Steve HermanApr 13, 2023
The leader of online gaming chat group where a trove of classified US intelligence documents leaked is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, reports NY Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/documents-leak-leaker-identity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
F.B.I. Arrests Jack Teixeira, a National Guardsman, in Leaked Documents Case

Authorities say Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, posted sensitive materials in an online chat group.

The New York Times
Show threadSteve HermanApr 13, 2023
Update: US government makes an arrest in the online leak of classified military documents.
Show threadSteve HermanApr 13, 2023
“I want to commend the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their swift arrest in connection with this investigation. I pledge the full support and cooperation of the Department of Defense to the DOJ’s investigation,” says Defense Secretary Austin in a statement.
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“I want to underscore that every U.S. service member, DoD civilian and contractor with access to classified information has a solemn legal and moral obligation to safeguard it and to report any suspicious activity or behavior,” adds Defense Secretary Austin.
Apr 13, 2023 at 10:28pmWeb
Show threadSteve HermanApr 13, 2023
Memorandum issued by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on “Safeguarding Responsibilities Regarding Classified Information.”
Show threadWndlBApr 13, 2023
@w7voa OK to post on Twitter, but not Discord, or do I have that backwards?
Show threadJennifedApr 13, 2023
@w7voa Like a sticky note on the break room fridge reminding people to not steal other people's food👍
Show threadJames M.Apr 13, 2023
@w7voa given what we've learned about him, he doesn't seem like the sort to even understand responsibility, or what secrecy means. He also seems mentally unfit. Why was a person like this ever given access to sensitive documents? Is DoD going to review their own policies surrounding classified information?
Show threadSteve's PlaceApr 13, 2023

@w7voa #Apple had us sit to wait for an ID in a room with a TV running security's pitch to not ever chat about what you're working on in any public setting to keep us company.

There were implied threats.

Apple put the fear of Apple in us.

Put another way, the security at Apple seems to have been considerably better at impressing the troops back then than the military's in the here and now.

Show threadAlexander RutholApr 14, 2023

@w7voa
The core problem remains that the growth of the MAGA and tankies means that the US now has a large minority of the population which is predisposed to treason and sabotage because it hates the US government and most of the US population, and supports Putin.

The US is in the same situation the UK was after WW2, when it had large numbers of people predisposed to treason because they were communists and supported the Soviet Union and Stalin.

Show threadJennifedApr 13, 2023
@w7voa Does this include the Commander in Chief?
Show threadArp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDApr 13, 2023
@jenned @w7voa At this point, they're prolly hoping he drops dead so the issue becomes moot.
Show threadJennifedApr 13, 2023
@arpcomics @w7voa #ProsecuteTheCarcass
Show threadSaturniusMons Apr 13, 2023
@jenned @w7voa It most certainly includes people who repeatedly refuse to hand back classified information
Show threadJennifedApr 13, 2023
@SaturniusMons @w7voa Theoretically, to date. Let's see who gets indicted first!
Show threadAlfredo FigueroaApr 14, 2023
@w7voa hate treacherous actions, but the Department of Defense made the availability of Ukrainian Report the same as "The Stars and Stripes". Heads should roll but not the National Guardmans