2023-12-17 15:06:01
There are only around 25,000 Somalians in Minnesota which make up 0.4% of the population of Minnesota [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-14) Author
2023-12-17 16:01:39
This design is 1 of 2,000 submitted, picked by a independent commission. The creator of the design is known and is not Rep. Omar as implied. It features the State colors and a star from the State's motto. Similarity to any other flags is due to good vexillogical design. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-11) Author
2023-12-17 16:12:33
This design is 1 of 2,000 submitted, picked by a independent commission. It features the State colors and a star from the State's motto. The creator of the design is known and is not Rep. Omar. [Link][Link][Link] There are 25000 Somalians in Minnesota, 0,4% of population. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(12-0-13) Author
2023-12-17 16:38:51
The post is factually correct, no note needed for irrelevant context. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-1-2) Author
2023-12-17 16:51:41
NNN OP's implication is not disproven by: 1) Minority status, nor 2) Selection via independent commission, nor 3) MN's official colors All 4 can be true at the same time, just like the fact that MN hosted the largest celebration of Somali culture outside of Somalia. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-1-2) Author
2023-12-17 17:08:45
L'Étoile du Nord is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". It is the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota. [Link] The star depicted in the proposed flag is the North Star. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-9) Author
2023-12-17 18:23:08
Author hasn’t chosen the main variant of the winning design which is blue>green>white representing MN landscape of lake>land>snow. [1] The North Star is the state motto [2] [1] [Link] [2] [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-9) Author
2023-12-17 22:18:57
This tweet is misleading and the photo is distorted to bare resemblance to an autonomous region in northern Somalia. The colors on the new flag (from bottom to top) are blue, green, white- representing lake, land, snow. The image shown is green, white, blue. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-9) Author
2023-12-17 23:44:10
The designer of the final flag the winning variation is based on is Andrew Prekker, of Luverne, Minnesota. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-6) Author
2023-12-18 00:54:32
Somalis and their flags had nothing to do with the new Minnesota flag. The artist isn't Somali, and the flag is made of and inspired by state elements: [Link][Link][Link] The flag was selected by an independent panel, of which neither Omar nor any Somali are members: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-0-11) Author
2023-12-21 17:35:23
Ilhan Omar is not from Puntland. She was born in Mogadishu, and raised in Baidoa. Both cities are in the southwest of Somalia; Puntland is in the northeast. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author