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STUNNING: New Report Exposes US Govt Is Buying All of Your Data—All While Fear-Mongering on TikTok. Plus: Thoughts on RFK Interview
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June 14, 2023
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Good evening. It's Tuesday, June 13. 

Welcome to a new episode of System Update, our live nightly show that airs every Monday through Friday, at 7 p.m. Eastern, exclusively here on Rumble, the free speech alternative to YouTube.

Tonight: Whenever you think the U.S. Government can't get any more brazen in their domestic spying - or any more contemptuous of the core privacy rights of American citizens - they prove you wrong. A newly revealed report from inside the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the U.S. Security State is using your tax dollars to purchase enormous amounts of data about you – information that they would be barred by the U.S. Constitution from gathering on their own without a search warrant, but which they are now claiming the right to collect on the ground that it is available on the commercial market. 

We'll have details about exactly what this program is and why it's so menacing. But we'll also examine the underlying propagandistic framework on which these sorts of surveillance state programs rest: namely, constantly featuring a carousel of new enemies and threats that they want you to be afraid of so that you are willing to acquiesce to whatever new powers they claim as long as it's justified in the name of keeping you safe from those threats. The U.S. Security State are experts at this propaganda - they have been using the same template for decades, from the Cold War through the War on Terror to the alleged threats of an insurrectionary movement inside the U.S. to the always reliable dual enemies of Russia and China – and that is why there is no duty of American journalists, or American citizens, more urgent than constantly subjecting these fear-mongering tactics to critical scrutiny, rather than passively ingesting them. Failure to do so ensures not only the continuation of these massive state powers but their endless expansion.

Then: Our interview last night with Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. generated substantial discussion, controversy and reverberations. I'll share a couple of thoughts about that interview: with a focus on a rare and, I think, impressive character trait the interview revealed – one that is encouraging beyond any specific policy position. I think it illustrates how so many people – even someone born to one of the most storied political dynasties in American history – have become radicalized by realizing the extent to which U.S. institutions of authority are so fundamentally corrupted and how willing they are to lie chronically and deliberately to the American people, a reality that, once someone sees, can't be unseen, and which will inevitably shape one's views of issues far beyond the one that originally fosters this distrust.

 

 

 

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I think Dave Rubin tried to associate himself with Eric Weinstein’s analysis, as a way of providing a response to being called out for his hypocrisy… his use of the word “we” and “people like us” is pretty funny and pathetic… as well as staged/pre planned

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SYSTEM UPDATE NEWSLETTER: NOV 27 - DEC 1
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We are pleased to send you a summary of the key stories we covered last week. These are written versions of the reporting and analysis we did on last week's episodes of SYSTEM UPDATE.

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SYSTEM UPDATE RECAP: NOV 27- DEC 1
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Welcome to the SYSTEM UPDATE recap, your weekend digest featuring everything we’ve covered throughout the previous week. 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - EPISODE 187

Elon Meets Netanyahu in Israel—Why? Vivek Ramaswamy on Free Speech Debates, Ukraine, & More. Plus: CNN & Senate Dems Demand More Censorship Over Israel

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Intro (6:48)

Censorship Demands Continue (13:37)

Elon Visits Israel (32:09)

Interview with Vivek Ramaswamy (1:11:06)

Ending (1:34:58)

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 - EPISODE 188

Americans Fired Since Oct. 7—What They Really Said. Is TikTok Censoring for China or the US? 

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Intro (9:38)

Canceling Israel’s Critics (14:58)

Who Does TikTok Really Serve? (55:29)

Ending (1:29:18)

 

Supporters-Only After Show for Tuesday, November 28

We moved to Locals for our supporters-only, interactive after show, where Glenn shared his thoughts on some burning audience questions:

 

@Tbone316

Almost none of the Arab countries will back up the Palestinian cause with any impactful political actions. And if a certain Arab country does decide to, they get destroyed literally or metaphorically. How can the Palestinians have any chance of statehood if these geopolitical conditions and order remains?  

 

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Irish viewer here. Do you have any thoughts on the ongoing Irish hate speech legislation? Have you ever considered having MEP Clare Daly on the show? 

 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 - EPISODE 189

Leading Palestine Expert Rashid Khalidi on Israel-Gaza, College Campuses, & More. Plus: Elon Musk’s Defiant Message to Disney

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Intro (4:18)

Elon’s Defiant Message to Disney (9:35)

Interview with Rashid Khalidi (24:53)

Ending (1:15:21)

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - EPISODE 190

The Murderous Life & Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Perfect Symbol of the Rotted US Security State

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Henry Kissinger: A Murderous Legacy (16:30)

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Supporters-Only After Show for Thursday, November 30

We moved to Locals for our supporters-only, interactive after show, where Glenn shared his thoughts on some burning audience questions:  

 

@Thefarside

Your shows on free speech have been very informative. You distinguished between state action and private company decisions in the context of firings for example. I’ve been wondering how to think about free speech at universities and in particular whether the rules are different for private vs. public/state universities. And even for private universities whether it matters if they receive government funding. Thanks.

 

@GotrekGurnnison 

Glenn, can we get a deep look at some of these 3rd party corporations involved in "Trust and Safety" i.e. censorship? Seems like platforms are outsourcing more and more censorship to 3rd parties and it is a massively booming business model.

 

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 - EPISODE 191

Taibbi/Shellenberger Clash with Censorship Regime in Congress (Again). DEBATE: Glenn & Israel Supporter, Max Abrahms Discuss War in Gaza

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Intro (7:34)

Facing the Censorship Regime (12:04)

Interview with Max Abrahms (37:21)

Ending (1:48:26)

 

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