This is what he is now publicly admitting to, which means whatever he actually did is far worse

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      At the risk of doing generational politics, I think the fbi might be facing the same push that major newspapers have been getting from millenials getting levers of power and zoomers entering the workforce. I'm starting to think the 5 year long fear campaign over "wokeness" has been motivated by a genuine leftward lurch from workers even in traditionally conservative institutions.

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      there's two things to keep in mind here:

      • this story has the potential to blow up waaaaaay worse than the floyd protests if the feds do not immediately make it clear that the pigs are gonna get roasted. from the perspective of the dem leadership, this is crucial for the midterms as well, as they will not be able to pass meaningful gun control laws. so they need this as a win. these hogs will be bacon before November.

      • may be cliché or tv brain, but i'm under the impression that a lot of :fedposting: look down on normal cops. it wouldn't surprise me that, all class solidarity aside, the dudes in langley view the dudes in uvalde as treat-stuffed mall ninjas. given that punishing the pigs is a matter of keeping the peace this summer and that FBI is one of the more dem-leaning agencies, i'd say there's no reason they'd interfere with plans to sacrifice uvalde police to pacify a restive public.