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PeaceWave

(2,886 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:32 PM Tuesday

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LuvLoogie

(8,669 posts)
1. The kidnappers are pardoned J6ers, probably.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:38 PM
Tuesday

Had to make sure they weren't, at least, probably.

Johonny

(25,812 posts)
2. Patel has to hope his family turns them in
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:38 PM
Tuesday

It's his goto move.

orangecrush

(29,499 posts)
3. She's not a MAGAT
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:39 PM
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This is to be expected.

Even better for them because she's a journalist.

Response to orangecrush (Reply #3)

Walleye

(44,156 posts)
6. I'm not sure the current FBI has any humanity. Apparently they're not good at investigating either.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:45 PM
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Response to Walleye (Reply #6)

Walleye

(44,156 posts)
9. It's bad, because we have no way of reliably finding out
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:30 PM
Tuesday

fujiyamasan

(1,454 posts)
11. I think they're losing a lot of the smarter folks
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:41 PM
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From what I’ve heard, morale isn’t very good. They have a lot of decent and dedicated public servants working there. Of law enforcement agencies, their hiring standards and education requirements were typically higher than others (like say DHS/ICE), but I’ve also heard they have been lowered.

Of course, it all comes down to leadership. Considering the clown running it, none of it is surprising. Patel and bongino have done a lot of damage to the agency.

Response to fujiyamasan (Reply #11)

orangecrush

(29,499 posts)
8. I was referring to the daughter
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:30 PM
Tuesday

And take your attitude elsewhere.

See ya

wolfie001

(7,406 posts)
17. Yes
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:19 PM
Tuesday

Agree with you. Uncalled for

orangecrush

(29,499 posts)
20. Thanks
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 05:46 PM
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obamanut2012

(29,278 posts)
10. Why are you being so snarky???
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:39 PM
Tuesday

The poster didn't say anything bad.

dalton99a

(93,016 posts)
5. Well, electrons don't move that fast
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:43 PM
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Response to dalton99a (Reply #5)

GiqueCee

(3,681 posts)
13. Kash Patel...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:54 PM
Tuesday

... is a bug-eyed midget shitweasel more concerned with looking like the Big Boss (remember the jacket incident?) than actually doing his goddamned job. He's in WAY over his head, and everyone around him knows it, but, just like Trump, he tries to bullshit his way through it all because he's so weak of character, but, in the end, he only makes everything worse as a result.

Marie Marie

(11,084 posts)
14. Quick - somebody get Kash an official FBI Jacket (women sizes fit better)!!!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:58 PM
Tuesday

He needs it to do his FBI-ing.

SunSeeker

(57,953 posts)
15. The kidnapper on thd video looks indistinguishable from an ICE agent.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:59 PM
Tuesday

As long as ICE agents look like (and act like) kidnappers, DHS should not get a penny.

no_hypocrisy

(54,634 posts)
16. If it were any more incompetent, I'd say the "investigation" was deliberate.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:11 PM
Tuesday

It's unfathomable that the remaining career agents haven't been able to take control.

calimary

(89,375 posts)
18. Kash Patel would botch up a dish-drying.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:22 PM
Tuesday

I’d hope it’s a plastic dish, so it wouldn’t break when he drops it.

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