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*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27863-deep-state-pulling-strings-from-behind-the-scenes Deep State: Pulling Strings From Behind the Scenes]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

*Newman, Alex (January 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27863-deep-state-pulling-strings-from-behind-the-scenes Deep State: Pulling Strings From Behind the Scenes]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

*DeVine, Donald (October 3, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/yes-the-deep-state-really-does-exist/ Yes, the Deep State Really Does Exist]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

*DeVine, Donald (October 3, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/yes-the-deep-state-really-does-exist/ Yes, the Deep State Really Does Exist]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

*Hanson, Victor Davis (November 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-coup-concerns Victor Davis Hanson: Fear of a deep state coup is not just right-wing paranoia]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 21, 2019.</ref>  Journalist Matt Taibbi defines it as "a tangled collaboration of state agencies, private contractors, and (sometimes state-funded) [[NGO]]s. The lines become so blurred as to be meaningless."<ref>[Latest Twitter Files Bombshell: The Deep State Is Really a Tangled Collaboration of State Agencies, Private Contractors, and NGOs], JD Rucker, December 16, 2022.</ref>  In this shadow government, bureaucrats in government agencies and/or the armed forces, along with willing allies outside of actual government agencies (such as those in the [[mainstream media]], political parties, lobbyists, [[think tank]]s, consulting firms, and big business) are involved in the determination, control, and manipulation of government policy.  These persons hold [[liberal]], [[globalist]], and anti-life worldviews, with their ultimate aim to enrich themselves and advance [[one-world government]]. The Deep State incites unnecessary wars to expand their own power.

*Hanson, Victor Davis (November 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-coup-concerns Victor Davis Hanson: Fear of a deep state coup is not just right-wing paranoia]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 21, 2019.</ref>  Journalist Matt Taibbi defines it as "a tangled collaboration of state agencies, private contractors, and (sometimes state-funded) [[NGO]]s. The lines become so blurred as to be meaningless."<ref>[Latest Twitter Files Bombshell: The Deep State Is Really a Tangled Collaboration of State Agencies, Private Contractors, and NGOs], JD Rucker, December 16, 2022.</ref>  In this shadow government, bureaucrats in government agencies and/or the armed forces, along with allies in the [[mainstream media]], political parties, lobbyists, [[think tank]]s, consulting firms, and big business, manipulate government policy.  These persons hold [[liberal]], [[globalist]], and anti-life worldviews, with their ultimate aim to enrich themselves and advance [[one-world government]]. The Deep State incites unnecessary wars to expand their own power.

Like petty two-bit tyrants, the Deep State likes to ambush unsuspecting victims and then abuse their power with incredibly cruel intensity.  Examples include the Deep State's attempt to imprison [[Navy SEAL]] hero [[Eddie Gallagher]] for life for standing up against a foreign enemy, and the imprisonment for years in the [[DC Gulag]] of pro-[[Trump]] rally attendees.

Like petty two-bit tyrants, the Deep State likes to ambush unsuspecting victims and then abuse their power with incredibly cruel intensity.  Examples include the Deep State's attempt to imprison [[Navy SEAL]] hero [[Eddie Gallagher]] for life for standing up against a foreign enemy, and the imprisonment for years in the [[DC Gulag]] of pro-[[Trump]] rally attendees.