Friday, February 20, 2026

DHS Workers Exposed to Asbestos as Noem Expands DC HQ

Homeland Security employees working at the department's St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C., say they are being forced to breathe in asbestos dust from demolition work ordered by Secretary Kristi Noem with no masks, no respirators and virtually no warning signs to protect them.

Posted by Angrydad at 06:33 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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DHS workers exposed to asbestos as Noem expands DC headquarters by demolishing nearby buildings Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected! Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition ...

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-- Mike Elk (@mikeelk.bsky.social) Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM

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Lawsuit

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-20 02:03 AM

They could Quit you know.

They're not slaves.

Isn't that the Republican Mantra about employer abuse of their employees?

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-02-20 08:44 AM

---- off your u stupid Russian ----.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-20 06:55 PM

... Homeland Security employees working at the department's St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C., say they are being forced to breathe in asbestos dust from demolition work ordered by Secretary Kristi Noem with no masks, no respirators and virtually no warning signs to protect them. ...

While they raise a very valid concern about their welfare, I have to ask...

Did they really think that Sec Noem has one iota of concern about their well-being?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-20 07:45 PM

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