Politics Current Events Feb 28 - March 2

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“… Mr. Hegseth’s instructions, part of a larger re-evaluation of all operations against Russia, have not been publicly explained. But they were issued before President Trump’s public blowup in the Oval Office with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday.

The precise scope and duration of the Defense Department order is not clear, as the line between offensive and defensive cyberoperations is often a blurry one.

Still, retaining access to major Russian networks for espionage purposes is critical to understanding Mr. Putin’s intentions as he enters negotiations, and to tracking the arguments within Russia about what conditions to insist upon and what could be given up.

Former officials said it was common for civilian leaders to order pauses in military operations during sensitive diplomatic negotiations, to avoid derailing them. Still, for President Trump and Mr. Hegseth, the retreat from offensive cyberoperations against Russian targets represents a huge gamble.

It essentially counts on Mr. Putin to reciprocate by letting up on what many call the “shadow war” underway against the United States and its traditional allies in Europe. The leading European powers continue to say their support of Ukraine is undiminished even as Mr. Trump, who has sought to portray himself as a neutral arbiter in seeking to end the war in Ukraine, has at times sided openly with Mr. Putin.

U.S. officials have said Russia has continued to try to penetrate U.S. networks, including in the first weeks of the Trump administration. But that is only part of a broader Russian campaign.

Over the past year, ransomware attacks on American hospitals, infrastructure and cities have ramped up, many emanating from Russia in what intelligence officials have said are largely criminal acts that have been sanctioned, or ignored, by Russian intelligence agencies. …”
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Bobfripp said:
It's one frickin' person. One person in a country of 330 million people. We have loads of homegrown murderers as well. LOTS.

Just an one off example, look at this guy. White and American! Who let him [Bryan Christopher Kohberger] do that?! Bet it was Biden! Amirite?

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2022 University of Idaho killings - Wikipedia

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Please don't dismiss this event. I'll give you a chance to see there's a difference in what you're trying to explain. I'll give a little help. One was a govt program that brought unvetted individuals into the country.
 
Silence Dogood said:
Please don't dismiss this event. I'll give you a chance to see there's a difference in what you're trying to explain. I'll give a little help. One was a govt program that brought unvetted individuals into the country.
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I'm dismissing this event.
 
Silence Dogood said:
Please don't dismiss this event. I'll give you a chance to see there's a difference in what you're trying to explain. I'll give a little help. One was a govt program that brought unvetted individuals into the country.
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You're bad at math. Immigrants reduce crime rates in this country, even if they on occasion do awful things.

Also, did this guy have a criminal record? This isn't Minority Report. You can't pre-vet crimes.
 
EyeballKid said:
I wonder if this is worthy of its own thread. This is HUGE, SHOCKING news, and might get buried on a daily-updates thread.
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Happy for any of you guys to start a new thread from any of the news in the current events thread.

For now I am trying not to be the one starting too many the new threads so the thread topics are more diverse/democratic.
 
nycfan said:
Happy for any of you guys to start a new thread from any of the news in the current events thread.

For now I am trying not to be the one starting too many the new threads so the thread topics are more diverse/democratic.
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You're doing great!
 
A victory for shell companies

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The law was passed in 2019, when Trump signed and supported it (the related Biden-era rule has been held up in court). But times change and requiring disclosure to the government of who exercises substantial control over a U.S. small business is apparently asking too much.

The goal is transparency of control of an entity for law enforcement purposes to fight money laundering. Most big businesses are exempt — this was about nested shell companies that obscure ownership and control of closely held companies.
 
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