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The Blind Spot

From Auschwitz to MKUltra: The Dark Continuum of Human Experimentation

History often treats atrocities as isolated events—contained in specific regimes, eras, or ideologies. But when examined closely, some lines do not end cleanly. They fade, fragment, and quietly reappear elsewhere under new names, new justifications, and new authorities. One of the most disturbing examples lies in the conceptual throughline between Josef Mengele and the Cold War-era CIA program known as MKUltra. They were not the same project.They were not run by the same people.But they shared something deeper: the abandonment […]

todayFebruary 3, 2026 2 4

The Blind Spot

CIA Gateway Program Explained: Consciousness & Secret Research

Why Intelligence Agencies Studied Human Consciousness In the early 1980s, a quiet and unusual document circulated inside the U.S. intelligence community. It wasn’t about weapons systems, foreign governments, or satellite surveillance. It was about human consciousness—and how altered states of awareness might allow the mind to access information beyond space and time. This document, later declassified, became known as the Gateway Program. Its existence raises an uncomfortable question:Why would an intelligence agency study consciousness at all? What Was the Gateway […]

todayFebruary 2, 2026 7

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