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Pat Heflin's avatar

Thanks for your reporting, Adrian. I appreciate your quote from Joaquin Castro. He has spent a lot of time at Dilley and the nearby adult detention camp. Have you looked into the Texas facility where they send pregnant teens? It’s in San Benito.

Eric Niederhoffer's avatar

And I continue to go back to the fact that people of South Dakota elected her as their Governor as did citizens of Oklahoma and Alabama doing the same with Mullin and Tuberville, respectively! I'm thinking that many of those AI animals one can view on YouTube or Instagram would make better officials.

Beth's avatar

Is she going to get kicked out of the Coast Guard Commandant's house, too? Oh the humanity!

Carrie Weiner's avatar

Come for the political insights, stay for the Rock-'Em-Sock-'Em Robots reference. Bye, Kristi!

Lucy D's avatar

Great title for your article!

TDillon's avatar

Trump will most likely issue Noem (and her boy, Lewandowski) blanket pardons.

Corey will continue to make bank on his access lobbyist position. So long as Trump gets a cut of the vig, of course.

Noem will go off and do some other offensive stuff as she gears up to contest for the '28 presidential election.

And if Dems do win back the House in November, count me in the camp that doesn't expect them to do much more than issue sternly worded press releases.

Yes, I'll fully concede to being overly cynical.

Katherine Salle's avatar

So sorry to see the downward spiral of Corey Lewdanddumpy.

TDillon's avatar

I'd hold off on celebrating his alleged demise.

Cindy's avatar

I have so many questions!

Does she get to keep the Commandant’s house and the lux plane?

Is Corey still her ‘special aide’?

Will she be wearing a special Wonder Woman costume in her new position as the Shield of the Americas?

What does that even mean, and how much of a budget will it have?

Robert JS's avatar

The budget will have to be big enough so that she will keep silent about everything she knows about Trump’s criminal activities with Epstein.

Jpk's avatar

Keep up the good work and stay on the naughty list Adrian!!

Pete C's avatar

Excellent summary, helpful to those of us trying to unravel the knot of Noem's complex mental pathologies. Thanks.

Midwest Josh's avatar

Just imagine how badly all that Marred Lardo plastic surgery will age.

Ben Gruder's avatar

Regardless of any supposed reforms, until the masks come off, ICE/CBP will continue to act with impunity, and we cannot call ourselves a free country.

Christina's avatar

For sure! The Dems have to stay strong in the DHS funding fight

Michael Milligan's avatar

Good riddance! Don't let the door smack you in the butt on the way out.

Next step: Corruption and malfeasance investigations by the Democratically controlled congress, civil and criminal lawsuits and trials. Accountability is essential to prevent this kind of outrageous behavior from ever happening again.

Bob's avatar

Her biggest crime was giving political cover to Trump and Miller.

Arctos's avatar

Adrian wins Bulwark headline of the year.

Lynne's avatar

And footnote of the year too! Sheesh!

Alisa's avatar

Obs not the key take away here, but I hate the title of this article. I am sick of the dog jokes. Nothing that this woman does is funny. It is all cruel and sad. She's just a horrifying, sick person.