The modern FBI is not interested in counterespionage.
I mean technically it is possible that this is some leftover of their operation before they joined up with America’s adversaries, but usually for counterespionage they would explain what’s going on instead of just disappearing the suspect. This seems potentially much more dark than that.
Plus, there should be public records related to some of this stuff. I don’t actually know how it works if someone’s presenting a FISA warrant or something for a search of a physical location, but even in that case, I think the woman or her lawyer would at least be able to give a brief statement to the press explaining what they can and can’t talk about.
But definitely for the arrest of the dude itself, there should be a public record and a warrant signed by a judge. If he was arrested by the normal federal-court-inclusive-of procedure.
Plus, why is his employer pretending he never existed? That seems like a whole new chapter in this whole unfolding nightmare that we are progressively entering into.
Plus, why is his employer pretending he never existed?
Any university that accepts federal funds is beholden to the federal government. And since universities need that money, they will do everything they can to keep Big Brother happy.
I wasn’t expecting “pretending the guy that the feds disappeared had never existed” to appear on the bingo card quite this soon.
Some people were lecturing me just a few days ago about how we shouldn’t freak out and exaggerate and say that someone had been “disappeared” just because they were in ICE custody without any charges being filed and no one knew where they were for a few days. They might have had a point or they might not. But… maybe there are some details I’m not aware of, but on first hearing, this really does sound like they just disappeared this person in the full literal historical sense. And the university is going along with it.
Yes and no. The money given to universities is mostly earmarked for very specific things, as designated by those who donate the money. It’s not like they have a huge tower of gold that they can swim in to their liking. They have a lot of oversight and auditing to make sure money goes where it’s suppose to. And if they want to keep their many accreditations - and they do - then they need that money to jump through whatever hoops their accreditors require.
Any university that accepts federal funds is beholden to the federal government.
Historically, the government and university systems have worked symbiotically to produce useful technologies and professional experts for each others’ benefits.
This isn’t simply cash-for-service. There has historically been a big revolving door between state agencies and academic institutions.
The Trump Admin is both cutting financial support to universities and purging state officials with friendly school ties.
This is not just because of the Trump administration. If a university wants federal money, it has to follow certain rules for that money. Its not as symbiotic as you would think. The government can fund research from other, non-academic, institutions.
It makes sense that the rules aren’t arbitrary; e.g., university must accommodate the ADA. But, as we’re seeing these days, nothing stops them from imposing new rules; e.g., Executive Order 13985.
FBI? It’s an espionage case.
Does the FBI still investigate crimes? I thought they all got sent to help ICE and investigate college kids.
They don’t have to be college kids. They will try to make anyone a terrorist. It’s like the Mafia.
FALSE. ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES DIVERTED TO TESLA TERRORIST INSURECTION EMERGENCY ACT.
The modern FBI is not interested in counterespionage.
I mean technically it is possible that this is some leftover of their operation before they joined up with America’s adversaries, but usually for counterespionage they would explain what’s going on instead of just disappearing the suspect. This seems potentially much more dark than that.
No, they don’t comment on ongoing investigations.
What? Yes they do.
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/news
I don’t see any “FBI raids location” statements on that page. It’s all arrests and other conclusions.
The dude is gone. No one knows where he is.
Plus, there should be public records related to some of this stuff. I don’t actually know how it works if someone’s presenting a FISA warrant or something for a search of a physical location, but even in that case, I think the woman or her lawyer would at least be able to give a brief statement to the press explaining what they can and can’t talk about.
But definitely for the arrest of the dude itself, there should be a public record and a warrant signed by a judge. If he was arrested by the normal federal-court-inclusive-of procedure.
Plus, why is his employer pretending he never existed? That seems like a whole new chapter in this whole unfolding nightmare that we are progressively entering into.
Any university that accepts federal funds is beholden to the federal government. And since universities need that money, they will do everything they can to keep Big Brother happy.
I wasn’t expecting “pretending the guy that the feds disappeared had never existed” to appear on the bingo card quite this soon.
Some people were lecturing me just a few days ago about how we shouldn’t freak out and exaggerate and say that someone had been “disappeared” just because they were in ICE custody without any charges being filed and no one knew where they were for a few days. They might have had a point or they might not. But… maybe there are some details I’m not aware of, but on first hearing, this really does sound like they just disappeared this person in the full literal historical sense. And the university is going along with it.
Correction. Want, not need. American universities are not lacking in money.
Yes and no. The money given to universities is mostly earmarked for very specific things, as designated by those who donate the money. It’s not like they have a huge tower of gold that they can swim in to their liking. They have a lot of oversight and auditing to make sure money goes where it’s suppose to. And if they want to keep their many accreditations - and they do - then they need that money to jump through whatever hoops their accreditors require.
Historically, the government and university systems have worked symbiotically to produce useful technologies and professional experts for each others’ benefits.
This isn’t simply cash-for-service. There has historically been a big revolving door between state agencies and academic institutions.
The Trump Admin is both cutting financial support to universities and purging state officials with friendly school ties.
This is not just because of the Trump administration. If a university wants federal money, it has to follow certain rules for that money. Its not as symbiotic as you would think. The government can fund research from other, non-academic, institutions.
It makes sense that the rules aren’t arbitrary; e.g., university must accommodate the ADA. But, as we’re seeing these days, nothing stops them from imposing new rules; e.g., Executive Order 13985.
Yeah, has all the hall marks.