I spent a day with EX C.I.A. AGENTS

[@AnthonyPadilla]

come back next week for *I spent a day with EX-SOCIAL MEDIA EMPLOYEES* -new episode of this series every week so consider 🔴subscribing. -ps: shoutout to everyone who has turned on notifications 🔔 and directly support me in continuing this series.

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Cool

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hi Anthony

[@Times2005]

That's Good.

[@manueltango8785]

Hi anthony can. You see my comment

[@Times2005]

That's Good.

[@SomePersonInTheWorld]

"Guilty until proven innocent" Surprisingly, a really good way to describe trust issues.

[@bearinara]

okay calling me out

[@sheharyarkhan1531]

Pretty much what I use to describe cancel culture

[@shanimeow]

i have to say, and maybe this will sound bad but im from a coutry where the law and people belive youre innocent until proven Guilty and its way worse, so many people who did bad things and everyone knows end up being free and still loved by the media so trust issues are sometimes good

[@SomePersonInTheWorld]

@Jana Matejak Nice

[@Tara-ow1rv]

@@shanimeow I’m happy that my country does it. Ofcourse it’s shit when bad people aren’t in prison but what is worse than that, imagining someone innocent being in prisoned. I cannot believe how horrible that would be. Also you should notice that countries that do it the other way around are mostly not democratic countries. It also has historical reasons why we do that. Powerful people could just put anyone in prison they want to

[@alejandrofernandez4159]

Really wished he had interviewed the disguises lady more. She seemed so nice yet epicly interesting. Kinda like a CIA Dumbledore.

[@graciekay3541]

Right!!

[@kanupriyavaidya1991]

Exactly

[@kanupriyavaidya1991]

@@korneliaholmedal5162 thanks

[@jenscornegoor]

She made a few videos on WIRED I believe. Super interesting

[@lifu._]

@@jenscornegoor i loved those wired videos!

[@indigoblack8127]

Can we get an episode "I spent a day with the I spent a day with crew" where we see all the members of this channel and get a gist of what they do.

[@treemarie3080]

YES!!! 👏👏👏

[@casaventura]

YESSSSSSS

[@carm2296]

Great idea!!

[@TheNurulaulia]

Good idea👍

[@juliavoytec5407]

Way to think out of the box there

[@ZukiTV]

The guy reeeeeeaaally rubbed me the wrong way.

[@agganonnegaard1034]

He is a scammer as well

[@consoleconceptshd6371]

@@agganonnegaard1034 He’s also a trump supporter. Gross.

[@Dysphoric_Danny]

Because of his disgusting shirt?

[@agganonnegaard1034]

@@consoleconceptshd6371 Oh my god he is just a cruel human being huh?

[@consoleconceptshd6371]

@@agganonnegaard1034 Absolutely!

[@user-kk2fb3dw8h]

Michelle seems so sweet and smart. Wish she was able to tell us more about her experiences

[@michellenelson8489]

Thanks bro.I appreciate it.

[@averykyles2817]

@@michellenelson8489 lmao tf

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@@michellenelson8489 😭🤣

[@hyperr1092]

Dude ur fly is unzipped!!!!!

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@@hyperr1092 what?

[@arayko4856]

This is a weird request but can you do a video with stock photo actors? I’m really interested in their personal life

[@bjorndabearkhers]

I love this idea!

[@cynthiab4346]

YES!

[@OofCamsBones]

this would be so good

[@hiderikanzaki7313]

YES

[@DEI.DR3AM]

I like this idea

[@mkute4784]

You should do a video with people who were friends with serial killers or personally knew a serial killer. That would be really interesting to watch.

[@sarahm8242]

Oooh I like this one

[@piperwatch3889]

Omg yesssss

[@xeiumi]

YES-

[@raggedyanne9631]

Menendez Brothers friend!!!

[@polyunrhythmicinactiveacco4772]

"i had no idea"

[@kerklay]

Hey Anthony and everyone else, the man that mentioned the book gave out a link to a scam. There is no free book involved, you have to pay money for it, which usually isn't a big deal, but I decided not to buy it. I closed the page and went on my day. That was last week. Today I got charged for the book that I didn't purchase and I'll be talking to my bank to get my money back. My boyfriend has been looking into it and he's found reviews over the site and everything saying that they're scamming money from people. Don't fall for it like I did. I thought I could trust it because he's an ex- CIA agent, but I guess not

[@miyukuchan22]

Yeah I found this page to look really sketchy... It said the payment was for shipping but not worth it. I closed the page too.

[@usernumberinfinity4090]

He’s probably not Cia :p Maybe Anthony got trolled.

[@alexschofield8085]

It looks like Anthony has removed the section where he talks about it!

[@thatweirdmoldycarrot4262]

Jesus fu-

[@clalyrics441]

That's so sketchy!

[@erislin6493]

i wouldn’t be surprised if Anthony was on a government watch list edit: guys this is a joke, no need to take it seriously 😅

[@aus-li]

Why would he be?

[@erislin6493]

@@aus-li cause he must search up some weird things- and contact some weird ppl- like you have to wonder how he got into contact with these agents

[@aus-li]

@@erislin6493 Most of the people are featured on Wired and other KZbin channels, or write books for a living, so it’s definitely not hard to contact them through their agents. And Anthony doesn’t seem too hardcore, lol.

[@erislin6493]

@@aus-li it’s a joke 😅 you don’t have to take it so seriously.

[@aus-li]

@@erislin6493 I get you, lol, I just wanted to explain the process anyway. I've actually been on dozens of rabbit hole adventures, which lead me on many shady websites. And I've never once used a VPN, nor am I ever going to, unless I go to China or any other fascist country that doesn't allow internet access.

[@nikkitne]

He couldn't give them a tshirt because their addresses r hidden

[@bbdumplin9146]

coulda done po boxes

[@bandgeek2361]

Are*

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

@@bbdumplin9146 I'm guessing he already has one because he would have to get mail somewhere so that's very likely to be how.

[@cochwithchrist3889]

Anthony, please do a sitting down with psychopaths. I have a friend who is willing to participate and he always complains how the media grossly mis-represents them. Nice vid btw

[@ayashegwynngelapaguirigan-29]

*sits akwardly*

[@suckmysilencer747]

He's interviewing CIA agents so he already is.

[@AmaruCH]

+1

[@jackl5176]

I wanna see that sound interesting

[@ninac1954]

this would be such an interesting video

[@SallieSalcedo]

The tone that guy used when describing foreign agents in America was off-putting. Like yeah it's no secret that there are foreign agents all over the world, but the way he said "the Chinese," "the Russians," "Cuban women"...idk just felt like he was almost generalizing the people from those places versus the spies themselves, almost insinuating that folks from those places can't be trusted.

[@judythepengu6158]

yup he definitely had a strong opinion on that topic which was weirdchamp, it feels so weird

[@camrynalbano4534]

I love Anthony he immediately called out the “Cuban lady” thing and was like mmmmmmm ya hear that. Catch yoself

[@marypeel5421]

time stamp? ive seen people talking about the cuban lady remark but idk where in the video it is

[@hannahjacobson2169]

@@marypeel5421 16:16 that whole clip was just :|

[@JuliaJacobss]

@@hannahjacobson2169 you could tell by his shirt that he might say something... iffy

[@mcsuzzer]

Well he’s a gringo through and through, honestly no surprise there

[@merchantarthurn]

You've got some low standards for "calling out". The guy barely budged on his statement, he only clarified that it's "just the spies" who'll hurt you but didn't back down on the "be suspicious" part.

[@angelicacollins1137]

Anthony I think that guy plugging his book was a bad idea cause now people are getting 70$+ taken out of their bank it's super misleading.

[@thineevee7345]

@STUNNA DOLL yea

[@wasup443]

It’s not his fault,don’t attack him for something he didn’t do.thats just sad

[@angelicacollins1137]

@@wasup443 yo wtf. I'm not attacking him. I was trying to warn him and his fans. I was no way in shape or form attacking him.

[@lauraxx8014]

which

[@pokaay3163]

@@wasup443 you thought THAT was an attack? Lmao.

[@kendrashore5088]

Does anyone else wonder how the does his entry jump? Like does he stand on the chair then jump WAY up till he's outta frame? Or does he stand on a ledge and jump down...??? Just me...Ok.

[@treemarie3080]

It's edited in lol

[@lizziemccann5596]

There's simply a hole in the ceiling

[@fixit9844]

Highlight him via editing magic, drag him up and away, and then airbrush the hole out. Each frame, move him down more, ta da!

[@hol422]

hes spoken about this before - apparently theres loads of theories about it but its actually super simple

[@gerardsleftsock3946]

He OBVIOUSLY jumps through the hole in the ceiling! Smh...

[@gumdrop4869]

anthony needs to edit out that guys "free book" thing !! if u purchase his "free" book it will charge your card 80 bucks

[@hope_elizabeth_rose]

He did! He also took it out of the description.

[@saumyamathur4862]

but he should also change the subtitles, since some folks (like me!) rely on them and wouldn’t otherwise notice!

[@justanobody8010]

Why put your card info in something that says it's free

[@affettatoprosciutto7139]

I don’t even have 80 bucks on my card. The disappointment that website owner will feel. 😔

[@ariellybelly8520]

Name twinn

[@PetiteDeRae]

The man feels like the type of guy to slap a woman on the ass, call her sweetheart and then say she's just emotional with her response

[@lillithemew3587]

You just described this guy who tried to hit on me online when I was 12.. 😮

[@schulzscheie4175]

You feel like the type of person to shoot up a school.

[@Pr3ttyP1nkP4thetic]

@@lillithemew3587😰

[@jasonv6319]

My childhood: pokemon IRL & food battle My adulthood: this How things never change

[@ravenrockidk658]

Ik🥲

[@vincentjosephpanes8678]

It's Food Battle

[@jasonv6319]

@@vincentjosephpanes8678 i know, food wars was a thing my friends did back in the day, kinda got the two mixed up

[@runningwiththewolves8284]

Hey Anthony! Could you please, please do a video about people who suffer with OCD? It is so badly represented in media, and a million times more serious and painful than most people know.

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hi

[@AverageMfDoomEnjoyer]

He’s going too. He put a post for questions for people with ocd

[@EmEm78]

Good idea. My OCD is absolutely nothing like the stereotype people assume it is.

[@seanyboy2209]

Always listen to a killjoy

[@runningwiththewolves8284]

@@AverageMfDoomEnjoyer where? Was it on Instagram or something?

[@beth-yx2lw]

damn near everything jason said rubbed me the wrong way.

[@c0mpletelynonsens1cal13]

Just look at his shirt

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 no it's his whole attitude, the way he's talking, his facial expressions and the bulkshit he's saying

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 I would

[@alicemac89]

I agree. I wasn't even watching (so I didn't notice his shirt or pay any attention to his looks), just listening, and he really felt off.

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 you give off mad incel vibes

[@Lilinosuke0521]

Oooof that guy’s vibe is OFF. I wish you would’ve confronted him more.

[@eatate4]

What vibe did u get?

[@liam_er]

yeah someone else in the comment section was saying the book he promoted scams people for money and he prob wasn’t a CIA agent at all

[@electralee]

Yucky

[@liam_er]

@Guillaume Lpr go tell the other commenter that then

[@bunnix0x217]

YES! I’ve been checking the comments bc I’m like ok has any of these ppl been verified? Idk.. too cannon-ish for me.. like.. all over the place. Bouncy? eff lol idk how to put it into words.

[@ezra8129]

I like Jonna. Could listen to her all day. Bet she's got some stories.

[@AmericanGirlGymnasts]

She has given multiple ted talks, her most recent one is my favorite!

[@ok-lb6wq]

I think she was also on wired

[@pokaay3163]

There are many videos featuring her on youtube, all very interesting talks.

[@edenkentner]

I love her! She gives me Heddy from NCIS LA vibes!

[@ezra8129]

@@edenkentner oh I definitely see that!!

[@ghostteeth881]

I love how Anthony has handled the not great situation with the socialism stopper guy, from kinda calling him out on the comment about Cuban women to liking and responding to comments about how the shirt makes people uncomfortable and how this can be taken as very pro CIA, very glad that he's actually responded to stuff instead of just pretending like it didn't happen like a lot of creators I've seen seem to do in this kind of situation

[@kiranox9695]

whew. i thought i was the only one who saw the shirt, and instantly became uncomfortable. giving ppl like that a platform is dangerous, and im glad hes handling it well.

[@Ilnori]

I don't think there is necessarily an issue with being pro-CIA, it's an integral part of our defense network. That guy is definitely a fucking tool though.

[@bjornhaforsson2108]

When? Timestamp please? 😊

[@w00ds98]

@@Ilnori I would recommend the video „The CIA is a terrorist organization“ to you. It lays bare the crimes against humanity commited by the CIA so hard, youtube tried to take down the video and FBI Agents visited the youtuber that made it for „unamerican sentiments“ The CIA is a terrorist Organisation and should be abolished.

[@Krisisnt]

Memento Mori

[@brandname4379]

we all got bad vibes from that guy and his shirt was just e h as well as his comment about cuban women so like im p sure he's like faking or hiding something, mega sketchy.

[@Wortelloo]

Yeah he was a huge creep AND full of shit in my opinion. Everything he was telling sounded made up.

[@Hailey-qm3lh]

Yeah I got bad vibes from him too and I was reading the comments and some girl said the book he promoted (Anthony took that part of the vid out thank god) was actually a scam and took her money for the book she made a update and said she got her money back but still the guy is really sketchy

[@typennington4756]

More like MAGA sketchy 🤣🤣

[@KJ-fq7tg]

Not me

[@trashash4573]

Can we talk about the fact all the others called themselves intelligence officers because the first woman even said they don't call themselves CIA agents in their line of work, yet he called himself a CIA Agent. Kinda sketchy ngl

[@kafrink]

I love how the dude said something really sexist and then Anthony’s team edited it to cut to Michelle just groaning and then being a feminist bad ass

[@SanilJadhav711]

It actually seemed like a compliment to Cuban female *spies* lol, note that I have written the word spies in bold because most of the comments over here think that he was collectively talking about Cuban women or something

[@missice6668]

Alright- it might seem sexist but I find it hard to believe that. Isn’t it a fact that most males will relax around a females company? That isn’t sexist, it’s a fact.

[@gabbieo772]

Timestamp?

[@gtanerd1999]

It's not sexist

[@kennedylegacy8849]

How is it sexist to say that people are typically more trusting of women? I’m sure there are studies out there that could easily back that claim up.

[@Katastrophising]

that guy gives me 'one hair away from domestic terrorism' vibes

[@wheezetube607]

You really captured his essence

[@clalyrics441]

100%

[@Oscar-gt4sj]

I googled Jonna Mendez and holy hell. She's honestly a real life Malory Archer in the retired badass department. Undercover in Asia, Europe and the Middle East during the cold war. Sheeeeesh she must've witnessed some of the most historic moments of the time. God damn, imagine being her grandkids. She's probably the world's greatest hide and seek player ever

[@maddiescorner519]

Grandma? Where’d you go?

[@Kanik_Crow]

@@maddiescorner519 *doesn't come back until 30 years later*

[@Lumi_Clawzz]

@@Kanik_Crowoh dang

[@abiolmos3814]

Even though I like that these interviews are real and talked about depending on every person's situation and experience, I really don't like that the person that got the most screen time is the man with the socialist stopper shirt... I was really hoping to hear more of the older lady...

[@AmericanGirlGymnasts]

She has given multiple ted talks, had a series on wired, and has other interviews online!

[@whitykitty2651]

she has tons of content

[@chaoticsock6929]

@@whitykitty2651 what's her socials

[@sugardiabeatchu4348]

Well we can thank god that no one here was and/or is trying to make you happy huh

[@Idk-fj7kf]

​@@sugardiabeatchu4348 u a really emotional male huh? hes not gonna fck u dude

[@maddybee4575]

the comment he made about cuban women was disgusting, the shirt he wore was unprofessional, him referring to things as sexy and unsexy is uncomfortable, him talking about hitting on women is gross

[@QRG707]

Totally agreed. 25% of people in the intelligence community are awful reactionary assholes, so not surprised

[@strawbself]

i completely agree. all of those comments were misogynist

[@matthewstreacker7402]

exactly! I saw the "Socialism stopped shirt with the gun symbolizing a threat" and was like wtf

[@dannygarcia4580]

Thank you 🙏 I was about to say that 😂

[@NerdyOTt]

Yeah he sucked did not like him at all

[@lilly-ur6rw]

Can you do a video with indigenous peoples, influencers, and content creators? Please. I feel like more people should be educated on indigenous peoples. They are not given the fair treatment that the country has promised them.

[@ticiacalderon264]

I totally agree I wish he can expose us!!

[@ihatekanye1903]

THANK YOU! as an indigenous person i very much agree, and it’d be greatly appreciated as well.❤️

[@gatobuho-]

Ah !!!! this would really be cool.

[@samh7206]

That would be SO great. I havent learned anything about indigenous people from ANYWHERE until I started learning myself and following indigenous people. We even just had one lesson on indigenous people in my country. We have to learn more

[@marissaevans3140]

Yesss!!!!

[@catisadisaster2269]

You should spend a day with Ex Disney Land/World employees. It would be pretty interesting to see what those resorts are hiding and how they treat their workers.

[@nataliemilburn2585]

Oh, and cruise ship employees would be eye opening as well. They get so overworked on cruise ships, it’s really not okay

[@ineen2251]

Yay

[@zakattack1362]

I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty confident that he has tried doing that in the past but was unable to due to like legal negotiation reasons.

[@softball2kendylsawesome14]

colleen ballinger reading this

[@louisdead6761]

Im not sure about disney land but the people ive seen that have worked at Disney world have had really good experiences

[@otraynham1]

Anthony, I know that you are keeping it unbiased but Oml I hate that man so much.

[@dasboot4216]

When you live in an echo chamber

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

Irony how many times that guy swiveled in his chair answering questions...

[@noneofthekings6501]

👀😳🤭

[@ThirdKillerBruh]

i mean i swivel when i do nothing

[@itsphatpanda5431]

I would trust him less if he didn’t swivel

[@millamya]

That could be his baseline..or a fake one? Lol

[@supergabee]

CIA lady: "the smell of burning things in the air" my brain immediately goes: "she was definitely smelling the flesh of people being burned" 😬

[@Christy_G_]

Same lol

[@jsophiamm]

That’s an awful smell tbh.

[@koconut12]

Gotta say, I had the same thought.

[@supergabee]

Right?! I mean she was just being PG and not saying it lol

[@karenjahn9600]

Same

[@lastheavens]

the guy makes me so uncomfortable. a lot of bad takes and the stupid shirt.

[@lustforcris]

yes the shirt-

[@AnthonyPadilla]

yeah the shirt caught me off guard...

[@poxytronpox]

@@AnthonyPadilla dont let anybody fix your house or move furniture for you for at least a couple years. Neurotoxins can be painted on your walls. Look that up a former CIA agent almost got "got" by the agency.

[@aus-li]

@@AnthonyPadillaAnthony, be honest, did you get some weird vibes from this guy, overall?

[@julietorres103]

Careful when getting the book, you have to pay for shipping obviously but I guess I went in unprepared and now I have a membership where I was charged $77, so now I’m trying to get a refund or something

[@browniesnofrownies4843]

The guy doesn’t seem like a former intelligence officer to me... he was the only one who referred to himself as a “former CIA agent” or whatever, he wasn’t dressed nicely like the other two interviewees, he didn’t give a specific part of the CIA that he worked in, and he gave out a link to a book that’s a scam... he is screaming “phony” to me. UPDATE: Well guys, if LinkedIn is telling the truth then that guy really is a former intelligence officer :/ it says he was there from 2003 to 2010.

[@bushyytale736]

I agree with you, I am getting serious fake vibes from him

[@zigzagzagoon]

Exactly. His whole vibe is just _off._

[@SusannaJ]

same.

[@lauraxx8014]

what book

[@lauraxx8014]

@The Demon Under Your Bed ah okay thank you :)

[@honeytea1046]

the guys shirt... felt weird about him the entire video because of that.

[@norahickey6059]

Do you know what it says?

[@izzy8462]

@@norahickey6059 it says “socialism stopper”...

[@rubyy.7374]

As someone from the Deep South, I see those shirts all the time lol

[@greerzzlybear]

I did not like that guy at all....

[@myrasmith3423]

@@greerzzlybear me neither.

[@raniaahmed5894]

It’s funny how the CIA agent that went to Iraq was describing her tragic experience with rockets, but the US military did the same to innocent people in Iraq. Acting all surprised, like damn can’t we steel their oil in peace.

[@viys3261]

So true, and the atrocious war crimes like with what happened in abu ghuraib prison.

[@ohnana18]

The fucking truth. Like boohoo tell that to the 5 million dead Iraqis

[@MoHa98]

As a person watching this from Iraq, I couldn't help myself not to get angry and roll my eyes several times. my childhood memory filled with rockets and explosion and innocent people dying

[@lovelysonico]

@@MoHa98 i’m so sorry D: people are so ignorant, sending love 💗

[@nilara93]

This

[@di3tPepsi]

Me, watching the guy generalize and spread a harmful stereotype about Cuban women:🗿

[@RiinaMary]

What else can you expect from a guy with a "socialism stopper" shirt with a gun on it?

[@TheSiGeLp]

That was obviously a joke

[@lenaotaku5905]

He is talking about the spies in US. Not in general.

[@multijxde1855]

@@lenaotaku5905 it was still kind of ignorant at first he said if you EVER see a Cuban lady you should be suspicious, after Anthony’s comment he kinda back tracked. The same thing with the Chinese statement.

[@lenaotaku5905]

@@multijxde1855 I see. Yeah.

[@BDTTK9]

The guy gives me Trump-loving conspiracy theorist vibes. The other two ladies seemed more genuine

[@mattwong5403]

If someone is wearing a shirt that depicts guns and the American Flag, there is a very high chance they have reactionary political views

[@noblenova9324]

@@mattwong5403 especially when it says "socialism stopper" lol

[@hayaty9867]

Apparently he is

[@ShidoDraws]

Yeah, and the fact that the two ladies talk about their work space and the dude just talking about his FBI friend coming over. Like bruh, no one can find you if you're hiding from the government.

[@ManuMiAS]

does everybody in youtube are woke or something?

[@elizabethgonzalez5944]

* *Laughs in Cuban Woman* *

[@uhhohhnico]

x2

[@growingwjennifern9308]

He tried it 😭😂

[@bloodyz_m7762]

Uhhhhh........I don't wanna die

[@timmyda1st191]

I am a cuban man, I can confirm this as my mother would definitely

[@rexrawr_1613]

LMAO PLSSMSNSNNENS

[@ThisIsTori_]

That man is single and is going to be single forever. I hope he’s in therapy. He’s got issues spewing out of him. 🌱

[@RapidStrikerGaming]

How?

[@ruarstergaming1695]

I do always love how Anthony’s sponsors are linked to the topic

[@unrealextra8296]

A K so say you get sponsored by a headphone company, is your entire video gonna be basic on headphones?

[@spacestationxyz]

It's not that they have to do it due to legal reasons. When sponsored, content creators usually have to prepare a proposal for the sponsored content which will be reviewed by the brand that sponsors the content. Brands would of course prefer to have the sponsored content be related to their product, that's why sponsored contents are often related to the sponsor's product in some way or another.

[@naomi5330]

@@unrealextra8296 deaf people? idk

[@unrealextra8296]

@@naomi5330 PFFT

[@zolengeb.7629]

As soon as I saw that guy’s shirt, I knew his vibes were off.

[@princeytron]

Why?

[@joselynhuerta7233]

@@princeytron his shirt says socialism circle

[@marieltatad]

i used to want to be a CIA agent, but then realized that the U.S. is not the good guy when it comes to interfering with other countries

[@unicornbiomes]

Wish we heard more from Jonna instead of Mr. Socialism Stopper 😒. She’s had such a cool life and career!

[@ryuhayashi97]

Wise people speak less, Mr. Socialism Stopper seems like those people who hype a lot of story they heard from office gossips

[@annaantoinette]

its socialism stopper!! I was wondering what stood on his shirt.

[@jabreezy7454]

Yeah, the guy seemed like a bit of an idiot tbh and I'm not really sure how much he was talking things up. Jonna seems to have had a much deeper career and more important position, so it would have been nice to hear more from her.

[@dalihalle]

Insider has a few episodes with her where she talks about her experience and stuff!

[@shadowcreature7598]

I actually like what the guy has told as I like what the other two have. They also worked in different fields so don’t be like that.

[@Selene666]

The free book thing requires you to give your details, and now I'm being paranoid thinking I shouldn't do that.

[@fabpanda5961]

someone in replies said they gave their detailes and they charged them 77 $ for membership so better dont do it

[@lunacouer]

@@fabpanda5961 Yeah, apparently he wants you to pay for shipping, and then boom, $77 membership. That's some grifter shit. Makes me wonder if he was even in the CIA.

[@qestratrueheart1542]

jonna is a badass woman and i could only dream of being as cool as her when i’m older

[@Biawog]

So nobody else weirded out about how naturally they talked about interfering in other countries? Or is that just an American thing?

[@conawa7903]

That’s just an American thing, they call it ✨freedom✨

[@TurnmetoShit]

exactly

[@hayleymarse2853]

Well that’s their job...

[@samh7206]

Yup, but I also think its because they did it so often it starts becoming less weird for them.

[@phantomofthefestival]

absolutely, it was so uncomfortable listening to how casually they spoke about it

[@ronnie350]

"Its callled a surveilance detection route" Anthony: a circle

[@linchubbard3711]

Jonna: "so I went to europe" Every european: But where

[@Pollicina_db]

I just hate it when people say that, same with Africa, Asia etc. Tanzania isn't same as Benin and vice versa.

[@RatchelRach]

Could be classified

[@pokaay3163]

@@Pollicina_db one word, classified

[@mizakoreia]

Russia, of course

[@Pollicina_db]

@@pokaay3163 Nah I meant it overall when people say that, not just this ex agent stuff

[@Daedalussy]

Woman: signs of lieing are like crossing your arms, changing posture, scotting around in chair, or tugging on their collar. Me who does that naturally when telling the truth: **sad potato noises**

[@wscompilations7065]

Same lmao, I'm naturally just a very fidgety person.

[@stefaniadjelebova]

She was just making a comparison based on a stereotype. If you have a fidgety baseline, your tell might be when you freeze up

[@PK-cg5ej]

@@stefaniadjelebova exactly, these people don't know how to listen

[@izzy8462]

That dude gave me bad vibes then I read the shirt.. very immature and unprofessional..

[@aus-li]

Lmao, even the way he talked was very amateurish.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co What do you mean?

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co Well, I do love me some socialist values. Besides whatever graphic shirt he wears, he’s just not professional in any sense, and seems more like a scam artist.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co You live in the US, right? Do you know what welfare is? Social workers, social programs, or healthcare? These are all part of socialism? I think you should educate yourself on what it actually means before listening to the news or other people’s assumptions on what these terminologies mean.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co I’m genuinely curious on where you get your information from? I keep hearing the same answers every time I bring up the positives of socialism, yet nobody can defend their logic? Is nobody reading from the sources? Are you not looking at how our society functions without aid from our communities and government? If you hate it so much, then why is socialism a major part of our democratic system?

[@boutheynabougandoura2814]

Fun fact, the woman talking about Baghdad and how everyone is armed there, if that proves a thing is that they feel extremely threatened, cause at the end of the day usa is the one coming to their country and installing army bases there god knows for what 🙃, it's pathetic how USA thinks it can interfere with everything and everybody and expect no backlash

[@idek7438]

Also like Americans are known to be obsessed with guns and have tons of them so you know, it's the pot calling the kettle black.

[@aishaalhoumayssi2574]

Ikr! And they make it look as if we are such vicious, ignorant and harmful people? Like, YOU are the DANGER coming to our lands without our consent. Plus we do have our culture just like you do. But you want us to respect yours while you make fun of ours? And of course they're gonna surround her, she looks like a foreign there not just bc she's revealing her face. Her face is american. America who's bombing them.

[@boutheynabougandoura2814]

@@aishaalhoumayssi2574 the man yelling at her could easily be someone who lost their family in a bombing and who felt a huge rage seeing her and recognizing she's american, and talking about a 100 armed man surrounding her makes no sense, if that was the case she would have got shot rhe moment she crashed the man with her car -_- , assassins

[@sarahh7404]

honestly this part of the interview pissed me off

[@boutheynabougandoura2814]

Yeah same here

[@ranchsalad2580]

I was so excited to see Jonna Mendez on this! I've watched a lot of her interviews and she's such a cool person to listen to.

[@sallyeggg]

right?! i’m kinda sad that she didn’t talk much though

[@moinmerchant1651]

You know certain people dont have to speak to show their intellect, you look at them and you know they are not to be messed with. Ms. Jonna Mendez is one of them and I am truly starstrucked by any of her appearances on youtube.

[@LaRocheSews]

I was too! I just wish she'd been in the actual video more :'(

[@susannnaa]

2:30 lol i’m glad he mentioned that, “high value target” sounds so odd and dehumanizing💀

[@nicholasgeorge1336]

"socialism stopper" i don't think he knows your audience anthony...

[@jenniferjaffa1127]

For some reason I think he does...... I get the vibe he’s not even an ex-CIA agent but just a political fanboy who’s taking advantage of Anthony’s platform. Especially after the scam he linked

[@willfarel3508]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 yeah

[@ilianakaterina5719]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 yes!!! plus the cuban woman thing, the chinese spies thing, the shirt, the informal language(i.e., calling things "sexy"/"not sexy") and the seemingly glorified/fabricated stories

[@nina.robbs565]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 apparently, one of his family members commented. not only is he a scammer and likely sexist/xenophobic, but he's a trump stan! because of course.

[@phoebescott6787]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 lmao thats exactly what he sounds like

[@rararamara8698]

How does he contact these people??? Is it like: hey insta if a cia agent reads this please contact me for a video interview.

[@rainestorme25]

Pretty much yeah He makes community posts on youtube and I think other platforms but idk

[@kianablaze24]

All of these people are already public figures, they have all published books and Jason was on Shark Tank. I’m assuming they all have management teams that Anthony/his crew reached out to. It’s not like these people lead secret lives anymore.

[@1Iceshatter1]

Most of these people as shown at the end of the video have some sort of internet or public presence, for example pretty much all of them in this video wrote a book detailing their experiences. He probably focuses on contacting people who are already comfortable sharing their experiences with these kinds of videos and already have in the past.

[@rararamara8698]

Thank you! :D *The more I know*

[@vivekthampi9589]

Well these people seem to be somewhat public about their profession since they all released books

[@Relaxanddo]

The dude's "socialism stopper" shirt is so boomer cringe

[@Nasirrafiq65]

Ryan Brock omg ewww

[@nahueldiaz7572]

I know right, and then he talked about how you cant trust female cubans

[@musicaleyes7187]

It is but you saying boomer cringe is very cringe too

[@pilary.857]

ugh yeah he was so gross

[@Relaxanddo]

@@musicaleyes7187 I'm OK with that. Are you?

[@victoriamyers6646]

Have you ever considered interviewing women who have gotten abortions? I think it'd be super helpful to break the stigma if people heard our stories on Why.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

As far as ppl who had abortions idk. But Anthony actually did interview Satanists which was pretty interesting and one of them did say she should not try to get pregnant or she could potentially die and I learned that Satanists are extremely pro choice as it goes with their one of their tenets: One's own body is inviolable and subject to one's own will.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

I agree! These so called "pro lifers" are so incredibly quick judge people who in some cases may have had to make the toughest decision of their lives and some people have done it either because of rape, incest or because the pregnancy could put their life at risk .No one actually says " Guess what I'm killing my unborn child today 😁!" And these exact same "pro lifers" refuse to wear a mask, refuse to get vaccinated for Covid, and tried to incite a deadly insurrection. Yeah

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Only if he interviewed women who regretted it, like y'all pretend never happens 🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Not surprising you're white, btw. Planned Parenthood was founded by a white supremacist who wanted to exterminate all black people. Check your privilege.

[@catsidyisnotcool]

@@dianeaishamonday9125 have you ever gotten an abortion or know someone who has? Of course people don’t want it as a first choice, abortions are never something people want to do

[@ezra8129]

AHhh the disguises are creeping me out. people do just be walking around with faces that aren't theirs 😭

[@PinGotStolen]

it's there job

[@ezra8129]

@@PinGotStolen no shitt

[@TurtleBugs]

The guy is making me so uncomfortable with what his shirt states and all the things he said.

[@spong266]

What does it say? Socialism stopper?

[@unfortunatepineapple9922]

@@spong266 Yep It does

[@Kristalw98]

What's wrong wanted to stop socialism? I don't understand hahha

[@TurtleBugs]

@@Kristalw98 Do you know what socialism is?

[@Kristalw98]

Mmm What made me leave my country because if I hadn't, I would have died of starvation? Like all the people from countries where their government tried to apply socialism (only socialim) through history ends in exactly the same thing? Oh yes! I definitely know what it is, I used to live in it, well... survived in it...

[@ayeshabeautyblog]

Kinda offensive to every Cuban woman who’s just trying to live their life

[@sammartin913]

As a Cuban woman, can confirm

[@katet8639]

He was making a joke

[@Petrichorus-]

@@katet8639 snowflakes are the ones who complain about a joke not being well received 🤭 just move on dude

[@lilliah2114]

@@katet8639 your profile pic gave me higher expectations for you -_-

[@kiraaisling9603]

@@katet8639 when people say the truth you say snowflake that sounds like something a snowflake would do

[@desiraemuhlestein1763]

One of my college instructors was an undercover CIA agent. He taught criminal profiling, in essence, the psychology of psychopaths. His guest speaker was someone who diffused bombs for a living. So many great, crazy stories. By far the best class I've ever taken.

[@noemimoreno9466]

So, are we still getting that maid cafe documentary? 👀

[@griselalmanza738]

I've been wondering about that too.

[@ymjoint]

@@griselalmanza738 SAME

[@AlbinoCrow]

YES.

[@sylviagoodwin7093]

i feel like he's already done that?

[@noemimoreno9466]

@@sylviagoodwin7093 I think he filmed it, but I don't think it's been released

[@orchidvase_2336]

Why would that guy say that about Cuban woman

[@josie8072]

He's a trump supporter

[@bbdumplin9146]

He's clearly misogynistic

[@blinkforever6279]

oh my gooooddd he said it about cuban female spies, not women in general

[@nahueldiaz7572]

@@blinkforever6279 he said Cuban women at first, till Anthony basically called him out on it.

[@hayleymarse2853]

He didn’t explain it well but he literally dealt with spies as his job. I don’t think he cares you are offended

[@Daisy-Doo]

I take everything these people say with a massive grain of salt as theres absolutely no way the gov isnt keeping tabs on its people

[@flore2243]

imagine your granma being a former cia agent, telling you bedtime stories...

[@Slacksign]

Should be renamed to "C.I.A Agent Michelle gives us Among Us tips"

[@reynaavilaramirez-arellano8468]

I literally had the same thought process as she was talking about it.

[@cloudofreverie786]

21:48 LMAO SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE GUY BEFORE HER.

[@jrapp654]

Great subtle transition hahahah

[@typennington4756]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT 🤣🤣

[@juice8139]

Shoutout to Michelle for being the only interviewee to ever have her five second shoutout actually last five seconds

[@kateporter4176]

When I first saw the guy, his vibe felt off and then I saw his shirt. Also the whole thing he said about Cubans and the Chinese rubbed me to wrong way. He definitely wasn’t part of the cia

[@ummishaq7802]

Do you think the Iraqis that use RPGs and AK-47s view their weapons as a means of defending their land since we and our allies illegally invaded almost 20yrs ago and have killed close to 200,000 Iraqi civilians. Maybe the fear she describes of having to “constantly look over our shoulder for hostile surveillance” is something they feel 24/7, especially since we’ve killed their fathers, brothers, sons and even mothers and sisters for the last two decades (not mentioning stealing their land and resources such as oil).

[@susuazez]

Yes! Thank you! Like in America it’s the 2nd amendment but if it’s in Iraq, all of a sudden it’s dangerous and scary??

[@ummishaq7802]

Erick Rivera Yes, along with carpet bombing the Middle East for 8 years.

[@ummishaq7802]

Erick Rivera Agreed.

[@susuazez]

@Erick Rivera idk why u talkin bout Obama dude. Who said I even like him. I’m not even a liberal

[@susuazez]

@Erick Rivera don’t @ me next time then

[@w3bcor3]

i hope y'all know "protecting their country" in USA language just means "invading 3rd world countries".

[@thermalgears5651]

Thats the military

[@starrynight1165]

@@thermalgears5651 its also the cia, look up what a coup is

[@Lore.n]

Yep that’s America.

[@dennist8290]

I mean it's not like the military or any government of any place is that good.

[@starrynight1165]

@@dennist8290 yes but the CIA has held coups which is especially bad. the USA should not be interfering with the endeavors of other countries unless they are actively harming people.

[@citrus3s]

Anthony: I’ve never heard someone talk about humans as high value targets HxH fans: *smirks*

[@Ariel_is_a_dreamer]

Lol

[@bignig7223]

Leessgo

[@d.sadster5684]

24:00 was that edit intentional? lol Also that guy was a big yikes. Wish we could've heard more from Jonna

[@sousalarson6858]

Yes it was. He was apparently promoting a scam that steals peoples money

[@Kade-c0gh4]

​@@sousalarson6858 REALLY???

[@rararamara8698]

If Anthony wanted to, he probably could interview the president.

[@babyblue28]

I spent a day with Presidents: Trump, Barrack, and Bush. Please

[@mehwishmanha9250]

@@babyblue28 isn't Bush dead?

[@aenbywerewolf3859]

There's 2 bushes

[@DontWorryAboutIt404]

@@aenbywerewolf3859 is there a shrub as well? (Sorry I'm so sorry 😂)

[@angel-hu3bp]

@@DontWorryAboutIt404 i..why-

[@gilayuval8553]

did not like what the guy said about Cuban women.. way to create more mistrust

[@Cincy-x1m]

Please with the shit said about white people by poc now a days I don’t wanna hear it

[@ev.6947]

@@Cincy-x1m LMAO WHAT You have to be trolling, right?

[@Cincy-x1m]

@@ev.6947 no 100% serious

[@smolbeanz2856]

@@Cincy-x1m There is a massive difference in a minority speaking about their oppressors and a group of people that have never been oppressed (the oppressors) speaking in a negative way about the oppressed, it’s just continues the discrimination

[@papadill8138]

Cuban spys, not all women calm down broskie

[@linhacriativa5277]

"The ageny is only dealing with overseas, its not spying on USA citizens" Foreigners followers: oh wait a damn minute

[@jamesjohnson6309]

Lol they definitely spy on USA citizens. No congressional oversight

[@Big-BossX]

@@jamesjohnson6309 its an international exchange. For example if america spies on germany they sell germany the data while germany spies on america they sell them the data vice versa worldwide

[@sarminder4357]

The NSA is the one who spies on the citizens.

[@txlda]

the dude was kinda awful lol. anthony seemed a little off abt him too imo

[@izzy8462]

I agree

[@TheEpicGene15]

Yeah the part about chinese, russian, and cuban spies being everywhere in the US like ooof i know that statement is not necessarily xenophobic (if its true) but it feels like it ya know

[@maryroseleivas8236]

I mean, his shirt spoke for him

[@TheEpicGene15]

@@maryroseleivas8236 BRUHHH MY OPTIMISTIC DUMBASS REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS A SOCIALIST CUZ I COULD ONLY READ THE WORD SOCIALISM ON HIS SHIRT 💀💀💀💀

[@rodrigoandrade256]

@@TheEpicGene15 Wait what is the shirt saying I could only read socialism too

[@deathvideogame]

My grandfather was an ex-C.I.A agent. One of his assignments had something to do with parrots and avocados. No, I don't know either. Edit: He's going to have heart surgery in a few weeks, wish him luck!

[@happysmiles4339]

Good luck!

[@Emily-fy2zk]

Good luck on your heart surgery, Mr. EX CIA grandpa!

[@catttttt]

Good luck to him, hopefully it goes well

[@danicareithaug3300]

Good luck to him!

[@exoticcats6119]

Good luck to your grandpa! I hope everything goes well!

[@valeriaguillen2614]

I spent a day with people with ADD/ADHD please, I sent you an email about it, there's so little representation and education, and its so common

[@destinycarreon1810]

Omg yes I need this one

[@seriousko9324]

I love the fear-mongering at 16:00 by that dude

[@lezzleee]

Mr. Socialism Stopper deep-throated the government koolaid, yeesh. He gives off such bad vibes.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

Anyone who supports Trump-even after the insurrection has no doubt drank the kool-aid

[@catisadisaster2269]

Jonna seems like that one cool Great Aunt at a family gathering that's always telling stories

[@sophiajamgochian99]

You should do a video with hackers, private investors, former celebrity’s, runway model, apple employees, ocd, adhd, dyslexia,Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dermatillomania,trichotillomania

[@leopardo35]

OMG yes! Clare Siobhan is a KZbinr with trichotillomania, she'd most probably agree to the interview.

[@Calignos]

I have a really hard time trying not look suspicious when answering questions from basically any authority figure. It certainly doesn't help that I'm on the autism spectrum. I had a police officer come to my door a few years ago saying that there was a window smashed across the street, and if I'd heard anything, and I instantly started thinking "okay I need to not look suspicious here". Cue over exaggerated movements and expressions, and then because of that I felt so awkward that I began grinning, while still trying to hold the grin back. She gave me the biggest greezies I've ever seen in my whole life. I was panicking for the whole week that she'd come back and ask more questions.

[@ghostsapphy6456]

Let’s really appreciate people like Anthony for shedding light and taking about these diverse topics! You’re amazing, Anthony!

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hi

[@sofarjr6412]

@@user-ih4yp8ry2v hi

[@ChaoticMay]

As a Cuban woman not working for the Cuban government... no comment.

[@timtom9898]

Yeah, that comment was really rude and blatantly generalising.

[@gayintj6168]

GIRLLLLLLL😭

[@Masonia_]

@@timtom9898 he didn't mean it like that.

[@ms.c9979]

I think some hot Cuban woman broke his heart and that’s why he is salty.

[@mag-narwhal]

I hope he was trying to make a joke😅

[@sallyeggg]

jonna is really amazing, i really recommend reading her or her husband’s books, they’re really interesting if you want to learn more!

[@lorenabaca6992]

14:19 "Any position that could give someone power and the ability to acquire more power there will be corruption"

[@adamjsd]

i’d love to see a very respectfully done holocaust survivor video 😌

[@sallyeggg]

ooh yes! especially since there’s less and less survivors alive today

[@nathatleue]

ive actually met one before! (i visited auschwitz 3 years ago) she already passed away but her name was Eva Mozes Kor. She has a video with buzzfeed i think and is a badass and really sweet person.

[@daboydudus3912]

after that id like to see a very respectfully done, zionist occupied palestine state survivor video...

[@LaRocheSews]

@@nathatleue Oh my gosh you got to meet her?!?! I only found out her story recently (within the past year) and I was very sad to see she'd passed away. I read one of her books and all the videos with her I could find. I really hope I can meet a Holocaust survivor someday, especially as there are so few still alive.

[@giopyui]

@@LaRocheSews There's an italian Holocaust survivor whose still alive, she even became a Senator a few years ago. Her name is Liliana Segre, I think you can find a speech she did in the EU parliament with eng subs.

[@Liz.1014]

Out of all the incredible stories they've talked about here, at 22:40 the man that couldn't talk to her because she was a woman and couldn't take her seriously enough in 2002, has to be the craziest thing I've heard today, I can't even comprehend that

[@daboydudus3912]

really out of everything thats the one thing that shocked u the most...

[@Liz.1014]

@@daboydudus3912 well maybe that's a bit of an overstatement, but it's still very shocking to hear someone would act like that in the 21st century

[@heyboo9943]

I pray that Anthony never gets his ceiling fixed so that he can fall through it in the beginning of every video, haha! 😂

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hello

[@AxxLAfriku]

You dislike my v*deos? Are you just a h8er boi? I say see you l8er boi. Don't watch my stuff anymore. Your dislikes are damaging my good reputation. I am a superstar, dear hey

[@phoenicialove]

@@AxxLAfriku wut

[@fatmambodje2944]

Do you wanna

[@saltylove9501]

@@AxxLAfriku wha-

[@coffeeaddict9605]

Cuban women are so friendly! The Cuban people in general in my opinion. I've spent time in Cuba (Not on resort) and the people there were amazing!

[@tonycrouch9631]

me: reads title my brain: American dad

[@Slashsarah]

Honestly same tho

[@teamonion9695]

Bro same.

[@susanthedepressedcatlady4231]

*stan enters the chat*

[@ihatekanye1903]

im high watching this and that’s all im thinking of too😭😭

[@KikiDowell]

Doesn’t that guy remind you of Stan tho fr

[@kylol1527]

OFFICER OF DISGUISE IS SUCH A COOL JOB TITLE TO HAVE

[@trinifernandez8870]

I can't explain it, but the dude gave off big republican vibes Edit: i can explain it now, it was the shirt

[@cringe7677]

When he mentioned the "deep state" I died

[@ratsarecool5731]

It’s the “socialism stopper” shirt for me

[@sweetestbeeb]

it's the shirt for me

[@snoopygirl7498]

Yes lmao

[@naanbinary3374]

I was looking for that comment

[@kie6153]

takeaways: wish Jonna was my grandma, Michelle's stories clearly show that maybe the US (and other countries tbf) should just..yknow..leave other countries alone, and that dude just...no.