The CIA has withdrawn Ralph Goff, an agency veteran and vocal supporter of Ukraine, from consideration to serve as its chief of clandestine operations. Goff had been appointed and given a start date for later this month before he was pulled from consideration. The CIA's DDO is responsible for overseeing the agency's covert activity and the gathering of HUMINT" one of the most challenging and vital aspects of the agency's work. The role is commonly seen as one of the most powerful jobs in the agency. No immediate explanation was given as to why Goff had been withdrawn from consideration for this important position. Goff's career at CIA spanned 35 years, and included significant stretches in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. CIA declined to comment on this story. read more
National security adviser Mike Waltz's team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats. Two of the people said they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats. All four said they saw instances of sensitive information being discussed. This sheds new light on how commonly the Trumpf administration's national security team relies on Signal, a publicly available messaging app, to conduct its work. read more
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement: "Luigi Mangione's murder of Brian Thompson " an innocent man and father of two young children " was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trumpf's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again." An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. read more
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
As predicted, the US government must ruthlessly provide an example to the masses that truthful yet dangerous messaging and actions won't be tolerated. The federal government began its parallel prosecution of Luigi Mangione because capital punishment was de facto abolished in the Empire State in 2004. Luigi Mangione's website: www.luigimangioneinfo.com
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
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