Xiaofeng Wang, a prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity, has gone incommunicado. read more
A New Jersey state trooper faces multiple charges after allegedly shooting and killing his dog, fleeing his home, vandalizing a stop sign, and assaulting a local police officer. Authorities arrested Alexander Lark in Wayne Township. He is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He also faces a municipal violation for discharging a firearm. Animal cruelty charges are pending. An affidavit of probable cause states that Lark appeared to be under the influence of an unidentified substance. An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. read more
Musk visited CIA HQ for talks on government efficiency. This is the first time Musk has visited the CIA since the establishment of DOGE. Unlike other government departments, DOGE isn't going to get unlimited access to CIA databases or internal systems because most of it is top secret. CIA has an internal DOGE team that was formed after Trump's executive order which includes CIA career officials. CIA officials didn't give Musk an intelligence briefing, but discussed with him "how the CIA is unique" in comparison to other government agencies. Musk visited NSA HQ a few weeks ago, where I'm sure they held their noses too. read more
USSECDEF Pete Hellsbreath issued a secret memo outlining US military priorities which comes straight from the conservative Heritage Foundation, including some passages that are nearly word-for-word duplications of text published by the think tank in 2024. The memo outlines Trumpf's vision to prepare for and win a potential war against Beijing and defend the US from threats in the "near abroad," which may include Greenland and the Panama Canal. Iran is mentioned several times as a powerful adversary. The author of the Heritage Foundation blueprint now works at the Pentagon. Archived: archive.ph read more
China's military kicked off joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as a "stern warning," days after USSECDEF Pete Hegseth vowed to counter "China's aggression" on his first visit to Asia. read more
These four Republicans rebuked Trumpf's stupid tariffs. When I saw this photo from CNN, I thought this was a scene from "Night of the Living Dead": media.cnn.com
I think Israel also popped up on the tariffs list until ethnic cleaner Beelzebub Smotrich fixed that: www.timesofisrael.com
I posted Xiaofeng Wang's research because the scientists on DR would be able to explain the implications. So, our "disappeared" victim is an Edward Snowden-caliber (or more) software network analyst. This is not the FBI I am accustomed to and the few friends I had there have retired already. One of the 15 US District Judges or Magistrates in the Southern District of Indiana must have signed the search and seizure warrant: www.insd.uscourts.gov
Here are photos of the raid; no sign of Xiaofeng Wang or his wife: bloomingtonian.com
#16: Hi Redlightrobot. Excellent synopsis. USN SEAL trainees have been getting sick from the polluted waters off San Diego. You may find the second story about the Gulf of Mexico interesting: coriolanus.page
#2: Isn't bombing Iran what Israel is for, though? Nope, not when the US servicemember and American taxpayer can do it for them. Trumpf rained millions of dollars of munitions on the starving Houthis to kill a handful of their leaders and a lot of their civilians to help Bibi. But will Trumpf cross the line and bomb Iran, pissing off Putin? Nope, I don't think so. www.ft.com
Many of the Trumpf-appointed US Ambassadors to these tariffed countries may be asked whether this idiotic list is AI-generated or if Trumpf is also addicted to ketamine like Felon Musk.