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"THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEE YOUR PASSWORDS"

January 19, 2026 / 01:26

This episode covers CIA surveillance capabilities, the Vault 7 documents, and ethical concerns regarding torture. It features a discussion with a former CIA officer about government spying on citizens.

The episode begins with a former CIA officer discussing the extensive surveillance on Americans, including the ability to control vehicles and smart devices remotely. He references the Vault 7 documents released by WikiLeaks, which revealed these capabilities.

The conversation shifts to the officer's personal experiences, including his whistleblower actions against the CIA's torture program. He emphasizes the ethical implications of such practices and expresses his willingness to face imprisonment for standing up against them.

Listeners are prompted to consider the broader implications of surveillance and the potential adversaries facing the West today. The officer shares his views on current geopolitical issues, including the situations involving Trump, Venezuela, and Greenland.

Finally, the discussion touches on Jeffrey Epstein, with the officer suggesting he was a spy working for Israeli interests, raising questions about espionage and influence.

TLDR

A former CIA officer discusses surveillance, ethics, and espionage, including the Vault 7 leaks and Jeffrey Epstein's connections.

Episode

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Billions of dollars are spent spying on Americans. And to make matters worse, we
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know that the CIA can take control remotely of a car's computer system in order to crash the car, take it off a
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bridge, or take control of your smart TV and turn a speaker into a microphone, >> even though the TV is off and broadcast
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back to the CIA. >> Can they do that with devices? >> Absolutely. And I'll tell you how we
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know. There was a CIA software engineer who was disgruntled and he downloaded tens of [music] thousands of documents
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classified above top secret. And instead of going to the Russians or the Chinese,
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he went to Wikileaks and they became the Vault 7 documents. So our whole lives are out there [music] potentially for
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someone to use against us. And every country has these capabilities. Listen, I spent 15 years in the CIA. I love this
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country. But one of the most important things [music] in my life is the issue of ethics, which is why I blew the
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whistle on the CIA's torture program because my superiors kept repeating that
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torture worked. But besides being illegal, immoral, unethical, it just wasn't true. And I would let them send
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me to prison again because it was the right thing to do. I mean, we know that they were experimenting on American
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citizens. >> This is the stuff of movies. >> It is. >> And because you've been in this world, I
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have to ask you, who do you think is the real adversary of the West? What are you
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most concerned about in the world at the moment? And what about everything that's
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going on with Trump in Venezuela and Greenland? And then, do you think Jeffrey Epstein was a spy?
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>> Yes. >> Who do you think he was working for? >> The Israelis. Why?

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Episode Highlights

  • CIA's Remote Control Capabilities
    The CIA can remotely control devices, raising concerns about privacy and security.
    “The CIA can take control of a car's computer system remotely.”
    @ 00m 05s
    January 19, 2026
  • Vault 7 Documents Leak
    A disgruntled CIA engineer leaked classified documents to Wikileaks, exposing government surveillance.
    “He downloaded tens of thousands of documents classified above top secret.”
    @ 00m 24s
    January 19, 2026
  • Whistleblower on CIA's Ethics
    A former CIA agent reveals the ethical dilemmas he faced, including torture and surveillance.
    “I blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program because it was the right thing to do.”
    @ 00m 48s
    January 19, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • Our whole lives are out there potentially for someone to use against us.
    "THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEE YOUR PASSWORDS"

Key Moments

  • Whistleblower's Dilemma00:48
  • Espionage Questions01:19