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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social

One accurate way of understanding this is that online extremists have direct contacts with the head of the FBI, who will fire the FBI agents they identify, even though it is against the law. Any principled agents who resist will also be fired. Same pattern holds broadly across lots of the govt

On Aug. 4, Patel directed Driscoll to fire Meyer, sources told CBS News. When Driscoll asked on what grounds, he did not get what he considered a satisfactory answer from Patel, according to the source. Without it, Driscoll refused. Two days later, on Aug. 6, Driscoll was contacted by J. William Rivers, the No. 3 official at the FBI, and told he was being terminated, the source said. He was given no reason why but later received a letter formally notifying him that he was being fired. Around the same time, Jensen was also relieved of his duties. A source with knowledge of that matter said it was because he, too, refused to fire a subordinate agent in the Washington Field Office, though CBS News was not able to identify the person. Walter Giardina, a WFO agent who was also dismissed in the purge, had worked on a number of cases involving Mr. Trump and other members of his administration, including the prosecution of senior Trump aide Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress.
aug 23, 2025, 12:03 pm • 1,313 440

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ILuvPolitix @iluvpolitix.bsky.social

Patel *is* an online extremist. He just also is FBI Director.

aug 23, 2025, 2:49 pm • 18 3 • view
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humuhumu.bsky.social @humuhumu.bsky.social

📌

aug 24, 2025, 6:48 am • 0 0 • view
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Blah Gerrera @blah-gerrera.bsky.social

While simultaneously raging about ICE agents being doxxed.

aug 24, 2025, 4:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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PKPs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Twitter ‘X’ refugee thank you 'Elon' 🙄 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social

All my govt peeps 🐥 still left 😬

aug 23, 2025, 8:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Tim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social

Using democracy to kill democracy. Using Law to kill Law. #FighttRump

aug 23, 2025, 2:03 pm • 2 0 • view
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Lordkeynes touches the stove 👊🇺🇸 ♨️ @lordkeynes42.bsky.social

Well that's deeply deeply unsettling.

aug 23, 2025, 12:11 pm • 8 0 • view
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Gregg McLennan @strayarc.bsky.social

It does ensure most of the talented people are gone across government agencies which makes consolidating power all the harder.

aug 23, 2025, 12:23 pm • 13 0 • view
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lulubelles90210.bsky.social @lulubelles90210.bsky.social

Possibly. They’ve gone somewhere, though. And now they’re really pissed. 😁

aug 23, 2025, 3:03 pm • 3 0 • view
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Max @2xaught7.ing

One of those fired agents mentioned is a family friend (his dad and my father-in-law were best friends). Just absolutely shameful.

aug 23, 2025, 12:12 pm • 136 5 • view
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Max @2xaught7.ing

There's a website the family shared with us in support for two of the agents. https://www.supporttheirservice.com/

aug 23, 2025, 12:24 pm • 61 16 • view
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The well-tailored werewolf @frickin-dude.bsky.social

The ballot box can't fix this and the Nazis on the USSC will greenlight it. That leaves..?

aug 23, 2025, 12:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Edum @edumblue.bsky.social

… blue state secession

aug 23, 2025, 1:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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40% Chickpeas @chickpea7.bsky.social

It's a big spreading stain.

aug 23, 2025, 6:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Hudsonia @bopstyle.bsky.social

Civil war has been declared.

aug 23, 2025, 12:15 pm • 4 0 • view
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On dai wai @ondaiwai.bsky.social

No, the goal of this is to destroy the U.S. government.

aug 25, 2025, 5:44 am • 1 0 • view
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Woj @swojack.bsky.social

It is the duty of any future Dem administration anywhere to fire every single known Trump supporter. Otherwise Trump wins and the government will always be his.

aug 23, 2025, 1:20 pm • 16 0 • view
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lulubelles90210.bsky.social @lulubelles90210.bsky.social

I don’t normally support political hiring/firing… we might have to phrase it as it really is: removing traitors to Democracy from any position of power.

aug 23, 2025, 3:05 pm • 9 1 • view
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Angrywhitebitch @angrywhitebitch.bsky.social

Cheesus, and I thought Covid knew its assignment 🤢

aug 23, 2025, 3:27 pm • 2 0 • view
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social

Also, since all those firings are illegal, and many will be persued, the ones who did the firing will also lose their jobs. A key thing many forget.

aug 23, 2025, 8:09 pm • 3 1 • view
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jordie3000 @jordie3000.bsky.social

They’re doing it at the Pentagon, too, Hegseth wants to be Mr Secret Special Forces Black Ops Bro and it’s like, buddy, you were a prison guard who ended up being a civil affairs guy and then you became a talking head on tv, fuck off with your white man supremacy syndrome

aug 23, 2025, 4:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social

if there's ever a sane, rational president again, they'll have no functioning administration. nor a functioning intel apparatus. nor a military leadership that can be trusted.

aug 23, 2025, 12:16 pm • 27 0 • view
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Ben Weinberg @bweiny.bsky.social

This term is almost at the 15% mark.

aug 23, 2025, 12:51 pm • 4 1 • view
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Angrywhitebitch @angrywhitebitch.bsky.social

Really? What have you got against me having a good day? But seriously, have a nice day the next 85%!😆🤣✌🏽

aug 23, 2025, 3:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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lulubelles90210.bsky.social @lulubelles90210.bsky.social

It’s going so s l o w l y

aug 23, 2025, 3:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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remoore.bsky.social @remoore.bsky.social

Just like Canary Mission has a direct line to Stephen Miller, hence the deportations of Khalil and Özturk

aug 23, 2025, 8:25 pm • 0 1 • view
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DrGeophysics @drgeophysics.bsky.social

+DOGE hacks bring hired as permanent federal employees. This really is a conspiracy. The Republican Party betrays America, again.

aug 23, 2025, 12:11 pm • 16 2 • view
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jetblackbox @jetblackbox.bsky.social

those Trump guys are making some very dangerous enemies...

aug 23, 2025, 8:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Artemis @artemisprime.bsky.social

This is no way to run a country

aug 23, 2025, 6:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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JBlanchard @jbatnc.bsky.social

There will come a day when there is a true national emergency and there will not be anyone in our government who can put forth an adequate, rational response. Putin is counting the days.

aug 23, 2025, 12:41 pm • 17 1 • view