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Michael Wild's avatar

The arrogant corruption, vindictivenss and debasement of the public service makes my blood boil

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Hannah olufs's avatar

Lead by social media approval. There really is no bottom with these people.

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Krista Allen's avatar

“Unconscionable” is getting a lot of use these days. This cruelty goes beyond the definition of the word.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Conscious and gleeful, more like … wings off an insect.

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Patt's avatar

Grassley, who enters his 93rd year in a few days, is out of his league.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

“I’ll see you in Valhalla”—really? Does Patel - and Rubio and Bongino and all these cartoon characters - think subservience will get them a seat at the White Man’s Table? No, kid’s table at best; caterers at worst.

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Marliss Desens's avatar

"See you in Valhalla" was a phrase used by the mass shooter in New Zealand.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

I didn’t know that! Repulsive.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Oh, that Trump administration! They stumble about, try to one-up each other for daddy and limelight … then repair to the War Department’s makeup room to gossip and brag. Competence? So 20th Century!

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Eileen Henderson's avatar

As always with this administration, cruelty is the point

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Mimikc's avatar

Patel and Bongino firing people at the behest of their online followers??? Are these official FBI accounts? If so such accounts are being grossly misused and are subject to oversight. If not FBI accounts, using them for government purposes is illegal.

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Lesley's avatar

ineptitude, vanity, unfathomable cruelty—the poisons rotting the US government from within, here spotlighting the crippling of federal law enforcement to protect us from the usual evils while these jockomos preen and cower.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Gods help me, for a moment there I was feeling nostalgic for JEdgar Hoover. Fortunately it passed. I'm OK now. I hope.

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Stephen Hooper's avatar

Any democrat with eyes on the White House in 2028 who does not make firing Patel the first task to be undertaken at 12:01 PM on January 20, 2029 will receive no support from me. We need to rid ourselves of all remnants of the Trump contagion that has been loosed upon us since January 20, 2025.

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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

Let us not forget that Patel and Bongino obviously see themselves as qualified for their jobs. This should be listed in the dictionary under the word hubris.

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Beth's avatar

Not the point, but I wish we could stop using the word "raid" for what happened at Mar-a-Lago. It was the service of a properly authorized search warrant, obtained after Trump refused repeated requests to turn over the documents on his own.

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