“open to Patel leading FBI” is euphemistic for turning the FBI into a domestic political surveillance operation designed to dig up dirt on reporters and the president’s critics and hopefully imprison them. - ThreadSky

dell.bsky.social • 137 days ago

“open to Patel leading FBI” is euphemistic for turning the FBI into a domestic political surveillance operation designed to dig up dirt on reporters and the president’s critics and hopefully imprison them.

Reposted from Paige ExGOP 🇺🇸🇺🇦

GOP senators signal they’re open to Patel leading FBI www.politico.com/live-updates...

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noemib.bsky.social•137 days ago

She's just waiting for her check to clear before she supports him🙄

boxoffrogs.bsky.social•137 days ago

"@GOP: Trust us, we can always do worse." ®™

terps3040.bsky.social•137 days ago

Would be a good time for a report about his role in Trumps stealing classified documents to leak.

mariesue.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins always falls in line...

dbc105.bsky.social•137 days ago

Open to it? They are planning on it. I imagine Gaetz would have passed if it had gotten to a vote. In 9yrs the GOP has jumped at every chance to kiss Trump's pucker and there is no evidence at all they wouldn't pass Gaetz. Someone we don't know didn't want their name outed in an investigation.

ricst.bsky.social•137 days ago

MAGA Senators welcome the final end of the American rule of law

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•137 days ago

retrievermom.bsky.social•137 days ago

Quislings

dainty-bastard.bsky.social•137 days ago

The thought of the country's secret police and intelligence agencies being in the hands of these vicious turdburglars is nightmare material.

newyorka.bsky.social•137 days ago

I can’t believe how the republican senate falls in line.

purrfectsquare.bsky.social•137 days ago

And each of them will be one misstep away from becoming the subject of such an “investigation.”

503bartley.bsky.social•137 days ago

1freeelf.bsky.social•137 days ago

Collins is a waste if space.

rustycannon.bsky.social•137 days ago

😡😡😡😡😡😡

toniam.bsky.social•137 days ago

Sounds eerily similar to her initial remarks on Kavanaugh.

indianausa.bsky.social•137 days ago

The law and order party no more! The GOP is pathetic.

debrabarcon.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins needs to learn more 🤣🤣🤣 Right. That worked so well with Kavanaugh.

proofofburden.bsky.social•137 days ago

It's also euphemistic for "I'm not coming out guns blazing months before hearings give me cover" and "some" is doing some work here, albeit work undercut by the picture they have chosen

patwashburn.bsky.social•136 days ago

ugh. @collinswatch.bsky.social you're on this, right?

ohiohawkeye.bsky.social•137 days ago

This is the scariest potential name so far for this “administration.” (And yikes that is saying something.)

scotgirl72.bsky.social•137 days ago

She’s such a fraud

irish-norgie.bsky.social•137 days ago

She’s not a centrist. She’s an assassin if she promotes the end to Rule of Law.

bloodhounder.bsky.social•137 days ago

Do you think they understand that he will absolutely use the FBI to gather intel on each and every one of them?

elimgarak240b.bsky.social•137 days ago

"EVEN CENTRIST SUSAN COLLINS" ...

get the fuck outta hereeeeeeee

caractus.bsky.social•137 days ago

Wait wait wait you mean to tell me that even “centrist” Susan ‘I never had a principle I wasn’t ready to abandon without a moment’s hesitation’ Collins is on board? My shocked face. Let me show you it.

nataliestitesmeans.bsky.social•137 days ago

Who is paying them off right now?

clarencejohnson.bsky.social•137 days ago

Turning it back into that, assuming we all believe it stopped being that at some point in the past.

clarencejohnson.bsky.social•137 days ago

I’ve always been curious about what FBI defenders think actually changed about the institutional culture since the “we keep sending letters to MLK telling him to kill himself” era

jtyler5.bsky.social•137 days ago

Is Susan Collins really this dumb?

1freeelf.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yes she is.

boyishman.bsky.social•136 days ago

No, she just thinks everyone else is.

The problem, and her saving grace, is that she's not totally wrong.

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yes

flyovercountry76.bsky.social•137 days ago

Or just corrupt af?
Maybe both.

jtyler5.bsky.social•137 days ago

I think she's too dumb to be corrupt tbo.

jlindy.bsky.social•137 days ago

No.

She's dumber.

spike29.bsky.social•137 days ago

Not even “deep concerns”?

peterkurze.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins is a perpetual disappointment machine.

pennyputtanesca.bsky.social•137 days ago

I can't with this bitch. let me know when she's "concerned" after "learning more" Of all the bad actors we have been subjected to, there is a special place in hell for Collins

oeqqabo.bsky.social•137 days ago

That happening is the only way Collins is getting "reelected" in 2026 so it explains her openness to the idea

jaefgg.bsky.social•137 days ago

Turning it into? Not seeing where this is a departure from the entire history of the FBI

dell.bsky.social•137 days ago

they have a lot of “guidelines,” which they do routinely violate, but it helps tamps down on some of the more blatant spying. but obviously that won’t be the case when the guy picked to lead the agency is openly bragging about doing it.

musicwoman.bsky.social•137 days ago

I've always thought that Susan Collins was weird. Now I know for a fact that she is. How did she ever get elected?

nestacy.bsky.social•137 days ago

Why aren’t we done with Susan Collins, yet? I mean - she’s only ever in the news when she’s making bad decisions. Maine needs to quit her.

carolcarcos.bsky.social•137 days ago

It will be akin to the days of McCarthyism.

dell.bsky.social•137 days ago

you can’t support Patel and say you’re against these things. it’s like saying you support conservation while hiring someone to carpet bomb wildlife reserves with napalm.

rossholliday.bsky.social•137 days ago

Also part of the plan

resisteringa.bsky.social•137 days ago

Looks like the #SenateGOP have lost their spines and all credibility they once had. All to appease a lying two bit grifter.

dean-alan.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yo Susan

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•137 days ago

It won’t stop with journalists. It’ll extend to the rest of US for our free speech too.
They might as well say they are open to the burning of the US Constitution.
Disgusting betrayal. Ashamed I was ever a Republican. Cowards.

scudb8.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan just wants to be courted again, and have the GOP tell her pretty lies about how much they love her. If she were sincere about needing to review his history, 15 minutes on Google would be all it would take.

bookhoarder53.bsky.social•137 days ago

God help us

twintremere.bsky.social•137 days ago

*cough*alreadyhappeningtheyjustneedmorederegulation*cough*

Sorry, something in my throat

jackmcschmock.bsky.social•137 days ago

Can we also dress them uniformly in brown shirts, then? Or would they prefer black leather with ornamental skull and bones?

heidiandhergoats.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins will cave in every time. Talk about Spineless!

dixreloaded.bsky.social•137 days ago

...turning?

robbyjoe.bsky.social•137 days ago

Well remember it’s Politico saying this… consider the source..

chocvader.bsky.social•137 days ago

Too stupid to understand Trump will almost certainly dig up dirt on them if they get out of line. Leopards will be eating faces any day now.

beerforbreakfast.bsky.social•137 days ago

Republicans are all bootlickers who will fall in line with Trump, because they are both cowardly and corrupt.

dhrichards.bsky.social•137 days ago

It boggles the mind- Patel says he wants to essentially destroy the FBI, but, sure, let him at it? Pure nonsense.

zivilsolidarity.bsky.social•136 days ago

I mean those are the FBIs founding principles, more or less

mikethebuilder.bsky.social•137 days ago

I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country
-Susan Collins

mikethebuilder.bsky.social•137 days ago

Senator Susan Collins seems to be warming to Trump's style of governance & his cabinet nominations.

leelynkids.bsky.social•137 days ago

🤬🤦‍♀️

509er.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm starting to get the impression that Susan Collins is either the most naive human to walk the earth or completely full of shit.

imeowlentine.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins? The woman who is now famous for saying trump “learns lessons”? Totally trust her with stuff and things pertinent to the security of these United States.
🙃

fangyang80.bsky.social•137 days ago

Have they asked the fbi if they want him?

cathyob1.bsky.social•137 days ago

Oh dear god.

lindaacats.bsky.social•136 days ago

when has Susan Collins ever stood against Trump?

banditqueen.bsky.social•137 days ago

I hate this timeline.

bklynmichael42.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yeah! And while we’re at it, “FBI?” We could DOGE that down to something more streamlined like, say, SS (State Surveillance). Bet someone could come up with a bitchin’ logo too!

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•137 days ago

Two lightening bolts maybe?
Très chic…

queenky2323.bsky.social•137 days ago

..oh susan say it isn't so...after all you believe Brett and grosch told you personally they would not overturn roe the law of the land

osbournemom.bsky.social•137 days ago

FFS!

patricktm.bsky.social•137 days ago

If Collins is now a "centrist" there is no longer a spectrum on the right, but simply two clear categories of very conservative and batshit crazy.

whisperingpines.bsky.social•137 days ago

They killed Fred Hampton WTF are you talking about

auntgi1127.bsky.social•137 days ago

I laugh when I see the term centrist Susan Collins. Don’t you mean, any way the wind blows, Susan Collins?

pianomover.bsky.social•137 days ago

The ghost of J. Edgar Hoover repeating “yes yes yes”

mssunburst.bsky.social•137 days ago

This women needs to thrown in the trash heap for good, she’ll have good company with that chick from AZ that couldn’t win an election, Martha McSalley.

okadaizo.men•137 days ago

aw jeez why does that sound famili-- Oh No

trixiemn.bsky.social•137 days ago

Paging J.Edgar Hoover!

gdnpearson.bsky.social•137 days ago

FBI directors are supposed to serve 10 year terms to protect them from political influence. Trump fired Comey in 2017. Wray’s term runs until 2027. Are GOP senators really open to Trump firing a second FBI director? If a Democrat wins in 2028, are they OK with Kash getting cashiered?

ringerinnyc.bsky.social•137 days ago

Republicans want this. This includes those in Congress. They are not going to do the right thing. That includes Susie Collins

phranklindb.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins is No centrist. Jfc.
In the end she'll always turn to the Right

pmabrysnyder.bsky.social•137 days ago

I contacted my senator yesterday - we can't let up! These thug nominees must be stopped!

mammau.bsky.social•137 days ago

Did anyone ever tell Susan Collins what an actual pos she is?

giantwhispers.bsky.social•137 days ago

In other words expanding the FBI's historic efforts at surveillance, sabotage and political repression of dissident social movements (aka. COINTELPRO. It didn't end, it just rebranded.) to target opposing factions of the political establishment.

berfield.com•137 days ago

His sycophancy toward Trump aside, in what way do they believe him to be qualified?

claire90.bsky.social•137 days ago

They don't want qualifications. They don't care about status quo. They want blind loyalty and a willingness to carry out their fascist plans.

scamperton.bsky.social•137 days ago

There is already a director in place until 2027. Their response should be wtf is trump firing the current director.

sthelen.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yeah and they shouldn’t be Republicans in the first place. Should means nothing

midnightplat.bsky.social•137 days ago

If you, like Collins, are on the frickin Select Intelligence Committee and you "need to know more about" the FBI nominee, that's a red flag, a flag moreover that's been dipshitted in the nominee. Saying you "need to know more" is saying you're giving up interest in the stakes.

old-dutch-goat.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins is not a centrist. She’s just a craven naïve idiot, especially after what she had to say post Roe v. Wade about Brett Kavanaugh. How she’s still in office is beyond me.

isensiel.bsky.social•137 days ago

KGB.

lisajo.bsky.social•137 days ago

And this is new somehow? I’m old enough to have lived through Hoover. He did it all and then some extra just for good measure.

dk3736.bsky.social•137 days ago

Pretty sure Susan Collins thinks he's lerned his lesson and won't destroy the FBI. Moderate my ass.

deathginger.bsky.social•135 days ago

Returning to the FBI into a domestic political surveillance operation. That's what is was under Hoover.

twentyninedollars.bsky.social•137 days ago

The people who elected Collins should have their mental & cognitive status studied. What a sack of vapid, spineless drivel she's been since (looks at calendar), birth.

worldwearywoman.bsky.social•137 days ago

Back to Hoover’s founding principles then!

boshyboo.bsky.social•137 days ago

Oh so NOW they get it

hamkold.bsky.social•137 days ago

Susan Collins....🤮

jlanzen.bsky.social•137 days ago

What is surprising is that people see this and still vote Republican. It seems that a lot of people have no problem with the executive branch being weaponized against political adversaries, so long as it's not people on their side. No one on the right has principles or standards anymore.

jlanzen.bsky.social•137 days ago

We've known since at least 2021 that most Republicans will not put country above party. When they refused to follow through with the impeachment in the Senate, it was obvious that all they want is power at any cost. It comes as no surprise that they will jump on board with this.

jenrubin.bsky.social•137 days ago

I hope Maine has learned its lesson.

vocabulist.bsky.social•136 days ago

Uh, no. She has a well cultivated (and undeserved) reputation for being a reasonable, moderating force in her party instead of a standard partisan hack.

rexpstoner.bsky.social•137 days ago

It/she hasn’t.

mjtvgirl.bsky.social•137 days ago

And NO…Maine (I live in a blue area of Maine, but STILL) WOMEN have not learned anything. Disgusted.

vanhabfan.bsky.social•137 days ago

Maine was my happy place as a kid. I will never forget a storekeeper asking me why us Quebecers don’t just take Maine over… still interesting after all these years.

yahyah.planetyahyah.com•135 days ago

I live in a red Midcoast area… our blue state rep was told she lost. 3 days later mail in’s gave her a win by 12(?) votes. I’m still in awe of the utter ignorance in these communities. Blows my mind.

mjtvgirl.bsky.social•137 days ago

Good god…I was EP at a local news station when Olympia Snowe introduced Collins. I’m like “who is THIS?”…Shes a tool of the right right right right FAR right wing of the GOP. That has never changed.

pwinbutt.bsky.social•136 days ago

She knows everyone. Collins has Eidetic social memory. She can remember and talk to each voter, which makes them feel like she is listening. She remembers them, so they vote for her because it is personal.