Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers who participated in a sexually explicit chat on a secret government network. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

julianbarnes.bsky.social • 6 hours ago

Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers who participated in a sexually explicit chat on a secret government network. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/25/us/president-trump-news/tulsi-gabbard-says-more-than-100-intelligence-officers-were-fired-for-explicit-chat-messages

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stirfrygirl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The Nazi Times is lying to you.

The chat was not 'sexually explicit.' It was a bunch of trans people talking to one another about their lives, medical care, and experiences, no different from anyone else's chats.

Gabbard lied about this to have an excuss to illegally fire trans people,

stirfrygirl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

and she will be sued.

That's the true story tha Nazi Times doesn't want you to know.

Becauss they are Nazis.

oeishik.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Attack on our intelligence apparatus is just getting started. https://youtu.be/hIsXk5UgR_Y

sysfin.bsky.social•4 hours ago

You Vichy transphobic fuck.

I hope the admin treats you like you deserve.

xanadialtom.bsky.social•5 hours ago

If only they used Twitter to say they were racists and hate Indians. They would be fine ...

lageorgr.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I call bs

wodespain.bsky.social•5 hours ago

For participating in a LGBTQ resource support chat

marcchannick.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Hey Julian, may I just offer a hearty fuck you for treating Rufo as a good-faith actor here.

marcchannick.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Seriously, this is the guy you're doing stenography for

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cardiffsurf.bsky.social•5 hours ago

What are the real facts? Was this a group of LGBTQ employees in a support group? If so, so what. Look at Gabbard she is one very sick human being. she has always been extremely anti-LGBTQ and has a long history of spreading debunked conspiracy theories.

estherpineda.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Grabher aka Cruella Deville is delusional and not pleasant to look at>

phrozen.com•5 hours ago

And you saw these chats? You saw the texts?

witchwhat.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You mean the LGBTQIA+ support group?

noel.blue•5 hours ago

Jesus, you are a credulous tool

derangedme.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Were they about her? Asking for a friend

jorpelson.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Fucking goldfish brain nyt reporters can’t help but take these liars at their word

vincentpyrmont.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Probably they refused to work with Russia.

lawyerforcat.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Gender transition surgery isn't sexually explicit and it would be nice if the NY Times knew that.

ctvineyard.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I will get to reading this. But I don’t trust her.

janerabbit.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Monster.

pamglem.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Oh…was that locker room talk about grabbing stuff?

teachingtired07.bsky.social•4 hours ago

This is how they outed the gay Arabic linguists in 2005…same damn playbook.

aggroslav.bsky.social•4 hours ago

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aldrichpatrick.bsky.social•5 hours ago

She did not. Investigations would have to occur as would disciplinary hearings.

Also, not her agency. She does not make personnel decisions at NSA.

leonceg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Wish I could read the article, but I cancelled my subscription because you do things like run headlines that confirm as fact that these employees 'participated in sexually explicit chat' when all you have is a lying, right wing, foreign asset's word for it.

wondermutt.bsky.social•5 hours ago

striate.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I’m sure there was a thorough investigation

swfong.bsky.social•5 hours ago

That’s unacceptable that 100 adults discuss their personal lives with each other!

Good thing the Russian asset fired them!

kilog013.bsky.social•4 hours ago

But she works for a sexual predator

mattagertz.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Do you have any curiosity at all? Are you a journalist or a stenographer?

bababoballen.bsky.social•5 hours ago

So many allegations, so little proof.

memegwesi66.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Quisling plant started quickly.

becca1959.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Ok. We don’t pay them for that.

nottodayjemma.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You guys need to seriously rethink how you report on this hostile administration. This uncritical repetition of their lies makes you complicit.

this.bearable.website•6 hours ago

ah, you mean the chat of the LGBTQ employees group? that she classed as sexually explicit so she could discriminatorily fire them? thanks for the context

bixcut.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Big if true

ashermankarlsson.bsky.social•5 hours ago

“But a group of employees used it for discussions that contained sexual themes, intelligence officials said this week. The chats also included explicit discussion of gender transition surgery, officials said.”

Sounds like possible LGBTQ targeting. If only some big paper could have investigated.

notaname.bsky.social•4 hours ago

New York Times assignment editor Chris Rufo strikes again

hayao.lol•4 hours ago

I see the NYT stays being a homophobic and transphobic rag carrying water for fascists, well done Julian Barnes

tsgouros.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Accepting her characterization of the chat network at face value seems like a bad idea. Why would you do that?

stirfrygirl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Because he's a Nazi and he works for the Nazi times and he wants other people to hate trans people as much as he does.

mistressmatisse.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Oh it’s the NYT, no wonder this is such a crap headline

makinup40time.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Seems fair.

usa24x7.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It’s about time someone's held accountable for actions that compromise professionalism. A secret government network is no place for juvenile behavior. This could serve as a wake-up call for agencies to reinforce ethical standards—let's hope they take it seriously.

stirfrygirl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

People talking to one another in a private work chat about their lives and medical care is not 'juvenile behavior.' It's fucking normal. We all do it.

Fuck off, Nazi.

gmonkeyposse.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Are you an AI account? I feel like you would recommend eating about 3-5 small rocks per day.

sitongbridge.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Did Putin know already?

iabacon.bsky.social•5 hours ago

“‘Ello, there is secret sex group at the American CIA. Also, please tell me where is Moose and Squirrel.”

realitytvhead.bsky.social•1 hour ago

You should be ashamed of yourself. This "article" is straight up propaganda trash!

gensek.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Pretty galling to write a whole damn story without mentioning the LGBTQ+ focus of the chats. Sounds a bit less defensible if you mention how this is a convenient proxy for discriminatory terminations. Why don't you want readers to know that side of the story?

onemoney.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Important story.
Maybe Tulsi needs the server space for the new chat room on transitioning the NSA towards its partnership with Russia's GRU and SVR. Really, drop a bomb to disguise the betrayal. Russia is inside the NSA and the CIA.

mattalap.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I am sure swallowing the NSA’s line hook, line, and sinker will age well.

sluggishcheetah.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Right. I totally believe her.

discopriest.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Man, you didn’t have to do this. You chose this.

anniedavilalozada.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Wow más de 100 🤦‍♀️

galexon.bsky.social•4 hours ago

In response to the sexual texting scandal, DOGE sent an agency-wide email demanding that "every employee forward five dick pics before end of day".

eljeffewyo.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Funny. Cause the head of DHS and her deputy are having an affair.

haleyho.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I can’t read the whole article because I canceled my NYT at the end of last year - does it stop lying after the cut off point?

adambstrassberg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

See for yourself:

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haleyho.bsky.social•5 hours ago

But … that’s more bullshit from bullshitters though?

adambstrassberg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

In my opinion, yes. With virtually zero context about Rufo, and none about Gabbard. In other words, stenography.

adambstrassberg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I’ll be honest I was holding back to be nice. I don’t know why. Benefit of the doubt (ridiculous in retrospect since it’s the NYT). This reporter stinks. Below is more stenography/admin talking points after she was confirmed.

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adambstrassberg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

“Better relations with Russia”
“Depoliticize the intelligence agencies”
This reporter has zero respect for his readers, nor any for the American people.

goosname.bsky.social•5 hours ago

thank you for dutifully transcribing the nazi’s propaganda sir 🫡

i especially appreciate you not giving us any more context about what kind of officers or what they were chatting about

obroadhurst.bsky.social•3 hours ago

These were not 'sexually explicit chats', but chats by trans folk discussing their lives, and medical care. This is a Queerphobic effort to paint non-cisheterosexual lives and care as inherently pornographic and sexually exploitative.

Get your story 'straight'

obroadhurst.bsky.social•3 hours ago

You're channeling your inner Chris Rufo

tonygrom.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Of course this when it’s just fine if the President is a convicted rapist. Just keep pretending like you’re rooting out problems elsewhere when the head is rotten.

yourdaddytrumpwins.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Great job by a beautiful and principle leader . Thank you tulsi future madam President 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡🫡

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george73.bsky.social•5 hours ago

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yourdaddytrumpwins.bsky.social•4 hours ago

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george73.bsky.social•5 hours ago

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yourdaddytrumpwins.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Let the gross and abhorrent hogs of society dwell in the shadow of shame and discomfort 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Accountability at last 🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡

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timanatorp.bsky.social•5 hours ago

There's no f*ing way this admin would give a shit about this unless, as some of you have guessed, they were gay.

thefirstarticle.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You're going to have to as a group and states who push back on fascism, pick up people like the military leaders who were just let go of and people like these CIA agents who've just been let go.

The worst people on the planet have coagulated around conservatives think tanks to take over

sgoodpaster.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Yikes. What a new low. Goodbye Times. Have fun licking those Nazi boots.

markusbreuer.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Did they chat about „grabbing pussies“?

stephwillerton.bsky.social•5 hours ago

how did Rufo get access to the chats?

rod-learmonth.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Getting vibes that "sexually explicit" means "LGBTQ alliance group" or something of that nature. Rufo has transcripts? Hm.

jillybcooks.bsky.social•5 hours ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/gabbard-nsa-firing-explicit-chat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.8Uip.m7cmqikur7E5&smid=url-share

Here’s the article. People looking at transition surgery

rod-learmonth.bsky.social•5 hours ago

"also" is doing a lot of lifting there.

loki1001.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I hope your newspaper folds.

welshielady.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Let me guess she can’t show the messages but we’re supposed to trust her.

edhirsch.bsky.social•4 hours ago

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edhirsch.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Russia's state TV program hosted by notorious propagandist Vladimir Soloviev—who is close to Putin and has special access to the Kremlin—spends 30 minutes extolling Tulsi Gabbard, arguing she should be "the face of the Democratic party" and obsessively bashing Hillary Clinton.
https://x.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1186115218994274304

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edhirsch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard with her father equating marriage equality to marrying your dog
https://twitter.com/dilemmv/status/1185573525085708293

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edhirsch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

THE RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA HAVE CHEERED TULSI'S NOMINATION'
https://youtu.be/dv6xf4Gy7_w?si=DJ2FjX2XuPB0gv5Y

edhirsch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

How Tulsi Gabbard spent years echoing claims from Putin
https://youtube.com/shorts/WQzur2gTxWw?si=pvZUESwswkvyGp_J

edhirsch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Russian Asset Tulsi Gabbard To Ruin U.S. Intelligence
https://youtu.be/EzYN3Ts_b6w?si=WlakXnBouIcgFb3A

edhirsch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

"Russia's Darling Tulsi Gabbard"
https://youtu.be/OVXRnZVAlXY?si=_rVaNumr8dyyZStq

sailor661.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Probably just discussing getting screwed by her and her bosses.