William Ramsey Investigates

Operation Mockingbird with Austin Picard of the Underclass Podcast, Part III

Dec 20, 2024
Austin Picard, host of the Underclass Podcast and a keen investigator of historical conspiracies, delves deep into the dark realm of Operation Mockingbird. He unpacks the CIA's manipulation of media narratives, revealing how influential figures like Cord Meyer shaped public perception. The talk raises chilling questions about memory control, societal chaos, and the intertwining of political power with organized crime. As he connects past propaganda tactics to today's misinformation landscape, Picard discusses the looming threat of surveillance-driven states and the need for critical awareness in our media-saturated world.
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ANECDOTE

Censorship of Marchetti's Book

  • Marchetti’s book, The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence, was the first book the US government tried to censor.
  • The CIA demanded 339 pages be deleted, but the authors resisted, resulting in only 168 censored passages.
INSIGHT

Mockingbird and Manufactured Reality

  • Operation Mockingbird aimed to control and influence American media, shaping public perception of reality.
  • This involved manufacturing consent and manipulating narratives, creating a sense of manufactured reality.
ANECDOTE

Cord Meyer and Mary Pinchot Meyer

  • Cord Meyer, a key Mockingbird figure, had ties to the Georgetown elite and the JFK administration.
  • His wife, Mary Pinchot Meyer, a JFK paramour, died mysteriously, raising suspicions of a cover-up.
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