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Wow, zero comments, that's actually scarier...

by Bombthecat 7mo ago

chopin 7mo ago
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- scuff3d 7mo ago
  The best they could come up with in that they aren't doing enough to investigate/combat this? Or that this isn't worth investigation in the first place?
  - vetrom 7mo ago
    It's not really worth investigation. All the current headlines around this event boil down to a single source report from a litigous activist organization that only claims "anonymous sources". No corroborating IG investigations or official reporting or even FOIA suits/events, which a serious external investigation would use. That doesn't make it impossible, just heavily unlikely. Furthermore, it has all the hallmarks of an unsourced smear campaign then used as a convenient 'source' for sensationalist reporting. If the average HN reader were to inspect that source, I exepct they would see the lack of investigative rigour and wonder how the word "source" could even come into consideration here.
    - scuff3d 7mo ago
      The MRFF is saying they got hundreds of complaints. Seems reasonably plausible this actually happened. And given this administrations track record it's not exactly a stretch.
      - vetrom 7mo ago
        If they have hundreds of complaints, that would be a mineload of dynamite, figuratively, for lawsuits across the board. Why haven't they done so? If you think the IG or direct lawsuit routes are unfeasible, there are tons of congresspersons on both sides of the aisle that would jump on that to get one over on the administration, as well. Their oversight powers do have some bite.
salawat 7mo ago
What do you expect? That people who shove their head in the sand, cover their ears and go "I had nothing to do with this" are suddenly going to wake up and grow a conscience that will threaten their ability to feed themselves? That people so distant from the decision makers who executed this are going to lose even a night's sleep over it? That they'll cast themselves on their knees with their cell phone in hand and ask for forgiveness; it was never supposed to be like this? Not how the world works, friend, though imagine how much nicer a world it would be if it were that way... One can dream I suppose.

Wow, zero comments, that's actually scarier...

chopin 7mo ago

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scuff3d 7mo ago
The best they could come up with in that they aren't doing enough to investigate/combat this? Or that this isn't worth investigation in the first place?
- vetrom 7mo ago
  It's not really worth investigation. All the current headlines around this event boil down to a single source report from a litigous activist organization that only claims "anonymous sources". No corroborating IG investigations or official reporting or even FOIA suits/events, which a serious external investigation would use. That doesn't make it impossible, just heavily unlikely. Furthermore, it has all the hallmarks of an unsourced smear campaign then used as a convenient 'source' for sensationalist reporting. If the average HN reader were to inspect that source, I exepct they would see the lack of investigative rigour and wonder how the word "source" could even come into consideration here.
  - scuff3d 7mo ago
    The MRFF is saying they got hundreds of complaints. Seems reasonably plausible this actually happened. And given this administrations track record it's not exactly a stretch.
    - vetrom 7mo ago
      If they have hundreds of complaints, that would be a mineload of dynamite, figuratively, for lawsuits across the board. Why haven't they done so? If you think the IG or direct lawsuit routes are unfeasible, there are tons of congresspersons on both sides of the aisle that would jump on that to get one over on the administration, as well. Their oversight powers do have some bite.

salawat 7mo ago

What do you expect? That people who shove their head in the sand, cover their ears and go "I had nothing to do with this" are suddenly going to wake up and grow a conscience that will threaten their ability to feed themselves? That people so distant from the decision makers who executed this are going to lose even a night's sleep over it? That they'll cast themselves on their knees with their cell phone in hand and ask for forgiveness; it was never supposed to be like this? Not how the world works, friend, though imagine how much nicer a world it would be if it were that way... One can dream I suppose.