Topic: Jon Rappaport

Investigative journalist Jon Rappaport discusses how the news media uses "mind control" and "trance" states to keep the public focused on unresolved stories like Benghazi, Fast & Furious, and the IRS scandal. Rappaport argues that these stories are designed to never have a definitive ending, serving as a form of psychological manipulation. He also expresses skepticism regarding Edward Snowden, suggesting the leak may be a byproduct of inter-agency warfare between the CIA and NSA.

Jon Rappaport posits that Edward Snowden was a CIA asset used to leak information that would embarrass the NSA during a period of inter-agency budget competition. This theory is supported by the claim that the NSA's lack of logs regarding what Snowden took is technically implausible. A clip of Rachel Maddow expressing skepticism about the NSA's internal security is used to illustrate the growing mainstream doubt regarding the agency's competence.