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Politico reports that it was sent communications from inside the Trump campaign, including Sen. J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) 271-page vetting file, allegedly by an Iranian hacker.

The outlet said that it has been receiving anonymous emails containing internal communications from the Trump campaign. The campaign acknowledged the authenticity of the communications on Saturday, accusing “foreign sources hostile to the United States,” for leaking them.

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 300 points 1 month ago (5 children)

They got it through a fucking phishing email

HAHAHAHAHA

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 212 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Vance clicked on a link for hot CILFs in his area.

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 61 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

JD Vance pays for pictures of dirty couches when craigslist exists smh

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, just to be clear, does the C stand for Couches or Cetaceans?

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

CILF omg that is delicioso

[–] blargerer@kbin.melroy.org 80 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is what most hacking is.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Social engineering is the greatest skill a hacker can have

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I bet it was Eric. He seems dumb enough to fall for that.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 134 points 1 month ago (15 children)

The real story is not that Trump had a novel length document of everything wrong with Vance (we know he's basically what you get if Oogy Boogy was filled with empty vapes and paternal disappointment instead of just bugs). No, the real story is that Trump picked him anyway.

[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 84 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It’s not some big complex conspiracy.

He picked him to guarantee friendly financial backing.

Everyone knows 🪗-hands isn’t a real billionaire… so anyone who is that also offers him some cash can buy their way in. It’s how he’s always done “business.”

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As others have noted Peter Thiel money might have influenced the choice. Given Vance's relationship to Project 2025 (he wrote the foreword to Kevin Roberts's book, remember^[1]) it's also possible he was a strongly pushed Heritage Foundation plant - put in place to ensure the flailing incoherent mess that is Trump's mind is actually implementing Project 2025 properly when elected.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 33 points 1 month ago

Was it just a copy of Hillbilly Elegy?

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[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 111 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Democrats also revealed that they were hacked. Iranians downloaded 2.3 terabytes of photos of Tim Walz hugging puppies. Secret documents as well. High School football plays and an old family tater-tot-hot-dish recipe.

[–] NormalPerson@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anyone got that tater tot recipe leak?

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Turns out, he shared a tater tot recipe recently. Either it's a coincidence or this thread OP is the mole.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 76 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The most shocking part about this is that Trump's team vetted JD Vance.

[–] mriguy@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

To be fair, compared to Trump, nobody looks that problematic.

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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago (3 children)

foreign sources hostile to the United States

Anybody who wants to stop Trump should at least be considered a temporary ally.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Amidst a sea of Russian bots and trolls shilling for Jill Stein at the hour of need an unlikely force stepped out to bat for democracy: Iran. Partly out of spite it seems - which given Trump is the target can only be described as poetic.

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[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Iran if you're listening, we would love to see those RNC emails that were floating around.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I bet Lindsey Graham is running the underage gay brothel under a pizza joint.

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[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 52 points 1 month ago

Good for Iran for getting some measure of revenge. It was atrocious of Trump to break the Iran nuclear deal. The US defines sanctions or economic warfare as "acts of war" which is unjustified towards Iran.

Even though US intelligence services said Iran isn't developing a nuclear weapon, these sanctions and the deal was done to prevent them from developing. This is fundamentally undemocratic behavior because without a modicum of prosperity a country isn't likely to become more open or democratic. All to support Saudi Arabia (who are worse than Iran) and the exploitation of natural resources in the region.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

100% "Robert" is that persona trump does when he calls media and pretends he's his own press agent. This is trump trying to ditch vance without just coming out and saying that he picked a couch fucker

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago

There's something delightful about the trump campaign complaining about foreign interference, which clearly should only be allowed by Russia.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not so funny when it’s you, is it

Come on let’s talk about how foreign nations shouldn’t be interfering in US elections

And about how the “Persians” chumped the Obama administration on the nuclear deal until you got the best of them and now they fear and respect you and only you

You nincompoops

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (3 children)

According to the Politico article I read the only group saying it's Iran is the Trump campaign. Can we not give them free exposure?

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 36 points 1 month ago

This is Trump throwing Vance under the bus to find a new VP

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 month ago

“Mr. Trump, the buttery males are coming from INSIDE the campaign!”

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

So now trump will dump Vance. Who’s next lol

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (6 children)

While I won’t say he won’t dump him, it would definitely make him look weak. I mean, Trump picked him and he dumps him as soon as he has problems and he picked a bad candidate? That just screams poor leadership and weak. Plus the RNC already happened, and with as much as they bitched about switching the dem candidate… although Republicans aren’t exactly famous for doing as they say…

[–] worldwidewave@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yea, the Trump response is often to foolishly double-down, he did last week on Kamala turning Black. I don’t see him being able to admit he was wrong about Vance, he’ll probably double-down again.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

this is how we find out the couch joke was actually serious?

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can't believe they've modeled the Trump 2024 campaign after Hillary 2016 campaign.

Next up: "Vote Vance 2024, its his turn"

Edit: I completely forgot that Rogan, Tim Pool, and Kyle Rittenhouse were all vote shamed to publicly endorse Donald Trump in line with the 'celebrity resume' strategy of Hillary Clinton.

[–] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

ButHerEmails.jpg with a side of StopStopHesAlreadyDead.gif

Tbh if this was a foreign source, I’d say the actions so far are friendly to the United States.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

"So, there are pictures here of you strangling a woman to death while laughing..."

"THAT PHOTOGRAPHER IS A MENACE!!! THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD IT OUT FOR ME!!!!"

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

I hope the files will surface to the public soon.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 19 points 1 month ago

Iranian Phisher weeks ago: "Wow, this guy fucked a couch..."

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

What's the big deal? Just go to Home Depot and tear off the furniture section of their catalog. Most of its already there.

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does anyone have it? For download?

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