https://www.thegamer.com/star-wars-fan-website-cia-usa-government-spies-controlled/

The CIA Allegedly Ran A Star Wars Fan Site To Secretly Communicate With Informants

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These Are Not The Spies You're Looking For

In a new in-depth report from independent outlet 404 Media, it's been revealed that starwarsweb.net was more than just a way to get the latest Star Wars news. Via Joseph Cox's reporting, the fan website that had headlines related to LEGO Star Wars, along with advertisements for buying your own lightsaber, had a much deeper purpose … a way for the CIA and its many sources to talk.

The Star Wars site was one of several sites in a network built to allow covert communications, with others being centered on comedy, extreme sports and music.

“The simplest way to put it — yes, the CIA absolutely had a Star Wars fan website with a secretly embedded communication system," Zach Edwards, an independent cybersecurity researcher, said in part.

Unfortunately for the spies in question, many of them died, as these websites were actually sloppily put together, allowing nefarious bodies to sniff them out. In a previous report, it was noted that simply typing a password into the search bar opened up a login screen to begin communication with the CIA.

Not only was it possible to parse out the communication channel, but because the network of sites had sequential IPs, it was entirely possible to find multiple sites by just knowing one. Nowadays, if you go to the website, you'll automatically be redirected to the real-life CIA.gov site, a surefire sign as any that everything that's been revealed is indeed truer than Darth Vader being Luke's father.

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I don't have access to the source article that was used for this article. Here's the link though::

https://www.404media.co/the-cia-secretly-ran-a-star-wars-fan-site/

Donald Trump is the first U.S. President in over 30 years who is seriously talking about reducing the country’s budget deficit, trade deficit and yes, the national debt, which has ballooned to over $37 trillion.

However, he must follow a specific formula, otherwise, it will end in tragedy, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”

“Jermone Powell, the head of the Fed, will not lower interest rates even though there's been a good jobs report, a good inflation report, a good corporate profits report. GDP is gonna be evaluated, apparently, upward and there's been low energy cost. That mortgage is still 4.25% Fed rate to 4.5%. And that means mortgages are still 6.5%, 7%. And that housing market is slowing as a result.

“So, you've got to get that down. And the way Trump has to do it is just two ways: Either cut the budget or raise taxes—which will strangle the economy—or continue the tax cuts. And hope two things: that the tax cuts—the extension—will prime the economy, along with cheap interest rates.

And the question that we all have now: Is cutting taxes on tips, is cutting taxes on Social Security, is cutting taxes on first responder, etc.—all of which Trump has mentioned—is that really stimulus as opposed to, say, accelerated depreciation investment for businesses? I don't know the answer. But I do know, as a historian, that if you do not cut the deficit and the national debt and you have bond raters like Moody's or the Fed that will not lower interest rates, you're going to be in a crisis.”

00:00 Introduction: The Debt Crisis Unveiled

00:59 Moody's Downgrade and Economic Indicators

02:19 Trump's Fiscal Strategy: Promises and Challenges

05:10 Historical Lessons on Debt Management

06:57 Potential Solutions and Final Thoughts

07:59 Conclusion and Call to Action

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I'm economically illiterate and typically stay away from the topic. Here's a video from VDH though and you can decide for yourself if he knows what he's talking about or not.