Citizen journalist Nick Shirley has had a hand in exposing a lot of fraud and corruption around the country, including in Gavin Newsom's California. Naturally the governor now thinks there's a big problem, and it's Shirley, not the corruption.
After Shirley started exposing massive fraud in Newsom's state, the governor's press account "thanked" him for the effort by mocking Shirley with this AI generated image:
Nick Shirley, right now pic.twitter.com/vWrp34Dmfa
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) March 17, 2026
That spoke unintentional volumes.
You do realize I’m trying to help America eliminate fraud and waste right? No need to try and make me look like the bad guy for exposing fraud.
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) March 17, 2026
People are over it. Start working for the people and not against them.
Fast forward to this week, and it's clear that California Democrats are still upset at Shirley and not the fraud he's been finding. Some of the Dems have also been making immature fools out of themselves in the process.
Meet the California State Assembly Chief of Staff… in Sacramento he printed and handed out, “Allegedly Nick Shirley has a small penis, prove me wrong” @TerrySchanz used tax-funded public resources to try to slander a journalist.
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) August 19, 2026
A perfect example of California politics. https://t.co/MBlt7imLxM pic.twitter.com/ugxaCcuWEU
Just then, another California Democrat came along and begged for a ratio that has been received:
To be clear: Nick Shirley is not a journalist.
— Brody Wayne Fernandez (@BrodyWayneMedia) August 20, 2026
He’s a “citizen journalist”. So basically, he plays pretend. https://t.co/ezCHOYs2SZ
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What's "pretend" is when the Democrats insist they have tried to root out corruption.
This ratio is outstanding.
— Dave 🇺🇸 (@TetsuoShima_41) August 20, 2026
It's one of the most impressive ratios in recent memory.
Sometimes those engaging in or enabling corruption self-identify by getting so triggered over Shirley's investigations.
To be clear: he’s objectively a journalist pic.twitter.com/l0f0hvskHA
— Kyle (@kylemcfarland) August 20, 2026
Brody is correct. Nick Shirley exposes corruption and simply reports facts. So, by today’s standards, Nick is in fact not a journalist. https://t.co/eQRcQuSYwP
— Cleetus Olney (@CleetusOlney) August 20, 2026
Most “journalists” pretend not to be propagandists while Nick does their job for them investigating actual fraud. https://t.co/xiu6FE8z31
— Kyle Tibbitts (@KyleTibbitts) August 20, 2026
Remember when Shirley was exposing fraud in Minnesota and CNN sent in a reporter to investigate... Shirley? Incredible.
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