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1. Related: Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over

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Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:55 PM

Nov 16

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/16/politics/foia-requests-federal-government-partisans/index.html

In mid-September, as tech billionaire Elon Musk intensified his efforts to elect Donald Trump as president, a wave of letters arrived at the Department of Transportation, asking the agency to turn over any emails and text messages that federal workers sent about the world’s wealthiest man and his sprawling technology empire.

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Some have focused on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, others on employees who shared “off the record” information with reporters and on emails referencing “climate change.”

It’s a massive fishing expedition that has already sent a chill through federal agencies bracing for Trump’s second term.

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Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial [View all] swag Nov 16 OP

Related: Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over swag Nov 16 #1

By "partisans", they mean "liberals." Just who do they think they're fooling? Karasu Nov 17 #10

Wonder how much of the military vote President "suckers and losers" won on Nov 5? Comfortably_Numb Nov 16 #2

A lot orangecrush Nov 18 #18

And he wasn't including "them" on his hate and retribution list. Just the "others". The leopard face eating will be Comfortably_Numb Nov 18 #20

It begins. Karasu Nov 16 #3

"...whether the military leaders could be eligible for charges as serious as treason" LudwigPastorius Nov 16 #4

For Context - In 1981 or 82, I was assigned to conduct a Summary Court Martial. In a Summary Court, a single officer, 24601 Nov 17 #5

How Is That A Smart Move DallasNE Nov 17 #6

Trump should be asked this question. Mblaze Nov 17 #7

He's out for revenge just like he said he would be. StarryNite Nov 17 #8

What is he charging them with? Puppyjive Nov 17 #9

Please go ahead with this nonsense and expose the deal that Trump cut with the Taliban and the most Botany Nov 17 #11

Biden can pardon everyone on that list. nt SunSeeker Nov 17 #12

He'd better hurry up and do it FakeNoose Nov 18 #22

This is how military coups start liberalgunwilltravel Nov 17 #13

True. DV1 Nov 17 #14

This sounds really dubious. The military doesn't undertake court-martials at the president's behest. Martin68 Nov 17 #15

The Great Purge Cometh C0RI0LANUS Nov 17 #16

There seems to my mind to be an outside chance of a military coup. It would be unprecedented in US history, but... NNadir Nov 17 #17

45 months and counting republianmushroom Nov 18 #19

Biden should just issue a pre-emptive pardon for anyone in the military and be done with it. Vinca Nov 18 #21

Same thing Stalin did hence Hitler's early success invading Russia Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 18 #23

I certainly hope to see resistance and refusal tonekat Nov 19 #24

...As if the NAZIs won World War Two. Kid Berwyn Nov 19 #25

This is a rather stupid stunt LetMyPeopleVote Nov 19 #26

This wont go anywhere oldmanlynn Nov 19 #27

TSF is sending a message to the military brass, gab13by13 Nov 19 #28