US Govt. vs. Anthropic, Round 2: FIGHT! (Day #226)

🔴 WE ARE LIVE! (Office Hours Day #226) While you wait for today’s deep dive, check out the new episode where Brian and Josh uncover the hidden world of shortwave radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPf3kj_dAsc WATCH THE ORIGINAL SCAM SCHOOL EPISODE HERE: #123 Get the girls phone number ➔ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjMV-WQOwfI THE HOOK: How do you seamlessly extract someone's phone number without them ever realizing they handed it right to you? Today on Scam School School, we’re heading back to 2010 for Episode 123 to declassify the classic social engineering icebreaker: "Get the girls phone number." We’re breaking down the mechanics of disguised data extraction, compliance framing, and mathematical forcing. It’s a masterclass in covert intelligence gathering—the exact same psychological framework we use in #wolfmasking to manipulate a target into willingly handing over sensitive information while believing they are simply participating in a harmless game. PROJECTED TIME MAP (All times are approximate for today's live broadcast) 00:00 — Coffee & Intro Chatter 02:00 — WATCHING: "#123 Get the girls phone number" (Original 2010 Episode) 12:00 — PLACE YOUR BETS: Guess the original 2010 view count! 15:00 — VAULT COMMENTARY: Brian replies to the original 2010 comments 25:00 — THE MODERN ROGUE: Touring the hidden shortwave radio spectrum with Brian and Josh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPf3kj_dAsc 35:00 — THE FORBIDDEN MODEL: Breaking down the U.S. government's unprecedented move to restrict Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models - https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951703/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls 45:00 — THE NEW CYBER-WEAPONRY: Exploring the massive clash over frontier AI releases, export controls, and the White House power center. (Additional context: https://www.theverge.com/column/951516/trump-anthropic-feud-mythos-fable-white-house & https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/inside-white-house-ai-power-center ) 50:00 — THE SCAMPOCALYPSE: When does AI stop being a product launch and become regulated like controlled munitions? Who ultimately gets to decide when a model is "too dangerous" to ship? 01:00:00 — Hard Out RESOURCES & THE BEATING HEART The Modern Rogue: https://www.youtube.com/@modernrogue Scam School: https://www.youtube.com/@scamschool Join the Scampocalypse (Email): https://signup.scamstuff.com Get the Gear: https://scamstuff.com ABOUT SCAM SCHOOL SCHOOL: Brian Brushwood is opening the vaults. Every day, we revisit the classic episodes that put Scam School on the map—revealing the production secrets, the logic behind the cons, and how these "small" scams have evolved into global cybersecurity strategies. #ScamSchool #SocialEngineering #Anthropic #CyberSecurity #Wolfmasking #Scampocalypse #ModernRogue #BrianBrushwood #ScamNation