activistpost--2020-08-06--In The Age Of Misinformation, Who Holds The Power To Categorize The “Truth”?

When confronted with basic information such as ” Boston is in Massachusetts , ” for instance , humans readily limit feedback to “ true ” or “ false.
” This binary framework is simple and intuitive , but the world is far more complex , and humans require more nuanced categorical frameworks to determine the truth .
When technology companies and researchers go through the process of building and constructing frameworks for information categories , they are often prone to bias .
Yet , companies obscure these decisions from ordinary citizens who eventually consume this information every day and ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africa , where mis- and disinformation campaigns often go viral online , especially during politically charged periods , US-based tech and social media companies become arbiters of the “ truth.
” Millions of Africans use search engines and platforms like Google , Twitter and Facebook , who filter information through their own biased lenses .
To complicate matters , these tech and social media platforms , who act as main gateways for news and opinions — often adopt dissimilar frameworks to categorize information .
For example , Google , the giant of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to check viral claims by categorizing news using a scale of False , Mostly False , Half True , Mostly True , and True .
Facebook uses a similar rating but instead focuses on False , Partly False or False rating in reports submitted to them .
Meanwhile , Twitter recently announced its framework that has three categories Misleading Information , Disputed Claims , and Unverified Claims .
For example , Politifact invented what is called Truth-O-Meter .
While it follows the standard “ true , mostly true , mostly false , false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ pants on fire ” category for statements that are “ not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim.
” Snopes uses a very different method with 14 categories .
By contrast , Africa Check uses eight categories .
To guide their decisions they rate statements of fact , leave the burden of proof with the speaker , focus on significance , use the best evidence available at the time and commit to updating information and clarifying mistakes when “ new or better evidence appears.
” Meanwhile , Full Fact , a UK-based fact-checking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — leaving it for the reader to judge .
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However , tech platforms who launch partnership programs with fact-checking organizations usually demand that their partners adhere to their categorization framework .
For example , Facebook expects its fact-checking organizations to rate reviewed content according to its Facebook published framework .
Over time , this results in the dominance of a single world view , making Facebook a central arbiter of truth .
Many other categorizations are published without sharing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are asked to adopt and adhere to them .
When platforms change these categorizations , based on the views of a few experts or engineers , society is expected , again , to adapt and update their worldviews accordingly .
Researchers have attempted to find solutions to the convoluted problems of information categorization .
Claire Wardle , a known scholar in the field , created a categorization of seven types : satire or parody , misleading content , imposter content , fabricated content , false connection , false context and manipulated content .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duke Reporters Lab , has taken a unique approach to information categorization with his MediaReview Taxonomy , which engages a democratic deliberation process to categorize information through public feedback .
But categorization is not a mere technical issue — it deeply influences how citizens think and reason about the world .
Cognitive scientists have shown the importance of categorization , with some who argue that “ to cognize is to categorize.
” Others warn of the danger of categorization .
Derek Cabera , professor at Cornell University , wrote an essay called , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Bart de Langhe and Philip Fernbach penned a Harvard Business Review article titled , “ The danger of Categorical Thinking.
” The categorization of information is the real authority — but in disguise .
Those who hold the power to categorize information can , unwittingly , impose their own perceptions of reality onto citizens .
Categorization of information is an irrefutable necessity , but citizens must remain vigilant in terms of who holds the power to do it .
The process of categorization must be transparent , and indeed , subject to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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By Mohamed Suliman
When confronted with basic information such as ”Boston is in Massachusetts,” for instance, humans readily limit feedback to “true” or “false.” This binary framework is simple and intuitive, but the world is far more complex, and humans require more nuanced categorical frameworks to determine the truth.
When technology companies and researchers go through the process of building and constructing frameworks for information categories, they are often prone to bias. Yet, companies obscure these decisions from ordinary citizens who eventually consume this information every day and ultimately shape their lives around it.
In Africa, where mis- and disinformation campaigns often go viral online, especially during politically charged periods, US-based tech and social media companies become arbiters of the “truth.” Millions of Africans use search engines and platforms like Google, Twitter and Facebook, who filter information through their own biased lenses.
To complicate matters, these tech and social media platforms, who act as main gateways for news and opinions — often adopt dissimilar frameworks to categorize information.
For example, Google, the giant of the search industry, has developed a feature to check viral claims by categorizing news using a scale of False, Mostly False, Half True, Mostly True, and True. Facebook uses a similar rating but instead focuses on False, Partly False or False rating in reports submitted to them. Meanwhile, Twitter recently announced its framework that has three categories Misleading Information, Disputed Claims, and Unverified Claims.
Fact-checking organizations differ radically in their categorizations.
For example, Politifact invented what is called Truth-O-Meter. While it follows the standard “true, mostly true, mostly false, false” rating, it also uses a “pants on fire” category for statements that are “not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim.” Snopes uses a very different method with 14 categories.
By contrast, Africa Check uses eight categories. To guide their decisions they rate statements of fact, leave the burden of proof with the speaker, focus on significance, use the best evidence available at the time and commit to updating information and clarifying mistakes when “new or better evidence appears.”
Meanwhile, Full Fact, a UK-based fact-checking organization, uses no categorization at all — leaving it for the reader to judge.
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However, tech platforms who launch partnership programs with fact-checking organizations usually demand that their partners adhere to their categorization framework. For example, Facebook expects its fact-checking organizations to rate reviewed content according to its Facebook published framework. Over time, this results in the dominance of a single world view, making Facebook a central arbiter of truth.
Many other categorizations are published without sharing the rationale behind them, yet everyday users are asked to adopt and adhere to them. When platforms change these categorizations, based on the views of a few experts or engineers, society is expected, again, to adapt and update their worldviews accordingly.
Researchers have attempted to find solutions to the convoluted problems of information categorization. Claire Wardle, a known scholar in the field, created a categorization of seven types: satire or parody, misleading content, imposter content, fabricated content, false connection, false context and manipulated content.
And Bill Adar, a professor at Duke Reporters Lab, has taken a unique approach to information categorization with his MediaReview Taxonomy, which engages a democratic deliberation process to categorize information through public feedback.
But categorization is not a mere technical issue — it deeply influences how citizens think and reason about the world. Cognitive scientists have shown the importance of categorization, with some who argue that “to cognize is to categorize.”
Others warn of the danger of categorization. Derek Cabera, professor at Cornell University, wrote an essay called, “The dark sides of categorical thinking.” Bart de Langhe and Philip Fernbach penned a Harvard Business Review article titled, “The danger of Categorical Thinking.”
The categorization of information is the real authority — but in disguise. Those who hold the power to categorize information can, unwittingly, impose their own perceptions of reality onto citizens.
Categorization of information is an irrefutable necessity, but citizens must remain vigilant in terms of who holds the power to do it. The process of categorization must be transparent, and indeed, subject to constant rational and open scrutiny by society.
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activistpost--2020-08-06--Don’t Do Your Own Research!!! — Propaganda Watch

Do your own research !
Read it for yourself !
It ’ s in the show notes !
How many times have I uttered these words ?
These exhortations represent the founding ethos of The Corbett Report .
I want you to read the source documents for yourself and come to your own conclusions .
But guess what ?
The establishment doesn ’ t want you to think for yourself , and now that the Corona World Order is beginning the Great Reset , they are coming out and saying as much .
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By The Corbett Report
Do your own research! Read it for yourself! It’s in the show notes! How many times have I uttered these words? These exhortations represent the founding ethos of The Corbett Report. I want you to read the source documents for yourself and come to your own conclusions.
But guess what? The establishment doesn’t want you to think for yourself, and now that the Corona World Order is beginning the Great Reset, they are coming out and saying as much. Find out the details in this week’s edition of #PropagandaWatch.
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activistpost--2020-08-06--Newspapers: Fusion Centers Have Secretly Created A National Citizen Spying Program

What has the public learned about Fusion Centers since the recent BlueLeaks hack was released over a month ago ?
Not a lot .
The Feds have done a great job of keeping the public from finding out what DHS Fusion/Intelligence Centers are really doing .
In a country founded on freedom , we find federal and local law enforcement scrambling to keep the true function of Fusion Centers hidden from the public .
By piecing together news articles from Maine and Texas papers , a disturbing picture begins to unfold of warrantless surveillance of Americans .
The first proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spy on everyday citizens and activists can be found in a Maine Press Herald article from mid-July .
The article goes into greater detail describing how local police use Fusion Centers to track down low-level offenders and ID people from social media or video footage .
Maine police even went so far as to ask the Fusion Center to identify a passenger in a car who refused to identify himself , and did not consent to having his photograph taken or his fingerprints scanned .
Activist Post Recommended Book : Snitch Culture : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Ears Of The State Another article in the Maine Press Herald which predated BlueLeaks , revealed that Fusion Centers refuse to acknowledge that they are secretly scanning everyone ’ s faces and spying on their cellphones .
A third Maine Press Herald article revealed that Fusion Centers are secretly collecting a massive database of license plate numbers , the names and addresses of legal gun owners , and monitoring political activist groups and collecting members names and addresses .
The Austin Chronicle revealed that Fusion Centers have used secret informants to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In early June , an intelligence center operated by the Austin Police Department was hacked , along with many others like it across the country .
Known as BlueLeaks , the collection of leaked documents from the hack contains over 10 gigs of material taken from the Austin center .
They reveal a secret citizen spying program that ’ s active in the Austin area and across the country .
The article reveals how Fusion Centers have created a vast network of secret “ Threat Liaison Officers ” ( TLOs ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone you least expect .
TLOs could be anyone : “ private security officers with local hotels , malls , large venues , and local semiconductor companies .
Government employees in “ education , ” “ code enforcement , ” and “ public works ” also contribute to ARIC as FOUO TLOs .
According to the article , TLOs could be teachers , trash collectors , ministers , priests , rabbis or even counselors .
Basically , DHS has succeeded in creating a network of secret government spies masquerading as everyday people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for doing mundane things like asking questions , taking pictures or being observant of one ’ s surroundings .
TLOs are also reporting people for “ suspicious ” social media posts , whatever that means .
To make it easier to report Americans for doing mundane things , Fusion Centers have provided TLOs with a checklist .
To say that this is reminiscent of China , the USSR or East Germany is an understatement .
As the Chronicle warned , “ worrisome examples of suspicious activity have led to increased scrutiny ” which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be secretly monitoring innocent Americans without out any public scrutiny .
If you thought DHS ’ s “ If You See Something , Say Something ” was a failure , guess again .
DHS has managed to justify creating 78 Fusion Centers whose sole purpose , it seems , is to spy on innocent Americans and track their daily movements .
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By MassPrivateI
What has the public learned about Fusion Centers since the recent BlueLeaks hack was released over a month ago? Not a lot.
The Feds have done a great job of keeping the public from finding out what DHS Fusion/Intelligence Centers are really doing. In a country founded on freedom, we find federal and local law enforcement scrambling to keep the true function of Fusion Centers hidden from the public.
By piecing together news articles from Maine and Texas papers, a disturbing picture begins to unfold of warrantless surveillance of Americans.
The first proof that Fusion Centers were being used to spy on everyday citizens and activists can be found in a Maine Press Herald article from mid-July.
A cache of internal police documents stolen from a secretive Maine State Police intelligence unit has provided the first substantial glimpse into how it collects and shares information about crime suspects and political activists and, in rare cases, keep tabs on domestic extremists, gang members and anti-government groups.
The article goes into greater detail describing how local police use Fusion Centers to track down low-level offenders and ID people from social media or video footage.
Police agencies commonly contact the Maine center with requests for help identifying a person depicted in a photo, sometimes captured from a surveillance camera. Other pictures are taken directly by law enforcement, or appear to be pulled from Facebook or other social media sites.
Maine police even went so far as to ask the Fusion Center to identify a passenger in a car who refused to identify himself, and did not consent to having his photograph taken or his fingerprints scanned.
Activist Post Recommended Book: Snitch Culture: How Citizens Are Turned Into The Eyes And Ears Of The State
Another article in the Maine Press Herald which predated BlueLeaks, revealed that Fusion Centers refuse to acknowledge that they are secretly scanning everyone’s faces and spying on their cellphones.
Despite evidence that the Maine State Police has worked for years with federal agencies to develop its use of digital surveillance technology, the agency now uses that law to refuse to answer any questions about such efforts, or even acknowledge that they exist.
A third Maine Press Herald article revealed that Fusion Centers are secretly collecting a massive database of license plate numbers, the names and addresses of legal gun owners, and monitoring political activist groups and collecting members names and addresses.
Fusion Centers created a national citizen spy program
The Austin Chronicle revealed that Fusion Centers have used secret informants to create a national “Suspicious Activity” network.
In early June, an intelligence center operated by the Austin Police Department was hacked, along with many others like it across the country. Known as BlueLeaks, the collection of leaked documents from the hack contains over 10 gigs of material taken from the Austin center. They reveal a secret citizen spying program that’s active in the Austin area and across the country.
The article reveals how Fusion Centers have created a vast network of secret “Threat Liaison Officers” (TLOs).
Documents examined by the Chronicle show that each TLO must sign a nondisclosure agreement with ARIC, including those not working in law enforcement, essentially creating secret citizen officers.
Secret citizen spies or TLOs could be someone you least expect. TLOs could be anyone: “private security officers with local hotels, malls, large venues, and local semiconductor companies. Government employees in “education,” “code enforcement,” and “public works” also contribute to ARIC as FOUO TLOs.
According to the article, TLOs could be teachers, trash collectors, ministers, priests, rabbis or even counselors.
Basically, DHS has succeeded in creating a network of secret government spies masquerading as everyday people.
A TLOs job is to report people for doing mundane things like asking questions, taking pictures or being observant of one’s surroundings. TLOs are also reporting people for “suspicious” social media posts, whatever that means.
According to one FOUO TLO’s report, an individual was seen taking photos of Zach Scott’s Topfer Theatre on Sept. 22, 2016. The report includes five different pictures of a young person using a camera on a tripod to photograph the theatre from across the street.
To make it easier to report Americans for doing mundane things, Fusion Centers have provided TLOs with a checklist.
The leaked documents include submission forms TLOs use to make their reports. At the top of the forms are boxes to check indicating the type of activity being reported. These include the aforementioned “School Threat,” but also Eliciting Information, Observation/Surveillance, and Suspicious/Odd Facebook Post. The TLO report spreadsheet contains 128 reports of school threats. But the category most reported by far was Expressed or Implied Threat, with more than a thousand entries.
To say that this is reminiscent of China, the USSR or East Germany is an understatement. As the Chronicle warned, “worrisome examples of suspicious activity have led to increased scrutiny” which means the Feds and local police could be secretly monitoring innocent Americans without out any public scrutiny.
If you thought DHS’s “If You See Something, Say Something” was a failure, guess again. DHS has managed to justify creating 78 Fusion Centers whose sole purpose, it seems, is to spy on innocent Americans and track their daily movements.
Source: MassPrivateI Blog
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activistpost--2020-08-07--“Smart Pass” Temp Check/Facial Recognition Promoted for Businesses, Schools, etc. What about Privacy

“Smart Pass” Temp Check/Facial Recognition Promoted for Businesses, Schools, etc. What about Privacy and Safety?

Ever-changing health mandates and restrictions continue providing more opportunities for privacy invasive , data collecting , and health harming “ @ @ @ @ @ Smart Pass ” is one of them .
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By B.N. Frank
Ever-changing health mandates and restrictions continue providing more opportunities for privacy invasive, data collecting, and health harming “Smart” technology.
“Smart Pass” is one of them. It eliminates the need for someone to manually take temperatures. Because it’s equipped with facial recognition technology, it also chastises people who aren’t wearing masks.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Preparing for The Great Reset with Spiro Skouras

Derrick Broze sits down with researcher Spiro Skouras to discuss The Great Reset , Ghislaine Maxwell , technocracy , and @ @ @ @ @ stop the march of tyranny .
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Derrick Broze sits down with researcher Spiro Skouras to discuss The Great Reset, Ghislaine Maxwell, technocracy, and what you can do to stop the march of tyranny.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Tools for Liberty: Top 3 Reasons I’m on Board with Bitcoin and Crypto

Working to advance liberty means coming up with practical solutions to protect yourself from government power .
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency projects are showing a lot of promise in increasingly important areas .
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Newly Released White House Documents Reveal Efforts To Surveil Americans Using Contact Tracing Apps

Recently released documents from the Department of Homeland Security reveal that a coalition of tech companies are interested in the surveillance capabilities of contact tracing apps .
As political leaders across the United States begin to make use of contact tracing apps the public is promised that privacy is being considered .
However , newly released documents reveal that a private task force made up of Big Tech companies has expressed interest in surveillance capabilities of such apps .
Additionally , controversial Fusion Centers appear to be preparing to make use of the data gathered by contact tracing apps as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of identifying individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person , collecting information about their contacts , and then tracing the contacts of infected individuals .
All persons who may have come into contact with an infected individual are tested for infection , treated for the infection , and their contacts traced as well .
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been calls for digital contact tracing using cell phones to notify individuals when they may have come into contact with an infected person or visited a hot spot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bluetooth to track encounters , a move which is supposed to anonymize actual location data .
Other forms of contact tracing apps involve the use of location data gathered from cellular networks .
Critics believe the apps will be used to expand government surveillance .
The new documents ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) were released by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to a Freedom of Information Act Request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center ( EPIC ) .
“ The records show that a tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House sought to aggregate “ non-clinical location data ” for “ disease surveillance , ” including cell phone location data , Uber trip data , and Google search data , ” EPIC wrote .
The so-called “ COVID19 Tech Task Force ” is a private task force including representatives from AWS , Camber , ESRI , Facebook , Google , Harvard School of Public Health , Microsoft , Mozilla , R4 , SAP , and Salesforce .
The reference to “ non-clinical location data ” comes in a section entitled , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an email exchange on contact tracing , members of the Office of Science and Technology Policy described the proposals on geolocation as “ certainly interesting.
” However , Lynne Parker , Deputy Chief Technology Officer with the OSTP told the task force that the White House was “ not engaged in any activities relating to location data.
” Interestingly , Parker reminded the Tech Task Force that they are “ a private sector group with no government affiliation.
” Parker thanked the Task Force for their work , asked to be removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said the OSTP inclusion in ongoing conversations “ may be confusing to your members , and be misinterpreted as the USG endorsing this effort or it being a joint effort.
” While the emails make it clear the White House has a close relationship with the Tech Task Force , the statements by Parker appear to be an effort to put distance between the two entities .
Another disturbing revelation in the documents relates to controversial Fusion Centers .
Fusion Centers are centralized systems that pool and analyze intelligence from federal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entities .
The National Network of Fusion Centers was created after the 9/11 attacks to provide for more streamlined communication for federal and local agencies .
The Fusion Centers have been criticized as violations of civil liberties and a danger to separation of federal and local governments .
Most infamously , in 2009 it was revealed that the Missouri Information Analysis Center ( MIAC ) was targeting supporters of third party candidates , Ron Paul supporters , anti-abortion activists , and “ conspiracy theorists ” as potential domestic extremists .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an executive director of the National Fusion Center Association , a lobby group for fusion centers , proposed an “ automate [ d ] contact tracing and notification ” system to the White House .
This would mean that the Trump administration would receive automatic updates on the contact tracing efforts , and potentially , the data gathered by tracking apps .
After EPIC obtained the records and published them online , the White House ordered the organization to delete the records from the Office of Science & Technology Policy .
EPIC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who ordered them “ to immediately cease using and disclosing ” one set of records and to “ destroy all electronics copies.
” The OSTP told EPIC they had “ inadvertently and erroneously ” provided EPIC with an unredacted copy of the records .
EPIC had already performed their own redaction of personal contact information so they decided to make the records available to the public .
“ Under the Freedom of Information Act , a federal agency is not entitled to “ claw back ” a record that it discloses to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some sections of the emails mention “ de-identification ” and “ anonymizing ” the data , the suggestions by the Tech Task Force and the Fusion Center lobby make it clear that there are attempts to use the data gathered by contact tracing apps for surveillance purposes .
Also , despite the White House effort to distance themselves from the task force , it is abundantly clear that the tech companies involved are in regular communication with officials from the Office of Science and Technology Policy .
As we have previously noted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ army ” of contact tracers to help identify potentially ill people and ensure they are quarantined and isolated .
Now that the apps are beginning to roll out Americans are likely to see yet another increase in invasions of civil liberties and privacy .
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By Derrick Broze
Recently released documents from the Department of Homeland Security reveal that a coalition of tech companies are interested in the surveillance capabilities of contact tracing apps.
As political leaders across the United States begin to make use of contact tracing apps the public is promised that privacy is being considered. However, newly released documents reveal that a private task force made up of Big Tech companies has expressed interest in surveillance capabilities of such apps. Additionally, controversial Fusion Centers appear to be preparing to make use of the data gathered by contact tracing apps as well.
Contact tracing is a process of identifying individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person, collecting information about their contacts, and then tracing the contacts of infected individuals. All persons who may have come into contact with an infected individual are tested for infection, treated for the infection, and their contacts traced as well.
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been calls for digital contact tracing using cell phones to notify individuals when they may have come into contact with an infected person or visited a hot spot of infection. Digital contact tracing apps use Bluetooth to track encounters, a move which is supposed to anonymize actual location data. Other forms of contact tracing apps involve the use of location data gathered from cellular networks. Critics believe the apps will be used to expand government surveillance.
The new documents (1, 2, 3, 4) were released by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to a Freedom of Information Act Request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
“The records show that a tech sector task force closely aligned with the White House sought to aggregate “non-clinical location data” for “disease surveillance,” including cell phone location data, Uber trip data, and Google search data,” EPIC wrote.
The so-called “COVID19 Tech Task Force” is a private task force including representatives from AWS, Camber, ESRI, Facebook, Google, Harvard School of Public Health, Microsoft, Mozilla, R4, SAP, and Salesforce. The reference to “non-clinical location data” comes in a section entitled, “Goals and opportunities.” It reads:
To assist researchers at the CDC, academic institutions, and other public-health officials, capture non-clinical location data to assess contact rates, social distancing, effectiveness of policy interventions, and disease surveillance.
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In an email exchange on contact tracing, members of the Office of Science and Technology Policy described the proposals on geolocation as “certainly interesting.” However, Lynne Parker, Deputy Chief Technology Officer with the OSTP told the task force that the White House was “not engaged in any activities relating to location data.”
Interestingly, Parker reminded the Tech Task Force that they are “a private sector group with no government affiliation.” Parker thanked the Task Force for their work, asked to be removed from the emails and calendar invitations, and said the OSTP inclusion in ongoing conversations “may be confusing to your members, and be misinterpreted as the USG endorsing this effort or it being a joint effort.” While the emails make it clear the White House has a close relationship with the Tech Task Force, the statements by Parker appear to be an effort to put distance between the two entities.
Another disturbing revelation in the documents relates to controversial Fusion Centers. Fusion Centers are centralized systems that pool and analyze intelligence from federal, state, local, and private sector entities. The National Network of Fusion Centers was created after the 9/11 attacks to provide for more streamlined communication for federal and local agencies. The Fusion Centers have been criticized as violations of civil liberties and a danger to separation of federal and local governments. Most infamously, in 2009 it was revealed that the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) was targeting supporters of third party candidates, Ron Paul supporters, anti-abortion activists, and “conspiracy theorists” as potential domestic extremists.
One of the newly released emails show that in March, an executive director of the National Fusion Center Association, a lobby group for fusion centers, proposed an “automate[d] contact tracing and notification” system to the White House. This would mean that the Trump administration would receive automatic updates on the contact tracing efforts, and potentially, the data gathered by tracking apps.
After EPIC obtained the records and published them online, the White House ordered the organization to delete the records from the Office of Science & Technology Policy. EPIC was contacted by a White House attorney who ordered them “to immediately cease using and disclosing” one set of records and to “destroy all electronics copies.”
The OSTP told EPIC they had “inadvertently and erroneously” provided EPIC with an unredacted copy of the records. EPIC had already performed their own redaction of personal contact information so they decided to make the records available to the public. “Under the Freedom of Information Act, a federal agency is not entitled to “claw back” a record that it discloses to a requester,” EPIC wrote.
While some sections of the emails mention “de-identification” and “anonymizing” the data, the suggestions by the Tech Task Force and the Fusion Center lobby make it clear that there are attempts to use the data gathered by contact tracing apps for surveillance purposes. Also, despite the White House effort to distance themselves from the task force, it is abundantly clear that the tech companies involved are in regular communication with officials from the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
As we have previously noted, government officials are also calling for an “army” of contact tracers to help identify potentially ill people and ensure they are quarantined and isolated. Now that the apps are beginning to roll out Americans are likely to see yet another increase in invasions of civil liberties and privacy.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Derrick Broze Announces #ExposeBillGates Day of Action 2 – Aug. 8th – Interview with James Corbett

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By The Corbett Report
On June 13, 2020, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world participated in the first ever #ExposeBillGates Day of Action. The event was a success with #ExposeBillGates trending all day on Twitter, information about Bill Gates’ agenda being translated in several languages, hundreds of protests and outreach events, and mainstream outlets taking notice. Now, it’s time to do it again.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Covering Up the Awakening – Massive Lockdown Protest in Berlin Downplayed and Demonized by MSM

We ’ re at a crossroads at the moment , and most people are choosing obedience to the emerging new order .
Here in the U.S. , the hysteria and fear is thick , palpable and ugly .
Just as Stanley Milgram demonstrated in his now famous social experiment , most people are turning against their fellow neighbors and countrymen and willfully posing as enforcers of the new normal .
The media in this nation is a cancer , eating away at the social fabric of our society , demanding that we find differences between ourselves and everyone else , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the collective madness .
The American spirit of individualism and personal liberty is being stamped out by peer pressure to conform and obey .
This isn ’ t how it ’ s supposed to be , though .
As a people , Americans have long been admired the world over for our supposed courage in defending liberty , but today we ’ re so fractured and confused that we can ’ t seem to come together in any meaningful numbers .
The police state that has emerged around us has been so discouraging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve even given up protesting against the never-ending wars .
We ’ ve become docile , domesticated , distracted , divided , dysfunctional and delusional .
We no longer oppose tyranny .
Time for someone else to carry the torch .
Last week in Germany , a massive crowd of people hit the streets to protest the lockdowns which are killing businesses , destroying families , and causing untold stress , loneliness and depression , all in the name of preventing the spread of a virus .
‘ Masks Make Us Slaves , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverage of the event downplayed the size of the crowd .
The Guardian reported , “ Up to 20,000 demonstrated against restrictions , raising fears of a rise in infections , ” diminishing the crowd while also framing the demonstration as a threat to the fear-addled rule-followers .
ABC News reported , “ Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions , ” then added , “ Protests against anti-virus restrictions in Germany have drawn a variety of attendees , including conspiracy theorists and right-wing populists.
” This , of course , is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the false impression that those who are concerned for their rights are subhuman .
The New York Times wants you to believe that all of these people are a danger to those who follow orders and go along to get along .
They said that 17,000 people marched , and insinuated that they are all somehow allied with neo-Nazis .
Bollocks .
CNN took a jab as well in their article , “ Thousands gather in Berlin to protest against Covid-19 restrictions.
” Their spin is that all of the people involved are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
?
Can you read between the lines , people ?
The media is goading you to live in fear not only of a contentious virus , but of your fellow man .
The threat is being expanded to include not only the disease , but anyone who questions the official narrative about the disease .
READ : Senator and Former Minnesota Family Doctor of the Year Being Investigated for Questioning Covid Death Certificates According to RT , “ 500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest , but police RESTRICT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing , ” which is a heck of a lot more people than what other news outlets reported .
The real story is that there were a lot more people at this demonstration than the MSM wants you to believe , and that the crowd was made up of people of all walks of life , not just racist Nazis who deserve to be treated as less-than-human .
Some estimates say that up to 1.3 million people were involved , with people arriving from all over Germany to participate .
Ben Swann destroys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following video , diving into who these people were , and why they opposed the lockdown .
Ralph Smart also chimes in , reminding us that millions of people are waking up , and that the mass awakening is the one thing the powers-that-be fear most .
I hope you ’ re paying attention people .
There is an awakening happening , and you are not alone .
This is the global awakening , and it will be impossible to keep the lid on this for much longer .
Dylan Charles is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Battered Souls : A Podcast About Transformation , both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation , societal awakening , and planetary renewal .
His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu , Qi Gong and Yoga .
After seven years of living in Costa Rica , he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains , where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family .
He has written hundreds of articles , reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life .
Contact Dylan at [ email protected ] .
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By Dylan Charles
We’re at a crossroads at the moment, and most people are choosing obedience to the emerging new order. Here in the U.S., the hysteria and fear is thick, palpable and ugly. Just as Stanley Milgram demonstrated in his now famous social experiment, most people are turning against their fellow neighbors and countrymen and willfully posing as enforcers of the new normal.
The media in this nation is a cancer, eating away at the social fabric of our society, demanding that we find differences between ourselves and everyone else, and demanding that we lose ourselves in the collective madness. The American spirit of individualism and personal liberty is being stamped out by peer pressure to conform and obey. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be, though.
As a people, Americans have long been admired the world over for our supposed courage in defending liberty, but today we’re so fractured and confused that we can’t seem to come together in any meaningful numbers. The police state that has emerged around us has been so discouraging to real protest movements that we’ve even given up protesting against the never-ending wars. We’ve become docile, domesticated, distracted, divided, dysfunctional and delusional. We no longer oppose tyranny.
Time for someone else to carry the torch.
Last week in Germany, a massive crowd of people hit the streets to protest the lockdowns which are killing businesses, destroying families, and causing untold stress, loneliness and depression, all in the name of preventing the spread of a virus. ‘Masks Make Us Slaves,’ read one banner.
Protesters who came from across the country held up homemade signs with slogans like “Corona, false alarm,” “We are being forced to wear a muzzle,” “Natural defense instead of vaccination” and “We are the second wave.” [Source]
Mainstream media coverage of the event downplayed the size of the crowd. The Guardian reported, “Up to 20,000 demonstrated against restrictions, raising fears of a rise in infections,” diminishing the crowd while also framing the demonstration as a threat to the fear-addled rule-followers.
ABC News reported, “Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions,” then added, “Protests against anti-virus restrictions in Germany have drawn a variety of attendees, including conspiracy theorists and right-wing populists.” This, of course, is an attempt to demonize the event and give the false impression that those who are concerned for their rights are subhuman.
The New York Times wants you to believe that all of these people are a danger to those who follow orders and go along to get along. They said that 17,000 people marched, and insinuated that they are all somehow allied with neo-Nazis. Bollocks.
This was the scene in Berlin, where an estimated 17,000 people defied social-distancing and mask requirements to join a protest supported by neo-Nazi groups, conspiracy theorists and others who said they were fed up with the restrictions. Read the latest. https://t.co/QFWyHTTMb0 pic.twitter.com/h9CuxYCERg — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2020
CNN took a jab as well in their article, “Thousands gather in Berlin to protest against Covid-19 restrictions.” Their spin is that all of the people involved are from the far-right. Say what?!?
A large crowd of far-right groups gathered for a “sit-in” at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate on Saturday to protest against the German government’s coronavirus restrictions.
A march earlier Saturday that was criticized by police for not adhering to rules on social distancing and face masks was halted by organizers. [ Source
Can you read between the lines, people? The media is goading you to live in fear not only of a contentious virus, but of your fellow man. The threat is being expanded to include not only the disease, but anyone who questions the official narrative about the disease.
According to RT, “500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest, but police RESTRICT rally to 5,000 due to ‘social distancing,” which is a heck of a lot more people than what other news outlets reported.
The real story is that there were a lot more people at this demonstration than the MSM wants you to believe, and that the crowd was made up of people of all walks of life, not just racist Nazis who deserve to be treated as less-than-human. Some estimates say that up to 1.3 million people were involved, with people arriving from all over Germany to participate.
Now, most media doesn’t want to talk about this story at all, and if they do, they’re only referring to these massive numbers of people as conspiracy theorists. -Ben Swann
Ben Swann destroys the mainstream narrative on this in the following video, diving into who these people were, and why they opposed the lockdown.
Ralph Smart also chimes in, reminding us that millions of people are waking up, and that the mass awakening is the one thing the powers-that-be fear most.
I hope you’re paying attention people. There is an awakening happening, and you are not alone. This is the global awakening, and it will be impossible to keep the lid on this for much longer.
Read more articles by Dylan Charles.
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls: A Podcast About Transformation, both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation, societal awakening, and planetary renewal. His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu, Qi Gong and Yoga. After seven years of living in Costa Rica, he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family. He has written hundreds of articles, reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world.
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts, and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life. Contact Dylan at WakingTimes@gmail.com.
This article (Covering Up the Awakening – Massive Lockdown Protest in Berlin Downplayed and Demonized by MSM) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Deputies Caught Arresting People for Drugs, Stealing the Drugs and Reselling Them on the Street

Bakersfield , CA — As TFTP reported in 2017 , in a massive blow to justice and a nail in the coffin that is police accountability , two former cops who pleaded guilty to arresting people for drugs , stealing those drugs , and selling them for themselves , avoided jail despite their guilty pleas .
As the Free Thought Project reported , former sheriff ’ s deputies Logan August and Derrick Penney pleaded guilty to a massive conspiracy in which they would arrest people for selling drugs only to turn around and use those drugs to enrich themselves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for their crimes .
After getting off with a wrist slap , last year August was charged — again — with 15 felony counts , including conspiracy and burglary , in connection with stealing drugs from a sheriff ’ s storage locker and putting them back on the street .
This recent investigation began last year and ended on Thursday with August and Penny pleading no contest to the charges .
The investigation was initiated following a plea deal between August and Derrick Penny , another former KCSO deputy , and Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Office .
The DA ’ s Office said upon learning of the of the Federal plea , KCSO Commander Erik Levig began an investigation in conjunction with the District Attorney Investigator Don Krueger to learn the true extent of the crimes committed by any member of KCSO .
This year-long investigation revealed several new offenses committed by August and Penney .
After he pleaded guilty in 2017 , investigators later learned that August worked with other law enforcement agencies transporting seized marijuana from crimes scenes to the department — where he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC 23 , Penny also entered a plea of no contest to two felony counts of falsifying a police report Thursday .
He will serve 90 days in custody and be placed on probation for his involvement in the case .
As we reported at the time , shortly after his arrest , August released a video blaming Satan for his actions .
In the video , titled “ I ’ m sorry ” August said , “ I want to first of all just express how sorry I am to the residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to all the partners that I have with the Kern County Sheriff ’ s department and all the partners in the Bakersfield city Police Department .
And anybody I ever worked with , anybody that wears the badge that I disgraced.
” August went on to say that “ I made that decision based on Satan playing games with me , and making me feel like I was prideful and unable to go to family members for help.
” August explained that he pleaded guilty to his crimes and accepted responsibility for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Apparently , this cop was fostering a long-standing relationship with ‘ Satan ’ as he ’ d been running this racket for quite some time .
August has a history of using the power of the state to oppress others and profit from it .
According to the court document , he routinely participated in “ marijuana eradication operations , ” only to turn around and sell the stolen plants for hefty sums .
August is now set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the crimes he was accused of after the 2014 charges .
“ I certainly hope the judge does the right thing and treats these former officers as they should be treated , and give them the appropriate sentence and I think that will probably happen , but it ’ s not my role to sentence people , ” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said .
David Torres , August ’ s attorney disagrees , claiming no charges should have ever been filed against his client who actually admitted to stealing weed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I don ’ t believe charges should have been filed .
There was too much consumption of the public ’ s time , the public ’ s money , and efforts by the public , ” said Torres .
“ The reason why it was done was because of the vindictiveness of Sheriff Youngblood and he wants his thumb and finger in everything.
” All of this underscores yet another way that the police state and the war on drugs serve only to degrade society and create crime where none should exist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has been used by humans for thousands of years is not the problem .
Government ’ s prohibition of cannabis – borne of racism and the stifling of dissent – is the problem .
While thousands of people are locked in cages every year for possessing a beneficial plant , the enforcers of prohibition – “ just doing their job ” – benefit both legally and illegally from this war on people .
The aforementioned deputies are among the rare few that actually get caught .
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This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project .
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By Matt Agorist
Bakersfield, CA — As TFTP reported in 2017, in a massive blow to justice and a nail in the coffin that is police accountability, two former cops who pleaded guilty to arresting people for drugs, stealing those drugs, and selling them for themselves, avoided jail despite their guilty pleas. As the Free Thought Project reported, former sheriff’s deputies Logan August and Derrick Penney pleaded guilty to a massive conspiracy in which they would arrest people for selling drugs only to turn around and use those drugs to enrich themselves.
These two bad cops received probation only, for their crimes.
After getting off with a wrist slap, last year August was charged — again — with 15 felony counts, including conspiracy and burglary, in connection with stealing drugs from a sheriff’s storage locker and putting them back on the street.
This recent investigation began last year and ended on Thursday with August and Penny pleading no contest to the charges.
As ABC 23 reports:
The investigation was initiated following a plea deal between August and Derrick Penny, another former KCSO deputy, and Federal Prosecutors of the United States Attorney’s Office. The DA’s Office said upon learning of the of the Federal plea, KCSO Commander Erik Levig began an investigation in conjunction with the District Attorney Investigator Don Krueger to learn the true extent of the crimes committed by any member of KCSO. This year-long investigation revealed several new offenses committed by August and Penney.
After he pleaded guilty in 2017, investigators later learned that August worked with other law enforcement agencies transporting seized marijuana from crimes scenes to the department — where he was accused of stealing it.
According to ABC 23, Penny also entered a plea of no contest to two felony counts of falsifying a police report Thursday. He will serve 90 days in custody and be placed on probation for his involvement in the case.
As we reported at the time, shortly after his arrest, August released a video blaming Satan for his actions.
In the video, titled “I’m sorry” August said, “I want to first of all just express how sorry I am to the residents of Kern County and Bakersfield and especially to all the partners that I have with the Kern County Sheriff’s department and all the partners in the Bakersfield city Police Department. And anybody I ever worked with, anybody that wears the badge that I disgraced.”
August went on to say that “I made that decision based on Satan playing games with me, and making me feel like I was prideful and unable to go to family members for help.”
August explained that he pleaded guilty to his crimes and accepted responsibility for his actions, despite blaming them on Satan.
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Apparently, this cop was fostering a long-standing relationship with ‘Satan’ as he’d been running this racket for quite some time.
August has a history of using the power of the state to oppress others and profit from it. According to the court document, he routinely participated in “marijuana eradication operations,” only to turn around and sell the stolen plants for hefty sums.
On 10 separate occasions between March 2014 and December 2014, August wrongfully took marijuana from a law enforcement eradication operation for personal gain. August distributed to his former confidential informant the equivalent of 25 pounds of usable marijuana wrongfully taken from these law enforcement eradication operations. August received $15,000 from the sale of this marijuana.
August is now set to be sentenced until October 13, 2020 for the crimes he was accused of after the 2014 charges.
“I certainly hope the judge does the right thing and treats these former officers as they should be treated, and give them the appropriate sentence and I think that will probably happen, but it’s not my role to sentence people,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said.
David Torres, August’s attorney disagrees, claiming no charges should have ever been filed against his client who actually admitted to stealing weed and reselling it.
“First of all, I don’t believe charges should have been filed. There was too much consumption of the public’s time, the public’s money, and efforts by the public,” said Torres. “The reason why it was done was because of the vindictiveness of Sheriff Youngblood and he wants his thumb and finger in everything.”
All of this underscores yet another way that the police state and the war on drugs serve only to degrade society and create crime where none should exist. Growing and selling a medicinal plant that has been used by humans for thousands of years is not the problem. Government’s prohibition of cannabis – borne of racism and the stifling of dissent – is the problem.
While thousands of people are locked in cages every year for possessing a beneficial plant, the enforcers of prohibition – “just doing their job” – benefit both legally and illegally from this war on people. The aforementioned deputies are among the rare few that actually get caught.
Source: The Free Thought Project
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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activistpost--2020-08-07--Never Mind the Explosions: Elon Musk’s Plans for 10,000 Internet Satellites Despite Opposition, Warn

Never Mind the Explosions: Elon Musk’s Plans for 10,000 Internet Satellites Despite Opposition, Warnings, etc.

Many companies and entities are continuing to launch satellites and similar vehicles despite expert warnings and opposition ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ) and accidents ( see 1 , 2 ) .
This includes Elon Musk ’ s company SpaceX .
Provide everyone with an autonomous electric vehicle , dig high-speed tunnels to beat traffic , conquer outer space and send a man to Mars , Elon Musk has no lack of wildly ambitious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet access provider that will have its own network of satellites .
Starlink is a key project for SpaceX , Elon Musk ’ s aeronautical business .
The goal is to put several thousand telecommunications satellites in orbit that will provide Internet access everywhere in the world , with a pilot phase that should be ready for testing in the United States in 2020 , and a planetary roll out in 2021 .
With a few months left to run before initial tests in the United States and Canada , Starlink has unveiled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide access to the service .
The pyramid-shaped device is designed to be placed on high walls or rooftops , where it can easily capture a signal from space .
All that is needed is for the receiver to have an unimpeded view of the sky for it to function without any further configuration .
As it stands , the project is a little behind schedule with only 500 satellites in orbit from a planned total of 10,000 , which will enable Starlink to offer coverage all over the planet .
Exactly when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully clear , but with its regular launches , SpaceX is certainly moving forward at a brisk pace .
The project is yet another challenge for Elon Musk .
The South African entrepreneur , who has been naturalized as an American citizen , is continuing to come to the fore with highly ambitious schemes following the success of Tesla , which is now valued at 300 billion dollars , a record for a carmaker , and SpaceX , the company which put two astronauts in space earlier this year .
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By B.N. Frank
Many companies and entities are continuing to launch satellites and similar vehicles despite expert warnings and opposition (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) and accidents (see 1, 2). This includes Elon Musk’s company SpaceX.
From Inquirer:
Provide everyone with an autonomous electric vehicle, dig high-speed tunnels to beat traffic, conquer outer space and send a man to Mars, Elon Musk has no lack of wildly ambitious projects, among them Starlink, an internet access provider that will have its own network of satellites.
Starlink is a key project for SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aeronautical business. The goal is to put several thousand telecommunications satellites in orbit that will provide Internet access everywhere in the world, with a pilot phase that should be ready for testing in the United States in 2020, and a planetary roll out in 2021.
With a few months left to run before initial tests in the United States and Canada, Starlink has unveiled plans for the small receiver that will provide access to the service. The pyramid-shaped device is designed to be placed on high walls or rooftops, where it can easily capture a signal from space. All that is needed is for the receiver to have an unimpeded view of the sky for it to function without any further configuration.
As it stands, the project is a little behind schedule with only 500 satellites in orbit from a planned total of 10,000, which will enable Starlink to offer coverage all over the planet. Exactly when the service will go online is not fully clear, but with its regular launches, SpaceX is certainly moving forward at a brisk pace.
The project is yet another challenge for Elon Musk. The South African entrepreneur, who has been naturalized as an American citizen, is continuing to come to the fore with highly ambitious schemes following the success of Tesla, which is now valued at 300 billion dollars, a record for a carmaker, and SpaceX, the company which put two astronauts in space earlier this year.
For more information about Starlink, see: starlink.com. NVG


activistpost--2020-08-07--Most Americans Can’t Withstand 3 Months Without Income — Study

A new study from Oregon State University found that 77 % of low- to moderate-income American households fall below the asset poverty threshold , meaning that if their income were cut off they would not have the financial assets to maintain at least poverty-level status for three months .
The study compared asset poverty rates in the U.S. and Canada .
Canada ’ s asset poverty rate has improved over the past 20 years while the U.S. rate has worsened , but still , 62 % of low- to moderate-income Canadians also fall below the asset poverty threshold .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic , said David Rothwell , lead author on the study and an associate professor in OSU ’ s College of Public Health and Human Sciences .
“ The fact that the U.S. safety net is so connected to work , and then you have this huge shock to employment , you have a system that ’ s not prepared to handle such a big change to the employment system … It results concretely in family stress and strain , and then that strain and stress relates to negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rothwell said .
The study , published last week in the journal Social Policy Administration , looked at financial assets such as stocks , bonds and mutual funds , rather than real assets like houses and property , because financial assets are easier to cash in and use in an emergency .
Existing research has found that U.S. wealth inequality is more pronounced that income inequality .
Researchers used data from nationally representative financial surveys in Canada and the U.S. from 1998 through 2016 , looking at low- to moderate-income households , defined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of income distribution in each country , headed by working age adults age 25-54 .
Rothwell and co-authors Leanne Giordono from OSU and Jennifer Robson from Carleton University in Ontario , Canada , were investigating how asset poverty changed over time in the two countries and how that change was affected by changes in transfer share — the portion of household income that comes from government assistance .
They chose the U.S. and Canada because of their close geographic proximity and similar legal traditions but significantly different welfare policies .
In 1998 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low- to moderate-income households was 74 % , compared with 67 % in the U.S .
The two rates were nearly identical in 2005 , then Canada ’ s kept falling and the U.S. rate kept rising , arriving at 62 % and 77 % in 2016 .
See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income Canada spends twice what the U.S. does on financial assistance for families , and much of it is spent in cash benefits , rather than in-kind benefits like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs ( SNAP , formerly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2016 , 96 % of low- to moderate-income Canadian households received some transfer income from the government .
In the U.S. , that number was 41 % .
For the most part , results showed that more generous welfare policies were associated with greater rates of asset poverty in Canada , Rothwell said .
There , as the government reduced the amount of public assistance families received as a proportion of their income over time , asset poverty improved .
However , he said , this relationship between welfare generosity and asset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not causal , and the topic warrants further study .
Because the levels of public assistance are greater in Canada than the U.S. , it ’ s hard to extend results from one country to the other , but when controlling for demographic characteristics , researchers found that decreasing transfer share has no impact on the risk of asset poverty in the U.S. “ What stands out there is , so few American families receive any type of transfers at all , compared to other countries , and small adjustments to an already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asset poverty in this study , ” Rothwell said .
In contrast , Canadian families receive a child benefit , a monthly cash payment of several hundred dollars to help with the cost of raising a child .
Many safety net programs , including Medicaid and SNAP , also disincentivize saving because they impose asset limits on people seeking assistance .
Rothwell calls these a “ poverty trap.
” “ If you have someone who ’ s low-income and they are working hard trying to save money but you ’ re telling them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits if they save over some given threshold , that ’ s a disincentive to accumulate wealth , ” he said .
Rothwell notes that asset poverty rates are much higher among people of color , due to decades of discriminatory laws and policies that prevented Black people , in particular , from buying and owning homes or securing well-paying jobs .
“ This is the story of COVID , as I see it — it ’ s just exposing these existing inequalities , and the people who are most vulnerable going into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting through it , ” Rothwell said .
A study coming out later this year from the same research team will look specifically at racial and ethnic asset disparities and how they impact people ’ s health , he said .
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A new study from Oregon State University found that 77% of low- to moderate-income American households fall below the asset poverty threshold, meaning that if their income were cut off they would not have the financial assets to maintain at least poverty-level status for three months.
The study compared asset poverty rates in the U.S. and Canada. Canada’s asset poverty rate has improved over the past 20 years while the U.S. rate has worsened, but still, 62% of low- to moderate-income Canadians also fall below the asset poverty threshold.
The implications of these findings have become starkly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic, said David Rothwell, lead author on the study and an associate professor in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
“The fact that the U.S. safety net is so connected to work, and then you have this huge shock to employment, you have a system that’s not prepared to handle such a big change to the employment system … It results concretely in family stress and strain, and then that strain and stress relates to negative outcomes for children and families,” Rothwell said.
The study, published last week in the journal Social Policy Administration, looked at financial assets such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds, rather than real assets like houses and property, because financial assets are easier to cash in and use in an emergency. Existing research has found that U.S. wealth inequality is more pronounced that income inequality.
Researchers used data from nationally representative financial surveys in Canada and the U.S. from 1998 through 2016, looking at low- to moderate-income households, defined as those in the bottom 50% of income distribution in each country, headed by working age adults age 25-54.
Rothwell and co-authors Leanne Giordono from OSU and Jennifer Robson from Carleton University in Ontario, Canada, were investigating how asset poverty changed over time in the two countries and how that change was affected by changes in transfer share — the portion of household income that comes from government assistance. They chose the U.S. and Canada because of their close geographic proximity and similar legal traditions but significantly different welfare policies.
In 1998, Canada’s asset poverty rate among low- to moderate-income households was 74%, compared with 67% in the U.S. The two rates were nearly identical in 2005, then Canada’s kept falling and the U.S. rate kept rising, arriving at 62% and 77% in 2016.
Canada spends twice what the U.S. does on financial assistance for families, and much of it is spent in cash benefits, rather than in-kind benefits like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP, formerly food stamps) in the U.S. In 2016, 96% of low- to moderate-income Canadian households received some transfer income from the government. In the U.S., that number was 41%.
For the most part, results showed that more generous welfare policies were associated with greater rates of asset poverty in Canada, Rothwell said. There, as the government reduced the amount of public assistance families received as a proportion of their income over time, asset poverty improved.
However, he said, this relationship between welfare generosity and asset poverty should be interpreted as correlational, not causal, and the topic warrants further study. Because the levels of public assistance are greater in Canada than the U.S., it’s hard to extend results from one country to the other, but when controlling for demographic characteristics, researchers found that decreasing transfer share has no impact on the risk of asset poverty in the U.S.
“What stands out there is, so few American families receive any type of transfers at all, compared to other countries, and small adjustments to an already minimal safety net was not related to asset poverty in this study,” Rothwell said. In contrast, Canadian families receive a child benefit, a monthly cash payment of several hundred dollars to help with the cost of raising a child.
Many safety net programs, including Medicaid and SNAP, also disincentivize saving because they impose asset limits on people seeking assistance. Rothwell calls these a “poverty trap.”
“If you have someone who’s low-income and they are working hard trying to save money but you’re telling them that they’re going to lose benefits if they save over some given threshold, that’s a disincentive to accumulate wealth,” he said.
Rothwell notes that asset poverty rates are much higher among people of color, due to decades of discriminatory laws and policies that prevented Black people, in particular, from buying and owning homes or securing well-paying jobs.
“This is the story of COVID, as I see it — it’s just exposing these existing inequalities, and the people who are most vulnerable going into the crisis are magnified in their vulnerability getting through it,” Rothwell said.
A study coming out later this year from the same research team will look specifically at racial and ethnic asset disparities and how they impact people’s health, he said.
Sources:
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activistpost--2020-08-08--11 New Symptoms of the Collective Awakening

During the run-up to 2012 the world was fascinated by the idea of the shift , that is , an awakening that first takes place within the individual , then radiates outward into our communities and societies at large , changing the world for the better .
At that time , attention was mainly focused around the personal dynamics involved in this , including the work of navigating the upheaval and turmoil that precedes inner peace and profound transformation .
Much of this shift was triggered by newfound awareness of the corruption and deception in our political and social institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ material world is built on lies left us with no place to go but inward .
We explored meditation and energy healing , radically altered our diets , opened our minds to different ways of thinking and relating to the world , embraced ancestral wisdom , and we fearlessly answered the call to purge , heal and connect .
The energy around this was very intense , but it inspired a tremendous sense of wonder and creativity .
But , as all things do , the flow in this new space began to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has felt like a major regression happened , taking us back into the dense , murky energies of cognitive dissonance and willful ignorance .
So much so , that the last few years has had many of us wondering what the hell the point was in all of this .
We began to doubt that our willingness to change had any real value in a world so hopelessly shipwrecked in the shallow end of the pool .
When 2020 began , nothing had substantively changed in the world around us , and for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of purpose and direction .
Many of us fell back into old habits and old pursuits .
Business and pleasure .
And then all of a sudden , boom !
Here we are .
No denying it now , the train has left the station and everything is being exposed .
All of the darkness , depravity and evil that we ’ ve been collectively covering up and ignoring for generations is squealing and squirming in this flash of bright light .
The powers-that-be see what ’ s happening , they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re pulling out all the stops in order to maintain the illusion of control .
Indeed , we find ourselves in quite a vulnerable position , and since we ’ ve been quarantined from all of the distractions that ’ ve helped to blanket us from reality , we can no longer avoid the truth .
A new awakening is happening now , and this time it is global .
We can no longer numb ourselves to this .
We numb vulnerability — when we ’ re waiting for the call… This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We live in a vulnerable world .
And one of the ways we deal with it is we numb vulnerability… And I think there ’ s evidence — and it ’ s not the only reason this evidence exists , but I think it ’ s a huge cause — We are the most in-debt … obese … addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history .
The problem is — and I learned this from the research — that you can not selectively numb emotion .
You can ’ t say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s vulnerability , here ’ s grief , here ’ s shame , here ’ s fear , here ’ s disappointment .
I don ’ t want to feel these .
I ’ m going to have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin .
~Brené Brown As the awakening rolls forward , it ’ s taking everyone with it .
How it ends is anyone ’ s guess , and since we ’ re all along for the ride , it may be insightful to connect some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bigger picture of the change that is coming our way .
Perhaps you can relate to some of these new signs of the awakening ?
• You see a clear connection between the chaos in the world and the inner turmoil you ’ ve been diligently working to transform .
• You just don ’ t do fear anymore .
It no longer has the pull on you it once did .
You know yourself to be spirit .
• You understand that the universe is mental , and that your thoughts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For this , you readily notice when your mind is slipping from the present moment and when it tries to engage you in fear .
You have the power and determination to bring it back into alignment with your purpose and mission .
• You ’ re learning how to powerfully use your voice to contribute to the awakening and to help those who can not speak for themselves .
• You don ’ t play sides , and you don ’ t choose a team .
You watch , observe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out on agendas that are not their own .
• You see the futility and danger in belief systems , and you don ’ t bow to authority .
You stay firmly grounded in what is real and what can be verified by your own experience .
You are your own master .
• You give people of all beliefs the freedom to expose their fear , anger and confusion however it may surface .
You don ’ t judge , debate , or try to correct people who don ’ t see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You care for yourself first so that you may have more power to care for others .
• You deliberately work to foster connection between yourself and others , above and beyond the superficiality so prevalent in public discourse .
• You fully trust in this process and accept the fate of the world as part of it .
• You recognize that your most powerful task is that of letting go .
The stakes are incredibly high right now and the future of human freedom is at stake .
This is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our way ; and while the globalists , central banks and international agencies would like to hijack this and steer us toward a new form of technocratic worldwide Orwellian slavery , the human race has never before had such a true opportunity to free itself from their chains .
It ’ s game on people , time to play your part .
P.S .
– I talk about some of these issues in my podcast , Battered Souls .
Check out this recent talk with licensed psychotherapist and Bwiti initiate , Jenny Kolb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Waking Times and host of Battered Souls : A Podcast About Transformation , both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation , societal awakening , and planetary renewal .
His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu , Qi Gong and Yoga .
After seven years of living in Costa Rica , he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains , where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family .
He has written hundreds of articles , reaching and inspiring millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available for interviews and podcasts , and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life .
Contact Dylan at [ email protected ] .
This article ( 11 New Symptoms of the Collective Awakening ) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com .
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By Dylan Charles
During the run-up to 2012 the world was fascinated by the idea of the shift, that is, an awakening that first takes place within the individual, then radiates outward into our communities and societies at large, changing the world for the better.
At that time, attention was mainly focused around the personal dynamics involved in this, including the work of navigating the upheaval and turmoil that precedes inner peace and profound transformation. Much of this shift was triggered by newfound awareness of the corruption and deception in our political and social institutions. The pain of realizing that the material world is built on lies left us with no place to go but inward.
We explored meditation and energy healing, radically altered our diets, opened our minds to different ways of thinking and relating to the world, embraced ancestral wisdom, and we fearlessly answered the call to purge, heal and connect. The energy around this was very intense, but it inspired a tremendous sense of wonder and creativity.
But, as all things do, the flow in this new space began to ebb, and since around 2016 it has felt like a major regression happened, taking us back into the dense, murky energies of cognitive dissonance and willful ignorance. So much so, that the last few years has had many of us wondering what the hell the point was in all of this. We began to doubt that our willingness to change had any real value in a world so hopelessly shipwrecked in the shallow end of the pool.
When 2020 began, nothing had substantively changed in the world around us, and for many of us, this muddled our sense of purpose and direction. Many of us fell back into old habits and old pursuits. Business and pleasure.
And then all of a sudden, boom! Here we are.
No denying it now, the train has left the station and everything is being exposed. All of the darkness, depravity and evil that we’ve been collectively covering up and ignoring for generations is squealing and squirming in this flash of bright light. The powers-that-be see what’s happening, they’ve revealed their hand, and they’re pulling out all the stops in order to maintain the illusion of control.
Indeed, we find ourselves in quite a vulnerable position, and since we’ve been quarantined from all of the distractions that’ve helped to blanket us from reality, we can no longer avoid the truth. A new awakening is happening now, and this time it is global. We can no longer numb ourselves to this.
We numb vulnerability — when we’re waiting for the call… This is the world we live in. We live in a vulnerable world. And one of the ways we deal with it is we numb vulnerability… And I think there’s evidence — and it’s not the only reason this evidence exists, but I think it’s a huge cause — We are the most in-debt … obese … addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. The problem is — and I learned this from the research — that you cannot selectively numb emotion. You can’t say, here’s the bad stuff. Here’s vulnerability, here’s grief, here’s shame, here’s fear, here’s disappointment. I don’t want to feel these. I’m going to have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin. ~Brené Brown
As the awakening rolls forward, it’s taking everyone with it. How it ends is anyone’s guess, and since we’re all along for the ride, it may be insightful to connect some of what we’re feeling to the bigger picture of the change that is coming our way.
Perhaps you can relate to some of these new signs of the awakening?
You see a clear connection between the chaos in the world and the inner turmoil you’ve been diligently working to transform. You just don’t do fear anymore. It no longer has the pull on you it once did. You know yourself to be spirit. You understand that the universe is mental, and that your thoughts are the most precious tools of creation. For this, you readily notice when your mind is slipping from the present moment and when it tries to engage you in fear. You have the power and determination to bring it back into alignment with your purpose and mission. You’re learning how to powerfully use your voice to contribute to the awakening and to help those who cannot speak for themselves. You don’t play sides, and you don’t choose a team. You watch, observe, and disengage when you see people acting out on agendas that are not their own. You see the futility and danger in belief systems, and you don’t bow to authority. You stay firmly grounded in what is real and what can be verified by your own experience. You are your own master. You give people of all beliefs the freedom to expose their fear, anger and confusion however it may surface. You don’t judge, debate, or try to correct people who don’t see the world as you do. You care for yourself first so that you may have more power to care for others. You deliberately work to foster connection between yourself and others, above and beyond the superficiality so prevalent in public discourse. You fully trust in this process and accept the fate of the world as part of it. You recognize that your most powerful task is that of letting go.
Final Thoughts
The stakes are incredibly high right now and the future of human freedom is at stake. This is not hyperbole. The Great Reset is coming our way; and while the globalists, central banks and international agencies would like to hijack this and steer us toward a new form of technocratic worldwide Orwellian slavery, the human race has never before had such a true opportunity to free itself from their chains.
It’s game on people, time to play your part.
Defy them. Glory in your awareness and freedom. Be bold and brash in the face of whatever they throw at us. Our fire is what is setting their cobweb of deceit aflame and they know it…but never mind them. Our concentration needs to be on manifesting the Truth. Their mechanisms are in place to discourage initiative, any sense of freedom or autonomy, and our clear and given knowledge of personal sovereignty. ~ Zen Gardner
P.S. – I talk about some of these issues in my podcast, Battered Souls. Check out this recent talk with licensed psychotherapist and Bwiti initiate, Jenny Kolb.
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls: A Podcast About Transformation, both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation, societal awakening, and planetary renewal. His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu, Qi Gong and Yoga. After seven years of living in Costa Rica, he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family. He has written hundreds of articles, reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world.
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts, and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life. Contact Dylan at WakingTimes@gmail.com.
This article (11 New Symptoms of the Collective Awakening) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.
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