Marisa Simonetti is a candidate in Edina, Minnesota running for the Hennepin County board. She is supposedly a real estate agent, but her license has been revoked, and she’s been accused of “fraudulent, deceptive and dishonest practices” — she’s been engaged in some shenanigans where she rents homes via AirB&B and then turns around and rents them to others. But worst of all, Simonetti is cruel to spiders.
Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti said Thursday that none of the things that have recently landed her in headlines, including tossing a live tarantula at a tenant and allegations of fraud, are in conflict with her campaign themes of family values and being tough on crime.
The tarantula was rescued by the police and seems to be OK.
You will be shocked to learn that she is the Republican candidate for county office.
No.
me, reading the top half before the picture
“she’s a Republican right”
not disappointed!
So far this is normal (R) sociopath behavior. Wake me up if the police find gold bars given as a bribe from Egyptian businessmen, or wads of dollar bills hidden in the shoes.
I mean, it doesn’t have gold bars or Egyptian businessman, but it does have a literal gift bag full of money given from Somali fraudsters to a juror:
https://www.twincities.com/2024/06/03/a-mazda-a-gift-bag-of-120000-and-a-dismissed-juror/
This story is literally wild from start to finish. It’s like capital “A” Audacity with Scooby-Doo villain behavior.
Watching the debate and hearing from one scumbag republican after another leaves me shocked and so sad at how the USA has fallen in global reputation.
“her campaign themes of family values and being tough on crime”. Gotta love Republicans eh?
Well technically there are no native tarantulas to the entire Americas, as the tarantula is a European species.
@6 All we need now is news stories about her having affairs and/or beating children and she’d be a shoe-in for VP nomination.
translation:
family values = patriarchy and nepotism
tough on crime = tough for the vulnerable, immunity for the powerful
Maybe introduce tarantulas into the ‘Morridor’?
I’m always very confused by the people who want to be “tough on crime” and then say “They want to get rid of red tape” in the same breath.
The “red tape” is there to avoid fraud. That’s being “tough on crime”. Support for people in vulnerable situations stops crime more than any number of cops or any length of prison. Like, “tough on crime” should demonstrate that they’ve done ANYTHING to actually stop crime.
Interesting – what i got out of this was mostly a youtube video on how construction workers are at a higher risk of suicide and how 988 can help. (linked content, somehow.)
I wasn’t aware of 988 previously, and I suspect I should have been since I’ve gone through mental health first aid training. Sad times for the educational supports north of the 49th.
As for tossing the spider down the stairs, I don’t think the spider was in any real danger as long as the tank wasn’t thrown down as well. However, it really doesn’t seem to be a healthy environment for anything to live in, even silverfish.