Operation Puppet Master: Criminalizing the Opposition

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Episode 302

Newly revealed government documents expose Operation Puppet Master, an expansive DHS surveillance and infiltration operation targeting people and organizations opposing ICE in Minnesota.

This week, we dig into what was exposed and the escalating criminalization of dissent under the Trump fascist regime, drawing on conversations with Stop Cop City organizer Keyanna Jones, legal scholar Dr. Mary Anne Franks, and investigative journalist Adam Federman.

What Operation Puppet Master exposes should set off alarm bells for everyone who cares about the right to protest, organize and oppose this regime.

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