Stuff you just can't make up

A comparison to chew on. LOL

Dangers of live TV.

http://www.eminor.tv/today-show-reporte ... onse-ever/

After having 6 months to compile a list of Russian Oligarchs who should at least be seriously LOOKED at for sanctions, the report the Treasury released, they have just admitted, was simply cribbed from a Forbes Magazine article of "200 Richest Businessmen in Russia 2017". It includes people Putin has actively gone after and seized the assets of. They just put down ANY random rich people in Russia.

That is how seriously this administration is taking a confirmed Russian attack on US elections.

gcomeau wrote:After having 6 months to compile a list of Russian Oligarchs who should at least be seriously LOOKED at for sanctions, the report the Treasury released, they have just admitted, was simply cribbed from a Forbes Magazine article of "200 Richest Businessmen in Russia 2017". It includes people Putin has actively gone after and seized the assets of. They just put down ANY random rich people in Russia.

That is how seriously this administration is taking a confirmed Russian attack on US elections.

What's disturbing is that this is all the admin intends to do. The sanctions, which got overwhelming majorities in both houses and were signed into law by Traitor Trump, will not be implemented. Plain and simple, he is abrogating his responsibility to enforce the laws passed by our elected representatives. His signature on a bill is worthless.

dscott8 wrote:

gcomeau wrote:After having 6 months to compile a list of Russian Oligarchs who should at least be seriously LOOKED at for sanctions, the report the Treasury released, they have just admitted, was simply cribbed from a Forbes Magazine article of "200 Richest Businessmen in Russia 2017". It includes people Putin has actively gone after and seized the assets of. They just put down ANY random rich people in Russia.

That is how seriously this administration is taking a confirmed Russian attack on US elections.

What's disturbing is that this is all the admin intends to do. The sanctions, which got overwhelming majorities in both houses and were signed into law by Traitor Trump, will not be implemented. Plain and simple, he is abrogating his responsibility to enforce the laws passed by our elected representatives. His signature on a bill is worthless.

Possibly more disturbing... they've known for over a year now not just that Russia hit the US election, but that they have every capability to do it again and that US intelligence has every *expectation* that they will do it again.

And this administration has done literally NOTHING. Taken zero precautions. It's like they're issuing an invitation.

"The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a TV station among other media things) said that a filing cabinet with no keys ended up in a second-hand store in Canberra that sells off old government furniture. A person bought the filing cabinet cheap and opened the lock with a drill before discovering the treasure trove of highly-sensitive cabinet documents."

Might I add, sensitive and damaging.

Ferry McFerryFace - Gate.

I wish I was making this shit up.

The NSW government held a poll, last year, to the tune of around A$100,000, to name on of the new Sydney Harbour ferries.

The results, as announced was that Boaty McBoatFace received the most votes but as the name was taken the second highest would be the winner.

Ferry McFerryFace.

Turns out, it didn't receive all that many votes.

Maybe a tenth of what actually should have won.
But as that was the name of a political rival the minister lied about the results.

Interesting to me. When I left a senior position in our Defence Department a decade ago I was told that I could admit to being cleared to "Top Secret Positive Vetting AUSTEO" which translates to the highest regular clearance that had also been verified by actually checking me out on the ground, and the high sounding AUSTEO meant that I couldn't mention some things to our closest allies. I was told however that I shouldn't mention that I also held "Cabinet in Confidence" clearance as that level itself's name was classified. Saw it on national free to air TV on documents tonight, so guess I can now mention it.

Annachie wrote:"The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a TV station among other media things) said that a filing cabinet with no keys ended up in a second-hand store in Canberra that sells off old government furniture. A person bought the filing cabinet cheap and opened the lock with a drill before discovering the treasure trove of highly-sensitive cabinet documents."

Might I add, sensitive and damaging.

Daryl wrote:Interesting to me. When I left a senior position in our Defence Department a decade ago I was told that I could admit to being cleared to "Top Secret Positive Vetting AUSTEO" which translates to the highest regular clearance that had also been verified by actually checking me out on the ground, and the high sounding AUSTEO meant that I couldn't mention some things to our closest allies. I was told however that I shouldn't mention that I also held "Cabinet in Confidence" clearance as that level itself's name was classified. Saw it on national free to air TV on documents tonight, so guess I can now mention it.

Annachie wrote:"The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a TV station among other media things) said that a filing cabinet with no keys ended up in a second-hand store in Canberra that sells off old government furniture. A person bought the filing cabinet cheap and opened the lock with a drill before discovering the treasure trove of highly-sensitive cabinet documents."

Might I add, sensitive and damaging.

Our latest Intel disaster is a jogging app. Which lit up the location of secret bases.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thinkprogr ... 5d418/amp/

Annachie wrote:"The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a TV station among other media things) said that a filing cabinet with no keys ended up in a second-hand store in Canberra that sells off old government furniture. A person bought the filing cabinet cheap and opened the lock with a drill before discovering the treasure trove of highly-sensitive cabinet documents."

Might I add, sensitive and damaging.

You cant make this stuff up!
"The Australian Federal Government has sent a delegation this week to Indonesia to share expertise on how it handles and secures government information."