Jack Recider

Major tech companies aren't going to give you privacy. The government isn't going to give you privacy, but you can take it. I need you to take it. Take your digital privacy seriously because you know it's the right thing to do. A huge thank you to Tarun for coming on the show and sharing this story with us.

Major tech companies aren't going to give you privacy. The government isn't going to give you privacy, but you can take it. I need you to take it. Take your digital privacy seriously because you know it's the right thing to do. A huge thank you to Tarun for coming on the show and sharing this story with us.

I particularly love this story because it gave me a glimpse into a pocket of the world that I had little knowledge of, and I feel smarter from having met him. Oh, and thank you to Naomi Brockwell for coming on and telling us about digital privacy. She always gets me so revved up about it. She's got an awesome YouTube channel called NBTV Media, which can really level up your digital privacy.

I particularly love this story because it gave me a glimpse into a pocket of the world that I had little knowledge of, and I feel smarter from having met him. Oh, and thank you to Naomi Brockwell for coming on and telling us about digital privacy. She always gets me so revved up about it. She's got an awesome YouTube channel called NBTV Media, which can really level up your digital privacy.

And there's a book I also recommend for protecting your online privacy, which is called Extreme Privacy, What It Takes to Disappear. I'll have links to all this in the show notes. This show is made by me, the Bloodhound Knight, Jack Lee Sider.

And there's a book I also recommend for protecting your online privacy, which is called Extreme Privacy, What It Takes to Disappear. I'll have links to all this in the show notes. This show is made by me, the Bloodhound Knight, Jack Lee Sider.

You ever think about the proliferation of weapons? Well, shoot, let's get into it. I want you to think about this guy, Sam Cummings. Here, I found an old vintage documentary made by CNN.

You ever think about the proliferation of weapons? Well, shoot, let's get into it. I want you to think about this guy, Sam Cummings. Here, I found an old vintage documentary made by CNN.

Okay, so how did he become the biggest private military weapons dealer in the world? Well, the U.S. Department of Defense taught him. That's how. When he was 18, in 1945, he was recruited into the U.S. Army, which, at the time, they were just wrapping up World War II. There was a big ramp-up to provide all these weapons for armies around the world to use in wars.

Okay, so how did he become the biggest private military weapons dealer in the world? Well, the U.S. Department of Defense taught him. That's how. When he was 18, in 1945, he was recruited into the U.S. Army, which, at the time, they were just wrapping up World War II. There was a big ramp-up to provide all these weapons for armies around the world to use in wars.

And then suddenly the war was over. So where's all the weapons going to go?

And then suddenly the war was over. So where's all the weapons going to go?

Buying surplus weapons in the CIA gave him a crazy idea. How about buy a whole bunch of cheap weapons now that the war is over, and then slowly sell them over time? He had all the contacts. He needed to go buy them, and so he did. And he was selling them to the public, like to hunters or sportsmen, and was becoming known for having a big supply of weapons.

Buying surplus weapons in the CIA gave him a crazy idea. How about buy a whole bunch of cheap weapons now that the war is over, and then slowly sell them over time? He had all the contacts. He needed to go buy them, and so he did. And he was selling them to the public, like to hunters or sportsmen, and was becoming known for having a big supply of weapons.

But he wanted bigger deals, and so he started talking to governments around the world. He brought a bunch of AR-10 rifles down to Nicaragua and demonstrated that to them there. Well, the Nicaraguan military was like, ah, that's cool, send us some of those. and then the Dominican Republic wanted some, and then Cuba wanted some.

But he wanted bigger deals, and so he started talking to governments around the world. He brought a bunch of AR-10 rifles down to Nicaragua and demonstrated that to them there. Well, the Nicaraguan military was like, ah, that's cool, send us some of those. and then the Dominican Republic wanted some, and then Cuba wanted some.

And yet, he sold battle rifles to all these places, including Fidel Castro, which I think was illegal because it was an embargo not to sell any weapons to Castro, yet it still happened. Fidel Castro bought rifles from him, and he did not seem to get in any trouble for that. I don't think he cared who he sold to. If you had money, he'd sell you weapons.

And yet, he sold battle rifles to all these places, including Fidel Castro, which I think was illegal because it was an embargo not to sell any weapons to Castro, yet it still happened. Fidel Castro bought rifles from him, and he did not seem to get in any trouble for that. I don't think he cared who he sold to. If you had money, he'd sell you weapons.

This guy became a billionaire, selling hundreds of thousands of weapons to anyone who would pay. And a lot of time, he would buy these weapons from Russia, which was in the middle of a cold war with the U.S.

This guy became a billionaire, selling hundreds of thousands of weapons to anyone who would pay. And a lot of time, he would buy these weapons from Russia, which was in the middle of a cold war with the U.S.