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Journalist, low-selling author, filmaker. Infiltrated a UFO cult. Books incl. The Occult Timothy Leary (Inner Traditions) and New Age Grifter (Feral House)

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What Are the Chances: The Unlikely Mainstreaming of Prediction Markets

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By Joseph Flatley Verified
| Truthdig Verified
The prediction markets were nearly certain: Francesca Hong would win Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor on Aug. 11. Polymarket put the upstart’s chances at 96%; Kalshi was only slightly less sure at 95.5%. Then the votes came in. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated Hong by nearly 4,000 votes.
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Millennial MAGA Meets MKULTRA

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By Joseph Flatley Verified
| Truthdig Verified
On June 30, the U.S. Congress held its first hearings in 49 years on the Cold War-era mind control program known as MKULTRA. Prior to this latest meeting of Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets — titled “Mind Control and Accountability” — Congress had not raised the issue since 1977, during the last gasps of the Church Committee hearings into intelligence agency overreach that began two years earlier.
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Author digs into history, drive behind group

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By Joseph Flatley Verified
| Nogales International Verified
In 2021, investigative journalist Joseph L. Flatley published a book titled “New Age Grifter: The True Story of Gabriel of Urantia and His Cosmic Family.” The book, updated after the death last year of Global Community Communications Alliance founder Tony Delevin, was a deep dive into what influenced and shaped the group from its beginnings and included interviews with former members.
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