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In this episode of Crazy Wisdom, host Stewart Alsop talks with Richard Easton, co-author of GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones, about the remarkable history behind the Global Positioning System and its ripple effects on technology, secrecy, and innovation. They trace the story from Roger Easton's early work on time navigation and atomic clocks to the 1973 approval of the GPS program, the Cold War's influence on satellite development, and how civilian and military interests shaped its evolution. The conversation also explores selective availability, the Gulf War, and how GPS paved the way for modern mapping tools like Google Maps and Waze, as well as broader questions about information, transparency, and the future of scientific innovation. Learn more about Richard Easton's work and explore early GPS documents at gpsdeclassified.com, or pick up his book GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversationTimestamps00:00 – Stewart Alsop introduces Richard Easton, who explains the origins of GPS, its 12-hour satellite orbits, and his father Roger Easton's early time navigation work.05:00 – Discussion on atomic clocks, the hydrogen maser, and how technological skepticism drove innovation toward the modern GPS system.10:00 – Miniaturization of receivers, the rise of smartphones as GPS devices, and early mapping tools like Google Maps and Waze.15:00 – The Apollo missions' computer systems and precision landings lead back to GPS development and the 1973 approval of the joint program office.20:00 – The Gulf War's use of GPS, selective availability, and how civilian receivers became vital for soldiers and surveyors.25:00 – Secrecy in satellite programs, from GRAB and POPPY to Eisenhower's caution after the U-2 incident, and the link between intelligence and innovation.30:00 – The myth of the Korean airliner sparking civilian GPS, Reagan's policy, and the importance of declassified documents.35:00 – Cold War espionage stories like Gordievsky's defection, the rise of surveillance, and early countermeasures to GPS jamming.40:00 – Selective availability ends in 2000, sparking geocaching and civilian boom, with GPS enabling agriculture and transport.45:00 – Conversation shifts to AI, deepfakes, and the reliability of digital history.50:00 – Reflections on big science, decentralization, and innovation funding from John Foster to SpaceX and Starlink.55:00 – Universities' bureaucratic bloat, the future of research education, and Richard's praise for the University of Chicago's BASIC program.Key InsightsGPS was born from competing visions within the U.S. military. Richard Easton explains that the Navy and Air Force each had different ideas for navigation satellites in the 1960s. The Navy wanted mid-Earth orbits with autonomous atomic clocks, while the Air Force preferred ground-controlled repeaters in geostationary orbit. The eventual compromise in 1973 created the modern GPS structure—24 satellites in six constellations—which balanced accuracy, independence, and resilience.Atomic clocks made global navigation possible. Roger Easton's early insight was that improving atomic clock precision would one day enable real-time positioning. The hydrogen maser, developed in 1960, became the breakthrough technology that made GPS feasible. This innovation turned a theoretical idea into a working global system and also advanced timekeeping for scientific and financial applications.Civilian access to GPS was always intended. Contrary to popular belief, GPS wasn't a military secret turned public after the Korean airliner tragedy in 1983. Civilian receivers, such as TI's 4100 model, were already available in 1981. Reagan's 1983 announcement merely reaffirmed an existing policy that GPS would serve both military and civilian users.The Gulf War proved GPS's strategic value. During the 1991 conflict, U.S. and coalition forces used mostly civilian receivers after the Pentagon lifted “selective availability,” which intentionally degraded accuracy. GPS allowed troops to coordinate movement and strikes even during sandstorms, changing modern warfare.Secrecy and innovation were deeply intertwined. Easton recounts how classified projects like GRAB and POPPY—satellites disguised as scientific missions—laid technical groundwork for navigation systems. The crossover between secret defense projects and public science fueled breakthroughs but also obscured credit and understanding.Ending selective availability unleashed global applications. When the distortion feature was turned off in May 2000, GPS accuracy improved instantly, leading to new industries—geocaching, precision agriculture, logistics, and smartphone navigation. This marked GPS's shift from a defense tool to an everyday utility.Innovation's future may rely on decentralization. Reflecting on his father's era and today's landscape, Easton argues that bureaucratic “big science” has grown sluggish. He sees promise in smaller, independent innovators—helped by AI, cheaper satellites, and private space ventures like SpaceX—continuing the cycle of technological transformation that GPS began.
Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comToday I'm honored to have back on the show for an incredible joint episode: MK ULTRA, ritual abuse and organized abuse survivors, overcomers, thrivers, and badasses, survivor and anti-child trafficking advocates, public whistleblowers, podcasters, and two of my favorite humans in the entire world: Dr. Juliette Engel and Lynne Scott HaggermanJuliette, born in 1955 to CIA- and NSA-connected parents, endured electroshock, LSD, and "Sex Magick" rituals in facilities tied to Disney and Stanford. Escaping at sixteen, she became a radiologist, founded the MiraMed Institute, and launched the Angel Coalition, rescuing thousands from trafficking while exposing elite cover-ups in her memoir, Sparky: Surviving Sex Magick. Lynne, trafficked from birth to age five, survived medical torture, satanic rituals in university tunnels, trafficking by her own family to neighborhood perpetrators, and horrific child auctions. Guided by faith, she built a career as an HR consultant and marathoner, founding QGRIT to heal survivors through her podcast and wellness advocacy, amplifying truths about organized child abuse and elite networks.Juliette and Lynne's testimonies converge like rivers into a storm-swept sea: both women, as infants thrust into CIA-sponsored child slavery, navigated underground facilities rife with ritual abuse and mind control. Universities - which should serve as safe spaces for all - served as above-ground facades for below-ground atrocities, from electroshock and drug-induced fragmentation to exploitation by pedophilic infiltrators in government and entertainment. Juliette's "Sex Magick" programming parallels Lynne's adrenochrome rituals, both rooted in MK ULTRA's goal of creating programmable mind-controlled slaves through trauma. And in their escapes - Juliette's bold teenage rebellion, Lynne's faith-fueled breakthrough - they reclaimed narratives long scripted by shadowy handlers, turning suppressed screams into public indictments that challenge the 1975 Church Committee revelations and demand deeper accountability.On today's episode, they are going to be discussing a few very important topics that truly need greater societal understanding and a call to action including a discussion around Manchurian Candidates, how these MK ULTRA mind control slaves can be programmed to carry out heinous crimes on the government's behalf including things like political and mass shootings, the trans agenda and it's relationship to MK ULTRA and the horrific news headlines that bombard us daily, and so much more. In a world still grappling with hidden predators, their work whispers a universal rallying cry: Rise. Reclaim. Radiate. For in their unbreakable spirits, we see the dawn of justice - not as distant hope, but as the spark within us all, ready to burn away the dark.RECOMMENDED READING - MK ULTRA DOCS: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/dnsa-intelligence/2024-12-23/cia-behavior-control-experiments-focus-new-scholarlyCONNECT TO LYNNE: Website: https://qgrit.org/YouTube: @LynneScottHaggerman Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheLynneScottHaggermanShow?e9s=src_v1_saX: https://x.com/haggerman91741CONNECT WITH JULIETTE: Website: https://julietteengel.com/CONNECT WITH EMMA / THE IMAGINATION: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcastEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: httSupport the show
Aliens, “black goo,” 3I/ATLAS fly-bys, rapture timelines, Bible numerology (2-3-9 / 9-2-3), MK-ULTRA & the Church Committee, SCP lore, and the pop-culture breadcrumb trail pointing to 9/23… We invited Subliminal Messenger & Eymon Rat to dissect the code, the media patterns, and what it could all mean for the days ahead.
A random episode that pays tribute to author David Talbot and his must have book entitled Brothers and also captures most perfectly Talbot's reminders regarding the lesson of history that the Church Committee and its members brought to us many years before...
Red Wemette : "Nobody Cares and What I did About It! The Red Wemette Story of the Chicago Outfit"Author of three books on CIA operations, Valentine's research into CIA activities began when CIA Director William Colby gave him free access to interview CIA officials who had been involved in various aspects of the Phoenix program in South Vietnam. It was a permission Colby was to regret. The CIA would rescind it, making every effort to impede publication of The Phoenix Program, which documented the CIA's elaborate system of population surveillance, control, entrapment, imprisonment, torture and assassination in Vietnam.While researching Phoenix, Valentine learned that the CIA allowed opium and heroin to flow from its secret bases in Laos, to generals and politicians on its payroll in South Vietnam. His investigations into this illegal activity focused on the CIA's relationship with the federal drugs agencies mandated by Congress to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States. Based on interviews with senior officials, Valentine wrote two subsequent books, The Strength of the Wolf and The Strength of the Pack, showing how the CIA infiltrated federal drug law enforcement agencies and commandeered their executive management, intelligence and foreign operations staffs in order to ensure that the flow of drugs continues unimpeded to traffickers and foreign officials in its employ.Ultimately, portions of his research materials would be archived at the National Security Archive, Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, and John Jay College.This book includes excerpts from the above titles along with subsequent articles and transcripts of interviews on a range of current topics, with a view to shedding light on the systemic dimensions of the CIA's ongoing illegal and extra-legal activities. These terrorism and drug law enforcement articles and interviews illustrate how the CIA's activities impact social and political movements abroad and in the United States.A common theme is the CIA's ability to deceive and propagandize the American public through its impenetrable government-sanctioned shield of official secrecy and plausible deniability.Though investigated by the Church Committee in 1975, CIA praxis then continues to inform CIA praxis now. Valentine tracks its steady infiltration into practices targeting the last population to be subjected to the exigencies of the American empire: the American people.https://amzn.to/4nO5VY2Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.
Andrew For America welcomes back to the show host of the According2Sam podcast, Mr. Sam Winchester. Sam and Andrew talk about the Trump administration and its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein situation, Julian Assange, Hillary Clinton, George HW Bush, Richard Nixon, JFK, the Church Committee, Smedley Butler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Israel, secret societies, Stanley Kubrick, the movie Eyes Wide Shut, Nick Bryant and The Franklin Scandal, Kash Patel, and more!Listen to the According2Sam podcast wherever you get your podcasts!Visit allegedlyrecords.com and check out all of the amazing punk rock artists!Visit soundcloud.com/andrewforamerica1984 to check out Andrew's music!Like and Follow The Politics & Punk Rock Podcast PLAYLIST on Spotify!!!Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y4rumioeqvHfaUgRnRxsy...politicsandpunkrockpodcast.comhttps://linktr.ee/andrewforamericaFollow Future Is Now Coalition on Instagram @FutureIsOrgwww.futureis.org
MK-Ultra was a top-secret CIA program that began in the early 1950s and officially ended in the 1970s. Its goal was to develop mind control techniques for use in interrogations and espionage, particularly during the Cold War. Under MK-Ultra, the CIA conducted unethical experiments on unwitting individuals, often involving LSD, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, electroshock therapy, and other methods meant to manipulate mental states. Many of the test subjects—ranging from prisoners and hospital patients to everyday citizens—were not informed or did not consent. The project came to light in the 1970s through congressional investigations, most notably the Church Committee, revealing widespread abuses and prompting tighter oversight of intelligence agencies. Despite public disclosures, much about MK-Ultra remains unknown, as many documents were destroyed by the CIA in 1973. Where to Find What Goes Bump In The Night YouTube: @whatgoesbumpinthenight Facebook: What Goes Bump In The Night Instagram: @Whatgoesbumppod X: @Whatgoesbumppod TikTok: @whatgoesbumppod Threads: @whatgoesbumppod GET YOU SELF SOME FIRE!!! MERCH!!! Shop What Goes Bump: https://what-goes-bump-in-the-night.m... $$$ Donations $$$ All donations are directly used to support the channel. Hosting a podcast on all streaming platforms is not free, and if you would like to support and help us keep our dream alive, we are forever grateful for our #NightCrew Family. These funds pay host site fees, investigations, giveaways, and so much more! CashApp #Whatgoesbump Venmo @Whatgoesbump #paranormalpodcast #ParanormalStories #SpookySeason #SpookySeasonAllTheTime #ghosthunting #ProjectFear #nightcrew #paranormalinvestigation #HauntedPlaces #HauntedUSA #ScaryPlaces #ScaryStories #NukesTop5 #SlappedHam #Chills #RealGhostHunting #RealParanormal
A never-before-released journal sheds light on longstanding influence by Church leaders in Utah politics.
This episode features a presentation based on my recent article, “James Angleton, Mossad, the Syndicate, and the CIA's 'Cuban Business'.” About a year ago I discovered a page in James Angleton's 1975 Church Committee testimony that the CIA tried to hide by deleting in subsequent releases. The 86ed page—which happened to be page 86—shows that CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton did not tell CIA director John McCone that, in order to bypass the entire CIA, Angleton was using a Mossad officer as an operational agent for anti-Castro operations in Cuba. The outcome was that there was very little paper trail at the Agency when it came to the details of Angleton's mobbed-up “Cuban business”—especially the assassination apparatus which many JFK assassination researchers believe was later redirected at President Kennedy. To get access to the complete archive of the best historical research on deep political events and the tripartite state, subscribe to the American Exception podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/americanexception Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music
Operations Corrupt America and the World Douglas Valentine Author of three books on CIA operations, Valentine's research into CIA activities began when CIA Director William Colby gave him free access to interview CIA officials who had been involved in various aspects of the Phoenix program in South Vietnam. It was a permission Colby was to regret. The CIA would rescind it, making every effort to impede publication of The Phoenix Program, which documented the CIA's elaborate system of population surveillance, control, entrapment, imprisonment, torture and assassination in Vietnam.While researching Phoenix, Valentine learned that the CIA allowed opium and heroin to flow from its secret bases in Laos, to generals and politicians on its payroll in South Vietnam. His investigations into this illegal activity focused on the CIA's relationship with the federal drugs agencies mandated by Congress to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States. Based on interviews with senior officials, Valentine wrote two subsequent books, The Strength of the Wolf and The Strength of the Pack, showing how the CIA infiltrated federal drug law enforcement agencies and commandeered their executive management, intelligence and foreign operations staffs in order to ensure that the flow of drugs continues unimpeded to traffickers and foreign officials in its employ.Ultimately, portions of his research materials would be archived at the National Security Archive, Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, and John Jay College.This book includes excerpts from the above titles along with subsequent articles and transcripts of interviews on a range of current topics, with a view to shedding light on the systemic dimensions of the CIA's ongoing illegal and extra-legal activities. These terrorism and drug law enforcement articles and interviews illustrate how the CIA's activities impact social and political movements abroad and in the United States.A common theme is the CIA's ability to deceive and propagandize the American public through its impenetrable government-sanctioned shield of official secrecy and plausible deniability.Though investigated by the Church Committee in 1975, CIA praxis then continues to inform CIA praxis now. Valentine tracks its steady infiltration into practices targeting the last population to be subjected to the exigencies of the American empire: the American people.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.
CIA contract pilot William "Tosh" Plumlee is back—this time with his eyewitness account from the South Knoll of Dealey Plaza, in Dallas on November 22rd, 1963. Present as part of a Pentagon abort team, Tosh counted five shots, coming from at least two directions, with the fatal headshot coming from the South Knoll parking lot. Tosh drew a map of the events as he saw them, and shared his eyewitness account under sworn testimony to the FBI, the Church Committee, the House Select Committee on Assassinations and others. Over the years, Tosh has received visits from anonymous 'agents' warning him to keep quiet. Now he's telling his story to HBH.Heroes Behind HeadlinesExecutive Producer Ralph PezzulloProduced & Engineered by Mike DawsonMusic provided by ExtremeMusic.com
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In this episode of Crime Time, Inc., we delve into the controversial history of the CIA's MKUltra program, exploring its origins, secretive experiments, and tragic consequences. From hypnosis and LSD to the infamous case of Frank Olson, the discussion highlights the ethical transgressions and lack of accountability that defined this chilling chapter of intelligence operations. Discover the impact of MKUltra on the public and the reforms that followed its exposure by the Church Committee and the Rockefeller Commission, underscoring the importance of transparency and oversight.00:00 Introduction to Government Secrets and Mind Control00:13 The Origins and Goals of MKUltra01:08 Methods and Techniques of MKUltra02:20 The Tragic Case of Frank Olson03:20 Congressional Investigations and Public Outrage03:42 Dr. Ewan Cameron and Psychic Driving06:14 Operation Paperclip and Early Mind Control Projects08:14 The Role of Sidney Gottlieb13:53 The Exposure and Aftermath of MKUltra17:13 Ethics, Accountability, and the Legacy of MKUltra18:09 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Darrell Castle talks about the Senate confirmation hearings for Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the two nominees represent the last line of defense against the Pharmaceutical and permanent war parties and therefore, they will pull out all stops to defeat them. Transcription / Notes PERMANENT WASHINGTON FEARS AND HATES TULSI AND RFK, JR. Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday the 31st day of January in the year of our Lord 2025. I will be talking about the Senate confirmation hearings for Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. These two nominees represent the last line of defense for the Pharmaceutical and permanent war parties and therefore, they will pull out all stops to defeat them. Once again I will begin this report with a quote from Dennis Kucinich: “Congresswoman Gabbard is uniquely qualified for this role. As a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, she has served our nation with distinction since 2002, earning Top Secret clearance through the trust of the Department of Defense, her executive officers, and peers. There are few individuals as prepared, as experienced, and as committed to the national interest as Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard. Her leadership has consistently demonstrated sound judgment, ethical standards, and an unwavering commitment to the constitution of the United States.” Well, that explains the problem for Tulsi. Not many of those who sit in judgment of her share that commitment to ethical standards, and especially the Constitution that Mr. Kucinich tells us that Tulsi has and none of them are worthy of her. This report had to be recorded before the vote but I watched her opening statement and it was epic. She would be one of the best ever if she could just be allowed to serve. I think Bobbie Kennedy will be able to squeak by all those prostitutes the pharmaceutical industry has sent to block his confirmation, but I am very worried about Tulsi and she is the most important name on the list. I wonder why they hate and fear her more than all the other nominees. What fearful thing does she represent to them and their sponsors, but then the answer came to me. This administration tells us that it is going to be about full transparency and it fulfilled that pledge at least partially by announcing that the classified files on JFK, RFK, and MLK will be declassified and released. In keeping with the idea of transparency, 2025 is the 50th anniversary of what came to be known as the Church Committee. The formal name of the Church Committee was the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities. It was chaired by Senator Frank Church a Democrat from Idaho, thus the name that stuck. Things started coming to light in the early 1970's about what the U.S. intelligence apparatus might be doing to its own citizens. These leaks were at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War and Senator Church was an outspoken critic of the war. The New York Times published an article by Seymour Hersh detailing operations conducted by the C.I.A. including assassinations of foreign leaders as well as operations against citizens of the U.S. based on their political views. Senator Church put his committee together to investigate and 1975 became known in media circles as the year of intelligence. Many things were discovered by the committee and these were things of an extremely embarrassing and disturbing nature. The things that Senator Church and his committee uncovered revealed to the American people that in many ways the elite who ran this country were at least as bad as the elite who ran all the other countries. It would be hard to exaggerate the degree of scum this committee uncovered living in what some have come to refer to as Permanent Washington. They infest the woodwork and live administration aft...
Peter Boyles interviews James Risen (Author of "The Last Honest Man" and "State of War" on Senator Frank Church, JFK/CIA and the Bay of Pigs, Castro and The Russians, Warren Commission vs. Church Committee, and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Note from James:"That was insane. Kevin Shipp, 17 years with the CIA, then, he had some wild experiences that led to him leaving the CIA. He wrote, just published a book that he published without the CIA's permission. It's called Twilight of the Shadow Government. And I got almost scared during this interview that maybe I shouldn't even release this podcast episode. I don't want to say anything. He didn't say anything that was like crazy or off the deep end. I just got scared. And when you listen to the episode or, and read the book, you'll see why. So I'm just going to go right into it. And I'd love to hear your comments. Here it is. Twilight of the Shadow Government about the CIA."Episode Description:In this episode, former CIA officer Kevin Shipp sits with James Altucher to unravel secrets and operations that rarely see the light of day. With over 17 years in the CIA, Shipp shares personal experiences that highlight systemic issues, unexplained cover-ups, and the often unchecked influence of intelligence agencies on public policy and global events. The discussion spans decades and touches on topics from high-profile events to shadow government operations, all detailed in Kevin's book Twilight of the Shadow Government. This episode dives into the real-world implications of intelligence, secrecy, and the inner workings of the CIA.What You'll Learn:The Inner Workings of the CIA: How operations are conducted behind the scenes and the influence they wield over government decisions.Shadow Government Dynamics: Shipp explains what he calls the "shadow government" and its implications on U.S. foreign and domestic policy.The Cost of Speaking Out: Hear about the personal risks and consequences Shipp faced after publishing his book and coming forward with his experiences.Critical Events in U.S. History: Insight into high-stakes moments, from the Kennedy assassination to 9/11, and the CIA's possible involvement.Reforming Intelligence Agencies: Shipp's views on necessary changes within intelligence organizations to restore accountability and transparency.Timestamped Chapters:[00:01:30] - Introduction to Kevin Shipp and his background in the CIA.[00:03:01] - Media, government, and intelligence connections.[00:06:48] - Reflecting on personal experiences with DEI within the CIA.[00:14:02] - Strange intelligence operations and moments of disillusionment.[00:24:15] - Dangerous assignments and shocking security oversights.[00:36:33] - The recruitment and "elite" culture within the CIA.[00:47:04] - Distinguishing the "shadow government" and the deep state.[01:01:26] - CIA's historic influence on global and national events.Additional Resources:Twilight of the Shadow Government by Kevin Shipp and Kent Heckenlively ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn
In this episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, University of Georgia and Georgetown University alumna Stephanie Cannon interviews Dr. Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, to discuss the relationship between Congress and the intelligence community. Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Georgia. He received the Ph.D. degree in Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. The author of over thirty books, among his most recent are The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy (Oxford, 2022); Advanced Introduction to American Foreign Policy (Elgar, 2021); Spy Watching: Intelligence Accountability in the United States (Oxford, 2018); National Security Intelligence: Secret Operations in the Defense of the Democracies (Polity, 2017); and A Season of Inquiry Revisited: The Church Committee Confronts America's Spy Agencies (University Press of Kansas, 2015). He has been an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow; a Visiting Fellow at Yale and Oxford Universities; a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar; and, for eighteen years (2001-2019), editor-in-chief of the international journal Intelligence and National Security. He also served in the U.S. government as the senior aide to the chairman of the Church Committee on Intelligence in the Senate, as well as the chairman of the Aspin-Brown Commission on Intelligence in the White House. He was the first staff director of the Subcommittee on Oversight in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. At the University of Georgia he led the founding of SPIA, established in 2001. The consortium of universities that comprise the Southeast Conference (SEC) in the United States selected Professor Johnson as its inaugural “Professor of the Year” in 2012; and the University presented him with its Presidential Medal in 2022.
In this episode, we discuss the lawless CIA, the one time they were held accountable, and Hurricane Milton.Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheFactHunterWebsite: thefacthunter.comEmail: thefacthunter@mail.comSnail Mail: George Hobbs PO Box 109 Goldsboro, MD 21636Show Notes:https://www.unz.com/article/how-the-cia-destabilizes-the-world/ https://www.coreysdigs.com/u-s/cia-coined-weaponized-the-label-conspiracy-theory/ https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Top-25-Crimes-of-the-CIA https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-08-cia-behind-deagels-shocking-2025-depopulation-forecast.html
www.commsolutionsmn.com- The Kamala Harris campaign is confusing. Despite the lack of interviews, the information we are hearing is vague... almost like they are trying to hide what she stands for. The strange appearances by Governor Tim Walz aren't helping either. Conversely, President Trump doesn't let an opportunity to speak to the public go to waste. The media is getting restless at Harris' absence and word salads. How much longer can they keep up the charade before they have to say something of consequense? What is going on in theFederal Government? Ryan Routh hides at the fence of a golf course that no one knew that President Trump was going to be at? He has no money to his name and has travelled around the world, has a place in Hawaii, and was interviewed by Newsweek and the New York Times for recruiting Afghans to fight in Ukraine? And no one tipped him off when a majority of the deep state absolutely hates him? Maybe, but it's pretty suspect. I mean, haven't we seen this movie before? Look at what we're learning about JFK's assassination. Look at the deaths of Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were both shot. A plot against Gerald Ford was foiled. When we have a presidential candidate that is so hated by so many, why isn't there more protection? We also discuss the vast network of these three-letter governement agencies that are regulating everything. They get around Congress by making these regulations, rather than a law being passed in the legislature. Last time I checked, that's not legally a law. You look at these confidential plans like Operation Northwoods, Operersation Shamrock, and Operation Paperclip, and we find out what these agencies did well after the fact... and there's no accountability.
Journalist Carl Stern stumbles upon a single, curious codeword in the burglarized documents: COINTELPRO. As shocking revelations about the FBI come to fruition, Congress forms the Church Committee to investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here
The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also attempts by Cuban exiles, sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975 Church Committee claimed eight proven CIA assassination attempts between 1960 and 1965. In 1976, President Gerald Ford issued an Executive Order banning political assassinations. In 2006, Fabián Escalante, former chief of Cuba's intelligence, stated that there had been 634 assassination schemes or attempts. The last known plot to assassinate Castro was by Cuban exiles in 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_assassination_attempts_on_Fidel_Castro
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Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here
Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs in his conversation with authors James and Tom Risen on their important, new book The Last Honest Man, a gripping biography of Idaho Senator, Frank Church. The Risens describe the remarkable events of 1975, when Senator Church almost single-handedly took on the CIA and FBI, to hold them accountable for serious crimes that they had committed, including the CIA's assassination plots and the CIA's and FBI's illegal surveillance of American citizens. This is an inspiring story of how one idealistic Senator battled the powerful and secretive US security state and temporarily brought it under public scrutiny. Alas, it is also a profound warning for our own time - as the 1975 Church Committee was the last time in half a century that the CIA has been thoroughly investigated. Tune in for a fascinating discussion of pivotal events 50 years ago and their profound relevance for today. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org
Aaron and David speak to Jefferson Morley about the recently released, newly less-redacted version of the James Angleton's executive session testimony of to the Church Committee in 1975. Morley is a Washington-based author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in the history of the American nation. Most relevant to today's discussion, he is the author of 'The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton'. Please check out Jeff Morley's excellent website, JFK Facts. Subscribe if are able and would like access to some of the very best reporting and analysis on the JFK case! Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music
Aaron speaks to Lawrence Wilkerson. He is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Then Aaron gives a detailed rundown on a significant re-declassified JFK assassination document—the executive session testimony of James Angleton to the Church Committee in 1975. Released in December of 2022, the new version has far fewer redactions than the version released in the 1990's. Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music
In the age of YouTube, it feels like there's a new conspiracy every day. Some of them are ol' chestnuts - love how we faked the moon landing that one time, right? Some of them pop up in the seemingly most random places, like Taylor Swift's “secret plan” to use her popularity to boost Joe Biden's approval rating (That's just downright silly. We all know it must have been Travis Kelce's idea, not Taylor's). But even with all the bonkers stuff we all come up with, the secret stuff the government actually does is sometimes even crazier. And in the 1970s, a group of senators decided to find out how deep that rabbit hole of government overreach went.Ray teaches Rob and Daniel all about how Nevada senator Frank Church and a group of his colleagues banded together to unmask the government's darkest secrets; why being a target of “Project Shamrock” was the opposite of being lucky; the CIA's decision to buy up the entire global supply of LSD for use in Project “Midnight Climax”; why Sydney Gottlieb became known as the “Poisoner In Chief" of American intelligence agencies; and why the government's fears about mind control may not have actually been that outlandish, given the recent allegations of interference by foreign countries into American elections.If you like what we're doing, please support us on Patreon, or you can subscribe to our bonus content on Apple Podcasts. And we'd love to find even more listeners, so if you have time, please leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you have any other thoughts or feedback you'd like to share with us, we'd love to hear from you - feel free to email us or send us a message on social media. Thank you as always for your support, and if you have any thoughts or feedback you'd like to share with us, we'd love to hear from you - feel free to send us a message on social media! And we'd love to find even more listeners, so if you have a second, please leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts.TEAMRay HebelRobert W. SchneiderMark SchroederBilly RecceDaniel SchwartzbergNatalie DeSaviaEPISODE CLIPS“Fresh Air” Interview With...
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Risen, details the life and work of Frank Church - the man who forever changed the US intelligence community. From humble Idaho beginnings, through to his lofty Presidential ambitions, we delve into who Church really was, and his tireless devotion to serving American ideals of transparency and accountability - culminating in the Church Committee. However, Church learnt that you can't shine a light on the darkest corners of the FBI, the CIA and the NSA, without making some powerful enemies... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest: James Risen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Throughout his career, Risen's explosive investigative reporting has triggered a series of political firestorms. Among his best-selling books are State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration; Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War; and his latest, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy co-authored with Thomas Risen. The post The Church Committee: Investigating Assassinations, Coups, and the Drugging of Americans appeared first on KPFA.
Author of three books on CIA operations, Valentine's research into CIA activities began when CIA Director William Colby gave him free access to interview CIA officials who had been involved in various aspects of the Phoenix program in South Vietnam. It was a permission Colby was to regret. The CIA would rescind it, making every effort to impede publication of The Phoenix Program, which documented the CIA's elaborate system of population surveillance, control, entrapment, imprisonment, torture and assassination in Vietnam.While researching Phoenix, Valentine learned that the CIA allowed opium and heroin to flow from its secret bases in Laos, to generals and politicians on its payroll in South Vietnam. His investigations into this illegal activity focused on the CIA's relationship with the federal drugs agencies mandated by Congress to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States. Based on interviews with senior officials, Valentine wrote two subsequent books, The Strength of the Wolf and The Strength of the Pack, showing how the CIA infiltrated federal drug law enforcement agencies and commandeered their executive management, intelligence and foreign operations staffs in order to ensure that the flow of drugs continues unimpeded to traffickers and foreign officials in its employ.Ultimately, portions of his research materials would be archived at the National Security Archive, Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, and John Jay College.This book includes excerpts from the above titles along with subsequent articles and transcripts of interviews on a range of current topics, with a view to shedding light on the systemic dimensions of the CIA's ongoing illegal and extra-legal activities. These terrorism and drug law enforcement articles and interviews illustrate how the CIA's activities impact social and political movements abroad and in the United States.A common theme is the CIA's ability to deceive and propagandize the American public through its impenetrable government-sanctioned shield of official secrecy and plausible deniability.Though investigated by the Church Committee in 1975, CIA praxis then continues to inform CIA praxis now. Valentine tracks its steady infiltration into practices targeting the last population to be subjected to the exigencies of the American empire: the American people.Buy The Book https://amzn.to/47c6amEThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement
Jim Gochenaur is a researcher into the JFK assassination which all happened by accident after wanting a bigger print of the Moorman photo for a assignment that he was covering in class. This led him to speak with and befriend Secret Service agent Elmer Moore the lead investigator from the secret service into Kennedy's death. Elmer Moore revealed some eye opening information to Jim in which later got him dragged into a interview by the Church Committee about things he was told by Agent Moore, Jim has many things to share and this meeting with Moore sparked a decades long passion for truth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support
Guest: James Risen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Throughout his career, Risen's explosive investigative reporting has triggered a series of political firestorms. Among his best-selling books are State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration; Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War; and his latest, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy co-authored with Thomas Risen. The post The Church Committee: Investigating Assassinations, Coups, and the Drugging of Americans appeared first on KPFA.
It's another EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with James Risen, senior national security correspondent at The Intercept, and Thomas Risen, aerospace and airlines reporter at Cirium, to discuss their recent book The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys—and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy. First, Emma runs through updates on ANOTHER Fed rate raise despite cooling inflation, rising child labor, a telecom probe, Mitch McConnell's medical emergency, Niger's coup, and Hunter Biden's legal woes, before touching on Jim Cramer's telling CNBC comments on the UPS Teamsters and UAW. James and Thomas Risen then join, diving right into a background on Senator Frank Church and his political evolution into a progressive, anti-imperialist, and anti-authoritarian legend of American politics, including his outspoken opposition to the Vietnam War and the expansion of the US Intelligence community in the wake of the assassination of JFK, and eventual push for the establishment of the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (Church Committee). Next, the Risens explore the expansion of the US Intelligence community post-WWII, tackling the establishment of the CIA as a covert actor for US hegemony on foreign soil, putting them on track to rapidly become the international assassination juggernaut they are today, before expanding on their interaction with domestic actors, their mutually antagonistic relationship with J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, and the FBI's own relationship to political conspiracy and terrorism. After taking on the establishment of the Church Committee in the wake of Watergate, the state of disillusionment with the US government, and the revelations the Church Committee brought forward (particularly around COINTELPRO), James, Thomas, and Emma wrap up by assessing the absurdity of the GOP's attempt to frame their Congressional farce as the Church Committee 2.0. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they discuss the British-American accent dynamics in Hollywood, DeSantis' position on an RFK cabinet roll, and the Weinstein couple muses about their voyeuristic experience at a recent drag show. Lucas from Montana dives into the anti-woke hijacking of libraries, Cody from Georgia expands on today's interview and connections with JFK and the Oswalds, Newsmax comes for the White House dogs, Kowalski proposes a prudent judicial philosophical conundrum, and Adam from Rhode Island brings up Elon's active destruction of Twitter, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out James and Thomas's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-risen/the-last-honest-man/9780316565134/?lens=little-brown Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Givewell: Go to https://givewell.org to find out more or make a donation. If you make a donation, let them know you heard about us by choosing PODCAST and enter THE MAJORITY REPORT WITH SAM SEDER at checkout. Again, that's https://givewell.org. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/
Ralph and our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, discuss how they compiled letters they sent to various government officials and representatives that have gone unanswered into a book titled “The Incommunicados” and how this unresponsiveness violates our First Amendment right to petition our government for redress of grievances. Then Washington Post opinion columnist, Helaine Olen, highlights the corporate equivalent, how hard it is to reach a human being for customer service and how all of this plays into the free-floating anger and general unrest of an American population that feels unheard.Bruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.Today, I couldn't have gotten through to members of the Senate or House on the auto safety issue. We couldn't have gotten through for them to even consider (much less pass) the auto safety legislation that they did in 1966. Because I could get on the line and even if I couldn't get a member, I could call and get the chief of staff or get the legislative director in order to have access. I could go down to Capitol Hill and get the hearings, get the media attention, and get the law to save millions of lives. So, this is serious. It isn't just a matter of literary courtesy here.Ralph NaderWhat we have in the right to petition for the redress of grievances is an effort to prevent a repeat of the deaf ear that King George was turning to the grievances of the colonists. And the right to petition implies a corollary obligation to respond… That's the heart of what democratic discourse is about. Part of what holding government officials accountable is about— requiring them to explain their decisions. They don't have to agree with us, but they can't just ignore us and treat us as though we're not human beings.Bruce FeinHelaine Olen is an expert on money and society, and an award-winning columnist for the Washington Post. Her work has appeared in Slate, the Nation, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and many other publications, and she serves on the advisory board of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She is co-author of The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated and the author of Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry.This is part of why Americans are so angry. Is our lives as consumers. In the United States we often confuse our consumer lives with being a citizen. We think if the phone line isn't working if the airline isn't working, if we can't get through to the doctor's office, there's something wrong with the state of the country. And every time one of these interactions deteriorates, there's this sense of ‘things don't work,' which I think is pervasive in the United States… and I think it translates into this free-floating anger that then gets turned around and leveled at random people at the government, fill in the blank.”Helaine OlenThere's this dominant narrative out there right now that American consumers are becoming greedy and grasping and they're abusing the help— which happens, I don't want to say every consumer is a perfect citizen by a long shot— but I think it is partly a response to the fact that people are often treated very very badly. And there's really no one to complain to that will actually do anything about this.Helaine OlenIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. The Screen Actors Guild, SAG-AFTRA, has joined the Writers Guild in going on strike following the collapse of negotiations with the studios. This new strike covers 160,000 actors and coming as it does amid the writers strike, will effectively shut down Hollywood production for the foreseeable future. In a widely shared video, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher decried the studios for "plead[ing] poverty…[while] giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs."2. The Intercept reports that AOC has authored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring “the CIA, Pentagon, and State Department to declassify information related to the U.S. government's role in the Chilean coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power.” Much of what the public knows about the Chilean coup came out through the legendary Church Committee hearings, and it is encouraging that someone in Congress is interested in taking up that mantle.3. In Florida, a joint investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald uncovered the disturbing reality underlying Governor DeSantis' revamped Florida State Guard. While recruits were initially told they would be trained for a nonmilitary mission – to “help Floridians in times of need or disaster” – they were instead taught how to “rappel with ropes, navigate through the woods and respond to incidents under military command.” Major General John D. Haas, charged with overseeing the program, is quoted saying the State Guard is a “military organization” that will be used not just for emergencies but for “aiding law enforcement with riots and illegal immigration.”4. Longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson has announced that he is retiring from his role as president of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, per The Hill. He had led the group for over 50 years, even after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017. President Biden said of Jackson, “I've seen him as history will remember him: a man of God and of the people; determined, strategic, and unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation.”5. Uruguay, the small South American nation sandwiched between Argentina and Brazil, is experiencing its worst drought in 74 years. The situation has become so dire that authorities are mixing salt water into the public drinking water. Now, the Guardian reports that Uruguayans are protesting a planned Google data center that would consume two million gallons of water per day. In response to this crisis, a new group has cropped up – the Commission to Defend Water and Life, backed by the country's trade unions – and their slogan has become ubiquitous: “This is not drought, it's pillage.”6. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Progressive Caucus, got herself into trouble this week by calling Israel a “racist state,” in a speech to the progressive summit Netroots Nation, per CNN. While clumsily worded, Jayapal's statement actually vastly understates the issue. According to mainstream groups like Amnesty International, Israel is in fact an “apartheid” state.7. More on Israel, the New York Times reports that “At least 180 senior fighter pilots, elite commandos and cyber-intelligence specialists in the Israeli military reserve have informed their commanders that they will no longer report for volunteer duty if the government proceeds with a plan to limit judicial influence by the end of the month.” While media coverage of the protests against this judicial overhaul has slowed, the protests themselves are very much ongoing and these resignations prove there is significant discontent among secular Israelis. It remains to be seen whether the opposition by mainstream Israeli society to authoritarian creep will substantively address any of the underlying issues, such as the occupation of Palestine.8. In an update to the Guatemala story from last week, Al Jazeera reports that in a statement, “the public prosecutor's office denied accusations that its actions were aimed at derailing the [anti-corruption] Seed Movement's prospects as it competes in the final round of voting.” This prosecutor, Rafael Curruchiche, has “previously targeted anti-corruption campaigners and has been placed on the US Department of State's Engel List for ‘corrupt and undemocratic actors'.” The decision to ban the party has already been reversed by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, the highest court in that country. The party's leader, Bernardo Arevalo, has stated “We are in the electoral race, we are moving forward and we will not be stopped by this corrupt group.”9. The Houston Chronicle reports that “Officers working for [Texas Governor Greg] Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push children into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to migrants” These abuses were revealed in an email from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who described the actions as “inhumane.”10. Finally, Universal Studios appears to have unlawfully trimmed trees on the public sidewalk outside of their building in Los Angeles, a transparent attempt to discourage picketers by denying them shade during the ongoing heatwave. City Controller Kenneth Mejia has announced that his office is launching an investigation. Ironically, this shows Hollywood executives are perfectly capable of cuts at the top. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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In Part 2 of our interview with James Risen, Pulitzer-winning reporter formerly with The New York Times and now with The Intercept, we discuss more details from his new book: “The Last Honest Man.”
In Part 2 of our interview with James Risen, Pulitzer-winning reporter formerly with The New York Times and now with The Intercept, we discuss more details from his new book: “The Last Honest Man.”
James Risen, author of The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy, joins this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast to talk about Senator Frank Church, who led what is known as the Church Committee, a group that held Senate hearings in order to hold the intelligence community accountable for its expansive abuses. He shares one particular story with co-host Andy Levy that explains how a few whip-smart journalists, and President Gerald Ford opening his big mouth, finally exposed the CIA and set the hearings against them in motion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/22/2023): 3:05pm- While speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said that the House of Representatives plans to use its power over the purse to constrain the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 3:15pm- According to a report from Charlie Savage of The New York Times, “F.B.I. analysts improperly used a warrantless surveillance program to search for information about hundreds of Americans who came under scrutiny in connection with two politically charged episodes of civil unrest: the protests after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a newly declassified court ruling shows… Intelligence and law enforcement officials can search the database of communications intercepted under Section 702 using the names or other identifiers of Americans, but only under certain circumstances. The F.B.I. has repeatedly failed to comply with those limits, leading to court scrutiny.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/us/politics/fbi-violated-surveillance-program-rules.html 3:40pm- While speaking with Congressman Byron Donalds, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd argued in favor of expanding the number of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents—explaining that Americans shouldn't fear additional agents provided they're properly paying their taxes. 3:55pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes of the IRS, “[t]he Supreme Court held this week that revenue agents who are chasing a debt have almost unbounded power to secretly obtain bank records on people in a delinquent taxpayer's orbit, even his lawyers. Reversing this is up to Congress.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-remo-polselli-irs-agents-bank-records-1e5d7531?mod=opinion_lead_pos3 4:05pm- According to reports, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and reality television star Snooki have joined the push to stifle offshore wind development in New Jersey as whales continue to wash ashore along the Atlantic coast. Sonar has been used for ocean floor mapping and, according to some environmental experts, it may be interfering with marine life's ability to communicate and accurately navigate. 4:30pm- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy disagrees with environmentalists that are claiming sonar used for ocean floor mapping may be interfering with marine life's ability to communicate and navigate—instead blaming pollution and climate change. 4:40pm- While speaking with Financial Times Editor Edward Luce, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed that President Joe Biden's age could be an important consideration for some voters in 2024. 4:50pm- According to The Daily Wire's Spencer Lindquist, “Washington state is preparing to spend an estimated $83,000 on an employee diversity training featuring the Director of Drag Queen Story Hour.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/washington-state-to-spend-83k-on-training-featuring-drag-queen-story-hour-director 5:05pm- While speaking at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, President Joe Biden said he should be “blameless” in the event the United States defaults on the national debt—blaming “MAGA Republicans” for stalled negotiations. 5:10pm- The NAACP has issued a formal travel advisory warning for Florida—claiming Governor Ron DeSantis' policies are “hostile” towards black Americans. While appearing on CNN, NAACP President Derrick Johnson reacted to statistics indicating Florida is #1 in the country for black owned businesses by arguing that the data was “propaganda language”. 5:20pm- Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh flipped out and continually chanted “we need trans people!” while speaking from the Senate floor. 5:30pm- The Mystery Movie Clip! 5:45pm- Will President Joe Biden use the 14th Amendment to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling? In 2011, then-President Barack Obama said about the 14th Amendment: “I've talked to my lawyers. They are not persuaded.” The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes, “[w]hat the 14th Amendment doesn't allow is the claim by many progressives that the President can issue new debt without the consent of Congress. Merely because Congress has approved new spending doesn't mean the President can issue new debt on his own authority to finance it. He can't issue new debt on his own to finance Medicare, for example.” You can read more here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-14th-amendment-really-says-debt-ceiling-biden-shut-down-default-constitution-78b24824?mod=opinion_lead_pos1 6:05pm- Tim Graham of Newsbusters points out that as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gears up to announce his campaign for President later this week, Politico wrote a “hit piece” on DeSantis' wife, Casey. You can read more here: https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2023/05/21/politicos-dirty-hit-piece-casey-desantis-lady-macbeth-ice-queen 6:10pm- Charles Gasparino of The New York Post writes, “[t]he long-planned construction of a $1 billion office complex in Florida that would include thousands of new jobs needed to be scuttled to appease Wall Street…Disney's stock price remains well off its highs even after Wall Street cheered Iger's return last November.” Gasparino concludes that the mainstream media's narrative that Governor Ron DeSantis was solely responsible for Disney's decision to cancel plans for a new Florida-based campus is inaccurate. You can read the full editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/disney-isnt-killing-florida-jobs-over-ron-desantis/ 6:30pm- While appearing as a guest on Face the Nation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams implored border state governors to send migrants to “every U.S. city” despite NYC's status as a self-described “sanctuary city.” 6:40pm- On Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd stated that “we need a real Church Committee” to investigate the FBI and its alleged abuses of power—citing that trust in the bureau has completely eroded.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: Tim Graham of Newsbusters points out that as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gears up to announce his campaign for President later this week, Politico wrote a “hit piece” on DeSantis' wife, Casey. You can read more here: https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2023/05/21/politicos-dirty-hit-piece-casey-desantis-lady-macbeth-ice-queen Charles Gasparino of The New York Post writes, “[t]he long-planned construction of a $1 billion office complex in Florida that would include thousands of new jobs needed to be scuttled to appease Wall Street…Disney's stock price remains well off its highs even after Wall Street cheered Iger's return last November.” Gasparino concludes that the mainstream media's narrative that Governor Ron DeSantis was solely responsible for Disney's decision to cancel plans for a new Florida-based campus is inaccurate. You can read the full editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/disney-isnt-killing-florida-jobs-over-ron-desantis/ While appearing as a guest on Face the Nation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams implored border state governors to send migrants to “every U.S. city” despite NYC's status as a self-described “sanctuary city.” On Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd stated that “we need a real Church Committee” to investigate the FBI and its alleged abuses of power—citing that trust in the bureau has completely eroded.
Nearly 50 years ago, the Church Committee began holding hearings to investigate the CIA and U.S. intelligence agencies' lawless and secret efforts to spy on and plan assassination plots. This week on Intercepted, Jeremy Scahill is joined by James Risen and Thomas Risen to discuss how the CIA — without oversight from Congress and at times behind the backs of U.S. presidents — orchestrated coups against popular democratic governments from Guatemala to Iran and spied on anti-war activists and Black Power leaders inside the U.S. It was not until the Democratic Sen. Frank Church decided to take on this unaccountable, powerful, covert force within the U.S. national security apparatus that some of the CIA's crimes and abuses came into public view. Sen. Church chaired a committee in 1975 that sought to reign in the CIA and impose laws and rules for their conduct. A new book by James Risen and Thomas Risen, called “The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys — and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy,” tells the story of the man behind the Church Committee and how an unlikely hero emerged to battle the most powerful secret entity in the U.S. government.If you'd like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/join — your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Briahna speaks to John Jay College Professor of Economics Christian Parenti about why the left should support the Republican-driven efforts to interrogate bias within the FBI & restrain its powers, the Sy Hersh article alleging US responsibility for the Nord Stream sabotage, the controversy around the Rage Against the War Machine anti-war rally, and more. A great interview with an intellectual who isn't afraid to dive deep into sensitive subjects that, nonetheless, are crucial for the left to work out. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)
Emma speaks with Trevor Aaronson, contributing writer at The Intercept, to discuss his recent podcast Alphabet Boys. Then, she's joined by freelance journalist Zachary A. Siegel, to discuss his recent coverage in Bolts Magazine of the Chicago mayoral race. First, Emma runs through updates on decreasing unemployment filings, Trump's visit to East Palestine – beating out both Biden and Buttigieg – Norfolk Southern coming to an agreement with their unions, the ADL study on all of last years extremist killing coming from the Right wing, Israel's bombing of the Gaza strip, early polling for Feinstein's vacated CA Senate seat, and more, before diving into the Democrats' failure to respond (in any capacity) to the disaster in East Palestine and the revelation of child labor abuses at Packers Sanitation Services Inc. Trevor Aaronson then joins as he dives right into the history of the FBI's infiltration of left-wing political and civil rights movements, a tactic foundational to the Bureau's Hooverian ideology, beginning with the Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) of the 1950s that ran through the ‘70s, serving to undermine and endanger groups like the Black Panther Party and American Indian Movement and those that served as community leaders, and moving through Senator Frank Church's investigation into and disbandment of this program and its horrendous abuses. Next, Aaronson walks through the post-Church Committee development of the FBI, as they somewhat took on a reserved role until the birth of the War on Terror, and a mass influx of funding for domestic political infiltration coming after the 9/11 terror attacks, and creating a renaissance of the FBI's right to surveil and infiltrate without a criminal predicate. Trevor then looks to the protests of summer 2020 as he takes Emma through the story of Mickey Windecker, a self-proclaimed mercenary recruited by the FBI to infiltrate and inform on left-wing activists groups planning protests in Denver in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, employing violence, intimidation, and intra-community conspiracy to undermine and entrap Black anti-racist activists into illegal acts, resulting of the arrest of one protestor for the FBI-funded purchasing of weapons for the FBI informant, who would then give said weapon back to the FBI. After briefly touching on Jim Jordan and the GOP's “Church Committee 2.0” and why we must push back against the revisionist narrative that the FBI only (or even primarily) targets the right wing, Emma and Trevor wrap up the interview by tackling the likelihood that these tactics were also prevalent outside of Denver, and the future of his reporting with “Alphabet Boys.” And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton as they discuss Donald Trump's visit to an East Palestine McDonalds, the Democrats' obsession with evacuating from any areas where things go a little wrong for them, and why DeSantis' crime tour won't do much for his fight against Trump. Ben from Texas dives into his experiences in the struggling local news world, the crew covers pro-life Alaska State Rep. David Eastman's statements on why child abuse ending in murder is good for society, actually, and why that's not super abnormal for US politics. Bill Maher hosts Andrew Sullivan to discuss why trans rights are actually about forcing you to eat pussy and suck dick no matter what you want to do, Jordan Peterson explores why trans people are an affront to his god, and Mike from CA takes on the relationship between child labor and dangerous working conditions, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Alphabet Boys here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-boys/id1668980612 Check out Zachary's coverage here: https://boltsmag.org/in-chicago-mayor-race-policing-dominates-over-violence-prevention-programs/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/
Harmeet Dhillon's challenge to Ronna McDaniel for the RNC Chairmanship has gotten lots of attention...but what about Mike Lindell's own run for the post? The world's most famous pillow merchant joins to make his case that his business experience and work battling voting machines make him the best choice for the job. Then, one of Charlie's favorite Congressman, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, joins to describe the planned agenda of the House's new reboot of the Church Committee, and responds to the bad-faith criticisms made against it.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Dinesh celebrates the House GOP's creation of a new Church Committee to investigate the abuses and corruption of the FBI and the Deep State. Why Biden's classified docs are far worse than Trump's. David Brooks and Bret Stephens say the GOP is now the party of Dinesh D'Souza, and Dinesh explains why this is a very good thing. Dinesh wonders whether Paul Ehrlich ever gets tired of being wrong?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WarRoom Battleground EP 209: Continued Threat Of China; Building Of The Church Committee
Buck pilots today. The Supreme Court issues a stay on Title 42. The Government paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public. We need a new Church Committee to investigate why the FBI and intelligence community are engaged in social media censorship, including the suppression of the Hunter Biden story. Buck asks: "How does the White House try to explain to the American people what we're finding out about Twitter?" Rep. Kevin McCarthy: GOP-controlled House "will change the course of where the FBI is today." Buck takes calls from across the fruited plain.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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