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Nick Shirley, the Utah-born influencer who spurred the federal crackdown on Minneapolis

“I want to be the next Alex Jones,” Shirley told friends in 2021.

(Adam Gray | The New York Times) The YouTuber Nick Shirley records himself during the No Kings protest in New York on Oct. 18, 2025. Shirley's breakthrough came about five weeks ago, when he posted a 43-minute video claiming to expose fraud at about a dozen Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota.