The Jimmy Dore Show

Whitney Webb: What They're NOT Telling You About Joe Kent!

Mar 30, 2026
Whitney Webb, investigative journalist focused on national security and surveillance, offers a sharp warning about figures like Joe Kent and how the war-on-terror apparatus could be turned inward. She links DHS policy to manufactured domestic threat profiles. Conversations cover engineered political divisions, surveillance tech like Palantir, CPAC reactions, and a comic call from Vince Vaughn.
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INSIGHT

Former Spooks Could Be Used To Manufacture Domestic Terror Threat

  • Whitney Webb warns former intelligence figures like Joe Kent may be used to engineer a domestic terrorist demographic by signaling anti-Zionist sentiment into antisemitism.
  • She links this to DHS hearings that labeled anti-Semitic right-leaning populists as the rising domestic terror profile, creating a pretext for surveillance and pre-crime targeting.
INSIGHT

Signal Boosting Criticism Of Israel Can Create Targetable Groups

  • Webb outlines a plausible tactic: signal-boost criticism of Israel then conflate it with Jewish people to manufacture 'anti-Semitic' right-wing populists.
  • That manufactured category could justify future surveillance, arrests, or continuity-of-government measures.
ADVICE

Be Skeptical Of Sudden Ex-Spook Turnarounds

  • Whitney Webb urges vigilance and critical thinking before trusting sudden high-profile resignations from national security officials.
  • She advises watching actions over rhetoric and monitoring whether figures re-align with establishment agendas over time.
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