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this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
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WHY DO THEY HAVE CLASSIFIED DATA?
That's not something you just give access to because someone says they want it and they're high up in the command structure.
Because the people who objected to them not having the clearance to view the data were put on leave.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Does anybody else feel like we're all nearing a collective psychotic break? Like, am I crazy, or is everything suddenly fucking crazy?
It's not you, it's fucking crazy.
Are we all just deciding to internalize it or something? Or is this Bystander Effect on a national scale?
Look, War Thunder isn't going to develop itself.
Best comment.
These systems are typically air-gapped so to be able to acquire it is a particularly bad fuck-up.
That being said information from unclassed systems can become classified when put in a single place/file for easy consumption.
Either way someone really, REALLY fucked up here.
I wouldn't say it's someone as much as it's something.
Neither of the Felonius Fuckheads have ever faced actual consequences for their actions. The entire judicial system has fucked up by teaching them that they're above the systems of checks and balances designed to hold them accountable and prevent them from making unilateral changes to fundamental aspects of the government operates.
And so, Elon just casually walked in wherever he pleased, caused chaos and disruption with his cronies, and walked out leaving behind servers exfiltrating anything they could get their hands on.
So they can feed it to their fellow Tech Bros and probably Russia while they are at it.