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From the article referenced below: tldr esp. in authoritarian systems, mediocrities and worse tend to go into the secret police b/c those with better performance have better opportunities elsewhere, so secret police gets the dregs who are extra-dependable because the thing they can offer is loyalty

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And here is The Onion's first historical parody (unless there is something missing in the archive); it would have been from 1996 but is presented as being from 1896

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*historian side-eye intensifies*

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Documentary journalism at it's finest here. Such important work by NYT colleagues recording the excessive use of force by Trump era immigration teams. How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

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