By WDM Staff Writer Introduction: A Voice Forged in the Crucible of State-Building In the vast and fractured landscape of Somali political literature, few voices combine historical memory, administrative experience, and moral clarity as compellingly as Ismail H. Warsame. His writings—ranging from autobiographical reflections to sharp political essays—exist at the intersection of lived governance and […]
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Donald J. Trump—patron saint of grievance politics, high priest of paranoiac nationalism—has once again found a new enemy. This time, his target is Somali-Americans. In a December 2025 cabinet meeting, the former president declared immigrants from Somalia “garbage,” said they “come from hell” and “contribute nothing,” and vowed, “we don’t want them in our country.” […]
The Horn of Africa stands as one of the world’s most strategically vital and politically volatile regions. Its stability is fractured by interconnected crises: civil war in Sudan, an unresolved insurgency in Somalia, and most centrally, the existential dispute over the Nile River. Two recent articles—one by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and a rebuttal […]
From: Warsame Digital Media (WDM) and concerned citizens of the internet. We write with grave alarm and urgent purpose. The government of the United States, under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, has escalated a campaign of dehumanization and targeted persecution against a specific ethnic and religious minority: the Somali-American community. This is not […]
In the grand, unfolding reality show that is American politics, the script has become as predictable as a laugh track. When the narrative sours, when the promised economic boom fizzles into continued inflation and tariff-induced headaches, there is a trusted formula for changing the channel. This week’s episode: “The President and the Garbage,” starring Donald […]
Fearless. Independent. Unbought. By Warsame Digital Media (WDM) Introduction: The Rhetoric of Division In recent days, Donald Trump has escalated a long-standing pattern of rhetoric against Somali-Americans, using language that crosses from political criticism into outright derogation, having called them “garbage” and stating, “I don’t want them in our country.” This editorial examines these attacks […]
Welcome to Minnesota — the so-called “State of Nice.” For ordinary Americans, that means free smiles, polite small talk, and a climate so cold it freezes problems before they start. But for the nation’s largest Somali community? It is becoming the “State of ICE” — and not the kind forming on the sidewalk. The nearly […]
Ismail H. Warsame is a Somali-Canadian political figure, author, and analyst. He played a foundational role in establishing the Puntland State of Somalia and is a prominent voice in Somali politics through his writings. Area DetailsPolitical Role First Chief of Staff/Cabinet for Puntland State (1998-2004). Key architect of Somali federalism.International Work Zonal/National Technical Coordinator for […]
WDM EDITORIAL: Somalia’s Political Decline Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It. Somalia is a country where the elderly remember too much, the youth know too little, and the so-called leaders know nothing except the quickest route to the nearest per diem.The historical account in the referenced video is not merely nostalgia—it is a […]