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The U.S. Department of Defense secured an exposed server on Monday that was spilling internal U.S. military emails to the open internet for the past two weeks. The exposed server was hosted on Microsoft’s Azure government cloud for Department of Defense customers, which uses servers that are physically separated from other commercial customers and as such can be used to share sensitive but unclassified government data. The exposed server was part of an internal mailbox system storing about three terabytes of internal military emails, many pertaining to U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM, the U.S. military unit tasked with conducting special military operations. But a misconfiguration left the server without a password, allowing anyone on the internet access to the sensitive mailbox data inside using only a web browser, just by knowing its IP address. Anurag Sen, a good-faith security researcher known for discovering sensitive data that has been inadvertently published online, found the exposed server over the weekend and provided details to TechCrunch so we could alert the U.S. government. The server was packed with internal military email messages, dating back years, some of which contained sensitive personnel information. One of the exposed files included a completed SF-86 questionnaire, which are filled out by federal employees seeking a security clearance and contain highly sensitive personal and health information for vetting individuals before they are cleared to handle classified information. These personnel questionnaires contain a significant amount of background information on security clearance holders valuable to foreign adversaries. In 2015, suspected Chinese hackers stole millions of sensitive background check files of government employees who sought security clearance in a data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. None of the limited data seen by TechCrunch appeared to be classified, which would be consistent with USSOCOM’s civilian network, as classified networks are inaccessible from the internet. According to a listing on Shodan, a search engine that crawls the web for exposed systems and databases, the mailbox server was first detected as spilling data on February 8. It’s not clear how the mailbox data became exposed to the public internet, but it’s likely due to a misconfiguration caused by human error. TechCrunch contacted USSOCOM on Sunday morning during a U.S. holiday weekend but the exposed server wasn’t secured until Monday afternoon. When reached by email, a senior Pentagon official confirmed they had passed details of the exposed server to USSOCOM. The server was inaccessible soon after. USSOCOM spokesperson Ken McGraw said in an email on Tuesday that an investigation, which began Monday, is under way. “We can confirm at this point is no one hacked U.S. Special Operations Command’s information systems,” said McGraw. It’s not known if anyone other than Sen found the exposed data during the two-week window that the cloud server was accessible from the internet. TechCrunch asked the Department of Defense if it has the technical ability, such as logs, to detect any evidence of improper access or data exfiltration from the database, but the spokesperson did not say.

First crocus of the season - It's at least 10 days earlier than any other first flower in my garden and three weeks earlier than the average first bloom. > Tom Bukousky

One Thing, Jesus Christ. Stations of the Cross Series, Station #1 by Fr. Ben Daghir & Luke Daghir Editor's Note: Fr. Ben Daghir and Luke Daghir will have 14 articles based upon the stations of the cross. The 14th article will conclude on Easter Sunday. Article: The 1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death. Archbishop Fulton Sheen noted that Jesus Christ came to earth to die. Sheen’s insight is grounded in the understanding that Jesus is both a priest and a victim. Never before had a priest been the one who sacrificed and was sacrificed. Something other than the priest was always sacrificed (e.g., goats, rams, lambs, doves, pigeons, etc.). Jesus Christ is unique, peculiar, and powerful. Any understanding which avoids the truth that Christ came to die misinterprets and inevitably diminishes Him to a mere moral teacher or good-hearted fellow among many throughout history. Jesus is God. He is the High Priest. He is the sacrificial offering. Jesus Christ is both the priest and the victim. He is the shepherd and the lamb. He is the one who offers sacrifice and is sacrificed. The Bible is not interested in diminishing Christ to just another moral teacher. Consider the Letter to the Hebrews, “It was fitting that we should have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher than the heavens” (Hebrews 7:26). Jesus is a priest who is higher than the heavens yet an undefiled sacrifice. Good moral teachers may shape a generation but they do not open Heaven. Something radically different is happening with Jesus Christ - His sacrificial death is efficacious. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that, “By his death and Resurrection, Jesus Christ has ‘opened’ Heaven to us” (CCC, 1026). In the 1st station of the cross the chief priests are handing over to the Romans the perfect sacrifice, the God-man. Their rationale is that they are condemning a man to the horrible and cruel death of a Roman crucifixion. In other words, the crucifixion will end the Jesus movement and his followers will scatter. This 1st station doesn’t catch Jesus off guard. Again, remember Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s insight - Jesus Christ came to die. We read in the Gospel of Matthew that Jesus predicts His death (which He does numerous times). He says to the disciples, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!” (Matthew 20:18-19). The journey of the cross is predicted by Christ. He knows what is to come: bruised, beaten, mocked, betrayed, abandoned, whipped, scourged, ridiculed, humiliated, tortured, ignored, unjustly accused, broken up, poured out, crucified, and sacrificed. In the Gospel of John Jesus tells his disciples, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” (John 12:24). Jesus is in control. He is the High Priest. He is the Victim. His death is about to explode evil from the inside out. Thus, we are challenged in this 1st station to encounter Christ who came to die so that we “may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). “We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you; because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.” ======================== Fr. Ben Daghir is a priest for the Diocese of Erie. He is a graduate of Elk County Catholic High School in Saint Marys, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, and St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He considers writing one of his favorite hobbies.

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🚨BREAKING: humanity is under attack - another manufacturing plant explosion in Medley, Florida Where is the the intelligence agencies? Where is the military? Why have they done nothing as the USA 🇺🇸 is destroyed from within? 🤔🧐

Vladimir Putin's message to the Federal Assembly. Main statements: 🔹 The President announced the suspension of Russia's participation in the New START Treaty (SNV-III), noted that the United States was preparing for nuclear weapons tests, instructed the Ministry of Defense and Rosatom to also prepare for tests. 🔹 He spoke a lot about Donbass and the reasons for the situation in Ukraine, said that Russia did everything possible to have peace, was ready for a dialogue with the West, which eventually unleashed a war. 🔹 The more long-range systems are delivered to Kiev, the further Russia will push the threat, and it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield. 🔹 He noted the need to return to the traditional term of study at universities (4-6 years), specialists will be able in this case to continue their studies in the magistracy. 🔹He proposed to pay the mother's capital in new regions retroactively - from 2007 (since which this system has been operating throughout the country). 🔹 He announced an additional increase in the minimum wage from January 2024 to 19.2 thousand rubles, announced an increase in tax deductions for education and medicine. 🔹 He also called businesses to invest in the country, return assets from abroad. At the same time, he noted that it is necessary to revise the economic compositions in the Criminal Code and "not go too far." 🔹 He announced the creation of a special fund to help the families of fallen soldiers and veterans. FULL SPEECH < (LIVE IN ENGLISH)

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Digital Media Arts Students at CCCTC Become Adobe Certified Professionals. Five Digital Media Arts students at the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center (CCCTC) recently passed an exam to become Adobe Certified Professionals in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop. Adobe has worked with creative industry experts to identify the skills and concepts that are critical to using Photoshop, the world’s most widely used digital imaging software. The 50-minute performance-based exam is integrated with the desktop application, allowing for an authentic assessment of job-ready skills. The Clearfield County Career and Technology Center is proud to highlight the talents and accomplishments of its students. For more information about the CCCTC and its programs please visit us at https://www.ccctc.edu

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It's all a show!! It's WAKING the sleepers up! If you actually think this is real, I'm still praying for you. This is most likely CGI. I doubt Biden ever left the US. Have you noticed how much REAL NEWS coming out just in the last 2 months including the distractions of balloons & UFO's. It will continue to DRIP daily until this military operation is over.

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Just another... "This CAN NOT be REAL!!"

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ARE YOU AWAKE, YET? This tells you ALL, how he feels about AMERICA!! https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-biden-makes-surprise-visit-kyiv-ukraine-meets-president-zelenskyy

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Pastor Bob Joyce Sermons The Conqueror’s Victory (Sermon – 2-19-2023)

One Thing, Jesus Christ. Fr. Ben Daghir Will Post Weekly Articles HERE Every Monday! Article 10 - Second Series - February 20th, 2023 by Fr. Ben Daghir Transparency is key in the spiritual life. The path of holiness demands it. A great Biblical image is that of “face to face.” Pope Benedict XVI for the XX World Youth Day in 2005 at Cologne preached the following words, “The Latin word for adoration is ad-oratio - mouth to mouth contact, a kiss, an embrace, and hence, ultimately love.” In other words, the goal of the Christian life is to be face to face with God. The Biblical narrative provides us with several images to help see where we are in terms of our transparency with the Lord. Consider Adam who at first walked with the Lord. This implies that Adam’s whole being, especially his intellect and will, were in step with God. He was, so to speak, face to face with God (in proper alignment with Him). Then, evil entered the scene. Adam ceased to be in-step with the Lord. He turned his face, quite literally, from Him. Adam and Eve grasped for the fruit from the forbidden tree. They made it their prerogative to determine good and evil on their own terms. Adam and Eve immediately covered themselves in fig leaves. Even worse, they hid behind the trees. Adam and Eve originally were naked but foolishly decided to cover themselves and hide behind trees. The Biblical point could not be clearer: Adam and Eve are no longer transparent or honest with the Lord. We encounter another familiar scene in the Biblical narrative with King David. He had moments in which he was both transparent and dishonest with the Lord. Therefore, we will look at both sides of David. We know that David was a humble shepherd who was chosen by the Lord. We also know that David was fearless and had tremendous faith in God. Consider the story in which David became quite frustrated with Goliath the Philistine who was mocking the Israelite army. King Saul did not want the young David to become a mockery. He tried to persuade him to avoid the fight. Instead, David responded, “‘The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.’ Saul said to David, ‘Go, and the LORD be with you’” (1 Samuel 17:37). David then faced Goliath as the two exchanged fighting words. David said, “This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel” (1 Samuel 17: 45-46). David, of course, defeats Goliath with the help of the Lord. David is walking in line with God, face to face. Yet, David does not remain the transparent, honest follower of God. He rises to power and then abuses it. David avoids his duty as king who should be out fighting and, instead, falls to a much more powerful enemy than Goliath…lust. David notices a beautiful woman named Bathsheba from his rooftop (which represents his place of power). He sends messengers to get her. He then commits adultery. She becomes pregnant. He tries to cover it all up. His plan doesn’t work. He goes as far to murder Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, by sending him to the front lines with this note to the military commander, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then, withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die” (2 Samuel 11:14). David is no longer an honest, transparent soul. David has covered himself with dirtier fig leaves and has hid behind much larger trees than that of Adam and Eve. David is no longer face to face with God. Psalm 51, a prayer of repentance, is often attributed to King David in response to his devastating and pathetic abuse of authority. Consider these lines, “Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. For I know my offense; my sin is always before me.” Psalm 51 also states, “Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash me, make me whiter than snow.” David is now becoming more transparent before the Lord. It’s a return to face to face as opposed to covering with fig leaves and hiding behind trees. Most powerfully, we encounter the most transparent moment in the Biblical narrative. It is the moment of Jesus Christ on the cross. Unlike Adam, who covered himself with fig leaves and hid behind trees, Jesus is completely naked and hanging on the tree. He is completely vulnerable, transparent, and honest with God the Father. Unlike David, who abused his authority for selfish ends while trying to cover up the mess, Jesus forgives those around him and simply loves. The image of Christ on the cross could not be clearer: Jesus is completely transparent and honest with God the Father. Honesty really is the best policy in the spiritual life. The Biblical narrative repeatedly, and dare I say painstakingly, describes the importance of transparency. All of these stories and images demand that we return to Pope Benedict XVI’s image of adoration - ad-oratio. Benedict XVI states, “mouth to mouth contact, a kiss, an embrace…ultimately love.” The spiritual life is all about being face to face with God and that demands transparency. ======================== Fr. Ben Daghir is a priest for the Diocese of Erie. He is a graduate of Elk County Catholic High School in Saint Marys, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, and St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He considers writing one of his favorite hobbies.