activistpost--2020-05-27--Robot Dogs Replace K9s Herding Sheep And Help Police Enforce Social Distancing

For years now Activist Post has been warning about the rise of robotic technology and artificial intelligence .
Now , the technology is being used for police robot dogs and for herding sheep .
That means that robots are even coming for our K9 friends ’ jobs .
Aye caramba !
Humans and dogs aren ’ t the only ones who can master the art of herding livestock .
Boston Dynamics ’ four-legged robot dog Spot seems to be doing a fine job of maneuvering sheep across the pasture .
In a new video posted by robotics software company Rocos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New Zealand grasslands , showing off its shepherding skills with a group of sheep .
Large creepy robot dogs aren ’ t just being used for corralling a herd of sheep .
They are also being used to enforce social distancing amid this CV pandemic .
Activist Post previously highlighted this scary new robotic dog being used by police in Singapore .
Video of Boston Dynamics robots climbing stairs , carrying boxes , and doing basic parkour have long circulated around the internet , creeping out viewers .
In fact , Activist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these videos but we never thought that the creepy robotic dog at Boston Dynamics would be anything more than just an experiment ; we were totally wrong .
It turns out that the Massachusetts State Police and Singaporean authorities are both using “ Spot , ” and the trend will only spread like what has happened with pandemic drones .
As Activist Post previously wrote , CV will be a gateway for all types of Orwellian technology and will speed up the deployment of robots .
While record unemployment is hitting here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being rolled out as well to replace even more human workers .
Now we can add our K9 friends to the mix .
Another job being threatened by robots is meat packaging .
Additionally , grocers themselves are also in danger of being replaced by machines .
CNN reports that grocers – big and small chains alike – are turning to robots for performing various tasks like cleaning floors , stocking shelves and delivering groceries to shoppers .
The covid crisis could even prompt online retail warehouses like Amazon to invest more into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times reported that the outbreak is boosting demand for Zhen Robotics and its RoboPony , a self-driving cart that is sold to retailers , hospitals , malls and apartment complexes .
A group of scientists on the editorial board of Science Robotics is further calling for robots to do the “ dull , dirty , and dangerous jobs ” of infectious disease management by replacing certain hospital jobs like disinfecting robots combing rooms/floors and working in labs .
A recent report by A3 , Association For Advancing Automation , further details all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being used in different industries to combat the coronavirus .
This all continues to highlight what Activist Post and this writer has detailed consistently for months — that advancement in robotics and A.I .
is taking jobs daily more and more , warning that robots would soon take human jobs such as construction and farming robots , Angus and HRP-5P , being created to replace workers in the aforementioned industries .
Activist Post has been sounding the alarm of the coming robot apocalypse .
Also see the article entitled : “ Robots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News Anchors , Restaurant and Warehouse Employees .
Will Your Job Be Next ?
” written by B.N .
Frank .
See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income As this writer has written previously on Steemit , we are shifting towards a working world with little or no humans , as automation and artificial intelligence begins to take over our jobs .
It ’ s cheaper to hire a few robots which don ’ t need rest and benefits than to hire a few humans who need healthcare and retirement funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dogs since their jobs are now being threatened as well .
Last year , robots took a record number of human jobs in the U.S. according to Robotic Industries Association ( RIA ) as Activist Post reported .
Now , with the impetus of the coronavirus the number of jobs occupied by robots could multiply quite rapidly .
Oxford Economics also published its own report warning that accelerating technological advances in automation , engineering , energy storage , artificial intelligence , and machine learning have the potential to reshape the world in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million workers .
With the coronavirus as a catalyst to speed up the deployment of automated machines , we can probably safely say that number will be much more severe .
It seems I am not the only one to share that opinion ; a recent MarketWatch article written by Johannes Moenius , a professor of global business and the director of the Institute for Spatial Economic Analysis at the University of Redlands , agrees with this author ’ s conclusion stating “ at least 50 million jobs could be automated in just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brookings Institution said in a report last month that “ any coronavirus-related recession is likely to bring about a spike in labor-replacing automation … Automation happens in bursts , concentrated especially in bad times such as in the wake of economic shocks , when humans become relatively more expensive as firms ’ revenues rapidly decline.
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By Aaron Kesel
For years now Activist Post has been warning about the rise of robotic technology and artificial intelligence. Now, the technology is being used for police robot dogs and for herding sheep. That means that robots are even coming for our K9 friends’ jobs. Aye caramba!
CNET reports:
Humans and dogs aren’t the only ones who can master the art of herding livestock. Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dog Spot seems to be doing a fine job of maneuvering sheep across the pasture. In a new video posted by robotics software company Rocos on Tuesday, Spot is seen roaming the New Zealand grasslands, showing off its shepherding skills with a group of sheep.
Large creepy robot dogs aren’t just being used for corralling a herd of sheep. They are also being used to enforce social distancing amid this CV pandemic. Activist Post previously highlighted this scary new robotic dog being used by police in Singapore.
Video of Boston Dynamics robots climbing stairs, carrying boxes, and doing basic parkour have long circulated around the internet, creeping out viewers. In fact, Activist Post has covered each and every one of these videos but we never thought that the creepy robotic dog at Boston Dynamics would be anything more than just an experiment; we were totally wrong.
It turns out that the Massachusetts State Police and Singaporean authorities are both using “Spot,” and the trend will only spread like what has happened with pandemic drones. As Activist Post previously wrote, CV will be a gateway for all types of Orwellian technology and will speed up the deployment of robots.
While record unemployment is hitting here in the U.S., automated machines are being rolled out as well to replace even more human workers. Now we can add our K9 friends to the mix.
Another job being threatened by robots is meat packaging. Additionally, grocers themselves are also in danger of being replaced by machines. CNN reports that grocers – big and small chains alike – are turning to robots for performing various tasks like cleaning floors, stocking shelves and delivering groceries to shoppers. The covid crisis could even prompt online retail warehouses like Amazon to invest more into automation technology as well.
The New York Times reported that the outbreak is boosting demand for Zhen Robotics and its RoboPony, a self-driving cart that is sold to retailers, hospitals, malls and apartment complexes.
A group of scientists on the editorial board of Science Robotics is further calling for robots to do the “dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs” of infectious disease management by replacing certain hospital jobs like disinfecting robots combing rooms/floors and working in labs.
A recent report by A3, Association For Advancing Automation, further details all the ways that artificial intelligence and automation is being used in different industries to combat the coronavirus.
This all continues to highlight what Activist Post and this writer has detailed consistently for months — that advancement in robotics and A.I. is taking jobs daily more and more, warning that robots would soon take human jobs such as construction and farming robots, Angus and HRP-5P, being created to replace workers in the aforementioned industries. Activist Post has been sounding the alarm of the coming robot apocalypse.
Also see the article entitled: “Robots Already Replacing Bank Tellers, Drivers, News Anchors, Restaurant and Warehouse Employees. Will Your Job Be Next?” written by B.N. Frank.
As this writer has written previously on Steemit, we are shifting towards a working world with little or no humans, as automation and artificial intelligence begins to take over our jobs. It’s cheaper to hire a few robots which don’t need rest and benefits than to hire a few humans who need healthcare and retirement funds. I guess we can also add dogs since their jobs are now being threatened as well.
Last year, robots took a record number of human jobs in the U.S. according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA) as Activist Post reported. Now, with the impetus of the coronavirus the number of jobs occupied by robots could multiply quite rapidly. Oxford Economics also published its own report warning that accelerating technological advances in automation, engineering, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and machine learning have the potential to reshape the world in 2020 through 2030s, displacing at least 20 million workers.
With the coronavirus as a catalyst to speed up the deployment of automated machines, we can probably safely say that number will be much more severe. It seems I am not the only one to share that opinion; a recent MarketWatch article written by Johannes Moenius, a professor of global business and the director of the Institute for Spatial Economic Analysis at the University of Redlands, agrees with this author’s conclusion stating “at least 50 million jobs could be automated in just essential industries.”
In fact, the Brookings Institution said in a report last month that “any coronavirus-related recession is likely to bring about a spike in labor-replacing automation … Automation happens in bursts, concentrated especially in bad times such as in the wake of economic shocks, when humans become relatively more expensive as firms’ revenues rapidly decline.”
**By [@An0nkn0wledge](https://hive.blog/@an0nkn0wledge)**
Aaron Kesel writes for Activist Post.
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activistpost--2020-05-27--NSA’s Social Network Mapping is More Vast, Omnipresent and Horrifying Than Snowden Revealed

Most people know by now about the surveillance abuses perpetrated by the NSA earlier this century , but a new book about Edward Snowden suggests that the metadata collection programs introduced to us through previous whistleblowers and disclosures are part of a “ live , ever-updating social graph of the US ” that is ongoing and far vaster than we previously imagined .
The revelations come from journalist Barton Gellman , who described the content of his new book Dark Mirror : Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State for Wired .
The article , entitled “ Inside the NSA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Social Network , ” catalogs Gellman ’ s attempts to reveal more details about the programs Snowden first disclosed to the world .
What he found shocked him and , he says , represents an ongoing existential threat to American citizens .
Gellman says that originally he wanted to understand more about the logistics of the NSA phone records .
The Snowden archive hints at but does not explain the details of the agency ’ s project pipelines .
The main thoroughfare of data collection , Stellarwind , was a domestic surveillance program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks after 9/11 .
He mandated that all operatives and subordinates conceal the program from FISA Court judges and Congress , stamping it with the most covert of government classifications , ECI , “ exceptionally controlled information.
” Stellarwind facilitated Mainway , the NSA ’ s prized social network mapping tool which conscripted telephone data companies like AT & T and Verizon into secretive–and financially lucrative–data collection contracts negotiated by Special Source Operations .
But even this was just the tip of the iceberg .
The Mainway program codified two important but ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mining objectives : contact chaining and precomputation .
While the NSA long maintained that their surveillance programs merely stored untraced metadata that could help investigate the activities of known terrorist operatives , we now know that the agency was actively leveraging and exploiting the data to build an almost mind-bogglingly complex , next-generation social graph .
As described by Gellman , this tool combined the concepts of “ six degrees of separation ” ( or six degrees of Kevin Bacon , if you prefer ) and a pre-COVID19 model of contact tracing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the manhunt and investigation of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , a new suite of software tools used the NSA ’ s intercepted communications ( read , our personal information ) , including voice , video , email and chat text , attachments , pager messages , etc .
to build a cutting-edge form of data analysis that can algorithmically parse data records to illustrate indirect relationships between any and all intelligence assets ( read , us ) .
According to Gellman , Mainway turned into “ the queen of metadata , foreign and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ content did not reveal… [ and ] identify , track , store , manipulate and update relationships ” to create a global graph , an integrated graphical map , representing the “ movements and communications ” of virtually everyone on Earth .
Named “ the Big Awesome Graph , ” or “ the BAG ” for short , this tool was the principal data harvesting tool in the umbrella directive of “ Large Access Exploitation.
” It “ mapped the call records as “ nodes ” and “ edges ” on a grid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unaided , could not encompass it.
” The NSA ’ s Mainway program sought to use its newly and somewhat hastily assembled software to continuously contact chain profiles on all global citizens .
The FBI commandeered over a billion new records each day from the telephone companies and the NSA ingested that info to “ get a head start on everyone.
” Termed precomputation , the idea was and is to create a “ constant , complex…7×24…live , ever-updating social graph , ” called Graph-in-Memory , of every US citizen and a large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He maintains that only 22 top officials had the authority to order a so-called contact chain .
However , the dangers of such power abound .
In its post-9/11 sprint to “ to dominate the global communications infrastructure , ” the NSA opened a veritable Pandora ’ s box , whereby “ governments at all levels [ may use ] the power of the state most heavy-handedly , sometimes illegally , to monitor communities disadvantaged by poverty , race , religion , ethnicity , and immigration status.
” Gellman observes that “ nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to at least one fact in a computer database that an adversary could use for blackmail , discrimination , harassment , or financial or identity theft.
” “ The latent power of new inventions , ” Gellman writes , “ no matter how repellent at first , does not lie forever dormant in government armories.
” In other words , if you ’ re worried about contact tracing in the age of Covid-19 , worry no more : that ship has long sailed .
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By Jake Anderson
Most people know by now about the surveillance abuses perpetrated by the NSA earlier this century, but a new book about Edward Snowden suggests that the metadata collection programs introduced to us through previous whistleblowers and disclosures are part of a “live, ever-updating social graph of the US” that is ongoing and far vaster than we previously imagined.
The revelations come from journalist Barton Gellman, who described the content of his new book Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State for Wired. The article, entitled “Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network,” catalogs Gellman’s attempts to reveal more details about the programs Snowden first disclosed to the world.
What he found shocked him and, he says, represents an ongoing existential threat to American citizens.
Gellman says that originally he wanted to understand more about the logistics of the NSA phone records. The Snowden archive hints at but does not explain the details of the agency’s project pipelines.
The main thoroughfare of data collection, Stellarwind, was a domestic surveillance program launched by Vice President Dick Cheney only weeks after 9/11. He mandated that all operatives and subordinates conceal the program from FISA Court judges and Congress, stamping it with the most covert of government classifications, ECI, “exceptionally controlled information.”
Stellarwind facilitated Mainway, the NSA’s prized social network mapping tool which conscripted telephone data companies like AT&T and Verizon into secretive–and financially lucrative–data collection contracts negotiated by Special Source Operations.
But even this was just the tip of the iceberg.
The Mainway program codified two important but (until now) obfuscated surveillance and data mining objectives: contact chaining and precomputation.
Contact Chaining
While the NSA long maintained that their surveillance programs merely stored untraced metadata that could help investigate the activities of known terrorist operatives, we now know that the agency was actively leveraging and exploiting the data to build an almost mind-bogglingly complex, next-generation social graph. As described by Gellman, this tool combined the concepts of “six degrees of separation” (or six degrees of Kevin Bacon, if you prefer) and a pre-COVID19 model of contact tracing.
Termed contact chaining and first deployed during the manhunt and investigation of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a new suite of software tools used the NSA’s intercepted communications (read, our personal information), including voice, video, email and chat text, attachments, pager messages, etc. to build a cutting-edge form of data analysis that can algorithmically parse data records to illustrate indirect relationships between any and all intelligence assets (read, us).
According to Gellman, Mainway turned into “the queen of metadata, foreign and domestic, designed to find patterns that content did not reveal…[and] identify, track, store, manipulate and update relationships” to create a global graph, an integrated graphical map, representing the “movements and communications” of virtually everyone on Earth.
Named “the Big Awesome Graph,” or “the BAG” for short, this tool was the principal data harvesting tool in the umbrella directive of “Large Access Exploitation.” It “mapped the call records as “nodes” and “edges” on a grid so large that the human mind, unaided, could not encompass it.”
Precomputation
The NSA’s Mainway program sought to use its newly and somewhat hastily assembled software to continuously contact chain profiles on all global citizens. The FBI commandeered over a billion new records each day from the telephone companies and the NSA ingested that info to “get a head start on everyone.”
Termed precomputation, the idea was and is to create a “constant, complex…7×24…live, ever-updating social graph,” called Graph-in-Memory, of every US citizen and a large number of non-citizens and international citizens.
Gellerman writes:
All kinds of secrets—social, medical, political, professional—were precomputed, 24/7…a database that was preconfigured to map anyone’s life at the touch of a button.
He maintains that only 22 top officials had the authority to order a so-called contact chain. However, the dangers of such power abound.
In its post-9/11 sprint to “to dominate the global communications infrastructure,” the NSA opened a veritable Pandora’s box, whereby “governments at all levels [may use] the power of the state most heavy-handedly, sometimes illegally, to monitor communities disadvantaged by poverty, race, religion, ethnicity, and immigration status.”
Gellman observes that “nearly anyone in the developed world can be linked to at least one fact in a computer database that an adversary could use for blackmail, discrimination, harassment, or financial or identity theft.”
“The latent power of new inventions,” Gellman writes, “no matter how repellent at first, does not lie forever dormant in government armories.”
In other words, if you’re worried about contact tracing in the age of Covid-19, worry no more: that ship has long sailed.
Source: The Mind Unleashed
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activistpost--2020-05-27--MSNBC Reporter Speechless After He’s Owned for “Mask Shaming” People As Crew Has on No Masks

Lake Geneva , WI — To those who have been paying attention over the last couple of months , the mainstream media ’ s coverage of the pandemic has been unethical , inconsistent , divisive , and in some instances outright false .
The media has gone from telling Americans not to wear masks to shaming them for not wearing masks .
Not surprisingly , their impetus behind this mask shaming is utterly hypocritical , as the following video shows us .
An MSNBC correspondent attempting to shame people on the streets of Lake Geneva , Wisconsin , for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passerby and left speechless as his hypocrisy was exposed .
MSNBC News correspondent Cal Perry was live on television when he was telling Katy Tur , “ There doesn ’ t seem to be any social distancing and not a lot of care when it comes to the coronavirus.
” As he is shaming all the folks around him for not wearing a mask , he has the cameraman pan over to the passerby and said , “ see , nobody ’ s wearing them.
” The hypocrisy of MSNBC was then exposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shame the man for his lack of mask , the man quickly fired back , “ Including your cameraman .
Half your crew ’ s not wearing masks !
” The man then walked around with his cell phone , taking his own video , showing that 2 of the 4 crew members who were using their platform to shame folks for not wearing masks — were not wearing masks .
Perry was left speechless .
The resultant 5 seconds of video was utterly epic as Perry and Tur stumbled to cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blew up on national television .
MSNBC ’ s hypocrisy is not unique to their outlet or the MSM in general as this behemoth propaganda outlet thrives on misinformation .
What ’ s more , it is no secret that over the last 4 decades , mainstream media has been consolidated from dozens of competing companies to only six .
Hundreds of channels , websites , news outlets , newspapers , and magazines — making up ninety percent of all media — is controlled by very few people—giving Americans the illusion of choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Western world consumes in regard to media may sound like a sinister arrangement , the Swiss Propaganda Research center ( SPR ) released information that paints an even darker picture .
The research group was able to tie all these media companies to a single organization—the Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR ) .
As TFTP previously reported , WikiLeaks ’ Julian Assange previously called attention to this control in an damning tweet .
For those who may be unaware , the CFR is a primary member of the circle of Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army Major Todd Pierce describes , this group acts as “ primary provocateurs ” using “ ‘ psychological suggestiveness ’ to create a false narrative of danger from some foreign entity with the objective being to create paranoia within the U.S. population that it is under imminent threat of attack or takeover.
” A senior member of the CFR and outspoken neocon warmonger , Robert Kagan has even publicly proclaimed that the US should create an empire .
The narrative created by CFR and its cohorts is picked up by their secondary communicators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who push it on the populace with no analysis or questioning .
One need only look at their reporting on coronavirus to understand this reality .
They simply regurgitate the same information and act as little more than passive reverberators for the establishment ’ s narrative — regardless of whether or not that narrative is factually accurate .
When looking at the chart from SPR , the reach by this single organization is so vast that it is no mystery as to how these elite psychopaths guide Americans into accepting endless war and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the COVID-19 outbreak .
While this may seem like a bleak scenario , the fact is that this battle over information is centuries old .
Just as the Anti Federalists fought to inform early Americans over the dangers of a Constitution without a Bill of Rights , those who ’ ve longed for freedom and liberty have continued this information war up into the 21st century — effecting massive changes in their wake .
It is our responsibility — not the mainstream media ’ s — to continue to share this information that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies and make sure these brushfires never get extinguished .
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 .
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By Matt Agorist
Lake Geneva, WI — To those who have been paying attention over the last couple of months, the mainstream media’s coverage of the pandemic has been unethical, inconsistent, divisive, and in some instances outright false. The media has gone from telling Americans not to wear masks to shaming them for not wearing masks. Not surprisingly, their impetus behind this mask shaming is utterly hypocritical, as the following video shows us.
An MSNBC correspondent attempting to shame people on the streets of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for not wearing masks was called out by a passerby and left speechless as his hypocrisy was exposed.
MSNBC News correspondent Cal Perry was live on television when he was telling Katy Tur, “There doesn’t seem to be any social distancing and not a lot of care when it comes to the coronavirus.”
As he is shaming all the folks around him for not wearing a mask, he has the cameraman pan over to the passerby and said, “see, nobody’s wearing them.” The hypocrisy of MSNBC was then exposed in beautiful splendor.
As Perry attempted to shame the man for his lack of mask, the man quickly fired back, “Including your cameraman. Half your crew’s not wearing masks!”
The man then walked around with his cell phone, taking his own video, showing that 2 of the 4 crew members who were using their platform to shame folks for not wearing masks — were not wearing masks.
Perry was left speechless. The resultant 5 seconds of video was utterly epic as Perry and Tur stumbled to cut away from the scene as their hypocrisy blew up on national television.
You asked for it! Gotta love Cal Perry reach out and touch the cameraman who is not wearing a mask and is not social distancing…and who also touched his face. Breaking ALL the rules! pic.twitter.com/5UGQHTmNOX — Deana921 (@Deana921) May 26, 2020
MSNBC’s hypocrisy is not unique to their outlet or the MSM in general as this behemoth propaganda outlet thrives on misinformation. What’s more, it is no secret that over the last 4 decades, mainstream media has been consolidated from dozens of competing companies to only six. Hundreds of channels, websites, news outlets, newspapers, and magazines — making up ninety percent of all media — is controlled by very few people—giving Americans the illusion of choice.
While six companies controlling most everything the Western world consumes in regard to media may sound like a sinister arrangement, the Swiss Propaganda Research center (SPR) released information that paints an even darker picture.
The research group was able to tie all these media companies to a single organization—the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
As TFTP previously reported, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange previously called attention to this control in an damning tweet.
Council on Foreign Relations links to major media holdings Full graphic here: https://t.co/lyMPz4ME2Z pic.twitter.com/mmTNdQa1F9 — Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) January 28, 2018
For those who may be unaware, the CFR is a primary member of the circle of Washington think-tanks promoting endless war. As former Army Major Todd Pierce describes, this group acts as “primary provocateurs” using “‘psychological suggestiveness’ to create a false narrative of danger from some foreign entity with the objective being to create paranoia within the U.S. population that it is under imminent threat of attack or takeover.”
A senior member of the CFR and outspoken neocon warmonger, Robert Kagan has even publicly proclaimed that the US should create an empire.
The narrative created by CFR and its cohorts is picked up by their secondary communicators, also known the mainstream media, who push it on the populace with no analysis or questioning. One need only look at their reporting on coronavirus to understand this reality.
They simply regurgitate the same information and act as little more than passive reverberators for the establishment’s narrative — regardless of whether or not that narrative is factually accurate.
When looking at the chart from SPR, the reach by this single organization is so vast that it is no mystery as to how these elite psychopaths guide Americans into accepting endless war and the arbitrary attacks on the Constitution throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.
While this may seem like a bleak scenario, the fact is that this battle over information is centuries old. Just as the Anti Federalists fought to inform early Americans over the dangers of a Constitution without a Bill of Rights, those who’ve longed for freedom and liberty have continued this information war up into the 21st century — effecting massive changes in their wake.
As Samuel Adams famously said,
It does not take a majority to prevail… but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
It is our responsibility — not the mainstream media’s — to continue to share this information that challenges the status quo of hypocrisy and lies and make sure these brushfires never get extinguished.
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--2020-05-27--At Least 11 Local News Stations Caught Airing The Exact Same Amazon Propaganda Segment

At least 11 local news stations in the United States were caught airing the same scripted segment about Amazon , and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic .
The segment played like a commercial for Amazon , even touting the company ’ s ability to “ keep its employees safe and healthy , ” during this difficult time , despite the fact that many workers have been organizing to protest against unsafe conditions and lack of hazard pay .
The segment is even narrated by Amazon spokesperson Todd Walker , who promises an “ inside look ” at an Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staying at home are relying on amazon to deliver essentials like groceries and cleaning products during the COVID-19 outbreak… For the first time we ’ re getting a glimpse inside Amazon ’ s fulfillment centers to see just how the company is keeping its employees safe and healthy..
While delivering packages to your doorstep , ” Walker says .
The trusted local news anchors who introduced the segment didn ’ t even identify Walker as an Amazon representative , but instead made it appear that he was one of the station ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to cover the segment , Amazon sent the video around to a long list of news sources with instructions on how to introduce it .
Zach Rael , a reporter at ABC ’ s KOCO 5 News , tweeted a copy of the script and said that it was mailed to him by Amazon ’ s public relations team .
“ No .
Let us go inside the fulfillment centers with our own cameras… ” Rael tweeted .
There were at least 11 other stations who were willing to play the footage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alyssa Bronikowski , a spokesperson for Amazon , told Motherboard that the video was not promotional , and that the company would invite journalists into their warehouses if it was currently safe to do so .
“ We welcome reporters into our buildings and it ’ s misleading to suggest otherwise .
This type of video was created to share an inside look into the health and safety measures we ’ ve rolled out in our buildings and was intended for reporters who for a variety of reasons weren ’ t able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Bronikowski said .
It makes sense that Amazon is going to such great lengths to repair its public image , because it has been facing increasing criticism during the pandemic , especially from its employees .
Earlier this month , Vice President ( VP ) of Amazon Tim Bray resigned in anger over the company ’ s treatment of employees who have protested against working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .
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By John Vibes
At least 11 local news stations in the United States were caught airing the same scripted segment about Amazon, and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic. The segment played like a commercial for Amazon, even touting the company’s ability to “keep its employees safe and healthy,” during this difficult time, despite the fact that many workers have been organizing to protest against unsafe conditions and lack of hazard pay.
The segment is even narrated by Amazon spokesperson Todd Walker, who promises an “inside look” at an Amazon fulfillment center.
“Millions of Americans staying at home are relying on amazon to deliver essentials like groceries and cleaning products during the COVID-19 outbreak… For the first time we’re getting a glimpse inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers to see just how the company is keeping its employees safe and healthy.. While delivering packages to your doorstep,” Walker says.
The trusted local news anchors who introduced the segment didn’t even identify Walker as an Amazon representative, but instead made it appear that he was one of the station’s reporters. According to some journalists who refused to cover the segment, Amazon sent the video around to a long list of news sources with instructions on how to introduce it.
Zach Rael, a reporter at ABC’s KOCO 5 News, tweeted a copy of the script and said that it was mailed to him by Amazon’s public relations team.
“No. Let us go inside the fulfillment centers with our own cameras…” Rael tweeted.
Just got an email from Amazon’s PR team with a pre-edited news story and script to run in our shows. They are selling this as giving our viewers an “inside look” at the company’s response to COVID-19. No. Let us go inside a fulfillment centers with our own cameras… pic.twitter.com/7mDk2xmf4O — Zach Rael (@KOCOZach) May 24, 2020
There were at least 11 other stations who were willing to play the footage that have been identified so far.
Alyssa Bronikowski, a spokesperson for Amazon, told Motherboard that the video was not promotional, and that the company would invite journalists into their warehouses if it was currently safe to do so.
“We welcome reporters into our buildings and it’s misleading to suggest otherwise. This type of video was created to share an inside look into the health and safety measures we’ve rolled out in our buildings and was intended for reporters who for a variety of reasons weren’t able to come tour one of our sites themselves,” Bronikowski said.
It makes sense that Amazon is going to such great lengths to repair its public image, because it has been facing increasing criticism during the pandemic, especially from its employees. Earlier this month, Vice President (VP) of Amazon Tim Bray resigned in anger over the company’s treatment of employees who have protested against working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Truth Theory
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activistpost--2020-05-27--U.S. and Worldwide Action Replacing Unsafe Radiation Emitting WiFi in Schools with Wired Internet (U

U.S. and Worldwide Action Replacing Unsafe Radiation Emitting WiFi in Schools with Wired Internet (Update)

Health experts recommending that WiFi in schools be replaced with wired internet connections ( aka Ethernet ) is nothing new .
In fact , for many years the American Academy of Pediatrics and other health experts have been warning that children are more vulnerable to all sources of wireless exposure – Bluetooth , cell phone and WiFi radiation – because they are smaller , their skulls are thinner , and their bodies are still developing .
Some schools have already replaced WiFi and more are moving in that direction .
Thanks to Environmental Health Trust for this updated list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as supporting videos : Worldwide schools and governments are taking action to reduce levels of wireless and electromagnetic radiation in schools .
Wireless exposures in schools come from cell phones , Wi-Fi , 5G virtual reality , and nearby cell towers/antennas .
In addition , schools now have wireless security and equipment networks that create wireless exposures .
Schools also will have magnetic field electromagnetic exposures from the nearby high-voltage powerlines .
In addition to government country wide actions like replacing Wi-Fi with safe wired networks , individual school districts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page presents only a few of the worldwide policies moving forward .
EHT is committed to safe technology in schools and regularly writes and briefs policymakers on the issue .
Research has already determined that wireless exposure can reduce immunity in fighting illnesses as well as cause many other health issues including increased cancer risk .
The Russian Ministry of Health recently advised that families limit children ’ s exposure during the pandemic .
Unfortunately in the U.S. the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is promoting more wireless emitting technology even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been scientifically determined for kids or pregnant women .
One FCC commissioner actually encouraged schools to provide WiFi Hot Spots to families so kids can learn in virtual classrooms .
The FCC is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry .
They were a corrupt agency before Trump was elected and have become much more dangerous since then .
Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of wireless radiation ( see 1 , 2 ) as well as forced unwanted 5G deployment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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By B.N. Frank
Health experts recommending that WiFi in schools be replaced with wired internet connections (aka Ethernet) is nothing new. In fact, for many years the American Academy of Pediatrics and other health experts have been warning that children are more vulnerable to all sources of wireless exposure – Bluetooth, cell phone and WiFi radiation – because they are smaller, their skulls are thinner, and their bodies are still developing. Some schools have already replaced WiFi and more are moving in that direction.
Thanks to Environmental Health Trust for this updated list of where action has and/or is being taken as well as supporting videos:
Worldwide schools and governments are taking action to reduce levels of wireless and electromagnetic radiation in schools. Wireless exposures in schools come from cell phones, Wi-Fi, 5G virtual reality, and nearby cell towers/antennas. In addition, schools now have wireless security and equipment networks that create wireless exposures. Schools also will have magnetic field electromagnetic exposures from the nearby high-voltage powerlines. In addition to government country wide actions like replacing Wi-Fi with safe wired networks, individual school districts and individual schools are making changes. This page presents only a few of the worldwide policies moving forward. EHT is committed to safe technology in schools and regularly writes and briefs policymakers on the issue.
Research has already determined that wireless exposure can reduce immunity in fighting illnesses as well as cause many other health issues including increased cancer risk. The Russian Ministry of Health recently advised that families limit children’s exposure during the pandemic.
Unfortunately in the U.S. the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is promoting more wireless emitting technology even though no “safe” level has yet been scientifically determined for kids or pregnant women. One FCC commissioner actually encouraged schools to provide WiFi Hot Spots to families so kids can learn in virtual classrooms.
The FCC is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry. They were a corrupt agency before Trump was elected and have become much more dangerous since then. Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of wireless radiation (see 1, 2) as well as forced unwanted 5G deployment.
Activist Post reports regularly about unsafe technology. For more information, visit our archives and the following websites:
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activistpost--2020-05-27--Hypnagogia and the War of Attrition

Hypnagogia and the War of Attrition

How could all of this have happened ?
That ’ s a pretty apt description of the mass human condition , manifested most predominantly in the vast majority refusing to see the true state of affairs on this planet .
Sleep walking .
As George Carlin famously said .
“ It ’ s called the American dream – because you have to be asleep to believe it.
” The US is in the crosshairs of this global takeover .
Why ?
Because it ’ s the last bastion of what once represented freedom , and Americans can be fiercely independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long time ago , but figments of the idea have lingered on — not just in the US , but in the minds of peoples worldwide .
It was a land of hopes and dreams to which millions flocked or sought to emulate .
Don ’ t let the seemingly easier lockdown there compared to other draconian reactive regimes fool you .
They know they ’ re dealing with a tinderbox and have a gradual , intricate plan in mind .
The government backed surveillance and tracing tech is the giveaway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will move systematically .
After all , they ’ ve admittedly adopted their own creation of Chinese communism as their model .
Another skillfully laid piece in their masonic chessboard .
Unfortunately , while no one seemed to be paying attention except a marginalized few , the US was carefully and mechanically steered off course and corrupted , heavily , until it reached the comatose state it ’ s in today .
Not everyone by any means .
That fierce freedom loving American spirit lives despite the assail of unfathomable attacks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedoms despite despotic , centrally controlled powers to whatever degree , carefully and deliberately disguised as “ democracies ” with the illusion of choosing their rulers .
They ’ re still rulers .
That ’ s the crux of the matter , but I digress .
The design for decades has been to turn the American experiment into socialist pulp .
In so doing they think they can destroy the hopes and dreams and independent ideas of millions worldwide , or at least erase a once proud reference point .
My hat ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courageous sinew of that spirit and similar people worldwide .
Sorry to say , the real heart and soul of what many have thought was a bastion of freedom had become a mind controlled , perpetually war mongering , parasitic death trap and broadcasting bastion of human degradation .
So called patriotic Americans have been grasping at straws as the ship went out from under them .
We ’ re not talking about shallow patriotism .
We ’ re talking about freedom of the heart and life in its most basic form .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sirens of propaganda turned their minds into collective mush and participants in an unconscionable , perpetual war and mind screwing propaganda machine .
But now we ’ re talking about the psychopathic minions ’ conniving dream .
They think they can stamp out freedom ?
Or human consciousness for that matter ?
This is how drawn out battles were won in times of old .
If the walled city couldn ’ t be penetrated and destroyed , the attacking armies starved them to death and desperation .
They maintained their encirclement and just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , exits and entries .
This is going on to a massive degree with this bogus pandemic .
Aerial and water chemical assaults for decades , state sponsored propaganda , electro-magnetic warfare , biological food poisoning and the rest .
This latest round started to jack up after 911 .
They know to clamp down slow enough to not get a reaction .
So they think .
Remember , they ’ re sick , psychopathic , seriously deranged control freaks who somehow claim dominion over us .
Is it any wonder then that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not being attended to , jobs and incomes have been cut , travel and availability of goods and services are almost completely stopped while , surrealistically , people have agreed to be confined to their own homes with small , restricted circles of movement ?
Now food supplies are being systematically cut .
It ’ s not the virus .
That ’ s obviously a carefully sculpted excuse to step on the gas .
The list goes on and on and it ’ s only getting worse .
The ratchet ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it won ’ t be much or for long .
But hang in there .
People are waking up to it .
Maybe not to the intricacies and all pervasive nature of it , but they ’ re getting it at whatever level .
This is a highly financed , meticulously planned and fully insidious war of attrition .
And finding out you ’ re a prisoner in someone else ’ s dark dream is not an easy leap .
Just Watch and See Expect the unexpected .
Don ’ t let despair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a long time war on humanity showing its ugly face .
That ’ s a good thing .
People couldn ’ t hear the warnings before , but now they can see the truth for themselves at the most basic level .
What follows in their personal awakenings will be organic .
We can not deny this is happening .
It is .
It ’ s beyond Orwellian , Huxlian or even dystopic , yet it ’ s here and happening .
It ’ s our current reality .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life starts and we begin the dying process .
Joys , fears , tears and all the rest .
There are ups and downs and none of us escape the ride .
Seeing clearly what ’ s going on is part of liberation at its most basic level .
This head on confrontation can only work for good despite whatever assails .
Anytime we come to terms with our own mortality and true state of being is always a massive opportunity .
Lives change for the better , people wake up .
Get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but only from there .
The temptation to be reactive at a base level of fear must be consciously and deeply overcome first .
We have nothing to lose , Nothing .
“ They ” however , have everything to lose .
Hence the desperation and rapid deployment of every weapon they can conceive of .
So what .
It hasn ’ t worked so far and never will .
We are not just resilient , we are eternal Source within human form .
If we can see the bigger picture and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and operate from there we ’ ve already won .
Just my two sense .
For more of Zen ’ s work , go HERE Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint .
His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits .
His book , You Are the Awakening , has met rave reviews and is available on Amazon .
You Are the Awakening examines the dynamics of the awakening to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and why we are here – dynamics which are much different from the programmed approach of this world we were born into .
Articles by Zen Gardner may be freely shared as long as the text is unaltered and the original author , Zen Gardner , is clearly identified .
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By Zen Gardner
How could all of this have happened?
Hypnagogia is the experience of the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep in humans: the hypnagogic state of consciousness, during the onset of sleep. Mental phenomena that occur during this ‘threshold consciousness’ phase include lucid thought, lucid dreaming, hallucinations, and sleep paralysis.
That’s a pretty apt description of the mass human condition, manifested most predominantly in the vast majority refusing to see the true state of affairs on this planet. Sleep walking.
As George Carlin famously said. “It’s called the American dream – because you have to be asleep to believe it.”
Speaking of Amerika
The US is in the crosshairs of this global takeover. Why? Because it’s the last bastion of what once represented freedom, and Americans can be fiercely independent. Real freedom was compromised and lost a long time ago, but figments of the idea have lingered on — not just in the US, but in the minds of peoples worldwide. It was a land of hopes and dreams to which millions flocked or sought to emulate.
Don’t let the seemingly easier lockdown there compared to other draconian reactive regimes fool you. They know they’re dealing with a tinderbox and have a gradual, intricate plan in mind. The government backed surveillance and tracing tech is the giveaway. They’re throwing a massive net and will move systematically.
After all, they’ve admittedly adopted their own creation of Chinese communism as their model. Another skillfully laid piece in their masonic chessboard.
Unfortunately, while no one seemed to be paying attention except a marginalized few, the US was carefully and mechanically steered off course and corrupted, heavily, until it reached the comatose state it’s in today. Not everyone by any means. That fierce freedom loving American spirit lives despite the assail of unfathomable attacks. Just as others worldwide cherish their basic freedoms despite despotic, centrally controlled powers to whatever degree, carefully and deliberately disguised as “democracies” with the illusion of choosing their rulers.
They’re still rulers. That’s the crux of the matter, but I digress.
The Grand Chessboard
“…the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent collusion and maintain security dependence among the vassals, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the barbarians from coming together.” “The ultimate objective of American policy should be benign and visionary: to shape a truly cooperative global community.” -Zbigniew Brzezinski, advisor to 5 presidents
The design for decades has been to turn the American experiment into socialist pulp. In so doing they think they can destroy the hopes and dreams and independent ideas of millions worldwide, or at least erase a once proud reference point. My hat’s off to that deeply conscious and courageous sinew of that spirit and similar people worldwide.
Sorry to say, the real heart and soul of what many have thought was a bastion of freedom had become a mind controlled, perpetually war mongering, parasitic death trap and broadcasting bastion of human degradation.
So called patriotic Americans have been grasping at straws as the ship went out from under them. We’re not talking about shallow patriotism. We’re talking about freedom of the heart and life in its most basic form.
But despite warning after warning, the sirens of propaganda turned their minds into collective mush and participants in an unconscionable, perpetual war and mind screwing propaganda machine.
But now we’re talking about the psychopathic minions’ conniving dream. They think they can stamp out freedom? Or human consciousness for that matter?
Who’s dreaming now?
The War of Attrition
This is how drawn out battles were won in times of old. If the walled city couldn’t be penetrated and destroyed, the attacking armies starved them to death and desperation. They maintained their encirclement and just waited, blocking all supplies and communications, exits and entries.
Asphyxia ensued and surrender was assured.
This is going on to a massive degree with this bogus pandemic. Aerial and water chemical assaults for decades, state sponsored propaganda, electro-magnetic warfare, biological food poisoning and the rest. This latest round started to jack up after 911. They know to clamp down slow enough to not get a reaction.
So they think. Remember, they’re sick, psychopathic, seriously deranged control freaks who somehow claim dominion over us.
Go figure.
Is it any wonder then that in this bizarro milieu truly sick people are not being attended to, jobs and incomes have been cut, travel and availability of goods and services are almost completely stopped while, surrealistically, people have agreed to be confined to their own homes with small, restricted circles of movement? Now food supplies are being systematically cut.
It’s not the virus. That’s obviously a carefully sculpted excuse to step on the gas.
The list goes on and on and it’s only getting worse. The ratchet’s cranked down. If it lets up it won’t be much or for long.
But hang in there.
People are waking up to it. Maybe not to the intricacies and all pervasive nature of it, but they’re getting it at whatever level.
This is a highly financed, meticulously planned and fully insidious war of attrition. And finding out you’re a prisoner in someone else’s dark dream is not an easy leap.
Just Watch and See
Expect the unexpected. Don’t let despair or anger govern your mind and heart. This is a long time war on humanity showing its ugly face. That’s a good thing. People couldn’t hear the warnings before, but now they can see the truth for themselves at the most basic level. What follows in their personal awakenings will be organic.
We cannot deny this is happening. It is. It’s beyond Orwellian, Huxlian or even dystopic, yet it’s here and happening. It’s our current reality. We have to face it head on.
Life starts and we begin the dying process. Joys, fears, tears and all the rest. There are ups and downs and none of us escape the ride.
Seeing clearly what’s going on is part of liberation at its most basic level. This head on confrontation can only work for good despite whatever assails.
Anytime we come to terms with our own mortality and true state of being is always a massive opportunity. Lives change for the better, people wake up.
Get there first and let your actions follow, but only from there. The temptation to be reactive at a base level of fear must be consciously and deeply overcome first.
We have nothing to lose, Nothing.
“They” however, have everything to lose. Hence the desperation and rapid deployment of every weapon they can conceive of. So what. It hasn’t worked so far and never will.
We are not just resilient, we are eternal Source within human form.
If we can see the bigger picture and find our true inner, unlimited resource and operate from there we’ve already won.
Just my two sense.
Keep heart.
Love, Zen
For more of Zen’s work, go HERE
Source: Truth Comes to Light
Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint. His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits.
His book, You Are the Awakening, has met rave reviews and is available on Amazon.
You Are the Awakening examines the dynamics of the awakening to a more conscious awareness of who we are and why we are here – dynamics which are much different from the programmed approach of this world we were born into.
Read other works by Zen Gardner
Articles by Zen Gardner may be freely shared as long as the text is unaltered and the original author, Zen Gardner, is clearly identified.
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activistpost--2020-05-28--Google Affiliate Cancels Controversial Toronto “Smart City” Project

An increasing number of people worldwide are opposed to living in “ Smart Cities ” due to cybersecurity , health , and privacy concerns — and rightfully so ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) .
Last year Activist Post reported about a highly opposed “ Smart City ” Project in Toronto .
Earlier this month , it was abandoned .
Sidewalk Labs ’ CEO said unpredictabilities stemming from pandemic meant project was no longer feasible Google ’ s affiliate Sidewalk Labs has abruptly abandoned its vision to transform Toronto ’ s waterfront @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first “ smart cities ” .
“ As unprecedented economic uncertainty has set in around the world and in the Toronto real estate market , it has become too difficult to make the 12-acre project financially viable without sacrificing core parts of the plan we had developed , ” he wrote .
The sudden end to the Quayside project marks a stunning downfall to the vision championed by the Canadian prime minister , Justin Trudeau , and Eric Schmidt of Google , of a community built “ from the internet up ” .

By B.N. Frank
An increasing number of people worldwide are opposed to living in “Smart Cities” due to cybersecurity, health, and privacy concerns — and rightfully so (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Last year Activist Post reported about a highly opposed “Smart City” Project in Toronto. Earlier this month, it was abandoned.
From The Guardian:
Sidewalk Labs’ CEO said unpredictabilities stemming from pandemic meant project was no longer feasible
Google’s affiliate Sidewalk Labs has abruptly abandoned its vision to transform Toronto’s waterfront into one of the world’s first “smart cities”.
[…]
“As unprecedented economic uncertainty has set in around the world and in the Toronto real estate market, it has become too difficult to make the 12-acre project financially viable without sacrificing core parts of the plan we had developed,” he wrote.
The sudden end to the Quayside project marks a stunning downfall to the vision championed by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and Eric Schmidt of Google, of a community built “from the internet up”.
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activistpost--2020-05-27--Never Mind Expert Opposition and Warnings:  FCC Announces 5G Upgrade Order on June 9 Agenda

The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is supposed to protect Americans by regulating the telecom industry .
They have a long history as a corrupt agency and have become much more dangerous and powerful since Trump was elected .
Their unrelenting quest seems to be to saturate the country with 5G and WiFi regardless of the warnings or consequences ( see 1 .
2 .
3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 .
10 .
11 ) .
American 5G opposition includes doctors , environmentalists , meteorologists , NASA , NOAA , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and more .
Cities AND countries have already taken action against 5G deployment ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 .
7 .
8 , 9 ) .
Since 2018 , there have been reports of people and animals becoming sick after it was turned on ( see 1 .
2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Exposure to 5G ( see 1 , 2 ) and other sources of wireless radiation ( see 1 , 2 ) can reduce immunity and cause other health issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agency is hell bent on speeding up deployment during the pandemic ( see 1 , 2 .
3 , 4 , 5 ) .
This includes approving tens of thousands of satellites to blast 5G and WiFi at us from space ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
Lawsuits have been filed against the agency for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of radiation ( see 1 , 2 ) as well as 5G .
Nevertheless , on June 9 the FCC will vote on how to further squash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this horrible technology .
The FCC ’ s 5G upgrade order intended for a June vote continues a multi-year effort by Congress and the FCC to eliminate needless tower upgrade delays .
In 2012 , Congress required local governments to approve modifications to wireless infrastructure that don ’ t substantially change tower or base station size .
These modifications—taking off old equipment and putting on new equipment—were understood to be crucial to upgrading wireless capacity and improving service , according to the Commission .
In 2014 , the FCC wrote rules to implement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out 4G services .
Since that time , some of the rules have proved ambiguous , creating disagreements between telecoms and localities trying to follow them .
The 5G upgrade order clarifies the FCC ’ s 2014 rules by : • Explaining when the 60-day shot clock for local approval begins • Specifying what new equipment qualifies for streamlined approval • Clarifying how local governments ’ concealment and aesthetic conditions of approval apply • Asking for public comment on what activity related to a modification can occur outside of a wireless site .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other unsafe technology .
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By B.N. Frank
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans by regulating the telecom industry. They have a long history as a corrupt agency and have become much more dangerous and powerful since Trump was elected. Their unrelenting quest seems to be to saturate the country with 5G and WiFi regardless of the warnings or consequences (see 1. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10. 11).
American 5G opposition includes doctors, environmentalists, meteorologists, NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense, and more. Cities AND countries have already taken action against 5G deployment (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7. 8, 9). Since 2018, there have been reports of people and animals becoming sick after it was turned on (see 1. 2, 3, 4). Exposure to 5G (see 1, 2) and other sources of wireless radiation (see 1, 2) can reduce immunity and cause other health issues including increased cancer risk.
Regardless, the agency is hell bent on speeding up deployment during the pandemic (see 1, 2. 3, 4, 5). This includes approving tens of thousands of satellites to blast 5G and WiFi at us from space (see 1, 2, 3). Lawsuits have been filed against the agency for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of radiation (see 1, 2) as well as 5G. Nevertheless, on June 9 the FCC will vote on how to further squash opposition in order to install more of this horrible technology.
From InsideTowers:
The FCC’s 5G upgrade order intended for a June vote continues a multi-year effort by Congress and the FCC to eliminate needless tower upgrade delays. In 2012, Congress required local governments to approve modifications to wireless infrastructure that don’t substantially change tower or base station size. These modifications—taking off old equipment and putting on new equipment—were understood to be crucial to upgrading wireless capacity and improving service, according to the Commission. In 2014, the FCC wrote rules to implement the law, helping wireless companies roll out 4G services. Since that time, some of the rules have proved ambiguous, creating disagreements between telecoms and localities trying to follow them. […] The 5G upgrade order clarifies the FCC’s 2014 rules by:
Explaining when the 60-day shot clock for local approval begins
Specifying what new equipment qualifies for streamlined approval
Clarifying how local governments’ concealment and aesthetic conditions of approval apply
Asking for public comment on what activity related to a modification can occur outside of a wireless site.
Read full article
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activistpost--2020-05-28--Barr and Trump United in Opposition to Spy Bill — But The Reasons Raise Questions

Attorney General William Barr has reversed himself and is now urging Congress to vote down the surveillance reauthorizations in HR 6172 .
Stating that the Lee-Leahy amendment , added to the Bill when it went to the Senate last week , provided problematic stipulations to FISA proceedings , John Demers , head of the Justice Department ’ s National Security Division , added his voice to those demanding that the surveillance authorities embedded in Section 215 and 702 of the USA PATRIOT Act be voted against .
As stated in the Politico article , Demers “ said stricter requirements about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onerous.
” President Trump , who initially appeared to be undecided as to whether or not he would veto the Bill , has now firmly stated that , should Congress pass the amended version , he would veto it without question .
The initial version of HR 6172 was passed by the House in March .
That version essentially reauthorized three separate surveillance provisions—the collection of business records , the “ roving wiretap ” provision and a peculiar section termed the “ lone wolf ” provision , wherein a target suspected of terrorism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could nevertheless be surveilled .
It is thought that this is the provision under which most watchlisted Americans fall , even though the FBI has asserted that this provision has never been used .
AG Barr initially supported that version of the Bill , which then went to the Senate , where it was deferred for a couple of months .
When the Senate began to debate the Bill in May , several amendments were considered .
The Lee-Leahy amendment , adding an amicus curiae in certain circumstances where religious leaders , political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subject to the secret FISA proceedings , was affirmed by the Senate and the amended Bill subsequently went back to the House for a vote .
The Lee-Leahy amendment also added other stipulations intended to ensure that FISA was receiving accurate information in requests for surveillance .
It is this amendment which appears to have queered the deal and resulted in Barr ’ s reversal .
However , other laws , separate from the USA Patriot Act , give the government other mechanisms to surveil Americans .
Here are some of those mechanisms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Pen Registers : These allow the government to collect “ dialing , routing , addressing , or signaling information ” including telephone numbers dialed and Internet metadata such as IP addresses and email headers .
There are two pen register statutes , one for foreign intelligence surveillance and one for law enforcement .
Both rely require only that the pen register be likely to obtain information relevant to a national security or criminal investigation respectively .
Until the end of 2011 , the NSA used the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance of Internet metadata , much as it still uses Section 215 for mass collection of telephone records .
• The Pre-Patriot Act Business Records Provision : Before the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001 , FISA contained a provision allowing the government to obtain business records from transportation carriers and storage facilities .
Harley Geiger of the Center for Democracy and Technology has pointed outthat under a June 1 sunset , FISA would simply revert to this provision .
• An ECPA “ D Order ” : Under Section 2703 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act ( ECPA ) , the government can get a court order for information from ISPs or other communications providers about their customers , including the sorts of metadata the government gets with Section 215 .
To get a D Order , the government must provide “ specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that .
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the records or other information sought , are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
” • Grand Jury Subpoenas : Given that Section 215 explicitly says that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only require the production of a tangible thing if such thing can be obtained ” with a grand jury subpoena , it ’ s apparent that a grand jury subpoena is a reasonable substitute , at least where a grand jury can be convened .
• National Security Letters ( NSLs ) : Similar to subpoenas , NSLs allow intelligence agencies to collect records from a range of entities including telecommunications providers , financial institutions , credit reporting bureaus , travel agencies and others .
Nearly all NSLs include self-certified gag orders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nevertheless , the FBI and other agencies can use NSLs to collect much the same information as Section 215 , although the government has also misused NSLs to obtain communication records not authorized by the NSL statute .
• Administrative Subpoenas : Many federal agencies have the authority to issue subpoenas for customer records in their normal course of business .
These authorities are extremely widespread , comprising 335 different statutesby one count .
• FISA Warrants : Under FISA , the government can get warrants from the FISC for electronic surveillance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national security investigations .
Although these require a higher showing—probable cause—statistics compiled by EPIC show the FISC routinely issues them , and has done so since FISA was passed in 1978.
” When HR 6172 passed the House and went to the Senate in March , the fact that the Senate did not vote on the Bill meant that the reauthorization provisions expired .
From March until now , these laws can not be used to listen and watch .
However , the surveillance apparently did not stop .
According to a watchlisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harvard PhD and retired professor of literature , his watchlisting became more intense .
Talk show host Frank Allen , whose nightly broadcast on Republic Broadcasting network , Targeted Massachusetts , often focuses on targeting issues , has also stated that his own watchlisting was not impacted when the legal authorizations expired .
NSA whistleblower and activist Karen Melton Stewart has also reported that nothing changed in terms of her watchlisting during the period when the law expired .
These reports raise questions as to the actual legal authority that is buttressing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become endemic to America , as well as to other developed nations .
Those attending closely to the legal system have voiced concerns that when protective legislation is passed , it often falls prey to a failure to enforce .
The laws on the books may in many cases be quite adequate but if underground guidelines are at play and if law enforcement officials are ignoring the law , then the protective laws may as well not exist .
In addition , judicial immunity translates to protection for judges when they ignore existing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in effect making it up as they go along .
Given these propensities in the American legal system , one might wonder if these privacy violations , so necessary to the surveillance state , have any authority in law whatsoever .
According to the most recent news reports , the House has pulled the Bill .
CNN reports that “ … the House voted 284-122 to enter into a conference committee with the Senate to negotiate a new version of the bill.
” Janet Phelan is an investigative journalist and author of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously appeared in such mainstream venues as the Los Angeles Times , Orange Coast Magazine , Long Beach Press Telegram , etc .
In 2004 , Janet “ jumped ship ” and now exclusively writes for independent media .
She is also the author of two collections of poetry—The Hitler Poems and Held Captive .
She resides abroad .
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By Janet Phelan
Attorney General William Barr has reversed himself and is now urging Congress to vote down the surveillance reauthorizations in HR 6172.
Stating that the Lee-Leahy amendment, added to the Bill when it went to the Senate last week, provided problematic stipulations to FISA proceedings, John Demers, head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, added his voice to those demanding that the surveillance authorities embedded in Section 215 and 702 of the USA PATRIOT Act be voted against. As stated in the Politico article, Demers “ said stricter requirements about the accuracy of FISA applications would be onerous.”
President Trump, who initially appeared to be undecided as to whether or not he would veto the Bill, has now firmly stated that, should Congress pass the amended version, he would veto it without question.
If the FISA Bill is passed tonight on the House floor, I will quickly VETO it. Our Country has just suffered through the greatest political crime in its history. The massive abuse of FISA was a big part of it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
The initial version of HR 6172 was passed by the House in March. That version essentially reauthorized three separate surveillance provisions—the collection of business records, the “roving wiretap” provision and a peculiar section termed the “lone wolf” provision, wherein a target suspected of terrorism with no discernible connections to terrorist organizations could nevertheless be surveilled.
It is thought that this is the provision under which most watchlisted Americans fall, even though the FBI has asserted that this provision has never been used.
AG Barr initially supported that version of the Bill, which then went to the Senate, where it was deferred for a couple of months. When the Senate began to debate the Bill in May, several amendments were considered. The Lee-Leahy amendment, adding an amicus curiae in certain circumstances where religious leaders, political figures or members of the press were subject to the secret FISA proceedings, was affirmed by the Senate and the amended Bill subsequently went back to the House for a vote. The Lee-Leahy amendment also added other stipulations intended to ensure that FISA was receiving accurate information in requests for surveillance.
It is this amendment which appears to have queered the deal and resulted in Barr’s reversal.
OTHER LEGAL AUTHORITIES ALSO PERMIT SURVEILLANCE
However, other laws, separate from the USA Patriot Act, give the government other mechanisms to surveil Americans. Here are some of those mechanisms listed by the Electronic Freedom Foundation:
Pen Registers: These allow the government to collect “dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information” including telephone numbers dialed and Internet metadata such as IP addresses and email headers. There are two pen register statutes, one for foreign intelligence surveillance and one for law enforcement. Both rely require only that the pen register be likely to obtain information relevant to a national security or criminal investigation respectively. Until the end of 2011, the NSA used the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) pen register statute to conduct mass surveillance of Internet metadata, much as it still uses Section 215 for mass collection of telephone records.
These allow the government to collect “dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information” including telephone numbers dialed and Internet metadata such as IP addresses and email headers. There are two pen register statutes, one for foreign intelligence surveillance and one for law enforcement. Both rely require only that the pen register be likely to obtain information relevant to a national security or criminal investigation respectively. Until the end of 2011, the NSA used the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) pen register statute to conduct mass surveillance of Internet metadata, much as it still uses Section 215 for mass collection of telephone records. The Pre-Patriot Act Business Records Provision : Before the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001, FISA contained a provision allowing the government to obtain business records from transportation carriers and storage facilities. Harley Geiger of the Center for Democracy and Technology has pointed outthat under a June 1 sunset, FISA would simply revert to this provision.
: Before the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001, FISA contained a provision allowing the government to obtain business records from transportation carriers and storage facilities. Harley Geiger of the Center for Democracy and Technology has pointed outthat under a June 1 sunset, FISA would simply revert to this provision. An ECPA “D Order”: Under Section 2703(d) of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the government can get a court order for information from ISPs or other communications providers about their customers, including the sorts of metadata the government gets with Section 215. To get a D Order, the government must provide “specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that . . . the records or other information sought, are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.”
Under Section 2703(d) of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the government can get a court order for information from ISPs or other communications providers about their customers, including the sorts of metadata the government gets with Section 215. To get a D Order, the government must provide “specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that . . . the records or other information sought, are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.” Grand Jury Subpoenas : Given that Section 215 explicitly says that the FISA Court (FISC) “may only require the production of a tangible thing if such thing can be obtained” with a grand jury subpoena, it’s apparent that a grand jury subpoena is a reasonable substitute, at least where a grand jury can be convened.
: Given that Section 215 explicitly says that the FISA Court (FISC) “may only require the production of a tangible thing if such thing can be obtained” with a grand jury subpoena, it’s apparent that a grand jury subpoena is a reasonable substitute, at least where a grand jury can be convened. National Security Letters (NSLs): Similar to subpoenas, NSLs allow intelligence agencies to collect records from a range of entities including telecommunications providers, financial institutions, credit reporting bureaus, travel agencies and others. Nearly all NSLs include self-certified gag orders, which EFF has successfully challenged as unconstitutional. Nevertheless, the FBI and other agencies can use NSLs to collect much the same information as Section 215, although the government has also misused NSLs to obtain communication records not authorized by the NSL statute.
Similar to subpoenas, NSLs allow intelligence agencies to collect records from a range of entities including telecommunications providers, financial institutions, credit reporting bureaus, travel agencies and others. Nearly all NSLs include self-certified gag orders, which EFF has successfully challenged as unconstitutional. Nevertheless, the FBI and other agencies can use NSLs to collect much the same information as Section 215, although the government has also misused NSLs to obtain communication records not authorized by the NSL statute. Administrative Subpoenas : Many federal agencies have the authority to issue subpoenas for customer records in their normal course of business. These authorities are extremely widespread, comprising 335 different statutesby one count.
: Many federal agencies have the authority to issue subpoenas for customer records in their normal course of business. These authorities are extremely widespread, comprising 335 different statutesby one count. FISA Warrants:Under FISA, the government can get warrants from the FISC for electronic surveillance and physical searches in the context of national security investigations. Although these require a higher showing—probable cause—statistics compiled by EPIC show the FISC routinely issues them, and has done so since FISA was passed in 1978.”
SURVEILLANCE CONTINUED AFTER THE LAW EXPIRED
When HR 6172 passed the House and went to the Senate in March, the fact that the Senate did not vote on the Bill meant that the reauthorization provisions expired. From March until now, these laws cannot be used to listen and watch. However, the surveillance apparently did not stop. According to a watchlisted Canadian, Dr. Louis Fournier, a Harvard PhD and retired professor of literature, his watchlisting became more intense. Talk show host Frank Allen, whose nightly broadcast on Republic Broadcasting network, Targeted Massachusetts, often focuses on targeting issues, has also stated that his own watchlisting was not impacted when the legal authorizations expired. NSA whistleblower and activist Karen Melton Stewart has also reported that nothing changed in terms of her watchlisting during the period when the law expired.
These reports raise questions as to the actual legal authority that is buttressing the Fourth Amendment violations and intrusiveness that have become endemic to America, as well as to other developed nations. Those attending closely to the legal system have voiced concerns that when protective legislation is passed, it often falls prey to a failure to enforce. The laws on the books may in many cases be quite adequate but if underground guidelines are at play and if law enforcement officials are ignoring the law, then the protective laws may as well not exist.
In addition, judicial immunity translates to protection for judges when they ignore existing law and “wing it,” in effect making it up as they go along. Given these propensities in the American legal system, one might wonder if these privacy violations, so necessary to the surveillance state, have any authority in law whatsoever.
According to the most recent news reports, the House has pulled the Bill. CNN reports that “… the House voted 284-122 to enter into a conference committee with the Senate to negotiate a new version of the bill.”
Janet Phelan is an investigative journalist and author of the groundbreaking exposé, EXILE. Her articles previously appeared in such mainstream venues as the Los Angeles Times, Orange Coast Magazine, Long Beach Press Telegram, etc. In 2004, Janet “jumped ship” and now exclusively writes for independent media. She is also the author of two collections of poetry—The Hitler Poems and Held Captive. She resides abroad. You are invited to support her work on Buy Me A Coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JanetPhelan
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