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The Homeland Security secretary said she had to get to another meeting—which turned out to have been canceled.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended her time before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday, angering lawmakers by stepping away from the hot seat to attend a highly anticipated meeting on the future of FEMA.

Except that meeting never happened.

The FEMA hearing was scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. Noem was reportedly informed at 12:26 p.m. that it had been canceled, a DHS spokesperson told The Hill.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 102 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So...contempt of Congress.

Send the mace guy

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To take her to the gavel pit and brain her is no less than she deserves.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

To shreds, you say?

[–] negativenull@piefed.world 148 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Brave ICE Noem ran away,
Bravely ran away, away.
When danger reared its ugly head, she bravely turned her tail and fled.
Yes, brave ICE Noem turned about.
And gallantly, she chickened out.
Bravely taking to her feet,
she beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, ICE Noem.

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nah, she's more likely a witch. Did you see her to face? I mean, just look at her nose!

[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The witches I know are all lovely people. They don't deserve that association.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Granny Weatherwax would absolutely not put up with this bullshit, she’d hop on her broomstick and drag Noem back in by the hair

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She turned me into a newt!

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

What? I got better.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago

In case anyone needs the Monty Python reference

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

THAT'S.. that's enough music for now, lads

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 34 points 1 day ago

This is hilarious.

I bet she deliberately scheduled that FEMA meeting for the time at which she knew she would be getting grilled.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago (4 children)

She should be handcuffed and returned to Congress. How fuck is our lawmakers allowing this bullshit.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

There’s never been any accountability

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How ? you'd need a majority.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Bullshit any member can subpoena someone and force them to comply. Fucking weak Democrats not using the power given to them.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Democrats continue to be all hat and no cattle, sadly

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’ve been told by many on Lemmy that I’m not allowed to criticize the DNC unless I’m Russian.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The liberal wholehearted embrace of Evil Bad Foreigner rhetoric, combined with their cuddling up to AI / Crypto / Silicon Valley MIC, is not giving me a bright picture of the future.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're the Controlled Opposition Party after all.

[–] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

But still the opposition party. Gotta work with the tools you have.

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

both houses of congress is tipped towards the republican party anyway

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 111 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Charge her with contempt then.. or something FFS.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Get her fucking propaganda ads off my fucking tv set!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

The joke of all this is how her humiliation will be scrubbed from the headlines and replaced by some AI Slop that conservatives insist makes he cool

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It's too bad they couldn't have her arrested.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Maybe she heard there was an innocent puppy nearby that she could murder, and she couldn't control herself.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please tow her outside the environment

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

There's nothing out there but sea, birds, fish, and 100,000 gallons of burning crude oil, it's beyond the environment.

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

Well it’s not supposed to do that.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

That should be an attesting

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Her face was about to time out and melt off.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well there's a movie I haven't thought about in years

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like she's not very well behaved, probably can't be trained either. Let me check her book to see what she thinks is best to do in this sort of situation...

Oh, oh my, well that would be unfortunate for her.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Oh well. Are there any gravel pits nearby?

[–] watson@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

It was only a matter of time, and I'm SUPER HAPPY that it was caught on camera, lmao

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

Something something my oh my what a cunning little runt she is.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Would be funny to see them follow her down the hall, repeating the questions like a flock of honking geese

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 2 days ago

time for a costume change… gotta jet!