, carjackings and homicides, have decreased after nearing peak numbers in 2020 and 2021.
The Gestapo:
BASH: The president said very clearly this week he doesn't want Somali immigrants in America. He called them 'garbage.' Is that the real reason this operation is happening? HOMAN: No. I think President Trump is referring to public safety threats & natl security threats BASH: He didn't say that
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) December 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
Orwellian Bullshit:
Vibecession's not so fun when you're in office!
— David Roberts (@volts.wtf) December 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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