Belfast Doctrine

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That level of violence one anyone, over a minor traffic infringement, is never acceptable.

I figure his aim over the next 4 years is to become the world's first trillionaire.

Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans' deportations A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to turn over the names of any migrants flown recently from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay to El Salvador so he could determine whether they were deported in violation of a court order he issued.

Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans' deportations.

Boston federal judge questions circumstances of four Venezuelans' deportations. All four were flown to El Salvador by the Defense Department.

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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Eco-terrorism

Pentagon Insiders on Hegseth Leak Hypocrisy: “Full On Shit Show” Department of Defense officials painted a portrait of a Pentagon resentful of being accused of leaking while their boss breaks rules.

“Accountability starts at the top. Secretary Hegseth has refused to take responsibility for his own mishandling of classified information, but has readily punished others for far less,” Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., an Army veteran and ranking member of the Armed Services Committee told The Intercept.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.

Read that back.

Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

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I would not be so sure. Too bad any of them get stiffed but they aren't worth going to jail for.

Yes but if intruder sees you and decides to retreat then the threat is dissipating

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Yes, you have no duty to retreat... but generally, if the perceived threat is moving away from you, then it's not self-defense.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.

𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚 '𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬....
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Strictly in self-defense or in defence of others if you have reasonable fear. The danger must be moving toward you and not away.