Cops trash the home of a defense attorney who successfully argued a case against them, yet more evidence that COVID lockdowns cost jobs but don't save lives, and how the DMCA can help plagiarists! Plus, CNN, CBS, and YouGov share Biggest Bogon Emitter for manipulating polls about Biden's first address to Congress, and Ohio State Senator Andrew Brenner takes Idiot Extraordinaire for covering up the fact that he was in a car during a zoom meeting...about distracted driving!
May 09, 2021•25 min
Will Biden ban menthol cigarettes because black people like them? Are US-Russia relations worse than during the Cold War? And is Israel an apartheid state? Also, Boris Johnson takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for wanting to ban end-to-end encryption while using it himself, and Joe Biden takes Idiot Extraordinaire for using a pro-censorship phrase about the First Amendment to argue for violating the Second.
May 02, 2021•28 min
COVID measures are being lifted, with none of the doomsayers' predictions coming true, 23% of UK COVID deaths were misattributed, and the European court might strike down Article 17 entirely if users' rights are not protected. Plus, the true cause of Officer Brian Sicknick's death gives the news media another Biggest Bogon Emitter, and California takes another Idiot Extraordinaire for claiming that math, including showing your work and getting the right answer, is racist.
Apr 25, 2021•26 min
The justice system takes the fore this week as the Missouri Supreme Court upholds the removal of prosecutor Kim Gardner from the McCloskey case, judges begin allowing bail for Capitol trespassers stylized as terrorists, and New York tossing hundreds of cases because of lying cop. Plus, the NHS takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for trying to turn contact tracing into surveillance, and MSNBC takes Idiot Extraordinaire for opposing basically every principle of justice.
Apr 18, 2021•31 min
SCOTUS rules Google's use of Java API fair use (the right result for the wrong reason), SCOTUS also invalidates ruling against Trump over his Twitter account, and a non-Disney company DMCAs TorrentFreak over an article about The Mandalorian. Plus, Facebook takes Biggest Bogon emitter for trying to save face after compromising half a billion users, and the EU takes Idiot Extraordinaire over the continued COVID vaccine fiasco.
Apr 11, 2021•28 min
SCOTUS might allow warrantless searches and gun seizures in the guise of "community caretaking," price caps on delivery services backfire, and the California Supreme Court says you can't keep people locked up just because they can't afford bail. Plus, the FDA takes Biggest Bogon Emitter as COVID vaccines show their requirements to be unnecessary, and the SEC takes Idiot Extraordinaire for trying to say all actively-developed cryptocurrencies are illegal securities.
Apr 04, 2021•32 min
The FBI raids a radio station and churches for cryptocurrency, COVID restrictions leave cargo ships unable to unload, and the 9th Circuit rules Americans don't have the right to open carry. Plus, the London police take Biggest Bogon Emitter for trying to shut down SciHub, and the RIAA takes Idiot Extraordinaire for more misinformation about YouTube downloading services.
Mar 28, 2021•27 min
The first judgement on arbitrary rule changes for the 2020 election, how texting is even less secure than we thought, and how legislators and regulators consider Facebook, Google, and Twitter to be the whole of the Internet. Plus, The Washington Post takes Biggest Bogon Emitter after proof emerges that their claims about the Trump conversation with Georgia lawmakers is a lie, and antivirus companies take Idiot Extraordinaire for removing Bittorrent clients as malware.
Mar 21, 2021•31 min
More government COVID vaccine screwups, this time in the EU; Stanford epidemiologist calls lockdowns "the biggest public health mistake we've ever made"; and journalists are demanding that Substack start censoring its writers, including Glenn Greenwald. Plus, Gavin Newsom takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for saying we won't get back to normal after COVID because "inequity," and Kentucky Sen. David Carroll takes Idiot Extraordinaire for making it a crime to insult a police officer.
Mar 14, 2021•36 min
Hong Kong no longer in Economic Freedom Index, Google tries to replace third-party cookies for targeted ads, and Yout sues the RIAA for lying about YouTube downloads. Plus, ICANN takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for engaging in deplatforming, and House Democrats take Idiot Extraordinaire for disproportionately giving COVID bailouts to Democratic cities and counties.
Mar 07, 2021•31 min
New Zealand reveals how much they've spent on the Kim Dotcom case, the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case seems to have had enough of the nonsense, and nVidia takes action against cryptomining. Plus, the Southern Poverty Law Center takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for lying in a tweet, and Disney takes Idiot Extraordinaire for claiming The Muppet Show has offensive material. Also, not one but two Silver Cluon winners, Ontario MPP Roman Baber and Justice Clarence Thomas.
Feb 28, 2021•38 min
Biden admin to journalist: "I will destroy you!" Second Circuit rules against police unions, and what's really going wrong with the Texas power grid. Plus, Australia takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for trying to charge Facebook for links (so Facebook cuts off the entire country!), and the NHS takes Idiot Extraordinaire for Rube-Goldbergian fails that result in a man's BMI listed as 28,000!
Feb 21, 2021•30 min
The Capitol riot murder that never happened, Biden's "smart" border wall, and MSNBC calling for drone strikes on civilians who disagree with them. Plus, The Las Vegas Sun takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for sitting on an interview exposing Biden's gun control policy, and Idiot Extraordinaire Time Magazine brags about how the conspiracy theories to steal the election for Biden are actually true!
Feb 14, 2021•31 min
A man has been arrested for "election interference" through memes, over a dozen states consider Right to Repair, and tech companies are warning of hostile copyright legislation. Plus, anti-vaccers take Biggest Bogon Emitter for more proof that they are deliberately spreading false information, and Huawei takes Idiot Extraordinaire for trying to rehabilitate their image using sockpuppets.
Feb 07, 2021•31 min
News of the Bogus: 0:34 – Trust in media hits new crisis low https://www.axios.com/media-trust-crisis-2bf0ec1c-00c0-4901-9069-e26b21c283a9.html 3:23 – Woman Behind Bernie’s Mittens Quit Making Them Because Taxes Killed Her Business https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/22/woman-behind-bernie-sanders-iconic-mittens-quit-making-them-because-high-taxes-killed-her-business/ 6:52 – Police Chief Demands Holes In Encryption Because Some Cops Decided To Participate In The DC Insurrection https://www.techdir...
Jan 31, 2021•20 min
Democrats go cray-cray with conspiracy theories, basic Internet services such as IP addresses are being denied to political foes, and the first major arrest for someone involved in 2020 voter fraud. Plus, Hillary and Pelosi go insane trying to tie the Capitol occupation to Putin, and governments everywhere do a terrible job getting COVID vaccinations out.
Jan 24, 2021•28 min
News of the Bogus: 0:30 – As Covid crisis grows, many California businesses flout the rules https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1252654 4:17 – Biden?s Revolving Door https://www.dailyposter.com/p/bidens-revolving-door 8:30 – New Congress Cleans Slate for Bills Targeting Free Speech, Sex Workers https://www.xbiz.com/news/256616/new-congress-cleans-slate-for-bills-targeting-free-speech-sex-workers 11:32 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: GoDaddy The Biggest Gun Forum Just Kicked Off The Internet Without Ex...
Jan 17, 2021•21 min
It's the 2020 Year in Review! Who'll get Idiot of the Year? Police and their apologists? The people spreading COVID-19 misinformation, or the politicians giving themselves exemptions to their own restrictions? Anything to do with the 2020 election?
Jan 10, 2021•43 min
For the last regular podcast in 2020, we have confirmation of the Hunter Biden scandal (and that the press were complicit in its coverup), Elon Musk apparently moving to Texas to avoid California taxes, and the importance of DMCA reform. Plus, the FTC takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for accusing Facebook of "monopolization" for mergers they themselves approved, and Reuters takes Idiot Extraordinaire for a bogus "fact check" of Irish slaves in early colonial America.
Dec 13, 2020•29 min
News of the Bogus: 0:34 – We Have Several Vaccines for COVID – Now What? https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/we-have-several-vaccines-for-covid-now-what/ 4:30 – Dr. Fauci (Basically) Admits Rand Paul Was Right 6 Months Ago on Schools and COVID-19 https://fee.org/articles/dr-fauci-basically-admits-rand-paul-was-right-6-months-ago-on-schools-and-covid-19/ 11:03 – Pirate Bay Founder Warns US Govt. Against Mafia-Esque Copyright Lobby https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-warns-us-gov...
Dec 06, 2020•25 min
Pentagon lying to Trump about troop numbers in Syria, GitHub reinstates YouTube-DL, and Biden's charity hasn't spent one red cent on cancer. Plus, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for decisions showing them to be partisan hacks, and Gavin Newsom gets another Idiot Extraordinaire for continued failed COVID-19 policies. Also, Silver Cluon Winner Capcom for standing up to ransomware crooks!
Nov 22, 2020•28 min
Respected Oxford professor censored over lockdowns, SCOTUS has limits when it comes to Qualified Immunity, and the youtube-dl tool the music industry had taken offline was widely used by journalists. Plus, the news media takes another Biggest Bogon Emitter for calling the election WAY too early, and Naomi Wolf takes Idiot Extraordinare for not realizing Biden was pro-lockdown and wasting her vote.
Nov 15, 2020•30 min
Election results that actually matter, updates in the Kim Dotcom and Silk Road cases, The Intercept takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for censoring Glenn Greenwald, and Idiot Extraordinaire Gavin Newsom gets smacked down by the courts.
Nov 08, 2020•28 min
Schools aren't spreading COVID, copyright holders want to set dangerous legal precedent, and governments are STILL fighting end-to-end encryption. Plus, Joe Biden takes another Biggest Bogon Emitter for his ignorant economic policy, and the Department of Homeland Security takes Idiot Extraordinaire for using a ridiculous set of words to determine who is worth spying on.
Oct 25, 2020•26 min
WHO & experts urge to end COVID lockdowns, man who shot before Kyle Rittenhouse charged, and Rittenhouse faces no gun charges in Illinois. Plus, the New York Times takes another Biggest Bogon Emitter for demanding censorship of a colleague, and Twitter takes Idiot Extraordinaire for saying they won't allow any news item that's the result of hacking, even though (as Glenn Greenwald says) that's basically all journalism is!
Oct 18, 2020•27 min
More political hackery in the McCloskey case, 60% of COVID business closures are permanent, and patents are holding back COVID vaccines. Plus, the LAPD takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for lying about not using facial recognition (which they did, 30,000 times!), and Facebook and Climate Feedback take Idiot Extraordinaire for blatantly political censorship.
Oct 11, 2020•25 min
Leaked emails reveal prosecutor bias in McCloskey case, why the hysteria around Trump's tax returns is bogus, and how Glenn Greenwald was blacklisted from appearing on MSNBC. Plus, the Treasury Department takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for wanting to punish victims of ransomware, and Ireland takes Idiot Extraordinaire for saying Subway's bread doesn't count as bread.
Oct 04, 2020•21 min
Lots of bogosity around the replacement of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, including pollsters who get Idiot Extraordinaire for showing they're doing complete pseudoscience. Also, the EC calls for privacy violating "Know Your Customer" requirements for basic Internet services, Venezuela wants to control all cryptomining, and the Rochester, NY police take Biggest Bogon Emitter for their coverup following the Daniel Prude death.
Sep 27, 2020•26 min
Mueller investigators wiped 30+ cell phones, the IRS pays $625k to crack Monero, and SWIFT releases a report on how money laundering is mostly done through fiat money. Plus, Donald Trump takes his umpteenth Biggest Bogon Emitter for his new prescription drug price controls, and CBP takes Idiot Extraordinaire for seizing 2000 legitimate earbuds as Apple "counterfeits."
Sep 20, 2020•25 min
All about the horrible Kamala Harris, a court FINALLY rules that the FBI and the NSA broke the law when collecting information on Americans, and Australian police arrest a pregnant woman over a Facebook post protesting the lockdowns. Plus, Raja Krishnamoorthi takes Biggest Bogon Emitter for using fake science to tie vaping to COVID, and the FBI take Idiot Extraordinaire for complaining that Ring doorbells let people see when they're on their own property.
Sep 13, 2020•26 min
