Irs Officer Mugs

'If you'd like to instil fear into people, then this is the job for you.'

"Some say you abuse your power with threats and intimidation..."

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

Schengen

'What do you want first - The bad news or the even badder news?'

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

UK border controls relaxed.

"I'm curious about your dependent children, Scamp, Flop, and Spunky."

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

The Circular Logic of Fascism

CIA report

"Either we spend millions on new technology to erase each agent's memory following a sensitive assignment, or we just start hiring people over fifty."

'Ah Mr Bond, I haven't been expecting you...'

Giant pandas doing surveillance in a zoo.

"Check the setting. I'm sure the CIA isn't hacking into our appliances just to burn your toast."

Europe and immigration.

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

'This one is for keeping 'On Message' in the spin wars.'

Vaccination Passport

"The date protection policy is all about access to information, and we all know information is POWER!"

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

'We're looking for somebody to work on our new top secret project. Can you tell me what kind of experience you have?'

CIA, 'Confound it, Ruggles -- we're SUPPOSED to be worrywarts'

"Ok, I found a secure line."

Pile of top secret files on a train. Man saying 'Is that seat free'

"And you need to know this why?"

The lion statues in front of New York City Library are replaced with spies.

"And this is our new HR officer in charge of morale..."

Covid Lab Theory

"Thank you, and may the I.R.S. accept all your deductions."

"You really clean up on these mileage deductions, don't you."

Charades

USA in Pakistan: I'm the sheriff and I shot my deputy...

"Mr. Miranda....we are using 'schedule 7' to hold you on suspicion of knowing someone who knew someone who was a whistleblower...."

"I've dabbled in espionage, but my main area of expertise is self-sabotage."