Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right

On June 24, 2024, Greg Lopez, Anders Ingemarson, Ido Samuelson, and Ron Hanks joined the show. Lopez urges voters to participate in the CD4 special election, contrasting his conservative platform with his socialist Democratic opponent Ingemarson presents his morally right to wrong spectrum, arguing capitalism is the only system that protects individual rights Samuelson exposes Aptiv’s unauthorized data collection practices, hidden cellular chips in vehicles, and.

CD4 Special Election Stakes

Start listening at 16:05 – Hour 1

Greg Lopez emphasizes the urgency of the CD4 special election, stressing that voters must understand this race determines who represents 740,000 constituents in Congress for the remainder of the term. With voter turnout concerningly low, only 82,000 of 520,000 registered voters had cast ballots as of last week.

Lopez draws a stark contrast between himself and his Democratic opponent, describing her as a socialist who interned with Bernie Sanders and who deflects questions about immigration by pivoting to climate change. He argues that conservatives must unite to prevent destructive policies from continuing.

“We’ve got to get people to recognize that this special election is truly a general election for who’s going to be the next congressman or congresswoman in CD4 for the remainder of this term.”

Greg Lopez, Congressional Candidate CD4

Capitalism as a Social System

Start listening at 29:24 – Hour 1

Anders Ingemarson, author of Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right: A 21st Century Citizen Guide, challenges conventional thinking about capitalism. Born in Sweden and now an American by choice, Ingemarson presents capitalism not merely as an economic system but as the only social system that consistently protects individual rights.

Ingemarson introduces his “morally right to wrong spectrum,” placing totalitarian systems like communism and fascism at the wrong end and capitalism at the right end based on the protection of individual rights. He argues that our current welfare state exists in the collectivist middle, where group rights are prioritized over individual rights regardless of which party holds power.

Drawing on historical examples from the abolitionist movement to women’s suffrage, Ingemarson contends that meaningful change requires a moral groundswell, not just political reform. He warns that unfunded liabilities for Medicare and Social Security have reached $200 trillion and calls for phasing out these programs rather than merely reforming them.

“Capitalism, in fact, is a social system. It’s the only social system that consistently protects individual rights, including property rights.”

Anders Ingemarson, Author

Automotive Data Collection Exposed

Start listening at 58:38 – Hour 2

Ido Samuelson, a software architect turned whistleblower, reveals alarming practices at automotive supplier Aptiv. The Israel-born engineer, who previously worked on border protection systems and held senior positions at major corporations, discovered that Aptiv maintains vast quantities of data it legally should not possess.

Samuelson explains that Aptiv supplies electronic components to virtually every major automaker including GM, Ford, BMW, Tesla, and Toyota. During his work as principal cloud architect, he found the company storing 100-300 petabytes of data, far exceeding what their test vehicle fleet could generate. More troubling, he discovered Aptiv installs its own unregulated cellular chips in vehicles, creating a hidden communication channel unknown even to car manufacturers.

The company’s acquisition of Wind River, which produces military-grade operating systems used in F-35 aircraft and 5G towers, amplifies security concerns. Samuelson also confirmed the existence of an Aptiv data center in China. After reporting his findings to compliance officers, he faced immediate retaliation, was fired, and has been effectively blacklisted from the industry. Now living on food stamps with his family, he maintains he would do it all again given the stakes.

“I found out that they are putting their own cellular chip into their product, their own communication channel that even the car manufacturers do not know about, that they can read and write whatever data they want into the vehicle.”

Ido Samuelson, Whistleblower

CD3 Race and Republican Party Corruption

Start listening at 100:21 – Hour 2

Ron Hanks, candidate for Congressional District 3, exposes what he calls corruption within the Republican Party establishment. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a PAC run by House leadership, dropped half a million dollars in the final week before the primary on ads attacking his record with what Hanks characterizes as outright lies.

Hanks finds it ironic that Democratic ads calling him “too conservative for Colorado” are more accurate than Republican establishment attacks claiming he was liberal or anti-Second Amendment. He identifies his independence as the real threat to the establishment, noting that his main opponent was originally recruited as the anti-Boebert candidate and represents malleable establishment interests.

“Well, nobody owns me, number one. You know, I sought no endorsements. I’ve received a few and have been grateful for them. But we have been rather our own man and our own campaign here.”

Ron Hanks, Congressional Candidate CD3