So ... conspicuous consumption is still a thing.

[eppur_se_muova]

A former governor with $150,000 in questionable charges on her state's credit card joins the Turnip Mafia, and is now sporting a $50-60,000 gold Challenger Daytona Rolex watch and a $4,400 Gucci shoulder bag with an enclosed $600 Gucci wallet. Obviously, a real servant of the people, who hasn't been accepting bribes in return for influence, oh good heavens no.

Noem has an estimated net worth of about $1 million, according to financial disclosures filed late last year with the Office of Government Ethics.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/us-news/kristi-noems-purse-with-3k-cash-inside-snatched-by-thief-during-outing-at-dc-restaurant/

That Rolex would be 1/16th of her net wealth, then ?? Who doesn't find that fishy ?

Reich wingers will try to tell you it's just God rewarding His servants, but they won't confess their one and only god is Mammon.

I had to dive into the NYPost to get this info. I am literally going to take a shower next. Can't find the bleach, apparently we're out.

That Ms. Noem’s watch was quickly identified was to be expected. “Watchspotting,” the internet sport of identifying the watches of public figures, has flourished in recent years.

At the Super Bowl in February, enthusiasts immediately identified a Jacob & Co. Caviar Tourbillon on Tom Brady’s wrist, which retails for more than $700,000. Jay-Z was even more extreme at last month’s Grammy Awards, wearing a Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendarwatch, which retails for more than $2 million. Mr. Trump is often spotted wearing luxury watches beyond just Rolexes, and also has his own line of signature watches that cost as much as $100,000 each.

Watchspotters often pay close attention to any glimpses they can get of watches during awards shows and galas, and they quickly report what they find online.

Now, thanks to Ms. Noem, they have expanded their purview to prisons.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/style/kristi-noem-venezuela-prison-rolex-watch.html

OK, need to barf first, then shower.