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Lawmakers from both parties expressed outrage after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief revealed he was accidentally included in a Trump administration Signal chat discussing Yemen airstrikes.

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) called for investigations and firings, labeling it a serious security breach.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) criticized the use of non-secure systems, warning that adversaries like Russia and China could exploit it.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) condemned the administration’s mishandling of classified information, saying it endangers national security.

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      5 hours ago

      The only thing Hillary has done in the last decade is lose Democrats elections. Seriously look at her staffer’s win rate; they are poison to anything they touch.

      If she actually want’s to benefit the center or left she will shut the fuck up.

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    Heads should roll? Maybe, if you ask nicely, the French may share some equipment and experience.

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    The worst thing is aside from being inept and careless, there is no chance they aren’t selling secrets to anyone willing to pay.

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      It’s bad, but not even close to the worst this admin has done. However, with proper screeching of NATIONAL SECURITY and shameful reminders about BUT HER EMAILS, this might be the first thing that Dems could sell to the Republican base as grounds to remove people. And let’s be honest, that’s who the Dems are really angling to persuade.

      Probably not tho, lol. Nothing will actually change. 🙃

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      What line? Who? Everyone’s been angry the whole time. Still no line has been drawn. Buttery males…

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        The article claims that legislators on both sides were upset and I was making a joke about how the conservatives were okay with everything else up to this point.

        To be clear, if 13 GOP senators and as few as 3 house reps voted to remove Trump it would be done.

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    Hegseth is now saying it didn’t actually happen, matching their incompetence with dishonesty, the tone of this “merit based” administration

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      well said. I’m surprised at the reaction towards this specific event.

      the administration is purging the federal government, rerouting tens of thousands of federal agents to enforce immigration (literally 80% of ATF is now focused on immigration. DEA, FBI, IRS, and more are all being recruited to help with immigration), illegally ignoring court orders, using a Stasi-like group of unmarked federal agents to intimidate with threats of criminal prosecution and force people into compliance (look at what happened at the SS office or the non-profit U.S. Institute of Peace), giving executive orders that are blatantly and explicitly unconstitutional (like the one to end birthright citizenship)

      that isn’t even starting to mention the genocide happening in Palestine that is not only being condoned but openly embraced. we are arresting and attempting to deport individuals whose only crime is that they are anti-Israel. permanent residents are being denied entry into the country because they have a photo of a Hezbollah leader on their phone

      the administration is using coercion and threats to force over 60 universities (Colombia being the most visible) to change the things they are teach, abandon certain policies, suppress student speech, and dramatically increase police presence. all in the name of fighting “anti-semitism”

      it has only been a couple of months and right now Congress is making a stink about a text message

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      Killing people in the middle east has been a source of income for us since the 1950s, a chat room error can only happen since the 90s, it’s the new interesting thing for the media to gawk at as people are being killed.

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    “should” is the key word. Trump should be in prison but he’s not.

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    I think the important thing here is to not get distracted and focus on what’s really important:

    Hillary’s emails.

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    Democrats…“Why I oughta…If I only…boy oh boy are you ever…sigh”.

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      And the yemenis but they’ve got the wrong skin tone for anybody to even mention. Genocide is completely normalized.