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"Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving the department and being replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump said Thursday."

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 12 points 14 hours ago

All it took was one GOP senator not up for reelection making a public statement that he'd hold up nominations unless she resigned or was removed.

That's how weak these guys are, and how utterly spineless the GOP in general is.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 24 points 16 hours ago

Release the Epstein Files

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

I'm sure he can find a caddy at Mar A Lago or a Fox News anchorwoman to fill the role.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 149 points 23 hours ago (8 children)

Trump said Noem will be "moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida."

Uhoh.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I was reading several maga people say she is getting a promotion

They think this new thing is a promotion over a cabinet level position

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 29 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That is the fakest sounding job I've ever heard of.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago

As real as her face

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 68 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Motherfucker just read a comic book? He's trying to form S.H.I.E.L.D?

[–] Kalon@feddit.online 32 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He is trying to form HYDRA.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago
[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 53 points 22 hours ago

Lmao, oh so this is 100% worse than just being replaced. Got it.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 22 points 22 hours ago

He doesn't even know what "announced" means his brain is so fried...

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Ah, good to see the 50s are back. Looking forward to some CIA coups.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago

Mother fuck bucket, I came here to find a silver lining, not this!

[–] Tapirs_Are_AI_Slop@lemmy.org 6 points 19 hours ago

That sounds like a promotion for her. Doing what she did to brown people in the US all over the Western Hemisphere now.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

How many Scaramucci's is that?

A "Scaramucci" (or "Mooch") equals 11 days, which is the total length of time Anthony Scaramucci served as White House Communications Director in 2017.

January 25th 2025 to March 5th 2026 = 404 days / 11 = 36.72 Scaramucci's.

Bonus Fun Fact: Kristi's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, which means the monogram on her bathrobe says "KLAN."

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah it's totally not weird that her parents made one of her middle names "Arnold"

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And that she dresses as a man.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

She dresses as all sorts of things: cowgirl, police officer, navy sailor, police officer, construction worker, soldier..

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 3 points 11 hours ago

The many faces of Kristy Noem ..

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 128 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Switching the sycophants around wont change anything.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Disagree. Complicit Dems will use this as an excuse to restore DHS funding and Mullin will have free rein until they fuck up and kill a few more Americans, probably.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 4 points 15 hours ago

Okay agree, and then nothing more will change, the midterms roll around and are largely suppressed, we slip into completely unrestrained fascism and our crazed countrymen are ordered to just kill the libs and the radical left, then the country completely collapses. I do see where this is going.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 21 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Keep your puppies inside for the next few days, she’s gonna be looking to redirect her rage.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

She's going to stomp all over Tokyo.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 73 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

...huh. It’s a… change..? I don’t expect an improvement, tbh.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 72 points 23 hours ago

I don't think anyone expects an improvement when the candidate pool consists entirely of sycophantic psychopaths.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The improvement is that she stuck by trump threw everything and he just threw her under the bus.

Everyone in the admin just wondered if they'll be next and if trump would protect them when the masses get upset at what trump does.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Trump said Noem will be "moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida."

More like a lateral promotion than throwing her under the bus, really.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

It's a made up committee...

You ever watch Silicon Valley?

This is like when Bighead gets sent to the roof. trump can't fully fire her, because she'll start singing.

So she gets shuffled to a nowhere post that still has perks and money, but she just sits in a room all day. She runs out the clock, but it's a dead end spot.

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago

I’m surprised they didn’t just announce Christie Gnome as her replacement and send her out in a blonde wig

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 49 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Did she ever even get to use the fuck plane they just bought her?

[–] ALilOff@lemmy.world 19 points 22 hours ago

I hope that fired/rehired pilot got the chance to do so.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 45 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

so one unqualified moron is being replaced with another unqualified moron who somehow licks ass harder than Noem.

Remember Mullin is the fuckboy that shit his pants during the Jan 6 coup attempt and then later said "yeah the pardons are justified". this is also the idiot that wanted to rent a helicopter and "rescue americans" in Afghanistan while he dangled out of the chopper or something.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago

He also wanted to fistfight the Teamsters guy in a committee meeting. He’s special.

This is not an upgrade.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 42 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Doesn't this mean one fewer Republican Senators then? He was elected in 2023 so he still had safe years on his term in office.

Also from Wikipedia:

"He is the only currently serving senator without at least a bachelor's degree."

Well, trump has said "I love the poorly educated", so this is an on-brand choice for trump.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Senators are eligible to be replaced by the sitting Governor by appointment. My guess is that the OK Governor would appoint someone right away, so that once Mullin is confirmed and in his new position his replacement can be sworn in right away.

Normally, that appointment would only last until the end of the Congressional session, meaning that seat would have to go on the ballot this November. But it wouldn't surprise me if OK figured out a way to say it was too close to the election to add another race now, and figured out a way to have the new person serve the remainder of Mullins' term.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

According to Oklahoma state law, the special election for the remainder of the term takes place during the next statewide primary and general election. However, if the vacancy occurs after March 1st during an even numbered year, the special election gets delayed until the next election cycle after that year.

Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/title-26/section-26-12-101/

So they won't have to have the special election this year. Though I doubt it makes that much of a difference. If they were going to lose that seat, they were going to lose the senate no matter what.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

From one demented fucked up loser to the next.

[–] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

She should be in prison.

Now she just get to fuck off and go into hiding

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 12 points 22 hours ago

Pedolf already has some bullshit position in mind for her.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

I figured she would be the first one Trump took out to the (metaphorical) gravel pit

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 8 points 21 hours ago

The bar has been lowered to the ground & the fuckers brought a shovel. Ok Khrusty, see you next Tuesday.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 10 points 22 hours ago

"Surely I won't end up under the bus!" - Every idiot in this circus

[–] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 7 points 21 hours ago

Markwayne is a world class dumbass, we're just scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

I wonder if markwayne and Cory will be making use of the famous bed.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Omfg. Mark Wayne is from my shit state. Things will not improve and will likely get 100% worse

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago
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