Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 23
We all know about Russian hackers who have penetrated American businesses and hospitals, blocking access to data bases and holding those companies for ransom. We alo know about the potential for societal disruption that cyberwarriors can inflict- penetrating and disrupting power grids, taking control of computer control systems and grinding entire societies to a halt.
So why did Donald Trump order a halt to all cyber warfare and cyber defense activities aimed at Russia?
Is it really only about allowing Russian troll farms to better support Donald Trump with their disinformation?
Really- that should be the least of our concerns at this point. Trump’s greenlight to Russia opens the floodgates to more serious intrusions.
And we just disarmed ourselves.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Mitt, the 80's called and wants its foreign policy back.
Putin is great.
Go for a honeymoon like Bernie did.
And then badmouth America and praise Russia.
Kinda like Liberals in the 80s
No. of Recommendations: 3
Really- that should be the least of our concerns at this point. Trump’s greenlight to Russia opens the floodgates to more serious intrusions.
And we just disarmed ourselves.
THIS is madness. What is wrong with Republicans! Those in Congress are utterly spineless. They would hang on to their jobs at the expense of losing our nation.
No. of Recommendations: 7
The pivotal question continuously on my mind is, has our election process been compromised to the point where voting has become irrelevant?
No. of Recommendations: 2
The pivotal question continuously on my mind is, has our election process been compromised to the point where voting has become irrelevant?
We now have a truly weaponized government that may turn our nation into one ruled by a single party, like all the other autocracies. Like Russia, China, et al.
We'll see. I'm hoping the mid-terms will provide a glimmer of hope.
No. of Recommendations: 4
As ges said, the mid-terms may provide a check on the Executive. Right now, Congress is abrogating that responsibility. If we turn Congress blue in two years, there will be some push-back. If not, we may have no choices in 2028. Maybe a "show" election, but nothing that actually counts.
In terms of outside interference, unless things change dramatically, most systems are not online. They are electronic, but "air-gapped". So you would have to be on-site to tamper with the machines directly. However, that doesn't stop hostile agents from planting false stories on FB, or X, or feeding them through less reputable "news" outlets. I'm not sure if anyone has quantified this, but I'm pretty sure that helped swing the election in 2016.
