A letter to the intelligence community...auditors suck...

I read today that Mr. Pompeo feels that a certain (in)famous leak site is an enemy of the state.

I believe very strongly that sites like Wikileaks, and people like Snowden, serve a role. It's a shitty role. Don't get me wrong, it's not getting them anything but grief. But we need them to balance out the people we've put in charge of our intelligence concerns because those folks WILL, and I mean absolutely 100% WILL, abuse their power some percentage of the time. Not all the time. I like to hope not most of the time, but they will.

Let me elaborate. They've got power. Lot's of power. I expect they exercise it about 40% of the time to protect the country in general, you know, to actually protect the citizens of the United States. About 30% of the time their efforts are directly related to protect the powers that run this country, as opposed to it's citizenry. I mean VIPs, companies, senators, etc. However, about 20% of their time, they are engaged in activities to further the goals of the entrenched. What they have lately come to call the "deepstate". Those people that are not elected, very loyal to themselves and very willing to use their capabilities to further their agenda and maintain their grip on the American citizenry...global citizenry.

What to remember at this point, now that we've got it out on the table, is that we expect this. I have to assume the founding fathers not only expected power plays and shadow groups, they themselves were plotting their own methods of power grabbing early on. So what? Welcome to the real world where every person on the planet is trying to get a leg up. Get over it.

What is important is how you deal with such a fact. Do you try and pretend it's not happening? Do you let those intelligence organizations go hunt down these awesome 3rd party auditors? Hell NO! You support that third party. Keep up the good work! Give em a grant. Then you go back and you kick the ASS of the intelligence community for getting caught!You fire some mother fuckers and let the next round of leadership know you ARE watching and they need to use the whistleblowers to root out bullshit, not BE part of the bullshit.

It's that easy Mr. Pompeo. You are the most well funded of the bunch, they shouldn't get in. They shouldn't catch you at your games. You SHOULDN'T be playing shitty GAMES! Reign your people in and focus on bringing that 40% up to 60%. You are effectively being audited by the best available and they are dinging you right and left. Don't complain about the auditors that caught you sleepin. Don't go on a killing spree. Fix...your...shit.

Tank

Guns...I love 'em.

So, there's a new "shutting down bullshit about gun safety" video out there...thought you would enjoy it as much as I did.

They throw a few things out there and let their panel respond.

Here's my take:
1st - "Guns are only a problem in the inner cities" - After thinking about it. Ok. I can see the rationale. As I see it, outside the city we use our guns for fun (target practice), hunting and home defense most of the time. In the city, well, there are a lot more self defense opportunities. There are a LOT more "irrational gun owner" incidents. There are a LOT more "irrational UNREGISTERED gun owner" incidents because there are a LOT more unregistered GUNS. Cities aren't the ONLY problem though. Plenty of suburbs and even some rural areas are infected with silly fucks who go to extremes. I expect anywhere there is a serious meth problem, for example, will have increased rates of all of the above.
2nd - "The issue isn't guns, it's mental health" - Every person that shoots someone for a reason other than self-defense...probably has some mental issues. And LADY, we have gun homicide rates higher than EVERY country in the world because WE HAVE GUNS! It's hard to get a gun in Germany, Iceland. We have almost 3 times as many guns per person as any other country in the world.
3rd - "Having guns on college campus' will decrease sexual assault." - I honestly believe that's the truth. If a young woman is trained to use and care for her weapon, especially in the presence of others, she is formidable when armed. As well she has a high chance of NOT hurting anyone inappropriately with her weapon. Girls are NOT dumb and they are fully capable when trained appropriately. I have to think rapes would get a whole let less common REAL quick after the first shooting. Maybe the ad campaign letting campus know there are free gun lessons for women wouldn't but that first shooting definitely would. Oh, and stopping sexual assault before it occurs? That's MENTAL HEALTH too! We don't need better gun laws, we need to get on this "help the folks with mental health issues" band wagon. Free anger management and gun training in the inner cities!
4th - "Sandy Hook is a hoax" -This is childish to even bring up in a serious conversation. Douche.

I can see the panel is intelligent. It seems like these three organizations have good intentions even. But the issues don't stem FROM guns. The gun violence is a symptom of an underlying inability for certain people to handle their problems without going to extremes.
In summary Kids, if someone tries to kill you, you try to kill them right back, but normally, use your words. Leave your guns at home, Bill.

STOP BITCHING LIBERALS! And stop being so MEAN!

So, we might get it proven that "they" were actively surveilling him, which is obvious, but, sigh Americans...some of us need to get hit on the head with the brick... Anyway, my question is, would he have gone for it if he really expected it to be this bad? I mean, really? Every media doggin him? Every movie star cursin him on the book? Seriously, what is Shia Laboof's problem?

Where are all the other people who elected him? I will tell you...my friends are hiding because being a Trump supporter is putting a target on your back.

At this point, my son can't go to school and be proud of his President because people will, quite literally, call him a racist. lol, not so cool at Waverly.

WHY can't he be proud? There have been NO horrors perpetrated by this President. Did the liberals take a blow? Yeah, but we've had 30 years of artists and boy lovers having their way. We've changed the pond for the better. We appreciate homos now. Throw em in. Let em swim for 4 to 8 years and then circle back around for more lbgt rights in 2020.

To all the Trump haters, there is no reason to hate so much. Pick something you like and get on board. Maybe a balanced budget? Fiscal responsibility? Stop monopolist companies and billionaire game players from gobbling up all the vendors on a part, or a terminal care medicine, and taking the price from 500 to 7500? Hmm? Can we care about practical things for a few years? Hmm? How bout that?

UGH.