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From what I've heard about the secret service they were probably at the bar getting plastered. The thief probably had no idea who she was. Or....
This was an arranged dead drop to pass Intel off to Russia. This way the narrative is she was robbed, not just giving a package to some rando. No evidence to back that up, just wild internet speculation for your Tuesday morning.
I didn't see a video. I'm going to assume Noem pocketed the cash and there's no "man in the medical mask."
Boy, she had a good night, that’s probably six guys.
Or three cheaper guys and an ounce of schneef.
She has a Secret Service detail, and still managed to get robbed? I hope she feels real safe going out in public knowing that they can't even protect her purse.
Cojones on that thief though...
I've got $5 that says she just misplaced it.
Damn. They just eating these opsec L’s
$3k in cash? Her coke habit is expensive
It's a definite warning sign when a person has that much ready cash on them.
i cannot think of why someone one at her level of government would need to hold $3000 on them
I can't imagine why anyone, in this day and age, would have that much cash on them unless they're directly going to buy something or just sold something.
Even then she’s a cabinet secretary someone else should hold onto the cash unless no one else can know about it
I keep physical Euros these days. I don't trust the US to keep my life savings safe from hyperinflation.
Plus, it wouldn't surprise me if DOGE jerks get to 'inspect' bank servers and make withdrawals on our behalf. Far as Trump and friends are concerned, the public's money is theirs, just tangled up in a web of inconvenient obligations.
Seriously, who tf carries that much cash and is a govt employee without being up to something very sheisty
She hasn't had a chance to deposit that bribe yet. After all, she had just received it there in the restaurant.
Not very secure, is she?
She runs the Department of Homeland Security, not Restaurantland Security.
Also, according to our own laws, she was doing something unlawful because why would she need $3,000 in cash?! They'd civil forfeiture that shit if a normal person got caught with that much cash on them.
Yeah, when I served on a jury, the prosecutor was very clear that the only reason someone carried more than $100 in cash was for drugs or other illicit dealings.
I take cash out of an atm a few times a year to tip at restaurants and such and just pick $200 because that’s the highest one button click that shows up. $100 seems low to me. I think I got over $100 in my wallet more days of the year than not and I’m not into anything nefarious or even make much money, I just don’t use cash very often but often enough that having it available is handy. Theirs Girl Scouts, fire fighter donations at the grocery, neighborhood sports or band raffles, just random ass things that happen regular enough that having cash throughout the year makes it easier to feel part of the community.
I used to run the household finances on a cash basis for everything but periodic payments (so basically discretionary spending). It worked pretty well. You run out, you wait until the next payday. If you have an emergency, that's handled through reserves. Urgent non-emergencies get repaid by reducing next pay period's cash.
Now most transactions are just on a credit card. But the kids are grown, so there's much more predictability in our spending patterns.
Hope you voted to acquit.
Edit: ducking autocorrect.
Sounds like it was taken via citizen’s civil forfeiture 😊
I thought using cash like that was a sign of criminality?Or does that only apply to minorities? You better believe any cop out there would confiscate that shit from any of us faster than you can say civil asset forfeiture. It was certainly a point of contention for Fanni Willis during the Trump trial.
I carry cash often because I play poker on the weekends as a hobby. It's funny how stigmatized paying cash for anything over $100 has become. People are always surprised to see it, and you definitely catch some judgemental looks.
Really? I don't do it a ton because I don't really like carrying cash, but I can't think of a time when someone's looked at me weird, my dealer practically insists on it and the local tradesmen all seem to like it so much they give me a discount.
I carry cash in small amounts because some restaurants prefer cash to avoid the credit card fee
Some places will even give you a cash discount which is nice, and you don't have to deal with those stupid gratuity screens that pop up at Starbucks and the like. The only thing is, you have to worry about getting robbed, but as a 6'0 225 lb man, I'm not too worried about that as there are very few people that intimidate me physically. If I ever do get robbed, the assailant would have to be armed. I also typically don't carry any life changing sum of money on my person, and I'd just hand it over, take the L, and move on with my life, but it's never been an issue so far. I did get pick pocketed once in Vegas and the guy got like $300 off my wallet and threw it in a trash can. This happened on strip in a casino under a million cameras, and could have happened to anyone. Note to anyone reading, Vegas is greasy, keep your wits about you out there. Don't drink too much and don't wear basketball shorts with your wallet in the side pocket.
Looks like drop off of state secrets to russian agent made to look like a theft. What better way than in plain sight and blame it on a thief.
Immediately thought of that. Drop off bribe.
Why was she carrying around $3k? Nothing illegal about that but that is a little curious.
She claims she took out that money to celebrate Easter with family... for dinner, activities, and gifts.
I use a credit card for such things, but yeah.
I guess in her defense, if you're involved in the destruction of the U.S. economy, you never know when the economy might collapse and credit cards will no longer be accepted.
Still, you would think she would just carry around bars of solid gold or something.
Bribe money
That’s where your mind goes?
It’s for coke
I believe this too.
3000$ is enough for lots of coke, but probably not enough to bribe a politician / bureaucrat at her level.
They aren't mutually exclusive. Maybe it's a bribe she received that she planned to spend on coke?
Now I hadn’t thought that the bribe was for her
Incoming federal ban on n95s
Now that you say it I'm surprised such a ban wasn't on the top of Trump's list. Republicans got really riled up about wearing masks in public
Good. She fascist trash & there literally aren't enough bad things in the world that can happen to her.
I give up trying to write satire. You just can't beat the real thing.
Lmfao what a fucking loser
Kripi Gnoem is insecure in her deeply-beloved homeland!!!
Medication? Sounds like someone needs to attend a wellness farm to remove themselves from the teat of BiG pHaRmA