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July 4, 2025 33 mins

They didn’t end COINTELPRO. They rebranded it—into surveillance, psyops, and digital silence.

COINTELPRO never ended. It just changed names.

This explosive investigation exposes how the FBI’s covert Counterintelligence Program wasn’t just about spying—it was a psychological weapon used against civil rights leaders, activists, musicians, whistleblowers, and anyone who challenged the system. Martin Luther King Jr. was told to end his own life. Fred Hampton was drugged and executed. And John Lennon? Monitored for singing the wrong song.

But what if COINTELPRO didn’t stop in the 70s? What if it went digital?

In this episode of Divergent Files, we uncover the dark evolution of COINTELPRO—how it mutated into modern surveillance systems, influence operations, fusion centers, and algorithmic censorship. We connect historical receipts to modern psyops and ask the question: If they erased leaders in the past, how many voices have already been deleted today?

This isn't theory. These are declassified memos, court transcripts, and buried records—read aloud.

Discover the system that still controls dissent.

📁 Topics Covered:

- FBI psychological warfare against civil rights leaders

- Disinformation, forged letters, and media manipulation

- COINTELPRO’s link to MKULTRA and global suppression ops

- The rise of predictive policing, fusion centers, and algorithmic control

- How whistleblowers, activists, and journalists are still being targeted

🎧 Also available on the Divergent Files podcast.

🎙 Join us at [patreon.com/divergentfiles] for uncensored deep dives, bonus episodes, and early access.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 – COINTELPRO: The Operation That Never Ended

00:01:48 – How COINTELPRO Became a Weapon Against Americans

00:05:26 – Civil Rights Leaders Targeted: MLK, Hampton, Malcolm X

00:08:03 – The Forgotten Victims: AIM, Environmentalists, and Feminists

00:11:00 – Cultural Icons, UFO Researchers, and Fringe Scientists

00:13:42 – Tactics of Psychological Warfare and Media Manipulation

00:17:57 – The Digital Evolution: From COINTELPRO to Algorithmic Control

00:21:35 – Ferguson, Standing Rock, and the 2020 Stress Test

00:25:41 – Global Export: COINTELPRO Tactics Go International

00:28:47 – Is This Actually Real? Receipts, Memos, and Testimonies

00:31:46 – The Legacy of Silence: Why COINTELPRO Still Matters Today

#cointelpro #fbi #surveillancestate

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** DISCLAIMER**

Everything you hear on this channel is for curiosity, storytelling, and thought-provoking exploration only. The views expressed are opinions—not facts—and this video isn’t meant to challenge governments, institutions, or reality itself (although reality does get weird around here). We’re just asking questions, connecting dots, and chasing the truth… together. What you believe? That’s entirely up to you.

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#psychologicalwarfare #GovernmentCoverup #mlk #fredhampton #whistleblower #mkultra #disinformation #FusionCenters #DeepState #digitalcontrol #divergentfiles #civilrights

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