Politics

[Red Leg]

I have really been praying that Hegseth, Waltz, and the broader national security team do not turn into the gang who can't shoot straight. Witkoff has already made an international fool of himself and now this is Hegseth AFTER the administration confirmed the accuracy of the reported classified military action planning meeting which took place on an unprotected call to which the journalist Jeffrey Goldberg found himself invited.

. @SecDef response to the @TheAtlantic article….

“You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited “so-called journalist” pic.twitter.com/pLtcUF4ZtN

— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) March 24, 2025

 

[WAB]

I have really been praying that Hegseth, Waltz, and the broader national security team do not turn into the gang who can't shoot straight. Witkoff has already made an international fool of himself and now this is Hegseth AFTER the administration confirmed the accuracy of the reported unprotected call with respect to the Houthi airstrikes to which Jeffrey Goldberg found himself invited.

. @SecDef response to the @TheAtlantic article….

“You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited “so-called journalist” pic.twitter.com/pLtcUF4ZtN

— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) March 24, 2025

Good grief!

 

[fourfive8]

Ohhh my! I just saw a pic of AOC and Boiney on stage at some dem kumbaya event. Were my eyes seeing things or was Commie Boiney wearing black skinny jeans and those trendy, tan-colored “cool dude” shoes?

 

[shootist~]

It was a fuck up by the hew guys on the block.
It was the Huthis....fortunately. Hopefully lessons learned.
A little bit of bad should not overshadow a much needed mission.

 

[Red Leg]

It was a fuck up by the hew guys on the block.
It was the Huthis....fortunately. Hopefully lessons learned.
A little bit of bad should not overshadow a much needed mission.

Concur. But for God's sake get your act together.

 

[wesheltonj]

There has also been mention of Canada joining the European Union but that is mostly folly. Although we share boarders with France and Denmark in a technical sense and recognize both official languages of the E.U. Article 49 clearly states that countries applying to the E.U. Must be within Europe and the precedent was already set with the denial of Morocco’s application in the 80s.

I know you share a border with France with St Pierre and Miquelon. But what border with Denmark?

 

[WAB]

I know you share a border with France with St Pierre and Miquelon. But what border with Denmark?

Greenland

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

I know you share a border with France with St Pierre and Miquelon. But what border with Denmark?

Hans island is in the territorial waters of both Canada and Denmark there is a long running “feud” going where both countries militarily visit the island through the year remove the others flag and leave a bottle for the other. In 2022 the dispute was settled by splitting the island and most likely the whiskey involved.

 

[WAB]

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Pretty similar to Machias Island between New Brunswick and Maine.

 

[steve white]

Im not convinced this wasnt done on purpose.. (who knows what that purpose would be)..

Signal/Whatsapp/telegram/etc isn't how classified information is shared among defense (and other) government officials.. even at the lowest level..

there are multiple govt systems in place where "chat groups" can be established that are used to convey classified information in real time (different levels of classification results in different systems being used)..

All of the officials on that signal group have access to those govt systems.. it would actually be harder for them to use signal than to use the govt systems...

putting it on signal was done for a reason.. and whoever was in that signal group was put in there for a reason..

Not sure I trust/put confidence in the Atlantic in any case.

 

[hyipl]

 

[observe]

 

[Altitude sickness]

With regards to Trumps foreign enemies act usage siting on appeal at the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

What is your guess the 3 judges will decide?

I am thinking the injunction will stay in place. Forcing it to the USSC.

My reasoning is that during the GWOT the USSC ruled that even enemy combatants captured on the battlefield and brought to the U.S. had rights and the Bush administration was forced to give them due process. So I’m thinking this is how the lower courts are viewing the deportations.

They are hanging their hat on the due process issue. How is it proved that these people are Gang members from Venezuela.


It’s a shame these same judges didn’t seem to mind the law being broken and force the government to screen them on the way in that they now want on the way out.

The Trump team should argue that the due process would be much smoother if when the gang bangers were arrested they would be held and handed over to ICE.

Currently they are released and ICE is kicking down doors to Re-arrest them. It’s expensive, dangerous and more difficult to perform the due process.

If they want due process. Perhaps go after the sanctuary cities and Soros DAs and Mayors releasing gang bangers back onto our streets.

So, after all that. I think Trump will lose this appeal. But will eventually prevail. Either under the Foreign enemies act or the next strategy on deck.

 

[Russ16]

Im not convinced this wasnt done on purpose.. (who knows what that purpose would be)..

Signal/Whatsapp/telegram/etc isn't how classified information is shared among defense (and other) government officials.. even at the lowest level..

there are multiple govt systems in place where "chat groups" can be established that are used to convey classified information in real time (different levels of classification results in different systems being used)..

All of the officials on that signal group have access to those govt systems.. it would actually be harder for them to use signal than to use the govt systems...

putting it on signal was done for a reason.. and whoever was in that signal group was put in there for a reason..

It may be harder to use Signal but they now admit that they were doing so. No one involved is contesting the validity of the Signal chat group.

 

[Altitude sickness]

With the apparent “mistaken “ leak on the Houthi strike. If it wasn’t done by a bad actor within certain groups of the government that can easily break any encryption.

Then, even worse than that, in my opinion, is one of the people in the group text had this notoriously left leaning reporter contact information for some reason.

If I were Trump, I’d be more concerned with who on that team communicates with the Atlantic democrat operative than about the one time mistake.

I would need a solid explanation of why they have his contact info and why it so easily got put into a post by mistake. that tells me someone is communicating with him. Leaking.

My point is, I’m sure no one intended to add him to that thread, but obviously somebody has been communicating with him and mistakingly pulled his contact info into the message

so they probably were just communicating with him on the same day

Anyone in the military would immediately lose their clearance and then would most likely be disciplined and or discharged. Hillary Clinton should’ve been prosecuted when she did it and so should whoever did it in this case.

 

[Doubleplay]

Doubleplay will be along to like this in 3....2....1....

There's nothing to like or dislike about facts. I like when I read an opinion I agree with.

 

[Russ16]

With the apparent “mistaken “ leak on the Houthi strike. If it wasn’t done by a bad actor within certain groups of the government that can easily break any encryption.

Then, even worse than that, in my opinion, is one of the people in the group text had this notoriously left leaning reporter contact information for some reason.

If I were Trump, I’d be more concerned with who on that team communicates with the Atlantic democrat operative than about the one time mistake.

I would need a solid explanation of why they have his contact info and why it so easily got put into a post by mistake. that tells me someone is communicating with him. Leaking.

My point is, I’m sure no one intended to add him to that thread, but obviously somebody has been communicating with him and mistakingly pulled his contact info into the message

so they probably were just communicating with him on the same day

Anyone in the military would immediately lose their clearance and then would most likely be disciplined and or discharged. Hillary Clinton should’ve been prosecuted when she did it and so should whoever did it in this case.

People on both sides of politics often have the view race in for of reporters they vehemently disagree with. It can be useful in many ways. It would be malpractice not to.

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Concerning the leakage of classified plans to the Atlantic magazine, this is the link to the Atlantic article;

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

www.theatlantic.com

All I can think is What the Fxxx (WFT)? Who is in charge of their security?

Here is a link to a Wikipedia article on the Signal network leak;

United States government Signal group chat leak - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Finally, here is a link to what the heck the encrypted Signal Messaging application is;

Signal (software) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TTundra]

I'm equally bothered as to why this journalist didn't make it known to the group that he was included obviously in error at the start.
I can't count the times I've been added to the wrong email chain and I find my name which is already a bit rarer, but I always make it known to the sender to remove me immediately.

I can only assume he knew it would be a news worthy bite and stayed on only furthering the already egregious security breach and sharing this classified information action to others.

 

[Field28]

Every student should have to pass the same test that an immigrant passes to gain citizenship.

I've been saying the same thing for years!!!