The Counter Intelligence Program or COINTELPRO was the 30 yr passion project of one J. Edgar Hoover. Who fucking hated everyone who even looked like they were having a good time or if you didn't like war...or racism....or opposed any of his views. He basically used the FBI as his personal tool to spy and incriminate those he didn't like. This program had dirt on Progressive Activists, Politician, even MLK Jr. There's some heavy shit to unpack in here, let's get to it.

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COINTELPRO - FBI’s illegal spy program