Discord Leak, Pakistan Crisis, Montana TikTok Ban

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

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New court filings show 21-year-old National Guard Airman Jack Teixeira, who leaked classified information on a game chat platform, was previously red flagged for improperly accessing top secret documents. Pakistani security forces have surrounded the home of the former prime minister Imran Khan, claiming he is sheltering rioters from recent protests. And, Montana has become the first state to push for a complete ban on TikTok.

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0:00.0	I mean, you didn't stay up to watch the finale of Scandival.
0:05.2	I'm dying to talk about it.
0:07.0	You can talk. I don't care what spoilers.
0:09.1	I just have so many feelings.
0:13.2	The National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents online.
0:17.1	Apparently had a history of snooping for secrets.
0:20.1	And according to court documents, his boss is new.
0:22.8	But was anything done about it?
0:24.3	I mean, Martinez, that's Laila Faddle, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:30.8	For a Prime Minister, Imran Khan says he fears for his life as Pakistani police
0:36.0	surround and threaten to storm his home.
0:38.4	This is where I would live and die.
0:41.0	You know, I would be here until my last breath.
0:43.0	His Pakistan's political crisis coming to a head.
0:46.0	And Montana is now the first state to officially ban TikTok.
0:49.6	Content creators are saying they're goodbyes.
0:52.1	See ya. I'll be on YouTube.
0:54.1	Is this state the litmus test for others to follow?
0:57.2	Stay with us. We'll give you the news.
0:58.8	You need to start your day.
1:08.2	New court filing show, the National Guardsman,
1:10.7	who leaked classified information on a game chat platform was previously read flagged,
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