The "Not-So-Secret Police" Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

Politics, Nationalsecurity, Government, Middleeast, News, Foreignpolicy

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Federal officers descend on protestors in Portland, over the objections of state and local officials. Why did Trump choose this city, and what does he hope to gain from this expanding campaign of federal authority? And the U.S. hits back at Chinese spies, indicting two hackers and shuttering a consulate in Houston.

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0:00.0	Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
0:11.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. Tees and sees apply check the Uber app.
0:34.2	Okay big important hypothetical question you guys. If you could be part of any secret police force real or imagined that you also would not identify to if someone asked you what police agency you were from what would it be? I would want to be part of the secret
0:38.3	undercover Metro Transit police. I would want to be like a federal postal inspector and then just identify myself as a federal agent.
0:48.4	And then refuse to say what agency.
0:51.2	Like don't worry about it. The federal government? Just like flash the badge really quickly.
0:57.2	I'm with the feds. I will be part of the Black Helicopter Brigade.
1:04.4	Yes, very nice.
1:05.8	That's a thing too.
1:06.8	I think to team up with Arnold Schwarzenegger to make a sequel to kindergarten cop.
1:11.4	I could watch that movie.
1:15.0	I would too.
1:17.0	I would too.
1:18.0	Hello and welcome to Rational Security, the not so secret police edition.
1:27.0	I'm Shane Harris fashion police.
1:30.0	Naturally.
1:31.0	Grammar police, that would be a good one for me too.
1:34.0	So wait, Shane, if you're the fashion police, like what does that entitle you to do as an undercover
1:40.0	secret police fashion guy.
1:43.0	To paying you for starters.
1:45.0	Full time unit.
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