[antibasilisk]

I think you're overcomplicating it, from the accounts given of his behavior in other articles it seems like it was just a massive egotrip for him. He enjoyed the attention and clout he got from seemingly 'predicting' what was going to happen.

[standardUser]

“A social-media account overseen by a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer—a prominent online voice supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine—played a key role in the spread of intelligence documents allegedly leaked by Airman First Class Jack Teixeira, reposting files from obscure online chat rooms,”

[antibasilisk]

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make

[standardUser]

Is it not two different people? The dumbshit who shared the info with his friends, and then someone else in the group leaked it to the public. At least that's the impression I got so far.