2 chapters across the catalog
Former FBI agent Michael German explains how the bureau creates labels like "Black Identity Extremist" to justify targeting activists protected by the First Amendment. He argues that the FBI often molds disparate acts of violence into a perceived "movement" to gain more funding and power. The discussion transitions into how these tactics are now being applied to "Domestic Violent Extremists" (DVE), a term the hosts suggest is currently coded for white nationalists.
The 2009 Newberg Sting is examined via an HBO documentary, detailing how the FBI targeted four impoverished men in New York for a manufactured terror plot. The hosts discuss how the bureau used a paid informant to offer $250,000 and luxury items to a Walmart clerk to induce participation in a fake bombing scheme. They argue this case serves as a blueprint for how the government creates "domestic violent extremists" for political and budgetary gain.
