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AI Surveillance, Oracle's Dystopia & Flock Cameras Everywhere
At 1:38:36 · chapter starts 1:35:20
A conversation about Rhode Island data centers leads to a clip of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison describing an AI surveillance system where 'citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting everything.' Theo and Matt are visibly unsettled — not quite outraged, but deeply uneasy. They then stumble across Flock Safety camera information: license plate readers that also build behavioral profiles using gender, clothing, biometrics, and social media data, already deployed in over 4,000 US cities and apparently feeding into Palantir's Gotham platform used for ICE operations. Theo's conclusion: 'It's done. That's the new Annabelle — and she's out of the box.' [1] — Theo Von "Theo Von and Matt Rife read about Flock Safety cameras — surveillance devices deployed in over 4,000 US cities that don't just read license…" 1:50:20
Kyle Gets Roofied in Romania on Night One
On the very first night of a five-week European tour in Romania, Matt Rife's videographer Kyle was drugged by strippers, robbed of his chain, camera, and $3,000, and woke up in an ambulance 50 miles from the hotel. His only clear memory: 'I think those strippers were mean to me.'
Kyle roofied and robbed: $3,000 stolen
On the first night of a 5-week European tour in Romania, Matt Rife's videographer Kyle was drugged and robbed of his chain, camera, and $3,000 from his debit card.
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