The Signal chat leak should have triggered resignations, investigations, and hearings with real consequences. Instead, it triggered a shrug. Accountability isn’t eroding in the US, it's already gone. What remains is performance, denial, and power protecting itself. - ThreadSky

eliothiggins.bsky.social • 11 days ago

The Signal chat leak should have triggered resignations, investigations, and hearings with real consequences. Instead, it triggered a shrug. Accountability isn’t eroding in the US, it's already gone. What remains is performance, denial, and power protecting itself.

Reposted from Aaron Rupar

HOULAHAN: Do you believe it's now time potentially for the the FBI to open an investigation into this?

PATEL: I'm not going to comment on that

Comments

kenfinch.bsky.social•11 days ago

Shaking my head at the placards all calling these people "honorable". Absolutely fucking no.

trudeus.gg•11 days ago

These are oligarchs and mob bosses closing ranks to protect one of their own

noxah.bsky.social•11 days ago

US is a goner, unless the ppl will massively revolt.

But that's not gonna happen... the couch is too attractive.

mikola13.bsky.social•11 days ago

These people make America look dumb… maybe we are dumb in the of the day if we have them leading our nation

noxah.bsky.social•11 days ago

From the other side of the ocean...
Re-electing Trump after jan6, a conficted felon, saying many times he wants to be a dictator...
who wouldn't find the Americans dumb?

There were signs! 🤦🏼

ketser.bsky.social•11 days ago

There were signals

noxah.bsky.social•11 days ago

😂

rob1477.bsky.social•11 days ago

He hasn’t received his orders from tRUmp yet.

chewiesmom.bsky.social•11 days ago

Dems need to be relentless in focusing on this most incompetent and dangerous breach! RELENTLESS!

dibuckman.bsky.social•11 days ago

A precondition to accountability is the capacity for embarrassment. That’s what’s missing.

fauxnymous.bsky.social•11 days ago

They are immune to shame.

universalkarma.bsky.social•11 days ago

The end of democracy.

soderbrod.nafofellas.com•11 days ago

They now police themselves so it's basically "what'ya gonna do about it?". What do the 🇺🇸 people, esp. Trump's base think about this? If they shrug too then they've got the government they deserve.

ichthyocide.bsky.social•11 days ago

What about the real question here? Why does Kash have a sign proclaiming him honorable so big we can hardly see his ugly mug sticking out from behind it?

Their narcissism is mind numbing.

a3beljaars.bsky.social•11 days ago

Keeps downplaying, to save his ass!

veertjephilips.bsky.social•11 days ago

stickymoney.bsky.social•11 days ago

WhiskeyLeaks

veertjephilips.bsky.social•11 days ago

👍😂

catherinedaly.bsky.social•11 days ago

If Goldberg had released the information before or during the strike, would he have suffered any consequences?
If yes, surely the people who shared the information with him should suffer the same?

brainsnow.bsky.social•11 days ago

Don’t we all know there are now TWO sets of rules? - their rule BY law and our rule OF law. Let’s just face it that we now live in a dictatorship who makes their own rules.

rominoocz.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’m still amazed that Americans haven’t noticed everything sliding into authoritarianism. But hey, just keep grumbling and waiting for it to “blow over.” I’m sure it’ll all magically fix itself - right after there are no more free elections.

silkgirl101.bsky.social•11 days ago

And Patel isn't going to do shit about it anyway. The coked-up hitman is loyal to the psychotic orange traitor. It is up to us to keep this crime in the face of the criminals until they fuck-up again & then we up the ante.
Refuse fascism!
Revolution is now!
🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈🟧🌍💙

michaelrbaier.bsky.social•11 days ago

You can delete „the Honorable“ from that sign!
🤦🏼‍♂️

couq.bsky.social•11 days ago

Curious how far down the corruption perception index will fall for next assessment 😆 https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/usa

sherrygadberry01.bsky.social•11 days ago

So, Biden was senile because he stuttered and forgot minute details of things that happened decades ago but these young people can’t remember if the found out something (like a national security breach) ONE DAY AGO! 🤦🏻‍♀️ People. 😐

chrisll.bsky.social•11 days ago

Chick Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate refused to use extraordinary efforts to prevent Kash from becoming FBI Director. No quorum calls or refusal of unanimous consent. What a strategy!

lucyarnold.bsky.social•11 days ago

The levels of entitlement are frankly staggering! I really genuinely believe they have no idea how catastrophically bad this is.

steevo57.bsky.social•11 days ago

Whilst the gaffe is horrendous did anyone seriously expect this administration to do anything other than deny, deny, deny? Resignations would mean accepting defeat. “Trump is always right”!

simianinsight.bsky.social•11 days ago

This is what MAGA is all about. Maximum misconduct and corruption, ZERO accountability. That's what makes them incredibly dangerous.

sanneru.bsky.social•11 days ago

There is even more in this story. Breaking news in Germany:

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hegseth-waltz-gabbard-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online-a-14221f90-e5c2-48e5-bc63-10b705521fb7

unnamedwill.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hoping Wicker goes through with this:
https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com/post/3llc6xjpvus23

ophelialives.bsky.social•11 days ago

Europe is going to have to take a stance. If NATO isn’t safe, Europe isn’t safe.

djbackward.bsky.social•11 days ago

Cult members not only love being lied to, they demand it. They shrug it off when it is revealed. Witness the flood of poorly coordinated lies over the last couple days.
“The chat was hacked.”
“Goldberg is motivated by hate.”
“It wasn’t classified data.”
“No specific info on the attack was divulged.”

a-time-traveler.bsky.social•11 days ago

You forget who's running the FBI.

paulcolam.bsky.social•11 days ago

Shameless

nigelingledew.bsky.social•11 days ago

Before we (UK) get too smug, what were the consequences for all those politicians and officials who used WhatsApp etc to conduct official business during COVID without proper records management, and who sadly 'suffered' technical glitches that resulted in those messages being lost?

bsky.stuartwebb.com•11 days ago

There is no doubt that a government led by unserious people tends to do things in a similar way.

BJ's government was unserious, tRump's government is unserious

elmoizatool.bsky.social•10 days ago

You may as well put Ian chiles schlong in that position.

donlovemargaret.bsky.social•10 days ago

Correct.
Democracy or Oligarchy.
American coup d'etate complete.
Hostile chaos is the point, Think Mafia!
(or Putin!)
🍁🛶❤️💙💚🌻
This is going to take YEARS OF AGONY
But Elbows UP 🍁✊

futureisorg.bsky.social•6 days ago

Exactly—power always protects itself. The people are awake, the outrage is there, but what's missing is the infrastructure to channel that energy into real, unified action.

That's why FiNC is building new systems that force accountability. The establishment sure isn’t holding itself accountable.

epluribusfractum.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is the rot of corruption. The clear lack of integrity of our current military leadership will erode troop morale and make them less eager to fight if called to do so.

christabelly.bsky.social•11 days ago

When I listen to them talk about this, in Congress or on the news, I keep picturing a high school play. People pretending to be in charge, pretending to be serious and competent, pretending to be grownups

klastommy.bsky.social•11 days ago

So, begs the question: what would they not get away with?

m-o-t.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/m-o-t.bsky.social/post/3ll4oamlqcs2p

realbenisons.bsky.social•11 days ago

If accountability were completely gone we would not be able to hear @houlahan.house.gov at all

She was right on target

I don't know if Trump will fire Waltz or Hegseth but I don't know yet that there will be zero consequences