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Chase Hughes discusses psychological operations and how to avoid manipulation in this episode of Target Intelligence: PSYOP.

In this special episode of Target Intelligence: PSYOP, we are joined by psychological operations insider, human behavior expert, and NCI University founder Chase Hughes. Chase’s insights are featured through the 8-episode narrative series, and in the final two episodes of the season, Chase explains how PSYOPs work — and how we can avoid being manipulated by them. More from Chase: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBj_5pwQZaoXfBrEQQbADw NCI University: https://chasehughes.com/ About Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan, an IRONCLAD Original: Chapters: (01:17) - What Is a PSYOP? (04:45) - The Legacy of Edward Bernays (08:01) - The Smoke-Filled Room and Other Experiments (23:15) - How PSYOPs can cause destabilization (32:56) - How Our Brains Get Hacked (42:50) - The Cult-like Tactics That Isolate People Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit ⁠https://www.sbiradvisors.com⁠ Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit ⁠https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP⁠ and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions…

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• Real Disclosure About UFOs, UAP, Reverse Engineering Programs and Secret Military Black Projects? · June 9, 2026 · 1h 53m
• Chapter 10: Combatting the PSYOPs That Are Trying to Manipulate Your Behavior(with Chase Hughes) · April 8, 2026 · 27 min
• Episode 8: Gray Matters: PSYOPs that Could End the World · March 24, 2026 · 52 min
• Chapter 7: The Uncanny Valley: PSYOPs That Blur Reality Itself · March 17, 2026 · 54 min
• Chapter 6: The Master Plan - Secret PSYOPs That Run the World · March 10, 2026 · 1h 2m
• Chapter 5: Are UFOs Government PSYOPs? · March 3, 2026 · 50 min

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