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Stardust Mirror

(548 posts)
14. "they want to discredit an upcoming news story"
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 03:48 PM
Aug 10

my first thought

my first thought was not "trump always lies" because that's just a basic assumption about the nature of the universe, like gravity or breathing, don't have to think about it.

If it did, then good. The Grand Illuminist Aug 10 #1
No, not good Bucky Aug 10 #43
Then we lose. The Grand Illuminist Aug 11 #58
Tell Hillary. She'll get right on it. bullimiami Aug 10 #2
GQP lie so much while making up shit................................ Lovie777 Aug 10 #3
Will they use this as an excuse to dump Vance? Klarkashton Aug 10 #4
Spear-fishing email to a high ranking official on the campaign? unblock Aug 10 #5
Except he doesn't use e-mail....... lastlib Aug 10 #20
Either him or... 2naSalit Aug 11 #54
Wait ... Vance's vetting file is 271 pages?! Qutzupalotl Aug 10 #6
I am cautiously skeptical of this story. LonePirate Aug 10 #7
Your skepticism may be warranted! Ramsey Barner Aug 10 #11
This is the most likely scenario. orangecrush Aug 10 #13
"they want to discredit an upcoming news story" Stardust Mirror Aug 10 #14
My 1st thought was it's all moonscape Aug 10 #38
The Washington Post has this story, too. They were sent the same documents that Politico received. ificandream Aug 11 #66
"Wikileaks! Wikileaks! I love Wikileaks!" rsdsharp Aug 10 #8
Now they are outraged...... getagrip_already Aug 10 #9
They probably just paid trump the bribe he demanded and VOILA! BamaRefugee Aug 10 #10
Uh huh orangecrush Aug 10 #12
Trump may have the tech bros, but the hackers appear to back Kamala Coexist Aug 10 #15
This bodes SUPER WELL for Trump's plan to replace EVERY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE with Trump "loyalists." Miles Archer Aug 10 #16
Yeah, right. Problem is, that with tRUMP and loser vance, what possibly value if any data was captured, worth? SWBTATTReg Aug 10 #17
If they can't protect... VeryProgressive Aug 10 #18
Isn't this just a re-make of the big 2016 heist of DNC documents, with a different cast? sinkingfeeling Aug 10 #19
Hmmm "These documents were obtained illegally FROM foreign sources hostile to the United States" ET Awful Aug 10 #21
Also - as an aside, Microsoft reports on such activity are normally limited to ET Awful Aug 10 #22
October Surprise: Dump's emails. Priceless! Clouds Passing Aug 10 #23
Hillary is smiling at this news LetMyPeopleVote Aug 10 #24
We all know they are hackneyed. Oh, you said hacked! Yeah, so sad, Can't wait for the juicy story when it comes Wonder Why Aug 10 #25
Shouldn't have opened that e-mail, Roger . . . . . no_hypocrisy Aug 10 #26
My bs detector goes off on this story. kimbutgar Aug 10 #27
Found this screenshot of the "POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES" section EarlG Aug 10 #28
That's nothing, check out page 187! LunaSea Aug 10 #32
Clever design Pinback Aug 10 #41
Well Assange is out free, so who knows Raven123 Aug 10 #29
Can we believe him? liberal N proud Aug 10 #30
Still looking for the pee tape? Mawspam2 Aug 10 #31
You know the gop is going to hold hearings that somehow accuse Kamala Harris of this. C Moon Aug 10 #33
All together now "ahhh, too bad". twodogsbarking Aug 10 #34
Hey Iran, if you have any of the 30,000 emails that are missing .... ificandream Aug 10 #35
tiny-man-trying-to -get-attention-says WHAT? FirstLight Aug 10 #36
Russia, if you're listening.... COL Mustard Aug 10 #37
Thoughts & prayers, Donnie. Tarc Aug 10 #39
the Iranians got the sofa pics PedroXimenez Aug 10 #40
All they had to do was use the bathroom at MaraLardo mdbl Aug 10 #42
Actually, there's a good chance a Russian agent already accessed those. Bucky Aug 10 #44
The hackers probably nicked him on his ear Orrex Aug 11 #45
Let's see it! Remember when Trump said: Akakoji Aug 11 #46
What could possibly be in there that's worse than what we know publicly ? eppur_se_muova Aug 11 #47
Wait. That's impossible! Maybe Unpossible (ask Ralph Wiggum) rpannier Aug 11 #48
Well...the "I almost went down in a helicopter" with Willie Brown went NOWHERE........ Bengus81 Aug 11 #49
Does not pass my smell test ... cyber security would have caught the hacking and why would Iran send the Botany Aug 11 #50
Sure you were hacked donold, this isn't some weird ploy of yours at all. (wink, wink!) Think. Again. Aug 11 #51
Politico: "We started receiving documents from someone called John Barron..." Midnight Writer Aug 11 #52
To root out leakers, you have to let them leak. bucolic_frolic Aug 11 #53
The old Karl Rove sympathy trick? Hack yourself, blame others? GreenWave Aug 11 #55
I guess Trump needs somebody ELSE to attack him to improve his polling Simeon Salus Aug 11 #56
Maga donors better be canceling their on file credit cards! PortTack Aug 11 #57
What was the website password....Trump 2024? Bengus81 Aug 11 #59
Hackers don't use AOL. n/t dobleremolque Aug 11 #60
They were trying to deposit $1,000, 000 in bitcoin to your account Donny Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 11 #61
Was the FBI notified of this breach? Raven123 Aug 11 #62
They may be foreign, but they are not exactly hostile. Turbineguy Aug 11 #63
Does this Republican spokesman, Cheung, even still have a job after what he did? DFW Aug 11 #64
I smell a DENVERPOPS Aug 11 #65
Agreed. Pinback Aug 11 #68
Republicans have been doing this for years DENVERPOPS Aug 12 #71
I guess DJT123 wasn't a strong password. twodogsbarking Aug 11 #67
Karma LetMyPeopleVote Aug 11 #69
How interesting BrianTheEVGuy Aug 11 #70
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