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@clock@f.cz · Feb 11, 2026
@signalapp@mastodon.world Signal IMO has bad security because when someone decides they are not interested in an overpriced, underperforming service of "phone number" and stops using their SIM, they cannot deregister the number from Signal and the new owner of the number either can hijack their Signal account, or people may be blocked from using newly purchased SIMs with Signal. Also, authoritarian regimes IMO can temporarily transfer a number into a provider's internal SIM in order to hijack a Signal account and impersonate a dissident against another dissident, facilitating abduction, torture and murder. I feel c o n t e m p t towards Signal when it is designed this way. #badsecurity #incompetence #signal #phonenumberasidentity #security #SIM #contempt #securityhole #securityflaw #attack #hijacking #torture #murder #abduction #authoritarianism #regime #authoritarian
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"None. Zero. He got this job. Why? Because he's a loyalist to Donald Trump, and Donald Trump thought he looked good in front of cameras." #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /2
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Pete Hegseth are stuck in the logic of escalation, according to which the feeling of defeat today can be reversed by doing the first thing that comes to mind tomorrow." ~ Timothy Snyder #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /3 https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-coup-attempt
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"Trump is surrounded by people who are making money from the war; each day of war strengthens a warmongering lobby with personal access to the president. As the war lengthens, the chance that it will be exploited for a coup attempt increases." #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #EconomicElites #oil #gas #profiteering /4
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"Pentagon staffers have reportedly begun referring to their big boss, Pete Hegseth, as Dumb McNamara, a reference to the Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson who oversaw the disastrous U.S. war effort in Vietnam. Yes, that’s pretty bad, but it’s even worse." ~ Lucian K. Truscott #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /5 https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/why-hegseths-firings-and-interference
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"He’s closer to Dumb Joe McCarthy, the right-wing Republican Senator who made his career chasing commies out of government – and everywhere else – during the 1950’s 'red scare.'” #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /6
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"As for the removal now of Gen. George, a West Point graduate who served in combat roles dating back to the first Gulf War in 1991 and is the highest-ranking Army officer, it’s yet one more sign that the confederacy of dunces that surrounds Trump cares more about showcasing its bigotry than acting competently." ~ Steven Beschloss #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /7 https://www.americaamerica.news/p/how-much-do-you-value-expertise
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"As one U.S. official said to Axios, 'Here is a four-star general who is actively working to get equipment and people into theater—to protect U.S. forces—and you fire him? In the middle of a war?'” #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity /8
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"His favourite term is 'lethality'; he loves telling the armed forces how 'lethal' they are. 'We are not defenders any more,' he announced gleefully. 'We are warriors: trained to kill the enemy and break their will.' (It might seem excessive to break their will after killing them, but why settle for half measures?)" ~ Steven Poole #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #lethality #violence #death /9 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/trump-using-dysphemism-language-against-iran
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@wdlindsy@toad.social · Apr 04, 2026
"He seemed to experience a sadistic pleasure in announcing the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US torpedo, enjoying the idea of the doomed crew’s 'quiet death'. This sort of unabashed viciousness is part of the appeal of the Maga administration for its fans, and might seem like a refreshing return to plain speaking." #Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #lethality #violence #death /10
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@SteveMino@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 12, 2026
After completing my twentieth book of the year, I have decided to reread this in light of the recent passing of Rob Grant #CurrentlyReading #Goodreads #ReadingChallenge #Bibliophile #Booklovers #Bookworm #RobGrant #Incompetence #AdAstraRob
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@Jorro@universeodon.com · Feb 12, 2026
#drones #ElPasoTex #incompetence #cartel Turns out that it wasn’t a drone sent by cartels that invaded US airspace, it was a party balloon!! This administration is so incompetent; “The U.S. military shot down what it initially assessed to be a suspicious drone near El Paso, Texas, only to later determine the object was a party balloon, according to multiple reports. Fox News first reported that the airborne object was intercepted after raising concerns of a potential drone operating near the southern border. Officials later concluded the object was not an unmanned aircraft but a party balloon, a U.S. official told the outlet. The airstrike prompted a temporary closure of airspace around El Paso International Airport for what authorities described as security reasons. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) later lifted the restriction, stating there was no threat to commercial travel, Fox reported.” https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-shot-down-party-balloon-el-paso-drone-reports-11506981
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@politicalbillsc@universeodon.com · Feb 01, 2026
Incompetence piled on top of incompetence! #cybersecurity #TrumpAdministration #incompetence https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361
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@bobthetraveler__dup_26259@mastodon.world · Jan 31, 2026
OTD in 2020, #GOP President Donald #Trump banned entry to the US for most foreigners who had been in China, but the COVID19 pandemic was already in the US https://toilet-guru.com/blog/63.html?s=mb #incompetence
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