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"U.S. is flowing in airpower to the Indian Ocean outpost as threats to Iran escalate & the bombing campaign against the Houthis grinds on.

A significant force of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers looks to be currently wending its way to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. SAT imagery shows at least 3 C-17 cargo planes & 10 aerial refueling tankers-."

It's likely there were other classified conversations on Signal (no record).

#NationalSecurity #Iran #Trump #DOD #USPol

twz.com/air/signs-u-s-massing-

The War Zone · Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego GarciaU.S. airpower is flowing to the Indian Ocean outpost as threats to Iran escalate and the bombing campaign against the Houthis grinds on.

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#TheCryptocalypseChronicles: Pete Hegseth, A Man Of Questionable Judgment

#PeteHegseth's in the news lately because of a "mishap" with a Signal group chat involving possibly top secret information about killing #Houthis. You might think this demonstrates poor judgment.

This is all less surprising if you know that Hegseth is a crypto bro who lost a bunch of money in possibly the most obvious cryptocurrency ponzi scheme in history, #CelsiusNetwork. Hegseth entrusted the group of Russian Israelis running #Celsius with his hard earned money *even after* the CFO of the firm was sent to prison in #Israel for #moneylaundering and organized crime connections.

tl;dr Maybe America should reconsider putting crypto bros in charge of the military.

Retoots appreciated.

cryptadamus.substack.com/p/pet

The Cryptocalypse Chronicles · Pete Hegseth: A Man Of Questionable JudgmentBy Michel de Cryptadamus
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…At least as far back as 2023 a #DoD memo, also seen by NPR, prohibited use of mobile apps for even "controlled unclassified information," which is many degrees less important than information about on-going #military operations.

There's…no precedent for the heads of #Defense, #State, #Intelligence & #NationalSecurity to be sharing such sensitive military intelligence in a forum that was known to be unsecured.

We have no #nationalsecurity - 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. theatlantic.com/politics/archi #hegseth #dod America is at risk like no other time in our collective our lifetimes. Hegesth does not use secure government network, email or cell phones. He is not alone - neither do any other #trump appointees

The Atlantic · The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansBy Jeffrey Goldberg

#watse #fraud #abuse #corruption In Plain Sight. No not from Dept of Education, Social Security, or #medicaid. This is 100% #doge #Musk #maga #billionaires #power #corrupts #absolutely #politics We are not a #democracy no #constitution This is #Despotism Plundering our #government. Musk Positioned to Profit Off #Billions in New Government Contracts. The boost in federal spending for #SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by #Trump and Elon Musk’s allies who control govt agencies. #DOD

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Judge Reyes demanded #DOJ offer ANY evidence that the #transgender ban is addressing an actual problem as opposed to a pretext to #discriminate against transgender people.

Reyes noted that #DOD policies already require the #military to identify people w/debilitating medical conditions & that would cover people w/ gender *dysphoria* who are unable to serve.

"Everything in the record is that it’s a pretext. There is nothing in the record that this was a deliberative process."

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#law #Trump