We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
🇨🇳🇺🇸⚡️— China hacked the emails of US Congress staff members — Financial Times
➡️Chinese intelligence, through the “Salt Typhoon” cyber campaign, gained access to the emails of staff members from key US congressional committees, as well as to calls and messages of government officials. The intrusions were discovered in December.
➡️The United States acknowledged vulnerabilities in its networks but postponed sanctions against China’s Ministry of State Security due to diplomatic considerations. China has denied the accusations.
🇺🇸⚡️- Robert O’Neill, the US Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden during Operation Neptune Spear, comments on Sneako’s rant about making the entire world Muslim.
📝 🇺🇸 📖 During the American revolutionary period, one of the most common practices among patriots, activists, and revolutionaries was wearing disguises or covering faces to prevent themselves from being identified. This wasn't because they were cowardly; it was because during moments of heated political action, one must prioritize self-preservation.
1. The Boston Tea Party: Roughly 100-150 activists from the Sons of Liberty—led by Sam Adams, dressed up their faces to look like Mohawk Indians and dump tens of thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston harbor.
2. Stamp Act Protests (1765): In Boston and other ports, Sons of Liberty members blackened their faces with charcoal or wore masks while hanging effigies of tax collectors (e.g., Andrew Oliver) and destroying stamped paper.
3. Boston Non-Importation Agreement Enforcement (1768–1770): Patriots disguised themselves to intimidate merchants violating boycotts of British goods. Nighttime raids often involved face paint or masks to ...
