What is the Deep State? #mrbeat
May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
What is the Deep State? #mrbeat
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<p>Mr. Beat explains what the "deep state" actually is and why so many people have different definitions of it. Thanks to Evan from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Necessary_Information" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Necessary_Information</a> for joining me to talk about the Deep State. Subscribe to his channel by golly! Thanks to Shannon Beat (Mrs. Beat) for appearing in this video and thanks to my daughter, Lydia, for making the conspiracy board as a prop.Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat, Shannon Beat, and Evan from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Necessary_Information" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Necessary_Information</a>. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@electricneedleroomband" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@electricneedleroomband</a>(Mr. Beat's band), LEMMiNO (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0q5PR1xpA0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> • LEMMiNO - Cipher (BGM) </a>), Coyote Hearing, Music Unlimited, Otis McDonald, and Inaban. CC BY-SA 4.0Creative commons credits: Zeynel Cebeci, ajay_suresh, Alexey M., Wayan Vota, and Steven Baltakatei Sandoval. 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href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1nMkRkdG02X1RTZXBFRjJLUWZRa3cyNHVlQXxBQ3Jtc0trcHBrbGczVk9sMWZNWTdwZmxKNGRPaV8xd3Z2dmppZDJrLW5XbXhuVVhtdVBHcDlpR3lqTFZMU2lVUTlDS016SmJlUFZpSU5mMFh0RjdfUGNqbjVBYjlieWktMkNaVEVWOUtIMVNDblZ3eGVZZUFNRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDeep_state&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_state</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazJFbEhHTk5Gd0ZLZTBxMXpCU01oRnJkSmppQXxBQ3Jtc0tudHdHMC1MTmV6T0x1VXBrTUZkbVktU3lhVkVMWUxRR1htcU9Bb09xY051UVVkMnZwVjB5MEZWcWs5TWJoeFFtTGM4NlJ2aXh2cUpncWEyS2JJamVCbmtQc3NkQ2ZIU2FpZnJsbHFSZEhDMmJIc2VLSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDeep_state_conspiracy_theory_in_the_United_States&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_st...</a> Federal workforce estimates primarily come from these three sources:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbndlQVZVRFRTamp5SFYtSTI2R1VEQ3RzNzZ6QXxBQ3Jtc0tsVERWcTFpQllaVUlRVmNuZl9Pc2tLUmRHbWk4OHYxZlZrOWVwNTZCOVJjRzlpRkRwdF8zYldaN2ttY0FUZVJ4bTJBeXU2NDVzWjRvMi1PSTNQWnlZUnBWdGVOcE96QmhmTEctSFM5YmxUSWxONXA4SQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fresearch%2Fcensus&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.archives.gov/research/census</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2g4V29WTXQyWFhXblJqdDdjT1NZYjhOMVBzd3xBQ3Jtc0tuWmhDMC1VeklhRGR4YzluNHoyOUJEWTN4NU9NUHVaM3p4TnprNDZKX25Pc3pfVUZXM194QTdPMzdxWjEtS19Yb29aOTk4UXRCSXRuVjVoVlFYcmNVWWhUeG9pSm9EZVBJUU9QVVpiXzhNQWhDUmNpcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Flibrary%2Fpublications%2F2004%2Fcompendia%2Fstatab%2F123ed%2Fhist%2Fhs-50.pdf&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publi...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHcyUEw4cWZHVnU0NXkzbG1NbHJYdjYzUmw5UXxBQ3Jtc0tuREFVOXdwS1dJYnZqSXB3eElEVFpvMy11STFSY1UwLWVsRVV2cEZNUU1na1RzelY5Nzd1SlRhelVZaEtYSzZYNHN2U2N2VVkwUHFjS0V5YWV4bVBBbk0ydjVRTEVlUFp6eU4tSjFDM2F2VTBmX3NVYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opm.gov%2Fpolicy-data-oversight%2Fdata-analysis-documentation%2Ffederal-employment-reports%2Fhistorical-tables%2Fexecutive-branch-civilian-employment-since-1940%2F&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-overs...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktvemx2Ull4RjM3Nzdsb1F3YVoweGhFNkVVQXxBQ3Jtc0trTUNHNVZrMDdScXJaaFJKbk9kbTZ6ekpqTnFYN3lnWl9Bejh2SEo3MHJEaVNOeUsya2JfaU1Wb1NzaEFoN2tLR3YtU0tZRWtZWHhVelNZY01mcG80aVJnUU94MU9jUDhXekMtbDlQVE1YbkxpRVFPZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fwonk%2Fwp%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2Fabout-500000-private-contractors-have-access-to-top-secret-information%2F&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/w...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXotSVZhTTNXRHMtSEZfUHhSTzM3YmZocFdoQXxBQ3Jtc0tuRDZvV25wX3pSX1ZwcGhYTlJOVUxUM3d2dGJLcWdvQ1pmNDVLdE5aZExaOHEyN2xPYnNYRnplV05MQWR5NWFHX01kWG9SM21ueFY4b2hzdzdXRFBzUWlEUXUwSU9uNVJxbEhmNjVweTljM0F3OUlxcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2F5-18-risen&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/5-18-risen</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRVSjU3S3o4ZmEtXzZzVW1tQ1FGV1kzX3hYQXxBQ3Jtc0tremZVdkRsV0dZZXZSaXdPc3hMclhFOGtzWFVuLVZpVjFWbklncUV2eWFieDc4YU8zZXBERU5Fekp3RVBmd09RcUNJZEVJTTdJRjlZa3pMVmVJQmdNRXhjWUVSeE9tOXFIRk9ncV9SdXUzWElzRElZYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Ffact-sheets%2F2025%2F03%2Ffact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-continues-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy%2F&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheet...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmpsMkxNZ3RmcmpoQ0JhU3VlSXkzVnJUMW5CZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsTEVDMXlKWDZta0NYM0pBWU5uZnMxNmpJbWRZQ3kxSE13aGl1MjBma3RoQjRxLUYtc1VENFROX29vaUg4OVhDWGs1YVU4Qk0wUmVyUkJKRjBHQmxxemVHd0xPenpzRjI2MnlpWUlSM2ZwU1hKNnBzZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2Flegacy%2Fmuseum%2Fexhibit%2Fthe-office-of-strategic-services-n-americas-first-intelligence-agency%2F&v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exh...</a> Chapters:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">0:00</a> Intro<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=110s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">01:50</a> What is the Deep State?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=127s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">02:07</a> Mainstreaming the Deep State<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=183s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">03:03</a> SimpliSafe<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=283s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">04:43</a> What is the Deep State, really?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=323s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">05:23</a> Deep State ideas across history<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=391s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">06:31</a> A historian’s definition (and Mr. Beat’s version)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=444s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">07:24</a> Hypothetical abuse of government resources<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=478s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">07:58</a> Trump, Kash Patel, and dismantling the Deep State<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=516s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">08:36</a> The REAL Deep State<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=604s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10:04</a> 1901<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=632s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10:32</a> 1908<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=670s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">11:10</a> WWII<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=763s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">12:43</a> Post-war: CIA<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=786s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">13:06</a> CIA and controversial operations<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=851s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">14:11</a> FBI domestic spying<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=875s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">14:35</a> CIA and Necessary Information<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1119s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">18:39</a> Expanding intelligence agencies<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1191s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">19:51</a> Redefining the Deep State<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1247s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20:47</a> Bureaucracy backlash<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1276s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">21:16</a> Ordinary people and legal transparency<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1358s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">22:38</a> The fake deep state<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBOKuDBxL-E&t=1459s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">24:19</a> Outro</p>