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riversedge

(77,401 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:42 PM Jul 22

Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience--having o

I have never seen an explanation for Noem giving him the high powered job.

Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience—having only worked as a gardener and a grocery store clerk. Now, Fugate has been publicly downgraded by his own department to a low-level staffer.

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Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience--having o (Original Post) riversedge Jul 22 OP

lol creon Jul 22 #1

10,000% he's either a spy or the son of a spy. Initech Jul 22 #2

The 22yr old was probably the only one who MrWowWow Jul 22 #3

More info here, in case you don't do X: Ocelot II Jul 22 #4

Thank you. Some of us avoid the X Attilatheblond Jul 22 #8

Some 22 year olds look like they're barely out of high school. tanyev Jul 22 #5

Regardless of his demotion, he's still in over his head. Probatim Jul 22 #6

Did he fail to relieve Cos Play Princess's stress on demand? Attilatheblond Jul 22 #7

But he passed the Civil Service exam. Norrrm Jul 23 #9

YEP DoBW Jul 23 #11

Does he keep the same markodochartaigh Jul 23 #10

Maybe it was to keep him quiet fujiyamasan Jul 23 #12

He worshipped trump Demovictory9 Jul 23 #13

Did she rename him Fido, Rover, or Fluffy? Ping Tung Jul 23 #14

I guess he was lucky he wasn't taken to the quarry fujiyamasan Jul 23 #15

creon

(1,772 posts)

1. lol

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:44 PM

Jul 22

that is too funny

Initech

(106,137 posts)

2. 10,000% he's either a spy or the son of a spy.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:49 PM

Jul 22

No way they'd give this job to some random kid. He's got to have some dirt on him.

MrWowWow

(915 posts)

3. The 22yr old was probably the only one who

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:50 PM

Jul 22

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would EVER unwittingly go down on and be "owned" by her. It's a fuggin episode of "Weeds" every week with these tragically hip, tone deaf rejects from the GEICO caveman TV commercials.