*Licks Lips* Bwahahahaha. So many vests. What is it called when a 9-12M Jets price suddenly inflated to 172 Billion ?Do I have that right ? Surelyit was $172 M ?! Right ? Right ? Right ?!
Is there a reason the Dems aren't including the rural hospital closing Medicare and Medicaid cuts the GOP passed in the Big Budget Busting bill when explaining the rationale behind the shut-down? It seems like focusing on "Obamacare subsidies" cedes two reviled words* to the manipulation of GOP pols.
Yes, it’s been addressed here on the Substack of Record, I mean Hakeem, Schumer et al. They’ve also talked about cuts to Medicare/cade but not in the context of the shutdown, unless I’ve missed something.
I saw some comments downthread referring to Noem as Lucifer or some other evil being but they missed the most obvious one: Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction:
"Really, buying $172 million worth of private jets for me at a time when [...] the federal government is shut down"
I realize that the Fulvous Fuckwad and his stooges don't give a shit about laws, rules, or regulations if they put a crimp on the gubmint's actions or wonts. We've already watched the Corrupt Coral Coward abuse the Antideficiency Act by robbing Peter to pay the troops (paying the troops is a good thing, even if I object to how the funds were obtained). OTOH, DHS' purchase of two Gulfstream G-700s should be considered above and beyond the pale.
> "Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended a contract to spend more than $170 million on new jets for the U.S. Coast Guard, including one that will be used for the secretary’s travel.
[...]
“These aircraft are Coast Guard aircraft to replace 25-year-old airplanes that are necessary for the mission of the Coast Guard. Congress appropriated the dollars and paid for them in the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ [sic] and we’re grateful that we’re able to move forward[.]”
[...]
“It has come to our [House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Lauren Underwood] attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) entered into a sole source contract with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to procure two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the Deputy Secretary
I speak for myself and myself only.
Please recall that Senator Marco Rubio demanded, and received an IG audit of Pete Buttieg’s occasional use of government planes costing the taxpayers . . . [drum roll] . . $42,000. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/27/buttigieg-federal-audit-government-planes-00084594
Does she wear the Kevlar vest when in bed with her "boyfriend"?
*Licks Lips* Bwahahahaha. So many vests. What is it called when a 9-12M Jets price suddenly inflated to 172 Billion ?Do I have that right ? Surelyit was $172 M ?! Right ? Right ? Right ?!
ooooo coming up on SOUTH PARK, Col. Kristi strafing the Bide-a-Wee to "Ride of the Valkyries"
Is there a reason the Dems aren't including the rural hospital closing Medicare and Medicaid cuts the GOP passed in the Big Budget Busting bill when explaining the rationale behind the shut-down? It seems like focusing on "Obamacare subsidies" cedes two reviled words* to the manipulation of GOP pols.
*To republican voters.
Uh, there have been articles about that, look at Robyn's recent articles for examples.
Yes, it’s been addressed here on the Substack of Record, I mean Hakeem, Schumer et al. They’ve also talked about cuts to Medicare/cade but not in the context of the shutdown, unless I’ve missed something.
The powered turrets with the .50 cal Brownings are great for shooting unruly dogs
How can she be in two places at once,
when she's not anywhere at all?
I saw some comments downthread referring to Noem as Lucifer or some other evil being but they missed the most obvious one: Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction:
𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘪 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 "𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯"; 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: "𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 [𝘴𝘪𝘤] 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘢 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali
She seems nice. Married?
I’m sure that I’m not the only one hoping for a mechanical over the Bermuda Triangle for this puppy killer. Sorry for the pilot. Hoping he ejects.
Correction: "United States taxpayers buying... blah blah and blah."
You're welcome.
South Park really missed a chance to make fun of her lips.
I didn't.
https://bsky.app/profile/kirstygnome.bsky.social/post/3lo43veb6c22s
Kristi’s got two new jets while you’re still on hold with Blue Cross.
One for her staff, one for her ego—both fueled by taxpayer tears.
If irony had wings, she wouldn’t need the planes.
At least SECDRUNK Kegsbreath has a new Russian tie, to show his overlords complete submission.
Da. Is potato
Ta, Gary. Never again will I get three vaccines in one go. At least I stopped shivering.
I hear you and feel your pain.
I did that last Thursday. I pretty much slept until late Saturday afternoon, but it wasn't even good sleep.
"Really, buying $172 million worth of private jets for me at a time when [...] the federal government is shut down"
I realize that the Fulvous Fuckwad and his stooges don't give a shit about laws, rules, or regulations if they put a crimp on the gubmint's actions or wonts. We've already watched the Corrupt Coral Coward abuse the Antideficiency Act by robbing Peter to pay the troops (paying the troops is a good thing, even if I object to how the funds were obtained). OTOH, DHS' purchase of two Gulfstream G-700s should be considered above and beyond the pale.
> "Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended a contract to spend more than $170 million on new jets for the U.S. Coast Guard, including one that will be used for the secretary’s travel.
[...]
“These aircraft are Coast Guard aircraft to replace 25-year-old airplanes that are necessary for the mission of the Coast Guard. Congress appropriated the dollars and paid for them in the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ [sic] and we’re grateful that we’re able to move forward[.]”
[...]
“It has come to our [House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Lauren Underwood] attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) entered into a sole source contract with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to procure two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the Deputy Secretary
[...]
The jet order greatly surpassed the initial request made by DHS, which asked for $50 million for a new plane." https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5563747-kristi-noem-gulfstream-jets-dhs/
(for reference: "Under the Antideficiency Act, agencies can neither spend, nor make commitments to spend, money without appropriations from Congress." https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/understanding-the-legal-framework-governing-a-shutdown The problem is that even if the funds were appropriated prior to the shutdown the request was for $50 mil, not almost 3½ times that amount.)
fnord
Mexico will pay for it.
So who is selling us those planes?