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Re: How Not to Handle Classified Material

Something about this story smells very off. How does a still-green-around-the-ears enlisted National Guard airman get access to such a variety of Top Secret diplomatic and central command-level strategic intelligence material? It’s my understanding that such material is restricted only to those with a “need to know” and is not otherwise available to just anybody who has Top Secret clearance. —Minnesota

Where were this wannabe’s supervisors? I realize things may have changed since I was in Army intel — I held a Top Secret clearance at the time and was just 18 — but it would have been virtually impossible to copy that many documents without getting caught. Our own section leaders kept a close eye on us during every shift, plus we had security NCOs and officers looking for suspicious activity. Copying that many documents, either page by page, in small batches, or all at once, would have required a sit-down meeting. And if you were copying classified documents, especially those without a clear and obvious “need to know,” you can bet the farm a full investigation would be triggered while you sat in the brig. —Florida

I was on active duty at the time of the Walker espionage fiasco. The result was a top-down evaluation of security clearances and “need to know.” Clearances were pulled and reinstated under new guidelines. Apparently, we haven’t learned much from the past. I am NOT SHOCKED. I am curious to know just how and why an E-3 in the Air National Guard could access sensitive classified material. —Washington

What he did can’t be excused by anyone. But neither can Milley for telling the Chinese, I will tell you if we are going to attack. Don’t be so quick to forgive Biden; we really don’t know what the Biden family did, nor do we know who had access to the classified documents that were left at various places that had Chinese access. —Arizona

Re: That ‘Sweet 16 Birthday Party’ Assault

As Alexander notes, Democrats will never address the fundamental causes of “mass shootings” as long as they can blame guns. There are thousands of gun control laws now — criminals don’t care about the law. And since drugs are often involved, none of those laws apply either. —Pennsylvania

One thing the Left never mentions is the fact that there are more than 125 million law-abiding gun owners in the U.S. They are NOT the problem. —California

Re: Biden Declares War on Gas Cars

When electric plug-in vehicles match or exceed the efficiencies of gas-powered vehicles, the public will beat a path to the dealerships to buy one. The government won’t need to threaten or coerce people the way it is now. That point of EV efficiency is probably 10-20, if not more, years away. —Maryland

Re: Joe Biden’s Coal-Powered EV Dream

The idea that the car companies could even ramp up production of EVs to two-thirds of the current sales volume in just 10 years is a pipe dream. There is no way that there are enough minerals being mined to manufacture the batteries given that every other Western country is pushing the same goal. So the only way EVs can be two-thirds of sales is for car sales to plummet, causing a huge dislocation of workers in this country. Not a winning plan for Democrats. —Colorado

Why can’t the government mandate EVs for urbanites and those who actually do little driving and let us rural Neanderthals have our gas-guzzling cars and machinery? It would at least keep everyone happy. —Pennsylvania

Re: Uncovering the ‘Why’ of Corporate Wokeism

Let’s see if I got this right. The Bud Light folks are concerned not having a clean social credit score could hurt their business but are not concerned about losing $5 billion to date because they want a clean social credit score. I guess that makes sense in today’s cowardly corporate world. —West Virginia

I worked for an entity that went woke shortly before I started working there in 2011. You could see as time passed that it was heavy into being “woke.” Almost all new hires after me were of the LGBTQ+ team (except in IT, as there didn’t seem to be many LGBTQ+ that were in IT). Long story short, I was let go in 2018 (I am a white male, military veteran, and very conservative) with the reason being “workforce reduction,” even though the very next day (actually Monday, as I was let go on Friday) they hired a black programmer to take my place (didn’t think you could do that?). Over the next year, they let go of everyone over 50 or those who had any kind of medical issues. —Illinois

Re: The Demos’ MSM ‘Fact-Check’ Protection Racket

Fact-checking disputes should be settled in a public duel manner. Both sides walk off 10 paces and put all their evidence on the table. Nobody analyzes it to sway opinion. Just state your case and let the public decide what they want to believe … in other words, the way it always was. —California

Re: Manifestations of the Gender Cult

The “gender-affirming care” phrase is a lie. It’s “asserting” or “declaring” that these mentally ill children they are grooming are something they are not. They’re liars; they don’t care. No matter the drugs, surgeries, dresses, or makeup, they will continue to be XX or XY. That’s just a fact. So it’s clear to me these people are evil and/or as sick as their victims. Why are the groomers not being arrested for sexualizing our youth? Drag shows are no different than what many adults see at bars with sex dancers. Take a minor in there and find out! We need to see police raids on these illegal events. When did adults sexualizing kids become legal? —Oregon

Re: Transgenderism in Marketing and Governance

Excellent article. Love your writing, Emmy. We need more articles like this to combat this ridiculous agenda. As a woman, I am appalled and embarrassed that these media and marketing campaigns are out there portraying a man as a woman. What happened to being proud of being a woman!? I am tired of this agenda and, just like the women’s rights agenda, we need to stand against this blaspheme. —Louisiana