210 - Keonne Rodriguez: Going to Prison for Privacy
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the trendsetting Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet. Keonne was inexplicably arrested in a violent and oppressive military-style raid of his property in April of 2024. He was charged with the bizarre accusation of conspiracy to run an unlicensed money transmitter despite never transmitting money. Keonne tells his story and explains how he has been condemned to prison and stripped of his constitutional rights.  SUPPORT KEONNE AND BILL OF SAMOURAI WALLET (AND SIGN A PETITION FOR A PARDON) → https://billandkeonne.org/    MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community  MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:05 – Why did Keonne Rodriguez decide to talk? 4:00 – Samourai Wallet was following all legal guidelines—why?? 5:50 – Keonne explains the oppressive military-style raid of his house 12:24 – What is 19 months of house arrest like? 17:30 – Southern District of New York 19:00 – Explanation for guilty plea 29:00 – BillAndKeonne.Org 32:45 – All developers are vulnerable: Monero, Bitcoin, etc. 35:20 – The creators of the tools are guilty – Soviet-Style tyranny 36:50 – P2P fund no longer the place to donate 37:40 – OXT and its future 39:20 – The judge and court experience 45:40 – Common misunderstandings 48:30 – Final thoughts  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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209 - What is Fed-Posting and How to Spot it
In this episode, I share a free excerpt from my premium newsletter covering two important updates: Watchman Privacy's strategic pivot toward the premium newsletter model due to ongoing free podcast monetization challenges, and the exposure of "M_Solidus," a plagiarist who has been stealing Watchman Privacy content while providing dangerous privacy advice to followers. More detailed documentation about M_Solidus will be released in the coming weeks. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community  MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.htmlÂ
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208 - Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse
Episode 208 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Adrienne Rockenhaus about the abuse and arrest of her husband, Conrad Rockenhaus, and the details surrounding this disturbing event of what seems to be clear policing and judicial overreach. GUEST → https://www.youtube.com/@adriennerockenhaus (Videos of raid) → https://rockenhaus.com/ → https://x.com/adezero → https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.rockenhaus/  MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community  MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Adrienne Rockenhaus background 3:00 – Facts surrounding military-style raid on home and arrest (September 2025) 6:00 – Medical problems Conrad Rockenhaus is facing 8:25 – Lawyer problems 12:25 – Details of the September 2025 raid 15:00 – Bank account shut down? 16:55 – Trigger: running Tor exit node in 2018 21:25 – Going to jail originally 27:55 – Supervised released 30:40 – Catch up on timeline 34:40 – May 2025 raid 40:35 – What is this really about? 43:00 – Final thoughts 45:00 – FBI letter? 47:05 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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