Original post: hachyderm.io (Mastodon)
Context:
- The Atlantic: The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war plans (archived: https://archive.is/XStCI )
- The Atlantic: Here are the attack plans that Trump’s advisers shared on Signal (archived: https://archive.is/PKHpH )
- OPSEC means Operations Security (or Operational Security)
I don’t really get it, are they larping the government?
The more you grow older, the more you realize everyone is LARPing everything, and it has always been that way.
In case you’re not joking, they are the government - see the linked context (I’ve added a second “context” link with the exact screenshot)
They’re larping James Bond/Jason Bourne/Jack Ryan, they are the government, and they’re coming across as more Other Barry/Len Trexler (post Ludovico technique)/Nikolai Jakov.
Solid Archer reference. Hegseth is now Other Barry in my discourse.
He kind of is though, holy shit
With his drinking, he might just be Sterling without the plot armor.