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Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Best Friends posted:

There is no Constitutional mechanism for new presidential elections. It goes Ryan, Hatch, then down the list of cabinet secretaries by order of the department. And if you run out of those it's the apocalypse anyway.

Mr. Nice! posted:

It's not a hypothetical. We already have a succession act. If T&P are both out, Ryan is president full stop. If he's out, too, it's Orrin Hatch from the senate.

That seems, uh, kind of dumb. I can understand it from an emeregency perspective, i.e. potus/vp both die somehow and continuity of government needs to be secured, but wouldn't impeachment etc. be a textbook example of a scenario where new elections would also be wholly appropriate?

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Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/862753811307388929

Oh snap.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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It'll just be a crudely edited tape ála Homer's Rock Bottom-interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqDP8SnPVA0

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Continuing on that theme, this should play every time Spicey/Huckabee walks to the podium:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfhSAGgn1g

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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When will people start investing in proper infosec implementation/training for personnel? You'd think that the last couple of years would've been functioned as a giant flashing warning sign, that you're going to get your poo poo pushed in if you don't invest in cybersecurity. That goes doubly for loving HOSPITALS :argh:

I just hope no one ends up dying over this.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Godholio posted:

Hmm...so state actor or independent assholes?

Gonna go with independent assholes/someone browsing malware infested sites or clicking on spam emails.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863035626496684035

changing my guess from independent assholes to pros

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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psydude posted:

I mean yeah, this is literally their job: fraud. Doesn't mean it's a government. Now, the Russian government does coerce/partner with the crime syndicates in Russia for stuff, but I doubt this is one of those instances.

Oh yeah, I didn't mean to insinuate that Russia is behind this. I just meant professional cyber criminals instead of script kiddies.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Hot Karl Marx posted:

SMB thing, is that the 'printer and file sharing' setting in Windows? That's always been a big security issue iirc

Yep!

quote:

According to CCN-CERT, that flaw is MS17-010, a vulnerability in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) service, which Windows computers rely upon to share files and printers across a local network. Malware that exploits SMB flaws could be extremely dangerous inside of corporate networks because the file-sharing component may help the ransomware spread rapidly from one infected machine to another.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/05/u-k-hospitals-hit-in-widespread-ransomware-attack/

EDIT: Apparently Microsoft released a critical security patch for the exploit 2 months a go.

Missionary Positron fucked around with this message at 18:00 on May 12, 2017

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863054040736968709

jesus christ :stare:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Proud Christian Mom posted:

Crypto variant attacks are really hard to prevent so you focus on limiting the damage a single account can do and invest heavily in disaster recovery. Stories like this are the hammer I use to beat clients into compliance with best practices

To be fair, it's not like anyone could've seen this c- oh wait:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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The Orgasm Sanction posted:

Is that McMaster? :psyduck:

Oh that's why I thought he sounded oddly military-like.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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shame on an IGA posted:

Current Event: The gold bond video is back on youtube and hasn't been taken down yet. Get a golden breathmint for your balls while you can.

https://youtu.be/IngTDThANfE

PAINFUL SACK TEAR

EDIT: In non sack tear-related news, the raddest president of Finland died last night:
https://twitter.com/TPKanslia/status/863111782252109824

quote:

Mauno Koivisto has died at the age of 93. Koivisto took over as president in 1984 after Urho Kekkonen had held the office for 26 years. His two terms in office, ending in 1994, saw upheaval in Finland’s foreign and domestic policies with the collapse of the Soviet Union and Finland applying to join the European Union.

After Kekkonen’s authoritarian rule, Koivisto also helped strengthen the role of parliament to help balance the power of the president’s office.

In addition to serving as the ninth president of independent Finland, Koivisto also held the roles of Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland.
Born in Turku, Koivisto was awared the Order of the Cross of Liberty (2nd class) for his feats in the Continuation War. He then worked in Turku harbour and became active in Social Democratic politics.

Since this is GIP, here's a thing about what he did in the war:

quote:

During the Continuation War, Koivisto served in the Infantry Detachment Törni led by the famous Lauri Törni, which was a reconnaissance detachment operating behind enemy lines. This detachment was only open to selected volunteers.[3] During the war he received the Order of the Cross of Liberty (2nd class) and was promoted to the rank of corporal. While reflecting on his wartime experiences later in life, he said "When you have taken part in a game in which your own life is at stake, all other games are small after that".

Missionary Positron fucked around with this message at 08:04 on May 13, 2017

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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facialimpediment posted:

Well, this is awkward.

https://twitter.com/JamesMcLeary/status/863748297630011392

Seeing some limited reports that they've re-engineered that ransomware worm so it doesn't phone home to a website anymore. Update your computers!

Tomorrow will be super fun when people come back to work after the weekend, and start turning on their computers :getin:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Two Finger posted:

OH MY GOD I WAS loving JOKING GODDAMNIT
:cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes::cripes:





Ahahaha, I feel you Two Finger. The Finnish media does the exact same loving thing every time Finland gets mentioned in a popular American show.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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CommieGIR posted:

Check this out: GOP inserted a late night ammendment into a bill that defunds schools/STEM in Democratic North Carolina districts:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article150397682.html

quote:

The Northampton County program has received about $180,000 in recent years to serve 90 high school students, many of whom are African-American and from low-income families.

What a surprise.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Oh wow, a 147 new post I wonder what hap- :stare:

I wonder how he's going to top this one.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Reverand maynard posted:

how does washington post know trump leaked to the russians?

Maybe the Russians leaked it to WaPO just to troll Trump :v: .

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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redneck nazgul posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/864436162567471104

Oh man.

Yes, I realize he's legally allowed to do this.

https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/864437368035606529


:lol:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Unlike Spicer, I'm already looking forward today's press briefing :getin:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/AryehCW/status/864514810557366273

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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rip in piss trans-atlantic intelligence sharing, killed to death by a man with a piss fetish:

https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/864543745550688256

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/LahavHarkov/status/864544173638258692

please be true, please be true

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/864550372265926656

Spicey, you're not helping

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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poo poo, we've had it all wrong. It was the press that's dragging America through the mud the whole time, and not Trump. Thanks Newt!

quote:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump should "close down the White House press briefing room.”

"I am personally offended by the American news media. I think it is destructive and disgusting. It is a danger to the country right now," Gingrich said. He also said the press should be banished to a nearby Starbucks and that Spicer should take questions from the American people. "Just say to the American people, you get to choose," Gingrich said.

Closing the press briefing room would send a message to the country "that the media is a corrupt institution and he is tired of being harassed by people whose only interest is making him look bad."

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/newt-gingrich-donald-trump-shut-down-press-room-238458

poo poo, we've had it all wrong. It was the press that's dragging America through the mud, and not Trump. Thanks Newt!

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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STOP DROPPING BOMBSHELLS, I WANT TO GO TO BED :argh:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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DoktorLoken posted:

https://twitter.com/propublica/status/864687602506629120

:lol::lol::lol:

loving hell, how many controversies and crisises can one administration have. Can someone make a comprehensive list from inauguration until today?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfe-udB9My0

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/864684132114341888

Hey, there might be something good happening for a change :unsmith:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/edatpost/status/864801848577884160

Perfection :discourse:

EDIT: https://twitter.com/AFP/status/864805527137681408

ahhahahahahahahhahahahahah

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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M_Gargantua posted:

I don't think this will work out well

Nice PR stunt, tho.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/juliettekayyem/status/864813160771072000

Good move, Kush :thumbsup:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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rip isreali spy duder, hope they didn't burn you alive like they did with jordanian pilot

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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quote:

Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida’s coastal waterway. But not for fish.

We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon about 800 feet from the back lawn of the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, and pointed a two-foot wireless antenna that resembled a potato gun toward the club. Within a minute, we spotted three weakly encrypted Wi-Fi networks. We could have hacked them in less than five minutes, but we refrained.

A few days later, we drove through the grounds of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., with the same antenna and aimed it at the clubhouse. We identified two open Wi-Fi networks that anyone could join without a password. We resisted the temptation.

We also visited two of President Donald Trump’s other family-run retreats, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., and a golf club in Sterling, Va. Our inspections found weak and open Wi-Fi networks, wireless printers without passwords, servers with outdated and vulnerable software, and unencrypted login pages to back-end databases containing sensitive information.

The risks posed by the lax security, experts say, go well beyond simple digital snooping. Sophisticated attackers could take advantage of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi networks to take over devices like computers or smart phones and use them to record conversations involving anyone on the premises.

http://gizmodo.com/any-half-decent-hacker-could-break-into-mar-a-lago-we-1795276155

I don't think this really comes as a surprise to anyone.

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/864933946878021632

IT KEEPS HAPPENING

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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I think I need to go to bed more often as it seems that most yuge developments happen right after I hit the hay :stare:

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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https://twitter.com/T_FisherKing/status/864991265934512129

Unghh

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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gently caress :(

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Genocide Tendency posted:

https://twitter.com/chriscornell/status/864995525686415360


Just finished playing in Detroit when he dropped dead.


So the 90s grunge era has what... Vedder and Rossdale left?

Does Grohl count?

Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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Missionary Positron
Jul 6, 2004
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The winning levels are off the charts

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