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We run down the latest events around the world, focus on a few domestic issues & then use the final days before the first Republican debate to take a snapshot of the clown show known as the 2016 run. Plus just how much money the CIA blew trying to cover up the torture report & much more!

It’s another historic week documented by the Unfilter show. The Obama administration signs an “executive agreement” with Iran, but we ask what the limitations of an “executive agreement” are, and what the downsides to the deal might be. Plus the head of the FBI pushes to crack encryption, and track ISIS via twitter, the OPM hack is even worse than previously reported, and an updates on the NSA.

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Dire warnings of a holiday attack this weekend, your Unfilter show gets to the bottom of this week’s latest scare! The NSA’s vacuums are back to full, we’ll explain why, Russia turns off the gas, the Supreme court makes their big decision & we’re tracking the latest claimed threats from ISIS. Plus IRS emails recovered, the situation in Greece, some Red Book follow up & more!

A massive breach of the Federal Government's employment record has exposed millions of confidential details & the scope of the breach keeps expanding as the story develops. Plus a look at what really scares us about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, we’ll bust the attempted takedown of Edward Snowden over the weekend, the claims Russia and China cracked his encrypted documents, an update on ISIS in America & more!

Over the weekend the media blew the doors off the Cyber propaganda, cranking up the fear machine over ISIS radicalization via one tweet at a time. We’ll give you our analysis on the larger motive behind this media blitz. Plus the new plan to fight ISIS that’s just like the old plan, the details on that big gov data breach & a high-note that might inspire your next big idea!

NSA Metadata collection provisions of the Patriot Act were suspended this weekend, followed by a nasty political battle. We examine where things stand now, the new powers granted to the NSA, who came down on which side & more!

The media is sure the “strategy” against ISIS has failed & the time has come for boots on the ground in Iraq again, but the real game is a much longer player & the intention is to sell the American public on arming more militants. We’ll break it down. The Senate fails to reform NSA spying & the Patriot Act is set to expire this Sunday. We’ll explain where things are at & why regardless of anything, the larger transgressions by the NSA are being left untouched & more!

The Pentagon has released 100s of files from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound & we dig through some of the more interesting items. As we record Rand Paul has launched another filibuster -- this time over the National Security Agency's controversial bulk collection program, we check in on his status. Plus a follow up to recent dramatic developments in Libya, Iraq & more.

Seymour M. Hersh is out with his version of how Osama bin Laden was killed, which refutes many aspects of the official story. We’ll poke at the aspects of his reports that might be true & those that might be false. Plus a look at the NSA’s loudest defenders, a new Cyber threat & the real problem ABC has with covering the Clintons.

Home grown terrorists strike in Texas, and “ISIS” is claiming responsibility. We break this story down and poke at the obvious & rather subtle flaws. Plus a Stingray breakthrough, the NSA’s Big Data problem, a look at the unlikeliest for 2016 & much more!

With the lead up to LinuxFest Northwest Chris takes a moment to reflect on the kick off of the 2016 horse races. Congress gets involved with Iran, Putin has missiles for sale & a Cyberwar take-down you have to hear to believe.

We review and discuss the most important bits from Edward Snowden’s Interview on John Oliver's Last Week Tonight program. Plus an update on the situation in Yemen & the US’s increasing involvement. Russia hacks the White House but the White House won’t confirm & a high note worth millions.

Up against the clock six world powers are attempting to secure a historic deal with Iran. Whats this deal exactly about & what is at stake? Is there really a last minute big issue holding everything up? We’ll break it all down. Plus Obama’s executive action against cyber attacks & we dig deep into the government corruption file this week.

Is the ISIS Cyber Division responsible for a spree of hack attacks across America? We’ll review the smattering of defacements throughout the week linked to ISIS. An Obama administration official leaks Israel's spying, Iran talks heats up & Ted Cruz lies through his teeth on air.