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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 21:50:14 GMT
It seems there was an intelligence leak. Someone, who has been arrested by the FBI, leaked some documents that involve Ukraine among other things. I will post what details that are available.
But what caught my eye was the responses by trump and trump’s mini me.
Here is trump’s response to the leak…
And here is trump’s mini me’s response leak.
The part of mini me’s tweet you can’t see.
”Or the administration that is waging war in Ukraine, a non-NATO nation, against nuclear Russia without war powers?
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 22:03:08 GMT
This article is long so I made a gift article if anyone wants to read the entire article. There are a couple of video’s in the article as well. From the Washington Post…. link“Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat group”“THE DISCORD LEAKS | The online group that received hundreds of pages of classified material included foreigners, members tell The Post The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the isolation of the pandemic. United by their mutual love of guns, military gear and God, the group of roughly two dozen — mostly men and boys — formed an invitation-only clubhouse in 2020 on Discord, an online platform popular with gamers. But they paid little attention last year when the man some call “OG” posted a message laden with strange acronyms and jargon. The words were unfamiliar, and few people read the long note, one of the members explained. But he revered OG, the elder leader of their tiny tribe, who claimed to know secrets that the government withheld from ordinary people. The young member read OG’s message closely, and the hundreds more that he said followed on a regular basis for months. They were, he recalled, what appeared to be near-verbatim transcripts of classified intelligence documents that OG indicated he had brought home from his job on a “military base,” which the member declined to identify. OG claimed he spent at least some of his day inside a secure facility that prohibited cellphones and other electronic devices, which could be used to document the secret information housed on government computer networks or spooling out from printers. He annotated some of the hand-typed documents, the member said, translating arcane intel-speak for the uninitiated, such as explaining that “NOFORN” meant the information in the document was so sensitive it must not be shared with foreign nationals. OG told the group he toiled for hours writing up the classified documents to share with his companions in the Discord server he controlled. The gathering spot had been a pandemic refuge, particularly for teen gamers locked in their houses and cut off from their real-world friends. The members swapped memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat. They watched movies together, joked around and prayed. But OG also lectured them about world affairs and secretive government operations. He wanted to “keep us in the loop,” the member said, and seemed to think that his insider knowledge would offer the others protection from the troubled world around them. “He’s a smart person. He knew what he was doing when he posted these documents, of course. These weren’t accidental leaks of any kind,” the member said. The transcribed documents OG posted traversed a range of sensitive subjects that only people who had undergone months-long background checks would be authorized to see. There were top-secret reports about the whereabouts and movements of high-ranking political leaders and tactical updates on military forces, the member said. Geopolitical analysis. Insights into foreign governments’ efforts to interfere with elections. “If you could think it, it was in those documents.” In those initial posts, OG had given his fellow members a small sip of the torrent of secrets that was to come. When rendering hundreds of classified files by hand proved too tiresome, he began posting hundreds of photos of documents themselves, an astonishing cache of secrets that has been steadily spilling into public view over the past week, disrupting U.S. foreign policy and aggravating America’s allies. This account of how detailed intelligence documents intended for an exclusive circle of military leaders and government decision-makers found their way into and then out of OG’s closed community is based in part on several lengthy interviews with the Discord group member, who spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity. He is under 18 and was a young teenager when he met OG. The Post obtained consent from the member’s mother to speak to him and to record his remarks on video. He asked that his voice not be obscured. His account was corroborated by a second member who read many of the same classified documents shared by OG, and who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. Both members said they know OG’s real name as well as the state where he lives and works but declined to share that information while the FBI is hunting for the source of the leaks. The investigation is in its early stages, and the Pentagon has set up its own internal review led by a senior official. “An interagency effort has been stood up, focused on assessing the impact these photographed documents could have on U.S. national security and on our Allies and partners,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said in a statement. Discord said in a statement that it is cooperating with law enforcement and has declined to comment further. The Post also reviewed approximately 300 photos of classified documents, most of which have not been made public; some of the text documents OG is said to have written out; an audio recording of a man the two group members identified as OG speaking to his companions; and chat records and photographs that show OG communicating with them on the Discord server. The young member was impressed by OG’s seemingly prophetic ability to forecast major events before they became headline news, things “only someone with this kind of high clearance” would know. He was by his own account enthralled with OG, who he said was in his early to mid-20s. “He’s fit. He’s strong. He’s armed. He’s trained. Just about everything you can expect out of some sort of crazy movie,” the member said. Story continues below advertisement In a video seen by The Post, the man who the member said is OG stands at a shooting range, wearing safety glasses and ear coverings and holding a large rifle. He yells a series of racial and antisemitic slurs into the camera, then fires several rounds at a target. The member seemed drawn to OG’s bravado and his skill with weapons. He felt a certain kinship with a man he described as “like an uncle” and, on another occasion, as a father figure. “I was one of the very few people in the server that was able to understand that these [documents] were legitimate,” the member said, setting himself apart from the others who mostly ignored OG’s posts. “It felt like I was on top of Mount Everest,” he said. “I felt like I was above everyone else to some degree and that … I knew stuff that they didn’t.” A tightknit family’ The member met OG about four years ago, on a different server for fans of Oxide, a popular YouTuber who streams videos about guns, body armor and military hardware. He said a group of avid members found the server too crowded and wanted a quieter place to talk about video game tactics, so they broke off into their own, small group. More like-minded Oxide fans joined the private Discord server, which came to be named “Thug Shaker Central,” and whose membership OG would effectively control as the administrator. “We all grew very close to each other, like a tightknit family,” the member said. “We depended on each other.” He said that other members, and OG especially, counseled him during bouts of depression and helped to steady him emotionally. “There was no lack of love for each other.” OG was the undisputed leader. The member described him as “strict.” He enforced a “pecking order” and expected the others to read closely the classified information he had shared. When their attention waned, he got angry.”
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 22:05:29 GMT
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 22:06:51 GMT
The leaker!
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 22:09:19 GMT
If you think our allies aren’t spying on us then you are kidding yourself.
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Post by gar on Apr 13, 2023 22:13:04 GMT
Yes it’s been in the UK news for a couple of days I believe.
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Post by bossymom on Apr 13, 2023 22:15:30 GMT
Yes either yesterday or Tuesday I started hearing about it.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 13, 2023 22:16:46 GMT
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Post by silverlining on Apr 13, 2023 22:40:40 GMT
Yes, there was a New York Times article on April 6th, a week ago, that said that the Pentagon was looking for the source of the leaks.
I'm astonished that a 21-year old low-ranking guy in the Air National Guard apparently had access to highly-classified information.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 13, 2023 22:42:40 GMT
Yes, it has been in the news for awhile (ETA - awhile is a few days…meaning not breaking news).
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Post by myshelly on Apr 13, 2023 22:48:11 GMT
Perhaps if you looked at some news sources other than Twitter you might have heard of this before now.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 13, 2023 22:57:09 GMT
Actually I knew about several days ago and from twitter. Widely reported but here and since it is kind of a big deal I thought surely someone would mention it here but nada. I guess it’s not as important as tinted moisturizer or do you use paper or cloth napkins. So I finally did. Because, like I said, it’s kind of a big deal
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on Apr 13, 2023 23:06:03 GMT
Yes I knew. It's been on the news even prior to his arrest today. I heard about it earlier in the week.
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Post by epeanymous on Apr 13, 2023 23:13:31 GMT
Yes--the NYT even did a podcast interview with a friend of his!
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Post by elaine on Apr 14, 2023 0:00:33 GMT
To answer the thread’s title question: yes, I knew about it days ago.
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Apr 14, 2023 0:18:02 GMT
Yes, I read the NY Times article soon after the story broke
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Post by Gem Girl on Apr 14, 2023 0:29:25 GMT
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2023 1:14:49 GMT
You are certainly allowed to post whatever you like and I am glad when anyone does so. But this is not a completely political board. I do not only discuss politics here. Sometimes I like to just talk about napkins.
I am fine if that is not how you feel but your comment is quite a put down to all who are here for a variety of reasons and wanting to engage in all kinds of conversations. Not a great way to get people to interact or discuss politics with you…kind of off putting and offensive actually.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 14, 2023 1:22:23 GMT
I know this is gasp a tweet. But I was wondering the same thing.
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Apr 14, 2023 1:27:46 GMT
Yes I did know about this several days ago. What I really want to know is why the Washington Post had access to these documents. According to the article they…..
“reviewed approximately 300 photos of classified documents, most of which have not been made public; some of the text documents OG is said to have written out; an audio recording of a man the two group members identified as OG speaking to his companions; and chat records and photographs that show OG communicating with them on the Discord server.”
Obviously they’ve been in their possession for at least several days since the article was dated yesterday and the guy was only arrested today.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 14, 2023 1:30:58 GMT
Gasp.,, Another tweet with some information.
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Post by peano on Apr 14, 2023 1:42:15 GMT
Yes I did know about this several days ago. What I really want to know is why the Washington Post had access to these documents. According to the article they….. “reviewed approximately 300 photos of classified documents, most of which have not been made public; some of the text documents OG is said to have written out; an audio recording of a man the two group members identified as OG speaking to his companions; and chat records and photographs that show OG communicating with them on the Discord server.”
Obviously they’ve been in their possession for at least several days since the article was dated yesterday and the guy was only arrested today. What I want to know is why did the Washington Post scoop the military?
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 14, 2023 1:52:15 GMT
We all have access to twitter - I continue to be confused on why you think reposting tweets here is meaningful or helpful. If you haven't figured it out yet - the 5 thousands threads of you posting to yourself tweets should have clued you in. This is a discussion board - if you'd like to discuss something discuss it - you're using this board to save notes on tweets you find interesting and then expressing surprise that no one responds. I'd much, much rather discuss cloth napkins and tinted moisturizer than see you spam the board with twitter.
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 14, 2023 2:41:50 GMT
You are certainly allowed to post whatever you like and I am glad when anyone does so. But this is not a completely political board. I do not only discuss politics here. Sometimes I like to just talk about napkins. I am fine if that is not how you feel but your comment is quite a put down to all who are here for a variety of reasons and wanting to engage in all kinds of conversations. Not a great way to get people to interact or discuss politics with you…kind of off putting and offensive actually. Just wanted to echo this. Just because no one started a thread about it does not mean that people are not aware of the intelligence leak. Aside from the thread title, most of your posts in this thread don't actually encourage discussion.
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 14, 2023 2:51:01 GMT
Yes I did know about this several days ago. What I really want to know is why the Washington Post had access to these documents. According to the article they….. “reviewed approximately 300 photos of classified documents, most of which have not been made public; some of the text documents OG is said to have written out; an audio recording of a man the two group members identified as OG speaking to his companions; and chat records and photographs that show OG communicating with them on the Discord server.”
Obviously they’ve been in their possession for at least several days since the article was dated yesterday and the guy was only arrested today. What I want to know is why did the Washington Post scoop the military? I'm not sure the WP scooped the military?? And the WP had access to the documents because they were widely posted online and sources shared them with the newspaper. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/13/document-leaks-discord-biggest-findings/Through contact with Discord users, The Washington Post has been able to review about 300 pages of classified documents, many previously unreported. Though some versions of the documents that spread online had been crudely doctored, earlier versions do not appear to have been tampered with. Sources provided these documents to The Post on the condition of anonymity.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 14, 2023 3:04:51 GMT
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 14, 2023 3:55:16 GMT
[br Sure - I no longer pay for nyt so waited a couple extra days for Reuters - or in all honestly Reuters could have also reported that dat and I missed it - there’s been no shortage of coverage
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Apr 14, 2023 3:58:51 GMT
Okay, so the Post had access because they were posted online but what about the ‘many previously unreported’. How did they come to have those?
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 14, 2023 4:01:44 GMT
Okay, so the Post had access because they were posted online but what about the ‘many previously unreported’. How did they come to have those? probably because their anonymous source, most likely a member of the Discord group, shared them
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Post by gar on Apr 14, 2023 7:40:04 GMT
I guess it’s not as important as tinted moisturizer or do you use paper or cloth napkins. People are more than capable of caring or being interested in more than one thing at once. We don't all feel the need to continually document every thought about your politics here though.
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