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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:30:50 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:31:02 GMT -6
Huh. The Times is taking a different approach to the same news. American Spies Paid $100,000 to Russian Who Wanted to Sell Material on Trump nyti.ms/2BOhXghI was just coming to talk about this. It is bonkers. My tl/dr understanding is: The CIA paid a Russian guy to get hacking tools used against them and instead he kept feeding them Trump-related stuff that is likely garbage. And the CIA was like “nooo” we don’t want to touch this with a 10-ft pole, give us the hacking tools or get your ass back to Russia. And he says “back to Russia I go.” If the Intercept's angle is the true one, I'm ready to burn shot down
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:31:28 GMT -6
I don't mean that literally, spies. Don't turn me into the next Peter Strzok
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:33:06 GMT -6
Natasha Bertrand seems to think the intercept is engaging in shenanigans and, given Glenn Greenwalds behavior of late I'm leaning that way myself
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:33:32 GMT -6
Also the Russians correctly know that we all just want to find out if the pee tape is real.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:34:16 GMT -6
Natasha Bertrand seems to think the intercept is engaging in shenanigans and, given Glenn Greenwalds behavior of late I'm leaning that way myself I am very skeptical of anything in The Intercept.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:36:00 GMT -6
Natasha Bertrand seems to think the intercept is engaging in shenanigans and, given Glenn Greenwalds behavior of late I'm leaning that way myself I am very skeptical of anything in The Intercept. My typical approach is to treat them as raw Intel and let other outlets tease out what's reliable or verifiable
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:36:45 GMT -6
Well I, for one, am shocked
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:38:51 GMT -6
I am very skeptical of anything in The Intercept. My typical approach is to treat them as raw Intel and let other outlets tease out what's reliable or verifiable It seems like The Intercept story is sourced from the Russian side and the NYT story from the US/European side based on the attributions in the stories.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:40:39 GMT -6
This Friday can’t stop, won’t stop.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:41:50 GMT -6
Thread re: clearance procedures. Please read. [There would be minute--and I mean minute--differences with WH bc OPM/DOD handle clearance outside the WH (FBI handles WH clearance)]
Oh also OPM really hates the ganja. They get really hung up on that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 18:43:22 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:44:07 GMT -6
Matt Tait nails it, as per.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:49:04 GMT -6
Just so we're clear. The Republicans on HPSCI: -crafted memo without reading underlying Intel -voted to release it despite "grave concern" from DOJ -POTUS released immediately
The Democrats on HPSCI: -crafted memo based on underlying Intel -submitted to DOJ for review first; no concern on DOJ end -POTUS is "weighing options"
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:51:41 GMT -6
CBS reporting Trump "unable" to release Schiff memo
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 18:53:03 GMT -6
This is fine.
Friend texts pointing out that people were spiked from WH jobs after background check revealed 1 anti-Trump tweet while credibly accused wife beater soared up the org chart. Gives a good sense of priorities.
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 9, 2018 19:08:15 GMT -6
Thread re: clearance procedures. Please read. [There would be minute--and I mean minute--differences with WH bc OPM/DOD handle clearance outside the WH (FBI handles WH clearance)] Oh also OPM really hates the ganja. They get really hung up on that. ALicia Mastromonanco was on today’s pod talking about her clearance and how she had to answer that truthfully then got called to Rahms Office and told she was gonna be randomly drug tested.
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Post by crunch on Feb 9, 2018 19:13:31 GMT -6
God it's such a fucking circus.
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Post by morecoffeeplease on Feb 9, 2018 19:20:05 GMT -6
Where are they finding all of these people? Did the job descriptions say "terrible people only"?
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Post by crunch on Feb 9, 2018 19:23:23 GMT -6
Two years ago I never would have guessed my husband and I would have spent our Friday nights drinking watching cnn/msnbc. Especially my husband.
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Post by morecoffeeplease on Feb 9, 2018 19:24:28 GMT -6
Darth updated his kicked out of the WH graphic. I forgot about Tom Price and the plane.
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Post by morecoffeeplease on Feb 9, 2018 19:31:09 GMT -6
Rep Schiff is on Bill Maher tonight. I can't stay up, but hopefully he addresses the memo.
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Post by hawkeye2015 on Feb 9, 2018 19:47:53 GMT -6
Today is totally crazy, I'm going to catching up for a while.
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Post by mb3 on Feb 9, 2018 19:48:41 GMT -6
This week has broken me. I am finally buying a WaPo subscription.
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Post by morecoffeeplease on Feb 9, 2018 19:57:21 GMT -6
mb3, I think you can still get a deal if you have Amazon Prime. AmEx also ran a special for awhile for their cardholders.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 9, 2018 20:01:57 GMT -6
Yeah I'm side eyeing the Intercept
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Post by byjove on Feb 9, 2018 20:11:19 GMT -6
So if Kelly leaves, who replaces him?
The man has been president barely a year!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 20:25:26 GMT -6
I just. What the fuck man. What the fuck. Fuck.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 20:27:37 GMT -6
Basically me catching up on the news today:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 20:28:14 GMT -6
Me catching up on this afternoon
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