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Cyber Security Awareness Month insights and analysis - CyberTalk

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Cyber Security Awareness Month insights and analysis - CyberTalk

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2) is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a native of Bolton, Mississippi, and considers it an honor to walk the path Mississippi civil rights icons paved decades ago.

Serving his 15th term in the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Thompson has spent his entire career fighting to improve the lives of all people. He is the longest-serving African American elected official in the State of Mississippi and the lone Democrat in the Mississippi Congressional Delegation.

Most recently, Congressman Thompson received the Chairman’s Award during the 2023 NAACP Image Award. The honor recognizes Thompson’s advocacy for civil rights.

In this interview, U.S. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2), Ranking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security, discusses the state of cyber security, both in the U.S. and internationally. He addresses national security, ransomware threats, emerging legislation, “target-rich, resource poor” industries, capacity building efforts across the globe and so much more. Don’t miss this!

How does the U.S. plan to bolster cyber security resilience, amidst an increasingly hostile threat landscape, over the next 6-12 months?

Together with Congress, the Biden-Harris Administration has charted an ambitious course to rapidly evolve how the nation approaches cyber security and has worked to mature collaboration between the Federal government, its state and local partners, and the private sector. From Day 1, the Administration has galvanized efforts to enhance public-private partnerships in the face of rapidly evolving international dynamics – from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to China’s ambitions regarding Taiwan, to the role cyber tactics may play following Hamas’s heinous attacks against Israel.

CISA’s Shields Up campaign, especially during the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, serves as a roadmap for how to respond to the cyber security threats we face from China and Iran. Enhanced collaboration with the private sector will enable us to support efforts to defend the networks of our allies abroad and our government and critical infrastructure networks at home.

We must also be vigilant about information operations. Reporting indicates that China is engaging in new disinformation tactics aimed at sowing discord among the American public. Both China and Iran have leveraged influence operations following Hamas’s attacks against Israel to either malign the Biden Administration’s response or curry favor for Hamas, respectively. Unfortunately, my colleagues on the right have attempted to turn conversations about how to deal with the national security threat associated with information operations into another third rail of politics. We cannot let that happen, and we must work to ensure the public is resilient to lies our adversaries pedal by ensuring they have access to accurate, reliable information. Increased transparency a critical component of confronting information operations.

On the Homeland Security Committee, my top priority is to ensure that cyber security remains a bipartisan priority and that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle do not turn CISA into a political hot potato. It is true that Congress has greatly expanded CISA’s budget and authorities while Democrats controlled the House. Those increases reflected long overdue investments in CISA’s critical mission: defending and making resilient Federal networks and critical infrastructure. As our adversaries grow bolder in their ambitions in cyber space, we cannot afford to cut CISA’s budget or attack its authorities.

Should the U.S. revise its approach to ransomware threats, given their potential to disrupt vital American organizations and the economy?

The Biden Administration has implemented many significant changes in how the U.S. approaches ransomware threats. These include disrupting ransomware gangs and taking more proactive steps to help support victims. Programs like CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative also show promise. Such programs reach out to victims to let them know that their networks may have been breached before ransomware actors encrypt or steal data.

I am hopeful that implementation of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act will help CISA gain the information necessary to better support such initiatives. Ultimately, while efforts to dismantle ransomware gang networks, prosecute hackers, and disrupt attacks are important, so long as countries like Russia shelter ransomware actors, the threat will remain. Implementing CISA’s vision of secure-by-design and secure-by-default technology will be essential to improving organizations’ defenses.

How can new or emerging legislation assist with cyber protection for critical infrastructure sectors?

During the 116th and 117th Congresses, we provided CISA with several new authorities to enhance the security of critical infrastructure. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke led three of them: The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA), legislation authorizing CISA’s CyberSentry Program, and the State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act. Together, these pieces of legislation dramatically improve the Federal government’s visibility in terms of activity happening on critical infrastructure networks, enabling us to detect malicious cyber campaigns earlier and better understand the tactics of our adversaries. In turn, this will allow us to prioritize security investments and provide much-needed resources to State and local governments. Additionally, current Subcommittee Ranking Member Swalwell enacted legislation to improve cyber security training for the industrial control systems (ICS) workforce.

Getting these bills enacted was important, but ensuring that they are implemented effectively is even more. From an oversight perspective, we will be laser focused on implementation of CIRCIA. We expect that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which is due out early next year, will identify the appropriate scope of covered entities and adequately contemplate the need to harmonize incident reporting requirements across the Federal government.

Building upon the progress made in previous Congresses, Subcommittee Ranking Member Swalwell has been working on legislation to formally authorize CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). The JCDC has been the hub of public-private collaboration since its inception, but most notably during the Shields Up campaign following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the disclosure of the Log4j vulnerability. Ranking Member Swalwell has worked closely with stakeholders on this bill, and the formalized structure, governance, and accountability measures included in it will ensure that the JCDC continues to serve as a productive hub for public-private collaboration for years to come.

Considering the fact that the private sector controls nearly 90% of critical U.S. networks, what strategies do you propose to assist resource-strapped sectors, like energy and water, in strengthening their cyber security defenses against possible threats?

I have been concerned about “target-rich, resource poor” sectors for quite some time. When I was Chair of the Committee last Congress, I held a hearing focusing on building resilience in the water sector at the Full Committee level and we also heard from water sector stakeholders at the subcommittee level. The witnesses’ insights were invaluable. They told us the Federal government needs to better tailor and streamline the cyber security advice and guidance for “target rich, resource poor” entities that do not have the workforce to absorb volumes of unnecessary information. We also learned that there is a real workforce and training shortage, which is why passing Mr. Swalwell’s industrial control systems workforce training bill was so important.

Moving forward, CISA and its federal partners must make sure “target-rich, resource poor” entities are aware of the free resources and support they provide and ensure that those resources provide security value. The President’s budget submissions have contemplated a Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Grant Program, but we have not seen a legislative proposal. I think there is value in the Federal government investing in the cyber security “target-rich, resource poor” entities we rely on every day, and would be interested to understand how the Administration thinks such a grant program could be structured.

How do you envision the U.S. collaborating with international partners in order to address emerging cyber threats and to enhance resilience on a global scale?

One of the key pillars of the new National Cybersecurity Strategy is forging international partnerships. Implementing that effort requires recognizing that our allies around the world are all at different levels of sophistication with regard to cyber security. For those like our Five Eyes partners and other allies with advanced cyber security skills, information sharing has been crucial to developing cyber security advisories and identifying emerging cyber threats. For others, the focus must be on simply building up a baseline cyber security capacity. Just as we work to protect critical infrastructure in the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted that with global supply chains, disruptions to critical infrastructure elsewhere can also cause significant disruption here at home. We aim to work with our allies and trading partners to improve cyber resilience globally and to make us more secure.

Do you believe that joint cyber exercises and response drills, conducted in partnership with international allies, should be expanded to better prepare for coordinated cyber threats? How can such exercises advance collective cyber resilience?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the value of investing in partner countries’ cyber defense capacity and how international cooperation can improve cyber resilience. Expanding participation in joint cyber exercises with allies should help us build on the lessons learned in the Ukraine experience so we can be better prepared for coordinated cyber threats globally. In particular, expanded exercises with partners and allies in Asia should be part of our strategy for preparing for the potential for future coordinated cyber activity in the region.

How can both the government and private sectors support capacity building efforts in developing nations in order to enhance their cyber security capabilities and to shrink the global risk landscape?

There are many countries in the world that lack the resources for adequate cyber defenses, and we have seen examples of ransomware gangs taking advantage of this limitation. The potential impact is even greater in the event of attacks by nation-state actors against a developing nation. The Biden Administration has increased investment in building up capacity in countries like Costa Rica. I hope to see a sustained effort in providing resources and trainings to help developing countries better secure their networks, including in areas like sub-Saharan Africa, where resources are particularly limited. Additionally, an aspect of building up countries’ cyber capabilities should include expanding law enforcement capacity in partner countries who want to target ransomware gangs and other cyber criminals that may operate in their countries. The private sector should definitely step up to provide trainings in developing countries and by working to develop cyber security products and secure-by-design technology that is affordable for a broad range of countries.

In honor of Cyber Security Awareness Month, what takeaway messages would you like to share with the cyber security community?

Cyber security is a team sport. There is plenty of work to be done and everyone has a role to play – from Congress to the Administration, State and local partners, the private sector, and the public.

To Congress, I urge my colleagues to continue to support and fund CISA’s critical cyber security work. Sound cyber security policy must remain a bipartisan priority and we cannot allow it to be politicized.

I encourage the private sector to continue to engage with Congress and the Administration as cyber security policy continues to evolve. The cyber security legislation we enacted over the past two Congresses benefited enormously from private sector engagement and feedback, and we need continued collaboration to get policies right to reduce systemic cyber security risk.

And to the public, do not be intimidated by cyber security – as a practice or as a profession. Good cyber hygiene does not have to be hard, expensive, or time consuming. Keeping software up to date, enabling MFA, and avoiding phishing are low-cost, high-value ways to stay safe online. We also have a very concerning cyber workforce shortage. Cyber security careers are good careers. Many do not require a 4-year degree or any degree at all. Training is available, and we are working to make it more accessible.

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Congrats to the ultimate winner of the Hot & Vintage Movie Men Tournament, Mr. Toshiro Mifune! May he live happily and well where the sun always shines, enjoying the glories of a battle hard fought.

A loving farewell to all of our previous contestants, who are now banished to the shadow realm and all its dark joys and whispered horrors—I hear there's a picnic on the village green today. If you want to remember the fallen heroes, you can find them all beneath the cut.

What happens next? I'll be taking a break of two weeks to rest from this and prep for the Hot & Vintage Ladies Tournament. I'll still be around but only minimally, posting a few last odes to the hot men before transitioning into a little early ladies content, just like I did with this last tournament. The submission form for the Hot & Vintage Ladies tournament will remain up for one more week (closing February 21st), so get your submissions in for that asap! Once the form closes, there will be one more week of break. The first round of the Hot & Vintage Ladies Tournament will be posted on February 29th, as Leap Year Day seems like a fitting allusion to leaping into these ladies' arms.

Thanks for being here! Enjoy the two weeks off, and send me some great propaganda.

In order of the last round they survived—

ROUND ONE HOTTIES:

Richard Burton

Tony Curtis

Red Skelton

Keir Dullea

Jack Lemmon

Kirk Douglas

Marcello Mastroianni

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Robert Wagner

James Garner

James Coburn

Rex Harrison

George Chakiris

Dean Martin

Sean Connery

Tab Hunter

Howard Keel

James Mason

Steve McQueen

George Peppard

Elvis Presley

Rudolph Valentino

Joseph Schildkraut

Ray Milland

Claude Rains

John Wayne

William Holden

Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

Harold Lloyd

Charlie Chaplin

John Gilbert

Ramon Novarro

Slim Thompson

John Barrymore

Edward G. Robinson

William Powell

Leslie Howard

Peter Lawford

Mel Ferrer

Joseph Cotten

Keye Luke

Ivan Mosjoukine

Spencer Tracy

Felix Bressart

Ronald Reagan (here to be dunked on)

Peter Lorre

Bob Hope

Paul Muni

Cornel Wilde

John Garfield

Cantinflas

Henry Fonda

Robert Mitchum

Van Johnson

José Ferrer

Robert Preston

Jack Benny

Fredric March

Gene Autry

Alec Guinness

Fayard Nicholas

Ray Bolger

Orson Welles

Mickey Rooney

Glenn Ford

James Cagney

ROUND TWO SWOONERS:

Dick Van Dyke

James Edwards

Sammy Davis Jr.

Alain Delon

Peter O'Toole

Robert Redford

Charlton Heston

Cesar Romero

Noble Johnson

Lex Barker

David Niven

Robert Earl Jones

Turhan Bey

Bela Lugosi

Donald O'Connor

Carman Newsome

Oscar Micheaux

Benson Fong

Clint Eastwood

Sabu Dastagir

Rex Ingram

Burt Lancaster

Paul Newman

Montgomery Clift

Fred Astaire

Boris Karloff

Gilbert Roland

Peter Cushing

Frank Sinatra

Harold Nicholas

Guy Madison

Danny Kaye

John Carradine

Ricardo Montalbán

Bing Crosby

ROUND THREE SMOKESHOWS:

Marlon Brando

Anthony Perkins

Michael Redgrave

Gary Cooper

Conrad Veidt

Ronald Colman

Rock Hudson

Basil Rathbone

Laurence Olivier

Christopher Plummer

Johnny Weismuller

Clark Gable

Fernando Lamas

Errol Flynn

Tyrone Power

Humphrey Bogart

ROUND 4 STUNGUNS:

James Dean

Cary Grant

Gregory Peck

Sessue Hayakawa

Harry Belafonte

James Stewart

Gene Kelly

Peter Falk

QUARTERFINALIST VOLCANIC TOWERS OF LUST:

Jeremy Brett

Vincent Price

James Shigeta

Buster Keaton

SEMIFINALIST SUPERMEN:

Omar Sharif

Paul Robeson

FINALIST FANTASIES:

Sidney Poitier

Toshiro Mifune

and ok, sure, here's the shadow-bracket-style winner's portrait of Toshiro Mifune.

#hotvintagepoll #hot men finals #a winner crowned!#fuck that old man (requiem)#shadow bracket #toshiro mifune

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Masterpost of Hot Old Man Round 1 Polls

Paul Newman v Richard Burton

Omar Sharif v Tony Curtis

Red Skelton v Burt Lancaster

Christopher Plummer v Keir Dullea

Anthony Perkins vJack Lemmon

Kirk Douglas v Alain Delon

James Dean v Marcello Mastroianni

Harry Belafonte v Jean-Pierre Cassel

Marlon Brando v Robert Wagner

Sammy Davis Jr. v James Garner

James Coburn v Rock Hudson

Peter Cushing v Rex Harrison

George Chakiris v Sidney Poitier

Dean Martin v Sean Connery v Jeremy Brett

Tab Hunter v Toshiro Mifune

Howard Keel v Peter O'Toole

Robert Redford v James Mason

Steve McQueen v Charlton Heston

Dick Van Dyke v George Peppard

Elvis Presley v Peter Falk

Oscar Micheaux v Rudolph Valentino

Joseph Schildkraut v Buster Keaton

Jimmy Stewart v Ray Milland

Cary Grant v Claude Rains

John Wayne v Errol Flynn

Clint Eastwood v William Holden

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. v Sessue Hayakawa

Carman Newsome v Harold Lloyd

Noble Johnson v Charlie Chaplin

John Gilbert v Conrad Veidt

Ramon Novarro v Robert Earl Jones

Slim Thompson v Gary Cooper

John Barrymore v Paul Robeson

Edward G. Robinson v Clark Gable

Humphrey Bogart v William Powell

Leslie Howard v Ronald Colman

Peter Lawford v Vincent Price

Harold Nicholas v Mel Ferrer

Joseph Cotten v Danny Kaye

John Carradine v Keye Luke

Ivan Mosjoukine v Gilbert Roland

Benson Fong v Spencer Tracy

Guy Madison v Felix Bressart

James Shigeta v Ronald Reagan

Montgomery Clift v Ricardo Montalbon

Peter Lorre v Frank Sinatra

Bob Hope v Gregory Peck

Fred Astaire v Paul Muni

Bela Lugosi v Cornel Wilde

Cesar Romero v John Garfield

Basil Rathbone v Cantinflas

Henry Fonda v Turhan Bey

Boris Karloff v Robert Mitchum

David Niven v Van Johnson

Gene Kelly v José Ferrer

Robert Preston v Tyrone Power

Jack Benny v Donald O'Connor

Fredric March v Lex Barker

Michael Redgrave v Gene Autry

James Edwards v Alec Guinness

Fayard Nicholas v Fernando Lamas

Ray Bolger v Johnny Weismuller

Orson Welles v Sabu Dastigir

Mickey Rooney v Laurence Olivier

Rex Ingram v Glenn Ford

Bing Crosby v James Cagney

@hotvintagepoll

#hotvintagepoll #fuck that old man #round 1

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HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

July 15, 2022 (Friday)

A late news dump tonight: the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed from the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) the text messages between agents on January 5 and January 6, 2021, that it learned Wednesday had been deleted.

Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) told Secret Service director James Murray, who recently announced his upcoming resignation, that the committee wants all the texts by July 19, 2022.

Politico legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney noted that this is the first time the committee has subpoenaed an agency in the executive branch, at least publicly.That joins other legal news today.

Trump confidant Steve Bannon tried again today to get his trial for contempt of Congress dismissed, arguing that because the court has refused to let him subpoena members of Congress, he cannot have a fair trial. That trial is due to start Monday.

Fani Willis, the Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor, today told the chair of the Georgia Republican Party, David Shafer, as well as two state senators, that they could be indicted for their participation in the attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.

And the Department of Justice requested that the first defendant from the January 6 insurrection to be convicted at trial, Guy Reffitt, be sentenced to 15 years in prison. This is an upward adjustment of sentencing guidelines because the department is asking the judge to consider Reffitt’s actions as terrorism, since the offense for which he was convicted “was calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate against government conduct.”

Reffitt was a leader of the Texas Three Percenters militia gang, which calls for “rebellion” against the federal government. He came to Washington, D.C., for January 6. He attacked U.S. Capitol Police officers and encouraged others to do so before entering the Capitol armed with a handgun, where he targeted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and then–Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

A camera on his helmet recorded Reffitt’s words that day. “I’m taking the Capitol with everybody f*cking else,” Reffitt told the people around him. “We’re all going to drag them m*therf*ckers out kicking and screaming. I don’t give a sh*t. I just want to see Pelosi’s head hit every f*cking stair on the way out. (Inaudible) F*ck yeah. And Mitch McConnell too. F*ck ‘em all. They f*cked us too many g*dd*mn years for too f*cking long. It’s time to take our country back. I think everybody’s on the same d*mn wavelength. And I think we have the numbers to make it happen…. [W]e’ve got a f*cking president. We don’t need much more. We just get rid of them m*therf*ckers and start over.”

Afterward, he boasted, “We took the Capital [sic] of the United States of America and we will do it again.” Back in Texas, Reffitt deleted a thread of messages between him and another planner—the FBI was able to recover it—and threatened to hurt his teenaged children if they reported him. Reffitt has a history of domestic violence, including threatening his wife with a gun.

The hefty sentence request for Reffitt is likely to convince others implicated in the insurrection to cooperate.The timing of today’s legal news highlights that the prosecution of those who tried to destroy our government is imperative to uphold the rule of law.

On this date in 1870, Congress voted to readmit Georgia to the United States after the Civil War. So far as the people living through that era thought, this ended Reconstruction, which they conceived of as the reconstruction of the U.S. government. And that was it.

While there were military tribunals for those who had committed war crimes– most of them concerning the treatment of prisoners of war—there was never a legal reckoning for even the leaders of those who had tried to destroy the nation, although their efforts had led to the deaths of 620,000 soldiers and sailors and cost the country more than $5 billion.

In an attempt to be magnanimous, U.S. officials gave former Confederates no reason to abandon their loyalty to their failed nation. They clung to it through Lost Cause mythology, convincing themselves that theirs was the true version of America despite their defeat, and that their cause was noble. Georgia’s return to the Union depended on the state’s ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing Black men the right to vote, but within a year of Georgia’s readmission, white southerners were already undermining Black voting. Within a decade, they had regained control of their states and were pushing their Black neighbors into second-class citizenship.

Without any cost for adherence to the Lost Cause, there was no reason for Confederate symbols to disappear. They have continued to play an astonishingly large role in our society, and not just in the South. They have inspired those eager to dismantle the government ever since the Civil War. They have made a spectacular comeback since the 1980s until finally, on January 6, 2021, the Confederate battle flag flew in the U.S. Capitol.

This time, though, there is a chance to change the story. Prosecutions have January 6 participants like Reffitt trying to hide their actions, and jail time will almost certainly dampen the enthusiasm of those who were happy to be part of an insurrection until they discovered there was a legal cost. While U.S. leaders after the Civil War thought their best hope of building a nation based on racial equality was to avoid prosecutions, scholars who study the restoration of democracy after an authoritarian crisis are very clear: central to any such restoration is enforcing the rule of law.

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A pair of key congressional Democrats called on Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari to step aside from his office’s investigation into the Secret Service on Tuesday, saying the Trump appointee knew earlier than has been reported that the agency deleted text messages from around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), who heads the House committee that oversees inspectors general, and Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the Jan. 6 committee and the Homeland Security Committee, said the inspector general’s office admitted in congressional briefings that it became aware that agents’ text messages were erased in December 2021 — two months earlier than reported. But Cuffari did not report that to Congress until this month. The lawmakers said these and other omissions have broken their faith in Cuffari’s ability to lead the investigation, and they urged the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an independent entity in the executive branch, to appoint another inspector general to handle the Secret Service probe.

“Due to the nature and importance of this investigation, there must be no doubt that the Inspector General leading this investigation can conduct it thoroughly and with integrity, objectivity, and independence,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter. “We do not have confidence that Inspector General Cuffari can achieve those standards.” Cuffari and the council did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the letter, which was sent to Cuffari and to Allison Lerner, the council’s chair. The lawmakers asked for a response by Aug. 9. Watchdog launches criminal probe over missing Secret Service messages The letter comes days after Cuffari opened a criminal investigation into the Secret Service’s allegedly missing texts, halting the agency’s efforts to retrieve the records itself in response to a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.

Cuffari sent a letter to the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees this month accusing the agency of erasing text messages from the time around the assault on the Capitol and after he had asked for them for his own investigation.

The Secret Service said that any “insinuation” that they maliciously deleted text messages is false and that the deletions were part of a preplanned “system migration” of its phones. They said none of the texts Cuffari’s office was seeking had disappeared. In their letter, Thompson and Maloney also faulted the Secret Service for deleting messages that could offer eyewitness accounts of the Capitol attack and the actions of President Donald Trump, whose supporters raided the building in an attempt to stop lawmakers from certifying election results.

The lawmakers said several House committees investigating the attack had sought records from DHS and other agencies 10 days later. Since they protect the president and vice president and other top officials, the Secret Service records could offer a close accounting of their actions that day.

“Despite the legal obligation to preserve these records, the Secret Service reportedly undertook a system migration process on January 27, 2021, that caused the erasure of text messages related to January 6,” the lawmakers wrote. Cuffari’s office also requested records from the Secret Service on Feb. 26, 2021, for its own investigation into the Capitol attack. But the lawmakers said in the letter that he did not tell them that he had trouble getting the Secret Service’s text messages in his semiannual reports to Congress and considered issuing an alert that would have warned them and the public about the missing information, but decided that “this warning was unnecessary.”

Cuffari also did not alert the agency head, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, of the problem, as required under the Inspector General Act of 1978, which triggers a requirement that the agency head notify congressional committees.

“The DHS IG’s failure to promptly report and escalate the Secret Service’s stonewalling calls into question whether Inspector General Cuffari has the professional judgment and capacity to effectively fulfill his duties in this investigation,” the lawmakers wrote. They said their call for Cuffari to step aside follows a string of concerns about the pace and content of his past investigations and said inspectors general have stepped aside before when concerns have surfaced about their independence.

In January 2021, the council identified another inspector general to investigate the unauthorized disclosure of information from a draft Justice Department OIG report on the Trump administration’s child separation policy. And in 2020, the State Department’s acting inspector general recused himself from investigations into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after Maloney, chair of the House Oversight Committee, and others raised concerns about the acting inspector general.

Watchdog launches criminal probe over missing Secret Service messages Secret Service agents, who protect the president, the vice president and other top officials and their families, would have had a “front-row seat” to Trump’s actions as his supporters sacked the Capitol, said Donald K. Sherman, senior vice president and chief counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonprofit watchdog.

The watchdog organization called on the Justice Department and the FBI to open a criminal investigation into the missing text messages on July 18. “The Federal Records Act requires that agencies like the Secret Service preserve records so that there is a complete and accurate history of the government’s actions and decisions,” Sherman said in a statement, and anyone who willfully destroys them could face prison time and fines. Sherman said the Secret Service’s text messages could offer a window into the critical hours involving the attack, including former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the Jan. 6 committee that she was told that Trump lunged at his lead Secret Service agent after being told he could not join his supporters at the Capitol.

The messages could also document the frantic moments as the Secret Service swept Pence to safety and he then refused to let them drive him away so that he could finish certifying the election results. The National Archives and Records Administration asked the Secret Service to respond to reports about the missing text messages. Officials said Monday that “as a general rule,” NARA puts its inquiries on hold until an agency’s internal probes are complete.

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All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tupac Shakur: Demetrius Shipp Jr. Afeni Shakur: Danai Gurira Jada Pinkett: Kat Graham Biggie Smalls: Jamal Woolard Suge Knight: Dominic L. Santana Kidada Jones: Annie Ilonzeh Leila Steinberg: Lauren Cohan Hatian Jack: Cory Hardrict Faith Evans: Grace Gibson Street Entrepreneur: DeSean Jackson Ted Field: Brandon Sauve Tom Whalley: Josh Ventura Daz: Azad Arnaud Big B: Sean Baker Dr. Dre: Harold “House” Moore Queen Latifah: Khadija Copeland Aunt Linda: Chanel Young Shock G.: Chris Clarke Money B.: Money-B Ronnie: Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson Legs: DeRay Davis Black C.O.: Bruce Davis Atron: Keith D. Robinson Attorney: Gary Weeks Snoop Dogg: Jarrett Ellis Floyd: Clifton Powell Set: Rayven Symone Ferrell Scott Whitwell: Scott Hunter Ray Luv (uncredited): Johnell Young Treach (uncredited): Rayan Lawrence Mall Patron (uncredited): Sheril Rodgers Film Crew: Costume Design: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Director: Benny Boom Screenplay: Jeremy Haft Screenplay: Eddie Gonzalez Producer: L.T. Hutton Producer: David Robinson Producer: James G. Robinson Screenplay: Steven Bagatourian Art Department Coordinator: Shauna Williams Assistant Art Director: Shawn D. Bronson Key Makeup Artist: Patrice Coleman Music: John Paesano Tattooist: Dennis Dago Ceelo Key Makeup Artist: Mi Young Casting: Michelle Wade Byrd Hair Department Head: Taylor Knight Art Direction: John Richardson Construction Coordinator: Wally Mikowlski Casting Associate: Lavonna Cupid Tailor: Carl Ulysses Bowen Production Design: Derek R. Hill Editor: Joel Cox Key Hair Stylist: Charles Gregory Ross Casting: Winsome Sinclair Key Hair Stylist: Vincent Gideon Property Master: Ian Roylance Researcher: Deborah Ricketts Director of Photography: Peter Menzies Jr. Casting: Andrea Craven Set Decoration: Merissa Lombardo Costume Supervisor: Tom Bronson Set Costumer: Korii Young Assistant Costume Designer: Jennifer Leigh-Scott Costume Supervisor: K. Drew Fuller Casting: Mary Vernieu Key Costumer: Heather Sease Key Costumer: Earl Tanchuck Makeup Department Head: Carol Rasheed Movie Reviews: Gimly: In terms of perspective, it’s pretty much exactly what I was afraid _Straight Outta Compton_ would be. As a movie itself though, it’s a disjointed, cheap-looking, paint by numbers biopic that did not manage overcome its niche at all… Fuck that kid looks the part though. _Final rating:★½: – Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

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Twitter reacts to Donald Trump leaving the White House for the last time

The outgoing president departed from Joint Base Andrews this morning ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Outgoing President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania departed from Maryland’s Joint Base Andrews at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday morning (Jan. 20) to travel to their home in Florida, where they will be during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration this afternoon. Trump thanked his supporters and family in a farewell speech before leaving the White House for the very last time.

“We were not a regular administration,” he told a crowd of staff, family and supporters. “What we’ve done has been amazing by any standard.”

USA Today reports that Trump reflected on his administration highlights, like he’s done at his past rallies. The president also wished Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris good luck, though he did not mention them by name.

“I wish the new administration great luck and great success. I think they’ll have great success,” he said.“They have the foundation to do something really spectacular.”

“I hope they don’t raise your taxes,” he added. “But if [they] do; I told you so.”

According to the outlet, Trump also left Biden and his new administration a letter, which is customary for the outgoing president to do. It was previously reported that Trump would not attend Biden’s inauguration, and would instead be at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach during the swearing-in.

“I will always fight for you. I will be watching and I will be listening,” he concluded. “And I will tell you that the future of this country has never been better.”

Shortly after his speech, “Trump is gone” and “HE’S GONE” were trending on Twitter, as social media users celebrated the departure of the 45th president.

“Y’all, people know that Joe Biden isn’t some magical savior. We know there’s still work to be done. Accountability, all of that. But today, people get to be happy *just* because Trump is gone,” one Twitter user wrote. “This has been ROUGH. Seeing him leave is reason to celebrate. Let folks have that.”

“Happy Inauguration Day! Trump is gone, Hallelujah!” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson added.

Biden and Harris are set to be sworn in todayaround 12 p.m. EST. See reactions to Trump’s departure below.

Y’all, people know that Joe Biden isn’t some magical savior. We know there’s still work to be done. Accountability, all of that. But today, people get to be happy *just* because trump is gone. This has been ROUGH. Seeing him leave is reason to celebrate. Let folks have that. — Baé, LLC (@T_dot_Lee_PhD) January 20, 2021

TRUMP IS GONE! #AmericaIdSaved!! — Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) January 20, 2021

Happy Inauguration Day! 🇺🇸 Trump is gone, Hallelujah! pic.twitter.com/vfDRh8BOHS — Bennie G. Thompson (@BennieGThompson) January 20, 2021

DING DONG THE TRUMP IS GONE pic.twitter.com/7geBmaa4CY — Skye Deva St. John Bennett (@sdsjb) January 20, 2021

today is literally the only day you can retweet this bc HES GONE. TRUMP IS GONE !!!! #WorstPresidentEverpic.twitter.com/bKAEdDOG6t — gabs ☾ (@hcneymonave) January 20, 2021

Annnnnnd HE’S GONE! #hesgone — Melissa Gilbert (@MEGBusfield) January 20, 2021

HES GONE TURN UP pic.twitter.com/4TuA2jnE3X — k (@depressedtowel) January 20, 2021

Our day of independence from the worst president ever; trump is gone pic.twitter.com/DP7oAijcOR — Ms. Liberty (@BidenTime21) January 20, 2021

TRUMP IS GONE #SoreLoserSendOff#NewDayInAmerica#DumpTrumpDay #GTFOpic.twitter.com/fDiJtFXTVI — EMarie Flowers (@emarie2964) January 20, 2021

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Twitter reacts to Donald Trump leaving the White House for the last time

The outgoing president departed from Joint Base Andrews this morning ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration.

“We were not a regular administration,” he told a crowd of staff, family and supporters. “What we’ve done has been amazing by any standard.”

“I wish the new administration great luck and great success. I think they’ll have great success,” he said. “They have the foundation to do something really spectacular.”

“I hope they don’t raise your taxes,” he added. “But if [they] do; I told you so.”

“I will always fight for you. I will be watching and I will be listening,” he concluded. “And I will tell you that the future of this country has never been better.”

Shortly after his speech, “Trump is gone” and “HE’S GONE” were trending on Twitter, as social media users celebrated the departure of the 45th president.

“Happy Inauguration Day! Trump is gone, Hallelujah!” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson added.

Biden and Harris are set to be sworn in today around 12 p.m. EST. See reactions to Trump’s departure below.