#Hamburger Hash

[recipiess]

Slow-Cooker Hamburger Hash Recipe | Beef Recipes

[eatofit1]

Slow-Cooker Hamburger Hash Recipe | Beef Recipes

[duranduratulsa]

Hashbrowns & Hamburger Steak on the Flat Iron Grill

Recipe of the day: Hash Browns and Hamburger Steak on Flat Iron Grill by Collard Valley Cooks #food #foodporn #hashbrowns #hamburgersteak #collardvalleycooks

[davisrandy]

Hamburger Hash Browns For a quick and simple comfort food dish, seasoned ground beef and Cheddar cheese are placed on top of a homemade hash brown crust.

[legid]

Hamburger Hash Browns For a quick and simple comfort food dish, seasoned ground beef and Cheddar cheese are placed on top of a homemade hash brown crust. 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese divided, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes thawed, 1 pound ground beef, 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 packet dry brown gravy mix

[ask-pacman]

I have decided to rock this world with AI powered street food. Yes, for only $17.99 the newest technologys will analise your neuronal synapse and synthetize what you are craving the most whether it be anything from a simple hot dog to a complex hamburger or a exotic pierogi to a crazy pot stickers to a mad taco or a wicked gyro or a malignant hamburger to a twisted flat bread to a sweet dumpling to a wild milk to a fantastic sandwich or a goated spagetti to a FOMO pizza to a completely insane burrito to the strangest soup or a slice of pizza or a wanton or a cup of cola or a grilled turtle or a piece of bread or a beautiful hot dog or a astounding meat load to a fantastic pickled peanuts to a mouth watering boiled crab or even a steamed vegetable or even a gyro or a great big sloppy joes or a monsterous ham sandwich or a BLT or a winning BLT or a heart fluttring cheesecake to a noon-stop in your face breaded chicken to a glorious barbecue meat to a downright slice of cutlet or a thoughtful pho or a crazy cheesestake to a flowing fried pineapple or a monumental macaroni and cheese to a sinister sour cream to a piece of white wine to a crazy cookie or a big candy or even a soulful corn muffin or a magnificent esgargow and wonderful pecans and superhuman noodles and devious tuna melt or a forboding filey mignon or a usurping crem bruley to a mouthwatering apple to a grandiose mushrooms or a gargantuan grilled cheese or a unheard of bacon or a cinnamon or a greek sandwich or a mexican sandwich or an indian sandwich or a latino sandwich or a italien sandwich or a bacon sandwich or a chinese sandwich or a mongolian sandwich or a malta sandwich dutch sandwich or a yemeni sandwich to a brilliant birthday cake to a terrifying chicken parm to a poignant panzanella to a principled french onion soip or a fried oil or a communative donut or a friendly pickled beats to an animal style fries to a fantastic boiled egg to a remarkable hong shao rou or a remarkable half smoke or a gratuitous pepper steak or a fashionable wunton or a splendid lamb fricassee or a messed up beeryani to a life changing bok choy to a serene dolma to a prudent plum to a devastating cesar salad or even a hostile hash browns or a cumulative chop suey or a wizened oatmeal raison cookie or a regular oatmeal raison cookie or a once in a life time fruit cup or a strawberry cheesecake or an onion ring. And all of that for only $18.99

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

The Year In Doom & Gloom

Doom & Gloom From The Tomb celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, which is crazy. But what can I say, I keep finding cool live tapes and keep feeling compelled to share them with you ... whoever you are! A lot of this website is just me talking to myself, hashing and rehashing and re-re-hashing various obsessions, getting impossibly niche about some of my favorite artists, trying to shine a light into the darkest corners of music history. But that makes it sound like it's a serious endeavor. Mostly, it's fun. I hope it's fun for you too. So, if you need to catch up, here's a tip-of-the-iceberg rundown of what we checked out over the last 12 months ... as always, thank a taper!

Lou Reed - Sister Ray in the 70s

“Candy Says” - Lou Reed, Kongress Zentrum, Hamburg, Germany, March 29, 1979

Lou Reed - October 1974

Lou Reed - Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge, England, October 13, 1972

Lou Reed - City Hall, Sheffield, England, June 1, 1974

Lou Reed - Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, May 14, 1974

Lou Reed - Parc Des Expositions De Colmar, Theatre De Plein Air, Colmar, France, August 12, 2004

The Modern Lovers - Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 27, 1972

The Modern Lovers - Sword in the Stone, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972

The Modern Lovers - Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, February 23, 1974

Foggy Notion - The Bowery Ballroom, New York City, December 13, 2023

The Feelies - Daniel Street, Milford, Connecticut, July 22, 2011

John Sinclair - BAR, New Haven, Connecticut, September 28, 2003

Meg Baird + Chris Forsyth, Cafe Nine, New Haven, Connecticut, October 26, 2022

John Fahey - McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, California, December 1979

The Go-Betweens - The Gatekeeper To Your Soul

Frank Black - Wetlands, New York City, June 13, 1994

Jacobites - Hearts Are Like Flowers

The Replacements - The Ritz, New York City, June 21, 1986

Willie Nelson - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California, December 20, 1997

Neil Young - Razor Love (1984-2020)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Control The Violent Side

“Peace Of Mind” - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Community Theater, Berkeley, California, November 2, 1976

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, March 4, 1976

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, October 31, 1996

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, October 1 / October 2, 1994

Fairport Convention - Harlow Town Hall, Essex, England, June 15, 1974

Richard & Linda Thompson - Dublin Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, November 10, 1979

Robyn Hitchcock & Richard Thompson - “First Girl I Loved (Incredible String Band),” The Barbican, London, England, July 19, 2009

Can - Nordseeheilbad, Cuxhaven, Germany, January 7, 1976

Bob Dylan and The Band - “Nobody ‘Cept You” (Outtake)

Bob Dylan & The Band - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 3, 1974

Patti Smith - Max’s Kansas City, New York City, September 1, 1974

Patti Smith Group / John Cale / Television - The Palladium, New York City, December 31, 1976

Television - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, December 9, 1992

Television - Roseland, New York City, October 2, 2004

Grant Lee Buffalo - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, October 11, 1994

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands, December 4, 1982

Wilco - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, October 19, 2002

[askchilchuck]

Hello father. Please may I get a

Big Mac

Quarter Pounder with Cheese

BLT Quarter Pounder

Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder

Bacon & Cheese Quarter Pounder

Deluxe Quarter Pounder

Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Hamburger

Cheeseburger

Grilled Onion Cheddar Burger

Double Cheeseburger

McDouble

Daily Double

McRib

Premium McWrap Chicken & Bacon (Crispy)

Premium McWrap Chicken & Bacon (Grilled)

Premium McWrap Chicken & Ranch (Crispy)

Premium McWrap Chicken & Ranch (Grilled)

Premium McWrap Sweet Chili Chicken (Crispy)

Premium McWrap Sweet Chili Chicken (Grilled)

Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap (Crispy)

Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap (Grilled)

Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Crispy)

Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Grilled)

Ranch Snack Wrap (Crispy)

Ranch Snack Wrap (Grilled)

Mac Snack Wrap

Chicken & Fish

Chicken McNuggets

Premium Crispy Chicken Classic Sandwich

Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich

Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich

Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich

Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch BLT Sandwich

Premium Grilled Chicken Ranch BLT Sandwich

McChicken

Southern Style Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Filet-O-Fish

Premium Bacon Ranch Salad

Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Crispy Chicken

Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken

Premium Caesar Salad

Premium Caesar Salad with Crispy Chicken

Premium Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken

Premium Southwest Salad

Premium Southwest Salad with Crispy Chicken

Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken

Side Salad

Fruit & Maple Oatmeal

Egg McMuffin

Egg White Delight McMuffin

Sausage McMuffin

Sausage McMuffin with Egg

Steak, Egg & Cheese McMuffin

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit

Sausage Biscuit

Sausage Biscuit with Egg

Steak, Egg & Cheese Biscuit

Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles

Sausage McGriddles

Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel

Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel

Big Breakfast

Big Breakfast with Hotcakes

Cinnamon Melts

Hotcakes

Hotcakes and Sausage

Southern Style Chicken Biscuit

Sausage Burrito

Hash Browns

World Famous Fries

Apple Slices

Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait

Premium Roast Coffee

McCafé Latte

McCafé Mocha

McCafé Caramel Mocha

McCafé Hot Chocolate

Premium Roast Iced Coffee

McCafé Iced Mocha

McCafé Iced Caramel Mocha

McCafé Frappé Mocha

McCafé Frappé Caramel

McCafé Frappé Chocolate Chip

McCafé Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie

McCafé Strawberry Banana Smoothie

McCafé Mango Pineapple Smoothie

McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade

McCafé Cherry Berry Chiller

McCafé Vanilla Shake

McCafé Chocolate Shake

McCafé Strawberry Shake

McCafé Dulce de Leche Shake

Vanilla Cone

Kiddie Cone

Hot Fudge Sundae

Hot Caramel Sundae

Strawberry Sundae

McFlurry with M&M's®

McFlurry with OREO® Cookies

Baked Apple Pie

Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookie

Soft Baked Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

From McDonald's

PLEASEEE 🥺

sorry for the long long long ask

That much food isn’t good for you. Besides, most of that would go to waste once you get full. You can have one meal, and one dessert. Anything more and you’re paying for it, got it?

[fadingdollface]

cc’s important cal master list !! 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️

*DISCLAIMER IF I DIDNT LIST SOMETHING ITS BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE USED AS A SAFE FOOD FINDER - TAKING REQUESTS THO FOR PLACES YOUD LIKE TO SEE!*

sushi :

(estimated per 100 grams/ 2-3 pieces depending on size)

Avocado Roll: 140 Cal

California Roll: 93 Cal

Spicy Tuna Roll: 175 Cal

Spicy Salmon Roll: 190 Cal

Shrimp Tempura Roll: 175 Cal

Rainbow Roll: 146 Cal

Philadelphia Roll: 170 Cal

Salmon Avocado Roll: 179 Cal

Dragon Roll: 175 Cal

Cucumber Roll: 78 Cal 

Spider Roll: 214 Cal

McDonald’s: 

(taken from their website blame inaccuracies on Ronald, not me!)

Fruit & Maple Oatmeal : 320 Cal

Hash Browns : 140 Cal (per 1 i believe?)

Sausage Burrito : 310 Cal

Egg McMuffin : 310 Cals

Hamburger : 250 Cals

Cheeseburger : 300 Cals

McChicken (no mayo) : 290 Cals

Filet-O-Fish (no tartar sauce) : 290 Cals

10 Piece Nugget : 410 Cals

6 Piece Nugget : 250 Cals

4 Piece Nugget : 170 Cals

Apples : 15 Cals

Small Fries : 230 Cals

Medium Fries : 320 Cals

Apple Pie : 230 Cals

Taco Bell:

Cantina Chicken Soft Taco : 210 Cals

Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco: 290 Cals

5 Piece - Nuggets : 330 Cals

Soft Taco Supreme Chicken: 180 Cals

Soft Taco Supreme Beef: 200 Cals

Doritos Locos Taco Supreme :190 Cals

Crunchy Taco Supreme: 190 Cals

Chalupa Supreme Chicken: 330 Cals

Spicy Potato Soft Taco: 240 Cals

Chips and Cheese Sauce: 220 Cals

3-Cheese Chicken Flatbread Melt: 330 Cals

Cheesy Roll-Up: 180 Cals

Cinnabon Delights (2) : 170 Cals

Beans & Rice : 160 Cals

Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes: 240 Cals

Cinnamon Twists: 170 Cals

ZERO Sugar Baja Blast: 5 Cals

[lowcaloriekate]

McD's and Pancake House menu selections

I took a look at these restaurants per request, and I aimed for the following selections:

main meal options or entrees <300 kcal

sides, add-ons, desserts <150 kcal

drinks, dips, sauces, and other <50 kcal

These selections may differ where you are. These are what is offered or available in Ohio, USA.

McDonald’s Nutrition: 

McValue Menu

1 hashbrown (140 kcal)

6 pc. McNuggets (250 kcal)

1 Sm fries (230 kcal)

Breakfast

1 egg McMuffin (310 kcal)

1 Sausage burrito (310 kcal)

1 hashbrown (140 kcal)

1 Fruit & Maple Oatmeal (320 kcal)

Burgers

1 McDouble (390 kcal)

1 cheeseburger (300 kcal)

1 classic hamburger (250 kcal)

Chicken + Fish Sandwiches

1 Filet-O-Fish (380 kcal)

1 McChicken (390 kcal)

McNuggets

4 Piece Chicken McNuggets® (170 kcal)

6 Piece Chicken McNuggets® (250 kcal)

10 Piece Chicken McNuggets® (410 kcal)

Fries + Sides

1 Sm fries (230 kcal)

1 apple slices (15 kcal)

1 tangy BBQ sauce (45 kcal)

1 spicy buffalo sauce (30 kcal)

1 honey packet (50 kcal)

1 sweet ‘n sour sauce (50 kcal)

1 ketchup packet (10 kcal)

1 mustard packet (0 kcal)

Sweets + Treats

1 Vanilla cone (200 kcal)

1 apple pie (230 kcal)

1 chocolate chip cookie (170 kcal)

McCafe Coffees

McCafe Cappuccino (110 kcal)

Americano (0 kcal)

McCafe Premium roast coffee (5 kcal)

McCafe iced coffee (150 kcal)

McCafe iced caramel coffee (150 kcal)

McCafe iced French vanilla coffee (150 kcal)

McCafe Latte (140 kcal)

McCafe Iced Latte (80 kcal)

Beverages

Anything diet (0 kcal)

1% milk (100 kcal)

Water (0 kcal)

Apple juice box (35 kcal)

Hot tea (10 kcal)

Unsweetened iced tea (0 kcal)

Frozen Fanta Blue Raspberry (60 kcal)

Frozen Cola (60 kcal)

The Original Pancake House Nutrition: 

Pancakes

N/A…

Traditional Favorites

N/A…

Breakfast Combos

N/A…

Sides

Ham Steak, 4 oz (170 kcal)

Canadian Bacon

2 slices/2 oz (80 kcal) 

4 slices (170 kcal)

Bacon

2 slices (80 kcal)

3 slices (120 kcal)

4 slices (160 kcal)

Bacon Steak, 2 slices (160 kcal)

Turkey Bacon

2 slices/2 oz (90 kcal)

3 slices (140 kcal)

4 slices (180 kcal)

Chorizo Patty, 1 ea (230 kcal)

Sausage Patty, 1 ea (250 kcal)

Turkey Sausage Links

2 ea (140 kcal)

4 ea (280 kcal)

Grilled Chicken Breast, 1 breast (220 kcal)

Corned Beef Hash

10 oz (260 kcal)

5 oz (130 kcal)

Mixed Fruits

Large (90 kcal)

Small (70 kcal)

Oatmeal, plain

½ cup (170 kcal)

Grits

1 cup (150 kcal)

½ cup (70 kcal)

Sliced Tomatoes - 4 slices (20 kcal)

Waffles 

N/A

French Toast

N/A

Crepes

N/A

City Fit

City fit scramble (150 kcal)

Benedicts

N/A

Omelets (with 3 pancakes)

N/A

Sandwiches (without side)

Chicken salad sandwich-sourdough, full (350 kcal)

Sandwich sides

N/A

Half and Half

Chicken salad sandwich-sourdough, half (180 kcal)

Cup of tortilla soup (270 kcal)

Cup of chili (200 kcal)

Soup and Salads

House salad, half (360 kcal) 

Favorite add-ons

Cold-brew, flavored syrup, whipped cream (150 kcal)

Orange juice

9 oz (130 kcal)

12 oz (170 kcal)

 grapefruit juice

9 oz (110 kcal)

12 oz (140 kcal)

Kids Fit Menu

N/A

Kid’s Menu

Milk (180 kcal)

Limited information

Other

1 egg 

basted/ over easy/ sunny side up (80 kcal)

boiled/poached (70 kcal)

scrambled (90 kcal)

2 eggs

basted/over easy/sunnyside up (160 kcal)

boiled/poached (140 kcal)

scrambled (190 kcal)

Grab n Go

N/A

let me know what other restaurants, cafes, shops, etc you would like for me to look at! Hope this helps! Stay skinny, friends!

[fenrislorsrai]

I saw this ad on Facebook because I'm Old, but goddamn, they have pretty well nailed the right demographic for Facebook.

Good job, democratic strategist. Yes, and here's the link if you do truly need Tim Walz's hotdish recipe to make for election night.

for those going "what is hotdish"? traditional midwestern US casserole frequently brought to potluck. It's typically a meat (hamburger or tuna are most likely), canned or frozen veggies, canned soup (cream of mushroom most common) and either pasta OR the base is covered with some type of potatoes. Which could be tater tots, hash browns, or even potato chips. It's basically cheap, filling, uncomplicated, and uses a lot of shelfstable items so if you didn't have time to go shopping this week.... time for hotdish!

[rosiebaybie]

My thoughts on Waffle House

An Analysis and Personal Essay by Rosie & Emily Stirling-Baybie

So, this morning Emily and I went to Waffle House, and—though I never got the chance to take a picture, and thus create a food review blog—I decided to give a brief history and my personal view on the breakfast fast food chain.

Waffle House was the brainchild of realtor Joe Rogers Sr and his client/best friend Tom Forkner, with their first restaurant opening on the fifth day of September in 1955, coinciding with the rise of the fast food industry. Rogers was the one who suggested that they be open 24/7/365, which—in 2004—would lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or FEMA for short) to create the (frequently memed) Waffle House Index. Now I’m sure those of you who haven’t heard of this are wondering “What the hell is that?”, a visual aid.

As stated above, the Waffle House Index is the informal but still official official indicator of the severity of a storm, public disturbance, or other form of disaster based on how the local/nearest Waffle House is running—Code Green meaning “all is well”, Code Yellow meaning “this may be hard, but we’ll get through it”, and Code Red meaning “may the Fates have mercy on y’all’s souls”.

Anyway, with its many locations and its steadfast all-hours service, Waffle House has probably served more food than a lot of the mainstream fast food joints. How much exactly, you ask? Well, since the restaurants founding, Waffle House has served 2,501,866,574 eggs, 1,684,212,442 bacon strips, 1,359,881,590 orders of grits, 1,289,801,887 cups of coffee, 877,388,027 waffles, 729,065,401 glasses of Coca-Cola, 661,031,274 sausage patties, 264,925,814 omelets, 201,228,687 quarter hamburgers, 164,980,986 orders of Cheese N’ Eggs, 134,842,441 T-bone steaks, 32,215,481 slices of pie, 29,898,595 slices of ham, and 1,800,286,157 orders of hash browns,—and all those numbers are still going up to this day!

Considering the amount of hashbrowns Waffle House has dished out, the kitchen staff made their own code for the toppings.

Hailing back to the glory days of the 50s diners, the codes for the hashbrowns toppings are smothered (sautéed with onions), covered (with melted American cheese), chunked (with chunks of hickory smoked ham), diced (some grilled tomatoes for juice), peppered (fired up with spicy jalapeño peppers), capped (adorned with grilled button mushrooms), topped (prepared with Bert's Chili, a combination of chili beans, Jimmy Dean sausage, tomato, onions, etc), and country (with sausage gravy poured atop). You can even have your hash browns with all eight toppings by asking for it “all the way”.

Now, you wouldn’t have guessed from its diner-esque design and it’s delicious food, but Waffle House hasn’t always been the epitome of culinary wholesomeness that it is now. Between 1995 and 2000 alone, Waffle House had been sued 90 times on charges alternating between sexual sexual harassment and racism. However, Joe Rogers Sr openly apologized about the socio-ethical state of his and his bestie’s creation, stating that he never intended for things to end up like this and that Waffle House had served persons of all ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations since its founding and had sought to be a haven for all. Unfortunately, that apology fell on deaf ears, with the amount of allegations having already left a dent in their reputation. And dragging behind this was its reputation for being the Wrath Ring of the fast food industry, but its not their fault entirely, if at all; because let’s face it—most (if not all) of the fights/crimes that happen here are started by drunk/high/mentally unstable college-age individuals looking for hell to raise. Still, if you ever go to Waffle House after dark, be careful.

On a brighter note, perhaps you would like to listen to some music by Waffle Records. “Whoa-holdup!” you say. “Waffle Records?” Well, you see, back in the 1980s, Rogers Sr made the genius decision that the Waffle House should put out its own line of records, complete with jukeboxes in every restaurant. And they cover every genre known to man, with most of the songs the produce related to the restaurant or breakfast food in general, from “Waffle House Family” to “There are Raisins in my Toast” to “Special Lady at the Waffle House”. Though these songs all sound like cheesy jingles, they’re all real songs from popular genres like rock and country, and all of them pretty catchy.

In diving down this waffley rabbit hole, I’ve kinda come to realize that maybe Waffle House is the most homey among fast food joints. It has its good sides and its bad sides, it started out with humble origins, its a place for everyone to meet and gather in times of trial or prosperity. So, in spite of everything that’s happening, we still have Waffle House.

Until next time, this is Rosie and Emily Stirling-Baybie signing off!

[brightlotusmoon]

My husband loves making me cream cheese omelettes with hash browns if he has the potatoes. He took me to a restaurant over 20 years ago that had "That Omelette With Those Potatoes" and I fell in love with cream cheese omelettes so hard that anytime he makes me one it takes us both back to the Hamburger Hamlet.

[dertaglichedan]

'The FBI will crush you': Suspended Special Agent Garret O'Boyle risks it all to warn Americans about politicized agency

Two years after being wrongly accused of a media leak, O’Boyle waits on the DOJ Office of Inspector General for redemption.

WAUKESHA, Wis.— Contemplating the hellish past two years he and his family have endured at the hands of the FBI, indefinitely suspended Special Agent Garret O’Boyle paused for a moment over his breakfast plate at a favorite local diner.

How does one sum up such a nightmare roller coaster?

Bumped from his upward career-track FBI job based on provably bogus charges, O’Boyle was suspended and lost his security clearance, his salary, his health insurance, his home, and his peace of mind. All thanks to the FBI, which he says knew the charges that started it all were false — but proceeded against him anyway. Who has words for that?

As it turns out, O’Boyle does.

“It’s evil,” he said.

During his days as a patrol officer with the Waukesha Police Department, O’Boyle sometimes walked a beat downtown near the end of his overnight shift. One of his favorite breakfast haunts was Dave’s Family Restaurant on West Broadway.

More than seven years later, O’Boyle, 38, found himself back in a booth at Dave’s, enjoying a hamburger steak, eggs, and hash browns while trying to process and verbalize what the past two years have wrought.

Back then, his goal was to become an FBI special agent, a dream he realized in mid-2018. His attempts to rectify serious problems he found at the FBI were met with a weaponized response — an unpaid suspension and a campaign of retaliation that has devastated him, his wife of 14 years, and their growing family of four daughters.

“I’ve been telling my wife since the beginning of the suspension that we’re different people now,” O’Boyle explained. “We’re changed forever. We’re never going to be the Garret and Heidi that we were. I struggle with that on one end, because we liked our life.”

As a new special agent in July 2018, O’Boyle was assigned to the resident agency in Wichita, Kansas, part of the Kansas City Field Office. He excelled at the work. In his first two years, he was named to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, was selected for the Kansas City Division’s SWAT team, and became a defensive-tactics instructor.

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, O’Boyle saw cracks form in the facade of the FBI as he once imagined it. There were serious problems with how the FBI handled its response to the virus. Several times O’Boyle spoke to supervisors about FBI practices he believed were civil rights violations that ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution and violated federal law.

“It soon became clear that no one within FBI management or leadership took seriously his good-faith protected disclosures of FBI wrongdoing — much less investigated them, fixed the problems or punished the wrongdoers,” said Tristan Leavitt, president of Empower Oversight, a Virginia-based group that advocates for government whistleblowers.

[a-shrieking-cloud-of-bats]

found a hamburger on my desk when I came back from retrieving hash codes

hmm