activistpost--2020-11-26--Power Is An Illusion, Control Is A Facade

This past year in numerous countries the public is being bombarded with lessons in power and control that have been forgotten for generations .
I think the majority of Westerners in particular have long believed themselves “ safe ” from totalitarian government , from collectivist micro-management and from communistic cultism .
They thought we had moved beyond the nightmares of the 20th century .
They thought that the “ new world ” was going to be more Utopian , and that freedom would grace us naturally along with technological progress .
Sure , in the back of everyone ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good times are an illusion and that dystopia is just behind a thin veneer of economic stability and false optimism , but most people do not really think such catastrophes will happen in their lifetime .
We are now in the midst of a deliberately over-hyped pandemic , strict national lockdowns , civil unrest , riots , aggressive tech censorship , intrusive government censorship , unprecedented corporate and treasury debt , stagflationary central bank stimulus and the collapse of massive financial bubbles .
Yet , I still don ’ t get the impression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the extent of the danger ; they still believe that the situation is going to heal itself without any effort or much sacrifice on their part .
This is the first lesson of power : Entire societies can be easily influenced when they suffer from delusions that the bad times will be fleeting , and that governments will keep them safe no matter what .
It is a historically proven pattern that governments tend to CREATE problems instead of solving them , and this is because the power dynamic of government never changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for are not in control , rather , the elites who fund their campaigns and who permeate their cabinets are in control .
Political representatives come and go , but the establishment elites never leave .
Therefore , the problems our society faces will remain ; they are a direct result of the subversive and perpetual power structure that serves the interest of a select minority rather than the public .
The decline of our society into tyranny will not stop until this power structure and the people behind it are erased .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to achieve if enough people were to accept the truth and take action .
The elites , the globalists , the establishment , the “ new world order ” , whatever you want to call this organization of power mongers , is but a collection of mostly weak and feeble psychopaths and parasites .
They are completely out in the open ; they proudly proclaim their affiliations and intentions on a regular basis through their host institutions , from the Council on Foreign Relations to Tavistock to Bilderberg to the World Economic Forum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International Settlements , the Ford Foundation , the Rockefeller Foundation , the Open Society Foundation , etc .
There is very little that is hidden about these people anymore .
But , it is also a sad reality that most people have to hit rock bottom before they embrace the idea that they can not rely on the corrupt system to save them from harm .
And as long as they continue to have blind faith that the system will self correct , they will never act .
The elites operate in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human beings are more likely to seek out help from the system than they are to fix a problem for themselves .
If someone was to switch off that single mass fantasy , the elites would be gone tomorrow .
The second lesson of power is that perception of consent creates legitimate consent .
To put it another way – When people believe that their peers and neighbors have accepted a certain level of tyranny , they too will often accept it so that they don ’ t stand out or draw attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People seeking power only need to create the illusion of mass consent .
Even when the majority of people are against them , the perception of compliance can sometimes overwhelm logic .
Control is usually achieved passively without force .
Sometimes you don ’ t even need the threat of force ; sometimes you only need to inspire a fear of standing out among the crowd .
For example , the pandemic has been used the past six months as a tool for creating such a narrative .
Mask wearing “ rules ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of compliance and submission .
“ Everyone ” is wearing a mask , therefore everyone must support medical tyranny .
Mask wearing is a complete farce when it comes to the actual science of virology and viral spread .
The CDC still does not recommend cloth masks to their own employees and only allows them to use N95 filtered masks .
A recent and censored Danish study confirms the reality that masks are mostly useless .
Strictly enforced cloth mask rules have done nothing to stop renewed spikes in infections in multiple countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in many places masks are required OUTDOORS despite endless scientific evidence showing that UV light and open air kills microorganisms including viruses shows that the lockdown response has nothing to do with science or saving lives .
It is about control .
We can take all logical factors into account , but , for a lot of people , if they see others wearing masks they too will wear a mask simply because they are afraid to be judged by what they perceive to be the majority .
The reality is that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grudgingly , and they would take them off tomorrow if they knew other people would do the same .
This is why the mainstream media pushes mask wearing propaganda every day , 24/7 .
News journalists stand on street corners or in open air parks and wear masks on camera .
Politicians wear masks even when on camera in their own homes .
Celebrities and companies try to sell the idea that mask wearing is “ cool ” .
Hey , if you don ’ t wear a mask you could be putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk and killing their grandmas , right ?
The masks do nothing .
They achieve nothing in terms of stopping the virus spread or saving lives .
This is a fact made obvious by the very infection numbers the establishment holds up as a rationale for the masks .
But if the establishment elites through propaganda can convince you to wear a mask everyday , then this opens the door to them dictating many other aspects of your life .
The masks are just a gateway into more destructive mandates .
The solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop caring what other people think , especially when the facts are on your side .
In the town where I live , the vast majority of people have said no to the mask restrictions .
If someone wants to wear a mask because they believe it will protect them , that ’ s fine .
But , no one is going to tell us we have to wear them “ for our own good ” .
That said , even if I was the ONLY person not wearing a mask around town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bothered others .
Your credo has to be “ try and force me to wear a mask , and watch what happens… ” The third lesson of power is that force only leads to control if you respond with submission .
A group of people can beat you or even kill you , but they can ’ t force you to comply if you do not fear for your own life .
I find that the use of force by tyrants is predicated on the assumption that the people they are seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As soon as people do fight back effectively , the tyrant is shocked .
Most tyrants rise to power , not because they have won multiple battles and subdued their opponents , but because they never had to fight in the first place .
Or , they win a handful of easy battles , often staged to look more victorious than they really were , and then use those mediocre wins as a means to terrify all future opposition into not fighting .
The tyrants start to believe their own lies and presume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek out hard targets , they seek out weak targets .
The solution to tyrants is for the hard targets to seek them out and strike them in the midst of their confidence .
When predators get hit back they have a habit of running away .
But , this requires people who do not live in fear of what might happen when they fight back .
The concept of sacrificing comfort ( or much worse ) can ’ t be an issue .
Fear fades away when a person fights for something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not always about personal survival , sometimes it ’ s about the survival of future generations , or the survival of a set of principles .
As that fear disappears , so does the illusion of control that tyrants rely on .
The fourth lesson of power is that ideals either stem from human conscience , or they do not .
And if they do not , then they are not ideals worth adopting or fighting over .
The conscience of the average person is not as ambiguous and changeable as the establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lion ’ s share of human beings operate on a certain set of inherent morals and principles that are universally shared ; they do not need to be taught these principles , they are born knowing them .
If these rules were not ingrained into our psyches our species would have self destructed thousands of years ago .
Establishment elites would like you to believe that all ideals are a product of environment , and that those who control the environment control the morals of the people by extension .
This is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even in the most oppressive environments , and people seek it out even when the risk is overwhelming .
Empathy is also inherent for most of us , but a certain percentage of people are born without the capacity for it .
The REAL fight in the middle of any power struggle is the fight between those who are born with conscience , values and empathy , and those who are born without these grounding characteristics .
Psychopathic tyrants desperately want to prove that all other people are just as devoid of humanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to prove that the voice of conscience that guides us is a mask we wear to pretend that we are not evil at our core .
Control comes from the fallacy that we are dependent on our environments to tell us who we are as individuals .
Control comes from the notion that morals are relative , and that principles are social constructs .
Conscience is inherent , but it is also a choice .
You have the free will to listen to it , or ignore it .
If a tyrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your own conscience then the only other guide in life is your environment .
And , if that tyrant dominates every aspect of your environment , then he now has the power to rewrite your moral code , at least temporarily .
You can be made to do terrible things you would not otherwise do , or support destructive causes and ideologies you would not otherwise support .
The ultimate totalitarian power is the power to make people forget their own inner voice .
The ultimate tool against evil is to listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afraid of the supposed consequences .
The question of the facade of power is about to become the defining question of our epoch as the elitist establishment accelerates their agenda for greater centralized control of our lives .
The truth they do not want you to understand is that they have no power .
They have nothing .
We could defy their mandates anytime we wish .
We could do away with them tomorrow if we wanted .
They are of no use to humanity , they serve no valuable purpose .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the masses and fulfill their deranged fantasies of conquest .
Sooner or later they will have to be dealt with – The sooner the better .
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By Brandon Smith
This past year in numerous countries the public is being bombarded with lessons in power and control that have been forgotten for generations. I think the majority of Westerners in particular have long believed themselves “safe” from totalitarian government, from collectivist micro-management and from communistic cultism. They thought we had moved beyond the nightmares of the 20th century. They thought that the “new world” was going to be more Utopian, and that freedom would grace us naturally along with technological progress.
Sure, in the back of everyone’s subconscious there is the fear that the good times are an illusion and that dystopia is just behind a thin veneer of economic stability and false optimism, but most people do not really think such catastrophes will happen in their lifetime. We are now in the midst of a deliberately over-hyped pandemic, strict national lockdowns, civil unrest, riots, aggressive tech censorship, intrusive government censorship, unprecedented corporate and treasury debt, stagflationary central bank stimulus and the collapse of massive financial bubbles. Yet, I still don’t get the impression that many in the public really grasp the extent of the danger; they still believe that the situation is going to heal itself without any effort or much sacrifice on their part.
This is the first lesson of power: Entire societies can be easily influenced when they suffer from delusions that the bad times will be fleeting, and that governments will keep them safe no matter what.
It is a historically proven pattern that governments tend to CREATE problems instead of solving them, and this is because the power dynamic of government never changes. The politicians we “vote” for are not in control, rather, the elites who fund their campaigns and who permeate their cabinets are in control. Political representatives come and go, but the establishment elites never leave. Therefore, the problems our society faces will remain; they are a direct result of the subversive and perpetual power structure that serves the interest of a select minority rather than the public. The decline of our society into tyranny will not stop until this power structure and the people behind it are erased.
This would actually be a simple thing to achieve if enough people were to accept the truth and take action. The elites, the globalists, the establishment, the “new world order”, whatever you want to call this organization of power mongers, is but a collection of mostly weak and feeble psychopaths and parasites. They are completely out in the open; they proudly proclaim their affiliations and intentions on a regular basis through their host institutions, from the Council on Foreign Relations to Tavistock to Bilderberg to the World Economic Forum, the IMF, the Bank for International Settlements, the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, etc. There is very little that is hidden about these people anymore.
But, it is also a sad reality that most people have to hit rock bottom before they embrace the idea that they cannot rely on the corrupt system to save them from harm. And as long as they continue to have blind faith that the system will self correct, they will never act. The elites operate in the open with impunity because they know that human beings are more likely to seek out help from the system than they are to fix a problem for themselves. If someone was to switch off that single mass fantasy, the elites would be gone tomorrow.
The second lesson of power is that perception of consent creates legitimate consent. To put it another way – When people believe that their peers and neighbors have accepted a certain level of tyranny, they too will often accept it so that they don’t stand out or draw attention to themselves as “aberrant”. People seeking power only need to create the illusion of mass consent. Even when the majority of people are against them, the perception of compliance can sometimes overwhelm logic.
Control is usually achieved passively without force. Sometimes you don’t even need the threat of force; sometimes you only need to inspire a fear of standing out among the crowd.
For example, the pandemic has been used the past six months as a tool for creating such a narrative. Mask wearing “rules” are particularly insidious as they conjure illusions of compliance and submission. “Everyone” is wearing a mask, therefore everyone must support medical tyranny. Mask wearing is a complete farce when it comes to the actual science of virology and viral spread. The CDC still does not recommend cloth masks to their own employees and only allows them to use N95 filtered masks. A recent and censored Danish study confirms the reality that masks are mostly useless.
Strictly enforced cloth mask rules have done nothing to stop renewed spikes in infections in multiple countries and US states. The fact that in many places masks are required OUTDOORS despite endless scientific evidence showing that UV light and open air kills microorganisms including viruses shows that the lockdown response has nothing to do with science or saving lives. It is about control.
We can take all logical factors into account, but, for a lot of people, if they see others wearing masks they too will wear a mask simply because they are afraid to be judged by what they perceive to be the majority. The reality is that a majority of people are wearing the masks grudgingly, and they would take them off tomorrow if they knew other people would do the same.
This is why the mainstream media pushes mask wearing propaganda every day, 24/7. News journalists stand on street corners or in open air parks and wear masks on camera. Politicians wear masks even when on camera in their own homes. Celebrities and companies try to sell the idea that mask wearing is “cool”. Hey, if you don’t wear a mask you could be putting hundreds or thousands of other people at risk and killing their grandmas, right?
The masks do nothing. They achieve nothing in terms of stopping the virus spread or saving lives. This is a fact made obvious by the very infection numbers the establishment holds up as a rationale for the masks. But if the establishment elites through propaganda can convince you to wear a mask everyday, then this opens the door to them dictating many other aspects of your life. The masks are just a gateway into more destructive mandates.
The solution to this type of tyranny is to stop caring what other people think, especially when the facts are on your side. In the town where I live, the vast majority of people have said no to the mask restrictions. If someone wants to wear a mask because they believe it will protect them, that’s fine. But, no one is going to tell us we have to wear them “for our own good”. That said, even if I was the ONLY person not wearing a mask around town, I would not care if it bothered others. Your credo has to be “try and force me to wear a mask, and watch what happens…”
The third lesson of power is that force only leads to control if you respond with submission. A group of people can beat you or even kill you, but they can’t force you to comply if you do not fear for your own life.
I find that the use of force by tyrants is predicated on the assumption that the people they are seeking to control will not fight back effectively. As soon as people do fight back effectively, the tyrant is shocked. Most tyrants rise to power, not because they have won multiple battles and subdued their opponents, but because they never had to fight in the first place. Or, they win a handful of easy battles, often staged to look more victorious than they really were, and then use those mediocre wins as a means to terrify all future opposition into not fighting. The tyrants start to believe their own lies and presume their own invincibility.
Predators do not seek out hard targets, they seek out weak targets. The solution to tyrants is for the hard targets to seek them out and strike them in the midst of their confidence. When predators get hit back they have a habit of running away.
But, this requires people who do not live in fear of what might happen when they fight back. The concept of sacrificing comfort (or much worse) can’t be an issue. Fear fades away when a person fights for something more than himself. It’s not always about personal survival, sometimes it’s about the survival of future generations, or the survival of a set of principles. As that fear disappears, so does the illusion of control that tyrants rely on.
The fourth lesson of power is that ideals either stem from human conscience, or they do not. And if they do not, then they are not ideals worth adopting or fighting over. The conscience of the average person is not as ambiguous and changeable as the establishment would like you to believe. A lion’s share of human beings operate on a certain set of inherent morals and principles that are universally shared; they do not need to be taught these principles, they are born knowing them. If these rules were not ingrained into our psyches our species would have self destructed thousands of years ago.
Establishment elites would like you to believe that all ideals are a product of environment, and that those who control the environment control the morals of the people by extension. This is a lie. Values such as freedom exist even in the most oppressive environments, and people seek it out even when the risk is overwhelming. Empathy is also inherent for most of us, but a certain percentage of people are born without the capacity for it. The REAL fight in the middle of any power struggle is the fight between those who are born with conscience, values and empathy, and those who are born without these grounding characteristics.
Psychopathic tyrants desperately want to prove that all other people are just as devoid of humanity and soul as they are. They want to prove that the voice of conscience that guides us is a mask we wear to pretend that we are not evil at our core. Control comes from the fallacy that we are dependent on our environments to tell us who we are as individuals. Control comes from the notion that morals are relative, and that principles are social constructs.
Conscience is inherent, but it is also a choice. You have the free will to listen to it, or ignore it. If a tyrant can convince you to ignore the voice of your own conscience then the only other guide in life is your environment. And, if that tyrant dominates every aspect of your environment, then he now has the power to rewrite your moral code, at least temporarily. You can be made to do terrible things you would not otherwise do, or support destructive causes and ideologies you would not otherwise support.
The ultimate totalitarian power is the power to make people forget their own inner voice. The ultimate tool against evil is to listen to that voice and to not be afraid of the supposed consequences.
The question of the facade of power is about to become the defining question of our epoch as the elitist establishment accelerates their agenda for greater centralized control of our lives. The truth they do not want you to understand is that they have no power. They have nothing. We could defy their mandates anytime we wish. We could do away with them tomorrow if we wanted. They are of no use to humanity, they serve no valuable purpose. They only seek to feed like vampires on the masses and fulfill their deranged fantasies of conquest. Sooner or later they will have to be dealt with – The sooner the better.
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activistpost--2020-11-26--Watch as F-35 Stealth Fighter Drops Mock Nuclear Bomb Over Nevada Desert

We recently highlighted the possibility that the US and China “ may well be on the road to war , and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable.
” For years , we ’ ve discussed the relentless quest of Washington elites , preparing the empire for the inevitable collision with China as the battle for economic supremacy nears .
The rapid modernization of the military under the Trump administration , costing taxpayers $ 2 trillion , was an important signal in gauging Washington Warhawks ’ level of military preparedness as the threat of rising China increases by the day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars allocated to the military as a “ colossal rebuilding ” effort – something he says has “ never been done before.
” Trump has routinely described all sorts of new military technology , including fifth-generation stealth jets , hypersonic missiles , and increased nuclear weapon capability .
While dangers of confrontation have increased in 2020 as US warships continue to sail through the South China Sea , or Chinese warplanes buzz Taiwan ’ s airspace – Trump is still president for 57 days , meaning that anything is possible in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force , the Air Force released a video Monday showing a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II dropping a mock nuclear bomb at Sandia National Laboratories ’ Tonopah Test Range over the Nevada desert .
“ We ’ re showing the B61-12 ’ s larger compatibility and broader versatility for the country ’ s nuclear deterrent , and we ’ re doing it in the world of COVID-19 , ” said Steven Samuels , a manager with Sandia ’ s B61-12 Systems Team .
Samuels said , “ We ’ re not slowing down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the B61-12 compatibility activities on different platforms.
” We noted in June that another F-35 dropped a mock nuclear bomb at a test range in the California desert .
In 2018 , the Pentagon upgraded its B61 nuclear gravity bombs , a move that would increase the lifespan for decades .
“ This was the first test to exercise all systems , including mechanical , electrical , communication and release between the B61-12 and the F-35A , ” Samuels said .
Meanwhile , the Navy disclosed last week that a missile interceptor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot down and destroyed a “ mock ICBM ” that was put into flight for testing purposes .
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By Tyler Durden
We recently highlighted the possibility that the US and China “may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable.” For years, we’ve discussed the relentless quest of Washington elites, preparing the empire for the inevitable collision with China as the battle for economic supremacy nears.
The rapid modernization of the military under the Trump administration, costing taxpayers $2 trillion, was an important signal in gauging Washington Warhawks’ level of military preparedness as the threat of rising China increases by the day.
President Trump has described the trillions of dollars allocated to the military as a “colossal rebuilding” effort – something he says has “never been done before.” Trump has routinely described all sorts of new military technology, including fifth-generation stealth jets, hypersonic missiles, and increased nuclear weapon capability.
While dangers of confrontation have increased in 2020 as US warships continue to sail through the South China Sea, or Chinese warplanes buzz Taiwan’s airspace – Trump is still president for 57 days, meaning that anything is possible in the next two months.
In a show of force, the Air Force released a video Monday showing a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II dropping a mock nuclear bomb at Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah Test Range over the Nevada desert.
“We’re showing the B61-12’s larger compatibility and broader versatility for the country’s nuclear deterrent, and we’re doing it in the world of COVID-19,” said Steven Samuels, a manager with Sandia’s B61-12 Systems Team.
Samuels said, “We’re not slowing down. We’re still moving forward with the B61-12 compatibility activities on different platforms.”
We noted in June that another F-35 dropped a mock nuclear bomb at a test range in the California desert.
In 2018, the Pentagon upgraded its B61 nuclear gravity bombs, a move that would increase the lifespan for decades.
“The upgraded, B61-12 LEP will replace all of the bomb’s nuclear and non‐nuclear components for another two decades, and improve the bomb’s safety, effectiveness, and security. This life extension program will address all age-related issues of the weapon, and enhance its reliability, field maintenance, safety, and use control,” the National Nuclear Security Administration said in a tear off sheet.
“This was the first test to exercise all systems, including mechanical, electrical, communication and release between the B61-12 and the F-35A,” Samuels said.
“The latest test is a critical piece in the F-35A and B61-12 program Aboard the newest fighter, the B61-12 provides a strong piece of the overall nuclear deterrence strategy for our country and our allies,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Navy disclosed last week that a missile interceptor from one of its warships at sea shot down and destroyed a “mock ICBM” that was put into flight for testing purposes.
Source: Zero Hedge
Image: Anthony Freda Art
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activistpost--2020-11-27--Power Is An Illusion, Control Is A Facade


activistpost--2020-11-28--Signed as Law: Virginia Prohibits No-Knock Warrants

Late last month , Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam signed a bill into law that bans “ no-knock ” warrants and nullifies the impact of several Supreme Court opinions in practice and effect .
Del .
Dan Helmer ( D-Fairfax ) introduced House Bill 5099 ( HB5099 ) on Aug. 20 .
The new law prohibits any Virginia law-enforcement officer from seeking , executing , or participating in the execution of a no-knock search warrant .
Under the law , all search warrants must be executed by an officer “ recognizable and identifiable as a uniformed law-enforcement officer.
” Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their authority and purpose “ reasonably expected to be heard by occupants of such place to be searched prior to the execution of such search warrant.
” All warrants must be executed during the day , “ unless ( i ) a judge or magistrate , if a judge is not available , authorizes the execution of such search warrant at another time for good cause shown.
” The new law also requires officers to provide a copy of the warrant to the owner or occupant of the place after the search is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the law will be inadmissible in court .
The House gave final approval to HB5099 by a 56-41 vote .
The Senate passed the bill in its final form 22-16 .
Gov .
Northam signed the bill on Oct. 28 and it will go into effect on March 1 , 2021 .
Passage of HB5099 effectively nullifies and make irrelevant Supreme Court opinions that give police across the U.S. legal cover for conducting no-knock raids .
In the 1995 case Wilson v. Arkansas , the Supreme Court established that police must peacefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow time for the occupants to open the door before entering a home to serve a warrant .
But the Court allowed for “ exigent circumstance ” exceptions if police fear violence , if the suspect is a flight risk , or if officers fear the suspect will destroy evidence .
As journalist Radley Balko notes , police utilized this exception to the fullest extent , “ simply declaring in search warrant affidavits that all drug dealers are a threat to dispose of evidence , flee or assault the officers at the door.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Richards v. Wisconsin ( 1997 ) requiring police to show why a specific individual is a threat to dispose of evidence , commit an act of violence or flee from police .
But even with the opinion , the bar for obtaining a no-knock warrant remains low .
Reasonable suspicion is an extremely low legal bar to meet .
Through this exception , police can justify no-knock entry on any warrant application .
In effect , the parameters in the SCOTUS ruling make no-knock the norm instead of the exception .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consequences for violating the “ knock and announce ” requirement without a no-knock warrant .
In Hudson v. Michigan ( 2006 ) , the High Court held that evidence seized in violation of knock and announce was not subject to the exclusionary rule .
In other words , police could still use the evidence in court even though they technically gathered it illegally .
Significantly , were it not for the dubious “ incorporation doctrine ” made up by the Supreme Crout based on the 14th Amendment that purportedly empowers the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the states , these cases would have never gone to federal court and we wouldn ’ t have these blanket rules .
Without specific restrictions from the state , police officers generally operate within the parameters set by the High Court .
By passing restrictions on no-knock warrants , states set standards that go beyond the Supreme Court limits and in effect , nullify the SCOTUS opinion .
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By Michael Maharrey
Late last month, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill into law that bans “no-knock” warrants and nullifies the impact of several Supreme Court opinions in practice and effect.
Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax) introduced House Bill 5099 (HB5099) on Aug. 20. The new law prohibits any Virginia law-enforcement officer from seeking, executing, or participating in the execution of a no-knock search warrant. Under the law, all search warrants must be executed by an officer “recognizable and identifiable as a uniformed law-enforcement officer.”
Police must provide “audible notice” of their authority and purpose “reasonably expected to be heard by occupants of such place to be searched prior to the execution of such search warrant.”
All warrants must be executed during the day, “unless (i) a judge or magistrate, if a judge is not available, authorizes the execution of such search warrant at another time for good cause shown.” The new law also requires officers to provide a copy of the warrant to the owner or occupant of the place after the search is complete.
Any evidence gathered in violation of the law will be inadmissible in court.
The House gave final approval to HB5099 by a 56-41 vote. The Senate passed the bill in its final form 22-16. Gov. Northam signed the bill on Oct. 28 and it will go into effect on March 1, 2021.
Nullifying the Supreme Court
Passage of HB5099 effectively nullifies and make irrelevant Supreme Court opinions that give police across the U.S. legal cover for conducting no-knock raids.
In the 1995 case Wilson v. Arkansas, the Supreme Court established that police must peacefully knock, announce their presence, and allow time for the occupants to open the door before entering a home to serve a warrant. But the Court allowed for “exigent circumstance” exceptions if police fear violence, if the suspect is a flight risk, or if officers fear the suspect will destroy evidence.
As journalist Radley Balko notes, police utilized this exception to the fullest extent, “simply declaring in search warrant affidavits that all drug dealers are a threat to dispose of evidence, flee or assault the officers at the door.”
The SCOTUS eliminated this blanket exception in Richards v. Wisconsin (1997) requiring police to show why a specific individual is a threat to dispose of evidence, commit an act of violence or flee from police. But even with the opinion, the bar for obtaining a no-knock warrant remains low.
“In order to justify a ‘no-knock’ entry, the police must have a reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing their presence, under the particular circumstances, would be dangerous or futile, or that it would inhibit the effective investigation of the crime by, for example, allowing the destruction of evidence.” [Emphasis added]
Reasonable suspicion is an extremely low legal bar to meet. Through this exception, police can justify no-knock entry on any warrant application. In effect, the parameters in the SCOTUS ruling make no-knock the norm instead of the exception.
A third Supreme Court ruling effectively eliminated the consequences for violating the “knock and announce” requirement without a no-knock warrant. In Hudson v. Michigan (2006), the High Court held that evidence seized in violation of knock and announce was not subject to the exclusionary rule. In other words, police could still use the evidence in court even though they technically gathered it illegally.
Significantly, were it not for the dubious “incorporation doctrine” made up by the Supreme Crout based on the 14th Amendment that purportedly empowers the federal government to apply the Bill of Rights to the states, these cases would have never gone to federal court and we wouldn’t have these blanket rules.
Without specific restrictions from the state, police officers generally operate within the parameters set by the High Court. By passing restrictions on no-knock warrants, states set standards that go beyond the Supreme Court limits and in effect, nullify the SCOTUS opinion.
Source: The Tenth Amendment Center
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--2020-11-28--“Dark Winter” — Millions Of Americans Are Expected To Lose Their Homes

A dark covid winter is descending on the working-poor of America as millions of adults face eviction or foreclosure in the next few months .
Bloomberg , citing a survey that was conducted on Nov. 9 by the U.S. Census Bureau , shows 5.8 million adults face eviction or foreclosure come Jan. 1 .
That accounts for 32.5 % of the 17.8 million adults currently behind rent or mortgage payments .
On Monday , we noted that on Dec. 31 many of the key provisions in the CARES Act are set to expire if there is no action from Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million Americans who will lose access to their Emergency Unemployment benefits activated in the aftermath of the covid pandemic , which alone could be a drag of up to 1.5 % to growth in 1Q , according to a recent Bank of America report .
Additionally , the expiration of eviction moratoriums , mortgage forbearance programs , and suspension of student loan payments could compound the working poor ’ s financial stresses , many of whom , about 21 million of them , are unemployed and receiving benefits from the government .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ households in Arkansas , Florida and Nevada are not current on rent and mortgage payments – equating to 750,000 who could face an eviction come early 2021 .
On a city by city basis , New York City , Houston , and Atlanta had the greatest threat of evictions come early next year .
The most concerning part about the expiration of various CARES programs starting on Jan. 1 is that it removes safety nets for the working poor .
A lapse from when expirations hit to Congress and the new Biden administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected be short-lived .
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By Tyler Durden
A dark covid winter is descending on the working-poor of America as millions of adults face eviction or foreclosure in the next few months.
Bloomberg, citing a survey that was conducted on Nov. 9 by the U.S. Census Bureau, shows 5.8 million adults face eviction or foreclosure come Jan. 1. That accounts for 32.5% of the 17.8 million adults currently behind rent or mortgage payments.
On Monday, we noted that on Dec. 31 many of the key provisions in the CARES Act are set to expire if there is no action from Congress. This could be catastrophic for 12 million Americans who will lose access to their Emergency Unemployment benefits activated in the aftermath of the covid pandemic, which alone could be a drag of up to 1.5% to growth in 1Q, according to a recent Bank of America report.
Additionally, the expiration of eviction moratoriums, mortgage forbearance programs, and suspension of student loan payments could compound the working poor’s financial stresses, many of whom, about 21 million of them, are unemployed and receiving benefits from the government.
The survey points out at least half of households in Arkansas, Florida and Nevada are not current on rent and mortgage payments – equating to 750,000 who could face an eviction come early 2021.
On a city by city basis, New York City, Houston, and Atlanta had the greatest threat of evictions come early next year.
The most concerning part about the expiration of various CARES programs starting on Jan. 1 is that it removes safety nets for the working poor. A lapse from when expirations hit to Congress and the new Biden administration expected to strike a stimulus deal is expected be short-lived.
Source: Zero Hedge
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activistpost--2020-11-27--Unprecedented Lines At Food Banks Cause Waits Of Up To Five Hours

In the week leading up to Thanksgiving , food banks across the United States have seen unprecedented lines with struggling families hoping to get some help for the holidays .
A report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank estimated that roughly as many as 1 in 4 households in the state was facing food insecurity .
Food banks in the state have seen a 26 % increase in demand this year .
“ I don ’ t think we ’ re going to get through this unless Congress approves another COVID-19 relief bill , ” the food bank ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The North Texas Food Bank told the Dallas Morning News that their location handed out roughly 8,500 meals , which us up from about 1,000 on an average year , according to The Hill .
Some reports have indicated that people waited in line for over 5 hours at some food banks .
“ We know that people need food or they wouldn ’ t be in line , ” said Trisha Cunningham , CEO of the food bank .
“ We want to make sure anyone that needs food has access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported in places like New Jersey , California and pretty much everywhere in between .
The events of this year have left millions out of work , and they have very few places to turn for help .
Katie Fitzgerald , the EVP and COO of Feeding America , said that they have seen a huge surge in demand this year , since the pandemic and resulting lockdowns began .
“ This year is especially hard , because of course we are seeing consistent surge in demand at Feeding America food banks all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Food banks are also extremely overwhelmed and running low on donations in some places .
If you want to help and contribute to a local food bank , Feeding America has a nationwide list of community food banks in your area , searchable by zip code .
They ’ ll be looking for cash donations , holiday food items , or volunteer time .
Last month , The Department of Agriculture was ordered to start including a letter from President Trump in federal food aid boxes , in which he takes credit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ farmers to families in need throughout America.
” Unemployment claims continue to rise throughout the United States .
Last month , the US Department of Labor announced that there were 751,000 new claims for the week ending in 10/24 .
Insured unemployment was 7,756,000 .
This month , the numbers have increased significantly , as noted in the update below .
Also , it is important to note that the official unemployment numbers are only representative of a small portion of the market , there are many people who worked in the informal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have access to unemployment benefits who aren ’ t counted in these figures .
Unemployment figures only count people who have applied and been accepted for unemployment , not everyone who is out of work .
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By John Vibes
In the week leading up to Thanksgiving, food banks across the United States have seen unprecedented lines with struggling families hoping to get some help for the holidays.
A report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank estimated that roughly as many as 1 in 4 households in the state was facing food insecurity. Food banks in the state have seen a 26% increase in demand this year.
“I don’t think we’re going to get through this unless Congress approves another COVID-19 relief bill,” the food bank’s executive director told The Providence Journal.
The North Texas Food Bank told the Dallas Morning News that their location handed out roughly 8,500 meals, which us up from about 1,000 on an average year, according to The Hill. Some reports have indicated that people waited in line for over 5 hours at some food banks.
Food bank lines are growing as a pandemic-fueled ‘perfect storm’ is pushing more than 50 million Americans into food insecurity pic.twitter.com/iCjNTF17n3 — NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 25, 2020
“We know that people need food or they wouldn’t be in line,” said Trisha Cunningham, CEO of the food bank. “We want to make sure anyone that needs food has access to it.”
Record-setting years were also reported in places like New Jersey, California and pretty much everywhere in between. The events of this year have left millions out of work, and they have very few places to turn for help.
Katie Fitzgerald, the EVP and COO of Feeding America, said that they have seen a huge surge in demand this year, since the pandemic and resulting lockdowns began.
Hit by hard times, cars line up for miles, some wait 5+ hours for food donation @brynnCNN reports @EricaRHill pic.twitter.com/XG9SNBsl2y — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) November 24, 2020
“This year is especially hard, because of course we are seeing consistent surge in demand at Feeding America food banks all across the nation,” Fitzgerald said.
Food banks are also extremely overwhelmed and running low on donations in some places.
If you want to help and contribute to a local food bank, Feeding America has a nationwide list of community food banks in your area, searchable by zip code. They’ll be looking for cash donations, holiday food items, or volunteer time.
Thousands of cars lined up to collect food in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend, stretching as far as the eye can see. pic.twitter.com/xLFGOcBkPK — CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2020
Last month, The Department of Agriculture was ordered to start including a letter from President Trump in federal food aid boxes, in which he takes credit for “sending nutritious food from our farmers to families in need throughout America.”
Unemployment claims continue to rise throughout the United States. Last month, the US Department of Labor announced that there were 751,000 new claims for the week ending in 10/24. Insured unemployment was 7,756,000. This month, the numbers have increased significantly, as noted in the update below.
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Initial claims were 778,000 for the week ending 11/21 (+30,000). Insured unemployment was 6,071,000 for the week ending 11/14 (-299,000).https://t.co/ys7Eg5LKAW — US Labor Department (@USDOL) November 25, 2020
Also, it is important to note that the official unemployment numbers are only representative of a small portion of the market, there are many people who worked in the informal economy or people who otherwise don’t have access to unemployment benefits who aren’t counted in these figures. Unemployment figures only count people who have applied and been accepted for unemployment, not everyone who is out of work.
The longest food bank lines in decades in the wealthiest nation in the world. pic.twitter.com/jwgxEqJkox — Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) November 23, 2020
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activistpost--2020-11-27--The Pentagon Has Closed Ten Bases In Afghanistan Amid Hastened Draw Down

Amid ongoing US negotiations with the Taliban which are aimed at reaching terms that would allow for a complete American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan , which is Washington ’ s longest running war in history , at least ten US military bases have been closed since last February , The Washington Post reports .
This also comes after President Trump controversially ordered the Pentagon earlier this month to initiate a drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq of up to 2,500 from each nation .
While the military has not formally confirmed the closure of the bases , which remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troop departures , the WaPo report cited both top US and Afghan officials .
The future status of the shuttered bases remains unclear in terms whether they were handed over to Afghan national forces , or if they were simply vacated or possibly destroyed .
“ Little is known about what remains of those bases , many in Afghanistan ’ s most volatile provinces where U.S. support for Afghan operations has been critical in pushing back the Taliban , ” the Post report reads .
“ Some have been completely handed over to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been vacated and left in place in a way in which they could be occupied again in the future if U.S. and Afghan officials consider it necessary .
It is also unclear how much equipment — more difficult to move than people — is left at each of the closed installations.
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As of the start of 2020 , this US had up to 14,000 troops in Afghanistan , but this number has since been gradually reduced : In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria that were vacated within the past two years – some reportedly had equipment there destroyed by departing US troops while some were promptly taken over by Syrian Army and Russian forces .
The fact that at least ten bases in Afghanistan have been closed is a good sign , however , suggesting the US is actually serious about disengaging from what many have seen as an “ endless ” occupation and war which has bore little fruit for US interests and has remained very unpopular in US public opinion .
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By Tyler Durden
Amid ongoing US negotiations with the Taliban which are aimed at reaching terms that would allow for a complete American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is Washington’s longest running war in history, at least ten US military bases have been closed since last February, The Washington Post reports.
This also comes after President Trump controversially ordered the Pentagon earlier this month to initiate a drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq of up to 2,500 from each nation.
While the military has not formally confirmed the closure of the bases, which remains classified given the sensitive security nature of troop departures, the WaPo report cited both top US and Afghan officials.
The future status of the shuttered bases remains unclear in terms whether they were handed over to Afghan national forces, or if they were simply vacated or possibly destroyed.
“Little is known about what remains of those bases, many in Afghanistan’s most volatile provinces where U.S. support for Afghan operations has been critical in pushing back the Taliban,” the Post report reads.
“Some have been completely handed over to Afghan security forces. Others may have been vacated and left in place in a way in which they could be occupied again in the future if U.S. and Afghan officials consider it necessary. It is also unclear how much equipment — more difficult to move than people — is left at each of the closed installations.”
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As of the start of 2020, this US had up to 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, but this number has since been gradually reduced:
In the case of small special forces bases in Syria that were vacated within the past two years – some reportedly had equipment there destroyed by departing US troops while some were promptly taken over by Syrian Army and Russian forces.
The fact that at least ten bases in Afghanistan have been closed is a good sign, however, suggesting the US is actually serious about disengaging from what many have seen as an “endless” occupation and war which has bore little fruit for US interests and has remained very unpopular in US public opinion.
Source: Zero Hedge
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activistpost--2020-11-27--A Trojan Horse? PathCheck’s Contact Tracing App Coming to Minnesota and the World

Almost as soon as the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared a global pandemic in March , contact tracing apps seem to have sprouted everywhere .
Last May , MintPress News reported on a Bluetooth-enabled sports fans tracking app , which was later repurposed to push COVID-19 contact tracing methods .
The app , called Care19 , was one of the first publicly known implementations of a device-neutral , Android-iOS framework made possible by a noteworthy partnership between Apple and Google .
That same Apple-Google framework underpins another virtually identical app that had managed to fly under the radar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first contact tracing app released , predating North Dakota ’ s Care19 by two months and developed by an MIT Media Lab spinoff called the PathCheck Foundation .
PathCheck is set to be rolled out to the public in Minnesota through the COVIDaware MN program , which will look to bring adoption of the “ exposure notification solution ” to critical mass , in line with the goal set by PathCheck ’ s makers since the app was first released in early March 2020 .
High adoption rates would be “ pretty much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to make a surmountable difference , ” according to researchers interviewed by Popular Mechanics in a March piece on PathCheck .
The foundation claims to have already deployed its app in several countries worldwide and many U.S. states and territories , including Guam .
The campaign underway in Minnesota will test newer approaches to overcome the failures of Care19 in North Dakota , which only managed to rake together a paltry 5 % adoption rate due to heavy public resistance surrounding privacy concerns .
One of the ways PathCheck intends to close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anonymizing the data being transferred through novel encryption features .
“ COVIDaware neither collects nor distributes personal identification , ” according to the Star Tribune .
But other aspects could make the data privacy issue a moot point .
For instance , the app will be tethered to local and state health institutions , which will send “ codes ” to users in order to “ prevent false reports ” and keep contact tracing entities abreast of a user ’ s COVID-19 status .
Privacy , in this case , only means that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your friends , acquaintances , or enemies , stuck the health patrol on you .
The Path from here PathCheck ’ s plan “ is to build on the technology , programs , and standards we ’ re developing today for pandemic response to create a global system for public health , ” per its website , which describes the “ wide array ” of technologies being lined up to “ enable the development of new diagnostics and treatments that result in a healthier world.
” The app is open-source offering full transparency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ processes and PathCheck has positioned itself as a champion of privacy from its inception .
In a paper called Apps Gone Rogue , PathCheck calls on experts to offer advice on how to overcome the public ’ s hesitance when it comes to contact tracing apps .
The foundation has also been pushing for a “ national coordination ” program to bring all contact tracing apps under a single roof within the federal government .
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The marketing slush that pervades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ customers ” for potential hospital patients or banal promises of “ driving innovation for a better world ” to describe their products and services , as well as grandiose pronouncements and predictions such as asserting it “ will be the global leader in advancing public health with technology , ” while practically gushing over the idea that COVID-19 has “ forever change [ d ] the role of public health.
” If anything has changed , it might be the intensity with which mass self-surveillance technologies have been coming at us since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out on top in the “ new normal ” is just another market opportunity for the majority of startups venturing into the space .
As a nonprofit , PathCheck assumes the role of benevolent steward for the multiple contact tracing apps , which like the Apple-Google framework tested at that same MIT Media Lab where PathCheck was born , augurs a Trojan horse for the eventual consolidation of all digital pipelines .
Ramesh Raskar , founder and chairman of PathCheck , has been working with Apple , Facebook , and Google on computational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Special Projects ” as posted on his Linked In page .
One such project commissioned by Facebook centered around “ digital health , ” which Wikipedia defines as “ the convergence of digital technologies with health , healthcare , living , and society to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery.
” It was as part of this project that Raskar co-wrote a paper for the Bluetooth tracking technology used in the PathCheck app and others .
In the study ’ s executive summary , the authors describe the potential application of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through improved contact-tracing , better privacy and verification for sensitive data sharing in the numerous Bluetooth and GPS based mobile applications.
” Apart from sitting as chairman of PathCheck Foundation , Raskar is an Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab and counts a three-year stint at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) as a member of its Information Science and Technology ( ISAT ) study group .
He also sits on the commission of a Swiss AI healthcare foundation , which “ champions the use of AI and digital technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children and young people ” ( marketing speak for an encroaching global surveillance state ) that funds and scales up AI projects in the healthcare space under the guise of “ health equity ” .
Sponsored by major U.S. technology contractor Cisco , the PathCheck team includes many people who have been involved in the collecting of health data for years .
PathCheck CEO Adam Barrey founded a company that developed management systems for human genomic data , as well as AI technologies to interpret such data in order to deliver “ precision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their “ global implementation ” strategy is Khahlil Louisy , a very recent graduate student of MIT whose previous background in digital media and minority groups mentorship programs make him the perfect face for the worldwide rollout of a 24/7 surveillance/tracking standard to go hand in hand with a COVID-19 vaccine that is slated to target people that look more like him than his CEO .
PathCheck ’ s ‘ vision ’ includes building “ a new generation of digital solutions for public health [ to drive ] mass adoption of a foundational… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every smartphone in the world.
” The organization also suggests that “ population scale health strategies ” will become the norm in the post-COVID world – a proposition that should scare every oppressed minority group anywhere .
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By Raul Diego
Almost as soon as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in March, contact tracing apps seem to have sprouted everywhere. Last May, MintPress News reported on a Bluetooth-enabled sports fans tracking app, which was later repurposed to push COVID-19 contact tracing methods. The app, called Care19, was one of the first publicly known implementations of a device-neutral, Android-iOS framework made possible by a noteworthy partnership between Apple and Google.
That same Apple-Google framework underpins another virtually identical app that had managed to fly under the radar of privacy advocates despite being the very first contact tracing app released, predating North Dakota’s Care19 by two months and developed by an MIT Media Lab spinoff called the PathCheck Foundation.
PathCheck is set to be rolled out to the public in Minnesota through the COVIDaware MN program, which will look to bring adoption of the “exposure notification solution” to critical mass, in line with the goal set by PathCheck’s makers since the app was first released in early March 2020. High adoption rates would be “pretty much the only way this app will be able to make a surmountable difference,” according to researchers interviewed by Popular Mechanics in a March piece on PathCheck.
The foundation claims to have already deployed its app in several countries worldwide and many U.S. states and territories, including Guam. The campaign underway in Minnesota will test newer approaches to overcome the failures of Care19 in North Dakota, which only managed to rake together a paltry 5% adoption rate due to heavy public resistance surrounding privacy concerns.
One of the ways PathCheck intends to close the gap in public trust is by anonymizing the data being transferred through novel encryption features. “COVIDaware neither collects nor distributes personal identification,” according to the Star Tribune. But other aspects could make the data privacy issue a moot point.
For instance, the app will be tethered to local and state health institutions, which will send “codes” to users in order to “prevent false reports” and keep contact tracing entities abreast of a user’s COVID-19 status. Privacy, in this case, only means that you won’t know which of your friends, acquaintances, or enemies, stuck the health patrol on you.
The Path from here
PathCheck’s plan “is to build on the technology, programs, and standards we’re developing today for pandemic response to create a global system for public health,” per its website, which describes the “wide array” of technologies being lined up to “enable the development of new diagnostics and treatments that result in a healthier world.”
The app is open-source offering full transparency for developers and others to verify the processes and PathCheck has positioned itself as a champion of privacy from its inception. In a paper called Apps Gone Rogue, PathCheck calls on experts to offer advice on how to overcome the public’s hesitance when it comes to contact tracing apps. The foundation has also been pushing for a “national coordination” program to bring all contact tracing apps under a single roof within the federal government.
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The marketing slush that pervades PathCheck’s site includes terms like “customers” for potential hospital patients or banal promises of “driving innovation for a better world” to describe their products and services, as well as grandiose pronouncements and predictions such as asserting it “will be the global leader in advancing public health with technology,” while practically gushing over the idea that COVID-19 has “forever change[d] the role of public health.”
If anything has changed, it might be the intensity with which mass self-surveillance technologies have been coming at us since March. Leveraging the pandemic to come out on top in the “new normal” is just another market opportunity for the majority of startups venturing into the space. As a nonprofit, PathCheck assumes the role of benevolent steward for the multiple contact tracing apps, which like the Apple-Google framework tested at that same MIT Media Lab where PathCheck was born, augurs a Trojan horse for the eventual consolidation of all digital pipelines.
A digital malaise
Ramesh Raskar, founder and chairman of PathCheck, has been working with Apple, Facebook, and Google on computational privacy and health for years in so-called “Special Projects” as posted on his Linked In page. One such project commissioned by Facebook centered around “digital health,” which Wikipedia defines as “the convergence of digital technologies with health, healthcare, living, and society to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery.”
It was as part of this project that Raskar co-wrote a paper for the Bluetooth tracking technology used in the PathCheck app and others. In the study’s executive summary, the authors describe the potential application of the technology in epidemics “such as COVID-19 through improved contact-tracing, better privacy and verification for sensitive data sharing in the numerous Bluetooth and GPS based mobile applications.”
Apart from sitting as chairman of PathCheck Foundation, Raskar is an Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab and counts a three-year stint at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a member of its Information Science and Technology (ISAT) study group.
He also sits on the commission of a Swiss AI healthcare foundation, which “champions the use of AI and digital technology to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people” (marketing speak for an encroaching global surveillance state) that funds and scales up AI projects in the healthcare space under the guise of “health equity”.
Sponsored by major U.S. technology contractor Cisco, the PathCheck team includes many people who have been involved in the collecting of health data for years. PathCheck CEO Adam Barrey founded a company that developed management systems for human genomic data, as well as AI technologies to interpret such data in order to deliver “precision medicine.”
But at the head of their “global implementation” strategy is Khahlil Louisy, a very recent graduate student of MIT whose previous background in digital media and minority groups mentorship programs make him the perfect face for the worldwide rollout of a 24/7 surveillance/tracking standard to go hand in hand with a COVID-19 vaccine that is slated to target people that look more like him than his CEO.
PathCheck’s ‘vision’ includes building “a new generation of digital solutions for public health [to drive] mass adoption of a foundational… platform that includes mobile touch points on every smartphone in the world.” The organization also suggests that “population scale health strategies” will become the norm in the post-COVID world – a proposition that should scare every oppressed minority group anywhere.
Source: MintPress News
Raul Diego is a MintPress News Staff Writer, independent photojournalist, researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker.
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activistpost--2020-11-27--Head Of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Project Assassinated?

Amid speculation that Israel is on war footing over a possible strike in Iran in the coming weeks , moments ago Iranian state media reported that the country ’ s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in Damavand , east of Tehran .
He was reportedly accompanied by his bodyguard when they were attacked by a “ suicide ” attacker at the entrance of Absard town .
According to Iran Front Page News , Fakhrizadeh was killed by shooting , but before the shootout , his car has been stopped with an explosion at Mostafa Khomeini Blvd .
Several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident , but haven ’ t been identified yet .
Fakhrizadeh was a brigadier general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp ( IRGC ) and headed Iran ’ s nuclear weapons project .
He was a professor of physics at the Imam Hussein University in Tehran and was former head of Iran ’ s Physics Research Center .
While there has been no official confirmation of the death yet , and Iran Atomic Energy organization has denied the reports , saying that no incident involving nuclear scientists took place according to ISNA News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commander wrote on Twitter that Iran will avenge the killing of scientists as it has in the past according to the Jerusalem Post .
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination , but the Israeli regime has a history of hiring hit men to assassinate nuclear scientists in Iran .
In 2018 , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “ remember that name ” after he announced that the Mossad had obtained 100,000 files from Iran ’ s secret nuclear archives .
The files retrieved by Mossad focused on the secret Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2003 called Project Amad , which was led by Fakhrizadeh .
When Iran entered the 2015 nuclear deal , it denied that such a program existed .
After the April 2018 killing of several nuclear scientists in Iran , a “ protective shield of secrecy and security ” had been thrown around Fakhrizadeh , in an effort to protect him against Israeli assassins .
In 2003 , Iran was forced to shelve Project Amad , but not its nuclear ambitions .
It reportedly split its program into an overt program and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the title of scientific knowhow development , Netanyahu said at the time .
It continued this work in a series of organizations , which in 2018 were led by SPND , an organization inside Iran ’ s Defense Ministry led by the same person who led Project Amad – Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , Netanyahu said .
According to the WSJ , Fakhrizadeh is often described as Iran ’ s Robert Oppenheimer , the developer of the world ’ s first atomic bombs , and not because of the Iranian ’ s latent pacifist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a decade ago as the elusive head of Iran ’ s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research , widely believed to be the group conducting Iran ’ s nuclear-weaponization work .
In 2012 the Journal ’ s Jay Solomon reported that , after lying low for a few years , Fakhrizadeh had “ opened a research facility in Tehran ’ s northern suburbs involved in studies relevant to developing nuclear weapons.
” For more on Fakhrizadeh read “ Mohsen Fakhrizadeh : The father of Iranian regime ’ s nuclear bomb.
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By Tyler Durden
Amid speculation that Israel is on war footing over a possible strike in Iran in the coming weeks, moments ago Iranian state media reported that the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in Damavand, east of Tehran. He was reportedly accompanied by his bodyguard when they were attacked by a “suicide” attacker at the entrance of Absard town.
According to Iran Front Page News, Fakhrizadeh was killed by shooting, but before the shootout, his car has been stopped with an explosion at Mostafa Khomeini Blvd. Several others are also reportedly killed in the incident, but haven’t been identified yet.
Fakhrizadeh was a brigadier general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) and headed Iran’s nuclear weapons project.
He was a professor of physics at the Imam Hussein University in Tehran and was former head of Iran’s Physics Research Center.
While there has been no official confirmation of the death yet, and Iran Atomic Energy organization has denied the reports, saying that no incident involving nuclear scientists took place according to ISNA News Agency, Iran’s revolutionary guards commander wrote on Twitter that Iran will avenge the killing of scientists as it has in the past according to the Jerusalem Post.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination, but the Israeli regime has a history of hiring hit men to assassinate nuclear scientists in Iran.
In 2018, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “remember that name” after he announced that the Mossad had obtained 100,000 files from Iran’s secret nuclear archives. The files retrieved by Mossad focused on the secret Iranian nuclear program that was developed from 1999 to 2003 called Project Amad, which was led by Fakhrizadeh. When Iran entered the 2015 nuclear deal, it denied that such a program existed.
After the April 2018 killing of several nuclear scientists in Iran, a “protective shield of secrecy and security” had been thrown around Fakhrizadeh, in an effort to protect him against Israeli assassins.
In 2003, Iran was forced to shelve Project Amad, but not its nuclear ambitions. It reportedly split its program into an overt program and a covert one that continued the nuclear work under the title of scientific knowhow development, Netanyahu said at the time. It continued this work in a series of organizations, which in 2018 were led by SPND, an organization inside Iran’s Defense Ministry led by the same person who led Project Amad – Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Netanyahu said.
According to the WSJ, Fakhrizadeh is often described as Iran’s Robert Oppenheimer, the developer of the world’s first atomic bombs, and not because of the Iranian’s latent pacifist convictions. His name came to light about a decade ago as the elusive head of Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, widely believed to be the group conducting Iran’s nuclear-weaponization work. In 2012 the Journal’s Jay Solomon reported that, after lying low for a few years, Fakhrizadeh had “opened a research facility in Tehran’s northern suburbs involved in studies relevant to developing nuclear weapons.”
For more on Fakhrizadeh read “Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: The father of Iranian regime’s nuclear bomb.”
Source: Zero Hedge
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activistpost--2020-11-27--Watch as US-Born Moms Kidnapped, Interrogated by Officers for Speaking Spanish — Lawsuit

Havre , MT — Ana Suda and Martha “ Mimi ” Hernandez are both US-born citizens who grew up in Texas and California respectively .
But their lifelong citizenship and complete lack of criminal record would have no bearing on a US Border Patrol agent hell bent on taking ‘ dangerous ’ Spanish speaking women off the streets of Havre , Montana .
Now , because no one was held accountable for their unlawful detainment , the taxpayers of Montana will be held responsible instead .
Hernandez and Suda settled for an undisclosed monetary settlement in the lawsuit they filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to admit fault in the case .
In settling the case , U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it did not admit liability and added in a statement that “ the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction , working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe.
” As TFTP reported , the incident happened on May 18 , 2018 , as Suda and Hernandez stood in line at a local grocery store .
The two ladies were having a friendly conversation—in Spanish—an entirely legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most grocery stores everyday in this country .
However , the Border Patrol Agent in line behind them , saw their conversation as nefarious .
He just knew they were evil criminal scum .
As the two innocent US citizens checked out at the register , this “ hero ” public servant demanded to know where they were born .
Remember , they had done nothing wrong and were simply speaking Spanish .
Still , Suda and Hernandez complied and told the officer they were born in Texas and California .
But he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then demanded the two women hand over their driver ’ s licenses which were apparently not enough to get them immediately on their way .
The two innocent US citizens were then held against their will—otherwise known as kidnapping—by US Border Patrol Agents who completely humiliated them in front of their friends and neighbors .
“ After Mimi and I told the officer that we were born in the U.S. , ” Suda explained , “ he demanded that we show identification .
I didn ’ t feel like I could say no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We gave him our Montana driver ’ s licenses and then followed him outside into the store ’ s parking lot as directed .
” During their illegal detainment , Suda and Hernandez were interrogated as if they were criminals .
The scene is something akin to the era of “ papers please ” as these entirely innocent women were temporarily kidnapped and forced to prove they weren ’ t “ illegal ” human beings who should be shipped off to some ‘ camp ’ .
Become an Activist Post Patron for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Had they been “ illegal , ” the stop was still unconstitutional as speaking Spanish is most assuredly not probable cause for detainment .
Even if a person speaks no English at all , the state can not detain them for it .
Nevertheless , this tyrant agent had no problem telling the women why he had taken them into custody .
When Suda and Hernandez asked him why they were being humiliated and interrogated , the officer responded with brutal honesty .
“ He said it was because , ‘ You guys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of up here , ’ ” said Suda .
This is confirmed on the video .
For nearly an hour , Suda and Hernandez were held captive as other armed agents showed up in their uniforms and carrying guns—to investigate two American soccer moms—a shameful act indeed .
Suda and Hernandez ’ case is now finally settled , hopefully leading to change inside the organization which illegally detains people for speaking Spanish .
“ We stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profile and harassed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided by the ACLU .
“ I am proud to be bilingual , and I hope that as a result of this case CBP takes a hard look at its policies and practices .
No one else should ever have to go through this again.
” Sadly , for speaking out about the incident , Suda and Hernandez say that they ’ ve been harassed repeatedly and have received hateful messages from people across the country .
Their children are even feeling the effects of this disgusting madness .
“ At his high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s son whether he had brought his ID to class .
My 8-year-old daughter is scared to speak Spanish and has started responding to me in English when I ask her questions , ” said Suda .
Below is this most infuriating and saddening video .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project .
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By Matt Agorist
Havre, MT — Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez are both US-born citizens who grew up in Texas and California respectively. But their lifelong citizenship and complete lack of criminal record would have no bearing on a US Border Patrol agent hell bent on taking ‘dangerous’ Spanish speaking women off the streets of Havre, Montana. Now, because no one was held accountable for their unlawful detainment, the taxpayers of Montana will be held responsible instead.
Hernandez and Suda settled for an undisclosed monetary settlement in the lawsuit they filed last year. The Border Patrol refused to admit fault in the case.
In settling the case, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it did not admit liability and added in a statement that “the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe.”
As TFTP reported, the incident happened on May 18, 2018, as Suda and Hernandez stood in line at a local grocery store. The two ladies were having a friendly conversation—in Spanish—an entirely legal and common activity which takes place in most grocery stores everyday in this country. However, the Border Patrol Agent in line behind them, saw their conversation as nefarious. He just knew they were evil criminal scum.
As the two innocent US citizens checked out at the register, this “hero” public servant demanded to know where they were born. Remember, they had done nothing wrong and were simply speaking Spanish. Still, Suda and Hernandez complied and told the officer they were born in Texas and California. But he did not believe them.
The agent then demanded the two women hand over their driver’s licenses which were apparently not enough to get them immediately on their way. The two innocent US citizens were then held against their will—otherwise known as kidnapping—by US Border Patrol Agents who completely humiliated them in front of their friends and neighbors.
“After Mimi and I told the officer that we were born in the U.S.,” Suda explained, “he demanded that we show identification. I didn’t feel like I could say no since he was in uniform and armed. We gave him our Montana driver’s licenses and then followed him outside into the store’s parking lot as directed. ”
During their illegal detainment, Suda and Hernandez were interrogated as if they were criminals. The scene is something akin to the era of “papers please” as these entirely innocent women were temporarily kidnapped and forced to prove they weren’t “illegal” human beings who should be shipped off to some ‘camp’.
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Had they been “illegal,” the stop was still unconstitutional as speaking Spanish is most assuredly not probable cause for detainment. Even if a person speaks no English at all, the state cannot detain them for it.
Nevertheless, this tyrant agent had no problem telling the women why he had taken them into custody. When Suda and Hernandez asked him why they were being humiliated and interrogated, the officer responded with brutal honesty.
Suda explained that,
Agent O’Neal — the name on his badge — got on his car radio and asked for backup, as if two moms holding a carton of eggs were a threat. As we stood there, I felt a knot in the pit of my stomach. I told him that I was going to start filming on my cell phone. Then I made a simple request, ‘Can you tell us in video why you asked for our IDs please.’
“He said it was because, ‘You guys are speaking Spanish which is very unheard of up here,’” said Suda. This is confirmed on the video.
For nearly an hour, Suda and Hernandez were held captive as other armed agents showed up in their uniforms and carrying guns—to investigate two American soccer moms—a shameful act indeed.
Suda and Hernandez’ case is now finally settled, hopefully leading to change inside the organization which illegally detains people for speaking Spanish.
“We stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profile and harassed,” Suda said in a statement provided by the ACLU. “I am proud to be bilingual, and I hope that as a result of this case CBP takes a hard look at its policies and practices. No one else should ever have to go through this again.”
Sadly, for speaking out about the incident, Suda and Hernandez say that they’ve been harassed repeatedly and have received hateful messages from people across the country.
Their children are even feeling the effects of this disgusting madness.
“At his high school, a teacher asked Mimi’s son whether he had brought his ID to class. My 8-year-old daughter is scared to speak Spanish and has started responding to me in English when I ask her questions,” said Suda.
Below is this most infuriating and saddening video.
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--2020-11-27--Black Friday Shoppers Expected To Spend More Online Than In Stores For First Time

The coronavirus has accelerated a trend in American holiday-season consumption : the shift away from packing malls on Black Friday , and toward shopping online , placing some orders as early as “ Prime Day ” ( which Amazon held in October this year ) .
Instead of braving the elements and the lines , a growing number of Americans instead place most , or all , of their holiday gift orders via Amazon .
In recent years , the trend was attributed to bitterly cold weather and other impediments .
But old habits die hard , and up until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pack into stores on Black Friday , with many big box stores opening earlier and earlier ( eliciting public backlash over pulling workers and shoppers away from their families ) .
But as COVID-19 infections peak and governors tighten restrictions on ‘ non-essential ’ businesses like retailers , analysts are bracing for e-commerce sales to finally eclipse brick-and-mortar sales for the first time .
Why ?
Because according to a survey from Deloitte , for the first time ever , more American holiday shoppers are planning to spend a total of $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staggering 33 % increase from last year .
That ’ s equal to two years ’ growth in one season .
“ This year is unlike anything else , ” said Ken Perkins , president and founder of Retail Metrics .
Retailers ( including specifically department stores ) that rely on mall traffic have been particularly hard-hit this year .
Just the other day , we reported that America ’ s brick-and-mortar stores owe a staggering $ 52 billion in rents .
What ’ s even more worrisome : department stores even reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thanksgiving , according to CFRA Research analyst Camilla Yanushevsky .
That could be a sign that consumers are focusing on proven e-commerce platforms like Amazon and a select few others , while the laggards are doomed .
However , there are exceptions , as with every trend .
Bloomberg points out that Williams-Sonoma and TJX Corp – owner of HomeGoods and TJ Maxx – could outperform as the rush to the suburbs has led to heightened demand for furnishings , while TJ Maxx ’ s everyday bargains typically attract more shoppers in hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic wizards on the Wall Street Journal ’ s editorial board , the Dow ’ s latest milestone has NOTHING to do with central bank liquidity injections and EVERYTHING to do with the “ wonderful engine of prosperity ” that is the American economy ) .
“ Even with the vaccine coming , people are moving out of the city , into the burbs , and they need to fill their homes , ” one analyst at RetailMetrics said .
Other potential beneficiaries , according to Bloomberg , include Best Buy , Conn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as demand for hot gadgets like the PS5 and new phones from Samsung and Apple leads to a surge in sales .
Bloomberg also cited Mattel , Hasbro , Amazon and Walmart as other potential holiday season outperformers .
According to Bloomberg and CNBC , COVID has helped to separate the wheat from the chaff in the retail space , compounding the problems of retailers who neglected their digital business , while rewarding companies that did , via increased opportunities for synergies ( like order online , pickup in store functionality ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the test .
As the start of the holiday shopping season arrives , some analysts are getting worried .
JPMorgan Chase ’ s Matthew Boss recently cut his estimate for Q4 same-store sales – one key metric for retailers that ’ s closely watched by analysts – to below-consensus levels .
If the shift to e-commerce is as dramatic as the Deloitte survey suggests it might be , then that might prove to have been a prescient move .
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By Tyler Durden
The coronavirus has accelerated a trend in American holiday-season consumption: the shift away from packing malls on Black Friday, and toward shopping online, placing some orders as early as “Prime Day” (which Amazon held in October this year). Instead of braving the elements and the lines, a growing number of Americans instead place most, or all, of their holiday gift orders via Amazon.
In recent years, the trend was attributed to bitterly cold weather and other impediments. But old habits die hard, and up until last year, millions of Americans continued to pack into stores on Black Friday, with many big box stores opening earlier and earlier (eliciting public backlash over pulling workers and shoppers away from their families).
But as COVID-19 infections peak and governors tighten restrictions on ‘non-essential’ businesses like retailers, analysts are bracing for e-commerce sales to finally eclipse brick-and-mortar sales for the first time.
Why? Because according to a survey from Deloitte, for the first time ever, more American holiday shoppers are planning to spend a total of $189 billion, which would be a staggering 33% increase from last year. That’s equal to two years’ growth in one season. “This year is unlike anything else,” said Ken Perkins, president and founder of Retail Metrics.
People are going to be really adverse to come into stores on Black Friday, so traffic will be relatively more modest. Curbside pick up will be extremely important this holiday season. Impulse buying will also fall off as online shopping tends to be very targeted.
Retailers (including specifically department stores) that rely on mall traffic have been particularly hard-hit this year. Just the other day, we reported that America’s brick-and-mortar stores owe a staggering $52 billion in rents.
What’s even more worrisome: department stores even reported steep declines in online traffic ahead of Thanksgiving, according to CFRA Research analyst Camilla Yanushevsky. That could be a sign that consumers are focusing on proven e-commerce platforms like Amazon and a select few others, while the laggards are doomed.
However, there are exceptions, as with every trend. Bloomberg points out that Williams-Sonoma and TJX Corp – owner of HomeGoods and TJ Maxx – could outperform as the rush to the suburbs has led to heightened demand for furnishings, while TJ Maxx’s everyday bargains typically attract more shoppers in hard economic times (though according to the economic wizards on the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, the Dow’s latest milestone has NOTHING to do with central bank liquidity injections and EVERYTHING to do with the “wonderful engine of prosperity” that is the American economy).
“Even with the vaccine coming, people are moving out of the city, into the burbs, and they need to fill their homes,” one analyst at RetailMetrics said.
Other potential beneficiaries, according to Bloomberg, include Best Buy, Conn’s Inc and Acco Brands, as demand for hot gadgets like the PS5 and new phones from Samsung and Apple leads to a surge in sales. Bloomberg also cited Mattel, Hasbro, Amazon and Walmart as other potential holiday season outperformers.
According to Bloomberg and CNBC, COVID has helped to separate the wheat from the chaff in the retail space, compounding the problems of retailers who neglected their digital business, while rewarding companies that did, via increased opportunities for synergies (like order online, pickup in store functionality).
This holiday season should put all that to the test.
As the start of the holiday shopping season arrives, some analysts are getting worried. JPMorgan Chase’s Matthew Boss recently cut his estimate for Q4 same-store sales – one key metric for retailers that’s closely watched by analysts – to below-consensus levels. If the shift to e-commerce is as dramatic as the Deloitte survey suggests it might be, then that might prove to have been a prescient move.
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activistpost--2020-11-27--BREAKING: Adam Skelly Arrested, Cops on Site, Lay 9 Charges and Change Locks!

Adam Skelly , owner of Adamson Barbecue has been arrested after defying the lockdown orders that closed his business to @ @ @ @ @ police officers showed up with locksmiths ( who changed the locks on his doors ) @ @ @ @ @ in handcuffs in front of a large crowing crowd of supporters .
In this video @ @ @ @ @ Truth covers the latest breaking news on Skelly ’ s arrest , what the charges @ @ @ @ @ can help this brave freedom fighter moving forward .
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Adam Skelly, owner of Adamson Barbecue has been arrested after defying the lockdown orders that closed his business to in-house dinning, approximately 18 police officers showed up with locksmiths (who changed the locks on his doors) and they led Skelly away in handcuffs in front of a large crowing crowd of supporters.
In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth covers the latest breaking news on Skelly’s arrest, what the charges are and also how you can help this brave freedom fighter moving forward.
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