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It appears that the revised DHS website is attempting to establish a cult of personality around Kristi Noem.
What other regimes have done this in the past?
#DHS #ICE #ICEQueen #KristiNoem #Immigration #USPolitics #USMilitary #USIntelligence
https://www.dhs.gov/
The more things change, the more they stay the same apparently. Back when I had a little less gray in my hair, one of the many horrifying scandals to come out of the Bush Administration during the War on Terror/9-11/Iraq War era, involved the suppression of intelligence and intelligence officials who refused to support the Bush-Cheney administration's position that Iraq had, or was on the verge of acquiring, weapons of mass destruction. This mattered because although the Bush government employed a "throw a plate of spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" method of manufacturing consent to invade Iraq, the central portion of their legal and diplomatic argument, revolved around the admin's repeated assertion that US Intelligence had actionable information that Saddam Hussein had WMD's or was about to finish building them. Of course, the entire thing turned out to be a lie; Iraq didn't have WMDs, the intelligence supporting the lie was nonexistent, and warmongers who supported the war crafted a narrative that "bad intelligence" had lead Bush-Cheney to ruin. The fact that even that was a lie, wouldn't come out until later; as it turns out US Intelligence had actively told the White House that they *didn't* think Iraq had or was capable of producing WMDs, and the administration had ignored, sidelined, and removed anyone in the intel community who told them so. That story was of course small potatoes compared to the original story about "bad intelligence" and to this day many informed observers still believe the spies told lies and the White House was "duped."
I mention this now of course because Trump's Director of National Intelligence, noted fake peacenik, Islamophobe, and cult member Tulsi Gabbard, just fired two high ranking intelligence officials, and moved the National Intelligence Council under her direct supervision. Why? Well it sure does look like it's because a FOIA request turned up a NIC memo confirming that US intelligence disagreed with Trump's fascist propaganda arguing that the gang Tren de Aragua were working for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; a central pillar of the Trump regime's argument that they have a right to deploy the Alien Enemies Act to do fascist mass deportations and a bunch of other authoritarian buillshit.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tulsi-gabbard-trump
Gabbard Fires Intel Officials After Memo Counters Trump Lies About Migrants Sent to El Salvador Prison
"While an ODNI spokesperson told The Hill that "the director is working alongside President Trump to end the weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community," critics framed the firings as "the DEFINITION of politicizing intelligence."
"I am concerned about the apparent removal of senior leadership at the National Intelligence Council without any explanation except vague accusations made in the media," Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, told The Washington Post. "Absent evidence to justify the firings, the workforce can only conclude that their jobs are contingent on producing analysis that is aligned with the president's agenda, rather than truthful and apolitical."
The NIC leaders were fired after last week's release of an NIC memo confirming that U.S. intelligence agencies never agreed with Trump's claim that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro controls the criminal gang Tren de Aragua. The April 7 document states that "while Venezuela's permissive environment enables TDA to operate, the Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA movement to and operations in the United States."
Look, I'm not going to ask readers to offer up sympathy for creepy American spymasters; this is a country that engages in offensive espionage, political and social subversion, and activities we would call terrorism if someone we didn't like were doing them, so there are no good guys in this story. With that having been said however, we're looking at clear evidence that the Trump regime itself absolutely knows their fascist "invasion" arguments, on which much of their paper-thin legal justification for doing a host of blatantly unconstitutional activities, are complete bullshit; and they're prepared to politically punish Trump's own intelligence agencies for not agreeing to lie for them. This is, or should be, a major scandal on par with Bush's Iraq War lies; and yet curiously the focus in the media seems to be how bad it is to train your intelligence agencies to not tell you bad news the president doesn't want to hear.
Obviously, I knew Trump's invasion was a lie, and you knew Trump's invasion was a lie. But now the whole world knows Trump's invasion is a lie and we have the documents and statements to prove it; so why is anyone pretending this isn't just fascism?
#Fascism #TulsiGabbard #Trump #DNI #USIntelligence #CIA #TrenDeAragua #Invasion #FakeWar #AlienEnemiesAct #Bush #IraqWar #Propaganda #ConspiracyTheories #IdeologicalPolicing
Here's an oldie but goodie
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Sourcce: @technologyreview
From the article: "The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirming reporting by MIT Technology Review.
"The Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) Hub is a small office in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy that tracks and counters foreign disinformation campaigns. "
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#DonaldTrump #Trump #Republicans #MAGA
#Democrats #HandsOff
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U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
#NSA #CyberCommand #USIntelligence #TrumpAdministration #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity #TimothyHaugh
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
#NSA #CyberCommand #USIntelligence #TrumpAdministration #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity #TimothyHaugh
ICYMI: U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies China as Primary Military and Cyber Threat https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/us-intelligence-report-identifies-china.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #USIntelligence #ChinaThreat #CyberSecurity #MilitaryStrategy #CyberWarfare
U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies China as Primary Military and Cyber Threat https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/us-intelligence-report-identifies-china.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #USIntelligence #ChinaThreat #CyberSecurity #MilitaryReport #CyberWarfare
How pausing US intelligence impacts Ukraine's military operation.
The precise significance of US intelligence to Ukraine's war effort has, for obvious reasons, never been spelled out in detail.
But most analysts agree that it performs two important functions: helping Ukraine to plan offensive operations against Russian forces, and giving Kyiv vital advance warning of threats posed by incoming Russian drones and missiles.
U.S.-Russia Proxy War in Ukraine Could Intensify if Ukraine Signs Minerals Deal
#USRussia #ProxyWar #Zelensky #TrumpAdministration #USForeignPolicy #MilitaryAid #RareEarthMinerals #Geopolitics #Sanctions #RussiaUkraineConflict #DefenseStrategy #PeaceTalks #USIntelligence #KyivMoscow #Russia #SpecialMilitaryOperation #Ukraine #Russia #UkrainianAirForce #UkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #RussianInvasion
U.S.-Russia Proxy War in Ukraine Could Intensify if Ukraine Signs Minerals Deal
#USRussia #ProxyWar #Zelensky #TrumpAdministration #USForeignPolicy #MilitaryAid #RareEarthMinerals #Geopolitics #Sanctions #RussiaUkraineConflict #DefenseStrategy #PeaceTalks #USIntelligence #KyivMoscow #Russia #SpecialMilitaryOperation #Ukraine #Russia #UkrainianAirForce #UkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #RussianInvasion
A rare joint essay on the dangers inside the battle for the soul of the FBI and CIA.
Patel, Ratcliffe Set Up U.S. for a National Catastrophe
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/patel-ratcliffe-set-up-u-s-for-a-national-catastrophe
#CIA #FBI #FaschPatel #TulsiGabbard #EndKrasnov #USPol #USIntelligence
Even John le Carré would never have imagined such a fiction: pro-Russians at the head of US intelligence agencies. And yet it could be reality in a matter of weeks. The Kremlin must be laughing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/27/william-webster-kash-patel-tulsi-gabbard
#usa #cia #intelligence #usintelligence #russia #trumpism
🇺🇸 US intelligence official: Russia favors Trump in 2024 election
⚠️ Russia interfering again to boost Trump, says US official
🗳️ Russia trying to influence US voters ahead of 2024 election, warns US intel
#RussianInterference #2024Election #TrumpRussia #USIntelligence
US intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin likely did not order the killing of Alexei Navalny, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Navalny, a vocal critic of Putin, died in an Arctic prison camp.
His allies insist on foul play and vow to provide evidence.
Fresh US intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component...
#USintelligence #russia #AntiSatelliteWeapons #spacenukes #nuclearweapons #armsrace #unitedstates https://www.sciencealert.com/claims-of-russian-space-nuke-hint-at-signs-of-a-new-arms-race
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