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Title: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: BannedFromDU on November 30, 2022, 09:30:49 AM
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Star Member question everything (44,456 posts)

A Biden administration official is on leave after they were charged with stealing a Vera Bradley sui
A Biden administration official is on leave after they were charged with stealing a Vera Bradley suitcase worth over $2,000 from a Minnesota airport

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Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition at the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy, was accused of taking the luggage from baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on September 16, according to a complaint filed last month.

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Surveillance footage captured Brinton, 35, taking the Vera Bradley luggage from the carousel at around 4:45 p.m. after Brinton arrived at the airport on an American Airlines flight from Washington, DC, the court documents allege.

The complaint states that Brinton took off the bag's tag and left the area "at a quick pace" before hopping into a cab; records from American Airlines show Brinton never checked a bag before they left Washington DC, according to the Court papers.

Brinton was then caught on surveillance footage camera checking into a luxury riverfront hotel in St. Paul with the bag, the complaint says. Two days later, on September 18, Brinton was seen checking the bag before boarding a flight back to Washington DC, the documents state. Brinton was again seen on surveillance video carrying the bag at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after returning from a Europe trip on October 9, investigators said.

More..

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-administration-official-leave-were-170737660.html

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Curiouser and curiouser..  (It's not "curious" at all, dipshit: the freak knowingly stole a valuable suitcase, full stop.)


The Biden Admin official involved is one of a coterie of weirdo freaks appointed to positions because they are freaks. For the modbidly curious, the freak involved is the bald tranny who is supposedly in charge of managing nuclear waste. (https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217420487)

Here comes Protect the Queen Underground:

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Star Member woodsprite (11,299 posts)
2. My first thought -- what was in the bag? nt


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Star Member Celerity (33,195 posts)
13. 2300 usd (which is hardly a huge amount) worth of clothing, etc

Got that? According to DU, if you steal a suitcase with contents worth $2300 or less, there is no crime.

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Star Member Scrivener7 (45,819 posts)
5. Wonder why the article identifies them as a "Biden administration official"


Um, because he (not "they"...the person involved is a ****ing dude, and he can stick his pronouns up his ass, where there is plenty of room, I'm sure) is a Biden Administration Official.


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Star Member womanofthehills (6,831 posts)
16. If you search their name & select photos you will know why

Some disturbing photos with bondage and men in dog costumes. Of course, the GOP jumped on this.

Disturbing? I thought trannies were "brave" and "fierce" and all the other names you pour on them like waffle syrup?


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JI7 (87,432 posts)
26. This story along with some pageant won by a Transgender woman is being pushed by the Right Wing

and of course Hunter Biden.

These are the huge "challenges" and "concerns" facing the world according to them.

Nothing on the multiple mass shootings though .


Hey, you dickheads have nothing to say about inflation, homelessness, and urban crime, so we're just following your lead.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: CollectivismMustDie on November 30, 2022, 09:52:31 AM
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These are the huge "challenges" and "concerns" facing the world according to them.

Trumps tweets while holding office and the way dems reacted to them, has entered the chat.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on November 30, 2022, 10:13:21 AM
1. The entitled thief was a check-off-box appointment.

2. Stealing >$4500 worth of possessions is a felony in every state, AFAIK. Stealing it in a Federally administered facility probably makes it a Federal crime as well. Not that I trust LIEden's InJustice Department or a Minnesota DA or AG to prosecute this thief.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: ADsOutburst on November 30, 2022, 10:50:49 AM
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These are the huge "challenges" and "concerns" facing the world according to them.

Nothing on the multiple mass shootings though .

Typical response from the dems’ side. “Don’t talk about our failings”.

Republicans have had plenty to say about mass shootings, like “how was this wacko known to police, but nothing was done?”, or “why didn’t the place have better security?”, or “how does this keep happening in ‘gun-free’ zones?”.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: DefiantSix on November 30, 2022, 11:12:51 AM
When you have an entire illegitimateregime who operates on the personal belief - and the evidence of the actions of their corrupted agencies - that the laws don't apply to them, you can expect petty crimes to accompany all of the high crimes they commit with impugnity.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: RuralNc on November 30, 2022, 11:39:21 AM
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MichMan (7,980 posts)

19. I guessing not after this incident

"To clarify, I am not a Biden appointee (despite what was reported) and instead serve as a career employee in the Senior Executive Service - I intend to be serving my country in this role through many many presidencies."

Was hired 6 months ago I believe

Well, this Freak wouldnt have been hired by the Trump administration. Thats for sure.

Love the mental gymnastics the DUmp has on display about this.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Mary Ann on November 30, 2022, 02:10:21 PM
In this thread, this clown is referred to as "he," "she," "them," and even *shudder* "themself."

Oh, my poor language! Won't somebody think of the language? :bawl:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: DefiantSix on November 30, 2022, 03:15:04 PM
In this thread, this clown is referred to as "he," "she," "them," and even *shudder* "themself."

Oh, my poor language! Won't somebody think of the language? :bawl:

So much simpler to just refer to the crazy person as s/h/it.  :whatever:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Old n Grumpy on November 30, 2022, 03:38:06 PM
In this thread, this clown is referred to as "he," "she," "them," and even *shudder* "themself."

If it goes to jail it will be referred to as cell block bitch  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :-) :-) :-) :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Texacon on November 30, 2022, 03:43:52 PM
I've been wondering when they would notice this new story and just how they would try to spin it.

The funniest thing is the spin of "this person is not prominent ..."  That shows just how out of the news loop they are!  LOL

We've known this dude since he was appointed because he's obviously mentally ill.  The DUmmies think that is normal behavior.

KC
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Old n Grumpy on November 30, 2022, 03:50:31 PM
Remember the good all days and people thought the Beatles haircut was shocking!
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on November 30, 2022, 04:10:04 PM
(https://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/images/methode/2017/09/06/e201a924-8bca-11e7-9f40-4d9615941c08_1280x720_135920.JPG)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: jukin on November 30, 2022, 04:16:54 PM
Mentally disturbed tranny also steals is not much of a story. That this freak is in a high position is the Joepedo junta is not either. But knowing it is in charge of spent radioactive material is of great concern.

P.S. The mentally ill tranny will have nothing of consequence done to it. It will be paid any back pay on its vacation and get a higher level job and go up f federal pay grade.

You know I'm right
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: enslaved1 on November 30, 2022, 04:32:58 PM
Trumps tweets while holding office and the way dems reacted to them, has entered the chat.

Don't forget Trump's two scoops of ice cream, which, even if he pilfered them from Pelosi's private stock, were considerably less than $2,300. 

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Star Member womanofthehills (6,831 posts)
16. If you search their name & select photos you will know why

Some disturbing photos with bondage and men in dog costumes. Of course, the GOP jumped on this.

Just a reminder, if you're using Google, the search results are in line with your profile.  I'm not testing it, but I'll just about guarantee if I search the accused thief's name, either in google or DDG, and pick images, I'll get something different than you did... :whistling:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: RuralNc on November 30, 2022, 04:55:57 PM
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womanofthehills (6,832 posts)

18. I doubt it will be contested

Just do a photo search on this person - not good - bondage stuff.

They also sometimes are a nun - I really do love their name as a nun - Sister RAY DEE 0’ACTIVE - my boyfriend’s sister is a nun with a boring name - Sister Joan.

What in the ever living eff?

Ok, so.... the person/thing in question, "Sam" which might go by the pronoun them/they likes to dress up like a Nun? And or quite possibly a Dog?

 :stoner:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: landofconfusion80 on December 01, 2022, 05:35:01 AM
What in the ever living eff?

Ok, so.... the person/thing in question, "Sam" which might go by the pronoun them/they likes to dress up like a Nun? And or quite possibly a Dog?

 :stoner:
I dont understand why they aren't embracing one of their own? The degenerate is just like the rest of them
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: FiddyBeowulf on December 01, 2022, 11:43:38 AM
What I want to know is this...was this the only time this dude got caught?
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 01, 2022, 11:58:47 AM
What I want to know is this...was this the only time this dude got caught?

 :hi5: Maybe not. OTOH, maybe it was the first time he got caught after multiple entitlement-thefts.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Karin on December 01, 2022, 02:27:53 PM
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Star Member Scrivener7 (45,829 posts)

7. Yep.

And, jeez, the comments on that article make me despair of my fellow humans.

It's a Yahoo article, and Yahoo allows comments again.  So I went over to see what despair she's talking about.  17,000 comments from normal people, sick of freaks like this getting government jobs when they don't have the proper mental state for them.  They're also ****ing around with his pronouns. 
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Texacon on December 01, 2022, 06:16:10 PM
It's a Yahoo article, and Yahoo allows comments again.  So I went over to see what despair she's talking about.  17,000 comments from normal people, sick of freaks like this getting government jobs when they don't have the proper mental state for them.  They're also ****ing around with his pronouns.


That's one thing I've never ran into, and it won't matter if I do.  I'm going to call you what I want to call you and if someone doesn't like that they are free to leave my space.

KC
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: landofconfusion80 on December 01, 2022, 07:26:40 PM

That's one thing I've never ran into, and it won't matter if I do.  I'm going to call you what I want to call you and if someone doesn't like that they are free to leave my space.

KC
I like the scientific take on it....if you are unsure of the gender of the specimen, "it" is perfectly acceptable
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Wineslob on December 02, 2022, 11:54:14 AM
Buh bye freak.

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/11/29/nonbinary-dept-of-energy-official-replaced-after-felony-charges/
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Texacon on December 02, 2022, 11:59:15 AM
Buh bye freak.

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/11/29/nonbinary-dept-of-energy-official-replaced-after-felony-charges/


Interesting what they left out of that 'news' article that seems to be reported by others.  Namely; He didn't have any checked luggage yet decided to go shopping at the baggage carousel.  The hotel said there were no clothes left behind.

Wonder why that didn't make it into the article?  I think 'news' agencies like this should be held accountable when they do reporting like that.

KC
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: CollectivismMustDie on December 02, 2022, 12:30:33 PM
Rumor has it that said freak has been fired.

If true, I expect the DUmmies to has a collective sad.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: 67 Rover on December 02, 2022, 01:38:08 PM

Interesting what they left out of that 'news' article that seems to be reported by others.  Namely; He didn't have any checked luggage yet decided to go shopping at the baggage carousel.  The hotel said there were no clothes left behind.

Wonder why that didn't make it into the article?  I think 'news' agencies like this should be held accountable when they do reporting like that.

KC

Also caught on camera ripping the name tag off the stolen luggage and disposing of it in the trash.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Delmar on December 03, 2022, 10:11:41 AM
Does anyone here remember Republican Senator Larry Craig from Idaho and how he got arrested at that very same MSP Airport?

Senator Craig didn't steal anything from anybody.  He didn't get caught having sex.  He didn't get caught propositioning anybody for sex.  No lewd or lascivious behavior other than some tapping of his toes or something peculiar about his stance while standing at the urinal or toilet  that prompted the Minority Report police squad to swoop in and arrest him for the Pre-Crime of an airport bathroom gay sex rendezvous.

There was a firestorm in the media and a slew of homophobic posts at democrat underground.

Compare and contrast that with how Sam Brinton is getting treated.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: BamaMoose on December 09, 2022, 12:42:57 PM
Seems it has a habit of stealing luggage:

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Jose Garcia (2,181 posts)

Energy department official accused of stealing luggage from Las Vegas airport

8 NEWS NOW INVESTIGATORS
Energy department official accused of stealing luggage from Las Vegas airport
by: Vanessa Murphy

Posted: Dec 8, 2022 / 03:35 PM PST

Updated: Dec 8, 2022 / 06:59 PM PST

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An energy department official is accused of stealing luggage from Harry Reid International Airport, the 8 News Now Investigators learned Thursday.

A felony warrant was issued for Sam Brinton, a deputy assistant secretary, sources said. The charge is for grand larceny with a value between $1,200 and $5,000, records showed.

Brinton is a deputy assistant secretary of the office of spent fuel and waste disposition, according to the Office of Nuclear Energy’s website.

Brinton faces charges for a similar incident at the Minneapolis airport. He was on leave after charges were filed in connection with that incident, an energy department spokesman said in November.

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/energy-department-official-accused-of-stealing-luggage-from-las-vegas-airport/ (https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/energy-department-official-accused-of-stealing-luggage-from-las-vegas-airport/)


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217448230 (https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217448230)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 09, 2022, 01:00:20 PM
I'm not the only one speculating, but I suspect it has a length record of ever escalating thefts. LIEden's vetting team probably missed it because they don't vet check-off boxes.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Karin on December 09, 2022, 01:45:12 PM
I really want this story and it to go away.  I don't want to have to see this creature's creepy gross appearance.  That bald head, those beady, squinty eyes, the lipstick-along-with-a-mustache just absolutely nauseates me. 
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: BamaMoose on December 09, 2022, 02:22:43 PM
I really want this story and it to go away.  I don't want to have to see this creature's creepy gross appearance.  That bald head, those beady, squinty eyes, the lipstick-along-with-a-mustache just absolutely nauseates me.

Absolutely agree.  This freak makes UndergroundPanther look semi-normal.  I also love how merely trying to discuss this weirdo requires a complete hatchet job on the English language resulting in syntax like this:

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Captain Zero (4,999 posts)

6. I hope they is prosecuted. Fast. Off the payroll.

I guess we weren't screening for the dysfunctional factor here. Did he have any bona fide credentials for this position? What's they's age? Jaybus H.

"They is"????  "They's age"????  WTF.  How are readers supposed to make any sense of anything written like this?  Of course, with DUmmies, writing in a manner which makes any sense is not a given.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217449317 (https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217449317)

Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: ADsOutburst on December 09, 2022, 02:23:03 PM
How insane would it be if it turned out Sam Brinton had been stealing nuclear documents? :panic:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 09, 2022, 02:35:25 PM
I really want this story and it to go away.  I don't want to have to see this creature's creepy gross appearance.  That bald head, those beady, squinty eyes, the lipstick-along-with-a-mustache just absolutely nauseates me.


(https://s4.scoopwhoop.com/anj2/5d7387589d041335b853c6c1/85b5ef99-fec9-45c3-b0dc-b0b8e0e09a5c.jpg)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: CollectivismMustDie on December 09, 2022, 05:00:04 PM
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6. I hope they is prosecuted. Fast. Off the payroll.


A sentence for each of them, then?

 :lmao:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 09, 2022, 07:56:26 PM
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/ed52578dfc2bb142a9800228d8c96a44417e396e0422c795678a86a595d42d72_1.jpg)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: DefiantSix on December 09, 2022, 08:41:44 PM
How insane would it be if it turned out Sam Brinton had been stealing nuclear documents? :panic:

(https://media.tenor.com/L3FJEJY4kuEAAAAC/iago-im-gonna-have-a-heart-attack.gif)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 09, 2022, 09:04:13 PM

A sentence for each of them, then?

 :lmao:

So if it's bi, would that be 4 sentences, 2 each for each theft? :o Or 2 sentences for the 2 thefts of 2-years-to-life, since it's something-or-other-fluid? :o
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Drafe Hoblin on December 09, 2022, 10:30:57 PM
When life imitates Dragnet.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: landofconfusion80 on December 10, 2022, 10:45:39 AM
When life imitates Dragnet.
Ace ventura, anyone?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ViCeCxqgIyU (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ViCeCxqgIyU)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Wineslob on December 10, 2022, 12:20:51 PM
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office of spent fuel and waste disposition,

Fitting?


As far as the stupid pronouns,  ya this is how the Trans community (libs of tik tok) wants everyone to speak, or YOU ARE A BIGOT!


See:   Odins Men  on YouTube for good sarcasm
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Old n Grumpy on December 10, 2022, 01:03:08 PM
I really want this story and it to go away.  I don't want to have to see this creature's creepy gross appearance.  That bald head, those beady, squinty eyes, the lipstick-along-with-a-mustache just absolutely nauseates me.

So you don’t think a mustache with green lipstick is going to be the next fashion trend?
 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 12, 2022, 07:21:40 PM
Psychotherapist: I Warned About Sam Brinton, but No One Listened

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2022/12/12/psychotherapist-i-warned-about-sam-brinton-but-no-one-listened-n1653030 (https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2022/12/12/psychotherapist-i-warned-about-sam-brinton-but-no-one-listened-n1653030)

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Despite facing two felony charges for stealing luggage, non-binary, cross-dressing, and gender-fluid nuclear waste official Sam Brinton still has his job, although his bio has been removed from the Department of Energy’s website. All that it says now at https://www.energy.gov/ne/person/sam-brinton is “You are not authorized to access this page.” It’s hard to believe that Biden’s handlers could be capable of embarrassment over his arrests; after all, they hired Brinton in the first place, despite, or more likely because of, his gleeful flaunting of his bizarre perversions. Is stealing luggage really farther beyond what they consider acceptable than “puppy play”? And now a clinical psychologist has revealed even more unsavory details about Brinton, and that his warnings about this ostentatiously degenerate individual went unheeded. Of course.

Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr. of the Reintegrative Therapy Association has revealed that he tried to alert people to Brinton long before the nuclear waste top dog started spiriting women’s suitcases away from baggage claim areas. “My colleagues and I,” said Nicolosi, “warned lawmakers in California and Massachusetts, and the LGBT activist groups which were sponsoring him, about Sam Brinton’s ever-changing story about abuse he allegedly underwent in therapy because of his LGBT attractions. But nobody cared, so Brinton’s testimony about his alleged experience played a key role in banning legitimate practices across the nation.”
...
Brinton attacked conversion therapy based on his own bitter personal experience, but Nicolosi points out that the sly dog contradicted himself on numerous points. Nicolosi explains, “Brinton claims he was in torture therapy as a young child for years and can’t remember the therapist’s name. He later claimed the therapy took place in his twenties. But even as he was attacking therapies that don’t exist, he was engaging in sadomachism (sic) and simulated bestiality with young men and women. Of course, no one cared about his credibility until he got caught stealing luggage.”

Nicolosi also noted the extremely damaging consequences of the credulous acceptance of Brinton’s inconsistent testimony: “Think of all the damage that was done, preventing people from accessing legitimate trauma therapy, because lawmakers relied on Brinton’s clearly suspicious testimony. ...
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: enslaved1 on December 13, 2022, 11:24:52 AM
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Despite facing two felony charges for stealing luggage, non-binary, cross-dressing, and gender-fluid nuclear waste official Sam Brinton still has his job, although his bio has been removed from the Department of Energy’s website.

Sorry couldn't help it, the set up was too easy.   :-)
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: SVPete on December 13, 2022, 11:35:45 AM
It finally has been fired, https://nypost.com/2022/12/12/non-binary-biden-nuclear-official-sam-brinton-fired-after-multiple-luggage-theft-charges-reports/ .

I won't test my belief, but I'm pretty sure that if I got arrested for theft at an airport while on a business trip my employer would swiftly can me, not wait nearly two weeks.
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: Karin on December 13, 2022, 01:24:56 PM
That butchering of the English language as posted by Bamamoose above made my hair stand on end.  That DUmmie had to deliberately type that out and hit post.  How could anybody possibly do that? 
Title: Re: DUmmies dismiss news of a Biden Admin freak stealing luggage
Post by: ADsOutburst on December 14, 2022, 02:13:01 PM
It finally has been fired, https://nypost.com/2022/12/12/non-binary-biden-nuclear-official-sam-brinton-fired-after-multiple-luggage-theft-charges-reports/ .

I won't test my belief, but I'm pretty sure that if I got arrested for theft at an airport while on a business trip my employer would swiftly can me, not wait nearly two weeks.

They had to jettison him. He has too much baggage. :rimshot: