The 2016 Presidential Election Trainwreck

[Uncle Ted]

So my local elector writes an opt ed in the NYTimes how he is not going to vote for Trump. The internet does a bunch of research on the guy and finds out he signed up for Ashley Maddison (while married w/ 3 kids) and is in debt over his head. Now they are petitioning that he be removed as an elector. It seems this guy stepped into a modern day lynching.

[myboynoah]

So my local elector writes an opt ed in the NYTimes how he is not going to vote for Trump. The internet does a bunch of research on the guy and finds out he signed up for Ashley Maddison (while married w/ 3 kids) and is in debt over his head. Now they are petitioning that he be removed as an elector. It seems this guy stepped into a modern day lynching.

Dumb ideas tend to come from dumb people.

[Non Sequitur]

We really don't want that. It would be a disaster.

I'm rooting for mayhem.

[myboynoah]

I'm rooting for mayhem.

Not me. Not good for the country. Not good for any of us.

[Uncle Ted]

Not me. Not good for the country. Not good for any of us.

I agree... If it had a chance of making Gary Johnson president I might say otherwise but it would just force the house to pick Trump and give the libtards yet another reason to riot some more.

[Uncle Ted]

With names like "Fancy Bear" and Cozy Bear" it has to be the Ruskies!...

It's the Russians! ... or Is it? Cold Ward Rhetoric in the Digital Age

Introduction


Malicious actors can easily position their breach to be attributed to Russia. It’s common knowledge among even script kiddies that all one needs to do is compromise a system geolocated in Russia (ideally in a government office) and use it as a beachhead for attack so that indicators of compromise lead back to Russia. For additional operational security, use publically available whitepapers and reports to determine the tool, techniques, and procedures of a well-known nation-state sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT), access Deep Web forums such as Alphabay to acquire a malware variant or exploit kit utilized in prolific attacks, and then employ the malware in new campaigns that will inevitably be attributed to foreign intelligence operations. Want to add another layer? Compromise a Chinese system, leap-frog onto a hacked Russian machine, and then run the attack from China to Russia to any country on the globe. Want to increase geopolitical tensions, distract the global news cycle, or cause a subtle, but exploitable shift in national positions? Hack a machine in North Korea and use it to hack the aforementioned machine in China, before compromising the Russian system and launching global attacks. This process is so common and simple that’s its virtually “Script Kiddie 101” among malicious cyber upstarts.
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The DNC breach has been widely believed to be part of a misinformation campaign, possibly attributed to APT28 (aka Sofacy, Sednit, Fancy Bear) and APT29 (aka Cozy Duke, Cozy Bear) based on the operational security observed, the modular malware employed, and the command and control (C2) structure used to perform tasks and avoid detection [4]. Sources close to the investigation believe that the threat actors involved in the incident were known entities, at least one step removed from the Russian government [5]. Based on accounts of the classified briefing, the intelligence community has not collectively attributed the DNC breach and other recent incidents that weaponized information against the U.S. electoral process, to Russia. This disagreement is likely due to the ease which an adversary could conduct a breach mimicking the documented and publically available tools, tactics, and procedures, of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups with known affiliations to the Russian government.
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http://icitech.org/its-the-russians-...e-digital-age/

Or may be it was just some DNC insider.

[frank ryan]

So my local elector writes an opt ed in the NYTimes how he is not going to vote for Trump. The internet does a bunch of research on the guy and finds out he signed up for Ashley Maddison (while married w/ 3 kids) and is in debt over his head. Now they are petitioning that he be removed as an elector. It seems this guy stepped into a modern day lynching.

Who gives a flying fuck if the guy has debt? His signing up for Ashley Madison seems like something Trump would approve of.

[BigPiney]

With names like "Fancy Bear" and Cozy Bear" it has to be the Ruskies!...

Or that crappy "band" that markgrace liked. Animal collective?

[frank ryan]

Dumb ideas tend to come from dumb people.

That doesn't make him dumb regarding his stance.

[Topper]

That doesn't make him dumb regarding his stance.

To throw away the practice of 200 years because he doesn't like one result. His idea is dumb. The electoral college, together with its results, is a brilliant idea that should be left in tact and not messed with by dumb people.

[Uncle Ted]

That doesn't make him dumb regarding his stance.

As long as he throws his vote to Gary Johnson and not Lying Crooked Hillary I don't think he is dumb. Then the house can pick Gary to be our next president.

[Topper]

As long as he throws his vote to Gary Johnson and not Lying Crooked Hillary I don't think he is dumb. Then the house can pick Gary to be our next president.

Lol.

[Applejack]

To throw away the practice of 200 years because he doesn't like one result. His idea is dumb. The electoral college, together with its results, is a brilliant idea that should be left in tact and not messed with by dumb people.

The electoral college is an anachronism and should be done away with.

[byu71]

The electoral college is an anachronism and should be done away with.

Yea, I am really happy with the prospects of New York and California determining who is going to be President of the United States.

[Uncle Ted]

The electoral college is an anachronism and should be done away with.

Yes, we should just let Texas pick our presidents... California is leaving the union so they won't matter.