Guest: Dexter Taylor - 10 Years For 3D Printing: Dexter Taylor Speaks Out From Prison

Guest: Dexter Taylor - 10 Years For 3D Printing: Dexter Taylor Speaks Out From Prison

June 15, 2026 · 43 min

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Dexter Taylor discusses his 10-year prison sentence for 3D printing and the implications of the judicial system on self-defense rights.

The state of New York doesn't lock people in cages to keep the public safe; they do it to violently enforce their monopoly on power. If you are an actual violent criminal, the judicial system will actively look for ways to put you back on the street. But if you are a peaceful software engineer who decides to exercise your inherent right to self-defense by building a piece of metal in your own home, they will raid your house and bury you. This week, we hand about of a different flow for the podcast as TFTP co-founder Jason Bassler sat down with Dexter Taylor to discuss his draconian 10-year prison sentence for the completely victimless act of being self-sufficient. Jason managed to secure a 45-minute call with Dexter directly from inside his upstate New York prison cell. Because Dexter is currently held captive by the state's prison-industrial complex, the audio carries the unmistakable, dystopian interruptions of a Securus jail phone line. It is a bit rough around the edges, but his message cuts through the static and is absolutely essential listening. During the conversation, Dexter systematically dismantles the corporate media's propaganda campaign against so-called "ghost…

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Host: Jason Bassler

Guest: Dexter Taylor

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Organizations: New York, Securus, Second Amendment

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