This raises the questions: 1) Have they accidentally texted about anything else? 2) If yes, to whom have they texted it? In normal times, there would be an investigation. I'll note that this news comes after last week's news that Elon Musk has been included in secret Pentagon briefings. - ThreadSky

magdi.bsky.social • 6 days ago

This raises the questions:
1) Have they accidentally texted about anything else?
2) If yes, to whom have they texted it?
In normal times, there would be an investigation.
I'll note that this news comes after last week's news that Elon Musk has been included in secret Pentagon briefings.

Reposted from jamelle

holy shit www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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bonleej.bsky.social•6 days ago

How many on purpose signal messages to other dictators would we find?

6gun67.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unbelievable!!!!!!

democracydonna.bsky.social•6 days ago

I put nothing past those clowns.

ryansraz.bsky.social•6 days ago

Putin is not telling.

togam.bsky.social•6 days ago

What a group of nitwits. The only real surprise is that they weren’t using Russian-designed Telegram instead of Signal.

deevhutch.bsky.social•6 days ago

Prediction:

1. They will attack the messenger. Possibly threaten the author of the piece or the magazine itself

2. They will blame others for the leak - possibly China, unnamed democrat, lefties, or Canada.

dlb52.bsky.social•6 days ago

I always told my kids that if I caught them in one lie, it just means I never caught them in all the others.

rob-baron.bsky.social•6 days ago

Must have mistaken him for Putin.

scadbee.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah I did not have this on my Bingo card. I’m gonna need more alcohol.

oldbutclimbing.bsky.social•6 days ago

Looks like they’ve found their leaker. Incompetency or not. DUI hire

rlab53.bsky.social•6 days ago

That’s exactly what we’re ALL wondering!!!

newbandy15.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is sick and disgusting behavior by imbeciles!

njmaineiac.bsky.social•6 days ago

What will the democrats actually do? Wave their finger at naughty Hegseth? Let's see if they actually fight! And the reporter? I expect he will be arrested for espionage since the world is upside down

observer-effect.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm sure it was meant for Putin, but the intern must have been in big S for that mess up!

bluemoody.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oopsie, perhaps Hegseth should be investigated by Congress and asked to Resign.
Our former DS under Biden was called out for being unavailable due to a surgery and was nearly dismissed. Don't blame the receiver/Atlantic Mag for the erroneous text!
It's our National Security!

deevhutch.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh, they'll blame The Atlantic. You can count on it. Likely they'll be heavily investigated by every agency Musk has not already destroyed.

ronchica.bsky.social•6 days ago

@schumer.senate.gov what do you think?

Oh wait, you are still thinking about when it will be a constitutional crisis so you can do something.

@warren.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com can someone do something here?

deevhutch.bsky.social•6 days ago

They are waiting for the people to lead them so they can follow.

magdi.bsky.social•6 days ago

Reminder that these guys--who texted war plans to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic--are planning to *polygraph* DoD employees over who leaked the Musk briefing to the Times.

russellcohn.bsky.social•6 days ago

I honestly feel like someone could get national security secrets by posing as a pizza delivery boy at the right office

cursed.monster•6 days ago

Which, I mean… given that polygraphy is basically just dowsing for spies, I guess they could just as well assume it leaked from this chat

querlvox.bsky.social•6 days ago

What gets punished: not the wrongdoing, but the communicating that the wronging is going on.

o-blossom.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don't see that these 2 questions matter at this point. They did THIS!! It's more than enough for EACH ONE OF THEM in the group chat. They're ALL responsible. ffs So yeah, of course see what else they've done, but really - no need to have >1 break-in at Watergate.

g8trz.bsky.social•6 days ago

I had that on my feckless bingo card!

christinesc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Such incompetence!

alexblackwood.bsky.social•6 days ago

🎁

kathy-in-ky.bsky.social•6 days ago

Russia, if you're listening, what else is this group of Signal users chatting about?

onmymindagain.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unbelievable.

winterwarpath.bsky.social•6 days ago

Gift Article:

johnny-seven.bsky.social•6 days ago

There’s an assumption that App’s like Signal and WhatsApp encryption is unbreakable. There’s no proof to those assertions.

You’d only not use Government provided secure comms if you are a lazy moron, or were paranoid someone in a government agency heard what you were saying.

Both could apply!

tackiness693.bsky.social•6 days ago

At least it wasn’t an email 🤷

judistoa.bsky.social•6 days ago

Shall we all rise up together yet?

annewriter.bsky.social•6 days ago

As I recall, Pete Hegseth said he relied on Jesus and his wife during his confirmation hearing. Hope they are also supporting his sobriety.

1fitter.bsky.social•6 days ago

They're all pretty smug about it. Seems that they think they're above the law too. Dems should be screaming for resignations at the top of their lungs. This needs to be pushed and pushed and.....pushed until something is done. These fucking clowns need ousted!

beethovenssidekick.bsky.social•6 days ago

Did Kegseth receive Phone texting tutorials from Rudy G??!!

Rudy - The King of Butt-Dialing‼️

"Lame King Kegseth" - the White Nationalist who thinks he's the smartest dude in the Room - after Donold🤣🤣🤣

jbro52.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bumbling idiots.

eyeshade.bsky.social•6 days ago

Only the best and the brightest.

rgh1205.bsky.social•6 days ago

I am disappointed to see Vlad and Elon were not included. I thought we had an understanding about that since the last cabinet meeting.

We are now officially a kakistocracy and the laughing stock of the entire world.

Make America Clueless Again.

percyjones.bsky.social•6 days ago

I was relieved to see that Elon was apparently not included here, but who really knows?

evelyntuesday.bsky.social•6 days ago

Remember the fuss about H. Clinton’s emails?

lvwoody86.bsky.social•6 days ago

Espionage act! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

kat5501.bsky.social•6 days ago

Since it was so easy for this to happen, my guess is Putin gets daily communications on a regular basis.

We will never know.

gm9mm.bsky.social•6 days ago

What a piece of work, this Administration has become

teamtowns.bsky.social•6 days ago

1. Signal isn’t approved for devices in the govt. that means that they were all using personal devices that are NOT secure

2. You think this is the only conversation happening on Signal between members of our govt??

This is all designed to avoid the laws that require recording this stuff.

kendra2425.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bunch of incompetent fools. Very dangerous.

katepupulu.bsky.social•6 days ago

BTW, the Guardian has an article without a paywall.

jbbmttx52.bsky.social•6 days ago

I feel your pain. here is the Atlantic 'archive' article. =Peace=
https://archive.is/Kbbrt

katepupulu.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks.

kathy13.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not even “accidentally,” but what else are they coordinating on Signal?

eastslope.bsky.social•6 days ago

All of it.

kathy13.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’d think. I believe they’re trying to avoid FOIA and government record keeping laws. Things that help hold them accountable to us.

karenshareharr.bsky.social•6 days ago

🤬🤬🤬🤬

bertrandtrucha.bsky.social•6 days ago

Signal is not approved for classified communication. That alone is a serious security breach and illegal. It is also foul of records - archival laws.

loriettaglorietta.bsky.social•6 days ago

With no security clearance? No secret is safe.

bambinamomma.bsky.social•6 days ago

And why are they - illegally - using Signal? Have they done this before? Who else? No one seemed to raise any questions about that in their chat, suggesting they either did not know or did not care it was illegal.