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applegrove

(132,284 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:58 PM Feb 28

Juliette Kayyem:

Iran has the capacity to launch terror and cyber attacks against allies and US. Due to DOGE, partisan firings of FBI and cyber officials, and lack of focus or know how by AG Bondi and DHS Noem, they are ignoring this possibility completely.
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem.bsky.social) 2026-02-28T19:11:03.268Z

Applegrove:

and Timothy Snyder thinks part of the reason for this invasion of Iran is for Trump to be able to create emergency powers around the 2026 elections.

Applegrove: So maybe not protecting US from Iranian cyber attacks and the Homeland from Iranian terrorism is part of that Trump election interfereance gambit and intentional.

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Juliette Kayyem: (Original Post) applegrove Feb 28 OP

Imagine.... Ford_Prefect Feb 28 #1

Frood! I love the username.... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 28 #3

Stunning in his simplicity, don't you think? Ford_Prefect Feb 28 #8

Absolutely. NT Ol Janx Spirit Mar 1 #9

I would not put it passed him. Swede Feb 28 #2

After Israel launched the STUXNET cyber attack on Iran's Natanz Ilsa Feb 28 #4

Snyder and others believe this is partly to justify emergency powers around our mid-term elections. I believe them. summer_in_TX Feb 28 #5

Thanks for the link. applegrove Feb 28 #6

You're welcome! summer_in_TX Feb 28 #7

I woke up late today and didn't see all the earlier post on DU saying it. applegrove Mar 1 #10

The trick will be to get other Americans to get wise to it. summer_in_TX Mar 1 #11

So true. The messaging from the MAGA brainbust applegrove Mar 1 #12

Ford_Prefect

(8,616 posts)

1. Imagine....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:03 PM

Feb 28

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,024 posts)

3. Frood! I love the username....

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:30 PM

Feb 28

Somehow, President [REDACTED] often makes me think of Total the Perspective Vortex.....

Ford_Prefect

(8,616 posts)

8. Stunning in his simplicity, don't you think?

Reply to Ol Janx Spirit (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:50 PM

Feb 28

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,024 posts)

9. Absolutely. NT

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:03 AM

Mar 1

Swede

(39,548 posts)

2. I would not put it passed him.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:28 PM

Feb 28

He cares only for himself.

Ilsa

(64,390 posts)

4. After Israel launched the STUXNET cyber attack on Iran's Natanz

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:39 PM

Feb 28

nuclear facility in early (midway? late?) Obama's first term, an army of volunteers in Iran signed up for advanced training in cyber warfare. I hope Iran's cyber-army realizes that they'd be doing trump a favor (regarding the election) if they advance an attack on US cyber assets now.

summer_in_TX

(4,174 posts)

5. Snyder and others believe this is partly to justify emergency powers around our mid-term elections. I believe them.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:39 PM

Feb 28

The question we should ensure others hear is "Why is Trump so Desperate to Keep Us From Voting?"

https://open.substack.com/pub/reframingamerica/p/hurdles

applegrove

(132,284 posts)

6. Thanks for the link.

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:45 PM

Feb 28

summer_in_TX

(4,174 posts)

7. You're welcome!

Reply to applegrove (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:49 PM

Feb 28

applegrove

(132,284 posts)

10. I woke up late today and didn't see all the earlier post on DU saying it.

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:49 AM

Mar 1

Glad everyone is on the same page. Means DU is getting wise to the manipulators. We are all together.

summer_in_TX

(4,174 posts)

11. The trick will be to get other Americans to get wise to it.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:53 AM

Mar 1

The more we ask why Trump is desperate to keep us from voting, the more others will start to question it.

Focusing on the lies about voter fraud only makes people wonder if voter fraud is happening.

applegrove

(132,284 posts)

12. So true. The messaging from the MAGA brainbust

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:55 AM

Mar 1

is like a push poll. We need to avoid using their words in our messaging. Very true.

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