Sean Mooney

Agreed that it is.

Cool story bro. No one believes you leave your house or talk to anyone.

The article is more about the influencers than the actual debate itself.

Another live look at jonmx: https://image1.masterfile.com/getImage/NzAwLTAwMDM1MDY0ZW4uMDAwMDAwMDA=AJ0P2M/700-00035064en_Masterfile.jpg

While the rest fight I'll help you out. Michael Waltz is the one who started the group it seems and added the reporter's name. The belief is Waltz intended to add someone else to the chat and clicked the wrong person. (The name escapes me though) So it is more Waltz's mistake. Hegseth should've vetted it a little more but I can understand him trusting someone did their job correctly.

I think a more accurate argument than "low IQ" would be the idea of "low income" impacting people heavily. Just seeing it from a student aged side of things one of the biggest determiners in a kid's education is their family income level. Notably because if a parent has to work multiple jobs to support a family there is less time at home reading with, and working with a kid which will lead to lower test scores and more of an educational struggle. That would eventually manifest into perhaps a lower IQ. But there are poor white people in that same boat as poor black people even though depending on your area the numbers would skew heavily in one direction or another.

The RealClear writer does a pretty good job wading through it all. Belief is that the American Beverage Association might be behind it but that isn't confirmed. They also give numbers that say 6 out of 10 Trump voters feel sodas should stay eligible for food stamps. I don't particularly have a thought one way or the other on the issue of soda on food stamps. I know there are guidelines for things that can be bought but like if a person wants a 2 liter of Coke with the beans and milk and grain cereal- whatever. On the diet soda thing- there are some studies that indicate diet sodas are worse because of the artificial sugars. But I just don't like the taste of Diet Coke and the only time I will drink it is if I'm mixing it with whiskey or bourbon of some kind. Like I said- I'm more into the story on the grounds of this speaks to the influencer culture that is out there and how it is being manipulated by bad actors in the space.

TBF- the mistake is with Michael Waltz who added the reporter to the chat without being more careful about it all. Hegseth should've been confirming the group before putting details of their plans and stuff into it all. It's also a little surprising that the reporter was there (believed to be someone else) and no one questioned why the person was not saying anything as it seems like everyone else did at some point or another.

It's also funny when you can see all the defenses being thrown in here and then as you look online you see all those defenses are things being spun by pundits. Literally just people on here repeating what people on TV told them to say. Ironic considering the MAGA mooks insist it is only the right who gets their marching orders.

Pretty bad when a reporter for The Atlantic is more respectful and careful about US war plans than the national security advisor of the US and the secretary of defense. Yes I know that almost a day later they tried to cover up and circle the wagons to deny and discredit....but normal people see that they are lying to deflect away from incompetence.

It's amusing to see the usual suspects in here doing gymnastics to try and make excuses for their leader's team.

So it's commonly used but you don't know how common......cool.

Long as you don't lick the dogsh!t...that might not taste great.

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I didn't see the statement from the White House saying "Yes this text thread is real and happened but there were no war plans shared on it." I like the idea that there were two separate chats going down- one to discuss the rational for doing what they were going to do and then another to discuss the actual plans of it all.

You work for the federal government? Just to circle back then: How commonly? How many times has it been used? What other things has it been used for? Was it used under Biden or Trump's first term? Please provide evidence and links that show how often it is used.

It was not after the fact. The reporter saw all the lead up to it. Saw the discussions, saw the plans. C'mon bootlicker. Be honest about things.

How commonly? How many times has it been used? What other things has it been used for? Was it used under Biden or Trump's first term? Please provide evidence and links that show how often it is used. TIA

Goldberg says that he is on this text chain...classified information was shared but I won't share it. White House National Security Council spokesperson: "At this time, the message thread that was reported appears to be authentic, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain." Hegseth: “I've heard how it was characterized. Nobody was texting war plans, and that's all I have to say about that,” ______________________________________ So you can either believe Goldberg and the White House....or Hegseth? That's a toughie.

Also this: "Signal is not approved by the US government for sharing sensitive information."

Look you can either believe the reporter who catalogued the entire exchange he saw with time codes and screenshots and messages...or the secretary of defense who denied any of this happened while the White house was confirming it happened.....

To be fair- Michael Waltz is the one who added the reporter. Hegseth was relaying plans over the text chat because he (wrongfully) assumed it was a closed loop among the admin. He is trying to protect his admin brothers but it comes off really bad. Vance looks dumb too because he contradicted the President and then tried to deny this ever happened while the White House was confirming it. I will say the same thing about this I did about Hillary. It should be investigated. If something more comes of it then do something from a legal level. Otherwise it is up to the admin to self police. Which means they won't do anything. And the regular bootlickers (jonmx) and sycophants here (you can see them) will just try to wash it away like it never happened. Trying to blame the reporter is especially hilarious.

Just a shocking display of idiocy from him. And if you read through the whole article the author does a great job of highlighting everything and how this all came about. Also, should be noted how Vance clearly went against Trump in the thread but they immediately tried to damage control it with the reporter.

Maximum Overkill is a child. This is the only thing he can remotely look at his life and think he is winning- something someone else does. He is a loser who supports pedophiles as long as they are MAGA. On the topic at hand however- look there are clearly bad people here that should be sent out. There are good people here that will get caught up in this. This woman was one of the latter group.

Wait- are you saying MAGA people don't buy iPhones?