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He wouldn’t fuck with the nukes because of MAD.  It would be a suicidal move. I have no doubt he would have contingency plans but not the nukes.  
Not only would he nuke us, he has a couple of targets in his own country that he would nuke. He knows who will move on him after the attempted decapitation strike and he'll make sure they're vaporized before they mobilize. He'd rather be king of the ashes than no king at all.
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6 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Usually out of self interest.

Here’s the bottom line reason I think Putin won’t make the trip:

If you’re Putin, would you trust that Donald Trump could ensure your safety?

Maybe he'll let Putin bring his cadre of thugs like Erdogan.  That should work out well...

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Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

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Three of the top cybersecurity officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are retiring from government service, according to people familiar with the matter—departures that come as cyberattacks are a major concern for the country’s security agencies.

Senior U.S. intelligence officials warn that the country is at a “critical point” facing unprecedented cyberthreats, including Russia’s ongoing attacks on the American political system. They retirements also come as the FBI is facing regular criticism from President Donald Trump and his supporters, and is working to attract and retain top cyber talent.

Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His deputy, Howard Marshall, also left in recent weeks. Mr. Marshall has accepted a job at Accenture , a consulting firm that is expanding its cybersecurity portfolio. Mr. Smith is also expected to move to the private sector.

David Resch, executive assistant director of the FBI’s criminal, cyber, response and services branch, is departing the bureau as well. Mr. Resch, who was named to his senior post by FBI Director Christopher Wray in April, supervised Mr. Smith and Mr. Marshall.

Additionally, Carl Ghattas, executive assistant director of the FBI’s national security branch, has decided to leave for the private sector. And Jeffrey Tricoli, a senior FBI cyber agent who oversaw a Bureau task force addressing Russian attempts to meddle in U.S. elections, left last month for a senior vice president position at Charles Schwab Corp. , the Journal reported last week.

The FBI confirmed the departures. One U.S. official said more people are expected to leave soon, declining to provide additional names.

Several people familiar with the moves said that while it was abnormal to see so many senior-level people leave at the same time, it wasn’t uncommon for agents to depart after becoming eligible for retirement benefits at age 50. However, Mr. Marshall’s exit was seen as “highly unusual,” according to one person, because he is stepping away before retirement age.

“As I retire after 28 years of government service to transition into the private sector, I have full confidence that under Director Wray’s steadfast leadership, the Bureau will remain the FBI the American people have depended on for 110 years,” Mr. Resch said in a statement provided by the Bureau.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-top-fbi-cybersecurity-officials-to-retire-1532036330

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Skimming #MAGA Twitter, it’s easy to see the outlines of the pro-Russian-meddling argument emerging: America interferes in other countries’ elections, so it can’t be that bad; exposing Democrats’ hacked emails was a victory for transparency; keeping Clinton out of office was so urgent and important that it warranted some foreign intervention.

If it seems far-fetched that serious people would deploy such an argument, consider the Trump apologists’ trajectory up to this point in the Russia saga. When the term “collusion” first entered the political conversation in the wake of the 2016 election, the initial response was to dismiss the idea outright. It was popular in Washington for Republicans to crack jokes about how Trump’s disorganized campaign “couldn’t even collude with itself,” let alone a foreign government. 

But as evidence of communication with Russia mounted in the months that followed, Trump’s allies were forced to pivot repeatedly. They argued that the president hadn’t broken any laws; that any candidate in his position would have done the same thing; that Clinton would have lost regardless of Russia’s interference, so the whole point is moot.

Given this pattern of deflection and rationalization, is it really so implausible that a significant segment of Trump-backers might complete the journey from denying Russian meddling to celebrating it? Already, GOP voters’ attitudes toward Russia have warmed considerably in the years since then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney identified the country as America’s top geopolitical foe. According to Gallup, the percentage of Republicans who view Russia as “friendly” or an “ally” has doubled since 2014—from 22 percent to 40 percent.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/trump-voters-putin-russia/565592/?utm_source=facebook&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=2018-07-19T21%3A10%3A06&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic

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Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

in-fucking-shallah

 

Also, Trump thinks stealth jets are literally invisible

 

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Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

Don't toy with my emotions.

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Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

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Three of the top cybersecurity officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are retiring from government service, according to people familiar with the matter—departures that come as cyberattacks are a major concern for the country’s security agencies.

Senior U.S. intelligence officials warn that the country is at a “critical point” facing unprecedented cyberthreats, including Russia’s ongoing attacks on the American political system. The retirements also come as the FBI is facing regular criticism from President Donald Trump and his supporters, and is working to attract and retain top cyber talent.

Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His deputy, Howard Marshall, also left in recent weeks. Mr. Marshall has accepted a job at Accenture , a consulting firm that is expanding its cybersecurity portfolio. Mr. Smith is also expected to move to the private sector.

David Resch, executive assistant director of the FBI’s criminal, cyber, response and services branch, is departing the bureau as well. Mr. Resch, who was named to his senior post by FBI Director Christopher Wray in April, supervised Mr. Smith and Mr. Marshall.

Additionally, Carl Ghattas, executive assistant director of the FBI’s national security branch, has decided to leave for the private sector. And Jeffrey Tricoli, a senior FBI cyber agent who oversaw a Bureau task force addressing Russian attempts to meddle in U.S. elections, left last month for a senior vice president position at Charles Schwab Corp. , the Journal reported last week.

The FBI confirmed the departures. One U.S. official said more people are expected to leave soon, declining to provide additional names.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-top-fbi-cybersecurity-officials-to-retire-1532036330

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37 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

 

 

Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

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The Justice Department plans to alert the public to foreign operations targeting U.S. democracy under a new policy designed to counter hacking and disinformation campaigns such as the one Russia undertook in 2016 to disrupt the presidential election.

The government will inform American companies, private organizations and individuals that they are being covertly attacked by foreign actors attempting to affect elections or the political process.

“Exposing schemes to the public is an important way to neutralize them,” said Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who announced the policy at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, according to prepared remarks. “The American people have a right to know if foreign governments are targeting them with propaganda.”

The Obama administration struggled in 2016 to decide whether and when to disclose the existence of the Russian intervention, fearing that it would be portrayed as a partisan move. Concerns about appearing to favor the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, weighed on President Obama, who was reluctant to give then GOP-nominee Donald Trump ammunition for his accusation that the election was rigged.

“The Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election is just one tree in a growing forest,” Rosenstein said. “Focusing merely on a single election misses the point.”

He cited Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, who last Friday said Russia’s actions continued. “As Director Coats made clear, “these actions are persistent, they are pervasive, and they are meant to undermine America’s democracy on a daily basis, regardless of whether it is election time or not,’ “ Rosenstein said.

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Pressure has been building on the Trump administration to commit to informing the public with lawmakers debating passage of a similar requirement, which would give it the force of law.

“It’s absolutely crucial that the intelligence community lean forward, push the envelope on sharing as much of that information as possible because one of the biggest challenges we have is on education of the public, of the electorate, on foreign, read Russian-influence operations,” said James R. Clapper Jr., former DNI, who last year at Aspen called for such transparency.

He called the move “quite significant” and said “making that a standard policy across the government is a good one.” Other agencies, he said, “will take a cue” from the Justice Department, which is part of the intelligence community and receives information from spy agencies.

 

The policy, which is part of a report issued on a new Cyber Digital Task Force set up by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in February, also specifies that in considering whether to disclose, the department must protect intelligence sources and methods, investigations and other government operations.

“Partisan political considerations must play no role in efforts to alert victims, other affected individuals or the American public to foreign influence operations against the United States,” the policy states. A foreign influence operation will be publicly disclosed “only when the government can attribute those activities to a foreign government with high confidence,” it said.

Rosenstein noted that influence operations are not new. The Soviet Union used them against the United States throughout the 20th century, including in 1963 paying an American to distribute a book claiming that the FBI and the CIA assassinated President Kennedy.

(classic projection).

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-plans-to-alert-public-to-foreign-operations-targeting-us-democracy/2018/07/19/d010e3a6-8b8d-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html

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https://www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/

1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

I was reviewing the history of Ceausescu to remind myself how that went down. An unpopular leader can experience something similar.

Last I checked Public Citizen has over 350,000 people signed up to protest within 5 hours of Trump crossing a line like firing Mueller. With that start they could have millions on the street within a day. Of course the plan is to be peaceful, but...

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1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

 

 

Coates may be laughing now, but that's because he doesn't know that Rachel Maddow is going to lead a coup that's going to end up with Trump decapitated on the White House lawn.  

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-were-72-hours-away-from-a-coup-during-which-trump-will-be-decapitated-on-the-white-house-lawn/

What's really mind boggling is that there are people who believe these kinds of crazy predictions. Then, when it fails to come true, they are no more reluctant to believe the next crazy prediction. The snake oil never cures what ails them, but they keep buying it. 

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As someone who spent way too much time on 4chan years ago, this type of shit frightens me. These will be real, homegrown terrorists and will think of themselves as the real army to Trump. And all capable of doing Austin serial bombing type things.

Imagine if only a couple more cities get hit by the same type of thing Austin recently did. And if Trump fans the flames to the second amendment folks, society could easily start to rip itself apart. 

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Putin and Trump are both excellent media manipulators.

Putin probably told Trump to invite him to the White House by the end of the week to provoke more outrage. 

Trump complied  

What stunt does Vlad have Trump doing next week? 

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Putin and Trump are both excellent media manipulators.

Putin probably told Trump to invite him to the White House by the end of the week to provoke more outrage. 

Trump complied  

What stunt does Vlad have Trump doing next week? 

Stoke Russian nationalism in the Baltic states?

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45 minutes ago, RayDog said:

Last I checked Public Citizen has over 350,000 people signed up to protest within 5 hours of Trump crossing a line like firing Mueller. With that start they could have millions on the street within a day. Of course the plan is to be peaceful, but...

 

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Holy shit. Did y'all listen to Fresh Air today on NPR?  Carole Cadwalladr, a highly respected British Journalist who writes for the Guardian and the Obeserver, laid out the connections between the Russians, Trump, Brexit, Bannon, and Robert Mercer:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air


 

You guys are not going to believe the connections.  

 

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1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

in-fucking-shallah

 

Also, Trump thinks stealth jets are literally invisible

 

Perhaps a ramp could be installed at the top of Trump Tower sort of like a diving board leading from the edge of the building into the empty air beyond. 

"Mr. President, Vladamir Putin and an Ivanka clone await you in the invisible stealth plane at the end of the ramp. They're both naked and longing for The Donald."

Profit.

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2 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Holy shit. Did y'all listen to Fresh Air today on NPR?  Carole Cadwalladr, a highly respected British Journalist who writes for the Guardian, laid out the connections between the Russians, Trump, Brexit, Bannon, and Robert Mercer:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air


 

You guys are not going to believe the connections.  

 

Cruz was in the middle of that too.

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 You guys are not going to believe the connections.  

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In all seriousness, Carole has blown the lid off the whole Cambridge Analytica cyber subversion conspiracy. 

Too bad she doesn’t get enough airplay in American MSM. 

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As someone who spent way too much time on 4chan years ago, this type of shit frightens me. These will be real, homegrown terrorists and will think of themselves as the real army to Trump. And all capable of doing Austin serial bombing type things.
Imagine if only a couple more cities get hit by the same type of thing Austin recently did. And if Trump fans the flames to the second amendment folks, society could easily start to rip itself apart. 


There is a decent possibility that NRA execs and conservative media figures will be arrested. Consider the reaction to that for a bit. Domestic terrorism is in no way a stretch of the term.
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29 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Holy shit. Did y'all listen to Fresh Air today on NPR?  Carole Cadwalladr, a highly respected British Journalist who writes for the Guardian and the Obeserver, laid out the connections between the Russians, Trump, Brexit, Bannon, and Robert Mercer:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air


You guys are not going to believe the connections.  

 

12 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

In all seriousness, Carole has blown the lid off the whole Cambridge Analytica cyber subversion conspiracy. 

Too bad she doesn’t get enough airplay in American MSM. 

 

8 minutes ago, Tuco said:

There is a decent possibility that NRA execs and conservative media figures will be arrested. Consider the reaction to that for a bit. Domestic terrorism is in no way a stretch of the term.

 

 

And a follow-up remark:

"There is no stopping this. Too big and too far along. Mueller, while a solid patriot and fearsome adversary for #TeamTreason, is just one man of hundreds involved. That ship sailed a long time ago."

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40 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Holy shit. Did y'all listen to Fresh Air today on NPR?  Carole Cadwalladr, a highly respected British Journalist who writes for the Guardian and the Obeserver, laid out the connections between the Russians, Trump, Brexit, Bannon, and Robert Mercer:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air


 

You guys are not going to believe the connections.  

 

I caught parts of it before and after my haircut appointment. Pretty stunning stuff. I'll have to go listen to the full interview. 

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