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Robert Gillette's avatar

Appalling, but not surprising. Consistent with Trump’s systematic destruction of critical American institutions, primarily serving Russian and Chinese interests.

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Doingmybest's avatar

to fire in such a way to rubbish due process? PATEL IS A DISGRACE. .

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debra's avatar

It's the same reason he sent troops to Portland. They held one of the biggest protests after the George Floyd murder. The only people my daughters were scared of were the Oath Keepers who threatened to rape them for protesting.

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Twyla 🇨🇦's avatar

My guess is that at least some of the “ICE officers” with their faces covered are those militia members.

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Pat A.'s avatar

How dare they protest someone's murder! I only want people who support crime at the FBI.

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Ms.JP's avatar

I did not know that retrograde firing was legal. This horrific but if they want distract from something,(gosh, what could it be?) it is a very despicable chess move.

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LadyHistorian's avatar

Those with dementia of any kind find that their worst personality features come out to play havoc in part because they don’t see the other person as who or what they are. However, there is also the matter of the Actual Teflon Don of the Mafia, who played crazy in public to try to avoid accountability, but was clever as a fox in private. It took his FBI sting operation to bring about his conviction. Back in the day, that was possible or even expectable, on the job performance, but Now? [Snorts of disgust.] Can We, The People rely on that lot a t oren

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Joy Ann Bonham's avatar

Everyone that is still working at the FBI in 2028 has to be fired. They cannot be trusted. These are people who would carry out Trump’s authoritarianism.

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RCThweatt's avatar

If you didn't lose your job during Trump, you'll probably lose it after Trump. You'll be replaced by the people who did lose their jobs under Trump.

So, getting fired now is a good long term career move.

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JMcKay's avatar

Next week is going to determine whether we succumb to the fascists - or possibly the military refuses to succumb- one way or the other our lives will not be the same

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Wombat's avatar

too bad they cant unionize but there are other ways to push back

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palooka's avatar

a few more fired generals and well have a revolutionary army up and running. its perfect how they are manufacturing their own opposition

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Kathy Smith's avatar

The good guys.

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Jack's avatar

I’m not surprised!

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Bill Smith's avatar

He also fired Colin Kaepernick, Tommy Smith and John Carlos, revoked Angela Davis’ library card, started an investigation of the Marx Brothers and banned left-handed pitchers from MLB playoffs. The guy is a complete jamoke, the achetypical jagoff.

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