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Todd Engel

Idaho activist and former political candidate who was a defendant in the Bundy Ranch standoff, convicted and sentenced to 14 years before the Ninth Circuit vacated his conviction.

Jul 29, 2026

6:05
Hmm
6:05
... um, when I was just a, just a pup, and, uh, it kinda paid off a few years later after I started buying some extra stuff just in case, you know, of earthquakes in California when, uh, the Rodney King riots exploded five miles down the street from the house.
6:22
Hmm.
6:23
And, uh, all the grocery stores shut their doors, and the banks shut their doors, and the gas stations shut their doors, and, um, general panic ensued through- throughout all of Los Angeles.
6:36
And, um, I was able to loan out, uh, extra guns and extra food and extra, uh, supplies to people that didn't, you know, didn't have a day's food in their, in their pantry.
6:48
Hmm.
6:48
Um, so that was entertaining in that after, after the riots calmed down, which those riots seemed to be, uh, rather tame compared to some of the stuff we're going through nowadays.

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37:13
Go ahead.
5:51
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
5:53
Well, hi, Glenn.
5:55
Hi, Shelby.
5:57
Well...
5:59
I started out just as your regular prepper living in the heart of Los Angeles when I was just a pup.
6:08
And it kind of paid off a few years later after I started buying some extra stuff just in case of earthquakes in California when the Rodney King riots exploded five miles down the street from the house.
6:24
And all the grocery stores shut their doors and the banks shut their doors and the gas stations shut their doors and general panic ensued throughout all of Los Angeles.

37 MINS LATER

43:24
So tell us how your preparedness when prepared you for prison and how honestly, if you can say this and don't let me put words in your mouth, your prison experience helped you become a better prepper.

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