Mastodawn

Hong Kong Post will suspend goods mail service to the US on April 27 in retaliation to the Trump tariffs. This is HUGE. A lot of local businesses, especially small businesses, depend on postal shipments from Hong Kong.

I think other means of transporting goods from Hong Kong will still operate, but this is a big one.

#kakistocracy #tariffs #trumpTariffs

https://www.reuters.com/world/hong-kong-post-suspend-postal-service-us-2025-04-16/

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Nonilex 4h ago

"The investigation remains ongoing," the official said without providing details about the nature of the alleged disclosure, including whether it was made to a journalist or to someone else.

[typical, punish the guy who let the press in on it, but not the freaking president’s CABINET MEMBERS who were actively divulging classified #military operations on a commercial app on their private devices!]

#law #Signalgate #NationalSecurity #OpSec #Trump #PeteHegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy

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Nonilex 4h ago

Exclusive: Top #Hegseth adviser #DanCaldwell put on leave in #Pentagon leak probe

One of #US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tues after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the #DOD…

Caldwell was placed on administrative leave for "an unauthorized disclosure," an official said.
[was he who added #JeffreyGoldberg?]

#law #Signalgate #NationalSecurity #military #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/top-hegseth-advisor-dan-caldwell-put-leave-pentagon-leak-probe-2025-04-15/

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Nonilex 4h ago

CIA Director’s Messages in Leaked Signal Chat Were Deleted, Agency Says

A watchdog group has said the exchanges on the Signal app were federal records, and sued in an effort to preserve them.

The New York Times

Dave Rahardja 9h ago

Carole Cadwalladr speaks truth to power.

Every one of my friends and colleagues in Silicon Valley should spend the 18 minutes to watch this incredible talk, and then have a good long think. Ask yourself: what is YOUR part in this story?

#morality #kakistocracy #coup #tyranny #oligarchy #SiliconValley #broligarchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE