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  • In late July 2025, posts claimed an ex-CIA whistleblower alleged that the National Security Agency audited the 2024 presidential election and found that former Vice President Kamala Harris actually won.

    The claims stem from an article published by a Substack account called This Will Hold on July 31, 2025. However, Snopes did not find any documentation or other evidence proving that such an audit occurred. No credible news outlet had reported on it, and the Substack article did not offer proof that it took place.

    Snopes reached out to the NSA for comment on the veracity of the Substack article’s claims and did not receive a response. This Will Hold also did not respond to our questions about its report and the alleged audit.

    The Substack article identified a person by the name of Adam Zarnowski as the ex-CIA agent who was involved in the audit. However, Snopes could not independently verify Zarnowski’s employment with the CIA or his alleged involvement in such an NSA audit.

    In other words, this particular sibstack account has a documented history of spreading misinformation.











  • U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, noted the military principal that service members enjoy weakened First Amendment protections to preserve discipline in the armed forces, but said that no court had ever extended that doctrine to retired service members.

    He said he would not be the first to do so.

    This is so stupid. The fact that he’s retired isn’t the reason this should be thrown out.

    When I was in the military (US), we were taught this from the beginning. My drill instructors weren’t exercising their freedom of speech. They were teaching us how to do our damn job! And the concept came up occasionally throughout my service, with supervisors reminding us that we weren’t supposed to follow illegal orders. Again. Not a freedom of speech issue. It’d be like a driving instructor telling students that they’re not supposed to run stop signs, and people being, “Oh, how brave! He’s exercising his freedom of speech!” Fuckin A!