By Phillip C. Parrish, LCDR, USN (Ret.), Candidate for Governor of Minnesota 2026
As a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander with 21 years in intelligence and counter-terrorism, I’ve honed my skills in identifying hidden threats and networks of complicity. Now, running for Governor of Minnesota, I’m calling out the activists and organizations that are enabling widespread fraud under the guise of community empowerment and social justice. Recent videos, including the Indivisible Twin Cities (ITC) All Member Meeting on October 4, 2025, expose how these groups and their leaders are coordinating efforts that mirror the exploitative tactics seen in scandals like Feeding Our Future. They use emotional appeals—framing their work as resistance against “authoritarianism” or aid for minorities—to hide knowledge of systemic abuse, guilting well-meaning Minnesotans into ignoring red flags. For years, unwitting citizens have buried suspicions amid narratives of benevolence, allowing these enablers to thrive and contribute to over $1 billion in taxpayer losses under Governor Tim Walz’s lax oversight.
Indivisible Twin Cities: Frontline Activists Exposed in Videos Promoting Exploitable Systems
The October 4, 2025, ITC All Member Meeting video reveals key activists discussing strategies that echo the recruitment and grant-access methods abused in Minnesota’s fraud epidemics. Leaders portray their work as building “resilient communities” and defending civil rights, but their tactics—recruiting from faith communities, partnering with scandal-tied groups, and pushing for expanded state and federal funding without emphasizing oversight—parallel how fraudsters exploited programs like child nutrition and housing stabilization. By hiding behind emotional extortion, accusing skeptics of bias, they bury public awareness of how these unchecked initiatives lead to overbilling, fake participants, and laundered funds.
Key figures exposed in the video include:
• Rebecca Larson, co-leader of ITC: She outlines mission updates and strategies for accessing resources through partnerships, framing it as “dismantling authoritarianism” while knowingly promoting collaborations with groups linked to fraud probes. Her calls for volunteer recruitment from mosques and communities mirror tactics used to enlist fake attendees in Feeding Our Future schemes.
• Lisa Herbst, co-leader of ITC: Co-facilitating the meeting, she discusses organizational growth and rapid response teams, enabling networks that blend activism with grift. Her emphasis on pressuring for more funding ignores the risks of exploitation seen in Minnesota’s $6 billion deficit.
• Sue Scott, facilitator and steering committee member: Monitoring the chat and guiding discussions, she helps coordinate event planning and mobilizations that recruit participants in ways akin to fraud recruitment, all under the veil of “non-violent resistance.”
• Jen O’Brien, communications team and steering committee member: Contributing to Q&A, she handles messaging that uses benevolent narratives to deflect scrutiny, promoting partnerships without disclosing ties to investigated entities.
These individuals, through ITC, discuss merging groups, forming action teams on issues like immigration and education, and leveraging national Indivisible resources for events—all while partnering with organizations implicated in scandals. Their video exposes a deliberate effort to expand influence, recruiting volunteers and pushing campaigns that exploit public sympathy, burying long-standing suspicions of wrongdoing in welfare systems.
Partner Organizations: Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH as Key Enablers
The ITC video highlights potential partnerships with Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH, groups with documented ties to fraud and political cover-ups. Faith in Minnesota, with its campaign finance arms under probe, advocates for expanded welfare programs that echo Feeding Our Future’s exploitable models—recruiting from communities and accessing grants with minimal checks. ISAIAH, through its Muslim Coalition, coordinates with Somali-owned providers involved in overbilling and fake claims in child care, tutoring, and housing. These organizations use “faith community pressure” and social justice rhetoric to hide participation in systems ripe for abuse, exploiting emotional appeals to silence critics and perpetuate cycles of fraud.
By discussing mosque-based recruitment and state funding pushes in the video, these activists reveal their role in enabling exploitation, blending political influence with financial gain from federal grants. Well-intentioned Minnesotans, swayed by tales of “fighting for minorities,” have long ignored warning signs like inflated claims and jury bribery attempts, allowing a $250 million theft in Feeding Our Future alone.
Ties to Broader Fraud and Government Complicity
These activist networks don’t operate in isolation; they intersect with Governor Walz’s administration, which has been criticized for ignoring audits and FBI tips on irregularities. Agencies like the Department of Education and Human Services maintained contracts with fraud-linked entities, only acting after exposure. Political figures in the DFL provide cover, using benevolent facades to bury knowledge of schemes involving shell companies and laundered funds.
A Call for Accountability: End the Deception Now
The videos lay bare how activists like Larson, Herbst, Scott, and O’Brien, through ITC and partners like Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH, enable exploitation by promoting unchecked programs and using emotional extortion to hide their complicity. Minnesotans must reject this false benevolence and demand investigations. As governor, I’ll enforce audits, prosecute enablers, and prioritize real aid over grift. Join me in reclaiming our state—visit parrish4mn.com for more.
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