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The prospect of a second Trump presidency has the intelligence community on edge

www.politico.com The prospect of a second Trump presidency has the intelligence community on edge

Trump sought major changes at the intel agencies in his first term; former officials say he could be more radical in a second.

Former top officials from Donald Trump’s administration are warning he is likely to use a second term to overhaul the nation’s spy agencies in a way that could lead to an unprecedented level of politicization of intelligence.

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On paper it's a vote for Jill, but in effect it's a vote for the party you dislike more. Are you more of a practical person or more of a person concerned with technicalities?
- Are you more of a practical person or more of a person concerned with technicalities?
  there is no reason one excludes the other. and, in practice, if they count my vote for Biden or Trump, they are cheating.
  
  if they count my vote for Biden or Trump, they are cheating.
  And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of a strawman fallacy. You're arguing against a point nobody made.
  
  I'm not arguing against a point. I'm explaining how elections work.
  
  That is literally not how they will be counted. You're still not getting it. There would just be a practical effect of your vote working against your adjacent interests.
  
  My interest is in voting against Democrats and Republicans.

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