# Inside The DC Elite That Drives Social Media Censorship

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Podcast: [Heroes Behind Headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541)
Published: 2026-08-10T04:00:00+00:00
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This week's guest, researcher and podcaster Mike Mosley, is a graduate of the prestigious Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD., just outside DC. At his alma mater, Michael socialized and played football with classmates who later played a prominent role in the Russian Collusion Hoax, the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation controversy, and the social media censorship apparatus that was formed during the first Trump Administration and gained steam during the presidency of Joe Biden. Michael expla...

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