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muriel_volestrangler

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79. What does "but did it?" mean?

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 02:54 PM

Oct 2022

Are you saying you think fbi.gov was hacked, and that news stories have been written about this email, but that the FBI has not bothered to say "this was maliciously placed on our website"?

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A sizeable percentage of FBI employees felt sympathetic to those who stormed the Capitol [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 OP

omfg uponit7771 Oct 2022 #1

After all, they're just cops. sop Oct 2022 #2

Literally one email containing hearsay on hearsay! Proof of nothing! Ppl, please weigh the facts, Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #21

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #24

Sorry, but this sounds believable. CivicGrief Oct 2022 #54

There IS a "conclusion to be had" though. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #63

"Just cops?" NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #39

Yes, they are "just cops." What else are they? sop Oct 2022 #49

You'd have to be pretty naive to think a large percentage of cops of all stripes aren't cult members Major Nikon Oct 2022 #58

I'm not naive NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #59

You are certainly entitled to that opinion Major Nikon Oct 2022 #62

Well, Sir NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #66

And a lot of these cops joined the Oath Keepers (and other violent rightwing groups). sop Oct 2022 #65

I'm glad you posted the article NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #70

Twitter and social media amplify tiny thoughts into important revelations. QAnon for the masses. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #75

Cops are not human on DU and I have even seen treestar Oct 2022 #72

Funnily enough... Jedi Guy Oct 2022 #76

Let me get this straight . . . . Peter Paul Strzok II was cashiered from the same FBI no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #3

Wouldn't it be justice to replace Wray with Strzok? gab13by13 Oct 2022 #7

✔️ Duppers Oct 2022 #74

You got that right Cosmocat Oct 2022 #15

strzok was a major punching bag for team limbaugh regarding hacked communications with girlfriend certainot Oct 2022 #36

30 plus years of unbridled Right-Wing propaganda saturating TV, the internet and radio hadEnuf Oct 2022 #44

Not surprising given that Deminpenn Oct 2022 #4

A friend's daughter was recruited by the FBI Freddie Oct 2022 #5

That the FBI is hiring anyone with a degree from Liberty University is already criminal. DFW Oct 2022 #9

From the conservative demographic Deminpenn Oct 2022 #10

It's time to diversify law enforcement including FBI IronLionZion Oct 2022 #8

It's a single email...base such a conclusion on ONE email?? But that's social media, sentence Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #22

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #26

But only when it supports what you already believe. Otherwise; sensationalism! oldsoftie Oct 2022 #41

Sure, Al. Nothing to see here! No reason to check into it and see if there is Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #46

Check into everything posted on Twitter cause it Could be true! Release the hounds of Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #50

Sure! Because a guy who was high enough up in the FBI hierarchy that Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #53

Your words, not mine, but more or less, yes. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #78

what may be just as important is they spend a lot of time in cars - listening to RW radio and certainot Oct 2022 #38

Almost every cable news anchor is getting this wrong, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #6

The email header data says "external email" Deminpenn Oct 2022 #11

How would he know? There are thousands who work for the FBI. Kaleva Oct 2022 #13

Everyone has it right cause they have leaped to yet another conclusion without evidence, Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #23

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #27

They have weaponized everything... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #12

And thanks to McConnell and 45 our courts are not overwhelmed by Cosmocat Oct 2022 #16

Trump's damage to our institutions of Democracy is ongoing and will take decades to repair Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #14

Remember... DemUnleashed Oct 2022 #17

+ 1000 nt pazzyanne Oct 2022 #55

This is not surprising at all. I bet you and I could have said this was the case on 1/7 if Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #18

So what is to be done? Are we to... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #29

Um... well... obviously yes. We ARE to make ideology a precondition for work at the FBI. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #34

Nothing in the email memo in the OP was outside... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #67

Liberal or conservative is one thing, lies is another. Belief in TRUTH and FACTS is mandatory. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #47

+ 1 nt pazzyanne Oct 2022 #56

So we are going to set up a ministry of truth.... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #68

I believe FBI agents have to take and oath geardaddy Oct 2022 #60

There was nothing in the OP that indicated that.... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #69

No duh, If I knew J6 was coming, so did everyone else! Cozmo Oct 2022 #19

Fox News pushed this framing. I heard it from a relative in 2021. yardwork Oct 2022 #20

We all know that Hitler took over Germany with lies and propaganda and some violence. Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #24

This has been a slow roll for years... Historic NY Oct 2022 #28

How does one "understand" the frustration of Insurrectionists? NoMoreRepugs Oct 2022 #30

It's not that difficult to understand 1/6 Trump insurrectionists: They're frustrated racists. sop Oct 2022 #43

I understand the Insurrectionists. I was referring to the FBI personnel referenced in the article. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2022 #73

BLM protests are the default rebuttal of every ignorant refug ecstatic Oct 2022 #31

This does not surprise me at all. fightforfreedom Oct 2022 #32

Economic anxiety redux dalton99a Oct 2022 #33

What attracts them to fascism? Emile Oct 2022 #35

Authoritarianism. msfiddlestix Oct 2022 #42

Fucking Bunch of Idiots Augiedog Oct 2022 #37

I feel like we suspected a "good number" of them, but I hadn't imagined to this extent. msfiddlestix Oct 2022 #40

Scary shit, people. These so called news sites need to be regulated. NOW would be a good time. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #45

If this is true, there needs to be a major house cleaning, but that will not happen unless we JohnSJ Oct 2022 #48

Remember, Wray is a member of the Federalist Society. Duppers Oct 2022 #51

ALL who supported the insurrection should be kicked out, pensions forfeited! GreenWave Oct 2022 #52

I question the verity of this email MeNotThatKindOfOrc Oct 2022 #57

It looks like it's been printed and copied 15 times. fescuerescue Oct 2022 #61

What does "but did it?" mean? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 #79

That should come as no surprise... kentuck Oct 2022 #64

Employees would include everyone, not just agents treestar Oct 2022 #71

I am of ForgedCrank Oct 2022 #77