Nick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues YouTube influencer Nick Shirley, whose viral video alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis’s Somali American community came days ahead of the Trump administration’s declaration of a national funding freeze , has for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues. He also has close ties to the White House, Republicans , and to representatives of an earlier generation of rightwing partisan “ ambush journalists ” such as James O’Keefe . He worked with Minnesota Republicans to produce the viral video on Somali-run daycares. Continue reading...