{"id":668798,"date":"2026-09-15T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=668798"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:53:06","slug":"montana-senate-candidate-takes-aim-at-flock-cameras-literally-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=668798","title":{"rendered":"Montana Senate candidate takes aim at Flock cameras \u2014 literally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An independent Senate candidate in Montana is making his position on Flock cameras part of his campaign.<\/p>\n

Seth Bodnar\u2019s new ad features him blowing one of the security cameras to pieces, directly disagreeing with President Donald Trump about the automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems.<\/p>\n

They have been installed in many cities around the United States, with groups pushing back on what they are calling unlawful surveillance. Though members of the public have little expectation of privacy outside of their homes, critics are pointing out that the system has been abused by officers to follow ex-partners and other people of personal interest. Some claim that they have been improperly targeted by law enforcement as a result of an incorrect Flock camera<\/a> hit.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s safe to say that this ad may strike a chord with many voters:<\/p>\n

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Trump says he \u201clikes\u201d Flock cameras. I say \u201cFlock off.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/NekA0w4VJd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seth Bodnar for Montana (@SethBodnarForMT) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFlock off, man!\u201d he opens the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you tired of security cameras watching your every move? Yeah, me too,\u201d he continues, over footage of him pulling a gun from the back of a vehicle. \u201cI\u2019ve got a message we can send to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He points out that even mundane tasks like \u201cgoing to church,\u201d \u201cbuilding a new deck\u201d and \u201cgetting groceries\u201d are subject to surveillance by government cameras, even if you aren\u2019t suspected of doing anything wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole thing isn\u2019t just creepy as hell, it\u2019s part of a massive economy designed to buy and sell our personal data,\u201d Bodnar said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are all getting rich, and we\u2019re getting screwed, and nobody is holding them accountable,\u201d he adds, referring to Big Tech.<\/p>\n

Promising to fight back against the companies and entities hell-bent on tracking Americans, he aims and shoots at the camera.<\/p>\n

X users reacted:<\/p>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/cQkaVwdMiH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Catbert: Age ID is Socialist & counterproductive (@CatbertDeVil) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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First I\u2019ve ever seen of you and I\u2019m thoroughly impressed, good sir! Freedom high five all the way from NH \"\ud83e\udee1\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 First Church of Goff (@1stChurchofGoff) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Not even in Montana and I\u2019m voting for this guy<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dex (@Lowkirkify) September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Is it too late to move and vote for him? \"\ud83d\ude06\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryan Jeansonne \"\u2696\" (@bjeansonne) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Regardless of the messaging it\u2019s good to see more candidates running as political independents rather than R or D https:\/\/t.co\/ZzUmt8rSaJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Naren Briar (@NarenBriar) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Well shit boys. Guess I\u2019m a Seth Bodnar American and this is my first time seeing him\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/C68MUsa8DV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 First Church of Goff (@1stChurchofGoff) September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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An independent Senate candidate in Montana is making his position on Flock cameras part of his campaign. Seth Bodnar\u2019s new ad features him blowing one of the security cameras to pieces, directly disagreeing with President Donald Trump about the automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems. They have been installed in many cities around the United… Continue reading Montana Senate candidate takes aim at Flock cameras \u2014 literally<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":668793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=668798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/668793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=668798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=668798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=668798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}