Unpopular Opinion – Ep. 318 – “Only Crazy People Trust the Government”

Is the CIA monitoring Adam‘s trash? Did the NSA accidentally send 168,000 romantic texts over the weekend? Is Mel Brooks overrated? Is it even possible for Christmas season to start too early? We answer all of these questions and more on this week’s episode! With Jeff May and Kevin Casey White!

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Reference Links

FBI documents about The Finders

https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders

1987 articles about The Finders

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/07/officials-describe-cult-rituals-in-child-abuse-case/11f05df1-48e0-41f7-b46d-249c0bd2bc39/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-02-13-8701110922-story.html

https://apnews.com/7af63fb1427d686863373dd43651571e

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/11/finding-truth-about-finders-proves-to-be-no-simple-matter/01c16d17-c301-4894-951f-b87052c9fd4f/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/07/officials-describe-cult-rituals-in-child-abuse-case/11f05df1-48e0-41f7-b46d-249c0bd2bc39/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/10/dc-police-finders-odd-not-criminal/7571c820-de20-4800-9781-711a8351f52f/

Valentine’s Day text message glitch

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwj9g/months-old-ghost-texts-were-sent-by-this-company-you-never-heard-of

The Carlyle Group buys Syniverse

https://www.carlyle.com/media-room/news-release-archive/syniverse-completes-acquisition-carlyle-group

The Carlyle Group and Edward Snowden

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/nsa-revelations-put-booz-allen-hamilton-carlyle-group-in-uncomfortable-limelight/2013/06/11/8f4d9138-d2ca-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

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