for some easy listening stuff i recommend robert sepher's youtube channel Atlantean Gardens. i know i post about him a lot but its honestly my preferred method of learning while still being able to do something. also you should read wikipedia about operation highjump, mk ultra, mk naomi, operation paperclip. in regards to real world stuff if you havent learned about pizzagate you can start there and pay attention to the names. use the search engine duckduckgo.com because google blatantly censors this kind of stuff.