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The history of Operation Mockingbird, a CIA program to recruit journalists, is detailed. The hosts discuss the 2012 repeal of the Smith-Mundt Act under Barack Obama, which they claim allowed the U.S. government to legally use propaganda on American citizens. They characterize the "Twitter Files" reported by Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss as "Micro-Mockingbird," suggesting the information is still being filtered and redacted by intelligence-linked lawyers.
Media Suppression, Operation Mockingbird, and Joan Rivers' Death
The suppression of Joan Rivers' comments about the Obamas is cited as evidence of the media protecting a state asset. Rivers died following a "routine" throat procedure shortly after making the controversial remarks. Her final stand-up performance, recorded one day before her hospitalization, included jokes about her own mortality, which some find suspicious in hindsight.
