villakram Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Brumerican said: Sessions has the memory of a politician. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) I think Mr Sessions has done very well for himself since the Blues Brothers. Edited June 13, 2017 by snowychap 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 14, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Brumerican said: The Sessions hearing should be streaming live on here pretty soon. Should be fun. https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-open-testimony-attorney-general-united-states-jeff-sessions Or this one http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/watch-live-sessions-testifies-russia-meetings-senate-hearing/ Got to say not as good as the original evening sessions on Radio 1... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Russian election hacking reached 39 States Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data. The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database. Details of the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit systems in a total of 39 states, one of them said. Worth reading in full. When it's all stitched together with the other ongoing investigations then the possible implications for US/western relations with Russia are massive. Espionage is fair enough and part of the game but this is a form of warfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 48 minutes ago, Awol said: Espionage is fair enough and part of the game but this is a form of warfare. This is a bit of a case of you live by the sword you die by the sword. The US have for years used cyberweapons to wage undeclared wars, the most high profile being the destruction of nuclear centrifuges in Iran using malicious code. United States Cyber Command was not created to sit on its hands and just wait for an opportunity to defend the US homeland, it was absolutely created with the function of creating offensive cyber capabilities. It is not just military targets that the US have created capabilities against, there have been political aims much like those pursued by the Russians in the 2016 US election. The Arab Spring, whilst not started by the US was influenced through pro democracy funding and training of key activists in social media use and tools. It all sounds terribly familiar when you have a look at what the Ruskies have been doing to the States. IMO whilst I agree 100% that this is a form of warfare, it is far from unfair. The US have been using these tools as part of the game for too long to cry foul when someone does the same to them. What is really needed is to bring these capabilities into line with other international weapons treaties and reach an agreement on limiting the use of them as in the long run they can be every bit as devastating a conventional war. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Congressman Steve Scalise amongst 5 people shot this morning after a gunman fires 50 shots at the republican congressional baseball team practice session https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/steve-scalise-congress-shot-alexandria-virginia.html?_r=0 A lone gunman opened fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team at a practice field in a Washington suburb Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck five people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives. Two members of Mr. Scalise’s protective police detail were wounded as they exchanged gunfire with the shooter in what other lawmakers described as a chaotic, terror-filled ten minutes that turned the baseball practice into an early-morning nightmare. Police said a total of five people were shot, two critically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Straggler said: This is a bit of a case of you live by the sword you die by the sword. The US have for years used cyberweapons to wage undeclared wars, the most high profile being the destruction of nuclear centrifuges in Iran using malicious code. United States Cyber Command was not created to sit on its hands and just wait for an opportunity to defend the US homeland, it was absolutely created with the function of creating offensive cyber capabilities. It is not just military targets that the US have created capabilities against, there have been political aims much like those pursued by the Russians in the 2016 US election. The Arab Spring, whilst not started by the US was influenced through pro democracy funding and training of key activists in social media use and tools. It all sounds terribly familiar when you have a look at what the Ruskies have been doing to the States. IMO whilst I agree 100% that this is a form of warfare, it is far from unfair. The US have been using these tools as part of the game for too long to cry foul when someone does the same to them. What is really needed is to bring these capabilities into line with other international weapons treaties and reach an agreement on limiting the use of them as in the long run they can be every bit as devastating a conventional war. In addition, the NSA have been used to enable and enrich corporate America at the expense of their overseas competitors. This is documented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) 45 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: Congressman Steve Scalise amongst 5 people shot this morning after a gunman fires 50 shots at the republican congressional baseball team practice session https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/steve-scalise-congress-shot-alexandria-virginia.html?_r=0 A lone gunman opened fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team at a practice field in a Washington suburb Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck five people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives. Two members of Mr. Scalise’s protective police detail were wounded as they exchanged gunfire with the shooter in what other lawmakers described as a chaotic, terror-filled ten minutes that turned the baseball practice into an early-morning nightmare. Police said a total of five people were shot, two critically. something about the Big Lebowski... not a Trump fan per his fb! Edited June 14, 2017 by villakram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Quote Asked by reporters if more should be done to protect politicians, McAuliffe replied: “I think we need to do more to protect all of our citizens. I have long advocated – this is not what today is about – but there are too many guns on the streets.” He then misspoke, claiming: “We lose 93 million Americans a day to gun violence. I have long talked about this. Background checks and shutting down gun show loopholes, and that’s not for today’s discussion, but it’s not just about politicians. We worry about this every day for all of our citizens.” Prompted by a journalist, McAuliffe later clarified that 93 individuals, not 93 million, die every day from gun violence. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/jun/14/virginia-shooting-house-majority-whip-congressional-baseball-practice-live Anything Diane and Phillip can do... made me chuckle in spite of the news. Edited June 14, 2017 by Rodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Well presumably Rand Paul (who was on the field while all this was going on) isn't too upset by this. After all... Edited June 14, 2017 by ml1dch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Rand Paul wants a race war and anarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Papers saying Mueller's primary focus right now is Trump himself, on obstruction charges. If true, Trump's days could be numbered. Great **** news TBH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 The fact that they are focusing on Trump first and foremost basically means that they want him out of office ASAP, before he can do too much more damage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 16, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 16, 2017 Reading this - Made me think of this - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2017 1 hour ago, NurembergVillan said: Reading this - Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 By this point in the London bridge attack, Trump had used it to promote his travel ban and attacked Sadiq Khan. Silence today. I wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 31 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: By this point in the London bridge attack, Trump had used it to promote his travel ban and attacked Sadiq Khan. Silence today. I wonder why. Because Melania, Ivanka and Tiffany all have full bladders and King Don Un has been up all night breaking the Whitehouse toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 After what happened to Otto Warmbier would anyone consider going to North Kora for a holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2017 25 minutes ago, PaulC said: After what happened to Otto Warmbier would anyone consider going to North Kora for a holiday Paging Tonyh29... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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