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jmowreader

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33. I don't think this was "accidental"

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:11 PM

Mar 24

It appears to me that they're setting up a pretext to arrest Jeffrey Goldberg for illegal possession of national security information. They'll also get him for illegal dissemination of national security information because he published it on The Atlantic's website.

There's a very important - and also very illegal - reason they're using Signal rather than government-owned communication channels to do this shit: government-owned communication channels route traffic to the National Archives and Records Administration for permanent storage, and Trump wants to leave as little record of his evildoing as possible. We remember during the last Trump Administration his staff blew the budget on Scotch tape to put documents Trump tore up back together.

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Hegseth accidentally texted war plans to The Atlantic's editor-in-chief [View all] Nevilledog Mar 24 OP

Kick....this is a BFD Nevilledog Mar 24 #1

He must have been drunk as a skunk !!!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 24 #39

Did you read my mind? ShazzieB Mar 24 #48

That was my first thought, PatSeg Mar 24 #49

Hegseth had to be drunk LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #68

The whole article is a disturbing read unc70 Mar 24 #2

Absolutely Nevilledog Mar 24 #3

They were practicing GOPSEC Zorro Mar 26 #100

Kick for title change Nevilledog Mar 24 #4

Btw, that should be The Atlantic's _editor_. highplainsdem Mar 24 #12

Yeah..I did it fast. Nevilledog Mar 24 #24

JFC! Was Hegseth drunk when he did that, or just plain stupid. bluesbassman Mar 24 #5

Well, what should we expect from a Faux Noose weekend TV host? allegorical oracle Mar 24 #19

I wonder if it's provable that he's even been sober while in office. dchill Mar 24 #26

Those possibilities aren't mutually exclusive.- n/t Reader Rabbit Mar 24 #36

I'm betting on both. n/t aggiesal Mar 24 #47

I think we have to consider the possibility customerserviceguy Mar 24 #66

Good point. bluesbassman Mar 24 #69

Yes and yes prodigitalson Mar 24 #84

They are using SIGNAL to discuss this obamanut2012 Mar 24 #6

Hogsbreath is drunk again, but dumb forever. Bluethroughu Mar 24 #7

Here is a free link to the article in the OP-This is a major breach of national security LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #8

Damn. Solly Mack Mar 24 #9

Good thing this MF wasn't around when we were fighting Adolf. raccoon Mar 24 #10

This is the KKKK malaise Mar 24 #11

This is one reason you don't put a completely unqualified person in a critical role. Jim__ Mar 24 #13

This is why they DO put these kind in place--to sow chaos and breed fear. live love laugh Mar 24 #17

nobody even questioned it NJCher Mar 24 #75

"should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers" (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 #14

"You can't fool me. There ain't no sanity clause!" Brother Buzz Mar 24 #38

LOL Auggie Mar 24 #50

Heads should roll - but they'll find a woman mcar Mar 24 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author markodochartaigh Mar 24 #25

Vance was already setting up NJCher Mar 24 #76

Rep Pat Ryan: If House Republicans won't hold a hearing on how this happened IMMEDIATELY, I'll do it my damn self. Dennis Donovan Mar 24 #16

Whiskey Pete strikes again! travelingthrulife Mar 24 #18

Yeah Figarosmom Mar 24 #20

Sooner or later, Hogsbreath is gonna fuck up BIG TIME DinahMoeHum Mar 24 #21

I didn't see this posted neohippie Mar 24 #22

Hegseth accidentally texted war plans to The Atlantic reporter LudwigPastorius Mar 24 #23

Is he drunk enough yet? bamagal62 Mar 24 #27

Ordinarily this would end ones career. Hornedfrog2000 Mar 24 #28

Ooops .... live love laugh Mar 24 #29

If they mentions Hillary's emails one more time Norbert Mar 24 #30

Hegseth' s qualifications for this job democrank Mar 24 #31

Pete Hegseth Sent Secret War Plans to Journalist by Accident: Report elleng Mar 24 #32

I don't think this was "accidental" jmowreader Mar 24 #33

THIS Justice matters. Mar 24 #41

From what I read in the article misanthrope Mar 24 #67

However, their first reaction was damage control. JohnnyRingo Mar 25 #96

I think Project 2025 specifically mentions AdamGG Mar 26 #99

Wow! Nictuku Mar 24 #34

He needs to be removed, but I'm sure tsf is pleased because his boss SheltieLover Mar 24 #35

next time maybe NJCher Mar 24 #78

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he was in the list SheltieLover Mar 24 #79

This is incompetence on a major scale D. Spaulding Mar 24 #37

Incompetence reigns supreme Old Crank Mar 24 #40

Hearings should be held!!! Thats what would happen if hapoened under Biden Demovictory9 Mar 24 #42

S.N.A.F.U. ... aggiesal Mar 24 #43

Hegseth the Booze-Breathed Halfwit struggle4progress Mar 24 #44

Wow, I wish I could say I was surprised Bev54 Mar 24 #45

"accidental" or incompetence/negligence - & KRASNOV oblivious - resignation or firing all around UTUSN Mar 24 #46

DEI did this IronLionZion Mar 24 #51

Big mistake. Meant for Putin. no_hypocrisy Mar 24 #52

Kick blueseas Mar 24 #53

They totally tried to set him up. LuvLoogie Mar 24 #54

Wow... now that is a STORY!!! mikelewis Mar 24 #55

Hope no one is naive enough to think this was a one-off Starfury Mar 24 #56

Read Fiddlelady11 Mar 24 #57

"Boy is my face red! I actually meant to send it to Vladimir Putin." Pete Kegsbreath NBachers Mar 24 #58

Would a sober SECDEF do this? Norrrm Mar 24 #59

The Secret Service has anglicized his code name DFW Mar 24 #60

This is absurd. But even more ridiculous is the fact that cabinet members mtngirl47 Mar 24 #61

Was The Atlantic's editor-in-chief name on the same list as Putin's ? republianmushroom Mar 24 #62

OMG ReRe Mar 24 #63

can you even imagine what our fighter pilots are thinking Skittles Mar 24 #88

This whole crew from Waltz to Hegseth and on down, behave as if they're allegorical oracle Mar 24 #64

This is just the one we know about. Are there others? kerouac2 Mar 24 #65

Hillary Clinton gets the last laugh LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #70

And they conspired to blame it on Biden. It just gets worse and worse. C_U_L8R Mar 24 #71

Must be drinking again. nt TBF Mar 24 #72

MaddowBlog-Team Trump accidentally shared war plans with a journalist, sparking scandal LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #73

FUBAR Wild blueberry Mar 24 #74

War plans are classified! MiKenMi33 Mar 24 #77

That's what happens with DUI hires ecstatic Mar 24 #80

Adding Goldberg isn't the worst part. pat_k Mar 24 #81

Has anyone heard the national news folks call for Hegseth's immediate resignation? nt ShazamIam Mar 24 #82

"The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials." tanyev Mar 24 #83

Imagine that some body named Pfc Jake Smith accidentally leaked classified info to a reporter. Ping Tung Mar 24 #85

try to imagine if it was a woman, or POC Skittles Mar 24 #90

The dopes thought they were playing a game of rope-a-dope. hunter Mar 24 #86

My imposter syndrome has been cured alarimer Mar 24 #87

Fist bumping emoji's as over 30 children were being blown up. Stunning immaturity! Nt Quixote1818 Mar 24 #89

What's disgusting is that nothing will happen and it will be forgotten by the end of the week kimbutgar Mar 24 #91

K&R orangecrush Mar 24 #92

This Is What Happens When You Appoint Somebody So Unqualified to Such a Vital Position ! Daleuhlmann Mar 25 #93

As others have said, kudos to Goldberg Hassler Mar 25 #94

"Accidentally"? no_hypocrisy Mar 25 #95

They probably know it doesn't matter AdamGG Mar 25 #97

But, but.... Beacool Mar 25 #98