activistpost--2020-06-03--Five Solutions You Won’t Hear from Politicians on How to End Police Violence Now

Since the George Floyd protests began last week , they have since morphed into a much broader movement which is now exposing a problem this country has suffered from for a long time .
The system of law enforcement in this country has morphed into a militarized standing army , preying on the poor , and rife with corruption .
Naturally , people are pissed .
As we have stated from the beginning of the riots , this reaction was inevitable .
Minorities and the poor have been pushed into a corner and ignored as the state preyed on them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One can only be ignored for so long before they eventually lash out .
Remember when football players were peacefully protesting by taking a knee , and the country — including the Commander in Chief — collectively lost their minds telling them to shut up and sit down ?
Trump even called for them to be fired for this .
Now , because these folks were ignored and told to shut up during their peaceful protests , the inevitable non-peaceful protests have begun .
For decades there has been a perfect storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor people have their doors kicked in and are terrorized by cops during botched raids for substances deemed illegal by the state and watch helplessly as their family members die in video after video at the hands of cops .
Now , we have record unemployment , lockdowns , cops murdering people on video and facing no immediate charges , and those in charge sit at the top and point fingers .
Because the system will always refuse to accept responsibility for the situation it has forced onto the people , the blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realizing the error of their ways , government is now blaming the riots on Antifa , White Nationalists , the Alt right , “ thugs , ” and any other scapegoat they can find to blame besides taking responsibility .
They are even blaming Russia now .
You can not make this up .
Naturally , this will never lead to any positive change .
It will only prolong suffering , create more divide , and perpetuate a system of injustice for decades to come .
Those who want to incite peaceful change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas out for a long time .
Now , people may finally listen .
To lower the likelihood of future chaos , America ’ s system of law enforcement needs radical change .
Instead of threatening to execute suspected looters with no due process — the discussion we should be having right now is how to fix this broken system .
It is not difficult , it is based in logic and reason , and its effects would be significantly felt almost overnight .
Over the years , TFTP has been proposing these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of five main actions that could effect this much-needed change , right now .
The first and most significant solution to this pain and suffering would be to end the war on drugs — today .
Legalize every substance out there .
Richard Nixon , in his effort to silence black people and antiwar activists , brought the War on Drugs into full force in 1973 .
He then signed Reorganization Plan No .
2 , which established the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) .
Over the course of five decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At a cost of over $ 1 trillion — ruining and ending countless lives in the process — America ’ s drug war failed , miserably , and has created a drug problem that is worse now than ever before .
This is no coincidence .
For years , those of us who ’ ve been paying attention have seen who profits from this inhumane war — the police state and cartels .
The reason why the drug war actually creates a drug and violence problem is simple .
And those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug war enforcers and cartels — all know it .
When the government makes certain substances illegal , it does not remove the demand .
Instead , the state creates crime by pushing the sale and control of these substances into the illegal black markets .
All the while , demand remains constant .
We can look at the prohibition of alcohol and the subsequent mafia crime wave that ensued as a result as an example .
The year 1930 , at the peak of prohibition , happened to be the deadliest year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officers were killed , and innumerable poor people slaughtered as the state cracked down on drinkers .
Criminal gangs form to protect sales territory and supply lines .
They then monopolize the control of the constant demand .
Their entire operation is dependent upon police arresting people for drugs because this grants them a monopoly on their sale .
It is incredibly racist too .
The illegality of drug possession and use is what keeps the low-level users and dealers in and out of the court systems , and most of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Ron Paul has pointed out , black people are more likely to receive a harsher punishment for the same drug crime as a white person .
Activist Post Recommended Book : Rise of the Warrior Cop : The Militarization of America ’ s Police Forces This revolving door of creating and processing criminals fosters the phenomenon known as Recidivism .
Recidivism is a fundamental concept of criminal justice that shows the tendency of those who are processed into the system and the likelihood of future criminal behavior .
The War on Drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminals every single minute of every single day .
The system is setup in such a way that it fans the flames of violent crime by essentially building a factory that turns out violent criminals .
It also creates unnecessary police interactions — disproportionately carried out on black people — which leads to resentment , harassment , civil rights violations , and even death .
When drugs are legal , there are far fewer doors to kick in , fines to collect , profit prisons to fill , and money to steal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ immunity for police .
When it comes to police accountability , one overarching question remains .
‘ Do we want to live in a society whereby law enforcement officials can completely violate a person ’ s constitutional rights and get away with it ?
’ For our society to be free , the answer to that question must be a resounding , powerful , unwavering , ‘ Hell No !
’ Unfortunately , however , this is the case most of the time thanks to law enforcement personnel ’ s use and abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be unaware , qualified immunity is a legal doctrine in United States federal law that shields government officials from being sued for discretionary actions performed within their official capacity , unless their actions violated “ clearly established ” federal law or constitutional rights .
The Supreme Court created qualified immunity in 1982 .
With that novel invention , the court granted all government officials immunity for violating constitutional and civil rights unless the victims of those violations can show that the rights were “ clearly established.
” As Anya Bidwell points out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ established test is a legal obstacle nearly impossible to overcome .
It requires a victim to identify an earlier decision by the Supreme Court , or a federal appeals court in the same jurisdiction holding that precisely the same conduct under the same circumstances is illegal or unconstitutional .
If none exists , the official is immune .
Whether the official ’ s actions are unconstitutional , intentional or malicious is irrelevant to the test .
An example of this would be the family of George Floyd attempting to seek compensation for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ clearly established ” case of a cop kneeling on a man ’ s neck until he dies being declared unconstitutional , a judge in Minnesota could easily dismiss their case .
It is essentially a get out of jail free card for cops and it perpetuates the problem of police violence by giving bad cops a free pass .
After removing a cop ’ s ability to trample rights without consequence , it is time to hold them liable .
That ’ s where personal liability insurance comes in .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , police officers , even when found at fault for their abusive actions , are almost never held personally liable .
It is the taxpayers who foot the bill .
However , all that can change overnight by requiring cops to carry personal liability insurance .
Imagine , for a moment , the result of all police officers being held personally liable for their actions and forced to pay their victims .
In nearly every other profession on the planet , if someone hurts someone else while on the job , they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t cops carry personal liability insurance just like doctors ?
As instances of police brutality and police killings continue to be exposed , there is no doubt that the US is in dire need of reform .
The simple requirement for police to be insured for personal liability is an easy fix — especially to remove repeat offenders from the force .
All too often , when a tragic death such as George Floyd occurs , later — as was the case with Derek Chauvin — we find out that the officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a gun in the first place because of their past .
However , insurance companies , who can ’ t fleece the taxpayers to pay for problem cops , would have to come out of pocket to pay for them and would make sure that these officers are uninsurable .
If the officer becomes uninsurable , the officer becomes unhirable — simple as that .
There are likely many cops out there right now who would be denied insurance coverage by any company , due to their track records .
A requirement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally , weed out problem officers — almost overnight .
The fourth solution to preventing police brutality and violence would be to bring predatory policing to a halt .
All too often we hear the ridiculous statement from the police apologist crowd saying , “ If you don ’ t break the law , you have nothing to worry about.
” However , that statement couldn ’ t be further from the truth .
Former NSA official William Binney sums this myth up quite accurately , “ The problem is , if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s wrong , they don ’ t get to define that .
The central government does.
” Attorney Harvey Silverglate argues that the average American commits three felonies a day without even knowing it .
Most of these crimes have no victim either — like possessing marijuana , driving a car with dark windows , or a burned out license plate light .
While most everyone in America commits these same infractions designed for revenue collection instead of safety , most of the people targeted by police for these crimes are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentally ill. As the 2014 death of Mike Brown in Ferguson exposed , in 2013 , African-Americans accounted for 86 percent of traffic stops , while making up only 63 percent of Ferguson ’ s population .
For those too poor to pay their tickets , routine traffic stops in Ferguson ended up in repeated imprisonment due to mounting fines .
Ferguson was running a de facto debtors ’ prison .
Revenue collection , persecution of the poor , and debtor ’ s prisons take place in every county , in every city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruelty is little more than a day ’ s work for the millions of bureaucrats involved in the racket .
Sadly , until this system of wealth extraction is defunded or brought to a halt through radical policy changes , cases of cops preying on the poor will continue at an ever increasing rate until the whole country is one big prison — or , burned to the ground .
Lastly , we should end the monopoly that American police have on law enforcement .
Simply put , police officers can be corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely held accountable because Americans have no other choice .
We are stuck with them .
In any other job market on the planet , if they had a death toll of 1,000 Americans a year , they would be out of business overnight .
However , because cops have a monopoly on law enforcement in America , the death toll keeps rising .
By allowing competition in law enforcement , the incentives for policing would drastically shift .
Violent police departments would be fired and replaced with less violent ones .
Cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities by solving real crimes like rape and murder instead of kidnapping and caging people for victimless crimes .
If this sounds like a pipe dream to you , then you ’ ve probably never heard of Dale Brown .
Dale Brown of Detroit ’ s “ threat management center ” has shown that crime can be stopped and lives can be saved by independent people using nonlethal tactics .
In areas of Detroit where police don ’ t answer 911 calls , Dale Brown took matters into his own hands and started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dale was not “ above the law ” as police officers claim to be , he had to solve these crimes without hurting people , because he would actually be held accountable for his actions .
Yes , businesses pay for these services .
However , as a side effect of providing businesses with security , Dale has also been able to provide service in poor neighborhoods for free , by financing his business through providing security for high-income areas .
Instead of policing from a place of fear , self-preservation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He offers of some timeless advice that we could all use right now .
“ The cornerstone for protection is love , not violence , not guns , not laws , you can not truly protect anything that you do not love.
” 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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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By Matt Agorist
Since the George Floyd protests began last week, they have since morphed into a much broader movement which is now exposing a problem this country has suffered from for a long time. The system of law enforcement in this country has morphed into a militarized standing army, preying on the poor, and rife with corruption. Naturally, people are pissed.
As we have stated from the beginning of the riots, this reaction was inevitable. Minorities and the poor have been pushed into a corner and ignored as the state preyed on them through a system of extortion and violence. One can only be ignored for so long before they eventually lash out.
Remember when football players were peacefully protesting by taking a knee, and the country — including the Commander in Chief — collectively lost their minds telling them to shut up and sit down? Trump even called for them to be fired for this. Now, because these folks were ignored and told to shut up during their peaceful protests, the inevitable non-peaceful protests have begun.
For decades there has been a perfect storm brewing in this country as minorities and poor people have their doors kicked in and are terrorized by cops during botched raids for substances deemed illegal by the state and watch helplessly as their family members die in video after video at the hands of cops. Now, we have record unemployment, lockdowns, cops murdering people on video and facing no immediate charges, and those in charge sit at the top and point fingers.
Because the system will always refuse to accept responsibility for the situation it has forced onto the people, the blame game always comes next. Instead of realizing the error of their ways, government is now blaming the riots on Antifa, White Nationalists, the Alt right, “thugs,” and any other scapegoat they can find to blame besides taking responsibility. They are even blaming Russia now. You cannot make this up.
Naturally, this will never lead to any positive change. It will only prolong suffering, create more divide, and perpetuate a system of injustice for decades to come. Those who want to incite peaceful change, however, have been pushing these ideas out for a long time. Now, people may finally listen.
To lower the likelihood of future chaos, America’s system of law enforcement needs radical change. Instead of threatening to execute suspected looters with no due process — the discussion we should be having right now is how to fix this broken system. It is not difficult, it is based in logic and reason, and its effects would be significantly felt almost overnight.
Over the years, TFTP has been proposing these solutions and below we have compiled a list of five main actions that could effect this much-needed change, right now.
The first and most significant solution to this pain and suffering would be to end the war on drugs — today. Legalize every substance out there.
Richard Nixon, in his effort to silence black people and antiwar activists, brought the War on Drugs into full force in 1973. He then signed Reorganization Plan No. 2, which established the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Over the course of five decades, this senseless war has waged on. At a cost of over $1 trillion — ruining and ending countless lives in the process — America’s drug war failed, miserably, and has created a drug problem that is worse now than ever before.
This is no coincidence.
For years, those of us who’ve been paying attention have seen who profits from this inhumane war — the police state and cartels.
The reason why the drug war actually creates a drug and violence problem is simple. And those who profit most from the drug war — drug war enforcers and cartels — all know it. When the government makes certain substances illegal, it does not remove the demand. Instead, the state creates crime by pushing the sale and control of these substances into the illegal black markets. All the while, demand remains constant.
We can look at the prohibition of alcohol and the subsequent mafia crime wave that ensued as a result as an example. The year 1930, at the peak of prohibition, happened to be the deadliest year for police in American history. 300 police officers were killed, and innumerable poor people slaughtered as the state cracked down on drinkers.
Outlawing substances does not work.
Criminal gangs form to protect sales territory and supply lines. They then monopolize the control of the constant demand. Their entire operation is dependent upon police arresting people for drugs because this grants them a monopoly on their sale.
It is incredibly racist too. The illegality of drug possession and use is what keeps the low-level users and dealers in and out of the court systems, and most of these people are poor black men. As Dr. Ron Paul has pointed out, black people are more likely to receive a harsher punishment for the same drug crime as a white person.
Activist Post Recommended Book: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces
This revolving door of creating and processing criminals fosters the phenomenon known as Recidivism. Recidivism is a fundamental concept of criminal justice that shows the tendency of those who are processed into the system and the likelihood of future criminal behavior.
The War on Drugs takes good people and turns them into criminals every single minute of every single day. The system is setup in such a way that it fans the flames of violent crime by essentially building a factory that turns out violent criminals.
It also creates unnecessary police interactions — disproportionately carried out on black people — which leads to resentment, harassment, civil rights violations, and even death. When drugs are legal, there are far fewer doors to kick in, fines to collect, profit prisons to fill, and money to steal.
Secondly, we need to end qualified immunity for police.
When it comes to police accountability, one overarching question remains. ‘Do we want to live in a society whereby law enforcement officials can completely violate a person’s constitutional rights and get away with it?’ For our society to be free, the answer to that question must be a resounding, powerful, unwavering, ‘Hell No!’
Unfortunately, however, this is the case most of the time thanks to law enforcement personnel’s use and abuse of Qualified Immunity.
For those who may be unaware, qualified immunity is a legal doctrine in United States federal law that shields government officials from being sued for discretionary actions performed within their official capacity, unless their actions violated “clearly established” federal law or constitutional rights.
The Supreme Court created qualified immunity in 1982. With that novel invention, the court granted all government officials immunity for violating constitutional and civil rights unless the victims of those violations can show that the rights were “clearly established.”
As Anya Bidwell points out, although innocuous sounding, the clearly established test is a legal obstacle nearly impossible to overcome. It requires a victim to identify an earlier decision by the Supreme Court, or a federal appeals court in the same jurisdiction holding that precisely the same conduct under the same circumstances is illegal or unconstitutional. If none exists, the official is immune. Whether the official’s actions are unconstitutional, intentional or malicious is irrelevant to the test.
An example of this would be the family of George Floyd attempting to seek compensation for his death. Because there has never been a “clearly established” case of a cop kneeling on a man’s neck until he dies being declared unconstitutional, a judge in Minnesota could easily dismiss their case.
It is essentially a get out of jail free card for cops and it perpetuates the problem of police violence by giving bad cops a free pass.
After removing a cop’s ability to trample rights without consequence, it is time to hold them liable. That’s where personal liability insurance comes in.
As the Free Thought Project has reported extensively, police officers, even when found at fault for their abusive actions, are almost never held personally liable. It is the taxpayers who foot the bill. However, all that can change overnight by requiring cops to carry personal liability insurance.
Imagine, for a moment, the result of all police officers being held personally liable for their actions and forced to pay their victims. In nearly every other profession on the planet, if someone hurts someone else while on the job, they are held liable — personally. Why can’t cops carry personal liability insurance just like doctors?
As instances of police brutality and police killings continue to be exposed, there is no doubt that the US is in dire need of reform. The simple requirement for police to be insured for personal liability is an easy fix — especially to remove repeat offenders from the force.
All too often, when a tragic death such as George Floyd occurs, later — as was the case with Derek Chauvin — we find out that the officer should have never been given a badge and a gun in the first place because of their past. However, insurance companies, who can’t fleece the taxpayers to pay for problem cops, would have to come out of pocket to pay for them and would make sure that these officers are uninsurable.
If the officer becomes uninsurable, the officer becomes unhirable — simple as that.
There are likely many cops out there right now who would be denied insurance coverage by any company, due to their track records. A requirement for personal liability insurance would, quite literally, weed out problem officers — almost overnight.
The fourth solution to preventing police brutality and violence would be to bring predatory policing to a halt.
All too often we hear the ridiculous statement from the police apologist crowd saying, “If you don’t break the law, you have nothing to worry about.”
However, that statement couldn’t be further from the truth.
Former NSA official William Binney sums this myth up quite accurately, “The problem is, if they think they’re not doing anything that’s wrong, they don’t get to define that. The central government does.”
Attorney Harvey Silverglate argues that the average American commits three felonies a day without even knowing it. Most of these crimes have no victim either — like possessing marijuana, driving a car with dark windows, or a burned out license plate light.
While most everyone in America commits these same infractions designed for revenue collection instead of safety, most of the people targeted by police for these crimes are the poor, minorities, and the mentally ill.
As the 2014 death of Mike Brown in Ferguson exposed, in 2013, African-Americans accounted for 86 percent of traffic stops, while making up only 63 percent of Ferguson’s population.
For those too poor to pay their tickets, routine traffic stops in Ferguson ended up in repeated imprisonment due to mounting fines. Ferguson was running a de facto debtors’ prison.
Revenue collection, persecution of the poor, and debtor’s prisons take place in every county, in every city, across every state. This institutionalized cruelty is little more than a day’s work for the millions of bureaucrats involved in the racket.
Sadly, until this system of wealth extraction is defunded or brought to a halt through radical policy changes, cases of cops preying on the poor will continue at an ever increasing rate until the whole country is one big prison — or, burned to the ground.
Lastly, we should end the monopoly that American police have on law enforcement.
Simply put, police officers can be corrupt, kill with impunity, and are rarely held accountable because Americans have no other choice. We are stuck with them. In any other job market on the planet, if they had a death toll of 1,000 Americans a year, they would be out of business overnight. However, because cops have a monopoly on law enforcement in America, the death toll keeps rising.
By allowing competition in law enforcement, the incentives for policing would drastically shift. Violent police departments would be fired and replaced with less violent ones. Cops would have an incentive to serve their communities by solving real crimes like rape and murder instead of kidnapping and caging people for victimless crimes.
If this sounds like a pipe dream to you, then you’ve probably never heard of Dale Brown.
Dale Brown of Detroit’s “threat management center” has shown that crime can be stopped and lives can be saved by independent people using nonlethal tactics. In areas of Detroit where police don’t answer 911 calls, Dale Brown took matters into his own hands and started taking those calls himself, and because Dale was not “above the law” as police officers claim to be, he had to solve these crimes without hurting people, because he would actually be held accountable for his actions.
Yes, businesses pay for these services. However, as a side effect of providing businesses with security, Dale has also been able to provide service in poor neighborhoods for free, by financing his business through providing security for high-income areas.
Instead of policing from a place of fear, self-preservation, and extortion, Brown polices through love. He offers of some timeless advice that we could all use right now. “The cornerstone for protection is love, not violence, not guns, not laws, you cannot truly protect anything that you do not love.”
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--2020-06-03--Environmentalists and Scientists on How Cell Towers and 5G Risk Tree Health

In November 2018 , the Sierra Club DC Chapter Chair gave testimony on the chapter ’ s concerns regarding 5G small cell tower installation and how it would affect the community ’ s tree canopy .
They were concerned about trees being heavily pruned and removed as well as root damage , reduced tree health , and death .
Other environmental groups and scientists have been concerned about 5G and other wireless exposure harming trees , humans , and other life forms as well .
Wireless radiation is ubiquitous in the world today but had only gained widespread use several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which it has been rolled out and utilized , many people have started to question its long-term impact , both on the environment and our health .
While many exciting changes have occurred as a result of the technology , like wireless internet and cell phones , evidence suggests there may be some serious trade-offs as well .
In a nine-year study on the effect of radiation from cellphone towers on nearby trees , researchers found that the electromagnetic emissions they produce cause ‘ high-level damage ’ to trees within range of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bamberg and Hallstadt , Germany using over 100 trees .
After recording photographic and observational data , along with a measurement of electromagnetic radiation in the area , the scientists found that radiation did cause significant damage to nearby trees .
“ This constitutes a danger for trees worldwide , ” they researchers say , calling for more “ scientific research on trees under the real radio-frequency field conditions.
” Also noted in the study is the fact that natural electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Earth and Sun does not have the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but most scientists seem uninterested in conducting further research on the topic .
“ These results are consistent with the fact that damage inflicted on trees by cellphone towers usually start on one side , extending to the whole tree over time.
” – Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam , Study Author [ SOURCE ] In fact , this isn ’ t the first study to conclude that wireless radiation has a harmful effect on plant life .
In 2010 , researchers in the Netherlands conducted a study on the impact of Wi-Fi on deciduous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signs of radiation sickness such as “ bleeding and fissures in the bark , ” and a “ lead-like shine ” on their leaves .
“ In the Netherlands , a whopping 70 % of urban trees are suffering from radiation poisoning , up from only 10 % five years ago , ” Popular Science reports .
In addition to its damaging effect on trees , wireless radiation is shown to cause adverse effects on humans as well .
“ Oxidative stress , sperm/testicular damage , neuropsychiatric effects including EEG changes , apoptosis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and calcium overload ” are some of the most pernicious results which can arise from excess exposure to Wi-Fi , according to a 2018 paper published in the Environmental Research Journal .
It is important to note that the dangers of wireless radiation are even more pronounced with 5G .
While the world waits under lockdown amid fears of Covid-19 making a harsher return , corporations are erecting 5G masts at record pace .
Even more shocking , Elon Musk recently acquired the necessary approval to launch up to 42,000 satellites which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radiation .
However , making note of the incredible lack of safety testing being conducted prior to the implementation of 5G , Scientific American , the longest-running science journal in America , issued a warning about 5G stating directly in the title , “ We Have No Reason to Believe 5G is Safe.
” However , corporations keep rolling out newer and more powerful versions of these dangerous technologies despite evidence showing the harm they cause .
On the effect of wireless radiation on trees , the researchers write : Concerned scientists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dangers that 5G and other wireless radiation pose for many years , but to no avail .
As research into the effects of these technologies on our health and environment remain underfunded and sidelined , it may take some time before we can appreciate their true impact .
5G opposition is worldwide .
Cities and countries have banned it , filed lawsuits , issued moratoriums , passed ordinances and resolutions to try to stop , delay , or limit deployment ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Since 2018 , there have been reports of people and animals becoming sick after it was turned on ( see 1 .
2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Activist Post reports regularly about unsafe technology .
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By B.N. Frank
In November 2018, the Sierra Club DC Chapter Chair gave testimony on the chapter’s concerns regarding 5G small cell tower installation and how it would affect the community’s tree canopy. They were concerned about trees being heavily pruned and removed as well as root damage, reduced tree health, and death.
Other environmental groups and scientists have been concerned about 5G and other wireless exposure harming trees, humans, and other life forms as well.
From Waking Times:
Wireless radiation is ubiquitous in the world today but had only gained widespread use several decades ago. With the quickness in which it has been rolled out and utilized, many people have started to question its long-term impact, both on the environment and our health.
While many exciting changes have occurred as a result of the technology, like wireless internet and cell phones, evidence suggests there may be some serious trade-offs as well.
In a nine-year study on the effect of radiation from cellphone towers on nearby trees, researchers found that the electromagnetic emissions they produce cause ‘high-level damage’ to trees within range of the masts.
The study was conducted in Bamberg and Hallstadt, Germany using over 100 trees. After recording photographic and observational data, along with a measurement of electromagnetic radiation in the area, the scientists found that radiation did cause significant damage to nearby trees.
“This constitutes a danger for trees worldwide,” they researchers say, calling for more “scientific research on trees under the real radio-frequency field conditions.”
Also noted in the study is the fact that natural electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Earth and Sun does not have the same adverse effect as exposure to unnatural radiation, but most scientists seem uninterested in conducting further research on the topic.
“These results are consistent with the fact that damage inflicted on trees by cellphone towers usually start on one side, extending to the whole tree over time.” – Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam, Study Author [SOURCE]
In fact, this isn’t the first study to conclude that wireless radiation has a harmful effect on plant life. In 2010, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a study on the impact of Wi-Fi on deciduous trees and concurred that exposure led to signs of radiation sickness such as “bleeding and fissures in the bark,” and a “lead-like shine” on their leaves.
“In the Netherlands, a whopping 70% of urban trees are suffering from radiation poisoning, up from only 10% five years ago,” Popular Science reports.
In addition to its damaging effect on trees, wireless radiation is shown to cause adverse effects on humans as well. “Oxidative stress, sperm/testicular damage, neuropsychiatric effects including EEG changes, apoptosis, cellular DNA damage, endocrine changes, and calcium overload” are some of the most pernicious results which can arise from excess exposure to Wi-Fi, according to a 2018 paper published in the Environmental Research Journal.
It is important to note that the dangers of wireless radiation are even more pronounced with 5G. While the world waits under lockdown amid fears of Covid-19 making a harsher return, corporations are erecting 5G masts at record pace. Even more shocking, Elon Musk recently acquired the necessary approval to launch up to 42,000 satellites which will blanket the Earth in harmful 5G radiation.
However, making note of the incredible lack of safety testing being conducted prior to the implementation of 5G, Scientific American, the longest-running science journal in America, issued a warning about 5G stating directly in the title, “We Have No Reason to Believe 5G is Safe.”
However, corporations keep rolling out newer and more powerful versions of these dangerous technologies despite evidence showing the harm they cause.
On the effect of wireless radiation on trees, the researchers write:
The measurements of all trees revealed significant differences between the damaged side facing a phone mast and the opposite side, as well as differences between the exposed side of damaged trees and all other groups of trees in both sides. Thus, we found that side differences in measured values of power flux density corresponded to side differences in damage. The 30 selected trees in low radiation areas… showed no damage. Statistical analysis demonstrated that electromagnetic radiation from mobile phone masts is harmful for trees.
Concerned scientists and citizens have been sounding the alarm about the dangers that 5G and other wireless radiation pose for many years, but to no avail. As research into the effects of these technologies on our health and environment remain underfunded and sidelined, it may take some time before we can appreciate their true impact.
5G opposition is worldwide. Cities and countries have banned it, filed lawsuits, issued moratoriums, passed ordinances and resolutions to try to stop, delay, or limit 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).
Activist Post reports regularly about unsafe technology. For more information, visit our archives and the following websites:
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activistpost--2020-06-03--Angry White Guy With a Gun Drops Truth Bombs

Just some angry , armed white guy who has some things to say about police abuse , protests , riots @ @ @ @ @ Rose , author of The Most Dangerous Superstition , drops some truth bombs on all @ @ @ @ @ .
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By Larken Rose
Just some angry, armed white guy who has some things to say about police abuse, protests, riots, and freedom.
Larken Rose, author of The Most Dangerous Superstition, drops some truth bombs on all sides of the current chaos. Must watch!
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activistpost--2020-06-03--SELCO: Mob Mentality and the Truth About Protests

When there is a highly organized force with a mission , resources , a plan , and the will go to finish a task , there is usually no reasoning with that force , or explaining that you are trying just to prove some point , or you are just filming , taking selfies or holding a cardboard sign .
When that force starts to sweep the street , the difference between you ( holding cardboard sign ) and the guy next to you who is looting is very small for that force .
Sometimes that difference is actually invisible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or mass of people who are on the verge of becoming violent is a very “ fluid ” task , and once when orders are given you are kinda all the same .
You are all “ possible threat ” to them , training goes like that .
It can not be different .
The “ light ’ em up ” video sums up a huge amount of things , all of them important for prepping and survival .
Now , about this video alone the whole article can be written , lamenting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , maybe even founding fathers ( you could do that , not me ) and discussing what freedom is about , and what you have right to do on your own piece of land ( property , house ) .
( Daisy wrote that here . )
I ’ ll be short about this video , and I ’ ll just say : “ FFS , when you see the whole bunch of armed , organized guys , clearly on a mission , please forget everything and just get the f*ck out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , think about how to sue those guys because they forbid you to be on your own property .
It ’ s a shock to see how fast police got violent .
After watching a whole bunch of videos the last few days , there are several conclusions .
The most important one is that people are kinda shocked how violent the police got , and how fast and arbitrarily police go and beat people up .
You have to change your mindset to survive in situations like this .
On Thursday I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my experience with civil unrest and violence .
Folks , in a situation like this , whoever stands in front of the force when order is given is the SAME , and usually will be dealt with same way .
You can try to explain to the cop that you are “ just ( choose the word ) ” , but nobody listens in that situation .
Another thing is that most folks also do not realize and do not understand the mentality of a mob .
The word MOB here does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just a word for a big group of people .
So when you find yourself in a big group of people doing something wild — let ’ s say you are very angry together with a bunch of people because of something , and you are all together breaking display windows , for example — it just might give you a temporary feeling of being protected , because you are in a mass of people .
It ’ s like you are “ not visible.
” That feeling can push you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you might decide to do more provocative things , more dangerous things , or even something really threatening .
You may not even get it – maybe you won ’ t see how risky it is .
In a large group , individuals often feel the urge to do stuff that they would never do it otherwise .
Sometimes those things and actions can be very stupid .
You can ’ t ever be prepared for what the individual next to you in groups like this can suddenly do , where that action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be .
You can one moment be in a group of perfectly peaceful protesters with signs , and the next second all hell can break loose because of the action of one man from the group .
Now take that , and take all of the above about an organized force having a task , and you should conclude how easily you could get killed by that force .
You can ’ t treat these times like normal times .
What did that guy expect to do with the rifle ?
Start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cool in front of his friends ?
He wanted to take that rifle home ?
Was he aware of what kind of target he made of himself and how lucky he was ?
My opinion is that big mistakes are made when common folks mix up the timing and they act like they are going through some normal-time event .
What I am trying to say here is that there are two sides of this event : right and wrong .
I think most of the folks would agree that killing a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that murderers have to be punished .
It is clear what is right and what is wrong .
There is also a “ survival ” side of the whole story , which says “ use common sense , ” and very often also says “ do not be there , ” or simply “ stay safe.
” The survival side of the story does not have anything to do with right and wrong , it is only about what makes sense .
These events are clearly something that should “ switch ” you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just that : survival .
I hope these events will calm down soon , but it is possible they are just the “ tip of the iceberg , ” and it is not something new .
I have been involved in several protests , violent ones .
I was very active in the protest that sparked ( or was the intro ) to the war here ( Balkans ) years ago .
Some protests change things , others do not .
The fact is that almost all violent protests usually hurt people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have anything to do with the reason for the protest .
Generally speaking , usually , guys who loot have the most to gain during violent protests .
Then again , watching how the situation goes there , and how “ both sides ” are actually bringing things to higher ( and sharper ) level , hopes that this will calm soon and without new victims pretty much fade away .
Probably it will be worse before it gets better .
Somewhere in the avalanche of videos about protests and violence , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are practicing their right to carry weapons and defend for shops from looters .
I liked that a lot .
For me as a “ non-American , ” it is what the US is about .
Let ’ s hope stuff like these protests will not be used for taking away that right .
Selco survived the Balkan war of the ’ 90s in a city under siege , without electricity , running water , or food distribution .
In his online works , he gives an inside view of the reality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reviews what works and what doesn ’ t , tells you the hard lessons he learned , and shares how he prepares today .
He never stopped learning about survival and preparedness since the war .
Regardless of what happens , chances are you will never experience extreme situations as Selco did .
But you have the chance to learn from him and how he faced death for months .
• Read more of Selco ’ s articles here .
• Buy his best-selling paperbacks , SHTF Survival Stories and The Dark Secrets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a deep and profound insight into his knowledge by signing up for his online courses SHTF Survival Boot Camp and learn the inside story of what it was really like when the SHTF with his online course One Year in Hell .
• You can donate directly to Selco at https : //www.paypal.me/SHTFschool ( use the dropdown arrow to select USD as the currency ) Real survival is not romantic or idealistic .
It is brutal , hard and unfair .
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By Selco Begovic
When there is a highly organized force with a mission, resources, a plan, and the will go to finish a task, there is usually no reasoning with that force, or explaining that you are trying just to prove some point, or you are just filming, taking selfies or holding a cardboard sign. When that force starts to sweep the street, the difference between you (holding cardboard sign) and the guy next to you who is looting is very small for that force. Sometimes that difference is actually invisible.
Controlling the protest, riots, or mass of people who are on the verge of becoming violent is a very “fluid” task, and once when orders are given you are kinda all the same.
You are all “possible threat” to them, training goes like that. It cannot be different.
The “light ’em up” video sums up a huge amount of things, all of them important for prepping and survival.
Now, about this video alone the whole article can be written, lamenting and philosophizing about freedom, constitutional rights, maybe even founding fathers (you could do that, not me) and discussing what freedom is about, and what you have right to do on your own piece of land (property, house). (Daisy wrote that here.)
I’ll be short about this video, and I’ll just say: “FFS, when you see the whole bunch of armed, organized guys, clearly on a mission, please forget everything and just get the f*ck out of there!” Then a day later, think about how to sue those guys because they forbid you to be on your own property.
It’s a shock to see how fast police got violent.
After watching a whole bunch of videos the last few days, there are several conclusions. The most important one is that people are kinda shocked how violent the police got, and how fast and arbitrarily police go and beat people up. You have to change your mindset to survive in situations like this. On Thursday I am having a webinar to talk about my experience with civil unrest and violence.
Folks, in a situation like this, whoever stands in front of the force when order is given is the SAME, and usually will be dealt with same way.
You can try to explain to the cop that you are “just (choose the word)”, but nobody listens in that situation.
I watched this unfold last night. Go to my IG page for the FULL VIDEO and more details (it’s too long for Twitter). Instagram: @Brittmtv pic.twitter.com/ajwWCCtwUJ — Brittany Miller (@Brittm_tv) May 31, 2020
Understanding mob mentality
Another thing is that most folks also do not realize and do not understand the mentality of a mob. The word MOB here does not necessarily have to be negative – it’s just a word for a big group of people. So when you find yourself in a big group of people doing something wild — let’s say you are very angry together with a bunch of people because of something, and you are all together breaking display windows, for example — it just might give you a temporary feeling of being protected, because you are in a mass of people. It’s like you are “not visible.”
That feeling can push you more, bit by bit, and you might decide to do more provocative things, more dangerous things, or even something really threatening. You may not even get it – maybe you won’t see how risky it is.
In a large group, individuals often feel the urge to do stuff that they would never do it otherwise. Sometimes those things and actions can be very stupid. You can’t ever be prepared for what the individual next to you in groups like this can suddenly do, where that action may lead, and how dangerous it might be.
You can one moment be in a group of perfectly peaceful protesters with signs, and the next second all hell can break loose because of the action of one man from the group.
Now take that, and take all of the above about an organized force having a task, and you should conclude how easily you could get killed by that force.
You can’t treat these times like normal times.
What did that guy expect to do with the rifle? Start a revolution? Just wanted to look cool in front of his friends? He wanted to take that rifle home? Was he aware of what kind of target he made of himself and how lucky he was?
My opinion is that big mistakes are made when common folks mix up the timing and they act like they are going through some normal-time event.
What I am trying to say here is that there are two sides of this event: right and wrong. I think most of the folks would agree that killing a man who is not resisting is murder and that murderers have to be punished. It is clear what is right and what is wrong.
There is also a “survival” side of the whole story, which says “use common sense,” and very often also says “do not be there,” or simply “stay safe.” The survival side of the story does not have anything to do with right and wrong, it is only about what makes sense.
These events are clearly something that should “switch” you into survival mode, and survival mode is just that: survival.
The truth about protests
I hope these events will calm down soon, but it is possible they are just the “tip of the iceberg,” and it is not something new. I have been involved in several protests, violent ones. I was very active in the protest that sparked (or was the intro) to the war here (Balkans) years ago. Some protests change things, others do not. The fact is that almost all violent protests usually hurt people who are completely innocent and do not have anything to do with the reason for the protest.
Generally speaking, usually, guys who loot have the most to gain during violent protests.
Then again, watching how the situation goes there, and how “both sides” are actually bringing things to higher (and sharper) level, hopes that this will calm soon and without new victims pretty much fade away. Probably it will be worse before it gets better.
Somewhere in the avalanche of videos about protests and violence, I saw one or two about Americans who are practicing their right to carry weapons and defend for shops from looters. I liked that a lot. For me as a “non-American,” it is what the US is about.
Let’s hope stuff like these protests will not be used for taking away that right.
Source: The Organic Prepper
Selco survived the Balkan war of the ’90s in a city under siege, without electricity, running water, or food distribution.
In his online works, he gives an inside view of the reality of survival under the harshest conditions. He reviews what works and what doesn’t, tells you the hard lessons he learned, and shares how he prepares today. He never stopped learning about survival and preparedness since the war. Regardless of what happens, chances are you will never experience extreme situations as Selco did. But you have the chance to learn from him and how he faced death for months.
Real survival is not romantic or idealistic. It is brutal, hard and unfair. Let Selco take you into that world.
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activistpost--2020-06-03--Betsy Devos’s Hunger Games: Making Locked-Down Schools Compete for “Career Pathways,” Artificial Int

Betsy Devos’s Hunger Games: Making Locked-Down Schools Compete for “Career Pathways,” Artificial Intelligence Grants

In my most recent two articles , I document how Secretary Betsy DeVos ’ s Department of Education is using the “ Shock Doctrine ” of “ Disaster Capitalism ” to exploit the COVID-19 lockdown by deregulating federal rules for “ Distance Learning and Innovation ” ( 85 FR 18638 ) in order to funnel emergency CARES Act funds into Big Tech corporations , which will replace brick-and-mortar schools with virtual online schools while substituting human teachers with “ adaptive learning ” artificial intelligence that trains students for workforce “ competence.
” To accelerate this post-human revolution in technocratic workforce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against each other in competitions for two federal CARES Act grants : the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant ( $ 180 million ) and the Reimagining Workforce Preparation Grant ( $ 127.5 million ) .
According to a press release from the US Department of ED , there are three main ed-tech provisions for the $ 180 million allocated for the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grants : • Microgrants for families , so that states can ensure they have access to the technology and educational services they need to advance their learning • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that students will always be able to access a full range of subjects , even those not taught in the traditional or assigned setting • New , field-initiated models for providing remote education not yet imagined , to ensure that every child is learning and preparing for successful careers and lives The first provision for “ microgrants for families ” will basically distribute “ free ” laptops , tablets , and other computer devices to impoverished families in order to “ ensure they have access to the technology and educational services.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide the computer hardware for e-learning software programs that will be financed by the second provision for “ Statewide virtual learning and course access programs , ” such as AI “ adaptive learning ” software , including Dreambox , Brightspace LeaP , Smart Sparrow , Clever , and Knewton , which are delivered by online edu-corporations like K12 Inc. , KIPP , and Connections Academy .
As I document in several articles , adaptive-learning courseware is nothing more than a modern digitalized version of B. F. Skinner ’ s “ teaching machine ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachers with “ programmed instruction ” which data-mines students ’ cognitive-behavioral algorithms in order to “ personalize ” virtual workforce-training lessons with operant-conditioning feedback through online career-pathways modules .
The third provision supplies jargon for piloting new “ assistive ” biofeedback wearables to administer socioemotional-learning “ treatments ” that “ accommodate ” students with disabilities who need “ individualized education programs ( IEPs ) ” to assist them with workforce-competence training .
In order “ [ t ] o ensure that every child is learning , ” including disabled children who will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accommodate IEPs , the third provision of this ed-tech grant will facilitate grants to experiment with “ field-initiated models , ” which is a euphemism for piloting new SEL biofeedback technologies in the “ field ” of homebased “ distance learning.
” Since disabled students are locked down at home without access to federally mandated learning accommodations , this third provision can open the backdoors to distribute CARES Act money to pay for “ assistive technologies , ” such as wearable biometric devices , which will administer neurofeedback-conditioning algorithms that will replace the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide speech therapies , occupational therapies , and other cognitive-behavioral accommodations for disabled students .
These socioemotional-feedback technologies for “ remote education not yet imagined ” include “ galvanic skin response ( GSR ) ” monitors funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ; EEG brainwave scanners sold by the BrainCo Corporation , which is financed by several Chinese investment firms ; and a plethora of facial-recognition scanners engineered by the Microsoft and Affectiva corporations .
Even Secretary DeVos herself is heavily invested in the Neurocore Corporation , which treats ADHD through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GSR , EEG , and facial-recognition technologies data-mine students ’ facial expressions and biofeedback algorithms to interpret students ’ biometrics and psychometrics in order to tailor “ individualized ” accommodations that teach students “ personalized ” lessons based on their mental or emotional states .
It is understandable that many sincere parents , teachers , and administrators might genuinely believe that , in the short term , all these hi-tech innovations sound like great ways to help students learn during these immediate circumstances where we are all forcibly locked down with no other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classroom with humans .
However , in the long term , behind DeVos ’ s public-relations veneer of “ caring about the children , ” the endgame is for Big Tech corporations to aggregate all student biometrics and psychometrics into “ career pathways ” algorithms programmed to condition students for prescribed job placement in a digital caste system managed by public-private workforce-planning partnerships between Big Business and Big Government .
In a press release announcing the US Department of Ed ’ s CARES competitions , Secretary DeVos declares that the Reimagining Workforce Preparation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state governments to effectively centralize economic planning through public-private workforce-development partnerships : “ [ t ] his competition is a tremendous opportunity for states to think creatively and strategically about what their workforce needs will be and how to support entrepreneurs and small business in order to get the economic engines in their states firing on all cylinders again.
” The “ Notice Inviting Applications ( NIA ) ” for grants from the “ Education Stabilization Fund—Reimagining Workforce Preparation ( ESF-RWP ) ” states that the “ Purpose of Program ” is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career pathways programs that help citizens return to work , such as course work that would help small businesses to recover and new entrepreneurs to thrive.
” Don ’ t be fooled by the “ small business ” language in these ESF-RWP provisions .
Large corporations like McDonald ’ s qualify to receive small business loans under the CARES Act while more than 100,000 legitimately small businesses have been forced to permanently shut down as a result of being locked down .
At the same time , DeVos proclaims that “ [ c @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be navigating a very different job market and economy once America reopens.
” Naomi Klein labels this post-COVID economy as the “ Screen New Deal ” : a technocratic “ smart grid ” of “ surveillance capitalism ” fueled by Big Data .
In this Screen New Deal , the “ small businesses ” eligible to benefit from ESF-RWP money will mainly be small tech startups that can provide niches to service the larger superstructure of public-private partnerships between government agencies and Big Tech cartels including Amazon , Google , Apple , Microsoft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is embarking on a mission to “ Build Back Better ” in the wake of COVID lockdown through his “ Reimagine Education ” campaign , which partners with the Gates Foundation and Eric Schmidt , who is the former CEO of Google .
It is not a coincidence that Cuomo has named this initiative with the same title as the CARES grant competition for “ Workforce Preparation.
” Expect that New York ’ s only “ small businesses ” to benefit from the CARES ESF-RWP competition will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Screen New Deal ” being planned by millionaire Governor Cuomo in public-private partnership with Microsoft founder , billionaire Bill Gates , and Google affiliate , billionaire Eric Schmidt , who seek to track student data from “ cradle to career ” in order to predetermine student job placement into “ career pathways ” that fulfill corporate-government workforce-planning quotas .
Indeed , in several reports , I have documented how “ career pathways ” curriculums are nothing less than corporate-government school-to-work partnerships between crony-capitalists colluding with sold-out politicians to hijack public school districts in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that pay schools to data-mine students ’ biometric and psychometric algorithms with adaptive-learning courseware and SEL-biofeedback wearables which train students for the workforce “ competences ” required to fill predetermined job quotas in techno-fascist planned economy .
DeVos ’ s hi-tech career-pathways grants funded by the Reimagining Workforce Preparation competition will be no different .
The ESF-RWP competition will ultimately funnel stimulus money into pockets of Tech Barons who manufacture career-pathways software to train students for the job “ competences ” required to work for the virtual monopoly of oligarchic tech companies which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build the career-pathways courseware .
In the final equation , public schools will be converted into nothing more than government-funded workforce-training centers which foot the bill and the labor for the “ in-house ” employee training that corporations would otherwise be responsible to carry out and pay for themselves .
Austrian political economist , Joseph Schumpeter , posited the theory that capitalist boom-bust cycles are engines of “ creative destruction ” through which capital is basically monopolized and then invested into “ disruptive technologies ” that render entire industries obsolete so that consolidated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopolizing the means of production .
Naomi Klein refers to this techno-fascist “ creative destruction ” as the “ Shock Doctrine ” of “ Disaster Capitalism.
” I have similarly explicated how disaster capitalists implement the shock doctrine of creative destruction by manipulating the Hegelian Dialectic of “ thesis + antithesis = synthesis ” ( or “ problem + reaction = solution ” ) in order to create a new “ order out of chaos.
” Looking to the State of Louisiana , where disaster capitalists exploited the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disrupted the public school system by converting it into a 90 % public-private system of corporate charter schools , history shows that opportunist oligarchs manipulate crises , like the current COVID lockdown , to “ build back better ” for themselves at the expenses of working-class taxpayers .
If this history is repeated again with the Screen New Deal , Billionaire Bilderbergers like Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt will convert the entire US education system into a 90 % nationwide network of career-pathways curriculums that utilize artificial intelligence to track students ’ biometric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career ” through public-private partnerships between Big Tech and Big Government .
John Klyczek has an MA in English and has taught college rhetoric and research argumentation for over eight years .
His literary scholarship concentrates on the history of global eugenics and Aldous Huxley ’ s dystopic novel , Brave New World .
He is the author of School World Order : The Technocratic Globalization of Corporatized Education ( TrineDay Books ) ; and he is a contributor to the Centre for Research on Globalization , OpEdNews , the Intrepid Report , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Activist Post , News With Views , The Saker , Rense News , David Icke News , Natural News , and the SGT Report .
He is also the Director of Writing and Editing at Black Freighter Productions ( BFP ) Books .
His website is schoolworldorder.info .
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By John Klyczek
In my most recent two articles, I document how Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education is using the “Shock Doctrine” of “Disaster Capitalism” to exploit the COVID-19 lockdown by deregulating federal rules for “Distance Learning and Innovation” (85 FR 18638) in order to funnel emergency CARES Act funds into Big Tech corporations, which will replace brick-and-mortar schools with virtual online schools while substituting human teachers with “adaptive learning” artificial intelligence that trains students for workforce “competence.” To accelerate this post-human revolution in technocratic workforce schooling, Secretary DeVos is pitting schools against each other in competitions for two federal CARES Act grants: the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant ($180 million) and the Reimagining Workforce Preparation Grant ($127.5 million).
Rethink K-12 Education Models: Adaptive Skinner-Box Courseware, Socio-Emotional Data-Mining
According to a press release from the US Department of ED, there are three main ed-tech provisions for the $180 million allocated for the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grants:
Microgrants for families, so that states can ensure they have access to the technology and educational services they need to advance their learning Statewide virtual learning and course access programs, so that students will always be able to access a full range of subjects, even those not taught in the traditional or assigned setting New, field-initiated models for providing remote education not yet imagined, to ensure that every child is learning and preparing for successful careers and lives
The first provision for “microgrants for families” will basically distribute “free” laptops, tablets, and other computer devices to impoverished families in order to “ensure they have access to the technology and educational services.”
These “free” devices will provide the computer hardware for e-learning software programs that will be financed by the second provision for “Statewide virtual learning and course access programs,” such as AI “adaptive learning” software, including Dreambox, Brightspace LeaP, Smart Sparrow, Clever, and Knewton, which are delivered by online edu-corporations like K12 Inc., KIPP, and Connections Academy. As I document in several articles, adaptive-learning courseware is nothing more than a modern digitalized version of B. F. Skinner’s “teaching machine” upgraded with artificial-intelligence software that replaces human teachers with “programmed instruction” which data-mines students’ cognitive-behavioral algorithms in order to “personalize” virtual workforce-training lessons with operant-conditioning feedback through online career-pathways modules.
The third provision supplies jargon for piloting new “assistive” biofeedback wearables to administer socioemotional-learning “treatments” that “accommodate” students with disabilities who need “individualized education programs (IEPs)” to assist them with workforce-competence training.
In order “[t]o ensure that every child is learning,” including disabled children who will not have access to school social workers who accommodate IEPs, the third provision of this ed-tech grant will facilitate grants to experiment with “field-initiated models,” which is a euphemism for piloting new SEL biofeedback technologies in the “field” of homebased “distance learning.” Since disabled students are locked down at home without access to federally mandated learning accommodations, this third provision can open the backdoors to distribute CARES Act money to pay for “assistive technologies,” such as wearable biometric devices, which will administer neurofeedback-conditioning algorithms that will replace the traditional staff of human social workers who provide speech therapies, occupational therapies, and other cognitive-behavioral accommodations for disabled students.
These socioemotional-feedback technologies for “remote education not yet imagined” include “galvanic skin response (GSR)” monitors funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; EEG brainwave scanners sold by the BrainCo Corporation, which is financed by several Chinese investment firms; and a plethora of facial-recognition scanners engineered by the Microsoft and Affectiva corporations. Even Secretary DeVos herself is heavily invested in the Neurocore Corporation, which treats ADHD through wearable EEG-feedback technologies. Altogether, these GSR, EEG, and facial-recognition technologies data-mine students’ facial expressions and biofeedback algorithms to interpret students’ biometrics and psychometrics in order to tailor “individualized” accommodations that teach students “personalized” lessons based on their mental or emotional states.
Reimagining Workforce Preparation: Automated “Career Pathways”
It is understandable that many sincere parents, teachers, and administrators might genuinely believe that, in the short term, all these hi-tech innovations sound like great ways to help students learn during these immediate circumstances where we are all forcibly locked down with no other option for traditional brick-and-mortar schooling in a classroom with humans. However, in the long term, behind DeVos’s public-relations veneer of “caring about the children,” the endgame is for Big Tech corporations to aggregate all student biometrics and psychometrics into “career pathways” algorithms programmed to condition students for prescribed job placement in a digital caste system managed by public-private workforce-planning partnerships between Big Business and Big Government.
In a press release announcing the US Department of Ed’s CARES competitions, Secretary DeVos declares that the Reimagining Workforce Preparation contest will dish out federal grants paying state governments to effectively centralize economic planning through public-private workforce-development partnerships: “[t]his competition is a tremendous opportunity for states to think creatively and strategically about what their workforce needs will be and how to support entrepreneurs and small business in order to get the economic engines in their states firing on all cylinders again.” The “Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)” for grants from the “Education Stabilization Fund—Reimagining Workforce Preparation (ESF-RWP)” states that the “Purpose of Program” is to “create new short-term educational opportunities and career pathways programs that help citizens return to work, such as course work that would help small businesses to recover and new entrepreneurs to thrive.”
Don’t be fooled by the “small business” language in these ESF-RWP provisions. Large corporations like McDonald’s qualify to receive small business loans under the CARES Act while more than 100,000 legitimately small businesses have been forced to permanently shut down as a result of being locked down. At the same time, DeVos proclaims that “[c]urrent students and displaced workers will be navigating a very different job market and economy once America reopens.” Naomi Klein labels this post-COVID economy as the “Screen New Deal”: a technocratic “smart grid” of “surveillance capitalism” fueled by Big Data. In this Screen New Deal, the “small businesses” eligible to benefit from ESF-RWP money will mainly be small tech startups that can provide niches to service the larger superstructure of public-private partnerships between government agencies and Big Tech cartels including Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and IBM.
For instance, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is embarking on a mission to “Build Back Better” in the wake of COVID lockdown through his “Reimagine Education” campaign, which partners with the Gates Foundation and Eric Schmidt, who is the former CEO of Google. It is not a coincidence that Cuomo has named this initiative with the same title as the CARES grant competition for “Workforce Preparation.” Expect that New York’s only “small businesses” to benefit from the CARES ESF-RWP competition will be those which can supplement the larger “Screen New Deal” being planned by millionaire Governor Cuomo in public-private partnership with Microsoft founder, billionaire Bill Gates, and Google affiliate, billionaire Eric Schmidt, who seek to track student data from “cradle to career” in order to predetermine student job placement into “career pathways” that fulfill corporate-government workforce-planning quotas.
Indeed, in several reports, I have documented how “career pathways” curriculums are nothing less than corporate-government school-to-work partnerships between crony-capitalists colluding with sold-out politicians to hijack public school districts in order to siphon tax dollars into subsidies that pay schools to data-mine students’ biometric and psychometric algorithms with adaptive-learning courseware and SEL-biofeedback wearables which train students for the workforce “competences” required to fill predetermined job quotas in techno-fascist planned economy. DeVos’s hi-tech career-pathways grants funded by the Reimagining Workforce Preparation competition will be no different. The ESF-RWP competition will ultimately funnel stimulus money into pockets of Tech Barons who manufacture career-pathways software to train students for the job “competences” required to work for the virtual monopoly of oligarchic tech companies which dominate the very same tech cartels that build the career-pathways courseware. In the final equation, public schools will be converted into nothing more than government-funded workforce-training centers which foot the bill and the labor for the “in-house” employee training that corporations would otherwise be responsible to carry out and pay for themselves.
Disruptive DeVos’s “Creative Destruction”:
Austrian political economist, Joseph Schumpeter, posited the theory that capitalist boom-bust cycles are engines of “creative destruction” through which capital is basically monopolized and then invested into “disruptive technologies” that render entire industries obsolete so that consolidated capital can consolidate political-economic power by further monopolizing the means of production. Naomi Klein refers to this techno-fascist “creative destruction” as the “Shock Doctrine” of “Disaster Capitalism.” I have similarly explicated how disaster capitalists implement the shock doctrine of creative destruction by manipulating the Hegelian Dialectic of “thesis + antithesis = synthesis” (or “problem + reaction = solution”) in order to create a new “order out of chaos.”
Looking to the State of Louisiana, where disaster capitalists exploited the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to create a new privatized schooling system that disrupted the public school system by converting it into a 90% public-private system of corporate charter schools, history shows that opportunist oligarchs manipulate crises, like the current COVID lockdown, to “build back better” for themselves at the expenses of working-class taxpayers. If this history is repeated again with the Screen New Deal, Billionaire Bilderbergers like Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt will convert the entire US education system into a 90% nationwide network of career-pathways curriculums that utilize artificial intelligence to track students’ biometric and psychometric data from “cradle to career” through public-private partnerships between Big Tech and Big Government.
John Klyczek has an MA in English and has taught college rhetoric and research argumentation for over eight years. His literary scholarship concentrates on the history of global eugenics and Aldous Huxley’s dystopic novel, Brave New World. He is the author of School World Order: The Technocratic Globalization of Corporatized Education (TrineDay Books); and he is a contributor to the Centre for Research on Globalization, OpEdNews, the Intrepid Report, the Dissident Voice, Blacklisted News, the Activist Post, News With Views, The Saker, Rense News, David Icke News, Natural News, and the SGT Report. He is also the Director of Writing and Editing at Black Freighter Productions (BFP) Books. His website is schoolworldorder.info.
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activistpost--2020-06-03--Military Forces On “Near-Wartime Alert” Around Washington D.C.

The Pentagon has ordered military forces and bases in the Washington D.C. area to “ Force Protection Condition Charlie , ” a threat condition that indicates “ likely ” targeting of military forces and or terrorist action and the second-highest alert level available .
Are we still “ trusting the plan ?
” Because that seems like a poor idea considering the military is “ likely ” to start shooting at us .
We are all terrorists now , not just those “ crazy conspiracy theorists ” ( who have been proven right , by the way ) and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
It ’ s a war on us .
According to a report by Newsweek , the state of “ higher alert ” was ordered as of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning for the District of Columbia , Maryland , and Virginia .
The order follows a rapidly moving and confusing set of statements and threats coming out of the White House in the previous 24 hours .
During this period , President Donald Trump has threatened state governors with federal intervention and appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal forces—a legally questionable order .
Under the law , the chairman serves as the principal military adviser to the president , not a military commander .
Isn ’ t this martial law , or at the bare minimum , a set-up for it ?
And one step further , all it takes is one paid agitator to fire at a soldier , then there will be a war .
It ’ ll be us vs. the government .
It was best said by Richie From Boston on YouTube yesterday .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ) has forced us into a catch-22 .
If we respond to their violence with self-defense violence , they will “ light us up.
” If we do not respond with violence , the military will “ light us up.
” We have been backed into a corner : The government and elitists have engineered the chaos in order to maintain a grip on power .
If anything , Trump is feeding it now as well .
If he cared one iota about the public , why is he putting the military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American public ?
These are tough times and require critical thinking .
In his most recent video , Richie From Boston talks about how the system ( the entire system , Republicans , and Democrats ) has been used against the American public for so long , and it ’ s so effective that you can show people absolute proof of something , and they STILL won ’ t believe it .
It ’ s called Psychological Subversion .
Why do you think there ’ s a push to convince people that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word simply means an-without , and archos-rulers – so , without rulers ) are labeled as violent and people are told by everyone that not having sociopaths control their every move and steal from them is a bad thing ?
The government needs you to believe that without them ruling over you , there would be chaos and disorder .
Yet , the government is putting military in the streets to fire on Americans .
I ’ d argue that the ruling over us by people who are only mere humans themselves has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are all now living in now .
It is time to wake up and start to figure out what ’ s been done to you for centuries .
This is all a psychological war and most Americans are losing it .
The media has been very effective at getting people to actually bow in servitude and enslave themselves to the ruling class and political elitists .
Ask yourself one question : why do you need someone to rule over you ?
Why should you be the slave ?
Start using critical thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of this mess .
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By Mac Slavo
The Pentagon has ordered military forces and bases in the Washington D.C. area to “Force Protection Condition Charlie,” a threat condition that indicates “likely” targeting of military forces and or terrorist action and the second-highest alert level available.
Are we still “trusting the plan?” Because that seems like a poor idea considering the military is “likely” to start shooting at us. We are all terrorists now, not just those “crazy conspiracy theorists” (who have been proven right, by the way) and we have all just been declared enemies of the state. It’s a war on us.
According to a report by Newsweek, the state of “higher alert” was ordered as of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The order follows a rapidly moving and confusing set of statements and threats coming out of the White House in the previous 24 hours. During this period, President Donald Trump has threatened state governors with federal intervention and appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley as the commander of federal forces—a legally questionable order. Under the law, the chairman serves as the principal military adviser to the president, not a military commander.
Isn’t this martial law, or at the bare minimum, a set-up for it? And one step further, all it takes is one paid agitator to fire at a soldier, then there will be a war. It’ll be us vs. the government. It was best said by Richie From Boston on YouTube yesterday. The government (of which Trump is the head of) has forced us into a catch-22. If we respond to their violence with self-defense violence, they will “light us up.” If we do not respond with violence, the military will “light us up.” We have been backed into a corner:
The government and elitists have engineered the chaos in order to maintain a grip on power. If anything, Trump is feeding it now as well. If he cared one iota about the public, why is he putting the military on alert to go to WAR with the American public? These are tough times and require critical thinking.
In his most recent video, Richie From Boston talks about how the system (the entire system, Republicans, and Democrats) has been used against the American public for so long, and it’s so effective that you can show people absolute proof of something, and they STILL won’t believe it. It’s called Psychological Subversion. Why do you think there’s a push to convince people that “anarchists” (remember, the word simply means an-without, and archos-rulers – so, without rulers) are labeled as violent and people are told by everyone that not having sociopaths control their every move and steal from them is a bad thing?
The government needs you to believe that without them ruling over you, there would be chaos and disorder. Yet, the government is putting military in the streets to fire on Americans. I’d argue that the ruling over us by people who are only mere humans themselves has led to the horrific disorder and chaos we are all now living in now. It is time to wake up and start to figure out what’s been done to you for centuries. This is all a psychological war and most Americans are losing it.
The media has been very effective at getting people to actually bow in servitude and enslave themselves to the ruling class and political elitists. Ask yourself one question: why do you need someone to rule over you? Why should you be the slave? Start using critical thinking because it’s the only way out of this mess.
Be safe, everyone. Godspeed.
Source: SHTFPlan.com
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activistpost--2020-06-03--Economic Impact of the Lockdown on India

Dr. Madhusudan Raj joins me in this interview to discuss the economic fallout of the lockdown and the impact of the solutions being implemented by our government today .
Timestamp : 1:00 – Introduction 3:00 – Economic condition of India before the lockdown 11:30 – The main factors responsible for our misery 14:45 – The impact of post lockdown measures 16:00 – Problems with Atmanirbhar bharat & protectionist policies 20:00 – Why the underlying culture of people is key to solving our issues 29:00 – Don ’ t blame MNCs , blame the state 31:00 – Impact of bailout packages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 41:00 – Perspectives on India ’ s labour laws 47:00 – Is Bill gates really powerful ?
49:00 – What you can do to secure your wealth & future .
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By The Conscious Resistance
Dr. Madhusudan Raj joins me in this interview to discuss the economic fallout of the lockdown and the impact of the solutions being implemented by our government today.
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activistpost--2020-06-03--Why Can Cops Use Chemicals Weapons That Are Banned In Warfare During Protests?

Over the past 100 years , the use of tear gas has become ubiquitous among the police and military forces of authoritarian regimes all over the world .
This chemical agent is commonly used , and is often called a “ less-lethal weapon ” by authorities and their supportive media , which causes many people to forget that this is a chemical weapon that is banned in warfare by the Geneva Convention .
Sadly , people all around the world have become desensitized to this chemical weapon being used in the streets of their neighborhood .
Jamil Dakwar , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Civil Liberties Union , says that tear gas was initially developed during the first World War for use on the battlefield , and while the chemicals have since been refined for use against protesters , they can still be extremely dangerous and sometimes even fatal .
He also pointed out that the risk of hurting or injuring innocent people is extremely high with a weapon like this .
“ In general , it could be lethal .
In fact , there are incidents where people were killed by these canisters .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s also an indiscriminate weapon .
If you think about the way that it ’ s being deployed , it doesn ’ t really distinguish between young people and elderly , the healthy and the sick , people who are peaceful protesters or those who are using violence .
But the idea is that this has become the first trigger — the first thing that law enforcement would use — as if it is going to be the way to de-escalate and end the protest .
Most of the time , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that ’ s really one of the fundamental problems with it , ” Dakwar told PRI .
Despite chemical weapons being banned in international conflicts , individual governments insisted on the power to use the gas against its own citizens , because they claimed that it was their only option to suppress demonstrations without using lethal force .
However , this excuse entirely ignores that allowing the protesters to demonstrate , or succumbing to their demands could be a potential option .
The use of these chemical agents on protesters sends a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcome and that their demands will not be taken seriously by authorities .
In many cases , the use of tear gas causes further blowback from protesters , and does little to de-escalate conflicts between protesters and police .
This was seen during the past week ’ s protests in Minneapolis , where demonstrations were largely peaceful until the streets were filled with tear gas .
When used in enclosed spaces , tear gas can also become combustible , and in many circumstances , including the high profile Waco siege , deadly fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tear gas .
Furthermore , the long-term physical effects of these chemicals are not very well-known , especially when it comes to children , the elderly , and people with underlying health conditions .
According to one study using data collected from protests in Bahrain , women who were exposed to tear gas were more likely to have miscarriages .
In those same protests , a man with asthma was killed from inhaling the chemicals .
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By John Vibes
Over the past 100 years, the use of tear gas has become ubiquitous among the police and military forces of authoritarian regimes all over the world. This chemical agent is commonly used, and is often called a “less-lethal weapon” by authorities and their supportive media, which causes many people to forget that this is a chemical weapon that is banned in warfare by the Geneva Convention. Sadly, people all around the world have become desensitized to this chemical weapon being used in the streets of their neighborhood.
Jamil Dakwar, director of the human rights program with the American Civil Liberties Union, says that tear gas was initially developed during the first World War for use on the battlefield, and while the chemicals have since been refined for use against protesters, they can still be extremely dangerous and sometimes even fatal. He also pointed out that the risk of hurting or injuring innocent people is extremely high with a weapon like this.
“In general, it could be lethal. In fact, there are incidents where people were killed by these canisters. The problem with tear gas is that it’s also an indiscriminate weapon. If you think about the way that it’s being deployed, it doesn’t really distinguish between young people and elderly, the healthy and the sick, people who are peaceful protesters or those who are using violence. But the idea is that this has become the first trigger — the first thing that law enforcement would use — as if it is going to be the way to de-escalate and end the protest. Most of the time, it’s really used to suppress protest and that’s really one of the fundamental problems with it,” Dakwar told PRI.
Despite chemical weapons being banned in international conflicts, individual governments insisted on the power to use the gas against its own citizens, because they claimed that it was their only option to suppress demonstrations without using lethal force. However, this excuse entirely ignores that allowing the protesters to demonstrate, or succumbing to their demands could be a potential option.
The use of these chemical agents on protesters sends a clear message that their voice is not welcome and that their demands will not be taken seriously by authorities. In many cases, the use of tear gas causes further blowback from protesters, and does little to de-escalate conflicts between protesters and police. This was seen during the past week’s protests in Minneapolis, where demonstrations were largely peaceful until the streets were filled with tear gas.
When used in enclosed spaces, tear gas can also become combustible, and in many circumstances, including the high profile Waco siege, deadly fires have been blamed on the use of tear gas. Furthermore, the long-term physical effects of these chemicals are not very well-known, especially when it comes to children, the elderly, and people with underlying health conditions.
According to one study using data collected from protests in Bahrain, women who were exposed to tear gas were more likely to have miscarriages. In those same protests, a man with asthma was killed from inhaling the chemicals.
Source: The Mind Unleashed
John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.
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