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orangecrush

(28,173 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:50 AM 3 hrs ago

Anybody know anything about Nick Shirley?

Found a little info from overseas press, nothing major, but I have a feeling there's a lot more to be found

"Shirley was born on April 4, 2002, making him 23-years-old. According to a Reuters report, Shirley used to be a high school student in Utah who used make prank videos.

.....

He then started making street interview videos and on-the- ground commentary and slowly transitioned to independent investigative journalist-style videos.

He, however, took a break from making videos when he spent two years serving as a full-time volunteer missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santiago, Chile.

...

Shirley took part in an "Antifa Roundtable" meeting earlier this year with Trump and other government officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-old-is-nick-shirley-and-where-is-he-from-5-things-to-know-about-the-youtuber-who-exposed-minnesota-daycare-fraud-101767043681903.html


I found the part about the mission to Chile interesting.

I know that the CIA has a history of recruiting people from LDS who did missions in such places.



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Anybody know anything about Nick Shirley? (Original Post) orangecrush 3 hrs ago OP
Was there any content on his antifa roundtable? BOSSHOG 3 hrs ago #1
Does anybody really WANT to knw anything about him? MineralMan 1 hr ago #2
23? I've got underwear older than he is. rsdsharp 1 hr ago #3
Who is he. I for one done care too much.i Trueblue1968 48 min ago #4
To create fake news, Shirley illegally taped kids without parental consent. Kid Berwyn 1 min ago #5

BOSSHOG

(44,670 posts)
1. Was there any content on his antifa roundtable?
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 12:01 PM
3 hrs ago

Did it highlight American Service members who died in WWII? Did it get into specifics about who comprises ANTIFA? Did you get the whiff that Shirley has zero marketable skills? Was it obvious he’s a lying sack of freedom hating shit?

MineralMan

(150,583 posts)
2. Does anybody really WANT to knw anything about him?
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 01:30 PM
1 hr ago

I certainly don't. He's just another incel.

Kid Berwyn

(22,789 posts)
5. To create fake news, Shirley illegally taped kids without parental consent.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:23 PM
1 min ago

Reddit reader datbabydoe:

I just don’t understand why Atrioc thought two men running up on a daycare demanding to see children with a camera in tow would be a good source. You cannot just bust into a daycare demanding to see children. Windows are blacked out to prevent creeps from spying on children. You can go to any daycare and they will all say you need to call them or send in an application before they let you in the facility

As someone who worked in a daycare for a bank HQ, I was absolutely appalled how they handled that. That for me personally is why I’m a little upset with atrioc for picking this up. He needs a better source. He knows better.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/atrioc/comments/1q0jpa1/a_daycare_reported_on_by_nick_shirley_is_an/

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