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El_Dustino
10/04/25 3:28:40 AM
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https://equality.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/angry-democratic-lawmakers-slam-despicable-kash-patel-firing-fbi-agent

On the first day of the federal government shutdown, FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed a trainee agent after learning that the person had displayed a rainbow Pride flag at their desk during a prior assignment in Los Angeles during the Biden administration.

The move, first reported by MSNBCs Carol Leonnig, a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with deep law enforcement sourcing, highlights what civil-rights advocates describe as a sweeping campaign by the Trump administration to purge LGBTQ+ employees and dismantle decades of inclusion efforts in federal service.

In a letter dated October 1, Patel invoked President Donald Trumps claimed Article II powers to fire career personnel without the traditional due process.

Patel informed the trainee: You are being summarily dismissed from your position as a New Agent Trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and removed from the federal service. The letter, obtained by MSNBC and delivered on the first day of a nationwide government shutdown that had already created job uncertainty across the federal workforce, accused the employee of poor judgment.

After reviewing the facts and circumstances and considering your probationary status, I have determined that you exercised poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage in your work area during your previous assignment in the Los Angeles Field Office, Patel wrote, without directly referencing the flag itself.

The signage referenced in the letter, according to people familiar with the case, was a small Pride flag, MSNBC reports.

The dismissal stunned many within the Bureau, particularly because the trainee was a decorated employee who had coordinated diversity programming in a field office and received awards for service, including the Attorney Generals Award in 2022.


"Political signage" get the fuck out of here. Looks like that might be the excuse the Trump regime is going to try to use to purge LGBT and other minorities from federal positions. I hope the trainee agent gets a fat pay day when they sue.

Scary stuff as someone who is LGBT and wanted to move into government work for job security (lol, though I'd rather work for my blue state than the federal government).

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Funkydog
10/04/25 3:41:05 AM
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El_Dustino posted...
I hope the trainee agent gets a fat pay day when they sue.
Spoilers. They won't.

Even if they win they will never see a single cent.

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Humble_Novice
10/04/25 4:22:30 AM
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I blame MAGA supporters and protest voters for this.
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Deteled
10/04/25 4:24:05 AM
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This should be, um, illegal
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havean776
10/04/25 4:30:30 AM
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He didn't even wear it this adminstration. He wore it during the Biden years, when he felt safe to do so.
Trump adminstration rreally is that petty.

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El_Dustino
10/04/25 4:38:42 AM
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Deteled posted...
This should be, um, illegal
It is, there is no guideline or law against it I don't think.

Humble_Novice posted...
I blame MAGA supporters and protest voters for this.

I blame the entire Trump regime mostly.

havean776 posted...
He didn't even wear it this adminstration. He wore it during the Biden years, when he felt safe to do so.
Trump adminstration rreally is that petty.
They're pushing the limits to see what they can get away with I think.

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kind9
10/04/25 4:42:55 AM
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Shit's infuriating. Especially coming from a worthless little twerp like Patel who has no business whatsoever being in the position he's in. Soon enough just being openly gay will be "political".
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Takuya_Lee
10/04/25 4:48:25 AM
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Funkydog posted...
Spoilers. They won't.

Even if they win they will never see a single cent.

Yes they will. That agent will get their money one way or another.

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Funkydog
10/04/25 6:47:28 AM
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Takuya_Lee posted...
Yes they will. That agent will get their money one way or another.
Yeah. Ok.

Trump and this government have routinely ignored laws and refused to pay their fines.

They will do the same here.

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superbot400
10/04/25 7:13:50 AM
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No.

You see, the government is only for Conservatives.

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JaiCSC
10/04/25 7:23:48 AM
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Disgrace to the Patel surname.

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legendary_zell
10/04/25 8:20:10 AM
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We're probably heading for another Lavender Scare.

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Dark_Moon
10/04/25 8:50:06 AM
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At this rate going to have to fire everyone in the fbi.

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BakonBitz
10/04/25 9:08:04 AM
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This certainly sounds like an employment discrimination violation to me. But I guess Trump's administration is exempt of any and all laws.

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El_Dustino
10/04/25 5:00:32 PM
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legendary_zell posted...
We're probably heading for another Lavender Scare.
It really does feel that way, which is incredibly worrying. I hope that stories like this get shared to get the people angry and vocally against this.

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Solar_Crimson
10/08/25 8:16:35 PM
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havean776 posted...
He didn't even wear it this adminstration. He wore it during the Biden years, when he felt safe to do so.
Trump adminstration rreally is that petty.
Yeah, that's the really infuriating part of it.


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StopBeinMad
10/12/25 5:54:33 PM
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havean776 posted...
He didn't even wear it this adminstration. He wore it during the Biden years, when he felt safe to do so.
Trump adminstration rreally is that petty.


Imagine holding an illegal grudge this long for something so minor.
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