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uppityperson

(115,677 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:31 AM Jun 2018

WTF????? Dept of State

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Department of State
Happening soon! Join our colleagues from @TravelGov for a Facebook Live event at 10:00 a.m. ET to ask your questions about traveling with kids and to hear their tips to make traveling with the whole family easier. (link: http://ow.ly/EiGc30kytJo) ow.ly/EiGc30kytJo

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WTF????? Dept of State (Original Post) uppityperson Jun 2018 OP

Sociopaths like to do stuff like this to have fun. Lars39 Jun 2018 #1

The irony meter just exploded. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #2

Please be satire. If not, I hope Ivanka makes a special appearance with her own personal tips! Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #3

Get the right size handcuffs. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #4

Consider bringing a roll of chain-link fence durablend Jun 2018 #12

I googled what the official Twitter account for the State Department is. Kittycow Jun 2018 #5

Trump thinks the Dept of State is just another travel agency... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #6

Utterly tone deaf NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #7

They know JonAndKatePlusABird Jun 2018 #10

Here are some of the questions. LonePirate Jun 2018 #8

Here is the announcement (and amazing comments) on FB SeattleVet Jun 2018 #9

Not one reply from the State Dept! NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #11

They still haven't noticed, and the comments are brutal. SeattleVet Jun 2018 #13

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

1. Sociopaths like to do stuff like this to have fun.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:33 AM

Jun 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

2. The irony meter just exploded.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:34 AM

Jun 2018

Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)

3. Please be satire. If not, I hope Ivanka makes a special appearance with her own personal tips!

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:35 AM

Jun 2018

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

4. Get the right size handcuffs.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:40 AM

Jun 2018

So that the child can be securely cuffed to the parent.

durablend

(7,460 posts)

12. Consider bringing a roll of chain-link fence

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 02:43 PM

Jun 2018

Just in case...

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

5. I googled what the official Twitter account for the State Department is.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:00 PM

Jun 2018

It led me to this account in the post. It had a history of a bunch of government tweets.

I could be wrong and I hope I am.

It's going to be flooded with replies about trump's concentration camps for kids and they'll probably shut it down or censor it somehow.

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

6. Trump thinks the Dept of State is just another travel agency...

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:01 PM

Jun 2018

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

7. Utterly tone deaf

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:02 PM

Jun 2018

Do they really not know how terrible this is?

JonAndKatePlusABird

(312 posts)

10. They know

Reply to NastyRiffraff (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 02:13 PM

Jun 2018

This is on purpose. Rubbing this in our faces.

LonePirate

(13,425 posts)

8. Here are some of the questions.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:38 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

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SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

9. Here is the announcement (and amazing comments) on FB

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 02:11 PM

Jun 2018

and, yes, this is the real United States Department of State that is doing this. The comments from other users are absolutely scathing.

https://www.facebook.com/events/890486581152897/?active_tab=discussion

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

11. Not one reply from the State Dept!

Reply to SeattleVet (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 02:40 PM

Jun 2018

I can imagine them mumbling "Maybe this wasn't a good idea." Although they don't know why.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

13. They still haven't noticed, and the comments are brutal.

Reply to NastyRiffraff (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:09 PM

Jun 2018

The State Department provided an amazing place for people to let them know how we feel!

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