Showing posts with label Democrats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democrats. Show all posts

Thursday, September 11, 2025

FBI leaders allege in lawsuit they were unlawfully fired over political loyalty; The Washington Post, September 10, 2025

 , The Washington Post; FBI leaders allege in lawsuit they were unlawfully fired over political loyalty

"Before he was briefly named the FBI’s acting director early this year, Brian Driscoll says, he got a call from a Trump administration official who peppered him with a series of pointed questions that appeared to be a loyalty test.

Among them: “Who did you vote for?” “When did you start supporting President Trump?” “Have you voted for a Democrat in the last five elections?” “Do you agree that the FBI agents who stormed Mar-a-Lago … should be held accountable?”"

Monday, July 28, 2025

Joe Rogan urges progressive Texas Democrat to run for president, calling him a 'good person'; Fox News, July 20, 2025

 Lindsay Kornick, Fox News; Joe Rogan urges progressive Texas Democrat to run for president, calling him a 'good person'

"Podcast giant Joe Rogan suggested on his show Friday that his latest guest, Texas Democratic State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, run for president as Democrats scramble for a new leader.

"You need to run for president," Rogan told Talarico near the end of the nearly 3-hour conversation. "We need someone who's actually a good person.""

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

How Congress dismantled federal Internet privacy rules; Washington Post, May 30, 2017

Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post; How Congress dismantled federal Internet privacy rules

"When Senate Republicans passed the bill the following day on a narrow party-line vote, the issue finally exploded across the Internet and in mainstream, liberal and conservative media.