A Dangerous Game of Chicken
August 2, 2017
We've been the subject of more and less attention at times. What once was a nearly obsessive intent to uncover us eventually diminished and blended into the background of a larger fixation to eliminate all information leaks. Even still, when we see the President calling for Justice to investigate leaks we can't help but feel his gaze directly on us. Justice would be even less effective than the President trying to uncover leaks to news outlets. But there is one thing that Justice could do that the President cannot. Justice would, at least theoretically, have the resources to try tracking down our data. The FBI would never bother, but we know exactly what the President means.
But we played a dangerous game in pushed the President's hand to sign the Russia Sanctions bill. We weren't all enthusiastic with the plan. Posting the essay online didn't draw any objections. But leaving a print out to be found, with a threat to expose the plan, was a risky move. The President once again wants to know who we are and how we are getting our information. He's angry that after all the purging we still haven't been eliminated. Apparently he told Kelly something along the lines of I want those assholes out. I want them arrested. I don't care if you have to fire everyone to do it. I don't even care if it's not illegal.
Even though not everyone liked the plan, we are satisfied with the immediate results. It's surreal to know that we've been able to have an effect like this. But we can't make a habit of being so brazen. There is too much risk involved. Regardless of legal threats being empty, we accomplish nothing by getting ourselves fired, except to give the President the opportunity to have more sympathetic individuals brought into the apparatus. Hopefully the lesson for the future is to highlight the fact that individuals inside the government can oppress the People, but in the long run they cannot save the people from oppression. For now, NxKB7.