shoebat--2020-10-20--History Repeats As Google Now Faces Federal Antitrust Suit

It is a pattern in American history to see the formation of large corporations that come to dominate entire sectors of economic life , viciously crusing any other smaller businesses or diversity in business and forming monopolies .
This is the reason why , most notably under President Teddy Roosevelt , the government began the serious establishment of ‘ antitrust ’ laws , or laws meant to prevent monopolies from forming .
Famous examples of government breakups under him include the fall of the JP Morgan held Northern Securities Division and the submission of US Steel to federal demands .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , passed in 1890 , is the Sherman Act , which makes it illegal for competitors to form agreements with each other that limit competition .
Examples of this include price-fixing , the aggressive hold on a monopoly .
Its cousin is the Clayton Act of 1914 , which established that mergers have to be approved by the government in order to prevent monopolies from forming this way .
A host of smaller acts and government divisions such as Hepburn Act , the Pure Food and Drug Act , and later , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this period .
With the trend in American business to allow for the creation of ‘ cornered ’ markets , only to ‘ un-corner ’ them by federal force after popular angst has risen up too much against them , it is with great interest that according to the Wall Street Journal , the data behemoth Google is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Federal government .
The Justice Department will file an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search-advertising that form the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to senior Justice officials .
The long-anticipated case , expected to be filed in a Washington , D.C. , federal court , will mark the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company ’ s dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades , with the potential to shake up Silicon Valley and beyond .
Once a public darling , Google attracted considerable scrutiny over the past decade as it gained power but has avoided a true showdown with the government until now .
The department will allege that Google , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintaining its status as gatekeeper to the internet through an unlawful web of exclusionary and interlocking business agreements that shut out competitors , officials said .
The government will allege that Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertisements on its platform to pay mobile-phone manufacturers , carriers and browsers , like Apple Inc. ’ s Safari , to maintain Google as their preset , default search engine .
The upshot is that Google has pole position in search on hundreds of millions of American devices , with little opportunity for any competitor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allege .
Justice officials said the lawsuit will also take aim at arrangements in which Google ’ s search application is preloaded , and can ’ t be deleted , on mobile phones running its popular Android operating system .
The government will allege Google unlawfully prohibits competitors ’ search applications from being preloaded on phones under revenue-sharing arrangements , they said .
Google owns or controls search distribution channels accounting for about 80 % of search queries in the U.S. , the officials said .
That means Google ’ s competitors can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search queries and build a scale needed to compete , leaving consumers with less choice and less innovation , and advertisers with less competitive prices , the lawsuit will allege .
Google didn ’ t immediately respond to a request for comment , but the company has said its competitive edge comes from offering a product that billions of people choose to use each day .
The Mountain View , Calif. , company , sitting on a $ 120 billion cash hoard , is unlikely to shrink from a legal fight .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competition across its different operations and that its products and platforms help businesses small and large reach new customers .
Google ’ s defense against critics of all stripes has long been rooted in the fact that its services are largely offered to consumers at little or no cost , undercutting the traditional antitrust argument around potential price harms to those who use a product .
The lawsuit follows a Justice Department investigation that has stretched more than a year , and comes amid a broader examination of the handful of technology companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. economy and the daily lives of most Americans .
( source ) Since Google holds such a strong ‘ lock ’ on control over the Internet , a breakup of Google could further provoke the current nationalist trends , since it could encourage the creation of ‘ regional internets ’ instead of a ‘ global Internet ’ .
This does not even begin to discuss the effects on commerce .
This is going to be a very important and interesting case to watch , because no matter what the outcome , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the information they receive for the whole world .
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It is a pattern in American history to see the formation of large corporations that come to dominate entire sectors of economic life, viciously crusing any other smaller businesses or diversity in business and forming monopolies. This is the reason why, most notably under President Teddy Roosevelt, the government began the serious establishment of ‘antitrust’ laws, or laws meant to prevent monopolies from forming. Famous examples of government breakups under him include the fall of the JP Morgan held Northern Securities Division and the submission of US Steel to federal demands.
To start, the oldest antitrust law, passed in 1890, is the Sherman Act, which makes it illegal for competitors to form agreements with each other that limit competition. Examples of this include price-fixing, the aggressive hold on a monopoly. Its cousin is the Clayton Act of 1914, which established that mergers have to be approved by the government in order to prevent monopolies from forming this way. A host of smaller acts and government divisions such as Hepburn Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and later, the Food and Drug Administration were products of this period.
With the trend in American business to allow for the creation of ‘cornered’ markets, only to ‘un-corner’ them by federal force after popular angst has risen up too much against them, it is with great interest that according to the Wall Street Journal, the data behemoth Google is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Federal government.
The Justice Department will file an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search-advertising that form the cornerstones of its vast conglomerate, according to senior Justice officials. The long-anticipated case, expected to be filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court, will mark the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company’s dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades, with the potential to shake up Silicon Valley and beyond. Once a public darling, Google attracted considerable scrutiny over the past decade as it gained power but has avoided a true showdown with the government until now. The department will allege that Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., is maintaining its status as gatekeeper to the internet through an unlawful web of exclusionary and interlocking business agreements that shut out competitors, officials said. The government will allege that Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertisements on its platform to pay mobile-phone manufacturers, carriers and browsers, like Apple Inc.’s Safari, to maintain Google as their preset, default search engine. The upshot is that Google has pole position in search on hundreds of millions of American devices, with little opportunity for any competitor to make inroads, the government will allege. Justice officials said the lawsuit will also take aim at arrangements in which Google’s search application is preloaded, and can’t be deleted, on mobile phones running its popular Android operating system. The government will allege Google unlawfully prohibits competitors’ search applications from being preloaded on phones under revenue-sharing arrangements, they said. Google owns or controls search distribution channels accounting for about 80% of search queries in the U.S., the officials said. That means Google’s competitors can’t get a meaningful number of search queries and build a scale needed to compete, leaving consumers with less choice and less innovation, and advertisers with less competitive prices, the lawsuit will allege. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but the company has said its competitive edge comes from offering a product that billions of people choose to use each day. The Mountain View, Calif., company, sitting on a $120 billion cash hoard, is unlikely to shrink from a legal fight. The company has argued that it faces vigorous competition across its different operations and that its products and platforms help businesses small and large reach new customers. Google’s defense against critics of all stripes has long been rooted in the fact that its services are largely offered to consumers at little or no cost, undercutting the traditional antitrust argument around potential price harms to those who use a product. The lawsuit follows a Justice Department investigation that has stretched more than a year, and comes amid a broader examination of the handful of technology companies that play an outsize role in the U.S. economy and the daily lives of most Americans. (source)
Since Google holds such a strong ‘lock’ on control over the Internet, a breakup of Google could further provoke the current nationalist trends, since it could encourage the creation of ‘regional internets’ instead of a ‘global Internet’. This does not even begin to discuss the effects on commerce.
This is going to be a very important and interesting case to watch, because no matter what the outcome, it will affect the way people live through the information they receive for the whole world.
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shoebat--2020-10-21--Report: Robots Threaten Up To 800 Million Jobs Around The World

One of the trends that I have pointed out for the future is going to be the rise of robotics , artificial intelligence , and computers as a substitute for humans .
This is already in practice but is going to become much more serious as the years pass on .
One study cited by BloombergQuint points this out , saying that it found robotics threatens up to 800 million jobs around the world .
Advances in automation technology threaten a significant share of jobs in industries accounting for nearly a quarter of the global workforce , according to Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released Tuesday , economists Ziad Daoud and Scott Johnson said that could mean as many as 800 million people face a high exposure to the risk of their employment becoming obsolete .
The Gulf Cooperation Council , Czech Republic , Slovakia and Japan are most vulnerable to disruption from automation , they wrote .
That ’ s because those countries have a large segment of the workforce in the kind of simple , routine roles that can be most easily replaced by machines or already rely on cheap labor for tasks .
Examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations in central European nations .
Greater automation risks creating higher income inequality , the economists wrote .
While robots were previously thought to threaten mainly low-skilled jobs , now they are seen replacing roles that can be broken down into simple mechanical steps instead .
Those often fall in the middle of the income distribution , resulting in a polarization effect .
It ’ s not all bad news though .
Some of the most-exposed countries also have rapidly aging populations , meaning the technology could help offset demographic headwinds in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( source )

One of the trends that I have pointed out for the future is going to be the rise of robotics, artificial intelligence, and computers as a substitute for humans. This is already in practice but is going to become much more serious as the years pass on. One study cited by BloombergQuint points this out, saying that it found robotics threatens up to 800 million jobs around the world.
Advances in automation technology threaten a significant share of jobs in industries accounting for nearly a quarter of the global workforce, according to Bloomberg Economics’ estimates.
In a report released Tuesday, economists Ziad Daoud and Scott Johnson said that could mean as many as 800 million people face a high exposure to the risk of their employment becoming obsolete. The Gulf Cooperation Council, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Japan are most vulnerable to disruption from automation, they wrote.
That’s because those countries have a large segment of the workforce in the kind of simple, routine roles that can be most easily replaced by machines or already rely on cheap labor for tasks. Examples include clerical support in Japan or plant operations in central European nations.
Greater automation risks creating higher income inequality, the economists wrote. While robots were previously thought to threaten mainly low-skilled jobs, now they are seen replacing roles that can be broken down into simple mechanical steps instead. Those often fall in the middle of the income distribution, resulting in a polarization effect.
It’s not all bad news though. Some of the most-exposed countries also have rapidly aging populations, meaning the technology could help offset demographic headwinds in their economies, Daoud and Johnson said. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-22--Its Official: Pope Francis Supports Homosexuality And Demands That All Christians Accept Gay Marriag

Its Official: Pope Francis Supports Homosexuality And Demands That All Christians Accept Gay Marriage

Its official , for the first time in Catholic history , a pope has come out in support of homosexual “ civil unions ” which is really just secular marriage under a state .
During an interview for a documentary which premiered at the Rome Film Festival , Francis stated : Of course , the priests who are acolytes of Sodom are praising Pope Francis for this , with priests of Sodom like Fr .
James Martin saying : “ The pope ’ s speaking positively about civil unions also sends a strong message to places where the church has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming from a priest who for years has been pushing for the idea of ‘ building bridges ’ between the Church and Sodom .
Well , its obvious that that bridge has been built… and that it has been crossed .
Of course , there are Catholic officials who are opposing this .
Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence , Rhode Island stated : “ The pope ’ s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions … The church can not support the acceptance of objectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of public policy at the Archdiocese of New York , affirmed in a blog post that the pope had simply “ made a serious mistake.
” The Church has been utterly conquered by Sodom , and looking at the Second Jerusalem , I can not help but reference St. John when he spoke of Sodom and Egypt when referring to that City on a Hill .
Rome has become Egypt ; for it is filled with the evils of pagandom ; Sodom , for it is filled with the ways of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire from Heaven .
Will it take fire from heaven for the world to finally see that darkness they are embracing ?
Or perhaps another scourge will have to be used , a human scourge of armies of other nations more warlike than most , to invade Rome and bring about a horrific fury of insatiable rage to that city , such as when German mercenaries invaded Rome in 1527 .
What will it take ?
Only time will tell .
But what we can tell are the fumes from the corrupt incense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s temples , with people calling themselves Catholic when they are in reality members of the church of Satan .
Many traditional Catholics will defend the Church , while at the same time not realizing , ( or being too afraid to admit ) that the Vatican , and the whole of the Catholic apparatus , has become a homosexual hornets nests .
I myself have had experience with the homosexual infiltrators in the Catholic Church , and did two videos recounting my experiences : While we were doing some work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named Msgr .
Michael Yarbrough ( also known as Michael Yarborough ) , of Holy Trinity Catholic Church , and how he is a deviant priest who forcefully kissed a young man named Hector Escalante on the lips , and how he was supporting a pro homosexual group called Call to Action .
Here is a photo of Msgr .
Michael Yarbrough : Well , we decided that we were going to bait Msgr .
Michael Yarbrough .
I visited him in a confessional booth where I told him my age and apparently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me if I wanted to come and hang out with him .
He fell for the bait .
I found it very odd that a priest of his high position , with a very busy schedule , would all of a sudden want to spend time with me .
I accepted his offer , and gave him a call , and asked him if we would meet at a book store .
He said that he preferred that we meet in his office .
I found this quite disturbing because it was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When I did research on Msgr .
Michael Yarbrough , I found a 2002 report written in the San Antonio Express which stated : Imagine , a man kissing another man on the lips as “ common.
” Well , since Pope Francis now vocally supports sodomite “ civil unions ” I guess the forces of Sodom are “ common ” within the ecclesiastical system .
For years we have seen how the Vatican covers up for sexual predators and deviants , heretics and debased theologians .
We even investigated Fr .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Pope and had befriended us as a fan of Shoebat.com acting as conservative .
In a private conversation with me , Kincl actually stated that he believes that homosexual fondling is permissible .
Having been shocked at his remarks , I told Kincl : Kincl defended his position and responded with a rejection of the Old Testament and a twisting of St. Paul ’ s condemnation of homosexuality in Romans , stating Shoebat.com decided to investigate Kincl and found that he has a dark past .
In 1993 , Kincl worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the U.S. Navy , and while he was in the service he defended another chaplain confirmed to be guilty of child molestation , named Robert Hrdlicka .
The investigation revealed that Robert L. Kincl had even written the authorities , not to charge the pedophile who molested the young boys , but urged them to send him back to serve as a chaplain : We reported Kincl to the ecclesiastical authorities in the Diocese of Austin .
We spoke with Deacon Ron Walker and Vicar General Daniel Garcia , but they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We may express anger at what Pope Francis has said , but I really don ’ t understand why we are surprised .
Support for Sodom has been extremely common amongst Catholic priests , and not just this , common Catholic people are generally sympathetic to Sodom .
One such layperson is Robert Spencer who called me a jihadists for believing in the Biblical prescription of punishment against sodomites .
Let us look to the saints of the past to see what they said about sodomites .
“ Sins against nature , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are abominable and deserve punishment whenever and wherever they are committed .
If all nations committed them , all alike would be held guilty of the same charge in God ’ s law , for our Maker did not prescribe that we should use each other in this way .
In fact , the relationship that we ought to have with God is itself violated when our nature , of which He is Author , is desecrated by perverted lust.
” “ When God commands a thing to be done against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though it were never done by them heretofore , it is to be done ” ; and when he wrote afterwards : “ For as among the powers of human society , the greater authority is obeyed in preference to the lesser , so must God in preference to all.
” ( Confess .
iii , 8 ) “ A sovereign serves God one way as man , another way as king ; he serves Him as man by living according to the faith , he serves Him as king by exerting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goodness and prohibit the opposite.
” ( Augustine , letter 185 , ch .
19 ) “ It was thus that Ezechias [ Hezekiah ] served Him [ God ] by destroying the groves and temples of idols and the high places which had been set up contrary to the commandments of God ; thus Josias served Him by performing similar acts [ see 2 Kings 23:1-25 ] ; thus the king of the Ninevites served Him by compelling the whole city to appease the Lord ; thus Darius served Him by giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by feeding his enemies to the lions ; thus Nabuchodnosor , of whom we spoke above , served Him when he restrained all his subjects from blaspheming God by a terrible penalty.
” ( Augustine , letter 185 , ch .
19 , brackets mine ) King Josiah “ brake down the houses of the sodomites , that were by the house of the Lord , where the women wove hangings for the grove ” ( 1 Kings 23:7 ) .
But there is no King Josiah .
There is no Christendom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have killed him .

By Theodore Shoebat
Its official, for the first time in Catholic history, a pope has come out in support of homosexual “civil unions” which is really just secular marriage under a state. During an interview for a documentary which premiered at the Rome Film Festival, Francis stated:
“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God… You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.”
Of course, the priests who are acolytes of Sodom are praising Pope Francis for this, with priests of Sodom like Fr. James Martin saying: “The pope’s speaking positively about civil unions also sends a strong message to places where the church has opposed such laws”. This is coming from a priest who for years has been pushing for the idea of ‘building bridges’ between the Church and Sodom. Well, its obvious that that bridge has been built… and that it has been crossed. Of course, there are Catholic officials who are opposing this. Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island stated: “The pope’s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions … The church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships.” And Ed Mechmann, director of public policy at the Archdiocese of New York, affirmed in a blog post that the pope had simply “made a serious mistake.”
The Church has been utterly conquered by Sodom, and looking at the Second Jerusalem, I cannot help but reference St. John when he spoke of Sodom and Egypt when referring to that City on a Hill. Rome has become Egypt; for it is filled with the evils of pagandom; Sodom, for it is filled with the ways of that abysmal metropolis which was cut asunder by fire from Heaven. Will it take fire from heaven for the world to finally see that darkness they are embracing? Or perhaps another scourge will have to be used, a human scourge of armies of other nations more warlike than most, to invade Rome and bring about a horrific fury of insatiable rage to that city, such as when German mercenaries invaded Rome in 1527. What will it take? Only time will tell. But what we can tell are the fumes from the corrupt incense burning from the warped altars of Sodom’s temples, with people calling themselves Catholic when they are in reality members of the church of Satan.
Many traditional Catholics will defend the Church, while at the same time not realizing, (or being too afraid to admit) that the Vatican, and the whole of the Catholic apparatus, has become a homosexual hornets nests. I myself have had experience with the homosexual infiltrators in the Catholic Church, and did two videos recounting my experiences:
While we were doing some work in Texas we were told of a man named Msgr. Michael Yarbrough (also known as Michael Yarborough), of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and how he is a deviant priest who forcefully kissed a young man named Hector Escalante on the lips, and how he was supporting a pro homosexual group called Call to Action. Here is a photo of Msgr. Michael Yarbrough:
Well, we decided that we were going to bait Msgr. Michael Yarbrough. I visited him in a confessional booth where I told him my age and apparently it registered an interest and he asked me if I wanted to come and hang out with him. He fell for the bait. I found it very odd that a priest of his high position, with a very busy schedule, would all of a sudden want to spend time with me.
I accepted his offer, and gave him a call, and asked him if we would meet at a book store. He said that he preferred that we meet in his office. I found this quite disturbing because it was in his office where he kissed Hector Escalante. When I did research on Msgr. Michael Yarbrough, I found a 2002 report written in the San Antonio Express which stated:
Hector Escalante complained that Monsignor Michael Yarbrough kissed him on the lips and groped him in his office in 1998 when Escalante was 27, on his last day on the job as a St. Matthew’s Parish employee. Yarbrough admitted kissing him but said Escalante misunderstood the gesture, which the priest said was common among men in his family. He denied groping Escalante.
Imagine, a man kissing another man on the lips as “common.” Well, since Pope Francis now vocally supports sodomite “civil unions” I guess the forces of Sodom are “common” within the ecclesiastical system.
For years we have seen how the Vatican covers up for sexual predators and deviants, heretics and debased theologians. We even investigated Fr. Robert L. Kincl, who was appointed by the Pope and had befriended us as a fan of Shoebat.com acting as conservative. In a private conversation with me, Kincl actually stated that he believes that homosexual fondling is permissible. Having been shocked at his remarks, I told Kincl:
How can you, as a priest, be so liberal toward such a sick evil as two men fondling each other, or as two men having a “relationship” just as long as they are not going with other men. It is evil and it is reprobate.
I also told him:
It is not tolerable for you, as both a priest and a canon law judge, to be permissive to somebody having a homosexual relationship just as long as they are not being promiscuous with other men. It is deplorable, and in the words of St. Paul, “worthy of death” (Romans 1:32).
Kincl defended his position and responded with a rejection of the Old Testament and a twisting of St. Paul’s condemnation of homosexuality in Romans, stating
We do not follow the Hebrew Scriptures. We follow Jesus Christ who never mentioned gay relationships. When St. Paul mentioned such a relationship he was referring to the promiscuousness of the Romans using sodomy.
Shoebat.com decided to investigate Kincl and found that he has a dark past. In 1993, Kincl worked as a Commander in charge of clergy at the U.S. Navy, and while he was in the service he defended another chaplain confirmed to be guilty of child molestation, named Robert Hrdlicka.
The investigation revealed that Robert L. Kincl had even written the authorities, not to charge the pedophile who molested the young boys, but urged them to send him back to serve as a chaplain:
Catholic chaplain Lt. Robert Hrdlicka pleaded guilty to molesting boys in 1993. Before his sentencing, six other Catholic Navy chaplains and the church’s archbishop for the military services urged authorities to send Lt. Hrdlicka to a church-run treatment center. “It is my fervent hope and prayer that he will be able to return to the active ministry as soon as possible,” wrote then-Cmdr. Robert L. Kincl. Instead, Lt. Hrdlicka went to prison.
We reported Kincl to the ecclesiastical authorities in the Diocese of Austin. We spoke with Deacon Ron Walker and Vicar General Daniel Garcia, but they did nothing to have Robert L. Kincl punished.
We may express anger at what Pope Francis has said, but I really don’t understand why we are surprised. Support for Sodom has been extremely common amongst Catholic priests, and not just this, common Catholic people are generally sympathetic to Sodom. One such layperson is Robert Spencer who called me a jihadists for believing in the Biblical prescription of punishment against sodomites. Let us look to the saints of the past to see what they said about sodomites.
St. Augustine:
“Sins against nature, therefore, like the sin of Sodom, are abominable and deserve punishment whenever and wherever they are committed. If all nations committed them, all alike would be held guilty of the same charge in God’s law, for our Maker did not prescribe that we should use each other in this way. In fact, the relationship that we ought to have with God is itself violated when our nature, of which He is Author, is desecrated by perverted lust.” “When God commands a thing to be done against the customs or agreement of any people, though it were never done by them heretofore, it is to be done”; and when he wrote afterwards: “For as among the powers of human society, the greater authority is obeyed in preference to the lesser, so must God in preference to all.” (Confess. iii, 8) “A sovereign serves God one way as man, another way as king; he serves Him as man by living according to the faith, he serves Him as king by exerting the necessary strength to sanction laws which command goodness and prohibit the opposite.” (Augustine, letter 185, ch. 19) “It was thus that Ezechias [Hezekiah] served Him [God] by destroying the groves and temples of idols and the high places which had been set up contrary to the commandments of God; thus Josias served Him by performing similar acts [see 2 Kings 23:1-25]; thus the king of the Ninevites served Him by compelling the whole city to appease the Lord; thus Darius served Him by giving Daniel power to break the idol, and by feeding his enemies to the lions; thus Nabuchodnosor, of whom we spoke above, served Him when he restrained all his subjects from blaspheming God by a terrible penalty.” (Augustine, letter 185, ch. 19, brackets mine)
King Josiah “brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove” (1 Kings 23:7). But there is no King Josiah. There is no Christendom. Christendom is dead, and we have killed him.
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shoebat--2020-10-21--Finland Moves To Purchase Fighter Jets

Finland Moves To Purchase Fighter Jets

As Shoebat.com is noting the trends toward militarization , such as with nationalism and more interestingly , the purchase of fighter jets by Switzerland , now Forbes magazine reports that Finland is moving to purchase a series of fighter jets , with the question being if they will come from American or European manufacturers .
On October 9 , the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency authorized Finland to purchase dozens of Boeing BA FA-18E/F Super Hornet or Lockheed LMT F-35A Lightning II multi-role jet fighters .
Both documents also authorized sale of hundreds of munitions , including 200 AGM-158B JASSM-ER @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when launched from Finnish airspace , as well as JDAM , JSOW and GBU-39 precision guided air-to-ground munitions and AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missiles ( though curiously , no additional medium/long-range AIM-120 air-to-air missiles ) .
However , the authorization doesn ’ t mean Finland is committed to purchasing fighters from either company for its HX Challenge program , which seeks to procure 64 multi-role jet fighters to replace its current fleet of FA-18C/D Hornets due for retirement between 2025 and 2030 .
The American jets still face competition from the Swedish Saab JAS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the multinational Eurofighter Typhoon .
Helsinki is expected to announce its choice late in 2021 .
Furthermore , the $ 14.7 billion and $ 12.4 billion authorizations for the Boeing and Lockheed aircraft , respectively , exceed the €10 billion ( $ 11.7 billion ) price cap Helsinki has set for the program .
More broadly , there ’ s reason to believe the HX fighters ’ projected total life cycle cost of €20 billion is also unrealistically optimistic , and project manager Lauri Puranen has admitted that Finland ’ s eventual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially stipulated 64 aircraft .
Nonetheless , despite the economic pain dealt by the Covid-19 pandemic , Helsinki has inflated its annual defense budget by 54 % to $ 5.8 billion to prepare for the initial costs of the HX jets .
Earlier , the FAF concluded that drones and ground-based air defense missiles couldn ’ t replace the full spectrum of capabilities offered by manned multi-role fighters .
Helsinki has emphasized that is seeking jets that can endure harsh weather and low temperature extremes while performing diverse missions including offensive and defensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , networked surveillance/reconnaissance capabilities , and deep strikes beyond Finnish borders to deter against foreign attack ( hence the JASSM cruise missiles ) .
Because Finnish airbases are themselves exposed to attack , it even prefers to procure jets capable of taking off from rough forward air strips or even civilian highways .
Finland maintain polite but wary relations with neighboring Russia , and Helsinki has begun cooperating increasingly closely with NATO despite not being a member state .
For examples , Finnish airbases and Hornet fighters participated in the huge 2018 Trident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a NATO defense of Norway from amphibious invasion .
( source )

As Shoebat.com is noting the trends toward militarization, such as with nationalism and more interestingly, the purchase of fighter jets by Switzerland, now Forbes magazine reports that Finland is moving to purchase a series of fighter jets, with the question being if they will come from American or European manufacturers.
On October 9, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency authorized Finland to purchase dozens of Boeing BA FA-18E/F Super Hornet or Lockheed LMT F-35A Lightning II multi-role jet fighters.
Both documents also authorized sale of hundreds of munitions, including 200 AGM-158B JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles that could reach Moscow when launched from Finnish airspace, as well as JDAM, JSOW and GBU-39 precision guided air-to-ground munitions and AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missiles (though curiously, no additional medium/long-range AIM-120 air-to-air missiles).
However, the authorization doesn’t mean Finland is committed to purchasing fighters from either company for its HX Challenge program, which seeks to procure 64 multi-role jet fighters to replace its current fleet of FA-18C/D Hornets due for retirement between 2025 and 2030.
The American jets still face competition from the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen-E, the French Dassault Rafale and the multinational Eurofighter Typhoon. Helsinki is expected to announce its choice late in 2021.
Furthermore, the $14.7 billion and $12.4 billion authorizations for the Boeing and Lockheed aircraft, respectively, exceed the €10 billion ($11.7 billion) price cap Helsinki has set for the program.
More broadly, there’s reason to believe the HX fighters’ projected total life cycle cost of €20 billion is also unrealistically optimistic, and project manager Lauri Puranen has admitted that Finland’s eventual order could end up counting below the initially stipulated 64 aircraft.
Nonetheless, despite the economic pain dealt by the Covid-19 pandemic, Helsinki has inflated its annual defense budget by 54% to $5.8 billion to prepare for the initial costs of the HX jets.
Earlier, the FAF concluded that drones and ground-based air defense missiles couldn’t replace the full spectrum of capabilities offered by manned multi-role fighters.
Helsinki has emphasized that is seeking jets that can endure harsh weather and low temperature extremes while performing diverse missions including offensive and defensive air superiority, anti-ship and air-to-ground strike, networked surveillance/reconnaissance capabilities, and deep strikes beyond Finnish borders to deter against foreign attack (hence the JASSM cruise missiles).
Because Finnish airbases are themselves exposed to attack, it even prefers to procure jets capable of taking off from rough forward air strips or even civilian highways.
Finland maintain polite but wary relations with neighboring Russia, and Helsinki has begun cooperating increasingly closely with NATO despite not being a member state. For examples, Finnish airbases and Hornet fighters participated in the huge 2018 Trident Juncture air/sea/land military exercise, which simulated a NATO defense of Norway from amphibious invasion. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-21--Two French Women Stab Two Muslim Women Repeatedly At Eiffel Tower While Shouting “Dirty Arab”

One of the trends to wach for in the future is going to be anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe , because while there is a lot of racial tension , it becomes mixed with legitimate concerns about the behavior of certain members of Europe ’ s Islamic groups , and added to that is the continued behavior , whether a part of a strategy-of-tension or not , that reinforces the worst feelings against the Muslim communities .
The result is a ball of rage and hate that leads to violence and death .
In the case of Europe , it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of national and even conflict that is continent wide .
It is with interest then that a story from the UK Metro notes that two French women have been arrested stabbing two Muslim women while screaming “ dirty Arabs.
” Two Muslim women were ‘ stabbed repeatedly ’ under the Eiffel Tower in a suspected racist attack in Paris .
Police arrested two white female suspects who allegedly shouted ‘ dirty Arabs !
’ as they launched the attack .
They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder , city prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beheading of a teacher in the Paris suburbs last Friday by a radicalised terrorist infuriated that cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were shown to children .
Members of France ’ s five million plus Muslim community have complained of increased Islamophobia caused by a government clampdown on mosques and Muslim organisations .
The victims of the latest attacks on Sunday have been identified as French women from an Algerian background named only as Kenza , 49 , and Amel , who is a few years younger .
Kenza was stabbed six times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punctured lung , while surgery was carried out on one of Amel ’ s hands , said an investigating source .
No information was initially released about the attack on , leading to uproar on social media , where confirmed images from the scene circulated .
A chilling video records screaming as the stabbings are carried out on Sunday evening .
It was not until Tuesday that a statement from Paris Police read : ‘ On October 18 , at around 8pm , the police intervened following an emergency call from two women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – the Field of Mars by the Eiffel Tower .
A source at the Paris prosecutors ’ office confirmed on Wednesday : ‘ An investigation for attempted murder has been opened in connection with the stabbings.
’ One of the attacked women wore a face covering , but it was not clear whether this was because of the Coronavirus pandemic , or for cultural or religious reasons , said the source .
Kenza told Liberation newspaper : ‘ We were a family , five adults in all and four children .
‘ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the level of the Eiffel Tower there is a small rather dark park , we took a little tour in it .
‘ As we walked , there were two dogs that come towards us .
The children got scared .
My cousin , who was veiled , asked the two women if it was possible to keep their dogs with them because the children were afraid.
’ The dog owners refused to put their animals on a leash , and a furious argument followed – one that included racist insults .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in darkness – that the two women with the dogs allegedly pulled out a knife , and launched themselves at Kenza and Amel .
‘ One of the two took out a knife , she slashed me on the skull , on the back on the ribs and there was a third blow on the arm , ’ said Kenza .
‘ They then attacked my cousin.
’ ‘ Dirty Arab !
’ was heard , according to witnesses , and ‘ Go home to your own country ’ .
‘ Call the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ was also heard , as well as ‘ Let go , you big beast !
’ Two local shop workers then intervened and held one of the attackers down until the police arrived .
The second suspect was arrested later .
Details about the stabbings come as the President Emmanuel Macron prepares to lead a National Hommage to Samuel Paty , the 47-year-old teacher who was stabbed to death last week by Russia-born killer , Abdullakh Anzarov , 18 .
The beheading happened outside the Bois-d ’ Aulne school in Conflans-Saint-Honorine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taught French and Geography .
( source )

One of the trends to wach for in the future is going to be anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe, because while there is a lot of racial tension, it becomes mixed with legitimate concerns about the behavior of certain members of Europe’s Islamic groups, and added to that is the continued behavior, whether a part of a strategy-of-tension or not, that reinforces the worst feelings against the Muslim communities. The result is a ball of rage and hate that leads to violence and death. In the case of Europe, it could be enough to provoke violence to the point of national and even conflict that is continent wide.
It is with interest then that a story from the UK Metro notes that two French women have been arrested stabbing two Muslim women while screaming “dirty Arabs.”
Two Muslim women were ‘stabbed repeatedly’ under the Eiffel Tower in a suspected racist attack in Paris.
Police arrested two white female suspects who allegedly shouted ‘dirty Arabs!’ as they launched the attack. They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder, city prosecutors said. It follows rising tensions over the beheading of a teacher in the Paris suburbs last Friday by a radicalised terrorist infuriated that cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were shown to children. Members of France’s five million plus Muslim community have complained of increased Islamophobia caused by a government clampdown on mosques and Muslim organisations. The victims of the latest attacks on Sunday have been identified as French women from an Algerian background named only as Kenza, 49, and Amel, who is a few years younger. Kenza was stabbed six times and ended up in hospital with a punctured lung, while surgery was carried out on one of Amel’s hands, said an investigating source. No information was initially released about the attack on, leading to uproar on social media, where confirmed images from the scene circulated. A chilling video records screaming as the stabbings are carried out on Sunday evening. It was not until Tuesday that a statement from Paris Police read: ‘On October 18, at around 8pm, the police intervened following an emergency call from two women wounded by knives on the Champs-de-Mars’ – the Field of Mars by the Eiffel Tower. A source at the Paris prosecutors’ office confirmed on Wednesday: ‘An investigation for attempted murder has been opened in connection with the stabbings.’ One of the attacked women wore a face covering, but it was not clear whether this was because of the Coronavirus pandemic, or for cultural or religious reasons, said the source. Kenza told Liberation newspaper: ‘We were a family, five adults in all and four children. ‘We had gone out for a walk. At the level of the Eiffel Tower there is a small rather dark park, we took a little tour in it. ‘As we walked, there were two dogs that come towards us. The children got scared. My cousin, who was veiled, asked the two women if it was possible to keep their dogs with them because the children were afraid.’ The dog owners refused to put their animals on a leash, and a furious argument followed – one that included racist insults. It is then – around 8pm and in darkness – that the two women with the dogs allegedly pulled out a knife, and launched themselves at Kenza and Amel. ‘One of the two took out a knife, she slashed me on the skull, on the back on the ribs and there was a third blow on the arm,’ said Kenza. ‘They then attacked my cousin.’ ‘Dirty Arab!’ was heard, according to witnesses, and ‘Go home to your own country’. ‘Call the emergency services, she stabbed him,’ was also heard, as well as ‘Let go, you big beast!’ Two local shop workers then intervened and held one of the attackers down until the police arrived. The second suspect was arrested later. Details about the stabbings come as the President Emmanuel Macron prepares to lead a National Hommage to Samuel Paty, the 47-year-old teacher who was stabbed to death last week by Russia-born killer, Abdullakh Anzarov, 18. The beheading happened outside the Bois-d’Aulne school in Conflans-Saint-Honorine, north of Paris, where Mr Paty taught French and Geography. (source)
I have noted before that many of Europe’s Muslims need to- and I say this with complete respect to them -get themselves together, really try to stay low, not to provoke the Europeans, and even consider heading to another country or back to the Middle East.
I don’t say this to be racist at all. Rather I say it for their protection, because people in Europe are starting to become very upset again. The last time this happened, about a hundred million people died in a global war that laid complete waste to the European continent.
Right now, there is a sense among a lot of people in Europe that they feel they are being ‘replaced’ and ‘invaded’. Shoebat.com has discussed this many times that it is a combination of factors, including self-inflicted behaviors from the Europeans. But that said, it is never wise to ‘kick an angry dog’ even when it seems to be ‘down and out’, because eventually that dog may bite, and in the case of Europe, it could result in another genocide directed at the Muslim peoples and for practical purposes anybody who does not look ‘European’.
Events like this are not just ‘isolated’. They are a reflection of real social agnst boiling underneath the surface of many people’s minds, and one should not be surprise to see a trend in more attacks such as this as well as nationalism, militarism, and eventually, if not stopped, eugenics.
Hence why I warn that the Muslim peoples and migrants may want to reconsider their home in Europe. This is not to encourage racism, but rather that they might live, since if one was a Jew and living in Germany in 1930 and realized the signs of the times, would one not take measures to protect oneself while there was still available time?
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shoebat--2020-10-21--San Francisco Moves To Allow People To Sue Over Racism In 911 Calls

In times of racial tension , while justice is important , peace and healing is equally important .
However , this does not seem to be happening , and instead , in the name of attempting to help people , sides are being polarized against each other .
Such is the fear taking place right now as the AP reports where the city of San Francisco is moving to pass a law allowing people to file lawsuits for racism in 911 calls .
Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles , barbecuing or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco leaders unanimously approved hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller .
The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act , also known as the CAREN legislation .
It ’ s a nod to a popular meme using the name “ Karen ” to describe an entitled white woman whose actions stem from her privilege , such as using police to target people of color .
All 11 supervisors signed on to the legislation , guaranteeing its passage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexist and divisive .
It comes amid a national reckoning on race sparked by the police killings of Black Americans and instances where white people called for officers to investigate people of color .
“ We don ’ t want what happened to Emmett Till in 1955 , or the long history of false accusations of black men and boys in this country , due to weaponizing law enforcement , to threaten , terrorize , and sometimes even kill them , to ever happen again , ” said Supervisor Shamann Walton , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I really want to emphasize that 911 is not a customer service line for someone ’ s racist behavior , ” he said .
Walton was the only supervisor to speak .
Till was a Black teenager beaten to death in 1955 after accusations by a white woman who later admitted to lying .
In May , Amy Cooper , a white woman , called 911 from Manhattan ’ s Central Park , falsely claiming that a Black man — who had politely asked her to leash her dog — was threatening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filing a false police report .
In San Francisco , a white couple was criticized on social media after video was widely shared of them questioning a Filipino American stenciling “ Black Lives Matter ” on a retaining wall in front of his home in June .
They later called police .
James Juanillo said he chose yellow chalk to match the color of the house .
When the couple approached him , they repeatedly demanded to know if it was his home because he was defacing private property .
“ They tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
“ It was me calmly applying chalk , not spray paint , not in the middle of the night but very deliberately .
The only thing that was missing was a pinot grigio.
” Supporters of the legislation say it is crushing to be confronted by police because someone saw you as a threat , possibly as a criminal or as not belonging .
It ’ s especially terrifying for Black people , whose encounters with police could end in violence .
“ This is not hyperbole , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff for San Francisco ’ s Human Rights Commission .
“ This is an established pattern reflected in the disparate treatment of Black people and other people of color in our city and in our country.
” ( source ) It is true that people use racism at times when making emergency calls .
However , what exactly is considered ‘ racist ’ , and how will this law be applied ?
Already the tone of the AP makes it clear this seems to be directed at “ white people ” , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in practice be extended to all who claim it ?
The trend towards polarization through increasingly direct , legal , and arguably violent tactics is a dangerous trend because while there will always be racial tension ( since one lives in a world after original sin ) , many times laws such as this in the US do not actually help ease them , but become battering rams against other people for political or social reasons .
Thus they have the effect of increasing racism rather than decreasing it , and with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People speak of Trump and racism , which he has used in his campaign to advance himself , but the trend for the future to watch is how racism as a whole- regardless of group -is used in the future or not for political gain , since it is already a noted trend and of which the shape it will be assumed into and the effects that it will have is yet to be seen , but ultimately will likely lead to internal conflict , whether generated as a direct result of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strategy of tension that is ripping people apart and preparing for internal conflict , not necessarily on racial lines , but certainly on those of political factions , and likely will intensify over the decade .
At the very least , expect to see a trend of a lot fewer 911 calls , leaving people who need help victimized because people are afraid of losing their personal belonging on charges , real or not , of ‘ racism ’ levied against them .
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In times of racial tension, while justice is important, peace and healing is equally important. However, this does not seem to be happening, and instead, in the name of attempting to help people, sides are being polarized against each other. Such is the fear taking place right now as the AP reports where the city of San Francisco is moving to pass a law allowing people to file lawsuits for racism in 911 calls.
Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about their lives, San Francisco leaders unanimously approved hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller. The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, also known as the CAREN legislation. It’s a nod to a popular meme using the name “Karen” to describe an entitled white woman whose actions stem from her privilege, such as using police to target people of color. All 11 supervisors signed on to the legislation, guaranteeing its passage, despite criticism that the name is sexist and divisive. It comes amid a national reckoning on race sparked by the police killings of Black Americans and instances where white people called for officers to investigate people of color. “We don’t want what happened to Emmett Till in 1955, or the long history of false accusations of black men and boys in this country, due to weaponizing law enforcement, to threaten, terrorize, and sometimes even kill them, to ever happen again,” said Supervisor Shamann Walton, who introduced the legislation and is Black. “I really want to emphasize that 911 is not a customer service line for someone’s racist behavior,” he said.
Walton was the only supervisor to speak. Till was a Black teenager beaten to death in 1955 after accusations by a white woman who later admitted to lying. In May, Amy Cooper, a white woman, called 911 from Manhattan’s Central Park, falsely claiming that a Black man — who had politely asked her to leash her dog — was threatening her. She has been charged with filing a false police report. In San Francisco, a white couple was criticized on social media after video was widely shared of them questioning a Filipino American stenciling “Black Lives Matter” on a retaining wall in front of his home in June. They later called police. James Juanillo said he chose yellow chalk to match the color of the house. When the couple approached him, they repeatedly demanded to know if it was his home because he was defacing private property. “They tried to cast it as a criminal scene,” he said. “It was me calmly applying chalk, not spray paint, not in the middle of the night but very deliberately. The only thing that was missing was a pinot grigio.” Supporters of the legislation say it is crushing to be confronted by police because someone saw you as a threat, possibly as a criminal or as not belonging. It’s especially terrifying for Black people, whose encounters with police could end in violence. “This is not hyperbole,” said Brittni Chicuata, chief of staff for San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission. “This is an established pattern reflected in the disparate treatment of Black people and other people of color in our city and in our country.” (source)
It is true that people use racism at times when making emergency calls. However, what exactly is considered ‘racist’, and how will this law be applied? Already the tone of the AP makes it clear this seems to be directed at “white people”, but since racism knows no color, will it in practice be extended to all who claim it?
The trend towards polarization through increasingly direct, legal, and arguably violent tactics is a dangerous trend because while there will always be racial tension (since one lives in a world after original sin), many times laws such as this in the US do not actually help ease them, but become battering rams against other people for political or social reasons. Thus they have the effect of increasing racism rather than decreasing it, and with that all of the related problems.
People speak of Trump and racism, which he has used in his campaign to advance himself, but the trend for the future to watch is how racism as a whole- regardless of group -is used in the future or not for political gain, since it is already a noted trend and of which the shape it will be assumed into and the effects that it will have is yet to be seen, but ultimately will likely lead to internal conflict, whether generated as a direct result of that or not.
To summarize, its a strategy of tension that is ripping people apart and preparing for internal conflict, not necessarily on racial lines, but certainly on those of political factions, and likely will intensify over the decade.
At the very least, expect to see a trend of a lot fewer 911 calls, leaving people who need help victimized because people are afraid of losing their personal belonging on charges, real or not, of ‘racism’ levied against them.
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shoebat--2020-10-21--Federal Government Moves Biometric System To Amazon

A proper definition of ‘ fascism ’ is the merger of state and corporate power .
While corporations and goverments throughout history have merged , it is when the two do so in a way that creates a sort of ‘ supermachine ’ that results in the creation of state run by a materialistic philosophy in which there is no barrier that binds and separates those in power and those who are under the power of the previous mentioned .
Historically finance and heavy industry have been involved in this competition , but now one is seeing the merger of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third sector , where as much information about all is being gathered up into databases and being used in the same way as the previous two have .
It is a new version of an old trend that has played throughout many cultures across history .
It is then with interest that NextGov reports that the Federal government is moving her biometric database to Amazon servers .
The Defense Department wants to make major improvements to its biometric surveillance capabilities , starting with moving its databases and entire operational system to a cloud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The current Automated Biometric Identification System , or ABIS , environment is split between DOD-owned , on-premise systems and AWS-hosted cloud backups .
As part of a new pending solicitation , DOD plans to move the main operational environments to the cloud and begin a set of major capability improvements .
A request for information posted Tuesday to beta.SAM.gov outlines the department ’ s plans for Biometric Enabling Capability Increment 1 , the second phase of a program that got its start in 2007 with Increment 0 , which resulted in the launch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that time , the program has upgraded ABIS to version 1.3 and established plans to expand the system with new capabilities and a cloud architecture that enables global access .
The system contains biometric identifiers—including face , fingerprint , iris and others—on more than 18 million people , most of whom are identified enemy combatants .
“ DoD ABIS provides 24/7 operational support enabling time-sensitive missions requiring on-demand biometric identification and identity verification of known and/or suspected threat actors worldwide in support of Joint-All-Domain-Operations and Homeland Defense , ” according to the draft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set up to provide biometric authentication and identification to troops throughout the world and connect with databases managed by other federal agencies—such as the Homeland Security Department and FBI—as well as international partners .
ABIS is built on common standards used by the Army and the rest of the Defense Department , as well as “ industry standards for system development and operational procedures.
” The current system is comprised of five separate working environments , including on-premise operational and development environments , operational and disaster testing environments and a “ fully functional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an AWS cloud .
ABIS v1.3 also has five subsystems : the ABIS Core that manages all workflow throughout the system ; the Search Core , a commercial off-the-shelf product by Morpho Biometric Search Services that matches various biometric markers with stored records ; the Examination Tools widget where investigators submit and review searches , powered by commercial tools Athena THEMIS and WHORL ; the ABIS Portal , the main user interface ; and the System Administration Tools used by IT managers to maintain the system .
The contract outlined in the RFI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ongoing operations and maintenance of ABIS and incremental improvements and rapid deployment of new capabilities , including a wholesale move to the cloud .
The operations and maintenance part of the contract will include general upkeep of the existing system , as well as decommissioning the on-premise parts of ABIS v1.3 that will be moving to a cloud environment as part of the first wave of improvements .
While major improvements are covered under the second directive , the contractor will be expected to keep the current capabilities up-to-date , including developing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent obsolescence and keep pace with technological improvements , ” according to the performance work statement .
The secondary development process is being organized through three “ capability drops , ” with the first covered under the pending solicitation , and subsequent drops planned as change orders to the final contract .
“ Though similar to traditional program increments , the capability drops will focus on rapid software development and fielding , ” with 18-month cycles from development to deployment , the RFI states .
The first capability drop will consist of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing between ABIS and the intelligence community ’ s Identity Intelligence Analytic Resource , or I2AR ; the ability to send secure messages across the department ’ s secure network , the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network , or SIPRNet ; and upgrade the system architecture to allow the addition of new , improved commercial matching algorithms as they are developed .
( source ) This is a very interesting trend in that while Google is facing an antitrust suit , Amazon continues seemingly to grow in size .
One can only wonder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , what can be said is that the trend towards larger and more consolidated government amid and ever poorer population is a trend that is firmly in place and is going to grow for the years to come .
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A proper definition of ‘fascism’ is the merger of state and corporate power. While corporations and goverments throughout history have merged, it is when the two do so in a way that creates a sort of ‘supermachine’ that results in the creation of state run by a materialistic philosophy in which there is no barrier that binds and separates those in power and those who are under the power of the previous mentioned.
Historically finance and heavy industry have been involved in this competition, but now one is seeing the merger of data into this as a new and third sector, where as much information about all is being gathered up into databases and being used in the same way as the previous two have. It is a new version of an old trend that has played throughout many cultures across history.
It is then with interest that NextGov reports that the Federal government is moving her biometric database to Amazon servers.
The Defense Department wants to make major improvements to its biometric surveillance capabilities, starting with moving its databases and entire operational system to a cloud environment hosted by Amazon Web Services. The current Automated Biometric Identification System, or ABIS, environment is split between DOD-owned, on-premise systems and AWS-hosted cloud backups. As part of a new pending solicitation, DOD plans to move the main operational environments to the cloud and begin a set of major capability improvements. A request for information posted Tuesday to beta.SAM.gov outlines the department’s plans for Biometric Enabling Capability Increment 1, the second phase of a program that got its start in 2007 with Increment 0, which resulted in the launch of ABIS v1.2 in 2014. Since that time, the program has upgraded ABIS to version 1.3 and established plans to expand the system with new capabilities and a cloud architecture that enables global access. The system contains biometric identifiers—including face, fingerprint, iris and others—on more than 18 million people, most of whom are identified enemy combatants. “DoD ABIS provides 24/7 operational support enabling time-sensitive missions requiring on-demand biometric identification and identity verification of known and/or suspected threat actors worldwide in support of Joint-All-Domain-Operations and Homeland Defense,” according to the draft performance work statement. The system is set up to provide biometric authentication and identification to troops throughout the world and connect with databases managed by other federal agencies—such as the Homeland Security Department and FBI—as well as international partners. ABIS is built on common standards used by the Army and the rest of the Defense Department, as well as “industry standards for system development and operational procedures.” The current system is comprised of five separate working environments, including on-premise operational and development environments, operational and disaster testing environments and a “fully functional” cloud-based backup operational environment hosted in an AWS cloud. ABIS v1.3 also has five subsystems: the ABIS Core that manages all workflow throughout the system; the Search Core, a commercial off-the-shelf product by Morpho Biometric Search Services that matches various biometric markers with stored records; the Examination Tools widget where investigators submit and review searches, powered by commercial tools Athena THEMIS and WHORL; the ABIS Portal, the main user interface; and the System Administration Tools used by IT managers to maintain the system. The contract outlined in the RFI will be built around two deliverables: ongoing operations and maintenance of ABIS and incremental improvements and rapid deployment of new capabilities, including a wholesale move to the cloud.
The operations and maintenance part of the contract will include general upkeep of the existing system, as well as decommissioning the on-premise parts of ABIS v1.3 that will be moving to a cloud environment as part of the first wave of improvements. While major improvements are covered under the second directive, the contractor will be expected to keep the current capabilities up-to-date, including developing and implementing a technology refresh plan “to prevent obsolescence and keep pace with technological improvements,” according to the performance work statement. The secondary development process is being organized through three “capability drops,” with the first covered under the pending solicitation, and subsequent drops planned as change orders to the final contract. “Though similar to traditional program increments, the capability drops will focus on rapid software development and fielding,” with 18-month cycles from development to deployment, the RFI states. The first capability drop will consist of a number of new features, including automating sharing between ABIS and the intelligence community’s Identity Intelligence Analytic Resource, or I2AR; the ability to send secure messages across the department’s secure network, the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet; and upgrade the system architecture to allow the addition of new, improved commercial matching algorithms as they are developed. (source)
This is a very interesting trend in that while Google is facing an antitrust suit, Amazon continues seemingly to grow in size.
One can only wonder exactly the details of what is happening. However, what can be said is that the trend towards larger and more consolidated government amid and ever poorer population is a trend that is firmly in place and is going to grow for the years to come.
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shoebat--2020-10-21--Report: One Million At Risk Of Going Hungry In New York City

Food insecurity is ultimately driven in most cases by politics , since many nations have the ability to produce food , but because of political interference they are unable to feed themselves .
Even in the absolutely horrible famine that befell 18th century Ireland , it was worsened directly by policies such as those under Lord Trevelyan , who preferred to keep taking the food tax on the Irish , knowing that they were starving , because he believed as a pious Protestant that it was the ‘ will ’ of God that the Irish should be ‘ educated ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food-rich nation , but some people in light of the disruptions caused by COVID-19 are reporting food shortages so much that it jeopardizing according to Fox 5 NY approximately one million New Yorkers .
The lines are long and the need is enormous .
More than 1 million New Yorkers can ’ t afford food , and standing on long lines at food banks is now too common amid the pandemic .
“ We have done disasters before but nothing is even close to what we are doing now , ” Alexander Rapaport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kitchen network , told FOX 5 NY .
Masbia soup kitchen network opened 15 years ago .
It has locations in Borough Park and Flatbush in Brooklyn and in Forest Hills in Queens .
Rapaport said he has seen a 500 % increase in demand .
An estimated 1.5 million New Yorkers can not afford food , according to the New York Times .
Their only lifeline is a food pantry .
“ I ’ m on a limited income .
I visit every two to three weeks , ” said Denise Allen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said there is so much need .
So much so that for the last three days , Rapaport , his staff , and volunteers have been operating around the clock .
All three locations are now open 24/7 , feeding 1,500 families a day , but it is still not enough , he said .
Instead of making people stand on a long line for hours , Masbia has transitioned into what Rapaport called digital lines .
You now have to make an appointment to pick up your box of food .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines in the 1930s , or about a century ago , and as the trends for employment and job stability are again suggesting , this trend is in the process of repeating .
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Food insecurity is ultimately driven in most cases by politics, since many nations have the ability to produce food, but because of political interference they are unable to feed themselves. Even in the absolutely horrible famine that befell 18th century Ireland, it was worsened directly by policies such as those under Lord Trevelyan, who preferred to keep taking the food tax on the Irish, knowing that they were starving, because he believed as a pious Protestant that it was the ‘will’ of God that the Irish should be ‘educated’.
Right now, America is a food-rich nation, but some people in light of the disruptions caused by COVID-19 are reporting food shortages so much that it jeopardizing according to Fox 5 NY approximately one million New Yorkers.
The lines are long and the need is enormous. More than 1 million New Yorkers can’t afford food, and standing on long lines at food banks is now too common amid the pandemic. “We have done disasters before but nothing is even close to what we are doing now,” Alexander Rapaport, the executive director of Masbia soup kitchen network, told FOX 5 NY. Masbia soup kitchen network opened 15 years ago. It has locations in Borough Park and Flatbush in Brooklyn and in Forest Hills in Queens. Rapaport said he has seen a 500% increase in demand. An estimated 1.5 million New Yorkers cannot afford food, according to the New York Times. Their only lifeline is a food pantry. “I’m on a limited income. I visit every two to three weeks,” said Denise Allen, a mother of one. Rapaport said there is so much need. So much so that for the last three days, Rapaport, his staff, and volunteers have been operating around the clock. All three locations are now open 24/7, feeding 1,500 families a day, but it is still not enough, he said. Instead of making people stand on a long line for hours, Masbia has transitioned into what Rapaport called digital lines. You now have to make an appointment to pick up your box of food. (source)
The US once had bread lines in the 1930s, or about a century ago, and as the trends for employment and job stability are again suggesting, this trend is in the process of repeating.
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shoebat--2020-10-22--Top Polish Court Rules Most Abortions Illegal In Poland

While most of Europe has trended towards more ‘ liberalization ’ , Poland is one of the few nations that has generally been able to remain consistent against this , and instead has ut herself forward as something , even if it is only nominal or politically motivated amid other issues , as an obstacle to these changed .
As such , it is interesting that Polish Radio reports that Poland has now banned most abortions under Polish law .
Poland ’ s top court on Thursday ruled that abortion due to serious foetal defects and severe illnesses violates the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has one of the toughest abortion laws in the European Union .
After the new decision goes into effect , abortions will only be allowed if the pregnancy is the result of a crime such as incest or rape , or threatens the life or health of the woman .
The ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal came after a group of conservative MPs from various parties last year urged tighter abortion rules .
“ The mere fact of a fetal impairment or an incurable disease can not decide on the termination of pregnancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tribunal judge Justyn Piskorski said after the decision .
The court ruling was welcomed by anti-abortion campaigners but triggered anger among women ’ s rights activists and leftist groups .
The leader of Poland ’ s nationalist Confederation party , Krzysztof Bosak , tweeted : “ The only possible ruling consistent with the constitution was made .
Pity we had to wait so many years for justice !
” Krzysztof Gawkowski , who is the head of Poland ’ s Left opposition alliance , said in a Tweet that women will now have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children who will die in terrible torments .
This is not politics or religion , it is a crime against humanity.
” Since the conservative Law and Justice party came to power in late 2015 , there have been appeals for a blanket ban on all abortions in Poland , and calls to penalise doctors who perform such operations and women who terminate pregnancies .
But proposals for tighter laws triggered extensive street protests , and the government has so far shied away from toughening the rules .
( source )

While most of Europe has trended towards more ‘liberalization’, Poland is one of the few nations that has generally been able to remain consistent against this, and instead has ut herself forward as something, even if it is only nominal or politically motivated amid other issues, as an obstacle to these changed. As such, it is interesting that Polish Radio reports that Poland has now banned most abortions under Polish law.
Poland’s top court on Thursday ruled that abortion due to serious foetal defects and severe illnesses violates the country’s constitution.
Poland already has one of the toughest abortion laws in the European Union.
After the new decision goes into effect, abortions will only be allowed if the pregnancy is the result of a crime such as incest or rape, or threatens the life or health of the woman.
The ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal came after a group of conservative MPs from various parties last year urged tighter abortion rules.
“The mere fact of a fetal impairment or an incurable disease cannot decide on the termination of pregnancy from the constitutional perspective”, Constitutional Tribunal judge Justyn Piskorski said after the decision.
The court ruling was welcomed by anti-abortion campaigners but triggered anger among women’s rights activists and leftist groups.
The leader of Poland’s nationalist Confederation party, Krzysztof Bosak, tweeted: “The only possible ruling consistent with the constitution was made. Pity we had to wait so many years for justice!”
Krzysztof Gawkowski, who is the head of Poland’s Left opposition alliance, said in a Tweet that women will now have to “give birth to terminally ill children who will die in terrible torments. This is not politics or religion, it is a crime against humanity.”
Since the conservative Law and Justice party came to power in late 2015, there have been appeals for a blanket ban on all abortions in Poland, and calls to penalise doctors who perform such operations and women who terminate pregnancies.
But proposals for tighter laws triggered extensive street protests, and the government has so far shied away from toughening the rules. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-22--One Charge Dismissed Against Officer Chauvin In Floyd Case

Following the death of George Floyd in June 2020 , a nationwide series of protests began that caused a lot of chaos with ensuing property destruction and demands for racial equality amid creating conditions that for many would unfortunately further the trend of deteriorating racial relationships at a politically intense period .
However , in another development as a follow up to what is an important case being watched by many people , a judge has dismissed one of the charges against ( former ) Officer Chauvin .
A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knee against George Floyd ’ s neck , but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains .
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ’ s ruling was dated Wednesday and made public Thursday .
Cahill said there was enough probable cause for the second-degree murder charge and manslaughter charge against Derek Chauvin to proceed to trial .
Cahill also denied defense requests to dismiss the aiding and abetting counts against three other former officers , Thomas Lane , J. Kueng and Tou Thao .
“ In this court ’ s view , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its burden of showing probable cause that warrants proceeding to trial against each of these Defendants on each of the criminal charges the State has filed against them , ” Cahill wrote .
He said it will be up to a jury to decide whether the officers are guilty .
Prosecutors argued there was probable cause for the officers to go to trial on all of the charges , saying Chauvin intentionally assaulted Floyd , which is an element of the second-degree murder charge , and that the other officers assisted .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the ground , “ the officers remained in the same position : Chauvin knelt on Floyd ’ s neck , Kueng and Lane remained atop Floyd ’ s back and legs , and Thao continued to prevent the crowd of concerned citizens from interceding , ” prosecutors said .
Defense attorneys argued that there was not enough probable cause to charge the former officers .
Chauvin ’ s attorney said his client had no intent to assault or kill Floyd , while attorneys for the other officers argued that their clients did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Defense attorneys said Floyd ’ s drug use was a factor in his death , with Chauvin ’ s attorney , Eric Nelson , saying Floyd most likely died of “ fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine in concert with his underlying health conditions.
” ( source )

Following the death of George Floyd in June 2020, a nationwide series of protests began that caused a lot of chaos with ensuing property destruction and demands for racial equality amid creating conditions that for many would unfortunately further the trend of deteriorating racial relationships at a politically intense period.
However, in another development as a follow up to what is an important case being watched by many people, a judge has dismissed one of the charges against (former) Officer Chauvin.
A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains.
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill’s ruling was dated Wednesday and made public Thursday. Cahill said there was enough probable cause for the second-degree murder charge and manslaughter charge against Derek Chauvin to proceed to trial. Cahill also denied defense requests to dismiss the aiding and abetting counts against three other former officers, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao.
“In this court’s view, with one exception, the State has met its burden of showing probable cause that warrants proceeding to trial against each of these Defendants on each of the criminal charges the State has filed against them,” Cahill wrote. He said it will be up to a jury to decide whether the officers are guilty.
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Prosecutors argued there was probable cause for the officers to go to trial on all of the charges, saying Chauvin intentionally assaulted Floyd, which is an element of the second-degree murder charge, and that the other officers assisted.
During the entire time that Floyd was pinned to the ground, “the officers remained in the same position: Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, Kueng and Lane remained atop Floyd’s back and legs, and Thao continued to prevent the crowd of concerned citizens from interceding,” prosecutors said.
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Defense attorneys argued that there was not enough probable cause to charge the former officers. Chauvin’s attorney said his client had no intent to assault or kill Floyd, while attorneys for the other officers argued that their clients did not intend or conspire to help Chauvin.
Defense attorneys said Floyd’s drug use was a factor in his death, with Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, saying Floyd most likely died of “fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine in concert with his underlying health conditions.” (source)


shoebat--2020-10-22--Report: Half Of Europe’s Small Businesses Face Closure Due To Pandemic Effects

I have at length discussed the state of small business in the US and how the pandemic has affected it , which is largely to push many businesses to close and further the expansion of megabusinesses .
However , I have not given equal treatment of this issue to Europe .
Unfortunately , from what I could see , the trends remained similar to the US , but without any good studies to support this concern .
However , according to a recent study from Bloomberg via Zero Hedge , the COVID-19 economic problems have created a situation where half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closure .
The survey , of more than 2,200 SMEs in Europe ’ s five largest economies , was conducted in August before coronavirus cases on the continent started to spike .
With some countries , Ireland , France , and Spain , reimposing stricter social distancing measures to mitigate the virus spread , this could easily result in more economic pressure that would ultimately squeeze SMEs .
McKinsey found 20 % of SMEs in Italy and France could file for bankruptcy within the next six months .
Like the US , European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at least half of economic value-added .
A further collapse of SMEs is a warning sign of an economic recovery that doesn ’ t resemble a “ V-shaped ” recovery .
“ The pandemic has hit European firms hard , with 70 % reporting lower revenues .
That level was even higher in Italy and Spain , reflecting the severity of the virus and lockdown measures in those countries , ” Bloomberg said .
In a recent interview , ECB President Christine Lagarde told French newspaper Le Monde that Europe ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steam ” amid a second wave of the virus pandemic .
“ The second wave of the epidemic in Europe , particularly in France , and the new restrictive measures that accompany it add to uncertainty and weigh on the recovery , ” Lagarde said .
Eurozone GDP could plunge by as much as 8 % in 2020 , according to the latest ECB predictions .
“ If the situation deteriorates , this will obviously darken our forecasts , which we will revise in December , ” Lagarde said .
As for Rabobank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Reuters , he believes the virus pandemic storm never left , but during the summer period , “ we were in the eye of the storm , I think.
” “ Some governments assumed the worst was over… but now the invisible enemy is hitting even harder and I am worried about the fragile economic recovery , ” said Matys .
In short , Europe will need to unleash another fiscal or monetary cannon to save SMEs from imminent doom as rising cases force some countries to reimpose strict social distancing measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investors who thought a “ V-shaped ” recovery was around the corner .
( source ) This crisis is far from over .
Even if the mentioned ‘ monetary cannon ’ , which is just another name for ‘ money printing ’ , is done , it will not solve the fundamental problems of debt , default , and banking .
The debt is the main issue that has to be dealt with , and since Europe does not have the world reserve currency such as the US does in the dollar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to suffer a lot more than the US .
However , the more the European economies suffer , the more tenuous their situation becomes , and the greater the likeihood that extreme politics , nationalism , and ultimately , militarization will be seen as useful tools to solve their problems .
Remember the warning of Hans Frank in 2017- as long as Germany is making money , she will be fine , but five to ten years of heavy economic problems will turn a swamp into a lake into a sea and will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last century .
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I have at length discussed the state of small business in the US and how the pandemic has affected it, which is largely to push many businesses to close and further the expansion of megabusinesses. However, I have not given equal treatment of this issue to Europe. Unfortunately, from what I could see, the trends remained similar to the US, but without any good studies to support this concern.
However, according to a recent study from Bloomberg via Zero Hedge, the COVID-19 economic problems have created a situation where half of Europe’s small businesses face closure.
The survey, of more than 2,200 SMEs in Europe’s five largest economies, was conducted in August before coronavirus cases on the continent started to spike. With some countries, Ireland, France, and Spain, reimposing stricter social distancing measures to mitigate the virus spread, this could easily result in more economic pressure that would ultimately squeeze SMEs. McKinsey found 20% of SMEs in Italy and France could file for bankruptcy within the next six months. Like the US, European SMEs account for two-thirds of the workforce and at least half of economic value-added. A further collapse of SMEs is a warning sign of an economic recovery that doesn’t resemble a “V-shaped” recovery. “The pandemic has hit European firms hard, with 70% reporting lower revenues. That level was even higher in Italy and Spain, reflecting the severity of the virus and lockdown measures in those countries,” Bloomberg said. In a recent interview, ECB President Christine Lagarde told French newspaper Le Monde that Europe’s economic recovery is “running out of steam” amid a second wave of the virus pandemic. “The second wave of the epidemic in Europe, particularly in France, and the new restrictive measures that accompany it add to uncertainty and weigh on the recovery,” Lagarde said. Eurozone GDP could plunge by as much as 8% in 2020, according to the latest ECB predictions. “If the situation deteriorates, this will obviously darken our forecasts, which we will revise in December,” Lagarde said. As for Rabobank strategist Piotr Matys, who was quoted by Reuters, he believes the virus pandemic storm never left, but during the summer period, “we were in the eye of the storm, I think.” “Some governments assumed the worst was over… but now the invisible enemy is hitting even harder and I am worried about the fragile economic recovery,” said Matys. In short, Europe will need to unleash another fiscal or monetary cannon to save SMEs from imminent doom as rising cases force some countries to reimpose strict social distancing measures. This is more bad news for investors who thought a “V-shaped” recovery was around the corner. (source)
This crisis is far from over. Even if the mentioned ‘monetary cannon’, which is just another name for ‘money printing’, is done, it will not solve the fundamental problems of debt, default, and banking. The debt is the main issue that has to be dealt with, and since Europe does not have the world reserve currency such as the US does in the dollar, it is likely that she is going to suffer a lot more than the US.
However, the more the European economies suffer, the more tenuous their situation becomes, and the greater the likeihood that extreme politics, nationalism, and ultimately, militarization will be seen as useful tools to solve their problems.
Remember the warning of Hans Frank in 2017- as long as Germany is making money, she will be fine, but five to ten years of heavy economic problems will turn a swamp into a lake into a sea and will swallow Germany again like what happened in the last century.
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shoebat--2020-10-22--Former Google CEO: ‘Social Networks Are Amplifiers For Idiots’

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is known for his share of controversies in many areas .
However , according to a series of recent statements to Bloomberg and reported by way of Yahoo !
Finanace , he said that social networks are ‘ amplifiers for idiots ’ .
Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said the “ excesses ” of social media are likely to result in greater regulation of internet platforms in the coming years .
Schmidt , who left the board of Google ’ s parent Alphabet Inc. in 2019 but is still one of its largest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. government filed against the company on Tuesday was misplaced , but that more regulation may be in order for social networks in general .
“ The context of social networks serving as amplifiers for idiots and crazy people is not what we intended , ” Schmidt said at a virtual conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday .
“ Unless the industry gets its act together in a really clever way , there will be regulation.
” ( source ) In a sense , he makes a point in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a cafeteria food fight- the loudest and craziest tends to get attention .
However , this is really the trend of democratizing political realities throughout all of human history except in a more publicly accessable way , going from being not just those who are propagandized to equal propaganda manufacturers at the same time .
The question here , is will this build upon the looming trend of censorship of sociel media networks themselves , and even the Internet ?
This is a looming issue and one is not sure if this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that there is talk in the name of a sort of ‘ objectivity ’ to censor social media networks , that Schmidt ’ s comments are but an attempt to justify and further perpetuate this trend .
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is known for his share of controversies in many areas. However, according to a series of recent statements to Bloomberg and reported by way of Yahoo! Finanace, he said that social networks are ‘amplifiers for idiots’.
Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said the “excesses” of social media are likely to result in greater regulation of internet platforms in the coming years. Schmidt, who left the board of Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. in 2019 but is still one of its largest shareholders, said the antitrust lawsuit the U.S. government filed against the company on Tuesday was misplaced, but that more regulation may be in order for social networks in general. “The context of social networks serving as amplifiers for idiots and crazy people is not what we intended,” Schmidt said at a virtual conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. “Unless the industry gets its act together in a really clever way, there will be regulation.” (source)
In a sense, he makes a point in that a social media network is sort of like a cafeteria food fight- the loudest and craziest tends to get attention. However, this is really the trend of democratizing political realities throughout all of human history except in a more publicly accessable way, going from being not just those who are propagandized to equal propaganda manufacturers at the same time.
The question here, is will this build upon the looming trend of censorship of sociel media networks themselves, and even the Internet? This is a looming issue and one is not sure if this is going to come right away, but that there is talk in the name of a sort of ‘objectivity’ to censor social media networks, that Schmidt’s comments are but an attempt to justify and further perpetuate this trend.
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shoebat--2020-10-23--Trump Won The Second Debate. Biden Looked Empty, While Trump Looked Assertive

My views on why Trump won the second debate :

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shoebat--2020-10-23--The Trump Administration Declares To The Whole World: ‘No One Has A Right To Have An Abortion.’

The Trump administration joined a global declaration that no one has a right to have an abortion , as we @ @ @ @ @ United States on Thursday signed an anti-abortion declaration along with more than 30 countries representing @ @ @ @ @ Overnight , women in Poland took to the streets to protest a clampdown on abortion @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar took @ @ @ @ @ ceremony of the Geneva Consensus Declaration .
Egypt , Uganda , Brazil , Hungary and @ @ @ @ @ with the U.S. Thirty-two nations signed it .
The nonbinding declaration says it seeks to @ @ @ @ @ , preserve human life and strengthen the family unit .
“ We , the representatives @ @ @ @ @ hereby declare in mutual friendship and respect , our commitment to work together to : @ @ @ @ @ international right to abortion , ” the declaration read .

By Theodore Shoebat
The Trump administration joined a global declaration that no one has a right to have an abortion, as we read in NBC:
The United States on Thursday signed an anti-abortion declaration along with more than 30 countries representing over 1.6 billion people.
Overnight, women in Poland took to the streets to protest a clampdown on abortion rights in that country.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar took part in a virtual signing ceremony of the Geneva Consensus Declaration. Egypt, Uganda, Brazil, Hungary and Indonesia co-sponsored the pact along with the U.S. Thirty-two nations signed it.
The nonbinding declaration says it seeks to improve women’s health, preserve human life and strengthen the family unit.
“We, the representatives of our sovereign nations do hereby declare in mutual friendship and respect, our commitment to work together to: Reaffirm that there is no international right to abortion,” the declaration read.