Members of Minnesota’s Somali community who know something about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s past are learning the hard way that speaking up can get you jumped, threatened with a coma, or told outright that you are going to be killed. A New York Post investigation published this morning details a fiercely protective network that bombards critics with online threats and physical harm in the United States, Europe, and Africa.
The group is not officially tied to Omar’s office, and it is unclear whether she directs them. What is clear is the effect. Almost no one inside the community will talk on the record.