Deep State (Dis)Respect Thread

[f1onagher]

The FBI supporting pedophiles! That's completely out of character for them!

You should've shot the creep McKayla, he ain't facing justice otherwise.

 

[Zachowon]

The FBI are somehow corrupt and yet do thier job, fail, and complete thier job.

 

[PsihoKekec]

Yeah, if it becomes completely impossible to cover up for the perp they will do the job. Makes you wonder how many more vile scumbags like this are free right now because FBI is covering up for them.

 

[Typhonis]

Depends on the side of the political spectrum the perp is on.

 

[Bacle]

IG Finds 'Widespread' FISA Failure After FBI Director Dismissed Concerns

Horowitz's report chastised the FBI for 'widespread' violations in the agency's applications filed through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

thefederalist.com

 

[The Whispering Monk]

Now we get to see if Proton mail actually stands by their promise to their users.

 

[VicSage]

Why is it that we continually see capitulation for any attempt on the equivalent of making sure the mailman isn't steaming all your letters open for juicy gossip?

 

[Zachowon]

IG Finds 'Widespread' FISA Failure After FBI Director Dismissed Concerns

Horowitz's report chastised the FBI for 'widespread' violations in the agency's applications filed through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

thefederalist.com

Huh, I thought yall were sure an IG would not find such issues, and would side with the leaders...

 

[The Whispering Monk]

I expected the IG to find stuff. Problem is the IG has no authority to actually get charges filed. Now we get to trust/rely on the FBI, who committed the crimes, to charge themselves with the crimes.

Yup, I have no expectations that anything of consequence will happen. I no longer have any trust in the FBI.

 

[Abhishekm]

I no longer have any trust in the FBI.

You used to have trust in the FBI?🤷‍♂️

 

[DarthOne]

You used to have trust in the FBI?🤷‍♂️

Well, we were all ignorant and naive once....

 

[The Whispering Monk]

You used to have trust in the FBI?🤷‍♂️

Let's say instead that I trusted the average field agent in the FBI. After seeing what's gone on I no longer trust the average field agent to speak up when an illegal order happens. Instead, I sadly expect them to go along or encourage said behavior.

 

[Terthna]

I expected the IG to find stuff. Problem is the IG has no authority to actually get charges filed. Now we get to trust/rely on the FBI, who committed the crimes, to charge themselves with the crimes.

Yup, I have no expectations that anything of consequence will happen. I no longer have any trust in the FBI.

By this point, any government organization or individual within the government with the power to actually affect change has been subverted. As for the rest, having them flail around fruitlessly actually serves the establishment's purposes; because it gives the people the illusion that something is being done to fight corruption.

 

[Bacle]

The truth is DC and the establishment want Assange charged because he hurt Hillary's 2016 run with his reporting, not because he did anything illegal.

 

[History Learner]

The truth is DC and the establishment want Assange charged because he hurt Hillary's 2016 run with his reporting, not because he did anything illegal.

He was already in hiding by then; the real reason Assange is hated is because of what he exposed in the early 2010s, in particular about the shit we were doing in the War on Terror.

 

[Cherico]

He was already in hiding by then; the real reason Assange is hated is because of what he exposed in the early 2010s, in particular about the shit we were doing in the War on Terror.

the war on terror was by its nature a dirty war and one I think we fucked up in a lot of ways.

 

[Bacle]

the war on terror was by its nature a dirty war and one I think we fucked up in a lot of ways.

Everyone should watch 'Frontline: Unites States of Secrets' from PBS; it's a two-parter that is free on Youtube.

It goes into good detail on how fucked up the orders/decision making in the Bush and Obama White Houses was with regards to the Patriot Act/NSA powers/abuses, and what happened to the whistleblowers before Snowden, which caused him to do what he did.

It has actual interviews with Glenn Greenwald and the the others involved in it, including those who also leaked stuff to Assange.

 

[Bacle]

The CIA tortured orphans...there is no justification for this.

 

[Cherico]

The CIA tortured orphans...there is no justification for this.

Yeah the CIA have more or less been psychotic assholes since day one, the deal was they would be our psychotic assholes and I'm getting legit worried they have slipped the leash and need to be put down.

 

[Husky_Khan]

The FBI seized a million dollars worth of assets from a family of six, forcing them to sell their home, liquidate their retirement savings and live in a relatives basement based on an investigation that after two years hasn't yielded a single indictment.

In April 2020, agents showed up at the Nelsons' home and informed them that Carl—a former real estate transaction manager for Amazon—was under investigation for allegedly depriving the tech behemoth of his "honest services." In plainer terms, they accused him of showing favor to certain developers and securing them deals in exchange for illegal kickbacks. "That never happened and is exactly why I've fought as long and hard as I have," he says. "It's that simple."

Whether or not the FBI has come to that conclusion is still a mystery; its years-long investigation into Carl's alleged fraud has not yielded an indictment. Yet no such thing was necessary for the federal government to wreck the Nelsons' lives, costing them their home, their community, their jobs, their girls' place in their Seattle school, and their security for the future.

Perhaps more vexing: The FBI has, in some sense, subtly conceded that it didn't need to do any of the above to complete their investigation or to hamstring any supposed criminal operation run by Carl. Last week, the government agreed to a settlement: Of the original approximately $892,000 it seized, it will return $525,000, while Amy and Carl forfeit about $109,000. (The remaining sum has been depleted by court fees.)

The FBI Seized Almost $1 Million From This Family—and Never Charged Them With a Crime

Carl Nelson and Amy Sterner Nelson's pre-pandemic lives look a lot different than the ones they live now. There are…

reason.com