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Carol  B Parham's avatar

I CARE about who they’re arresting and imprisoning, no matter where, especially when it’s a permanent US citizen but also when it’s an immigrant, anyone who has NOT had legal representation for their case to prove their innocence!!!

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Patrick Donohue's avatar

RU was “in the room”.

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Patrick Donohue's avatar

3/3/2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter.

— The Record

https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning

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SGJones's avatar

Sounds like heads will roll today in the Signal Gate Intelligence Committee Hearing. Some serious questions will be posed by Chrissy Houlahan [Dem. Pennsylvania] on the Committee to the Chat Group. She spoke on CNN this morning at 9:30am and confirmed that the info on the chat would definitely be considered 'Classified Information'...so whose head is going to roll?

Will it be Hegseth...Gabbard...Ratcliffe...Waltz...Vance...or some random cyber jockey!??

I'm thinking Drumpf will protect Vance and Hegseth...and likely throw Waltz under the bus. Ratcliffe and Gabbard will be struck with Perjury...by the Committee which could be their final scene!

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MLeity's avatar

I think Olivia was touching on this point, but it strikes me that Elon Musk and “DOGE” have been a gift to Russ Vought and the Project 2025 crew. He’s given them the perfect instrument to implement their plans to wreck the federal government. It combines the ethos of “move fast and break things” with breathtaking competence and lack of understanding of the agencies and systems they’re breaking, along with an amazing lack of accountability. Using official channels from OMB, Vought would not have been able to even get started until a few weeks ago. Instead, USAID was already decimated and the DOGE Vandals had already started their work at other agencies BEFORE Vought was even officially in place. At some point, like Röhm’s Brownshirts, DOGE will be disposed of, but they are providing excellent service for now. Ultimately, when Trump and Musk fall out, it will be Vought and his people executing the Night of the Long Knives using the full regulatory, legal, and contractual powers of the state over all of Elon’s companies and assets to cow him, or in this case maybe just send him on a one-way trip to Mars.

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SGJones's avatar

It's obvious now that no one in the Drumpf Administration has an iota of Integrity...they can't even take responsibility for a Security Breach...and sure doesn't sound like they're planning to prosecute or even reprimand all those that were on the Signal Chat. Drumpf's first move is to distance himself...rather than to inform his electorate that he's on top of the situation and will ensure that it is investigated fully...and the perpetrator is disciplined to the full extent of the law...and that Security Protocols will be followed to the letter from this point on!?

But no...we expect much less from this POTUS as he's never offered an admission of guilt in his entire life...why expect it when he's Commander in Chief. He overviews and is responsible for all those who were on the Signal Chat...except of course for The Atlantic Reporter.

The other disclosure in this Chat...were the insidious comments by Vance relative to his viewpoint of not wanting to help Europe out with terrorist free Shipping in the Red Sea. He wants to exact a transactional fee on Europe for bombing the Houthis...this is similar to the US stand on Ukraine by exacting a pound of flesh from both Europe and Ukraine. Vance is essentially Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.

To think that Vance and his wife have the audacity to visit Greenland...is unbelievable...they must think they're Dignitaries or Saviours of some kind...when actually they're a Trojan Horse for diabolical shit to flow out the back end! I'm hopeful that this little advance by the Vance's will be his Political End...as he's sure to F**K it up in some way...and the Greenlanders will be glad to their tails!!

SKOL + GOD RIDDANS

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Carol Moore's avatar

Excellent conversation with Olivia Troy -- loved the banter and all the analysis. Now let's see what the Democrats do with this catastrophic breach of national security and the law. Let us hope they've got the moxie to push hard and keep pushing. And as for the dogs, well, as a passionate dog person myself, I have to say I. have fallen completely in love with Eli and Augie, and especially with Angel Pete who reminds me so much of my dear departed Luca.

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Joe McPlumber's avatar

OK but i had this question as soon as i saw the pattern. Why is the administration so brilliantly competent when it comes to neutering the opposition but not in any other category? I realize they've been to Hungary and brought back the instruction manual but in what other endeavor do they follow through so effectively?

My only speculation is that the playbook is so simplistic and so totally inline with the agenda, that they can't screw it up. But the other possibility is that there are really smart, competent people pulling the strings and we don't have their names.

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Douglas Peterson's avatar

Here's how Greenland and Canada can give Trump a huge middle finger:

Canada arranges with Denmark (and Greenland's stated desire) to buy Greenland and become a new Canadian province.

Let's see what Trump does after that. Does he go ahead with a declaration of war against Canada for daring to buy Greenland when he has already stated his intentions to do so? Does he invade Greenland at that point, stating that it is his right to do so because... (?).

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James Stoner's avatar

Good notion--I'd suggest a mutual defense pact, rather than an acquisition.

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Cathy W's avatar

These incompetent morons are so stupid that they don't know the difference between war games and video games.

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Susan Sommer's avatar

We'll never know if we have swept up innocent people and shipped them off to El Salvador. The Trump Administration has invoked the State Secrets privilege to stop the judge from proceeding any further. https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5212296-trump-administration-state-secrets-privilege/

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Susan Sommer's avatar

The reality is that DOGE IS cutting Social Security by cutting staff. Dismantling the social security system is the goal because then the system will shut down completely. When that happens, we will not receive our checks. At that point, Social Security will be privatized. Who knows how long it will take then, if ever, for any of us to receive our hard-earned money.

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DK Brooklyn's avatar

Common sense says it is not a one of instance. This is how they function.

Common sense says Hegseth will be the fall guy but they all need to go.

Common sense says that “but remember, her emails” will be a Democratic battle cry.

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Adrienne Auryansen's avatar

You can’t even make this stuff up - 🤡’s ( unfortunately there’s no emoji for your description , I.e. dipsomaniacal chode”)

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Peter  V's avatar

I'm sort of curious about how many on them can find Yemen on a map.

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Douglas Peterson's avatar

Hegseth thought that Marco was saying, "Yeah, man!"

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