Nick Shirley, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber’s guest at State of the Union, shows who he is

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 5 days, 7 hours ago

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U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber invited Nick Shirley — the right-wing Youtube star who claims to have found widespread fraud in Minnesota’s safety net programs — to the State of the Union last week.

Unfortunately, finding fraud in our safety net programs is like finding a drunk in Dinkytown on a Friday night, but let’s set that aside for today.

One of Shirley’s fellow Youtubers, Tyler Oliveira, released a video last week in which …

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