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Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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The fed were tipped off by an ex. The most telling part of the terrorist attack on the capital is how many family members, coworkers, and acquaintances couldn’t wait to turn them in. There was a story this morning about a wife turning in her husband for threatening to shoot their children if the children “snitched.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioter-guy-reffitt-thr...

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep! Likely broke off the relationship because she is some combination of dangerous/crazy - partners know a lot of the crazy stuff you've done and not been caught for.

If people are to be judged by the assertions of their jilted former lovers then we are all in for a very bad time. Any time there is a headline with a very serious and inflammatory claim, like the one above, you would do well to scroll down past the hyperbole and look for the evidence offered (if any) for such a serious charge. The only evidence cited by this article in this accusation of a series of treasonous felon…

> If people are to be judged by the assertions of their jilted former lovers then we are all in for a very bad time.

Luckily that's not what she'll be judged by, but instead by whether or not she intended to sell the computer to the Russians.

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

#25

One of the reasons why a blanket full disk encryption policy and encrypted data-at-rest policy is needed in large organizations. Laptops go missing and get stolen all the time.

Or even small organizations, or individuals. Our phones storage is uniformly encrypted by default now and have been for several years. There's absolutely no reason that Windows installs and Linux distros should offer unencrypted storage as anything but a hidden option for experts.

That said: there's no particular reason to think this laptop wasn't encrypted.

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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I can’t help but feel great curiosity as to what’s on that laptop. If it was anything important I think the government would be reacting far more aggressively. In my opinion it matters less the documents on the system, than what might be contained in emails or chat transcripts.

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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post #21

The fed were tipped off by an ex. The most telling part of the terrorist attack on the capital is how many family members, coworkers, and acquaintances couldn’t wait to turn them in. There was a story this morning about a wife turning in her husband for threatening to shoot their children if the children “snitched.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioter-guy-reffitt-thr...

Somebody has to fill out the left half of the bell curve.

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

#28
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep! Likely broke off the relationship because she is some combination of dangerous/crazy - partners know a lot of the crazy stuff you've done and not been caught for.

If people are to be judged by the assertions of their jilted former lovers then we are all in for a very bad time. Any time there is a headline with a very serious and inflammatory claim, like the one above, you would do well to scroll down past the hyperbole and look for the evidence offered (if any) for such a serious charge. The only evidence cited by this article in this accusation of a series of treasonous felon…

It's a stolen laptop, there's physical evidence. And she's on camera in the capitol. Seems like we're judging her on a lot more than just the "assertion" of her "jilted former lover".

I mean, this guy's tip that she had the laptop turned out to be correct! But you're saying trusting him about her intent to sell it to Russia demonstrates a lack of "skepticism and critical thinking"?

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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Video of her leaving the Capital building while everyone was still going in: https://twitter.com/dudgedudy/status/1351178713111662593

It’d be very easy for a foreign agent to sneak in with the crowd. In one of the latter videos on that thread, it looked like she was directing/encouraging people to push forward.

Re: Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says

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Video of her leaving the Capital building while everyone was still going in: https://twitter.com/dudgedudy/status/1351178713111662593

Wow. Sometimes you'll see a think piece about how a director will call attention to certain parts of the frame (dressing the main character in vibrant clothing and extras in drab clothing for a New York sidewalk scene, for example). This is like that. No question about who the main character is in that shot.
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