Just Human #380

In this episode, I dig into who Rep. Ilhan Omar and her family are and find that investigators are examining at least four things right now: immigration fraud, her personal finances, her campaign’s finances, and her contacts with at least one foreign contact. I also look deeper into the Talarico Hoax and find strong ties to grifters, scammers, and perhaps even the SVR. Finally, I walk through the claims that Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers in Russia took out Russian bots and affected the viewership and engagement of dissident-right podcasters and similar figures. There are a few throughlines in this episode that I highlight repeatedly. One, check the source material, and assess its credibility before accepting the information as true and before sharing it with others. Two, there are influence ops everywhere; there’s a war for your mind, so you must keep your guard up at all times. Particularly against information and individuals who appear to be confirming what you may already believe. And third, do the right thing. Take the high road. It will keep your conscience clear and act as a shield against those influence ops. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 09:30 Update on the Rep. Ilhan Omar investigations 13:22 President Trump’s comments 16:35 U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro’s comments 22:50 Biden DOJ was investigating Rep. Omar in 2024 29:48 Digging into Omar’s family, immigration, and naturalization 46:39 Omar’s finances 50:50 Going deeper into Omar’s family history 01:08:30 Omar’s connection to the Minnesota fraud schemes 01:15:50 Omar’s alleged foreign contacts 01:29:00 A word of caution on fake images and false information going around about Omar and these investigations 01:35:45 Update on the Talarico Hoax 02:27:03 Yandex Data Center strikes and its impact on Western social media 03:01:55 Closing thoughts The Just Human Podcast and Just Cases Newsletter are reader-supported publications. Your support makes pulling these court documents and carefully researching them possible. Thank you all so much for that. I’d love to hear from you: Drop your takes on this episode and the topics covered in the comments. To keep the insights coming and support my work, consider upgrading to a paid subscription or hitting one of the support links below. Thanks a ton. **Support links:** Coffee—click here. Just Human Merch—click here. Benson’s Honey Farm affiliate link: click here. Bootleg Products affiliate link: click here. Manly Cans affiliate link—click here. To find all of my links in one place, click here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit justhuman.substack.com/subscribe