# Classification on The No Agenda Show

Classification comes up in 10 chapters across 10 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2010 to November 2024.

- **Chapters:** 10
- **Episodes:** 10
- **Discussed:** January 2010 – November 2024
- **Related topics:** [Transparency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transparency.md), [Attorney-client Privilege](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/attorney-client-privilege.md), [Australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [Bureaucracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bureaucracy.md), [Censorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/censorship.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Department Of Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-energy.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [Emails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emails.md)

## Chapters 1–10 of 10

### Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Government Email Classification

- **Episode:** [1709: Umpty Ump](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1709-umpty-ump.md)
- **Published:** 2024-11-03
- **Time:** 1:30:52–1:35:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1709-umpty-ump/chapter/naval-nuclear-laboratory-government-email-classification.md

A producer working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory describes the rigorous and often confusing process of government email classification. The system currently features 25 different options, leading employees to "over-classify" documents as Confidential Restricted Data (CRD) to avoid disciplinary action or "spills." This insight highlights the bureaucratic challenges of handling sensitive information within the Department of Energy.

Keywords: naval nuclear laboratory, email classification, [department of energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-energy.md), crd, [security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/security.md)

### CIA Classification Systems, Gmail and HCS 404 Usage

- **Episode:** [1707: Sweet Seventeen](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1707-sweet-seventeen.md)
- **Published:** 2024-10-27
- **Time:** 13:02–22:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1707-sweet-seventeen/chapter/cia-classification-systems-gmail-and-hcs-404-usage.md

Former CIA officer Amaryllis Kennedy describes the internal administrative processes of the agency, claiming that staff use a Google-provided email client similar to Gmail. She alleges that officers frequently use the "HCS 404" (Human Compartmented Sensitive) classification drop-down for mundane communications to ensure they are never subject to public declassification.

Keywords: amaryllis kennedy, [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [gmail](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gmail.md), [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), hcs 404

### Kash Patel on the Presidential Records Act

- **Episode:** [1563: Pocket Pardon](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1563-pocket-pardon.md)
- **Published:** 2023-06-11
- **Time:** 1:46:20–1:50:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1563-pocket-pardon/chapter/kash-patel-on-the-presidential-records-act.md

Kash Patel explains the legal defense for Donald Trump, asserting that the Presidential Records Act allows a departing president to designate documents as personal property, which then supersedes prior espionage laws. Patel also critiques the court's decision to pierce attorney-client privilege using the "crime-fraud exception."

Keywords: [kash patel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kash-patel.md), [larry kudlow](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/larry-kudlow.md), [presidential records act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/presidential-records-act.md), [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [attorney-client privilege](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/attorney-client-privilege.md), [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md)

### Juggalo March on Washington, FBI Gang Designation

- **Episode:** [965: Yanking Mics](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/965-yanking-mics.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-17
- **Time:** 1:48:52–1:52:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/965-yanking-mics/chapter/juggalo-march-on-washington-fbi-gang-designation.md

Thousands of fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse, known as Juggalos, marched in Washington, D.C., to protest the FBI's classification of the group as a "hybrid gang." Protesters claim the label has led to job losses and child custody issues. The march emphasized that musical preference should not be treated as criminal activity.

Keywords: juggalos, insane clown posse, [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), gang classification, [first amendment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/first-amendment.md)

### Corporate Training Asides and Elite Disconnect

- **Episode:** [857: ISIS-Land](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land.md)
- **Published:** 2016-09-04
- **Time:** 29:56–31:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/857-isis-land/chapter/corporate-training-asides-and-elite-disconnect.md

A host shares an anecdote about mandatory corporate training videos, specifically regarding sexism in the workplace, comparing the experience to Hillary Clinton's claimed lack of memory regarding security briefings. The discussion shifts to the normalization of drone warfare in public discourse and how elite figures may view classified subjects as common knowledge.

Keywords: corporate training, sexism training, [podcasters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasters.md), elite culture, [drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md)

### Hillary Clinton Fallon Appearance, Email Server Defense

- **Episode:** [758: Blue Waffles](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/758-blue-waffles.md)
- **Published:** 2015-09-20
- **Time:** 1:43:06–1:48:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/758-blue-waffles/chapter/hillary-clinton-fallon-appearance-email-server-defense.md

Hillary Clinton appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to humanize her image and address the ongoing private email server controversy. She joked about mundane emails regarding "gefilte fish" and argued that any classified material found was the result of "retroactive" classification by feuding government agencies.

Keywords: [hillary clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [jimmy fallon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jimmy-fallon.md), [emails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emails.md), [gefilte fish](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gefilte-fish.md), [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md)

### WikiLeaks Narrative and Over-Classification of Documents

- **Episode:** [514: Patriotic Printer](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/514-patriotic-printer.md)
- **Published:** 2013-05-19
- **Time:** 13:47–20:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/514-patriotic-printer/chapter/wikileaks-narrative-and-over-classification-of-documents.md

The narrative surrounding WikiLeaks is challenged, noting that the organization originally partnered with mainstream outlets like the New York Times and Spiegel to redact sensitive information. The hosts discuss the "inversion" of government claims, suggesting that the "most transparent administration" is actually the most secretive. They argue that the reinterpretation of the Espionage Act effectively criminalizes the standard process of national security journalism.

Keywords: [wikileaks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wikileaks.md), [julian assange](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/julian-assange.md), [state department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [espionage act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/espionage-act.md), [transparency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transparency.md)

### Over-Classification, Government Secrecy Abuse

- **Episode:** [496: Shoot Look Shoot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/496-shoot-look-shoot.md)
- **Published:** 2013-03-17
- **Time:** 2:38:38–2:43:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/496-shoot-look-shoot/chapter/over-classification-government-secrecy-abuse.md

Thomas Drake argues that the government uses the classification system to hide illegality, administrative waste, and fraud rather than to protect national security. He asserts that very little in government truly needs to be classified and that the system has become fundamentally corrupted to avoid public accountability.

Keywords: [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [thomas drake](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/thomas-drake.md), [fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fraud.md), [transparency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transparency.md)

### Executive Orders and Document Classification Procedures

- **Episode:** [382: Apathy Syndrome](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/382-apathy-syndrome.md)
- **Published:** 2012-02-12
- **Time:** 1:10:11–1:12:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/382-apathy-syndrome/chapter/executive-orders-and-document-classification-procedures.md

An analysis of Executive Order 12958 reveals the specific criteria for classifying government documents as Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential. The hosts discuss how low-level bureaucrats can unilaterally designate documents as classified when superiors are unavailable.

Keywords: executive order 12958, [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [top secret](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/top-secret.md), confidential, [bureaucracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bureaucracy.md)

### Australia Internet Censorship, Small Breast Smut Reclassification

- **Episode:** [170: Flat Chested Women](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/170-flat-chested-women.md)
- **Published:** 2010-01-31
- **Time:** 14:32–17:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/170-flat-chested-women/chapter/australia-internet-censorship-small-breast-smut-reclassification.md

The Australian government is proposing a massive internet filter and new reclassifications for prohibited content. The Australian Classification Board reportedly plans to ban depictions of women with A-cup breasts or smaller, citing concerns that they could be mistaken for children. The Australian Sex Party is noted as the primary political group fighting against these anti-sex regulations.

Keywords: [australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [censorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/censorship.md), [internet filter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet-filter.md), australian classification board, australian sex party

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