Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber President Trump has reportedly chosen a candidate for National Cyber Director — another top tech appointee with no professional experience in that role. Citing non-public documents listing multiple planned Trump nominations, Politico reports the President intended to nominate Sean Cairncross to take over the Office of the …
Talking out of his arse? Intent on causing the greatest possible harm for the maximum personal gain? He’ll fit right in with the modern GOP.
And the GOP voters won’t care - they lack the faculties for critical thinking to know any better. They’ll believe whatever they’re told as long as what they’re told isn’t evidence based and is done entirely for the ‘feels’.
The article that link to gizmodo resolves to states...
Coristine was actually fired from that firm after he leaked “internal information to the [company’s] competitors.”
Somehow I have a feeling there'll be many more incidences like that over the next 4 years - from the top down - though this time, it's not proprietary company information but state secrets of the US of A - to Putin and others who don't have the best interests of the US of A
though this time, it's not proprietary company information but state secrets of the US of AAnd not just the state's secrets. By way of example, the previous (conservative) Australian government developed a habit of leaking the personal information of private citizens as a way to threaten and suppress them. We'll no doubt see that kind of thing on a whole new level from this American regime.
"developed a habit of leaking the personal information of private citizens as a way to threaten and suppress them"
As a proud American I can truthfully say, been there done that for many years. J. Edgar being one of the best examples.
In the process of watching "The Man in the High Castle" again and I love their portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover.
And we probably learned from the best...
The sheer amount of information that people have given up today is something that Hoover could only have dreamed of. Now that the tech bros are kowtowing to or even working with the executive (and, presumably, also the legislature, now apparently merely a vassal of the executive), the possibilities for abuse are endless.
Most likely you are correct on that, unfortunately. When a prior politician made an asinine comment about the Internet being "tubes", they at least had the advantage of it being relatively new, so it was somewhat excusable for them not to know. But this is 2025, not the 90s - even my parents have more grasp of technology than that nowadays.
Musk is little better. I've been programming in the corporate and banking trenches for 25 years out of the 60 I've lived, with sporadic periods of unemployment along the way for health reasons and lack of foresight when contracts were ending. But I do know programming and computer technology rather well at this point in my life. And I know a bullshit artist trying to flummox their way through an interview like the back of my hand!
And Musk is talking crap. That man would not know a data structure from an algorithm if it jumped up and semaphored him, but he's going to "fix" the government IT systems like he "fixed" Xitter. May the Universe save the former United States of America from permanently being the New Nazi States of America under this pair of clowns!
from permanently being the New Nazi States of America"
Unfortunately that is what most people would call "Magical thinking."
The only people who can save Americans from the FOCF and Felon are themselves. They're going to have to clean their own house. Starting with recognizing it needs cleaning.
That's not to say that their neighbours can't offer support and assistance. Remind them a)This is who they voted for if you're dealing with a magaott. b)What's the price of groceries looking like now? c)How all those deportations you voted for going. ? Remember those are the things the FOCF banged on about incessantly. It's only right his performance against them be tracked.
The nonsense about Gaza is so much BS from him. The > $500Bn in oil due the people of Palestine is not.
Remember the line from Captain America "The first country the Nazis invaded was their own*"
*But wasn't the last. Something to keep in mind with "Porksword Pete" Hegseth "in charge" of the DoD.
My understanding is that Vladimir Putin himself picked the bulk of these Office nominees for Trump, and was particularly insistent on having Tulsi "actual Russian propagandist and traitor" Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence (seeing how Edward Snowden was unfortunately out of the country ATM)!
"Putin's Girl" as DNI -- what could possibly go wrong? Perhaps our closest allies that make up "Five-Eyes" in intelligence sharing would be wise to hold their cards a bit tighter to the vest until this *bleep*-show is over. Our new Cyber chief likely to be pwned soon, again, what could possibly go wrong. Beam me up Scotty...
“Because I have common sense, OK?” - Famous Florida Felon
The only thing common about common sense is that it is not common. And the purveyor of that quote is almost certainly (see below) on the not side.
The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.
My brain hurts. And I fear it will only get worse over the next way too slightly less than 4 years.
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**** a side order of destroying trust in government systems
The GOP has been doing that since Reagan was POTUS ("Government is the problem"). How can they claim "government bad" if they don't do everything in their power to make it that way? Of course, "government bad" is only true when they aren't running it.
Trumps nominations are just cronies who will agree to do what he says and none of them seem to realise they are there just to fall on the their swords when things inevitable go tits up and Trump needs someone to blame, because Trump can never make a mistake its always someone elses fault.
Biden has had his security clearance revoked as he is a security risk due to his mental state.
And Lindy Li a former Democrat National Committee co-chair has done an interview telling on the White House situation under Biden and his mental decline. Outing it as Obama's 3rd term, that Hunter (the cocaine addicted criminal) sitting in White House meetings without clearance and more.
@BartyFartsLast
"With Ukraine restored to pre invasion borders and the return of the Crimean peninsula"
That sounds a bit of a pipe dream. Trying to return to pre-2014 borders would probably require the US and Europe to come together to fight Russia with boots on the ground. And hoping that China doesnt decide to jump into the war.
After a lot more death and destruction of possibly another world war the borders in Ukraine might change back but who knows what changes would be made around the world.
Sean Cairncross shows what he really understands about cyber: a $400M order for armored Teslas. Presumably he is concerned Trump appointees will be shot at regularly. The truck nuts will be stationary targets when they run out of charge.
By cutting Cyber rules and regulation - particularly for crypto companies that are recognized as money laundering vehicles and operating sources for major scams. This only emboldens that effort - which, as we saw the banking de-regulation by Bush, will have deleterious impacts later in the not too distant future.
In general, lawyers are a group with the least skill and comprehension when it comes to anything technical. Perhaps somebody with aspirations to enter that profession is the polar opposite of somebody that will happily fiddle until 4am to get a PCB layout just so and off to the board maker before they have a nap.
The difficulty with hiring for this sort of position is the person needs to have a comprehension of law AND legitimate experience in the field of IT. The worst combination is having somebody that knows just enough of one or the other to be very dangerous. If they don't have one side and understand that they are woefully deficient, they could bring on somebody that can break it down for them that they trust to understand what they don't (like that happens very often).
We should extend it to his henchman Musk. And here's a thought - using IVF to conceive children suggests he may be lacking in the ability to how should we put it, bring gametes together the natural way. Not just compensating with his gender affirming hair transplant.
"hmm hmm has only got one ball, the other is very small"
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