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I drew this just now. I am furious at Trump’s brazen attemps at gaining authoritarian hold.
Trump is trying to get control of our voting. On a conservative podcast he called the Republican Party to “nationalize“ voting. The New York Times caused this “an aggressive rhetorical step that was likely to raise new worries about his administration‘s efforts to involved itself in election matters.”
This follows a string of moves, from the NY Times:
-F.B.I. agents seized ballots and other voting records from the 2020 election in Georgia. On Monday, Trump had spoken on the phone to the F.B.I. agents involved in the raid, praising and thanking them.
-The Justice Department is demanding that numerous states, including Minnesota, turn over their full voter rolls as the Trump tries to build a national voter file.
-Trump signed an executive order that tried to make significant changes to the electoral process, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship and demanding that all mail ballots be received by the time polls close on Election Day. But that effort has largely been rebuffed by courts.
Hopefully, there will be pipartisan outrage. This has to STOP. Where is the spineless GOP?
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The above is a drawing of mine from grade school, I’m guessing maybe around 1968. I was a big fan of Hubert Humphrey, alas.
Last week I tried something new here. I invited the wonderful community of paid subscribers here on Seeing Things to send in what they would write to Kristi Noem if they were the ones asking her to hit the road. Instead of just selecting a few, I decided to share them all! Thanks for playing.
“Honorable, Kristine Noem, Homeland Security Secretary: Notice of Immediate Termination
The armed guards delivering this notice, shall provide you 15 minutes to remove your personal property from this office. After which time, you shall surrender your ID and other government property, and be escorted from theses government premises.” Terry Cook
“Dear Ms Noem: The administration has decided that immigrants are not actually dogs, even though we treat them like it. So your preferred method of discipline of dogs is no longer acceptable.” -Susan Linehan
“To: K. Noem
Noted stand-up comedian and podcaster Marc Maron called you [and others in the current administration] ...’‘an unf*ckable hate nerd’‘... and I couldn’t agree more. You’re Fired.” stephen Kirby
“Dear Kristi,
What are you? A stupid woman? Your actions over these last few weeks are embarrassing me and making me look bad, and my numbers are tanking. There is talk that members of Congress want to impeach you, and next they will be going after me! And I can’t have that! You’re fired!!! Leave immediately, thank you for your attention to this matter.” Dianne
“What would I say to Kristi, the Kowgirl, Kristi, the Cosplay Queen, Kristi, the Butt-licker? Well, I suppose "Fuck off!" isn't good enough but I'm damned if I can think of anything better.” Sharron Herrick
“As for Kristi Noem - you were kind to her actually. Her indifference toward human - and all - lives puts her in a place I previously only kept Nazis (and Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge) (don’t ask).. I despise her also because I throw out my feminist credentials when I reactively describe her….” Patris
“KKKNoem doesn’t just need a termination letter- she needs to be indicted for war crimes against American citizens. And so does the ghoulish Steven Miller. Put them both on trial.” Scott Brizzard
"Your seat number is 21B for your flight to CECOT. Try not to trip on your leg irons as you board." (And I'm fantasizing about all the others that should be on that flight!)” Cheryl Mahoney
“You are hereby terminated from your position as Secretary, Homeland Security as of now. These police officers will escort you to get your belongings and vacate the premises. This includes your government housing paid for by US taxpayers and citizens. You must turn in all government IDs and government credit cards or other property. Please remove all weapons and ammunition or you face additional charges.” Laura Havranek
Noem's resignation letter: "I was only following orders, but this time it's okay, because we're not the baddies, right?" Richard
“As for Noem, may the banshee soul of her dog howl incessantly and gnaw away at her spirit forever. Oh, and Karma is a female dog. Yay, Karma. Amen.” Kitty Literate
“If I were to write Kristi Noem's letter firing her, I would compare her performance to a certain dog's performance that got him shot in a gravel pit. Killing chickens? Unacceptable! And the plastic surgery and hair extensions are every bit as offensive as that smelly old goat. Good riddance!” Charlotte Anthony