A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies (Washington Post)

Washington Post: A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies. “Although the Discord leaker was critical of some U.S. policies and trafficked in the same racist, antisemitic and anti-gay memes and slogans that many of his online buddies bandied about, he seemed to be driven not by ideology or political activism, but by a desire to prove himself to his online acquaintances.”