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Ed Helms Talks FBI Break-ins and Government Surveillance

2024/9/8
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Ed Helms: 本期播客《SNAFU》第二季关注1971年FBI办公室被闯入事件。一群活动家认为FBI过度监控,于是闯入FBI办公室窃取文件,并将文件泄露给《华盛顿邮报》记者Betty Medsker。这一事件最终导致了对FBI、CIA和NSA的国会监督,但这段历史却逐渐被遗忘。40%的被盗文件涉及对合法政治活动的监控,只有1%涉及有组织犯罪,这凸显了FBI监控的严重偏向。J. Edgar Hoover领导下的FBI对任何被认为是社会问题的个人进行大规模监控和骚扰,包括民权运动参与者和反战人士。大规模监控会对个人造成潜在的威胁,即使没有违法行为,也会被执法机构利用作为控制和施压的工具。Betty Medsker是一位勇敢的记者,她冒着风险报道了FBI的文件泄露事件,这体现了新闻工作者的勇气和责任。 Michael Kosta: 与Ed Helms讨论了《SNAFU》播客,以及政府权力与公民自由之间的平衡问题。访谈中探讨了1971年FBI办公室被闯入事件的背景、影响以及对当代社会监控的启示。 Michael Kosta 也表达了自己对政府监控的看法,并与Ed Helms就公民自由和政府权力之间的平衡进行了讨论。

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Ed Helms discusses his podcast, "Snafu," which details the FBI break-in that exposed their extensive surveillance practices. The break-in revealed the FBI's focus on political activists and the courage of reporter Betty Medsker, who published the leaked documents.
  • The FBI break-in exposed their excessive surveillance of political activists.
  • Reporter Betty Medsker bravely published the leaked FBI documents.
  • The break-in led to congressional oversight of the FBI, CIA, and NSA.

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Actor, writer, producer, and former Daily Show correspondent Ed Helms joins Michael Kosta to discuss the new season of his podcast SNAFU, which recounts the FBI break-in that exposed the FBI’s excessive surveillance tactics. 

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