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Rand Nolen's avatar

Somehow the mainstream media is tired of the Trump is a Russian Asset fact, America didn’t seem to care in 2016, 2020, or 2024, and the Republican Party no longer cares either. Stay after it, because everyone should care and be outraged.

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EUWDTB's avatar

MSM seem to be tired of all relevant facts for years already...

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Stephanie Beguin's avatar

As an American, I am outraged and the whole Admin should go down for treason!!! That should be punishable by death!!!!! That is a CRIME!! Yes, all of America is being fooled by fake information!! They all need to be stopped!!!

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Michael Davis's avatar

Don't have this level of insight, but still trying to spread the word:

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Marlo's avatar

Excellent work Olga! You are our valuable “American Asset!”

Witkoff, Gabbard & Hegseth definitely need to go. Along with Musk, Vance, Rubio, Johnson and of course Trump.

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Olga Lautman's avatar

Thank you so much! and they definitely need to be fired

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Marlo's avatar

Did you read Robert Hubbell’s excellent Substack newsletter? “10 years prison”

“The administration spent a lot of time saying that “no classified information” was included in the text chat. That is beside the point and an attempt to mislead.

👉The relevant statutes prohibit the unauthorized sharing of “national defense information.” See, e.g., 18 USC § 793 (f), imposing up to ten years in prison for anyone who

being entrusted with . . . information relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed. . . .

The words “classified information” does not appear in the statute that criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of “national defense information.”

What is “national defense” information? 18 USC § 793(a) defines it as information that the person possessing the information has

reason to believe that the information is to be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation . . . .

Obviously, anyone with advance information about plans to attack Houthi rebels has reason to believe the information—if leaked—could be “used to the injury of the United States” or “to the advantage of any foreign nation.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/lessons-for-democrats-from-signal

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Angie's avatar

Unbelievably incompetent. People need to lose their jobs now! They could have killed Americans.

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Amy's avatar

Excellent work Olga. Thank u!💙🔥

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Olga Lautman's avatar

Thank you!

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JimmyAnderson's avatar

Trump's Middle East adviser was in MOSCOW whilst participating in this insecure signal "chat" ?

And Trump dismissed this breach of National security as a little "glitch" ?

WTAF?

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Will Rasmussen's avatar

His supporters will believe anything he says. He could take a dump in their hands, tell them it’s chocolate, and they’d eat it up.

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elizabeth lush's avatar

Listening to you now and playing catch-up after days unable to be here xxx only to find you are doing even more valuable service for humanity and your clarity and commitment shines on further! Thank you sooo much Olga!

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Olga Lautman's avatar

Thank you 🙏

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Meemaw's avatar

You also got gratitude from Judd Legum on his Popular Information Substack...

Your hard work is getting noticed!

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Olga Lautman's avatar

I missed that

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Helinka's avatar

It gets worse and thanks for bringing more details. I was aghast when this broke yesterday having spent days in a SCIF and in the operational world.

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Brian Tanguay's avatar

Delighted to hear your interview with Ian Masters at Background Briefing. You don't mince words, which is much appreciated.

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Olga Lautman's avatar

Thanks!

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Bambi Doyon's avatar

The Atlantic is offering seven free day trial if you’re interested in what the journalist wrote

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James Schumaker's avatar

If Witkoff didn't have his phone on him at all times, it could easily have been cloned or otherwise tampered with by the FSB. Russian intelligence services are actively seeking to break into Signal conversations around the world, and have reliable techniques for intercepting conversations and decrypting messages.

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kdsherpa's avatar

"This isn’t negotiation—it’s capitulation." It is also shocking and depressing. (I know I'm off-topic. Couldn't resist.)

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jonathan karchen's avatar

Merci pour votre remarquable et fondamental travail! Bises de France

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The Cracked Piston's avatar

Unfortunately their galactic incompetence and hubris is going to eventually cost lives. Appreciate your tireless diligence connecting the dots for us.

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chase c's avatar

Also, adding Goldberg *had* to be intentional, right, because Goldberg said today that he first got an invite to link w waltz on signal, then *2 days later* was invited to the group chat!!?! I think that's what he said?

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Julia W's avatar

We are in the dark timeline. 😫

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