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[Legion]

Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital

Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline reported making "substantial progress" in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

Gas shortages at the pumps have spread, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

Though the pipeline operator paid a ransom, restoring service was taking time.

As Colonial Pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in restoring full service, two people briefed on the matter confirmed that the company had paid the criminals a ransom of about $5 million in cryptocurrency for the software decryption key required to unscramble their data network. The people spoke on condition they not be further identified because they were not authorized to divulge the information. Bloomberg first reported the payment.

Bungling usurper Biden, when asked by a reporter on Thursday if he had been briefed about the ransom payment, said “I have no comment on that.”

Bumbling Biden also said that his illegitimate regime will "try" to disrupt the hackers’ ability to operate.

The tracking service GasBuddy.com showed that 88% of gas stations were out of fuel in the nation’s capital, 45% were out in Virginia and 39% of Maryland stations were dry on Friday.



https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-hacking-business-472c7e4f30649aec2dbf38200521b906

[Yakuda]

Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital

Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline reported making "substantial progress" in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

Gas shortages at the pumps have spread, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

Though the pipeline operator paid a ransom, restoring service was taking time.

As Colonial Pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in restoring full service, two people briefed on the matter confirmed that the company had paid the criminals a ransom of about $5 million in cryptocurrency for the software decryption key required to unscramble their data network. The people spoke on condition they not be further identified because they were not authorized to divulge the information. Bloomberg first reported the payment.

Bungling usurper Biden, when asked by a reporter on Thursday if he had been briefed about the ransom payment, said “I have no comment on that.”

Bumbling Biden also said that his illegitimate regime will "try" to disrupt the hackers’ ability to operate.

The tracking service GasBuddy.com showed that 88% of gas stations were out of fuel in the nation’s capital, 45% were out in Virginia and 39% of Maryland stations were dry on Friday.



https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-hacking-business-472c7e4f30649aec2dbf38200521b906

They can hack a pipeline but they can't rig an election?

[Legion]

WHITE LOUSE MISTRESS OF MISINFORMATION

Obviously, we’ve seen, over the last couple of days, to your point, some reaction to the CPI numbers that came out just yesterday.

And, you know, our view on that is it reflects the reality of an economy that’s rapidly turning back on because of a successful economic strategy.

And if you dig into the data, there are a couple of factors at play that I think people are taking a look at now that we’ve dug into the data more, including the fact that, you know, for example, airfare is increased by 10 percent but are still almost 20 percent below pre-pandemic levels. The, one of the biggest impacts we saw on the data yesterday was on used car sales, and that is a direct impact of the semiconductor chip shortage.

So, point is, there’s a number of factors here that can be explained and we’re working to address. And I think as we continue to communicate that, hopefully that will give some comfort to the American people and, of course, industries.



https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/05/13/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-may-13-2021/

[Legion]

HOPEFULLY SHE'LL HAVE A BLOOD CLOT

Nasty Nancy Pelosi told CNN reporter Manu Raju she would not change the rule requiring masks in the House chamber despite the new CDC recommendations.




https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/nancy-pelosi-keeps-rule-requiring-masks-in-house-of-representatives/

[katzgar]

Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital

Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline reported making "substantial progress" in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

Gas shortages at the pumps have spread, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

Though the pipeline operator paid a ransom, restoring service was taking time.

As Colonial Pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in restoring full service, two people briefed on the matter confirmed that the company had paid the criminals a ransom of about $5 million in cryptocurrency for the software decryption key required to unscramble their data network. The people spoke on condition they not be further identified because they were not authorized to divulge the information. Bloomberg first reported the payment.

Bungling usurper Biden, when asked by a reporter on Thursday if he had been briefed about the ransom payment, said “I have no comment on that.”

Bumbling Biden also said that his illegitimate regime will "try" to disrupt the hackers’ ability to operate.

The tracking service GasBuddy.com showed that 88% of gas stations were out of fuel in the nation’s capital, 45% were out in Virginia and 39% of Maryland stations were dry on Friday.



https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-hacking-business-472c7e4f30649aec2dbf38200521b906

You are a low IQ inbred

[Legion]

A program created after 9/11 to protect the flying public is being abused by Congress, according to an association representing federal air marshals, essentially creating, in their words, a VIP "concierge service" for members.

"Air marshals can only be assigned to high-risk flights. That means flights that have been deemed through our vetted process that have a security risk," said Sonya Hightower LoBasco, executive director of the Air Marshal National Council. "When these processes are violated and they're taken advantage of and they are just tossed to the side now as if they don't matter, we're really looking into creating a major problem for ourselves in the aviation domain."

One such flight, according to a complaint filed with the House Committee on Ethics, involved Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who flew from Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis on April 17.

Waters was already accompanied by two armed Capitol Police and two U.S. Secret Service agents when she requested two air marshals and two more marshals on touchdown to escort her in the airport.

"Congresswoman Maxine Waters utilized numerous government resources inappropriately," the complaint reads. "Federal Air Marshals were removed from a "High Risk" flight to cover Ms. Waters flight to Minnesota. The High Risk flight took off with no armed law enforcement on board leaving a gap in national security."



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maxine-waters-lawmakers-accused-abusing-privilege-air-marshals

[ExpressLane]

Maxine needs to go.

[PostmodernProphet]

HOPEFULLY SHE'LL HAVE A BLOOD CLOT

Nasty Nancy Pelosi told CNN reporter Manu Raju she would not change the rule requiring masks in the House chamber despite the new CDC recommendations.




https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/nancy-pelosi-keeps-rule-requiring-masks-in-house-of-representatives/

she got her vaccine in December.....why is she getting another one now.....

[Legion]

she got her vaccine in December.....why is she getting another one now.....

Who said she's getting another one now (although I hope she is)?

[Legion]

Maxine needs to go.

And she does, escorted everywhere by taxpayer-funded muscle.

[ExpressLane]

And she does, escorted everywhere by taxpayer-funded muscle.

Bingo

[Legion]

Bingo

But she wants you disarmed.

[PostmodernProphet]

Who said she's getting another one now (although I hope she is)?

the guy who posted it in "current events"......

[Legion]

the guy who posted it in "current events"......

With the following text:

Nasty Nancy Pelosi told CNN reporter Manu Raju she would not change the rule requiring masks in the House chamber despite the new CDC recommendations.




https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/nancy-pelosi-keeps-rule-requiring-masks-in-house-of-representatives/