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Probably a fair share of the same kind of talk inside SCIFs...

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Aug 17, 2023Liked by Jeff Stein

I suspect that there are more than a few members of the Armed Forces and the Intelligence Committee who harbor extremist views. However if they are stupid enough to bare them on a government network, that alone should be grounds for revoking a security clearance.

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Thanks for your comment, Mike. As with the polarizing and violence-inducing rhetoric polluting the the rest of our politics, the extremists scream "free speech" and authorities don't know how to cope with it.

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Why haven't there been consequences for this out of line behavior? Do the people who were participating in this hateful speech still have their clearances? Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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Thanks for your comment, Carl, as always. The IG report basically kicks the can down the road on what to do about hate mongers in the IC. "Out of its scope," it said.

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