CIA Gift Shop(eaamoc.com)
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CIA Gift Shop
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Ahh, shame. Would be fun to 3d print a commerative waterboarding or rendition figurine, put a price tag on it, and put it on the shelf. Or some hidden compartment rubick's cubes.
I'd just print out some t-shirts with "WATERBOARDING WAS ILLEGAL IN 1999" on them. Probably with a stylized graphic on them of a stick man on a down slope and a bucket with water pouring out.
Finally, some Buttigieg campaign flair!
ATF shop (loosely-affiliated?): https://www.apifederal.com/atf/default.aspx
It would appear that ANYONE can create an account and shop on this site.
You can create an account but the account needs to be verified. I tried with my real name. I just wanted to buy the pen. I bet they could make some pocket change if they opened it up to the public.
I take it from your comment that a member of the general public CANNOT be verified: is that correct?
I rather have the shirt:
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms....whose bringing the chips?
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms....whose bringing the chips?
And no matter how this was presented it would have more taste than the current offerings.
At least they're self aware enough to sell ATF pint glasses and moonshine jars. Sadly, no "t" or "f" products in their shop
Love the travel alarm clock on sale for $3.95. Those will probably be on sale for the next 20 years.
There are some real gems here. "Smooth Operator" lip balm, a security officer bear, "In God We Trust / All Others We Monitor", a .50-cal bottle opener, "Admit Nothing Deny Everything", "Beware Of Female Spy", "Screen When Confronted", etc.
The NSA gift shop is much more tame in comparison. Have some nice shot glasses from them (won my first at a Defcon panel when everyone was too drunk to answer any questions correctly)
[1] https://www.eaamoc.com/Lip-Moisturizer-Smooth-Operator.html [2] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bear-SPO-With-Handcuffs.html [3] https://www.eaamoc.com/T-Scrn-A12-Plane-IGWT-Gy-Wh-S.html [4] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bottle-Opener-50-Cal-Gold.html [5] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-ANDE-Gunmetal-Swell-17oz.htm... [6] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Beware-of-Female-Spy-Pink-17-oz.h... [7] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-When-Confronted.html
The NSA gift shop is much more tame in comparison. Have some nice shot glasses from them (won my first at a Defcon panel when everyone was too drunk to answer any questions correctly)
[1] https://www.eaamoc.com/Lip-Moisturizer-Smooth-Operator.html [2] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bear-SPO-With-Handcuffs.html [3] https://www.eaamoc.com/T-Scrn-A12-Plane-IGWT-Gy-Wh-S.html [4] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bottle-Opener-50-Cal-Gold.html [5] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-ANDE-Gunmetal-Swell-17oz.htm... [6] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Beware-of-Female-Spy-Pink-17-oz.h... [7] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-When-Confronted.html
> "In God We Trust / All Others We Monitor"
Good lord. Seeing it so openly is just bizarre. Where do these places find their employees? I want to be reasonable and try to see both sides, but I really can't. I just don't understand how someone could love this country and also work at a place with this sort of environment and culture. I don't understand the character behind this --- you work for less pay in the public sector, why? Because you love your country? You love your country and you show it by being proud of spying on the average American? Makes no sense. What do you love about America?
Good lord. Seeing it so openly is just bizarre. Where do these places find their employees? I want to be reasonable and try to see both sides, but I really can't. I just don't understand how someone could love this country and also work at a place with this sort of environment and culture. I don't understand the character behind this --- you work for less pay in the public sector, why? Because you love your country? You love your country and you show it by being proud of spying on the average American? Makes no sense. What do you love about America?
> You love your country and you show it by being proud of spying on the average American?
It's really hard to not judge people harshly when they make such basic and stupid mistakes. CIA spies outside the US, or on foreigners in the US. Not on Americans.
It's really hard to not judge people harshly when they make such basic and stupid mistakes. CIA spies outside the US, or on foreigners in the US. Not on Americans.
What evidence do you have of your claim that they don’t spy on Americans? There are large scale dragnet surveillance programs. What evidence is there that the CIA does not have access to them?
Because the NSA does the large scale signals interception and they are a different agency than the CIA.
Different buildings and everything.
Different buildings and everything.
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Intelligence is a function in most every country. It’s like a slaughterhouse or a sewage processing plant: we all enjoy comfort thanks to their existence but most of us would rather not hang out around them or know how the sausage is made, so-to-speak.
this is entirely true. It's just the thing you leave out is that a sausage factory is built on suffering pigs and the American comfort (as provided by the CIA) is built on a suffering global south.
> built on a suffering global south.
If the so-called "global south" had the means to raise their standard of living on the backs of others, they'd do it in a heart beat. Don't think poor countries are in any way more moral, they just have less capacity for overconsumption or exploitation of others.
If the so-called "global south" had the means to raise their standard of living on the backs of others, they'd do it in a heart beat. Don't think poor countries are in any way more moral, they just have less capacity for overconsumption or exploitation of others.
Well, except they make movies about ones and not the others...
Other than tests in the US, I'm pretty sure it was only used in war zones (North Korea and Vietnam). To me that's pretty nonobjectionable (not that I necessarily agree with the decision to have those wars, but if we're going to invade a country I'd rather we do it right). The Air Force's version (SR-71) actually has quite a few fans, even amongst people that aren't fans of mass surveillance. It surprises me that even if you don't agree with the use of the airplane, you can't even see why people would be willing to work on it. There's always going to be people that want America to have the biggest/best/most tools in its arsenal. Even if the events going on in SE Asia weren't a direct threat to the US, the A-12 was designed less than 20 years after Pearl Harbor. America got its ass kicked by due to inadequate knowledge of a foreign military's movements. It was that generation's equivalent of 9/11.
Anyways, the slogan is a bit tongue and cheek anyways. I don't think that sort of dark humor is uncommon, especially in military/intelligence circles. Check out some of the NRO mission patches and slogans. Some are definitely designed to troll Illuminati/New World Order conspiracy theorists. My favorite is an octopus encircling the Earth with it's graspy tentacles.
Anyways, the slogan is a bit tongue and cheek anyways. I don't think that sort of dark humor is uncommon, especially in military/intelligence circles. Check out some of the NRO mission patches and slogans. Some are definitely designed to troll Illuminati/New World Order conspiracy theorists. My favorite is an octopus encircling the Earth with it's graspy tentacles.
Reminds me of a good talk on youtube about mission patches for classified operations. The tanker squadron out of Groom Lake has the text "NBKAWTG... Nobody", and some satellite constellation had semi-accurate orbit actually depicted on the patch.
The CIA doesn't operate domestically, or at least doesn't make it their day to day. Domestic crime is the FBI.
And the quote you cited is a joke. A decent one at that, imho.
And the quote you cited is a joke. A decent one at that, imho.
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I don't think you understand what a love for this country is. It's not some superficial fly my flag from the back of a truck and call it a day. It's an active sacrifice of your life to a greater good that isn't necessarily tangible in the way that you would like it. There are people who understand the meaning of love of country much more deeply. As others have pointed out CIA doesn't spy on the American public. They are actively participating in foreign policy. As much as you may not like the idea of having to do unmentionable things we still live in a world where we have enemies that want to do harm to the American public. We have gotten a glimpse into this within several recent generations that still can talk about it. As others have pointed out Pearl harbor was that generation's 9/11. You can sleep safely with your wealth even in the upper middle class of America and beyond, because people sacrifice their lives and their salaries for you. I'm not here to argue about this. My family has always been active military and just recently I found out my great uncle ran spy missions across the Berlin Wall. To be honest I've always wanted to work for the CIA/NSA. Taking a low pay is part of the deal.It's because it's a purpose, a way to give back to your country. As much as people complain, they have no idea how many people have come before them and taken that low wage so that they have the option to take the higher wage. It's a duty like the military that is an honor. I've always respected this as my family has in one way or another been a part of this. You are safe in front of your screen because of those sacrifices. For all of the downvotes I may get for expressing this I will still be proud of what my family has contributed to this country. If people like you do not understand this it is still my duty to educate you on the intangibles of taking a position at the CIA. I'm literally watching a commercial where some rappers are riding around on kids three wheelers for mountain dew. It can be infuriating for some but for others these are the freedoms that are afforded for those sacrifices. You get the freedom to express your opinion and although we may not agree I still support your right to express your opinion. We will all come to a better place because of it.
Or as commonly attributed to George Orwell...
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
Are you arguing that the very act of spying on foreigners means you don’t love America?
I like the description on the bottle opener:
> Safe, will not explode.
> Safe, will not explode.
You'd need a certain sang froid to buy the Alger Hiss book https://www.eaamoc.com/Book-Alger-Hiss-Why-he-Chose.html from the company store, maybe.
They probably just have one copy in the store and arrest anyone who buys it. Then they put the book back on the shelf and the trap is reset.
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Not sure if joke or real.
> There are no available products under this category.
Not sure if joke or real.
They have this one: https://www.eaamoc.com/Coin-KGB-Nvy-Rd-Gold.html
it needs to have a missing image file with the caption: "assets not found"
Whatever feelings I may have about the CIA, good, bad, or indifferent, I have to say that someone there has a wickedly delightful sense of humor:
https://www.eaamoc.com/BIB-UNDERCOVER-OP-WH-BL.html
https://www.eaamoc.com/BIB-UNDERCOVER-OP-WH-BL.html
The International Spy Museum tickets SKU should've been 9999007.
I would love to have some of this, if for nothing else than to pretend I'm Jack Ryan.
The EAA store had a shoplifting problem in the 80s
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp85-0...
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp85-0...
For what it’s worth, the Google Merch Store sells a privacy kit, which includes a webcam cover and a dummy microphone jack :)
Curious if you can use Google audience targeting on that website, and how accurate that will be.
Back story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/meet-the-m...