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>If this is a material security threat, I need a lot of writers to explain why because most people don’t know.

Because personal smartphones aren't considered secure for protecting classified information. Signal in and of itself might be fine when used properly, but it doesn't matter when the underlying platform is consumer-grade security. The risk of side-channel attacks is astronomical.

>My point is that “make liberals sad” is also a stated policy goal of this administration.

>If it’s a sad liberal, ...

I'm not sure any of that furthers whatever argument you're trying to make. Signal being used in that manner didn't only violate a myriad of established protocols, but it was straight up illegal on top of it. In any normal political climate we would've seen resignations from day one, regardless of party.