activistpost--2020-10-28--Who Owns the Satellites Adding to Dangerous Levels of Space Junk and Other Catastrophic Risks?

Opposition and warnings continue to increase about tens of thousands of satellites and similar vehicles being launched to blast 5G and WiFi at Earth ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ) , for global surveillance , and more .
Nevertheless , some folks seem really grateful to those responsible for all of this .
For centuries , humans have looked to space and the stars for answers .
The fascination is more than philosophical – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to solve problems here on Earth .
Today , as Visual Capitalist ’ s Therese Wood details below , there are seemingly countless benefits and applications of space technology .
Satellites , for instance , are becoming critical for everything from internet connectivity and precision agriculture , to border security and archaeological study .
Right now , there are nearly 6,000 satellites circling our tiny planet .
About 60 % of those are defunct satellites – space junk – and roughly 40 % are operational .
As highlighted in the chart above , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , determined that 2,666 operational satellites circled the globe in April of 2020 .
Over the coming decade , it ’ s estimated by Euroconsult that 990 satellites will be launched every year .
This means by 2028 , there could be 15,000 satellites in the skies .
With SpaceX ’ s planned Starlink constellation of 12,000 satellites and Amazon ’ s proposed constellation in the works , the new space race continues its acceleration .
Let ’ s take a closer look at who operates those satellites and how they apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space for navigation .
While sailors once relied on the stars , today we use satellites for GPS , navigation , and various other applications .
More than half of Earth ’ s operational satellites are launched for commercial purposes .
About 61 % of those provide communications , including everything from satellite TV and Internet of Things ( IoT ) connectivity to global internet .
Second to communications , 27 % of commercial satellites have been launched for Earth Observation ( EO ) purposes , including environmental monitoring and border security .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple purposes .
One week , a satellite may be ‘ tasked ’ to image a contested border .
It could later be tasked to monitor the reclamation of a mining site or even the aftermath of a natural disaster .
Government and civil purposes make up 21 % of all of Earth ’ s operational satellites , and military purposes come in at 13 % .
SpaceX—founded by Elon Musk—is not only a disruptive launch provider for missions to the International Space Station ( saving NASA millions ) .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the planet .
With 358 satellites launched as of April , part of SpaceX ’ s mission is to boost navigation capabilities and supply the world with space-based internet .
While the company operated 22 % of the world ’ s operational satellites as of April , it went on to launch an additional 175 satellites in the span of one month , from August to September 2020 .
Following its series of summer launches , SpaceX announced that it had deployed enough satellites to support the beta version of its satellite-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Satellite in One Table Since December 2005 , the UCS has compiled data on every operational satellite in Earth ’ s orbit .
In the table below , you ’ ll find every commercial satellite in orbit , as of April 2020 .
Cubesats , microsats , nanosats , and more—the new space race is all about small satellites .
With its flock of small EO satellites , or “ doves ” , Planet Labs now has more than 150 satellites in operation ( however , in April 2020 , the number exceeded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even Amazon is preparing for space .
In July of 2020 , the FCC granted approval for Jeff Bezos ’ s tech empire to launch and operate an internet constellation of 3,236 satellites .
It may be no surprise that the United States , China , and Russia top the list of countries with operational satellites .
The U.S. and Russia ( then the USSR ) piloted the space race throughout the 1950s and 1960s .
Both nations are found in the top three of current satellite operators , with the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of April 2020 .
China trails the U.S. with approximately 356 satellites .
Taking third spot , Russia has 167 satellites in operation , and the UK comes in at a close fourth with 130 satellites .
Collectively , the above five countries operate roughly 76 % of the world ’ s satellites .
Where the original space race was a nationalistic competition between Cold War rivals , the new space race is collaborative and commercialized .
Today , international cooperation allows for the deployment of satellites , as well as space-based science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other space agencies that operate the International Space Station had been reliant on Russian Soyuz rockets for hundreds of missions .
With the success of its famed reusable rockets , SpaceX is on track to reduce launch costs by as much as US $ 6 million per flight—which is likely to support the proliferation of satellites in the coming years .
With improved technology and commercial partnerships , all signs point to a crowded orbit .
High-speed internet CAN be achieved without satellites , 5G and WiFi .
Doctors and scientists have asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space ( see 1 , 2 ) .
All sources of wireless radiation , including 5G , are biologically and environmentally harmful .
The majority of scientists worldwide oppose 5G until there are studies proving it ’ s safe .
American opposition includes federal agencies and other experts that warn 5G could threaten jobs , national security , public safety , and weather forecasting accuracy ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Why would anyone be psyched about threatening all of that when there are safer high-speed internet options ?
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By B.N. Frank
Opposition and warnings continue to increase about tens of thousands of satellites and similar vehicles being launched to blast 5G and WiFi at Earth (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), for global surveillance, and more. Nevertheless, some folks seem really grateful to those responsible for all of this.
From Zero Hedge:
Visualizing All Of Earth’s Satellites: Who Owns Our Orbit? By Tyler Durden
For centuries, humans have looked to space and the stars for answers. The fascination is more than philosophical – it’s coupled with the need to solve problems here on Earth.
Today, as Visual Capitalist’s Therese Wood details below, there are seemingly countless benefits and applications of space technology. Satellites, for instance, are becoming critical for everything from internet connectivity and precision agriculture, to border security and archaeological study.
Space is Open for Business
Right now, there are nearly 6,000 satellites circling our tiny planet. About 60% of those are defunct satellites – space junk – and roughly 40% are operational.
As highlighted in the chart above, The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), determined that 2,666 operational satellites circled the globe in April of 2020.
Over the coming decade, it’s estimated by Euroconsult that 990 satellites will be launched every year. This means by 2028, there could be 15,000 satellites in the skies.
With SpaceX’s planned Starlink constellation of 12,000 satellites and Amazon’s proposed constellation in the works, the new space race continues its acceleration.
Let’s take a closer look at who operates those satellites and how they apply their technology.
Technology with a Purpose
Humans have long used space for navigation. While sailors once relied on the stars, today we use satellites for GPS, navigation, and various other applications.
More than half of Earth’s operational satellites are launched for commercial purposes. About 61% of those provide communications, including everything from satellite TV and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to global internet.
Second to communications, 27% of commercial satellites have been launched for Earth Observation (EO) purposes, including environmental monitoring and border security.
Commercial satellites, however, can serve multiple purposes. One week, a satellite may be ‘tasked’ to image a contested border. It could later be tasked to monitor the reclamation of a mining site or even the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Government and civil purposes make up 21% of all of Earth’s operational satellites, and military purposes come in at 13%.
Who Owns Earth’s Orbit? Space Operators
SpaceX—founded by Elon Musk—is not only a disruptive launch provider for missions to the International Space Station (saving NASA millions). It’s also the largest commercial operator of satellites on the planet.
With 358 satellites launched as of April, part of SpaceX’s mission is to boost navigation capabilities and supply the world with space-based internet.
While the company operated 22% of the world’s operational satellites as of April, it went on to launch an additional 175 satellites in the span of one month, from August to September 2020.
Following its series of summer launches, SpaceX announced that it had deployed enough satellites to support the beta version of its satellite-based internet service, Starlink.
Every Commercial Satellite in One Table
Since December 2005, the UCS has compiled data on every operational satellite in Earth’s orbit. In the table below, you’ll find every commercial satellite in orbit, as of April 2020.
Cubesats, microsats, nanosats, and more—the new space race is all about small satellites.
With its flock of small EO satellites, or “doves”, Planet Labs now has more than 150 satellites in operation (however, in April 2020, the number exceeded 250, as per above data).
Even Amazon is preparing for space. In July of 2020, the FCC granted approval for Jeff Bezos’s tech empire to launch and operate an internet constellation of 3,236 satellites.
Nations that Dominate Earth’s Orbit
It may be no surprise that the United States, China, and Russia top the list of countries with operational satellites.
The U.S. and Russia (then the USSR) piloted the space race throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Both nations are found in the top three of current satellite operators, with the U.S. operating nearly half of all satellites—1,308 as of April 2020.
China trails the U.S. with approximately 356 satellites. Taking third spot, Russia has 167 satellites in operation, and the UK comes in at a close fourth with 130 satellites.
Collectively, the above five countries operate roughly 76% of the world’s satellites.
The New Space Race
Where the original space race was a nationalistic competition between Cold War rivals, the new space race is collaborative and commercialized.
Today, international cooperation allows for the deployment of satellites, as well as space-based science. Before SpaceX, NASA and the other space agencies that operate the International Space Station had been reliant on Russian Soyuz rockets for hundreds of missions.
With the success of its famed reusable rockets, SpaceX is on track to reduce launch costs by as much as US$6 million per flight—which is likely to support the proliferation of satellites in the coming years.
With improved technology and commercial partnerships, all signs point to a crowded orbit.
High-speed internet CAN be achieved without satellites, 5G and WiFi. Doctors and scientists have asked for 5G moratoriums on Earth and in space (see 1, 2). All sources of wireless radiation, including 5G, are biologically and environmentally harmful. The majority of scientists worldwide oppose 5G until there are studies proving it’s safe.
American opposition includes federal agencies and other experts that warn 5G could threaten jobs, national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2). Why would anyone be psyched about threatening all of that when there are safer high-speed internet options?
Activist Post reports regularly about unsafe technology. For more information visit our archives and the following websites.
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activistpost--2020-10-28--CA Utility Investigates Whether Their Equipment Caused Recent Wildfire — Past Wildfires May Be Relat

CA Utility Investigates Whether Their Equipment Caused Recent Wildfire — Past Wildfires May Be Related Too

As wildfires continue to devastate the West Coast , fingers are being pointed at Climate Change , poor forest management , Electromagnetic Radiation Pollution drying out trees and plants making them more fire prone ( see 1 , 2 ) , and downed power lines .
Investigations are also ongoing to see if other utility electrical issues are causing or at least contributing to these fires .
Utility says its equipment may have sparked California blaze LOS ANGELES ( AP ) — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent just such a possibility .
A smoky fire exploded in size to over 11 square miles ( 29 square kilometers ) after breaking out around dawn in Orange County , south of Los Angeles .
Gusts pushed flames along brushy ridges in Silverado Canyon and near houses in the sprawling city of Irvine , home to about 280,000 residents .
There was no containment .
Two firefighters , one 26 and the other 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battling the blaze , according to the county ’ s Fire Authority , which didn ’ t provide details on how the injuries occurred .
They each suffered second- and third-degree burns over large portions of their bodies and were intubated at a hospital , officials said .
In a report to the state Public Utilities Commission , Southern California Edison said it was investigating whether its electrical equipment caused the blaze .
The brief report said it appeared that a “ lashing wire ” that tied a telecommunications line to a support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line above it , and an investigation was under way .
The report came as SCE shut off power to some 38,000 homes and businesses in five counties — including the fire areas — as a safety precaution against gusts knocking down equipment or hurling tree branches or other vegetation into power lines .
However , the utility had reduced that to under 16,500 as winds eased temporarily Monday night .

By B.N. Frank
As wildfires continue to devastate the West Coast, fingers are being pointed at Climate Change, poor forest management, Electromagnetic Radiation Pollution drying out trees and plants making them more fire prone (see 1, 2), and downed power lines. Investigations are also ongoing to see if other utility electrical issues are causing or at least contributing to these fires.
From Associated Press:
Utility says its equipment may have sparked California blaze
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent just such a possibility.
A smoky fire exploded in size to over 11 square miles (29 square kilometers) after breaking out around dawn in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Gusts pushed flames along brushy ridges in Silverado Canyon and near houses in the sprawling city of Irvine, home to about 280,000 residents. There was no containment.
Two firefighters, one 26 and the other 31 years old, were critically injured while battling the blaze, according to the county’s Fire Authority, which didn’t provide details on how the injuries occurred. They each suffered second- and third-degree burns over large portions of their bodies and were intubated at a hospital, officials said.
In a report to the state Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Edison said it was investigating whether its electrical equipment caused the blaze. The brief report said it appeared that a “lashing wire” that tied a telecommunications line to a support cable may have struck a 12,000-volt conducting line above it, and an investigation was under way.
The report came as SCE shut off power to some 38,000 homes and businesses in five counties — including the fire areas — as a safety precaution against gusts knocking down equipment or hurling tree branches or other vegetation into power lines. However, the utility had reduced that to under 16,500 as winds eased temporarily Monday night.
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activistpost--2020-10-29--Macron Orders France Under De Facto House Arrest Following Germany With New Lockdown Orders

Both French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced fresh lockdowns of their citizens on Wednesday .
France will head into the new lockdown starting Friday under which citizens can only leave home to go to work , to go to school , for a medical appointment , to give assistance to loved ones , for essential shopping or for physical exercise , as DW reports .
The latest restrictions also include ( courtesy of DW ) : • Bars , restaurants and nonessential businesses will be closed • Work must be done remotely wherever possible • Universities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online What will be allowed : • Funerals are still possible The lockdown in France is expected to last until December 1st with a reassessment occurring 15 days in .
French bureaucrats recorded 523 virus-related deaths on Tuesday , bringing the country ’ s overall death toll to 35,541 .
French President Macron would say on Wednesday : We are now overwhelmed by the sudden acceleration of the epidemic , by a virus that seems to be gaining strength as temperatures drop .
All of us in Europe are surprised by the evolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken tougher measures earlier , but we are all at the same point .
Whatever we do now , 9,000 patients will be in intensive care by mid-November .
We are now organising to deal with this.Whatever we do now , 9,000 patients will be in intensive care by mid-November In this context , my responsibility is to protect all French people and despite the controversies , despite the difficulties of the decisions to be taken , I fully assume this responsibility before you .
Meanwhile , in Germany , Chancellor Angela Merkel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures that will shutdown of restaurants , bars , cinemas , theaters and other leisure facilities from November 2-30 .
“ We need to take action now , ” Merkel said .
“ Our health system can still cope with this challenge today , but at this speed of infections it will reach the limits of its capacity within weeks.
” Germany ’ s disease control agency said a record 14,964 new confirmed cases were recorded across the country in the past day , bringing the national total to 449,275 .
The decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after World Health Organization envoy Dr. David Nabarro cautioned the world : “ We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus , ” WHO envoy Dr. David Nabarro said in early October .
As we reported earlier , lockdown measures are going to extremes in many parts of Europe with UK police now saying they will intervene in Christmas celebrations that violate social distancing orders issued by government .
Anti-lockdown demonstrations have recently broke out in the UK , Poland , and @ @

By PFW News
Both French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced fresh lockdowns of their citizens on Wednesday.
France will head into the new lockdown starting Friday under which citizens can only leave home to go to work, to go to school, for a medical appointment, to give assistance to loved ones, for essential shopping or for physical exercise, as DW reports.
The latest restrictions also include (courtesy of DW):
Travel between regions is banned
Bars, restaurants and nonessential businesses will be closed
Work must be done remotely wherever possible
Universities and higher education will mostly be taught online
International borders will be largely closed
What will be allowed:
Schools will remain open
Essential businesses will remain open
Most public services will remain open
Factories, farms and construction sites can continue work
EU borders will remain open
French citizens can return from overseas
Retirement homes can accept visits
Funerals are still possible
The lockdown in France is expected to last until December 1st with a reassessment occurring 15 days in.
French bureaucrats recorded 523 virus-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the country’s overall death toll to 35,541.
French President Macron would say on Wednesday:
We are now overwhelmed by the sudden acceleration of the epidemic, by a virus that seems to be gaining strength as temperatures drop. All of us in Europe are surprised by the evolution of the virus. Some countries have taken tougher measures earlier, but we are all at the same point. Whatever we do now, 9,000 patients will be in intensive care by mid-November. We are now organising to deal with this.Whatever we do now, 9,000 patients will be in intensive care by mid-November In this context, my responsibility is to protect all French people and despite the controversies, despite the difficulties of the decisions to be taken, I fully assume this responsibility before you.
Meanwhile, in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to imposing “partial” lockdown measures that will shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other leisure facilities from November 2-30.
“We need to take action now,” Merkel said. “Our health system can still cope with this challenge today, but at this speed of infections it will reach the limits of its capacity within weeks.”
Merkel’s finance minister tweeted Wednesday:
November will be a month of truth. The increasing number of infections is forcing us to take tough countermeasures now to avoid the second #Corona – Break the wave – with targeted and temporary measures, including effective financial aid for the industries concerned.#FlattenTheCurve
Der November wird ein Monat der Wahrheit. Die steigenden Infektionszahlen zwingen uns, jetzt hart gegenzusteuern, um die zweite #Corona-Welle zu brechen – mit gezielten und befristeten Maßnahmen, inklusive wirksamer Finanzhilfen für die betroffenen Branchen. #FlattenTheCurve — Olaf Scholz (@OlafScholz) October 28, 2020
Germany’s disease control agency said a record 14,964 new confirmed cases were recorded across the country in the past day, bringing the national total to 449,275.
The decision for new lockdown measures comes just weeks after World Health Organization envoy Dr. David Nabarro cautioned the world: “We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus,” WHO envoy Dr. David Nabarro said in early October.
The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance your resources, protect your health workers who are exhausted, but by and large, we’d rather not do it.
WATCH: Dr David Nabarro, the WHO's Special Envoy on Covid-19, tells Andrew Neil: 'We really do appeal to all world leaders: stop using lockdown as your primary control method'. Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/XLdaedsKVS #SpectatorTV @afneil | @davidnabarro pic.twitter.com/1M4xf3VnXQ — The Spectator (@spectator) October 9, 2020
Nabarro would chillingly add that:
Lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never, ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.
As we reported earlier, lockdown measures are going to extremes in many parts of Europe with UK police now saying they will intervene in Christmas celebrations that violate social distancing orders issued by government.
Anti-lockdown demonstrations have recently broke out in the UK, Poland, and Italy.
Source: Planet Free Will
Image: Emmanuel Macron | Credit: Jacques Paquier/Flickr


activistpost--2020-10-28--NSA Dodges Questions About Controversial “Backdoors” In Tech Products

Edward Snowden ’ s whistleblowing campaign exposed the National Security Agency in 2013 for having “ backdoors ” into commercial technology products .
The US spy agency worked with some Silicon Valley tech firms to develop covert methods of bypassing the standard authentication or encryption process of a network device so it could scan internet traffic without a warrant .
Snowden revealed the NSA ’ s special sauce in how it conducted domestic and foreign backdoor operations to collect vital intelligence , resulted in the agency reforming its spying process , and had to formulate new rules to limit future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , three former intelligence officials told Reuters .
However , a recent inquiry into the new guidelines by Senator Ron Wyden , a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee , yielded absolutely nothing as the spy agency dodged questions .
“ Secret encryption back doors are a threat to national security and the safety of our families – it ’ s only a matter of time before foreign hackers or criminals exploit them in ways that undermine American national security , ” Wyden told Reuters .
The agency refused to comment on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
NSA officials did say they were in the rebuilding trust phase with the private sector .
Three former senior intelligence agency officials told Reuters that before a backdoor operation is conducted , the agency must “ weigh the potential fallout and arrange for some kind of warning if the back door gets discovered and manipulated by adversaries.
” Critics of the agency ’ s spy tools say backdoors create targets for adversaries and undermine US technology trust among buyers across the world .
According to Juniper , in 2015 , a foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its equipment .
The NSA told Wyden ’ s aides in 2018 the Juniper incident was a “ lesson learned.
” Reuters cites one of the clearest examples of the NSA working with private tech firms to build backdoors : What this all suggests is that Snowden ’ s revelations of NSA ’ s spy tools really didn ’ t change the agency ’ s practices over the last seven years .
Backdoors are still being used as the surveillance state marches on .
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By Tyler Durden
Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing campaign exposed the National Security Agency in 2013 for having “backdoors” into commercial technology products. The US spy agency worked with some Silicon Valley tech firms to develop covert methods of bypassing the standard authentication or encryption process of a network device so it could scan internet traffic without a warrant.
Snowden revealed the NSA’s special sauce in how it conducted domestic and foreign backdoor operations to collect vital intelligence, resulted in the agency reforming its spying process, and had to formulate new rules to limit future breaches and how it conducts spy operations, three former intelligence officials told Reuters.
However, a recent inquiry into the new guidelines by Senator Ron Wyden, a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, yielded absolutely nothing as the spy agency dodged questions.
“Secret encryption back doors are a threat to national security and the safety of our families – it’s only a matter of time before foreign hackers or criminals exploit them in ways that undermine American national security,” Wyden told Reuters.
“The government shouldn’t have any role in planting secret back doors in encryption technology used by Americans,” he continued.
The agency refused to comment on its updated policies on current backdoor processes. NSA officials did say they were in the rebuilding trust phase with the private sector.
“At NSA, it’s common practice to constantly assess processes to identify and determine best practices,” said Anne Neuberger, who heads NSA’s year-old Cybersecurity Directorate. “We don’t share specific processes and procedures.”
Three former senior intelligence agency officials told Reuters that before a backdoor operation is conducted, the agency must “weigh the potential fallout and arrange for some kind of warning if the back door gets discovered and manipulated by adversaries.”
Critics of the agency’s spy tools say backdoors create targets for adversaries and undermine US technology trust among buyers across the world. According to Juniper, in 2015, a foreign adversary used the NSA’s backdoor in its equipment. The NSA told Wyden’s aides in 2018 the Juniper incident was a “lesson learned.”
Reuters cites one of the clearest examples of the NSA working with private tech firms to build backdoors:
… NSA’s approach involved an encryption-system component known as Dual Elliptic Curve, or Dual EC. The intelligence agency worked with the Commerce Department to get the technology accepted as a global standard, but cryptographers later showed that the NSA could exploit Dual EC to access encrypted data.
What this all suggests is that Snowden’s revelations of NSA’s spy tools really didn’t change the agency’s practices over the last seven years. Backdoors are still being used as the surveillance state marches on.
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-10-28--Johns Hopkins Professor Warns of Totalitarian Military Space Empire Out Of Star Wars

If we aren ’ t careful , space could end up controlled by a totalitarian empire , warns Johns Hopkins University political scientist Daniel Deudney in his new book , Dark Skies : Space Expansionism , Planetary Geopolitics , and the Ends of Humanity .
Specifically , Deudney warns against the increase of militarization of space and colonization without thought for political consequences .
Nations including China and Russia are already beginning to weaponize space with energy weapons and anti-satellite missiles .
That ’ s according to the Pentagon , last year in a report in CNBC .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space and a U.S. Air Force commander has even previously proclaimed that space weapons should be used against ISIS .
“ If we want to be more agile then the reality is we are going to have to push decision authority down to some lower levels in certain areas the big question that we ’ ve got to wrestle with … is the authorities to operate in cyber and space , ” General David Goldfein , the Air Force chief of staff , told USA TODAY .
This is despite such actions being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Space Treaty established in 1967 , for any nation to weaponize space .
Additionally , the “ Space Preservation Treaty ” in 2005 , states that countries won ’ t seek to weaponize space .
Deudney ’ s book lays out six threats to humanity , with the most important being the military use of equipment needed to terraform other worlds .
Deudney concludes , according to The Space Review ‘ s analysis of his book , that we should abandon any hope of settling space until peace on Earth is achieved and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review of Deudney ’ s new book about his concerns , University of Leicester international relations lecturer Bleddyn Bowen contends that Deudney ’ s assertions might be a touch morbid .
However , he says that Deudney makes a compelling argument that space exploration poses several overlooked perils to our future .
Without agreeing with everything Deudney said , Bowen says that his warning should serve as an important counter to space exploration ’ s techno-utopian coating .
It ’ s worth noting that former President George Bush Jr ’ s forgotten speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and creating a new spacecraft and “ space bomber.
” The main thing to take away from all this information is as Seattle-pi wrote in a 2015 article , “ Weapons in space put the world at risk , ” these programs could be especially dire if they are run unsanctioned and unbeknownst to Congress and even the President of the United States by Military Industrial Complex Aerospace corporations .
It ’ s quite literally a threat to National Security and American sovereignty , as space is the final frontier as Neil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warns , it could also be turned into a battlefront which will give rise to a space empire .
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By Justin MacLachlan
If we aren’t careful, space could end up controlled by a totalitarian empire, warns Johns Hopkins University political scientist Daniel Deudney in his new book, Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity.
Specifically, Deudney warns against the increase of militarization of space and colonization without thought for political consequences. Nations including China and Russia are already beginning to weaponize space with energy weapons and anti-satellite missiles. That’s according to the Pentagon, last year in a report in CNBC.
The U.S. is also involved in the weaponization of space and a U.S. Air Force commander has even previously proclaimed that space weapons should be used against ISIS.
“If we want to be more agile then the reality is we are going to have to push decision authority down to some lower levels in certain areas the big question that we’ve got to wrestle with … is the authorities to operate in cyber and space,” General David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, told USA TODAY.
This is despite such actions being forbidden under the United Nations’ Outer Space Treaty established in 1967, for any nation to weaponize space. Additionally, the “Space Preservation Treaty” in 2005, states that countries won’t seek to weaponize space.
Deudney’s book lays out six threats to humanity, with the most important being the military use of equipment needed to terraform other worlds. Deudney concludes, according to The Space Review‘s analysis of his book, that we should abandon any hope of settling space until peace on Earth is achieved and we can explore responsibly.
In a review of Deudney’s new book about his concerns, University of Leicester international relations lecturer Bleddyn Bowen contends that Deudney’s assertions might be a touch morbid. However, he says that Deudney makes a compelling argument that space exploration poses several overlooked perils to our future.
Without agreeing with everything Deudney said, Bowen says that his warning should serve as an important counter to space exploration’s techno-utopian coating.
It’s worth noting that former President George Bush Jr’s forgotten speech in 2001 mentions forming a Space Force, and creating a new spacecraft and “space bomber.”
The main thing to take away from all this information is as Seattle-pi wrote in a 2015 article, “Weapons in space put the world at risk,” these programs could be especially dire if they are run unsanctioned and unbeknownst to Congress and even the President of the United States by Military Industrial Complex Aerospace corporations. It’s quite literally a threat to National Security and American sovereignty, as space is the final frontier as Neil Armstrong said. However, as Deudney warns, it could also be turned into a battlefront which will give rise to a space empire.
Source: The Mind Unleashed
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activistpost--2020-10-28--The Darkest Winter (2020)

The Darkest Winter (2020)

This message is for anyone who has concerns about the upcoming U.S. elections , the potential for chaos and civil unrest , or those who fear what a “ second wave ” of Covid-19 could mean for the future of humanity .
If you have found this message on your own please share it with your friends and family .
If someone you care about recommended you watch this , please do so with an open mind .
We are in the last few months of a tumultuous year and it appears there might be more unprecedented events on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s important to step back and analyze the potential plans of the Predator Class .
Specifically , it ’ s important to understand a number of recent government simulations and exercises .
First , let ’ s look at the exercise known as Event 201 .
One year ago , on October 18 , 2019 , the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and the World Economic Forum on a high-level pandemic exercise known as Event 201 .
Event 201 simulated how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic known as CAPS which swept around the planet .
The simulation imagined 65 million people dying , mass lock downs , quarantines , censorship of alternative viewpoints under the guise of fighting “ disinformation , ” and even floated the idea of arresting people who question the pandemic narrative .
Coincidentally , one of the players involved with Event 201 was Dr. Michael Ryan , the head of the World Health Organization ’ s team responsible for the international containment and treatment of COVID-19 .
Ryan has called for looking into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolate them from their families .
Due to the vast web of connections between Bill Gates and nearly every organization connected to the COVID-19 fight , a growing number of researchers are questioning the motivations of Gates and the other officials involved in the Event 201 exercise .
Another exercise known as Crimson Contagion simulated an outbreak of a respiratory virus originating from China .
From August 13 to August 16 , 2019 , Trump ’ s Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , headed by Alex Azar , partnered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local organization for the exercise .
According to the results of the October 2019 draft report , the spread of the novel avian influenza ( H7N9 ) resulted in 110 million infected Americans , 7.7 million hospitalizations , and 586,000 deaths .
Another simulation known as Clade X took place on May 2018 .
This event examined the response to a pandemic resulting from the release of a fictional virus known as Clade X .
In the simulation , the virus was released by a terror group called A Brighter Dawn .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the participants asked what would be needed if the President issued a federal quarantine , noting that authorities would need to “ Determine ( the ) level of force authorized to maintain quarantine.
” The Clade X exercise also resulted in the federal government nationalizing the healthcare system .
The leaders of these controversial pandemic simulations that took place before the Coronavirus crisis have longstanding connections to the U.S. Intelligence and the U.S. Department of Defense .
Even more troubling is that key players in the exercises – specifically , Event 201 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history in another biowarfare simulation known as Dark Winter .
The Dark Winter exercise took place in June 2001 , only months before the 9/11 attacks .
This exercise took place at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs , Maryland , and involved several Congressmen , a former CIA director , a former FBI director , government insiders and privileged members of the press .
The exercise simulated the use of smallpox as a biological weapon against the American public .
During the Dark Winter exercise authorities attempt to stop the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unverified ” cures , just like with the Event 201 simulation .
Dark Winter further discusses the suppression and removal of civil liberties , such as the possibility of the President to invoke “ The Insurrection Act ” , which would allow the military to act as law enforcement upon request by a State governor , as well as the possibility of “ martial rule.
” The script says martial rule may “ include , but are not limited to , prohibition of free assembly , national travel ban , quarantine of certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ habeas corpus [ i.e .
arrest without due process ] , and/or military trials in the event that the court system becomes dysfunctional.
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What is important to know is Dark Winter was largely written and designed by Tara O ’ Toole and Thomas Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins Center along with Randy Larsen and Mark DeMier of the Analytic Services ( ANSER ) Institute for Homeland Security .
O ’ Toole , Inglesby , and Larsen were directly involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks which took place in the days after September 11 , 2001 .
These individuals personally briefed Vice President Cheney on Dark Winter .
Coincidentally , Event 201 was co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security , which is currently led by Dark Winter co-author Thomas Inglesby .
Tara O ’ Toole was also a key player in the Clade X simulation .
The name for the exercise comes from a statement made by Robert Kadlec , a veteran of the George W. Bush administration and a former lobbyist for military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kadlec states that the lack of smallpox vaccines for the U.S. populace means that “ it could be a very dark winter for America.
” Kadlec is now leading HHS ’ Covid-19 response and was also involved in the Trump administration ’ s 2019 “ Crimson Contagion ” exercises .
Eerily , Kadlec ’ s statements in 2001 exercise were recently repeated nearly word for word by Richard Bright , former director of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority .
Bright was recently celebrated as a whistleblower who attempted to hold the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , while speaking in front of Congress , Bright stated , “ without clear planning and implementation of the steps that I and other experts have outlined , 2020 will be darkest winter in modern history.
” Now , maybe Bright is simply a concerned scientist warning about the potential for more sick people , but his use of the phrase “ darkest winter ” is hard to ignore .
When hearing the statements from Kadlec and Bright we ought to consider the corporate media ’ s promotion of a potential “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates and other influential pundits and health authorities have consistently warned about a second wave which was slated to arrive in the fall of 2020 .
As of mid-October 2020 , reports are beginning to come in that “ cases are on the rise ” .
This is what makes the statement from Richard Bright all the more concerning .
This leads us to a number of recent simulations of the 2020 U.S. election which have resulted in chaos and potential civil war .
It would be easy to dismiss these exercises as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had not already publicly advised their candidate not to concede the election under any circumstances .
Most recently , media reports indicated the Transition Integrity Project ( TIP ) held a number of exercises simulating what might happen in the event Donald Trump loses the 2020 election , but refuses to leave office .
The TIP itself is a secretive group made up of “ Never Trump ” neocon Republicans and Democrats associated with the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton .
The Boston Globe reported that the TIP met in June to simulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November 3rd and Inauguration Day on January 20 , 2021 .
The exercises state that “ Trump and his Republican allies used every apparatus of government — the Postal Service , state lawmakers , the Justice Department , federal agents , and the military — to hold onto power , and Democrats took to the courts and the streets to try to stop it.
” The TIP envisioned one scenario where Trump wins and Biden refuses to concede and instead asks for a recount and makes several demands , including to give statehood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and divide California into 5 states .
In the exercises Joe Biden is played by John Podesta , Hillary Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign manager and chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton .
The simulations essentially end in a constitutional crisis where there is no clear President and the Supreme Court or possibly the military play a deciding role .
This unprecedented event could be disastrous for American life as it is likely activists from both sides of the vote would take to the streets to protest what they believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you think protests and fights between extreme leftists and extreme right wingers are contentious , just wait until they both feel shafted during the presidential election .
Those opposed to Trump will claim Biden won and Trump is attempting to steal the election and create a fascist dictatorship .
The Trump supporters will say the Satanic Radical Leftist Democrats are attempting a coup to establish a Communist Police State .
The result will be neighbor turning against neighbor , family members disowning one another , and some political activists may escalate their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups were similarly engaged in “ war games ” that predicted complete chaos in the U.S. on election day as well as the imposition of martial law .
This includes the “ Operation Blackout ” simulations conducted by the U.S.-Israeli company , Cybereason .
That company has considerable ties to the U.S. and Israeli intelligence .
Operation Blackout involved hackers taking control of city buses around the U.S. , crashing into voters waiting in line at polling stations , hacked traffic lights causing accidents , and the release of “ deepfakes ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the cancellation of the 2020 election and the imposition of martial law .
While Donald Trump continues to stoke the flames of division and uncertainty surrounding election 2020 , the Establishment is also preparing for the possibility of martial law in response to this chaos .
Meanwhile , the public is being prepped for a second wave of COVID-19 infections which could lead to the foreshadowed Darkest Winter .
While we don ’ t care to instill fear we do encourage everyone to heed these warnings and be prepared for potential unrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
In conclusion , I believe we may have a narrow window of time to inform our friends and family , and motivate them to prepare for what may be on the horizon .
We can spend our time attempting to convince them of the lies of COVID-19 .
We can also try to educate them about the numerous exercises predicting chaos and civil unrest across the United States .
As important as education is in the Information War ; now might be the time to focus our energy on helping our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Rather than attempting to convince them to see what you see or believe what you believe , perhaps we can simply help keep them safe until they can clearly see the writing on the wall .
Again , if you are hearing of these exercises and topics for the first time , please listen with an open mind .
I want to emphasize that I do not write these words in hopes of inspiring fear or stress .
In fact , I hope that this analysis can paint a clear enough picture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so we may act !
It is only by honestly facing our circumstances that we can hope to influence and change the path of humanity .
This is a historic time to be alive and we have the opportunity to play a powerful role .
It ’ s time to shake off the shackles and expose those who seek to hold us back for their own sick purposes .
Derrick is the founder of TCRN .
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By Derrick Broze
This message is for anyone who has concerns about the upcoming U.S. elections, the potential for chaos and civil unrest, or those who fear what a “second wave” of Covid-19 could mean for the future of humanity. If you have found this message on your own please share it with your friends and family. If someone you care about recommended you watch this, please do so with an open mind.
We are in the last few months of a tumultuous year and it appears there might be more unprecedented events on the way. As we near election 2020, it’s important to step back and analyze the potential plans of the Predator Class. Specifically, it’s important to understand a number of recent government simulations and exercises.
First, let’s look at the exercise known as Event 201.

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Event 201
One year ago, on October 18, 2019, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and the World Economic Forum on a high-level pandemic exercise known as Event 201. Event 201 simulated how the world would respond to a fictional coronavirus pandemic known as CAPS which swept around the planet. The simulation imagined 65 million people dying, mass lock downs, quarantines, censorship of alternative viewpoints under the guise of fighting “disinformation,” and even floated the idea of arresting people who question the pandemic narrative.
Coincidentally, one of the players involved with Event 201 was Dr. Michael Ryan, the head of the World Health Organization’s team responsible for the international containment and treatment of COVID-19. Ryan has called for looking into families to find potentially sick individuals and isolate them from their families.
Due to the vast web of connections between Bill Gates and nearly every organization connected to the COVID-19 fight, a growing number of researchers are questioning the motivations of Gates and the other officials involved in the Event 201 exercise.
Crimson Contagion and Clade X
Another exercise known as Crimson Contagion simulated an outbreak of a respiratory virus originating from China. From August 13 to August 16, 2019, Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), headed by Alex Azar, partnered with numerous national, state, and local organization for the exercise. According to the results of the October 2019 draft report, the spread of the novel avian influenza (H7N9) resulted in 110 million infected Americans, 7.7 million hospitalizations, and 586,000 deaths.
Another simulation known as Clade X took place on May 2018. This event examined the response to a pandemic resulting from the release of a fictional virus known as Clade X. In the simulation, the virus was released by a terror group called A Brighter Dawn. As the outbreak spread through the United States, the participants asked what would be needed if the President issued a federal quarantine, noting that authorities would need to “Determine (the) level of force authorized to maintain quarantine.” The Clade X exercise also resulted in the federal government nationalizing the healthcare system.
The leaders of these controversial pandemic simulations that took place before the Coronavirus crisis have longstanding connections to the U.S. Intelligence and the U.S. Department of Defense. Even more troubling is that key players in the exercises – specifically, Event 201 and Clade X – share a common history in another biowarfare simulation known as Dark Winter.
Darkest Winter
The Dark Winter exercise took place in June 2001, only months before the 9/11 attacks. This exercise took place at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, and involved several Congressmen, a former CIA director, a former FBI director, government insiders and privileged members of the press. The exercise simulated the use of smallpox as a biological weapon against the American public.
During the Dark Winter exercise authorities attempt to stop the spread of “dangerous misinformation” and “unverified” cures, just like with the Event 201 simulation. Dark Winter further discusses the suppression and removal of civil liberties, such as the possibility of the President to invoke “The Insurrection Act”, which would allow the military to act as law enforcement upon request by a State governor, as well as the possibility of “martial rule.” The script says martial rule may “include, but are not limited to, prohibition of free assembly, national travel ban, quarantine of certain areas, suspension of the writ of habeas corpus [i.e. arrest without due process], and/or military trials in the event that the court system becomes dysfunctional.”
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What is important to know is Dark Winter was largely written and designed by Tara O’Toole and Thomas Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins Center along with Randy Larsen and Mark DeMier of the Analytic Services (ANSER) Institute for Homeland Security. O’Toole, Inglesby, and Larsen were directly involved in the response to the alleged anthrax attacks which took place in the days after September 11, 2001. These individuals personally briefed Vice President Cheney on Dark Winter.
Coincidentally, Event 201 was co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which is currently led by Dark Winter co-author Thomas Inglesby. Tara O’Toole was also a key player in the Clade X simulation.
The name for the exercise comes from a statement made by Robert Kadlec, a veteran of the George W. Bush administration and a former lobbyist for military intelligence/intelligence contractors. In the script, Kadlec states that the lack of smallpox vaccines for the U.S. populace means that “it could be a very dark winter for America.” Kadlec is now leading HHS’ Covid-19 response and was also involved in the Trump administration’s 2019 “Crimson Contagion” exercises.
Eerily, Kadlec’s statements in 2001 exercise were recently repeated nearly word for word by Richard Bright, former director of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Bright was recently celebrated as a whistleblower who attempted to hold the Trump administration accountable during the COVID-19 battle. However, while speaking in front of Congress, Bright stated, “without clear planning and implementation of the steps that I and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be darkest winter in modern history.” Now, maybe Bright is simply a concerned scientist warning about the potential for more sick people, but his use of the phrase “darkest winter” is hard to ignore.
When hearing the statements from Kadlec and Bright we ought to consider the corporate media’s promotion of a potential “second wave” of COVID-19. Bill Gates and other influential pundits and health authorities have consistently warned about a second wave which was slated to arrive in the fall of 2020. As of mid-October 2020, reports are beginning to come in that “cases are on the rise”. This is what makes the statement from Richard Bright all the more concerning.
Election 2020 Chaos Incoming?
This leads us to a number of recent simulations of the 2020 U.S. election which have resulted in chaos and potential civil war. It would be easy to dismiss these exercises as politically driven fantasy if the people involved had not already publicly advised their candidate not to concede the election under any circumstances.
Most recently, media reports indicated the Transition Integrity Project (TIP) held a number of exercises simulating what might happen in the event Donald Trump loses the 2020 election, but refuses to leave office. The TIP itself is a secretive group made up of “Never Trump” neocon Republicans and Democrats associated with the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton.
The Boston Globe reported that the TIP met in June to simulate the 11-week period between Election Day on November 3rd and Inauguration Day on January 20, 2021. The exercises state that “Trump and his Republican allies used every apparatus of government — the Postal Service, state lawmakers, the Justice Department, federal agents, and the military — to hold onto power, and Democrats took to the courts and the streets to try to stop it.”
The TIP envisioned one scenario where Trump wins and Biden refuses to concede and instead asks for a recount and makes several demands, including to give statehood to Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, and divide California into 5 states. In the exercises Joe Biden is played by John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager and chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton. The simulations essentially end in a constitutional crisis where there is no clear President and the Supreme Court or possibly the military play a deciding role.
This unprecedented event could be disastrous for American life as it is likely activists from both sides of the vote would take to the streets to protest what they believe is a theft by their opponents. If you think protests and fights between extreme leftists and extreme right wingers are contentious, just wait until they both feel shafted during the presidential election. Those opposed to Trump will claim Biden won and Trump is attempting to steal the election and create a fascist dictatorship. The Trump supporters will say the Satanic Radical Leftist Democrats are attempting a coup to establish a Communist Police State. The result will be neighbor turning against neighbor, family members disowning one another, and some political activists may escalate their tactics from protests to violence.
Other groups were similarly engaged in “war games” that predicted complete chaos in the U.S. on election day as well as the imposition of martial law. This includes the “Operation Blackout” simulations conducted by the U.S.-Israeli company, Cybereason. That company has considerable ties to the U.S. and Israeli intelligence.
Operation Blackout involved hackers taking control of city buses around the U.S., crashing into voters waiting in line at polling stations, hacked traffic lights causing accidents, and the release of “deepfakes” to manipulate the public. The simulation resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 election and the imposition of martial law.
While Donald Trump continues to stoke the flames of division and uncertainty surrounding election 2020, the Establishment is also preparing for the possibility of martial law in response to this chaos. Meanwhile, the public is being prepped for a second wave of COVID-19 infections which could lead to the foreshadowed Darkest Winter. While we don’t care to instill fear we do encourage everyone to heed these warnings and be prepared for potential unrest in the days and weeks following the election.
Are You Prepared?
In conclusion, I believe we may have a narrow window of time to inform our friends and family, and motivate them to prepare for what may be on the horizon. We can spend our time attempting to convince them of the lies of COVID-19. We can also try to educate them about the numerous exercises predicting chaos and civil unrest across the United States. As important as education is in the Information War; now might be the time to focus our energy on helping our families be prepared for what may come. Rather than attempting to convince them to see what you see or believe what you believe, perhaps we can simply help keep them safe until they can clearly see the writing on the wall.
Again, if you are hearing of these exercises and topics for the first time, please listen with an open mind. I want to emphasize that I do not write these words in hopes of inspiring fear or stress. In fact, I hope that this analysis can paint a clear enough picture of the grim reality we are facing so we may act! It is only by honestly facing our circumstances that we can hope to influence and change the path of humanity. This is a historic time to be alive and we have the opportunity to play a powerful role. It’s time to shake off the shackles and expose those who seek to hold us back for their own sick purposes.
Sources/Further Reading:
Source: The Conscious Resistance
Derrick is the founder of TCRN.
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activistpost--2020-10-28--Larken and Amanda Rose Discuss The Jones Plantation Movie — Interview with James Corbett

Larken and Amanda Rose of TheRoseChannel.com join us once again to discuss the production of a feature film based on @ @ @ @ @ ” an animated short that Larken Rose released eight years ago .
We talk about @ @ @ @ @ of the Jones Plantation allegory , how the idea to make that short into a @ @ @ @ @ , and how people who want to contribute to unlocking more minds can contribute to @ @ @ @ @ .
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By The Corbett Report
Larken and Amanda Rose of TheRoseChannel.com join us once again to discuss the production of a feature film based on “The Jones Plantation,” an animated short that Larken Rose released eight years ago.
We talk about original animation, the resonance of the Jones Plantation allegory, how the idea to make that short into a live action feature film originated, and how people who want to contribute to unlocking more minds can contribute to the funding of the film.
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activistpost--2020-10-28--Verizon Admits 5G is More about Autonomous Vehicles and “Smart Cities” Than Speed — Experts Warn All

Verizon Admits 5G is More about Autonomous Vehicles and “Smart Cities” Than Speed — Experts Warn All Are Unsafe

Experts continue to warn that Autonomous Vehicles ( AVs ) are NOT safe ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) .
There have been multiple reports about Teslas crashing and/or catching fire .
Telsa owners have reported additional life-threatening situations as well .
In regard to 5G , the majority of scientists oppose deployment until there are studies that show it ’ s safe .
Doctors and scientists have asked for moratoriums on Earth and in space ( see 1 , 2 ) .
American opposition includes federal agencies and other credible experts who warn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public safety , and weather forecasting accuracy ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
French telecom employees want to stop 5G deployment due to health and economic concerns .
Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban , delay , halt , and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums on deployment .
Nevertheless , Big Telecom will not be deterred from putting us all in harm ’ s way with biologically and environmentally harmful 5G and public roads full of unpredictable AVs .
To answer Verizon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transportation couldn ’ t look brighter for class action lawyers .
What will the future of transportation look like ?
COVID-19 has flipped how we travel on its head , limiting the number of congested roadways , traffic , and parking nightmares we face on a daily basis .
But as travel upticks across the country , 5G technology provides an exciting glimpse into what could be possible for transportation in cities of the future .
Innovative wireless technology could help lay the foundation for adoption of smart infrastructure in cities .
Sensors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transit and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to minimize the amount of time spent stuck in traffic and reduce carbon emissions .
And this is just the beginning .
Leveraging the potential of 5G , the transportation industry , in partnership with forward-thinking local governments , is poised to rapidly accelerate the creation of smart cities all across the country .
Here ’ s what ’ s on the horizon : Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals experiencing symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed ( see 1 , 2 , 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposure risks ARE NOT exclusive to 5G .
Last year , the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) could cause health issues in a significant percentage of the population .
Hence more opportunities for class action lawyers… Activist Post reports regularly about 5G and other unsafe technology .
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By B.N. Frank
Experts continue to warn that Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are NOT safe (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). There have been multiple reports about Teslas crashing and/or catching fire. Telsa owners have reported additional life-threatening situations as well.
In regard to 5G, the majority of scientists oppose deployment until there are studies that show it’s safe. Doctors and scientists have asked for moratoriums on Earth and in space (see 1, 2). American opposition includes federal agencies and other credible experts who warn 5G threatens jobs, national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2, 3, 4). French telecom employees want to stop 5G deployment due to health and economic concerns. Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums on deployment.
Nevertheless, Big Telecom will not be deterred from putting us all in harm’s way with biologically and environmentally harmful 5G and public roads full of unpredictable AVs. To answer Verizon’s question – the future of transportation couldn’t look brighter for class action lawyers.
From a recent Verizon newsletter:
Subject: The Transportation of Tomorrow What will the future of transportation look like? COVID-19 has flipped how we travel on its head, limiting the number of congested roadways, traffic, and parking nightmares we face on a daily basis. But as travel upticks across the country, 5G technology provides an exciting glimpse into what could be possible for transportation in cities of the future. Innovative wireless technology could help lay the foundation for adoption of smart infrastructure in cities. Sensors paved into roads could allow connected public transit and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to minimize the amount of time spent stuck in traffic and reduce carbon emissions. And this is just the beginning. Leveraging the potential of 5G, the transportation industry, in partnership with forward-thinking local governments, is poised to rapidly accelerate the creation of smart cities all across the country. Here’s what’s on the horizon: Read more here
Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals experiencing symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Of course, exposure risks ARE NOT exclusive to 5G. Last year, the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields (aka “Electrosmog”) could cause health issues in a significant percentage of the population. Hence more opportunities for class action lawyers…
Activist Post reports regularly about 5G and other unsafe technology. For more information visit our archives and the following websites.
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activistpost--2020-10-28--NASA Approves Drilling the Moon for Tech “Conflict Minerals” — Will Toxic E-Waste Be Stored There To

NASA Approves Drilling the Moon for Tech “Conflict Minerals” — Will Toxic E-Waste Be Stored There Too?

Ingredients required to manufacture common digital , electronic , and wireless devices and infrastructure are often referred to as “ Conflict Minerals ” because of their known environmental and humanitarian costs .
A few months ago , the U.N. warned that 82 % of hazardous Electronic Waste ( E-Waste ) is NOT being recycled ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Some prominent tech companies are being sued for practices that have caused injuries and death to child and adult miners .
Experts warn that mining the ocean floor for “ Conflict Minerals ” will led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Regardless , tech proponents insist that we need more gadgets and technology so these minerals have to come from somewhere .
To the Moon !
NASA selected Houston-based company Intuitive Machine to land an ice-mining drill on the moon ’ s south pole by December 2022 .
The space agency agreed to pay Intuitive Machines $ 47 million to land Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment ( PRIME-1 ) on the moon in the first-ever mining mission to drill below the lunar surface , in search of water ice .
A mass spectrometer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ice changes from solid to vapor on the lunar surface vacuum .
The data will assist NASA ’ s rover , the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover ( VIPER ) , searching for water ice at the moon ’ s pole to determine an area that will support a human presence in 2024 .
“ We continue to rapidly select vendors from our pool of Commercial Lunar Payload Services ( CLPS ) program vendors to land payloads on the lunar surface , which exemplifies our work to integrate the ingenuity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moon , ” said NASA ’ s Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen .
“ The information we ’ ll gain from PRIME-1 and other science instruments and technology demonstrations we ’ re sending to the lunar surface will inform our Artemis missions with astronauts and help us better understand how we can build a sustainable lunar presence , ” said Zurbuchen .
Intuitive Machines will fly the 88-pound PRIME-1 to the moon no later than December 2022 on its NOVA-C lander as part of CLPS .
The company is one of several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ robotic missions on the moon .
Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said in a statement that “ laying the foundation to return humans to the moon is an incredible honor and even greater challenge… At Intuitive Machines , we ’ re hungry for the pursuit of these audacious missions that will redefine what a small business is capable of.
” PRIME-1 will drill down three feet below the lunar surface to search for buried water ice .
According to NASA , it ’ s not just water ice they ’ re after ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moon : “ PRIME-1 will give us tremendous insight into the resources at the moon and how to extract them , ” said Jim Reuter , NASA ’ s associate administrator for space technology , in the NASA statement .
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine recently said the space agency is set to purchase rare-earth materials mined from the moon by private companies .
Not too long ago , NASA discovered that underneath the lunar surface , there is an abundance of natural resources .
The sequence of events appears to be once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be seen by 2024 – then shortly after that , mining operations could begin as early as 2025 .
4G being installed on the Moon plus mining it for “ Conflict Minerals ” sounds like an environmental nightmare .
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By B.N. Frank
Ingredients required to manufacture common digital, electronic, and wireless devices and infrastructure are often referred to as “Conflict Minerals” because of their known environmental and humanitarian costs. A few months ago, the U.N. warned that 82% of hazardous Electronic Waste (E-Waste) is NOT being recycled (see 1, 2, 3, 4).
Some prominent tech companies are being sued for practices that have caused injuries and death to child and adult miners. Experts warn that mining the ocean floor for “Conflict Minerals” will led to ecologically devastating results there as well.
Regardless, tech proponents insist that we need more gadgets and technology so these minerals have to come from somewhere. To the Moon!
From Zero Hedge:
NASA Awards Houston Space Firm $47 Million Moon Drilling Contract
By Tyler Durden
NASA selected Houston-based company Intuitive Machine to land an ice-mining drill on the moon’s south pole by December 2022.
The space agency agreed to pay Intuitive Machines $47 million to land Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment (PRIME-1) on the moon in the first-ever mining mission to drill below the lunar surface, in search of water ice. A mass spectrometer will be used to determine how much of the ice changes from solid to vapor on the lunar surface vacuum. The data will assist NASA’s rover, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), searching for water ice at the moon’s pole to determine an area that will support a human presence in 2024.
“We continue to rapidly select vendors from our pool of Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program vendors to land payloads on the lunar surface, which exemplifies our work to integrate the ingenuity of commercial industry into our efforts at the Moon,” said NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.
“The information we’ll gain from PRIME-1 and other science instruments and technology demonstrations we’re sending to the lunar surface will inform our Artemis missions with astronauts and help us better understand how we can build a sustainable lunar presence,” said Zurbuchen.
Intuitive Machines will fly the 88-pound PRIME-1 to the moon no later than December 2022 on its NOVA-C lander as part of CLPS. The company is one of several space firms selected by NASA to conduct robotic missions on the moon.
Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said in a statement that “laying the foundation to return humans to the moon is an incredible honor and even greater challenge… At Intuitive Machines, we’re hungry for the pursuit of these audacious missions that will redefine what a small business is capable of.”
PRIME-1 will drill down three feet below the lunar surface to search for buried water ice. According to NASA, it’s not just water ice they’re after; apparently, natural resources are abundant on the moon:
“PRIME-1 will give us tremendous insight into the resources at the moon and how to extract them,” said Jim Reuter, NASA’s associate administrator for space technology, in the NASA statement.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine recently said the space agency is set to purchase rare-earth materials mined from the moon by private companies. Not too long ago, NASA discovered that underneath the lunar surface, there is an abundance of natural resources.
Here’s how moon mining could work:
The sequence of events appears to be once water ice is found, manned missions will be seen by 2024 – then shortly after that, mining operations could begin as early as 2025.


activistpost--2020-10-28--Dept Protected Woman-Beating Cop, Covered Up His Crimes Caught on Video — Taxpayers Held Liable

Honolulu , HI — As frequent readers of the Free Thought Project understand , law enforcement families experience domestic violence at nearly four times the rate of non-cop families .
What ’ s more , as the following case illustrates , many estimate this number is likely higher due to the fact that the abusive officers are often protected by the thin blue line who silence victims and shield officers .
The taxpayers of Honolulu , Hawaii have found out this week that they will be shelling out $ 320,000 to pay for the domestic violence doled out by one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the taxpayers footing the bill is due to the fact that the department helped cover for the officer ’ s alleged abuse for years .
According to the lawsuit , officer Darren Cachola choked his wife in 2017 then pushed her against a wall and terrorized two years later after she filed for divorce .
Despite making numerous reports , according to the lawsuit , Cachola ’ s fellow officers at the Honolulu police department refused to investigate her injuries and went so far as to discourage her from filing charges .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This money is coming from taxpayers , ” said Ken Lawson of the University of Hawaii Law School .
“ When the HPD does not enforce its own rules and allows officers … to come in and cover up for other officers in cases of domestic violence we end up paying for it.
” Indeed .
Had the officers actually held Cachola accountable , or even investigated his wife ’ s claims , the taxpayers would not be on the hook right now .
Naturally , however , Cachola ’ s police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing wrong .
“ There ’ s no admission of liability .
He ’ s taken the position from day one that he did not do anything to his wife , ” said attorney William Harrison .
This claim rings hollow , however , considering the fact that Cachola ’ s wife was not the first person to claim he beat her .
In fact , the officer was captured on video at a local restaurant in a violent dispute with his girlfriend before her .
Like they did for his wife , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to file reports over it .
“ When you commit crimes as a police officer , not get prosecuted , get fired and get your job back because of arbitration and not be punished … what ’ s the deterrent from continuing to engage in misconduct , ” said Lawson .
Cachola ’ s attorney thinks that the lack of indictment is good enough reason to believe that the officer did nothing wrong .
“ You can pretty much indict a ham sandwich before the grand jury , right ?
And they looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they found there was not enough , ” Harrison said .
“ That case was dismissed but it continues to haunt him.
” But this is simply not true .
When it comes to indicting cops , even cops who kill innocent children on video , getting a grand jury to pull the trigger is an often impossible task .
Also , here ’ s the video .
He is seen repeatedly pummeling his girlfriend , beating her across the entire restaurant .
The next video shows him repeatedly attempting to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
This incident was so over the top that TFTP reported on it in 2014 .
In this article , we detailed how the officer ’ s ex-wife before this incident , filed two petitions for temporary restraining orders against him in 2002 and 2009 .
She also alleges he threatened to kill her if she went to police .
Sound familiar ?
When a cop with a proven history of domestic violence , spanning decades , is allowed to walk while the taxpayers foot the bill , it may be time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigating themselves .
What this case highlights is the extensive privilege granted to police officers even in the most extreme situations .
Had this man been accused of committing the same crimes against his wife and not had a badge , rest assured things would have played out far different .
TFTP has reported on far less serious domestic disputes in which police have responded with excessive levels of force .
Earlier this year , we were contacted by friends of a couple who made the poor decision to call the police for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The couple ’ s verbal dispute over a parking space turned into a nightmare after a call was made to 911 to settle it .
When police showed up , the man involved in the dispute , Mark Anthony Smith , 48 , was savagely beaten by three deputies who all used their rifles to inflict serious injury .
He was then falsely charged and thrown in a cage .
Luckily , video was released months later which cleared his name and all the charges were dropped .
Also , what this case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States have an exceedingly higher rate of domestic violence than any other occupation .
The average rate of domestic violence among most families in America is around 10 % .
As the National Center for Women and Policing points out , two studies have found that at least 40 % of police officer families experience domestic violence .
That is a four-fold increase .
A simple Google search will illustrate how police officers are arrested for domestic violence on a near-weekly basis .
It is also estimated that the incident rate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported as many women stay silent out of fear of retaliation and the fact that their abuser ’ s brothers in blue will cover for them .
As TFTP has previously noted , a report by a government-appointed watchdog group shows that most of the time , abusive officers who commit these crimes , do so with seeming impunity .
The above case is a perfect example of why that is so .
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence , you can seek help at the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1-800-799-7233 .
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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By Matt Agorist
Honolulu, HI — As frequent readers of the Free Thought Project understand, law enforcement families experience domestic violence at nearly four times the rate of non-cop families. What’s more, as the following case illustrates, many estimate this number is likely higher due to the fact that the abusive officers are often protected by the thin blue line who silence victims and shield officers.
The taxpayers of Honolulu, Hawaii have found out this week that they will be shelling out $320,000 to pay for the domestic violence doled out by one of their “finest.” The reason for the taxpayers footing the bill is due to the fact that the department helped cover for the officer’s alleged abuse for years.
According to the lawsuit, officer Darren Cachola choked his wife in 2017 then pushed her against a wall and terrorized two years later after she filed for divorce. Despite making numerous reports, according to the lawsuit, Cachola’s fellow officers at the Honolulu police department refused to investigate her injuries and went so far as to discourage her from filing charges.
“Here’s the sad thing. This money is coming from taxpayers,” said Ken Lawson of the University of Hawaii Law School. “When the HPD does not enforce its own rules and allows officers … to come in and cover up for other officers in cases of domestic violence we end up paying for it.”
Indeed. Had the officers actually held Cachola accountable, or even investigated his wife’s claims, the taxpayers would not be on the hook right now.
Naturally, however, Cachola’s police union appointed attorney said his client did nothing wrong.
“There’s no admission of liability. He’s taken the position from day one that he did not do anything to his wife,” said attorney William Harrison.
This claim rings hollow, however, considering the fact that Cachola’s wife was not the first person to claim he beat her. In fact, the officer was captured on video at a local restaurant in a violent dispute with his girlfriend before her. Like they did for his wife, fellow officers covered it up and refused to file reports over it.
As Hawaii News Now reports:
Back in 2014, he was caught on surveillance cameras fighting with his then-girlfriend in an empty Waipahu restaurant. The responding officers did not arrest Cachola and did not file reports. A grand jury also declined to indict. Cachola was later fired but was reinstated.
“When you commit crimes as a police officer, not get prosecuted, get fired and get your job back because of arbitration and not be punished … what’s the deterrent from continuing to engage in misconduct,” said Lawson.
Cachola’s attorney thinks that the lack of indictment is good enough reason to believe that the officer did nothing wrong.
“You can pretty much indict a ham sandwich before the grand jury, right? And they looked at the videos at the other cases and they found there was not enough,” Harrison said. “That case was dismissed but it continues to haunt him.”
But this is simply not true. When it comes to indicting cops, even cops who kill innocent children on video, getting a grand jury to pull the trigger is an often impossible task.
Also, here’s the video. He is seen repeatedly pummeling his girlfriend, beating her across the entire restaurant.
The next video shows him repeatedly attempting to take her down before she defended herself against him.
This incident was so over the top that TFTP reported on it in 2014. In this article, we detailed how the officer’s ex-wife before this incident, filed two petitions for temporary restraining orders against him in 2002 and 2009. She also alleges he threatened to kill her if she went to police. Sound familiar?
When a cop with a proven history of domestic violence, spanning decades, is allowed to walk while the taxpayers foot the bill, it may be time to re-examine the role police play in investigating themselves.
What this case highlights is the extensive privilege granted to police officers even in the most extreme situations. Had this man been accused of committing the same crimes against his wife and not had a badge, rest assured things would have played out far different.
TFTP has reported on far less serious domestic disputes in which police have responded with excessive levels of force. Earlier this year, we were contacted by friends of a couple who made the poor decision to call the police for a dispute over a parking space.
The couple’s verbal dispute over a parking space turned into a nightmare after a call was made to 911 to settle it. When police showed up, the man involved in the dispute, Mark Anthony Smith, 48, was savagely beaten by three deputies who all used their rifles to inflict serious injury. He was then falsely charged and thrown in a cage. Luckily, video was released months later which cleared his name and all the charges were dropped.
Also, what this case illustrates is that police officers in the United States have an exceedingly higher rate of domestic violence than any other occupation. The average rate of domestic violence among most families in America is around 10%. As the National Center for Women and Policing points out, two studies have found that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic violence. That is a four-fold increase.
A simple Google search will illustrate how police officers are arrested for domestic violence on a near-weekly basis. It is also estimated that the incident rate for domestic violence is likely far higher than reported as many women stay silent out of fear of retaliation and the fact that their abuser’s brothers in blue will cover for them.
As TFTP has previously noted, a report by a government-appointed watchdog group shows that most of the time, abusive officers who commit these crimes, do so with seeming impunity. The above case is a perfect example of why that is so.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, you can seek help at the National Domestic Violence Hotline website or by calling 1-800-799-7233.
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--2020-10-28--China’s Top Censor Orders Another Crackdown On Dissent

While Facebook readies emergency measures to halt the spread of viral election day misinformation , contributing to a bout of social media hysteria that is starting to feel vaguely reminiscent of the perturbation that preceded Y2K , the censors over in Beijing are as busy as ever .
Reuters reports that China ’ s “ top cyber authority ” has declared that it will carry out a “ rectification ” of China ’ s mobile internet browsers .
The campaign is a response to concerns about “ chaos ” in terms of information being shared online .
Doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happening over at Twitter and Facebook .
But we digress .
Anyway , the Cyberspace Administration of China , or CAC – the regulator in question – has told mobile browser owners that they have until Nov. 9 to finish a “ self examination ” ( sounds fun ) and rectify any previously unaddressed “ problems.
” Some suspect that President Trump ’ s attacks on China , combined with the pro-independence party that continues to rule Taiwan and the pro-democracy protests that preceded a wave of street violence in Hong Kong last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drastic action to assert China ’ s dominance once and for all .
If accurate , than this would be only the latest example of China cracking down on what has been an unprecedented year for that , with all that has happened in Hong Kong .
But circling back to the mainland , browsers will need to upgrade their censorship tools surrounding sensationalist headlines and “ rumors ” spread online .
We wonder how they plan on accomplishing all this ?
“ For some time , mobile browsers have grown in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and amplifier for dissemination of chaos by ‘ self-media ’ , ” the CAC said , referring to independently operated social media accounts , many of which publish news .
“ After the rectification , mobile browsers that still have outstanding problems will be dealt with strictly according to laws and regulations until related businesses are banned.
” The campaign is focusing on eight of the most widely used mobile browsers in China , including those operated by Huawei , Alibaba ’ s UCWeb and Xiaomi , also a major smartphone manufacturer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tencent , Qihoo-owned 360 , Oppo and Sogou .
It ’ s just the latest reminder that economic engagement in China hasn ’ t improved political freedoms in China one bit since Mao Zedong ’ s death .
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By Tyler Durden
While Facebook readies emergency measures to halt the spread of viral election day misinformation, contributing to a bout of social media hysteria that is starting to feel vaguely reminiscent of the perturbation that preceded Y2K, the censors over in Beijing are as busy as ever.
Reuters reports that China’s “top cyber authority” has declared that it will carry out a “rectification” of China’s mobile internet browsers. The campaign is a response to concerns about “chaos” in terms of information being shared online.
Doesn’t sound too different from what’s happening over at Twitter and Facebook. But we digress.
Anyway, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC – the regulator in question – has told mobile browser owners that they have until Nov. 9 to finish a “self examination” (sounds fun) and rectify any previously unaddressed “problems.”
Some suspect that President Trump’s attacks on China, combined with the pro-independence party that continues to rule Taiwan and the pro-democracy protests that preceded a wave of street violence in Hong Kong last year, may push President Xi to drastic action to assert China’s dominance once and for all. If accurate, than this would be only the latest example of China cracking down on what has been an unprecedented year for that, with all that has happened in Hong Kong.
But circling back to the mainland, browsers will need to upgrade their censorship tools surrounding sensationalist headlines and “rumors” spread online. We wonder how they plan on accomplishing all this?
“For some time, mobile browsers have grown in an uncivilised way…and have become a gathering place and amplifier for dissemination of chaos by ‘self-media’,” the CAC said, referring to independently operated social media accounts, many of which publish news. “After the rectification, mobile browsers that still have outstanding problems will be dealt with strictly according to laws and regulations until related businesses are banned.”
The campaign is focusing on eight of the most widely used mobile browsers in China, including those operated by Huawei, Alibaba’s UCWeb and Xiaomi, also a major smartphone manufacturer. Others include the QQ platform owned by Tencent, Qihoo-owned 360, Oppo and Sogou.
It’s just the latest reminder that economic engagement in China hasn’t improved political freedoms in China one bit since Mao Zedong’s death.
Source: Zerohedge
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