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Apr 29·edited Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

I was and remain stunned that Noem shot to death her puppy and her goat, but am even more amazed that she has publicized these actions and appears to think that publicizing them is somehow a good idea. Trumpist Republicans are from Planet Vile.

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

Welcome to the world of sociopaths, psychopaths, extreme personality disorders and sheer evil. THIS is why the death penalty is reserved for killers and traitors. In Kristy Noem’s case, she qualifies on both accounts.

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I agree that killing a puppy is vile. Many serial killers betray their leanings in childhood by torturing and killing animals. But before we starting talking about punishment options for capital crimes, I'd suggest waiting until she kills one or more humans.

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I'm fine with finishing her off for the pup. I'm fine with finishing off most Trumpers for breathing.

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I believe that the connection between dogs and humans is hardwired through thousands of years of evolution. Our dogs are family members. It's probably very similar with cats, although I suspect the human-dog connection goes back further. In any case, we don't kill other humans, and dogs and cats are basically that in our lives. We love them, they love us, and we mourn them when they depart.

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Apr 30Liked by TCinLA

As someone with a 15-year-old kitty, the end is hard to contemplate. How dare she continue to breathe her vileness to spew on others. Just shut up bitch.

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I see you’re all in.

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

Alexandra Petri reminds us that satire tends to get closer to the truth than non-fiction does.

Frankly, you cannot support a republican without being yourself a sociopath.

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A sociopath or an effing greedy moron

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I agree, Jeri, with the greedy moron descriptor. They admire those that do the vile things they only think about doing themselves.

Salud, Jeri.

🗽

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I have no words to describe

how I feel about this vile

human.

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

The tell here is that Kristi Noem apparently thought revealing this sociopathic journey to the heart of darkness would benefit her politically, but alas, there are still a good number of humans who regard this as the crime against nature it is. She no longer has any chance at all of being TFG's Veep pick, and if she runs again for governor of South Dakota, she may be quite embarrassed.....

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Apr 29·edited Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

Dear goddess I hope and pray so. She is a repulsive creature. I get the shudders every time I see that crazy-eyed photo of her. There is something rather inhuman staring out from those ice-cold, fanatical eyes.

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Since chump hates dogs, she likely thought she would be first on his list. But he’s not stupid enough to brag about something like that. Did I really say that??

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What is it about GOP Stepford wives reveling in bloodletting and shooting things, like the senator from Iowa who specialized in castrating male hogs and showed campaign ads with her using AR-15s and 9mm pistols? Gotta show off that they’re as macho and ruthless as their male constituents and counterparts? Geez Louise…

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Sick, sick, sick

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

Maybe she'll be proud of herself, but things like this are not forgotten... forever and always, no matter what she does, or what office she runs for, she will have Puppy-Killer attached to her name.

Good luck in life, Puppy-Killer Kristi Noem.

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Reminds me of an event o attended back around 1986, where Jerry Falwell was bragging how he bought some cheap dog food for his coon hound, The dog wouldn’t touch it for a few days, but ol’ Jerry waited him out until he was starving enough to eat it.

These bastards would have fit right in at Birkenau …

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Yes, they would have, and some might yet

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I just commented on this and since doing so I feel like crying. MAGA attracts evil people and rewards them for it.

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It’s been fun to watch Alexandra Petri learn to hit with power to all fields. She and Sally Jenkins grace the pages of the Washington Post; all the New York Times has to match are Ross (“Don’t”) Douthat and Maureen Dowd. And an entitled but not conspicuously talented scion as a publisher.

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Got sick of Maureen and hate Ross

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Someone ought to take her out to the gravel pit…

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My sentiments exactly. There is no excuse for this whatsoever. The woman is Governor and likely has lackeys at her beck and call who could easily call a shelter. She probably bought the dog from a breeder who would have taken it back. What a thoughtless, soulless blob of flesh. It really is beyond disgusting and disheartening. I like your "Karma will be waiting."

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

Karma won’t come unless decent people deliver it.

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

In my county, heartless, evil people like her abandon their pets, chain them up without food or water, toss them out of the beds of their pickup trucks on the highway, participate in illegal dog fights, and in whatever cruel ways they can manage share the same depraved inhumane "values" that motivates monsters like Kristi. It is sickening.

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There are those. Reminds me of somebody who posted on Twitter a couple of years ago that he shot his beloved dog to see if he would be able to kill a stranger when the time came. I guess he was bragging that he passed his test. Such as that and the puppy-killer make me despair of so much of humanity.

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Amen. I suppose there have always been people who get pleasure out of torturing the vulnerable; I just have never encountered nor heard of so many.

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I have known very few until recent years, now it seems to be catching

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Kristi, ignore Cruella because you're so correct that tough decisions have to be made on a farm. Don't trouble Trump by flaunting your bucolic skills. He doesn't speak Upper Midwest where he he knows he's got a lock on the Electorals. And that attempted single shot for the goat was a cunning touch; we get that you hardly ever miss so one shell usually gets the job done, right? (You could have qualified as expert marksman class and been an Army Ranger.) Go ahead and impress the yokels by firing that 22 so it dots the i in your Trump BiBLE at 20 yards. The GOP candidacy is not yet official, so you may be able to seize it away from Trump with a display of good old GOP gun-loving fire power and a promise of a pardon.

Kristi, VP is way out of your depth. The mayor of our city of 100,000 handles more complexity in governing than you're ever likely to because, well, it's a multi-cultural and multi-colored place where most of us manage to solve our problems without guns. I''m sure that when you're term-limited out of the governorship you can always snag an advisory gig at Faux, OAN, or NewsMax or try to get on the board of the SPCA.

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May 1·edited May 1Liked by TCinLA

Kristi is at the perfect depth if one considers Trump’s depth of compassion for life and well being of all God’s creatures. Including humans.

Salud.

🗽

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Spread it around. You nailed her…

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Apr 29Liked by TCinLA

The really scary thought I've had is possibly this will endear her to those she is sucking up to. Thats really disturbing!

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So far all the leading Trumpers have had the sense to denounce her. 85% of Americans love dogs. Even this convinced Cat Person loves dogs.

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Apr 30Liked by TCinLA

I still have my doubts that this will turn them off. My optimism is a bit low right now.

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Can’t wait to see who comes to her defense, maybe Kari Lake??

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Inspired comparison!

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She is vile. People who do not tell her so are vile. Stop the world, I want to get off

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