Waking Up Orwell
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Waking Up Orwell hibernates as Godzilla .gov drones on
March 01, 2012 09:46 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBFAA stokes an EPIC petition over domestic Drone use Guest Amie Stepanovich, National Security Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center shows us the light. - http://epic.org/privacy/drones/ Boston Herald.com: Pressure builds for civilian drone flights at home - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRONES_AT_HOME?SITE=MABOH&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTNEWS BITS CITED @BeatTheChip on Twitter - follow me and find out all the crap you've been missing. DIY Government T...
S.1867, ATS decides if you are on TSA's naughty list while Holiday travelling
December 09, 2011 00:02 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWaking Up Orwell's annual visit with Paper's Please's Edward Hasbrouk goes over Pan-American travel, border policy and what you can do about TSA's "naughty" lists this Holiday Season. This includes your travel documents, managing your expectation of a grope-worthy experience on US domestic flights and finding out where all your travel data is lodging this Christmas! Buckle your seatbelts, put away the tray tables and get your sick bags ready - it's going to be a turbulent ride. SO...
Watercooler talks with Fortress Toronto & Getting wise to SmartMeters
November 17, 2011 23:17 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBSUPPORT Waking Up Orwell's brand of "Nerve-Corps" news by becoming a sponsor. DIY GOVERNMENT E-Alerts Call-in to State Department and Military to demand an end to Bradley Manning's mistreatment http://www.bradleymanning.org/events/call-in-to-the-white-house-and-military-to-demand-un-access Kill the Internet Blacklist Bill - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk3cIMAfMKs DOWNSIZE D.C. Repeal REAL ID - - http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/kaye-beach-a-real-id-victim Watercooler talks wi...
Godzilla Government covers Seattle's #OccupyTogether
October 05, 2011 17:41 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB***This is a podcast for Godzilla Government:: http: www.zillamod.wordpress.com::*** People are turning on their computers to seek out Occupy Together gatherings to help represent their own interests in the economic breakdown. #OccupyTogether, organized by GlobalRevolution.es, is helping many find ways to talk back to Wall St and the US government by inviting the voices of those harmed by the economic downturn. They are not happy with D.C. They are not happy with Wall Street's finan...
Dr. Orly Taitz filters Obama and America through E-verify
September 23, 2011 05:48 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBHR 2885, the Legal Worforce Act bill would mandate all US workers submit SSN#s and record identity information in a web-based cloud system administered by USCIS (DHS). Orly Taitz road tested E-Verify with what is believed to be President Obama's SSN#. Dr. Taitz claims that President Obama has presented fraudulent identity documents and demands accountability from the White House. She presents the case that E-Verify can deidentify the United States President if his SSN# is fraudu...
Pinellas FL County courts find Real ID can be a "Willey" matter
September 08, 2011 22:14 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBAdrian Wyllie, the Chair for the Libertarian Party of Florida, has become a burr in the side of the Pinellas County criminal justice system. His offense? Driving without a Real ID certified license in the State of Florida. After over 2 months public provocation, the sheriffs department issued a citation. Wyllie had his day in court- the results should surprise anyone. We are joined in a discussion with Mr. Wyllie over these current events. The legal battle over Real ID certified...
Design 4 Privacy Challenge awards win to Gibberbot at DEFCON 19
August 06, 2011 06:01 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBLAS VEGAS- The (r)evolution of privacy in technology was tweeted tonight at the Develop 4 Privacy awards at the DEFCON 19 hacker conference in Las Vegas. 3rd Place went to Obscuracam (Guardian Project), 2nd place to tiqr (https://tiqr.org/), an open source authenticator, and the 1st prize award to Gibberbot (Guardian Project). The winning applications were developed using the principles of Privacy by Design. One of the winning developers, Harlo Holmes, Guardian Project's mobile ...
The employment marketplace, E-Verify and the US immigration climate
July 30, 2011 03:52 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBCEI analyst Alex Nowrasteh digests today's Immigration climate for reform, The Legal Workforce Act bill (HR 2164), DHS' RIDE initiative, the E-Verify data base & an anniversary for SB 1070. This is the other pic of Alex Nowrasteh. REFERENCE ARTICLES & MEDIA The Legal Workforce Act (HR 2164) IN FAVOR: MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 2 more co-sponsor Chairman Smith's bill OPPOSED:Privacy groups protest proposed E-Verify bill Jim Harper on FOX's Freedom Watch covers E-Verify *cited during Int...
Border enforcement, land management bill redefines borders 100 miles inland from coasts
April 16, 2011 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBBTC - A new house bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop (R-UT) would allow a DHS policy waiver of 36 federal laws to construct US border fences to become law. The National Security and Federal Lands Protection bill would change border definitions, expanding the reach of federal border enforcement 100 miles inland from coast to coast. From the bill: (c) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any termination date re...
The torture of Brad Manning
December 16, 2010 23:12 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWe deserve better. The armed service members in this country deserve better. However- the sad truth is that Pvt. Bradley Manning is experiencing the US institution of torture and rendition consistent with being classified as a "terrorist". This is what the United States military has been reduced to: extorting us towards crushing debt to pay for torture, rape and incarceration of our own citizens when THEY TELL THE TRUTH. Be reminded, we may demand a different standard than, "shu...
FBI misbehavin' & shadowy ways of government "Flexians"
September 30, 2010 00:45 - 2 hours - 174 MBThis week on Waking Up Orwell **** KPDO PREMIERE DELAYED*** The station, in an ambitious 4 day effort to install new programming board, is still in it's testing stages and will be automated 9/29/2010. This gives us an additional week to upgrade graphics, develop the website and come up with ways to promote the show. " 22nd Century" music by Kelis THIS WEEKS NEWS: This about sums the national state of affairs pertaining to civil liberty this week. "A bad weekend for civil libert...
An explanation and an apology to Muslim America
September 10, 2010 06:31 - 1 hour - 142 MBWAKING UP ORWELL "GOES THERE" We are featuring two rapidly spliced interviews addressing the increase in violence against Muslim Americans in the continental U.S. We wish we could have gotten this to you sooner. Dan Merchant, Film Director, asks God to save us from his followers.@ 7:47The Park 51 Cordoba Center Special Analysis with Shahid Buttar of the BORDC. @55:05Music from Kelis: Flesh Tone Album [Think Donna Summer does Electro.]@ 51:40
SEASON FINALE: Triple Treat: Erasing David, Edwin Black & Florida v. Real ID
May 28, 2010 03:00 - 2 hours - 199 MBTHIS WEEK ON WAKING UP ORWELL: EDWIN BLACK * ERASING DAVID* FLORIDIANS AGAINST REAL ID Waking Up Orwell is taking the Summer off so we can focus on developing a classic analog technology, tried and true, to create futuristic revenue streams. We return in the fall. You'll like it when we do. WHEN YOU DELETE YOUR FACEBOOK...kiss your friends goodbye with some Miami basics c/o DJ Ryan Morales. http://ryanmorales.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-04-29T18_05_10-07_00 Should The Government ...
TSA vs. The Identity Project
May 20, 2010 07:27 - 1 hour - 102 MBTHIS WEEK ON WAKING UP ORWELL Make sure to search "Facebook" on the search bar located on our blog BeatTheChip.org to pull up all of this weeks news. Why waste a perfectly good show complaining about it when really important news is getting no coverage - like in the case of our Special Guest. NEW TO THE SHOW: Ambient Music! Here's how it works... cue music up from the following link and hit the play button during Ed Hasbrouck's world class interview. You can listen to the in...
BORDC's local agenda ; Nevada license update
May 06, 2010 10:50 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHIS WEEK ON WAKING UP ORWELL DIY GOVERNMENT: Local city ordinances with Shahid Buttar; who is working on getting YOU in front of your City Council to recognize your rights to a free society in America. Check out more of their work on BORDC.org . NEVADA's REAL ID REVISITED: Will the process for Real ID change much now that the 120 executive order period is over? We check in with ACLU of Nevada's, Rebecca Gasca about how their State, like many other states, is being sold little known...
Inside Edition with AZ Republic's, JJ Hensley
April 29, 2010 09:52 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBTHIS WEEK ON WAKING UP ORWELL DIY GOVERNMENT: Help Nevada fight for their rights for a free identity http://www.aclunv.org/category/issue/privacy/realid-redux In this weeks news: Gizmodo's controversial status, their many legal assists and details on "iPhonegate", pay-to-say in Wisconsin, Red-light scameras fold and how to deal with Facebook and the EPIC amount of privacy violations due to Instant Personalization. This week we are joined by Public Safety reporter for the Arizona Repu...
DOUBLE FEATURE: Immigration & Police State special
April 22, 2010 17:41 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBWaking Up Orwell's 2 hour Immigration & Police State special. Interview start times are in bold. 1st hour - News magazine coverage of this week's chronicle of dystopia followed by instructions on how to assert your rights over a police interaction with Scott Morgan of FlexYourRights. org. (42:44) 2nd Hour - Alex Norwrasteh, an analyst for Competetive Enterprise Institute (01:06:28) covers the nasty business of Immigration and Arizona's police state bill, SB 1070. He also exposes th...
SPECIAL EDITION: Dissapearing with Evan Ratliff, a story of evading a WIRED identity
April 15, 2010 10:56 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBFor Tax Day only, we are switching from our regular formatted programming to bring you a special talk with Evan Ratliff, a co-editor for WIRED Magazine who created an assignment to disappear with strategic aims to not be found. WIRED's sponsored contest had escalating tiers of money for the digital bounty hunter who could track down and catch Ratliff in his remote locations. Evan was in and out of disguises for the duration of his extended assignment. He toured with a band, be...
The LATE-LATE HOOT for Privacy with PRA’s Thomas Cincotta
April 09, 2010 05:20 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB"As usual, we get the best stuff for show and it is usually oh-so aptly timed. We start with good news report from traveling Libertarian Congressional candidate Philip Berg on his way to the D.C. area. This week’s DIY government segment becomes a challenge to go get your own FOIA dossiers back from the FBI - Thomas Cincotta tells you how."
The Lost EFF Episode found on podOmatic
April 01, 2010 22:46 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBDue to previous technical difficulties, the EFF was so rudely interrupted. http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2010/03/waking-up-orwell-seeks-new-radio-home.html It's high time Lee Tien, FOIA counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation had opportunity to tell the truth about the FBI, FOIA and Facebook as well as the Census and a few other really important things that relate to your privacy in todays adventures in computing. Listen here!
Waking Up Orwell Premieres on Podomatic: Suspicious Activity Reporting discussed with CameraFraud's, Todd Kandaris
April 01, 2010 21:54 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBWaking Up Orwell bounces back on podOmatic.com where we continue to show love to our friends and are covered from political online network problems. We will be featuring our podcasts here weekly at 9AM PST / 11AM CST. Our friends on the East Coast can catch us during lunch or just download our show to your iPod or MP3 player and listen to the facts on the ride home on the train or in the car or any way you choose digital America. Here's what I know - we've got great listeners on ...
Greg Nikkolettos for film ONE MAINFRAME TO RULE THEM ALL
November 23, 2009 20:12 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBGreg Nikkolettos is an investigative journalist and film producer for We The People Will Not Be Chipped and anti-Transhumanism advocate. In his film ONE MAINFRAME TO RULE THEM ALL he exposes the powers and dark history behind Verichip Corp., the first company to move forward with an internal RFID capable system. The film is based on exposing IBM's role as the key fiscal sustainer for Verichip Corp.
Massachussett's S.2028 Mandatory Flu Vax Update
September 30, 2009 03:30 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWe spoke with Bob Dwyer, a district coordinator and citizen advocate for the Liberty Preservation Association of Massachussetts (Mass LPA) to update us on the status of S.2028. The bill is currently still in the Ways and Means committee. MASS LPA is composed of grassroots citizen advocates who are confronting their local lawmakers about the Constitutionality of S.2028. We asked him about his organization's recent actions and the effort to stop Massachussetts from becoming a precede...
H4RDW4RE : An RFID Clean Up Team
August 19, 2009 01:35 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBRadio Frequency ID chip technologies are "too vulnerable in too many ways," says Chris Paget, ethical hacker and partner for H4RDW4RE, a new company creating privacy and security solutions to existing RFID problems in the marketplace. The public has been made aware of RFID or Radio Frequency ID technologies commissioned for national identity documents: passports, Enhanced Drivers Licenses, TWIC cards, Speed Passes and even Tribal Identity Cards. Unfortunately, RFID as a government s...
ACLU on a Real ID repeal effort
August 03, 2009 23:31 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThe ACLU's Chris Calabrese, veteran legal counsel assigned to the anti-Real ID effort in Washington updates listeners on a newly filed legislation. The new bill filed in the House of Representatives, would repeal Real ID entirely and replace it with the negotiated rulemaking process. The rule making process, part of a 9-11 Commissions reform bill, was itself repealed by the Real ID Act of 2005. We observe the modern marvel of when the ACLU can finally agree with the Secretary of DH...
Discussing the PASS Act with Lee Tien
July 10, 2009 19:03 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBWith an upcoming hearing in Washington to evaluate the Real ID Act next week, Lee Tien articulates the standard for acceptable identity in America. Here's a hint: the Real ID Act is not part of the plan.
The Possibility of a 2009 Bush Impeachment Prosecution
April 24, 2009 04:36 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn light of recent events, the exposure of torture memos released and CIA exonerations; we spoke with David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org. He informed us of why NOW is the best time to impeach Bush and Cheney for their war crimes and how a prosecution would come about.
The Jim Guest Episode
April 21, 2009 16:25 - 17 minutes - 12 MBJim Guest, Missouri Representative and herald for Legislators Against Real ID (L.A.R.I.) explains more about the databases, fusion centers and the overall plan for American Identity. He elaborates on a personal intervention with the now infamous MIAC or Missouri Information Analysis report.
Stever Bierfelt vs. TSA
April 09, 2009 21:12 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBFEATURED ON WAKING UP ORWELL : An interview with Campaign for Liberty's Steve Bierfelt, who was detained or arrested for simply possessing a large amount of cash in Missouri by the TSA. This happene AFTER the now notrious MIAC report was detracted. Listen to a first hand account and a recording of how he was handled by the TSA.
Interview with Scott Nicol of No Border Wall
March 24, 2009 02:50 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBScott Nicol conferred about how surveillance equipment manages to appear in areas in and around Texas without public input and little accountability.
Interview With Chris Rediesel of Artivist
February 23, 2009 00:30 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThis show is dedicated to the recession proof industry of filmmaking. In this season of hystrionic brazen financial powergrabbing in DC, we here at Waking Up Orwell have decided to provide am escape valve. We bring you effort from the recession proof industry of film. Not just any film either - our favorite kind : dystopian film which would rattle the bones of Orwell himself. From there we announce how you can get involved in local film ventures where "artivism" can make a differen...
NAIS & the City of San Marcos, TX : KOOP 91.7 WakingUpOrwell
February 21, 2009 00:53 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB2-19-09 JUDITH MCGEARY OF NAIS NewStreamz San Marcos reports: "The emotionally charged matter of mandatory microchip registration for pet dogs and cats in San Marcos reached another boiling point Saturday afternoon at City Hall, where city staff gave its last of three information sessions about a new animal control ordinance. Outside City Hall, a group calling itself “Citizens for Ear Tatooing Identification” (CETI) protested before the meeting. Inside City Hall, CETI members and ...
Virginia Beats The Chip
February 14, 2009 00:01 - 10 minutes - 7.31 MBMike McHugh provides insight and comments on the protracted and now winning battle against Real ID in the state of Virgina.