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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

Two simple questions.

  1. Were the agents paid with taxpayer dollars? - Yes
  2. Is this information related to national security? - Nope

Then, pretty much by definition this is Freedom of Information Act material

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Hodar 2 points ago +4 / -2

If there is a Jew, or a Christian to be killed; Palestine will bomb it. You cannot make peace with a rabid dog.

The only way to peace in that region, is either genocide, or separating civilization from the barbarians with a fortified and extremely violent region. They won't allow any other solution.

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Hodar 15 points ago +15 / -0

I expect there are other similar agencies similar to USAID. Just simple strategy, never hang all your odds on a single point of failure.

Maybe National Endowment of the Arts? Maybe something entirely unrelated. I expect there are others too

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Hodar 3 points ago +3 / -0

I suspect there are more agencies just like USAID

We just haven't found them ... YET.

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Hodar 4 points ago +4 / -0

If you were in the EPA, TSA, Dept. of Education or other targeted departments; taking the guaranteed paycheck until Sept 30th, with cash out of accrued vacation time - is a damn good idea.

It also gives you 8 months to look for another job, while you get a paycheck. Perhaps you will pick up a job and start work before then. That would be two paychecks for a few months - which would be nice.

Everyone wins.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

One of the first lessons every soldier, every Federal Employee gets, is "Illegal Orders". There is an hour long class on this single topic.

If you follow an "Illegal Order", you will be held personally responsible. "I was only following orders" is not an excuse.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

The key question is "why", and it's a simple answer. There is more prestige for an officer to take credit overseeing a $3 Million program than a $250K program. As long as the program is successful, the officer puts on his performance review that under his "leadership" the program fulfilled it's mission.

Stupid, yes. Inefficient, yes. Waste of taxpayer dollars, certainly.

But, change the metric by which people are measured, and change the way in which they operate.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

Not all Contractors are the same. Consider, the USAF, NAVY, NASA and ARMY all use Contractors to service drones, warfighter equipment and build spacecraft. One reason is that unlike Federal employees, contractors can be hired, or dropped very quickly.

They generally are paid more than their Fed Employee counter-parts, but job security is generally the trade-off.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

Most enterprise organizations use a RAID x00 system, where x is the format (RAID 1,2,5 and 6 are all popular) and each 0 is a mirrored copy located somewhere geographically, sometimes these are hard-drive copies; sometimes these are tape archives, which are generally kept for 90+ days.

To selectively erase a specific file, generally takes a bit of effort. Odds are that forensic evidence will recover nearly everything.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

The Torrijos–Carter Treaties signed back in 1977 were being violated by Panama, and the US wasn't enforcing the terms of the treaty. President Trump clearly had a case for an ARMED response, as Panama had ceded both sides of the canal to Chinese management, as well as the lake at the center of the canal.

Failure to cancel the Silk Roads Contract with China, would have been grounds for the US to retake the canal, by force - as provided for in the Torrijos–Carter Treaties

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Hodar 5 points ago +5 / -0

USAID United States Agency for International Development

(it has nothing to do with giving aid at all) Funny, how these operations pick names that sound innocuous, while they take your tax dollars and fund illegal aliens, terrorists, fund censorship and murder innocent Americans.

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Hodar 4 points ago +4 / -0

One thing an arrogant high ranking official cannot stand, is someone who has the autist's knack of asking uncomfortable questions without a hint of discomfort, is not impressed with their rank, and is only concerned with their competence.

Many use bluster, threats, rudeness and intimidation - which only irritates the smarter autist. And the autist then proceeds to probe deeper and humiliate the administrator - because he made it personal.

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Hodar 1 point ago +1 / -0

One of the first courses ALL Federal Employees take is one explaining what an ILLEGAL ORDER is

If you opt to follow an illegal order; you will be held accountable

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Hodar 5 points ago +6 / -1

Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Catholic or Mormon - don’t care. They all hang the same.

Commit treason, become a wind chime for a day, and a bird feeder for another day. Let God decide whether he approves of having g HIS name used to besmidge his church and betray his followers

Scum aren’t an endangered species. Let’s exterminate them

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Hodar 6 points ago +6 / -0

Administrative Leave, pending a full forensic audit and then termination for cause

Next is the Investigation and Charges phase; if guilty then loss of all Govt pension (which truthfully isn’t that amazing) and Federal jail (which is amazing for us)

Hopefully, charges include treason, and their internment is permanent

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Hodar 3 points ago +3 / -0

If only we had some link between transgenders and intentional harm and excessive violence towards total strangers.

Some hint that these people are a danger to themselves and to those around them.

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Hodar 1 point ago +1 / -0

Then there are groups that welcome an audit. Please, compare my team against other teams - so we can staff up, gear up and do more.

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Hodar 2 points ago +2 / -0

Absolutely agree. My team was back to work the day after the COVID banishment ended. The site we staff, quite literally did not want any more than the bare minimum staff present - to avoid losing the entire manufacturing capabilities.

So, the team has been on-site for nearly 3 years. When you get back, you realize how much has changed (new manufacturing staff, new hires, lack of cross-training), but mostly the inter-personal relationships that form from daily interactions.

It can be argued that SW and HW Engineers can perform at home - which may be true; but they cannot train the next generation of new hires. There is sense of teamwork on a video chat. Some agencies work very well with each other, and showing up makes everything more productive.

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Hodar 3 points ago +3 / -0

Federal Workers are generally, given a choice on a 2 week pay cycle

  • Straight 8 hour day 5 days a week- you get 8 hours leave on a Holiday

  • Four 10 hour days a week - you get 8 hours leave on a Holiday

  • Flex hours, you work out with your Supervisor your schedule - 8 hours for Holiday

  • 9/5/4 - You work 9 hour days M-Thurs, Fri is 8 hours, and every other Friday off. But Holidays you are only given 8 hours for Holiday, you make up that hour during your pay cycle.

Your choice, so work an extra hour, or burn vacation time to get 80 hours per pay cycle.

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Hodar 1 point ago +1 / -0

While I embrace what Pres. Trump is saying, does he have the authority to order the rank and file American?

If he can forbid barbaric medical procedures for minors with a stroke of a pen; then can the next president order vaccines?

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Hodar 1 point ago +1 / -0

That's a pretty broad brush you have there, fren

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Hodar 7 points ago +7 / -0

Assuming ONLY 20M illegals, at 1,800/day that's 11,111 days; or 30 years.

1,800 isn't close to enough. I could do that in Utah alone.

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