Blinken and State Department had taxpayer funded therapy sessions after Trump won

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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., took aim at Secretary of State Antony Blinken after it was reported that the State Department held therapy sessions for employees who were upset by President-elect Trump's election victory.

"I am concerned that the Department is catering to federal employees who are personally devastated by the normal functioning of American democracy through the provision of government-funded mental health counseling because Kamala Harris was not elected President of the United States," Issa said in a letter to Blinken last week.

The letter comes after a Free Beacon report earlier this month that detailed two alleged therapy sessions that were held at the State Department after Trump's victory, with sources telling the outlet that one such instance amounted to an information "cry session."

While the Republican lawmaker acknowledged that the mental health of the agency's employees was important, he questioned the use of taxpayer dollars to counsel those upset about the election, demanding answers on how many sessions have been conducted, how many more are planned, and how much the sessions are costing the department.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blinken-questioned-state-department-hosting-in-house-therapy-sessions-after-trump-win

What a slap in the face of taxpayers. The working class and middle class of the country is barely getting by because of inflation and insanely high prices. Why should the taxpayer pay for these sessions?
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Whatever. Get the therapy while you can, commies, before DOGE rips all this childcare out.
EX TEXASEX
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Not surprised at all. All a bunch soy infused wusses at State Dept. and boy doesn't our foreign policy follow these Nancy boys. The Chinese have had a green light to do what they want in the SCS and have ramped up the violence against the Philippines because we have an appeasement admin. Xi and the chicoms don't know how to deal with Trump and they cant manipulate him like they did with President Sundowning. The chicoms are the weakest they have been since 1978 everything is going against them at home and abroad.
The people are starting to rise up. I wouldn't be surprised if Xi or the CCP have a major uprising on a national level in the next 2 years. With Xi being ousted and a major shake up of the ccp. I could see a real revolution also happening. 1989 China and the population are completely different from today, and in a very bad way for further ccp control of the country. !!
Their economy is CRATERING AS IS THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS . THEY ARE COMPLETELY BROKE. Any step to fix their economy means taking power away from the ccp and that is not happening. So they are going to have a basket case economy for a decade or more. This will hit their military funding too. We just need to get past the next 5-10 years those commies wont be a big problem anymore !!!


Edit: Speak of the devil. This just popped up on my YT feed. The CCP is hiring 80,000 Prison staff this month. With a GOOD salary and job security. Sound like they are getting ready to start a massive arrest campaign or crackdown on society.



#FJB
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This is why they are called snowflakes.

Mostly from the book Fight Club, where it is said because, while they attempt to distance themselves from the mainstream, they are not unique. But they are also fragile.
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Ok. I charge interest though
TRADUCTOR
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lol, thin skinned swine
Mathguy64
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I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
No1home
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Did they offer/hold mental health sessions for Conservatives when Biden won?
EX TEXASEX
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Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
It is a waste of resources. It is a bunch of " Cry closet " crap. They need to pull up their big boy pants and deal with it. Instead of wasting valuable resources that people who are having real problems need and can't access because some pansy who can't get over an election from 2 weeks ago is monopolizing the psych provider.
#FJB
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Trump winning is the cure needed for the American people. The disease is gigantic, out of control, corrupt government!
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How is this not misappropriation of funds?
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This is all the more ironic in the face of so much chickenhawk style behavior of provoking and sowing conflict around the world. Its amazing how unsuited for office they all were.
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Blinkin need therapy?!

The cost of a box of tissues would have been too high a price to coddle that ass-clown fool.
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American liberals have to be the most pathetic creatures on the face of the planet.
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EX TEXASEX said:

Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
It is a waste of resources. It is a bunch of " Cry closet " crap. They need to pull up their big boy pants and deal with it. Instead of wasting valuable resources that people who are having real problems need and can't access because some pansy who can't get over an election from 2 weeks ago is monopolizing the psych provider.
Let's be real, it was one giant circle jerk. Wouldn't walk into that room with a black light.
The voices in my head are fighting, one of my imaginary friends is running with scissors and 2 of my personalities have escaped.

I enjoy nightmares, when I wake up, they leave deeply valuing my reality.
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Any employee who attended a single session should be summarily fired the afternoon of January 20, 2025.
EX TEXASEX
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Psycho Bunny said:

EX TEXASEX said:

Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
It is a waste of resources. It is a bunch of " Cry closet " crap. They need to pull up their big boy pants and deal with it. Instead of wasting valuable resources that people who are having real problems need and can't access because some pansy who can't get over an election from 2 weeks ago is monopolizing the psych provider.
Let's be real, it was one giant circle jerk. Wouldn't walk into that room with a black light.
probably looks like it would like if a 155mm shell went off after being fired into the milking stations area on a huge corporate dairy farm This is one of those times I wish I had the nausea emoji at my disposal here at TexAgs
#FJB
Psycho Bunny
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I'll do it for you.
The voices in my head are fighting, one of my imaginary friends is running with scissors and 2 of my personalities have escaped.

I enjoy nightmares, when I wake up, they leave deeply valuing my reality.
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worse SOS in my lifetime. A totally spineless jellyfish
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titan
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Does anyone really trust the judgement and decisions of such a State Department and White House regarding conflict in Europe currently? You look at this and other situations and it is not a trivial issue.
Ellis Wyatt
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It's been a continuation of the Obama policy of harming America and her allies. Nothing they stand for is good for this country.
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G Martin 87
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Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
Mental and behavioral health treatment is covered under FEP health plans under the same general process as medical health care. Were these "cry sessions" provided by a behavioral health specialist credentialed by the health plan, licensed by the state to provide behavioral health care services, documented appropriately, and properly billed by the specialist as required by the health plan?
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Perfect, identifies the ones that need to be fired first.
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Quote:

The CCP is hiring 80,000 Prison staff this month.

Biden's IRS says hold my beer.
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Paging Doge!
doubledog
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Trump Derangement Syndrome is now an acceptable mental illness... Who would have thought.
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2wealfth Man said:

worse SOS in my lifetime. A totally spineless jellyfish


His job was to set up and or expand the foreign aid money laundering system for the DNC and its puppet masters. Given his mission duty, he was incredibly effective.

But yeah the American people, taxpayers in particular, took a massive L with that POS.
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If you are willing to risk the business end of the hot/crazy matrix, one of these sessions could be a good place to pick up a little action.
The best way to keep evil men from wielding great power is to not create great power in the first place.
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Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.

You cannot be serious.
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Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.
They aren't going thru their insurance for these sessions, they are all taxpayer funded
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Ben Franklin
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The larger question that comes is why is their take on wisdom of the brinkmanship Ukraine policy taken at face value. To have such types playing with 1962 and 1983 levels of confrontation is more than a bit alarming.
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The person who thought it.was necessary, and everyone who attended need to be fired by trump.
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Logos Stick said:

Mathguy64 said:

I'm sorry. What am I missing? Surely mental health is covered under the federal health insurance. If so that system should be used. Anything else is out of pocket for the employee.

You cannot be serious.
No, it is actually a decent question. The answer is that there is a mechanism to bill for legitimate covered mental health treatment services provided by a credentialed, licensed mental health care provider according to rules established for federal employee health plan benefits. But I'm 100% certain that "TDS" is not a real covered diagnosis and group "cry sessions" are not covered services. So billing FEP for such nonsense is not an option.
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