Exactly, I worked for USAF. 2 of my very qualified peers were denied clearance due to financial history and minor recreational drug use. It takes approximately 6 months these days to get a low level, TS is about a year.

I’d like to add, I’m not talking about the agency heads like Comey. I’m talking about Joe and Sally analyst. The average people that busted their asses to get CS and engineering degrees (and others) that joined the IC because they believed they could make a difference and now spend 8 hours a day tracking down child…

I’ve never seen more people with lower morale. Our jaws are on the floor at the level of disrespect and outright ignorance of the man who will be in charge. I disagreed with Bush but NEVER questioned his intentions. Trump is so beyond that. This man would never in his life pass a background check and has ZERO…

My dad is a government contractor and this is EXACTLY what he said. He has had to go through so much to have and keep his security clearance, and there would be NO WAY that Trump would ever qualify for one if he was anything but the President Elect. It’s fucking terrifying to think about.

I’m not a IC Stan, but it really is grating to see the disrespect they are getting. There are some pretty hefty requirements to get into some of these agencies, not the least being a through background check that closely examines your financial records and the higher the clearance the more in depth they go. They send…

I vote we follow the Klingon example

He’s not even an Agent but what would be called a “useful idiot”. Putin worked out very quickly that all that makes Trump work is his ego. If you make Wotsitman look good he’ll say anything but if you insult him then he’ll hunt you down.

So why again did they have this meeting? Can we please stop feeding his insatiable ego? Every time he meets with someone like this, being a narcissistic shitheel, he always assumes it is a tacit endorsement.

Can we also talk about how today he also met with the leaders of the Alphabet Agencies, some of the most powerful and historically pro-GOP Intelligence groups in the world, and basically claimed they were wrong about Putin and Russia’s involvement despite them then releasing a report which states plain as day that…

Some of them... in theory important countries are supposed to go to professional diplomats who have long careers training for them for those roles.

There are a lot of threads on Twitter that lay out his ties to Russia very explicitly (check out Adam Khan @khanoisseur if you’re interested), but I REALLY want to see those returns.

So basically this fuck just created a god damn nightmare for all these people and their families.

This, right here. Why hasn’t some black hat with a heart of gold hacked this shitbag so we can see his tax records?

I’m assuming he’s appointing his kids and mistresses.

Hey, props to you for maintaining optimism that it will only be four years, because it will probably be eight.

I mean, presumably the cable read: “On January 21st, all ambassadors will be formally recalled. Make plans accordingly.”

I actually really don’t understand how/why the person who is not president yet can order currently serving diplomats to leave their posts BEFORE he becomes president.

Don’t “both sides” this. Executive Orders have constitutional checks. Congress here just removed one of its checks. Big difference.

I know it feels that way, but both sides pull strings. A lot of GOP were upset at Obama’s frequent use of Exec. Order.

I don’t see how you can come away with “no matter who is in charge” they all suck. Democrats CREATED this Ethics office, Republucans just had a secret vote on a holiday night to destroy it. But ok sure, keep on keeping on with your both sides suck theory.