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Henry Stone<p>Hegseth’s office calls Pentagon Signalgate review a ‘political witch hunt’ <br>Source: WTAJ<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DUIHIRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DUIHIRE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FailuretoLead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailuretoLead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurityJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurityJoke</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/eb25gpe4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/eb25gpe4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>White House orders Hegseth to stop polygraphs on Pentagon staff suspected of leaking: report <br>Source: Fox News<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WarPlans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarPlans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurityJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurityJoke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DUIHIRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DUIHIRE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Incompetence</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/e96wy75e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/e96wy75e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Police State UK<p>"After six months, Hegseth has continued being a problem for the Trump administration from his "<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a>" scandal to canceling a shipment or arms to Ukraine without notifying the president or the State Depatment and now infuriating Pentagon denizens with his obsessive search for leakers."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-white-house/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/hegseth-white-hou</span><span class="invisible">se/</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WhiskeyPete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiskeyPete</span></a> is going to experience the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> DTs (Dumped by Trump). <a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a65502082/pete-hegseth-national-guard-los-angeles/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esquire.com/news-politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/a65502082/pete-hegseth-national-guard-los-angeles/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SecDef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecDef</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> messages came from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> classified <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SECRET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SECRET</span></a> by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IG</span></a>. The revelation contradicts the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration’s long-standing claims that no <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/classified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classified</span></a> information was shared by the defense secretary’s account during the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scandal</span></a>. No action has been taken to date. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yemen</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/houthis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>houthis</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/classified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classified</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/documents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documents</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secret</span></a> <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5416709-pentagon-watchdog-reveals-classified-leak/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/defense/541</span><span class="invisible">6709-pentagon-watchdog-reveals-classified-leak/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Secretary of Defense "Hegseth sent classified info from battlefield commanders on Signal chat": <br><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/23/hegseth-signal-messages-classified-info-battle-commanders/85347409007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/07/23/hegseth-signal-messages-classified-info-battle-commanders/85347409007/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dishonesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dishonesty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stupidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheNewRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheNewRepublic</span></a> @ 5:16pm ET on July 23, 2025</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> reports that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DefenseSecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseSecretary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a>’s infamous <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> messages regarding strikes on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yemen</span></a> — which were shared in a group chat that inadvertently included Atlantic editor in chief <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeffreyGoldberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyGoldberg</span></a> — derived from a classified email from General <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelKurilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelKurilla</span></a>, according to evidence obtained by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> inspector general’s office.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/198301/pete-hegseth-signal-messages-classified" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/198301/pe</span><span class="invisible">te-hegseth-signal-messages-classified</span></a></p>
Hanse Mina<p>The Pentagon’s independent watchdog has received evidence that messages from Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Signal account previewing a US bombing campaign in Yemen were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN,” people familiar with the matter said</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
The One<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petehegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petehegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pentagon</span></a> </p><p>“The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Signal account to a group chat earlier this year were taken from a US Central Command document that was marked classified at the time, according to two people familiar with the ongoing review.”</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/pentagon-watchdog-evidence-hegseth-signal-messages?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/pe</span><span class="invisible">ntagon-watchdog-evidence-hegseth-signal-messages?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p>Ruh roh. " <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hegseth" target="_blank">#Hegseth</a> Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told 
The revelation contradicts the Trump admin’s longstanding claims that no classified information was shared by the defense secretary’s account during the <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Signalgate" target="_blank">#Signalgate</a> scandal" 🎁 <a href="https://wapo.st/3IBpD9w" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wapo.st/3IBpD9w</a></p>
Laffy<p>Ruh roh.</p><p>" <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told </p><p>
The revelation contradicts the Trump admin’s longstanding claims that no classified information was shared by the defense secretary’s account during the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a> scandal" </p><p>🎁 <a href="https://wapo.st/3IBpD9w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3IBpD9w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> President <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeredithWhittaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeredithWhittaker</span></a> Took on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a><br>She finished the story and shared it with her colleagues. “And then I went back and I read it again, because I was like, What the f-ck,” Whittaker tells TIME. “It had all the elements of a soap opera.” A month later, the New York Times reported U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had used a separate Signal chat to share similar details about military strikes. <br><a href="https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289620/signal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/collections/time100-c</span><span class="invisible">ompanies-2025/7289620/signal/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/Edg6K" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Edg6K</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/hegseth-halted-weapons-ukraine-military-analysis-aid-wouldnt-jeopardiz-rcna216790" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/military/hegs</span><span class="invisible">eth-halted-weapons-ukraine-military-analysis-aid-wouldnt-jeopardiz-rcna216790</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurityJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurityJoke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WarPlans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarPlans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurityJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurityJoke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>Pete Hegseth launches criminal investigation into 'top secret' Iran nuclear strike damage intel leak <br>Source: Daily Mail<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DUIHIRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DUIHIRE</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/dqzajh9l" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/dqzajh9l</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
SpaceLifeForm<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> </p><p>There was speculation days before, but apparently it was not leaked over the normal channels.</p><p>If Iran had not shut themselves off of the internet days before, they could have known.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a></p>
Peter :antifa:🧷<p>"Politicians wanting to undermine encryption must understand that by doing so, they will weaken encryption for everyone. There is no way to build a “secure backdoor.” […] If a vulnerability exists, the question is when it will be found. If a master key is created, the question is when it will be stolen."</p><p><a href="https://tuta.com/blog/opinion-signalgate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tuta.com/blog/opinion-signalga</span><span class="invisible">te</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"His circle grew smaller and, to people more accustomed to a traditional Defense Department, stranger."</p><p>Kerry Howley for New York magazine: <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-pentagon-leaks-signalgate-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nymag.com/intelligencer/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-pentagon-leaks-signalgate-trump.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a></p>
François @Prague<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@smallcircles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>smallcircles</span></a></span> </p><p>you just don't engage, stay quiet, record and leak the endless thread of MAGA stupidity to the press 😎 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> should still trend.</p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signalgate</span></a> 2.0 proves it - there’s no such thing as a “Backdoor for the Good Guys Only”</p><p><a href="https://tuta.com/blog/opinion-signalgate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tuta.com/blog/opinion-signalga</span><span class="invisible">te</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a></p>
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