activistpost--2020-08-20--All Spying All The Time

All Spying All The Time

During this summer of madness in Portland , Oregon , and sadness over COVID-19 , two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of the United States government to spy on everyone in America .
Regular readers of this column know that the feds have been wearing away at our privacy rights using a multitude of means .
Yet , these two below-the-fold events this summer have caught the feds flatfooted .
Here is the backstory .
After the calamity of Watergate , Congress investigated the nature and extent of FBI and CIA spying on Americans as ordered by President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the late Sen. Frank Church , D-Idaho , in 1975 made such startling revelations of warrantless and unlawful spying on Americans pursuant to presidential whims – going back to FDR – that it offered legislation to provide judicial oversight .
The legislation is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 .
It established the FISA Court , with a rotating membership of federal district court judges appointed to it by the chief justice .
FISA is profoundly unconstitutional because it authorizes the judges on the FISA Court to issue search warrants using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution requires .
The Fourth Amendment requires proof of the likelihood of evidence of crimes in the place to be searched as a precondition for the issuance of search warrants , and it requires specification of the place to be searched or the person or thing to be seized .
When James Madison wrote the Fourth Amendment , his goal was to compel the government to focus its investigative resources on evidence of crimes , not spying on political adversaries , as the British had done to the colonists , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left alone by the government – privacy – is the default position .
FISA reverses all that .
It presumes that the feds can obtain all the business and financial records they want about any person for any reason because they can define “ business records ” and “ financial records ” to include anything they want , such as mail from the Post Office or medical and legal records .
FISA also ignores the constitutional requirement of probable cause of crime and substitutes in an amorphous and absurd standard of probable cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoken to any foreign person .
FISA also ignores the specificity requirement of identifying the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized .
The FISA Court meets in secret in Washington , D.C. , and even the judges on the court do not have access to its records .
So , the court was hugely embarrassed a few years ago when one of its orders was leaked to the press .
It was an order to Verizon directing it to furnish a year ’ s worth of telephone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s 60,000-person strong domestic spy agency – of all 113 million Verizon customers !
This was done without the NSA showing probable cause of crime and without identifying a single customer .
The unconstitutional order was granted pursuant to section 215 of FISA .
That section purports to permit bulk acquisition of electronic data – print and voice – without identifying whose data is being sought and without requiring any showing of probable cause of crime .
Last February , section 215 expired , and Congress made fruitless attempts to revive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader Mitch McConnell , R-Ky. , when he adjourned the Senate for the summer , addressed the issues it will take up in the fall .
FISA section 215 was not among them .
McConnell ’ s silence is baffling as he and the intelligence community have been claiming loud and long , for nearly 20 years , that without section 215 , the United States is ripe for subversion and invasion .
Was the pro-spying crowd in the government exaggerating all along about its need for section 215 , or will the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tissue of statutory authorization ?
My friends formerly in the NSA tell me it doesn ’ t care about the law or the Constitution .
Its goal is to spy on all persons all the time .
A few days before the mysterious McConnell silence came a rare public warning from the NSA .
These master spies were concerned that military and Department of Homeland Security personnel in the streets of Portland were unwittingly exposing themselves to being spied upon , not by the feds , but by demonstrators in the streets using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses .
Thus , the NSA warned that the demonstrators were using stingrays – fake cell towers that send signals that lock onto mobile phones permitting the user of the tower to follow the movements of the phones – as many local police departments unlawfully do .
Stated differently , the federal government was not warning Americans about foreign spies or the depth of its own spying .
It was warning government employees about the depth of sophisticated Americans spying on them .
The failure to abide this warning is surely one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s streets as the demonstrators knew when and where the troops would arrive .
Government spying is a way of life for tens of thousands of government personnel , even outside the NSA .
Yet , all of them have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution , which guarantees the right to privacy – privacy as a natural right , as the default position , with its invasion strictly limited to collect evidence of crimes from identified persons when authorized by a judge .
We have come full circle from Madison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to craft a government that could not do to Americans what the British had done to the colonists .
He failed .
Andrew P. Napolitano , a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey , is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel .
Judge Napolitano has written seven books on the US Constitution .
The most recent is Suicide Pact : The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty .
To find out more about Judge Napolitano and to read features by other Creators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew P. Napolitano , a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey , is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel and anchor of FreedomWatch on Fox Business Network .
His most recent book , It Is Dangerous To Be Right When the Government Is Wrong , was released in October 2011 .
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By Andrew P. Napolitano
During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of the United States government to spy on everyone in America. Regular readers of this column know that the feds have been wearing away at our privacy rights using a multitude of means. Yet, these two below-the-fold events this summer have caught the feds flatfooted.
Here is the backstory.
After the calamity of Watergate, Congress investigated the nature and extent of FBI and CIA spying on Americans as ordered by President Richard Nixon. A Senate committee headed by the late Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, in 1975 made such startling revelations of warrantless and unlawful spying on Americans pursuant to presidential whims – going back to FDR – that it offered legislation to provide judicial oversight.
The legislation is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. It established the FISA Court, with a rotating membership of federal district court judges appointed to it by the chief justice.
FISA is profoundly unconstitutional because it authorizes the judges on the FISA Court to issue search warrants using a lesser standard of proof than what the Constitution requires. The Fourth Amendment requires proof of the likelihood of evidence of crimes in the place to be searched as a precondition for the issuance of search warrants, and it requires specification of the place to be searched or the person or thing to be seized.
When James Madison wrote the Fourth Amendment, his goal was to compel the government to focus its investigative resources on evidence of crimes, not spying on political adversaries, as the British had done to the colonists, and to establish that the natural right to be left alone by the government – privacy – is the default position.
FISA reverses all that. It presumes that the feds can obtain all the business and financial records they want about any person for any reason because they can define “business records” and “financial records” to include anything they want, such as mail from the Post Office or medical and legal records.
FISA also ignores the constitutional requirement of probable cause of crime and substitutes in an amorphous and absurd standard of probable cause of speaking to any person who has spoken to any foreign person. FISA also ignores the specificity requirement of identifying the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized.
The FISA Court meets in secret in Washington, D.C., and even the judges on the court do not have access to its records. So, the court was hugely embarrassed a few years ago when one of its orders was leaked to the press. It was an order to Verizon directing it to furnish a year’s worth of telephone records to the National Security Agency – America’s 60,000-person strong domestic spy agency – of all 113 million Verizon customers! This was done without the NSA showing probable cause of crime and without identifying a single customer.
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The unconstitutional order was granted pursuant to section 215 of FISA. That section purports to permit bulk acquisition of electronic data – print and voice – without identifying whose data is being sought and without requiring any showing of probable cause of crime. Last February, section 215 expired, and Congress made fruitless attempts to revive it.
Last week, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., when he adjourned the Senate for the summer, addressed the issues it will take up in the fall. FISA section 215 was not among them. McConnell’s silence is baffling as he and the intelligence community have been claiming loud and long, for nearly 20 years, that without section 215, the United States is ripe for subversion and invasion.
Was the pro-spying crowd in the government exaggerating all along about its need for section 215, or will the NSA continue to spy without even a tissue of statutory authorization? My friends formerly in the NSA tell me it doesn’t care about the law or the Constitution. Its goal is to spy on all persons all the time.
A few days before the mysterious McConnell silence came a rare public warning from the NSA. These master spies were concerned that military and Department of Homeland Security personnel in the streets of Portland were unwittingly exposing themselves to being spied upon, not by the feds, but by demonstrators in the streets using the same sophisticated spying tools the government uses.
Thus, the NSA warned that the demonstrators were using stingrays – fake cell towers that send signals that lock onto mobile phones permitting the user of the tower to follow the movements of the phones – as many local police departments unlawfully do.
Stated differently, the federal government was not warning Americans about foreign spies or the depth of its own spying. It was warning government employees about the depth of sophisticated Americans spying on them. The failure to abide this warning is surely one of the reasons the feds largely departed Portland’s streets as the demonstrators knew when and where the troops would arrive.
Government spying is a way of life for tens of thousands of government personnel, even outside the NSA. Yet, all of them have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution, which guarantees the right to privacy – privacy as a natural right, as the default position, with its invasion strictly limited to collect evidence of crimes from identified persons when authorized by a judge.
We have come full circle from Madison’s America. He was determined to craft a government that could not do to Americans what the British had done to the colonists. He failed.
Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel. Judge Napolitano has written seven books on the US Constitution. The most recent is Suicide Pact: The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty. To find out more about Judge Napolitano and to read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.
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Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel and anchor of FreedomWatch on Fox Business Network. His most recent book, It Is Dangerous To Be Right When the Government Is Wrong, was released in October 2011. View all posts by Andrew P. Napolitano
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activistpost--2020-08-20--Lyft Will Suspend All Ride-Sharing Operations In California At Midnight Tonight

Lyft has decided to suspend its ridesharing operations in California beginning tonight at 11:59 pm PT .
“ We are going to keep up the fight for a benefits model that works for all drivers and our riders.
” This decision follows a judge ’ s ruling forcing both Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees beginning Friday .
In response , both Uber and Lyft previously said they would be forced to temporarily pause operations in California .
At 11:59PM PT today our rideshare operations in California will be suspended .
This is not something we wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Californians depend on Lyft for daily , essential trips .
We ’ re personally reaching out to riders and drivers to share more about why this is happening , what you can do about it , and to provide some .
Why this is happening For multiple years , we ’ ve been advocating for a path to offer benefits to drivers who use the Lyft platform — including a minimum earnings guarantee and a healthcare subsidy — while maintaining the flexibility and control that independent contractors enjoy .
This is something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again that they want .
Instead , what Sacramento politicians are pushing is an employment model that 4 out of 5 drivers don ’ t support .
This change would also necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model — it ’ s not a switch that can be flipped overnight .
In this new model that politicians are pushing : • Passengers would experience reduced service , especially in suburban and rural areas • 80 % of drivers would lose work and the rest would have scheduled shifts , and capped hourly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it to essential jobs and medical appointments would be faced with unaffordable prices ( 38 % of Lyft rides in California begin or end in low-income areas that have few transit options already ) .
We don ’ t want to suspend operations .
We are going to keep up the fight for a benefits model that works for all drivers and our riders .
We ’ ve spent hundreds of hours meeting with policymakers and labor leaders to craft an alternative proposal for drivers that includes a minimum earnings guarantee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and occupational accident insurance , without the negative consequences .
What you can do Your voice can help .
A ballot measure this November , , proposes the necessary changes to give drivers benefits and flexibility , while maintaining the rideshare model that helps you get where you need to go .
We believe voters should decide .
Please sign up to help today .

By Tyler Durden
Lyft has decided to suspend its ridesharing operations in California beginning tonight at 11:59 pm PT.
“We are going to keep up the fight for a benefits model that works for all drivers and our riders.”
This decision follows a judge’s ruling forcing both Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees beginning Friday. In response, both Uber and Lyft previously said they would be forced to temporarily pause operations in California.
Full blog post below:
At 11:59PM PT today our rideshare operations in California will be suspended. This is not something we wanted to do, as we know millions of Californians depend on Lyft for daily, essential trips. We’re personally reaching out to riders and drivers to share more about why this is happening, what you can do about it, and to provide some transportation alternatives .
Why this is happening
For multiple years, we’ve been advocating for a path to offer benefits to drivers who use the Lyft platform — including a minimum earnings guarantee and a healthcare subsidy — while maintaining the flexibility and control that independent contractors enjoy. This is something drivers have told us over and over again that they want.
Instead, what Sacramento politicians are pushing is an employment model that 4 out of 5 drivers don’t support. This change would also necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model — it’s not a switch that can be flipped overnight.
In this new model that politicians are pushing:
Passengers would experience reduced service, especially in suburban and rural areas
80% of drivers would lose work and the rest would have scheduled shifts, and capped hourly earnings.
Lower-income riders trying to make it to essential jobs and medical appointments would be faced with unaffordable prices (38% of Lyft rides in California begin or end in low-income areas that have few transit options already).
What we’re doing
We don’t want to suspend operations. We are going to keep up the fight for a benefits model that works for all drivers and our riders. We’ve spent hundreds of hours meeting with policymakers and labor leaders to craft an alternative proposal for drivers that includes a minimum earnings guarantee, mileage reimbursement, a health care subsidy, and occupational accident insurance, without the negative consequences.
What you can do


activistpost--2020-08-20--Brandon Smith: Sock Puppet Conservatives Are Welcoming Tyranny

Join us as Derrick Broze talks with activist and researcher Brandon Smith of Alt-Market .
Derrick and Brandon discuss two @ @ @ @ @ outline the growth of tyranny in the age of COVID19 and how both left and @ @ @ @ @ .
Martial Law Is Unacceptable Regardless Of The Circumstances http : //alt-market.com/index.php/articles/4289-martial-law-is-unacceptable-regardless-of-the-circumstances Lockdown Restrictions Are @ @ @ @ @ Much Tyranny Americans Will Accept http : //alt-market.com/index.php/articles/4302-lockdown-restrictions-are-a-test-to-see-how-much-tyranny-americans-will-accept The Conscious Resistance Network is an independent @ @ @ @ @ individuals through education , philosophy , health , and community organizing .
We work to @ @ @ @ @ and state power does not rule over the lives of free human beings .
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By The Conscious Resistance
Join us as Derrick Broze talks with activist and researcher Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.
Derrick and Brandon discuss two recent articles from Brandon which outline the growth of tyranny in the age of COVID19 and how both left and right are falling for it.
Find Brandon: https://www.alt-market.com
Articles:
Martial Law Is Unacceptable Regardless Of The Circumstances
http://alt-market.com/index.php/articles/4289-martial-law-is-unacceptable-regardless-of-the-circumstances
Lockdown Restrictions Are A Test To See How Much Tyranny Americans Will Accept
http://alt-market.com/index.php/articles/4302-lockdown-restrictions-are-a-test-to-see-how-much-tyranny-americans-will-accept
The Conscious Resistance Network is an independent media organization focused on empowering individuals through education, philosophy, health, and community organizing. We work to create a world where corporate and state power does not rule over the lives of free human beings.
Derrick is the founder of TCRN.
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activistpost--2020-08-20--Lodging Group Warns That Hotels Are Headed For An “Unprecedented Wave Of Foreclosures”

Payments on nearly one-fourth of all loans backed by hotel real estate are delinquent by at least 30 days , signaling an imminent and unprecedented wave of foreclosures , according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association ( AH & LA ) .
It notes that the $ 20.6 billion in delinquent payments on commercial mortgage-backed securities ( CMBS ) —23.4 % of all CMBS loans extended to hotels—compares with overdue payments of $ 1.15 billion at the end of 2019 , or 1.3 % of outstanding CMBS loans at the time .
The current level of delinquencies even surpasses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owed during the Great Recession that started in 2008 , according to the association .
The report , compiled for the AH & LA by a research company called Trepp , is the latest in a torrent of bad news from the association about the state of its industry .
Its release was accompanied by the announcement that 4,000 lodging executives have signed a letter to Congress , urging lawmakers to save the business by pushing through a federal relief package aimed specifically at the lodging trade .
Similar industry-specific measures are being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lobbying from both the National Restaurant Association and the Independent Restaurants Coalition .
The measure supported by the AH & LA , a bill known as the HOPE Act , would create an emergency fund to help hotels repay their CMBS loans .
See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income “ With record low travel demand , thousands of hotels can ’ t afford to pay their commercial mortgages and are facing foreclosure with the harsh reality of having to close their doors permanently , ” Chip Rogers , CEO of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement .
“ Tens of thousands of hotel employees will lose their jobs and small business industries that depend on these hotels to drive local tourism and economic activity will likely face a similar fate.
” The industry has been stung by the sheer drop-off in travel that followed the implementation of stay-at-home policies in nearly every state at the start of the pandemic .
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By Peter Romeo of Restaurant Business
Payments on nearly one-fourth of all loans backed by hotel real estate are delinquent by at least 30 days, signaling an imminent and unprecedented wave of foreclosures, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA).
It notes that the $20.6 billion in delinquent payments on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)—23.4% of all CMBS loans extended to hotels—compares with overdue payments of $1.15 billion at the end of 2019, or 1.3% of outstanding CMBS loans at the time. The current level of delinquencies even surpasses the $13.5 billion that lenders were owed during the Great Recession that started in 2008, according to the association.
The report, compiled for the AH&LA by a research company called Trepp, is the latest in a torrent of bad news from the association about the state of its industry. Its release was accompanied by the announcement that 4,000 lodging executives have signed a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to save the business by pushing through a federal relief package aimed specifically at the lodging trade.
Similar industry-specific measures are being pushed by the restaurant industry, with lobbying from both the National Restaurant Association and the Independent Restaurants Coalition.
The measure supported by the AH&LA, a bill known as the HOPE Act, would create an emergency fund to help hotels repay their CMBS loans.
“With record low travel demand, thousands of hotels can’t afford to pay their commercial mortgages and are facing foreclosure with the harsh reality of having to close their doors permanently,” Chip Rogers, CEO of the AH&LA, said in a statement. “Tens of thousands of hotel employees will lose their jobs and small business industries that depend on these hotels to drive local tourism and economic activity will likely face a similar fate.”
The industry has been stung by the sheer drop-off in travel that followed the implementation of stay-at-home policies in nearly every state at the start of the pandemic.
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-08-20--Club Of Rome: Planetary Emergency Plan Declared

Club of Rome was originally founded at a meeting in David Rockefeller ’ s house in Bellagio , Italy , and promoted alarmism over population growth .
Its 1973 book , Limits to Growth , coincided with the creation of the Trilateral Commission , also by Rockefeller .
They are still at it .
This text is taken from the Club of Rome ’ s report , Planetary Emergency Plan : Securing a New Deal for People , Nature and Climate .
In that the Great Panic of 2020 ( pandemic ) is currently dominating the new cycle , don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radical climate change alarmism has gone away .
To the contrary , it is just waiting for the massive funding that will be sprung during the Great Reset .
⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood For 10,000 years , human civilisation has grown and thrived because of Earth ’ s remarkable climate stability and rich biological diversity .
In the last 50 years , human activity has severely undermined this resilience .
Our patterns of economic growth , development , production and consumption are pushing the Earth ’ s life-support systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these systems – our global commons on which we so fundamentally depend – is now at risk .
The science is clear that we are now accelerating towards tipping points and that the consequences of inaction will be catastrophic for humanity .
The time to act is running out .
This is a Planetary Emergency .
The definition of an emergency is a dangerous event requiring immediate action to reduce risk of potentially catastrophic results .
The impacts of climate change and ecological destruction are more severe and are manifesting themselves earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had foreseen .
The most authoritative global scientific assessments conclude that without major interventions , the risks will soon reach a critical stage .
We need to stabilise the climate at 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures , halt the loss of biodiversity , slow polar ice sheet melt and glacier retreat , protect critical biomes and store more carbon in soils , forests and oceans .
This is how we will guarantee the longterm health and well-being of both people and planet .
To do that , however , our response to this complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life on our planet and the systems that regulate it .
It must address the convergence of crises and tipping points which have created this Planetary Emergency .
We have no more time for incremental , siloed policy action .
2020 is a “ Super Year ” for international policy action .
It is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations .
It is the first opportunity for nations to increase climate ambition and meet 2050 net-zero goals .
A new treaty on the oceans will be agreed .
Biodiversity targets will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning of the decade to scale action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals .
This decade must be a turning point , the moment when the world bends the curve , averts the impending disaster and opts instead to embark on the fastest economic transformation in our history .
Declaring a Planetary Emergency provides a new compass for nations and injects the essential urgency into decision-making .
It will ensure that all action from 2020 will be taken in light of its impact on the stability of Earth ’ s life-support systems , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic transformations needed to secure the long-term health and well-being of people and planet .
While our efforts should be global , our responses must be local .
They should be tailored to local needs , resources and cultures to ensure they have maximum impact and work to everyone ’ s advantage .
The existential risk is real .
Yet , the opportunities to not just avert disaster but to rebuild , improve and regenerate are readily available .
History has shown that humanity is remarkably resilient .
We are well adapted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the potential consequences we face this time are different – we have a narrow window to act now to reduce risk or avoid catastrophe .
We don ’ t know how to reconstruct the cryosphere , the hydrological cycle , the rainforests , coral reefs and all other life-support systems on Earth .
Once the emergency fully manifests itself , it will simply be too late to reverse the breakdown .
As well as halting climate change and protecting nature , these efforts will improve health , livelihoods and equity and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rural communities .
Our proposed commitments and underpinning action are of the scale needed to respond to the emergency facing people and planet .
Our aim is to protect the Global Commons through 10 clear commitments , and ensure they are met by immediately implementing a set of transformational policy and market levers .
This is our insurance policy to emerge from emergency and guarantee a just transition for all .
We invite nations to discuss the case for a Planetary Emergency Plan .
We propose such a plan be founded on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 2030 , to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050 , while halting biodiversity loss and protecting essential Global Commons .
Such an initiative is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and improve quality of life .
We can emerge from emergency to a world which benefits all species , within planetary boundaries and leaving no one behind .
This is the world we envisage , and the world to which we must all aspire .
The science is clear : the climate and biodiversity are fully integrated and interdependent .
Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ocean ecosystems have absorbed close to half of all emissions from fossil-fuel burning .
Without nature ’ s ability to absorb and store our GHG emissions , we would have already exceeded 2°C of warming , with potentially disastrous consequences .
Breaching this threshold of warming could push the planet towards irreversible and catastrophic biosphere feedbacks When climate change alters a chink in the planetary system , it can set off a chain of negative feedback loops .
Increasing droughts , for instance , are reducing the ability of tropical forests to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fires , releasing yet more GHG emissions .
The significant loss of the Cryosphere has reduced the albedo capacity of key Earth systems to reflect heat away from the planet .
The higher the temperature , the more permafrost thaws , with greater emissions of both CO2 and methane , leading to even greater warming and triggering further negative feedback loops .
At least one million species risk disappearance , many within decades7 .
Food chains could disintegrate and vital ecosystems collapse .
Species diversity and ecosystems integrity play a fundamental role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , carbon sequestration and food production .
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Club of Rome was originally founded at a meeting in David Rockefeller’s house in Bellagio, Italy, and promoted alarmism over population growth. Its 1973 book, Limits to Growth, coincided with the creation of the Trilateral Commission, also by Rockefeller. They are still at it. This text is taken from the Club of Rome’s report, Planetary Emergency Plan: Securing a New Deal for People, Nature and Climate.
In that the Great Panic of 2020 (pandemic) is currently dominating the new cycle, don’t think for a minute that radical climate change alarmism has gone away. To the contrary, it is just waiting for the massive funding that will be sprung during the Great Reset. ⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood
By Club of Rome
For 10,000 years, human civilisation has grown and thrived because of Earth’s remarkable climate stability and rich biological diversity. In the last 50 years, human activity has severely undermined this resilience. Our patterns of economic growth, development, production and consumption are pushing the Earth’s life-support systems beyond their natural boundaries. The stability of these systems – our global commons on which we so fundamentally depend – is now at risk. The science is clear that we are now accelerating towards tipping points and that the consequences of inaction will be catastrophic for humanity. The time to act is running out.
This is a Planetary Emergency. The definition of an emergency is a dangerous event requiring immediate action to reduce risk of potentially catastrophic results. The impacts of climate change and ecological destruction are more severe and are manifesting themselves earlier than many scientific predictions in previous decades had foreseen. The most authoritative global scientific assessments conclude that without major interventions, the risks will soon reach a critical stage. We need to stabilise the climate at 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures, halt the loss of biodiversity, slow polar ice sheet melt and glacier retreat, protect critical biomes and store more carbon in soils, forests and oceans. This is how we will guarantee the longterm health and well-being of both people and planet. To do that, however, our response to this complex emergency must reflect the intricate links between life on our planet and the systems that regulate it. It must address the convergence of crises and tipping points which have created this Planetary Emergency. We have no more time for incremental, siloed policy action.
2020 is a “Super Year” for international policy action. It is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. It is the first opportunity for nations to increase climate ambition and meet 2050 net-zero goals. A new treaty on the oceans will be agreed. Biodiversity targets will be announced. And 2020 will mark the beginning of the decade to scale action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This decade must be a turning point, the moment when the world bends the curve, averts the impending disaster and opts instead to embark on the fastest economic transformation in our history. Declaring a Planetary Emergency provides a new compass for nations and injects the essential urgency into decision-making. It will ensure that all action from 2020 will be taken in light of its impact on the stability of Earth’s life-support systems, and be underpinned by the social and economic transformations needed to secure the long-term health and well-being of people and planet. While our efforts should be global, our responses must be local. They should be tailored to local needs, resources and cultures to ensure they have maximum impact and work to everyone’s advantage.
The existential risk is real. Yet, the opportunities to not just avert disaster but to rebuild, improve and regenerate are readily available. History has shown that humanity is remarkably resilient. We are well adapted to respond to disaster through cooperation and innovation. But the potential consequences we face this time are different – we have a narrow window to act now to reduce risk or avoid catastrophe. We don’t know how to reconstruct the cryosphere, the hydrological cycle, the rainforests, coral reefs and all other life-support systems on Earth. Once the emergency fully manifests itself, it will simply be too late to reverse the breakdown. As well as halting climate change and protecting nature, these efforts will improve health, livelihoods and equity and create more liveable and sustainable cities and rural communities.
Our proposed commitments and underpinning action are of the scale needed to respond to the emergency facing people and planet. Our aim is to protect the Global Commons through 10 clear commitments, and ensure they are met by immediately implementing a set of transformational policy and market levers. This is our insurance policy to emerge from emergency and guarantee a just transition for all.
We invite nations to discuss the case for a Planetary Emergency Plan. We propose such a plan be founded on the urgent need to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050, while halting biodiversity loss and protecting essential Global Commons. Such an initiative is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and improve quality of life. We can emerge from emergency to a world which benefits all species, within planetary boundaries and leaving no one behind. This is the world we envisage, and the world to which we must all aspire.
The Rationale For Emergency Action
The science is clear: the climate and biodiversity are fully integrated and interdependent. Every year since the Industrial Revolution, land-based and ocean ecosystems have absorbed close to half of all emissions from fossil-fuel burning. Without nature’s ability to absorb and store our GHG emissions, we would have already exceeded 2°C of warming, with potentially disastrous consequences. Breaching this threshold of warming could push the planet towards irreversible and catastrophic biosphere feedbacks
When climate change alters a chink in the planetary system, it can set off a chain of negative feedback loops. Increasing droughts, for instance, are reducing the ability of tropical forests to store carbon, making them more prone to fires, releasing yet more GHG emissions. The significant loss of the Cryosphere has reduced the albedo capacity of key Earth systems to reflect heat away from the planet. The higher the temperature, the more permafrost thaws, with greater emissions of both CO2 and methane, leading to even greater warming and triggering further negative feedback loops.
At least one million species risk disappearance, many within decades7 . Food chains could disintegrate and vital ecosystems collapse. Species diversity and ecosystems integrity play a fundamental role in regulating the climate, water cycles, carbon sequestration and food production.
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activistpost--2020-08-20--750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released In Florida Despite Environmental Op

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released In Florida Despite Environmental Opposition

Releasing these mosquitoes has been discussed for the last 5 years .
It has been considered controversial from the start .
Now it ’ s actually going to happen and comparing this to a “ Jurassic Park experiment ” doesn ’ t seem inappropriate .
Why Hundreds of Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Will Soon Be Released in Florida Hundreds of millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes will soon be released in Florida , in a first for the U.S. On Tuesday , the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District ( FKMCD ) approved plans to release the insects , who do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pilot project launching next year .
Precisely when and where the trial will happen in Monroe County is yet to be determined , the FKMCD said , but an experimental use permit expires in 2022 .
According to the non-profit Center for Food Safety public interest and environmental advocacy organization , which opposes the move , 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes will be set free .
Oxitec , a biotechnology company whose trademarked “ Friendly ” mosquitoes are at the center of the project , had previously been given regulatory approval by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , and the Florida Department of Health , among other state agencies .
Why are the mosquitoes being released ?

By B.N. Frank
Releasing these mosquitoes has been discussed for the last 5 years. It has been considered controversial from the start. Now it’s actually going to happen and comparing this to a “Jurassic Park experiment” doesn’t seem inappropriate.
From Newsweek:
Why Hundreds of Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Will Soon Be Released in Florida
Hundreds of millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes will soon be released in Florida, in a first for the U.S.
On Tuesday, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) approved plans to release the insects, who do not bite, as part of a pilot project launching next year. Precisely when and where the trial will happen in Monroe County is yet to be determined, the FKMCD said, but an experimental use permit expires in 2022.
According to the non-profit Center for Food Safety public interest and environmental advocacy organization, which opposes the move, 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes will be set free.
Oxitec, a biotechnology company whose trademarked “Friendly” mosquitoes are at the center of the project, had previously been given regulatory approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Florida Department of Health, among other state agencies.
Why are the mosquitoes being released?
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activistpost--2020-08-21--750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released In Florida Despite Environmental Op


activistpost--2020-08-21--Fact-Checking The Fact Checkers: Is the COVI-PASS Fake News?

Derrick Broze breaks down yet another BS fact check from Facebook .
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activistpost--2020-08-20--TikTok Secretly Gathered Android Users’ Device Addresses for Over a Year

U.S. cybersecurity risks do include A LOT more than TikTok .
Nevertheless , some TikTok users now have plenty to worry about too .
TikTok Illicitly Gathered MAC Addresses of Android Users for More than a Year An analysis of TikTok ’ s Android application revealed that it collected unique identifying data allowing the company to track users online .
TikTok is a popular social media app developed by a Chinese company called ByteDance Ltd .
The US government is pressuring the company because it collects data from American users and could turn it over to the Chinese government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s based in China .
The only way it can operate there is by adhering to strict laws that could allow the Chinese government to get access .
TikTok operators have long said that they won ’ t give any data to the authorities , but the fact that the application was gathering MAC addresses of the devices it was running on makes it difficult to believe them .
Android doesn ’ t usually allow apps to gather such data , but it turns out there ’ s a loophole in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that allows around 1 % of the Android space ’ s apps to collect MAC addresses .
According to the investigation spearheaded by The WallStreet Journal , Google said it was investigating the situation , but didn ’ t elaborate further .
Any device connected to the internet has a MAC address , and it ’ s a unique identifier .
That address remains the same , and it ’ s likely used in targeted advertisements .
But the address can be used to follow a device online , posing a much greater @ @ @

By B.N. Frank
U.S. cybersecurity risks do include A LOT more than TikTok. Nevertheless, some TikTok users now have plenty to worry about too.
From BitDefender:
TikTok Illicitly Gathered MAC Addresses of Android Users for More than a Year
An analysis of TikTok’s Android application revealed that it collected unique identifying data allowing the company to track users online.
TikTok is a popular social media app developed by a Chinese company called ByteDance Ltd. The US government is pressuring the company because it collects data from American users and could turn it over to the Chinese government.
While ByteDance denied such allegations, it’s based in China. The only way it can operate there is by adhering to strict laws that could allow the Chinese government to get access.
TikTok operators have long said that they won’t give any data to the authorities, but the fact that the application was gathering MAC addresses of the devices it was running on makes it difficult to believe them.
Android doesn’t usually allow apps to gather such data, but it turns out there’s a loophole in the security systems, used by TikTok, that allows around 1% of the Android space’s apps to collect MAC addresses. According to the investigation spearheaded by The WallStreet Journal, Google said it was investigating the situation, but didn’t elaborate further.
Any device connected to the internet has a MAC address, and it’s a unique identifier. That address remains the same, and it’s likely used in targeted advertisements. But the address can be used to follow a device online, posing a much greater security risk.
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activistpost--2020-08-22--Get Ready For Your Mandatory “Morality and Compliance Pill” — And Other Dystopian Weekly News

Are you ready for this week ’ s absurdity ?
Here ’ s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty , risks to your prosperity… and on occasion , inspiring poetic justice .
Teachers are serving as the state ’ s newest surveillance into your home .
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families issued a fact sheet for teachers outlining when they should call DCF– the agency which can take your children and put them in foster care .
Did a kid miss an online class ?
Call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be evidence of neglect .
Teachers are also encouraged to pry into the home life of students on camera .
“ Who is home today to help you with learning ?
” “ I ’ m having a hard time hearing you due to background noise/I ’ m hearing some other noises in the background , what else is happening at your house today ?
” “ I saw a person walk by your screen , who is home with you today ?
” One mother has already had a DCF visit for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brother while she worked .
They used to call that babysitting .
Now , apparently , it ’ s neglect .
Click here to read the full story .
The Governor of New Hampshire ( whose state motto is ironically “ Live Free or Die ” ) signed an executive order which forces anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 to comply with the orders of the Department of Public Health .
“ Failure to comply with DPH instructions after notification of a positive COVID-19 test result , the fine shall be $ 1,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health officials demand your family separate when one member tests positive for Covid .
For every day you resist , you will be fined $ 1,000 .
The order also says DPH can enter and search private property without a warrant , in the name of public health– though it appears this only applies to businesses for now .
Click here to read the full story .
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource sent a reminder to employees about a mask mandate in their facilities .
But they also told employees that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their own homes , behind their computer screen , with no one else physically present .
Click here to read the full story .
Professor of Ethics argues for a “ morality pill ” to solve Covid A Professor of Medical Ethics at Western Michigan University believes that “ Coronavirus defectors ” should have to “ take a substance to boost their cooperative , pro-social behavior.
” He calls it a “ morality pill ” … which seems a lot like ‘ soma ’ from Aldous Huxley ’ s Brave New World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , calm , happy , and agreeable .
The professor says we could even use the pill to solve climate change .
And if people are unwilling to take it , secretly add it to the water supply ( here he links to an academic paper entitled : Compulsory moral bioenhancement should be covert ) .
Click here to read the full story .
At some point , some woke progressive decided that the term ‘ Latinx ’ would be the new , non-offensive , politically correct , gender neutral way to refer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PEW research poll found that only 23 % of Latinos have ever even heard of the term Latinx .
And just 3 % of Latinos polled said they preferred being referred to by the term .
The social justice mob is so busy saving people from discrimination , they forgot to ask if the “ victims ” want help .
Click here to read the full story .
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By Simon Black, Sovereign Man
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
Teachers call Child Services when kids miss online class
Teachers are serving as the state’s newest surveillance into your home.
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families issued a fact sheet for teachers outlining when they should call DCF– the agency which can take your children and put them in foster care.
Did a kid miss an online class? Call in child services, because that could be evidence of neglect.
Teachers are also encouraged to pry into the home life of students on camera.
“Who is home today to help you with learning?”
“I’m having a hard time hearing you due to background noise/I’m hearing some other noises in the background, what else is happening at your house today?”
“I saw a person walk by your screen, who is home with you today?”
One mother has already had a DCF visit for leaving her 7-year-old boy with his teenage brother while she worked.
They used to call that babysitting. Now, apparently, it’s neglect.
Click here to read the full story.
$1,000 daily fines for non-compliance with health officials
Get ready for Comrade Contact Tracer.
The Governor of New Hampshire (whose state motto is ironically “Live Free or Die”) signed an executive order which forces anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 to comply with the orders of the Department of Public Health.
“Failure to comply with DPH instructions after notification of a positive COVID-19 test result, the fine shall be $1,000 per day.”
For instance, if health officials demand your family separate when one member tests positive for Covid. For every day you resist, you will be fined $1,000.
The order also says DPH can enter and search private property without a warrant, in the name of public health– though it appears this only applies to businesses for now.
Click here to read the full story.
Wisconsin government agency tells employees to wear masks on Zoom calls
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource sent a reminder to employees about a mask mandate in their facilities.
But they also told employees that they should wear masks while on Zoom calls… in their own homes, behind their computer screen, with no one else physically present.
Click here to read the full story.
Professor of Ethics argues for a “morality pill” to solve Covid
A Professor of Medical Ethics at Western Michigan University believes that “Coronavirus defectors” should have to “take a substance to boost their cooperative, pro-social behavior.”
He calls it a “morality pill”… which seems a lot like ‘soma’ from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World; it would make us all compliant, calm, happy, and agreeable.
The professor says we could even use the pill to solve climate change.
And if people are unwilling to take it, secretly add it to the water supply (here he links to an academic paper entitled: Compulsory moral bioenhancement should be covert).
Click here to read the full story.
Latinos aren’t interested in being called “Latinx”
At some point, some woke progressive decided that the term ‘Latinx’ would be the new, non-offensive, politically correct, gender neutral way to refer to Latinos and Latinas.
But a PEW research poll found that only 23% of Latinos have ever even heard of the term Latinx.
And just 3% of Latinos polled said they preferred being referred to by the term.
The social justice mob is so busy saving people from discrimination, they forgot to ask if the “victims” want help.
Click here to read the full story.
Source: The Daily Bell
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activistpost--2020-08-22--Multiple Studies Predicted Governments Become Authoritarian in Response to Pandemics

Over the last eight months we have seen many governments around the world enacting authoritarian practices in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19 .
All the way back in January , the Chinese government began welding people in their homes to stop them from potentially contaminating others .
As the panic spread around the world eager politicians now had the excuse they needed to push policies which restrict freedom of movement and speech .
The authoritarian measures have now grown to include the following : – contact tracing apps cataloging all your movements and contacts – talk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live without vaccination ) – raiding of businesses for not closing – arrests of people violating lockdown ( and this , and this ) – roving cops searching for people not in the “ proper ” places While the rise of authoritarianism as the result of a declared global pandemic may seem an unusual response to such an event , there is actually decades worth of research describing why we are witnessing this growth of tyranny .
For example , the study Pathogens and Politics : Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how humans react to perceived threats and how that relates to the type of government the people will accept .
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The study focuses on the “ parasite stress ” hypothesis which proposes that when a species faces parasites and diseases their values are shaped by the experience .
In this context , “ parasite ” is used to refer to any pathogenic organism , including bacteria and viruses .
The theory states that depending on how a disease stresses people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ differences in mating preferences and changes in culture .
Proponents of the parasite stress theory also note that disease can alter the psychological and social norms of societies .
“ According to a “ parasite stress ” hypothesis , authoritarian governments are more likely to emerge in regions characterized by a high prevalence of disease-causing pathogens , ” the researchers write .
They define authoritarian governance as “ highly concentrated power structures that repress dissent and emphasize submission to authority , social conformity , and hostility towards outgroups.
” Due to the invisible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempts to control the spread of a disease “ historically depended substantially on adherence to ritualized behavioral practices that reduced infection risk.
” The researchers also found that society tends to promote a collectivist worldview , favoring obedience and conformity from the population , in response to parasites .
They examined two different studies , which themselves were analyses of previous works on the parasite stress theory and the implications for authoritarian tendencies in government and individuals .
The first study shows that “ parasite prevalence ” strongly predicted the likelihood for individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study focused on “ small-scale societies ” and found that parasite prevalence “ predicted measures of authoritarian governance , and did so even when statistically controlling for other threats to human welfare.
” The researchers concluded that “ these results further substantiate the parasite stress hypothesis of authoritarianism , and suggest that societal differences in authoritarian governance result , in part , from cultural differences in individuals ’ authoritarian personalities.
” The research also indicates that individuals who dissent from or fail to comply with the aforementioned “ ritualized behavior ” are seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ At a psychological level of analysis , empirical evidence reveals that the subjective perception of infection risk causes individuals to be more conformist , to prefer conformity and obedience in others , to respond more negatively toward others who fail to conform , and to endorse more conservative socio-political attitudes , ” the study states .
Additionally , a “ societal level of analysis ” reveals that in countries and cultures with a historically higher prevalence of diseases , “ people are less individualistic , exhibit lower levels of dispositional openness to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conform to majority opinion.
” These cultures strongly endorse moral values that emphasize group loyalty , obedience , and respect for authority .
Simply put , where there is a high prevalence of parasitic diseases the resulting stress on human health is likely to result in the emergence of authoritarian forms of governance .
The researchers note that this effect is consistent with previous research which also found “ pathogen prevalence ” was uniquely linked to conformist attitudes and personality traits .
The researchers examined the effects of malnutrition , warfare , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of famine and pathogens correlate with authoritarian governance .
“ This conclusion is consistent also with psychological evidence showing that , while other threats can also influence individuals ’ conformist and ethnocentric attitudes , the perceived threat of infectious disease has effects that are empirically unique , ” the researchers write .
Another study referenced by Pathogens and Politics delves further into the psychology behind perceived threats and conformity .
The study , Threat ( s ) and conformity deconstructed : Perceived threat of infectious disease and its implications for conformist attitudes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease “ may trigger conformist attitudes ” in the population at large .
For this study the researchers used two methodological strategies to examine the effects of disease threat on conformist attitudes and behavior .
First , they examined the impact on individuals by focusing on chronic individual differences in Perceived Vulnerability to Disease ( PVD ) .
To do this they tested whether individuals who felt more chronically vulnerable to infectious disease also exhibited more strongly conformist attitudes and behavior .
“ Importantly , we also tested whether these predicted correlations remained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns pertaining to other ( disease-irrelevant ) threats , ” they write .
What they discovered was that when the threat of infectious disease was prominent the population expressed “ greater liking for people with conformist traits and exhibited higher levels of behavioral conformity.
” However , there was no comparable increase in conformist attitudes as a result of a temporary threats that were not related to disease .
Disturbingly , the study found that an individual ’ s perception of vulnerability to infection does not necessarily need to be rooted in reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If an individual perceives they are vulnerable to infection they tend to prefer conformity and accept authoritarian measures , even if they are not actually under threat .
“ Our experimental manipulation focused on perception , not reality , ” the researchers note .
When it comes to society as a whole , the researchers found there may also be consequences that impact entire populations .
This field of research clearly indicates the empirical evidence for authoritarian governance and conformist mindsets in response to a perceived threat of infection from a disease .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ examines the results of these studies and the events currently playing out around the world , it ’ s clear the hypothesis is being proven during the COVID-19 panic .
In part 2 we will further examine the parasite stress theory , the authoritarian response from governments , and the Rockefeller Foundation ’ s Lock Step scenario .
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By Derrick Broze
Over the last eight months we have seen many governments around the world enacting authoritarian practices in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19. All the way back in January, the Chinese government began welding people in their homes to stop them from potentially contaminating others. As the panic spread around the world eager politicians now had the excuse they needed to push policies which restrict freedom of movement and speech.
The authoritarian measures have now grown to include the following:
– checkpoints (asking about travel, checking temperatures)
– temperature screenings at some airports
– contact tracing apps cataloging all your movements and contacts
– emergency orders/executive orders supporting forced vaccinations, isolation, and quarantine
– involuntary quarantine centers/camps
– thermal drones watching people from the sky
– talk of mandatory vaccines (or making it difficult to live without vaccination)
–face recognition tech to fight covid19 (by tracking people violating lockdowns)
– discussion of immunity passports/digital certificates to travel
– censorship of alternative viewpoints
– raiding of businesses for not closing
– arrests of people violating lockdown (and this, and this)
– ankle monitors for those violating quarantine orders
– roving cops searching for people not in the “proper” places
While the rise of authoritarianism as the result of a declared global pandemic may seem an unusual response to such an event, there is actually decades worth of research describing why we are witnessing this growth of tyranny. For example, the study Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism, provides a deeper understanding of how humans react to perceived threats and how that relates to the type of government the people will accept.
Become an Activist Post Patron for $1 per month at Patreon.
The study focuses on the “parasite stress” hypothesis which proposes that when a species faces parasites and diseases their values are shaped by the experience. In this context, “parasite” is used to refer to any pathogenic organism, including bacteria and viruses. The theory states that depending on how a disease stresses people’s development it can lead to differences in mating preferences and changes in culture. Proponents of the parasite stress theory also note that disease can alter the psychological and social norms of societies.
“According to a “parasite stress” hypothesis, authoritarian governments are more likely to emerge in regions characterized by a high prevalence of disease-causing pathogens,” the researchers write. They define authoritarian governance as “highly concentrated power structures that repress dissent and emphasize submission to authority, social conformity, and hostility towards outgroups.”
Due to the invisible nature of “disease-causing parasites,” attempts to control the spread of a disease “historically depended substantially on adherence to ritualized behavioral practices that reduced infection risk.” The researchers also found that society tends to promote a collectivist worldview, favoring obedience and conformity from the population, in response to parasites.
They examined two different studies, which themselves were analyses of previous works on the parasite stress theory and the implications for authoritarian tendencies in government and individuals.
The first study shows that “parasite prevalence” strongly predicted the likelihood for individuals to express authoritarian personalities. The second study focused on “small-scale societies” and found that parasite prevalence “predicted measures of authoritarian governance, and did so even when statistically controlling for other threats to human welfare.”
The researchers concluded that “these results further substantiate the parasite stress hypothesis of authoritarianism, and suggest that societal differences in authoritarian governance result, in part, from cultural differences in individuals’ authoritarian personalities.”
The research also indicates that individuals who dissent from or fail to comply with the aforementioned “ritualized behavior” are seen as a health threat to society.
“At a psychological level of analysis, empirical evidence reveals that the subjective perception of infection risk causes individuals to be more conformist, to prefer conformity and obedience in others, to respond more negatively toward others who fail to conform, and to endorse more conservative socio-political attitudes,” the study states.
Additionally, a “societal level of analysis” reveals that in countries and cultures with a historically higher prevalence of diseases, “people are less individualistic, exhibit lower levels of dispositional openness to new things, are more likely to conform to majority opinion.” These cultures strongly endorse moral values that emphasize group loyalty, obedience, and respect for authority.
Simply put, where there is a high prevalence of parasitic diseases the resulting stress on human health is likely to result in the emergence of authoritarian forms of governance. The researchers note that this effect is consistent with previous research which also found “pathogen prevalence” was uniquely linked to conformist attitudes and personality traits. The researchers examined the effects of malnutrition, warfare, and famine, finding that only the threat of famine and pathogens correlate with authoritarian governance.
“This conclusion is consistent also with psychological evidence showing that, while other threats can also influence individuals’ conformist and ethnocentric attitudes, the perceived threat of infectious disease has effects that are empirically unique,” the researchers write.
Another study referenced by Pathogens and Politics delves further into the psychology behind perceived threats and conformity. The study, Threat(s) and conformity deconstructed: Perceived threat of infectious disease and its implications for conformist attitudes and behavior, found that the threat of disease “may trigger conformist attitudes” in the population at large.
For this study the researchers used two methodological strategies to examine the effects of disease threat on conformist attitudes and behavior. First, they examined the impact on individuals by focusing on chronic individual differences in Perceived Vulnerability to Disease (PVD). To do this they tested whether individuals who felt more chronically vulnerable to infectious disease also exhibited more strongly conformist attitudes and behavior.
“Importantly, we also tested whether these predicted correlations remained when statistically controlling for individual differences in concerns pertaining to other (disease-irrelevant) threats,” they write.
What they discovered was that when the threat of infectious disease was prominent the population expressed “greater liking for people with conformist traits and exhibited higher levels of behavioral conformity.” However, there was no comparable increase in conformist attitudes as a result of a temporary threats that were not related to disease.
These results support the hypothesis that the perceived threat of infectious disease exerts an especially potent (and perhaps psychologically unique) influence on individuals’ conformist attitudes and behavior.
Disturbingly, the study found that an individual’s perception of vulnerability to infection does not necessarily need to be rooted in reality to produce a profound psychological effect. If an individual perceives they are vulnerable to infection they tend to prefer conformity and accept authoritarian measures, even if they are not actually under threat. “Our experimental manipulation focused on perception, not reality,” the researchers note.
When it comes to society as a whole, the researchers found there may also be consequences that impact entire populations.
A disease epidemic, or even the perceived threat of an epidemic (such as the H1N1 outbreak of 2009), may lead to temporarily higher levels of conformity within populations and may dispose individuals within those populations to respond more harshly to normative transgressions.
This field of research clearly indicates the empirical evidence for authoritarian governance and conformist mindsets in response to a perceived threat of infection from a disease. If one takes a step back and examines the results of these studies and the events currently playing out around the world, it’s clear the hypothesis is being proven during the COVID-19 panic.
In part 2 we will further examine the parasite stress theory, the authoritarian response from governments, and the Rockefeller Foundation’s Lock Step scenario.
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activistpost--2020-08-21--“These Are Staggering Numbers”: Spending By Unemployed Americans Plunges As Fiscal Stimulus Ends

One month ago , with millions of newly unemployed Americans fearful about their future in an economy transformed by the covid pandemic , Deutsche Bank ’ s Jim Reid made a remarkable observation : “ Recessions don ’ t usually result in personal income soaring , but this one has thanks to government support around the world.
” This was shown in the following chart : This was not a surprise : as Bank of America writes , one of the regular features of US recessions since the 1950s is that they always trigger , with a bit of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In normal times , benefits in the US are lower than for most other developed market economies , but there is an attempt to close some of the gap during the recession .
In recent recessions the additional benefits have tended to be earlier , bigger and last longer .
Thus benefits weren ’ t enhanced until the end of the 2001 recession and provided 13 weeks of additional benefits through Mar 2004 .
However , for the Great Recession of 2008-9 enhanced benefits were enacted on July 2008 , a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lasting through December 2013 , with the unemployment rate down to 6.7 % .
Initially , the response to this crisis continued the trend toward stronger responses .
Facing a much deeper and faster recession , enhanced benefits were almost immediately implemented and included a large bonus benefit of $ 600/week .
Unfortunately , 4 months later and policy has taken a 180-degree turn : the benefit has been allowed to expire with an unemployment rate still north of 10 % .
Needless to say , it seems a bit early to declare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US is now caught in an unprecedented dilemma – as BofA also notes , “ Absent government support disposable income would have fallen the most in history ; with that support it has risen the most in history.
” So what ’ s Congress – and the President – to do ?
Well , while the full impact of this economic transformation has yet to be felt across the country , at least for some the government support ended on July 31 when the infamous “ fiscal cliff ” hit and has yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders signed by Trump two weeks ago have offset only a modest portion of the stimulus ) .
The group most directly affected are recipients of unemployment insurance ( UI ) who have seen a notable reduction in income .
To quantify the impact , Bank of America examined spending trends of the population of card holders who receive UI through ACH ( direct deposit ) and compared to all other households .
What it found was a dramatic divergence as the YOY rate of growth for UI recipients slowed dramatically but increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income By income , over the past two weeks , the YOY growth rate slowed by 12 % for the unemployed cohort ( formerly ) earning under $ 50K vs. a roughly 5 % drop for the middle and upper income cohorts .
Some more math : a closer look at the US household income statement underscores the resulting hole in household income as a result of the lapsing of the fiscal stimulus .
The $ 600/week benefit was not a small support to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 60 % of unemployment benefits in June ( Chart 1 ) .
As the numbers on the chart indicate , that means a payment equivalent to about 5 % of household income just disappeared .
We don ’ t have data yet for July and August , but the daily treasury statement confirms the collapse in payments ( Chart 2 ) .
In July the average daily outlay was $ 4.8bn , in the past five working days it has collapsed to $ 2.3bn , or a drop of more than half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charts show just how reliant on the government much of America has become .
To be sure , much has been made about the resilience of the consumer so far in this crisis .
Indeed , while services spending remains depressed , retail sales have fully recovered .
However , as shown above , this recovery is deeply dependent on fiscal support .
The next chart decomposes the various sources of income in recent months-unemployment benefits , other tax and transfer benefits , labor income , proprietors income and other income .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Absent government support disposable income would have fallen the most in history ; with that support it has risen the most in history.
” Note that the role of government stimulus is even bigger because the surge in proprietors ’ income was due to another ( now fading ) federal program-the Paycheck Protection Program .
So just how much of a hit to consumption – which represents 70 % of US GDP – is coming ?
Well besides the already noted slump in spending by unemployed Americans , it will take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lost payments on consumer spending since presumably some recipients have savings or can postpone rent , credit card and other bills .
The early evidence suggests “ a moderate shock ” according to BofA which again notes – see chart 4 above – that among the unemployed , lower income groups were among the hardest hit , with the YOY growth rate slowing by 12 % for the cohort earning under $ 50K vs. a roughly 5pp drop for the middle and upper income cohorts .
While the bank has not done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lost fiscal stimulus , a simple illustrative example from the Petersen Institute can give a sense of the magnitude .
First , they assume that 20MM people were unemployed at the end of July and that the $ 600 benefit has a fiscal multiplier of 1.5 ( around the midpoint of the CBO ’ s range of estimates ) .
The expiration of the $ 600/weekly benefit would therefore remove about $ 50bn in income from the economy per month .
By their estimate , this would result in about a 2.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs over the next year and a 1.2pp increase in the unemployment rate .
As BofA summarizes “ while illustrative , these are staggering numbers.
” Moreover , based on the latest claims data there were around 15MM people on standard unemployment benefits as of the week ending August 8 with millions more in other programs such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ( PUA ) .
Thus , the full impact will likely be even more acute than modeled by BofA .
The final question is whether President Trump ’ s executive orders can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s look first at the unemployment benefits and then at executive orders as a group .
The executive order earmarks the $ 44bn in remaining FEMA funds for unemployment benefits of $ 300/week .
In addition , initially it required states to provide $ 100/week in matching funds , but that requirement was dropped as it became clear that it would deter cash-strapped states from participating .
Since the program is new it will take time for states to set up the new system , and indeed as we pointed out earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far signed up for the $ 300 unemployment stimulus plan .
Hopefully , a number of states will have the program up and running by the September 1 launch date .
While this new payment cuts the income shock in half , the funds are likely to only be enough to cover a month or so or into early October , one month ahead of the elections .
Moreover , the order is backdated to start on Aug 1 .
So in practice , the funds may be disbursed quickly after states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other major executive order is the deferral in the employee component of the payroll tax from September 1 until December 31 .
Objectively , this will provide very little support to consumer spending , and as we also noted earlier , business lobbies are already complaining that the program is “ unworkable ” – a letter co-signed by a number of groups including the US Chamber of Commerce , the National Retail Federation , the National Association of Manufactures and others argued that ( 1 ) the order would result in a significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 2 ) the implementation of the order is unworkable and ( 3 ) many members expect to decline to actually adopt the deferral .
Even for workers at firms that do implement the deferral the impact on spending will likely be very small .
Households that are not in financial distress will save most of the tax cut in anticipation of a big bill at tax year end .
Of course , workers who are in distress due to unemployment will not benefit from cutting a tax they are not paying .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ households that remain cash strapped even though they are still employed .
Presumably they will spend a good part of the tax cut .
What happens next ?
As we have reported almost every day for the past three weeks , Congressional negotiations seem hopelessly bogged down and furthermore , Congress is currently on recess with funding the post office has become a major distraction .
Both parties are having their conventions .
Both parties are watching to see if the executive orders work .
And an election looms .
As BofA ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoped for a deal this month , “ increasingly it looks like one only comes after Labor Day and after demonstrable pain in the economy.
” Unfortunately , in a world in which the market no longer reflects the economy , it is unclear just what signal US politicians will seek to determine that the economy is “ in pain.
” Ironically , this will make the disconnect between the soaring market which just hit a fresh all-time high and the economy which is about to double dip , even more grotesque .
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By Tyler Durden
One month ago, with millions of newly unemployed Americans fearful about their future in an economy transformed by the covid pandemic, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid made a remarkable observation: “Recessions don’t usually result in personal income soaring, but this one has thanks to government support around the world.” This was shown in the following chart:
This was not a surprise: as Bank of America writes, one of the regular features of US recessions since the 1950s is that they always trigger, with a bit of a lag, an expansion of unemployment benefits. In normal times, benefits in the US are lower than for most other developed market economies, but there is an attempt to close some of the gap during the recession. In recent recessions the additional benefits have tended to be earlier, bigger and last longer. Thus benefits weren’t enhanced until the end of the 2001 recession and provided 13 weeks of additional benefits through Mar 2004. However, for the Great Recession of 2008-9 enhanced benefits were enacted on July 2008, a year before the end of the recession, lasting through December 2013, with the unemployment rate down to 6.7%.
Initially, the response to this crisis continued the trend toward stronger responses. Facing a much deeper and faster recession, enhanced benefits were almost immediately implemented and included a large bonus benefit of $600/week. Unfortunately, 4 months later and policy has taken a 180-degree turn: the benefit has been allowed to expire with an unemployment rate still north of 10%. Needless to say, it seems a bit early to declare mission accomplished.
That said, the US is now caught in an unprecedented dilemma – as BofA also notes, “Absent government support disposable income would have fallen the most in history; with that support it has risen the most in history.”
So what’s Congress – and the President – to do?
Well, while the full impact of this economic transformation has yet to be felt across the country, at least for some the government support ended on July 31 when the infamous “fiscal cliff” hit and has yet to be renewed by Congress (executive orders signed by Trump two weeks ago have offset only a modest portion of the stimulus). The group most directly affected are recipients of unemployment insurance (UI) who have seen a notable reduction in income.
To quantify the impact, Bank of America examined spending trends of the population of card holders who receive UI through ACH (direct deposit) and compared to all other households. What it found was a dramatic divergence as the YOY rate of growth for UI recipients slowed dramatically but increased for the broader population since Aug 1st.
By income, over the past two weeks, the YOY growth rate slowed by 12% for the unemployed cohort (formerly) earning under $50K vs. a roughly 5% drop for the middle and upper income cohorts.
Some more math: a closer look at the US household income statement underscores the resulting hole in household income as a result of the lapsing of the fiscal stimulus. The $600/week benefit was not a small support to the unemployed, it accounted for more than 60% of unemployment benefits in June (Chart 1). As the numbers on the chart indicate, that means a payment equivalent to about 5% of household income just disappeared. We don’t have data yet for July and August, but the daily treasury statement confirms the collapse in payments (Chart 2). In July the average daily outlay was $4.8bn, in the past five working days it has collapsed to $2.3bn, or a drop of more than half from the peak stimulus period.
These charts show just how reliant on the government much of America has become.
To be sure, much has been made about the resilience of the consumer so far in this crisis. Indeed, while services spending remains depressed, retail sales have fully recovered. However, as shown above, this recovery is deeply dependent on fiscal support. The next chart decomposes the various sources of income in recent months-unemployment benefits, other tax and transfer benefits, labor income, proprietors income and other income.
And here is BofA’s remarkable observation: “Absent government support disposable income would have fallen the most in history; with that support it has risen the most in history.” Note that the role of government stimulus is even bigger because the surge in proprietors’ income was due to another (now fading) federal program-the Paycheck Protection Program.
So just how much of a hit to consumption – which represents 70% of US GDP – is coming?
Well besides the already noted slump in spending by unemployed Americans, it will take time to see the full effect of the lost payments on consumer spending since presumably some recipients have savings or can postpone rent, credit card and other bills. The early evidence suggests “a moderate shock” according to BofA which again notes – see chart 4 above – that among the unemployed, lower income groups were among the hardest hit, with the YOY growth rate slowing by 12% for the cohort earning under $50K vs. a roughly 5pp drop for the middle and upper income cohorts.
While the bank has not done a formal simulation of the impact of the lost fiscal stimulus, a simple illustrative example from the Petersen Institute can give a sense of the magnitude. First, they assume that 20MM people were unemployed at the end of July and that the $600 benefit has a fiscal multiplier of 1.5 (around the midpoint of the CBO’s range of estimates). The expiration of the $600/weekly benefit would therefore remove about $50bn in income from the economy per month. By their estimate, this would result in about a 2.5% decline in GDP, 2MM less jobs over the next year and a 1.2pp increase in the unemployment rate.
As BofA summarizes “while illustrative, these are staggering numbers.” Moreover, based on the latest claims data there were around 15MM people on standard unemployment benefits as of the week ending August 8 with millions more in other programs such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). Thus, the full impact will likely be even more acute than modeled by BofA.
The final question is whether President Trump’s executive orders can offset the shock to incomes.
Let’s look first at the unemployment benefits and then at executive orders as a group. The executive order earmarks the $44bn in remaining FEMA funds for unemployment benefits of $300/week. In addition, initially it required states to provide $100/week in matching funds, but that requirement was dropped as it became clear that it would deter cash-strapped states from participating. Since the program is new it will take time for states to set up the new system, and indeed as we pointed out earlier this week, only 7 states have so far signed up for the $300 unemployment stimulus plan. Hopefully, a number of states will have the program up and running by the September 1 launch date. While this new payment cuts the income shock in half, the funds are likely to only be enough to cover a month or so or into early October, one month ahead of the elections. Moreover, the order is backdated to start on Aug 1. So in practice, the funds may be disbursed quickly after states have set up their programs.
The other major executive order is the deferral in the employee component of the payroll tax from September 1 until December 31. Objectively, this will provide very little support to consumer spending, and as we also noted earlier, business lobbies are already complaining that the program is “unworkable” – a letter co-signed by a number of groups including the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation, the National Association of Manufactures and others argued that (1) the order would result in a significant tax bill in 2021 for employees, (2) the implementation of the order is unworkable and (3) many members expect to decline to actually adopt the deferral.
Even for workers at firms that do implement the deferral the impact on spending will likely be very small. Households that are not in financial distress will save most of the tax cut in anticipation of a big bill at tax year end. Of course, workers who are in distress due to unemployment will not benefit from cutting a tax they are not paying. That leaves a relatively small group of households that remain cash strapped even though they are still employed. Presumably they will spend a good part of the tax cut.
What happens next?
As we have reported almost every day for the past three weeks, Congressional negotiations seem hopelessly bogged down and furthermore, Congress is currently on recess with funding the post office has become a major distraction. Both parties are having their conventions. Both parties are watching to see if the executive orders work. And an election looms.
As BofA’s economists concludes, while they had hoped for a deal this month, “increasingly it looks like one only comes after Labor Day and after demonstrable pain in the economy.” Unfortunately, in a world in which the market no longer reflects the economy, it is unclear just what signal US politicians will seek to determine that the economy is “in pain.” Ironically, this will make the disconnect between the soaring market which just hit a fresh all-time high and the economy which is about to double dip, even more grotesque.
Source: Zerohedge
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