True. I am sure the risk has been discussed with Counsel. There is a practical point here that I appreciate and why it's worth it being ballsy even if the risk isn't as big. That point is that this administration wants this story to go away. Bringing charges keeps it around for awhile.
Weird, weird history that people won't believe at first.
It's like if during the Pentagon Papers, instead of Daniel Ellsberg spending hours photocopying the Vietnam documents, Robert McNamara just accidentally mailed the whole study to the Washington Post.
Hey, @theatlantic.com, you should totally update the headline to say 'War Plans' instead of 'Attack Plans', since Pete Hegseth and Karoline Leavitt are nitpicking over semantics. #signalgate
Sure makes me wonder "What else have they 'discussed' like this? How much more haven't we seen...and for which there are no transcripts or legally-required documentation?"
I'm sad that the Atlantic put something like this behind a paywall. Many can barely feed their families let alone pay for a subscription to read nationally critical information.
Whoever owns the app code has full control over it, so no app is 100% secure. For example, I could create exceptions in the code that are hidden from users. For example, I could provide certain users with a version of the app that does not provide end-to-end encryption when they log in.
Doesn't make sense that you'd put this behind paywall. This is one of the most important articles you guys have published and everyone deserves to learn this information. The whole world needs to know how many lies the Trump admin officials including Trump himself peddled yesterday.
You have more to publish keep them coming. Every time you publish something they shit on you and say its nothing. Publish something with location or that should be classified.
This story should not be hidden behind a paywall. This is far too important for us to have to skirt around you attempting to profit off of this catastrophe.
Make this article free to all readers, after all, the information is unclassified.
I hope @timmiller.bsky.social is taking a victory lap for apparently being the one to put the idea of publishing this in Goldberg's head, in real time during yesterdays interview?!
👊🇺🇲🔥
Again, had this been @peterbakernyt.bsky.social or @jonathankarl.bsky.social, we most likely wouldn't have seen this until their book$ publi$hed ... after the 2028 elections.
Trump, Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard, Radcliffe all dared @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social to put the #Signalgate texts out there. And he did!
Now watch how fast corrupt Pam Bondi says she'll arrest him ...
What would be happening now if the bad guys had been warned and struck first? Would that have been enough for MAGA and the boot lickers to finally wake up??
The depth of dishonor of the current POTUS, VP and minions has no bottom. A stain on their honor, their families, their party, their communities and our nation. What does it say about us that we elected a convicted felon with a lifetime record of dishonor, bankruptcies and failed relationships. sad!
Going to re-up my subscription to The Atlantic. Just imagining that if Goldberg had worked for the LA Times or Washington Post this story would never have see the light of day.
Hegseth says nobody was spreading the minutes, but they were...the whole group was because one of their members had invited a jounalist to join the Signal chat. Mike Waltz either didn't know there would be classified stuff or didn't care.
Don’t hold your breath for Hegseth’s firing—but if Trump **needs a distraction**, *someone* might get thrown under the bus. Would you bet on it being a **nobody** or a **high-profile loyalist**?
The indignation and brazenness with which they’ve responded to this will stop you in your tracks. They know they’re lying. They know we know they are. And they continue it anyway. Why? Because they’re more concerned with concocting false records to deport ppl than look out for US interests.
The Atlantic should make this story available to all. Some are not only living paycheck to paycheck, but are living day to day. Drop the paywall for this story.
I don't know how to make this apply, but someone should FOIA the Signal thread and then you can make this article (and any other future related ones) free for the public to read. Since it's all non-classified, of course. 😳 But really, I was lucky to read it as a gift link and think everyone should!
Hogan's Heroes they ain't, Trump's ZEROs they ARE! The incompetence is staggering. If I read this correctly, this was ALL done in such a haphazard hurried manner as a "Gotcha" to President Biden & a "Now you OWE us BIG" to the ALLIED Nations involved. From the TOP on down, they should all be FIRED!
We need to stand with our free press. I'm buying The Atlantic today. Truth matters in America. How dare this most inept group ever to be in the administration act like they did no wrong. I'm wondering how many more times this trump group used this app. The enemy is not the journalist.
Just hard to understand the level of incompetence…. When we elect an incompetent leader, this is the result. A self inflicted slowdown in the economy and mishandling of classified information.
Thank you to all of the journalists who are helping to hold to account the unqualified, inept, villainous trump administration. Stay strong. The USA, and the world, appreciates and needs your profession.
This will all blow over because Donald World has so much more “red meat” to throw out there for the rest of us to snap at, and for which, nothing and no one will be held accountable. It is terrifying that Kushner is so not in the spotlight.
Is our operative who had eyes on the situation being tortured in Yemen right now (the one who saw and reported that the target was entering his girlfriend's home, and then verified the home was bombed)? You know Yemen is looking for (or found) who could have provided that info.
So this #WhiskeyLeaks #Goldberg thing really highlights how fucking ridiculous the #TikTok National Security threat outrage really was.
These people don’t give a flying fuck about national security, if they did people would’ve been fired already…
#HouthiFuckInvitedGoldbergIntoTheChat
There was no classified information on that Signal thread. Atlantic released the actual thread. Releasing classified information is against federal law.
Remember that commercial: "its not nice to fool w/ mother nature"? Revised: "it's not nice to fool with the newspaper reporter who has the goods on you."
Tried to subscribe but the site crashed! This story will be broken down in threads and in multiscreen shots. We're going to read it, just lift the pay wall. Thanks!
Thank you for publishing this and making it available to all. @theatlantic.com showing the Media how it's done. Bravely modeling integrity and understanding the urgency of the moment.
Thank you for stepping up - in real time - to counter the lies and gaslighting!
I believe journalists should be paid specially working in a regime that wouldn’t think twice about imprisonment. I hope you can find ways to stay informed
So basically Tulsi (DNI) and Ratcliffe (CIA) outright lied yesterday at senate committee they said there was nothing classified shared. The Whitehouse gets what they deserve…trashing J. Goldberg and not taking ownership!
If the United States has russian style justice system, The Atlantic might be handled accountable for sharing classified intel while those kids in chat receive medals for leaking them.
Thank you for having the fortitude to contradict their lies with irrefutable PROOF. I admire and appreciate your restraint at the outset, but it’s way past time to fight fire with fire.
1. WTF??
2. Where is the president? Who authorized the strike?
I’m old enough to remember when POTUS would be in the Situation Room with VPOTUS, members of the Joint Chiefs, cabinet members, authorizing military actions himself. No texting. No emails. No reporters added by oopsie.
Close. He was *at that moment* taking a break from golfing. He had arrived at West Palm Beach the evening before, on Air Force One, accompanied by Elon Musk and Musk‘s offspring/human shield. A picture exists of him in what appears to be a golfing outfit, wearing a red cap, watching some TV screens.
Congratulations, you just got a new subscriber. And this is my first subscription to a magazine after about a decade of avoiding magazine subscriptions…
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Never post anything on social media that you wouldn't be comfortable with being published in a newspaper.
And... be careful what you post as you can lose your job.
It's like if during the Pentagon Papers, instead of Daniel Ellsberg spending hours photocopying the Vietnam documents, Robert McNamara just accidentally mailed the whole study to the Washington Post.
How did it make us great again or improve government.
https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Library/Memo-UseOfUnclassMobileApps.pdf
He has to show Israel that he is bombing Yemen AND
has to show Putin that he is willing to help the Houthis who are allied with Iran-Russia
Using Signal allows Russia access to the Intel to share with Houthis while still appearing to bomb them
No officials in their right mind would accept the chance of such a huge national and international embarrassment for their nation.
They really don't care for the US. #signalgate
#signalgate
I would enjoy having the power to troll people like this.
Next time we should just sneak the entire country in there. Make it a party chat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/?gift=DT_yonZyHMUn04QcPj8eRA9SHUwbmjDJC68MIK4heP4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Make this article free to all readers, after all, the information is unclassified.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4s55v3tsfph6whswxccpsia/feed/aaaixbb5liqbu
The GOP is going to get us killed.
Again, had this been @peterbakernyt.bsky.social or @jonathankarl.bsky.social, we most likely wouldn't have seen this until their book$ publi$hed ... after the 2028 elections.
Now watch how fast corrupt Pam Bondi says she'll arrest him ...
That bunch of buffoons needs to go. Now. Immediately. And Congress should at least call them out for lying on a hearing.
And btw, this debacle makes trump look like a senile, absent, ignorant fool who has no clue how his boys are running the country.
Good then, here it is! 😂
These incompetent assholes HAVE TO GO!
Timeline
Airplanes used
Weapons used
I suggest one of the below instead:
https://youtu.be/mE10Nd5jsn8
https://youtu.be/1__k8UwyxR0
https://youtu.be/MbnrdCS57d0
What could possibly go wrong with these genius billionaire bureaucrats in charge?
Hold. Them. Accountable!
Shocker!
These people don’t give a flying fuck about national security, if they did people would’ve been fired already…
#HouthiFuckInvitedGoldbergIntoTheChat
So apparently it wasn’t such a priority after all.
Thank you for stepping up - in real time - to counter the lies and gaslighting!
I think the Atlantic can afford to do the ethical thing here unless the first goal is profits?
👊🇺🇸🔥 #signalgate
https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/
I say that as someone who just cancelled by subscription to The Atlantic.
2. Where is the president? Who authorized the strike?
I’m old enough to remember when POTUS would be in the Situation Room with VPOTUS, members of the Joint Chiefs, cabinet members, authorizing military actions himself. No texting. No emails. No reporters added by oopsie.
#receipts
Someone needs to confirm this. We have the time stamps for the texting. Where was Trump and what was he doing?
Thank you to The Atlantic for excellent journalism!