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The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence in a 52-48 vote, with only Sen. Mitch McConnell breaking GOP ranks to oppose her.

Critics, including Democrats and some Republicans, raised concerns over her past meeting with Syria’s Assad, sympathetic comments on Russia, and prior support for Edward Snowden.

Gabbard reversed her stance on key intelligence policies during her confirmation.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Moron in charge of intelligence?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 hours ago

Excuse me, it's "Russian Puppet Moron in charge of intelligence"

[–] [email protected] 36 points 12 hours ago

Wild watching the dumbest reactionaries on the internet get everything they ever wanted.

You'd think after Brexit, after the first Trump term, they'd have re-evaluated their pre-existing beliefs.

It's like the worse their outcomes are the more certain that they are correct. It's almost a coping mechanism.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

We're literally going to turn into a worse version of Russia aren't we.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Russian colony

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 88 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)
[–] [email protected] 87 points 16 hours ago

She is literally a Russian asset, and now she's going to be our top intel official. We're fucked.

[–] [email protected] 127 points 17 hours ago (11 children)

And there goes the intelligence community.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

with only Sen. Mitch McConnell breaking GOP ranks to oppose her

Oh so NOW you're worried, it would seem, about your legacy and whether you stood against fascism?

Mitch McConnell, you will always be remembered for obstructing, gaslighting, packing the SCOTUS with toadies, and then flip-flopping on impeachment and accountability for your party, the insurrection, and enabling the orange menace to return to power. Forever. People will piss on your grave, and they will be justified.

TOO LATE.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 16 hours ago

Don't forget he'll also be remembered for not having any health issues

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago

"On this new level you live, you have been living more comfortably every day, with new morals, new principles. You have accepted things you would not have accepted five years ago, a year ago, things that your father, even in Germany, could not have imagined."

"Now you live in a system which rules without responsibility even to God. The system itself could not have intended this in the beginning, but in order to sustain itself it was compelled to go all the way."

"I think that all the explanations leave some mystery. When I think of it at all, I still say, with unbelief, 'Germany—no, not Germany.'"

All from Milton Meyer.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 15 hours ago

”FIRST THINGS FIRST! ROUND UP ALL OF THE DALMATIONS!!!”, shrieked Gabbard.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 16 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

"Intelligence"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

Yeah okay this one seems kinda bad

[–] [email protected] 26 points 17 hours ago (6 children)

I agree with McConnell? Yuck.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 15 hours ago

He only voted "no" because he knew it wouldn't make a difference, and this way he gets to pretend like he's a reasonable person.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

From Clickhole :

For the record I also despise the old turtle man.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

She looks like a Marvel villain

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Looks like. yeah.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 17 hours ago

Welcome, American Oblast!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago

This makes me sad.

Hold onto your chairs folks. It's going to be kinda bumpy from now on. And not in a good way.

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