WASHINGTON — The Atlantic editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, has replied-all after he was mistakenly added to another Department of Defense Signal chat group that routinely leaks classified information, obscure memes, and, apparently, Russian intelligence collection opportunities.
Sources confirmed that the chat, named “Joint Ops Bantz 🔥💥🚀 (NO FOREIGN),” was intended for a small group of senior DoD officials, the country's transportation office, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s mother.
Instead, it included a curious mix of field grades, unpaid DOGE interns, a public affairs officer’s burner phone, Pete Hegseth’s mother (yeah, again), and, for reasons no one can explain, Goldberg himself (also, again).
Initially believing the chat to be a press pool group, Goldberg reportedly tried to keep up, only to be greeted with a barrage of eye-watering content ranging from “JRTC Thunderdome fight club rules” to a live play-by-play of a general officer trying to bypass CAC login for the 37th time.
“I just wanted to cover a story about military families overcoming adversity,” Goldberg explained. “Instead, I got 200 messages debating if we could weaponize a horse, and whether we can force women in this country to have more babies like in The Handmaid’s Tale. I wish I could make this stuff up.”
