Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 12/14

[SVPete]

Web of Connections: Top Minnesota Dems All Linked to Massive Somali Fraud Scandal

https://wokespy.com/web-of-connections-top-minnesota-dems-all-linked-to-massive-somali-fraud-scandal/

Fox News host Will Cain raised questions about what he described as a network of political connections linking Minnesota elected officials to individuals involved in major fraud cases, pointing specifically to Rep. Ilhan Omar, Gov. Tim Walz, and Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Cain said the connections surround some of the largest fraud cases in recent years, including the Feeding Our Future scandal and other related investigations.

“Under the nose of Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz, Attorney General, Keith Ellison, we see a web of connections between them and those directly involved in the fraud,” Cain said.

Cain pointed first to Rep. Omar and her role in legislation and campaign activity connected to individuals later convicted in fraud cases.

[SVPete]

Buried Treasure: Miners Discover Massive Supply of Rare Earth Minerals in Utah

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/12/12/buried-treasure-miners-discover-massive-supply-of-rare-earth-minerals-in-utah/

A Utah-based mineral production company has stumbled upon a potentially game-changing discovery of 16 different types of rare earth elements and critical minerals in the state’s Silicon Ridge area. The discovery could potentially help America lower its reliance on China for metals vital to high-tech manufacturing.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Ionic Mineral Technologies, a company focused on producing nanosilicon for lithium-ion batteries, has uncovered what could be the most significant critical mineral reserve ever discovered in the United States. The discovery, made while mining clay in Utah’s Silicon Ridge, includes high grades of 16 different rare earth minerals, ranging from lithium and alumina to germanium, rubidium, cesium, vanadium, and niobium.

[SVPete]

Israel Says it Has Killed a Top Hamas Commander in Gaza

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/gaza-israel-palestinians-hamas-war/2025/12/13/id/1238201/

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south.

Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad. It said a civilian vehicle had been struck outside Gaza City and asserted it was a violation of the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10.

Saad served as the Hamas official in charge of manufacturing and previously led the militant group's operations division. The Israeli statement described him as one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war, and said that he had been “engaged in rebuilding the terrorist organization” in a violation of the ceasefire.

Dumbing down the Hamas sounder.