Noem Can't Explain Why She Hired 8-Day-Old Company for Ad Campaign (newrepublic.com)

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Nothing to see here, just a regular $143 million corruption deal made completely in the open.

The US is operated like a banana republic.

I'm suprised the powers that be on HN allowed this to reach the frontpage. Usually these kind of stories are flagged off the front page in seconds.

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> including having once employed her alleged beau

What does this sentence mean?

"Drain the swamp." Uhuh.

At some point the government is corrupted enough that you realize the people there just to fleece the people with favored contracts and affair force one are the most rational actors involved. Our government is now essentially another private corporation, just one the people are brainwashed to obey through a religious like belief that their taxation isnt in practice theft and their law enforcement in practice isn't a mobster racket.

When will the current administration be punished for their corruption and illegal activities?

Trump is prosecuted for 34 felonies. His ICE regime is unlawful. Tariffs are deemed illegal. They siphon tax payer money to their own friends and family.

When will the people rise up against this?

When government procurement bypasses the GSA process it should immediately be considered suspicious. The GSA exists to prevent this exact problem.