3 chapters across the catalog
A 60 Minutes segment featured a DARPA-developed subdermal sensor designed to monitor blood chemistry for early signs of illness. While the report claims it is not a tracking microchip, the hosts view it as "gaslighting" and a step toward invasive government monitoring.
Admiral Mike Mullen, Captain Crozier and the USS Roosevelt
Admiral Mike Mullen appears on PBS to discuss the firing of Captain Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Mullen criticizes the acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly for relieving Crozier after a memo about a COVID-19 outbreak went public. The hosts argue that Crozier violated the chain of command by leaking sensitive information about troop readiness.
NBC News correspondent Richard Engel reported on the increased use of Incirlik Air Base in Turkey for U.S. fighter jets. The shift from Persian Gulf operations is presented as a way to put ISIS targets in closer range. However, tracking data for the USS Theodore Roosevelt suggests that aircraft carriers were already positioned in the region, leading to questions about the media's framing of the base's strategic necessity.
