mjhelto

It's only possible to do this if tRump has some sort of respect for the person. He's so desperate to be part of the big league that he either falls over himself trying to butt into the spotlight with world leaders or capitulates to flattery from them. He doesn't see Democrats as anything but temporarily-alive opposition.

I just don't think it'll work out for Democrats the way it can work for world leaders.

This! Also, I suspect that Mike was the insider leaking shit to the press about the regime actions and closed-door meetings. The journalist on the Signal chat looked like incompetence, but I think it was Mike trying to shed light on their clear Records Act violations by using Signal for official communications. Then the press happens to photograph his use of a third-party Signal app that allows archiving, something Signal doesn't natively have.

If we stop seeing these big meeting leaks, such as the scuffles between Rubio and Musk, and big scandal topics, then we'll have it possible answer.

The best description of humanity is the Agent Smith quote from the first Matrix. A person may not be evil, but they sure do some shitty stuff when enough of them get together.

Considering Israel is said to be using such generative AI tools to select targets in Gaza kind of already shows this happening. The fact so many companies are going balls-deep on AI, using it to replace human labor and find patterns to target special groups, is deeply concerning. I wouldn't put it past the tRump administration to be using AI to select programs to nix, people to target with deportation, and write EOs.

Could it be that Mike was the insider that was leaking stuff to the media and this archiveable version of Signal is to be able to prove and/or keep Signal conversations that would otherwise be removed from the official app? I mean, just them using Signal is a violation of the Records Act, no, due to the ability to remove entire chats after a period of time? Everyone thinks he's incompetent or dumb, but he may have added that reporter on purpose to expose their use of Signal in the first place and he's using this unofficial version to save chats we would otherwise not have record of. If the insider info stops now, we'll know why.

You didn't highlight the best part of that interview, and something other journalists should start doing, he handed tRump his own ass and never looked or sounded flustered or worried about the results of the interview. He asked hard questions, even some that sounded dumbed down to help tRump's feeble brain understand.

The best part was shortly after this quote, I think, where tRump said how something might not happen, like completing the rest of the interview, and the dude straight said, "we will." The look on tRump's face was like a parent hearing their kid tell them "no" for the first time. But he didn't say anything more. It was a glorious example of how to deal with a bully.

tRump can't handle direct confrontation to his actions. He gets pissed and, if he can, tries to leave the scene or, like this interview and the debate with Harris, he's stuck and has to do the whole thing or look like a baby. It's why his only push back is digital or when the other party can't rebuke him. He's a coward who, like most conservatives, can dish it out but can't take it. He relies on his base to do the tough guy stuff and uses his platform to rile them up.

Just like COVID testing in 2020!

Just switch to Linux already!

Your toilets would suck at flushing too if you attempted to flush a fuck ton of classified documents down them!

I've seen M.A.S.H.. You can just crank the handle a few times to charge it!

"play Outer Wilds"

-god, probably

Oooo oooo now do tRump!