BugsOlDad
8 hours ago
Robert Mueller's restructuring of the FBI after 9/11 brought us to where we are today with agency's fall into a political weapon for the Marxist Democrat party. He pretty much changed the main focus of the agency's mission, and removed the more independent nature the field offices had and more centralized the control of the agency in DC. The Marxist Democrats are going to fight their arses off to prevent any loss of this powerful tool in their Marxist toolbox to go after their "political enemies", in other words, patriotic American citizens. We have to pray that weak in the knees Republicans (RINOs) don't kill this excellent opportunity to bring some semblance normality (my word), honest lawful investigations, Constitutionalism, and returning the agency back to the trusted entity it once was. At least as much as a law enforcement agency can be trusted. It's staffed as any other is, with flawed human beings. We have to hope that that those who give into flaws are kept from wearing the FBI in the first place. If it shows, that it's past the point of rescue, then I'm good with ending it's run now. Better now, early in Trump's term, where he can oversee its replacement, than later where a possible Marxist Democrat president could have that control and input to turn the agency into what they've been trying to turn the current FBI into, their form of KGB.
anon-eazz
4 hours ago
So of the FBI's roughly 100 year history, J Edgar abused authority for about 50 years. Then we had maybe 20-25 total years of benevolent transitional leaders. 10 years of Mueller incompetence and 10 - 15 years of Comey/Wray abuse. The standards set for Director of the FBI are pretty low. Hard as it is to admit, Clinton's appointment of Louis Freeh is probably the high point. //
Maximus Decimus Cassius
9 hours ago
With respect to Senator Kennedy and Director nominee Patel, the FBI has had 17 years (at least since 2008--Obama's 1st term--if not before then) to hire and release (through attrition, etc.) the agents they wanted.
I would argue the pool of "good agents" is so small that no amount of reform can save the agency. Anything less than a total overhaul (keep the forensics and technical labs) and releasing the gun and badge wearing agents is nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Fishin'withFredo Maximus Decimus Cassius
8 hours ago
I have to agree. As a retired LEO I worked with them a number of times and was not impressed, to say the least. We don't need them. Every individual state has its own investigative body, just establish mutual aid agreements for cases crossing state lines and military intelligence for the overseas stuff.
mopani Fishin'withFredo
4 minutes ago
Take away their police powers, make them work with local police and sheriffs to make arrests etc. That will force them to be rigorous in their investigative work, because they don't just have to convince a judge to write a warrant, they have to convince the local police chief or sheriff to execute the warrant.
When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business. //
In the wake of the Salt Typhoon hacks, which lawmakers and privacy advocates alike have called the worst telecoms breach in America's history, the US government agencies have reversed course on encryption.
After decades of advocating against using this type of secure messaging, "encryption is your friend," Jeff Greene, CISA's executive assistant director for cybersecurity, told journalists last month at a press briefing with a senior FBI official, who also advised us to use "responsibly managed encryption" for phone calls and text messages.
In December, CISA published formal guidance [PDF] on how to keep Chinese government spies off mobile devices, and "strongly urged" politicians and senior government officials — these are "highly targeted" individuals that are "likely to possess information of interest to these threat actors" — to ditch regular phone calls and messaging apps and instead use only end-to-end encrypted communications.
It's a major about-face from the feds, which have historically demanded law enforcement needs a backdoor to access people's communications — but only for crime-fighting and terrorism-preventing purposes.
"We know that bad guys can walk through the same doors that are supposedly built for the good guys," Virtru CEO and co-founder John Ackerly told The Register. "It's one thing to tap hardline wires or voice communication. It's yet another to open up the spigot to all digital communication." //
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Who's who?
"We know that bad guys can walk through the same doors that are supposedly built for the good guys,"
Although which are the good / bad guys is increasingly difficult to determine. //
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The Patrician to Captain Vimes, in Guards! Guards!: "I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people," said the man. "You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.". //
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and the only people interested in spying on you are good people, who have your best interests at heart.
A few of us don't believe this bullsh*t, even here in the UK.
ALF. //
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The last I heard, British Conservatives were still all over the idea that 'only people with something to hide should want encryption'.
Of course, as with the Sir Pterry quote above, whilst this is actually true it is built around the easy to sell misconception that the only people with anything to hide are bad people.
To recap, you have a video showing a suspect who is 5' 7", wearing a unique pair of shoes, and was in Washington, D.C. on January 5th, 2021, during a very specific timeframe of 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.... and they haven't been able to narrow down the list to find this person?
Odd that they're releasing this data while there are two ongoing terrorist investigations, one involving an ISIS-inspired killer who had been radicalized and posted multiple videos of his ill intentions on social media, discussing plans to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join the terror group, that the FBI somehow missed.
Almost like they're trying to divert your attention. //
As you might imagine, X users were not impressed with the FBI releasing a new video of the January 6th pipe bomb suspect after years of essentially ignoring the pursuit in favor of jailing people who walked through the Capitol and took selfies.
"Your entire agency is a joke," Sean Davis of The Federalist writes.
"Really strange how y'all were able to identify 1500 people who even so much as walked on the Capital grounds on January 6th, but you can't find the person who planted the pipe bomb?" one disgusted person replied. "No one's buying it." //
Why did the FBI drop this "previously unreleased video"? A clip of the suspect dropping the actual pipe bomb outside the DNC seems like it might have been handy evidence if they genuinely wanted the public to identify this person.
The bureau announced that they will continue to offer a reward of up to $500,000 for information that leads to the suspect's arrest and conviction.
Have they tried cross-referencing the information on those shoes with all confidential sources shorter than 5' 8"? They might get somewhere by doing that. Just a thought.
Despite its initial efforts, the FBI has yet to identify the suspect and has refused to provide the Subcommittees with additional information about these investigative leads.
Given the fervor with which the FBI has pursued individuals present at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, it's puzzling that their investigation into the placing of explosive devices nearby — which posed a threat to Secret Service protectees and others — has virtually stalled out. It's even more puzzling that the agency provided incorrect (false?) information regarding the data obtained from cellphone carriers. //
anon-tf71
3 hours ago
Just spitballing, but maybe USCP were lackadaisical about letting both the Speaker and pedestrians into the immediate area because they knew there was no immediate danger, or maybe even any danger. //
Poor Richard
3 hours ago
The FBI stopped looking for the pipe bomber because he was/is an FBI operative and/or agent. The whole January 6th "insurrection" nonsense was a Deep State and FBI setup. They admit they had what, 30 plus operatives at the location and you have Lynn Cheney and Pelosi literally destroying evidence from their congressional hearing. We are living under a rogue, neo-fascist government and just don't know it yet. We will be very fortunate if Trump and associates can get rid of much of this scum. //
Steprock
3 hours ago
Sorry, is this where we all play dumb? The FBI put the bombs there as a Plan B in case stirring up a riot didn't work out.
It's ugly, but not complicated. //
Random US Citizen
2 hours ago
What's behind all this? The FBI is unwilling to identify the "paid informant" who planted the bombs, because it might come out that he was on their payroll.
Frank Hamer
4 hours ago
This is a failure of epic proportions on the part of Homeland Security who have spent four years chasing down misdemeanor trespassers, Catholics, military people with the wrong tattoos, abortion prayer protesters and parents who are unhappy with porn pushing school boards
Notably and inexcusably, the FBI initially proclaimed this was not a terrorist attack, with the FBI Special Agent in Charge making that statement after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell had already confirmed it was one. //
surfcat50
4 hours ago edited
Funny how the FBI “may never know the motive” of obvious terrorists but have no problem declaring the intentions of random groups of unarmed protestors are insurrectionists.
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Hoover misused the power of the FBI. Meanwhile, Kash Patel has exposed FBI abuses and wants to hold people accountable who may have broken the law. Indeed, he's the opposite of Hoover; he's seeking to reform the agency and its abuse. So the whole effort to take this approach by The New Yorker is just bizarre. Is it any wonder that Americans no longer trust the legacy media? //
tamkae
4 hours ago
All one has to do is change the names in their article and you get a perfect description of what has been going on with the FBI these past 4+ years.
"Kash Patel’s Christopher Wray's chief goal, by contrast, is to weaponize the Bureau to protect Donald Trump Joe Biden and wreak vengeance on his Administration’s enemies."
wvcitizen
3 days ago
A Secret Service agent fired multiple shots at this guy at close range and missed him clean. Seem he was supposed to get away. But a person took a pic of his license plates and called 911. Local law enforcement picked him up. Don’t think that was supposed to happen. Now there is a mess that has to be cleaned up before he sings. Let’s see how this works out. //
TheAmericanExperiment
3 days ago
The Feds were behind both assassination attempts.
Crooks was supposed to get off kill shot before being taken out by the counter snipers who were there for that express purpose.
Routh was supposed to get away but ran afoul of an alert citizen with a camera.
The Feds need to maintain total control over Routh and that means maintain physical possession of him. As long as they maintain physical possession of him he knows that one false move will get him Epsteined. If Florida is able to proceed with their case they get the chance to speak with him privately. I'd love to be a fly on that wall.
Can't get Kash into the bureau soon enough.
Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn, the president of Personhood Tennessee tested before the committee about his experience as a defendant changed by Biden's DOJ under the FACE Act.
Vaughn detailed the terrifying events of October 5, 2022 when his home was raided by the FBI for peacefully protesting an abortion facility: //
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Pro-life advocate Paul Vaughn opened his front door to find 3 FBI agents with guns trained on him.
He was arrested without a warrant for his efforts to protect the sanctity of life.
WATCH him recount his story of being victimized by Joe Biden's weaponized DOJ.
2:29 PM · Dec 18, 2024 //
Vaughn, a Chrstian father of eleven children, testified that three of his children were detained and that he was never presented with identification from law enforcement, nor a warrant: //
There is no legitimate reason for it to remain on the books. It is a tool whose sole purpose is to stifle free speech and abuse the rights of Christian conservatives. There is nothing that the FACE Act does that is not already accomplished by state laws across the land.
If abortion is returned to the States, so should the laws governing it. //
veritaseequitas
2 hours ago edited
The agents who did this need to be arrested and prosecuted for infringing upon the rights of these people. I assume they used the same tactics on those who are currently in jail.
Hopefully DJT will pardon these people.
Emma-Jo Morris was the first on the scene. She had the real October Surprise for the 2020 election: Hunter Biden’s laptop. While loaded with images of drug use and sexually explicit images from the exploits of the cracked-out son of Joe Biden, it was also a roadmap into the Biden Family’s allegedly illegal government access deal from which they were the beneficiaries of millions of dollars in bribes. This family set up multiple shell corporations run by Biden clan members to funnel the proceeds from the Romanian government. Right now, the meat and potatoes allegation stems from Hunter’s time in Ukraine, where Joe, then serving as vice president, forced the firing a prosecutor looking into Burisma in exchange for foreign aid.
The release of the FD-1023 report from the FBI’s confidential human source on Biden’s Burisma deal is damning, arguably impeachable for Joe Biden. It shows that the company only hired Hunter to protect them and that Mykola Zlochevsky, co-founder of Burisma Holdings, felt coerced into paying Joe and Hunter $5 million each. Zlochevsky has a ledger of the payments and recordings of their conversations. The source reported this intelligence to the FBI about the Bidens’ sordid deal with the Ukrainians in 2018.
All of this would have been disregarded as Russian disinformation three years ago. Mr. Morris delivered testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on July 20, where her opening remarks took a flamethrower to the FBI, intelligence community, and social media. Morris was then a New York Post editor/reporter at the time.
She revealed how The New York Post was locked out of their social media accounts for days, users could not share their links on the platform, and the intelligence community did not go through proper channels and released a letter claiming this laptop and its contents to be a disinformation operation. //
Morris, now the politics editor for Breitbart, also went into the censorship operation between the FBI, Silicon Valley, and the intelligence community. Social media companies are stacking their top positions with these former spooks who ooze political bias. //
“On October 19, five days after the Post first began publishing, Politico ran a story headlined, ‘Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say,” Morris continued while breaking down laughing.
“God, I can’t even say that with a straight face,” she said.
And for good reason: every aspect of her reporting was confirmed to be accurate years later. From The New York Times to The Washington Post, the story of the laptop, the shady Biden deals, and how this was not a Russian disinformation scheme were proven true. The laptop is genuine, and it’s not going away.
The FBI and the Justice Department are under heavy scrutiny now that there’s credible evidence that the DOJ ran interference pervasively on any Hunter Biden investigation, with the wrongdoing seemingly reaching Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office. //
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This is the NY Post reporter who used authentic docs to report on Joe Biden's role in Hunter's business deals in Ukraine and China before the 2020 vote.
CIA and @NatashaBertrand smeared her with lies that it was "Russian disinformation," then Big Tech censored her reporting.
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BREAKING: Journalist Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC), who broke the Hunter Biden laptop story for @NYPost but was immediately censored by the state on social media in an attempt to influence the 2020 election, just delivered a mind-boggling testimony on the extent of censorship in…
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None were "authorized or directed," which doesn't necessarily mean that they did or did not encourage others. Also, it's interesting that only three were assigned, while the others evidently showed up on their own. Mr. Horowitz, in the linked article, does not offer any speculation as to why the remaining 21 "confidential human sources" were in attendance. One of the three, however, did actually enter the Capitol despite not being ordered or authorized to do so.
“…as a condition of participating in the modern economy, Americans are forced to disclose details of their private lives to a financial industry that has been too eager to pass this information along to federal law enforcement.”
A report from the House Judiciary Committee and Government Weaponization Subcommittee exposed the FBI for abusing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to spy on Americans’ bank accounts without a warrant.
“Documents show that federal law enforcement increasingly works hand-in-glove with financial institutions, obtaining virtually unchecked access to private financial data and testing out new methods and new technology to continue the financial surveillance of American citizens,” according to the report.
What was missed in almost all the reports covering Salt Typhoon was the FBI’s precise warning. “Responsibly managed” encryption is a game-changer. None of the messaging platforms which cyber experts and the media urged SMS/RCS users to switch to are “responsibly managed” under this definition.
The FBI has now expanded on its warning last week, telling me that “law enforcement supports strong, responsibly managed encryption. This encryption should be designed to protect people’s privacy and also managed so U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order.”. //
There are just three providers of end-to-end encrypted messaging that matter. Apple, Google and Meta—albeit Signal provides a smaller platform favored by security experts. These are the “U.S. tech companies” the FBI says should change platforms and policy to “provide readable content in response to a lawful court order.”
This doesn’t mean giving the FBI or other agencies a direct line into content, it means Meta, Apple and Google should have the means, the keys to provide content when warranted to do so by a court. Right now they cannot, Police chiefs and other agencies describe this situation as “going dark” and they want it to change. //
This is a dilemma. Apple, Google and Meta all make a virtue of their own lack of access to user content. Apple, by way of example, assures that “end-to-end encrypted data can be decrypted only on your trusted devices where you're signed in to your Apple Account. No one else can access your end-to-end encrypted data—not even Apple—and this data remains secure even in the case of a data breach in the cloud.” //
The argument against “responsible encryption” is very simple. Content is either secure or it’s not. “A backdoor for anybody is a backdoor for everybody.” If someone else has a key to your content, regardless of the policies protecting its use, then your content is exposed and at risk. That’s why the security community feels so strongly about this—it’s seen as black and white, as binary. ///
Oh the irony! The Chinese are exploiting the very backdoor that the FBI insisted that phone companies had to install, and the FBI is doubling down on having a backdoor into encrypted communication.
After a series of “Twitter Files” detailed Twitter’s extensive collusion with the FBI and federal agencies to control public discourse before Elon Musk took over the tech giant, the FBI on Wednesday tried to salvage its reputation by spinning the revelations as normal procedure.
On Tuesday, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation advised Americans to share a secret word or phrase with their family members to protect against AI-powered voice-cloning scams, as criminals increasingly use voice synthesis to impersonate loved ones in crisis.
"Create a secret word or phrase with your family to verify their identity," wrote the FBI in an official public service announcement (I-120324-PSA).
For example, you could tell your parents, children, or spouse to ask for a word or phrase to verify your identity if something seems suspicious, such as "The sparrow flies at midnight," "Greg is the king of burritos," or simply "flibbertigibbet." (As fun as these sound, your password should be secret and not the same as these.)
The bureau also recommends that people listen carefully to the tone and word choices in unexpected calls claiming to be from family members. The FBI reports that criminals use AI-generated audio to create convincing voice clips of relatives pleading for emergency financial help or ransom payments. //
Of course, passwords have been used since ancient times to verify someone's identity, and it seems likely some science fiction story has dealt with the issue of passwords and robot clones in the past. It's interesting that, in this new age of high-tech AI identity fraud, this ancient invention—a special word or phrase known to few—can still prove so useful.
Is that what's happening here? I can't say for sure, but I wouldn't put it past the corrupt hangers-on at the FBI to "protect the shield" in such a way. They certainly don't want Patel coming in and providing real reform and accountability. They've still got more pro-lifers to raid at gunpoint and Catholics to treat as domestic terrorists. For now, though, we'll call the above theory a hypothesis.
We'll see if the communications reportedly taken are leaked. I would assume they will be, and if they are, Republican senators should pretend they don't exist and confirm anyway, no matter what they contain. There is zero reason to trust anything at this point that would benefit the FBI.
Out of all the nominees that one might call "controversial," Patel getting through is the most important. The only way to stop the weaponization of federal law enforcement is to bring sweeping changes to the FBI, and that's only because there's no realistic way to shut it down. Patel is the right man for that job, and these last-minute games, whatever they amount to, should not stop his nomination. //
Deplorable Extraordinarius
32 minutes ago
Sounds like the FBI has wised up to how anything labeled Russia Russia Russia is no longer seen as credible. So some genius has just swapped in Iran, Iran, Iran. The Deep State is busy doing its black ops in pursuit of its survival. //
anon-rda0
27 minutes ago
I hope Patel kept absolutely quiet during the “briefing”. There’s a dang good chance the purpose of the briefing was to trap him in a lie.
anon-isiz anon-rda0
23 minutes ago
No one should receive an FBI briefing without an attorney present. //
EMCM(SS)
4 minutes ago
Everyone knows this is all hogwash, so why are they doing it?
Cover!
This is all cover for Collins, Murkowski, Thune and the rest of Mitch’s tufthunters to scuttle the nomination. Same as the lies about Hegseth. Not even the Democrats believe this stuff. It’s just a fig leaf for the coming failure theater.
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John Bolton has been wrong about everything so I guess Kash must be pretty awesome.
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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton compares Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick to head the FBI, to one of Stalin's feared secret police chiefs:
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2:01 PM · Dec 1, 2024
He said the Biden DOJ had gone after Democrats from New Jersey (Sen. Bob Menendez) and Texas (Rep. Henry Cuellar), as though that was an excuse. "I mean, the deep state. Nobody's ever defined it, apparently. Just means anybody who doesn't do the will of Donald Trump," Raskin said.
So, any weaponization you thought you were seeing is just all in your mind, kids. The last several years didn't happen. The Russia collusion and the lawfare against Trump never happened, nor did the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop.
But if what he's saying is right, then he has no real reason to object to Patel.
If Patel wants to exorcise the "Deep State" and it isn't there, no harm, no foul. What is he worried about?
The fact that Raskin supports Wray tells you why Wray should be gone. But further, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) explained the problem with Wray wasn't his "independence" but that he was a failure, including in complying with oversight. He called for charting a new course for transparency and accountability.
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Chris Wray has failed at fundamental duties of FBI Dir He’s showed disdain for cong oversight & hasn’t lived up to his promises It’s time 2 chart a new course 4 TRANSPARENCY +ACCOUNTABILITY at FBI
Kash Patel must prove to Congress he will reform &restore public trust in FBI
8:24 AM · Dec 1, 2024 //
NavyVet Retired Professor
6 hours ago
If you keep track, I believe you'll find a high correlation between those objecting to Kash and those on Epstein's flight list.
So, by inference, Raskin was an Epstein regular. //
GBenton
6 hours ago
Grassley's tweet is too mild. Wray presided over the persecution of Christians, parents, and political opponents. He should have to answer for that abuse of power. Kash Patel is the right guy for the job.
Listen, I think you should have the Biden administration look at itself. What is the qualification of Tony Blinken to become secretary of state? Well, he organized 51 so-called intelligence experts to put together a fake letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation. That must have qualified him to be secretary of state. President Trump is entitled to name his appointees. That is exactly what he's doing, and I'm going to support this appointment. Kash has worked at national security. He's worked at the Department of Justice, and he's somebody that has been willing to uncover the wrongs at the FBI. He's the one that uncovered for the American public what happened with Russia-gate. He's the one that can see through the fix here. //
Chelan Jim Random US Citizen
5 hours ago
I think the Republicans have always been acutely aware of the leftist bias of the media but they did not feel they dare tackle it if they wanted to avoid crossfire and stay in office. Now that a majority of the population recognize this bias exist, the politicians are more immune to the the influence media has.
I have always said, the reason Republicans lose races are often because they are honest. The left has always been dishonest and the media gives them cover. So I don't fault the Republicans that know they could have been ruined by the media if the media decides they are a target.
Some may say the Republicans are cowards. Well, I live in a state that we can't seem to elect a Republican to save our soul in a statewide election. I almost wish a few of them would just not be so obvious about all of their views until they get elected. It is all in the perspectives you have. //
anon-skk0
4 hours ago
Biden appointed his team to play defense. Trumps picks are going to play offense. //
Largo Patriot
4 hours ago
One of the criticisms of Patel is he is not an FBI agent who came up through the ranks, but neither did James Comey and Christopher Wray. The problem with the FBI is an internal one, which is why an outsider is needed to clean it up. The FBI Director's first duty is to the American people, not his fellow FBI agents, and the "we investigated ourselves and determined we did nothing wrong" is not working for the American people, especially those who find themselves staring down the barrel of a gun pointed at them by FBI swat team members in the middle of the night.
Furthermore, Patel had virtually no experience that would qualify him to serve at the highest level of the world’s preeminent law enforcement agency.
If I could only write one more sentence for this article, it would be this: I can't think of a better endorsement for Patel to serve as FBI director than that. //
, the idea that the FBI should perpetually staff itself is exactly how it became a corrupt agency more intent on protecting "the shield" and damaging its political enemies than serving the American people. The bureau is not a fourth branch of government, free from the confines of the accountability of voters.
Trump was not elected to keep the status quo rolling, and those using Barr's 2022 quote to try to attack Patel's nomination should realize they are irrelevant. //
To put it frankly, the FBI has forfeited any right to claim sovereignty and "independence." Too much has transpired, and if any of the rank-and-file have a problem with the coming reforms, they are welcome to quit.
Further, the fact that so many left-wingers are freaking out only serves as more evidence that Patel is the right man for the job. //
No, we aren't heading for a "constitutional crisis" because the FBI is not a constitutional agency. It is a bloated, corrupt bureaucracy under the direct leadership of the president and one in desperate need of a house cleaning. It is not in question whether the bureau has abused its power to go after the political enemies of the left. That demands a reckoning, and a reckoning is coming whether the Beltway elites like it or not. //
msctex
2 hours ago
The overall Leftist Constitutional Crisis is very real, but entirely rooted in their growing realization they simply can no longer find a way to exist with it still in play.
So it is that much a Leftist Constitutional Existential Crisis. //
American Deplorable ™ Smiling Alley Cat
2 hours ago
The confirmation process will expose the RINO droppings who will become primary targets at their next election.
Recess appointments will become the rage as PDJT predicted.