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Somalia Rejects Reported Israeli Base Plans in Berbera
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud rejected any Israeli presence under any circumstances after Israel became the first UN member to recognize Somaliland in December 2025.
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Chris Dalton
Somaliland deserves the right to negotiate its own defense ties after years of being sidelined by Mogadishu.
Meme contrasts post-colonial IQ averages in Singapore and Somalia
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— Sep 28, 2026
Meme Wars: trending on the Right today.
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Pope Leo XIV Urges More International Aid for Somalia Crisis
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— Sep 20, 2026
WFP has only a tenth of its 2022 resources as 6 million Somalis face acute food insecurity; Pope Leo XIV appealed Sept. 20 for international aid.
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Rachel Meyers
We should prioritize help for the women and children caught in this mix of conflict and climate disasters.
US backs year-long wind-down of Somalia peacekeeping support
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— Sep 18, 2026
US note: willing to support a 12-month drawdown followed immediately by liquidation of the $500M UNSOS office, starting January 2027.
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Tom Gallagher
This delay helps keep some stability but it shows how dependent the whole effort is on US money and that can't be the long-term solution.
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EPA Shelves Biden’s Chemical Spill Rule Until 2030 And Strips Its Climate Mandates
Simon August · 6 min · 3h
Latuf Freed Off Somalia; 14 Pirates Killed
World
— Aug 29, 2026
Somalia, with the Turkish Navy, freed the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship MV Latuf after a 10-day operation in which four pirate boats were destroyed and 14 pirates were killed, allowing the vessel to resume its voyage. The push to retake the vessel highlights ongoing piracy off Somalia and the defense cooperation between Somalia and Türkiye to safeguard maritime security.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Alert: Forward-Deployed US Sailors Missing off the Coast of Somalia
Reporting
— Jan 13, 2024
Two American sailors have been reported missing after an incident off the coast of Somalia. Somalia is located on the eastern edge of Africa across the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea from Yemen. Multiple American ships…
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Trump To Withdraw Most Troops From Somalia as Part of Global Pullback
Reporting
— Dec 5, 2020
President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by the Republican president before he leaves office next month that will…
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Trump Demands Rep. Ilhan Omar Be Jailed or Sent to Somalia Over Alleged Minnesota Fraud
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— Jan 19, 2026
President Donald Trump targeted Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Sunday night, claiming she should be “in jail” or “sent back to Somalia” over what he described as a massive fraud scheme in the state. “There…
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HHS Says Somalia’s UN Ambassador Tied To Company Accused Of Medicaid Fraud
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— Jan 6, 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday that Somalia’s top diplomat to the United Nations has ties to a U.S.-based health care company previously targeted by federal authorities over Medicaid…
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Rare shocks nobody sees coming drive history and markets
A turkey’s thousand safe feedings end the week before Thanksgiving—and Taleb says finance and forecasting still make that same mistake.
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Turns Out US Bombed Somalia During Month-Long Houthi Barrage In ‘Largest Airstrike In The History Of The World’
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— May 21, 2025
The USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier and strike group was also relentlessly bombing targets in Somalia while also attacking Houthi threats in Yemen, a top admiral revealed Monday. The aircraft carrier and its strike…
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Minnesota Fraud Scandal Collides With Ilhan Omar’s Somalia Advocacy
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— Dec 29, 2025
A widening fraud investigation in Minnesota is putting fresh attention on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s political priorities — both at home and abroad. According to Fox News , as federal authorities continue probing alleged…
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Madonna vs Lady Gaga
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The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
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Trump Administration Is Reportedly Ending TPS Status For Several Thousand Somalis
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— Jan 13, 2026
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, ordering over 2,400 Somali nationals to leave the U.S. by March 17, including hundreds residing in Minnesota — the state at the epicenter…
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Watch How Minneapolis Mayor Panders To Somalis In Worst Way During Fraud Scandal
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— Dec 13, 2025
Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis told a group of Somalis that he hoped to visit Somalia. The video was posted to social media Thursday night. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is surging…
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MTG Introduces Resolution to Censure ‘Ilhan Omar of Somalia’
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— Feb 1, 2024
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is seeking to censure one of her Democratic colleagues for comments. On Thursday, Greene took to the House floor to resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). The Georgia…
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America’s War On Cartels Gets A War On Terror Makeover
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 3h
DeSantis Calls for Ilhan Omar to Be Expelled From Congress and Deported Over Somalia Comments
Reporting
— Jan 30, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is calling for a member of the so-called “Squad” to be kicked out of the United States. On Tuesday, DeSantis shared a video of a speech delivered by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in which she…
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What were you actually built to do?
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Not the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.
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Leftist Candidate Stormed a School Bus, Terrorized Kids by Saying She Could Have a Bomb, Ranted About Somalia
Opinion
— Jun 13, 2021
Ubax Gardheere is a community activist and progressive candidate for King County Council in Washington. Given that’s the home of Seattle, someone with left-wing chops and a high enough profile has a decent chance of…
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Somali Scammers Allegedly Stole Almost As Much In Minnesota As Entire Somalia GDP
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— Dec 29, 2025
The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson said Dec. 18. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency was already…
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Op-Ed: COVID Would Look Like a Walk in the Park Compared to What Biden May Be About to Do to Us
Opinion
— Feb 16, 2022
They say if you repeat a lie often enough, people believe it. Democrats are the party of peace, we are told. Never mind that President Barack Obama’s drone wars in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Syria were largely…
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Baidoa Clashes Intensify Between Federal Forces, Opposition
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— Aug 17, 2026
Clashes in Baidoa between Somalia's federal troops and militias loyal to the former Baidoa president intensified, with heavy fighting in the city center and reports of casualties as both sides exchange fire. The confrontation threatens to worsen a dire humanitarian crisis in Baidoa, a city of more than a million people hosting displaced populations and high rates of child malnutrition, amid disputed claims of control.
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Most decisions are bets under uncertainty, not right-or-wrong tests
Anyone stuck justifying choices before results land needs the weather-forecaster habit of saying 70 percent, not yes or no.
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Somalia shuts 205 health facilities amid aid cuts
World
— Aug 21, 2026
UNICEF warns nearly 1.9 million Somali children will be malnourished this year, with a 32% rise in admissions for severe acute malnutrition and related complications. Aid cuts have shuttered about 205 health and nutrition facilities, with up to 618 more at risk, forcing longer journeys and delaying treatment amid drought, conflict and rising costs, deepening a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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Trump Stands By Calling Tim Walz ‘Seriously Retarded’ Over Somalian Welfare Scandal
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— Dec 1, 2025
President Donald Trump called Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “retarded” on Sunday after the welfare fraud scandal involving Somalians in his state came to light. Trump wrote in a Nov. 27 Truth Social post that Walz…
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Whistleblower Claims Somalians Committed Mass Medicaid Fraud In Another US State
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— Dec 8, 2025
A Somali-owned company may have defrauded Maine in a manner similar to schemes that ripped off at least $1 billion from Minnesota, a whistleblower told NewsNation Monday. Christopher Bernardini, a former “billing guru”…
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