We're ticking even closer to midnight on the Doomsday Clock, as President Donald Trump has launched a 'divisive and powerful' bombing on Yemen's Houthi rebels. After Yemeni Houthis tried to attack USS Harry S. Truman, the US led airstrikes against Houthi-led areas with at least 53 dead and 98 injured.
There's been plenty of talk about a potential World War 3, and like the Doomsday Clock warned as it edged closer to midnight than ever before, the geopolitical situation only looks like it's getting worse.
The Houthi airstrikes come just days after we heard about Elon Musk supposedly being briefed on the US' 'secret plans' on how to tackle China in the event of war. While the bombings came as a shock to many, someone apparently knew before the rest of us.
According to The Atlantic, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally texted confirmation of the attack some two hours before it happened. In the tell-all piece, Goldberg claims he was added to a Signal message group that included senior members of the Trump administration like Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The classified military plans are said to have included "precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing."
Goldberg says he was accidentally added to the group after receiving a request from an account believed to belong to White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.
Speaking to PBS, Goldberg admitted: "If they're going to pick an errant phone number, I mean, at least it wasn't somebody who supported the Houthis, because they were actually handing out information that I believe could have endangered the lives of American servicepeople who were involved in that operation."
It didn't take long for Elon Musk to wade into the situation, and despite being a 'special government employee', his position as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency has raised questions about how entrenched in the White House he is.
Taking to X, he called out Goldberg's post and wrote: "Best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of The Atlantic magazine, because no one ever goes there."
Even if Musk is seemingly downplaying the severity of the leak, it seems there are plenty of people that do go there when it comes to The Atlantic. With the story going viral across multiple outlets, there's been immediate backlash from the Democrat opposition and several Republicans. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer referred to the incident and said: "This is one of the most stunning breaches of military intelligence that I have read about in a very, very long time."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has spoken out about the leaks and added: "The attacks on the Houthis have been highly successful and effective. President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz."
Meanwhile, Hegseth has branded Goldberg as 'deceitful and highly discredited'.
As for Musk, many turned against him for his flippant comment, as one critic wrote: "Elon is trying to discredit the Atlantic because it made his administration look terrible today."
Another added: "That's funny, but Pete f**ked up Elon. And I support this administration, but holy sh*t."
Someone else concluded: "People are leaving this app in droves, they are selling your cars at a rate higher with lower value than any other car company. You are no one to talk. Hegseth is an idiot. Unqualified for his position. Would you hire him? Hell no you wouldn’t. WE KNOW…..."