Representative Eric Swalwell had the photoshopped image walked over to her.
The Trump administration just became so much more Orwellian.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” George Orwell wrote in his cautionary tale about totalitarianism, 1984.
On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took that command a step further, refusing to even acknowledge a doctored photo depicting alleged gang tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckles, which the White House has repeatedly used to justify his deportation.
In a heated back-and-forth with Representative Eric Swalwell during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Noem repeatedly swerved away from answering direct questions about the photo, which was displayed on a massive poster board behind the California lawmaker.
At some point there should be consequences for these people just not answering questions.
As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to the appropriate copy of “The Times’ and pushed them into the pneumatic tube. Then, with a movement which was as nearly as possible unconscious, he crumpled up the original message and any notes that he himself had made, and dropped them into the memory hole to be devoured by the flames…
This process of continuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, but to books, periodicals, pamphlets, posters, leaflets, films, sound-tracks, cartoons, photographs—to every kind of literature or documentation which might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance.
Which is more disturbing; the fact that it’s increasingly hard to discern Kayfabe from grift? Or that the difference no longer matters?
it’s interesting that you bring wrestling into the discussion. imho, that’s been the base for trump - fucking morons who care less for skill or athletics, and much more about pomp and pageantry - and now that linda mcmahon is sec of education, she’s going to bring the rest of the country down to their level of ignorance. this strain of anti-intellectual ‘my opinion is as worthy as your actual education’ is going to kill this country, and ‘professional wrestling’ is the poster child for the entire inane shitshow that is modern conservatism.
perhaps it’s time we started asking if everyone going along with the obvious lies inherent to ‘professional wrestling’ lead a lot of people to idiotic conclusions and fanciful ways of thinking.
yeah my dog refuses to look at the place where they shit the rug too.
but at least the fucking dog has the decency of character to look ashamed.
Magas are desperately trying to avoid the trap. He has tattoos that could symbolize MS13. So if a symbol is undeniable proof, then Hegseth’s Nazi symbol tattoos becomes undeniable proof.
But even if he had actual MS13 tattoos, it’s still ridiculous. Kids get all sorts of tattoos to look cool. Is Trump going to depart all the white trash girls with Chinese character tattoos?
I think you’re giving them too much credit. I doubt they’ve considered that, or would even care if they did.
The real, sadder, reason is that Trump fell for a doctored photo, and these people are too scared to tell him he’s wrong.
Lets also not forget somebody was deported for an “MS-13” tattoo that was in fact an Autism awareness tattoo.
This is why they’re pushing back against due process. They want to be able to make up shit and deport who they want.
They want? They are, is more like what you should say.
So if a symbol is undeniable proof, then Hegseth’s Nazi symbol tattoos becomes undeniable proof.
Lol no. You seem to think they care about hypocrisy when it’s pointed out to them. They do not.
You’re wasting your time.
Thank you, people always patting themselves on the back after pointing out the hypocrisy or dunking on them on Twitter.
This is a strange take. Just because they blatantly skirt (or take a big fat dump on) the law and ignore their own hypocrisy routinely certainly doesn’t mean it’s useless or stupid to continually point it out.
Do tell, what exactly does it accomplish?
Pointing it out is useless to the MAGAts because one cannot shame people who have no sense of shame.
Even if he has MS13 tattoos and a real legit MS13 membership card, I don’t care - we [are supposed to] have “freedom of association” here, meaning that membership in an organization alone should not be a crime.
Could how? People saying this represents that is not reality. How is a skull 3. And experts say you know what MS 13 have tattooed MS 13.
Gang members dont want to give themselves away. So instead of throwing overt and specific signs, you have to look for covert gang signs such as the friendly wave, peace signs, or rock n roll 🤘
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MS-13 does not use covert tattoos, they are VERY open about their membership tattoos because it signifies ownership of that person by the group.
I thought I was being blatantly sarcastic, but apparently not.
To be quite frank Im not aware of any gangs that dont have like 10 different distinct visual ways to identify themselves. Be it colors, tattoos, signs, etc.
Hiding gang affiliation is a bit of a “bitch move” I would think from a gangbanger perspective
this is bullshit tons of gangs have very blatant tattoos to identify themselves as gang members it’s part of the culture of gang life and has been forever. MS-13 in particular shows off their exact name in the “ms- 13” symbol and you can Google this and see thousands of pictures of MS-13 members with those exact tattoos all over their faces in the next and everywhere else
W O O S H
Well, I chuckled when I reached the end of your comment. …and then a bit more at that exchange over not getting it.
Then, woke my dog and spooked a cat with the snort-honk sound or whatever that was I just did, seeing a second one AND downvotes over folks not getting it. Even with you explaining it. Wowza.
I appreciate ya! I need these random smiles amongst the heavy news.
he does not have MS-13 tattoos this is a false narrative and a bad argument
He clearly has tattoos that could be interpreted as MS13. It’s not a false narrative.
But that’s not a crime.
What you just said could be interpreted as MS13.
See the absurdity yet?
Marijuana, Smile, 1. Skull is a stretch for the 3.
If it’s absurd, then an iron cross tattoo doesn’t mean white power either. So yeah it’s interpreted. But it doesn’t matter. So what if he had MS13 literally tattooed across his face? That’s not a crime.
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Is Trump going to depart all the white trash girls with Chinese character tattoos?
That could be later.
Absolutely not, they’re white.
Why would someone do that to their face?
Trump is surrounded by ghouls. Laura Loome, Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, it’s gross.
They know they are wrong, they are getting wrong on purpose. The point is cruelty, so whatever the most despicable, vile, heartless option is the one they choose.
She’s a psychopath. Look at her behavior(and I mean, hell, her own stated treatment of animals).
But hell, just her behavior, it’s clear she’s a psychopath. She stares at everyone like she’s thinking about eating them.
She needs to be treated like the dog she is.
But… but… this one is obviously well-trained.
I don’t understand. Do you normally treat dogs poorly?
edit: if you downvote these comments you should at least post a comment or send me a DM so I can have a name to block. We won’t ever have to interact again. Or better yet, just block me.
She’s known for killing her dog because it wasn’t obedient enough.
Yeah but that comment in no way alludes to how SHE treats dogs, just to treat her like one. We aren’t giving her belly rubs so the only logical thing to think is to treat her poorly… “like the dog she is”. I’m getting down voted for not keeping up with MAGAts personal lives. I don’t care. They are and always will be the enemy. I don’t need to know these things to know who to oppose.
that comment in no way alludes to how SHE treats dogs
Uh it’s Kristi Noem and a dog reference, idk how much more alluding you want? The joke was explained to you and you’re still upset, I think you have something else going on
I don’t get it. There is sooo much bullshit that all these fuckers do that is morally abhorrent, disgusting, and all around gross… How is everyone supposed to keep up with all of it?
I too normally think of treating doggos the best, I think that’s a good human reaction to have. And that phrase was a nasty one that humans have used for quite awhile, and often does mean the opposite. Outside of use on dog abusers, I would not engage further with someone who used that phrase, and didn’t mean it in a dog positive way (at our house, being treated like the animals, is best treatment!).
Bet some folks who aren’t in the US, and others who are even, appreciated the reminder on what flavor of shitty she is. Even if it was from rude comments responding to you. It’s just hard to keep up with all of it all the time. I’m sure there is some jackass who will show up in the news tomorrow that I won’t remember what disgusting thing he did or said was, until I’m reminded.
Welcome back to reddit. It turns out spez isn’t the sole reason it turned to garbage. It was the normal every day user being themselves.
If you Photoshop some dog ears onto the image she most definitely will look at the picture and break it.
Trump’s administration is full of clowns and con artists that aren’t taking this seriously at all and they’re manipulating and lying to you every second of the day.
Her performative holier than thou talking over people asking questions is so fucking pathetic. She’s a child up there yelling “nuh uh, fart factory! I’m rubber and you’re glue”. This is an administration of intellectually and emotionally stunted adult children shitting in their hands and smearing it on the walls; People who peaked in high school who have somehow risen to a position where they can now take their failures out on the people they have the privilege to oversee.
Where was his due process?
She literally doesn’t give one fuck about due process. Setting the precedent of deliberate avoidance of due process to cement control is her goal.
I saw the video of the interaction and she is an utter ghoul. Just sidestepping the yes / no question again and again (more than ten times I would say) then trying to put blame on the guy asking the question all while refusing to even look at the picture.
So… Arrest her ffs!
