Trump had a track record as president. All any voter had to do in 2024 was consider at it. Many ignored it, or decided it was acceptable. At some point, American voters need to take responsibility for their decisions. It is not ok to be a dumbass.

It really does sound like CBP agents have been given a quota to meet.

Isn’t that redundant? Surely, that’s what green cards, visas, refugee status, asylum applications, ESTAs, fingerprints and photographs already do?!

And Rubio’s. There are two “MAR” users in the Houthi PC Small Group chat, the second being added by the first. How many personal cell phones with government group chats does the Secretary of State have?

Not surprised, unfortunately. I remember reading Vitamin A misinformation about measles on people’s Facebook posts over 10 years ago. People look stuff up on PubMed and don’t understand what they’re reading.

They’re like children running away with their hands over their backsides. Like children who say: “I didn’t do it!” with a straight face—when you’ve literally just watched them do it.

Agreed. Can’t imagine an ex-Senator with Rubio’s experience would be completely unaware of secure communications. Never mind the ex-mil VP.

It’s like all of them read that Signal is more private than WhatsApp and confused that with being “secure”.

The reporting doesn’t make that clear. It does make clear that Hegseth wanted to show off what he knew. The article was careful to explain that cell phones aren’t used to communicate info this sensitive—there are other secure systems in place. Which means he was seeking validation from the chat.

This is way more than being a drunk. This is a man very obviously out of his depth, and showing off to make up for what must be imposter syndrome. Confident people don’t need to brag about what they know to all and sundry (or, I suspect, copy and paste the info he’s been sent). He was showing off.

And I believe Signal can go by both phone numbers and names/usernames.