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submitted 7 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations

The Pentagon has appointed a rioter convicted for his role in 6 January, 2021 insurrection to a sensitive national security role dealing with counterterrorism, overriding insiders’ concerns about his past record.

Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with the storming of the US Capitol, has been appointed to a position in the US Department of Defense’s special operations and low intensity conflict office which manages highly classified military operations, causing alarm among Pentagon officials.

The story was first reported by the Washington Post, which published a picture of Irizzary – holding what appeared to be a metal pole and wearing a pro-Donald Trump Make America Great Again (Maga) hat – looking over a wall on the day of the riot.

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[-] MoffKalast@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

"They asked me how well I understood terrorism. I said I have a lot of experience in terrorism. They said welcome aboard."

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I wonder if this is yet another symptom of remaining available trump sycophants being bottom-of-the-barrel tier now. As in, all of the other better qualified candidates have left MAGA or been run through and fired already leaving on the dregs at the bottom to appoint to important offices.

"Is there no one that likes me anymore that can do the job?"

"Not really, no sir."

"What about the kid with the MAGA hat and the pole at the insurrection?"

"Uh, sure. We can see if he's available."

[-] SayJess 9 points 3 hours ago

Vote SayJess for president in ‘28. On my first day, I promise that I will maroon all of the J6r’s on a sand bar, just far enough away so that they could not come back. Close enough to see the ever so faint light of the city.

That and raze MAGA to the ground.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 25 minutes ago)

If the US makes it out of this, the next presidential candidate must run on a platform of bringing the entire Trump regime to justice. The regime has exposed how much power the president actually has, and I expect them to use it.

Unfortunately I'm not holding my breath, I'm expecting another Newsom or Harris type right winger

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

Ah, this makes sense.

[-] pmtriste@lemmy.world 69 points 6 hours ago

It makes perfect sense to hire traitors for classified posts given that the people doing the hiring are also traitors who are attempting to destroy the government. Hard to see why this would alarm them at this point.

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 16 points 6 hours ago

At this point if all these national security cunts are is 'alarmed' then they were never looking after that nation properly.

You gotta wonder how far things would've been allowed to go if MAGA had said it was communist...

[-] howdy@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 hours ago

why does he look like a teenager

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago

Irizzary was 19 at the time of the attack

He practically is.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 hours ago

He literally is, in that picture.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Thank you. I noticed that after I commented but didn't want to go back and edit.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 42 points 6 hours ago

The Onion can't write shit as stupid as what is actually happening.

[-] homes@piefed.world 19 points 6 hours ago

Of course, not. Articles from the onion are both intelligent and funny.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Which is why this story has taken off like wildfire across the corporate news sewers.

~~peep~~

[-] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 12 points 5 hours ago

It's obvious that domestic terrorism is moving away from white supremacists and neo nazis, because they'll all be given these jobs to persecute dissenters.

The term "terrorism" has been skewed for many years, but now the legislation behind it is going to be used to build a morals police.

[-] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 7 points 5 hours ago

Domestic terrorism is going to exclusively mean 1) belonging to an organization or politically active in any way against the GOP, and 2) trans people and 3) anything else they decide last minute.

[-] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 1 points 39 minutes ago

2.5) anyone who won't claim to be a fundamentalist Christian

[-] SayJess 1 points 3 hours ago

Radical pro-Transgender, right?

[-] Mihies@programming.dev 20 points 6 hours ago

The main person of riots is president...

[-] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 5 points 6 hours ago

A terrorist in a counter-terrorism role? sure why not, it fits America's current MO.

[-] homes@piefed.world 6 points 6 hours ago

If Osama bin Laden was still alive, he could be vice president

[-] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 10 points 6 hours ago

Hes too brown. Hitler though, if Hitler was alive and on the market you know we'd be snatching him up

[-] homes@piefed.world 5 points 5 hours ago

if Hitler was alive and on the market

It’s a good thing I’m outside smoking a cigarette, cause I just puked.

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