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Claim This Podcastby Craig Warren
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<p>My name is Craig Warren I.m 71 years old father of nine grandpa to.a bunch. I grew up on a farm learned to work hard. Have spent most of my life in management in several different arenas, from retail to Construction. Have a lot of experience in a wide range of businesses and I have a lot of opinions. So what else do you need for a podcast. I like to talk about a lot of different things, I really like Politics but I am not political. I mean I have never been a member of a political party and never will. I read George Washingtons farewell address to Congress when I was young. Now I know for certain he was right. He warned us but we didn't't Listen.</p><p>I also like sports, I like to make fun of Celebrities and Politicians. I like hunting and the outdoors.</p><p>Actually I can talk about most anything, especially if it annoys me. COME ALONG JOIN THE FUN.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 11, 2026
Is Your state selling your personal information from voter registration files?
<p><strong>The short answer is yes, voter registration data from across the country is actively bought, sold, and traded on the dark web. </strong>Constella Intelligence</p><p><strong>The biggest irony of voter roll data is that threat actors don't always have to "hack" the government to get it. In the vast majority of states, voter rolls are legally considered public records.</strong></p><p><strong>While everyday citizens can't just browse them for fun, political campaigns, PACs, and commercial data brokers can legally buy the statewide voter file directly from state governments. The prices vary wildly by state—ranging from free to upwards of $37,000.</strong></p><p><strong>Once a political campaign or a third-party data firm buys that master list, they upload it to their own private servers to build voter-targeting models. Because these private political consulting firms rarely have the same level of cybersecurity as a military base or a major bank, they get hacked all the time.</strong></p><p><strong>While everyday citizens can't just browse them for fun, political campaigns, PACs, and commercial data brokers can legally buy the statewide voter file directly from state governments. The prices vary wildly by state—ranging from free to upwards of $37,000.</strong></p><p><strong>Once a political campaign or a third-party data firm buys that master list, they upload it to their own private servers to build voter-targeting models. Because these private political consulting firms rarely have the same level of cybersecurity as a military base or a major bank, they get hacked all the time.</strong></p><p><strong>Cybercriminals break into the servers of these middleman political firms, steal the clean spreadsheets of voter data, and flip them for a quick profit on dark web marketplaces like Russian Market or BidenCash.</strong></p>
June 9, 2026
Is our mail In Ballot System As Safe and Accurate as They Say It Is
<p><strong> This last week When I checked my Mail, I have a PO Box, which I have had for 12-15 years. I was expecting some mail in ballots for me and my wife, Because Utah mails them out to everyone on the voter roles. There was on e ballot in my box, I thought that’s weird they always show up together. On closer inspection I find that the ballot had the correct address info. But it was not us and we live in a small town, I didn’t recognize the name.</strong></p><p><strong> As if that wasn’t enough to get me thinking about this, I heard on the news that Toole County here in Utah had some serious screw ups with mail in ballots. You see in a primary election you have 3 separate ballots you know Dems Republicans and unaffiliated. Well the printing company who also mails them apparently got wrong info or they screwed up, you had dems getting republican ballots and vice/versa and then unaffiliated were getting party ballots. So now they are working hard to get right ballots to the right places.</strong></p><p><strong>Los Angeles County, California (Just Days Ago): On June 2, 2026, election officials launched an investigation after an outdoor ballot drop box at a Department of Public Social Services building in downtown Los Angeles was set on fire.Because it happened between scheduled pickups, only a "limited number" of ballots sustained fire damage, and the county is currently using security logs and tracking data to contact affected voters and issue replacements. CBS News</strong></p>
June 4, 2026
What Happens When Patriotism falls and People Stop Loving or Respecting Their Country
<p><strong>When a majority of people no longer love or respect their country, the consequences can be both social and political, often leading to instability, weakened institutions, and long-term decline.</strong></p><p><strong>1. Erosion of National Identity and Unity Patriotism has historically been a unifying force, but when it declines, national identity can fragment. Gallup data show that national pride is dropping sharply, especially among Democrats and Gen Z, with only about 36% of Democrats now “extremely” or “very” proud to be American</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://apnews.com/article/patriotism-america-national-pride-decline-poll-gallup-0411dd2f28329a6b640d404db8626d3f"><strong>AP News</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>This erosion can make it harder to rally around shared values, weakening social cohesion.</strong></p><p><strong>Over the last couple of days I have heard about all of the celebrities dropping out of the 250th celebration. I thought how un-patriotic of them. I decided to look into the details and I was surprised by what I found out. I don’t watch the nightly news much because it’s usually not accurate and it’s always partisan. So it is my own fault that I wasn’t aware of two celebrations being planned. Congress Planned the America 250 Celebration and Trump group planned the Freedom 250 Celebration. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, I mean our congress can’t agree on anything but, they actually agreed on a nonpartisan basis for the America 250, good for them. But then as the case is these days the President had to do his own thing. Turns out that the presidents celebration is a lot about money and donations and the Presidents ego. I was very upset with the celebrities when I first heard about this, but now I can understand why. Understanding doesn’t really help that hurt I feel in my heart though. If we can’t even</strong></p>
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<p>My name is Craig Warren I.m 71 years old father of nine grandpa to.a bunch. I grew up on a farm learned to work hard. Have spent most of my life in management in several different arenas, from retail to Construction. Have a lot of experience in a wide range of businesses and I have a lot of opinions. So what else do you need for a podcast. I like to talk about a lot of different things, I really like Politics but I am not political. I mean I have never been a member of a political party and never will. I read George Washingtons farewell address to Congress when I was young. Now I know for certain he was right. He warned us but we didn't't Listen.</p><p>I also like sports, I like to make fun of Celebrities and Politicians. I like hunting and the outdoors.</p><p>Actually I can talk about most anything, especially if it annoys me. COME ALONG JOIN THE FUN.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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