Nick Shirley declares war on Thomas Massie after lawmaker tries to belittle his work

news.meaww ^ | Story by Anjali Mathur

[NoLibZone]

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A clash over alleged daycare fraud in New York quickly turned personal on Saturday, August 15, after Rep Thomas Massie appeared to question whether Nick Shirley's reporting deserved to be taken seriously.

Shirley had been speaking out about alleged taxpayer-funded fraud involving daycares in New York City and questions surrounding donations to Gov Kathy Hochul.

Massie responded by turning the spotlight on Shirley instead, and the 24-year-old creator was not interested in backing down.

Nick Shirley goes after Thomas Massie

The exchange began after Shirley posted a video on X accusing New York officials of staying silent over allegations involving daycare operators who receive millions of dollars in taxpayer funding.

Massie did not focus on the specific New York allegations. Instead, the Kentucky Republican took aim at Shirley himself.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: davidduke20; gogetemnick; massie; nickshirley; thomasmassie

[NoLibZone]

Massey is little more than David Duke 2.0

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Massey is little more than David Duke 2.0

I don't know what Massie's core beliefs are, and frankly, I don't think he knows either. He just likes being a pain in the ass.

[Republican Wildcat]

Just another of numerous examples why Thomas Massie has zero credibility - just decides to attack Nick Shirley for no apparent reason.

[Republican Wildcat]

Massie Enters Fight For Political Life Flanked By Islamists, Left-Wing Donors

Medea Benjamin (Code Pink) endorsed Thomas Massie, contributes to his primary campaign

Flashback: Thomas Massie receives and accepts Quincy Award from Iran lobbyist Rep Thomas Massie receiving the Quincy award from Trita Parsi, an actual Iranian lobbyist, alongside progressive Democrat Ro Khanna.
Trita Parsi (Persian: تریتا پارسی) is an Iranian-born Swedish writer and political analyst who is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also the founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, which lobbies for stances on behalf of, and aligned with, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Thomas Massie calls Trump presidency the ‘Epstein administration’

(Massie) admitted in a recent interview that he once offered Republican leaders his vote IN EXCHANGE for a public expression of gratitude for his role in forcing the disclosure of the federal government’s Jeffrey Epstein files.

Massie’s vote was contingent on whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson would publicly praise him for releasing the Epstein files. “This is a literal quote from Thomas Massie’s interview with Politico. “Praise me publicly and I’ll vote the way you want.”

Politics Strange Bedfellows: Meet the PAC Working to Reelect Thomas Massie—And Partnering With the DSA to Fight ICE The embattled Kentucky congressman traveled to Pennsylvania to meet with IPAC around the time its founder wrote his campaign a check. Thomas Massie poses with IPAC chairman Rafed Aljoboury

Kentucky’s Massie joins Dems in refusing to vote to fund ICE as US House passes 4 spending bills

Lone Republican becomes only lawmaker to vote against crackdown on human organ trafficking (Massie)
A bill aimed at cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its practice of forced organ harvesting passed with overwhelming support on Wednesday – though one House lawmaker voted against it. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to oppose the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, which passed 406-1. “It’s just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country’s business and write their laws,” Massie told Fox News Digital after the vote. “And at the end of the day, they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do, and it’s just sort of a virtue signal over here.”
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But his pushback is also notable now given his status as an open critic of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and at times, of President Donald Trump. The bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles. It would also call for sanctions on entities and individuals found to have participated in the gruesome illicit industry.

‘Mofo...in the White House’: Jasmine Crockett attacks Trump, praises Massie in anti-Iran strike rant ‘There’s only one Republican that I know I can count on for sure doing the right thing,’ Rep Crockett says in a new video
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, launched another tirade against President Donald Trump over the weekend, while offering rare praise for one of her House GOP colleagues who is currently at odds with the commander in chief. The Democratic firebrand took to Instagram Live late Saturday to criticize Trump’s strikes on Iran, while giving a “shout out” to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., over his bipartisan resolution to rein in the president’s ability to conduct such operations. “So long story short, for those of you that are unaware, the mofo that resides in the White House has unilaterally, in my estimation, declared war,” Crockett said in the video.

Massie bucks GOP leadership again on Adam Schiff censure vote, draws conservative ire
Conservatives are conveying anger with northern Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie over his vote to oppose a resolution censuring California Rep. Adam Schiff, a favorite boogeyman of Republicans. Massie joined 19 other House Republicans in defecting from party leadership from condemning Schiff for championing the investigatory onslaught against former President Donald Trump. Combined with unanimous Democratic opposition, the measure failed, surprising even Schiff. The libertarian-leaning Massie claimed the resolution was unconstitutional for a clause that instructed Schiff should be fined $16 million if the House Ethics Committee found he “lied, made representations and abused sensitive information.” “Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted,” Massie tweeted again of the Wednesday evening vote. “Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives? Fortunately it failed.” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida freshman, said Massie was “making misrepresentations about the bill” she authored. A band of pro-Trump political figures went even further, casting doubts about Massie’s reasoning and calling for his defeat. Massie has endorsed Trump rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “Not only is he being duplicitous, partisan and moronic about his choice – he’s straight up lying about the Constitution to achieve his political end goals. Sick,” wrote Raheem Kassam, a British political activist and editor in chief of The National Pulse.

Thomas Massie seems to suggest action against Iran was to distract from Epstein

One of the least reliable Republican votes: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-mavericks-defied-own-parties-more-than-anyone-else-2025
“He has voted against a majority of Republicans on 73 occasions or 22.3% of the time in the 119th Congress and was just one of two Republicans to oppose the final passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Massie+voted+with+party+77%25+of+the+time+2025&t=h_&ia=web
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In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie voted with the majority of his party 77% of the time, indicating he often aligned with Republican positions but also broke ranks on several occasions. This voting pattern reflects his independent conservative stance within the party. Wikipedia Fox News
Thomas Massie’s Voting Record in 2025
Overview
In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, demonstrated a notable voting pattern in the U.S. House of Representatives. He voted with his party approximately 77% of the time.

Dissenting Votes Despite his overall alignment with the Republican Party, Massie was among a small group of lawmakers who frequently broke ranks. His dissent rate was significant

Massie on Tucker promoted another lie based on Pallywood [fake screenshot, messy m-falsehood]

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[Republican Wildcat]

The exchange began after Shirley posted a video on X accusing New York officials of staying silent over allegations involving daycare operators who receive millions of dollars in taxpayer funding. Massie did not focus on the specific New York allegations. Instead, the Kentucky Republican took aim at Shirley himself.

[Nextrush]

Nonsense like Shirley’s material is must reading for anyone with one hand or more in their pockets IMHO.

But seriously Shirley hits Democrats for corrupt use of money sent to them by Republicans who control Congress.

That’s the serious point Massie made...

https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2088582666157232308

[Nextrush]

Over at AIPAC they want to paint a racist label on him that’s for sure.

[Republican Wildcat]

Nonsense like Shirley’s material is must reading for anyone with one hand or more in their pockets IMHO. But seriously Shirley hits Democrats for corrupt use of money sent to them by Republicans who control Congress. That’s the serious point Massie made... https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2088582666157232308

That's absurd. He made no serious point attacking Nick Shirley for no apparent reason. He has zero credibility - neither do you.

[Jonty30]

That looks would be awesome if Shirley found some stuff on him.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Massie has been compromised. Otherwise, he would support Shirley’s work. Massie is corrupt. Obvious.

[Republican Wildcat]

"(Thomas Massie) is the one Republican you can respect right now." - Joy Behar, the View

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Massey is little more than David Duke 2.0

Don't know if I would say that.

I will say that he seems to be one of those guys in congress who gets elected by saying the right things but never seems to quite manage to get anything done.

And tends to lash out bitterly once exposed.

[Texas Eagle]

I got yer allegedly right here.

[Nextrush]

Massie made a very important point in that post about Shirley.

We have two political parties sending the money out to be wasted in corrupt ways.

Each party points the finger at the other when both are responsible.

[mass55th]

Thankfully RandFan has been suspended for now, so no more of that foreigner’s obsessive Rand Paul and Thomas Massie postings for at least a little while.

[SaveFerris]

I believe that you are correct

[SaveFerris]

There it is

[Sarah Barracuda]

Massie only care to make a fuss if it involves the Jews which he despises

[Zathras]

Massie is even dumber than I thought.
Nick is going to wipe the floor with him.

[Albion Wilde]

bump