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“not all former directors” should have their security clearances renewed.

Why should ANY "former" person keep their security clearance?

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Originally posted by Hamden106:
Why should ANY "former" person keep their security clearance?

That was my first question.
This is yet one more thing that before the current Administration started stirring the muck it never even occurred to me to think might be a common practice. What could their need to know be about anything classified as defense information if they are not filling a position that requires such knowledge? When I retired from the Army, no one said to me, “Your security clearance will remain active, so if you’re ever bored and want something to read, pop in at the SCIF anytime you like.”

If someone needs to have his security clearance reinstated for some particular reason, e.g., “Hey, Joe, I need your advice about something you handled when you dealt with the Chinese,” then reinstate it then.

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Originally posted by DrDan:

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by 6guns:
Is it possible someone said, “Um …, boss, you might check the store room on the third floor”?

Well it has recently been reported that on the order of 20 whistleblowers within the FBI have come forward recently.

My speculation about why the burn bag documents were just recently discovered: Kash organized a team of trusted folks to perform a thorough search for such things in FBI buildings and annexes.

If you actively look for something, you might find it.

Also possible some in the FBI were biting their tongues for years and just waiting for a more friendly administration to take over.
Like many in government, they have a career to protect but may have decided this was as good an opportunity as they were ever likely to get.
In any case, a deep throat type is needed to help the investigation along. Someone who knows where the bodies are buried, as they say.

I still like my idea better. That burn bag wasn’t hidden. It was simply lost.

Thune is showing his true stripes as a swamp RINO

Last I checked his name wasn’t on the list of presidential candidates that anyone in the USA could have voted for yet he thinks is he’s in charge.

Big Pharma is gearing up for the next plandemic. RSV and Covid - stops you dead.

I wonder how many pandemics would have if Pharma were prohibited from advertising.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
Thune is showing his true stripes as a swamp RINO

Last I checked his name wasn’t on the list of presidential candidates that anyone in the USA could have voted for yet he thinks is he’s in charge.

Yes. Thune was groomed by McConnell.

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I wonder how many pandemics would have if Pharma were prohibited from advertising.

Speaking of which ... why are those commercials still on?

Exactly

There are only two countries on the planet that allow broadcast ads for pharma.

Maybe if they didn't spend billions advertising their drugs they wouldn't have to charge billions for their drugs. Just a thought.

There’s a novel idea.
Of course it would really hurt the advertising agencies.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
I still like my idea better. That burn bag wasn’t hidden. It was simply lost.

Occam’s Razor..

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Maybe if they didn't spend billions advertising their drugs they wouldn't have to charge billions for their drugs. Just a thought.

They only charge Americans ludicrous prices. Other countries get the same drugs at reasonable prices because we are subsidizing it all.

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Originally posted by PASig:

They only charge Americans ludicrous prices. Other countries get the same drugs at reasonable prices because we are subsidizing it all.

I thought Trump signed an EO to the effect drug companies cannot charge any more for drugs they sell in the US than abroad?

“A grand jury will be gathered to hear the latest evidence as part of criminal referrals for inception of the Russia collusion 'hoax.' 

Attorney General Pam Bondi signed an order on Monday directing an unnamed  prosecutor to convene a grand jury, Fox News first reported.

It comes after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted criminal referrals to the Justice Department last month for former President Barack Obama and his officials including ex-Intel Chief James Clapper and ex-CIA Director John Brennan.

She unveiled evidence claiming that Obama and his team illegally conspired in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election to link Donald Trump to Russia.

Some thought her release of documents last month was a tactic to distract from the botched Jeffrey Epstein files review, which has the DOJ reeling with calls for Bondi to resign.

The directive from Bondi on Monday also follows FBI Director Kash Patel discovering a stash of bags in a secret room at the bureau with damning documents related to the Russia investigation that were meant to be burned. …”

DailyMail article:
https://mol.im/a/14970229

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“A grand jury will be gathered to hear the latest evidence as part of criminal referrals for inception of the Russia collusion 'hoax.' 

That’s the first time Grand Jury service sounded appealing.

I knew a bloke who spent 18 months on a Grand Jury doing felony after felony, including a horrific rape/murder and several other second degree murder and manslaughter cases, week after week for an eight hour day. It wasn’t fun.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Attorney General Pam Bondi signed an order on Monday directing an unnamed  prosecutor to convene a grand jury,

What will the specific charges be?

MAIDENS, South Ayrshire, Scotland — President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News taped here last week formally defined the term he came up with, “Panicans,” when asked what he and his team at the White House mean when they rip worrywarts freaking out during high-stakes political moments faced by the president and the nation.

“In some cases they are good people that really have the best and they want to do things but I call them ‘Panicans’ because maybe they’re not smart because they’re playing right into the enemy’s camp,” Trump said. “And in other types of cases they really are — people are panicked. They can’t handle pressure. Both are sort of dangerous.”

Trump sat down with Breitbart News for nearly an hour for an exclusive interview on-camera interview at his luxurious seaside golf resort Turnberry here in western Scotland last week, just before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived for a bilateral meeting and press availability with the president. The answer to this particular question came just moments before Starmer pulled up to the property for the appearance alongside the president.

Dating back months now, Trump and his team have roasted what they call “Panicans” at critical moments. Sometimes they are people close to the president or folks who were supportive of his comeback campaign in 2024 who are somewhat critical of this issue or that, and these supposed divisions are something the Democrats and the establishment media have sought to exploit for political gain. Trump has fended off these claims of division within his America First movement on everything from how he approaches tariffs and trade policy to key immigration policy elements, to how he approached U.S. involvement in the Israeli war in Iran, to even now with how he’s handling the Jeffrey Epstein files years after his former friend’s death. But Trump is not rattled by any of it, and he and his team keep on rolling — and mocking the “Panicans” at every turn.



“But, no, we’ve done an unbelievable job,” Trump said. “It’s being recognized. One of the things that’s nice about when we solved the situation with Cambodia, that unbelievable situation that was going on there — so I’m dealing with both countries. When I get it solved, it’s so nice and it makes me feel so good that we’re saving millions of lives potentially right? Millions of lives, when you stop India and Pakistan from fighting and you have people that don’t even like that. You have people that want us to stay in our own shell and don’t solve a war. A nuclear war like that could very easily bleed into our country. And I’ll tell you what the nuclear dust will come into our country and that’s not exactly healthy or good. But if I can do these and I do them relatively easy — I know people, I respect people and they respect me, as the leader of this country I’m able to solve. Think of it, we’ve done six wars — 12 countries — some of them actually involved a couple of countries on each side. It’s a great honor.”