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It's very odd that the author can't just report on this extremely basic security error without diverting on to Trump.

axus 5mo ago
Complaining about Trump is useful as a free-speech canary. When the complaints start being silenced, you know we're in trouble.
- sublinear 5mo ago
  I would think a canary should be more obviously for that purpose. There's no secret committee or group understanding deciding these things. Trump complaints function much better as a dogwhistle, so that's what they are. Everyone is very tired of them regardless of political stance. At this point, observing a lack of complaints won't mean anything other than someone catching their breath.
  - tuveson 5mo ago
    I mean, you can be tired of both the frivolous complaints and also tired of having a moron for a president. I’m tired of people complaining about stuff that is symbolic and unimportant like the ballroom but I’m much more tired of every competent person in government being fired and replaced with alcoholic podcasters.
    - pferde 5mo ago
      Getting tired of complaints about trump means what he's doing and who he is is being normalized, bit by bit. Don't get tired, get angrier.
      - philipallstar 5mo ago
        I think people are tired because people were catastrophising things Trump did 10 years ago, and it's like when a microphone clips because the gain is too high. If you were weeping into your Tiktok in 2016 before anything happened, and even while some good things were happening, it's hard to differentiate reality from hysteria.
    - sublinear 5mo ago
      > tired of every competent person in government being fired and replaced with alcoholic podcasters Would you prefer the alcoholic media moguls of the democrats? I didn't want to reply, but this was too funny to ignore. As painful as it's been to watch, above all else I think what Trump has done is open people's eyes to their own biases. Hopefully we can heal and do better.
- sieabahlpark 5mo ago
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benoau 5mo ago
It's just missing some context - https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/us-cybersecurity-agency-cisa-reportedly-in-dire-shape-amid-trump-cuts-and-layoffs/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/us-cybersecurity-agency-ci...
t0mpr1c3 5mo ago
Not really, considering that Trump signed CISA into law, and then immediately kneecapped it by firing one of the only competent people he has ever appointed (Krebs).
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ceejayoz 5mo ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/trump-loomer-haugh-cyberattacks-elections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/trump-loomer-... > When President Trump abruptly fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command on Thursday, it was the latest in a series of moves that have torn away at the country’s cyberdefenses just as they are confronting the most sophisticated and sustained attacks in the nation’s history. > For four years, he nurtured deep resentments about CISA, which had declared that the 2020 election was one of the best run in history, undercutting his false claims that he had been cheated of victory. Weeks after taking office this year, he began a campaign of dismantlement. This is one of those cases where The Buck Stops Here is literally true.
- philipallstar 5mo ago
  I can't imagine how that is connected to dumping API keys in a public repo.
  - ceejayoz 5mo ago
    You can't imagine how taking Musk's DOGE chainsaw to the organization and purging non-loyalists caused some long-term damage to the security culture inside it?
    - philipallstar 5mo ago
      No. I can't imagine a lone developer doing that, let alone a taxpayer-funded group of security experts.
      - ceejayoz 5mo ago
        Then in this news story we have concrete evidence it’s your imagination that is lacking.
jazz9k 5mo ago
It's because Trump fired Krebs. It's hard to trust him anymore, when it's shown he can't keep his political bias out of security.
- markoman 5mo ago
  He fired Christopher Krebs. This is Brian Krebs, a long time cybersec blogger. They're apparently unrelated.

axus 5mo ago

Complaining about Trump is useful as a free-speech canary. When the complaints start being silenced, you know we're in trouble.

sublinear 5mo ago
I would think a canary should be more obviously for that purpose. There's no secret committee or group understanding deciding these things. Trump complaints function much better as a dogwhistle, so that's what they are. Everyone is very tired of them regardless of political stance. At this point, observing a lack of complaints won't mean anything other than someone catching their breath.
- tuveson 5mo ago
  I mean, you can be tired of both the frivolous complaints and also tired of having a moron for a president. I’m tired of people complaining about stuff that is symbolic and unimportant like the ballroom but I’m much more tired of every competent person in government being fired and replaced with alcoholic podcasters.
  - pferde 5mo ago
    Getting tired of complaints about trump means what he's doing and who he is is being normalized, bit by bit. Don't get tired, get angrier.
    - philipallstar 5mo ago
      I think people are tired because people were catastrophising things Trump did 10 years ago, and it's like when a microphone clips because the gain is too high. If you were weeping into your Tiktok in 2016 before anything happened, and even while some good things were happening, it's hard to differentiate reality from hysteria.
  - sublinear 5mo ago
    > tired of every competent person in government being fired and replaced with alcoholic podcasters Would you prefer the alcoholic media moguls of the democrats? I didn't want to reply, but this was too funny to ignore. As painful as it's been to watch, above all else I think what Trump has done is open people's eyes to their own biases. Hopefully we can heal and do better.
sieabahlpark 5mo ago
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benoau 5mo ago

It's just missing some context - https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/us-cybersecurity-agency-cisa-reportedly-in-dire-shape-amid-trump-cuts-and-layoffs/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/us-cybersecurity-agency-ci...

t0mpr1c3 5mo ago

Not really, considering that Trump signed CISA into law, and then immediately kneecapped it by firing one of the only competent people he has ever appointed (Krebs).

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ceejayoz 5mo ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/trump-loomer-haugh-cyberattacks-elections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/trump-loomer-... > When President Trump abruptly fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command on Thursday, it was the latest in a series of moves that have torn away at the country’s cyberdefenses just as they are confronting the most sophisticated and sustained attacks in the nation’s history. > For four years, he nurtured deep resentments about CISA, which had declared that the 2020 election was one of the best run in history, undercutting his false claims that he had been cheated of victory. Weeks after taking office this year, he began a campaign of dismantlement. This is one of those cases where The Buck Stops Here is literally true.

philipallstar 5mo ago
I can't imagine how that is connected to dumping API keys in a public repo.
- ceejayoz 5mo ago
  You can't imagine how taking Musk's DOGE chainsaw to the organization and purging non-loyalists caused some long-term damage to the security culture inside it?
  - philipallstar 5mo ago
    No. I can't imagine a lone developer doing that, let alone a taxpayer-funded group of security experts.
    - ceejayoz 5mo ago
      Then in this news story we have concrete evidence it’s your imagination that is lacking.

jazz9k 5mo ago

It's because Trump fired Krebs. It's hard to trust him anymore, when it's shown he can't keep his political bias out of security.

markoman 5mo ago
He fired Christopher Krebs. This is Brian Krebs, a long time cybersec blogger. They're apparently unrelated.