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31. When a Propaganda Stunt Collides with People Who Still Have a Spine

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 11:20 PM

Oct 13

The story of how and why airports are not playing Kristi Noem's propaganda piece is encouraging.

https://substack.com/@thejackhopkins/note/c-166094104

Why This Moment Matters More Than It Looks

On the surface…it’s a minor bureaucratic tussle. One political stunt grounded by red tape.
But scratch deeper and you see something worth celebrating: institutional antibodies kicking in.

For years, we’ve watched norms erode…laws bent…agencies politicized…truth treated like a negotiable item.
So when an entire layer of civil servants…airport authorities…and legal officers refused to cross a line…that was democracy’s immune system at work.

They didn’t riot.
They didn’t grandstand.
They just enforced the rules that keep public infrastructure from becoming campaign machinery.

That’s not resistance theater. That’s professional integrity.

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Airports say they won't play Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints [View all] highplainsdem Oct 13 OP

Such a creepy video flamingdem Oct 13 #1

so which airports ARE playing this partisan video? DBoon Oct 13 #2

That's some serious 1984 crap underpants Oct 13 #3

The GOP, and the Trump regime in particular, are the totalitarian govt Republican voters have long feared. Beartracks Oct 13 #16

I was at DEN yesterday, they didn't play it. Initech Oct 13 #4

I was at the Denver airport when it was announced that $arah Palin was going to be McCain's VP. OMGWTF Oct 13 #7

I'd be all right with this! Initech Oct 13 #11

The director of DIA popsdenver Oct 13 #13

Multiple times a day I rush to mute Noem. BidenRocks Oct 13 #5

Newark played it last week. tinrobot Oct 13 #6

The Use of Horror Film Scoring in trumpaganda Videos Grokenstein Oct 13 #8

Since when has this administration cared about breaking federal laws? Gimpyknee Oct 13 #9

Lock Her Up!!!!! BurnDoubt Oct 13 #10

Is the hatch act a law or a suggestion? questionseverything Oct 13 #12

It's the law. Not that these criminals give a damn. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #17

It's a law, but not one with criminal penalties. So no one gets "locked up" for a Hatch Act violation. onenote Oct 13 #23

No need to tell me. I didn't ask. Sorry. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #25

So many toothless laws for our overlords. travelingthrulife Oct 14 #38

". ..a law or a suggestion?" markodochartaigh Oct 13 #22

She is so creepy. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 13 #14

she has a face that terrifies small children DBoon Oct 13 #30

A hat, a wig, and a bullet proof vest.... ought to do it SleeplessinSoCal Oct 14 #33

Lets not forget some botox and filler. progressoid Oct 14 #35

So sad. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 14 #37

Propaganda! AKA Dis-information 'D' ... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #15

Wow... That makes me feel better... It's Cha Oct 13 #19

It certainly is, Cha. You're welcome! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #20

Fuck That Goebbels Shitler Propagandist. Cha Oct 13 #18

NONE of them should! calimary Oct 13 #21

MaddowBlog-Kristi Noem stars in partisan video about the shutdown, to be shown in airports LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #24

how much is this Noem whoring garbage costing the taxpayers? Skittles Oct 14 #32

Just look at the agents instead. usonian Oct 13 #26

Hartsfield-ATL is owned by the City; they shouldn't show it either. Callie1979 Oct 13 #27

Resist the fascist kacekwl Oct 13 #28

Thank you, Sky Harbor (in Phoenix)! wackadoo wabbit Oct 13 #29

When a Propaganda Stunt Collides with People Who Still Have a Spine summer_in_TX Oct 13 #31

Good read! Thanks! highplainsdem Oct 14 #34

Airports gfarber Oct 14 #36