AstroNut325
Member
I'm going to guess that there will be leadership changes in the FBI after this election.
FBI tweet releases Clinton Foundation Investigation documents from 2001
- Thread starter diablos991
- Start date
- Status
Intheflorsh
Banned
Does the FBI usually tweet out responses to FOIA requests?
Graphics Horse
Member
There's something going on here.
DragonSworne
Banned
This is the first time I've seen such a tweet.
Literally everything that is added to the "FBI Vault" website is automatically tweeted out and posted to facebook.
https://vault.fbi.gov/recently-added
At the end of the day, who cares about this email stuff? There is no point in trying to say the FBI is trying to sway an election. There are polls out there where the majority of people say this email stuff will not effect their vote. Everyone is kicking and screaming for nothing. I can't wait for this election to be over with. It's brought out the absolute worst in both sides.
All @FBIRecordsVault does is tweet out stuff like this. 131 times.
The CIA has a similar account.
gutter_trash
Banned
WTF!!!!!!
Right Conspiracy is real
Right Conspiracy is real
They have a website for that. A twitter account seems pretty insecure.
So if it doesn't affect the election. Why were the GOP so eager to spin and leak the letter as fast as the did?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
What are they going to do? Steal public information documents?
Why would a Twitter account that reposts automatically when they post to their website need to be secure?
They aren't fucking DM Obama secrets or anything
Beer Monkey
Member
Automatically starting at 4am on the 30th it decided to catch up with the prior year. It automatically tweeted nothing for a year. I'm guessing some program had locked up or terminated and somebody restarted it.
StopMakingSense
Member
Except it wasn't for over a year then all of a sudden started working again on Oct 30, sending the entire backlog at once.
shoplifter
Member
Palette Swap
Member
That's literally the job of that Records Vault account.
This wasn't posted from the main FBI account.
Again, it seems to have exposed a serious lack of critical thinking for a lot of people. It makes sense, the same instincts that lead to Trump getting up there and spout that the election is RIGGED will make a liberal voter interpret recent events as some conspiracy.
It is a link to their website.
Twitter is popular.
It has nothing to do with security.
It's about doing their best to give people the resources to look into their activities as best as they believe they can allow.
It's a crucial part of our democracy. It's why FOIA exists, and why taking steps to circumvent this process as a public figure is extremely dangerous to the freedoms and principles this country was founded and then refined on.
IT'S PART OF THE CONSPIRACY!
Because some random asshat could break into the twitter account and post stupid shit? Twitter hacks are pretty common.
RPGCrazied
Member
This twitter account was dormant for a year until they started posting stuff on the 30th.
They haven't been responding to FOIA requests for a year?
Yeah. Just doesn't look good at all. First Comey, now this, so close to the election. Something is going on.
shoplifter
Member
Make a request. No one is stopping you.
This twitter account was dormant for a year until they started posting stuff on the 30th.
They haven't been responding to FOIA requests for a year?
Okay so, once again, the Twitter account doesn't respond to FOIA requests. It just posts stuff that's posted on https://vault.fbi.gov/recently-added
Holy shit.
Intheflorsh
Banned
This twitter account was dormant for a year until they started posting stuff on the 30th.
They haven't been responding to FOIA requests for a year?
If you look on the website you can see they've been adding stuff to the vault consistently, it's just that they wait to tweet out the requests in bulk for whatever reason. You can see they've been bulk releasing stuff for a while now if you scroll through the account. Kind of a stupid way to run a twitter account.
Then maybe the POTUS shouldn't have a Twitter account either? What are you getting at?
Ahh. It seems that they go on yearly breaks between vault additions.
shoplifter
Member
Of course he shouldn't, someone could get into it and get the nuclear launch codes
No, the bot was apparently broken. They've been adding stuff consistently.
crooked spin
Member
our side has become as paranoid and as conspiratorial as r/the_donald lately and it is an embarrassing thing to watch. i thought we were the intellectual side.
TharpDaddy
Member
Beer Monkey
Member
It's an automated twitter aka tweet bot. Somebody noticed (probably because of all the current controversy) that it quit working a year ago and fixed it.
Audioboxer
Member
I don't think the FBI has their password set to password12345. Unless you think Obama, the actual President also does. I mean I know Shuhei Yoshida got hacked, but I don't think Obama or anyone that far up in Government is going to have their twitter account jacked. As others have also said no one is DMing anyone dick picks and juicy secrets. Although Obama can do as he pleases as Obama is Obama and Obama is the best.
I'm not sure what to say about this as I'm honest a bit ignorant to what it even is. Whilst reading GAF posts I just thought it a bit daft how some are saying "Twitter security!" when the literal president uses twitter, as well as the two current candidates.
The *majority*, no, but it doesn't have to affect the majority, just a few %. I'm not sure you've thought about this for more than 5 seconds.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
It has the verified check mark.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Some of you guys need to chill the fuck out.
I get Clinton is getting a rather raw deal with the email thing, but this is literally nothing.
I get Clinton is getting a rather raw deal with the email thing, but this is literally nothing.
Omegasquash
Member
QuantumBro
Banned
Just imagine the harm that 'hacker' could do to American Democracy in the hour between them hacking it and the party van showing up in their driveway.
Palette Swap
Member
I guess that title doesn't help for people who can't be arsed to read threads or click links, but this is really just the FBI answering an FOIA request.
That they publicize this through Twitter is entirely secondary.
That they publicize this through Twitter is entirely secondary.
funkystudent
Member
FBI giving zero fucks.
Also how many times have they investigated the Clinton's? Jeez. Must be more routine for them then a dentist appointment.
Also how many times have they investigated the Clinton's? Jeez. Must be more routine for them then a dentist appointment.
mrhyderager
Member
I have seen some of the most bat-shit crazy claims about the FBI the last few days when ya'll were singing their praises a couple of months ago.
I really don't think everything is some plot to bring down Hillary and co. If it were I reckon she'd have been arrested months ago. There are plenty of skeletons in the Clinton's closet. You don't become a millionaire as a politician in a 100% clean manner regardless.
In any case I don't think this is enough to cause a Trump presidency. These reports might as well be blank with the redaction either way.
I really don't think everything is some plot to bring down Hillary and co. If it were I reckon she'd have been arrested months ago. There are plenty of skeletons in the Clinton's closet. You don't become a millionaire as a politician in a 100% clean manner regardless.
In any case I don't think this is enough to cause a Trump presidency. These reports might as well be blank with the redaction either way.
capitalCORN
Member
The point it shows LITERALLY NOTHING is besides the point. Maybe the releases was to provide clarification of the whole Clinton Foundation debacle, but the vast majority aren't going to any farther than the headline that the FBI has a file on Clinton Foundation.
shoplifter
Member
^^^^ that isn't for them to decide. They're legally obligated to release the information.
Which I think is why we've gotten as far as we have with respect to people *really* disliking her/them. You can say that they've never done anything outright *illegal* (and gotten caught at least) that they've done so much stuff that is right on the borderline that the trust is gone from many. Rightly or wrongly.
Which I think is why we've gotten as far as we have with respect to people *really* disliking her/them. You can say that they've never done anything outright *illegal* (and gotten caught at least) that they've done so much stuff that is right on the borderline that the trust is gone from many. Rightly or wrongly.
Dude Abides
Banned
FBI goin' rogue. They're gonna start retweeting Alex Jones stuff here pretty soon.
DragonSworne
Banned
What dictates the timing of the release?
This all seems to convenient to hide behind FOIA.
- Status