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melm00se

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34. When I was working on a project in

Thu Sep 22, 2022, 07:38 AM

Sep 2022

grad school, some of the documents reviewed and used were once upon a time classified and then subsequently declassified.

There were notations on them that indicated when the document was declassified and by whom (and depending upon the level of classification, this might be notated several times).

I came across a few documents that were marked as classified but were not showing as declassified. The archivist I was working with told me to stop, let them know and they would then get it reviewed and declassified.

I then had direct evidence that the wheels of government (even for documents from WWI) turn really really slowly. The PhD I was working with grumbled pretty steadily until they were finally declassified about a year later.

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"There doesn't have to be a process. You can declassify documents just by thinking about it." [View all] Solomon Sep 2022 OP

Desperate idiot blm Sep 2022 #1

"Obama spied on his campaign and they didn't raid Hillary's house." Solomon Sep 2022 #5

Every time he farts, out pops another pardon. blm Sep 2022 #7

33 million? central scrutinizer Sep 2022 #24

easy if you have a Russian troll farm working for you DBoon Sep 2022 #25

But the operative concept is one must have the ability to think. SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2

I actually want to see that. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #3

You can't be serious. Did he say that for reals? (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #4

Indeed he did! He's still on saying stupid stuff. Hannity is trying to help him. Solomon Sep 2022 #9

Pisswig is gone dweller Sep 2022 #6

Reality Winner slaps head. "Why didn't I think of that?" Girard442 Sep 2022 #8

Indeed! I often think about her. Duppers Sep 2022 #32

Okay. So prove it. We've got proof of the classification, the markings. Where's the proof RockRaven Sep 2022 #10

mental declassification underpants Sep 2022 #16

Apparently, he can multiply his net worth the same way. C_U_L8R Sep 2022 #11

Well, he did create money out of thin air! Solomon Sep 2022 #21

I watched that too.....omg, and he always refers to himself in the third person Shellback Squid Sep 2022 #12

and to make it worse, he'll be back on tomorrow night! Solomon Sep 2022 #14

OMG! That is hysterical! skylucy Sep 2022 #13

Yep. Everything was declassified when he left the WH underpants Sep 2022 #15

What killed me is he said they were declassified when the documents left the white house. Solomon Sep 2022 #19

Yes. That is basically what he said. underpants Sep 2022 #22

Well, he does create his own reality simply by thinking about it. Solly Mack Sep 2022 #17

I'd really like to see him try and go through that door! Solomon Sep 2022 #20

Trapdoor. Solly Mack Sep 2022 #26

It's true! llmart Sep 2022 #18

Yeah, well I thought about it first! GoCubsGo Sep 2022 #35

You go back to the ER days? llmart Sep 2022 #37

The comedy "ER", not the drama. GoCubsGo Sep 2022 #38

"It's not a lie if you believe it to be true." -- George Trump Constanza Efilroft Sul Sep 2022 #23

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Radar Hate worked. czarjak Sep 2022 #28

Great! His lawyers can just assert that in their marybourg Sep 2022 #29

The dude is edging ever closer to openly being considered certifiable... Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #30

No precedent... this will be decided by SCOTUS. WarGamer Sep 2022 #31

Funny and ..... Willto Sep 2022 #33

When I was working on a project in melm00se Sep 2022 #34

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