{"id":2264,"date":"2026-02-04T02:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/slopaganda-goes-west\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:23:09","slug":"slopaganda-goes-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/slopaganda-goes-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Slopaganda goes West"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Illustration of rght wing influencer Nick Shirley\u2019s face with a camera surrounding him.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/268235_Nick_Shirley_right_wing_influence_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After right-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/869824\/right-wing-influencers-nick-shirley-slopaganda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTuber Nick Shirley<\/a>&lsquo;s viral video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycares he said were operated by Somali residents, Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/856948\/nick-shirley-minnesota-daycare-fraud-influencer-media-cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> by flooding the state with federal immigration agents and freezing funding for childcare services. (A judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/child-care-subsidies-5-states-judge-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> that the federal government must continue funding childcare subsidies, at least temporarily.) Now Shirley is back loitering outside daycares again, this time in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Over the weekend the 23-year-old posted a photo of himself with the caption \u00ab\u00a0Hello California I&rsquo;ve arrived.\u00a0\u00bb Like with his last video, which featured a \u00ab\u00a0source\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/01\/03\/minnesota-fraud-video-somalis-nick-shirley-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later identified by <em>The Int \u2026<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/873400\/nick-shirley-somali-daycares-san-diego-california-youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley&lsquo;s viral video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycares he said were operated by Somali residents, Donald 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