Topic: Mike Allen

The intelligence community is described as a permanent corporate system where contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton hold significant power over official agencies. The host argues that the CIA's primary function is not field operations but infiltrating media, academia, and banks. This "permanent state" is blamed for the current intelligence leaks and the targeting of the Trump administration's cabinet.

Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen criticize the rise of citizen journalism, specifically targeting Elon Musk's assertion that "you are the media." During a National Press Club event, they argue that professional reporting requires a level of rigor and ethics that social media users lack. Chase Geyser counters this by listing historical media failures, such as reporting on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the Russian collusion narrative.

Dr. Greer claims that General Patton was assassinated because he wanted to release advanced technology to the public after World War II. He reveals that he provided briefing materials to the Trump-Pence administration to counter the "threat" narrative they were receiving from the military-industrial complex. Greer argues that the "Space Force" was influenced by disinformation designed to prepare for a staged cosmic war.