Garrett W.
LightNews LightNews
banner
garrettw.observer
Garrett W.
@garrettw.observer
240 followers 19 following 130 posts
Posts Replies Media Videos
garrettw.observer
"Washington Post/Ipsos poll"
Many New Year's traditions are meant to bring prosperity in the months ahead, but America's relationship to wealth is complicated. As billionaires' influence has grown, so too has skepticism. In a recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 58% of respondents said billionaires' spending on campaigns is bad for the country. Lisa Desjardins discussed the intersection of money and politics with Beth Reinhard.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
garrettw.observer
Naomi Klein on the Majority Report

www.youtube.com/live/GRidOdG...
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
garrettw.observer
Naomi Klein on the Majority Report
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
garrettw.observer
Merriam-Webster Your 2026 Word "besotted"
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
garrettw.observer
#JillStein to start the new year off with.
youtu.be/VjcBATf-e4c
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 AM
garrettw.observer
here's the bio from this article.

www.startribune.com/what-to-know...
Who is Nick Shirley? Shirley, 23, is a right-wing influencer whose YouTube channel has amassed more than 1 million followers. He was one of several influencers who were invited to the White House in October to participate in an “antifa roundtable” — a discussion about left-wing groups and the anti-fascist movement — with President Trump. He faced criticism for a video he filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2024, when he falsely implied that American tax dollars were used to buy luxury cars and install a Ferris wheel in the city. When another journalist questioned him about the video, Shirley responded that he was “making satire on the internet.” Shirley filmed content at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He interviewed a man who participated in the riot and took a piece of mail from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. Shirley’s media company is based in Utah, records show. He did not respond to requests for comment.
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
garrettw.observer
excellent.
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
garrettw.observer
A burglar broke into a Somali-run day care in south Minneapolis this week, leaving a trail of damage and debris and stealing sensitive employee and client documents. A cleaner discovered the wreckage at Nokomis Daycare Center Inc. around 6 a.m. Dec. 30 before the facility opened, and quickly alerted management. The break-in comes several days after a YouTube video by right-wing influencer Nick Shirley went viral; the video alleged that a group of day care centers operated by Somalis in Minneapolis has misappropriated “upwards of $100 million.” Nokomis Daycare was not among the 10 centers featured in Shirley’s video. The state Department of Human Services website says the facility is operating in good standing and is licensed to care for up to 71 children. Nasrulah Mohamed, the business’ 20-year-old manager, said the breach has led to “immense fear” in the community, at a time in which the Somali diaspora is already under threat. “We’re honest; We don’t do any fraud or nothing,” Mohamed told the Minnesota Star Tribune. “All this happened today — not because of the truth or the facts, but all because of fear and lies.” Mohamed arrived at the business, located in a nondescript strip mall off Bloomington Avenue, to find a gaping hole in a back wall. The thief had seemingly used tools to break apart several cinderblocks, tear out insulation and crawl inside. A tour of the facility also showed a splintered door to the day care’s front office, where workers say file cabinets were rummaged through. Mohamed believes the burglar kicked in the door before absconding with employee payroll documents and client files. Responding officers advised the center to cancel services for the day until repairs could be made, so employees called each family to alert them. Minneapolis police did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday and a city records employee told the Minnesota Star Tribune the incident report was not ready for public release. The breach came amid a series of harassing phone calls to the center, which dramatically escalated over the weekend following the release of Shirley’s video. Mohamed estimates that their office received approximately 20 such calls since Saturday, including several Tuesday after the break-in. Two voicemails shared with the Star Tribune contained ethnic slurs and language mocking Islam. The caller seemed to be the same in both calls. Other Somali day cares in the Twin Cities have experienced similar threatening calls, Mohamed said. Several more recordings depict angry men lobbing profanities, accusing those centers of stealing taxpayer funds and demanding that Somalis “leave this country.” It’s not immediately clear what, if anything, the outdoor security camera at Nokomis Daycare may have captured. A suspect description has not been released. A secondary hole left a dusty pile of sheared drywall in a storage closet connecting the day care to an adjacent Family Dollar store. David Chester, the assistant manager, said he found the hole in their wall when he opened the store about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. “As far as we can tell, they never left the back room,” he said, noting that their internet cable was also ripped out of the wall. Both businesses filed police reports. Given heightened anti-Somali rhetoric — including by President Donald Trump, who referred to Somalis as “garbage” in November — local mosques added security during prayer services. Residents now worry day cares will need to follow suit. “Now it’s worse because kids are not safe,” said Amina Adan, a Somali community organizer. “Schools are closed and parents need to work. What are you gonna do with kids now if child cares are not safe.”
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
garrettw.observer
"powered by"
service that claims itself as a news service. screengrab from the shit site known as x, formally twitter. " @NewsWire_US U.S. and world news aggregator. Turn on notifications. Powered by @Polymarket . Bet on politics, elections and more: http://newswireus.com Media & News CompanyWashington, D.C.newswireus.com Joined September 2019 "
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
garrettw.observer
so much of this,
xkcd 386 - duty calls [Cueball is typing on a computer.] Voice outside frame: Are you coming to bed? Cueball: I can't. This is important. Voice: What? Cueball: Someone is WRONG on the Internet.
December 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
garrettw.observer
Streisand effect remains undefeated and archivists are going to archive.
This photograph was made famous when singer Barbra Streisand sought to have its publication suppressed, on grounds of privacy. The "Streisand Effect" is a term that evolved from the controversy, referring to the unintentional consequence of increasing public awareness of something through seeking to suppress information. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Copyright (C) 2002 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
garrettw.observer
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
garrettw.observer
ok, the for you feed is really good.
For You @spacecowboy17.bsky.social @pfrazee.com: Not even sure how to caption this
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
garrettw.observer
moto g, wherever i happen to be
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
garrettw.observer
here's my pws from today. peaked at 68.7F at 1:55pm
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
garrettw.observer
just some northern lights in nw-mn prettier to watch them without a phone
#AuroraBorealis #MNwx #Minnesota
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
garrettw.observer
just starting. 12sec exposure
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM