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In this episode, the host breaks down a major controversy involving podcaster Shawn Ryan and his promoted privacy app "Glacier," exposing concerning connections between influencer marketing, government contractors, and surveillance technology.

The episode centers on journalist/content creator of "Leah Files" who appeared on the Shawn Ryan Show on July 27th under restrictive conditions - told beforehand she couldn't name names of "surveillance state founders." Shortly after recording, Ryan announced Glacier, a privacy app priced at $14.99/month that sells burner numbers for $5 each.

Leah conducted an investigative deep dive tracing the money behind Glacier, revealing:

• Glacier Security LLC is actually a Maryland government contractor (founded 2015) that previously built secure communication technology for military and intelligence agencies
• Their office is located at "HQ Fort Meade" near NSA headquarters
• CEO Lemuel Riggins spent 20 years in NSA telecommunications exploitation and data collection
• The app was rebranded from "Glacier Dial" (free, open-source, no data collection) to "Glacier" (paid, collects extensive user data)
• When users "delete history," records aren't actually purged from Twilio's systems
• Multiple burner numbers are tied to single email/credit card - defeating compartmentalization claims

This episode contains strong language and adult themes, listener discretion advised.

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Today's tech-focused episode covers the eMudhra Certificate Authority breach in India and the "ebury" info stealer infecting over 300 Tor exit nodes. We'll explain what certificate authorities do for web security, analyze the current breach situation, and investigate how compromised exit nodes enable credential theft. The investigation began when someone noticed SSH fingerprint changes indicating man-in-the-middle attacks while connecting to familiar servers.

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The host dives into a whirlwind of conspiracy theories and political commentary, covering the Epstein emails investigation and DOJ's alleged doxing of trafficking victims, claims of media suppression around the Kirk assassination, the Ukrainian war being framed as a manufactured refugee crisis, Jared Kushner's ties to Israeli and Russian networks via openAI funding, and the business dealings of defense-tech influencers like Sean Ryan. A central fable—"The Farmer, the Dead Pig, and the Rats"—frames the episode's theme of manufactured division, followed by a reading of John Derbyshire's racially charged "talk" essay and a profile of Howard Lutnik's 9/11 survival and subsequent Cabinet role amid Epstein-associated scrutiny.

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Episode covers three main topics:

Christopher Hitchens tribute — The host opens with a clip of Hitchens criticizing organized religion, then runs through his biography: his socialist origins, the post-9/11 shift to neoconservatism, his 2003 Iraq War support, his "Four Horsemen of New Atheism" role with God Is Not Great (2007), his memoir Hitch-22 (2010), his esophageal cancer diagnosis and refusal to convert, and his death in December 2011. Hitchens's "Razor" (unevidenced claims can be dismissed) and his waterboarding stunt for Vanity Fair are highlighted as signature moments.

Adfection / Citizen Lab spyware exposé — The host summarizes a Citizen Lab report showing how an Israeli company (referred to as "Discover Tech," linked to NSO Group through board member Ehud Barak) used Google, Microsoft, and Yandex ad-tech infrastructure to deliver 0-click malware to targeted users, including Al Jazeera journalists. The mechanism: fake ads served as code blobs to uniquely-identified users, requiring no clicks. The host explains watering-hole attacks as an analogy, criticizes surveillance-based advertising as inherently insecure, and calls for ad blockers and JavaScript-free browsing as defensive measures.

TEEs and Private AI skepticism — The host critiques trusted execution environments (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, AMD TDX) as a foundation for privacy tools like Confer. A cited paper by Alin Tomescu (MIT) catalogs remote attestation forgery bugs, physical extraction attacks, and liveness failures across SGX/TDX/SEV platforms since 2018. The conclusion: don't entrust valuable secrets to TEEs, especially when physical access is in your threat model.

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This episode dives headfirst into the absurd landscape of modern media and culture wars, featuring a series of controversial clips and cultural commentary.

The episode opens with a heated discussion about a clip where a guest uses ebonics speech patterns, leading to accusations of self-deprecation and debates about linguistic authenticity. Our host grapples with the complexities of racial discourse, questioning whether the speaker is performing irony or genuine ignorance.

Moving beyond the racial dynamics, the episode explores bizarre news stories including a priest killed by a falling cross during mass in Ecuador, analyzed through a conspiratorial lens.

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Episode 36: Scrim's "Baptised in Ash" lyrics dissected (pedo justice, drug sobriety themes); OpenCode breach exposed 14k users' API keys stolen from a legacy system—attackers used them to distill AI models across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google; Richard James Schuler (Hex/PulseChain founder) arrested in Turkey for $400M+ tax fraud and assaulting a 16-year-old; Saudi engineer Al-Zarnawi (MIT grad) planted bugs at OpenAI for Saudi intelligence; host's rant against Bitcoin Maxis and self-custody advice; project teased: secure comms tool for those who understand surveillance capitalism.

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This one's a little different. After a stretch of news-and-commentary episodes, I'm a bit spent on reacting to headlines, so for episode 35 I'm putting on my builder's cap and talking about something I'm actually making.

That something is a secure, private communication suite: a messenger built around the design philosophy of enterprise communication platforms and encrypted messengers, but with the anti-surveillance, anti-censorship, and censorship-resistance principles baked in from the very first commit instead of bolted on later.

There's no product to announce yet — we're not at v1, and I'm deliberately holding back the specifics. But there is a why, and it's worth walking through. This episode covers where the idea came from, the privacy philosophy driving the design, and a long, candid read-through of the Session Messenger whitepaper — the document that changed my mind about recommending Session.

If you've ever wanted to hear the messy, boring, in-progress part of building a privacy product, this is that episode.

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Episode 34 is a clip show. Cryptowires plays a handful of audio clips and reacts to each one, with commentary in between. Segments include:

Henry Ford and the Federal Reserve. The first clip revisits Henry Ford's reputation, the publication of the Dearborn Independent, the lawsuits that followed, and claims about the origins and purpose of the Federal Reserve, plus Ford's opposition to U.S. entry into World War II.

Paul Buchanan on Congress and foreign lobbying. An archived clip of political commentator Paul Buchanan arguing that Congress is unable to stand up to pro-Israel lobbying, tied back to foreign aid spending and Israeli bond purchases discussed in Episode 33.

Reaction to the Jake Shields / Annie Altman interview. A full review of the recent interview, including discussion of Sam Altman, Tucker Carlson's questioning of him, and Jared Kushner's brother's involvement in OpenAI's for-profit restructuring. The host's verdict: a soft-ball interview that missed its opportunities.

Matthew Arndt, Green Party candidate for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District. The biggest story of the episode: Arndt's arrest following a road-rage confrontation, the hate-crime enhancement he faces, a reading of his campaign site (endthecartel.com) and its "America Only" platform, plus Arndt's own response video and an upcoming interview with Scott Free that the host will cover next episode.

Child predator sting operations. A viral clip from an independent sting operation, commentary on the work of amateur predator catchers, and the question of how often these incidents go unreported.

The 2018 Colombia trafficking sting. A look back at a sting that targeted Israeli nationals on tourist visas, whether the case was ever fully prosecuted, and what happens to these networks after they're dismantled.

Plus: a note on podcast distribution — why some platforms take 24–48 hours to post new episodes — and a request that listeners follow the show on their platform of choice rather than streaming from the web. Available on iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Deezer, Podverse, PodLP, Podcast Guru, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, CurioCaster, Castro, Castbox, Castomatic, Listen Notes, and Podcast Index.

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Israel/Gaza commentary: Claims Netanyahu knew of the October 7 attack in advance and issued a stand down order to retain power, citing Israeli official accounts saying the event "fast tracked" plans by 20 years. Frames it as "never let a good crisis go to waste." Says he'll save a related sound bite for a later episode.

Annie Altman / Sam Altman: Notes Jake Shields interviewed Annie Altman that day (Fight Back podcast on Rumble). Background on Sam Altman's 2023 ouster from OpenAI, his sister's sexual assault allegations against him, and former colleagues' characterizations of him. Says mainstream outlets aren't covering it because of Microsoft's stake in OpenAI. Says he hasn't watched the interview yet, will reserve judgment, and plans to react to it on episode 34.

"The Dark Web is a Psyop" (video by We're in Hell): Tor's origins at the U.S. Naval Research Lab; the argument that Tor was deliberately popularized among non-spy users to give spies cover; government funding of Tor via the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Open Technology Fund; Yasha Levine's FOIA-obtained emails showing a cozy relationship between Tor developers and federal agencies; Jacob Appelbaum's role and misconduct allegations; NSA's "egotistical giraffe" program and the honeypot argument; Silk Road/Ross Ulbricht. The video's thesis — that the real problem is cybernetics/individualist tech solutions replacing political ones — plus the host's own take: Tor is probably surveyable, VPNs are "glorified proxies" that keep logs and will comply with subpoenas, and the same honeypot logic could apply to Monero. Also muses that filing a FOIA request on yourself would flag you to the government.

Ledger wallet scam: Reports on Ledger investigating lost funds from users in Southeast Asia who bought devices from reseller CryptoBillis, which allegedly backdoored hardware. Ledger has asked the reseller to pause sales; users who bought in the last 90 days are advised not to set up the device, and those who did should move assets to a new device. Host's position: he doesn't pity the victims — buy from official channels only, shipping cost is an investment in protecting your funds.

Proton and age verification: Reads a TechRadar piece on Proton's new interactive map tracking the spread of age verification laws (18 European countries, 49 US states with proposals, 27 with implemented checks). Criticizes Proton CEO Andy Yen for decrying identification requirements while Proton takes credit card payments, and criticizes privacy_guides for favorable coverage of Proton.

Nidal Malik Hasan execution live stream (main story): Pentagon confirmed the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live streamed December 3 at 1pm local. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public should be able to watch. Host reads background on Hasan — his religious devotion, his ideological reasoning, his MD and psychiatry residency at Walter Reed, his 2013 court martial conviction — then works through a Washington Post article on the story. Host supports televised capital punishment in principle and questions why Hasan was chosen as the first case, speculating his religion played a role, and floats (as a joke/conspiracy take) that the stream could be a test of AI video generation.

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In this episode:

Life update & why episodes slowed down — recovering from a cold, and an honest breakdown of what it actually takes to produce the show: ~2.5–3 hours of unpaid work per episode (recording, editing, M4A→WAV conversion, transcripts, research via Titan Terminal), plus the future of the podcast — it may not make it past 50 episodes/season one without funding.

Platform & tooling gripes — the automatic "send me a voicemail" link added to show notes, an auto-converted paid subscription he had to cancel, why he built his own free voicemail feature instead, and a rant on PayPal being a blocker for paid ads (with a nod to crypto/stablecoin payouts for creators).

SpaceX's spectrum play — SpaceX moves to acquire 800 MHz of nationwide spectrum from EchoStar, aiming to become a major US carrier by blending Starlink direct-to-cell with terrestrial networks. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon shares slid after hours. Why US carriers are mediocre and Starlink is often the only real option in some areas.

Saudi Arabia: death sentence over a Facebook comment — a 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker sentenced to death for allegedly blasphemous online speech, shifting from cybercrime law to Sharia law. Discussion of "when in Rome," free-speech norms, and why deportation/fines beat execution.

Blanc browser — a lightweight, minimal Chromium browser with built-in ad blocking; plus a mention of Ladybird's upcoming release.

Japan named #1 country for a 4th straight year — Conde Nast Readers' Choice results, record tourism (42.7M visitors), and some candid opinions on travel, consumerism and local issues.

KKK rebranding — Al Jazeera's report on the Knights Party re-centering its message around family and faith, the state of white-nationalist movements in the US, controlled opposition, and commentary on the broader political landscape.

This episode contains strong language and adult themes, listener discretion advised.

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