What's the difference between a journalist and an influencer? How about someone who's a jerk and someone who's a fascist? In this week's book excerpt, co-author of How to Protect Yourself From Fascists & Weirdos, BJ Mendelson, explains.
The problem in our current era is that we've turned spending money into passively clicking and tapping on stuff. Great for the tech companies. Real bad for your wallet. BJ is also joined by David Gerard from Pivot to AI to talk about Palmer Lucky's sketchy trip to the West Point Military Academy.
B.J. finishes his reading of chapter two, which covers why you should freeze your credit asap, how to spot phishing emails, and a future world where people can use AI to video chat with you and pretend they're a celebrity.
Ohio State University professor, Dr. Viet Trinh, joins BJ to talk about Flock Safety cameras, how everyone is basically under surveillance all the time by the police thanks to them, and what we can do about it.
This week on Privacy Tips, BJ continues running through the checklist of everything you can do, right now, to protect yourself from Fascists & Weirdos online, starting with the normie people network, LinkedIn
Your phone isn't secure by default—and neither are you. So today, BJ Mendelson walks you through 15 easy privacy moves that separate people who are actually protected from those who think they are. Come take a listen.
The authors of "How to Survive Authoritarianism," Dan Storyev and Masha Kuznetsov, discuss with BJ how to recognize and resist authoritarian tactics. If you think American democracy is guaranteed to last forever, you're wrong, and this episode will help show you why.
VPNs are your friends. Fascists and Weirdos are not. It really should be that simple, but you and I both know it's not.
This week, BJ speaks with Ian Head from the Center for Constitutional Rights about FOIA, who broke it, and whether or not there's still value in using it (Answer: YES!), we also tell you why every single American citizen should go and get themselves a passport card. Like, right now.
Your browser choice matters more than you think. So this week on Privacy Tips, BJ reveals why ditching Chrome, Edge, and Google isn't just about privacy—it's about starving the systems that enable authoritarians and corporate surveillance.
This week, we explain, briefly, what you can use instead of Google's increasingly inferior search results, and why the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Privacy Badger is something to share with your friends and family.
Nearly half of all Americans are politically unaffiliated and vulnerable—and oligarchs know it. This week, B.J. Mendelson reveals why they're terrified and what you need to do right now to protect yourself, organize your community, and claim your power.