“Gabbard said the fired intelligence officers’ conduct represented ‘an egregious violation of trust’ and violated ‘basic rules & standards around professionalism.’”
"Gabbard told Fox News the terminations were part of a wider effort to ferret out bad actors in the spy agencies and restore the public’s trust in the intelligence community."
Keep the personal and political chats off the government platforms, and keep the national security chats on them! Staff screwed up, but didn't put national security at risk like these folks did.
Sad, disgusting, and hugely unethical. Employee resource was misused to inflict the very prejudicial abuse it was designed to protect them from. Anything housed in workplace platform has this potential. In-house platforms are really about organizational security, not individual safety or privacy.
Exactly this. I worked for a 3-letter agency a few years ago and a lot of my friends from those days were fired for having the audacity to help folks in marginalized groups. It's beyond the pale to have this Signal fiasco happen after so many qualified govt workers were fired for doing nothing wrong
I didn’t know that, interesting how that detail was obscured. I’m a fed and can confirm we HAD resource groups on many topic of interest. They’re volunteer run, informal ways to find support at work. They were disbanded week one.
They didn’t. Sources on which my reply was based framed staff chat content as sexualized informal non-work related. Sources more accurately representing staff chat content were shared in replies. Unfortunately I can't update my comments without deleting the thread containing those better sources.
It was an excuse to fire people they saw as a threat to their cue. It wasn’t legit. As evidenced by this entire thing. They do not care about professionalism or security
In that field, it is very important to forge collaborative networks which sometimes involve water cooler chat. People not communicating is in large part what caused 9/11.
...and the plot thickens. Knew there was something skunky about Gabbard ...even the dems didn't want her 🦨 thanks for joining the dots ... Australia here 🦘💙
What, if you're going to violate security protocols, do it for something big and impressive, like war plans? ...not dumb stuff like how your team is doing in the playoffs or making fun of republicans? Got it.
Does she really think the dye job makes her look wiser? Just a streak of gray for 10 years? That’s how you gray when you’ve become possessed by an evil spirit in a Disney movie
Tulsi, Putin’s Russian Doll is the most distrusted person in the Intelligence Agency! Just another Cos Playing clown destroying the American Government.
I'm just asking if Rufo actually published transcripts? Or just "quotes" that could easily have been planted by someone in the intelligence community to malign ppl they wanted fired? This felt super hinky then, feels even kinkier now.
Exactly he was sent there to hold the microphone that's all he was there for. I mean Jesus even a James Bond fan can figure that out and I'm talking about the movies not the guy that was actually based off that pulled off some slick s***. Him and that other is going to open the whole can of treason
OK, so just to be clear: TG used Signal with two other twats to talk about classified battle plans but *checks notes* decided to fire 100+ intel officers for poor use of resources? Was she on that list?
Someone should ask tulsi gabbard if she was using a russian or china govt issued cell phone while she was partaking in the Signal DOD war strategy text session on the houti military action. #laughingstockoftheworld
To fire an employee was done with respect based on Company rules. Protocol has always been 2 Warnings to discuss the issue of what is required and what needs to change to remain an employee. The third incident the person would be fired from their position. It was not done by phone, email or text.
This will make it look like everything's good because somebody got fired. No Tulsi it should be you not some hundred random officials, but you and all of the people in that conversation...
Didn't see that point good point doesn't change the fact that she should be replaced by going through a public messaging service with top clearance information
Good Lord she is hideous! She has a decayed character -zero moral compass, and a fake white shock of hair with skin that is pocked like a dying sponge. She doesn’t look much better than a medieval fairytale witch.
It’s like Trump looks for the creepiest possible candidates, heart, soul and visage.
She had to read a script to answer questions at the hearing which says a lot about her ineptitude and who has control...and it ain't the dumpster or the muskrat. This stuff has been happening over and over since 1/20. So far no direct loss of life.
She fired them because she works for Russia. The sexting was just the excuse. Sexual texts on government phones, and in the workplace in general, is very bad however and should not be tolerated.
She's the one that should be fired! What did they have to do with it? Probably one of them was the one that said "don't use signal". If so, now they can speak out! Wrong move Ms. RUSSIAN ASSET.
Do you look good surfing on camera, though? FWIW, I absolutely don't, but those choice images did much to curry favor for Tulsi in the Trump orbit, on top of her allegiance to ruthless authoritarians abroad and now domestically
Of course he did. Trump knows he's caved into Putin in the latest edition of his "peace" agreement, by the removal of sanctions. Russia needs the Suez canal now more than ever. None of these actions ate in isolation.
Their hypocrisy is characteristic of authoritarians. They NEED you to know that they are above the law, that it doesn't apply to them and that they answer to no one. It's part of the message. Hence all the attacks on judges and fact-checkers.
CURLING it for dramatic effect. HD cameras are not kind. She must have really suffered with acne as a teenager. I'm empathetic, but lots of people have bad skin and don't literally turn into Cruella Deville. I wonder if she's always had the streak? Like a "birthmark" in her hair. That's a thing.
So sorry! As soon as I get some funding for my humanitarian account, I will see what I can do. Will be sometime. Got robbed of everything in my home four months ago.
all i can say is hire clowns enjoy the clown show of Trump administration. The circus of US politics. Those who point to every other admin but never can get their crap together
Haha, she looks like Cruella from 101 Dalmatians.Feel sorry for those who was fired. They should file an unlawfull job termination. One day this trump nonsense will be over and he should pay retributions to everyone who suffered from his regime.
But we have to put the blame of Biden for appointing a Federalist Society poster boy as AG. You can't tell me all of that wasn't INTENTIONAL. Biden also refused to CONSIDER adding to SCOTUS, claiming the GOP would add more, too. SO what? The more justices the less likely every one will be corrupt.
He SO obviously ran down the game clock, KNOWING that Jack Smith wouldn't be able to prosecute in time for the election. Somehow, a convicted felon gets special consideration because he was "running for President." (How is that a THING?) DIFFERENT consideration than James Comey gave Hillary, though.
I just watched Peter Alexander’s pathetic reporting on the group chat scandal & don’t understand why a network that has so many great news people on the MSNBC side has such worthless hacks on the NBC News side. Alexander reports that only Goldberg, Vance, Hegseth, Gabbard & Ratcliffe we’re on chat
I am not sure if you would take the blame too. The summary of the matter is that we are all humans and sometimes we tend to justify ourselves, but it depends on the nature of the situation at hand. Have you worked in any public office, Ma’am?
She’s a Putin stooge and I hope you MAGA VOTERS and Republican Congressional representatives enjoy watching this country go down the toilet! I want to live long enough to read the history books describing how you sold this country out!
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The fired intelligence officers used the chat tool to discuss politics & topical issues.
When clearly they should have followed their bosses’ lead and shared classified military secrets & the names of undercover CIA agents.
Tear it all down.
How's that working out for her?
Then refused to answer questions today at a hearing!
They will be looking through everybody’s chat/internet history before this is over.
They will start with the “leakers”,
then “communists,”
and finally, “terrorists”.
all of these spies, players, freaks,fools and liars gotta go
Sweep Them out!
It's a dictatorship thing ...
Of course she did! She lied, like all Reps do. That’s all that we can expect from them now.
"So today’s action and holding these individuals accountable is just the beginning of what we’re seeing across the Trump administration"
Cruella de Vil is furious.
I think it's a real live snake. She's a fucking gorgon.
Scabbard’s resting skunk face makes me break into that old song… stinkin’ to high heaven…
and infuriated Herr Gabbard
https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3llcp5odrk224
https://bsky.app/profile/torrleonard.bsky.social/post/3lbl3sk5ijk2g
Let's talk about this on air.
I am SO EXCITED 😆 to see that she is ON THE BALL enforcing the rules I KNEW WHEN I SERVED… hmmm 🤔
nope. 🙂↔️
We are still trapped in Rafah, the sound of gunfire is terrifying, we are under heavy fire, we are expanding, we are in hell
Fire her. Lock her up.
It’s like Trump looks for the creepiest possible candidates, heart, soul and visage.
After they got her wound up, they should have slipped in "who is your husband," or "what is your name?" Lol!
Then proceeded to send a journalist the classified op by accident in an insecure chat filled w/ ppl that shouldn’t have had access to that info
Fucking pathetic, sycophantic, corrupt clown show
Apparently
We are still trapped in Rafah, the sound of gunfire is terrifying, we are under heavy fire, we are expanding, we are in hell
#Villain
I could have been an insufferable bitch with no talent getting a government job where I can cosplay everyday and get paid for it.
Call your reps and demand accountability.
202-224-3121
leaking american secrets.
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How can she look at herself everyday at the mirror & not realize that she's a fucking traitor. Case closed 🔐.
Maybe share my campaign if you can in a post and share it with your friends if you can
The worst type of leader and has a high failure percentage
Thank #Garland for failing to prosecute an obvious traitor & criminal.
#TrumpIsACriminal & always has been
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Sex talk or bombing Yemen leaking
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/senators-urged-to-examine-gabbards-deep-and-intense-ties-to-hawaii-sect/
https://youtu.be/8GRNXTSwVVY?si=L4kfPforG5MPcgKy