I've never successfully gotten a story into Late Breaking News - the moderators always kill it for being too late, or too boring, or too controversial, or off-topic...

You've won the lottery today, and informed us all.

PatSeg

(47,519 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:16 AM

Mar 2018

This really IS a Breaking News item!

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

6. KR NT

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:30 AM

Mar 2018

getagrip_already

(14,767 posts)

7. it's friday. it's near the end of the month. it's

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:33 AM

Mar 2018

Muehler time.

Let's hope he has enough runway left to announce trump related charges. I'm thinking Sunday is the day. With stormy's 60 minutes interview scheduled, cbs would surely cancel it to cover muehlers or sessions firing.

Wednesdays

(17,384 posts)

15. I'm predicting Mueller's firing to be Easter Sunday

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:16 AM

Mar 2018

The Media will be all home for the holiday, and so tRump will be able to duck under the cover of everybody thinking it's all just an April Fool's joke.

blaze

(6,362 posts)

9. K&R Starts in 10 min. Camera's on. nt

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:53 AM

Mar 2018

lostnfound

(16,186 posts)

10. Who is carrying it?

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:04 AM

Mar 2018

Not on CSPAN, msnbc or cnn...

blaze

(6,362 posts)

11. Link is in OP

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:08 AM

Mar 2018

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

12. Indictments of Iranians

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:09 AM

Mar 2018

Was hoping we'd see some Trump related indictments.

lostnfound

(16,186 posts)

13. Christ, are they building a case for Iran?? Indicting 9 Iranians for hacking.

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:11 AM

Mar 2018

Iranians hacked into 144 US universities and over 300 worldwide.

lostnfound

(16,186 posts)

14. So bizarre that this is not being carried on cable tv. Nt

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:12 AM

Mar 2018

brooklynite

(94,613 posts)

16. No indication that this is Mueller investigation or Russia related...

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:32 AM

Mar 2018

Lulu KC

(2,569 posts)

17. Afterthoughts

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:38 AM

Mar 2018

1. A little disappointed. NYC presence got my hopes up.
2. Glad Rosenstein showing other important work.
3. Uh oh, Iran + Bolton = scary
4. Fox's reserved seat not occupied.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

18. somewhat late starting

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:38 AM

Mar 2018

bet all kinds of shit is going down backstage...so to speak

The River

(2,615 posts)

19. Now Live

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:45 AM

Mar 2018

at 10:42. Its at the OP link with a text summary.

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)

20. K&R

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:48 AM

Mar 2018

LuvLoogie

(7,014 posts)

21. Iranian hacking US university system versus Russian hacking U.S. elections.

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 11:09 AM

Mar 2018

Hmmmm....

One gets bombs and the other gets the red carpet treatment.

the_sly_pig

(741 posts)

23. Point, Set, Match. nt

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #21)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 11:58 AM

Mar 2018

onecent

(6,096 posts)

22. Where is this posting on the television????

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 11:49 AM

Mar 2018

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

24. I'd think it would be on C-span nt

Reply to onecent (Reply #22)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:01 PM

Mar 2018

onecent

(6,096 posts)

25. Thanks!! But I guess it's all done and no one seemed to upset with it????

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #24)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:03 PM

Mar 2018

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

27. Here's an online link

Reply to onecent (Reply #25)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:24 PM

Mar 2018

https://www.c-span.org/video/?443007-1/iranians-indicted-multiple-university-hacking-charges

onecent

(6,096 posts)

30. Thanks again Plucketeer!!!

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #27)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:43 PM

Mar 2018

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

26. I was wondering if it was academic vs security hard to say but they mention ID theft only briefly

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:14 PM

Mar 2018

ndictment alleges the Mabna Institute targeted more than 100,000 professors worldwide and succeeded in compromising 8,000 of them, spread across 144 US-based universities and 176 foreign universities. In their crosshairs were various types of intellectual property, including academic journals, dissertations and electronic

Sedona

(3,769 posts)

28. Probably related to Bolton appointment

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:27 PM

Mar 2018

He has a real hard on for Iran

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)

29. Uh-oh!!!!!!

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 12:28 PM

Mar 2018

Just the "excuse" "Joltin' Bolton" needs to go "BOMBS AWAY!"

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

31. Link to the DoJ PR

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:28 AM

Mar 2018

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nine-iranians-charged-conducting-massive-cyber-theft-campaign-behalf-islamic

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

32. I was slightly off-base

Reply to Lulu KC (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:32 AM

Mar 2018

I knew it probably wasn't related to "Russia-gate", but I thought this was related to hacking used to support terrorism.

Instead, it was hacking used to support Iran.

Almost the same difference, but not quite.

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