"The leader of a small online gaming chat group where a trove of classified U.S. intelligence documents leaked over the last few months is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The national guardsman, whose name is Jack Teixeira, oversaw a private online group called Thug Shaker Central, where about 20 to 30 people, mostly young men and teenagers, came together over a shared love of guns, racist online memes and video games."

Hope he enjoyed his 21 years of freedom, because he'll never have any again.

The US govt's got a lot to answer for here: how a 21 year old was either given this level of clearance and/or access to top secret documents, and their non-existent vetting procedures allowing virulent racists into the military and intelligence services.

#Leaks #USIntelLeaks #ClassifiedDocuments
#JackTeixeira #Leaker
#Ukraine

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