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Joseph Bolanos, a political independent who did not enter the Capitol on January 6, had his and his mother's apartments raided by the FBI's Anti-Terrorism Task Force. Despite Bolanos cooperating and providing his videos to agents, ten tactically dressed soldiers with automatic rifles stormed his home at 6:00 a.m. The raid was reportedly based on a single anonymous tip from someone who claimed to have overheard Bolanos bragging about being in Washington.
Joseph Bolanos suffered two strokes following the stress of his FBI raid and the subsequent media humiliation. He notes that an NBC camera crew was present during his arrest, led by a journalist whose partner was a former FBI spokesman. The hosts argue this illustrates the "linkage" between the FBI and major media outlets, comparing it to the government's leverage over Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders through Section 230 and antitrust threats.
