In other decades this would be an era-defining scandal with hearings on the Hill and possible legal consequences. This will run for a day on Twitter and everyone will admit they can't do anything. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... - ThreadSky

jessicaelgot.bsky.social • 6 days ago

In other decades this would be an era-defining scandal with hearings on the Hill and possible legal consequences. This will run for a day on Twitter and everyone will admit they can't do anything.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=Cgqh0-mGExsQQ_xEA88IsFBTXcgGKcOJRI1x7WcTigU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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simonsmith.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is the depressing thing. It is so far away from ‘cutting through’ with the vast majority of Americans.

lostindisco.bsky.social•6 days ago

Of course absolutely nothing will happen, except Goldberg will be a number one target for the administration.

debmacc.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yep

oldcoastroad.bsky.social•6 days ago

Next week the US government is organising a little drinkies in a brewery. Should be fine 🙂

BTW "JD" If you want Europe to get more involved, Russia is part of Europe and you have influence there. Or do you?

mariadagloriaii.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yep!!

benansell.bsky.social•6 days ago

Let’s not give up just yet!

jamesdaustin.bsky.social•6 days ago

Aye, we can get at least 2 days out of this!

ptrtlrwrts.bsky.social•6 days ago

I like your enthusiasm!

jezzablue.bsky.social•6 days ago

Problem is that it will be overshadowed by another goofball moment within 24 hours.

fmatheson81.bsky.social•6 days ago

It is only inevitable because everyone in the US is acting as though it is inevitable

nicolekidmansnose.bsky.social•6 days ago

And we'll move on to the next shitshow

bust3d00.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fox are claiming it's a good thing

pitsovdarkness.bsky.social•6 days ago

Those on the lower rungs of this ladder who have to re-take training every year on the care and handling of classified information, even they fucking know better than this.

The morons running this show aren't fit to manage a fucking fast-food restaurant.

tc-topcat.bsky.social•6 days ago

All part of the chaos to expect for the next four years, a constant show of incompetence

icecreampirate.bsky.social•6 days ago

Outrage is well warranted here and messaging like this that tells people don't bother because it's not going to have any impact isn't helpful.

ashoro87.bsky.social•6 days ago

It might just be me. But if war plans are “textable” I think we all have some rather big problems…

davesmithskvn.bsky.social•6 days ago

No. No. There will be a full investigation. Tulsi Gabbard said so only 10 days ago...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gabbard-pledges-aggressively-pursue-leaks-us-intelligence-agencies-2025-03-14/

bust3d00.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm guessing it's bidens fault

amarkwalker.bsky.social•6 days ago

Accidentally? This somewhat implausible explanation prompts the comforting thought that the culprit knew exactly what he or she was doing and reckons: “I may get locked up for this, but I can’t think of a better way of highlighting this administration’s contempt for established security protocols.”

bobvanbrabant.bsky.social•6 days ago

iamsimon.bsky.social•6 days ago

Chuck Schumer has already declared that he wants to join the group chat

tilmane.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes, welcome to the era of #circuspolitics with a new excitement highlight every day

oxooch.bsky.social•6 days ago

And it's already knocked Mrs Vance and her hugely aggressive visit to Greenland out of the news cycle.

jessicaelgot.bsky.social•6 days ago

Imagine any other administration in the world and resignations just… not even really being talked about

voodooroy.bsky.social•5 days ago

They have pulled off a master stroke by establishing a support base that doesn’t care if things are true or if they are wrong. I think about this a lot.
As my 12 yo would have it, there’s a lot of delulu going on out there.

kirstenmavric.bsky.social•6 days ago

Consequences? Pfffft. Not in this new world.

davidrobbo.bsky.social•6 days ago

To be fair they are being talked about, widely. Just not by serving Republicans or administration figures.

pibasedlifeform.bsky.social•5 days ago

I have to be honest here but I'd be surprised if Waltz survived this

It reflects badly on Trump, and we all know how well he takes that kind of thing

Course, he could appoint people who can actually do the job, rather than yes men but again, this is Trump so.....

martymcd.bsky.social•6 days ago

As someone had it elsewhere 'if this had been a Dem President the GOP in Congress would spend the next 60 years having hearings about it' which isn't too far off the mark tbh

nonrenormalizable.bsky.social•6 days ago

At least the UK was at the vanguard of running government by WhatsApp/Signal. Everyone seems to have forgotten that Johnson had to change his phone number after it had been available online for years!

jessicaelgot.bsky.social•5 days ago

None of this should deter you from adding me to your war group chats

leetaylorbythesea.bsky.social•5 days ago

Lol, a feeling of exclusion

serf-to-mogs.bsky.social•5 days ago

Would love to be lurking in the group when the US military react to this, or the 5-eyes (Aus, NZ, Can, UK, US).

brendagough.bsky.social•5 days ago

😅👏

simonlandau5.bsky.social•6 days ago

If this had been the Biden administration Trump would have in full caps lock mode!

northernwrites.bsky.social•6 days ago

Johnson's Tories?

hawksland.bsky.social•4 days ago

Computer Weekly produced this article on 19 Feb 2025 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619473/Warning-over-privacy-of-encrypted-messages-as-Russia-targets-Signal-Messenger

michael-dee.bsky.social•6 days ago

Is American war planning now on WhatsApp group?

michael-dee.bsky.social•6 days ago

Apparently it was on Signal, which ChatGPT assures me is more secure than WhatsApp. Nothing to see here then. 😊

michael-dee.bsky.social•6 days ago

…and at least one head would roll.

eddwilson.bsky.social•6 days ago

The guy from the Atlantic.

binyizdabbalah.bsky.social•6 days ago

In other decades, we wouldn't be starting from here either. Depressing fucking times.

hmann07.bsky.social•6 days ago

No fighting in the war chat.

tired-of-fascists.bsky.social•5 days ago

The editor in chief of Mad Magazine is standing by to join in with the discussions on invading Canada

davidjohngreen.bsky.social•6 days ago

Its a banker for the future; maybe after the mid-terms when senate looks different. Also confirms to "friendly" foreign security services that US administration is leaky at best, and probably untrustworthy (thye probably knew this already)

alherix.bsky.social•5 days ago

Now tell me anything else that shows how feeble is American democracy and adherence to law and rules!

trayment.bsky.social•6 days ago

But her emails

srutututu.bsky.social•6 days ago

Huh? 🤯 what am I reading? 😲

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