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Intercepted Signals 0

Mrs. Betty Bowers dissects the deception.

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Signal Achievements, Reprise 0

Security expert Bruce Schneier takes a deep dive in signalgate and its implications. In the light of recent events, the whole thing is worth a read. Here’s a tiny little bit.

Smartphones present a similar trade-off. The biggest risk of eavesdropping on a Signal conversation comes from the individual phones that the app is running on. While it’s largely unclear whether the US officials involved had downloaded the app onto personal or government-issued phones—although Witkoff suggested on X that the program was on his “personal devices”—smartphones are consumer devices, not at all suitable for classified US government conversations. An entire industry of spyware companies sells capabilities to remotely hack smartphones for any country willing to pay.

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The Old Shell Game 0

Florida Woman.

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Republican Family Values 0

At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy makes a compelling case that a particular Idaho legislator is, well, just plain nutz.

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Signal Achievements, Reprise 0

Emma and the crew discuss the increasingly obvious incompetence of the Trump maladministration, with a focus on “signalgate.” (Warning: Short promo at the end.)

Afterthought:

In a video clip, Donald Trump says, “To be honest with you.”

Yeah. Right.

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Vaccine Nation 0

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a vaccine against the epidemic of stupid.

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Driven to Destruction 0

Florida Man.

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Breaking Trust 0

Donald Trump demonstrates how to lose friends and alienate people, in this case, European countries with whom we have been allied decades.

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Rage against the Machine 0

Florida Man.

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False Equivalencies 0

Frame One:  Bareheaded man riding a motorcycle says,

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Influencer Idiocy 0

So what’s a little cruelty to animals if it gets the clicks?

One more time, “social” media isn’t.

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Lapping It Up 0

Florida Man.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

They keep on getting fiendlier.

We are a broken society.

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Sticker Tariff Shock 0

Grocery employee stockin fruit display labeled

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Medical Malpractice 0

Florida Man.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Trump and Zelensky siting together in the White House.  Reporter ask Zelensky,

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DOGE Bull 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice provides (yet) more evidence that Elon Musk’s DOGE really doesn’t have a clue about how government works or what it (DOGE) is doing.

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The Name Gamers 0

    The stupid, it’s metastasized!
    Now it’s gone all Texas-sized.
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The Car Splotter 0

Florida Woman.

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Fool’s Gold Fools 0

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