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"It is remarkable to what great lengths Hegseth went to use the Signal app, because as defense secretary he has his own communications center which is specialized in keeping him in contact with anyone he wants. This center is commonly called SecDef Cables and is part of Secretary of Defense Communications (SDC) unit.

SecDef Cables provides operational information management and functions as a command and control support center. It is staffed by 26 service members and 4 civilians. They provide "comprehensive voice, video, and data capabilities to the secretary and his immediate staff, regardless of their location, across multiple platforms and classifications."

Furthermore, SecDef Cables serves as a liaison to the National Military Command Center (NMCC), the White House Situation Room, the State Department Operations Center and similar communication centers. Finally, Cables manages the connections for the Defense Telephone Link (DTL), which is a lower-level hotline with military counterparts in about 25 countries, including Russia and China."

electrospaces.net/2025/04/how-

www.electrospaces.netHow US defense secretary Hegseth circumvents the official DoD communications equipmentA weblog about Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and top level telecommunications equipment

Senior military leaders were informed Thursday of the firing of Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, who also oversaw the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, the officials said. They received no advance notice about the decision to remove a four-star general with a 33-year career in intelligence and cyber operations, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel decisions. #intelligence #NSA #CYBERCOM apnews.com/article/trump-natio

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“Waltz also attended #Trump's televised #CabinetMeeting on Wednesday. In a #Reuters photograph from the meeting, Waltz appeared to be using the #Signal app on his phone. The photograph appears to show a list of chats he has had on the messaging app with other cabinet members, including Vice President JDVance & *#Intelligence* Chief #TulsiGabbard.”

#MikeWaltz #law #NationalSecurity #military #OpSec #InfoSec #Signalgate #idiocracy #kakistocracy
reuters.com/world/us/white-hou

"Musk, like Trump, frequently refers to IQ as if it is a meaningful and important number. If you believe it is hardwired, then you too would want to destroy the Department of Education and stop trying to create standardised outcomes.

People have cast around for ways to characterise the ideology that links the west coast of tech entrepreneurs and founders to the north-east and midwest of tycoons and conservatives around the Maga coalition. One way to see it is as a return to nature, a flight to a belief in implacable truths around intelligence, gender and race in the face of a changing world.

Yet here’s the rub. That same coalition has bet the future of the US economy on breakthrough developments in artificial intelligence. To date, generative AI is primarily a means of automating away many of the very white-collar jobs that had previously been the heart of the knowledge economy. ChatGPT, its cheerleaders claim, can code better than a Stanford computer science graduate. It can make slides, take minutes and draft talking points quicker than any product of an elite liberal arts college. It can discover protein structures faster than any top hire from MIT. The argument in favour of paying attention to IQ was that, unfair or not, it was a ticket on to the escalator of upward mobility and meritocracy associated with jobs in finance, tech, advertising and even public service or higher education. If those jobs are whittled down to a nub, then on its own terms, the point of caring about IQ vanishes as well."

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Maga’s sinister obsession with IQ is leading us towards an inhuman futureAv Quinn Slobodian

Nikola Jokić is a professional athlete — one of the best basketball players of all time. But the 30-year-old Denver Nuggets center's greatest asset isn't his height, light feet, or skill with the ball. According to the rest of the NBA, it's his brain. "He’s just, I mean, probably the smartest player that’s ever played," says his teammate Christian Braun. Opponents like the Minnesota Timberwolves' Mike Conley, Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, and the Warriors' coach, Steve Kerr, agree. “It goes so far beyond the skill level with Jokić. It’s the demeanor, it’s the competitiveness, it’s the intelligence. He is absolutely one of the smartest players ever,” says Kerr. For The Ringer, Michael Pina looks at Jokić's brain power — photographic memory, decision-making skills, deep understanding of his sport — how others have tried to quantify it, and the advantages it brings to his team.

flip.it/KZWHAK

flip.itThe Genius of JokicTo appreciate the Denver Nuggets’ generational star, you have to appreciate what truly separates him: his brain. “He’s probably the smartest player that’s ever played,” says Christian Braun.