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7. Sounds like an excerpt from 1984

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 12:40 AM

Jul 11

Polygraph tests to check political loyalty? Sounds like the "Outer Party" of Ingsoc.

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The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials' Loyalty [View all] highplainsdem Jul 10 OP

Polygraphs are bunk. Which is par for the course with this admin. RockRaven Jul 10 #1

pseudo science BLewis Jul 11 #13

The polygraphs will continue until morale improves. tanyev Jul 10 #2

The FBI sounds like Stalin's NKVD these days. LudwigPastorius Jul 10 #3

Sounds like an excerpt from 1984 DrFunkenstein Jul 11 #7

They could save money and retain the accuracy... -misanthroptimist Jul 10 #4

At some point, as an FBI employee, James48 Jul 10 #6

Can They Use A Polygraph On Patel About The Epstein List? DrFunkenstein Jul 11 #8

Nails it. thought crime Jul 11 #12

Post removed Post removed Jul 11 #9

If you haven't said something negative about Kash Patel or Dan Bongino muriel_volestrangler Jul 11 #10