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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say (apnews.com)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

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[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

pretty sure the pentagon has fancy radio equipment….

some dumb shit could’ve happened, as is the american way… i just find it pretty far fetched

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

fascist cronyism doesn't require everyone to be a crony. just enough people to flummox the people who actually give a shit. if boozey pete had some high ranking DOGE dope install a starlink connection point in his office, and got enough high ranking officials to be cool with it, that's enough to get it done even if most people there find this to be a problem.

it's not about the bad ones doing evil. it's about convincing the good ones there's nothing to be done. as the saying goes, all evil needs is for good men to do nothing. well. fascism is mostly about manufacturing consent by convincing you to do nothing

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

i heard the reason they want canada is because that’s where most americans would flee to… btw….