activistpost--2020-10-14--Gov’t Considers Allowing Utilities to Use “Smart” Meters to Remotely Turn Off Central Heating, etc.

Gov’t Considers Allowing Utilities to Use “Smart” Meters to Remotely Turn Off Central Heating, etc. without Warning (U.K.)

People worldwide DO NOT WANT utility “ Smart ” Meters – electric , gas , and water .
Tens of millions have been installed and millions more are planned despite all their problems – fires , explosions , higher bills , serious cybersecurity risks ( see 1 , 2 ) , and more .
UK “ Smart ” Meter complaints and utility shenanigans continue to be published by Telegraph U.K. ( see 1 , 2 ) and other sources .
From This is Money.co.UK : Government mulls emergency measures that would enable networks to SWITCH OFF your electricity without warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give energy networks the ability to shut down domestic electricity supplies • A new sort of smart meter would need to be installed in every home in the UK • Would have the ability to switch off high usage devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems • Sources close to discussions told us that government is ‘ open ’ to proposing legislation to support these powers The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household ’ s energy supply without warning or compensation for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring .
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’ emergency ’ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems in British homes .
Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation smart meter installed , to include a function that allows meters in the home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the energy networks .
This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters , which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks .
If passed unchallenged , these ‘ modifications ’ to the law would mean that electric vehicle owners could plug in at the end of the day and wake up without sufficient charge to travel the next morning .
Similarly , central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside the rigged system !
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- Trends & Strategies for Maximum Freedom Currently , consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is cut off , but under these plans , this recompense would likely be scrapped .
“ Smart ” Meters are NOT beneficial to customers or eco-friendly .
They DO NOT save meaningful amounts of energy and customer bills are usually increased for their installation ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ radiation that can and have made people and animals sick ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) .
Unlike original analog meters , they need to be replaced frequently .
Who knows how many obsolete or burned-up “ Smart ” Meters end up in landfills .
In addition to utilities being able to ration energy and remotely turn off power via “ Smart ” Meters , these devices collect customer usage data 24/7 , whereas original analog meters DO NOT ( see 1 , 2 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so they can market more products and services to customers and/or sell data to 3rd parties .
Documentary – Take Back Your Power – reveals more awful details .
If any of the above concerns you , contact your utility providers and ask to “ opt out.
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By B.N. Frank
People worldwide DO NOT WANT utility “Smart” Meters – electric, gas, and water. Tens of millions have been installed and millions more are planned despite all their problems – fires, explosions, higher bills, serious cybersecurity risks (see 1, 2), and more.
UK “Smart” Meter complaints and utility shenanigans continue to be published by Telegraph U.K. (see 1, 2) and other sources.
From This is Money.co.UK:
Government mulls emergency measures that would enable networks to SWITCH OFF your electricity without warning or compensation
Ofgem reviewing plans to give energy networks the ability to shut down domestic electricity supplies
A new sort of smart meter would need to be installed in every home in the UK
Would have the ability to switch off high usage devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems
Sources close to discussions told us that government is ‘open’ to proposing legislation to support these powers
The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected.
A series of ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring.
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’emergency’ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems in British homes.
Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation smart meter installed, to include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks.
This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters, which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks.
If passed unchallenged, these ‘modifications’ to the law would mean that electric vehicle owners could plug in at the end of the day and wake up without sufficient charge to travel the next morning.
Similarly, central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once, for example.
Currently, consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is cut off, but under these plans, this recompense would likely be scrapped.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Research Reveals Virtual Reality (VR) Can Profile Your Personality AND Create Serious Health Problem

Research Reveals Virtual Reality (VR) Can Profile Your Personality AND Create Serious Health Problems

Virtual Reality ( VR ) can cause balance issues , behavioral changes , cognitive problems , eye problems ( soreness , vision changes ) , headaches , and more .
2018 research revealed that children who use VR absorb 2-5 times more radiation than adults .
For those with privacy concerns , new research has also revealed that it can profile your personality .
How we discovered that VR can profile your personality Virtual reality ( VR ) has the power to take us out of our surroundings and transport us to far-off lands .
From a quick round of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a skydive , all of this can be achieved from the comfort of your home .
But it ’ s not just gamers who love VR and see its potential .
VR is used a lot in psychology research to investigate areas such as social anxiety , moral decision-making and emotional responses .
And in our new research we used VR to explore how people respond emotionally to a potential threat .
We knew from earlier work that being high up in VR provokes strong feelings of fear and anxiety .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grid of ice blocks suspended 200 metres above a snowy alpine valley .
We found that as we increased the precariousness of the ice block path , participants ’ behaviour became more cautious and considered – as you would expect .
But we also found that how people behave in virtual reality can provide clear evidence of their personality .
In that we were able to pinpoint participants with a certain personality trait based on the way they behaved in the VR scenario .
While this may be an interesting finding , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s data .
As technology companies could profile people ’ s personality via their VR interactions and then use this information to target advertising , for example .
And this clearly raises concerns about how data collected through VR platforms can be used .
As part of our study , we used head-mounted VR displays and handheld controllers , but we also attached sensors to people ’ s feet .
These sensors allowed participants to test out a block before stepping onto it with both feet .
As participants made their way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crack and change colour when participants stepped onto them with one foot or both feet .
As the experiment progressed , the number of crack blocks increased .
We also included a few fall blocks .
These treacherous blocks were identical to crack blocks until activated with both feet , when they shattered and participants experienced a short but uncomfortable virtual fall .
We found that as we increased the number of crack and fall blocks , participants ’ behaviour became more cautious and considered .
We saw a lot more testing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cracks and more time spent considering the next move .
But this tendency towards risk-averse behaviour was more pronounced for participants with a higher level of a personality trait called neuroticism .
People with high neuroticism are more sensitive to negative stimuli and potential threat .
Personality and privacy We had participants complete a personality scale before performing the study .
We specifically looked at neuroticism , as this measures the extent to which each person is likely to experience negative emotions such as anxiety and fear .
And we found that participants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified in our sample based on their behaviour .
These people did more testing with one foot and spent longer standing on “ safe ” solid blocks when the threat was high .
Neuroticism is one of the five major personality traits most commonly used to profile people .
These traits are normally assessed by a self-report questionnaire , but can also be assessed based on behaviour – as demonstrated in our experiment .
Our findings show how users of VR could have their personality profiled in a virtual world .
This approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on implicit monitoring of digital behaviour , was demonstrated with a dataset derived from Facebook likes back in 2013 .
This paved the way for controversial commercial applications and the Cambridge Analytica scandal – when psychological profiles of users were allegedly harvested and sold to political campaigns .
And our work demonstrates how the same approach could be applied to users of commercial VR headsets , which raises major concerns for people ’ s privacy .
Users should know if their data is being tracked , whether historical records are kept , whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with what the data is used for and who it can be shared with .
After all , we wouldn ’ t settle for anything less if such a comprehensive level of surveillance could be achieved in the real world .
Regarding these scientific findings , it seems unnecessary for future researchers to encourage neurotic people to use VR in order to study their behavior .
In fact , doing so might be considered reckless , cruel , and even sadistic .
In regard to children ’ s use of VR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and other health experts warn that kids are more vulnerable to harm from exposure to wireless radiation and Blue Light from screens and other sources .
In fact , no “ safe ” level of wireless radiation has been scientifically determined for children or pregnant women .
Blue light exposure has been equated with near-sightedness , macular degeneration , blindness , premature aging , anxiety , and insomnia .
Additionally worrisome , exposure to all sources of wireless radiation can disrupt the blood-brain barrier , cause it to leak , and kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Regardless , some healthcare professionals still recommend VR for some therapies ( see 1 , 2 ) despite warnings from doctors and scientists .
Unfortunately , because of COVD-19 mandates , companies already known for privacy violations ( like Facebook ) are better able to market VR for educational , recreational and businesses purposes .
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By B.N. Frank
Virtual Reality (VR) can cause balance issues, behavioral changes, cognitive problems, eye problems (soreness, vision changes), headaches, and more. 2018 research revealed that children who use VR absorb 2-5 times more radiation than adults. For those with privacy concerns, new research has also revealed that it can profile your personality.
From The Conversation:
How we discovered that VR can profile your personality
Virtual reality (VR) has the power to take us out of our surroundings and transport us to far-off lands. From a quick round of golf, to fighting monsters or going for a skydive, all of this can be achieved from the comfort of your home.
But it’s not just gamers who love VR and see its potential. VR is used a lot in psychology research to investigate areas such as social anxiety, moral decision-making and emotional responses. And in our new research we used VR to explore how people respond emotionally to a potential threat.
We knew from earlier work that being high up in VR provokes strong feelings of fear and anxiety. So we asked participants to walk across a grid of ice blocks suspended 200 metres above a snowy alpine valley.
We found that as we increased the precariousness of the ice block path, participants’ behaviour became more cautious and considered – as you would expect. But we also found that how people behave in virtual reality can provide clear evidence of their personality. In that we were able to pinpoint participants with a certain personality trait based on the way they behaved in the VR scenario.
While this may be an interesting finding, it obviously raises concerns in terms of people’s data. As technology companies could profile people’s personality via their VR interactions and then use this information to target advertising, for example. And this clearly raises concerns about how data collected through VR platforms can be used.
Virtual fall
As part of our study, we used head-mounted VR displays and handheld controllers, but we also attached sensors to people’s feet. These sensors allowed participants to test out a block before stepping onto it with both feet.
As participants made their way across the ice, some blocks would crack and change colour when participants stepped onto them with one foot or both feet. As the experiment progressed, the number of crack blocks increased.
We also included a few fall blocks. These treacherous blocks were identical to crack blocks until activated with both feet, when they shattered and participants experienced a short but uncomfortable virtual fall.
We found that as we increased the number of crack and fall blocks, participants’ behaviour became more cautious and considered. We saw a lot more testing with one foot to identify and avoid the cracks and more time spent considering the next move.
But this tendency towards risk-averse behaviour was more pronounced for participants with a higher level of a personality trait called neuroticism. People with high neuroticism are more sensitive to negative stimuli and potential threat.
Personality and privacy
We had participants complete a personality scale before performing the study. We specifically looked at neuroticism, as this measures the extent to which each person is likely to experience negative emotions such as anxiety and fear. And we found that participants with higher levels of neuroticism could be identified in our sample based on their behaviour. These people did more testing with one foot and spent longer standing on “safe” solid blocks when the threat was high.
Neuroticism is one of the five major personality traits most commonly used to profile people. These traits are normally assessed by a self-report questionnaire, but can also be assessed based on behaviour – as demonstrated in our experiment.
Our findings show how users of VR could have their personality profiled in a virtual world. This approach, where private traits are predicted based on implicit monitoring of digital behaviour, was demonstrated with a dataset derived from Facebook likes back in 2013. This paved the way for controversial commercial applications and the Cambridge Analytica scandal – when psychological profiles of users were allegedly harvested and sold to political campaigns. And our work demonstrates how the same approach could be applied to users of commercial VR headsets, which raises major concerns for people’s privacy.
Users should know if their data is being tracked, whether historical records are kept, whether data can be traced to individual accounts, along with what the data is used for and who it can be shared with. After all, we wouldn’t settle for anything less if such a comprehensive level of surveillance could be achieved in the real world.
Regarding these scientific findings, it seems unnecessary for future researchers to encourage neurotic people to use VR in order to study their behavior. In fact, doing so might be considered reckless, cruel, and even sadistic.
In regard to children’s use of VR, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other health experts warn that kids are more vulnerable to harm from exposure to wireless radiation and Blue Light from screens and other sources. In fact, no “safe” level of wireless radiation has been scientifically determined for children or pregnant women. Blue light exposure has been equated with near-sightedness, macular degeneration, blindness, premature aging, anxiety, and insomnia.
Additionally worrisome, exposure to all sources of wireless radiation can disrupt the blood-brain barrier, cause it to leak, and kill brain cells (see 1, 2). Regardless, some healthcare professionals still recommend VR for some therapies (see 1, 2) despite warnings from doctors and scientists.
Unfortunately, because of COVD-19 mandates, companies already known for privacy violations (like Facebook) are better able to market VR for educational, recreational and businesses purposes. Jeepers Creepers.
Activist Post reports regularly about unsafe technology. For more information, visit our archives.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Experts Fear “Explosions in Orbit” as Space Junk Levels Increase — FCC Allows More Satellites Anyway

Expert warnings about dangerous levels of Space Junk are NOT new .
There are also safer ways to offer high speed internet coverage than satellites and Americans HAVE ALREADY PAID for it ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Unfortunately , the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) and other regulatory agencies worldwide continue to approve tens of thousands of satellites and similar vehicles to provide internet coverage – including unsafe 5G – from way up high ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DESPITE increasing warnings , accidents , almost accidents , and explosions .
In fact , last month SpaceX actually delayed a satellite fleet launch due to rocket “ recovery issue ” without any further explanation .
Regardless , the company launched more satellites last week .
Thanks to Zero Hedge for another article about why Space Junk is no laughing matter : Fears Of “ Explosions In Orbit ” As Space Junk Crisis Worsens Ever since the start of the space age in 1957 , with the launch of the Soviet Union ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s first artificial Earth satellite , thousands of new satellites and dangerous space debris have been jamming up Earth ’ s orbit , warns the European Space Agency ( ESA ) .
The ESA , which monitors space debris , recently published its annual report on the current state of space junk , describes how accumulating rocket boosters , defunct satellites , and spaceborne shrapnel poses a significant risk to spacecraft .
“ The biggest contributor to the current space debris problem is explosions in orbit , caused by left-over energy—fuel and batteries—onboard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place for years to prevent this , we see no decline in the number of such events .
Trends towards end-of-mission disposal are improving , but at a slow pace , ” Holger Krag , head of ESA ’ s Space Debris Office at ESOC in Darmstadt , Germany , who was quoted by RT News .
Earlier in the year , two older satellites almost collided , meanwhile three separate incidents resulted in near space junk crashes with the International Space Station ( ISS ) .
In at least one incident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to move the station out of the path of space debris .
At the moment , there are an estimated 160 million objects in orbit , and the ESA predicts that collisions between debris and working satellites are high risk .
“ In view of the constant increase in space-traffic , we need to develop and provide technologies to make debris prevention measures fail-safe , and ESA is doing just that through its Space Safety Programme .
In parallel , regulators need to monitor the status of space systems as well as global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more closely , ” Krag said .
The number of “ fragmentation events ” has soared over the last three decades .
Planned for 2025 , the ESA recently awarded the Swiss startup company Clearpace , a $ 117 million contract , to remove space debris from orbit .
If readers are curious to just how much space junk is floating above , the ESA ’ s animation shows an incredible view of all the debris :

By B.N. Frank
Expert warnings about dangerous levels of Space Junk are NOT new. There are also safer ways to offer high speed internet coverage than satellites and Americans HAVE ALREADY PAID for it (see 1, 2).
Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other regulatory agencies worldwide continue to approve tens of thousands of satellites and similar vehicles to provide internet coverage – including unsafe 5G – from way up high (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) DESPITE increasing warnings, accidents, almost accidents, and explosions. In fact, last month SpaceX actually delayed a satellite fleet launch due to rocket “recovery issue” without any further explanation. Regardless, the company launched more satellites last week.
Thanks to Zero Hedge for another article about why Space Junk is no laughing matter:
Fears Of “Explosions In Orbit” As Space Junk Crisis Worsens
Ever since the start of the space age in 1957, with the launch of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial Earth satellite, thousands of new satellites and dangerous space debris have been jamming up Earth’s orbit, warns the European Space Agency (ESA).
The ESA, which monitors space debris, recently published its annual report on the current state of space junk, describes how accumulating rocket boosters, defunct satellites, and spaceborne shrapnel poses a significant risk to spacecraft.
“The biggest contributor to the current space debris problem is explosions in orbit, caused by left-over energy—fuel and batteries—onboard spacecraft and rockets. Despite measures being in place for years to prevent this, we see no decline in the number of such events. Trends towards end-of-mission disposal are improving, but at a slow pace,” Holger Krag, head of ESA’s Space Debris Office at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany, who was quoted by RT News.
Earlier in the year, two older satellites almost collided, meanwhile three separate incidents resulted in near space junk crashes with the International Space Station (ISS). In at least one incident, ISS had to use emergency thrusters to move the station out of the path of space debris.
At the moment, there are an estimated 160 million objects in orbit, and the ESA predicts that collisions between debris and working satellites are high risk.
“In view of the constant increase in space-traffic, we need to develop and provide technologies to make debris prevention measures fail-safe, and ESA is doing just that through its Space Safety Programme. In parallel, regulators need to monitor the status of space systems as well as global adherence to debris mitigation under their jurisdiction more closely,” Krag said.
The number of “fragmentation events” has soared over the last three decades.
Planned for 2025, the ESA recently awarded the Swiss startup company Clearpace, a $117 million contract, to remove space debris from orbit.
If readers are curious to just how much space junk is floating above, the ESA’s animation shows an incredible view of all the debris:


activistpost--2020-10-15--Big Tech Tried to Censor the NY Post’s Hunter Biden Story — They Made it Huge Instead

Elections are messy .
As the day of any election gets closer , more stories are leaked as opponents and muck-raking journalists try to hurt the opposition ’ s campaign .
This process can be ugly—just ask John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—but it plays an important role in informing voters .
It was on display just a few weeks ago , when President Trump ’ s tax returns were leaked and published to call to light the fact that he had limited his federal income tax liability to just $ 750 in 2016 and 2017 .
Similarly , a blockbuster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week asserted that Joe Biden ’ s son , Hunter Biden , introduced business contacts to his father in an allegedly improper pay-for-influence set-up .
The Post reported on “ a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi , an adviser to the board of Burisma , allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17 , 2015 , about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $ 50,000 a month.
” It also reported on salacious images of Hunter Biden using drugs and engaging in sexually explicit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , declared false by the Biden campaign , and challenged by left-leaning media outlets .
The Washington Post fact-checker , for example , has cast doubt on the authenticity of the emails and the claim that Biden ever met with Pozharskyi .
Does any of this matter ?
Are the allegations legitimate ?
It should be up to voters to weigh conflicting reports and decide for themselves .
But instead , Silicon Valley tech wizards decided to throttle and ban the Post story , which they presumptively and unilaterally declared “ misinformation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used its algorithm to try and limit the story ’ s reach , while Twitter took it several steps further .
Twitter actually locked the New York Post ’ s Twitter account and even banned the president ’ s press secretary for sharing the story .
Journalists who shared the link awoke to find their accounts suspended .
The company claimed the article violated its policy on spreading “ hacked content , ” even though it is not proven that it stems from hacking—and this policy is rarely applied to other big stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users to link to the story and attached a “ dangerous content ” warning to existing links .
This unprecedented restriction on the free flow of journalism by Big Tech companies is concerning , and represents a rather transparent attempt to protect the Biden campaign .
After all , data do show that employees at tech giants overwhelmingly skew Democrat in their political donations .
Yes , it ’ s true that Facebook and Twitter are private companies , and have the legal right to limit content on their platform .
The First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But their decision to do so is still morally wrong and counterproductive .
The American political system depends on the free flow of information .
It ’ s important that voters can share , debate , and contest information freely , and not have to navigate a web of censorship on the main mediums we ’ ve come to rely on in order to do so .
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Facebook and Twitter ’ s efforts were also counterproductive .
Their attempted crackdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about alleged corruption in the Biden family was initially making something of a splash , but wasn ’ t totally dominating the news .
Yet once Big Tech tried to censor it , the report exploded .
It became the prime topic of discussion on cable news , and the censorship itself trended on Twitter , calling much more attention to the story than before .
It prompted top lawmakers like Sens .
Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to speak out publicly and draw even more attention to the story .
Even on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s censorship were so widely shared that they dominated the website ’ s rankings .
As Politico ’ s Alex Thompson notes : So , if you wanted to keep the story about Hunter Biden quiet , well , this was just about the worst possible way to do it .
Wanna-be censors everywhere should take note .
In what ’ s been coined the “ Streisand Effect , ” censoring something , especially in the age of the internet , often has the inverse effect of drawing exponentially more attention to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Barbra Streisand ’ s beachfront home hit the web as part of a public collection of images displaying coastal erosion .
In response , in February 2003 , Streisand sued the photographer for $ 50 million for invasion of privacy , claiming violation of a state law aimed at the telephoto lenses of paparazzi .
Ironically , the media attention surrounding the lawsuit made the photo of her house go viral ( at least in 2003 terms ) .
In the month before the lawsuit , the picture had been downloaded only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyers—whereas the image was downloaded more than 420,000 times during the month following the lawsuit .
This paradoxical result—where an attempt to silence , suppress , or stop something backfires—was dubbed the Streisand effect .
The takeaway here is clear .
Sunlight , not censorship , is the best antidote for bad ideas and bad information .
So , Big Tech should rethink its misguided move toward political censorship , and embrace its original role as providing platforms for the free flow of information .
Voters are smart enough to decide for themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Valley to force narratives down from up above will only backfire spectacularly .
If Facebook and Twitter keep it up , free-speech competitors like Parler will continue to grow .
Competition and consumer pushback , not heavy-handed government regulation , are how we will preserve a free and open internet .
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By Brad Polumbo
Elections are messy. As the day of any election gets closer, more stories are leaked as opponents and muck-raking journalists try to hurt the opposition’s campaign. This process can be ugly—just ask John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—but it plays an important role in informing voters. It was on display just a few weeks ago, when President Trump’s tax returns were leaked and published to call to light the fact that he had limited his federal income tax liability to just $750 in 2016 and 2017.
Similarly, a blockbuster report from the New York Post this week asserted that Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, introduced business contacts to his father in an allegedly improper pay-for-influence set-up. The Post reported on “a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of Burisma, allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015, about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $50,000 a month.” It also reported on salacious images of Hunter Biden using drugs and engaging in sexually explicit acts.
The report has been contested, declared false by the Biden campaign, and challenged by left-leaning media outlets. The Washington Post fact-checker, for example, has cast doubt on the authenticity of the emails and the claim that Biden ever met with Pozharskyi.
Does any of this matter? Are the allegations legitimate? It should be up to voters to weigh conflicting reports and decide for themselves.
But instead, Silicon Valley tech wizards decided to throttle and ban the Post story, which they presumptively and unilaterally declared “misinformation,” across their massive platforms. Facebook used its algorithm to try and limit the story’s reach, while Twitter took it several steps further.
Twitter actually locked the New York Post’s Twitter account and even banned the president’s press secretary for sharing the story. Journalists who shared the link awoke to find their accounts suspended. The company claimed the article violated its policy on spreading “hacked content,” even though it is not proven that it stems from hacking—and this policy is rarely applied to other big stories.
Look carefully at what Twitter is saying to justify censoring the Biden story. If applied consistently, it’d mean that some of history’s most consequential journalism — the Pentagon Papers, WikiLeaks’ war logs, Snowden docs, Panama Papers, our Brazil Archive — would be banned. pic.twitter.com/pQziZr1qwT — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 15, 2020
Twitter even limited the ability of users to link to the story and attached a “dangerous content” warning to existing links. This unprecedented restriction on the free flow of journalism by Big Tech companies is concerning, and represents a rather transparent attempt to protect the Biden campaign. After all, data do show that employees at tech giants overwhelmingly skew Democrat in their political donations.
Yes, it’s true that Facebook and Twitter are private companies, and have the legal right to limit content on their platform. The First Amendment does not apply to them. But their decision to do so is still morally wrong and counterproductive.
The American political system depends on the free flow of information. It’s important that voters can share, debate, and contest information freely, and not have to navigate a web of censorship on the main mediums we’ve come to rely on in order to do so.
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Facebook and Twitter’s efforts were also counterproductive. Their attempted crackdown totally, woefully failed.
The story about alleged corruption in the Biden family was initially making something of a splash, but wasn’t totally dominating the news. Yet once Big Tech tried to censor it, the report exploded.
It became the prime topic of discussion on cable news, and the censorship itself trended on Twitter, calling much more attention to the story than before. It prompted top lawmakers like Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to speak out publicly and draw even more attention to the story.
Sen. @tedcruz: "Twitter is actively blocking, right now this instant, stories from the New York Post…on Tuesday, the Judiciary Committee, the full committee, will be voting on subpoenas to subpoena @Jack Dorsey to come before our committee." pic.twitter.com/lfpEcH8xeQ — CSPAN (@cspan) October 15, 2020
Even on Facebook itself, stories about the story’s censorship were so widely shared that they dominated the website’s rankings. As Politico’s Alex Thompson notes:
10 top articles the past 24 hours: lots of NYPost aggregation. pic.twitter.com/wHN6BMHBgd — Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) October 15, 2020
So, if you wanted to keep the story about Hunter Biden quiet, well, this was just about the worst possible way to do it.
Wanna-be censors everywhere should take note. In what’s been coined the “Streisand Effect,” censoring something, especially in the age of the internet, often has the inverse effect of drawing exponentially more attention to it.
The NY Post story is going to be a 1,000x bigger deal now that Big Tech has tried to memory-hole it out of blatant loyalty to Biden's presidential campaign. Google "Streisand effect" and don't make this mistake again, tech bros. — Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽ 🏳🌈 (@brad_polumbo) October 14, 2020
Here’s how Psychology Today explains this phenomenon:
In 2003, a picture of Barbra Streisand’s beachfront home hit the web as part of a public collection of images displaying coastal erosion. In response, in February 2003, Streisand sued the photographer for $50 million for invasion of privacy, claiming violation of a state law aimed at the telephoto lenses of paparazzi. Ironically, the media attention surrounding the lawsuit made the photo of her house go viral (at least in 2003 terms). In the month before the lawsuit, the picture had been downloaded only six times, including twice by her lawyers—whereas the image was downloaded more than 420,000 times during the month following the lawsuit. This paradoxical result—where an attempt to silence, suppress, or stop something backfires—was dubbed the Streisand effect.
The takeaway here is clear. Sunlight, not censorship, is the best antidote for bad ideas and bad information.
So, Big Tech should rethink its misguided move toward political censorship, and embrace its original role as providing platforms for the free flow of information. Voters are smart enough to decide for themselves.
Any more major attempts by Silicon Valley to force narratives down from up above will only backfire spectacularly. If Facebook and Twitter keep it up, free-speech competitors like Parler will continue to grow. Competition and consumer pushback, not heavy-handed government regulation, are how we will preserve a free and open internet.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--The Threat Of “Killer Robots” Is Real And Closer Than You Might Think

From self-driving cars , to digital assistants , artificial intelligence ( AI ) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today .
But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life easier is also being incorporated into weapons for use in combat situations .
Weaponised AI features heavily in the security strategies of the US , China and Russia .
And some existing weapons systems already include autonomous capabilities based on AI , developing weaponised AI further means machines could potentially make decisions to harm and kill people based on their programming , without human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of AI weapons claim it allows them to respond to emerging threats at greater than human speed .
They also say it reduces the risk to military personnel and increases the ability to hit targets with greater precision .
But outsourcing use-of-force decisions to machines violates human dignity .
And it ’ s also incompatible with international law which requires human judgement in context .
Indeed , the role that humans should play in use of force decisions has been an increased area of focus in many United Nations ( UN ) meetings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , states agreed that it ’ s unacceptable on ethical and legal grounds to delegate use-of-force decisions to machines – “ without any human control whatsoever ” .
But while this may sound like good news , there continues to be major differences in how states define “ human control ” .
A closer look at different governmental statements shows that many states , including key developers of weaponised AI such as the US and UK , favour what ’ s known as a distributed perspective of human control .
This is where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life-cycle of the weapons – from development , to use and at various stages of military decision-making .
But while this may sound sensible , it actually leaves a lot of room for human control to become more nebulous .
Taken at face value , recognising human control as a process rather than a single decision is correct and important .
And it reflects operational reality , in that there are multiple stages to how modern militaries plan attacks involving a human chain of command .
But there are drawbacks to relying upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example , uphold the illusion of human control when in reality it has been relegated to situations where it does not matter as much .
This risks making the overall quality of human control in warfare dubious .
In that it is exerted everywhere generally and nowhere specifically .
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This could allow states to focus more on early stages of research and development and less so on specific decisions around the use of force on the battlefield , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a proportional military response – which are crucial to comply with international law .
And while it may sound reassuring to have human control from the research and development stage , this also glosses over significant technological difficulties .
Namely , that current algorithms are not predictable and understandable to human operators .
So even if human operators supervise systems applying such algorithms when using force , they are not able to understand how these systems have calculated targets .
Unlike machines , human decisions to use force can not be pre-programmed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ law obligations apply to actual , specific battlefield decisions to use force , rather than to earlier stages of a weapons system ’ s lifecycle .
This was highlighted by a member of the Brazilian delegation at the recent UN meetings .
Adhering to international humanitarian law in the fast-changing context of warfare also requires constant human assessment .
This can not simply be done with an algorithm .
This is especially the case in urban warfare , where civilians and combatants are in the same space .
Ultimately , to have machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end people ’ s lives violates human dignity by reducing people to objects .
As Peter Asaro , a philosopher of science and technology , argues : “ Distinguishing a ‘ target ’ in a field of data is not recognising a human person as someone with rights.
” Indeed , a machine can not be programmed to appreciate the value of human life .
Many states have argued for new legal rules to ensure human control over autonomous weapons systems .
But a few others , including the US , hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Though the uncertainty surrounding what meaningful human control actually is shows that more clarity in the form of new international law is needed .
This must focus on the essential qualities that make human control meaningful , while retaining human judgement in the context of specific use-of-force decisions .
Without it , there ’ s a risk of undercutting the value of new international law aimed at curbing weaponised AI .
This is important because without specific regulations , current practices in military decision-making will continue to shape what ’ s considered “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license .
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By Ingvild Bode, University of Southern Denmark
From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today. But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life easier is also being incorporated into weapons for use in combat situations.
Weaponised AI features heavily in the security strategies of the US, China and Russia. And some existing weapons systems already include autonomous capabilities based on AI, developing weaponised AI further means machines could potentially make decisions to harm and kill people based on their programming, without human intervention.
Countries that back the use of AI weapons claim it allows them to respond to emerging threats at greater than human speed. They also say it reduces the risk to military personnel and increases the ability to hit targets with greater precision. But outsourcing use-of-force decisions to machines violates human dignity. And it’s also incompatible with international law which requires human judgement in context.
Indeed, the role that humans should play in use of force decisions has been an increased area of focus in many United Nations (UN) meetings. And at a recent UN meeting, states agreed that it’s unacceptable on ethical and legal grounds to delegate use-of-force decisions to machines – “without any human control whatsoever”.
But while this may sound like good news, there continues to be major differences in how states define “human control”.
The problem
A closer look at different governmental statements shows that many states, including key developers of weaponised AI such as the US and UK, favour what’s known as a distributed perspective of human control.
This is where human control is present across the entire life-cycle of the weapons – from development, to use and at various stages of military decision-making. But while this may sound sensible, it actually leaves a lot of room for human control to become more nebulous.
Taken at face value, recognising human control as a process rather than a single decision is correct and important. And it reflects operational reality, in that there are multiple stages to how modern militaries plan attacks involving a human chain of command. But there are drawbacks to relying upon this understanding.
It can, for example, uphold the illusion of human control when in reality it has been relegated to situations where it does not matter as much. This risks making the overall quality of human control in warfare dubious. In that it is exerted everywhere generally and nowhere specifically.
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This could allow states to focus more on early stages of research and development and less so on specific decisions around the use of force on the battlefield, such as distinguishing between civilians and combatants or assessing a proportional military response – which are crucial to comply with international law.
And while it may sound reassuring to have human control from the research and development stage, this also glosses over significant technological difficulties. Namely, that current algorithms are not predictable and understandable to human operators. So even if human operators supervise systems applying such algorithms when using force, they are not able to understand how these systems have calculated targets.
Life and death with data
Unlike machines, human decisions to use force cannot be pre-programmed. Indeed, the brunt of international humanitarian law obligations apply to actual, specific battlefield decisions to use force, rather than to earlier stages of a weapons system’s lifecycle. This was highlighted by a member of the Brazilian delegation at the recent UN meetings.
Adhering to international humanitarian law in the fast-changing context of warfare also requires constant human assessment. This cannot simply be done with an algorithm. This is especially the case in urban warfare, where civilians and combatants are in the same space.
Ultimately, to have machines that are able to make the decision to end people’s lives violates human dignity by reducing people to objects. As Peter Asaro, a philosopher of science and technology, argues: “Distinguishing a ‘target’ in a field of data is not recognising a human person as someone with rights.” Indeed, a machine cannot be programmed to appreciate the value of human life.
Many states have argued for new legal rules to ensure human control over autonomous weapons systems. But a few others, including the US, hold that existing international law is sufficient. Though the uncertainty surrounding what meaningful human control actually is shows that more clarity in the form of new international law is needed.
This must focus on the essential qualities that make human control meaningful, while retaining human judgement in the context of specific use-of-force decisions. Without it, there’s a risk of undercutting the value of new international law aimed at curbing weaponised AI.
This is important because without specific regulations, current practices in military decision-making will continue to shape what’s considered “appropriate” – without being critically discussed.
Ingvild Bode, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern Denmark
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Fake Musical “Rebels” Cash in on Orange Man Bad — New World Next Week

Welcome back to New World Next Week — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news .
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Whitmer Kidnap Plot Was Just ‘ Big Talk Between Crackpots ’ • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Episode 266 – The Terrorists Have Been Identified Story # 3 : Jello Biafra Says Trump Is the G.G .
Allin of Presidents • What Would Jello Do ?
Part 85 : Vote Defense !
• Jello Biafra and GSM Release First Song In 7 Years • Jourgenson , Biafra Want You to Vote For the Same NWO They Used to Rail Against • Indie Bands Like Superchunk Literally Released Zero Music During the Obama Years ( 2018 ) • Cake Release First New Music In Over 8 Years ( 2018 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Single from Perry Farrell , “ Pirate Punk Politician ” ( 2019 ) • Pearl Jam Let Verizon Use Their New Single In 5G Commercials • Stone Roses ’ Ian Brown Claims COVID Was “ Planned Designed and Executed to Make Us Digital Slaves ” • John Lennon at 80 : One Man Against the Deep State ‘ Monster ’ Watch on Archive / BitChute / LBRY / Minds / YouTube or Download the mp4 You can help support our independent and non-commercial work by visiting http : //CorbettReport.com/Support & http : //MediaMonarchy.com/Join @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to support our work can send cash , check or money order ( payable to James Evan Pilato ) to : Visit James Corbett at CorbettReport.com .
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Goodbye Middle Class: Half Of All American Workers Made Less Than $34,248.45 Last Year

If you are making less than $ 3,000 a month , you have plenty of company , because about half of the country is in the exact same boat .
The Social Security Administration just released new wage statistics for 2019 , and they are pretty startling .
To me , the most alarming thing in the entire report is the fact that the median yearly wage was just $ 34,248.45 last year .
In other words , half of all American workers made less than $ 34,248.45 in 2019 , and half of all American workers made more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whole lot of money .
In fact , when you divide $ 34,248.45 by 12 you get just $ 2,854.05 .
Needless to say , it is not easy to survive in America today on just $ 2,854.05 a month , and this may help to explain why we have been seeing so many people fall out of the middle class in recent years .
And , of course , all of the figures that I am sharing with you in this article are just for 2019 .
This year , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ file new claims for unemployment benefits as the U.S. economy has imploded during this pandemic , and so the final wage numbers for 2020 could be quite a bit worse than the numbers for 2019 were .
Please keep that in mind as you go through the rest of this article .
Once upon a time in America , a single income could easily support a middle class household in most cases , but those days are long gone .
The cost of living has been rising far faster than our paychecks have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been working themselves to the bone just to survive financially from month to month .
To give you an idea of just how bad things have gotten , I would like to share with you some key numbers from the report that the Social Security Administration just released… -32.26 percent of American workers made less than $ 20,000 last year .
-44.79 percent of American workers made less than $ 30,000 last year .
-56.46 percent of American workers made less than $ 40,000 last year .
-65.91 percent of American workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Today , the poverty level for a household of five in the United States is $ 30,680 .
That means that close to half of all workers in this country do not even make enough to get a family of five above the poverty level .
There are tens of millions of Americans who are referred to as “ the working poor ” because they are living in poverty even though they are employed and are working extremely hard .
Many of you that are reading this article know exactly what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are working way more than 40 hours a week , and yet there never seems to be enough money at the end of the month .
Sadly , the truth is that our system has evolved in a manner that makes it almost impossible for most Americans to ever build up much wealth .
If you are making the median monthly wage of just $ 2,854.05 , there simply is not going to be much left over after all of the bills are paid .
First of all , you are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle of the country you may be able to find something habitable for under $ 1,000 a month , but in most of our major metropolitan areas that simply is not going to be realistic .
Secondly , you are going to need to pay your utility bills .
If you can keep the combined cost of your power , water , phone , television and Internet bills to about $ 250 a month , you are doing quite well .
Thirdly , you will need a vehicle in order to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard to buy or lease a vehicle for less than $ 300 a month .
In addition , you will also need insurance , and that will set you back even more .
Fourthly , you will need health insurance .
If you are young and single , maybe you can find a plan for just a few hundred dollars a month , but most Americans pay far more .
Fifthly , you will probably want to eat , and that will cost you several hundred dollars a month as well .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already gone , and there are so many expenses that I haven ’ t even mentioned yet .
And of course you never even started with $ 2,854.05 in the first place , because all sorts of taxes were taken out of your paycheck before you even got it .
Are you starting to understand why so many families in America are deeply , deeply struggling today ?
We have an economy that works for those at the very top of the food chain , but pretty much everyone else is desperately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have entered an economic downturn during which tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs .
According to John Williams of shadowstats.com , if honest numbers were being used the real unemployment rate in the U.S. would be 26.9 percent right now , and that would rival the worst levels that we witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s .
Others have come up with similar numbers .
For example , Axios is reporting that the “ true unemployment rate ” in the United States is currently 26.1 percent… No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , everyone should be able to agree that millions upon millions of Americans are really hurting financially and are deeply concerned about the future .
And they have good reason to be concerned about the future , because our economic system is in the process of imploding .
For decades , the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world allowed us to enjoy a level of debt-fueled prosperity that was far greater than we actually deserved .
Now the party is ending , and our society is going to experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes .
***Michael ’ s new book entitled “ Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America ” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon .
*** About the Author : My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “ Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America ” is now available on Amazon.com .
In addition to my new book , I have written four others that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End , Get Prepared Now , and Living A Life That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By purchasing the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing , and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe .
I have published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog , End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News , and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe .
I always freely and happily allow others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ websites , but I also ask that they include this “ About the Author ” section with each article .
The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only , and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal , business , financial or health decisions .
I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter , and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help .
During these very challenging times , people will need hope more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with as many people as we possibly can .
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By Michael Snyder
If you are making less than $3,000 a month, you have plenty of company, because about half of the country is in the exact same boat.
The Social Security Administration just released new wage statistics for 2019, and they are pretty startling. To me, the most alarming thing in the entire report is the fact that the median yearly wage was just $34,248.45 last year. In other words, half of all American workers made less than $34,248.45 in 2019, and half of all American workers made more than $34,248.45. That isn’t a whole lot of money. In fact, when you divide $34,248.45 by 12 you get just $2,854.05. Needless to say, it is not easy to survive in America today on just $2,854.05 a month, and this may help to explain why we have been seeing so many people fall out of the middle class in recent years.
And, of course, all of the figures that I am sharing with you in this article are just for 2019. This year, we have seen more than 63 million Americans file new claims for unemployment benefits as the U.S. economy has imploded during this pandemic, and so the final wage numbers for 2020 could be quite a bit worse than the numbers for 2019 were. Please keep that in mind as you go through the rest of this article.
Once upon a time in America, a single income could easily support a middle class household in most cases, but those days are long gone.
The cost of living has been rising far faster than our paychecks have, and as a result many Americans have been working themselves to the bone just to survive financially from month to month.
To give you an idea of just how bad things have gotten, I would like to share with you some key numbers from the report that the Social Security Administration just released…
-32.26 percent of American workers made less than $20,000 last year.
-44.79 percent of American workers made less than $30,000 last year.
-56.46 percent of American workers made less than $40,000 last year.
-65.91 percent of American workers made less than $50,000 last year.
Today, the poverty level for a household of five in the United States is $30,680.
That means that close to half of all workers in this country do not even make enough to get a family of five above the poverty level.
Wow.
There are tens of millions of Americans who are referred to as “the working poor” because they are living in poverty even though they are employed and are working extremely hard. Many of you that are reading this article know exactly what I am talking about. Some of you are working way more than 40 hours a week, and yet there never seems to be enough money at the end of the month.
Sadly, the truth is that our system has evolved in a manner that makes it almost impossible for most Americans to ever build up much wealth.
If you are making the median monthly wage of just $2,854.05, there simply is not going to be much left over after all of the bills are paid. First of all, you are going to need some place to live. In the middle of the country you may be able to find something habitable for under $1,000 a month, but in most of our major metropolitan areas that simply is not going to be realistic.
Secondly, you are going to need to pay your utility bills. If you can keep the combined cost of your power, water, phone, television and Internet bills to about $250 a month, you are doing quite well.
Thirdly, you will need a vehicle in order to get around, and these days it is hard to buy or lease a vehicle for less than $300 a month. In addition, you will also need insurance, and that will set you back even more.
Fourthly, you will need health insurance. If you are young and single, maybe you can find a plan for just a few hundred dollars a month, but most Americans pay far more.
Fifthly, you will probably want to eat, and that will cost you several hundred dollars a month as well.
At this point almost all of your money is already gone, and there are so many expenses that I haven’t even mentioned yet.
And of course you never even started with $2,854.05 in the first place, because all sorts of taxes were taken out of your paycheck before you even got it.
Are you starting to understand why so many families in America are deeply, deeply struggling today?
We have an economy that works for those at the very top of the food chain, but pretty much everyone else is desperately trying to stay afloat.
And now we have entered an economic downturn during which tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs. According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if honest numbers were being used the real unemployment rate in the U.S. would be 26.9 percent right now, and that would rival the worst levels that we witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Others have come up with similar numbers. For example, Axios is reporting that the “true unemployment rate” in the United States is currently 26.1 percent…
A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can’t find one — is unemployed. If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios on HBO.”
No matter how you want to crunch the numbers, everyone should be able to agree that millions upon millions of Americans are really hurting financially and are deeply concerned about the future.
And they have good reason to be concerned about the future, because our economic system is in the process of imploding.
For decades, the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world allowed us to enjoy a level of debt-fueled prosperity that was far greater than we actually deserved.
Now the party is ending, and our society is going to experience an enormous amount of pain as everything changes.
***Michael’s new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***
About the Author: My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available on Amazon.com. In addition to my new book, I have written four others that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing, and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe. I have published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help. During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with as many people as we possibly can.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Vandals Are Using A Simple Hack To Change Messages On Digital Road Signs

You may have seen images being shared online showing digital road signs hacked with strange or controversial messages .
This has been happening a lot , seemingly because the signs aren ’ t all that difficult to hack .
Of course , you should never tamper with one of these signs , that might get you into trouble , but for informational purposes , it is interesting to know how these things work .
There is a control panel on the signs that is usually protected by a lockbox , but it is often left unlocked , allowing anyone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the control panel , they will see a screen , which displays a menu .
Next , they scroll down the menu to the “ Instant Text ” selection .
At that point , they can type whatever they want into the display and it will appear on the sign .
Sometimes there is a password , but most of them all have the same default password of “ DOTS.
” In some cases , the crew may have changed the password but it is actually extremely easy to reset .
If someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they need to do is hold “ Control ” and “ Shift ” and while holding , enter “ DIPY ” .
This will reset the sign and reset the password to “ DOTS.
” In some recent cases , people have been hacking road signs with messages telling people to vote for their favorite candidate , but other people are having a bit more fun .
Below are a few of the most interesting examples that we have seen from around the Web .
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By John Vibes
You may have seen images being shared online showing digital road signs hacked with strange or controversial messages. This has been happening a lot, seemingly because the signs aren’t all that difficult to hack. Of course, you should never tamper with one of these signs, that might get you into trouble, but for informational purposes, it is interesting to know how these things work.
There is a control panel on the signs that is usually protected by a lockbox, but it is often left unlocked, allowing anyone to gain access to the keyboard. Inside the control panel, they will see a screen, which displays a menu. Next, they scroll down the menu to the “Instant Text” selection. At that point, they can type whatever they want into the display and it will appear on the sign. Sometimes there is a password, but most of them all have the same default password of “DOTS.”
In some cases, the crew may have changed the password but it is actually extremely easy to reset. If someone wants to reset the password, all they need to do is hold “Control” and “Shift” and while holding, enter “DIPY”. This will reset the sign and reset the password to “DOTS.”
In some recent cases, people have been hacking road signs with messages telling people to vote for their favorite candidate, but other people are having a bit more fun. Below are a few of the most interesting examples that we have seen from around the Web.
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast.
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Hospitals And VA Clinics Use “XECAN” Facial Recognition And Palm Scanners To Track Patients

Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing XECAN facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients .
According to XECAN , they have been providing ‘ touchless clinic technology ’ to hospitals and clinics for at least ten years .
What makes XECAN so unique is using ‘ immunocompromised cancer patients ’ and COVID-19 together to justify using facial recognition in hospitals .
A recent XECAN press release reads like a magnanimous story of how concerned they appear to be about a patient ’ s well being .
Now , this technology can help immunocompromised cancer patients feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ era of COVID-19 by reducing/eliminating their need to physically interact with many facets of their treatment .
This reduction/elimination of physical interaction with objects and surfaces , which may harbor virus particles , helps these patients avoid infection and improve their treatment experience .
Because XECAN offers various means of touchless verification , patients can be verified with or without masks .
Facial recognition will never help privacy-minded patients feel more at ease .
If you or a family member have visited a hospital in the past ten years , you can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cameras and police officers .
Reducing a patient ’ s ‘ interaction with objects ’ or people will only improve Big Brother ’ s appetite to ID and track everyone who enters a medical building .
XECAN ’ s selling point of using facial recognition to identify patients wearing masks appears to be targeted at hospital police departments .
Unfortunately , spying on hospital visitors and patients is nothing new ; Mass General Hospital has been using Briefcam ’ s Syndex Pro since 2017 .
XECAN ’ s “ Face ID ” has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has the distinct-advantage of being hygienic !
Automated facial recognition has unique advantages in patient safety and clinic workflow improvement .
Compared to RFID technology , it has the advantage of not needing to have patients carry RFID cards .
Since the facial recognition uses visible light , it generates more reliable identification in small areas , such as exam rooms and chemotherapy stations where RFID may have cross-talk concerns .
Compared to other bio-metric systems , facial recognition has the distinct advantage of hygienic and touch free operation .
Much like Clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognition in airports and sports arenas , it appears XECAN ’ s ‘ hygienic ’ facial recognition is poised to be used by hospitals and clinics everywhere .
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XECAN ’ s Face ID is specifically designed to “ be installed at the clinic ’ s reception area , exam room or treatment room.
” Their “ Clinical Solutions ” drop-down menu reveals how they want to install Face ID in hospital Radiotherapy , Chemotherapy and Emergency Rooms .
A 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses a combination palm , facial recognition and RFID devices to ID and track patients throughout a hospital or clinic .
Another XECAN press release mentions that the world ’ s leading hospitals have been using XECAN products to identify and track patients for six years .
The way cancer clinics refer to XECAN might actually make one think that they actually care about a patient ’ s well-being , instead of building a hospital-wide biometric database of everyone .
A ‘ breast cancer ’ link on the Lahey Health Cancer Institute ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a patient care and safety management system ” and that ’ s it .
There is no mention of facial recognition , or palm scanning patients .
A “ Quotes ” link reveals exactly what cancer clinics and hospitals are using XECAN for .
The Patient palm scanning technology from Xecan is a great way of observing the flow of a department and most importantly patient safety .
Palm scanning technology eliminates any and all human error for identifying patients in treatment rooms .
Also , the use of room RFID readers is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used for each patient ’ s treatment .
It is a great component for patient safety all around , ” Mike Ahern , RT , Boston VA Medical Center said Another healthcare identification firm called Imprivata , which also uses facial recognition and vein scanning to ID and track patients , could give XECAN a run for their money .
The last thing Americans need is to have their hospitals turned into virtual prisons under the guise of COVID-19 .
Do veterans and cancer patients really want their palms and faces added to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By MassPrivateI
Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing XECAN facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients.
According to XECAN, they have been providing ‘touchless clinic technology’ to hospitals and clinics for at least ten years.
What makes XECAN so unique is using ‘immunocompromised cancer patients’ and COVID-19 together to justify using facial recognition in hospitals.
A recent XECAN press release reads like a magnanimous story of how concerned they appear to be about a patient’s well being.
Now, this technology can help immunocompromised cancer patients feel more at ease during treatment in the era of COVID-19 by reducing/eliminating their need to physically interact with many facets of their treatment. This reduction/elimination of physical interaction with objects and surfaces, which may harbor virus particles, helps these patients avoid infection and improve their treatment experience. Because XECAN offers various means of touchless verification, patients can be verified with or without masks.
Facial recognition will never help privacy-minded patients feel more at ease.
If you or a family member have visited a hospital in the past ten years, you cannot help but notice a proliferation of surveillance cameras and police officers. Reducing a patient’s ‘interaction with objects’ or people will only improve Big Brother’s appetite to ID and track everyone who enters a medical building.
XECAN’s selling point of using facial recognition to identify patients wearing masks appears to be targeted at hospital police departments. Unfortunately, spying on hospital visitors and patients is nothing new; Mass General Hospital has been using Briefcam’s Syndex Pro since 2017.
XECAN’s “Face ID” has the audacity to claim that facial recognition has the distinct-advantage of being hygienic!
Automated facial recognition has unique advantages in patient safety and clinic workflow improvement. Compared to RFID technology, it has the advantage of not needing to have patients carry RFID cards. Since the facial recognition uses visible light, it generates more reliable identification in small areas, such as exam rooms and chemotherapy stations where RFID may have cross-talk concerns. Compared to other bio-metric systems, facial recognition has the distinct advantage of hygienic and touch free operation.
Much like Clear, who cornered the market on facial recognition in airports and sports arenas, it appears XECAN’s ‘hygienic’ facial recognition is poised to be used by hospitals and clinics everywhere.
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XECAN’s Face ID is specifically designed to “be installed at the clinic’s reception area, exam room or treatment room.” Their “Clinical Solutions” drop-down menu reveals how they want to install Face ID in hospital Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Emergency Rooms.
A 2018 XECAN press release explains that the company uses a combination palm, facial recognition and RFID devices to ID and track patients throughout a hospital or clinic. Another XECAN press release mentions that the world’s leading hospitals have been using XECAN products to identify and track patients for six years.
Smart RFID Reception, Patient and Accessory Verification, Smart Exam Room and Patient Tracking Whiteboards. XECAN’s products and services are used by some of the world’s leading hospitals and medical centers. Customers include VA-Boston (Department of Veteran Affairs), Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (Tufts University School of Medicine), Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth, Alliance Oncology and 21st Century Oncology.
The way cancer clinics refer to XECAN might actually make one think that they actually care about a patient’s well-being, instead of building a hospital-wide biometric database of everyone.
A ‘breast cancer’ link on the Lahey Health Cancer Institute’s website refers to XECAN as “a patient care and safety management system” and that’s it. There is no mention of facial recognition, or palm scanning patients.
A “Quotes” link reveals exactly what cancer clinics and hospitals are using XECAN for.
The Patient palm scanning technology from Xecan is a great way of observing the flow of a department and most importantly patient safety. Palm scanning technology eliminates any and all human error for identifying patients in treatment rooms. Also, the use of room RFID readers is a simple way of documentation of accessories used for each patient’s treatment. It is a great component for patient safety all around,” Mike Ahern, RT, Boston VA Medical Center said
Another healthcare identification firm called Imprivata, which also uses facial recognition and vein scanning to ID and track patients, could give XECAN a run for their money.
The last thing Americans need is to have their hospitals turned into virtual prisons under the guise of COVID-19. Do veterans and cancer patients really want their palms and faces added to a national biometric patient database?
Source: MassPrivateI Blog
Top image: XECAN
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activistpost--2020-10-15--Peaceful Protestors Forcibly Removed from AT&T 5G Installation Site by Berkeley, CA Police

California residents have not been quiet about their opposition to cell towers being installed throughout their communities ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ) .
Unfortunately , a recent protest did not end peacefully .
On October 5 , a group of ten WiRED “ pole watchers ” ( including some “ camping out ” in a tent pitched on the sidewalk next to the disputed pole on Gilman were reportedly “ man-handled ” by a contingent of BPD officers who physically assaulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanda and Vivian were reportedly grabbed and “ shaken like little rag dolls.
” Sorgen ( a veteran of many protests ) said her treatment “ wasn ’ t excessive ” though “ there ’ s a sore spot on one forearm ” from being dragged down the street “ because I went limp.
” According to witnesses , at least 20 police showed up .
One officer announced : “ If you don ’ t want to get arrested , get out of the way ” but that was immediately followed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a person !
” “ It was really brutal and bad , ” according to Juty Blue , who was standing vigil at the Gilman pole .
“ It was 3:30 morning and there were only eight of us , which made it easier for police to rough us up .
They grabbed and pulled and pushed people .
They were rude and horrible.
” Sierra Murphree , who was occupying a tent on the sidewalk , was dragged away from the pole while still inside the tent .
At the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confronted by police at the construction site near the Monterey Market .
A 61-year-old protestor named Jason Winnett suffered a pulled muscle after being roughed-up by the officers .
Meaveen O ’ Connor was left with bruises on her body and CodePink campaigner Cynthia Papermaster said the police were so aggressive she feared “ they were going to break my arm .
”

By B.N. Frank
California residents have not been quiet about their opposition to cell towers being installed throughout their communities (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11). Unfortunately, a recent protest did not end peacefully.
From 5G Crisis:
Peaceful Protestors Forcefully Removed from AT&T 5G Installation Site by Berkeley Police
On October 5, a group of ten WiRED “pole watchers” (including some “camping out” in a tent pitched on the sidewalk next to the disputed pole on Gilman were reportedly “man-handled” by a contingent of BPD officers who physically assaulted the activists. Two frightened activists named Wanda and Vivian were reportedly grabbed and “shaken like little rag dolls.” Sorgen (a veteran of many protests) said her treatment “wasn’t excessive” though “there’s a sore spot on one forearm” from being dragged down the street “because I went limp.”
According to witnesses, at least 20 police showed up. One officer announced: “If you don’t want to get arrested, get out of the way” but that was immediately followed with the order: “Every officer grab a person!”
“It was really brutal and bad,” according to Juty Blue, who was standing vigil at the Gilman pole. “It was 3:30 morning and there were only eight of us, which made it easier for police to rough us up. They grabbed and pulled and pushed people. They were rude and horrible.”
Sierra Murphree, who was occupying a tent on the sidewalk, was dragged away from the pole while still inside the tent.
At the same time, a smaller contingent of protesters was confronted by police at the construction site near the Monterey Market. A 61-year-old protestor named Jason Winnett suffered a pulled muscle after being roughed-up by the officers. Meaveen O’Connor was left with bruises on her body and CodePink campaigner Cynthia Papermaster said the police were so aggressive she feared “they were going to break my arm.”
Read the full story here.


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activistpost--2020-10-16--Massive YouTube Purge Takes Out The Truth Communities Finest In Prep For Election And Covid 2nd Wave

We ’ re in an information war and the enemy is on the attack !
YouTube has just purged hundreds ( possibly thousands ) of accounts today many of which are known for challenging the status quo !
This comes less than a month away from a US ( s ) election and a Covid-19 ( 84 ) second wave as the powers that ought not to be are desperately trying to control the narrative for the masses moving forward .
In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth speaks with Josh Sigurdson of World Alternative Media about his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing this now and most importantly what YOU NEED TO DO moving forward if you want to maintain access to your favourite content providers .
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By Press For Truth
We’re in an information war and the enemy is on the attack! YouTube has just purged hundreds (possibly thousands) of accounts today many of which are known for challenging the status quo! This comes less than a month away from a US (s)election and a Covid-19(84) second wave as the powers that ought not to be are desperately trying to control the narrative for the masses moving forward.
In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth speaks with Josh Sigurdson of World Alternative Media about his deletion from YouTube, why Google is doing this now and most importantly what YOU NEED TO DO moving forward if you want to maintain access to your favourite content providers.
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activistpost--2020-10-16--Hospitals And VA Clinics Use “XECAN” Facial Recognition And Palm Scanners To Track Patients


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