{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fruitless","title":"The Occupied Twin Cities","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4d40068c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7745,"description":"On today's episode, Leo Dickenson and Josh Christianson join Josiah to discuss Operation Metro Surge and the fraud crisis that the Trump regime has used to justify the occupation of the Twin Cities. Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah’s work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonReferencesThumbnail was taken by photojournalist Jeff Wheeler for the Minnesota Star Tribune\"How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.,\" Joe Hernandez, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar\"Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota,\" Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/us/fraud-minnesota-programs-scandal-trump\"Everything we know about Minnesota's massive fraud schemes,\" Jonah Kaplan and Joe Walsh, CBS News, https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/minnesota-fraud-schemes-what-we-know/\"Minnesota investigators say child care centers accused of fraud are operating normally as governor drops reelection bid,\" Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/us/minnesota-child-care-fraud-investigation\"Federal agents probe fraud allegations targeting Somali child care providers in Minnesota,\" Nick Schifrin and Jonah Anderson, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/federal-agents-probe-fraud-allegations-targeting-somali-child-care-providers-in-minnesota\"School districts could face funding gaps due to virtual learning, missing students during Operation Metro Surge,\" Gordon Severson, KARE 11, https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/school-districts-could-face-funding-gaps-due-to-virtual-learning-missing-students-during-operation-metro-surge/89-11755d76-3b77-4fed-a2d3-f766e332131b\"Death raises new fraud allegations in Minnesota’s Medicaid-funded ICS program,\" A.J. Lagoe, Kelly Dietz,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dN-kG_v-OgA77Q1zGM7Ab15976-Ufg5LkB6Mc_iSVRo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1NTE0LzE3MDU1/MDcxMzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}