The Seen and the Unseen, hosted by Amit Varma, features longform conversations that aim to give deep insights into the subjects being discussed. Timeless and bingeworthy.
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H2: From Arctic Frost to Assassination Culture: Spies, Trials, and Media Spins
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This episode connects the dots between FBI surveillance, courtroom maneuvering, and the media’s shifting narratives. We start with “Operation Arctic Frost” — the FBI program that allegedly monitored 92 Republican-linked individuals and groups, including Turning Point USA. While whistleblowers warned of foreign election interference, evidence was buried, investigations closed, and surveillance redirected at political opponents. At the same time, new developments in the Luigi Mangione case reveal how charges can be strategically downgraded, moving a first-degree murder indictment down to second-degree — and maybe even manslaughter. On social media, Mangione’s case has taken on a disturbing “fan culture” of stanning and glamorization. Finally, we unpack how networks and commentators have rebranded the murder of Charlie Kirk — some outlets framing it as a love story rather than a political assassination — and why critics warn this feeds into a broader “assassination culture” that normalizes violence against political opponents.
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This episode connects the dots between FBI surveillance, courtroom maneuvering, and the media’s shifting narratives. We start with “Operation Arctic Frost” — the FBI program that allegedly monitored 92 Republican-linked individuals and groups, including Turning Point USA. While whistleblowers warned of foreign election interference, evidence was buried, investigations closed, and surveillance redirected at political opponents. At the same time, new developments in the Luigi Mangione case reveal how charges can be strategically downgraded, moving a first-degree murder indictment down to second-degree — and maybe even manslaughter. On social media, Mangione’s case has taken on a disturbing “fan culture” of stanning and glamorization. Finally, we unpack how networks and commentators have rebranded the murder of Charlie Kirk — some outlets framing it as a love story rather than a political assassination — and why critics warn this feeds into a broader “assassination culture” that normalizes violence against political opponents.
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