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babylonsister

(172,630 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:39 AM Yesterday

In the scheme of things, Bovino is their

sacrifice, and that's angering me. I want to see heads roll, specifically Miller, Noem, Patel and of course, the orange dullard. This should satisfy no one.

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In the scheme of things, Bovino is their (Original Post) babylonsister Yesterday OP
Miller is the acting president gab13by13 Yesterday #1
I think replacing people is becoming babylonsister Yesterday #3
Trump administration personnel timeline Ray Bruns Yesterday #6
And GOP senators seem to becoming less robotic and more 'gotta save my own ass', people are turning against Trump Attilatheblond Yesterday #19
Il Duce JustAnotherGen Yesterday #2
He will be given a cushy spot in the dumpco human trafficking ring Clouds Passing Yesterday #5
He's going back to Cali JustAnotherGen Yesterday #17
I'm sorry, but... GiqueCee Yesterday #11
Ha! JustAnotherGen Yesterday #16
bovino was sucking all the media out of the trump room. Javaman Yesterday #4
Those who work for Trump.... Escape Yesterday #7
And, it's not much of a sacrifice Wednesdays Yesterday #8
+1 leftstreet Yesterday #10
Yep Solly Mack Yesterday #18
Demand for resignations. OGBuzz Yesterday #9
It's a distraction and a delay tactic. Trump knows how to drag things out to avoid accountability. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #12
Some part of him must be hoping for a visit from the Grim Reaper Attilatheblond Yesterday #20
A test, in a way. malthaussen Yesterday #13
Until ICE stands down EVERYWHERE, this is all B.S. Fil1957 Yesterday #14
Wait til he goes on FoxNewsMax Mr.Bee Yesterday #15
They may indeed be hoping demoting Bovino will quiet the protests. VTderry Yesterday #21
Oh no no... Bovino won't be the sacrificial lamb JokeHer Yesterday #22
Stephen Miller ordered Kristi Noem to say Alex Pretti wanted to 'massacre' ICE: report LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #23

gab13by13

(31,490 posts)
1. Miller is the acting president
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:44 AM
Yesterday

he goes nowhere, Noem and Patel can be replaced by people just as evil.

Kash Patel helped Krasnov steal those classified documents found in the Mar-a-Lago shitter and now he is the head of the FBI.

babylonsister

(172,630 posts)
3. I think replacing people is becoming
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:49 AM
Yesterday

more difficult for the yam. I imagine he could run out of people who would toe the line like these nimrods do.

Attilatheblond

(8,469 posts)
19. And GOP senators seem to becoming less robotic and more 'gotta save my own ass', people are turning against Trump
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:30 AM
Yesterday

JustAnotherGen

(37,744 posts)
2. Il Duce
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:48 AM
Yesterday

Would put up a sacrificial hench man and then keep rotating them out. It's not over. Homan is the man who brought America Child Separation.

And the Senate Dems better not think of voting for any minibus that includes funding for ICE.

Javaman

(65,292 posts)
4. bovino was sucking all the media out of the trump room.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:57 AM
Yesterday

he had to go.

puppy killer might be gone by the time she testifies but for the moment she's providing cover for epstein files.

but the actual murderers of Good and Pretti? they will skate off will bonuses.

Wednesdays

(21,792 posts)
8. And, it's not much of a sacrifice
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:35 AM
Yesterday

It reminds me of a pedophile priest merely being re-assigned to a new parish.

OGBuzz

(57 posts)
9. Demand for resignations.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:47 AM
Yesterday

A union representing over 800K federal government employees, AFGE, has demanded the resignations of both Noem and Miller, or their immediate firing if they refuse to resign.

ChicagoTeamster

(542 posts)
12. It's a distraction and a delay tactic. Trump knows how to drag things out to avoid accountability.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:50 AM
Yesterday

Attilatheblond

(8,469 posts)
20. Some part of him must be hoping for a visit from the Grim Reaper
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:32 AM
Yesterday

He is running out of crap to throw in the way of justice breathing down his neck.

malthaussen

(18,464 posts)
13. A test, in a way.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:06 AM
Yesterday

A token scapegoat barely getting his knuckles slapped. If this "satisfies" the Opposition, then the Administration knows it can continue to do whatever the fuck it wants.

-- Mal

VTderry

(92 posts)
21. They may indeed be hoping demoting Bovino will quiet the protests.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:41 AM
Yesterday

They are going to learn they are wrong.

As far as any decent human being is concerned, he is only the START.

JokeHer

(25 posts)
22. Oh no no... Bovino won't be the sacrificial lamb
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

ALL of these scum need to go down- Noem, Hegseth, Miller, Bondi…. ALL of them!!!! I’m ready for something major. Massive boycotts, general strikes, civil war!!! The only thing these lowlifes respond to is losing money. You wanna talk cancel culture, I’ll cancel spending all but absolute necessities to live.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,080 posts)
23. Stephen Miller ordered Kristi Noem to say Alex Pretti wanted to 'massacre' ICE: report
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:16 PM
Yesterday

I have no doubt that Miller is behind the attacks on Pretti and Good

Stephen Miller ordered Kristi Noem to say Alex Pretti wanted to 'massacre' ICE: report

www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...

Ed Smith (@esmith51.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T22:16:03.952Z

https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-assassin/

White House aide Stephen Miller was reportedly behind false claims that slain activist Alex Pretti was planning to "massacre" law enforcement when federal agents killed him in Minnesota on Saturday.

According to Axios, Miller ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to make the claim about Pretti after he died.

"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem insisted in remarks that were reported by Axios.

One source told the publication that officers involved in the shooting "all shut up and got lawyers real quick, so there wasn't a lot of information."

Miller then directed DHS to assemble a statement, including information about Pretti's firearm.

"Stephen heard 'gun' and knew what the narrative would be: Pretti came to 'massacre' cops,"
one source pointed out.

Miller later asserted in a post on X that Pretti was an "assassin." The language was repeated by Noem and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino.

The White House held a meeting with Noem on Monday, but Miller was not present.

"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president," Axios reported.
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