#nuclear codes

Maybe it's time to take the nuclear football away from Grandpa?

Meme sources: 01 ( Shutterstock AI-generated meme) + 02 (Nuclear football)

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an agency formed during President Trump’s second term to streamline federal operations, is under intense scrutiny following revelations that two of its employees gained accounts on highly sensitive classified networks, including systems tied to the management of U.S. nuclear weapons, according to a report published by NPR.

Reports first surfaced late Sunday that two DOGE employees — Luke Farritor and Adam Ramada — obtained access credentials for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Enterprise Secure Network (ESN) and the Department of Defense’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet). These systems handle some of the nation’s most sensitive nuclear weapons information, raising profound questions about the security protocols in place.

Critically, neither Farritor nor Ramada reportedly had prior experience handling classified information related to nuclear programs or national security, which has further amplified concerns from cybersecurity experts and lawmakers alike. The individuals reportedly left their positions in February, after spending several weeks embedded inside the Department of Energy (DOE).

Trump Weird News - Trump Too Craven To Hold "The Nuclear Codes" --4 Star Admiral William McRaven

Which Means he's thinking about it, probably.

I know it a small thing compared to everything else, but he's destroyed a piece of history by literally paving it over because he has no taste and an inflated ego.

I don't know, it just feels both symbolic of his destruction of the environment and the country as a whole and is deeply distressing as someone who cares about history.

Again, minor compared to what ICE agents are doing or his foreign policy or his public health policy, all of which are actively killing people, but it still bothers me.