Cyber Operations in the 2026 Iran War and the Growing No Kings Movement

Host Kodie, joined by Arthur and Noah, discusses cyber and information operations in the 2026 Iran War and the recent No Kings protests. After a quiz on reported incidents, they review sources (Wikipedia and a Lawfare article) describing coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes beginning Feb. 28, 2026, supported by cyber and electronic warfare that disrupted Iranian communications and sensors, enabled targeting via compromised Tehran traffic cameras and mobile networks, defaced state sites, hijacked Iranian TV to air Trump and Netanyahu speeches, and contributed to an internet blackout; they also note Iran-linked hacktivist retaliation and a reported attack on Stryker devices. The group compares wartime surveillance tactics to ICE’s use of camera networks, spyware, and purchased app/location data. They then cover No Kings as the largest single-day U.S. protest (about 8–9 million across 3,000 events), right-wing narratives attacking it, the 3.5% participation threshold, and the movement’s potential via local organizing.

00:00 Cold Open and Introductions

01:49 Today’s Agenda Iran and No Kings

03:04 Cyber Ops Quiz Real or Fake

08:19 Quiz Reveal and Supply Chain Fears

11:39 Satirical Sponsor Break

12:54 Cyber War Timeline and Key Attacks

21:43 Rules of Cyberwar and Accountability

32:28 Lawfare Four Hour Cyber War

39:56 From Iran Targeting to ICE Surveillance

43:41 Iran War Hype Tactic

46:20 Draft Fears and Relief

48:45 Oil and Economic Motives

49:54 Sponsor Break Satire

51:59 No Kings Rally Scale

56:12 Right Wing Spin Playbook

01:00:41 Protest Threshold for Change

01:03:28 Sustaining Momentum Locally

01:11:36 Community Reconnection Offline

01:16:56 Local Politics and Boards

01:21:28 Plugs and Sign Off

Resources for this episode -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_during_the_2026_Iran_war

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-four-hour-cyber-war-on-iran

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/hacked-traffic-cams-and-hijacked-tvs-how-cyber-operations-supported-the-war-against-iran/

https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/trump-goes-commando?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Meditation Subtlety: Noting, Frames of Experience, and the Three Characteristics

This episode continues the beginner meditation series with a short guided set focused on “settling into time and space” by finding a comfortable posture and placing attention in the present using an anchor such as the breath, sensations in the hands or feet, or the space of the whole body. The instructor emphasizes using one-word noting (e.g., rising/falling; tingling/warmth; thinking/planning/worrying) to maintain a continuous chain of mindful attention, clarifying that progress is not stopping thoughts but staying observant even as attention shifts to mental events. As skill develops, viewers are guided to notice discrete “frames” of experience within each breath and investigate subtlety within each frame, traditionally described as impermanence/change, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self (not defining “me”). A closing meditation practices noting change moment by moment and recaps this progression.

00:00 Settle Into Meditation

02:12 Choose Your Anchor

04:23 Noting Practice Basics

08:31 Progress Without Stopping Thoughts

10:09 Frames of Experience

12:15 Three Characteristics

13:43 Guided Subtlety Practice

18:33 Recap and Next Steps

Mutual Aid, Empathy, and Integration: Social Meditation with Vince Fakhoury Horn (Part 2)

In part two of an interview on Propaganda Loves You, hosts continue their conversation with Vince Fakhoury Horn of the Buddhist Geeks organization about mutual aid, community, and contemplative practice. Horn connects disaster-driven mutual aid after Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina to rebuilding everyday human connection through communities of practice. The discussion explores empathy (cognitive, emotional, and somatic) and balancing self- and other-focus, then shifts to awakening as experience versus abstraction, perception as sense-making, and Buddhist ideas like emptiness and interdependent arising. Horn emphasizes embodied “live words” over “dead words,” and frames integration as functioning in conventional reality while incorporating transformative insights, noting risks of psychedelics including his own psilocybin-induced psychosis. They distinguish concentration (“stopping”) from insight (“looking”), recommend finding suitable meditation objects, and demonstrate a brief peer-to-peer social meditation “there is” noting practice, concluding with reflections on mutual attunement.

00:00 Part Two Setup

01:02 Mutual Aid And Community

04:21 Empathy In Social Practice

07:25 Awakening Experience Vs Concept

08:19 Perception Self And Emptiness

16:30 Live Words And Embodiment

19:17 Integration Psychedelics Risks

24:09 Disillusionment And Trust

27:20 Truth Through Illusion

29:05 Disco Ball Metaphor

29:57 Transcend And Include

32:30 Meditation Basics Explained

33:30 Concentration Vs Insight

36:42 Finding Your Object

38:59 Why Social Meditation

40:18 There Is Noting Practice

44:13 Five Minute Group Sit

49:17 Reflections And Wrap Up

https://www.buddhistgeeks.org/

First Interview Episode: Vince Fakhoury Horn on Buddhism, Narrative Framing, and Propaganda After 9/11 and Gaza

Joe and Arthur interview Vince Fakhoury (Buddhist Geeks), a Dharma teacher and Palestinian American, about generational tensions between Buddhist teachers, tech-driven “schismogenesis,” and formative experiences of propaganda after 9/11, including his grandparents’ treatment during travel and business scrutiny. Vince links propaganda to linguistic framing via “social meditation,” arguing those who control frames shape what’s discussable, and critiques “neoliberal Buddhism” for avoiding systemic issues like Gaza. He describes building connective tissue between individual practice and social liberation through relational practice and projects like Insight Diaspora, and discusses Buddhist history, non-duality, and unconditional generosity.

00:00 Housekeeping Updates

00:36 First Interview Tease

01:42 Welcome and Guest Intro

02:17 Vince Background and Work

04:42 Generational Dharma Tensions

08:30 Schismogenesis and Projects

10:41 Defining Propaganda

11:06 Post 9/11 Propaganda Impact

13:10 Meditation Framing and Language

17:31 Media Narratives and Awakening

20:31 Developmental Stages and Systems

22:49 Nietzsche and Buddhist Suffering

24:51 Early Buddhism Nirvana Escape

25:28 Mahayana Nonduality Shift

27:13 Modern Buddhism Remixing

28:28 Meditation Versus Social Media

29:19 Buddhist Modernism Limits

32:06 Lions Roar For Gaza

34:40 Neoliberal Dharma Frustrations

39:05 Developmental Lens And Growth

42:00 Social Meditation Connective Tissue

45:59 Dana And Unconditional Generosity

49:25 Closing And Support

Getting Started with Meditation: Using Noting to Stay Present

The episode guides listeners through two short meditations while teaching foundational skills for beginners. It begins with settling into a comfortable posture, setting a relaxed intention to stay still, and finding an easy, comfortable way of breathing, using breath and whole-body physical sensations as an anchor to the present moment. The host addresses feeling overwhelmed by an active mind, emphasizing that meditation is not about stopping thoughts but relating to them skillfully by categorizing mental content as helpful or unhelpful and remembering you don’t need to finish a thought before returning to the breath. The core technique introduced is noting: using quick one-word labels to track experience (e.g., “breathing,” “feeling/body,” “thinking”) and keeping present-moment sensations in the foreground while allowing other mental chatter to remain in the background.

00:00 Welcome and First Sit

00:52 Posture and Breath Comfort

04:14 Expand to Body Awareness

07:31 When Meditation Feels Overwhelming

08:52 Helpful vs Unhelpful Thoughts

10:35 You Don’t Have to Finish Thoughts

12:01 Noting Technique Explained

14:59 Foreground vs Background Mind

16:53 Second Meditation with Noting

18:50 Three Labels Practice

22:20 Closing Reminder

Elon Musk’s PAC Reprimanded for Georgia Voter Fraud Allegations, Iran Strikes, and Disinformation Flooding X

Host Kodie and co-hosts share listener statistics (top countries outside the U.S. include the UK, Singapore, Russia, Mexico, and Belgium) and play a “spot the lie” game tied to current events, then discuss reports that the Trump DOJ withheld Epstein-related documents, including FBI memos about an alleged sexual assault accusation against Donald Trump. They cover renewed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, alleged civilian casualties, and concerns about deliberate targeting, alongside a Wired report describing X being flooded with disinformation, including recycled footage, AI-generated images, and monetized false posts from blue-check accounts. The episode pivots to Elon Musk’s America PAC, which Georgia’s State Elections Board reprimanded over allegedly sending partially prefilled absentee ballot applications and misleading formatting. They also discuss DOGE’s restructuring and argue U.S. foreign policy and government action serve corporate interests. Next week they plan an Edward Bernays focus and Adam Curtis’s “The Century of the Self,” and they close with news that Saranac Lake will remove Flock AI cameras after public pushback.

00:00 Welcome Back and Setup

01:15 Housekeeping Global Listeners

03:05 Spot the Lie Game

05:22 Lie Revealed and Real Headlines

07:10 Epstein Files and Privilege

11:21 Epstein Lottery Money Laundering

12:29 Satirical Education Network Ad

14:10 Iran Strikes and Moral Fallout

20:13 Wired Report X Disinformation

24:21 X as Tabloid Media

26:07 Curating Social Feeds

28:50 Frameworks for Foreign Policy

39:53 Lobbying and Class Power

44:21 Militarism and Identity

47:00 Business Plot Revival

48:43 Satirical Sponsor Break

50:43 Musk PAC Voter Fraud

55:41 DOGE and DDS Takeover

59:09 Loyalty Over Competence

01:03:37 Wrap Up and Next Week

01:06:46 Good News Local Cameras

01:07:33 Final Sign Off

Getting Started with Meditation: Breath Basics and the Kite-Flying Metaphor

This episode continues a series on starting a meditation practice by reviewing basic setup: finding a comfortable posture (seated, lying down, or standing), scanning the body for tension, and using the breath as the main meditation object by noticing its physical sensations and choosing to breathe in a more relaxing, refreshing way. It notes how body, breath, and mind influence each other, and suggests an alternate practice of checking in with the six sense doors if focusing on the breath feels tedious. The host introduces a kite-flying metaphor, describing the initial effort of “getting the kite in the air” as the deliberate, persistent attention needed to lock onto the meditation object, and distractions as the wind dropping and the kite falling, requiring a restart that becomes easier with repetition. The session ends with a guided breath meditation emphasizing detailed sensation tracking and noticing changes over time.

00:00 Welcome and Plan

01:05 Guided Breath Setup

03:20 Body Breath Mind Foundation

07:54 Beyond the Breath Options

10:05 Meditation Like Flying a Kite

13:02 Effort Distraction and Restart

16:29 Closing Guided Practice

17:53 Micro Sensations and Curiosity

21:58 Noticing Change and Wrap Up

Flock AI Cameras in Saranac Lake, ICE Warehouse Markups, and DOJ Cases Falling Apart

Kodie hosts episode season two, episode four of “Propaganda Loves You” with Arthur and Joe, framing the show around Fourth Amendment concerns and government access to personal data via corporate brokers. The group discusses Saranac Lake, New York installing Flock AI license plate reader and security cameras using a $241,500 state grant, including how the system profiles vehicles, stores data for 30 days, shares with other law enforcement, and is leased from Flock; they review the local reporting on mixed community reaction, error rates, privacy and security risks, misuse concerns, potential ICE access, and new Flock products linking vehicle data to personal data. A satirical ad break for “Victory Coffee” follows. Joe introduces a TikTok report (Jess Craven 101) alleging ICE is repeatedly overpaying for warehouses converted into detention centers, citing specific examples and markups (including a Social Circle, Georgia purchase for $128.5M after a $29.4M purchase less than two years prior), and raising questions about oversight, competitive bidding, and who benefits, amid claims of large ICE spending plans. The hosts connect this to broader patterns of government-enabled profiteering and discuss potential accountability, including recovering misused funds. Another satirical ad break for “Harmony Pods” follows. Arthur summarizes a Guardian-reported pattern where DOJ/DHS bring aggressive charges for assaulting or impeding federal officers during immigration enforcement and protest contexts, but cases collapse when evidence is tested, including Minneapolis examples where video contradicts sworn statements and charges are dismissed with prejudice; similar lack of convictions is noted in Chicago and repeated defense wins in Los Angeles. They discuss what “with prejudice” means and whether repeat misconduct should restrict future charging power. The episode closes with “good news” updates: mention of Prince Andrew being arrested on his birthday, New Mexico reopening a probe into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch and seeking unredacted federal files, and Bill Gates withdrawing from an AI summit keynote after disclosure of an Epstein-related email allegation; they also share personal updates about trapping and spaying a pregnant stray cat and note an upcoming release of episode two of Joe’s meditation series.

00:00 Welcome and Premise

00:55 Today’s Topics Preview

01:03 DOJ Cases Falling Apart

01:54 ICE Spending Corruption Tease

04:01 Listener Stats Update

06:39 Flock Cameras Arrive

13:56 How Flock Works

15:03 Privacy and Misuse Concerns

17:26 Fourth Amendment Debate

28:44 Oversight and Next Steps

29:34 Satirical Sponsor Break

31:15 TikTok Exposé on Warehouses

32:22 ICE Warehouse Markups

33:26 No Oversight Spending

34:36 Upward Redistribution Pattern

37:26 Brazen Corruption Examples

39:57 Public Anger Watershed

41:09 Justice and Clawbacks

44:28 Epstein Lottery Tangent

45:46 Harmony Pods Ad Break

47:02 DOJ Cases Falling Apart

50:27 Dismissed With Prejudice

54:39 Supreme Court Endgame

57:52 Accountability Updates

01:02:03 Good News and Plugs

01:05:13 Show Wrap and Outro

Resources used for this episode -

https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2026/02/new-flock-police-cameras-take-roost-in-saranac-lake/

https://deflock.org/map#map=15/44.327241/-74.135377

https://deflock.org/

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-revolution-is-here

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/difference-between-dismissed-or-without-prejudice#:~:text=Judges%20are%20careful%20about%20dismissing,gives%20you%20another%20chance%20to:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39wj94me31o

https://www.tiktok.com/@jesscraven101/video/7608386500606119181?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc