Current Events > Using Signal for government communication is like using a private email, right?

(+) Yeah! (+)

It seems like it to me.

Am I misunderstanding something?

It's worse, actually

Yes, plus the messages disappear so they aren't stored

It's a violation of the Espionage Act apparently

Its illegal to have Signal on a government issue phone.

So setting aside that they somehow managed to get Classified material out of a SCIF to where a phone could be used, this would mean they were discussing Classified material on unsecure, regular phones.

but HER emails

They only care if the person is a Democrat.

Not as bad as Trumps last turn and they were using WhatsApp for classified info,

no charges or anything done.

it only matter if democrats do it. I still see the Hilarys Emails used all the time as attacks

Who cares? One side does not care about hypocrisy or inconsistency so pointing that out does nothing. We should continue pointing out how stupid that side is instead

https://bsky.app/profile/smith.senate.gov/post/3ll5hfqefus25

This same person was in the group chat. You can't make this stuff up.

Anybody else would have their security clearance revoked at the very least. Probably jail time too.

Democrats need to be relentless about this. They should be calling for investigations, talking about it on any news program that will let them and just genuinely being extremely loud.

Like the whole, "whoopsie we added a journalist" is funny and should be used to mock them and question their competence but it's not the actual important piece of the story. The real issue is them using an unauthorized, unsecured service designed to not retain records. That has to be absolutely pounced on.

Compsognathus posted...

talking about it on any news program

I cant remember the last time CE linked to shows like Meet The Press, This Week, etc hopefully it works out that people actually watch those types of news shows.

To me this seems like something that will be off the news cycle in a couple days. This admin is always making new news that stuff can quickly get lost.

Like literally everything else, its always projection.

Every. Single. Fucking. Time.

Without fail.

It's like using WhatsApp.

It's EXACTLY like using WhatsApp.

All good. Gabbard and co. said there was no classified information. Nothing to see here. Stop asking questions.

After the espionage act violations at Mar-a-lago which resulted in CIA sources being killed at double the rate, publicly accessible government servers installed by Musk, and group texting war plans to journalists, I'm beginning to suspect Republicans never really cared about Hillary's emails.

I think it has something to do with buttery males idk

Tyranthraxus posted...

After the espionage act violations at Mar-a-lago which resulted in CIA sources being killed at double the rate, publicly accessible government servers installed by Musk, and group texting war plans to journalists, I'm beginning to suspect Republicans never really cared about Hillary's emails.

Well none of that was as egregious as Hillary keeping classified documents in her bathroom or anything like that.

TheSuperSilver posted...

https://bsky.app/profile/smith.senate.gov/post/3ll5hfqefus25

This same person was in the group chat. You can't make this stuff up.

Tulsi Gabbard investigated Tulsi Gabbard and found that Tulsi Gabbard did nothing wrong. She would, however, like to discuss Hillary's emails...

Reporters need to bring this up at every chance (assuming there are still reporters with integrity allowed to ask the administration questions). The need to directly ask if anything is being done to the individuals involved for breaking the law.

But I predict everyone will be in a tizzy for the next week (if even), they won't acknowledge it, and then we'll move on like it never happened.

AndyReklaw posted...

Reporters need to bring this up at every chance (assuming there are still reporters with integrity allowed to ask the administration questions). The need to directly ask if anything is being done to the individuals involved for breaking the law.

Yea, I believe the FBI is planning on launching an investigation into giving them medals for being such super loyal uber patriots. And following that report, the AG is likely to follow up with a parade or two.

lmao

I mean not really lmao, more like, whatever the opposite of lmao is, but lmao

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/07b08081.jpg

I'm sure there were LOTS of people in Russia that were "a part" of that group chat. lol

https://www.yahoo.com/news/intelligence-officials-brief-senate-national-040818327.html

https://newrepublic.com/post/193145/trump-officials-ignored-pentagon-warning-war-plans-group-chat

Sariana21 posted...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/intelligence-officials-brief-senate-national-040818327.html

I'm glad Angus King grilled Gabbard over the removal of climate change from the national security reports. It's insane that they pretend it doesn't exist.

Posting again:

https://newrepublic.com/post/193145/trump-officials-ignored-pentagon-warning-war-plans-group-chat

Sorry for the naked links. Ironically Im in a meeting for senior military spouses, just by chance.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-signal-text-group-chat-russia-putin/

President Trump's Ukraine and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when he was included in a group chat with more than a dozen other top administration officials and inadvertently, one journalist on the messaging app Signal, a CBS News analysis of open-source flight information and Russian media reporting has revealed.

This group of DEI hires literally had someone in Russia while they were shooting off these texts.

"but her emails" indeed

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/597d4d55.jpg

The gift that keeps on giving.

I meant giving as in the giver from the old goatse website

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/580dacf1.jpg

In a developed country, we'd be challenging this administration on a vote of no confidence. But since this is America, we never will.

Anything is OK if Putins vassal says its OK.

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Hunters laptop snuck into their offices at night and installed Signal on all their devices. They never wanted to use it, but the evil Biden crime family tricked them into it!

tbh the more i learn about this incident the more pissed off I get.

I don't know why. I don't think it's worse than DOGE invading government offices and illegally hacking sensitive computer systems and firing nuclear engineers.

But just the absolute lack of integrity and accountability over this signal chat is really, really pissing me off.

Maybe it's because I'm expected to serve with honor and integrity but the people appointed over me apparently do not have to adhere to that same standard and instead can just lie their asses off about it.

but
HER
emails

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3vVIZgAQCR4

The only thing that will happen is that Waltz will be fired.
...for having a specific journalist in his Contacts...

sfcalimari posted...

but
HER
emails

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3vVIZgAQCR4

He blew his own mind.

And since he did it so casually, he's been doing it regularly.

Tyranthraxus posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/597d4d55.jpg

That's pretty good.

I can't believe how much of a nothingburger this is seen as. I miss the days when an awkward yell/scream was enough to end someone's political career