Eggfaced-anon here. I was gobsmacked some months ago when I learned (as i recall) that the CIA was not part of the US Government. In a lively debate with my brother, I confidently stated this fact; however, when I went to get the sauce, I am finding that the CIA is an "Independent Agency of the US Government".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government
Did I just dream my newly discovered anon-wisdom that the CIA was it's own entity – completely separate from the US Government?
Oh Gawd…the humiliation!!