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To: Les H who wrote (49414)	12/12/2025 9:45:18 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 49712

Chuck Schumer won't say if he opposes regime change in Venezuela. JAKE TAPPER: Do you disagree with President Trump's ultimate goal of regime change in Venezuela? CHUCK SCHUMER: Look, the bottom line is President Trump throws out so many different things in so many different… pic.twitter.com/kwjWMsBgM8 — Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) December 10, 2025 There's no real opposition party on wars.

To: Les H who wrote (49414)	12/12/2025 11:21:41 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 49712

Trump administration turning to private firms in cyber offensive Story by Jamie Tarabay, Bloomberg, December 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially expanding a shadowy electronic conflict typically conducted by secretive intelligence agencies. The White House plans to make public its intention to enlist private companies in more aggressive efforts to go after criminal and state-sponsored hackers in a new national cyber strategy, a draft of which has been viewed by industry officials and experts. The strategy is expected to be released by the Office of the National Cyber Director in the coming weeks. The draft, described to Bloomberg News by multiple people, says the federal government should unleash private businesses as it moves to impose consequences on foreign adversaries who breach critical infrastructure and telecommunications networks, or who cripple businesses with ransomware attacks. The draft didn’t provide many details on how the administration would use the companies. The White House did not respond to requests for comment. The administration is expected to provide more information after the release of the strategy, as well as an executive order that could outline private firms’ roles and provide them with more legal protections, the people said. Legislation might also be required. The push to include industry would open lucrative new business opportunities to firms that have traditionally contracted with the government on defensive strategies rather than offensive measures. But it comes with risks. There is currently no legal basis for private firms to conduct their own offensive cyber operations. Additionally, any operations to take down adversary infrastructure could put private firms in the crosshairs of foreign government entities, whose intelligence services often use affiliates to carry out their cyberattacks. But the drive to enlist private companies reflects a growing view within the intelligence community and the administration that the US needs more capacity to fight hostile hacking groups that often work with abundant foreign state support. Adding those firms would both expand the government’s cyber warfare resources and free up intelligence agencies and the military to focus on work only they can handle. Discussions on contracting out offensive cyber operations were already underway in Joe Biden’s White House, though his administration didn’t settle on a policy, said people familiar with those deliberations. more... Trump administration turning to private firms in cyber offensive More government outsourcing. It's going to cost a lot more. Key people in the government agencies will be lured away to these private companies at a much higher salary than they can make in the government since they carry the highest security clearances.