Matt Beat
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What is the Deep State?
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May 9, 2025
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May 9, 2025
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Mr. Beat explains what the "deep state" actually is and why so many people have different definitions of it. Thanks to Evan from @Necessary_Information 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.
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Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State by Dana Priest and William Arkin
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The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government
By David Talbot
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
By Tim Weiner
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Blank Check: The Pentagon’s Black Budget
By Tim Weinder
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