activistpost--2020-07-07--Tyranny Without a Tyrant: The Deep State’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is Working

What exactly is going on ?
Is this revolution ?
Is this anarchy ?
Is this a spectacle engineered to distract us from the machinations of the police state ?
Is this a sociological means of re-setting our national equilibrium ?
Is this a Machiavellian scheme designed to further polarize the populace and undermine our efforts to stand unified against government tyranny ?
Is this so-called populist uprising actually a manufactured race war and election-year referendum on who should occupy the White House ?
Whatever it is , this—the racial hypersensitivity without racial justice , the kowtowing to politically correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s free speech rights , the violent blowback after years of government-sanctioned brutality , the mob mindset that is overwhelming the rights of the individual , the oppressive glowering of the Nanny State , the seemingly righteous indignation full of sound and fury that in the end signifies nothing , the partisan divide that grows more impassable with every passing day—is not leading us anywhere good .
Certainly it ’ s not leading to more freedom .
This draconian exercise in how to divide , conquer and subdue a nation is succeeding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Lives Matter protests have not helped .
Inadvertently or intentionally , these protests—tinged with mob violence , rampant incivility , intolerance , and an arrogant disdain for how an open marketplace of ideas can advance freedom—have politicized what should never have been politicized : police brutality and the government ’ s ongoing assaults on our freedoms .
For one brief moment in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death , it seemed as if finally “ we the people ” might put aside our differences long enough to stand united in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That sliver of unity didn ’ t last .
We may be worse off now than we were before .
Suddenly , no one seems to be talking about any of the egregious governmental abuses that are still wreaking havoc on our freedoms : police shootings of unarmed individuals , invasive surveillance , roadside blood draws , roadside strip searches , SWAT team raids gone awry , the military industrial complex ’ s costly wars , pork barrel spending , pre-crime laws , civil asset forfeiture , fusion centers , militarization , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by AI robots , courts that march in lockstep with the police state , schools that function as indoctrination centers , bureaucrats that keep the Deep State in power .
The more things change , the more they stay the same .
How do you persuade a populace to embrace totalitarianism , that goose-stepping form of tyranny in which the government has all of the power and “ we the people ” have none ?
You persuade the people that the menace they face ( imaginary or not ) is so sinister , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only way to surmount the danger is by empowering the government to take all necessary steps to quash it , even if that means allowing government jackboots to trample all over the Constitution .
This is how you use the politics of fear to persuade a freedom-endowed people to shackle themselves to a dictatorship .
It works the same way every time .
The government ’ s overblown , extended wars on terrorism , drugs , violence , illegal immigration , and so-called domestic extremism have been convenient ruses used to terrorize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in exchange for elusive promises of security .
Having allowed our fears to be codified and our actions criminalized , we now find ourselves in a strange new world where just about everything we do is criminalized , even our ability to choose whether or not to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic .
Strangely enough , in the face of outright corruption and incompetency on the part of our elected officials , Americans in general remain relatively gullible , eager to be persuaded that the government can solve the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be terrorism , an economic depression , an environmental disaster , or a global pandemic .
We have relinquished control over the most intimate aspects of our lives to government officials who , while they may occupy seats of authority , are neither wiser , smarter , more in tune with our needs , more knowledgeable about our problems , nor more aware of what is really in our best interests .
Yet having bought into the false notion that the government does indeed know what ’ s best for us and can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happiness and will take care of us from cradle to grave—that is , from daycare centers to nursing homes—we have in actuality allowed ourselves to be bridled and turned into slaves at the bidding of a government that cares little for our freedoms or our happiness .
The lesson is this : once a free people allows the government inroads into their freedoms or uses those same freedoms as bargaining chips for security , it quickly becomes a slippery slope to outright tyranny .
Nor does it seem to matter whether it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the helm anymore .
Indeed , the bureaucratic mindset on both sides of the aisle now seems to embody the same philosophy of authoritarian government , whose priorities are to milk “ we the people ” of our hard-earned money ( by way of taxes , fines and fees ) and remain in control and in power .
Modern government in general—ranging from the militarized police in SWAT team gear crashing through our doors to the rash of innocent citizens being gunned down by police to the invasive spying on everything we do—is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The characteristics of a psychopath include a “ lack of remorse and empathy , a sense of grandiosity , superficial charm , conning and manipulative behavior , and refusal to take responsibility for one ’ s actions , among others.
” ) When our own government no longer sees us as human beings with dignity and worth but as things to be manipulated , maneuvered , mined for data , manhandled by police , conned into believing it has our best interests at heart , mistreated , and then jails us if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us unjustly without remorse , and refuses to own up to its failings , we are no longer operating under a constitutional republic .
Instead , what we are experiencing is a pathocracy : tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government , which “ operates against the interests of its own people except for favoring certain groups.
” So where does that leave us ?
Having allowed the government to expand and exceed our reach , we find ourselves on the losing end of a tug-of-war over control of our country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we let them , government officials will continue to trample on our rights , always justifying their actions as being for the good of the people .
Yet the government can only go as far as “ we the people ” allow .
Therein lies the problem .
The pickle we find ourselves in speaks volumes about the nature of the government beast we have been saddled with and how it views the rights and sovereignty of “ we the people.
” Now you don ’ t hear a lot about sovereignty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antiquated term that harkens back to an age when kings and emperors ruled with absolute power over a populace that had no rights .
Americans turned the idea of sovereignty on its head when they declared their independence from Great Britain and rejected the absolute authority of King George III .
In doing so , Americans claimed for themselves the right to self-government and established themselves as the ultimate authority and power .
In other words , in America , “ we the people ” — sovereign citizens—call the shots .
So when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do so at our bidding and on our behalf , because we are the rulers .
That ’ s not exactly how it turned out , though , is it ?
In the 200-plus years since we boldly embarked on this experiment in self-government , we have been steadily losing ground to the government ’ s brazen power grabs , foisted upon us in the so-called name of national security .
The government has knocked us off our rightful throne .
It has usurped our rightful authority .
It has staged the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even pretend that they answer to “ we the people.
” Worst of all , “ we the people ” have become desensitized to this constant undermining of our freedoms .
How do we reconcile the Founders ’ vision of the government as an entity whose only purpose is to serve the people with the police state ’ s insistence that the government is the supreme authority , that its power trumps that of the people themselves , and that it may exercise that power in any way it sees fit ( that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass arrests , ethnic cleansing , racial profiling , indefinite detentions without due process , and internment camps ) ?
They can not be reconciled .
They are polar opposites .
We are fast approaching a moment of reckoning where we will be forced to choose between the vision of what America was intended to be ( a model for self-governance where power is vested in the people ) and the reality of what it has become ( a police state where power is vested in the government ) .
This slide into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , militarized police , neighbors turning in neighbors , privatized prisons , and forced labor camps , to name just a few similarities—is tracking very closely with what happened in Germany in the years leading up to Hitler ’ s rise to power .
We are walking a dangerous path right now .
No matter who wins the presidential election come November , it ’ s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people .
Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a populist election for a representative .
Rather , it ’ s a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO , a fact reinforced by the nation ’ s archaic electoral college system .
Anyone who believes that this election will bring about any real change in how the American government does business is either incredibly naïve , woefully out-of-touch , or oblivious to the fact that as an in-depth Princeton University study shows , we now live in an oligarchy that is “ of the rich , by the rich and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spends close to $ 10 billion on elections to select what is , for all intents and purposes , a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House and fill other government seats , while more than 40 million of its people live in poverty , more than 40 million Americans are on unemployment , more than 500,000 Americans are homeless , and analysts forecast it will take a decade to work our way out of the current COVID-induced recession , that ’ s a country whose priorities are out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Be warned , however : the Establishment—the Deep State and its corporate partners that really run the show , pull the strings and dictate the policies , no matter who occupies the Oval Office—is not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures .
Those who have attempted to do so in the past have been effectively put out of commission .
Voting sustains the illusion that we have a democratic republic , but it is merely a dictatorship in disguise , or what political scientists Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to as an “ economic élite domination.
” In such an environment , the economic elite ( lobbyists , corporations , monied special interest groups ) dictate national policy .
As the Princeton University oligarchy study indicates , our elected officials , especially those in the nation ’ s capital , represent the interests of the rich and powerful rather than the average citizen .
As such , the citizenry has little if any impact on the policies of government .
We have been saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republicans and Democrats , when in fact , the two parties are exactly the same .
As one commentator noted , both parties support endless war , engage in out-of-control spending , ignore the citizenry ’ s basic rights , have no respect for the rule of law , are bought and paid for by Big Business , care most about their own power , and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty We ’ re drowning under the weight of too much debt , too many wars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a centralized government run by a corporate elite , too many militarized police , too many laws , too many lobbyists , and generally too much bad news .
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day .
They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we ’ ve cast our vote one way or the other .
They want us to remain divided over politics , hostile to those with whom we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or anything whose solutions to what ails this country differ from our own .
What they don ’ t want us talking about is the fact that the government is corrupt , the system is rigged , the politicians don ’ t represent us , the electoral college is a joke , most of the candidates are frauds , and , as I point out in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , we as a nation are repeating the mistakes of history—namely , allowing a totalitarian state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camp inmate Hannah Arendt warned against this when she wrote , “ Never has our future been more unpredictable , never have we depended so much on political forces that can not be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity , if judged by the standards of other centuries.
” As we once again find ourselves faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils , “ we the people ” have a decision to make : do we simply participate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it degenerates toward a totalitarian regime , or do we take a stand and reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us ?
Never forget that the lesser of two evils is still evil .
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By John W. Whitehead
“In a fully developed bureaucracy there is nobody left with whom one can argue, to whom one can present grievances, on whom the pressures of power can be exerted. Bureaucracy is the form of government in which everybody is deprived of political freedom, of the power to act; for the rule by Nobody is not no-rule, and where all are equally powerless, we have a tyranny without a tyrant.” ― Hannah Arendt, On Violence
What exactly is going on?
Is this revolution? Is this anarchy? Is this a spectacle engineered to distract us from the machinations of the police state? Is this a sociological means of re-setting our national equilibrium? Is this a Machiavellian scheme designed to further polarize the populace and undermine our efforts to stand unified against government tyranny? Is this so-called populist uprising actually a manufactured race war and election-year referendum on who should occupy the White House?
Whatever it is, this—the racial hypersensitivity without racial justice, the kowtowing to politically correct bullies with no regard for anyone else’s free speech rights, the violent blowback after years of government-sanctioned brutality, the mob mindset that is overwhelming the rights of the individual, the oppressive glowering of the Nanny State, the seemingly righteous indignation full of sound and fury that in the end signifies nothing, the partisan divide that grows more impassable with every passing day—is not leading us anywhere good.
Certainly it’s not leading to more freedom.
This draconian exercise in how to divide, conquer and subdue a nation is succeeding.
It must be said: the Black Lives Matter protests have not helped. Inadvertently or intentionally, these protests—tinged with mob violence, rampant incivility, intolerance, and an arrogant disdain for how an open marketplace of ideas can advance freedom—have politicized what should never have been politicized: police brutality and the government’s ongoing assaults on our freedoms.
For one brief moment in the wake of George Floyd’s death, it seemed as if finally “we the people” might put aside our differences long enough to stand united in outrage over the government’s brutality.
That sliver of unity didn’t last.
We may be worse off now than we were before.
Suddenly, no one seems to be talking about any of the egregious governmental abuses that are still wreaking havoc on our freedoms: police shootings of unarmed individuals, invasive surveillance, roadside blood draws, roadside strip searches, SWAT team raids gone awry, the military industrial complex’s costly wars, pork barrel spending, pre-crime laws, civil asset forfeiture, fusion centers, militarization, armed drones, smart policing carried out by AI robots, courts that march in lockstep with the police state, schools that function as indoctrination centers, bureaucrats that keep the Deep State in power.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
How do you persuade a populace to embrace totalitarianism, that goose-stepping form of tyranny in which the government has all of the power and “we the people” have none?
You persuade the people that the menace they face (imaginary or not) is so sinister, so overwhelming, so fearsome that the only way to surmount the danger is by empowering the government to take all necessary steps to quash it, even if that means allowing government jackboots to trample all over the Constitution.
This is how you use the politics of fear to persuade a freedom-endowed people to shackle themselves to a dictatorship.
It works the same way every time.
The government’s overblown, extended wars on terrorism, drugs, violence, illegal immigration, and so-called domestic extremism have been convenient ruses used to terrorize the populace into relinquishing more of their freedoms in exchange for elusive promises of security.
Having allowed our fears to be codified and our actions criminalized, we now find ourselves in a strange new world where just about everything we do is criminalized, even our ability to choose whether or not to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strangely enough, in the face of outright corruption and incompetency on the part of our elected officials, Americans in general remain relatively gullible, eager to be persuaded that the government can solve the problems that plague us, whether it be terrorism, an economic depression, an environmental disaster, or a global pandemic.
We have relinquished control over the most intimate aspects of our lives to government officials who, while they may occupy seats of authority, are neither wiser, smarter, more in tune with our needs, more knowledgeable about our problems, nor more aware of what is really in our best interests. Yet having bought into the false notion that the government does indeed know what’s best for us and can ensure not only our safety but our happiness and will take care of us from cradle to grave—that is, from daycare centers to nursing homes—we have in actuality allowed ourselves to be bridled and turned into slaves at the bidding of a government that cares little for our freedoms or our happiness.
The lesson is this: once a free people allows the government inroads into their freedoms or uses those same freedoms as bargaining chips for security, it quickly becomes a slippery slope to outright tyranny.
Nor does it seem to matter whether it’s a Democrat or a Republican at the helm anymore. Indeed, the bureaucratic mindset on both sides of the aisle now seems to embody the same philosophy of authoritarian government, whose priorities are to milk “we the people” of our hard-earned money (by way of taxes, fines and fees) and remain in control and in power.
Modern government in general—ranging from the militarized police in SWAT team gear crashing through our doors to the rash of innocent citizens being gunned down by police to the invasive spying on everything we do—is acting illogically, even psychopathically. (The characteristics of a psychopath include a “lack of remorse and empathy, a sense of grandiosity, superficial charm, conning and manipulative behavior, and refusal to take responsibility for one’s actions, among others.”)
When our own government no longer sees us as human beings with dignity and worth but as things to be manipulated, maneuvered, mined for data, manhandled by police, conned into believing it has our best interests at heart, mistreated, and then jails us if we dare step out of line, punishes us unjustly without remorse, and refuses to own up to its failings, we are no longer operating under a constitutional republic. Instead, what we are experiencing is a pathocracy: tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government, which “operates against the interests of its own people except for favoring certain groups.”
So where does that leave us?
Having allowed the government to expand and exceed our reach, we find ourselves on the losing end of a tug-of-war over control of our country and our lives. And for as long as we let them, government officials will continue to trample on our rights, always justifying their actions as being for the good of the people.
Yet the government can only go as far as “we the people” allow. Therein lies the problem.
The pickle we find ourselves in speaks volumes about the nature of the government beast we have been saddled with and how it views the rights and sovereignty of “we the people.”
Now you don’t hear a lot about sovereignty anymore. Sovereignty is a dusty, antiquated term that harkens back to an age when kings and emperors ruled with absolute power over a populace that had no rights. Americans turned the idea of sovereignty on its head when they declared their independence from Great Britain and rejected the absolute authority of King George III. In doing so, Americans claimed for themselves the right to self-government and established themselves as the ultimate authority and power.
In other words, in America, “we the people”— sovereign citizens—call the shots.
So when the government acts, it is supposed to do so at our bidding and on our behalf, because we are the rulers.
That’s not exactly how it turned out, though, is it?
In the 200-plus years since we boldly embarked on this experiment in self-government, we have been steadily losing ground to the government’s brazen power grabs, foisted upon us in the so-called name of national security.
The government has knocked us off our rightful throne. It has usurped our rightful authority. It has staged the ultimate coup. Its agents no longer even pretend that they answer to “we the people.” Worst of all, “we the people” have become desensitized to this constant undermining of our freedoms.
How do we reconcile the Founders’ vision of the government as an entity whose only purpose is to serve the people with the police state’s insistence that the government is the supreme authority, that its power trumps that of the people themselves, and that it may exercise that power in any way it sees fit (that includes government agents crashing through doors, mass arrests, ethnic cleansing, racial profiling, indefinite detentions without due process, and internment camps)?
They cannot be reconciled. They are polar opposites.
We are fast approaching a moment of reckoning where we will be forced to choose between the vision of what America was intended to be (a model for self-governance where power is vested in the people) and the reality of what it has become (a police state where power is vested in the government).
This slide into totalitarianism—helped along by overcriminalization, government surveillance, militarized police, neighbors turning in neighbors, privatized prisons, and forced labor camps, to name just a few similarities—is tracking very closely with what happened in Germany in the years leading up to Hitler’s rise to power.
We are walking a dangerous path right now.
No matter who wins the presidential election come November, it’s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people.
Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media, the 2020 presidential election is not a populist election for a representative. Rather, it’s a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO, a fact reinforced by the nation’s archaic electoral college system.
Anyone who believes that this election will bring about any real change in how the American government does business is either incredibly naïve, woefully out-of-touch, or oblivious to the fact that as an in-depth Princeton University study shows, we now live in an oligarchy that is “of the rich, by the rich and for the rich.”
When a country spends close to $10 billion on elections to select what is, for all intents and purposes, a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House and fill other government seats, while more than 40 million of its people live in poverty, more than 40 million Americans are on unemployment, more than 500,000 Americans are homeless, and analysts forecast it will take a decade to work our way out of the current COVID-induced recession, that’s a country whose priorities are out of step with the needs of its people.
Be warned, however: the Establishment—the Deep State and its corporate partners that really run the show, pull the strings and dictate the policies, no matter who occupies the Oval Office—is not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures. Those who have attempted to do so in the past have been effectively put out of commission.
Voting sustains the illusion that we have a democratic republic, but it is merely a dictatorship in disguise, or what political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page more accurately refer to as an “economic élite domination.”
In such an environment, the economic elite (lobbyists, corporations, monied special interest groups) dictate national policy. As the Princeton University oligarchy study indicates, our elected officials, especially those in the nation’s capital, represent the interests of the rich and powerful rather than the average citizen. As such, the citizenry has little if any impact on the policies of government.
We have been saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing that there’s a difference between the Republicans and Democrats, when in fact, the two parties are exactly the same. As one commentator noted, both parties support endless war, engage in out-of-control spending, ignore the citizenry’s basic rights, have no respect for the rule of law, are bought and paid for by Big Business, care most about their own power, and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty
We’re drowning under the weight of too much debt, too many wars, too much power in the hands of a centralized government run by a corporate elite, too many militarized police, too many laws, too many lobbyists, and generally too much bad news.
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day. They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we’ve cast our vote one way or the other. They want us to remain divided over politics, hostile to those with whom we disagree politically, and intolerant of anyone or anything whose solutions to what ails this country differ from our own.
What they don’t want us talking about is the fact that the government is corrupt, the system is rigged, the politicians don’t represent us, the electoral college is a joke, most of the candidates are frauds, and, as I point out in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, we as a nation are repeating the mistakes of history—namely, allowing a totalitarian state to reign over us.
Former concentration camp inmate Hannah Arendt warned against this when she wrote, “Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries.”
As we once again find ourselves faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils, “we the people” have a decision to make: do we simply participate in the collapse of the American republic as it degenerates toward a totalitarian regime, or do we take a stand and reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us?
Never forget that the lesser of two evils is still evil.
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Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute . His new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People is available at www.amazon.com . Whitehead can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org.
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activistpost--2020-07-07--Now in Effect: Virginia Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession Despite Federal Prohibition

RICHMOND , Va. ( July 7 , 2020 ) – On July 1 , a Virginia law went into effect that decriminalizes marijuana possession despite federal prohibition .
A bipartisan coalition of senators and representatives introduced House Bill 972 ( HB972 ) and Senate Bill 2 ( SB2 ) earlier this year .
Under the law , marijuana will remain illegal in the state , but possession of up to an ounce of cannabis will now be a civil infraction subject to a $ 25 fine instead of a criminal offense .
Under the old law , possession of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 30 days in jail and a $ 500 fine .
Possession of hash and other concentrates is a felony .
The legislation also includes provisions to seal the records of past and future marijuana convictions and bars most employers from asking about marijuana convictions in the hiring process .
The bill took a winding path to final approval .
Different versions of the bill were initially passed by the House and the Senate leading to a conference committee .
The Senate passed the final version 27-12 and the House approved the measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval to the measure on April 11 , but he recommended amendments , including one that would push the date of a legislative study on the legalization of marijuana back one year to November 2021 .
The legislature rejected the delay , but approved other technical amendments , sending the bill back to the governor .
On May 21 , Northam signed the bill and it went into effect July 1 .
Sen. Adam Ebbin ( D-Alexandria ) carried the bill in the Senate .
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According to a point-in-time study included in a State Crime Commission report , there were 127 people being held in Virginia jails solely on marijuana charges on one day in July 2017 .
Successful decriminalization has generated momentum in Virginia and there is now a push to legalize marijuana completely during a special session this summer .
“ The Commonwealth is past the point for studies on policing and law enforcement—immediate action must be taken to eliminate law enforcement abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weed out institutional discrimination , and increase accountability at all levels of law enforcement , ” the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus ( VLBC ) said in a list of priorities it released recently .
While the enactment of HB972/SB2 will not end marijuana prohibition in Virginia , it will drastically reduce prosecution and disincentivize enforcement efforts .
Under the federal Controlled Substances Act ( CSA ) passed in 1970 , the federal government maintains complete prohibition of marijuana .
Of course , the federal government lacks any constitutional authority to ban or regulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , despite the opinion of the politically connected lawyers on the Supreme Court .
If you doubt this , ask yourself why it took a constitutional amendment to institute federal alcohol prohibition .
Despite federal prohibition , Virginia legalized medical marijuana in 2018 and expanded the program last year .
Decriminalization of marijuana would remove yet another layer of laws punishing the possession and use of marijuana in the state , but federal prohibition would remain in effect .
This is significant because FBI statistics show that law enforcement makes approximately 99 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal law .
When states stop enforcing marijuana laws , they sweep away most of the basis for 99 percent of marijuana arrests .
Furthermore , figures indicate it would take 40 percent of the DEA ’ s yearly-budget just to investigate and raid all of the dispensaries in Los Angeles – a single city in a single state .
That doesn ’ t include the cost of prosecution .
The lesson ?
The feds lack the resources to enforce marijuana prohibition without state assistance .
Virginia joins a growing number of states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in practice .
Colorado , Washington state , Oregon and Alaska were the first states to legalize recreational cannabis , and California , Nevada , Maine and Massachusetts joined them after ballot initiatives in favor of legalization passed in November 2016 .
Michigan followed suit when voters legalized cannabis for general use in 2018 .
Vermont became the first state to legalize marijuana through a legislative act in 2018 .
Illinois followed suit in 2019 .
With 33 states including allowing cannabis for medical use , the feds find themselves in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforce prohibition anymore .
The lesson here is pretty straightforward .
When enough people say , ‘ No !
’ to the federal government , and enough states pass laws backing those people up , there ’ s not much the feds can do to shove their so-called laws , regulations or mandates down our throats .
The push to decriminalize marijuana in Virginia underscores another important strategic reality .
Once a state legalizes marijuana – even if only in a very limited way – it tends to eventually expand .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ develop and demand expands .
That creates pressure to further relax state law .
These new laws represent a further erosion of unconstitutional federal marijuana prohibition .
Michael Maharrey [ send him email ] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center .
He is from the original home of the Principles of ’ 98 – Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida .
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By Michael Maharrey
RICHMOND, Va. (July 7, 2020) – On July 1, a Virginia law went into effect that decriminalizes marijuana possession despite federal prohibition.
A bipartisan coalition of senators and representatives introduced House Bill 972 (HB972) and Senate Bill 2 (SB2) earlier this year. Under the law, marijuana will remain illegal in the state, but possession of up to an ounce of cannabis will now be a civil infraction subject to a $25 fine instead of a criminal offense. Under the old law, possession of a half-ounce or less is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. Possession of hash and other concentrates is a felony.
The legislation also includes provisions to seal the records of past and future marijuana convictions and bars most employers from asking about marijuana convictions in the hiring process.
The bill took a winding path to final approval.
Different versions of the bill were initially passed by the House and the Senate leading to a conference committee. The Senate passed the final version 27-12 and the House approved the measure 56-36. Gov. Northam gave his approval to the measure on April 11, but he recommended amendments, including one that would push the date of a legislative study on the legalization of marijuana back one year to November 2021. The legislature rejected the delay, but approved other technical amendments, sending the bill back to the governor. On May 21, Northam signed the bill and it went into effect July 1.
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) carried the bill in the Senate. He said the enactment of the law is good news for thousands of Virginians.
This means close to 30,000 people a year will no longer be labeled as criminals and no longer will suffer the negative repercussions of a criminal conviction.
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According to a point-in-time study included in a State Crime Commission report, there were 127 people being held in Virginia jails solely on marijuana charges on one day in July 2017.
Successful decriminalization has generated momentum in Virginia and there is now a push to legalize marijuana completely during a special session this summer.
“The Commonwealth is past the point for studies on policing and law enforcement—immediate action must be taken to eliminate law enforcement abuse, prevent and punish racist behaviors, weed out institutional discrimination, and increase accountability at all levels of law enforcement,” the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) said in a list of priorities it released recently.
While the enactment of HB972/SB2 will not end marijuana prohibition in Virginia, it will drastically reduce prosecution and disincentivize enforcement efforts.
EFFECT ON FEDERAL PROHIBITION
Under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) passed in 1970, the federal government maintains complete prohibition of marijuana. Of course, the federal government lacks any constitutional authority to ban or regulate cannabis within the borders of a state, despite the opinion of the politically connected lawyers on the Supreme Court. If you doubt this, ask yourself why it took a constitutional amendment to institute federal alcohol prohibition.
Despite federal prohibition, Virginia legalized medical marijuana in 2018 and expanded the program last year. Decriminalization of marijuana would remove yet another layer of laws punishing the possession and use of marijuana in the state, but federal prohibition would remain in effect. This is significant because FBI statistics show that law enforcement makes approximately 99 of 100 marijuana arrests under state, not federal law. When states stop enforcing marijuana laws, they sweep away most of the basis for 99 percent of marijuana arrests.
Furthermore, figures indicate it would take 40 percent of the DEA’s yearly-budget just to investigate and raid all of the dispensaries in Los Angeles – a single city in a single state. That doesn’t include the cost of prosecution. The lesson? The feds lack the resources to enforce marijuana prohibition without state assistance.
A GROWING MOVEMENT
Virginia joins a growing number of states increasingly ignoring federal prohibition, and nullifying it in practice.
Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Alaska were the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, and California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts joined them after ballot initiatives in favor of legalization passed in November 2016. Michigan followed suit when voters legalized cannabis for general use in 2018. Vermont became the first state to legalize marijuana through a legislative act in 2018. Illinois followed suit in 2019.
With 33 states including allowing cannabis for medical use, the feds find themselves in a position where they simply can’t enforce prohibition anymore.
The lesson here is pretty straightforward. When enough people say, ‘No!’ to the federal government, and enough states pass laws backing those people up, there’s not much the feds can do to shove their so-called laws, regulations or mandates down our throats.
The push to decriminalize marijuana in Virginia underscores another important strategic reality. Once a state legalizes marijuana – even if only in a very limited way – it tends to eventually expand. As the state tears down some barriers, markets develop and demand expands. That creates pressure to further relax state law. These new laws represent a further erosion of unconstitutional federal marijuana prohibition.
Source: Tenth Amendment Center
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activistpost--2020-07-07--Major Tax Increases are About to Slam America as Cities and States Want You to Pay for Covid Fallout

Just prior to the global Coronavirus outbreak , serious signs of an emerging financial crisis began to emerge .
As people were beginning to realize that yet another central bank engineered ‘ bust ’ was coming down on us , we were thrown into lockdown , shuttering millions of businesses and sending millions of people to the unemployment line .
Now , a few months later , we are starting to realize just how deep the economic fallout will be , and Americans are scrambling to adjust their lifestyles to a totally new world order .
At the top of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
City , county , state and federal .
In the midst of such a bizarre and frightful socioeconomic crisis , the tax man is hurting too .
Tax revenues at all levels of government have plummeted like never before , and the pain is especially acute for city budgets who ’ ve seen sales tax revenue nosedive .
While the American citizenry is seeing a drastic drop in income , so is Uncle Sam and all of his bureaucratic agencies .
Take a look at some of the numbers .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimately reach almost 10 percent in the current fiscal year ( which ends on June 30 in most states ) and about 25 percent in fiscal year 2021 based on recent economic projections .
• Arkansas expects $ 353 million less in revenue , with $ 193 million due to the income tax filing extension to July 15 and the remainder due to lower collections .
• California expects revenues to decline by $ 32 billion in 2021 alone , according to the Department of Finance .
The revenue declines in fiscal years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs and increased need for other state services , will result in a deficit equal to 37 percent of the general fund budget — more than three and half times the balance in the state ’ s substantial rainy day fund .
• New York ’ s tax revenues will fall by $ 12 billion in 2021 and by $ 16 billion in 2022 , according to the state ’ s Division of Budget .
• Colorado ’ s revenues could drop by as much as $ 3.2 billion in 2021 and $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Legislative Council .
[ Source ] See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income For states like Texas , Alaska and New Mexico which depend on oil revenue to balance their budgets , the financial hit will be a double whammy .
While Americans clamor to figure out how to make ends meet in their own households , so too is government trying to figure out how to balance budgets , and the reality is that once these emergency accounting measures really begin to sink in , Americans aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The question for mayors and governors will be , ‘ how much money can we extract from the people without causing extreme poverty and triggering widespread revolt ?
’ The answer , of course , is taxes .
Primarily property taxes , because that ’ s the one thing people are still paying while locked down at home and unable to shop .
• Nashville Mayor John Cooper is openly proposing raising property taxes by 32 % in order to correct an estimated $ 250 million budget shortfall .
• Dallas , TX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in property taxes , and is having to work a loophole that allows them to ignore state law which would prevent them from raising taxes more than 3.5 % .
[ Source ] • Expecting a $ 700 million shortfall , Chicago ’ s Mayor Lightfoot has said that a property tax increase is ‘ on the table.
’ [ Source ] • California is considering a partial reversal of Proposition 13 , which would allow government to assess commercial properties differently , creating an increase in property tax revenue without actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Source ] • Other initiatives include “ Arizona , where taxes would be raised on incomes above $ 250,000 to boost teacher salaries ; Colorado , which is targeting corporations for at least $ 151 million in taxes to fund out-of-school learning ; and North Carolina , which would issue bonds worth $ 1.9 billion in part to pay for school capital improvements.
” [ Source ] • New York is pitching the idea of tax increases for wealthier people .
[ Source ] • New Jersey is expected to see an unknown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to borrow billions of dollars to cover budget gaps .
[ Source ] • CNBC reports that many states across the nation will be looking at tax increases in many areas , including corporate income taxes , online purchases , excise and sales taxes , property taxes , and gross receipts taxes .
[ Source ] As we move forward in this deepening crisis , we shall see how all of this works out ; but for to be sure , Mr. and Mrs. America , even though you didn ’ t create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even though you were forced to close down your business , you will now be used as tax cattle to pay for this giant fustercluck .
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By Isaac Davis
Just prior to the global Coronavirus outbreak, serious signs of an emerging financial crisis began to emerge. As people were beginning to realize that yet another central bank engineered ‘bust’ was coming down on us, we were thrown into lockdown, shuttering millions of businesses and sending millions of people to the unemployment line.
Now, a few months later, we are starting to realize just how deep the economic fallout will be, and Americans are scrambling to adjust their lifestyles to a totally new world order. At the top of the food chain, though, is government. City, county, state and federal.
In the midst of such a bizarre and frightful socioeconomic crisis, the tax man is hurting too. Tax revenues at all levels of government have plummeted like never before, and the pain is especially acute for city budgets who’ve seen sales tax revenue nosedive. While the American citizenry is seeing a drastic drop in income, so is Uncle Sam and all of his bureaucratic agencies.
Take a look at some of the numbers.
CBPP estimates that state budget shortfalls will ultimately reach almost 10 percent in the current fiscal year (which ends on June 30 in most states) and about 25 percent in fiscal year 2021 based on recent economic projections.
Kansas estimates an $827 million drop in revenues.
Arizona expects revenues to drop by $1.4 billion.
Arkansas expects $353 million less in revenue, with $193 million due to the income tax filing extension to July 15 and the remainder due to lower collections.
California expects revenues to decline by $32 billion in 2021 alone, according to the Department of Finance. The revenue declines in fiscal years 2020 and 2021, combined with COVID-19 costs and increased need for other state services, will result in a deficit equal to 37 percent of the general fund budget — more than three and half times the balance in the state’s substantial rainy day fund.
New York’s tax revenues will fall by $12 billion in 2021 and by $16 billion in 2022, according to the state’s Division of Budget.
Colorado’s revenues could drop by as much as $3.2 billion in 2021 and $2.4 billion in 2022, according to the Legislative Council. [Source]
For states like Texas, Alaska and New Mexico which depend on oil revenue to balance their budgets, the financial hit will be a double whammy.
Alaska is projecting an $815 million decline in revenues in the coming fiscal year, and New Mexico could see a $1.5 to $2 billion drop. [Source]
While Americans clamor to figure out how to make ends meet in their own households, so too is government trying to figure out how to balance budgets, and the reality is that once these emergency accounting measures really begin to sink in, Americans aren’t going to like it one bit.
The question for mayors and governors will be, ‘how much money can we extract from the people without causing extreme poverty and triggering widespread revolt?’
The answer, of course, is taxes. Primarily property taxes, because that’s the one thing people are still paying while locked down at home and unable to shop.
Take note:
Nashville Mayor John Cooper is openly proposing raising property taxes by 32% in order to correct an estimated $250 million budget shortfall.
“There is no choice but to have a significant increase in property taxes,” he said. “Measured in a percent, it’s going to be on the order of more than 20 percent to be sure.” [Source]
Dallas, TX is looking at a proposed 8% increase in property taxes, and is having to work a loophole that allows them to ignore state law which would prevent them from raising taxes more than 3.5%. [Source]
Expecting a $700 million shortfall, Chicago’s Mayor Lightfoot has said that a property tax increase is ‘on the table.’ [Source]
California is considering a partial reversal of Proposition 13, which would allow government to assess commercial properties differently, creating an increase in property tax revenue without actually increasing the property tax rate. [Source]
Other initiatives include “Arizona, where taxes would be raised on incomes above $250,000 to boost teacher salaries; Colorado, which is targeting corporations for at least $151 million in taxes to fund out-of-school learning; and North Carolina, which would issue bonds worth $1.9 billion in part to pay for school capital improvements.” [Source]
New York is pitching the idea of tax increases for wealthier people. [Source]
New Jersey is expected to see an unknown increase in taxes as the governor moves to borrow billions of dollars to cover budget gaps. [Source]
CNBC reports that many states across the nation will be looking at tax increases in many areas, including corporate income taxes, online purchases, excise and sales taxes, property taxes, and gross receipts taxes. [Source]
As we move forward in this deepening crisis, we shall see how all of this works out; but for to be sure, Mr. and Mrs. America, even though you didn’t create the fraud in the financial system, and even though you were forced to close down your business, you will now be used as tax cattle to pay for this giant fustercluck.
Isaac Davis is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com. He is an outspoken advocate of liberty and of a voluntary society. He is an avid reader of history and passionate about becoming self-sufficient to break free of the control matrix. Follow him on Facebook, here.
This article (Major Tax Increases are About to Slam America as Cities and States Want YOU to Pay for Covid Fallout) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Isaac Davis and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.
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activistpost--2020-07-07--Globalist Takeover of India’s Health System — Interview with Kapil Bajaj

This interview takes you into the depths of how the global elite hijacked the Indian Public Health System via the PHFI ( Public Health Foundation of India ) .
We discuss the characters involved , the scandals that have taken place , & how this impacts the current Covid-19 crisis that we are currently facing !
Timestamp : 1:30 – Introduction to Kapil ’ s background & experience 6:00 – Creation & founding of the PHFI ( players include Manmohan Singh , Rockefeller frontman Lincoln Chen , Tata frontmen , Mukesh Ambani & his frontman , Bill Gates frontmen Ashok @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rohini Nilekani , Anand Mahindra , Godrej , Srinath Reddy , etc ) 13:00 – The Great Reset 19:00 – Kapil ’ s meeting with Rajat Gupta & Srinath Reddy 36:00 – Rajat Gupta ’ s activities in India 38:45 – Honeycombing of Government people 45:30 – No documents to show that Govt bureaucrats have been authorised to sit on PHFIs board 47:30 – No govt policy on PPPs , how the Governing board of the PHFI is fraudulent 55:00 – K Srinath Reddy sending forged document to Kapil under RTI 1:00:00 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates 1:05:00 – How different state governments were on board 1:11:00 – Fraud at PHFI 1:34:00 – How PHFI people are driving India ’ s Covid response 1:44:00 – How all Indian political parties are on board with Gates ’ agenda Join my Telegram channel for news & updates : @ affindia Join our Telegram group for Indian truthseekers : https : //t.me/joinchat/HIGWuVKMpPg7IW_… Subscribe to my email list – https : //anarchyforfreedom.us20.list-m… My website : https : //anarchyforfreedom.in/start-here/ Follow me on : BitChute : https : //www.bitchute.com/channel/anar… ( Censorship-resistant alternative to YouTube ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //twitter.com/AnarchyforIndia Instagram https : //www.instagram.com/anarchy4fre… Steemit : https : //steemit.com/ @ anarchy4freedom Minds : https : //www.minds.com/anarchyforfreed… Subscribe to Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Anarchy for Freedom India
This interview takes you into the depths of how the global elite hijacked the Indian Public Health System via the PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India).
We discuss the characters involved, the scandals that have taken place, & how this impacts the current Covid-19 crisis that we are currently facing!
Kapil Bajaj’s blog : https://kbforyou.blogspot.com/
Timestamp : 1:30 – Introduction to Kapil’s background & experience 6:00 – Creation & founding of the PHFI (players include Manmohan Singh, Rockefeller frontman Lincoln Chen, Tata frontmen, Mukesh Ambani & his frontman, Bill Gates frontmen Ashok Alexander & Rajat Gupta, Narayan Murthy, Rohini Nilekani, Anand Mahindra, Godrej, Srinath Reddy, etc) 13:00 – The Great Reset 19:00 – Kapil’s meeting with Rajat Gupta & Srinath Reddy 36:00 – Rajat Gupta’s activities in India 38:45 – Honeycombing of Government people 45:30 – No documents to show that Govt bureaucrats have been authorised to sit on PHFIs board 47:30 – No govt policy on PPPs, how the Governing board of the PHFI is fraudulent 55:00 – K Srinath Reddy sending forged document to Kapil under RTI 1:00:00 – Poonawallas & their connection to Bill Gates 1:05:00 – How different state governments were on board 1:11:00 – Fraud at PHFI 1:34:00 – How PHFI people are driving India’s Covid response 1:44:00 – How all Indian political parties are on board with Gates’ agenda
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activistpost--2020-07-07--UN Report: 82% of E-Waste Not Recycled. So Why Not Warn About 5G, IoT and “Smart Cities”?

E-Waste had been a dangerous worldwide problem before these recent headlines cited warnings by the UN : • World ’ s E-Waste ‘ Unsustainable ’ , Says UN Report Citing China , India , and US E-Waste was a problem before AirPods became popular .
It will continue to be a problem even after the combustible radiation-emitting devices are “ retired ” by Apple .
Scientists have been warning about E-Waste for a long time and continue to do so .
Some environmentalists have been warning about it too .
Regardless , the increasingly opposed worldwide “ Race to 5G @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 .
12 , 13 ) for increasingly opposed “ Smart Cities ” ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) will undoubtedly make the E-Waste problem much bigger and scarier even without AirPods contributing to it .
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By B.N. Frank
E-Waste had been a dangerous worldwide problem before these recent headlines cited warnings by the UN:
E-Waste was a problem before AirPods became popular. It will continue to be a problem even after the combustible radiation-emitting devices are “retired” by Apple.
Scientists have been warning about E-Waste for a long time and continue to do so. Some environmentalists have been warning about it too. Regardless, the increasingly opposed worldwide “Race to 5G” (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, 13) for increasingly opposed “Smart Cities” (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) will undoubtedly make the E-Waste problem much bigger and scarier even without AirPods contributing to it.
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activistpost--2020-07-08--Now Even Major Defense Firms Are Pushing For COVID Stimulus Money

Major defense firms which have for years especially since the post-9/11 so-called war on terror raked in billions in lucrative ( and very often wasteful ) government contracts are begging the federal government for more COVID-related stimulus .
Ultra-wealthy CEOs of the these major defense contractors are citing the potential for record job loss among their massive work force , though it ’ s likely few among the American public will sympathize with the idea of bailouts and taxpayer handouts to names like Lockheed Martin or Raytheon .
Brazen and unbelievable as it sounds , Bloomberg reports Wednesday that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics , Boeing and Raytheon , urge the Pentagon ’ s acquisitions chief and the White House ’ s acting budget director to press for stimulus money as the Senate is poised to consider another rescue package to ease damage caused by coronavirus pandemic.
” Without the stimulus , the defense firm execs say , the end result will be “ significant job losses in pivotal states just as we are trying to recover from the pandemic , ” Bloomberg continues .
The July 7 letter also detailed there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cutting edge technologies , also given continuing layoffs , making it “ of the highest urgency ” .
Additionally , a letter was send to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord urging action , after Lord estimated pandemic disruptions could see up to a $ 10 billion setback .
A little over two weeks ago , the Pentagon acquisitions chief announced what she described as a devastating “ three-month slowdown to all programs due to COVID-19.
” She said the hardest hit defense areas beset by delays include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sectors .
Other major names like the execs of Huntington Ingalls , Textron Inc. , L3Harris Technologies and BAE Systems are also lobbying for stimulus .
“ I won ’ t discuss any programs specifically , but we have seen inefficiencies across most programs .
COVID-19 is shutting down defense manufacturing facilities and production lines , disrupting supply chains and distressing the financial stability of the companies DoD relies on to protect the nation , ” Lord said during her June comments .
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By Tyler Durden
Major defense firms which have for years especially since the post-9/11 so-called war on terror raked in billions in lucrative (and very often wasteful) government contracts are begging the federal government for more COVID-related stimulus.
Ultra-wealthy CEOs of the these major defense contractors are citing the potential for record job loss among their massive work force, though it’s likely few among the American public will sympathize with the idea of bailouts and taxpayer handouts to names like Lockheed Martin or Raytheon.
Brazen and unbelievable as it sounds, Bloomberg reports Wednesday that “CEOs of major defense companies, including Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Boeing and Raytheon, urge the Pentagon’s acquisitions chief and the White House’s acting budget director to press for stimulus money as the Senate is poised to consider another rescue package to ease damage caused by coronavirus pandemic.”
Without the stimulus, the defense firm execs say, the end result will be “significant job losses in pivotal states just as we are trying to recover from the pandemic,” Bloomberg continues.
The July 7 letter also detailed there would be a serious setback in development of cutting edge technologies, also given continuing layoffs, making it “of the highest urgency”. Additionally, a letter was send to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord urging action, after Lord estimated pandemic disruptions could see up to a $10 billion setback.
A little over two weeks ago, the Pentagon acquisitions chief announced what she described as a devastating “three-month slowdown to all programs due to COVID-19.”
She said the hardest hit defense areas beset by delays include aviation, shipbuilding and small space launch sectors.
Other major names like the execs of Huntington Ingalls, Textron Inc., L3Harris Technologies and BAE Systems are also lobbying for stimulus.
“I won’t discuss any programs specifically, but we have seen inefficiencies across most programs. COVID-19 is shutting down defense manufacturing facilities and production lines, disrupting supply chains and distressing the financial stability of the companies DoD relies on to protect the nation,” Lord said during her June comments.
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-07-08--The Pyramid of Power (TRAILER)

The Pyramid of Power (TRAILER)

Check out the latest docu-series from The Conscious Resistance Network : The Pyramid of Power ( TRAILER ) The world of 2020 is rife with chaos .
The people are overwhelmed with fears of pandemics , frustrations with institutional racism , the blunt reality of police violence , and calls for revolution .
These calls grow louder with every day that passes and with every new act of violence the people grow impatient .
It is at this vital juncture that we must question the narratives being fed to us .
If one examines the current paradigm armed with critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a healthy skepticism of power , media , and other official “ authorities ” , they may walk away with a deeper understanding of our predicament .
Are we allowing the chaos to divide , confuse , and control us ?
Is there more to the equation than what we are being shown on the television and social media ?
Are the presidents , prime ministers , kings , and queens the true source of our ills ?
Or are these figure heads merely symbols meant to distract us from those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reset ” of our world ?
The Conscious Resistance Network presents a brand new documentary series which will expose the various systems and individuals which hold the true power .
We aim to expose those who have laid the foundation and continue to build Coming Soon from The Conscious Resistance Network The Conscious Resistance Network is an independent media organization focused on empowering individuals through education , philosophy , health , and community organizing .
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By The Conscious Resistance
Check out the latest docu-series from The Conscious Resistance Network: The Pyramid of Power (TRAILER)
The world of 2020 is rife with chaos.
The people are overwhelmed with fears of pandemics, frustrations with institutional racism, the blunt reality of police violence, and calls for revolution.
These calls grow louder with every day that passes and with every new act of violence the people grow impatient.
It is at this vital juncture that we must question the narratives being fed to us.
If one examines the current paradigm armed with critical thinking, an understanding of historical geopolitics, and a healthy skepticism of power, media, and other official “authorities”, they may walk away with a deeper understanding of our predicament.
Are we allowing the chaos to divide, confuse, and control us?
Is there more to the equation than what we are being shown on the television and social media?
Are the presidents, prime ministers, kings, and queens the true source of our ills? Or are these figure heads merely symbols meant to distract us from those who truly benefit from a “Great Reset” of our world?
The Conscious Resistance Network presents a brand new documentary series which will expose the various systems and individuals which hold the true power. We aim to expose those who have laid the foundation and continue to build
The Pyramid of Power
Coming Soon from The Conscious Resistance Network
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activistpost--2020-07-08--How Truman and the Military Subverted the First Atomic Bomb Movie

“ If our sin as scientists was to make and use the atomic bomb , ” Leo Szilard , famed physicist would admit , “ then our punishment was to watch The Beginning or the End.
” Szilard ’ s exposure to the 1947 MGM movie , however , went far beyond merely enduring a viewing of the first Hollywood drama about the creation and use of the bomb .
The previous year he had traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles to offer his input on key scenes , then signed a contract agreeing to be portrayed in the movie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Albert Einstein to sign his own approval .
Szilard would not be the only atomic scientist to express disappointment in the big-budget film , which drew mixed reviews from movie critics and modest box office receipts .
The project , after all , had shifted 180 degrees from its inception , when it was inspired by the scientists as a warning against building new and bigger bombs .
Now it was little more than error-ridden , pro-bomb propaganda .
It had started with an urgent letter from a worried scientist at Oak Ridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , actress Donna Reed .
Now it concluded with a scene at the Lincoln Memorial , with the one voice of conscience remaining in the script , a young scientist named Matt Cochran , addressing his wife – as a ghostly figure .
Despite having just perished in an accident while arming the Hiroshima bomb ( which would then slaughter 125,000 others ) , he assures his widow , in cloudy , apparitional form , “ God has not shown us a new way to destroy ourselves .
Atomic energy is the hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ruins of war and lighten the burdens of peace… .
We have found a path so filled with promise , that when we walk down it we will know that everything that went before the discovery of atomic energy was the Dark Ages.
” How and why did that transpire ?
The full story is told for the first time in my book , published this week , The Beginning or the End : How Hollywood – and America – Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb .
Once MGM bought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wild script by none other than novelist Ayn Rand ) from Paramount , it had clear sailing to take any route it desired .
Legendary studio chief Louis B. Mayer , in approving the project , had insisted that it become the “ most important ” movie he would ever present .
Producer Sam Marx was relatively liberal for a movie executive in that era of Hollywood .
Mayer , in contrast , was a hardcore conservative and turned the overall managing of the project to one of the most rightwing activists in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a prominent promoter of the blacklist and McCarthyism ) .
Even more critical to the outcome , the studio paid the then-enormous sum of $ 10,000 to General Leslie R. Groves , director of the Manhattan Project , for his exclusive services , and essentially granted him final approval of the entire script ( a power he would exert , to the max ) .
The scientists served only an advisory function .
They were able to successfully fact-check some technical aspects , but had no authority to force any changes in tone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing for their services .
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Ultimately , mainly thanks to Groves , the movie would not only fully endorse the decision to use the bomb against Japan , but rewrite history to support that conclusion .
For example , it repeatedly referred to the U.S. “ showering ” the target cities with leaflets explicitly warning that a new weapon was on the way – while eliminating plans to reveal some of the human effects of the bomb on the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end it wasn ’ t even mentioned once .
Elsewhere , the script was adapted to emphasize the desire to portray the atomic attack in a heroic way , and as one absolutely necessary to save America from meeting the same fate .
FDR now claimed that his psychological warfare experts told him that the “ Japs will fight right down to the women and children.
” Now the “ light flak ” greeting the American bombers near Hiroshima – already an enormously revealing falsehood – has been transformed into “ heavy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fictional Japanese fighter planes approach the Enola Gay , they are so close ( in the movie ) that the Americans need to return fire !
The accident that dooms Matt Cochran ’ s life now occurs before Hiroshima , as he arms that bomb , not in the run-up to Nagasaki .
This enabled the script to totally eliminate any depiction of the even more questionable second bomb .
Equally revealing ( although ultimately cut from the final script ) : the addition of two new , fictionalized , warnings about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US invasion .
Where was their lab located ?
In Hiroshima , of course .
Finally , the White House , which also had veto power in its pocket , got crucially involved , with Truman and his press secretary Charles Ross , ordering a costly retake ( an unprecedented order from the Oval Office in the history of Hollywood ) of the key scene showing the president explaining his reasons for deciding to drop the bomb .
Truman even got the actor playing him fired .
He wanted someone with more of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release , the film ’ s “ cheery imbecility ” would be mocked by James Agee in his Time magazine review .
Life magazine would call it “ hokum ” and “ full of flossy but trite hopes for a better world.
” Yet its overall message , and in some cases falsifications , endure to this day in the enduring Hiroshima Narrative of justification .
As long as most in the media and government endorses the double use in 1945 the more likely we will see a first-strike ( which is official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greg Mitchell has written a dozen books .
His latest is The Beginning or the End : How Hollywood – and America – Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ( The New Press ) .
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By Greg Mitchell
“If our sin as scientists was to make and use the atomic bomb,” Leo Szilard, famed physicist would admit, “then our punishment was to watch The Beginning or the End.” Szilard’s exposure to the 1947 MGM movie, however, went far beyond merely enduring a viewing of the first Hollywood drama about the creation and use of the bomb. The previous year he had traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles to offer his input on key scenes, then signed a contract agreeing to be portrayed in the movie – and after much cajoling, convinced Albert Einstein to sign his own approval.
Szilard would not be the only atomic scientist to express disappointment in the big-budget film, which drew mixed reviews from movie critics and modest box office receipts. The project, after all, had shifted 180 degrees from its inception, when it was inspired by the scientists as a warning against building new and bigger bombs. Now it was little more than error-ridden, pro-bomb propaganda.
It had started with an urgent letter from a worried scientist at Oak Ridge to his former high school chemistry student, actress Donna Reed. Now it concluded with a scene at the Lincoln Memorial, with the one voice of conscience remaining in the script, a young scientist named Matt Cochran, addressing his wife – as a ghostly figure. Despite having just perished in an accident while arming the Hiroshima bomb (which would then slaughter 125,000 others), he assures his widow, in cloudy, apparitional form, “God has not shown us a new way to destroy ourselves. Atomic energy is the hand he has extended to lift us from the ruins of war and lighten the burdens of peace…. We have found a path so filled with promise, that when we walk down it we will know that everything that went before the discovery of atomic energy was the Dark Ages.”
How and why did that transpire? The full story is told for the first time in my book, published this week, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood – and America – Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Once MGM bought out a rival project (with a wild script by none other than novelist Ayn Rand) from Paramount, it had clear sailing to take any route it desired. Legendary studio chief Louis B. Mayer, in approving the project, had insisted that it become the “most important” movie he would ever present. Producer Sam Marx was relatively liberal for a movie executive in that era of Hollywood. Mayer, in contrast, was a hardcore conservative and turned the overall managing of the project to one of the most rightwing activists in town, James K. McGuinness (later a prominent promoter of the blacklist and McCarthyism).
Even more critical to the outcome, the studio paid the then-enormous sum of $10,000 to General Leslie R. Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, for his exclusive services, and essentially granted him final approval of the entire script (a power he would exert, to the max). The scientists served only an advisory function. They were able to successfully fact-check some technical aspects, but had no authority to force any changes in tone or message and were paid little or nothing for their services.
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Ultimately, mainly thanks to Groves, the movie would not only fully endorse the decision to use the bomb against Japan, but rewrite history to support that conclusion. For example, it repeatedly referred to the U.S. “showering” the target cities with leaflets explicitly warning that a new weapon was on the way – while eliminating plans to reveal some of the human effects of the bomb on the ground in Hiroshima. And Nagasaki? In the end it wasn’t even mentioned once.
Elsewhere, the script was adapted to emphasize the desire to portray the atomic attack in a heroic way, and as one absolutely necessary to save America from meeting the same fate. FDR now claimed that his psychological warfare experts told him that the “Japs will fight right down to the women and children.” Now the “light flak” greeting the American bombers near Hiroshima – already an enormously revealing falsehood – has been transformed into “heavy flak.” Even worse, when purely fictional Japanese fighter planes approach the Enola Gay, they are so close (in the movie) that the Americans need to return fire! The accident that dooms Matt Cochran’s life now occurs before Hiroshima, as he arms that bomb, not in the run-up to Nagasaki.
This enabled the script to totally eliminate any depiction of the even more questionable second bomb. Equally revealing (although ultimately cut from the final script): the addition of two new, fictionalized, warnings about the Japanese obtaining atomic weapons to greet a US invasion. Where was their lab located? In Hiroshima, of course.
Finally, the White House, which also had veto power in its pocket, got crucially involved, with Truman and his press secretary Charles Ross, ordering a costly retake (an unprecedented order from the Oval Office in the history of Hollywood) of the key scene showing the president explaining his reasons for deciding to drop the bomb. Truman even got the actor playing him fired. He wanted someone with more of a military “bearing.”
On its release, the film’s “cheery imbecility” would be mocked by James Agee in his Time magazine review. Life magazine would call it “hokum” and “full of flossy but trite hopes for a better world.” Yet its overall message, and in some cases falsifications, endure to this day in the enduring Hiroshima Narrative of justification. As long as most in the media and government endorses the double use in 1945 the more likely we will see a first-strike (which is official US policy) in the future.
Greg Mitchell has written a dozen books. His latest is The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood – and America – Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (The New Press).
Source: Antiwar.com
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activistpost--2020-07-08--Smart Meter Woes Include Noisiness aka “The Hum” Noticeable to Humans and Animals

Utility companies worldwide have installed electric , gas , and water “ Smart ” Meters .
They are very EXPENSIVE ( see 1 , 2 ) , very problematic , and very unpopular ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Most ( if not all ) of the cost for their installation AND replacements have been and continue to be passed onto customers .
From the start , so many issues were reported about them – including fires and explosions ( see 1 , 2 .
3 .
4 ) – that a documentary was produced in 2013 and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Smart ” Meters are 2-way wireless transmitting so they emit high levels of Electromagnetic Radiation ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) .
Adverse health issues have been experienced by humans ( see 1 , 2 ) and animals after their installation .
People have taken action against utility companies because of this ( see 1 , 2 .
3 ) .
Thanks to Smart Meters News for their video about “ Smart Grid Syndrome ” which is likely being experienced more often than it is being diagnosed .
“ Smart ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) promised that the meters would help customers significantly reduce their energy use and lower their bills .
NOPE .
Adding insult to injury , they can actually USE MORE ENERGY to operate than 1-way transmitting analog meters .
That additional use is at least sometimes being passed on to customers ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Ridiculously high measurement errors have also been scientifically documented and reported with “ Smart ” Meters .
Regardless , utility companies keep installing them because “ Smart ” Meters collect customer usage data 24/7 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Utilities collect and analyze usage data so they can market more products and services to customers and/or sell it to 3rd parties a la “ Surveillance Capitalism.
” In fact , an estimate 34.8 million MORE are being shipped out for installation next year .
Argh .
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By B.N. Frank
Utility companies worldwide have installed electric, gas, and water “Smart” Meters. They are very EXPENSIVE (see 1, 2), very problematic, and very unpopular (see 1, 2). Most (if not all) of the cost for their installation AND replacements have been and continue to be passed onto customers. From the start, so many issues were reported about them – including fires and explosions (see 1, 2. 3. 4) – that a documentary was produced in 2013 and then updated in 2017 to include even more.
“Smart” Meters are 2-way wireless transmitting so they emit high levels of Electromagnetic Radiation (aka “Electrosmog”). Adverse health issues have been experienced by humans (see 1, 2) and animals after their installation. People have taken action against utility companies because of this (see 1, 2. 3).
Thanks to Smart Meters News for their video about “Smart Grid Syndrome” which is likely being experienced more often than it is being diagnosed.
“Smart” Meter proponents (see 1, 2) promised that the meters would help customers significantly reduce their energy use and lower their bills. NOPE. Adding insult to injury, they can actually USE MORE ENERGY to operate than 1-way transmitting analog meters. That additional use is at least sometimes being passed on to customers (see 1, 2). Ridiculously high measurement errors have also been scientifically documented and reported with “Smart” Meters.
Regardless, utility companies keep installing them because “Smart” Meters collect customer usage data 24/7, whereas original analog meters DO NOT. Utilities collect and analyze usage data so they can market more products and services to customers and/or sell it to 3rd parties a la “Surveillance Capitalism.” In fact, an estimate 34.8 million MORE are being shipped out for installation next year. Argh.
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activistpost--2020-07-08--Retail Apocalypse Accelerates – 8,700 Stores Closing, Number Set To Rise

The unprecedented implosion of U.S. commercial real estate during the coronavirus pandemic is likely to get worse as newly delinquent CMBS loans are surging as the list of retail store closures continues to rise .
Trepp ’ s June CMBS remittance report showed CMBS delinquencies hit a high of 10.32 % , not seen since 2012 .
It was noted that that retail CRE loans were in rough shape .
Many retail shops are heavily indebted , some have already declared bankruptcy , while others are quickly shrinking their operating size by reducing store footprint to rein in cost as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plunge in consumption , along with a shift to online , is resulting in a rapid acceleration of the retail apocalypse .
Coresight Research ’ s latest forecast has upwards of 25,000 retail stores that could close by year end .
Forbes has released an updated list of confirmed store closures .
So far , it looks like 8,708 store units have or will shutter operations this year , and could quickly surpass 2019 totals of 9,302 , in a matter of months .
See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy contracting , the next conversation Wall Street will have is about deep economic scarring and permanent job loss .
Already , 3 million jobs have been eliminated from the economy , some of which have come from the closure of retail stores .
The bad news about permanent job loss is that it ’ s a consumption killer , resulting in less spending at retailers , suggesting an even greater amount of store closures beyond anyone ’ s wild guess could be seen over the next 12-24 months .
This all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year – one might want to hunker down for a prolonged downturn , as explained here .
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By Tyler Durden
The unprecedented implosion of U.S. commercial real estate during the coronavirus pandemic is likely to get worse as newly delinquent CMBS loans are surging as the list of retail store closures continues to rise.
Trepp’s June CMBS remittance report showed CMBS delinquencies hit a high of 10.32%, not seen since 2012. It was noted that that retail CRE loans were in rough shape.
Many retail shops are heavily indebted, some have already declared bankruptcy, while others are quickly shrinking their operating size by reducing store footprint to rein in cost as the virus-induced recession, blended with a plunge in consumption, along with a shift to online, is resulting in a rapid acceleration of the retail apocalypse.
Coresight Research’s latest forecast has upwards of 25,000 retail stores that could close by year end.
Forbes has released an updated list of confirmed store closures. So far, it looks like 8,708 store units have or will shutter operations this year, and could quickly surpass 2019 totals of 9,302, in a matter of months.
Forbes’ Store Closure List In 2020
Chuck E Cheese: 54 U.S. stores (bankruptcy)
Destination Maternity: 90 stores (bankruptcy)
GNC: 1,200 stores (bankruptcy)
J. Crew: 54 stores (bankruptcy)
JCPenney JCP: 154 stores (bankruptcy)
K-Mart: 45 stores (bankruptcy)
Modell’s Sporting Goods: 153 stores (bankruptcy)
Neiman Marcus (Last Call): 20 stores (bankruptcy)
Papyrus: 254 stores (bankruptcy)
Pier 1 Imports PIR: 936 stores (bankruptcy)
Sears: 51 stores (bankruptcy)
Signet Jewelers SIG: 232 stores
Stage Stores: 738 stores (liquidating)
Tuesday Morning: 230 stores (bankruptcy)
***
AC Moore: 145 stores
Art Van Furniture: 190 stores
AT&T: 250 stores
Bath & Body Works: 50 stores
Bed Bath & Beyond: 44 stores
Bloomingdale’s: 1 store
Bose: 11 stores
Chico: 100 stores (estimated)
Children’s Place: 200 stores
Christopher Banks: 30-40 stores
CVS Pharmacy: 22 stores
Earth Fare: 50 stores
Express: 66 stories
Forever 21: 15 stores (estimated)
GameStop GME: 320 stores
Gap: 230 stores
Guess: 100 stores
Hallmark: 16 stores
Lord & Taylor: 30 or 40 stores
Lowe’s Canada: 34 stores
Lucky Market: 32 stores
Macy’s M: 125 stores (over 3 years)
Microsoft: 77 stores
New York & Co: 27 stores
Nordstrom: 16 stores
Office Depot: 90 stores
Olympia Sports: 76 stores
Party City: 21 stores
Starbucks SBUX: 400 stores (over 18 months)
Victoria’s Secret: 250 stores
Walgreen: 100 stores (estimated)
Walmart: 2 stores
Wilson Leather & G.H. Bass: 199 stores
Zara: 1,000 stores worldwide (over 2 years)
With thousands of retail stores closing and the economy contracting, the next conversation Wall Street will have is about deep economic scarring and permanent job loss.
Already, 3 million jobs have been eliminated from the economy, some of which have come from the closure of retail stores. The bad news about permanent job loss is that it’s a consumption killer, resulting in less spending at retailers, suggesting an even greater amount of store closures beyond anyone’s wild guess could be seen over the next 12-24 months.
This all suggests there’s no V-shaped recovery this year – one might want to hunker down for a prolonged downturn, as explained here.
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-07-08--Turkey: 5G Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft and Huawei. 47,000+ Signatures on Plaintiff’s Petition

Cities AND countries have taken action to ban , delay , halt , and limit 5G installation as well as issue moratoriums due to health and safety risks and warnings ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 .
12 , 13 ) .
The majority of scientists worldwide are opposed to deployment until there studies show that it ’ s safe .
Recently , the first lawsuit against deployment was filed in Turkey .
“ The citizen named Muammer Karabulut , who lives in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Microsoft and Huawei with the claim that human health is compromised due to 5G technology studies .
The first hearing of the case will be held on 1 June.
” “ I am not against technology .
But technology should not threaten human health .
Now , the explanations about human health are included in the user guides of all the tools and equipment we use .
Let them prove that they have no side effects in terms of human health , including products supported by Microsoft , and all of Huawei ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 5G antennas , ” “ We thank Mr. Abdurrahman Dilipak and Lawyer Muammer Karabulut .
Muammer Karabulut filed the first anti-5G case , Abdurrahman Dilipak will be the Media Spokesperson of this formation.
” News Story : Huawei and Microsoft sued due to 5G in Antalya “ Prove That It Does Not Harm Human Health : Complainant Muammer Karabulut said the following about the issue : “ I am not against technology .
But technology should not threaten human health .
Now , the explanations about human health are included in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and equipment we use .
Let them prove that they have no side effects in terms of human health , including products supported by Microsoft and all of Huawei ’ s tools and equipment that work with 5G and 5G antennas.
” Opposition to 5G technology is increasing worldwide .
Unfortunately that hasn ’ t stopped deployment everywhere including in space where satellites and similar vehicles are being launched to blast it at us from the space ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) .
Freaked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 5G , and other unsafe technology .
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By B.N. Frank
Cities AND countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit 5G installation as well as issue moratoriums due to health and safety risks and warnings (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, 13). The majority of scientists worldwide are opposed to deployment until there studies show that it’s safe. Recently, the first lawsuit against deployment was filed in Turkey.
From Environmental Health Trust:
“The citizen named Muammer Karabulut, who lives in Antalya, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and Huawei with the claim that human health is compromised due to 5G technology studies. The first hearing of the case will be held on 1 June.”
“I am not against technology. But technology should not threaten human health. Now, the explanations about human health are included in the user guides of all the tools and equipment we use. Let them prove that they have no side effects in terms of human health, including products supported by Microsoft, and all of Huawei’s tools and equipment working with 5G, and 5G antennas,”
47,707 people have signed his petition!
Sign the petition HERE
“We thank Mr. Abdurrahman Dilipak and Lawyer Muammer Karabulut. Muammer Karabulut filed the first anti-5G case,
Abdurrahman Dilipak will be the Media Spokesperson of this formation.”
Sign the petition HERE
News Story: Huawei and Microsoft sued due to 5G in Antalya
“Prove That It Does Not Harm Human Health: Complainant Muammer Karabulut said the following about the issue: “I am not against technology. But technology should not threaten human health. Now, the explanations about human health are included in the user guides of all the tools and equipment we use. Let them prove that they have no side effects in terms of human health, including products supported by Microsoft and all of Huawei’s tools and equipment that work with 5G and 5G antennas.”
Opposition to 5G technology is increasing worldwide. Unfortunately that hasn’t stopped deployment everywhere including in space where satellites and similar vehicles are being launched to blast it at us from the space (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Freaked out yet?
Activist Post reports regularly about 5G, and other unsafe technology. For more information visit our archives and the following websites.
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