Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:02 — 15.7MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Ibrahim Zallum

News of the Bogus:

• 0:55 – Air Force Error Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-shooting-church.html
  • Texas Church Shooting: Good Samaritan Says Stepping In Was ‘Right Thing’ to Do https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/texas-church-shooting/texas-church-shooting-good-samaritan-says-stepping-was-right-thing-n817871
• 10:10 – New 100,000-Bolivar Note Worth $2.42 (Now) Coming to Venezuela https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/new-100-000-bolivar-note-worth-2-42-now-coming-to-venezuela
• 15:37 – Judge Ignores Congress, Pretends SOPA Exists, Orders Site Blocking Of Sci-Hub https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171106/17441638557/judge-ignores-congress-pretends-sopa-exists-orders-site-blocking-sci-hub.shtml
  • CCIA Amicus Curiae brief https://github.com/stevemclaugh/american_chemical_society_v_does_1-99/blob/master/American_Chemical_Society_v_Does_1-99__vaedce-17-00726__0025.1.pdf

22:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Dianne Feinstein https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171102/16380738541/dianne-feinstein-wants-twitter-to-just-hand-her-bunch-private-communications.shtml

29:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Russia http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41829726

This Week’s Quote: “There’s a popular saying that the Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. Desire and innovation will trump policy, the argument goes, as clever programmers circumvent controls.” —Virginia Postrel

Fᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ: https://www.facebook.com/Bogosity.tv
Fᴏʀᴜᴍ: http://forum.bogosity.tv/
Dısᴄᴏʀᴅ: https://discord.bogosity.tv/
Lɪᴠᴇsᴛʀᴇᴀᴍs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3bMbE6gbL1GaADuZaC8jw
Bᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ Pᴀᴛʀᴏɴ: https://www.patreon.com/shanedk
PᴀʏPᴀʟ: https://www.paypal.me/shanedk
Bıᴛᴄᴏıɴ: 1CzzoRtYnFEqpnhDvt4UmP8Mn7Dt94ewga
Bɪᴛᴄᴏɪɴ Cᴀsʜ: 1PyiWjnNK4TivWwzchprVYBwBxCbJrSK7M
Eᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴜᴍ: 0xcc71830b27f5f5ab0cb615fdc2331bd581bed8ca
DASH: XmebStk9yUTzDCnwnxGkTCRzvm3HjRUXwi
Dᴏɢᴇᴄᴏıɴ: D9S4HNuTLoFdrN2m9hSEDGUoxazPkcU96Q

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:01 — 33.5MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Hosts: Charles Thomas, Daniel Wilcox, Chris Hangartner, and Blake Pettys

News of the Bogus:

• 1:53 – Intercept Posts NSA Docs On Russian Election Hacking, DOJ Announces Arrest Of Leaker Hours Later
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170605/16283137520/intercept-posts-nsa-docs-russian-election-hacking-doj-announces-arrest-leaker-hours-later.shtml
  • Errata Security: How The Intercept Outed Reality Winner http://blog.erratasec.com/2017/06/how-intercept-outed-reality-winner.html
  • List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots
• 11:44 – In Major Free Speech Victory, SCOTUS Rules for ‘The Slants’ and Strikes Down Federal Trademark Restriction https://reason.com/blog/2017/06/19/in-major-free-speech-victory-scotus-rule
• 21:46 – It is not OK to break the law to catch criminals, judge rules https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/06/08/it-is-not-ok-to-break-the-law-to-catch-criminals-judge-rules/
• 33:42 – Strong Crypto Is Not The Problem: Manchester And London Attackers Were Known To The Authorities https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170607/09064237538/strong-crypto-is-not-problem-manchester-london-attackers-were-known-to-authorities.shtml

48:42 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The Denver Post (nominated by Libertarianist) http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/19/colorado-unemployment-rate-record-low/

54:22 – Biggest Bogon Emitter 2: Governor Terry McAuliffe http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/14/cnn-shuts-terry-mcauliffe-gun-control-rant/

59:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: PETA and David Slater https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170605/00025737514/monkey-selfie-case-gets-even-weirder-as-monkeys-next-friends-are-criminal-dispute-with-each-other.shtml

1:05:04 – Idiot Extraordinaire 2: US Customs and Border Patrol http://reason.com/blog/2017/06/12/us-customs-and-border-protection-seizes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bogosity.tv
Forum: http://forum.bogosity.tv/
Discord: https://discord.gg/Bjesku9
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/shanedk
Bitcoin: 1DDroHp9CaimBrCXLEKtrFm1fQPYXFQ6kp
Ethereum: 0xcc71830b27f5f5ab0cb615fdc2331bd581bed8ca
DASH: XmebStk9yUTzDCnwnxGkTCRzvm3HjRUXwi
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/shanedk

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 38:24 — 17.7MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• 1:21 – Former Congresswoman Found Guilty In 18 Of 22 Counts In Fraud Trial http://news.wjct.org/post/former-congresswoman-found-guilty-18-22-counts-fraud-trial
• 3:45 – Man: Border agents threatened to take my phone if I didn’t unlock it https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/05/man-border-agents-threatened-to-be-dicks-take-my-phone-if-i-didnt-unlock-it/
• 9:17 – In Its Rush To Kill, Arkansas Just Executed Innocent Man http://alternativemediasyndicate.com/2017/04/26/rush-kill-arkansas-just-executed-innocent-man/
• 14:12 – Psychologists: Stop Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/05/psychologists-stop-blaming-mass-shootings-on-video-games.html

20:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: NPR https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/npr-attempts-to-undermine-wikileaks-credibility-with-deliberate-brazen-lie-94ea584b8a25

24:50 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Ben Taronff (nominated by BlameThe1st) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/11/tech-innovation-silicon-valley-juicero

• Innovation vs. Economic Freedom https://flic.kr/p/ppg3dx
• When the Hyperloop Finally Launches It Probably Won’t Be in the US https://mic.com/articles/136904/when-the-hyperloop-finally-launches-it-probably-won-t-be-in-the-us
• America’s transportation problem is so huge even Elon Musk can’t fix it https://mic.com/articles/176405/america-s-transportation-problem-is-so-huge-even-elon-musk-can-t-fix-it
• Tesla Cranks Up Pressure to End Ban on Direct Auto Sales https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/tesla-lawsuit-claims-michigan-direct-sales-ban-unconstitutional
• The Free-Market Isn’t “Anti-Innovation” https://medium.com/@blamethe1st/free-market-capitalism-isnt-anti-innovation-a1ebec393166

This Week’s Quote: “The enormous amount of financial resources and creative energy that nations have spent on wars and weapons could have been redirected to curing deadly diseases, feeding the hungry, eliminating poverty, promoting art and culture, investing in renewable clean energy, and solving a host of other important challenges facing humanity.” —Newton Lee

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bogosity.tv
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/shanedk
Bitcoin: 1DDroHp9CaimBrCXLEKtrFm1fQPYXFQ6kp
Ethereum: 0xcc71830b27f5f5ab0cb615fdc2331bd581bed8ca
DASH: XmebStk9yUTzDCnwnxGkTCRzvm3HjRUXwi
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/shanedk

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:54 — 19.3MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Hoodie Demon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh0KJrqUaScnDb6G0Um1LJw

News of the Bogus:

• 1:06 – Self-driving cars may mean 200 million fewer cars on the roads by 2030 https://mic.com/articles/176407/self-driving-cars-may-mean-200-million-fewer-cars-on-the-roads-by-2030
• 7:35 – ‘Why baby Charlie Gard should be allowed to die with dignity’: Judge issues 11,000 word ruling on right-to-life case http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charlie-gard-should-allowed-die-10350294
  • Euthanasia and assisted suicide http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Euthanasiaandassistedsuicide/Pages/Introduction.aspx
  • American couple whose son survived thanks to the therapy Charlie Gard’s parents are fighting for slam controversial court ruling https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3318065/arthur-olga-estopinan-arturito-charlie-gard-court-case/
• 21:05 – We Were Warned About Flaws in the Mobile Data Backbone for Years. Now 2FA Is Screwed. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/we-were-warned-about-flaws-in-the-mobile-data-backbone-for-years-now-2fa-is-screwed

25:10 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: John Oliver http://blog.erratasec.com/2017/05/john-oliver-is-wrong-about-net.html

• ECFS Filings Results https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?proceedings_name=17-108
• Shane’s filing with the FCC https://www.facebook.com/shanedk/posts/10154644158268131?pnref=story

32:00 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Edgewood Middle School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpTmhD9iXQ

This Week’s Quote: “Any politician who won’t trust you with the weapon of your choice clearly cannot be trusted with the power he desires over your life.” —L. Neil Smith

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bogosity.tv
Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/shanedk
Donate with Bitcoin: 1DDroHp9CaimBrCXLEKtrFm1fQPYXFQ6kp
Donate with Ethereum: 0xcc71830b27f5f5ab0cb615fdc2331bd581bed8ca
Donate with DASH: XmebStk9yUTzDCnwnxGkTCRzvm3HjRUXwi
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/shanedk

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:19 — 23.6MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 0:50 – Don’t Blame Capitalism for Your Pricey EpiPen https://fee.org/articles/don-t-blame-capitalism-for-your-pricey-epipen/
  • Adamis Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter From FDA For Its Epinephrine Pre-Filled Syringe NDA http://ir.adamispharmaceuticals.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99350&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2175190
  • Lobbying Spending Database – Mylan Inc, 2016 | OpenSecrets https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000027765
• 11:30 – The reasons why Colin Kaepernick should stand during the national anthem, ranked. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/08/29/the_reasons_why_colin_kaepernick_shouldn_t_stand_during_the_national_anthem.html
• 25:17 – Libertarianism Has Been Refuted http://tomwoods.com/blog/libertarianism-has-been-refuted/

31:03 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The ATF http://www.ammoland.com/2016/08/atf-reclassifies-wetted-nitrocellulose-as-explosive-materials-under-federal-laws/

39:05 – Silver Cluon Award: Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160828/22071335374/head-anti-counterfeiting-lobbying-group-says-hes-going-to-make-counterfeit-techdirt-t-shirts.shtml

42:50 – Idiot Extraordinaire: The European Union https://fee.org/articles/european-ruling-against-apple-and-ireland-vindicates-brexit/

This Week’s Quote: “The European Union is very popular with politicians, because it’s very good to politicians. It was created for their benefit. It’s not so good to voters, because it denies them a voice—another reason it’s popular with politicians.” —Pat Condell

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23:02 — 38.0MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Hosts: Charles Thomas and Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• Japan knife attack: At least 19 dead http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/world/japan-knife-attack-deaths/
• Obama signs bill requiring labeling of GMO foods https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/obama-signs-bill-requiring-labeling-of-gmo-foods/2016/07/29/1f071d66-55d2-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html
• The KickassTorrents Case Could Be Huge https://www.wired.com/2016/07/kickasstorrents-piracy-case/
  • Kim Dotcom’s lawyer will also represent alleged KickassTorrents founder http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/kim-dotcoms-lawyer-will-also-represent-alleged-kickasstorrents-founder/
  • Top Torrent Sites Respect Copyright Takedowns, Just Like Google https://torrentfreak.com/top-torrent-sites-respect-copyright-takedowns-just-like-google-120604/
  • The Pirate Bay vs KickassTorrents: TPB Ignores DMCA Takedown as KAT Deletes 2400 Torrents in Minutes http://en.yibada.com/articles/128214/20160601/the-pirate-bay-vs-kickasstorrents-tpb-ignores-dmca-takedown-as-kat-deletes-2400-torrents-in-minutes.htm
  • Content Removal Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20160710224701/https://kat.cr/dmca/

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Salon.com (nominated by Neil Purcell) http://www.salon.com/2016/07/31/the_moral_case_for_hillary_clinton_even_if_you_might_dislike_her_this_isnt_the_year_to_back_a_third_party_candidate/

Idiot Extraordinaire: Jill Stein http://www.patheos.com/blogs/accordingtomatthew/2016/08/jill-stein-thinks-wi-fi-could-be-dangerous-for-our-brains/

This Week’s Quote: “Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.” —E.O. Wilson

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:48 — 20.1MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Ibrahim Zallum

(Apologies for the audio quality. There were issues with Ibrahim’s microphone that hopefully will be sorted out before his next appearance.)

News of the Bogus:

• 1:28 – 2016 Nice attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_attack
  • Death Toll From Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Rises to 84 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/world/europe/attack-nice-bastille-day.html
• 7:32 – Turkey’s Weekend of the Long Knives http://observer.com/2016/07/turkeys-weekend-of-the-long-knives/
  • Military coup was well planned and very nearly succeeded, say Turkish officials https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/military-coup-was-well-planned-and-very-nearly-succeeded-say-turkish-officials
  • Why Turkey’s latest attempted coup was different. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2016/07/why_turkey_s_latest_attempted_coup_was_different.html
  • Turkish President Returns to Istanbul in Sign Military Coup Is Faltering http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/world/europe/military-attempts-coup-in-turkey-prime-minister-says.html
  • Was Turkey’s coup attempt just an elaborate hoax by Erdogan? http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/turkey-military-coup-attempt-more-questions-than-answers.html
• 22:17 – Microsoft Wins! Govt Can’t Force Tech Companies to Hand Over Data Stored Overseas http://thehackernews.com/2016/07/user-data-spying.html

27:03 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Environmentalists http://www.smh.com.au/business/innovation/green-cars-in-spotlight-as-lithium-demand-causes-flamingo-flocks-to-shrink-20160710-gq2eef.html

33:33 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/politics/cleveland-police-baton-rouge-security-open-carry/

This Week’s Quote: “The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it’s good-bye to the Bill of Rights.” —H.L. Mencken

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:39 — 17.3MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• 2:04 – The U.S. commitment to the Persian Gulf is outdated http://www.reuters.com/article/us-persian-gulf-commentary-idUSKCN0ZN2DB
• 10:00 – NSA Labels Tor and Tails Users as Extremists http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nsa-labels-linux-tails-users-extremists/
• 14:38 – South Dakota cops collect urine samples through forced catheterization; is it constitutional? http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/south_dakota_cops_collect_urine_samples_through_forced_catheterization_is_i/

17:59 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama  http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/12/no-president-obama-its-not-easier-to-buy-a-glock-than-a-book/

27:39 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Vladimir Putin https://meduza.io/en/news/2016/07/07/putin-gives-federal-security-agents-two-weeks-to-produce-encryption-keys-for-the-internet

• VPN provider cuts off service to Russia after servers seized http://www.pcworld.com/article/3094370/vpn-provider-cuts-of-service-to-russia-after-servers-seized.html

This Week’s Quote: “There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.” —Sun Tzu

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:03 — 21.1MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 0:49 – David Cameron announces resignation as UK votes to leave EU http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/europe/uk-eu-referendum-results/
  • What will happen now that Britain has voted to leave the E.U. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/23/what-actually-happens-if-britain-votes-to-leave-the-e-u/
  • Will Boris Johnson become U.K. prime minister in 2016? https://www.predictit.org/Contract/2467/Will-Boris-Johnson-become-UK-prime-minister-in-2016
• 11:43 – ‘We Will Be Back’: Democrats Vow to Continue Gun Control Protests as House Adjourns http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/back-house-vows-continue-gun-control-protests-house/story?id=40045649
  • Justin Amash on Twitter: “Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They…” https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/745679387450871808
• 17:53 – Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/us/politics/supreme-court-affirmative-action-university-of-texas.html
  • FISHER v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ET AL. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-981_4g15.pdf
• 25:38 – Non-US encryption is ‘theoretical,’ claims CIA chief in backdoor debate http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/17/non_us_encryption_is_theoretical_claims_cia/

30:42 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Glenn Stone http://pages.wustl.edu/files/pages/imce/stone/stone_glover_2016_golden_rice.pdf

• Activists played ‘no role’ in delaying Golden Rice’? Evidence challenges anti-GMO claim https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/06/15/activists-played-no-role-delaying-golden-rice-evidence-challenges-glenn-stones-claim/

37:50 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Gersh Kuntzman http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/15/gersh-kuntzman-ny-daily-news-writer-firing-ar-15-g/

This Week’s Quote: “Governments, by their nature, are instruments of privilege.” —Robert LeFevre

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 38:38 — 17.7MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Co-Host: Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 0:34 – The No Fly List Isn’t Just Broken, It’s Insane. You Must Read This Before You Talk About Gun Control. http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/12/07/42000/
  • Dem governor moves to ban no-fly list gun sales http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/262797-dem-governor-moves-to-ban-no-fly-list-gun-sales
• 8:06 – France is considering a ban on Tor and public WiFi http://www.businessinsider.com/france-is-considering-a-ban-on-tor-and-public-wifi-2015-12
• 12:06 – Venezuela’s opposition wins legislative majority http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/07/venezuela-opposition-victory/76909468/

16:03 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Robert Reich http://robertreich.org/post/134670682190

26:47 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Vandana Shiva, Ronnie Cummins, et al http://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2015/12/07/no-monsanto-is-not-going-on-trial-for-crimes-against-humanity/

This Week’s Quote: “Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of ‘The Giver’: the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all.” —Lois Lowry