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December 21, 2024

Lets go for one more tonight:

I created a custom GPT with all 17,000 pages of the Weaponization of Government document that was just released.

You can use it yourself here: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-676718a7dd988191aff4125d419d1abd-weaponization-of-government-report-analyst

I asked it an interesting question. What do you think about the answer?

Creating a detailed timeline based on the comprehensive data across these documents is a multi-step process. Below is a high-level outline of how the timeline unfolds based on documented events and activities related to the weaponization of government.


Detailed Timeline of Events: Weaponization of Government


2016

  • July 5, 2016: FBI Director James Comey holds a press conference outlining the Bureau’s findings regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server. His public declaration to not recommend charges, traditionally a decision left to prosecutors, begins raising internal concerns about deviations from procedural norms.
  • Post-2016: Internal FBI debates ensue on whether Comey's statements compromised Bureau objectivity. Whistleblower testimony later highlights a gradual erosion of fact-finding integrity.

2019

  • October 2019: FBI formally takes possession of a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden. Internal discussions begin within the Bureau regarding its potential implications for the upcoming 2020 election. These discussions later form the foundation of the "prebunking" strategy for disinformation.
  • November 2019: DOJ opens a tax investigation into Hunter Biden that expands into influence peddling allegations. The scope includes examining emails on the laptop that reference dealings with foreign entities.

2020: Critical Year of Election Influence

  • January 2020: The FBI begins framing warnings about potential Russian election interference. Meetings with social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter start under the pretext of addressing potential cyber threats.

  • Summer 2020:

    • June 2020: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) partners with Stanford University’s Internet Observatory to establish the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP). This is explicitly stated to be "at the request of" DHS/CISA. The goal is to monitor online narratives and work with Big Tech to flag content.
    • July 15, 2020: Facebook internal messages reveal plans to align its moderation practices with FBI-provided guidance, with an employee noting, "We’ve been meeting for years with USG [U.S. Government] to plan for [election influence]".
  • Fall 2020:

    • September 2020: In an FBI-led meeting with Twitter, concerns about a "hack-and-leak" operation related to Hunter Biden are raised. Whistleblowers later testify that FBI officials indirectly implied such narratives could emerge from Russian disinformation.
    • October 14, 2020: The New York Post publishes a story detailing alleged corruption by Hunter Biden based on emails from the laptop. Facebook and Twitter suppress the story within hours of publication. Twitter temporarily locks the Post’s account for violating its newly minted hacked materials policy.
    • October 19, 2020: More than 50 former intelligence officials sign a letter claiming the laptop story has "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation." Evidence later reveals that these signatories acted without direct evidence.

2021: Institutional Entrenchment

  • January 2021: CISA shifts its focus from cybersecurity to domestic information control. This includes efforts to counteract “malinformation,” encompassing accurate but politically sensitive narratives.
  • May 2021: Federal grant documentation shows the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds AI projects aimed at combating online “disinformation.” These projects focus on automating content flagging at scale.

2022: Continued Expansion

  • March 2022: Internal CISA communications reveal plans for an anti-misinformation rapid response team. This team’s proposed function includes physical deployments to key areas during crises.
  • May 2022: Whistleblowers within the FBI report retaliatory actions against agents who questioned the Bureau's approach to security clearance reviews and its targeting of politically inconvenient narratives.
  • November 2022: Lawsuits filed by Missouri and Louisiana uncover internal communications between government agencies and Big Tech detailing regular coordination to moderate content deemed “problematic”.

2023: Legislative Oversight and Whistleblower Revelations

  • February 9, 2023: The Select Subcommittee holds its first hearing, exposing how FBI whistleblowers were suspended without pay and targeted for opposing internal practices.
  • June 26, 2023: A Subcommittee report, The Weaponization of CISA, details how CISA outsourced its misinformation operations to a non-profit, avoiding direct accountability.
  • July 20, 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Subcommittee, describing how private citizens and journalists faced suppression for expressing dissent.

2024: Automation of Censorship

  • February 5, 2024: Subcommittee publishes a report on the NSF’s funding of AI-powered censorship tools. These tools enable mass-scale flagging and suppression of content under the guise of combating “misinformation”.
  • May 1, 2024: Hearings investigate how executive agencies pressured platforms to moderate content. Facebook executives testify about policy changes directly resulting from government influence.
  • September 25, 2024: Subcommittee hearings focus on FBI misuse of its security clearance process to suppress whistleblowers. Testimonies highlight the systemic nature of retaliatory practices within the Bureau.

Observations

1. Acceleration in 2020:

  • The year 2020 saw the most concentrated activity, coinciding with the presidential election. Pre-election narratives around Russian interference were used as a foundation to suppress politically damaging stories.

2. Broadening Scope (2021–2024):

  • After 2020, the focus shifted from electoral influence to broader narratives like COVID-19 and other political controversies. CISA and NSF emerged as key players in institutionalizing these practices.

3. Retaliation and Whistleblowers:

  • Across the timeline, whistleblowers repeatedly faced retaliation. This highlighted a systematic effort to prevent dissent within government agencies.

4. Current State:

  • As of late 2024, Subcommittee findings have forced some operational shifts but have not dismantled the institutional framework that enabled such activities.

This timeline details a systemic evolution of alleged government overreach, charting specific instances of suppression, whistleblower retaliation, and institutional mechanisms driving this effort.

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