11 chapters across the catalog
Neely Fuller Jr. describes the "refined white supremacist" as someone who avoids the label while still exerting overwhelming harm on others. The hosts discuss how this system creates a "cloud" of fear that limits individual thinking. They reference historical programs like COINTELPRO as blueprints for modern efforts to subvert and identify leaders who challenge the status quo.
The tactics used against the Black Panthers and the Proud Boys are compared as examples of counterintelligence and subversion. The hosts suggest that the "Orange People" are being backed into a corner to be eliminated or silenced. They argue that the system wants the "herd" to remain compliant with vaccines and "science" while isolating those who refuse to go along.
A 1980 interview with former FBI informant Darthard Perry (alias Ed Riggs) details the mechanics of infiltrating radical groups in the 1960s. Perry describes receiving cash payments in vehicles and signing cards to account for the income to the IRS. He expresses remorse for his role in the "undoing" of various groups, providing a historical parallel to modern informants working within the Proud Boys and other contemporary organizations.
The Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party is revealed to have been started by an army veteran working for the National Security Agency (NSA) as part of a COINTELPRO operation. After establishing the chapter to monitor the national organization, the agent was "lent" to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to serve as an agent provocateur in Canada. The hosts use this to illustrate the long history of international intelligence agencies manufacturing domestic movements.
A clip from "The Wire" featuring Senator Clay Davis illustrates the intersection of the church, the police, and city politics. This is followed by a historical account of how the FBI and NSA used COINTELPRO tactics to start a Black Panther Party chapter in Baltimore for surveillance purposes. The police department reportedly used this intelligence to undermine Black mayoral candidates in 1971.
Investigative reports reveal that Richard Aoki, the man who provided the Black Panthers with their first firearms, was an undercover FBI informant. This segment explores the long history of federal agencies infiltrating and arming radical groups to monitor or discredit them.
The segment draws parallels between modern FBI designations and COINTELPRO, the 1960s program that targeted civil rights leaders and activists. A historical clip features Malcolm X defending the concept of "extremism" when used in the quest for justice and self-defense. The hosts argue that government surveillance programs like Operation Mockingbird and MK Ultra never truly ended but merely changed names.
Researcher Steve Cokely alleges that Jesse Jackson was an agent placed within Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle to monitor and eventually replace him. Cokely suggests that King was becoming aware of Jackson's role as an infiltrator shortly before the assassination. The segment posits that Jackson was the "clean Negro" chosen by the establishment to lead the movement in a more manageable direction.
A New York Times article by Farah Stockman titled "We're Self-Interested: The Growing Identity Debate in Black America" is introduced as a potential tool for dissension. The discussion suggests the article's framing of the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) movement mirrors COINTELPRO tactics designed to cause internal group conflict.
The history of the FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) is detailed, highlighting its role in infiltrating and discrediting civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Panthers. The hosts suggest that while the program officially ended in 1971, its tactics of subversion remain active in modern political discourse.
A 1960s interview with Gloria Steinem reveals her past work with the CIA through the Independent Research Service. Steinem defends the agency as "enlightened" and "liberal." The hosts suggest she may have been an asset used to steer social movements and destabilize the black community through feminist ideology.
