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Got a contingency plan for men with guns showing up at your cubicle and ordering you to re-route traffic to please the government?
Section 606 of the 1934 Communications Act provides for government takeover of wired and radio communication in the event of war or "other national emergency".
I'm not saying anything will happen in the next few days. Trump's state of emergency might be just talk. It might be limited to its stated purpose. It's rare for actual disasters to happen.
You've got a disaster recovery plan (DRP), though. If it's not in the next few days, a "national emergency" problem might show up sometime down the road. Does your DRP cover it?
It's hard to imagine a technical solution. This may require the company lawyer to prepare a [Layer 8] contingency plan in advance.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @10:47PM (12 children)
Why hasn't the recall process started yet for every Republican leader in Congress?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @11:02PM (5 children)
It's not just the Republicans. Both parties are controlled by the Masters of the Universe, as they think of themselves. I wrote a little bit yesterday about what happened in my original timeline. When President Hillary Clinton effectively declared martial law, she was able to ban content from any internet platform that had a business presence in the USA. It started with Facebook and Twitter, but it rapidly expanded. It wasn't until the Battle of Anchorage that the USA, EU, and Commonwealth nations surrounded themselves with a "big, beautiful" firewall.
This timeline is not too different, all in all. The dates are different, other details like the person in the Oval Office of course, but that's divergence for you. This one's more entertaining I'll admit, like I am looking at things in a funhouse mirror, darkly.
unless
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Saturday January 12 2019, @12:51AM (3 children)
Was that before, or after, Killary powered up to Super-Clinton 2 and destroyed the Whitehouse with a Keoken X 3 email blast?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 12 2019, @01:29AM (2 children)
I remember how excited everybody was when we elected the first female president. I was not old enough to vote at the time, but I was with her, as the slogan went.
We have to remember that even though she approved the first strike on N-day, a presidential administration is not just one woman. She was surrounded by men, and men have shown throughout history that they have no problem salting... or irradiating... the Earth.
I had hoped that I would be able to find evidence that might rehabilitate her in 2042, perhaps something that was buried and then lost on N-day. EMPs are not gentle on digital data. A timeline complete with all of the major events that many people blame Clinton for personally, without her being involved, is more than I could have hoped for.
Keep a spare gas can. Things do get better, but they will get worse first.
unless
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Saturday January 12 2019, @01:38AM (1 child)
I would play this RPG.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Saturday January 12 2019, @03:47AM
Its also a book called Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, it was terrible.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 12 2019, @02:44AM
Hey, Skelator, leave He Man out of this.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Friday January 11 2019, @11:54PM (2 children)
Ya had that chance in November, you dolt! What the hell you think a recall will do?
As for backup plans. Only ad hoc mesh networks can survive.
And if Trump does declare martial law, which he appears mad enough to do, pray for an insurrection from the generals! They are our last hope against real disaster.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 12 2019, @03:51AM (1 child)
> teh generals
If they are like former general kelly, they are so down with the white power agenda that they will lead the way.
BTW, fox news is the officially designated news channel to be piped into public TVs on military bases. Its been that way for many years now. We should expect that a scary big portion of the military have been indoctrinated with the anti-american white-nationalist propaganda.
(Score: 2, Informative) by fustakrakich on Saturday January 12 2019, @04:01AM
Too bad if people think I'm a loon, but there's trouble ahead.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday January 12 2019, @01:18AM (2 children)
FTFY. You're wallcome.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Sulla on Saturday January 12 2019, @03:49AM (1 child)
I won't need to wok up my family because the communist lost in the Democratic primary
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 12 2019, @03:06PM
No, no, he meant to wok up the family - http://footage.framepool.com/shotimg/qf/429252195-vegetable-stir-fry-pan-fried-vegetables-wok-dish-pan-fried-dish.jpg [framepool.com]
I'm going to buy my defensive radar from Temu, just like Venezuela!