I’ve spent the last couple of days going through my saved
videos. I’m going to spend the next couple of days sharing some of those videos
and try to stick to a theme.
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“In this episode of My Price Is
My Life, James O’Keefe sits down with Tommy Robinson, a British activist,
online commentator, and former co-founder of the English Defence League. One of
the most polarizing figures in modern UK politics, Robinson is described by
critics as a far-right, anti-Islam figure, while supporters see him as a
free-speech advocate addressing issues they believe others ignore.
He discusses his documentary
work on grooming-gang cases, his on-the-ground reporting investigating
suspicious businesses, and the legal battles that followed — including arrests
tied to his social media activity and his high-profile contempt of court case.
Robinson reflects on the personal, financial, and reputational cost of speaking
out.”
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VIDEO: John Kiriakou- Inside the CIA and the Cost of Speaking Out
This is Episode 22 of My Price Is My Life from James O’Keefe & O’Keefe Media
Group (OMG - https://okeefemediagroup.com/)
which I found at Telegram O'Keefe Media Group (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup).
Posted there on 2/13/26 (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup/2894).
John Kiriakou was a CIA Whistleblower tossed in prison for blowing the whistle.
O’Keefe runs pay-the-bills through out the interview. And I did notice a bit of
profanity in some of the shared clips.
O'Keefe Media Group Description:
“In this episode of My Price Is
My Life, James O’Keefe sits down with former CIA officer and whistleblower John
Kiriakou, who spent nearly 15 years inside the agency as both an analyst and
operations officer, including overseas assignments in Greece and a senior
counterterrorism role in Pakistan following the September 11th attacks.
Kiriakou discusses his path into
the CIA, his involvement in counterterrorism operations, and his firsthand
experience with the CIA interrogation program. He also recounts becoming the
first U.S. government official to publicly confirm the use of waterboarding,
the fallout that followed, and the personal cost of speaking out.
I own a Smart TV and an Android Smart Phone. My wife and the
two teenage grandchildren that live with us own Smart iPhones. So what? Right?
I just read a post from Liberty Reports which has no
date but the email alert is dated as 1/25/26 entitled, “CIA’s
Shocking Power Over Your Devices”. The CIA is fingered as the
villain. BUT it is very likely EVERY SINGLE American Alphabet Intel Agency has
the same intrusive unconstitutional capability for unwarranted American
snooping.
As a Christian-Conservative-Patriot, this matters to me
because the previous installed Biden Administration label my way of thinking as
placing me in the realm of Enemy of the State of the Dem-Marxist ruled regime.
Tyranny was widely
executed against Trump supporters. Ask a J6er.
If you are an un-American Dem-Marxist supporter. IF YOU get
the civil war YOUR leadership has been inciting, YOU can count on this Intel
Alphabet Soup to Look, Listen and Watch YOU during a Trump Administration.
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Your television can listen to your conversations even when
it’s turned off, and that’s the least concerning thing a former CIA officer
just confirmed about the devices you own.
Story Snapshot
·Former CIA counterterrorism chief John Kiriakou
confirms intelligence agencies can remotely hijack phones, televisions, and
vehicles through embedded computers
·The 2017 Vault 7 leak documented CIA tools
capable of converting smart TVs into listening devices and exploiting
vulnerabilities in every major operating system
·Kiriakou warns that Russian, Chinese, Israeli,
Iranian, and allied intelligence services possess identical surveillance
capabilities
·The technical barrier no longer exists—the only
question is whether you’ve become important enough to target
When a Whistleblower Already Paid the Price
John Kiriakou didn’t arrive at his current warnings through
speculation. The 14-year CIA veteran served as Chief of Counterterrorist
Operations in Pakistan after September 11th, a position that placed him at the
operational heart of America’s intelligence apparatus. In 2007, he became the
first U.S. official to publicly confirm the CIA’s use of torture. That
disclosure cost him his career, his security clearance, and 30 months in
federal prison after a 2012 conviction for passing classified information to journalists.
When someone who has already sacrificed everything speaks, the wise listen
carefully.
His recent appearances on LADbible’s Honesty Box and Steven
Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast weren’t designed to shock for entertainment
value. Kiriakou provided specific, documented capabilities grounded in the 2017
WikiLeaks release known as Vault 7—a massive trove of CIA documents spanning
2013 to 2016 that detailed the agency’s cyber operations toolkit. These weren’t
theoretical programs. They were operational tools with user manuals, bug
reports, and version updates.
What the Documents Actually Revealed
The Vault 7 disclosures weren’t vague allegations about
potential government overreach. They contained technical specifications for
compromising iPhones and Android devices, exploiting security vulnerabilities
in Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, and converting Samsung smart televisions
into covert listening devices. The documents outlined malware designed to evade
detection and attribution, programs targeting web browsers and messaging
applications, and methods to maintain persistent access to compromised systems.
This wasn’t science fiction—it was engineering documentation for surveillance
infrastructure already deployed.
The vehicle control capabilities Kiriakou describes sound
like plot devices from a political thriller, but they exploit genuine
vulnerabilities in automotive computer systems. Modern vehicles contain dozens
of embedded computers managing everything from braking systems to steering
mechanisms. These systems communicate through internal networks, and those
networks can be accessed remotely through various entry points—entertainment
systems, diagnostic ports, or wireless connectivity features marketed as convenience
upgrades. Kiriakou frames the capability bluntly: “They can remotely take
control of your car through the car’s embedded computer, to do what? To make
you drive off a bridge into a tree, to make you kill yourself and make it look
like an accident.”
The technical feasibility isn’t disputed by security
researchers who have demonstrated similar exploits in controlled environments.
What remains unknown is deployment frequency. Kiriakou emphasizes a crucial
distinction—possessing a capability differs fundamentally from systematic
deployment. Intelligence agencies operate under resource constraints. The
question isn’t whether they can compromise your vehicle; it’s whether you’ve
become a high-enough priority target to justify the operational investment.[Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis] That calculation should provide
limited comfort.
The Television That Never Stops Listening
Kiriakou notes that the capability to convert smart TVs into
listening devices existed when he was hired in the 1980s, categorizing it as
“old technology.” The Vault 7 documents confirmed that Samsung smart
televisions could be placed in a “Fake-Off” mode—appearing powered down while
microphones remained active, transmitting conversations to remote servers. The
speaker component functions as a microphone, capturing audio in the room and
transmitting it without any visible indicator that surveillance is occurring.
No blinking lights, no status indicators, no user consent notifications.
The television in your living room represents the perfect
surveillance device—centrally located in homes, positioned to capture
conversations in common areas, equipped with always-on internet connectivity,
and trusted by users who assume a powered-down device is actually disabled. The
technical term for this is “hardware-level compromise,” meaning security cannot
be restored through software updates or settings adjustments. The vulnerability
exists in the device architecture itself.
The Oversight Vacuum and Constitutional Questions
The asymmetry between capability and accountability creates
a dangerous vacuum. Intelligence agencies develop and deploy surveillance tools
that remain largely opaque to both the public and elected representatives
charged with oversight. The Vault 7 disclosures revealed not just technical
capabilities but the absence of meaningful constraints on their deployment.
When Kiriakou states “they’re not secure, at all” regarding personal devices, he’s
confirming that the constitutional frameworks designed to protect citizens from
warrantless surveillance have failed to keep pace with technological
capability. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis]
The Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable
searches and seizures were written for a world of physical documents and
face-to-face conversations. Digital surveillance bypasses these protections
through technical means that occur invisibly and remotely. The legal doctrine
of “third-party consent” means that data shared with technology companies may
not retain constitutional protections. When intelligence agencies can access
data directly from devices without user knowledge, the entire framework of
consent-based privacy collapses. American conservatives rightly emphasize
limited government power and individual liberty—principles fundamentally
undermined by unchecked surveillance infrastructure.
