Pablo, thanks for this article. So much stands out:
- "chief border goon..." 🤣
- Noem's claim that undocumented immigration is at a historic low under Agent Orange, fails to acknowledge that they were already at that level at the end of Biden's term. This regime changed nothing.
-$1k to self-deport isn't attractive because it's not a high enough number, and it's offered by a guy who takes pride in stiffing people when it's time to pay. It also highlights that most here don't realize how much it costs people to save up to try and make the journey here. $1k isn't even close to making them whole.
- The removal figures coming from an administration grabbing legal residents and citizens for deportation are worthless. They're either inaccurate, overstated, include erroneous removals or all of the above.
-Finally, the cost of the spectacle launched around DHS, CBP and ICE blows up claims that this regime is concerned about waste, fraud and abuse. Noem has almost exhausted her annual budget with cosplay costumes, hair, makeup, flights, commercials and the fiscal year isn't anywhere near over.
This regime is a joke and we'd be able to laugh about it more if they weren't as dangerous as they are incompetent.
This administration makes up facts and figures so consistently that it's hard to refute, because to be consistent yourself, you have to refute most of what they say, which makes you look like a habitual complainer and, therefore, not credible. It never occurred to me that lying and fabricating numbers consistently could actually make you look honest to some people. It's wild.
One thing I’d like to understand is the mechanics of how these adds end up in the radio or the TV… How did they get pitched? Who bought them? Did those people know what they were buying? Or were they just as surprised as the person listening to bachata?
Pablo, thanks for this article. So much stands out:
- "chief border goon..." 🤣
- Noem's claim that undocumented immigration is at a historic low under Agent Orange, fails to acknowledge that they were already at that level at the end of Biden's term. This regime changed nothing.
-$1k to self-deport isn't attractive because it's not a high enough number, and it's offered by a guy who takes pride in stiffing people when it's time to pay. It also highlights that most here don't realize how much it costs people to save up to try and make the journey here. $1k isn't even close to making them whole.
- The removal figures coming from an administration grabbing legal residents and citizens for deportation are worthless. They're either inaccurate, overstated, include erroneous removals or all of the above.
-Finally, the cost of the spectacle launched around DHS, CBP and ICE blows up claims that this regime is concerned about waste, fraud and abuse. Noem has almost exhausted her annual budget with cosplay costumes, hair, makeup, flights, commercials and the fiscal year isn't anywhere near over.
This regime is a joke and we'd be able to laugh about it more if they weren't as dangerous as they are incompetent.
This administration makes up facts and figures so consistently that it's hard to refute, because to be consistent yourself, you have to refute most of what they say, which makes you look like a habitual complainer and, therefore, not credible. It never occurred to me that lying and fabricating numbers consistently could actually make you look honest to some people. It's wild.
One thing I’d like to understand is the mechanics of how these adds end up in the radio or the TV… How did they get pitched? Who bought them? Did those people know what they were buying? Or were they just as surprised as the person listening to bachata?
🙏As always, thank you for your writing
Good question. I wonder what their standards are for ad sales, besides profanity and technical specifications.
Thank you for bringing attention to this.
Hey, you did weeks before I did. Better late than never.