Saturday, February 07, 2026

DHS' Problems Go Farther than Minneapolis

From disaster response to bungled leadership at the nation's cybersecurity agency, some Republicans are finding a lot more to critique than DHS' immigration response.

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@pabloreports.bsky.social: Are you concerned about DHS keeping watchlists of American protesters? REP. MOULTON: Absolutely. This is state-sponsored terror ... We start by not funding DHS. We gotta crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.

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-- Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social) Feb 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM

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... Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is trying to navigate the ongoing furor over ICE unleashed after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. But the embattled Noem faces a litany of other dysfunctions in her department that also imperil her tenure.

President Donald Trump has insisted Noem will not lose her job. But her handling of other things under her agency's sprawling remit " from disaster relief to the gutting of the nation's cybersecurity agency " is increasingly alienating Republicans at a time when she needs them most.

"You've got to get adults in the room," Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), said in an interview. "Get people in there who actually have the kind of experience you need to run large, complex organizations. And there's a lot, by the way, in this Cabinet that do that. It's just not her." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-06 03:14 AM

My first question...

Are the Republicans going to grow a backbone and counter Pres Trump?

Or will they just talk the talk, but (as usual) remain lame in their action?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-06 03:16 AM

NOPE

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 11:06 PM

"DHS' Problems Go Farther than Minneapolis"

LOL ~ It was carved in stone.

#4 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-02-07 03:22 PM

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