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[–] 11364989? 0 points 44 points 44 points (+44|-0) ago
We should start a bet to see how much longer Trump gets to live without being suicided by the puppetmasters.
[–] 11365144? 0 points 18 points 18 points (+18|-0) ago (edited ago)
My bet is 15 months, +/- 1 month. Sometime after the impeachment fails.
[–] Cheesebooger 1 point 17 points 18 points (+18|-1) ago
If it happens America falls into utter chaos over night. The country will be a very dark and deathly place for 15-20 years.
[–] 11365392? 0 points 31 points 31 points (+31|-0) ago (edited ago)
Truth. It is and has been the people's responsibility to keep big government in check and have failed well before WW1 and 2. Honestly, I am to the point that from here on out everything that happens to us (civilians and the government) we fucking deserve... The moment we let 9/11's bullshit dictate the Constitution we have lost. A lot of people are still in the mind frame of wait and see how much worse it can get - and it has gotten so fucking bad, but no one is willing to give up their facebooking and their iphones for their gods given right to freedom and to not be chattel to (((them))). There is no going back when
everyonethe majority is content with being slaves.[–] pby1000 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Yep. They will misjudge the will of the American people. I mean, the ones smart enought to resist the Babylonian mind control bullshit.
[–] edistojim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Kinda like the last 8 years?
[–] Tallest_Skil 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
KNOW THIS, FBINIGGERS: If Trump dies, your Zionist government dies with him. And that statement isn’t even related to the fact that he’s an obvious Zionist who sold out his base. It’s totally unrelated. He’s just our canary. You’ve stolen EVERYTHING else from us, all across the Western world. We’re done running. We’re done tolerating. Trump’s death means your deaths. Become patriots again or there won’t be a square inch of Earth where you can hide from our wrath. And that’s saying something, since we’re isolationists.
[–] truthwoke33 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Oh I didnt realize Mr.Trump was going after central banks and Israel.
Oh wait hes not?
Guess what, shit aint changing a bit.
[–] Alpha_Voat_Protecter 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
He has mentioned some things about reining in and/or restricting the Federal Reserve, but seeing as they've bumped up the interest rate 4 times during Trump's first year in office (compared to a single time in 8 years under Obama), it doesn't look like he is having that much public success there at the moment (maybe after the Pentagon finishes its audit {assuming they don't pull another 9/11 to destroy the evidence of the audit...}, he'll finally have the political capital to beat some sense into the Fed).
As for Israel, other than the "Two State Solution" that some Israelis don't like and some of the Jews crying out against Trump's border wall and immigration reforms, and giving more power to the reformers in Syria and Saudi Arabia, he seems to be publicly in favor of a lot of the things Netanyahu likes (possibly due to being heavily influenced by Ivanka and her husband, possibly to avoided getting fully framed as Hitler, possibly because he just wants to quietly go after the worst of the bunch while promoting the good ones {like he is currently doing with the Saudi Muslims}, impossible to tell which right now).
[–] riposte 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Does trump have his own security detail, or is it fully run by the secret service?
[–] pby1000 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
He has his own, along with the Marines and us.
[–] HardCorps 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
SS run. Still has access to his old security guys but they dont call the shots anymore.
[–] PussySmasherMD ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkUK2k7Ffy0
[–] Groff 1 point 36 points 37 points (+37|-1) ago
[–] cthulian_axioms 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
^^^ this.
Problem is, once an agency gains the degree of power that the three-letters have, they're not going to give it up willingly, and they can't be made to give it up either, because the NSA has essentially become a malevolent, omniscient demon-god that has all the dirt on everyone, and can leak said dirt anytime anyone threatens its power.
[–] Groff 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You are exactly right in all of what you have said - (I agree totally) and that is exactly why their willingness is not a matter of consideration. They receive their power from US. One hopes that with an outsider in the Executive office that he would have some measure of latitude that insiders do not possess, both because they have "dirt" on them and their interests align with the "three lettered", but ultimately we have to stop buying into their crap. They need to be rejected by US.
[–] PhilaFerret ago
You better call Saul for his premium extraction package.
[–] 0011011000111001 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
TBH I think a lot of these corrupt politicians just want to survive. The Clintons have murdered so many people who disagree with them. I wouldn't doubt for a second Comey went easy on Hilary to protect the lives of his family.
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[–] XSS1337 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
who is a traitor ?
[–] BaitSauce 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I could understand that, but given the position he was in not really a job where you should be compromising on those sorts of things with those sorts of people. Whats the point if the heads of investigating units bend the knee to criminals because they are afraid, just passes the shit down to everyone else.
[–] senpaithatignoresyou 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I want to know who groomed them. You don't go from being a poor lawyer to being president unless you have a powerful patron.
[–] Guy_Justsome 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
Rebuild it in its original image: an unarmed team of investigators who support the US Attorney General.
Way too many paramilitary government agencies.
[–] vahelper 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
It would be a little more believable if just 1 corrupt official went to jail.
[–] CrustyBeaver52 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
The USA has something like 17 official major intelligence agencies (not sure of that number - or if it includes military agencies - or if there are agencies that we know not of.)
Anyways - breaking up both the FBI and the CIA is very doable - basically you just parcel out the various departments - scattering them among the other agencies - and perhaps restaffing a bunch of that - but it is doable... and that is what I thought was going to happen.
However, there is more than one way to skin a cat - and there is value in maintaining tradition. Trump seems to have identified at least one major group of swamp dwellers and is standing back while the administrative machine drains the swamp for him. This too is smart - because it gives him political distance between himself (highly charged) and the targets in question (filthy traitors.)
The saying watch what they do, not what they say - that works a little differently with Trump - since he seems to do exactly what he says.
As a late middle aged person, I am supposed to know how this world works by now - and I don't - but I find I am learning a lot of brand new stuff just watching Trump.
[–] RampancyLambentRaven 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
No. The stinking, smelling, foul, wretched, rotting carcass of the FBI needs to be destroyed forever. It's the most oppressive, corrupt, violent, child sexual exploiting, maggot infested, vile, torturous, treasonous, child porn abusing, Satanic, bullshitting, lying, terrorist, backstabbing, horse shitting, faggotry, fuckery, cunty, piss drunk, monkey infant piece of shit there is.
[–] SweetChicken 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
....next to the CIA
[–] pumpkeen 2 points 4 points 6 points (+6|-2) ago
Hard to believe him