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bobandrileysmom

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2. Retired from the formerly sane DHS

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 11:37 AM

Aug 6

Started when it was still US Customs. Back in the olden days, if you applied and lived in the north, you were assigned to the southern borders and visa versa. Kept everyone relatively honest (always a few bad apples). It took a year or more for the background and psychological checks. Then there was six weeks at the Academy. Rudimentary Spanish was mandatory for everyone. And you were expected to flesh that out to fluency (with help, of course). This all changed after we came under the DHS umbrella, which was a cluster fark from the beginning. No more having to change from the border you were from. No more transfers to other sites to keep one honest. Want to stay at the southern border for 20 years? That’s cool now. Tough? Yeah. It was supposed to be. How is DHS Barbie supposed to keep all the felons, nutcases, those unwilling to do their jobs in a sane manner, the easily corruptible from going hog wild? Oh, they’re supposed to be jackbooted thugs. I forgot for a moment.

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"No Age Limit" for Americans to Join ICE Law Enforcement, Secretary Noem Says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 6 OP

When the Regime Ends JustAnotherGen Aug 6 #1

The Truth and Reconciliation Hearings are gonna be epic Prairie Gates Aug 6 #6

Beauty of it is JustAnotherGen Aug 6 #13

Considering how badly this country dropped the ball in its response to 1/6/21, I have no faith in its ability or Karasu Aug 6 #11

I think that's because JustAnotherGen Aug 6 #12

I completely agree with what Harris said, yes...I just really hope I'm wrong and this country actually has the guts to Karasu Aug 6 #14

Retired from the formerly sane DHS bobandrileysmom Aug 6 #2

Indoctrination. chowder66 Aug 6 #3

I can't remember which city but an ICE facility was torched. I call that the first. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #4

No age limit. Like being President or Senator. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #5

Hitler Youth anybody? cstanleytech Aug 6 #7

That was my first thought, too. BigmanPigman Aug 6 #16

I'm more thinking old dudes Polybius Aug 6 #18

Give them time, they'll get there. cstanleytech Aug 7 #19

is this anticipating the end of Social Security? DBoon Aug 6 #8

Should us older people join and let everyone go? joanbarnes Aug 6 #9

Same thought here. Join the gestapo and late at night let the concentration camp prisoners go free. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #26

This makes me believe dweller Aug 6 #10

Robbing the cradle and the grave Marthe48 Aug 6 #15

raising the age, poaching from FEMA, offering big bonues Skittles Aug 6 #17

Another DU thread says they got 80,000 applicants. tblue37 Aug 7 #20

hard to believe Skittles Aug 7 #21

I'm guessing 3/4 of applicants won't qualify. oasis Aug 7 #22

strange Skittles Aug 7 #23

Can't have too many Kyle Rittenhouse dimwits oasis Aug 7 #24

as long as the victims are THOSE PEOPLE Skittles Aug 7 #25

I'm sure they'll get the best and the brightest kids Justice Brandeis Aug 7 #27

How exactly will that work? Justice Brandeis Aug 7 #28

What would you expect from a psycho who shot her own dog? raccoon Aug 8 #29

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