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In reply to the discussion: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(22,913 posts)118. We certainly must be vigilant for ratfuckery and shenanigans
But in a year where 2024 Trump +20 districts are swinging 15-30+ points towards Dems, voter suppression, gerrymandering and other ham handed efforts will not be sufficient to rig the election in their favor.
This administration is an evil clown car of incompetent goat rodeo rejects, not the cadre of organized, efficient Nazis some imagine them to be.
because we have the votes but votes can be suppressed and counts can be manipulated.
While many states have enacted voter suppression measures, the SAVE act appears to be stalled in the senate. The undetected manipulation of vote counts is virtually impossible - it did not happen in 2024 (no it didnt), and the attempts in previous elections were detected and the perpetrators dealt with harshly- just ask Tina Peters.
While they may sow chaos and destruction, outside of the executive branch they have very little actual, physical control.
Incidents debunking the myth of Trumps omnipotence continue to pile up daily. Conspiracy theories about physically impossible scenarios - that is what is truly, dangerously naive.
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Looks like whoever is appointed will be there till Jan 2027, after the scheduled election
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#50
She and Lewandowski will have to cheat on their spouses like normal people now. n/t
flvegan
Thursday
#11
Bonkers behavior. Just bonkers. The entire administration needs to be locked in a safe space with padded walls.
0rganism
Thursday
#12
I sometimes think so too; however if they did perfect election corruption, it would be the first thing they did well
0rganism
Thursday
#62
Nope. She becomes a "special envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemispher
Attilatheblond
Thursday
#25
I think she was in charge of "ice skating" --- ICE crimming and getting away with it.
erronis
Thursday
#98
This feels good because i'm thinking TSF wouldn't do if he didn't have too.
bluestarone
Thursday
#37
Great, he's one of the few people my other half actually pointed out spontaneously to me
blue_jay
Thursday
#54
It will give Trump a chance to blame it all on Noem and back away from it all and he hopes to not loose all the midterm?
LiberalArkie
Thursday
#74
Unfortunately there are a lot of equally bad right wing politicians to replace ones who gets dumped for being so evil.
patphil
Thursday
#84