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ashlandecho.bsky.social @ashlandecho.bsky.social · 27d
The administration is running up a descending escalator. If they can’t get back to the top fast, the whole effort collapses.
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Tributes are being paid to a 12-year-old girl who died nine days after a Russian strike on her family’s apartment building in western Ukraine last week.
12-year-old Ukrainian girl dies over a week after strike on apartment building | CNN
Adriana Unolt was a “bright” and “kind” child who was “loved and appreciated by her classmates and teachers,” according to her school.
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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usatoday.com
Breaking: National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, dies after shooting near White House, President Trump said.

Follow live updates: bit.ly/3Mara82
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
POLITICO: “Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”“ www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
ashlandecho.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr6pmTCd/ @homelandgov.bsky.social
and then he did
TikTok video by Democrats
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November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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when-cities-burn.bsky.social
The stupidity is staggering. They're bad now, but think how dangerous they would be if they were competent.
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn't own Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel Kristi Noem reportedly arranged the deal for the nonfunctional aircraft with the help of former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Photograph: Alex Brandon/Reuters The secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, reportedly authorized the purchase of Spirit Airlines jets before discovering the airline didn't actually own the planes - and that the aircraft lacked engines. The bizarre anecdote was contained in a Wall Street Journal report released on Friday, which recounted how Noem and Corey Lewandowski - who managed Donald Trump's first winning presidential campaign - had recently arranged to buy 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines. People familiar with the situation told the paper that the two intended to use the jets to expand deportation flights - and for personal travel.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were going to buy 10 jets without engines from Spririt Airlines that Spirit didn't own.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
More broadly, officials across ICE say Noem and Lewandowski have directed them to use a $170 billion infusion of cash from Congress to launch splashy ideas that have proven ineffective or impractical. Among the examples some ICE officials have cited: A few weeks ago, the pair ordered ICE officials to buy 10 737 jets from Spirit Airlines that they said would be used to boost deportation flights—and for their own travel, according to people familiar with the matter. Some officials warned the pair that the effort would be prohibitively expensive compared with hiring more flight contractors, the people said. Once the officials looked into the proposal, they learned that Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy for a second time in August, didn’t own the planes. The planes also don’t have engines, which would need to be purchased separately. The project has since been put on pause, though DHS recently purchased two Gulfstream jets for $200 million, according to Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, who were notified by the department. A spokesperson for Spirit didn’t respond to a request for comment.
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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504spyboy.bsky.social
Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, claimed that capturing THIS photo was a "national emergency" which justified a $200 million no-bid contract to her friends.

Democrats need to be naming the people in Trump's orbit who will be prosecuted and imprisoned.
Noem has hailed the more than $200 million, taxpayer-funded ad campaign as a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration. Her agency invoked the “national emergency” at the border as it awarded contracts for the campaign, bypassing the normal competitive bidding process designed to prevent waste and corruption. The Department of Homeland Security has kept at least one beneficiary of the nine-figure ad deal a secret, records and interviews show: a Republican consulting firm with long-standing personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS. The company running the Mount Rushmore shoot, called the Strategy Group, does not appear on public documents about the contract. The main recipient listed on the contracts is a mysterious Delaware company, which was created days before the deal was finalized. No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin. The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends. https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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syncmedianetwork.bsky.social
Corey Lewandowski, Noem’s top adviser at #DHS, has worked extensively with the firm, the report says
#Government contracting experts told the publication that the ties between the group and DHS leadership suggest serious potential ethics violations #taxpayermoney
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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"No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski…has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin."
josh-kaplan.bsky.social Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · Nov 14
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.

It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
Kristi Noem sits on a horse wearing a cowboy hat. In the background is Mount Rushmore.
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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kryton3298.bsky.social
Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin. “It’s corrupt, is the word,” said Charles Tiefer, a leading authority on federal contract law.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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timobrien.bsky.social
No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her SD gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top DHS adviser, has worked extensively with it. And its CEO is married to Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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pamspaulding.bsky.social
🔥 @propublica.org reports on corruption at DHS — more pickpocketing of the American taxpayer, now by a PR/ad firm, The Strategy Group (off books, no less). Its CEO is *Noem's spokeperson*.

🧾 Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign. by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski November 14, 2025, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group The Department of Homeland Security has kept at least one beneficiary of the nine-figure ad deal a secret, records and interviews show: a Republican consulting firm with long-standing personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS. The company running the Mount Rushmore shoot, called the Strategy Group, does not appear on public documents about the contract. The main recipient listed on the contracts is a mysterious Delaware company, which was created days before the deal was finalized. No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin. https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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pamspaulding.bsky.social
Thought it might be Ka$h or Bondi, but ICE Barbie Noem & power bully boytoy temp staffer Corey Lewandowski might go first.

"The person added that DHS “is being mismanaged” bc of Lewandowski, who has had his fingers in decisions to fire career experts or put them on admin leave..."

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Trumpworld ponders cabinet shakup over tensions with top aide to DHS secretary
White House officials are reportedly weary of Noem’s unpaid adviser, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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rebelfema.altgov.info
There’s Cabinet-shakeup chatter: reporting says Trumpworld is eyeing changes at DHS, w/ Kristi Noem’s shop under scrutiny because of the outsized, “shadow secretary” role of Corey Lewandowski. If DHS leadership flips, that’s yet another layer of instability around FEMA.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/...
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Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark | CNN Politics
The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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rosesbloom24.bsky.social
CNN said that most notably at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Secretary Kristi Noem, 53, and her powerful adviser and rumored lover, Corey Lewandowski, 52, appear increasingly vulnerable.

www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-lea...
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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peaceandteachin.bsky.social
Noem spent over $200 million in taxpayer dollars to film videos over 2xs last year’s budget.
The money was funneled using a “no bid” contract to an unknown LLC created days earlier and is tied to the husband of her deputy at DHS.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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New report exposes massive corruption in Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security — MS NOW
Jen Psaki shares new bombshell reporting from Pro Publica on the unseemly ties between Department of Homeland Security insiders and companies paid hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to create vi...
apple.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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mickeykuhns.bsky.social
“And it gets worse: the ‘ad firm’ behind Noem’s DHS promo was run by the husband of her own DHS spokeswoman. Their real company name never appeared on the contract. Instead, DHS funneled $143M to a brand-new Delaware LLC created just days before. Textbook corruption.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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propublica.org
We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.

“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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endcitizensunited.bsky.social
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem gave her friends a $220 million government contract to make anti-immigrant ads.

It doesn't get more corrupt than this.
Worth a Read: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Hooks Up Friends with $220 Million Government Contract to Make Anti-Immigrant Ads
Last week, the investigative reporting juggernaut ProPublica published a report on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem engaging in what one source told reporters was “playing h...
www.democracy.news
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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stef47.bsky.social
Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars from a $220 million DHS ad campaign contract to a Republican consulting firm called the Strategy Group, which has close personal and political ties to her and her senior aides.
Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars from a $220 million DHS ad campaign contract to a Republican consulting firm called the Strategy Group, which has close personal and political ties to her and her senior aides.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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321helloworld.bsky.social
Noem's 2 jets+$220M DHS ad contract to buddies
Patel gets SWAT to babysit girlfriend
$50K signing bonuses to ICE thugs
$1M/day for CPB to pick up trash
Forcing all 400+ Pentagon leaders home
20 missiles+jets+gunships in Caribbean
Dept of WAR

IYO what's $total of waste/abuse in DOD&DHS this year?
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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robertpjones.bsky.social
So much for the Trump administration's alleged concern abt antisemitism. New Coast Guard (under DHS) policy now says swastikas and nooses are no longer considered hate symbols but just "potentially divisive." Coast Guard/DHS Officials refuse to respond.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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laurenleharper.bsky.social
Worth reiterating that the Coast Guard is part of DHS, not the military.

So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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realtuckfrumper.bsky.social
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem admits to handing out 'fake' bonus checks for photo op: report
www.rawstory.com
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem admits to handing out 'fake' bonus checks for photo op: report
twp.ai
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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maryscottoconnor.com
Kristi Noem has… TAKEN… $220 MILLION in DHS funds, awarded under cover of a “National Emergency” to justify its NO BID status, to a hastily formed LLC owned by a her assistant’s husband…

To create a DHS AD CAMPAIGN starring…KRISTI NOEM.

Stolen.

She stole it.
dailyboulder.com/220m-scandal...
$220M Scandal: DHS Paid Millions to Ad Company Linked to Kristi Noem, Report Says
It was October 2, the second day of a government shutdown, when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore, riding horseback in chaps and a cowboy hat. The camera rolled, captur...
dailyboulder.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM