MSNBC Labels: White South Africans Escape Persecution as Racist Shame On MSNBC
Gregory Kielma • May 18, 2025
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Liberals rage after Trump welcomes white refugees to US: 'Farce and a sham'
Joseph MacKinnon
May 13, 2025
MSNBC and Liberal talking heads smeared the South African refugees as racists and 'bad guys.'
Liberal activists and media personalities have long championed America's acceptance of refugees, especially from terrorist hotbeds like Afghanistan and Syria. They characterized criticism of this acceptance — particularly that born of concerns about national security threats — as racist, xenophobic, and un-Christian, and framed the Trump administration's targeting of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program earlier this year as immoral.
Support for bringing in persecuted people from afar suddenly crumbled Monday after the Trump administration welcomed 59 white Afrikaners at Dulles International Airport under the URAP.
MSNBC's "Deadline White House," for instance, was abuzz with condemnations, ascriptions of collective guilt, and racially charged commentary.
Rick Stengel, a former official in the Obama administration, told a sullen Nicolle Wallace that the admission of a handful of South African farmers — whom major political parties in Pretoria gleefully sing about butchering in packed stadiums — was "deeply and morally wrongheaded and repulsive. These are the descendants of the people who created the most diabolical system of white supremacy in human history, apartheid."
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'It's taking places away from refugees who are really being crushed.'
While acknowledging that the landed Afrikaner families, which include numerous young children, were not directly responsible for apartheid, Stengel
suggested they were nevertheless beneficiaries of racism and themselves racists. Meanwhile, over at NBC News, talking head Andrea Mitchell alternatively suggested that young children also bore responsibility for apartheid.
After intimating the white farmers own too much land — a perceived issue South Africa's socialist-run regime appears keen to rectify with its new land-confiscation law — Stengel stated, "There's no injustice here. As you mentioned, it's taking places away from refugees who are really being crushed by authoritarian governments and military governments."
"It's just a farce and a sham," continued Stengel.
"It's like a Batman movie or something where all the bad guys get collected under one roof."
African American studies professor Eddie Glaude, another one of Wallace's apoplectic guests, suggested the administration's supposed white nationalism was evidenced by the admission of a football-team's worth of South African farmers.
Former and current Democrats similarly rent their garments and ran with this narrative.
Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.)
suggested to MSNBC that the problem is the Afrikaners' race, noting that their admission demonstrates the Trump administration's "disdain for people of color."
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.),
fresh off trying to bring a Salvadoran MS-13 affiliate accused of domestic abuse and human trafficking back into the U.S., similarly condemned the acceptance of the Afrikaners, claiming they do not need refugee status and their acceptance was part of a "sick global apartheid policy."
The aversion to bringing in white refugees does not appear to be limited to Democrats and their friends in the media.
'Afrikaners fleeing persecution are welcome in the United States.'
Blaze News
previously reported that the Episcopal Migration Ministries, an arm of the Episcopal Church that has served as one of 10 agencies the U.S. government contracts to resettle refugees, announced Monday that it will not help white Afrikaners on account of the church's "steadfast commitment to racial justice."
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Sean Rowe,
revealed in a letter to fellow Episcopalians that rather than resettle farmers from South Africa classified by the U.S. government as refugees, the EMM will end its contract with the federal government by the end of this fiscal year.
"Any religious group should support the plight of Afrikaners, who have been terrorized, brutalized, and persecuted by the South African government," White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly told Blaze News.
"The Afrikaners have faced unspeakable horrors and are no less deserving of refugee resettlement than the hundreds of thousands of others who were allowed into the United States during the past administration. President Trump has made it clear: refugee resettlement should be about need, not politics."
President Donald Trump
told reporters Monday, "It's a genocide that's taking place that you people don't want to write about, but it's a terrible thing that's taking place."
"Farmers are being killed. They happen to be white," continued Trump.
"Whether they're white or black, makes no difference to me, but white farmers are being brutally killed and their land is being confiscated in South Africa."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday afternoon,
"Afrikaners fleeing persecution are welcome in the United States. The South African government has treated these people terribly — threatening to steal their private land and subjected them to vile racial discrimination. The Trump Administration is proud to offer them refuge in our great country."
Editor's note: The article has been corrected to reflect that the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Sean Rowe, not Sam Rowe.
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein N.C. Governor Vetoes Constitutional Carry Mark Chesnut - June 30, 2025 A Democrat governor’s veto pen has likely put an end to North Carolina lawmakers’ hopes of making the Tar Heel State the 30th in the nation to have constitutional carry. On June 20, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a Constitutional Carry bill that would have allowed law-abiding adults over the age of 18 to carry concealed handguns without having to jump through various government hoops and pay a fee to do so. “This bill makes North Carolinians less safe and undermines responsible gun ownership. Therefore, I am vetoing it,” Stein said in his veto statement. “The bill eliminates training requirements associated with concealed carry permits and reduces the age to carry a concealed weapon from 21 to 18 years old. Authorizing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon with no training whatsoever is dangerous. The bill would also make the job of a law enforcement officer more difficult and less safe. We can and should protect the right to bear arms without recklessly endangering law enforcement officers and our people.” Needless to say, Republican supporters of the measure were not pleased with Gov. Stein’s veto of the measure. “Law-abiding North Carolinians shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to exercise their Second Amendment rights effectively,” Senate Leader Phil Berger told The News & Observer. “It’s past time for us to join the majority of states that recognize Constitutional Carry. I look forward to the Senate overriding Gov. Stein’s veto.” Gun-ban groups, including Moms Demand Action, were, however, thrilled with the veto. “Allowing people to carry hidden, loaded guns in public without a permit or training puts lives at risk,” said Shannon Klug, a volunteer with the North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action. “Governor Stein’s veto of permitless carry is a crucial step in keeping our communities safe. North Carolinians deserve to walk through our parks and grocery stores without the added fear of unvetted, concealed weapons around them. Thank you, Governor Stein, for prioritizing our safety over playing politics.” Of course, an override of Gov. Stein’s veto is a possibility, but it would likely be difficult. North Carolina law requires a three-fifths majority vote in each chamber to override a gubernatorial veto. A total of 72 votes are needed in the House to override the veto, and Republicans hold a 71-49 majority in that chamber. In the Senate, 30 votes would be needed to override the veto, and Republicans hold a 30-20 majority. So, for a veto override attempt to be successful, at least one Democrat in both the House and Senate would have to vote for the override, in addition to all Republicans. On June 11, the House voted 59-48 in favor of the measure, but the vote wasn’t exactly along party lines. Two Republicans—Rep. Ted Davis of New Hanover and Rep. William Brisson of Bladen and Sampson Counties voted against constitutional carry. Additionally, 10 other Republicans abstained. The Senate approved the bill on a partisan, 26-18 vote, with all Republicans voting “yes” and all Democrats voting “no.” Six members were absent.
Daniel Driscoll ATF Leader Mark Chesnut TAG We reported in early June on the Trump Administration plan that would merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) into one “super” enforcement agency. At the time, some pro-rights organizations, including the Gun Owners of America (GOA), were sounding the alarm about what group leaders believed could be a dangerous thing for America’s lawful gun owners. Rather than abolishing the ATF, as the organization has called for, GOA believes this plan would strengthen the embattled agency, famous for persecuting lawful gun owners and gun sellers, giving the group more power than ever before. At the time the proposed merger was discovered, the organization quickly threw up a red flag. “BREAKING. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered DOJ to come up with a plan to potentially merge ATF and DEA,” the group stated in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “This would be a DISASTER for gun owners and the Second Amendment.” On May 30, when the proposal was solidified, GOA again took to X to again sound the alarm about the potential negative ramifications of the merger. “The White House just officially proposed merging ATF and DEA,” the group posted. “Just imagine: 3x ATF budget, 4x ATF tactical units, 10,000-plus new employees, reduced oversight and accountability. Merging is NOT abolishing, it’s a DANGEROUS Trojan Horse.” Now, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has joined GOA in voicing its opposition to what it calls a “dangerous” merger. “The DOJ’s dangerous proposal would consolidate the ATF and DEA into an authoritarian ‘super-agency’ with the combined powers to wage the failed war on drugs and enforce unconstitutional federal gun control laws against all Americans, not just violent criminals and drug cartels,” FPC said in a recent press release. “By merging the ATF’s firearms enforcement authority into the DEA, the DOJ is effectively equating peaceable American gun owners with drug cartels, turning millions of law-abiding citizens—as well as their constitutionally protected weapons—into co-equal targets of a militarized federal enforcement regime.” According to the FPC, the organization has provided many proposed reforms to the White House, DOJ and ATF, all of which would improve the lives of law-abiding Americans as well as access to rights and instruments protected by the Constitution. FPC believes that rather than creating massive new problems for gun owners, the DOJ should instead focus on implementing these proposed reforms, stop engaging in anti-Second Amendment litigation and prosecutions and support important Second Amendment challenges in the courts, especially the United States Supreme Court. “We absolutely support the repeal of the unconstitutional federal gun control laws that underpin the ATF’s existence,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “We very much look forward to the day the ATF is subsequently abolished. And we are proud to be working with the Trump Administration on efforts to remove federal regulations and red tape that separate Americans from the arms of their choosing. “But merging the ATF with the DEA is a massive leap in the wrong direction. The Trump Administration and Congress should reject this dangerous proposal and stop the deep state from digging in deeper.”
Texas Bans Red-Flag Laws Darwin Nercesian To no surprise, the legislative session in Texas this year has ended on a high note for real Americans living in the state who value naturally bestowed freedoms recognized by the United States Constitution. Despite efforts from the left to thwart Foundational values, and by efforts I mean dishonesty and hyperbole designed to manipulate the public into embracing their subjugation, lawmakers have established a preemption measure prohibiting red-flag extreme risk protective orders (ERPOs) from being used to seize privately owned firearms and block Second Amendment rights without due process of the law. Senate Bill 1362 was signed into law over the weekend of June 21, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott addressed approximately 600 pieces of legislation on his desk prior to the Sunday veto deadline. The law, which goes into effect on September 1, is known as the Anti-Red Flag Act and is a vital measure meant to protect Texans from the true purpose of such orders, which are nothing more than a conduit to abuse and disarm Americans under the guise of protecting them from being a danger to themselves or others. Not having committed a crime, however, how is it possible to forcibly remove an individual’s private property, especially firearms and firearm rights protected under the Second Amendment, without getting into some sketchy Minority Report-style civil rights violations? It isn’t possible, and it’s unfortunate that we need to pass these laws in a country that has all but forgotten the Foundational preemptions already built into the Constitution. S.B. 1362 prohibits both the adoption and enforcement of most types of ERPOs, protecting Texans from unjust confiscations and the removal of rights without having been granted due process. If you think this feels redundant, given that the Constitution already states this, your feelings are correct. But what good is a law without any teeth behind it? Texas legislators addressed this with the imposition of criminal penalties and jail time for any attempt to enforce such an order outside of criminal proceedings, and in the case of existing domestic violence protection orders. In addition, the bill prohibits Texas entities from entering into agreements to accept federal funds that Democratic administrations have previously used to bribe states and municipalities into adopting red-flag laws, highlighting a provision that renders any federal emergency protective order laws unenforceable in the state if they violate the Second Amendment. Republican Representative Cole Hefner sponsored S.B. 1362 with one thing on his mind, arguably that which should be the defining principle of any duly elected official: preserving and defending the rights of his constituents. “We don’t need magistrates or judges determining, without due process, someone’s Constitutional rights,” said Hefner. Hefner can afford to keep it short and sweet because his disposition on the matter is cogent, based in logic and reason, and is entirely supported by the Constitution. Meanwhile, in the realm of uncompelling arguments, Nicole Golden, executive director of Texas Gun Sense, spouted off about red-flag laws eroding due process as “misinformation,” exposing herself as part of the subversion regime that continues to insult American intelligence by claiming these ERPOs take due process into account, which they do not by their very own definition. “If you look at other states’ bills, they’re built specifically with those protections in mind,” Golden lied. But that’s just the tip of the Democrat manipulation iceberg, as Darrell Miller, a “Constitutional law scholar” at the University of Chicago Law School, demonstrates with his inept critique of the consequences that arise from violation of the new law. “Laws [like S.B. 1362] not only tell cities and local governments that they can’t have a different policy from the state; they say, ‘If you have a different policy, we’re going to make it a crime to do so,’” said Miller. With people like Miller being touted as “Constitutional scholars,” it’s no wonder Chicago has fallen to corruption and criminal violence. What is the point of a Constitution if it can be modified or completely negated by cities and local governments? Furthermore, I’d love to ask this charlatan if he’d support the amendment of other provisions in the Bill of Rights at the state and local levels. Imagine driving across a state with a library of handbooks just to keep up with the law in each traversed municipality. Imagine driving into a rural county and being arrested for exercising freedom of expression that the local government has decided is no longer acceptable. But Miller isn’t out of his mind. He’s just a shill who takes his marching orders like the good little brown shirt he is. Miller also takes issue with the fact that violation of the law does not come without consequences, including convictions, fines, and time behind bars, calling it “very disturbing” and referring to the provision as “punitive preemption,” accusing conservative lawmakers of wielding the threat against liberal strongholds, otherwise known as leftist dumpster fire cities. “It essentially criminalizes ordinary political differences,” says Miller. The pot and the kettle are so muddled for this guy that I doubt he could make himself a cup of tea without accidentally drowning in his own BS. This familiar dance is a staple of the leftist diet, which requires useful idiots to deflect their own subversive maneuvers by accusing conservatives of the very behaviors that liberals are engaged in. It is the left that seeks to criminalize the Constitutionally protected behavior of law-abiding citizens every day based on arbitrary metrics, like magazine capacity, barrel length, and other inconsequential factors drummed up for no other reason than to reign down government tyranny upon those with whom they disagree politically.
Tucson Man Arrested for Selling Devices to Convert Glocks into Automatic Firearms Wednesday, July 2, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. – Damien Jax Schaffer, 45, of Tucson, was arrested on June 24, 2025, by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special agents, and charged by criminal complaint for Engaging in the Business of Dealing in Firearms without a License and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. Schaffer appeared in court today for his initial appearance. According to the complaint, from May 8, 2025, through June 24, 2025, ATF monitored Schaffer and learned that he had manufactured and sold 15 illegal machinegun conversion devices. These devices are used to allow semi-automatic firearms, like Glocks, to expel more than one projectile with a single press of the trigger, effectively converting a semi-automatic firearm into a machinegun. Machinegun conversion devices are required to be registered with ATF in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. After learning of Schaffer’s activities, ATF agents queried that record and determined that his devices were not registered to anyone. Agents also learned that Schaffer does not possess a federal license to sell firearms. This case was part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). A criminal complaint is simply a method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. ATF is conducting the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson is handling the prosecution. CASE NUMBER: 25-MJ-09160 RELEASE NUMBER: 2025-109_Schaffer # # # For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/ Follow the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news. Contact Public Affairs Esther J. Winne Telephone: (602) 514-7740 esther.winne@usdoj.gov Updated July 2, 2025
TALLAHASSEE MAN SENTENCED FOR CARRYING A GLOCK SWITCH Thursday, July 3, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jimmy Bender, 19, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to 24 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to possessing a machinegun. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. According to court records, officers with the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), Violent Crimes Response Team, were patrolling in the southeastern portion of Tallahassee due to complaints of criminal activity in the area. A TPD officer observed Bender commit a traffic violation and then stopped the vehicle. As the officers removed Bender from the vehicle, they discovered a Glock.40 caliber handgun with extended magazine. The handgun was also equipped with a machinegun conversion device, or “Glock switch,” which unlawfully enabled the firearm to shoot multiple rounds with a single trigger pull. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Thanks to the hard work of our brave state and federal law enforcement partners, our community can rest easy knowing this dangerous individual has been removed from our streets. Criminals considering carrying an illegally converted machinegun should know my office will aggressively fully prosecute.” The conviction and sentence were the result of a joint investigation by the TPD Violent Crimes Response Team and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric Welch. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html. Contact United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida USAFLN.Press.Office@usdoj.gov X: @NDFLnews Updated July 3, 2025
ATF NEWS: SCAMS…Beware Wednesday, July 2, 2025 ATF Warns Public of Scam Involving Fraudulent Calls Calls from a Martinsburg Number Claiming to be an “ATF Officer” or “Agent” Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is alerting the public to a scam involving fraudulent phone calls from individuals claiming to be “ATF Officers” or “Agents.” These scammers, using phone numbers appearing to originate from Martinsburg, West Virginia, are instructing victims to purchase Apple gift cards in amounts of $500 or $1,000 to “clear a red flag” from their accounts. Victims are then asked to provide gift card numbers to the callers. The ATF emphasizes that these calls are not legitimate and is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is actively investigating this scam. The public is urged to exercise caution and avoid sharing personal or financial information with unsolicited callers. ATF Will Never: • Call or email private citizens to demand payment or threaten arrest. You will not be asked to wire a “settlement” to avoid arrest. • Ask you to use large sums of your own money to help catch a criminal. • Request you send money via wire transfer to foreign accounts, cryptocurrency, or gift/prepaid cards. • Call you about “frozen” Social Security numbers or to coordinate inheritances. How to Protect Yourself: • Do not share personal or financial information with unsolicited callers or emails. • Verify the legitimacy of any contact claiming to be from a government agency by calling official numbers listed on agency websites, such as www.atf.gov. • Report suspicious calls to the ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477) or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov. • If you have been a victim of this scam, contact your local law enforcement immediately. ATF enhanced its websites by adding a prominent disclaimer to outline what ATF will never do, reinforcing public awareness and protection against scams. For more information or to report suspicious activity, contact your local ATF field office or visit www.atf.gov/contact/submit-a-tip. ATF is the lead federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction involving firearms and violent crimes, and enforces criminal and regulatory laws involving bombs, explosives, and arson. More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov. For more information, contact ATF Public Affairs Division at liaison2@atf.gov.
'Doing her best': ICE agents mass-arrest illegal employees at 'family-owned' manufacturer in North Carolina Andrew Chapados July 02, 2025 Dozens of employees were detained by ICE over federal crimes like identity theft. The Donald Trump administration has clamped down on illegal employment, and it seems the simple enforcement of existing law has been enough to cripple businesses relying on undocumented labor. It was only for a brief moment that the administration showed leniency to employers in the farming, hospitality, and restaurant industries, with a Department of Homeland Security memo telling Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in June to put raids on those industries on the back burner. However, the White House quickly ended any such leniency and reversed the policy just days later. The result has been a steady flow of employers getting a lesson in hiring practices and the consequences of illegal labor. 'She's just at work doing her best at what she can do.' Homeland Security Investigations and ICE executed a search warrant last week and found dozens of illegal workers employed at what is likely considered a reputable business in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, population 11,142 as of 2020. Sign up for the Blaze newsletter. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content that may sometimes include advertisements. You may opt out at any time. Buckeye Fire Equipment Company was the target, a fire extinguisher and fire-protection product manufacturer that boasts itself as "family-owned and operated" and "made in the U.S.A. since 1968." It turned out many of Buckeye's employees were not family members after federal authorities arrested 30 people on site as a result of their initial investigation. According to an ICE press release, the operation specifically focused on allegations of aggravated identity theft and "potential federal crimes." Employee Eric Pinion shared video from inside the raid to local outlet Queen City News and told the news station the facility was "half empty" and "dead silent" when he went in for his shift after the raid. Pinion also said he was afraid, despite being a citizen, because he had heard that citizens had been apprehended by ICE previously; he did not get arrested. Family members of those who were arrested were reportedly spotted picking up cars from the Buckeye parking lot, with one employee's daughter saying her parent is a "single mother, [who is] trying to raise two kids on her own." "She's just at work doing her best at what she can do," the young woman told Queen City News. Her mother was later released after a few hours of being detained. RELATED: After ICE removes illegal workers, job applicants flood meatpacking plant to replace them HSI said it will continue to pursue those who exploit financial and identification systems for their personal gain, which it says "fuels a range of criminal activity." Blaze News reached out to Buckeye Fire Equipment Company for comment on the story as well as how the company plans on replacing its staff. The company's LinkedIn page lists it as having between 201 and 500 employees, with ZoomInfo stating there are 278 employees. If the latter is correct, Buckeye will have to replace about 11% of its staff with legal workers. Recently, a Nebraska company lost upwards of 76 employees to a federal raid but immediately had its waiting room filled with potential employees, putting a dent in the long-fabled claim that American workers do not want to take on certain jobs. Buckeye Fire Equipment Company did not respond to a request for comment. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
A security guard brandished a deadly assault weapon at the store entrance making me extremely uncomfortable. How can I get this individual out of a job in under 24 hours? Thoughts From Jim Clayton “Brandish” - it is the legal word for show. It could apply to almost anything a person reveals to another by way of showing it to them, but it is largely used to describe the producing of a weapon, and despite some folk’s impression, brandishing can also be the innocent showing of a weapon to another as in, “Hey Gregg, check out my new fancy 2011 pistol,” although the term is far more heavily applied to the potentially illegal showing of a weapon. First, unless the security guard is a member of the military or an elite counter-terrorism squad, the weapon IS NOT an assault rifle, ya damned dolt! God this is tiring! What you more than likely saw was a semi-auto, magazine fed rifle. Secondly, unless you enter a very, super secure facility - power station, armored car company, gov’t facility, Area 51 - I think you’re lying through your teeth. I have been to a lot of places and seen a lot of things and I have NEVER seen a security guard - or anyone for that matter, serving in any official capacity - carrying a magazine fed scary black rifle. I’ve seen folks carrying them at gun shows and if I open any one of my four-gun safes, I’ll see a shit-pot load of them sleeping comfortably, but I have never seen one in public with one in any official capacity, police excluded. As for how you can cause them to lose their livelihood and possibly destroy one’s life, I hope you choke, and I hope no one in the vicinity knows the “Hiemlick” maneuver. I hope it’s a long, drawn-out event. How many times can your life pass before your eyes? To wish to attempt to ruin the life of another American citizen all for the sake of your soy boy sensibilities is as low as one can go. Will this get deleted because it does not comport to all the social niceties? Yeah, if so, I’ll just change around a word or two and post it back up, so don’t bother. I’m not here to give a Goddamned rat’s ass as to your precious sensibilities. Grow up…maybe when your testicles drop, you’ll be somebody, but I have my doubts!
Is the FBI salvageable? Here's what bureau insiders have to say Rebeka Zeljko July 01, 2025 'Not everything is a narrative. Not everything has a quick fix.' Americans sent a clear message to the swamp after President Donald Trump swept all seven swing states and secured the popular vote in November. Since then, the MAGA base was promised an administration staffed with change agents eager to uproot the political establishment in Washington, D.C. The winning streak continued after Kash Patel was successfully confirmed to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation alongside Deputy Director Dan Bongino, both of whom have been allies to the president. Patel and Bongino also shared a common mission going into the FBI: The status quo isn't working. 'If you embarrass that community, you will be ostracized.' Now five months into Patel's tenure, several former agents and FBI whistleblowers described how their optimism has faded into disappointment. "Kash Patel and Dan Bongino both used to consistently call for dismantling the FBI, or at minimum, for a massive restructuring of it," one FBI whistleblower told Blaze News. "The latest revelations only bolster the position that the FBI has become a secret police organization. Yet, there has been no mention of the criminal charges against FBI employees involved in this gross miscarriage of truth and justice. There has been no mention whatsoever of any form of punishment for those involved." Sign up for the Blaze newsletter By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content that may sometimes include advertisements. You may opt out at any time. "Like most of the FBI's known corruption, cover-ups, and illegal activities in recent years, these revelations began with yet another whistleblower," he added. "Only then did the FBI 'leadership' discover how deep the corruption surrounding this election interference was. Still, no whistleblower has been vindicated, reinstated, promoted, or provided back pay and damages under the 'new' FBI." Other whistleblowers like Marcus Allen share this sentiment, saying the bureau is beyond help. "Attempts to salvage the FBI are a fool's errand," Allen told Blaze News. "Its reputation is damaged beyond repair. It has lost the public trust and proven itself to be an enemy of the American people and rightfully elected American governance." Allen previously worked in the FBI's Charlotte field office before he was abruptly put on unpaid leave for challenging the official narrative surrounding the January 6 protests. After being branded a conspiracy theorist, Allen was eventually given his security clearance back by former President Joe Biden's administration and was awarded back pay as part of a settlement with the FBI. Allen later resigned from the bureau. "They know when they have been abandoned," Steve Baker, investigative reporter for Blaze News, said. "When they speak out, that goes against the culture of the FBI. It goes against the intelligence community at large. If you embarrass that community, you will be ostracized." Clint Brown, who worked closely alongside Patel during his Senate confirmation process, pushed back on critics, noting that Kash has been heading the bureau for only five short months. “Kash is an extremely methodical person and very strategic,” Brown told Blaze News. “He is going to work through everything methodically and in the right way. Not everything is a narrative. Not everything has a quick fix. We’re living in the real world.” "The former leadership may have tarnished it’s own reputation, but they’re the institution that exists to catch the bad guys, and they still have to do that while fixing the place," Brown added. While continuing to "catch the bad guys," Patel has also lead the popular crusade against former Director Christopher Wray, which many current and former agents have championed. Patel announced Tuesday that the bureau uncovered evidence of Wray lying to Congress about China's involvement in influencing the 2020 election. These findings also detail how the agency "recalled" a report that contradicted Wray's testimony under oath to Congress denying China's involvement. "There are a dozen other people that we could put in the perp walk parade," Baker told Blaze News. "But the guy that needs to lead the parade is Christopher Wray." This evidence is just the latest piece of a larger puzzle implicating the former FBI leadership for working to influence the 2020 election. Whether it's coordinating with social media monopolies like Facebook to promote one party over the other or censoring the bombshell Hunter Biden laptop story, all signs suggest the FBI was involved. "To date, this is unequivocally the worst example of FBI election interference," Steve Friend, another FBI whistleblower, told Blaze News. "The Steele dossier and censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop were abhorrent attempts to smear Donald Trump's reputation and deter voters from his camp. However, this latest revelation that the FBI covered for a foreign adversary to stuff ballots for Joe Biden strains all bounds of credulity and requires an honest conversation about whether the FBI should be dissolved." "Disgraced FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate knew this," Phil Kennedy, a whistleblower and former FBI agent, said in a post on X. "He was the executive who allegedly said, 'FBI employees who question the bureau's handling of January 6-related cases can seek employment elsewhere.' He helped hide the crime and then imprisoned Americans demanding answers." Patel has also led a broader effort to decentralize D.C.'s influence in the bureau and empower local field offices to continue doing the day-to-day work that impacts communities. “As far as reforms in the FBI, there’s been a restructuring in the organization, and it’s still ongoing," Brown told Blaze News. "Agents have been moved out to the field, and this is all part of reorganizing the FBI over the long term and doing it methodically.” While some former agents believe that the new leadership is a step in the right direction, other whistleblowers say the bureau remains unchanged, forever being driven by the status quo. "The FBI has demonstrated an unwillingness and inability to understand the complexities of corruption within the FBI writ large and the simplicities of emergent national security and public safety threats," one whistleblower and former DHS employee told Blaze News. "The new FBI deputy director has told Americans this is 'our FBI,'" Kyle Seraphin, another FBI whistleblower, told Blaze News. "It turns out, 'our FBI' is the same FBI it was last year: deceptive, duplicitous, and functioning on operational morality. The FBI serves the FBI, polishes the reputation of the FBI, and exists to prop up the legend of the FBI. Americans can see the results — promises without production, press releases instead of probable cause to arrest, and backroom document deals instead of disinfecting sunshine. The status quo is 'cutesy time,' and it is unquestionably continuing." Although critics insist the culture remains unchanged, Brown says Patel was the right choice to push for a change. In order to successfully restore integrity to the bureau, Brown argues that Patel needs both time and trust from the rank-and-file agents. "Kash is the guy that exposed the 'Russia, Russia, Russia' hoax," Brown told Blaze News. "He did it methodically, and the president knows that." "The other thing is he picked the guy who’s going to relate to the brick agents," Brown added. "Trump’s philosophy, whether it’s FBI or DOD, he said the same thing about Pete Hegseth, is that he wants people who are doing the job to feel like they have a leader who understands them. So Kash has to earn trust within the FBI, while having to expose, methodically, while also having to catch bad guys, to reform the FBI. Without their trust, they’re not going to follow your leadership to fix things.” The FBI did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
