Mike Benz

I thought internet censorship was a domestic story at first. And so I start following the trail of it. And then I see, oh, that's weird. At this disinformation conference, the next panel is on energy geopolitics. What are they doing together? Huh? That's weird. And then you go over to the energy geopolitics people and you see, okay, well, their fellow panelists are all military contractors. Okay.

I thought internet censorship was a domestic story at first. And so I start following the trail of it. And then I see, oh, that's weird. At this disinformation conference, the next panel is on energy geopolitics. What are they doing together? Huh? That's weird. And then you go over to the energy geopolitics people and you see, okay, well, their fellow panelists are all military contractors. Okay.

All right. So the military has something to do with social media censorship and the energy pipeline politics and in Ukraine have something to do with it. Okay. That's interesting. And then you keep going down the line and you see, okay, there are these chamber of commerce partners. And then you see, oh, there are these companies.

All right. So the military has something to do with social media censorship and the energy pipeline politics and in Ukraine have something to do with it. Okay. That's interesting. And then you keep going down the line and you see, okay, there are these chamber of commerce partners. And then you see, oh, there are these companies.

All right. So the military has something to do with social media censorship and the energy pipeline politics and in Ukraine have something to do with it. Okay. That's interesting. And then you keep going down the line and you see, okay, there are these chamber of commerce partners. And then you see, oh, there are these companies.

suite of humanitarian aid organizations like USAID, NED, the whole suite of NGOs, State Department grantees, National Science Foundation grantees. And you start to see that this is... In order to tell the story, I felt, of internet censorship and what to do to stop it, you had to explain a totally different world than the one people thought that they lived in.

suite of humanitarian aid organizations like USAID, NED, the whole suite of NGOs, State Department grantees, National Science Foundation grantees. And you start to see that this is... In order to tell the story, I felt, of internet censorship and what to do to stop it, you had to explain a totally different world than the one people thought that they lived in.

suite of humanitarian aid organizations like USAID, NED, the whole suite of NGOs, State Department grantees, National Science Foundation grantees. And you start to see that this is... In order to tell the story, I felt, of internet censorship and what to do to stop it, you had to explain a totally different world than the one people thought that they lived in.

And for the first several years of this, when I would do my little private briefings and bring my PowerPoints around the country, it was impossible, frankly, to crack through. Even when people saw the receipts on screen, they saw the source documents,

And for the first several years of this, when I would do my little private briefings and bring my PowerPoints around the country, it was impossible, frankly, to crack through. Even when people saw the receipts on screen, they saw the source documents,

And for the first several years of this, when I would do my little private briefings and bring my PowerPoints around the country, it was impossible, frankly, to crack through. Even when people saw the receipts on screen, they saw the source documents,

and and they they just couldn't conceive that the world actually works this way uh that that our country does these things uh and they have a hard time squaring the morality of it with the the operational side if that makes sense like they don't want to believe certain things and so even if it's six inches in front of their face they won't and so but

and and they they just couldn't conceive that the world actually works this way uh that that our country does these things uh and they have a hard time squaring the morality of it with the the operational side if that makes sense like they don't want to believe certain things and so even if it's six inches in front of their face they won't and so but

and and they they just couldn't conceive that the world actually works this way uh that that our country does these things uh and they have a hard time squaring the morality of it with the the operational side if that makes sense like they don't want to believe certain things and so even if it's six inches in front of their face they won't and so but

I guess getting back to this sort of why am I neutral rather than happy right now is because we are conducting open heart surgery on the vital organs of the American empire. And I am pro empire to the extent that it helps the homeland. I don't think we'd have a prosperous homeland without an empire. And the patient needs open heart surgery. It has to be done. I am a hundred percent, uh,

I guess getting back to this sort of why am I neutral rather than happy right now is because we are conducting open heart surgery on the vital organs of the American empire. And I am pro empire to the extent that it helps the homeland. I don't think we'd have a prosperous homeland without an empire. And the patient needs open heart surgery. It has to be done. I am a hundred percent, uh,

I guess getting back to this sort of why am I neutral rather than happy right now is because we are conducting open heart surgery on the vital organs of the American empire. And I am pro empire to the extent that it helps the homeland. I don't think we'd have a prosperous homeland without an empire. And the patient needs open heart surgery. It has to be done. I am a hundred percent, uh,

agree with the decisions that have been made on policy so far on this. But I want to make sure, and I feel a great sense of duty and obligation to try as best I can to help identify the organ you're operating on, because in the zeal to carry out radical reforms, you can If you don't... Take out the wrong organs.

agree with the decisions that have been made on policy so far on this. But I want to make sure, and I feel a great sense of duty and obligation to try as best I can to help identify the organ you're operating on, because in the zeal to carry out radical reforms, you can If you don't... Take out the wrong organs.

agree with the decisions that have been made on policy so far on this. But I want to make sure, and I feel a great sense of duty and obligation to try as best I can to help identify the organ you're operating on, because in the zeal to carry out radical reforms, you can If you don't... Take out the wrong organs.