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servermsh

(1,406 posts) Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:21 PM Jan 2021

A disgruntled staffer apparently changed the State Dept. website

Link to tweet

UPDATE: Sources tell
@BuzzFeedNews
a "disgruntled staffer" is behind the State Department site's change of Trump and Pence's biographies. More TK.

EDIT: Here is the story

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/state-department-website-trump-term-ending-employee

EDIT: The State Dept. site is now down.

https://www.state.gov/biographies/donald-j-trump/

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A disgruntled staffer apparently changed the State Dept. website (Original Post) servermsh Jan 2021 OP

They must have a morale problem over there exboyfil Jan 2021 #1

called it! unblock Jan 2021 #2

Good call, my thought as well. Nt BootinUp Jan 2021 #6

"a disgruntled staffer." madaboutharry Jan 2021 #3

Or, Thousands! ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #7

But then what's up w the helicopters? lindysalsagal Jan 2021 #4

weird that it is still up mackdaddy Jan 2021 #5

Was the staffer ever just gruntled? Sneederbunk Jan 2021 #8

exboyfil

(18,338 posts)

1. They must have a morale problem over there

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:22 PM

Jan 2021

I can't imagine why.

unblock

(55,906 posts)

2. called it!

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:22 PM

Jan 2021

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14893640

BootinUp

(50,941 posts)

6. Good call, my thought as well. Nt

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:26 PM

Jan 2021

madaboutharry

(42,027 posts)

3. "a disgruntled staffer."

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:23 PM

Jan 2021

That could be any one of hundreds of people!

ProfessorGAC

(75,839 posts)

7. Or, Thousands!

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:26 PM

Jan 2021

They have 69,000 employees, 11k civil service!
I think it likely it's a big(!) number to which "disgruntled" applies.

lindysalsagal

(22,823 posts)

4. But then what's up w the helicopters?

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:24 PM

Jan 2021

mackdaddy

(1,943 posts)

5. weird that it is still up

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:25 PM

Jan 2021

but the time changed when I refreshed the page?

Sneederbunk

(17,254 posts)

8. Was the staffer ever just gruntled?

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:58 PM

Jan 2021

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