activistpost--2020-01-23--The Richmond Rally Is a Perfect Example of Why You Can’t Trust the Media to Provide Reliable Intelli

The Richmond Rally Is a Perfect Example of Why You Can’t Trust the Media to Provide Reliable Intelligence

If you ’ ve been watching the news in the last few days , you are sure to be aware of the Gun Rights Rally held in Richmond , VA. And , depending on which news you watch , your ideas of what happened , who attended , what the rally was about , and how it proceeded could be radically different than the person next to you at work .
On one side , it was a show of force or terrorism by ‘ white nationalists ’ , militias , supremacists , etc… And on the other , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show the state government of the Commonwealth of VA to not intrude further on Constitutional Rights .
And while I definitely fall on the side of the latter , I can not think of a better real-time example of the value of not just information , but trusting the sources , evaluating bias , and the value of collecting information from other , opposing sources and viewpoints in order to make good decisions for your survival in the urban area .
The value of good intelligence In the USE & E approach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense , not the intellectual sense ) are some of the most valuable things we can have .
It helps us make decisions , lets us see what may be happening in our world that we need to prepare for , and gives us a view of enemies , allies , neutral parties , resources , and other things to make our lives better .
The first rule of intelligence gathering is to listen to it all , but believe none of it until you can verify it independently .
This is especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the source .
A popular saying in old journalism schools is : “ If your mother says she loves you , verify it with three sources.
” This goes double for life-saving or actionable intel .
As much as you might like a radio host , you should take their information at face value until you can get it from a few different sources .
There are a few reasons why .
What is the reason for the information ?
In a mass media endeavor , information is not the prime reason for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a certain alternative host that is known as the greatest water filter salesman in history , and this is for a reason .
No matter what knowledge he puts out , his primary job is delivering for advertisers .
It doesn ’ t mean his information is wrong or right , it means you need to take it for what it is , and get other , corroborating stories that will either prove or disprove it .
Look out for willful disinformation and propaganda The next category is watching out for willful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common and rampant occurrence when seeking sources .
The cause is usually easy to see if you can maintain a neutral viewpoint as you are consuming the news or information .
Mostly , it is doled out as half-truths dressed up as the full truth in order to advance an agenda , make someone look good or bad , or distract you from seeing the whole picture .
The worst of it plays into your biases to keep you docile , or even worse , thinking that you are doing something worthwhile when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept busy and out of the way .
A nasty side effect is that you will usually share the disinformation , thus spreading it to different people , and roping them into that loop .
This takes advantage of the normal human instinct to share what we find important and helpful with those close to us .
On a smaller scale , like work , for example , most of us have experience with the coworker that will half-lie for their own benefit , file false HR grievances to sabotage the competition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a weapon .
This is the same thing I was talking about above , just on a different scale .
The final category is outright propaganda used to steer a population or a person into a false belief or false action .
We can see examples of this all around us , and the mainstream media ’ s behavior over the last few years can be used as a model to learn about this .
Why you have to watch out for bad intel Now , after all of that , here is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this .
As mentioned above , information is a currency all it ’ s own .
It enables us to make proper decisions and act when needed .
But there are other reasons that looking at these things is important .
Time is the most valuable resource we have .
We need to spend our time wisely , and wasting it on false information is dangerous .
It takes our time away from things that will really help us in the world we live in and makes us waste even more time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Neither of these things makes our lives better or our prepping worthwhile .
Another reason is that we need to watch against being guided or steered into harmful action , or inaction that benefits others but not ourselves .
The main reason , however , is the need to make the decisions for the lives we live now , and the lives we want to live in the future .
If we continuously follow rabbit trails , swallow unproven conspiracies , let media inflame and enrage us , we are not living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are reacting to others and living for them .
In the end , prepping and surviving requires us to act in our own best interest .
We can not do that if we do not have clear sight and a calm mind .
We can not help others if we do not know what is actually happening .
We can not make allies and find helpers if we have a false picture of who to trust or believe .
In this case , we can become our own worst enemies .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the point of danger .
The more information we can trust , the less we can be susceptible to fooling ourselves based on what others try to shovel us .
Sometimes it is obvious that we are seeing a piece of disinformation , and sometimes it plays on a blindspot we have .
Many of the false “ be aware of this ” viral posts on Facebook take advantage of our lack of knowledge of criminal behavior .
Like the posts recently warning women about the zip tying of windshield wipers as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t know how this actually happens , you will be worried about a false problem , and not looking for real danger signs , thus making you less safe .
In the future , I will be talking about warning networks , neighborhood networks , how to set up varying networks locally , and things to pay attention to in an urban environment to stay safe and prepared .
We will also discuss various tricks of the trade and ways to get by .
But none of that information will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sources you receive your information from .
Terry Trahan has been a long term martial artist and teacher of personal protection , as well as an author for numerous publications .
His experiences from being a gang member , enforcer , protection specialist , and bouncer have given his teachings a strong bent towards the practical .
Fighting his way out of extreme poverty and some unsavory environs also gives him insight into survival and everyday life not often commented on .
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By Terry Trahan
If you’ve been watching the news in the last few days, you are sure to be aware of the Gun Rights Rally held in Richmond, VA. And, depending on which news you watch, your ideas of what happened, who attended, what the rally was about, and how it proceeded could be radically different than the person next to you at work.
On one side, it was a show of force or terrorism by ‘white nationalists’, militias, supremacists, etc…
And on the other, it was a diverse and peaceful rally to show the state government of the Commonwealth of VA to not intrude further on Constitutional Rights.
And while I definitely fall on the side of the latter, I cannot think of a better real-time example of the value of not just information, but trusting the sources, evaluating bias, and the value of collecting information from other, opposing sources and viewpoints in order to make good decisions for your survival in the urban area.
The value of good intelligence
In the USE&E approach, information and intelligence (in the military sense, not the intellectual sense) are some of the most valuable things we can have. It helps us make decisions, lets us see what may be happening in our world that we need to prepare for, and gives us a view of enemies, allies, neutral parties, resources, and other things to make our lives better.
The first rule of intelligence gathering is to listen to it all, but believe none of it until you can verify it independently. This is especially true when you are inclined to trust the source.
A popular saying in old journalism schools is: “If your mother says she loves you, verify it with three sources.” This goes double for life-saving or actionable intel. As much as you might like a radio host, you should take their information at face value until you can get it from a few different sources.
There are a few reasons why.
What is the reason for the information?
In a mass media endeavor, information is not the prime reason for a show. Advertisers are.
There is a certain alternative host that is known as the greatest water filter salesman in history, and this is for a reason. No matter what knowledge he puts out, his primary job is delivering for advertisers.
It doesn’t mean his information is wrong or right, it means you need to take it for what it is, and get other, corroborating stories that will either prove or disprove it.
Look out for willful disinformation and propaganda
The next category is watching out for willful disinformation. This is probably the most common and rampant occurrence when seeking sources. The cause is usually easy to see if you can maintain a neutral viewpoint as you are consuming the news or information.
Mostly, it is doled out as half-truths dressed up as the full truth in order to advance an agenda, make someone look good or bad, or distract you from seeing the whole picture. The worst of it plays into your biases to keep you docile, or even worse, thinking that you are doing something worthwhile when in reality, you are just being kept busy and out of the way.
A nasty side effect is that you will usually share the disinformation, thus spreading it to different people, and roping them into that loop. This takes advantage of the normal human instinct to share what we find important and helpful with those close to us.
On a smaller scale, like work, for example, most of us have experience with the coworker that will half-lie for their own benefit, file false HR grievances to sabotage the competition, or various other acts using information as a weapon. This is the same thing I was talking about above, just on a different scale.
The final category is outright propaganda used to steer a population or a person into a false belief or false action.
We can see examples of this all around us, and the mainstream media’s behavior over the last few years can be used as a model to learn about this.
Why you have to watch out for bad intel
Now, after all of that, here is why I find it important to talk about this. As mentioned above, information is a currency all it’s own. It enables us to make proper decisions and act when needed.
But there are other reasons that looking at these things is important. Time is the most valuable resource we have. We need to spend our time wisely, and wasting it on false information is dangerous. It takes our time away from things that will really help us in the world we live in and makes us waste even more time worrying about things that do not matter. Neither of these things makes our lives better or our prepping worthwhile.
Another reason is that we need to watch against being guided or steered into harmful action, or inaction that benefits others but not ourselves.
The main reason, however, is the need to make the decisions for the lives we live now, and the lives we want to live in the future. If we continuously follow rabbit trails, swallow unproven conspiracies, let media inflame and enrage us, we are not living and preparing for our lives. We are reacting to others and living for them.
In the end, prepping and surviving requires us to act in our own best interest. We cannot do that if we do not have clear sight and a calm mind. We cannot help others if we do not know what is actually happening.
We cannot make allies and find helpers if we have a false picture of who to trust or believe.
In this case, we can become our own worst enemies. We are the only ones that can deceive ourselves to the point of danger. The more information we can trust, the less we can be susceptible to fooling ourselves based on what others try to shovel us.
Be skeptical.
Sometimes it is obvious that we are seeing a piece of disinformation, and sometimes it plays on a blindspot we have. Many of the false “be aware of this” viral posts on Facebook take advantage of our lack of knowledge of criminal behavior. Like the posts recently warning women about the zip tying of windshield wipers as a prelude to being abducted. If you don’t know how this actually happens, you will be worried about a false problem, and not looking for real danger signs, thus making you less safe.
In the future, I will be talking about warning networks, neighborhood networks, how to set up varying networks locally, and things to pay attention to in an urban environment to stay safe and prepared. We will also discuss various tricks of the trade and ways to get by. But none of that information will help if you cannot trust the sources you receive your information from.
Be skeptical.
Be realistic.
Trust your gut.
Be discerning.
Article source: The Organic Prepper
Terry Trahan has been a long term martial artist and teacher of personal protection, as well as an author for numerous publications. His experiences from being a gang member, enforcer, protection specialist, and bouncer have given his teachings a strong bent towards the practical. Fighting his way out of extreme poverty and some unsavory environs also gives him insight into survival and everyday life not often commented on. He can be contacted at terry.trahan at gmail.com
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activistpost--2020-01-23--UK Government Advised To Give Former Drug Dealers Jobs Once Cannabis Becomes Legal

Experts from the legal cannabis industry in the United States have advised politicians in the UK on best practices for the industry if the country does decide to legalize the plant for recreational use .
One of the most shocking suggestions to come from the US panel was that former dealers from the illegal market should be given jobs in the newly legal cannabis industry .
The suggestion came from Shaleen Title , the commissioner of the cannabis control board in the state of Massachusetts , where cannabis has been legal since 2016 .
Title has overseen similar policies in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ structured in a way that is accessible to people from poorer communities , especially those with experience in the previously underground markets .
In September of last year , she spoke to the House of Lords in the UK about how the government in her state handled legalization .
In her presentation , Title said that people from the community have been sought out to help grow the industry in the state .
“ We are on our first project with 150 people and we put out a bid to vendors who can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is regulated .
It also includes an ownership program to train people who were once entrepreneurs in the underground market .
They have skills already , of course , gleaned over a long number of years .
It is a way to give people and the voters that backed legalization in our referendum what they wanted .
They did not want to hand the industry over to a few giant corporations that are going to exploit it , ” Title said .
“ If for years under drug prohibition you have this security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can hardly say to them , ‘ oh never mind now , big corporations will take this business off you , they will take it from here.
’ How is that fair ?
” she added .
Some UK officials have had similar ideas about making the transition to a peaceful end for the drug war .
Michael Semple , the former deputy to the European Union special representative for Afghanistan , said that the government should have peace talks with those in the drug industry to make a peaceful transition into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sheer number of people involved in drug dealing , and , internationally , the scale of violence associated with the ‘ war on drugs ’ , it should not be difficult for drug policymakers to envisage a peace process with drug gangs , ” Semple said .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .
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By John Vibes
Experts from the legal cannabis industry in the United States have advised politicians in the UK on best practices for the industry if the country does decide to legalize the plant for recreational use. One of the most shocking suggestions to come from the US panel was that former dealers from the illegal market should be given jobs in the newly legal cannabis industry. The suggestion came from Shaleen Title, the commissioner of the cannabis control board in the state of Massachusetts, where cannabis has been legal since 2016.
Title has overseen similar policies in Massachusetts, where the industry has been structured in a way that is accessible to people from poorer communities, especially those with experience in the previously underground markets. In September of last year, she spoke to the House of Lords in the UK about how the government in her state handled legalization.
In her presentation, Title said that people from the community have been sought out to help grow the industry in the state.
“We are on our first project with 150 people and we put out a bid to vendors who can teach them how to produce cannabis that is regulated. It also includes an ownership program to train people who were once entrepreneurs in the underground market. They have skills already, of course, gleaned over a long number of years. It is a way to give people and the voters that backed legalization in our referendum what they wanted. They did not want to hand the industry over to a few giant corporations that are going to exploit it,” Title said.
“If for years under drug prohibition you have this security focus on these communities then after legalisation you can hardly say to them, ‘oh never mind now, big corporations will take this business off you, they will take it from here.’ How is that fair?” she added.
Some UK officials have had similar ideas about making the transition to a peaceful end for the drug war. Michael Semple, the former deputy to the European Union special representative for Afghanistan, said that the government should have peace talks with those in the drug industry to make a peaceful transition into a legal market.
“Given the sheer number of people involved in drug dealing, and, internationally, the scale of violence associated with the ‘war on drugs’, it should not be difficult for drug policymakers to envisage a peace process with drug gangs,” Semple said.
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John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast. Read More stories by John Vibes
Article source: Truth Theory
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activistpost--2020-01-23--DON’T SAY YOU DIDN’T KNOW: Stocks Insanity – KEEP DISTANCE!

This is a critical update from one of the best financial commentators I know , a good friend of ours , Mr. Tom Beck , who runs PortfolioWealthGlobal.com and we ’ re excited to share this one with you !
The FIRST chart I ’ m about to show you , if you spend 15 minutes dissecting it , will lead you to understand that unless there ’ s a MAGIC FORMULA to continue making superior returns , we are NEAR a market event that is akin to being thrown off a raging bull .
Bank of America tracks 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show whether or not stocks are expensive and overvalued .
At this point , only ONE of the twenty is not screaming BUBBLE , while a total of nineteen , or 95 % of measures , are SHOUTING to beware .
Some of these metrics go back to the 1950s , so we ’ re looking at valuations from the time of the gold standard , the cold war , the Vietnam War , the oil shock , the 1990s bubble , the 2000s real estate nightmare and anything in between ; this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying is that the jobs market is still healthy and that there ’ s no incentive to be invested in commodities , since tech is where the growth is .
While that may be true , the VALUATIONS have reached such disproportion that you ’ re simply asking for it , if you ’ re not managing risk by diversifying and trimming down positions .
It ’ s clear to see that there ’ s a PROBLEM with the bullish stance , then .
After years of upward momentum in the employment numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a hiring slowdown , which don ’ t signal the end , but forewarn that it is CLOSE BY .
Job openings plummeted by the biggest number since The Financial Crisis and just had their worst year since 2008 .
The thing is that the RICH simply have an INCREDIBLE amount of wealth to deploy .
As a whole , they don ’ t know what to do with it .
The financial recovery , fueled by easy money policy , has allowed the wealthy to accumulate so much money that even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re willing to risk in the markets to work , they STILL have billions to send in the way of bond funds !
While the average person is gasping for air , trying to find comfort in the fact that he even has a steady job and is able to provide for his family , the wealthy are clueless as to how to make their excess funds work for them .
That disparity will reach a boiling point in a slowdown , where the rich continue to flock to vacation spots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buy exotic cars , while the majority are out on the street .
If you want to point the finger , send your complaints to 33 Liberty St , New York , NY 10045 , United States , where the Federal Reserve is scheming away .
We are under the impression that the Federal Reserve will NOT be tightening their interest rate policy , nor shrinking their balance sheet in a material way EVER AGAIN !
The world ’ s financial system simply can not withstand a recession ; it has become dependent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is in a DANGEROUS position .
It reminds me of the movie Speed , with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock , where the bus had to stay over 50 MPH for the bomb not to explode .
That ’ s the way things are right now .
You can ’ t slow down the bus , but you also can ’ t unload the passengers , since this is not a Hollywood action flick ; it ’ s real life .

This is a critical update from one of the best financial commentators I know, a good friend of ours, Mr. Tom Beck, who runs PortfolioWealthGlobal.com and we’re excited to share this one with you!
The FIRST chart I’m about to show you, if you spend 15 minutes dissecting it, will lead you to understand that unless there’s a MAGIC FORMULA to continue making superior returns, we are NEAR a market event that is akin to being thrown off a raging bull.
Bank of America tracks 20 metrics, going back decades, which show whether or not stocks are expensive and overvalued.
At this point, only ONE of the twenty is not screaming BUBBLE, while a total of nineteen, or 95% of measures, are SHOUTING to beware.
Take a close look:
Some of these metrics go back to the 1950s, so we’re looking at valuations from the time of the gold standard, the cold war, the Vietnam War, the oil shock, the 1990s bubble, the 2000s real estate nightmare and anything in between; this is INSANITY!
What the bulls continue saying is that the jobs market is still healthy and that there’s no incentive to be invested in commodities, since tech is where the growth is.
While that may be true, the VALUATIONS have reached such disproportion that you’re simply asking for it, if you’re not managing risk by diversifying and trimming down positions.
It’s clear to see that there’s a PROBLEM with the bullish stance, then. After years of upward momentum in the employment numbers, we’re seeing the seeds of a hiring slowdown, which don’t signal the end, but forewarn that it is CLOSE BY.
Job openings plummeted by the biggest number since The Financial Crisis and just had their worst year since 2008.
The thing is that the RICH simply have an INCREDIBLE amount of wealth to deploy. As a whole, they don’t know what to do with it. The financial recovery, fueled by easy money policy, has allowed the wealthy to accumulate so much money that even after they have put all the money they’re willing to risk in the markets to work, they STILL have billions to send in the way of bond funds!
While the average person is gasping for air, trying to find comfort in the fact that he even has a steady job and is able to provide for his family, the wealthy are clueless as to how to make their excess funds work for them.
That disparity will reach a boiling point in a slowdown, where the rich continue to flock to vacation spots and go out to fancy dinners and buy exotic cars, while the majority are out on the street.
If you want to point the finger, send your complaints to 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, United States, where the Federal Reserve is scheming away.
We are under the impression that the Federal Reserve will NOT be tightening their interest rate policy, nor shrinking their balance sheet in a material way EVER AGAIN!
The world’s financial system simply cannot withstand a recession; it has become dependent on central banks and never-ending credit. It is in a DANGEROUS position.
It reminds me of the movie Speed, with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, where the bus had to stay over 50 MPH for the bomb not to explode.
That’s the way things are right now. You can’t slow down the bus, but you also can’t unload the passengers, since this is not a Hollywood action flick; it’s real life.
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activistpost--2020-01-23--Just 3% of What the US Spends Destroying Countries Could End Starvation—On the Entire Planet

It was reported this week that the Pentagon made $ 35 trillion — with a ‘ T ’ — in accounting adjustments in 2019 alone .
That number is larger than the entire U.S. economy and is up from $ 30.7 trillion in 2018 .
The figure also dwarfs the Congressional approved military budget of $ 738 billion .
Naturally , no one cares and Pentagon officials dismiss this black hole of spending as accounting errors .
“ Within that $ 30 trillion is a lot of double , triple , and quadruple counting of the same money as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Todd Harrison , a Pentagon budget expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies .
The “ combined errors , shorthand , and sloppy record-keeping by DoD accountants do add up to a number nearly 1.5 times the size of the U.S. economy , ” said Representative Jackie Speier , who asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate .
The report shows the Pentagon “ employs accounting adjustments like a contractor paints over mold .
Their priority is making the situation look manageable , not solving the underlying problem , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse too .
As Bloomberg reported , the Defense Department acknowledged that it failed its first-ever audit in 2018 and then again last year , when it reviewed $ 2.7 trillion in assets and $ 2.6 trillion in liabilities .
Despite the shame of failing—twice—the accounting “ errors ” have grown .
Imagine running a company in which you accounted for spending like they do at the Pentagon .
If you were the CFO , you ’ d be fired , if and only if the entire business didn ’ t already collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unlimited pool of tax revenue and Federal Reserve dollars from which to draw resources , they are allowed to continue down this unaccountable path toward unsustainable debt and spending .
In the meantime , Democrats and Republicans alike remain silent as questioning the military industrial complex is akin to a thought crime .
The war machine must go on and continue to expand or else they ’ ll find themselves out of a job .
The majority of Americans follow the same code of silence when it comes to military spending .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as his grandchildren ’ s future is squandered by mass murderers dropping million dollar bombs on people living in tents on the other side of the planet — for ‘ freedom ’ — of course .
Despite audits and scrutiny from those paying attention , the Pentagon has only continued to lose money by the trillions since 9/11 , and a report analyzing the budgets of the Department of Defense ( DoD ) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) shows that the total is more than $ 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds to a series of “ unsupported journal voucher adjustments ” made to the departments ’ budgets .
These adjustments are not tied to specific accounting transactions , but they are often included in account summaries to cover for balances between systems that can not be reconciled .
As The Free Thought Project has reported , not only is it likely that the actual amount of money the DoD and HUD can not account for is much higher than $ 21 trillion , due to the fact that researchers did not have access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of creating counterfeit adjustments appears to be standard procedure .
Perhaps even more troubling than the total amount lost is the fact that fraudulent behavior from HUD and DOD seem to be the standard operating procedure .
In fact , the accounting for these funds is so poor , that as Reuters notes , the Defense Finance and Accounting Services ( DFAS ) refers to the preparation of the Army ’ s year-end statements as ‘ the grand plug ’ — ‘ plug ’ is accounting jargon for the insertion of made-up numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ journal voucher ’ that provides serial numbers , transaction dates and the amount of the expenditure is supposed to be produced .
The report specifies that the agency has done such a poor job in providing documentation of their transactions , that there is no way to actually know how $ 21 trillion has been spent .
The problem is so bad , that these warmongers have ‘ lost ’ $ 58,386 per second since 9/11 .
Those of us not blinded by the propaganda and false patriotism , see the inevitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war .
We see domestic infrastructure crumbling , a national debt increasing by record amounts each year , more conflict around the globe , and countless veterans suffering from PTSD .
When will it all end ?
At this pace , it won ’ t end until the empire falls .
Luckily , there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending .
They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their efforts are massive .
For the last several years , they ’ ve been putting up powerful billboards all over the country .
One of them can be seen below .
Luckily , there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending .
They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries .
The group is World Beyond War and their efforts are massive .
For the last several years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerful billboards all over the country .
One of them can be seen below .
They back these numbers up with data on their website , pointing out that in 2008 , the United Nations said that $ 30 billion per year could end hunger on earth , as reported in the New York Times , Los Angeles Times , and many other outlets .
The Food and Agriculture Organization has not updated that figure since 2008 , and has recently told us that such figures do not require much updating .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 , the same organization provides a figure of $ 265 billion as the cost per year for 15 years to permanently eliminate extreme poverty , which would eliminate starvation and malnutrition — a broader project than just preventing starvation one year at a time .
The FAO ’ s spokesperson informed us in an email : As of 2019 , the annual Pentagon base budget , plus war budget , plus nuclear weapons in the Department of Energy , plus Homeland Security and other military spending totaled well over $ 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ lost.
” So , 3 % of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth .
So , 22 percent of U.S. military spending for 15 years could permanently end extreme poverty globally .
With the globe spending roughly $ 2 trillion per year on militarism ( roughly half of it by the United States ) , we can also say that 1.5 % of GLOBAL military spending could end starvation on earth .
Are you ready to end all war yet ?
We are .
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By Matt Agorist
It was reported this week that the Pentagon made $35 trillion — with a ‘T’ — in accounting adjustments in 2019 alone. That number is larger than the entire U.S. economy and is up from $30.7 trillion in 2018. The figure also dwarfs the Congressional approved military budget of $738 billion. Naturally, no one cares and Pentagon officials dismiss this black hole of spending as accounting errors.
“Within that $30 trillion is a lot of double, triple, and quadruple counting of the same money as it got moved between accounts,” said Todd Harrison, a Pentagon budget expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The “combined errors, shorthand, and sloppy record-keeping by DoD accountants do add up to a number nearly 1.5 times the size of the U.S. economy,” said Representative Jackie Speier, who asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate. The report shows the Pentagon “employs accounting adjustments like a contractor paints over mold. Their priority is making the situation look manageable, not solving the underlying problem,” she said.
This problem is only getting worse too. As Bloomberg reported, the Defense Department acknowledged that it failed its first-ever audit in 2018 and then again last year, when it reviewed $2.7 trillion in assets and $2.6 trillion in liabilities. Despite the shame of failing—twice—the accounting “errors” have grown.
Imagine running a company in which you accounted for spending like they do at the Pentagon. If you were the CFO, you’d be fired, if and only if the entire business didn’t already collapse. However, because these morons have an unlimited pool of tax revenue and Federal Reserve dollars from which to draw resources, they are allowed to continue down this unaccountable path toward unsustainable debt and spending.
In the meantime, Democrats and Republicans alike remain silent as questioning the military industrial complex is akin to a thought crime. The war machine must go on and continue to expand or else they’ll find themselves out of a job. The majority of Americans follow the same code of silence when it comes to military spending. Boobus Americanus sits back in his recliner as his grandchildren’s future is squandered by mass murderers dropping million dollar bombs on people living in tents on the other side of the planet — for ‘freedom’ — of course.
Despite audits and scrutiny from those paying attention, the Pentagon has only continued to lose money by the trillions since 9/11, and a report analyzing the budgets of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that the total is more than $21 trillion.
The report attributes the missing funds to a series of “unsupported journal voucher adjustments” made to the departments’ budgets. These adjustments are not tied to specific accounting transactions, but they are often included in account summaries to cover for balances between systems that cannot be reconciled.
As The Free Thought Project has reported, not only is it likely that the actual amount of money the DoD and HUD cannot account for is much higher than $21 trillion, due to the fact that researchers did not have access to complete data, but the practice of creating counterfeit adjustments appears to be standard procedure.
Perhaps even more troubling than the total amount lost is the fact that fraudulent behavior from HUD and DOD seem to be the standard operating procedure. In fact, the accounting for these funds is so poor, that as Reuters notes, the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) refers to the preparation of the Army’s year-end statements as ‘the grand plug’ — ‘plug’ is accounting jargon for the insertion of made-up numbers. For every transaction, a so-called ‘journal voucher’ that provides serial numbers, transaction dates and the amount of the expenditure is supposed to be produced. The report specifies that the agency has done such a poor job in providing documentation of their transactions, that there is no way to actually know how $21 trillion has been spent.
The problem is so bad, that these warmongers have ‘lost’ $58,386 per second since 9/11.
Those of us not blinded by the propaganda and false patriotism, see the inevitable results of such a propensity for supporting war. We see domestic infrastructure crumbling, a national debt increasing by record amounts each year, more conflict around the globe, and countless veterans suffering from PTSD. When will it all end? At this pace, it won’t end until the empire falls.
Luckily, there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending. They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries. The group is World Beyond War and their efforts are massive. For the last several years, they’ve been putting up powerful billboards all over the country. One of them can be seen below.
Luckily, there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending. They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries. The group is World Beyond War and their efforts are massive. For the last several years, they’ve been putting up powerful billboards all over the country. One of them can be seen below.
They back these numbers up with data on their website, pointing out that in 2008, the United Nations said that $30 billion per year could end hunger on earth, as reported in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. The Food and Agriculture Organization has not updated that figure since 2008, and has recently told us that such figures do not require much updating. In a separate report, most recently published in 2015, the same organization provides a figure of $265 billion as the cost per year for 15 years to permanently eliminate extreme poverty, which would eliminate starvation and malnutrition — a broader project than just preventing starvation one year at a time. The FAO’s spokesperson informed us in an email:
I think it would be incorrect to compare the two figures as the 265 billion has been calculated taking into consideration a number of initiatives including social protection cash transfers aimed at extracting people from extreme poverty and not just hunger.
As of 2019, the annual Pentagon base budget, plus war budget, plus nuclear weapons in the Department of Energy, plus Homeland Security and other military spending totaled well over $1 trillion — not counting what’s “lost.”
3% of $1 trillion = $30 billion.
So, 3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth.
22% of $1.2 trillion = $265 billion.
So, 22 percent of U.S. military spending for 15 years could permanently end extreme poverty globally.
With the globe spending roughly $2 trillion per year on militarism (roughly half of it by the United States), we can also say that 1.5% of GLOBAL military spending could end starvation on earth.
Are you ready to end all war yet? We are.

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activistpost--2020-01-24--Virginia Senate Passes Red Flag Gun Seizure Bill Two Days After Second Amendment Rally

The leftist cultural imperialists who took control of Virginia last election thanks to immigration and demographic shifts are going full steam ahead with their plan to fundamentally transform the state into a mirror image of San Francisco .
The Virginia state Senate voted Wednesday to advance a “ red flag law ” bill , one of many gun safety measures Democrats are looking to move through the state Legislature after taking control of both chambers .
The bill — SB 240 , also known as an extreme risk protective order — creates a procedure for authorities , including law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit “ a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing , possessing , or transporting a firearm.
” Under the proposal , if such an order is issued , a judge or magistrate can issue a search warrant to remove firearms from that person .
The state Senate passed the measure in a party-line vote of 21-19 .
It now moves to the state House of Delegates for consideration .
Jake Rubenstein , a spokesman for Virginia House Speaker Eileen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chamber “ will deliver ” on demands for “ common sense gun violence protections.
” Rural Virginians who are being run over by these cultural imperialists should seriously take a look at seceding and joining West Virginia .
Legislators in West Virginia just last week put forward a bill to prohibit all “ past , present and future ” federal gun control in their state .
A bill introduced in the West Virginia House would set the foundation to create a gun sanctuary state by prohibiting enforcement of past , present and future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would represent a major step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state in practice and effect .
Del .
Joe Jeffries ( R-Putnam ) , along with 10 Republican cosponsors , introduced House Bill 4168 ( HB4168 ) on Jan. 14 .
The legislation would ban any person , including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions , from enforcing any past , present or future federal “ acts , laws , executive orders , administrative orders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms .
Nothing could be funnier than all these sanctuary counties seceding and leaving behind a husk of a state !
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By Chris Menahan
The leftist cultural imperialists who took control of Virginia last election thanks to immigration and demographic shifts are going full steam ahead with their plan to fundamentally transform the state into a mirror image of San Francisco.
From CNN:
The Virginia state Senate voted Wednesday to advance a “red flag law” bill, one of many gun safety measures Democrats are looking to move through the state Legislature after taking control of both chambers. The bill — SB 240, also known as an extreme risk protective order — creates a procedure for authorities, including law enforcement officers and attorneys, to apply for an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit “a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm.” Under the proposal, if such an order is issued, a judge or magistrate can issue a search warrant to remove firearms from that person. The state Senate passed the measure in a party-line vote of 21-19. It now moves to the state House of Delegates for consideration. Jake Rubenstein, a spokesman for Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, said later Wednesday that the chamber “will deliver” on demands for “common sense gun violence protections.”
Rural Virginians who are being run over by these cultural imperialists should seriously take a look at seceding and joining West Virginia.
West Virginia lawmakers introduced a resolution on Tuesday inviting Virginia’s Second Amendment sanctuary counties to legally secede and “be admitted to the body politic of the State of West Virginia.” https://t.co/E1TVHecmU0 — Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) January 15, 2020
Legislators in West Virginia just last week put forward a bill to prohibit all “past, present and future” federal gun control in their state.
As the Tenth Amendment Center reports:
A bill introduced in the West Virginia House would set the foundation to create a gun sanctuary state by prohibiting enforcement of past, present and future federal gun control. Passage into law would represent a major step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state in practice and effect. Del. Joe Jeffries (R-Putnam), along with 10 Republican cosponsors, introduced House Bill 4168 (HB4168) on Jan. 14. The legislation would ban any person, including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions, from enforcing any past, present or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, or regulations” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.
Nothing could be funnier than all these sanctuary counties seceding and leaving behind a husk of a state!
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activistpost--2020-01-24--4 Essential Steps to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

With attacks ramping up from both left and right in recent years – there is no quick fix .
But @ @ @ @ @ principles and some activism too – can get things moving forward for liberty .
• @ @ @ @ @ Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws for Second Straight Year • The Unconstitutional Bump Stock Ban @ @ @ @ @ it Michael Boldin [ send him email ] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment @ @ @ @ @ first appeared .
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By Michael Boldin
With attacks ramping up from both left and right in recent years – there is no quick fix. But these 4 steps – foundational principles and some activism too – can get things moving forward for liberty.
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activistpost--2020-01-24--State Forces Citizens to Pay for “Stargazing Permit” to View Night Sky in Public Parks—Yes, Really

New York — In the Land of the Free , if you do not pay the State in the form of a permit before you attempt to sell a product or service to a willing customer , you can and will be extorted , kidnapped and caged , with extreme prejudice .
While many folks stand behind permits for selling , one permit in New York that has nothing to do with commerce , has garnered the scrutiny of the Free thought Project .
If citizens of the state wish to look up at the sky and view the stars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public parks , they will first have to obtain a “ Stargazing permit.
” Seriously .
Light pollution across the state of New York makes it hard for folks in highly populated areas to view the night sky .
So , people who wish to gaze upon the stars at night have to drive many miles away to remote areas .
Many of these remote areas are located in taxpayer-funded state parks .
In their efforts to squeeze every dime they can from the tax farm , bureaucrats in New York have devised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use public parks to gaze upon the night sky .
This extortion comes in the form of a $ 35.00 “ Stargazing Permit.
” If you are from out of state and wish to gaze upon the night sky from one of these locations that fee jumps to $ 60 .
If you think that you will do anything else besides look at the night sky with this permit , think again .
Within the regulations , bureaucrats explicitly point out that the “ Permit allows after sunset parking for stargazing only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But that ’ s not all , if you want to bring your metal detector to any of these parks , there ’ s a permit for that too—it ’ s $ 40 to passively scan the ground in search of lost metal .
Seems legit .
When conducting a news search on Google for a stargazing permit , we couldn ’ t find any articles calling out this ridiculous assault on liberty , so we decided to take up that task ourselves .
We did find a discussion on Twitter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even chimed in .
We should also point out the obvious limits this places on underprivileged residents who may have to choose between $ 35 in groceries versus paying the state to look up at the stars in a public park .
While $ 35 may not seem like that much to some folks , to others it ’ s the difference between sleeping with the heat on or freezing .
It also serves to drastically limit the imagination and discovery of those who are unable to pay for the permit by disallowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Others are defending the permit in the thread , claiming that it allows people to enter the “ closed parks ” after hours .
But they are clearly missing the point .
If you can enter the park with a permit , then it ’ s not “ closed ” at all .
It ’ s open to anyone willing to be extorted or who can afford it .
Those who are unable to pay the government or choose not to do so for the exact same activity will be arrested and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irony and blatant statist hypocrisy .
If you want to go after dark to look at stars on state land that you paid for through your tax dollars , you have to pay the government more money for a permit .
However , if the government wants to take the most sacred land in the state and put a telescope on it to look at the stars , this is fine and dandy .
If you try to protest the government ’ s construction of star gazing equipment on your sacred land , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caged .
Case in point : Mauna Kea ’ s summit is the most sacred of all the mountains in Hawaii to many of the indigenous people .
In July , when those people showed up to protest the desecration of their land with the Thirty-Meter Telescope , dozens were arrested .
“ These lands were taken from us , so we have rights to them , ” Kahoʻokahi Kanuha , an organizer from the Hawaiʻi Unity and Liberation Institute ( Huli ) , a group that opposes construction on Mauna Kea says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
We have a genealogical connection to them.
” Well Kanuha , you didn ’ t have the right permit to claim ownership of the land that was stolen from your people in the 1893 , therefore , you are shit out of luck .
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By Matt Agorist
New York — In the Land of the Free, if you do not pay the State in the form of a permit before you attempt to sell a product or service to a willing customer, you can and will be extorted, kidnapped and caged, with extreme prejudice. While many folks stand behind permits for selling, one permit in New York that has nothing to do with commerce, has garnered the scrutiny of the Free thought Project. If citizens of the state wish to look up at the sky and view the stars at one of New York’s public parks, they will first have to obtain a “Stargazing permit.” Seriously.
Light pollution across the state of New York makes it hard for folks in highly populated areas to view the night sky. So, people who wish to gaze upon the stars at night have to drive many miles away to remote areas. Many of these remote areas are located in taxpayer-funded state parks.
In their efforts to squeeze every dime they can from the tax farm, bureaucrats in New York have devised a scheme to extort citizens who wish to use public parks to gaze upon the night sky. This extortion comes in the form of a $35.00 “Stargazing Permit.” If you are from out of state and wish to gaze upon the night sky from one of these locations that fee jumps to $60.
If you think that you will do anything else besides look at the night sky with this permit, think again. Within the regulations, bureaucrats explicitly point out that the “Permit allows after sunset parking for stargazing only, valid January 1 – December 31.”
But that’s not all, if you want to bring your metal detector to any of these parks, there’s a permit for that too—it’s $40 to passively scan the ground in search of lost metal. Seems legit.
When conducting a news search on Google for a stargazing permit, we couldn’t find any articles calling out this ridiculous assault on liberty, so we decided to take up that task ourselves. We did find a discussion on Twitter, however, in which Neil deGrasse Tyson even chimed in.
No. Back in the day, you didn’t need permission to look up at the sky. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 22, 2020
We should also point out the obvious limits this places on underprivileged residents who may have to choose between $35 in groceries versus paying the state to look up at the stars in a public park. While $35 may not seem like that much to some folks, to others it’s the difference between sleeping with the heat on or freezing. It also serves to drastically limit the imagination and discovery of those who are unable to pay for the permit by disallowing them access to these remote dark areas.
Others are defending the permit in the thread, claiming that it allows people to enter the “closed parks” after hours. But they are clearly missing the point. If you can enter the park with a permit, then it’s not “closed” at all. It’s open to anyone willing to be extorted or who can afford it. Those who are unable to pay the government or choose not to do so for the exact same activity will be arrested and or further extorted.
Now for the irony and blatant statist hypocrisy. If you want to go after dark to look at stars on state land that you paid for through your tax dollars, you have to pay the government more money for a permit. However, if the government wants to take the most sacred land in the state and put a telescope on it to look at the stars, this is fine and dandy. If you try to protest the government’s construction of star gazing equipment on your sacred land, you can and will be kidnapped and caged.
Case in point: Mauna Kea’s summit is the most sacred of all the mountains in Hawaii to many of the indigenous people. In July, when those people showed up to protest the desecration of their land with the Thirty-Meter Telescope, dozens were arrested.
“These lands were taken from us, so we have rights to them,” Kahoʻokahi Kanuha, an organizer from the Hawaiʻi Unity and Liberation Institute (Huli), a group that opposes construction on Mauna Kea says “We have a spiritual connection to them. We have a genealogical connection to them.”
Well Kanuha, you didn’t have the right permit to claim ownership of the land that was stolen from your people in the 1893, therefore, you are shit out of luck.
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, where this article first appeared. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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activistpost--2020-01-24--The 3rd Annual REAL Fake News Awards! — The Corbett Report

And now , from the palatial Corbett Report studios in western Japan , it ’ s time for The 3rd Annual REAL Fake News Awards .
Which media organization will take home the most Dinos for their dishonest reporting ?
Who will bear the shame of the biggest fake news story of the year ?
Find out in this year ’ s exciting gala broadcast !
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THE AWARD FOR FAKEST NARRATIVE ABOUT A CONTEXTLESS INTERNET VIDEO GOES TO : • CNN , The Washington Post and NBC Universal for their misreporting on the Covington High School Students .
• Dishonorable mention goes to The National Review for “ The Covington Students Might as Well Have Just Spit on the Cross.
” • h/t to kit8642 who provides more details about the suspicious sourcing of this viral video clip in the nominations for these awards on corbettreport.com THE AWARD FOR FAKEST FALSE FLAG COVER-UP OF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information on this story THE AWARD FOR FAKEST CLIMATE CRUSADE OF THE YEAR GOES TO : • Time Magazine for “ 2019 Person of the Year – Greta Thunberg “ • Please read “ The Manufacturing of Greta Thunberg ” for more info on this story THE AWARD FOR FAKEST VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR GOES TO : • ABC News for their “ dramatic coverage ” of “ Turkey ’ s ” military bombing “ Kurd civilians ” in a “ Syrian border town ” : • Dishonorable mentions go to Emannuelle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Twitterati who posted there own fake news about the Amazon fire ( h/t manbearpig ) THE AWARD FOR FAKEST ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF THE YEAR GOES TO : • The Japanese government , for their admission that 40 % of the 56 key government economic releases are in fact fake , fudged or completely made up !
AND THE AWARD FOR FAKE NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR GOES TO : • ABC News for “ It was unbelievable what we had .
We had Clinton , we had everything.
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By The Corbett Report
And now, from the palatial Corbett Report studios in western Japan, it’s time for The 3rd Annual REAL Fake News Awards. Which media organization will take home the most Dinos for their dishonest reporting?
Who will bear the shame of the biggest fake news story of the year? Find out in this year’s exciting gala broadcast!!
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THE AWARD FOR FAKEST CLIMATE CRUSADE OF THE YEAR GOES TO:
THE AWARD FOR FAKEST VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR GOES TO:
ABC News for their “dramatic coverage” of “Turkey’s” military bombing “Kurd civilians” in a “Syrian border town”:
for their “dramatic coverage” of “Turkey’s” military bombing “Kurd civilians” in a “Syrian border town”: Dishonorable mentions go to Emannuelle Macron, Leo Dicaprio, Madonna and other Twitterati who posted there own fake news about the Amazon fire (h/t manbearpig)
THE AWARD FOR FAKEST ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF THE YEAR GOES TO:
The Japanese government, for their admission that 40% of the 56 key government economic releases are in fact fake, fudged or completely made up!
AND THE AWARD FOR FAKE NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR GOES TO:
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activistpost--2020-01-24--Financial Crisis: Bank for International Settlements Warns On “Green Swan” Climate Event

Mimicking the concept of a Black Swan event , the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) is warning that a ‘ Green Swan ’ climate event could trigger a financial crisis .
Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the concept of a Black Swan event in his 2007 book , The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable .
Taleb laid out three requirements : the event must be unknown and unpredictable , it must cause a massive impact and people then try to rationalize that it really was predictable after all .
Now that the BIS has guzzled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that a ‘ Green Swan ’ event is unpredictable as to when it will occur , but is absolutely certain that it will occur .
Many central banks already contribute to the effort by monitoring climate-related risks through stress tests , incorporating environmental , social and governance criteria in pension funds , or working with banks on disclosing carbon-intensive exposure to assess potential financial-stability risks .
[ Bank of France Governor ] Villeroy says that ’ s simply not enough however .
“ The stark reality is that we are all losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Villeroy said , advocating two solutions the European Central Bank could discuss in its upcoming strategy review : integrating climate change in all economic and forecasting models , and overhauling the collateral framework to reflect climate-related risks .
“ If central banks are to preserve financial and price stability in the age of climate change , it is in their interest to help mobilize all the forces needed to win this battle , ” he said .
[ emphasis added ] Governor Villeroy apparently reflects consensus among central bankers : we are already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so we had better double- or triple-down our efforts to assure victory .
However , if there is a battle , it exists only in his own fantastical mind .
That goes for the rest of the BIS elite and all other central bankers as well .
In the real world , there is no real battle because there is no real enemy .
Conceptions of climate change originated from mostly-faulty computer models and none of their predictions have actually materialized .
If people like Villeroy were not in charge of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nobody would care what they think .
But they are in charge , and thanks to their own private delusions , they intend to completely flip the global financial system upside-down .
Of course , the Green Agenda is all about Sustainable Development , aka Technocracy .
The United Nations has convinced world political leaders that their nations will perish unless they go along with it .
The global elitists behind the United Nations ( e.g.
, members of the Trilateral Commission ) have convinced the entire global banking community to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Patrick Wood
Mimicking the concept of a Black Swan event, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is warning that a ‘Green Swan’ climate event could trigger a financial crisis.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the concept of a Black Swan event in his 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Taleb laid out three requirements: the event must be unknown and unpredictable, it must cause a massive impact and people then try to rationalize that it really was predictable after all.
Now that the BIS has guzzled the green global warming Kool-Aid, it suggests that a ‘Green Swan’ event is unpredictable as to when it will occur, but is absolutely certain that it will occur.
Bloomberg reports,
Many central banks already contribute to the effort by monitoring climate-related risks through stress tests, incorporating environmental, social and governance criteria in pension funds, or working with banks on disclosing carbon-intensive exposure to assess potential financial-stability risks. [Bank of France Governor] Villeroy says that’s simply not enough however. “The stark reality is that we are all losing the fight against climate change,” Villeroy said, advocating two solutions the European Central Bank could discuss in its upcoming strategy review: integrating climate change in all economic and forecasting models, and overhauling the collateral framework to reflect climate-related risks. “If central banks are to preserve financial and price stability in the age of climate change, it is in their interest to help mobilize all the forces needed to win this battle,” he said. [emphasis added]
Governor Villeroy apparently reflects consensus among central bankers: we are already losing the battle against climate change, so we had better double- or triple-down our efforts to assure victory.
However, if there is a battle, it exists only in his own fantastical mind. That goes for the rest of the BIS elite and all other central bankers as well. In the real world, there is no real battle because there is no real enemy. Conceptions of climate change originated from mostly-faulty computer models and none of their predictions have actually materialized.
If people like Villeroy were not in charge of the world’s entire financial structure and system, nobody would care what they think. But they are in charge, and thanks to their own private delusions, they intend to completely flip the global financial system upside-down.
Of course, the Green Agenda is all about Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. The United Nations has convinced world political leaders that their nations will perish unless they go along with it. The global elitists behind the United Nations (e.g., members of the Trilateral Commission) have convinced the entire global banking community to go along as well.
Article source: Technocracy.News
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activistpost--2020-01-24--When Computer Crimes Are Used To Silence Journalists

This week , prosecutors in Brazil filed a criminal complaint against Glenn Greenwald , an internationally lauded journalist best known for publishing leaked documents detailing the NSA ’ s mass surveillance .
Greenwald ’ s prosecution is an attempt to use computer crime law to silence an investigative reporter who exposed deep-seated government corruption .
Sadly , this isn ’ t the first such effort and , unless we stop this drift to criminalizing journalism , it likely won ’ t be the last .
Greenwald has faced a prolonged and complicated legal standoff in Brazil since he published documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colluded with prosecutors to convict former leftist president Lula da Silva .
That conviction was crucial to preventing da Silva from running in the last election , which was instrumental in Brazil ’ s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro successfully ascending to power .
Greenwald published private chat conversations , audio recordings , videos , photos , court proceedings , and other documentation provided by an anonymous source showing , among other things , the collusion between prosecutors and the judge , who has since been appointed as Brazil ’ s top judicial minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greenwald and his family have dealt with legal threats ( including a statement from President Bolsonaro that Greenwald could “ do jail time ” ) , death threats , and homophobic persecution .
Unfortunately , legal prosecution and character attacks are familiar tools used to silence investigative journalists who expose corruption .
The use of cybercrime laws to do so , however , is relatively new .
This case is garnering special international attention in part because the current charges fly in the face of a decision by the Supreme Court of Brazil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preemptively halted investigations against Greenwald .
That decision upheld the rights of journalists to communicate directly with their sources , and stated that Greenwald ’ s acts deserved constitutional protection—regardless of the content published , or its impact on government interests .
In an apparent attempt to circumvent the ruling , the charges now include “ intruding computer devices.
” Around the world , cybercrime laws are notoriously hazy .
This is in part because it ’ s challenging to write good cybercrime laws : technology evolves quickly , our language for describing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lawmakers may not always imagine how laws will later be interpreted .
And while the laws are hazy , the penalties are often severe , which makes them a dangerously big stick in the hands of prosecutors .
Prosecutors can and do take advantage of this disconnection , abusing laws designed to target criminals who break into computers for extortion or theft to prosecute those engaged in harmless activities , or research—or , in this case , journalists communicating with their sources .
In 2018 , EFF published an extensive report on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminalize security research across the Americas .
We offered guidance on how cybercrime laws could better adhere to human rights standards .
That includes ensuring that malicious intent is baked into laws from the beginning ( “ Criminal laws should clarify the definition of malicious intent or mens rea , and avoid turning general behaviors into strict liability crimes.
” ) .
Our analysis of numerous computer crime laws in North and South America made clear that many of the current laws were dangerously vague , subject to misuse and over-prosecution of harmless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect on security research .
With the prosecution of Greenwald , we see how the misapplication of computer crime law can also have a chilling effect on journalism and harm the public ’ s right to know .
Coupling the vague law with the severe penalties it contains , charging journalists as hackers may become a uniquely powerful tool for silencing those who seek to keep the rest of us informed .
While we don ’ t yet know all the details of the case against Greenwald , we see no actions detailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law .
Journalists routinely communicate at length with sources , and in fact must do so to ascertain the veracity of any documents .
Furthermore , a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice has already declared that Greenwald ’ s publication of leaked messages was protected under the Brazilian Constitution .
Why EFF Stands Against the Prosecution of Glenn Greenwald Rainey Reitman serves as the Chief Program Officer for EFF .
She focuses on organizational development , leadership development , internal systems , and ensuring that all of EFF ’ s programmatic teams develop and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board member and co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation , a nonprofit organization that defends and supports unique , independent , nonprofit journalistic institutions .
She , along with co-founders Daniel Ellsberg , Trevor Timm , and J.P. Barlow , received the 2013 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in Journalism .
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By Rainey Reitman
This week, prosecutors in Brazil filed a criminal complaint against Glenn Greenwald, an internationally lauded journalist best known for publishing leaked documents detailing the NSA’s mass surveillance. Greenwald’s prosecution is an attempt to use computer crime law to silence an investigative reporter who exposed deep-seated government corruption. Sadly, this isn’t the first such effort and, unless we stop this drift to criminalizing journalism, it likely won’t be the last.
Greenwald has faced a prolonged and complicated legal standoff in Brazil since he published documents showing that a federal judge in Brazil colluded with prosecutors to convict former leftist president Lula da Silva. That conviction was crucial to preventing da Silva from running in the last election, which was instrumental in Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro successfully ascending to power. Greenwald published private chat conversations, audio recordings, videos, photos, court proceedings, and other documentation provided by an anonymous source showing, among other things, the collusion between prosecutors and the judge, who has since been appointed as Brazil’s top judicial minister.
Since those articles were published, Greenwald and his family have dealt with legal threats (including a statement from President Bolsonaro that Greenwald could “do jail time”), death threats, and homophobic persecution.
Unfortunately, legal prosecution and character attacks are familiar tools used to silence investigative journalists who expose corruption. The use of cybercrime laws to do so, however, is relatively new. This case is garnering special international attention in part because the current charges fly in the face of a decision by the Supreme Court of Brazil last year, in which the Court preemptively halted investigations against Greenwald. That decision upheld the rights of journalists to communicate directly with their sources, and stated that Greenwald’s acts deserved constitutional protection—regardless of the content published, or its impact on government interests.
In an apparent attempt to circumvent the ruling, the charges now include “intruding computer devices.”
Around the world, cybercrime laws are notoriously hazy. This is in part because it’s challenging to write good cybercrime laws: technology evolves quickly, our language for describing certain digital actions may be imprecise, and lawmakers may not always imagine how laws will later be interpreted. And while the laws are hazy, the penalties are often severe, which makes them a dangerously big stick in the hands of prosecutors. Prosecutors can and do take advantage of this disconnection, abusing laws designed to target criminals who break into computers for extortion or theft to prosecute those engaged in harmless activities, or research—or, in this case, journalists communicating with their sources.
In 2018, EFF published an extensive report on the use of computer crime law to criminalize security research across the Americas. We offered guidance on how cybercrime laws could better adhere to human rights standards. That includes ensuring that malicious intent is baked into laws from the beginning (“Criminal laws should clarify the definition of malicious intent or mens rea, and avoid turning general behaviors into strict liability crimes.”). Our analysis of numerous computer crime laws in North and South America made clear that many of the current laws were dangerously vague, subject to misuse and over-prosecution of harmless acts, and could have a chilling effect on security research.
With the prosecution of Greenwald, we see how the misapplication of computer crime law can also have a chilling effect on journalism and harm the public’s right to know. Coupling the vague law with the severe penalties it contains, charging journalists as hackers may become a uniquely powerful tool for silencing those who seek to keep the rest of us informed.
While we don’t yet know all the details of the case against Greenwald, we see no actions detailed in the criminal complaint that violate Brazilian law. Journalists routinely communicate at length with sources, and in fact must do so to ascertain the veracity of any documents. Furthermore, a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice has already declared that Greenwald’s publication of leaked messages was protected under the Brazilian Constitution.
Investigative reporters are supposed to reveal corruption and wrongdoing, even when doing so draws the ire of those in power. Few journalists in our lifetime can match Greenwald’s record for fearless reporting about government abuses of power. A free society can not only tolerate the confrontational reporting of talented journalists, but will thrive when articles that reveal and challenge those in power are regularly provided to the public. It’s a mark of tyranny to prosecute reporters who truthfully report on government corruption. EFF stands with dozens of other civil society organizations in Brazil and across the world in calling on Brazil to uphold the rule of law and drop this political prosecution of Glenn Greenwald. Note: Both Greenwald and I serve on the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and EFF serves as counsel to the organization. Greenwald was also the recipient of EFF’s Pioneer Award in 2013.
Why EFF Stands Against the Prosecution of Glenn Greenwald
Article source: EFF.org
Rainey Reitman serves as the Chief Program Officer for EFF. She focuses on organizational development, leadership development, internal systems, and ensuring that all of EFF’s programmatic teams develop and achieve impactful strategies.
Reitman is a board member and co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit organization that defends and supports unique, independent, nonprofit journalistic institutions. She, along with co-founders Daniel Ellsberg, Trevor Timm, and J.P. Barlow, received the 2013 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in Journalism.
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activistpost--2020-01-24--January 25 is Stop 5G Global Protest Day! 240 Events in 36 Countries! Find Out Where You Can Partici

January 25 is Stop 5G Global Protest Day! 240 Events in 36 Countries! Find Out Where You Can Participate

People and animals have been getting sick where 5G has been turned on ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Requests for moratoriums from doctors and scientists started in 2017 .
Another one was recently submitted to President Trump .
Telecom companies have still provided NO scientific evidence that it ’ s even safe .
Additional 5G warnings have been issued by engineers , security experts , meteorologists , NASA , NOAA , the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense ( see also 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Lawsuits have been filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 4 ) .
Some cities and countries have banned it .
Regardless , it continues to be installed and turned on worldwide .
So what can you do about it ?
Find an event near you to oppose this insanity .
Big Thanks to The Stop 5G International team for organizing this event .
Another Global Protest Day has already scheduled for April 25th , the weekend after Earth Day .
Activist Post reports regularly about the insidious “ Race for 5G.
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By B.N. Frank
People and animals have been getting sick where 5G has been turned on (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Requests for moratoriums from doctors and scientists started in 2017. Another one was recently submitted to President Trump. Telecom companies have still provided NO scientific evidence that it’s even safe. Additional 5G warnings have been issued by engineers, security experts, meteorologists, NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense (see also 1, 2, 3, 4). Lawsuits have been filed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Some cities and countries have banned it. Regardless, it continues to be installed and turned on worldwide.
So what can you do about it? Find an event near you to oppose this insanity.
Big Thanks to The Stop 5G International team for organizing this event. Another Global Protest Day has already scheduled for April 25th, the weekend after Earth Day.
Activist Post reports regularly about the insidious “Race for 5G.” For more information, visit our archives and the following websites.
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