This line in the headlined story is possibly the stupidest one I've seen (it comes from MSN of course):
A security clearance is needed for some Cabinet positions, such as attorney general, and the process of obtaining one includes an FBI background check.
Some cabinet positions? I can't think of a single Cabinet Secretary that would not require a clearance. Something as simple as a call between POTUS, another world leader, and a cabinet secretary would be highly classified. Nearly, if not every govt agency has some info that is classified - certainly the cabinet-level agencies - and would thus require the head of the agency to have the classification necessary to perform their duties in advising the POTUS.
Note - govt severely over-classifies a ton of stuff. This argument doesn't mean that the info they have actually needs to be classified, but rest assured it will be.
You are correct - it does not have anything to do with clearances other than gathering info from many agencies to ensure someone is eligible to go through the clearance process. Eligible = things like no felonies, no domestic violence - simple things that would show up in a standard employment background check. Those things can also be used in the actual investigation to see if the applicant will mention them or lie about them.
Before 2019 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did the clearance investigations once a person was initially vetted. Now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) does them. I'm not a fan of OPM because of the number of times my info was stolen in the many hacks they suffered. Dumbasses.
A big HOWEVER should be here though. The FBI can say a person is not eligible to go through the clearance process. Trump can bypass that by having background investigations performed elsewhere. He had to do that with Kushner because of the many conflicts of interest he had. The FBI was trying to do the same here but Trump knows better now.
If by some twist of fate some of those democrats actually know the correct history, they will still try to gaslight people into believing the political parties switched ideologies. I've heard that several times over the years from dims trying to say they weren't the party of the KKK.
The way he put together this team of everyone who is supposedly on our side - it just seems too quick, and too perfect. We know how government works, and nothing like this has happened before.
Remember - he has had 4 years to review what happened during his first term (not counting the 4 actual years of his first term as well). That is a LONG time to figure out who he needs/wants, or to even run simulations on how a 2nd term can play out with certain picks. Whether he is running simulations (doubt it) or his team is doing it, I'd bet someone on the WH side is doing that. None of this is actually "too quick" but it may be perfect. Nobody knows - yet.
Are you ok with having active military going door to door looking for Guatemalans? Including your own door?
I don't see that happening, at least any more than it already does. Look around. People are already starting to self-deport. Businesses are waking up and realizing their labor "cheating" is about to end, so they will get rid of a lot of illegals on their own before they get arrested. The businesses that keep the illegals will be raided and the illegals will be rounded up.
Note - I humbly suggest that in those cases the US Govt requires those businesses to pay for the deportations of the illegals they employed. That would speed things up as well.
If the military has intel on a group of illegals in a house somewhere I believe they would work through their law enforcement contacts to get a warrant and have the cops raid - not the military. I don't see door-to-door roundups by the military as plausible.
Finally, there is one other REALLY EASY way to get the illegals to leave. You can start with the businesses that hired them, and get their Name, Address, Phone, and fake SSN. Then order all of the money places like Wells Fargo or MoneyGram that allow the illegals to send money to their families to simply send that money to the government so it can be used to deport the illegals that wouldn't leave and tried to send it to their families. If that doesn't work, cut off all of the money going out of the country through these places unless a US passport or a green card is provided.
If anyone thinks that is theft, then just use the confiscated money to compensate the hospitals and schools that these illegals used, or to compensate US citizen victims of any crimes the individual illegals committed - like car crashes without insurance, theft or property crimes, etc.
I feel like we missed a great opportunity during the campaign season. I don't recall seeing anyone protesting around Kamala events holding signs that simply said "Kamala sucks!".
If any of you are time travelers, go back and rectify that situation. For history.
I don't think they flipped, at least not willingly. I think the WHs needed a far-left (commie) news media outlet with talking heads that the leftists listen to. When the shit starts to hit the fan in late January, someone will have to tell the leftists what to do and what is going on.
Trump doesn't want a civil war. If he can get someone that can let the leftists know what is happening and what will be coming soon, it could go a long way with tempering the protests and violence. I'm not a fan of deals, but realistically these 2 morons are not anything other than a mouthpiece for those that are really controlling the agenda of the left. What better use for them than to use them against those that issue the orders?
Example - maybe a massive illegal alien roundup is coming in a major city. The WHs could tell MSDNC to report on the "rumors" and tell people to stay inside and don't interfere. Or the WHs could tell them that a huge military presence is coming in two weeks to remove those illegals so MSDNC could warn about the "rumors" and advise them to self-deport before the "evil WHs" get there to remove them forcefully. Either way would work.
I have no idea if this is what is going on, but it should at least be considered.
Use a PC? I can right-click and save as, although maybe Linux just works and Windows doesn't. But you can always use the win snippit tool or in Linux the Shutter screenshot tool. I've never tried to download one on my phone - all my good stuff goes to my NAS.
No - CJCS Powell. He wrote a book while he was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I bought the hardback version and went to his office to ask him to sign it.
Gen Powell came to my office a few times, and his Generals and other VIPs came down as well. We did network security and penetration testing for the Army, Air Force, and OSD offices and made our office up like a hacker's den. The big-wigs loved it and liked to bring visitors down to see us work.
I figured if he could come to my office I could go to his - and he was fine with it. He signed my book and said he'd see us in a few weeks with another visitor.
I fell leaving his office and went straight to the Pentagon clinic - only to find out they would only cast my Achilles tendon instead of sewing it back together properly. Now my ankle is weak and my foot points down more than it should. I've fallen down stairs several times when my foot didn't go up or down properly on the next stair.
I don't remember ever meeting Wilkerson.
I still blame him for my neck, back, and knee trouble. See - I was going to his office at the Pentagon to get him to sign his book for me after my co-worker and I got our coffee. I did get it signed, but I fell in the hall on my way to our office. My Achilles tendon ruptured and I fell straight on my butt. I didn't know it at the time but that fall broke my tailbone - which messed things up from then on.
I still have the book, but not my tailbone. Took me years to diagnose the issue and find a surgeon that would remove it. It felt like I was constantly sitting on golf balls, and if I tried to get up it felt like a monster was grabbing my tailbone through the chair and pulling me back down. ALL THE TIME. Talk about a real pain in the ass...
was assistant to Powell Collins
/u/bubble_bursts I think you mean Colin Powell?
I did know they carry it online but I've never seen it in any of my local WalMarts. The one near my house has a awful manager so they are always out of stuff I am looking for.
I keep checking their price before I get it from Amazon but the price has never been cheaper at WalMart. I just bought a 3-pack bundle of 3 lb boxes, so 144oz for $51.99. That makes it 36.1 cents per oz.
The WalMart price you show is 38.6 cents per oz. Not a big difference really, but it is slightly more expensive. That said - if WalMart has the bundles their price pay go down. I'll keep a look out -ran out thanks for letting me know! It would be convenient if I ran out.
I've tried the almond flour and it just didn't taste as good as the Carbquik. I am still stoked I could make sausage gravy and not throw my blood sugar through the roof.
My thoughts as well.