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Hacker Leaks Michelle Obama's Passport (nypost.com)
The hacker who leaked Colin Powell's private email account last week has struck again. This time they have hacked a low-level White House staffer and released a picture of Michelle Obama's passport, along with detailed schedules for top U.S. officials and private email messages. New York Post reports: The information has been posted online by the group DC Leaks. The White House staffer -- who also apparently does advance work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign -- is named Ian Mellul. The released documents include a PowerPoint outline of Vice President Joe Biden's recent Cleveland trip, showing his planned route, where he'll meet with individuals and other sensitive information, according to the Daily Mail. In an email to The Post, the hacker writes, "The leaked files show the security level of our government. If terrorists hack emails of White House Office staff and get such sensitive information we will see the fall of our country." The hacker adds, "We hope you will tell the people about this criminal negligence of White House Office staffers."
>> The White House staffer -- who also apparently does advance work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign -- is named Ian Mellul.
The one thing the dox's have in common is that they show the Democratic party trying to have a democracy/debate-free transition of power from Obama to Clinton. And this dual-employed "staffer" would seem to fit the profile.
The group most pissed about the attempted coronation has been Bernie supporters, i.e., anyone leaning left and under 45. That also happens to be most of the IT security gurus I know. (The rest tend to be intelligent and right-leaning and have therefore tuned out both remaining candidates.) So...why are people trying to say "the Russians" when it seems more likely that the hackers are Bernie supporters ticked off that the Democrats kneecapped the only viable progressive in a generation?
Well, you probably live in an old-school Republic precinct. The kind of town where folks at they Y thoughtfully leave their back issues of Rich Protestant Golfer magazine behind so others will have something to read on the treadmill. The kind of place where you serve your guests drinks in the living room, not on the kitchen table. Good people, but sometimes a little obtuse about how the other 80% live.
Trump locked down the non-traditionals, and the rest of the Republicans were splitting the traditional R vote a dozen ways. Add to that primary rules that were written to favor early front runners. Those rules worked like a charm: instead of the agony of prolonged uncertainty the party suffered the agony of premature certainty.
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Remind me, which of the two major political parties supports giving away ICANN? Which of the two won't shut the fuck up about "hate speech" when they encounter someone they disagree with? Who's supporters are going on about inane issues such as "Air conditioning is sexist" and "Because you're X, you can't talk about Y" (X being sexual orientation or skin color).
Both parties are completely fucked, but I would easily trust the right to preserve freedom of speech over the left.