activistpost--2020-09-20--Full Measure:  FCC Chair on Rural America Getting High Speed Internet via Co-ops AND Holding Telecom

Full Measure:  FCC Chair on Rural America Getting High Speed Internet via Co-ops AND Holding Telecoms Accountable

All Americans would benefit from having access to high-speed internet .
However , the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry .
Unfortunately , they were a corrupt agency before Trump was elected and have become even scarier since he took office ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 .
7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ) .
This has led to lawsuits being filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G on Earth ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 , 5 ) and in space .
Earlier this year , Full Measure ’ s Sharyl Attkisson interviewed FCC chairman , Ajit Pai who said the FCC is “ not heavy handed ” when regulating the industry .
No duh .
Earlier this month , Pai was exposed for providing inaccurate information about broadband deployment data even after being warned to NOT do so .
In this Full Measure interview , he says the agency plans to hold the telecom industry accountable .
So will anyone be holding the FCC accountable too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the internet has become more crucial than ever for working families , but many of our communities can ’ t get high speed internet at all .
Next month the FCC begins phase one of a $ 16 Billion dollar plan to wire up more rural areas but today we find out what happened to the billions of tax dollars already spent for that purpose .
Sharyl : Life in the Virginia countryside comes with beauty , serenity and for some , a big drawback .
No high-speed internet .
Kim Manion : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at my house at all because my house unfortunately is a spot that is a dead zone for cell phones .
Sharyl : Kim Manion is a fourth-grade teacher at Millboro Elementary in Bath County , Central Virginia .
To do any work online , she has to go to school or hotspots in parking lots .
Same for about a quarter of her students .
Manion : They are still missing out because the bottom line is the other kids are learning how to be familiar with technological devices .
Sharyl : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line , how far they have to lay a line and how much it would cost to reach just one house .
There are more than 18 million Americans without high-speed internet .
Companies like AT & T , Comcast and Verizon won ’ t spend the money it takes to lay the cable or fiber optic lines to relatively few customers .
That ’ s where customer-owned co-ops are entering the picture .
Here in Virginia it ’ s the Bath , Alleghany , and Rockbridge Counties Electric Cooperativeor BARC .
BARC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ houses out this way have only satellite internet , if anything ; slow and expensive .
Sharyl : You ’ re too young to remember , but in the old days we had like dial up on a modem .
Sharyl : Wait for the connection to clear .
Wallace : Yeah .
I remember it perfectly clear at my Grandpa ’ s house .
Sharyl : So some people aren ’ t too far past that .
Sharyl : What is the new service going to allow you to do ?
Bob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to save a lot of money in monthly fees , but in , in this process , we ’ re going to get a faster , more reliable internet service than we ’ ve had .
Sharyl : A few miles up the road is Keith Swisher ’ s beef cattle and grain farm .
Keith Swisher : I started out with dial up .
And then we went from dial up to , I believe we went next to the satellite .
And it was all so frustratingly slow that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sharyl : What types of things would happen if you tried to do something ?
Keith Swisher : Well , if you tried to open a newspaper , a lot of times it would time out and just cut off before it would ever load .
And it ’ s so frustrating to try to look up something , you know , for parts or information , it just took forever .
Sharyl : The fact is , to some , access to the internet is becoming as vital as electric power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went up .
The wires were strung .
Sharyl : The federal government helped bring power to the rural south in the 1930s .
Newsreel announcer : And there was light .
Yes , there was light .
But more than just the light of illumination .
Mike Keyser : Anybody living outside of the towns of the cities that didn ’ t have power , so co-ops were formed to bring power to those areas .
Keyser : 70 , 80 years later here , we are basically doing the exact same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the federal government to bring , and grants , to bring broadband out to people that are unserved , because it ’ s not profitable for , for-profit companies to do that .
Sharyl : So do you know anything about how when the electric came in and how that worked ?
Swisher : Oh , I ’ ve heard my father speak of it often .
It was put in in 1938 and they were very welcoming to have electricity finally , in this area .
Sharyl : Did you say you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other farmers around here helped with that ?
Sharyl : Tell me about that .
Swisher : When the construction of the lines came through and when it passed individual ’ s property , they would go out and help the people put the poles in and string the wire .
They were that eager to have electricity out here .
Sharyl : It ’ s not easy or cheap .
Here BARC crews are rolling out fiber optic cables along the existing telephone poles .
This part of the labor alone would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ household .
But since the BARC co-op is a not for profit and customers are the owners , BARC pays the upfront costs and gets paid back by the monthly customer payments over many years .
With so many millions still disconnected , the Federal Communications Commission is spending $ 20.4 billion over the next ten years to help bring fast internet to more unserved areas .
Phase One of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund in October makes $ 16 billion available .
A lot of the money will go to co-ops— like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it fair to say you think there should be more accountability of this federal money that ’ s going out the door to companies that are supposedly serving more people with internet ?
Ajit Pai is chairman of the Federal Communications Commission .
He says under the 2009 stimulus bill , billions of dollars went to giant internet providers to connect rural residents , but today we don ’ t know how many people actually got the benefit .
Sharyl : Is there a way to quantify how much money these big companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really have served or how much internet has been brought to rural areas ?
Pai : Unfortunately , we know that billions went out the door , but there was not accountability on the back end .
These companies didn ’ t have to report how they were using these subsidies to deploy broadband infrastructure .
So under my administration , what we ’ ve done is to create an online database where these carriers that receive subsidies going forward , have to register the exact Geo-coded locations where they ’ re providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ ve provided for them over the course of the years , they have to pay some of the money back potentially and be subject to enforcement action .
Sharyl : Do you expect that these organizations called co-ops will play larger role maybe than they have in the past and receiving these funds and wiring up rural areas ?
Pai : Absolutely .
If you ’ re willing to do the job , then you ’ re eligible for this funding .
So I hope that co-ops will play a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BARC is getting $ 5.2 million dollars in federal money over ten years to help with the cost off connecting more than 2,500 homes .
Keyser : In our case , we ’ re passing every single electric member when we ’ re done .
So that ’ s 13,000 there .
Right now , I mean , we can ’ t build it fast enough .
Everybody wants it every direction that we ’ re going ; inside and outside our territory .
Sharyl : Now , Swisher has fast internet thanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices , order parts , check the news .
Kim Manion , the teacher , is on the waiting list .
Along with more than 18 million others , still living a peaceful but largely disconnected life in the American countryside .
Sharyl ( on camera ) : And since our visit we checked in , Teacher Kim Manion is off the waiting list and now has broadband service at home .
High-speed internet CAN be obtained without 5G and even without wireless .
And according to Pai – and a LAWSUIT filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid to have this already .
There is so much controversy over 5G that it ’ s been featured in Dilbert comic strips .
American opposition is not limited to biological and environmental risks ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Federal agencies and other experts have warned it can threaten national security , public safety , and weather forecasting accuracy ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
Municipal governments have passed resolutions to ban deployment until studies prove it ’ s safe ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordinances to limit and/or control installation .
State representatives in Hawaii and Illinois have introduced 5G bills to protect constituents .
Congress members have also confronted the FCC about safety .
Despite research proving harm from exposure , the agency refuses to update 24-year-old federal RF radiation guidelines .
In 2019 , telecom executives gave U.S. congressional testimony that they had NO scientific evidence that 5G is safe .
The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment until studies show that it ’ s safe .
Despite all of this – Trump is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 , 2 ) even though Americans DON ’ T NEED 5G to have high-speed internet .
Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals suffering from symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Of course exposure to other sources of wireless radiation can cause this too .
In fact , last year the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) including wireless radiation – could lead to health issues in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-speed internet can be had without 5G or wireless AND Americans have already paid for this – what ’ s the hold-up ?
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By B.N. Frank
All Americans would benefit from having access to high-speed internet. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry. Unfortunately, they were a corrupt agency before Trump was elected and have become even scarier since he took office (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10). This has led to lawsuits being filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G on Earth (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and in space.
Earlier this year, Full Measure’s Sharyl Attkisson interviewed FCC chairman, Ajit Pai who said the FCC is “not heavy handed” when regulating the industry. No duh. Earlier this month, Pai was exposed for providing inaccurate information about broadband deployment data even after being warned to NOT do so. In this Full Measure interview, he says the agency plans to hold the telecom industry accountable. So will anyone be holding the FCC accountable too?
From Full Measure:
The Internet Divide
By Full Measure Staff Sunday, September 20th 2020
In the age of coronavirus, the internet has become more crucial than ever for working families, but many of our communities can’t get high speed internet at all. Next month the FCC begins phase one of a $16 Billion dollar plan to wire up more rural areas but today we find out what happened to the billions of tax dollars already spent for that purpose.
Sharyl: Life in the Virginia countryside comes with beauty, serenity and for some, a big drawback. No high-speed internet.
Kim Manion: I don’t have any internet at my house at all because my house unfortunately is a spot that is a dead zone for cell phones.
Sharyl: Kim Manion is a fourth-grade teacher at Millboro Elementary in Bath County, Central Virginia. To do any work online, she has to go to school or hotspots in parking lots. Same for about a quarter of her students.
Manion: They are still missing out because the bottom line is the other kids are learning how to be familiar with technological devices.
Sharyl: It has to do with the bottom line, how far they have to lay a line and how much it would cost to reach just one house.
There are more than 18 million Americans without high-speed internet. Companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon won’t spend the money it takes to lay the cable or fiber optic lines to relatively few customers.
That’s where customer-owned co-ops are entering the picture. Here in Virginia it’s the Bath, Alleghany, and Rockbridge Counties Electric Cooperativeor BARC.
BARC installer Dustin Wallace says a lot of houses out this way have only satellite internet, if anything; slow and expensive.
Sharyl: You’re too young to remember, but in the old days we had like dial up on a modem.
Dustin Wallace: I remember at my Grandpa’s house.
Sharyl: Wait for the connection to clear.
Wallace: Yeah. I remember it perfectly clear at my Grandpa’s house.
Sharyl: So some people aren’t too far past that.
Wallace: No, it’s actually, yeah, it’s pretty similar.
Sharyl: Today, he’s bringing a better connection to Bob Williams.
Sharyl: What is the new service going to allow you to do?
Bob Williams: Overall, it’s going to save a lot of money in monthly fees, but in, in this process, we’re going to get a faster, more reliable internet service than we’ve had.
Sharyl: A few miles up the road is Keith Swisher’s beef cattle and grain farm.
Keith Swisher: I started out with dial up. And then we went from dial up to, I believe we went next to the satellite. And it was all so frustratingly slow that I almost gave up on using the internet.
Sharyl: What types of things would happen if you tried to do something?
Keith Swisher: Well, if you tried to open a newspaper, a lot of times it would time out and just cut off before it would ever load. And it’s so frustrating to try to look up something, you know, for parts or information, it just took forever.
Sharyl: The fact is, to some, access to the internet is becoming as vital as electric power.
News reel announcer: The poles went up. The wires were strung.
Sharyl: The federal government helped bring power to the rural south in the 1930s.
Newsreel announcer: And there was light. Yes, there was light. But more than just the light of illumination.
Mike Keyser: Anybody living outside of the towns of the cities that didn’t have power, so co-ops were formed to bring power to those areas.
Mike Keyser is CEO of BARC Electric Cooperative.
Keyser: 70, 80 years later here, we are basically doing the exact same thing with broadband, getting loans from the federal government to bring, and grants, to bring broadband out to people that are unserved, because it’s not profitable for, for-profit companies to do that.
Sharyl: So do you know anything about how when the electric came in and how that worked?
Swisher: Oh, I’ve heard my father speak of it often. It was put in in 1938 and they were very welcoming to have electricity finally, in this area.
Sharyl: Did you say you think your grandfather or some of the other farmers around here helped with that?
Swisher: Yes.
Sharyl: Tell me about that.
Swisher: When the construction of the lines came through and when it passed individual’s property, they would go out and help the people put the poles in and string the wire. They were that eager to have electricity out here.
Sharyl: It’s not easy or cheap. Here BARC crews are rolling out fiber optic cables along the existing telephone poles. This part of the labor alone would cost the equivalent of $5,000 per household. But since the BARC co-op is a not for profit and customers are the owners, BARC pays the upfront costs and gets paid back by the monthly customer payments over many years.
With so many millions still disconnected, the Federal Communications Commission is spending $20.4 billion over the next ten years to help bring fast internet to more unserved areas. Phase One of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund in October makes $16 billion available. A lot of the money will go to co-ops— like BARC.
Sharyl: So, is it fair to say you think there should be more accountability of this federal money that’s going out the door to companies that are supposedly serving more people with internet?
Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman: Absolutely.
Ajit Pai is chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He says under the 2009 stimulus bill, billions of dollars went to giant internet providers to connect rural residents, but today we don’t know how many people actually got the benefit.
Sharyl: Is there a way to quantify how much money these big companies have gotten and how many people they really have served or how much internet has been brought to rural areas?
Pai: Unfortunately, we know that billions went out the door, but there was not accountability on the back end. These companies didn’t have to report how they were using these subsidies to deploy broadband infrastructure. So under my administration, what we’ve done is to create an online database where these carriers that receive subsidies going forward, have to register the exact Geo-coded locations where they’re providing service. If they miss these metrics that we’ve provided for them over the course of the years, they have to pay some of the money back potentially and be subject to enforcement action.
Sharyl: Do you expect that these organizations called co-ops will play larger role maybe than they have in the past and receiving these funds and wiring up rural areas?
Pai: Absolutely. If you’re willing to do the job, then you’re eligible for this funding. So I hope that co-ops will play a big part in this.
Sharyl: BARC is getting $5.2 million dollars in federal money over ten years to help with the cost off connecting more than 2,500 homes.
Keyser: In our case, we’re passing every single electric member when we’re done. So that’s 13,000 there. Right now, I mean, we can’t build it fast enough. Everybody wants it every direction that we’re going; inside and outside our territory.
Sharyl: Now, Swisher has fast internet thanks to BARC, he can look up prices, order parts, check the news.
Kim Manion, the teacher, is on the waiting list.
Along with more than 18 million others, still living a peaceful but largely disconnected life in the American countryside.
Sharyl (on camera): And since our visit we checked in, Teacher Kim Manion is off the waiting list and now has broadband service at home.
High-speed internet CAN be obtained without 5G and even without wireless. And according to Pai – and a LAWSUIT filed against the FCC – Americans have actually paid to have this already.
There is so much controversy over 5G that it’s been featured in Dilbert comic strips. American opposition is not limited to biological and environmental risks (see 1, 2). Federal agencies and other experts have warned it can threaten national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2, 3). Municipal governments have passed resolutions to ban deployment until studies prove it’s safe (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and ordinances to limit and/or control installation. State representatives in Hawaii and Illinois have introduced 5G bills to protect constituents. Congress members have also confronted the FCC about safety. Despite research proving harm from exposure, the agency refuses to update 24-year-old federal RF radiation guidelines.
In 2019, telecom executives gave U.S. congressional testimony that they had NO scientific evidence that 5G is safe. The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment until studies show that it’s safe. Despite all of this – Trump is still advocating a nationalized 5G plan (see 1, 2) even though Americans DON’T NEED 5G to have high-speed internet.
Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals suffering from symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Of course exposure to other sources of wireless radiation can cause this too. In fact, last year the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields (aka “Electrosmog”) including wireless radiation – could lead to health issues in 30% of the population.
Since high-speed internet can be had without 5G or wireless AND Americans have already paid for this – what’s the hold-up?
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activistpost--2020-09-22--Update – Ohio Group Suing to Remove COVID-19 Emergency Order Will Enter Into Discovery Stage of Tria

Update – Ohio Group Suing to Remove COVID-19 Emergency Order Will Enter Into Discovery Stage of Trial

Ohio is getting a lot of press lately for alleged legislator-lobbyist-utility corruption ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) , and also for citizens taking action against state-mandated COVID-19 orders ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) .
A few weeks ago , a lawsuit was filed by the latter .
The group ’ s recent press release indicates that the lawsuit is progressing as planned .
Ohio Stands Up !
will be able to enter into the discovery stage of the trial soon and looks forward to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal officials .
“ As the state continues to double down on this continued fraud , going so far as to create FEMA “ concentration camps , ” we are working to shine the light of truth on the dark reality of the COVID response.
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By B.N. Frank
Ohio is getting a lot of press lately for alleged legislator-lobbyist-utility corruption (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and also for citizens taking action against state-mandated COVID-19 orders (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). A few weeks ago, a lawsuit was filed by the latter. The group’s recent press release indicates that the lawsuit is progressing as planned.
From Ohio Stands Up!
Sept 10, 2020
BREAKING NEWS! Ohio Stands Up! will be able to enter into the discovery stage of the trial soon and looks forward to deposing under oath the relevant state and federal officials. “As the state continues to double down on this continued fraud, going so far as to create FEMA “concentration camps,” we are working to shine the light of truth on the dark reality of the COVID response.”
For more information, visit Ohio Stands Up!
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activistpost--2020-09-23--Julian Assange Is “Hearing Voices” And At “High Risk Of Suicide,” Psychiatrist Says

At a recent extradition hearing for Julian Assange , a psychiatrist testified that the embattled Wikileaks founder is experiencing strong hallucinations and is at a high risk of suicide .
Professor Michael Kopelman , an emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry at King ’ s College London , said that Assange has been hearing voices and has confessed to a priest that he was making preparations to kill himself .
These preparations included drafting his will and writing a goodbye letter to his family and friends .
On Tuesday , at the Old Bailey courthouse in London , Professor Kopelman testified that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become concerned about his mental and physical health .
“ He reported auditory hallucinations , which were voices either inside or outside his head , somatic hallucinations , funny bodily experiences , these have now disappeared .
He also has a long history of musical hallucinations , which is maybe a separate phenomenon , that got worse when he was in prison , ” Kopelman said .
The voices that Assange is hearing are saying things like “ you are dust , you are dead , we are coming to get you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe hallucinations have begun to diminish , but Assange is still severely depressed and at a high risk of suicide .
He also added that if Assange were extradited the risk would increase further .
“ The risk of suicide arises out of clinical factors…but it is the imminence of extradition and or an actual extradition that would trigger the attempt , in my opinion , ” Kopleman said .
Kopelman was cross-examined by James Lewis QC , who accused Assange of fabricating his mental illness to avoid extradition .
Kopelman disagreed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assange was reluctant to share details about his mental struggles with authorities , despite self-reporting in the past .
“ Mr Assange was very reluctant to talk about his suicidal ideas and plans because he feared he would be put on constant watch or isolation , ” Kopelman said .
“ He thinks as a leader he shouldn ’ t be showing weakness or psychiatric problems and he was concerned he would end up being further isolated on continuous watch and he didn ’ t want that , ” he added .
Prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and two cords from his cell , and he has been kept under close watch the entire time he has been behind bars .
Last month , his partner Stella Moris visited him for the first time since the coronavirus lockdowns began at the prison .
Moris said that Assange is looking much thinner than he was the last time she saw him back in March .
She says that the situation has been “ incredibly stressful ” and that he has been having some health problems , including a sprained ankle and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was taking virus precautions when Assange was having visitors , Moris says that they have done nothing to protect the prisoners during regular hours .
Moris has also launched a crowdfunding campaign to help with legal costs for Assange as he fights extradition to the United States .
So far , the campaign has raised £138,445 .
Assange is facing 18 charges under the U.S .
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By John Vibes
At a recent extradition hearing for Julian Assange, a psychiatrist testified that the embattled Wikileaks founder is experiencing strong hallucinations and is at a high risk of suicide. Professor Michael Kopelman, an emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry at King’s College London, said that Assange has been hearing voices and has confessed to a priest that he was making preparations to kill himself. These preparations included drafting his will and writing a goodbye letter to his family and friends.
On Tuesday, at the Old Bailey courthouse in London, Professor Kopelman testified that he visited Assange over 20 times and has become concerned about his mental and physical health.
“He reported auditory hallucinations, which were voices either inside or outside his head, somatic hallucinations, funny bodily experiences, these have now disappeared. He also has a long history of musical hallucinations, which is maybe a separate phenomenon, that got worse when he was in prison,” Kopelman said.
The voices that Assange is hearing are saying things like “you are dust, you are dead, we are coming to get you”.
Kopelman said that the most severe hallucinations have begun to diminish, but Assange is still severely depressed and at a high risk of suicide. He also added that if Assange were extradited the risk would increase further.
“The risk of suicide arises out of clinical factors…but it is the imminence of extradition and or an actual extradition that would trigger the attempt, in my opinion,” Kopleman said.
Kopelman was cross-examined by James Lewis QC, who accused Assange of fabricating his mental illness to avoid extradition.
Kopelman disagreed with the assertion, and pointed out that Assange was reluctant to share details about his mental struggles with authorities, despite self-reporting in the past.
“Mr Assange was very reluctant to talk about his suicidal ideas and plans because he feared he would be put on constant watch or isolation,” Kopelman said.
“He thinks as a leader he shouldn’t be showing weakness or psychiatric problems and he was concerned he would end up being further isolated on continuous watch and he didn’t want that,” he added.
Prison guards have previously confiscated a razor blade and two cords from his cell, and he has been kept under close watch the entire time he has been behind bars. Last month, his partner Stella Moris visited him for the first time since the coronavirus lockdowns began at the prison.
Moris said that Assange is looking much thinner than he was the last time she saw him back in March. She says that the situation has been “incredibly stressful” and that he has been having some health problems, including a sprained ankle and a frozen shoulder. While the prison was taking virus precautions when Assange was having visitors, Moris says that they have done nothing to protect the prisoners during regular hours. Moris has also launched a crowdfunding campaign to help with legal costs for Assange as he fights extradition to the United States.
So far, the campaign has raised £138,445.
Assange is facing 18 charges under the U.S. Espionage Act from the 2010 release of 500,000 files that exposed US war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Source: The Mind Unleashed
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activistpost--2020-09-22--Foreign Policy With Robert Inlakesh – US Unilaterally Imposes New Sanctions On Iran Despite UN Vote

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activistpost--2020-09-22--US Military’s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before Wearers Get Sick — Expanding Progr

US Military’s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before Wearers Get Sick — Expanding Program to 5000 Troops

As American COVID concerns continue to increase , employers ( including the NFL and Ford ) are requiring employees to wear electronic tags that record their every move and encounter , as well as electronic wristbands to keep them compliant with social distancing .
At least one school district has required students and staff to wear Bluetooth-enabled armbands to monitor temperatures .
Some colleges are requiring students to install contact tracing apps on their devices .
At least one university is paying scientists to collect and analyze human waste for contact tracing .
And at least one university has installed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alert students when they aren ’ t social distancing .
Now the military is offering wearables to detect illness , and some troops are already donning them .
The US Military ’ s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before You Get Sick Some 400 troops are testing the devices , trained on nearly a quarter million cases to detect COVID and a whole lot more .
Some troops in the U.S. military are wearing a watch and ring kit that can alert them and their command if they ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or two .
It ’ s part of a new system that the Defense Innovation Unit , or DIU , has built with Philips Healthcare and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency , or DTRA .
The watch and ring — by Garmin and Oura , respectively — are commercially available ; they detect subtle biometric indicators , like slight changes in skin temperature .
But a new algorithm , trained on Philips ’ massive cache of patient bedside data , can analyze the data and predict whether the wearer will soon become ill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diseases , including COVID-19 .
Called Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure , or RATE , the system can ’ t tell you exactly what you have , but can tell you the likelihood , on a scale of 1 to 100 , that a sick day is ahead .
“ Originally , this wasn ’ t designed for COVID-19 , but the algorithm was trained against some SARS variants , of which COVID-19 is one , ” said Dr. Christian Whitchurch , who runs the human systems portfolio at DIU .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarter-million patient records .
These are folks that went into the hospital for an elective surgery…and then became unwell.
” The researchers identified six markers that allowed the Philips-made algorithm to provide a 48-hour heads-up , before the wearer even feels sick in most instances .
“ We are pivoting this hospital-developed model into the context of a warfighter using commercially available wearable tech , ” said Whitchurch .
In June , DIU and DTRA began giving the kits to about 400 people.. “ Within two weeks of us going live we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is , an indication that the wearer was unwell , which led to a further diagnostic test the revealed COVID-19 , he said .
“ That was amazing.
” The program is now expanding to some 5,000 participants , including across the Navy , Veteran Affairs , West Point cadets , and “ other Department of Defense entities , ” according to a press release .
Wireless , “ smart ” and Internet of Things ( IoT ) technology is obviously designed to collect data and conduct surveillance ( see 1 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
It ’ s also extremely vulnerable to data leakage as well as hackers who can also collect personal data , conduct surveillance , and even set technology on fire .
All Bluetooth , “ Smart ” and WiFi technology also emits harmful electromagnetic radiation which can make people AND animals sick ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) , disrupt the blood-brain barrier ( see 1 , 2 ) .
increase cancer risk ( see 1 , 2 , 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rashes and other skin irritations , reduce immunity to illnesses and MORE .
Good luck to our troops .
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By B.N. Frank
As American COVID concerns continue to increase, employers (including the NFL and Ford) are requiring employees to wear electronic tags that record their every move and encounter, as well as electronic wristbands to keep them compliant with social distancing.
At least one school district has required students and staff to wear Bluetooth-enabled armbands to monitor temperatures. Some colleges are requiring students to install contact tracing apps on their devices. At least one university is paying scientists to collect and analyze human waste for contact tracing. And at least one university has installed technology to scan, monitor, and alert students when they aren’t social distancing.
Now the military is offering wearables to detect illness, and some troops are already donning them.
From Defense One:
The US Military’s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before You Get Sick Some 400 troops are testing the devices, trained on nearly a quarter million cases to detect COVID and a whole lot more. Some troops in the U.S. military are wearing a watch and ring kit that can alert them and their command if they’re going to get sick in the next day or two. It’s part of a new system that the Defense Innovation Unit, or DIU, has built with Philips Healthcare and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA. The watch and ring — by Garmin and Oura, respectively — are commercially available; they detect subtle biometric indicators, like slight changes in skin temperature. But a new algorithm, trained on Philips’ massive cache of patient bedside data, can analyze the data and predict whether the wearer will soon become ill from any of a wide variety of diseases, including COVID-19. Called Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure, or RATE, the system can’t tell you exactly what you have, but can tell you the likelihood, on a scale of 1 to 100, that a sick day is ahead. “Originally, this wasn’t designed for COVID-19, but the algorithm was trained against some SARS variants, of which COVID-19 is one,” said Dr. Christian Whitchurch, who runs the human systems portfolio at DIU. “We trained this algorithm on something like a quarter-million patient records. These are folks that went into the hospital for an elective surgery…and then became unwell.” The researchers identified six markers that allowed the Philips-made algorithm to provide a 48-hour heads-up, before the wearer even feels sick in most instances. “We are pivoting this hospital-developed model into the context of a warfighter using commercially available wearable tech,” said Whitchurch. In June, DIU and DTRA began giving the kits to about 400 people.. “Within two weeks of us going live we had our first successful COVID-19 detect” — that is, an indication that the wearer was unwell, which led to a further diagnostic test the revealed COVID-19, he said. “That was amazing.” The program is now expanding to some 5,000 participants, including across the Navy, Veteran Affairs, West Point cadets, and “other Department of Defense entities,” according to a press release. Read full article
Wireless, “smart” and Internet of Things (IoT) technology is obviously designed to collect data and conduct surveillance (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). It’s also extremely vulnerable to data leakage as well as hackers who can also collect personal data, conduct surveillance, and even set technology on fire.
All Bluetooth, “Smart” and WiFi technology also emits harmful electromagnetic radiation which can make people AND animals sick (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), disrupt the blood-brain barrier (see 1, 2). increase cancer risk (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), cause rashes and other skin irritations, reduce immunity to illnesses and MORE. Good luck to our troops.
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activistpost--2020-09-22--6 Officers Admit to Sexually Abusing Multiple Women—NO Charges, Retired with Benefits

As TFTP reports on a regular basis , one of the major problems with policing in the United States is the sheer lack of accountability and consequences for their criminal actions .
Cops can kill innocent children — on video — and return to duty like nothing ever happened .
As the following case out of Florida illustrates , officers can even admit to multiple sexual assaults and not be concerned with going to jail at all , and even keep their retirement .
A shocking lawsuit filed in federal court by Lauren Reynolds and 14 other women , exposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filings — admitted to the sexual abuse of multiple women and faced no legal repercussions .
In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times , Reynolds said that weeks after she arrived in a federal prison , she was targeted by officer Daniel Kuilan , who told her that if she wanted protection , she would have to give him what he wanted — sex .
According to the lawsuit , Kuilan raped Reynolds shortly after that and told her that if she told anyone , she would be in trouble and sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this one .
For the next six months , Reynolds says Kuilan repeatedly raped her — every Wednesday at a warehouse before her work shift began .
According to the lawsuit , the 15 women , aged 26 to 59 , were raped over the course of several years and were threatened if they did not comply .
Adding credence to the lawsuit is the fact that six of the accused officers in the lawsuit actually admitted to having sexual contact with the women .
Kuilan was one of these officers and according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he acknowledged his victim was Reynolds .
One of the other officers named in the lawsuit admitted to sexual contact with seven of the women in the lawsuit .
Despite admitting to these crimes , not a single one of the six officers were prosecuted .
As is the case with most problem cops caught committing crimes while on duty , they were allowed to retire and resign .
Adding insult to sexual assault is the fact that many of them are receiving their benefits , Kuilan included — who resigned with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broke .
As the Times reports , in the government response , Reynolds saw for the first time that Kuilan had admitted that he had “ previously engaged in sexual conduct ” with her .
“ It kind of validated me on a personal level , ” Reynolds said .
“ But still , I have to live with it.
” According to the report , some of the officers claimed that the sex with inmates was consensual .
However , as TFTP has reported on numerous occasions when law enforcement attempts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ custody , this holds no water .
When a man has the keys to a cage in which a woman is locked , that woman can never “ consent ” to anything .
The Bureau of Prisons agrees .
“ There is never any such thing as consensual sex between staff and inmates , ” the Bureau of Prisons policy reads .
Yet none of these measures were taken after these officers admitted to the sexual abuse of 15 women .
Joe Rojas , the southeast regional vice president for the workers union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents prison officers , described the actions of the former Coleman officers as “ disgusting.
” He then went on to say that the other 1,300 staff members who work in the prisons are good and assured reporters that these men were just a few bad apples .
“ There are bad staff , ” he said .
“ Which doesn ’ t reflect the other 1,300 staff who work hard , protect society and are never guaranteed to go home when they go to work.
” However , the fact that not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff tried or otherwise even spoke out about holding these men accountable for their crimes , makes this statement hollow , and the federal lawsuit agrees .
According to the lawsuit , the women claim the prison system is a “ sanctuary for abusers.
” Indeed , the details of the lawsuit describe a horrific situation for all the women involved who were repeatedly raped for years , going back all the way to 2012 .
Nothing highlights the complete failure of a system to hold itself accountable quite like this case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ walking around as free men and have yet to face so much as an investigation — all the while still collecting benefits — speaks to the systemic nature of corruption in the ranks of US law enforcement .
This needs to change now , here ’ s how .
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This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
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By Matt Agorist
As TFTP reports on a regular basis, one of the major problems with policing in the United States is the sheer lack of accountability and consequences for their criminal actions. Cops can kill innocent children — on video — and return to duty like nothing ever happened. As the following case out of Florida illustrates, officers can even admit to multiple sexual assaults and not be concerned with going to jail at all, and even keep their retirement.
A shocking lawsuit filed in federal court by Lauren Reynolds and 14 other women, exposes multiple officers who — according to government filings — admitted to the sexual abuse of multiple women and faced no legal repercussions.
In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Reynolds said that weeks after she arrived in a federal prison, she was targeted by officer Daniel Kuilan, who told her that if she wanted protection, she would have to give him what he wanted — sex.
According to the lawsuit, Kuilan raped Reynolds shortly after that and told her that if she told anyone, she would be in trouble and sent to another prison that was worse than this one. For the next six months, Reynolds says Kuilan repeatedly raped her — every Wednesday at a warehouse before her work shift began.
According to the lawsuit, the 15 women, aged 26 to 59, were raped over the course of several years and were threatened if they did not comply. Adding credence to the lawsuit is the fact that six of the accused officers in the lawsuit actually admitted to having sexual contact with the women.
Kuilan was one of these officers and according to the government’s own filing, he acknowledged his victim was Reynolds. One of the other officers named in the lawsuit admitted to sexual contact with seven of the women in the lawsuit.
Despite admitting to these crimes, not a single one of the six officers were prosecuted. As is the case with most problem cops caught committing crimes while on duty, they were allowed to retire and resign. Adding insult to sexual assault is the fact that many of them are receiving their benefits, Kuilan included — who resigned with medical disability last year after the scandal broke.
As the Times reports, in the government response, Reynolds saw for the first time that Kuilan had admitted that he had “previously engaged in sexual conduct” with her.
“It kind of validated me on a personal level,” Reynolds said. “But still, I have to live with it.”
According to the report, some of the officers claimed that the sex with inmates was consensual. However, as TFTP has reported on numerous occasions when law enforcement attempts to claim consensual sex with someone in their custody, this holds no water. When a man has the keys to a cage in which a woman is locked, that woman can never “consent” to anything. The Bureau of Prisons agrees.
“There is never any such thing as consensual sex between staff and inmates,” the Bureau of Prisons policy reads.
The policy states that sexual abuse from a staff member includes voyeurism, asking an inmate for sexual favors and any contact where the staff member has the intent of abuse, arousal or gratifying sexual desires. Allegations of sexual abuse are investigated and referred for prosecution when appropriate, the policy says, and employees can be fired for inappropriate behavior or relationships with inmates, whether or not criminal charges are pursued.
Yet none of these measures were taken after these officers admitted to the sexual abuse of 15 women.
Joe Rojas, the southeast regional vice president for the workers union, AFGE Council of Prisons, which represents prison officers, described the actions of the former Coleman officers as “disgusting.” He then went on to say that the other 1,300 staff members who work in the prisons are good and assured reporters that these men were just a few bad apples.
“There are bad staff,” he said. “Which doesn’t reflect the other 1,300 staff who work hard, protect society and are never guaranteed to go home when they go to work.”
However, the fact that not a single one of the other 1,300 staff tried or otherwise even spoke out about holding these men accountable for their crimes, makes this statement hollow, and the federal lawsuit agrees.
According to the lawsuit, the women claim the prison system is a “sanctuary for abusers.”
Indeed, the details of the lawsuit describe a horrific situation for all the women involved who were repeatedly raped for years, going back all the way to 2012. Nothing highlights the complete failure of a system to hold itself accountable quite like this case. The fact that these officers are still walking around as free men and have yet to face so much as an investigation — all the while still collecting benefits — speaks to the systemic nature of corruption in the ranks of US law enforcement. This needs to change now, here’s how.
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--2020-09-22--Leaked Memos: Telecom Employees Want to Stop 5G Deployment Based on Health and Economic Concerns

There has been so much controversy , opposition , and international action taken AGAINST 5G deployment that it ’ s been the subject of Dilbert comic strips .
According to leaked memos , employees at one French telecom company are asking their employer stop deployment .
According to Bloomberg news , leaked memos from a group of Orange ( Telecom ) employees urge the telecom company Orange to halt its plans for 5G on the grounds of health fears as well as saying that it would not be profitable for the operator .
Orange S.A. , formerly France Télécom S.A. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This month thousands demonstrated in front of the International Agency for Research on Cancer Headquarters in Lyon , France calling for the ” urgent reclassification ” of wireless radiation as a carcinogen .
In addition , a petition addressed to Prime Minister Jean Castex , signed by over sixty elected officials urged the government to decide on a moratorium on the deployment of 5G .
According to Bloomberg News : Dissent at Heart of Telecom Industry Undermines France ’ s 5G Push by Helene Fouquet and Ania Nussbaum , September 18 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Orange SA called repeatedly for management to scrap the rollout of 5G services in memos circulated to colleagues on the Plazza social media platform .
The memos , issued in October 2019 and in May of this year , said the technology will be unprofitable and will damage the environment , according to three people familiar with their content.
” “ Company managers investigated the employees after the memos were leaked to the French telecom industry federation , the people said .
The source of the leak was not found and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people added.
” “ The Orange memos were written by “ I ’ m So Green , ” a group of employees that says it has around 1,000 members .
Bloomberg obtained a copy of the second , 24-page memo titled “ Without 5G : Orange in The Future World.
” “ The internal discord could fuel a growing anti-5G movement that began on social media and was adopted by the opposition Green party , which won control of several cities in local elections in June .
It ’ s become the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology in Europe… ”

By B.N. Frank
There has been so much controversy, opposition, and international action taken AGAINST 5G deployment that it’s been the subject of Dilbert comic strips. According to leaked memos, employees at one French telecom company are asking their employer stop deployment.
From Environmental Health Trust:
According to Bloomberg news, leaked memos from a group of Orange (Telecom) employees urge the telecom company Orange to halt its plans for 5G on the grounds of health fears as well as saying that it would not be profitable for the operator. Orange S.A., formerly France Télécom S.A., is a French multinational telecommunications corporation.
This month thousands demonstrated in front of the International Agency for Research on Cancer Headquarters in Lyon, France calling for the”urgent reclassification” of wireless radiation as a carcinogen. In addition, a petition addressed to Prime Minister Jean Castex, signed by over sixty elected officials urged the government to decide on a moratorium on the deployment of 5G.
According to Bloomberg News: Dissent at Heart of Telecom Industry Undermines France’s 5G Push by Helene Fouquet and Ania Nussbaum, September 18, 2020:
“A group of employees of Orange SA called repeatedly for management to scrap the rollout of 5G services in memos circulated to colleagues on the Plazza social media platform. The memos, issued in October 2019 and in May of this year, said the technology will be unprofitable and will damage the environment, according to three people familiar with their content.”
“Company managers investigated the employees after the memos were leaked to the French telecom industry federation, the people said. The source of the leak was not found and no employees were sanctioned, one of the people added.”
“The Orange memos were written by “I’m So Green,” a group of employees that says it has around 1,000 members. Bloomberg obtained a copy of the second, 24-page memo titled “Without 5G: Orange in The Future World.”
“The internal discord could fuel a growing anti-5G movement that began on social media and was adopted by the opposition Green party, which won control of several cities in local elections in June. It’s become the most consequential of several grass-roots campaigns against the technology in Europe…”


The Gordian Knot

Aaron Dykes recounts the long history of scientifically controlled central-management systems that have led us to into our current predicament @ @ @ @ @ more divided on nearly every issue , it results in further extremes as people try @ @ @ @ @ of apparent complexity and chaos .
What can we do when we need logic , @ @ @ @ @ than ever , but it has been supplanted by fear , emotion and technocratic illusion @ @ @ @ @ Dykes are the founders of TruthstreamMedia.com , Subscribe to them on BitChute , like on @ @ @ @ @ , support on Patreon .
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Aaron Dykes recounts the long history of scientifically controlled central-management systems that have led us to into our current predicament.
As the world becomes more divided on nearly every issue, it results in further extremes as people try to untie the Gordian Knot of apparent complexity and chaos.
What can we do when we need logic, commonsense and clear thinking more than ever, but it has been supplanted by fear, emotion and technocratic illusion management?
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Donald Trump: Landlord-In-Chief?

You ’ ve probably heard about the federal government moratorium on evictions .
I guess that makes President Trump Landlord-In-Chief .
The sad thing is I ’ ve heard very little protest about this power-grab from conservatives .
But even if you think it ’ s a good idea because “ it ’ s necessary , ” you ’ re setting the stage for even bigger power grabs down the road .
• CDC Declares Itself Landlord of All Rental Property in America • Does the Executive Branch Have Too Much Power ?
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By Michael Maharrey
You’ve probably heard about the federal government moratorium on evictions. I guess that makes President Trump Landlord-In-Chief.
The sad thing is I’ve heard very little protest about this power-grab from conservatives. But even if you think it’s a good idea because “it’s necessary,” you’re setting the stage for even bigger power grabs down the road.
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Banning evictions nationally, by executive order, through the CDC is bad enough, but also sets the precedent for even worse things in the future. @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/nDyupqmwx0 — TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) September 18, 2020
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Michael Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He is from the original home of the Principles of ’98 – Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida. See his blog archive here and his article archive here.He is the author of the book, Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty. You can visit his personal website at MichaelMaharrey.com and like him on Facebook HERE
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activistpost--2020-09-22--Exposing War Crimes Should Always Be Legal. Committing And Hiding Them Should Not.

The Kafkaesque extradition trial of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues , with each frustrating day making it clearer than the day before that what we are watching is nothing other than a staged performance by the US and UK governments to explain why it ’ s okay for powerful governments to jail journalists who expose inconvenient truths about them .
The Assange defense team is performing admirably , making the arguments they need to make to try and prevent an extradition that will set a precedent which will imperil press freedoms and creating a chilling effect on all adversarial national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These arguments appear to fall on deaf ears before Judge Vanessa Baraitser , who has from the beginning been acting like someone who has already made up her mind and who has been reading from pre-written judgements at the trial regardless of the points presented to her ( an unusual behavior made all the more suspicious by her supervision under Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot , who has a massive conflict of interest in this case ) .
And while it is essential to fight this fight with every intention of winning , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friendly reminder that this entire trial is illegitimate at its very foundation .
Amid all the pedantic squabbling over when it is and is not legal under US law for a journalist to expose evidence of US war crimes , we must never lose sight of the fact that ( A ) it should always be legal to expose war crimes , ( B ) it should always be illegal for governments to hide evidence of their war crimes , ( C ) war crimes should always be punished , ( D ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be punished , ( E ) governments should not be permitted to have a level of secrecy that allows them to start criminal wars , and ( F ) power and secrecy should always have an inverse relationship to one another .
The Assange case needs to be fought tooth and claw , but we must keep in mind that it is so very , very many clicks back from where we need to be as a civilization .
In an ideal situation the public should have governments too afraid of them to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are begging the most powerful government in the world to please not imprison a journalist because he arguably did not break the rules that that government made for itself .
Do you see how far that point is from where we need to be ?
It ’ s important to remember this .
It ’ s important to remember that the amount of evil deeds power structures will commit is directly proportional to the amount of information they are permitted to hide from the public .
We will not have a healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inverse relationship to each other : privacy for rank-and-file individuals and transparency for governments and their officials .
“ But what about military secrets ?
” one might object .
Yes , what about military secrets ?
What about the fact that virtually all military violence perpetrated by the world ’ s largest power structures is initiated based on lies ?
What about the utterly indisputable fact that the more secrecy we allow the war machine the more wars it deceives the public into allowing it to initiate ?
In a healthy world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t be trying to squint at its own laws in such a way that permits a prosecution of a journalist for telling the truth .
In a healthy world , the most powerful government on earth wouldn ’ t prosecute anyone for telling the truth at all .
In a healthy world , governments would prosecute their own war crimes instead of those who expose them .
In a healthy world , governments wouldn ’ t commit war crimes at all .
In a healthy world , governments wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthy world , governments would see truth as something to be desired and actively sought , not something to be repressed and punished .
In a healthy world , governments wouldn ’ t keep secrets from the public , and wouldn ’ t have any cause to want to .
In a healthy world , if governments existed at all , they would exist solely as tools for the people to serve themselves , with full transparency and accountability to the people .
We are obviously a very , very far cry from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all like to one day find ourselves in .
But we should always keep in mind what a healthy world will look like , and hold it as our true north for the direction that we are pushing in .
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By Caitlin Johnstone
The Kafkaesque extradition trial of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues, with each frustrating day making it clearer than the day before that what we are watching is nothing other than a staged performance by the US and UK governments to explain why it’s okay for powerful governments to jail journalists who expose inconvenient truths about them.
The Assange defense team is performing admirably, making the arguments they need to make to try and prevent an extradition that will set a precedent which will imperil press freedoms and creating a chilling effect on all adversarial national security investigative journalism around the world. These arguments appear to fall on deaf ears before Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who has from the beginning been acting like someone who has already made up her mind and who has been reading from pre-written judgements at the trial regardless of the points presented to her (an unusual behavior made all the more suspicious by her supervision under Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, who has a massive conflict of interest in this case).
And while it is essential to fight this fight with every intention of winning, I’d also like to issue a friendly reminder that this entire trial is illegitimate at its very foundation.
Amid all the pedantic squabbling over when it is and is not legal under US law for a journalist to expose evidence of US war crimes, we must never lose sight of the fact that (A) it should always be legal to expose war crimes, (B) it should always be illegal for governments to hide evidence of their war crimes, (C) war crimes should always be punished, (D) people who start criminal wars should always be punished, (E) governments should not be permitted to have a level of secrecy that allows them to start criminal wars, and (F) power and secrecy should always have an inverse relationship to one another.
The Assange case needs to be fought tooth and claw, but we must keep in mind that it is so very, very many clicks back from where we need to be as a civilization. In an ideal situation the public should have governments too afraid of them to keep secrets from them; instead here we are begging the most powerful government in the world to please not imprison a journalist because he arguably did not break the rules that that government made for itself.
Do you see how far that point is from where we need to be?
It’s important to remember this. It’s important to remember that the amount of evil deeds power structures will commit is directly proportional to the amount of information they are permitted to hide from the public. We will not have a healthy world until power and secrecy have an inverse relationship to each other: privacy for rank-and-file individuals and transparency for governments and their officials.
“But what about military secrets?” one might object. Yes, what about military secrets? What about the fact that virtually all military violence perpetrated by the world’s largest power structures is initiated based on lies? What about the utterly indisputable fact that the more secrecy we allow the war machine the more wars it deceives the public into allowing it to initiate?
If wars are started by lies, peace can be started by truth… pic.twitter.com/Kmxw35tITt — WanderingDuckweed (@candle_finder) September 14, 2020
In a healthy world, the most powerful government on earth wouldn’t be trying to squint at its own laws in such a way that permits a prosecution of a journalist for telling the truth.
In a healthy world, the most powerful government on earth wouldn’t prosecute anyone for telling the truth at all.
In a healthy world, governments would prosecute their own war crimes instead of those who expose them.
In a healthy world, governments wouldn’t commit war crimes at all.
In a healthy world, governments wouldn’t start wars at all.
In a healthy world, governments would see truth as something to be desired and actively sought, not something to be repressed and punished.
In a healthy world, governments wouldn’t keep secrets from the public, and wouldn’t have any cause to want to.
In a healthy world, if governments existed at all, they would exist solely as tools for the people to serve themselves, with full transparency and accountability to the people.
We are obviously a very, very far cry from the kind of healthy world we would all like to one day find ourselves in. But we should always keep in mind what a healthy world will look like, and hold it as our true north for the direction that we are pushing in.
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Source: Medium
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Liberty or Lockdown

I ’ m very pleased to announce that my book Liberty or Lockdown is now available at Amazon .
It includes a foreword by George Gilder .
Below is my introduction .
For most Americans , the Covid-19 lockdown was our first experience in a full denial of freedom .
Businesses forced closed .
Schools , padlocked .
Church , same .
Theaters , dead .
We were told to stay home , risking fines if we leave and jail if we don ’ t pay .
We couldn ’ t travel .
Separated from loved ones .
This job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This surgery is cancelled , this one is not .
You want a visitor from abroad ?
Forget it .
The neighboring state ?
Only with a two-week quarantine .
Our world was , in a seeming instant , conspicuously divided between the rule makers and the rule followers , and what those rules would be felt completely arbitrary but strictly enforced .
All our civic clichés about freedom , democracy , bravery , and rights were made null and void .
We were forced to spend day after day under effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small and unwelcome world of captivity , wondering about big things previously unconsidered : why has this happened to me , what has gone wrong , why am I here , when will it end , what are my goals , what is the purpose of my life ?
It was a transformation for all of us .
The darkness came upon us suddenly , even though in the first two weeks of March 2020 , we all sensed that something dramatic was happening .
The perils of the virus were enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these hyper-political times , a disease would not be regarded as a matter to be addressed between patient and doctor .
It would be up to the decisions of the people who happened to be holding power at the time , along with their advisors .
There would be some political response , some test of state powers , though to what extent and what form , we knew not .
We could not have imagined in those days that the whole population would come to be subjected to a sadistic social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We could not have imagined that the whole of the freedoms and rights we had previously taken for granted – choice of leisure , dining , travel , profession , and education – would be taken from us in a matter of days , and only given back slowly over six months ( or more ) .
During those times , we found ourselves controlled by a new social protocol while giving voice to a new and strange language .
Forced human separation was given the oxymoronic label “ social distancing.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Layered Containment ” ( TLC , which in the American lexicon once meant “ tender loving care ” ) .
House arrest was rechristened as a “ Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention.
” We were all made part of an experimental game , encouraged to see ourselves as bit players on bell-shaped curves we needed to help flatten and viral spreads we needed to slow .
We suffered to reduce suffering .
We sacrificed to minimize sacrifice .
We were banned from gyms for our health , prevented from entering houses of worship for our own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our overlords could do their work on a virus they couldn ’ t see , and prevented from travelling to stop population movements so that medical professionals could better test , track , and trace us .
What were we allowed to do ?
Find a new way , without much of what we used to do , such as see friends , hang out downtown , make choices , go here and there .
Instead , just watch television .
Gorge on old movies since all new releases were stopped .
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided you came right back home .
The right to attend a funeral , go to the office , get your teeth cleaned , host a party , go to the beach , buy some shoes , hang a drink at your favorite watering hole , take a trip – it was all suddenly illegal .
Our choices were throttled and our lives scripted in the name of public health .
The children , what happened to them ?
The managerial elite scrapped everything they knew about their lives .
All that parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they already paid , came to an end .
The students , what happened to them ?
They were locked out of their dorms and told to learn online .
The people with everything to gain from the lockdowns had nothing to lose ; the people who had nothing to gain lost everything .
Even as I write , with hints of Autumn in the air , we can ’ t go to the movies , walk indoors without masks , hold larger parties , or attend events .
And it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but even more so the sternly earnest enforcers among the citizenry , even more zealous than the Centers for Disease Control , itching to report all dissidents to the health police .
And for what ?
Wearing a mask on the chin instead of the mouth , or just on the mouth rather than the nose too , or perhaps for engaging in criminal activity such as walking backwards on a one-way grocery aisle .
I ’ ve been writing about pandemics and liberty for 15 years .
I knew from 2005 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantines .
I knew from 2006 that there were fanatics out there who imagined that they could use the power of the state to suppress a virus by suppressing our freedoms .
The plans were on the shelf and I wrote to warn that it was conceptually possible .
Even so , I really never imagined that such would be tried .
Why and how did it happen ?
The why turns out to have little if anything to do with the known and settled science on matters of viruses and their mitigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us in early March 2020 was borrowed from the most primitive impulses last operational in the Middle Ages : a disease is a miasma from which we must run and hide .
Another was from the ancient world : presume everyone is carrying a deadly pathogen .
By everyone , I mean , truly .
Even children who have near zero susceptibility .
Another pre-modern virus practice of our time is basically borrowed from grade-school myths about “ cooties ” ( called “ lurgy ” in the UK ) .
These base superstitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all by a highly irresponsible media apparatus hungry for clicks and mind share , and then given the cover of science by the new kids on the epidemiological block : the agent-based modelers .
Somehow all law , philosophy , tradition , economics , and even all other medicine , bowed before their wild computer-based projections of mass death .
But , they told us , there was a path toward preventing one in six of your friends from dying .
You must be locked down and live under their stern rule with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and presidents as their handmaidens .
There were dissidents , top minds from the medical research profession , people with powerful curriculum vitae and prestige positions .
Incredibly , their videos were often pulled by the tech giants for violating terms of service .
We were dangerously close to achieving full censorship of dissidents .
The more implausible the basis for the destruction of our lives the tighter the controls became on the information we could receive .
The politicians panicked .
They feared being blamed for any and all deaths from this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Covid-19 fear drove out every other consideration .
It was madness but it was only supposed to last a couple of weeks until it turned out to last six months and longer .
Why didn ’ t we revolt ?
Part of the reason was that most of us were in shock .
We had to believe that there was some good reason , some rationale , for these policies .
But as the weeks and months rolled on , the terrible truth began to dawn on more people .
This was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , and much of the world , and everything people had worked hard for centuries to build , to try out something that had never been tried before .
It didn ’ t work .
The virus took its own path .
And today we are left with this wreckage .
As I type today ( September 1 , 2020 ) , I ’ m feeling ever vindicated by the research , and ever more optimistic that we are going to get through this , the world will open up again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The work that is before us is not only national , institutional , and economic .
It is also psychological .
Our lives have been shattered in incredible ways .
We are not the first to go through this .
It is something experienced by prisoners , and by previous populations under lockdown .
How do we come back from this ?
By reflecting , learning , and acting on the promise of renewal .
It can happen , but only once we fully come to terms with the stark choice between liberty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it works .
Lockdown is wrong and it does not .
It ’ s not complex but it takes courage and determination to live out that principle .
The United States was founded on the principle of liberty as a right .
We must reclaim that .
We must work to take away lockdown discretionary power from our leaders .
And we must reclaim confidence and hope in the future .
This book is assembled from my writings over these past months , placed in an ordering that makes sense , and edited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , politics , economics , and the relevant science as it pertains , and especially on this latter topic I ’ ve been very careful to rely on the expertise of others from whom I ’ ve learned so much .
They were all published by the American Institute for Economic Research ( AIER ) , which found itself in the position of being a major distributor of research and critical analysis of the greatest government-caused crisis in our lifetimes .
AIER was perfectly positioned to do this but I must tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve been subjected to denunciation , censorship , shaming , threats and even worse , from people who didn ’ t believe there should be any dissent .
It ’ s a wonderful thing to work as Editorial Director at AIER , and my debt to my colleagues is incalculable : Edward Stringham , Peter C. Earle , Phillip Magness , Alexander Gleason , Micha Gartz , Thomas Hogan , Brad DeVos , Patricia Areano , Robert Wright , Daniel Klein , Sharni Cutajar , Stephen Miller , Joakim Book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Richard Ebeling , Donald Boudreaux , Veronique de Rugy , Charles Cole , Ethan Yang , Fiona Harrigan , David Waugh , Vincent Geloso , Jennifer Nuzzo , Knut Wittkowski , Raymond Niles , Robert Hughes , Lucio Eastman , Roger Koops , Jason Kelly , Taleed Brown , George Gilder , Stacey Rudin , Richard Salsmann , Alexander Salter , the many Twitter accounts that have been so fantastic in researching and disseminating credible information , the heroic academics who pressed on with credible research throughout , and the whole team of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us as partners in this great mission .
One more very special person is in my mind now : Warren Smith ( 1946-2020 ) .
He began to correspond with me with enthusiastic encouragement of my writings .
His notes meant so much to me , and it was he who encouraged me to assemble this book , and then he even gave a generous contribution to AIER to make it possible .
His last note to me was from the ICU unit of the hospital .
The next correspondence came from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It touched me deeply , and I knew then that I must complete the task .
It is to Warren Smith and his memory that I dedicate this book .
The virus will vanish from the public mind as viruses do : inauspiciously as our clever immune systems incorporate its properties into our internal resistance codes .
But we will have another struggle facing us in the years ahead concerning what precisely we are going to tolerate from our state officials and how much of a priority we are going to place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This choice is something we must all face in our own lives , and then work to see instantiated in the legal structures of societies we hope can maintain their freedom .
Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research .
He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and eight books in 5 languages , most recently The Market Loves You .
He is also the editor of The Best of Mises .
He speaks widely on topics of economics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture .
Jeffrey is available for speaking and interviews via his email .
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By Jeffrey A. Tucker
I’m very pleased to announce that my book Liberty or Lockdown is now available at Amazon. It includes a foreword by George Gilder. Below is my introduction.
For most Americans, the Covid-19 lockdown was our first experience in a full denial of freedom. Businesses forced closed. Schools, padlocked. Church, same. Theaters, dead. We were told to stay home, risking fines if we leave and jail if we don’t pay. We couldn’t travel. Separated from loved ones. This job is essential, this one is not. This surgery is cancelled, this one is not. You want a visitor from abroad? Forget it. The neighboring state? Only with a two-week quarantine.
Our world was, in a seeming instant, conspicuously divided between the rule makers and the rule followers, and what those rules would be felt completely arbitrary but strictly enforced. All our civic clichés about freedom, democracy, bravery, and rights were made null and void.
We were forced to spend day after day under effective house arrest, spinning aimlessly in this small and unwelcome world of captivity, wondering about big things previously unconsidered: why has this happened to me, what has gone wrong, why am I here, when will it end, what are my goals, what is the purpose of my life?
It was a transformation for all of us. The darkness came upon us suddenly, even though in the first two weeks of March 2020, we all sensed that something dramatic was happening. The perils of the virus were enough to strike fear but we also knew that in these hyper-political times, a disease would not be regarded as a matter to be addressed between patient and doctor. It would be up to the decisions of the people who happened to be holding power at the time, along with their advisors.
There would be some political response, some test of state powers, though to what extent and what form, we knew not. We could not have imagined in those days that the whole population would come to be subjected to a sadistic social experiment in the name of virus mitigation. We could not have imagined that the whole of the freedoms and rights we had previously taken for granted – choice of leisure, dining, travel, profession, and education – would be taken from us in a matter of days, and only given back slowly over six months (or more).
During those times, we found ourselves controlled by a new social protocol while giving voice to a new and strange language. Forced human separation was given the oxymoronic label “social distancing.” Brutal business closures were called “Targeted Layered Containment” (TLC, which in the American lexicon once meant “tender loving care”). House arrest was rechristened as a “Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention.” We were all made part of an experimental game, encouraged to see ourselves as bit players on bell-shaped curves we needed to help flatten and viral spreads we needed to slow.
We suffered to reduce suffering. We sacrificed to minimize sacrifice. We were banned from gyms for our health, prevented from entering houses of worship for our own edification, stopped from working so that our overlords could do their work on a virus they couldn’t see, and prevented from travelling to stop population movements so that medical professionals could better test, track, and trace us.
What were we allowed to do? Find a new way, without much of what we used to do, such as see friends, hang out downtown, make choices, go here and there. Instead, just watch television. Gorge on old movies since all new releases were stopped. Do video calls. Make quick store runs provided you came right back home. The right to attend a funeral, go to the office, get your teeth cleaned, host a party, go to the beach, buy some shoes, hang a drink at your favorite watering hole, take a trip – it was all suddenly illegal. Our choices were throttled and our lives scripted in the name of public health.
The children, what happened to them? The managerial elite scrapped everything they knew about their lives. All that parents took for granted, all for which they already paid, came to an end. The students, what happened to them? They were locked out of their dorms and told to learn online.
The people with everything to gain from the lockdowns had nothing to lose; the people who had nothing to gain lost everything.
Even as I write, with hints of Autumn in the air, we can’t go to the movies, walk indoors without masks, hold larger parties, or attend events. And it’s not just governments and police we fear but even more so the sternly earnest enforcers among the citizenry, even more zealous than the Centers for Disease Control, itching to report all dissidents to the health police. And for what? Wearing a mask on the chin instead of the mouth, or just on the mouth rather than the nose too, or perhaps for engaging in criminal activity such as walking backwards on a one-way grocery aisle.
I’ve been writing about pandemics and liberty for 15 years. I knew from 2005 that there were plans in place for mass quarantines. I knew from 2006 that there were fanatics out there who imagined that they could use the power of the state to suppress a virus by suppressing our freedoms. The plans were on the shelf and I wrote to warn that it was conceptually possible. Even so, I really never imagined that such would be tried.
Why and how did it happen?
The why turns out to have little if anything to do with the known and settled science on matters of viruses and their mitigation. The prevailing policy ethos that hit us in early March 2020 was borrowed from the most primitive impulses last operational in the Middle Ages: a disease is a miasma from which we must run and hide. Another was from the ancient world: presume everyone is carrying a deadly pathogen. By everyone, I mean, truly. Even children who have near zero susceptibility. Another pre-modern virus practice of our time is basically borrowed from grade-school myths about “cooties” (called “lurgy” in the UK).
These base superstitions were packaged up and delivered unto us all by a highly irresponsible media apparatus hungry for clicks and mind share, and then given the cover of science by the new kids on the epidemiological block: the agent-based modelers. Somehow all law, philosophy, tradition, economics, and even all other medicine, bowed before their wild computer-based projections of mass death. But, they told us, there was a path toward preventing one in six of your friends from dying. You must be locked down and live under their stern rule with governors, prime ministers, mayors, and presidents as their handmaidens.
There were dissidents, top minds from the medical research profession, people with powerful curriculum vitae and prestige positions. Incredibly, their videos were often pulled by the tech giants for violating terms of service. We were dangerously close to achieving full censorship of dissidents. The more implausible the basis for the destruction of our lives the tighter the controls became on the information we could receive.
The politicians panicked. They feared being blamed for any and all deaths from this one virus while forgetting other ailments. The Covid-19 fear drove out every other consideration. It was madness but it was only supposed to last a couple of weeks until it turned out to last six months and longer.
Why didn’t we revolt? Part of the reason was that most of us were in shock. We had to believe that there was some good reason, some rationale, for these policies. But as the weeks and months rolled on, the terrible truth began to dawn on more people. This was all for naught. We destroyed the country, and much of the world, and everything people had worked hard for centuries to build, to try out something that had never been tried before. It didn’t work. The virus took its own path. And today we are left with this wreckage.
As I type today (September 1, 2020), I’m feeling ever vindicated by the research, and ever more optimistic that we are going to get through this, the world will open up again, and we can begin the rebuilding. The work that is before us is not only national, institutional, and economic. It is also psychological. Our lives have been shattered in incredible ways.
We are not the first to go through this. It is something experienced by prisoners, and by previous populations under lockdown.
How do we come back from this? By reflecting, learning, and acting on the promise of renewal. It can happen, but only once we fully come to terms with the stark choice between liberty and lockdown. Liberty is right and it works. Lockdown is wrong and it does not. It’s not complex but it takes courage and determination to live out that principle. The United States was founded on the principle of liberty as a right. We must reclaim that. We must work to take away lockdown discretionary power from our leaders. And we must reclaim confidence and hope in the future.
This book is assembled from my writings over these past months, placed in an ordering that makes sense, and edited to update the information. They cover history, politics, economics, and the relevant science as it pertains, and especially on this latter topic I’ve been very careful to rely on the expertise of others from whom I’ve learned so much.
They were all published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), which found itself in the position of being a major distributor of research and critical analysis of the greatest government-caused crisis in our lifetimes. AIER was perfectly positioned to do this but I must tell you that it has not been easy. We’ve been subjected to denunciation, censorship, shaming, threats and even worse, from people who didn’t believe there should be any dissent.
It’s a wonderful thing to work as Editorial Director at AIER, and my debt to my colleagues is incalculable: Edward Stringham, Peter C. Earle, Phillip Magness, Alexander Gleason, Micha Gartz, Thomas Hogan, Brad DeVos, Patricia Areano, Robert Wright, Daniel Klein, Sharni Cutajar, Stephen Miller, Joakim Book, David Schatz, Art Carden, Richard Ebeling, Donald Boudreaux, Veronique de Rugy, Charles Cole, Ethan Yang, Fiona Harrigan, David Waugh, Vincent Geloso, Jennifer Nuzzo, Knut Wittkowski, Raymond Niles, Robert Hughes, Lucio Eastman, Roger Koops, Jason Kelly, Taleed Brown, George Gilder, Stacey Rudin, Richard Salsmann, Alexander Salter, the many Twitter accounts that have been so fantastic in researching and disseminating credible information, the heroic academics who pressed on with credible research throughout, and the whole team of AIER and all those who work with us as partners in this great mission.
One more very special person is in my mind now: Warren Smith (1946-2020). He began to correspond with me with enthusiastic encouragement of my writings. His notes meant so much to me, and it was he who encouraged me to assemble this book, and then he even gave a generous contribution to AIER to make it possible. His last note to me was from the ICU unit of the hospital. The next correspondence came from his daughter who informed me of his death. It touched me deeply, and I knew then that I must complete the task. It is to Warren Smith and his memory that I dedicate this book.
The virus will vanish from the public mind as viruses do: inauspiciously as our clever immune systems incorporate its properties into our internal resistance codes. But we will have another struggle facing us in the years ahead concerning what precisely we are going to tolerate from our state officials and how much of a priority we are going to place on retaining our rights and liberties. This choice is something we must all face in our own lives, and then work to see instantiated in the legal structures of societies we hope can maintain their freedom.
Source: AIER.org
Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and eight books in 5 languages, most recently The Market Loves You. He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. Jeffrey is available for speaking and interviews via his email. Tw | FB | LinkedIn
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