US Senators are being provided with satellite phones. While I think that’s actually a good idea, the circumstances are a bit troubling. Karen Gibson, the Senate Sergeant At Arms stated in public testimony that the phones are being provided "to ensure a redundant and secure means of communication during a disruptive event."
She went on to say that the phones provide a security backstop in the case of an emergency that "takes out communications" in America.
Here's the story from CBS:
She went on to say that the phones provide a security backstop in the case of an emergency that "takes out communications" in America.
Here's the story from CBS:
OK... I believe it is prudent to be prepared. The cost of 100 sat phones is so tiny it wouldn't even be a line item in the Senate's budget and is hardly worth comment. It seems to me that this high profile announcement is just another PR stunt to create a new boogeyman.
The public's focus has shifted to inflation, crippling interest rates, unaffordable housing, spiraling crime and homelessness. These are all situations where the government is at fault and they cannot convince us to give them more power if they are the problem.
The pResident (The Great Unifier) has repeatedly stated that White Supremacy and systemic white privilege are the greatest threats to America. He uses the bully-pulpit to spread hatred and fear at every opportunity.
So, I think the new Boogeyman-Of-Doom will be the fraudulent/made-up narrative of impending white terrorism.... just in time for 2024.
I hope I'm wrong.
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