• Wataba@sh.itjust.works
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    55 minutes ago

    It describes all Americans who allowed Trump to take power, through action or inaction.

    :/

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    11 hours ago

    the agency has in recent years spent too much time on Washington controversies.

    I know for a fact they used to spend a LOT of resources catching pedophiles. Are those the “controversies” perhaps?

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        2 hours ago

        Counterpoint: I’ll use whatever accurate term I want to describe this googly eyed fascist dipshit cuck I want in real life and this type of finger wagging is detrimental in the long run. I don’t love the word but if you’ve ever called someone lame or an idiot, you’ve also used ableist slurs. Don’t be an asshole in general but this isn’t as big a deal to most people in the meatspace and it’s mostly fine.

        These cunts literally want to disassemble what remains of our democracy and put certain groups in camps, its fine if somebody calls them something that actually hurts their feelings. Because calling them Nazis certainly doesn’t.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Imagine growing up knowing you wanted to be in the FBI to be part of a crack team working on real crimes and then…getting assigned a task like this?

    I mean, what the fuck?

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      “Agent, we have a new assignment for you.”

      “Yes, sir, what will it be this time? Another terrorist group trying to ship in illegal weaponry?”

      “Uh, well… It’s more related to the internet.”

      “Ah, I see, sir. Will this be like the time I infiltrated that human trafficking communication network?”

      “No… Some people on the internet, uh, hurt Mr. Patel’s feelings…”

      “No problem sir, I will take them… wait, what did you say?”

      “You need to create a twi… an ‘X’ account and reply to those who say mean things to Mr. Patel.”

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      13 hours ago

      I imagine half the people who grow up wanting to be in the FBI would have been caught up in the propaganda/entertainment shows like 24 growing up. The run around shoot bad guys and stop nuclear bombs from being snuck into the country before they blow up (insert large city here). Unless they were really into forensics and like lab work, but there can’t be to many people out there that love science and think the FBI would be the best place to study/learn cool new things

      • Smug_Marmot@lemmy.zip
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        but there can’t be to many people out there that love science and think the FBI would be the best place to study/learn cool new things

        On a serious note, in the past few decades, the government has gone to great lengths to attract people like that into these agencies. In the earlier 2000’s, the government realized it had a significant lack of talent compared to the private sector when it came to technology and especially cyber security. The government has a lot of close connections with the private sector, but also worked to directly attract talent too including allowing more competitive salaries or benefits.

        Years ago there were a ton of articles talking about how the FBI had wanted to do away with the federal drug testing requirements when it came to marijuana, because it prevented them from recruiting certain groups.

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        11 hours ago

        Hey mods, I didn’t direct the r-word at anyone, specifically mentioned that it’s offensive, and suggested the alternative and legally defensible term googly-eyed chud. I think the automod needs to calm down a bit.

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          10 hours ago

          I wasn’t the one who did it, and personally, I think it could have gone either way, but while I don’t think I would have removed that one, I certainly would not argue against its removal. I don’t think the moderator needs to calm down at all. A ban for that comment might’ve been rather much, but a simple removal is perfectly fine.

      • BillyClark@piefed.social
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        16 hours ago

        “His partner’s eyes must be even more fucked than his.”

        (apologies for stealing this joke from Romesh Ranganathan)

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    14 hours ago

    I’m not making an account on musks shitty fake social network. Hey Patel, you are a complete idiot.

    Heres the old IQ scale so you can reference what that means.

    Moron: IQ of 50–69 (mild impairment) Imbecile: IQ of 20–49 (moderate to severe impairment) Idiot: IQ below 20 (profound impairment)

    http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/iqclassifications.htm

    And any FBI agents who come to my house better bring a signed warrant or you’ll simply be trespassed and told to go fuck yourselves.

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    17 hours ago

    Revelations in November 2025 that Mr Patel, 46, was using taxpayer-funded jets to watch performances by his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, a 27-year-old country music singer, also prompted widespread criticism.

    Fails the half-his-age-plus-seven rule.