216 - Lauren Rodriguez: A Samourai Wallet Saga

About this episode

Gabriel Custodiet interviews Lauren Rodriguez about her husband Keonne's situation in prison and the implications of their story on broader issues of justice and cryptocurrency.

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Lauren Rodriguez about how her political prisoner husband Keonne Rodriguez is doing in prison, some updates on Samourai Wallet, and some reflections on the injustice surrounding this event and similar events. GUEST AND SUPPORT SAMOURAI WALLET → https://billandkeonne.org/ (Sign the petition and donate to the families) → https://x.com/leamuirleyn (Lauren Rodriguez Twitter) → https://x.com/keonne (Keonne Rodriguez Twitter) → https://www.therage.co/tag/samourai-wallet/ (Keonne's "Notes from the Inside") WATCHMAN TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Latest updates from Watchman Privacy MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 4:00 – How is Keonne doing in prison? 9:35 – Lauren's perspective of the April 2024 FBI raid 13:05 – Has Lauren's life been complicated by connection to Keonne? 14:00 – Keonne threatened with solitary confinement for writing from…

People in this episode

Host: Gabriel Custodiet

Guest: Lauren Rodriguez

Topics covered

• prison justice
• political prisoners
• cryptocurrency
• Samourai Wallet
• personal stories
• injustice
• legal system

Keywords

• Keonne Rodriguez
• Lauren Rodriguez
• Samourai Wallet
• prison
• FBI raid
• injustice
• political prisoners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samourai Wallet, FBI, Watchman Privacy, Watchman Torch, The Skinwalker, Legal Industrial Complex

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