Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has set a firm deadline for intelligence agencies to weed out employees engaging in inappropriate behavior during work hours. This order comes in the wake of scandalous revelations that many government workers were exploiting secure channels within the National Security Agency to indulge in discussions about sexual fetishes, kink, and other unseemly topics—under the guise of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative.
The tale unraveled quickly, with a whistleblower exposing that certain employees of the Intelligence Community took over channels on the Intelink messaging platform, intended for secure governmental communication. Users were reminded that such systems are strictly for authorized government purposes and subject to monitoring, an innocent-sounding warning that is now hauntingly ironic given what transpired within those walls. One might wonder what kind of mindset could lead a public servant to forget that indulging in personal perversions on a government computer could lead to rather significant repercussions.
DOGE: DNI Tulsi Gabbard is firing the career civil service workers who spent their ‘work’ days discussing their sexual fetishes in NSA/CIA chatrooms. pic.twitter.com/0pIOC7BUoS
— @amuse (@amuse) February 26, 2025
Two problematic channels, dubbed LBTQA and IC_Pride_TWG, became the hub for these unsavory discussions, which were both supported and promoted by agency leadership. Rather than fostering true diversity, it appears these platforms devolved into forums for graphic sexual chatter. For example, discussions on polyamory and complex relationship structures included a dizzying array of terms that surely left anyone with a shred of common sense scratching their heads. One can only imagine how productive those employees were while engrossed in their convoluted relationship dynamics instead of focusing on national security.
Even more concerning is the nature of these conversations, which allegedly took place predominantly during work hours, effectively wasting taxpayer dollars. Sources from within the NSA expressed disbelief at the sheer volume of sexually explicit exchanges taking place in what should be a bastion of seriousness and integrity for the nation’s security. Instead, it seems a toxic blend of sexual politics and wholly inappropriate behavior infiltrated the halls of power, raising questions not only about individual fitness for duty but also the broader implications for national security.
With Gabbard’s decisive move to terminate those involved, a larger issue comes into focus—how did the management within these intelligence agencies let this situation escalate to such a degree? The situation grows ever more alarming when one considers that some of these miscreants were rumored to have threatened to share classified information with foreign adversaries if their jobs were compromised. This dual threat of operational incompetence and potential espionage illustrates a danger that goes well beyond embarrassing chats among colleagues; it calls into question the very integrity of the institutions tasked with keeping America safe.