On today’s What Next TBD: How highly classified documents from the Pentagon ended up in a small Discord server.
Discord is a place to communicate with your friends about whatever. Most often, it’s for gaming.
So why did classified intelligence from the Pentagon end up on a small server whose main interests seem to be video games, military equipment and memes? And how?If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD.
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