Meanwhile, Gabbard discovered resources being diverted: Intelligence analysts required to spend half their workday on DEI initiatives to get promotions. $170 million allocated to DEI programs she's now redirecting toward security priorities.

Gabbard described how it happened: Officials cherry-picked parts of a 6-page intelligence document on Venezuela's Tren Aragua gang. They excluded FBI confirmation that Venezuela's government supports the gang's US operations. This selective disclosure had a purpose.

This isn't the first time intelligence has been weaponized. Remember the "Russia collusion" narrative? The "Hunter Biden laptop is Russian disinformation" letter? Each example follows the same playbook: selective leaks to shape public opinion and policy.

Gabbard's response marks a historic shift: Three criminal referrals to DOJ, eleven more investigations underway. More significant: She's documenting systematic abuses so reforms can be implemented that survive beyond any single administration.

The COVID revelations are even more significant. Gabbard established a "Director's Initiative Group" with a specific mission: Investigate pandemic origins thoroughly. Their findings connect to US government funding decisions.

What they uncovered: US taxpayer dollars funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab. This research likely created COVID-19. Meanwhile, Fauci repeatedly denied this connection under oath to Congress.

Consider the scale of this cover-up: Fauci sought a "preemptive pardon" before leaving office. Scientists questioning the natural origin theory were systematically smeared. Intelligence assessments were altered to support the preferred narrative. Truth became a casualty of bureaucratic self-preservation.

When intelligence agencies become political actors, accountability vanishes. We've seen this pattern throughout history – from the Church Committee revelations to the Iraq WMD intelligence failure. The consequences? Policy disasters and eroded public trust.

The resistance to Trump goes beyond isolated incidents: "They are very unwilling to come to a view or express an opinion on some things, but in other cases, they quickly come to assumptions without evidence." This pattern affects critical security decisions.

A clear example: When Trump declared Tren Aragua gang an "incursion" justifying deportations, officials leaked claims that no Venezuela connection existed. But they deliberately concealed FBI evidence confirming that exact relationship.

The pattern extends throughout the system: Intelligence briefings to Congress often contained information "already read about in the newspaper." Important security decisions undermined through selective leaks. A systematic effort against elected leadership.

One particularly concerning example: An NSA chat group discussing explicit sexual content operated for over two years. When whistleblowers reported it, they were silenced by DEI policies. "Filed a written report with evidence...and basically told, 'Shut up.'"

The evidence points to a consistent pattern: A government operating within the government. Intelligence manipulated for partisan purposes. Whistleblowers silenced. Presidential policies systematically undermined. As Gabbard said: "They are actually undermining our democracy."

The ultimate insight from Gabbard's revelations? Our national security apparatus requires a complete cultural reset. As she put it: "This speaks to the huge culture shift, the mindset shift that has to take place here." A return to mission, accountability, and public service.

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The link to the full interview in case you want to watch it in full length: Highly recommend it since I couldn't include everything in this thread.

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Dei training is still being pushed hard at hospitals around the country

certainly sounds like large organization (fed or corporate) to waste massive amounts of capital on vanity projects.

My hope is that in the near future, those involved with leaking and falsifying reports, will be prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned. The IC can NOT be allowed to "run the country" by lying to the Administration.

Terrible. All part of an evil Democrat plan.

👆🏼@PaulCalandra, this is exactly what is happening @tdsb. Teachers DO NOT HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE OF MATH! The Right to Read was totally due to parents. @tdsb SIPs and promotions driven by DEI. Please deny this @MacLeanWard2 @shelleylaskin @NeethanShan @TDSBDirector!