How Did a 'Russian Economist' Fly into LAX With No Ticket, No Passport, No Memory of How He Got There?

A really bizarre mystery this week. We broke the news that a man somehow flew into LAX without a ticket or passport and DHS is totally stumped. Who knows how he got there? No one, apparently. Then Sam breaks down the latest Patreon ban hammer against a misunderstood community. In the subscriber's only section, Joseph explains a massive mistake by Verizon potentially put a person's physical safety at risk, and what this means for why he doesn't use a phone. Civitai and OctoML Introduce Radical New Measures to Stop Abuse After 404 Media Investigation No Record of 'Russian Economist' Who Flew to LAX Without a Ticket, Didn't Remember How He Got Here ‘The Community Is Scrambling:’ Patreon Banned a Ton of 'Adult Baby/Diaper Lover' Furries Verizon Gave Phone Data to Armed Stalker Who Posed as Cop Over Email Subscribe for access to bonus content at 404media.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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