Didn't see this posted or in notables, but extremely important
> no such thing as the "deep state" you nazi conspiracy theorist!!"
> ok well it does exist but they are Patriotic Heroes, you nazi bigot!!"

They Are Not the Resistance. They Are Not a Cabal. They Are Public Servants.
Let us now praise these not-silent heroes.
By Michelle Cottle
Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board.
Oct. 20, 2019

https://web.archive.org/web/20191021120402/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/opinion/trump-impeachment-testimony.html
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President Trump is right: The deep state is alive and well. But it is not the sinister, antidemocratic cabal of his fever dreams. It is, rather, a collection of patriotic public servants — career diplomats, scientists, intelligence officers and others — who, from within the bowels of this corrupt and corrupting administration, have somehow remembered that their duty is to protect the interests, not of a particular leader, but of the American people.