Current Events August 2017: A Song of Tweets and Fire

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Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/893138528019726337

I hope it is declaring we're attacking nK/Iran/Canada as he is heading on a well deserved vacation.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2017 18:06

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 15:00

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

This is probably what the announcement is going to be.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/893210952484626432

# ¿ Aug 3, 2017 22:01

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/894620077634592769

Looks like he isn't even touching his shoulder.

# ¿ Aug 7, 2017 19:43

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Stolen from the Trump thread.

DaveWoo posted:

https://twitter.com/Hadas_Gold/status/894985288535199746

The snowflakiest president.

God drat is that loving sad

# ¿ Aug 8, 2017 19:26

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Stultus Maximus posted:

Man doesn't look particularly in control here
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/895007616291799040

Book it, Fire and Fury is going to be this administration's Shock and Awe.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2017 22:17

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/894650862529794048

http://www.thedrawplay.com/comic/dont-care-bear-goes-to-south-beach/

# ¿ Aug 8, 2017 22:24

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

bird food bathtub posted:

And it'll work too, people really are that god drat stupid, if not outright proud of their ignorance.

I have never understood how people can't wrap their minds around tax brackets.

# ¿ Aug 9, 2017 17:25

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...0d7e_story.html

McCain's strategy: More advisors for ForeverWar.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2017 21:16

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

TBeats posted:

well actually!

https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/895746447227977729

Full quote.

https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/895743494353977349

# ¿ Aug 10, 2017 21:57

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

CommieGIR posted:

Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has said he is opposed to the transgender ban policy and will probably fight it.

Good.

https://twitter.com/margbrennan/status/896044088050548736

Can't wait for Trump to double down on the fact he really meant it and is glad.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2017 18:01

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Pesticide20 posted:

Good things do happen

CNN is finally done with fuckstain Jeffrey Lord

The reason? He apparently threw out a sieg heil in a tweet.

https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/896047258277490695

# ¿ Aug 11, 2017 19:10

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

psydude posted:

This may be a dumb question, but since basically every state in the US has at will employment, what's to stop a company from firing the poo poo out of anyone who attends one of those things?

Nothing, being a Nazi isn't a protected class.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2017 16:19

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

facialimpediment posted:

We have a statement by the Detroit Red Wings and nothing from the President of the United States.

https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/896398114659217408

Good on the Wings.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2017 17:33

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Poppyseed Poundcake posted:

Is there any evidence that it's not a false flag yet?

Yeah, so, I don't think the burden is on disproving a dumb rear end conspiracy theory.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2017 23:09

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/897079368115044353
https://twitter.com/Merck/status/897065338566791169

Donny mad at random CEO for coming out stronger against white supremacists by resigning from President's Manufacturing Council.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2017 14:11

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

facialimpediment posted:

https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/897081510511116288

clicku

Makes sense then. Would be nice if more private industry stopped working with this administration but, that'll never happen until the very end.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2017 14:34

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Duzzy Funlop posted:

These Riker AVs are loving with my head

I'm seeing double, four Rikers!

# ¿ Aug 14, 2017 19:32

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

CBJSprague24 posted:

Can't remember if it was Carrier or another documentary where they followed around somebody who joined the Navy and wound up a janitor.

If that had been me, I'd have flipped my poo poo at my recruiter the next time I saw them.

At the end of the day, all Sailors are janitors to one degree or another.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2017 17:12

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

cowboy elvis posted:

Really loving this strong reaction to making GBS threads on nazis now even if some of it is a bit bandwagon-y.

Would have been nice if it didn't take such a horrible event to start reaching a critical mass but, at the end of the day nothing wrong with bandwagon making GBS threads on Nazis.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2017 20:38

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Vasudus posted:

God, the anti-Trump legislation that's going to pass in 6-8 years is going to be amazing.

Did any of us think this is how, if Congress found their balls, the Imperial Presidency could be contained? I realize the odds are slim but, if it was going to happen, nows the time.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2017 21:41

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/DefenseBaron/status/897879774449872901

Good to hear, he's a stain on Navy Intelligence and the fact he's a mustang makes it even worse.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2017 19:25

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/898254611609407488

Pershing and the Philippines?

# ¿ Aug 17, 2017 19:53

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

M_Gargantua posted:

Bannon: ~~Banished~~ Unchained

https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/898594528961208320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

# ¿ Aug 18, 2017 18:35

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

While Bannon quit/firing was happening, Trump approved elevating CYBERCOM.

quote:

WASHINGTON � President Donald Trump has approved a long-delayed Pentagon plan to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command in order to beef up cyberwar operations against the Islamic State group and other foes.

The White House announcement Friday means U.S. Cyber Command may eventually be split off from the intelligence-focused National Security Agency.

For now, Trump has agreed to raise the stature of Cyber Command within the military and give it more autonomy.

�This new Unified Combatant Command will strengthen our cyberspace operations and create more opportunities to improve our nation�s defense,� Trump said in a written statement. �The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased resolve against cyberspace threats and will help reassure our allies and partners and deter our adversaries.�

Making cyber an independent military command will put the fight in digital space on the same footing as more traditional realms of battle on land, in the air, at sea and in space. The move reflects the escalating threat of cyberattacks and intrusions from other nation states, terrorist groups and hackers, and comes as the U.S. faces ever-widening fears about Russian hacking following Moscow�s efforts to meddle in the 2016 American election.

The goal is to give Cyber Command more autonomy, freeing it from any constraints that stem from working alongside the NSA, which is responsible for monitoring and collecting telephone, internet and other intelligence data from around the world � a responsibility that can sometimes clash with military operations against enemy forces.

Sen. John McCain praised the move, saying the administration must now develop a clear policy and strategy for deterring and responding to cyber threats.

Kenneth Rapuano, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, told reporters Friday that elevating the status of Cyber Command will give it a bigger voice in advocating for resources to fight cyber threats.

The plan has been languishing since last year when then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter sent a proposal to President Barack Obama to make Cyber Command an independent military headquarters and break it away from the NSA. At the time, he believed that the NSA�s desire to collect intelligence was preventing the military from eliminating IS� ability to raise money, inspire attacks and command its widely dispersed network of fighters.

After Trump�s inauguration, officials said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis endorsed much of the plan. But debate over details dragged on for months.

Officials say the Pentagon plan sent to the White House calls for Army Lt. Gen. William Mayville to be nominated to lead Cyber Command, although that has not been announced. Leadership of the NSA could be turned over to a civilian.

The U.S. has long operated quietly in cyberspace, using it to collect information, disrupt enemy networks and aid conventional military missions. But as other nations and foes expand their use of cyberspying and attacks, the U.S. is determined to improve its ability to incorporate cyber operations into its everyday warfighting.

The NSA, however, has a great deal of expertise, and officials acknowledge it will take some time for a more independent Cyber Command to get up to speed. Until then, Cyber Command and NSA will operate under a single, �dual-hatted� military commander. The cyber operation currently relies on the NSA�s expertise, staff and equipment.

The two highly secretive organizations, based at Fort Meade, Maryland, have been under the same four-star commander since Cyber Command�s creation in 2009.

But the Defense Department has been agitating for a separation, perceiving the NSA and intelligence community as resistant to more aggressive cyberwarfare, particularly after the Islamic State�s transformation in recent years from an obscure insurgent force into an organization holding significant territory across Iraq and Syria and with a worldwide recruiting network.

While the military wanted to attack IS networks, intelligence objectives prioritized gathering information from them, according to U.S. officials familiar with the debate. They weren�t authorized to discuss internal deliberations publicly and requested anonymity.

Cyber Command was created by the Obama administration to address threats of cyber espionage and other attacks. It was set up as a sub-unit under U.S. Strategic Command to coordinate the Pentagon�s ability to conduct cyberwarfare and to defend its own networks, including those that are used by combat forces in battle.

Officials originally said the new cyber effort would likely involve hundreds, rather than thousands, of new employees.

Since then, the command has grown to more than 700 military and civilian employees. The military services also have their own cyber units, with a goal of having, by Sept. 30, 2018, a total of 133 fully operational teams with as many as 6,200 personnel.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-approves-plan-create-independent-cyber-command/

# ¿ Aug 18, 2017 19:52

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/RedTRaccoon/status/898638258724159488

gently caress anyone that glorifies the CSA in TYOOL 2017.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2017 02:24

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

facialimpediment posted:

diversity.jpg

"We've got a skirt, what more you want?"

# ¿ Aug 19, 2017 03:20

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

Seeing counter protest crowd is being estimated at 20-30 thousand

https://twitter.com/kid_mao/status/898931810729701376

https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/898957347875192832

# ¿ Aug 19, 2017 19:13

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Shep has overtaken AC for my favorite gay newsman.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 01:37

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Watching PBS (don't know if it is a shared video feed) but, anytime they pan the junior enlisted and they look up with just such a "HELP!" look in their eyes.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 02:17

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Happy I'm out of Afghanistan because sounds like we're moving into the FATA in Pakistan.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 02:21

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

"New Strategy" sounds a lot like old one. Kind of like his plan to eliminate ISIS.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 02:29

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Stultus Maximus posted:

Not watching it, someone let me know where I'm getting mobilized to.

Congrats, we're plussing up AFPAK HANDS

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 02:33

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

"I call them anarachists," I realize he's an old racist grandpa but is it really the 1920s again

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 03:25

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

This is it, right now, do it DJT

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 03:46

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Hexyflexy posted:

Your wish may be granted.

No balls Trump, no balls

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 03:47

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

Yeah, let's terminate NAFTA, that's a good idea :rolleyes:

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 04:18

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

So massive tax cut and massive infastructure investment, that'll work

"What we have just witnessed is a total eclipse of the facts," CNN anchor

Nick Soapdish fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Aug 23, 2017

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 04:25

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:

when did it change from department of war to defense

I wanna say the National Security Act of 1947

# ¿ Aug 24, 2017 03:10

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

shame on an IGA posted:

Who's gonna fence it?

Nic Cage just got smiled and he he's not sure why.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2017 00:58

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 15:00

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

He could have said God Bless or some other platitude but, no it was thanks

# ¿ Aug 28, 2017 00:38

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