The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:07 pm
Baldy wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 11:55 am
Despite all the Donks preening and pretending to get the Vapors over this, it's basically a nonissue.
Sure. And you’d have the same take if it happened under a donk administration.

A few of many reasons.
Signal is an app anyone can download to their device, which encrypts messages to keep them secure. It's considered a go-to for the military, journalists, and privacy advocates but is not approved for classified conversations.

"It's wonderful for encrypting your communications, from the moment you hit send to the moment it hits the other guy's phone or laptop. The problem is, once it hits one while it's on your device, and when it gets to the other device, it's openly available. And so if those devices are compromised, you know, through some kind of hacking, through perhaps malware that was installed six months ago, through some kind of open surveillance, because the person may be using the phone out in an open public area, these are definitely, definitely concerns we would have about using that platform," Pfeiffer said.

Just one day before the strikes, the Defense Department warned staff that Russia was trying to hack Signal, raising serious concerns about security risks, according to a report from the Associated Press.
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/national ... y/64301518
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:07 pm Sure. And you’d have the same take if it happened under a donk administration.

A few of many reasons.
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/national ... y/64301518
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
Are you sure they haven’t successfully hacked Signal already?

Was Signal approved for this kind of confidential communication?

Was it within the rules/laws (for a supposedly transparent regime) to use the Signals’s auto delete function?

What might I find if I dug through the posts of people pooh poohing this to see what they posted about Hildamorts email server? If lock her up applied then, it applies now.

Why is this poor schmuck facing punishment for something similar? - A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email


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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Baldy wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:15 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:07 pm

Sure. And you’d have the same take if it happened under a donk administration.

A few of many reasons.



https://www.wvtm13.com/article/national ... y/64301518
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
So give them more options?

Do you think Russia doesn’t spy on its own allies?

Keep digging. :thumb:
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UNI88 wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:58 pm
Baldy wrote: Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
Are you sure they haven’t successfully hacked Signal already?

Was Signal approved for this kind of confidential communication?

Was it within the rules/laws (for a supposedly transparent regime) to use the Signals’s auto delete function?

What might I find if I dug through the posts of people pooh poohing this to see what they posted about Hildamorts email server? If lock her up applied then, it applies now.

Why is this poor schmuck facing punishment for something similar? - A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email


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Maybe they have. Just like maybe they've already hacked into the DoD.

Take it for what its worth, but according the the Director of the CIA, Signal was approved for this type of communication. We'll have to wait to see if how it all plays out.

If you're trying to equate this minor infraction (if it even is one) to the Hildabeast and her 33,000 emails housed on a homemade server in her bathroom, then you're not capable of any rational discussion on the topic.

Whatabout this other person? Really? Stooping to whataboutisms? Shame on you. :ohno:
How do you know that she didn't tag the reporter to the email on purpose? Could that be why she's facing possible punishment?
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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kalm wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:58 pm
Baldy wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:15 pm
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
So give them more options?

Do you think Russia doesn’t spy on its own allies?

Keep digging. :thumb:
Them? Who? And, what type of options are you referring?

I'm sure most every country spies on their allies. Don't you? Why or Why not?

You're flailing. :lol:
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 8:45 am
Baldy wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 5:49 am
Really? :lol:

I can't wait to see which is worse, Signalgate or J6. According to the clown I saw on CNN, this is the worst national security breach of our lifetimes. :rofl:

I know the struggle is real in Donkland, but going all in on something as insignificant as this is preposterous.
J6 as an event was worse. Signal gate exposes the ineptitude of high ranking administration officials. No adults on the call.

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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:01 am
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 8:45 am

J6 as an event was worse. Signal gate exposes the ineptitude of high ranking administration officials. No adults on the call.

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It’s practically threatening our democracy.
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Baldy wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:15 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:07 pm

Sure. And you’d have the same take if it happened under a donk administration.

A few of many reasons.



https://www.wvtm13.com/article/national ... y/64301518
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
Good call, in fact I bet Trump wrote most of the code for the hack, him being all Russian agenty and stuff
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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What we know for sure. Hillary had an illegal server that WAS hacked.

Messages from a text group on an encrypted app got sent (on purpose) to an anti Trump "news" reporter.

Absolutely not the same thing.

One was in possession of classified documents off site, like Bidens documents in his garage.

The others were chatting about an event.

Not even MGR88 can spin those facts
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Caribbean Hen wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 1:23 pm
houndawg wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:46 am

"straight". :coffee:


Carribean Hemorhoid...... :ohno:
Anyhow you spell it, we all know you’re not straight




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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Baldy wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:15 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:07 pm

Sure. And you’d have the same take if it happened under a donk administration.

A few of many reasons.



https://www.wvtm13.com/article/national ... y/64301518
Just because the Russians are trying to hack Signal doesn't mean anything. Tell me an app that the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans, etc. aren't trying to hack. That will be a much shorter list.

Since Trump is a Russian asset, I'm sure he handed off the plans to the Russians beforehand anyway. :roll:
Thats a given - they were on the signal chat just for entertainment. Probably still incapacitated by laughter
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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houndawg wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:20 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 1:23 pm

Anyhow you spell it, we all know you’re not straight




The poster boy for the importance of education delivers again.... :rofl:
Attention to the part you highlighted
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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Caribbean Hen wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:32 am
houndawg wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:20 am





The poster boy for the importance of education delivers again.... :rofl:


Attention to the part you highlighted

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Gotta choose between the present and past tenses, son. :roll: Present = "Anyway you spell it..."

Past = "Anyhow you spelt it...."

Don't give up, its a long road...
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Re: The Authoritarian Playbook for How to Take Down America

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houndawg wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:40 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:32 am



Attention to the part you highlighted

:?

Gotta choose between the present and past tenses, son. :roll: Present = "Anyway you spell it..."

Past = "Anyhow you spelt it...."

Don't give up, its a long road...
Its

But still they lead me back, to the Long and winding Road
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