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| Classified US Intelligence Chat Rooms a 'Dumpster Fire' of Hate Speech, Says Ex-NSA Contractor |
| 2022-03-15 |
I had the idea, reading this, that hosting an internal version of Twitter might not be the best use of the employees’ time... [Military] An internal U.S. intelligence messaging system became a "dumpster fire" of hate speech during the Trump administration, a veteran National Security Agency contractor says. And it's "ongoing," another Defense Department contractor tells SpyTalk.Dan Gilmore, who was in charge of overseeing internal chat rooms for the Intelink system for over a decade starting in 2011, says that by late 2020 the system was afire with incendiary hate-filled commentary, especially on "eChirp," the intelligence community's clone of Twitter. "I was the admin of this application and after a couple years, it became a dumpster fire," Gilmore, a 30-year veteran of Navy and NSA cryptologic systems, wrote Thursday in an extraordinary public post on his own website. "Professionalism was thrown out the window, and flame wars became routine." Flame wars are highly unprofessional, not to mention a time suck and general morale destroyer. That was the point when Mr. Gilmore should have recommended shutting the thing down as hopeless, even if it meant he would have to find other employment. NSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment."Hate speech was running rampant on our applications," wrote Gilmore, whose identity and credentials have been vouched for by another Pentagon contractor. "I'm not being hyperbolic. Racist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamaphobic [sic], and misogynistic speech was being posted in many of our applications." Even more startling, Gilmore alleges, "there were many employees at CIA, DIA, NSA, and other IC agencies that openly stated that the January 6th terrorist attack on our Capitol was justified." Noted for future reference. Gilmore says that "more than a few "I wanted to tell everyone that there is a cancer within the government and when I tried to weed it out, I got fired," Gilmore wrote. "It was just easier for government management to get rid of me rather than to deal with the underlying issue." Another NSA contractor told SpyTalk that the hate speech started in 2016 after Trump's election and is "ongoing." Trump's followers in the agency get away with professional indiscretions, some of them serious, while others get dismissed for minor infractions, this person said on condition of anonymity. "We literally had folks get their clearances burned for time card discrepancies while pro-MAGA types might have multiple DUIs, foreign contacts, and (in one case) vehicular homicide," the source said. "They were kept working while others were let go." Extremist groups have made inroads in U.S. military and police units, experts say. Intelligence sources have told SpyTalk over the past several months that pro-Trump fervor is centered in special operations and hostage rescue units. ...where the pointy end of the spear is lived, and airy theory and political games must give way to hard facts. Related: National Security Agency contractor: 2021-12-07 NSA leaker Reality Winner, 30, denies being a 'traitor' and says she passed classified report on Russian election interference to the media 'to serve the American people', in first interview since release from five-year sentence National Security Agency contractor: 2018-11-09 Israeli spyware may have helped Saudi Arabia track, kill Khashoggi: Snowden National Security Agency contractor: 2018-08-24 Reality Winner sentenced to more than 5 years over classified report leak |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #13 The folks using homophobic and racist slurs are likely people of a protected class or they'd have been kicked out or banned quickly. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-03-15 19:22 |
| #12 Forgive me for doubting the accuracy of his evaluation of the situation. |
| Posted by: james 2022-03-15 13:16 |
| #11 You mean the rank and file who despise the woke/progressive BS policy and rigid mindsets? Actually a relief that they feel it necessary to suppress as hate speech, code for dissenting opinion to a demokrat. It means not everyone has been bent yet... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-03-15 11:36 |
| #10 "You know, maybe the Trans-Pacific Partnership isn't 100% good for the USA." "H8TR! H8TR! To the Cancelling Chamber!" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-15 10:12 |
| #9 ?hate speech? oh, that. You mean speech you disagree with. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-03-15 10:07 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: Greng Black3494 2022-03-15 08:28 |
| #7 January 6th terrorist attack Nice to know which side of the divide military.com stands. Not so much different than Stars and Stripes. |
| Posted by: Angaiper Ulavins1210 2022-03-15 08:16 |
| #6 hate speech started in 2016 after Trump's election Ah I see. This is reported by establishment deep state facists that are upset people aren't using the right pronoun and not sticking to the established narrative. So all of that is hate speech. Fuck off idiots |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-03-15 08:11 |
| #5 Kinda like here. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-03-15 07:59 |
| #4 This is the sort of thing you have to expect when you've got a national security state that has no problem working with Nazis. This didn't begin yesterday and it won't stop tomorrow. |
| Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-03-15 07:03 |
| #3 ISTR the source site actually has nothing to do with the US military. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-03-15 06:46 |
| #2 For the last thirty years, it has been the job of every intelligence agency to be islamophobic. Take that away, and you might as well shut them down and wait for the bombings. |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-15 05:57 |
| #1 Intelligence sources have told SpyTalk over the past several months that pro-Trump fervor is centered in special operations and hostage rescue units. My Edward Jones guy likes to talks about solid investments, future growth, and economic security. It's what he does. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-03-15 04:43 |