activistpost--2020-12-16--Mapped: The Risk Of Eviction And Foreclosure In U.S. States

Alongside potential obstacles such as job loss , financial insecurity , and a subsequent inability to cover many upcoming bills , Visual Capitalist ’ s Avery Koop notes that many Americans are now facing potential home loss as well .
According to a recent survey by the U.S. Census Bureau , of the estimated 17 million adults who are not current on their rent or mortgage payments , a whopping 33 % of them could be facing eviction or foreclosure in the “ next two months ” .
Although people across the country face similar risks , Texas stands out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or eviction .
In fact , more than 7.1 million people in the state may be expecting a loss of employment income in the coming four weeks .
Other states looking at high percentages of potential home loss include Louisiana , New Mexico , Mississippi , Wyoming , and Missouri .
To get a closer look , here are the top 10 metro areas with the highest percentages of people who will potentially be facing eviction or foreclosure : On the other end of the spectrum , there are states that appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the percentage of people likely to experience foreclosure or eviction in these places stands between 15 % and 20 % .
However , this level of relative home security is the case for only Delaware , Vermont , Maryland , and Utah .
Everyone else is floating in a proverbial gray area , between a majority who may still be in their same home after Christmas , and those who may need to find a new place in the months following the holidays .
Even in the states with extremely low percentages like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still thousands people who are highly likely to face the possibility of losing their home .
It goes without saying that with nearly 17 million Americans behind on mortgage and rent payments , there could be significant consequences down the road .
In an order issued by the CDC under the Public Health Service Act , it was stated that an eviction moratorium could help with the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures like quarantining , social distancing , and self-isolation .
However , while evictions were temporarily halted under this order on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection runs out on the last day of 2020 .
President-elect Joe Biden expressed his desire for measures such as rent forgiveness back in March 2020 , but it remains unclear what actions will be taken under the new administration when inauguration occurs on January 20th , 2021 .
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By Tyler Durden
Alongside potential obstacles such as job loss, financial insecurity, and a subsequent inability to cover many upcoming bills, Visual Capitalist’s Avery Koop notes that many Americans are now facing potential home loss as well.
According to a recent survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, of the estimated 17 million adults who are not current on their rent or mortgage payments, a whopping 33% of them could be facing eviction or foreclosure in the “next two months”.
Millions Facing Home Loss
Although people across the country face similar risks, Texas stands out with an estimated 718,000 people facing foreclosures or eviction. In fact, more than 7.1 million people in the state may be expecting a loss of employment income in the coming four weeks.
Other states looking at high percentages of potential home loss include Louisiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Wyoming, and Missouri.
To get a closer look, here are the top 10 metro areas with the highest percentages of people who will potentially be facing eviction or foreclosure:
Home for the Holidays?
On the other end of the spectrum, there are states that appear to have less need for concern, as the percentage of people likely to experience foreclosure or eviction in these places stands between 15% and 20%. However, this level of relative home security is the case for only Delaware, Vermont, Maryland, and Utah.
Everyone else is floating in a proverbial gray area, between a majority who may still be in their same home after Christmas, and those who may need to find a new place in the months following the holidays.
Even in the states with extremely low percentages like Delaware (15%), there are still thousands people who are highly likely to face the possibility of losing their home.
Going Forward
It goes without saying that with nearly 17 million Americans behind on mortgage and rent payments, there could be significant consequences down the road.
In an order issued by the CDC under the Public Health Service Act, it was stated that an eviction moratorium could help with the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures like quarantining, social distancing, and self-isolation. However, while evictions were temporarily halted under this order on September 4th, the extent of this protection runs out on the last day of 2020.
President-elect Joe Biden expressed his desire for measures such as rent forgiveness back in March 2020, but it remains unclear what actions will be taken under the new administration when inauguration occurs on January 20th, 2021.
Source: Zero Hedge
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activistpost--2020-12-15--Study Says 80% of Us Hold Our Breath When We Send Emails and Texts. Do You and Your Loved Ones Have

Study Says 80% of Us Hold Our Breath When We Send Emails and Texts. Do You and Your Loved Ones Have “Email Apnea”?

Many of us already worry about the various and sometimes tragic consequences of digital addiction .
Now children may be more susceptible because most schools have switched to virtual learning .
Many of us also worry about how exposure to blue light , cell phone and WiFi radiation increases our risk for cancer ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) and other undesirable and sometimes fatal health problems .
Now many of us will worry about whether we and our loved ones are breathing properly when we send emails and texts .
I know I am .
For many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of all ages take breaks from technology as well as learn how to use it safely .
One way is to replace WiFi with hard-wired internet connections in your home .
Many families have already done this – maybe even yours .
Activist Post reports regularly about sources of unsafe technology .
For more information visit our archives and the following websites .
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By B.N. Frank
Many of us already worry about the various and sometimes tragic consequences of digital addiction. Now children may be more susceptible because most schools have switched to virtual learning.
Many of us also worry about how exposure to blue light, cell phone and WiFi radiation increases our risk for cancer (see 1, 2, 3) and other undesirable and sometimes fatal health problems.
Now many of us will worry about whether we and our loved ones are breathing properly when we send emails and texts. I know I am.
From Life Spa:
Read full article HERE
For many years, health experts have recommended that people of all ages take breaks from technology as well as learn how to use it safely. One way is to replace WiFi with hard-wired internet connections in your home. Many families have already done this – maybe even yours.
Activist Post reports regularly about sources of unsafe technology. For more information visit our archives and the following websites.
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activistpost--2020-12-15--Intel Agencies To Perfect Facial Recognition From Drones

What can not be monitored can not be controlled .
To the extent that it can be monitored , it can be controlled .
This is the essence of Technocracy ’ s “ science of social engineering ” that is being rapidly applied to all facets of society .
⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood Intelligence and military researchers want to merge facial recognition with other biometric methods to identify people from long distances and steep angles .
The intelligence community wants to put biometric identification technology on drones but has hit a wall when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognition .
Federal programs experimenting with facial recognition technology have found the reliability depends greatly on lighting , camera position and other environmental factors—elements that are almost impossible to control at long range .
But improvements in computer vision and techniques that take a subject ’ s entire body into account are increasing the possibilities .
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity , or IARPA , issued a broad agency announcement solicitation for its latest attempt to improve biometrics at range , the Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program aims to develop software algorithm-based systems capable of performing whole-body biometric identification at long-range and from elevated platforms , ” the call states , outlining a three-phase process to prototype and test novel ways to incorporate multiple biometric signatures—such as face , gait and body type—to improve identification and verification at long ranges and steep angles .
“ Many intelligence community and Department of Defense agencies require the ability to identify or recognize individuals under challenging scenarios , such as at long-range ( e.g.
, 300+ meters ) , through atmospheric turbulence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms ( e.g.
, ≥20° sensor view angle from watch towers or unmanned aerial vehicles , ” according to the solicitation posted to beta.SAM.gov .
“ Expanding the range of conditions in which accurate and reliable biometric-based identification could be performed would greatly improve the number of addressable missions , types of platforms and sensors from which biometrics can be reliably used , and quality of outcomes and decisions.
” The solicitation call notes facial recognition has “ increasingly become the biometric modality best suited for [ intelligence community ] and DOD missions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control environmental factors—called out in the document as pose , illumination and expression , or PIE .
While these factors—the position of the subject , lighting around them and their facial expression—determine the quality of the image and subsequent matching attempts , “ Over the past six years , there have been notable advances in computer vision to facilitate unconstrained ” facial recognition , the document states .
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What cannot be monitored cannot be controlled. To the extent that it can be monitored, it can be controlled. This is the essence of Technocracy’s “science of social engineering” that is being rapidly applied to all facets of society. ⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood
By
Intelligence and military researchers want to merge facial recognition with other biometric methods to identify people from long distances and steep angles.
The intelligence community wants to put biometric identification technology on drones but has hit a wall when it comes to the most widely used biometric: facial recognition.
Federal programs experimenting with facial recognition technology have found the reliability depends greatly on lighting, camera position and other environmental factors—elements that are almost impossible to control at long range. But improvements in computer vision and techniques that take a subject’s entire body into account are increasing the possibilities.
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or IARPA, issued a broad agency announcement solicitation for its latest attempt to improve biometrics at range, the Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range, or BRIAR, program.
“The BRIAR program aims to develop software algorithm-based systems capable of performing whole-body biometric identification at long-range and from elevated platforms,” the call states, outlining a three-phase process to prototype and test novel ways to incorporate multiple biometric signatures—such as face, gait and body type—to improve identification and verification at long ranges and steep angles.
“Many intelligence community and Department of Defense agencies require the ability to identify or recognize individuals under challenging scenarios, such as at long-range (e.g., 300+ meters), through atmospheric turbulence, or from elevated and/or aerial sensor platforms (e.g., ≥20° sensor view angle from watch towers or unmanned aerial vehicles,” according to the solicitation posted to beta.SAM.gov.
“Expanding the range of conditions in which accurate and reliable biometric-based identification could be performed would greatly improve the number of addressable missions, types of platforms and sensors from which biometrics can be reliably used, and quality of outcomes and decisions.”
The solicitation call notes facial recognition has “increasingly become the biometric modality best suited for [intelligence community] and DOD missions,” particularly when operators cannot control environmental factors—called out in the document as pose, illumination and expression, or PIE.
While these factors—the position of the subject, lighting around them and their facial expression—determine the quality of the image and subsequent matching attempts, “Over the past six years, there have been notable advances in computer vision to facilitate unconstrained” facial recognition, the document states.
Read full story here…
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activistpost--2020-12-15--Big Brother in Disguise: The Rise of a New, Technological World Order

It had the potential for disaster .
Early in the morning of Monday , December 15 , 2020 , Google suffered a major worldwide outage in which all of its internet-connected services crashed , including Nest , Google Calendar , Gmail , Docs , Hangouts , Maps , Meet and YouTube .
The outage only lasted an hour , but it was a chilling reminder of how reliant the world has become on internet-connected technologies to do everything from unlocking doors and turning up the heat to accessing work files , sending emails and making phone calls .
A year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nest users being unable to access their Nest thermostats , Nest smart locks , and Nest cameras .
As Fast Company reports , “ This essentially meant that because of a cloud storage outage , people were prevented from getting inside their homes , using their AC , and monitoring their babies.
” Welcome to the Matrix .
Twenty-some years after the Wachowskis ’ iconic film , The Matrix , introduced us to a futuristic world in which humans exist in a computer-simulated non-reality powered by authoritarian machines—a world where the choice between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing up to the harsh , difficult realities of life comes down to a blue pill or a red pill—we stand at the precipice of a technologically-dominated matrix of our own making .
We are living the prequel to The Matrix with each passing day , falling further under the spell of technologically-driven virtual communities , virtual realities and virtual conveniences managed by artificially intelligent machines that are on a fast track to replacing human beings and eventually dominating every aspect of our lives .
In The Matrix , computer programmer Thomas Anderson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a virtual slumber by Morpheus , a freedom fighter seeking to liberate humanity from a lifelong hibernation state imposed by hyper-advanced artificial intelligence machines that rely on humans as an organic power source .
With their minds plugged into a perfectly crafted virtual reality , few humans ever realize they are living in an artificial dream world .
Neo is given a choice : to take the red pill , wake up and join the resistance , or take the blue pill , remain asleep and serve as fodder for the powers-that-be .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In our case , the blue pill—a one-way ticket to a life sentence in an electronic concentration camp—has been honey-coated to hide the bitter aftertaste , sold to us in the name of expediency and delivered by way of blazingly fast Internet , cell phone signals that never drop a call , thermostats that keep us at the perfect temperature without our having to raise a finger , and entertainment that can be simultaneously streamed to our TVs , tablets and cell phones .
Yet we are not merely in thrall with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lives easier .
We have become enslaved by them .
Look around you .
Everywhere you turn , people are so addicted to their internet-connected screen devices—smart phones , tablets , computers , televisions—that they can go for hours at a time submerged in a virtual world where human interaction is filtered through the medium of technology .
This is not freedom .
This is not even progress .
This is technological tyranny and iron-fisted control delivered by way of the surveillance state , corporate giants such as Google and Facebook , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Security Agency .
So consumed are we with availing ourselves of all the latest technologies that we have spared barely a thought for the ramifications of our heedless , headlong stumble towards a world in which our abject reliance on internet-connected gadgets and gizmos is grooming us for a future in which freedom is an illusion .
Yet it ’ s not just freedom that hangs in the balance .
Humanity itself is on the line .
If ever Americans find themselves in bondage to technological tyrants , we will have only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chains through our own lassitude , laziness and abject reliance on internet-connected gadgets and gizmos that render us wholly irrelevant .
Indeed , we ’ re fast approaching Philip K. Dick ’ s vision of the future as depicted in the film Minority Report .
There , police agencies apprehend criminals before they can commit a crime , driverless cars populate the highways , and a person ’ s biometrics are constantly scanned and used to track their movements , target them for advertising , and keep them under perpetual surveillance .
Cue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Internet of Things ( IoT ) , in which internet-connected “ things ” monitor your home , your health and your habits in order to keep your pantry stocked , your utilities regulated and your life under control and relatively worry-free .
The key word here , however , is control .
In the not-too-distant future , “ just about every device you have — and even products like chairs , that you don ’ t normally expect to see technology in — will be connected and talking to each other.
” By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were an estimated 22 billion internet of things connected devices in use around the world… Forecasts suggest that by 2030 around 50 billion of these IoT devices will be in use around the world , creating a massive web of interconnected devices spanning everything from smartphones to kitchen appliances.
” As the technologies powering these devices have become increasingly sophisticated , they have also become increasingly widespread , encompassing everything from toothbrushes and lightbulbs to cars , smart meters and medical equipment .
It is estimated that 127 new IoT devices are connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ connected ” industry has become the next big societal transformation , right up there with the Industrial Revolution , a watershed moment in technology and culture .
Between driverless cars that completely lacking a steering wheel , accelerator , or brake pedal , and smart pills embedded with computer chips , sensors , cameras and robots , we are poised to outpace the imaginations of science fiction writers such as Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov .
( By the way , there is no such thing as a driverless car .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it won ’ t be you . )
These Internet-connected techno gadgets include smart light bulbs that discourage burglars by making your house look occupied , smart thermostats that regulate the temperature of your home based on your activities , and smart doorbells that let you see who is at your front door without leaving the comfort of your couch .
Nest , Google ’ s suite of smart home products , has been at the forefront of the “ connected ” industry , with such technologically savvy conveniences as a smart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , what temperatures they like , and when your home is unoccupied ; a home phone service system that interacts with your connected devices to “ learn when you come and go ” and alert you if your kids don ’ t come home ; and a sleep system that will monitor when you fall asleep , when you wake up , and keep the house noises and temperature in a sleep-conducive state .
The aim of these internet-connected devices , as Nest proclaims , is to make “ your house a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example , your car can signal ahead that you ’ re on your way home , while Hue lights can flash on and off to get your attention if Nest Protect senses something ’ s wrong .
Your coffeemaker , relying on data from fitness and sleep sensors , will brew a stronger pot of coffee for you if you ’ ve had a restless night .
Yet given the speed and trajectory at which these technologies are developing , it won ’ t be long before these devices are operating entirely independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whole new set of worries .
As technology expert Nicholas Carr notes , “ As soon as you allow robots , or software programs , to act freely in the world , they ’ re going to run up against ethically fraught situations and face hard choices that can ’ t be resolved through statistical models .
That will be true of self-driving cars , self-flying drones , and battlefield robots , just as it ’ s already true , on a lesser scale , with automated vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vacuum , Roomba , “ makes no distinction between a dust bunny and an insect , ” weaponized drones—poised to take to the skies en masse this year—will be incapable of distinguishing between a fleeing criminal and someone merely jogging down a street .
For that matter , how do you defend yourself against a robotic cop—such as the Atlas android being developed by the Pentagon—that has been programmed to respond to any perceived threat with violence ?
Moreover , it ’ s not just our homes and personal devices that are being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : it ’ s our workplaces , our health systems , our government , our bodies and our innermost thoughts that are being plugged into a matrix over which we have no real control .
Indeed , it is expected that by 2030 , we will all experience The Internet of Senses ( IoS ) , enabled by Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) , Virtual Reality ( VR ) , Augmented Reality ( AR ) , 5G , and automation .
The Internet of Senses relies on connected technology interacting with our senses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smell , and touch by way of the brain as the user interface .
As journalist Susan Fourtane explains : In other words , the IoS will rely on technology being able to access and act on your thoughts .
Fourtane outlines several trends related to the IoS that are expected to become a reality by 2030 : Unfortunately , in our race to the future , we have failed to consider what such dependence on technology might mean for our humanity , not to mention our freedoms .
Ingestible or implantable chips @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are , morally and otherwise , to navigate this uncharted terrain .
Hailed as revolutionary for their ability to access , analyze and manipulate your body from the inside , these smart pills can remind you to take your medication , search for cancer , and even send an alert to your doctor warning of an impending heart attack .
Sure , the technology could save lives , but is that all we need to know ?
Have we done our due diligence in asking all the questions that need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unsuspecting populace ?
Let me put it another way .
If you were shocked by Edward Snowden ’ s revelations about how NSA agents have used surveillance to spy on Americans ’ phone calls , emails and text messages , can you imagine what unscrupulous government agents could do with access to your internet-connected car , home and medications ?
Imagine what a SWAT team could do with the ability to access , monitor and control your internet-connected home—locking you in , turning off the lights , activating alarms , etc .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act into law on Dec. 4 , 2020 , in order to establish a baseline for security protection for the billions of IoT devices flooding homes and businesses , the law does little to protect the American people against corporate and governmental surveillance .
In fact , the public response to concerns about government surveillance has amounted to a collective shrug .
After all , who cares if the government can track your whereabouts on your GPS-enabled device so long as it helps you find the fastest route from Point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the NSA is listening in on your phone calls and downloading your emails so long as you can get your phone calls and emails on the go and get lightning fast Internet on the fly ?
Who cares if the government can monitor your activities in your home by tapping into your internet-connected devices—thermostat , water , lights—so long as you can control those things with the flick of a finger , whether you ’ re across the house or across the country ?
Control is the key here .
As I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The War on the American People , total control over every aspect of our lives , right down to our inner thoughts , is the objective of any totalitarian regime .
Orwell ’ s masterpiece , 1984 , portrays a global society of total control in which people are not allowed to have thoughts that in any way disagree with the corporate state .
There is no personal freedom , and advanced technology has become the driving force behind a surveillance-driven society .
Snitches and cameras are everywhere .
And people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with anyone guilty of thought crimes .
The government , or “ Party , ” is headed by Big Brother , who appears on posters everywhere with the words : “ Big Brother is watching you.
” Make no mistake : the Internet of Things and its twin , the Internet of Senses , is just Big Brother in disguise .

By John W. Whitehead
“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.”—George Orwell, 1984
It had the potential for disaster.
Early in the morning of Monday, December 15, 2020, Google suffered a major worldwide outage in which all of its internet-connected services crashed, including Nest, Google Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Hangouts, Maps, Meet and YouTube.
The outage only lasted an hour, but it was a chilling reminder of how reliant the world has become on internet-connected technologies to do everything from unlocking doors and turning up the heat to accessing work files, sending emails and making phone calls.
A year earlier, a Google outage resulted in Nest users being unable to access their Nest thermostats, Nest smart locks, and Nest cameras. As Fast Company reports, “This essentially meant that because of a cloud storage outage, people were prevented from getting inside their homes, using their AC, and monitoring their babies.”
Welcome to the Matrix.
Twenty-some years after the Wachowskis’ iconic film, The Matrix, introduced us to a futuristic world in which humans exist in a computer-simulated non-reality powered by authoritarian machines—a world where the choice between existing in a denial-ridden virtual dream-state or facing up to the harsh, difficult realities of life comes down to a blue pill or a red pill—we stand at the precipice of a technologically-dominated matrix of our own making.
We are living the prequel to The Matrix with each passing day, falling further under the spell of technologically-driven virtual communities, virtual realities and virtual conveniences managed by artificially intelligent machines that are on a fast track to replacing human beings and eventually dominating every aspect of our lives.
Science fiction has become fact.
In The Matrix, computer programmer Thomas Anderson a.k.a. hacker Neo is wakened from a virtual slumber by Morpheus, a freedom fighter seeking to liberate humanity from a lifelong hibernation state imposed by hyper-advanced artificial intelligence machines that rely on humans as an organic power source. With their minds plugged into a perfectly crafted virtual reality, few humans ever realize they are living in an artificial dream world.
Neo is given a choice: to take the red pill, wake up and join the resistance, or take the blue pill, remain asleep and serve as fodder for the powers-that-be.
Most people opt for the blue pill.
In our case, the blue pill—a one-way ticket to a life sentence in an electronic concentration camp—has been honey-coated to hide the bitter aftertaste, sold to us in the name of expediency and delivered by way of blazingly fast Internet, cell phone signals that never drop a call, thermostats that keep us at the perfect temperature without our having to raise a finger, and entertainment that can be simultaneously streamed to our TVs, tablets and cell phones.
Yet we are not merely in thrall with these technologies that were intended to make our lives easier. We have become enslaved by them.
Look around you. Everywhere you turn, people are so addicted to their internet-connected screen devices—smart phones, tablets, computers, televisions—that they can go for hours at a time submerged in a virtual world where human interaction is filtered through the medium of technology.
This is not freedom.
This is not even progress.
This is technological tyranny and iron-fisted control delivered by way of the surveillance state, corporate giants such as Google and Facebook, and government spy agencies such as the National Security Agency.
So consumed are we with availing ourselves of all the latest technologies that we have spared barely a thought for the ramifications of our heedless, headlong stumble towards a world in which our abject reliance on internet-connected gadgets and gizmos is grooming us for a future in which freedom is an illusion.
Yet it’s not just freedom that hangs in the balance. Humanity itself is on the line.
If ever Americans find themselves in bondage to technological tyrants, we will have only ourselves to blame for having forged the chains through our own lassitude, laziness and abject reliance on internet-connected gadgets and gizmos that render us wholly irrelevant.
Indeed, we’re fast approaching Philip K. Dick’s vision of the future as depicted in the film Minority Report. There, police agencies apprehend criminals before they can commit a crime, driverless cars populate the highways, and a person’s biometrics are constantly scanned and used to track their movements, target them for advertising, and keep them under perpetual surveillance.
Cue the dawning of the Age of the Internet of Things (IoT), in which internet-connected “things” monitor your home, your health and your habits in order to keep your pantry stocked, your utilities regulated and your life under control and relatively worry-free.
The key word here, however, is control.
In the not-too-distant future, “just about every device you have — and even products like chairs, that you don’t normally expect to see technology in — will be connected and talking to each other.”
By the end of 2018, “there were an estimated 22 billion internet of things connected devices in use around the world… Forecasts suggest that by 2030 around 50 billion of these IoT devices will be in use around the world, creating a massive web of interconnected devices spanning everything from smartphones to kitchen appliances.”
As the technologies powering these devices have become increasingly sophisticated, they have also become increasingly widespread, encompassing everything from toothbrushes and lightbulbs to cars, smart meters and medical equipment.
It is estimated that 127 new IoT devices are connected to the web every second.
This “connected” industry has become the next big societal transformation, right up there with the Industrial Revolution, a watershed moment in technology and culture.
Between driverless cars that completely lacking a steering wheel, accelerator, or brake pedal, and smart pills embedded with computer chips, sensors, cameras and robots, we are poised to outpace the imaginations of science fiction writers such as Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov. (By the way, there is no such thing as a driverless car. Someone or something will be driving, but it won’t be you.)
These Internet-connected techno gadgets include smart light bulbs that discourage burglars by making your house look occupied, smart thermostats that regulate the temperature of your home based on your activities, and smart doorbells that let you see who is at your front door without leaving the comfort of your couch.
Nest, Google’s suite of smart home products, has been at the forefront of the “connected” industry, with such technologically savvy conveniences as a smart lock that tells your thermostat who is home, what temperatures they like, and when your home is unoccupied; a home phone service system that interacts with your connected devices to “learn when you come and go” and alert you if your kids don’t come home; and a sleep system that will monitor when you fall asleep, when you wake up, and keep the house noises and temperature in a sleep-conducive state.
The aim of these internet-connected devices, as Nest proclaims, is to make “your house a more thoughtful and conscious home.” For example, your car can signal ahead that you’re on your way home, while Hue lights can flash on and off to get your attention if Nest Protect senses something’s wrong. Your coffeemaker, relying on data from fitness and sleep sensors, will brew a stronger pot of coffee for you if you’ve had a restless night.
Yet given the speed and trajectory at which these technologies are developing, it won’t be long before these devices are operating entirely independent of their human creators, which poses a whole new set of worries. As technology expert Nicholas Carr notes, “As soon as you allow robots, or software programs, to act freely in the world, they’re going to run up against ethically fraught situations and face hard choices that can’t be resolved through statistical models. That will be true of self-driving cars, self-flying drones, and battlefield robots, just as it’s already true, on a lesser scale, with automated vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers.”
For instance, just as the robotic vacuum, Roomba, “makes no distinction between a dust bunny and an insect,” weaponized drones—poised to take to the skies en masse this year—will be incapable of distinguishing between a fleeing criminal and someone merely jogging down a street. For that matter, how do you defend yourself against a robotic cop—such as the Atlas android being developed by the Pentagon—that has been programmed to respond to any perceived threat with violence?
Moreover, it’s not just our homes and personal devices that are being reordered and reimagined in this connected age: it’s our workplaces, our health systems, our government, our bodies and our innermost thoughts that are being plugged into a matrix over which we have no real control.
Indeed, it is expected that by 2030, we will all experience The Internet of Senses (IoS), enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 5G, and automation. The Internet of Senses relies on connected technology interacting with our senses of sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch by way of the brain as the user interface. As journalist Susan Fourtane explains:
Many predict that by 2030, the lines between thinking and doing will blur. Fifty-nine percent of consumers believe that we will be able to see map routes on VR glasses by simply thinking of a destination… By 2030, technology is set to respond to our thoughts, and even share them with others… Using the brain as an interface could mean the end of keyboards, mice, game controllers, and ultimately user interfaces for any digital device. The user needs to only think about the commands, and they will just happen. Smartphones could even function without touch screens.
In other words, the IoS will rely on technology being able to access and act on your thoughts.
Fourtane outlines several trends related to the IoS that are expected to become a reality by 2030:
1: Thoughts become action: using the brain as the interface, for example, users will be able to see map routes on VR glasses by simply thinking of a destination. 2: Sounds will become an extension of the devised virtual reality: users could mimic anyone’s voice realistically enough to fool even family members. 3: Real food will become secondary to imagined tastes. A sensory device for your mouth could digitally enhance anything you eat, so that any food can taste like your favorite treat. 4: Smells will become a projection of this virtual reality so that virtual visits, to forests or the countryside for instance, would include experiencing all the natural smells of those places. 5: Total touch: Smartphones with screens will convey the shape and texture of the digital icons and buttons they are pressing. 6: Merged reality: VR game worlds will become indistinguishable from physical reality by 2030.
Unfortunately, in our race to the future, we have failed to consider what such dependence on technology might mean for our humanity, not to mention our freedoms.
Ingestible or implantable chips are a good example of how unprepared we are, morally and otherwise, to navigate this uncharted terrain. Hailed as revolutionary for their ability to access, analyze and manipulate your body from the inside, these smart pills can remind you to take your medication, search for cancer, and even send an alert to your doctor warning of an impending heart attack.
Sure, the technology could save lives, but is that all we need to know?
Have we done our due diligence in asking all the questions that need to be asked before unleashing such awesome technology on an unsuspecting populace?
For example, asks Washington Post reporter Ariana Eunjung Cha:
What kind of warnings should users receive about the risks of implanting chip technology inside a body, for instance? How will patients be assured that the technology won’t be used to compel them to take medications they don’t really want to take? Could law enforcement obtain data that would reveal which individuals abuse drugs or sell them on the black market? Could what started as a voluntary experiment be turned into a compulsory government identification program that could erode civil liberties?
Let me put it another way.
If you were shocked by Edward Snowden’s revelations about how NSA agents have used surveillance to spy on Americans’ phone calls, emails and text messages, can you imagine what unscrupulous government agents could do with access to your internet-connected car, home and medications? Imagine what a SWAT team could do with the ability to access, monitor and control your internet-connected home—locking you in, turning off the lights, activating alarms, etc.
While President Trump signed the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act into law on Dec. 4, 2020, in order to establish a baseline for security protection for the billions of IoT devices flooding homes and businesses, the law does little to protect the American people against corporate and governmental surveillance.
In fact, the public response to concerns about government surveillance has amounted to a collective shrug.
After all, who cares if the government can track your whereabouts on your GPS-enabled device so long as it helps you find the fastest route from Point A to Point B? Who cares if the NSA is listening in on your phone calls and downloading your emails so long as you can get your phone calls and emails on the go and get lightning fast Internet on the fly? Who cares if the government can monitor your activities in your home by tapping into your internet-connected devices—thermostat, water, lights—so long as you can control those things with the flick of a finger, whether you’re across the house or across the country?
Control is the key here.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, total control over every aspect of our lives, right down to our inner thoughts, is the objective of any totalitarian regime.
George Orwell understood this.
Orwell’s masterpiece, 1984, portrays a global society of total control in which people are not allowed to have thoughts that in any way disagree with the corporate state. There is no personal freedom, and advanced technology has become the driving force behind a surveillance-driven society. Snitches and cameras are everywhere. And people are subject to the Thought Police, who deal with anyone guilty of thought crimes. The government, or “Party,” is headed by Big Brother, who appears on posters everywhere with the words: “Big Brother is watching you.”
Make no mistake: the Internet of Things and its twin, the Internet of Senses, is just Big Brother in disguise.


activistpost--2020-12-15--“Smart Home” Tech in U.S. and Europe Succumbs to Google Outage

Privacy and security experts have been warning about cybersecurity risks with “ Smart Home ” technology for many years .
There have been countless reports about people being spied on and taunted by hackers ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Of course , manufacturers collect personal data too – often without users ’ knowledge or consent .
Mozilla just released their annual “ Privacy Not Included ” list for those who ’ d like to learn more before buying “ Smart ” products .
Those not deterred by any of the above may be concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” tech fails .
Google Nest users have experienced this before .
Unfortunately , the company ’ s outage earlier today seemed more widespread .
Update ( 0800ET ) : Google says problems with its services “ for the vast majority of users ” should now be resolved .
Meanwhile , a lot of Google Home early adopters are probably doing a big rethink right about now .
Because of the outage , some schools decided to cancel online school for the day .
We look forward to the inevitable flood of thinkpieces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outage early Monday morning in New York as Gmail , Google Cloud , Google Classroom and pretty much all of the company ’ s other cloud-based services went down , snarling business and education across the country .
Starting at around 0653ET , the website Downdetector reported tens of thousands of user outage reports from the US , the UK and across Europe .
Errors range from “ something went wrong ” on YouTube , to “ there was an error .
Please Try again later .
That ’ s all we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company ’ s mail product .
Google products were failing to load for users in New York , the UK and across Europe .
Google confirmed to Bloomberg that the outage affected “ the majority of its services according to a Workspace Status Dashboard , which monitors the health of its products.
” Fortunately for shareholders , the company ’ s search product continued to function correctly , as did its third-party ad business , which is Google ’ s main revenue driver .
On social media , people made light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try “ unplugging gmail then plugging it back in ” , or some variation on that line .
Read all tweets and see rest of article here Internet technology is a wonderful tool .
Reliance on it though obviously has disadvantages – one of them being that “ Smart ” and wireless products emit harmful electromagnetic radiation ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) which can • cause rashes , other skin irritations , and premature skin aging • reduce immunity to viruses and other illnesses Got pets ?
Exposure can affect them too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more secure , and more reliable with wired Ethernet connections .
Many have already made the switch .
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By B.N. Frank
Privacy and security experts have been warning about cybersecurity risks with “Smart Home” technology for many years. There have been countless reports about people being spied on and taunted by hackers (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Of course, manufacturers collect personal data too – often without users’ knowledge or consent. Mozilla just released their annual “Privacy Not Included” list for those who’d like to learn more before buying “Smart” products.
Those not deterred by any of the above may be concerned about what can happen when “Smart” tech fails. Google Nest users have experienced this before. Unfortunately, the company’s outage earlier today seemed more widespread.
From Zero Hedge:
Update (0800ET): Google says problems with its services “for the vast majority of users” should now be resolved.
Meanwhile, a lot of Google Home early adopters are probably doing a big rethink right about now.
I’m sitting here in the dark in my toddler’s room because the light is controlled by @Google Home. Rethinking… a lot right now. — Joe Brown (@joemfbrown) December 14, 2020
Because of the outage, some schools decided to cancel online school for the day.
We look forward to the inevitable flood of thinkpieces.
* * *
Google was hit with a massive outage early Monday morning in New York as Gmail, Google Cloud, Google Classroom and pretty much all of the company’s other cloud-based services went down, snarling business and education across the country.
Starting at around 0653ET, the website Downdetector reported tens of thousands of user outage reports from the US, the UK and across Europe.
User reports indicate Youtube TV is having problems since 6:59 AM EST. https://t.co/Aof8XRrMNJ RT if you're also having problems #youtubetvdown — Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020
User reports indicate Gmail is having problems since 6:56 AM EST. https://t.co/EsWw2oLYjH RT if you're also having problems #Gmaildown — Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020
User reports indicate Google Classroom is having problems since 6:59 AM EST. https://t.co/mhdsqbRjFF RT if you're also having problems #googleclassroomdown — Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020
User reports indicate Google Home is having problems since 7:01 AM EST. https://t.co/YGBGopsMdB RT if you're also having problems #googlehomedown — Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020
Errors range from “something went wrong” on YouTube, to “there was an error. Please Try again later. That’s all we know,” when attempting to login to the company’s mail product. Google products were failing to load for users in New York, the UK and across Europe.
Google confirmed to Bloomberg that the outage affected “the majority of its services according to a Workspace Status Dashboard, which monitors the health of its products.”
Fortunately for shareholders, the company’s search product continued to function correctly, as did its third-party ad business, which is Google’s main revenue driver.
On social media, people made light of the situation, jauntily suggesting that Alphabet try “unplugging gmail then plugging it back in”, or some variation on that line.
Read all tweets and see rest of article here
Internet technology is a wonderful tool. Reliance on it though obviously has disadvantages – one of them being that “Smart” and wireless products emit harmful electromagnetic radiation (aka “Electrosmog”) which can
Got pets? Exposure can affect them too.
Internet connections can be made safer, more secure, and more reliable with wired Ethernet connections. Many have already made the switch.
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Solutions: Physical Media

The Grand Leader of The Technofascist Great Reset , Klaus Schwab , has issued his pronouncement : our digital infrastructure ( and even the power grid that enables it ) is at great risk of global disruption from cyberattack .
And you know what ?
He ’ s right .
It ’ s just that the most likely cyberterrorists are the criminals in government and in organizations connected to the World Economic Forum .
In any case , we shouldn ’ t rely on the idea of important information being forever and always available at the click of a button @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to safeguard the books , music and media that we hold dear ?
What people have always done : keep a physical copy of it .
Today James and his guests extol the virtues of physical media in an increasingly digital age .
Watch on Archive ( still uploading ) / BitChute / LBRY ( still uploading ) / Minds / YouTube or Download the mp4 For those with limited bandwidth , CLICK HERE to download a smaller , lower file size version of this episode .
For those interested in audio quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this episode ( WARNING : very large download ) .
• What I Learned From the Master of Propaganda – # PropagandaWatch • Cybercrime is maturing .
Here are 6 ways organizations can keep up • The Photo Book That Captured How the Soviet Regime Made the Truth Disappear • Episode 384 – The Library of Alexandria is on Fire • And Then They Came for the Books… • The Church of the Holy State • How does HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service ( ETAS ) work ?
Why can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a HathiTrust item if it is in the Libraries ’ collections ?
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By The Corbett Report
The Grand Leader of The Technofascist Great Reset, Klaus Schwab, has issued his pronouncement: our digital infrastructure (and even the power grid that enables it) is at great risk of global disruption from cyberattack. And you know what? He’s right. It’s just that the most likely cyberterrorists are the criminals in government and in organizations connected to the World Economic Forum.
In any case, we shouldn’t rely on the idea of important information being forever and always available at the click of a button. So what ever can we do to safeguard the books, music and media that we hold dear? What people have always done: keep a physical copy of it.
Today James and his guests extol the virtues of physical media in an increasingly digital age.
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Watch on Archive (still uploading) / BitChute / LBRY (still uploading) / Minds / YouTube or Download the mp4
For those with limited bandwidth, CLICK HERE to download a smaller, lower file size version of this episode.
For those interested in audio quality, CLICK HERE for the highest-quality version of this episode (WARNING: very large download).
SHOW NOTES:
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activistpost--2020-12-15--Autonomous Drone To Launch Satellites Into Orbit For Space Force

Forget air-launching rockets at high altitudes from a conventional aircraft to carry satellites to low Earth orbit because now , a drone can do that .
This past week , a startup in Alabama called Aevum unveiled the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle designed to carry and launch satellites into low-orbit , according to a company press release .
As described by Aevum , Ravn X is the “ world ’ s largest Unmanned Aircraft System ( UAS ) , by mass , designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every 180 minutes.
” Aevum ’ s customer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Force , will launch Space Force ’ s ASLON-45 satellite into orbit sometime in 2021 .
Ravn X is a beast of an airframe , weighing in at 55,000 pounds when it ’ s carrying a rocket with a satellite payload .
The drone stands about 18 feet tall , has a wingspan of 60 feet .
Science Magazine reports Jay Skylus , founder and CEO , has already inked about $ 1 billion in military contracts to launch small satellites quickly into orbit .
“ Aevum is completely reimagining access to space @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t work for us .
With Aevum , everyone will be able to say , ‘ It is rocket science and I can do it.
’ Aevum is pushing logistics to the next generation with software and automation technologies , ” Skylus said .
U.S. leadership has identified the critical need for extremely fast access to low Earth orbit .
We ’ re faster than anybody .
To me , space is merely a vantage point from which the next generation can commit global progress .
Through our autonomous technologies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launches from years to months , and when our customers demand it , minutes .
This is necessary to improve lives on Earth .
This is necessary to save lives .
While this was certainly not mentioned in the press release , Ravn X will likely be used to quickly launch military satellites into space during the next major conflict when space-based war has our adversaries use hypersonic missiles to knock out critical satellites .
The ability to deliver satellites into orbit in three hours is game-changing .
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By Tyler Durden
Forget air-launching rockets at high altitudes from a conventional aircraft to carry satellites to low Earth orbit because now, a drone can do that.
This past week, a startup in Alabama called Aevum unveiled the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle designed to carry and launch satellites into low-orbit, according to a company press release.
As described by Aevum, Ravn X is the “world’s largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), by mass, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every 180 minutes.”
Aevum’s customer and mission partner, the U.S. Space Force, will launch Space Force’s ASLON-45 satellite into orbit sometime in 2021.
Ravn X is a beast of an airframe, weighing in at 55,000 pounds when it’s carrying a rocket with a satellite payload. The drone stands about 18 feet tall, has a wingspan of 60 feet.
Science Magazine reports Jay Skylus, founder and CEO, has already inked about $1 billion in military contracts to launch small satellites quickly into orbit.
“Aevum is completely reimagining access to space. The current definition of rocket science doesn’t work for us. With Aevum, everyone will be able to say, ‘It is rocket science and I can do it.’ Aevum is pushing logistics to the next generation with software and automation technologies,” Skylus said.
He continued:
U.S. leadership has identified the critical need for extremely fast access to low Earth orbit. We’re faster than anybody. To me, space is merely a vantage point from which the next generation can commit global progress. Through our autonomous technologies, Aevum will shorten the lead time of launches from years to months, and when our customers demand it, minutes. This is necessary to improve lives on Earth. This is necessary to save lives.
Video: First Reveal Of Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle
While this was certainly not mentioned in the press release, Ravn X will likely be used to quickly launch military satellites into space during the next major conflict when space-based war has our adversaries use hypersonic missiles to knock out critical satellites. The ability to deliver satellites into orbit in three hours is game-changing.
Source: Zero Hedge
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activistpost--2020-12-15--Aviation Safety Experts Warn 5G Spectrum Expansion Will Significantly Increase Risk for Plane and He

Aviation Safety Experts Warn 5G Spectrum Expansion Will Significantly Increase Risk for Plane and Helicopter Crashes

American opposition to 5G deployment continues to increase for a variety of reasons in addition to health and environmental risks ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) .
Federal agencies and credible experts have warned that it threatens jobs , national security , public safety , and weather forecasting accuracy ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Apparently , aviation experts have also been issuing catastrophic warnings since 2017 .
Plane-Crash Risk Seen Rising on FCC Expansion of 5G Spectrum A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft , potentially leading to crashes .
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to begin an auction on Tuesday for airwaves in the so-called C-band frequencies that are used by satellite providers but the agency wants to re-assign for 5G .
The agency says the sale is an important step in maintaining U.S. leadership in the next generation of wireless service .
But some fear that assigning the frequencies to ground transmitters near airports that will be used for 5G networks could interfere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land .
“ I see a very significant safety issue here unless we find a way to mitigate it , ” said Terry McVenes , president of RTCA Inc. , a Washington-based nonprofit that studies technical issues involving aviation .
The FCC says there ’ s enough of a buffer between the spectrum used by 5G and the altimeters aboard aircraft for them to safely co-exist .
“ We continue to have no reason to believe that 5G operations in the C-band will cause harmful interference , ” said FCC spokesman Will Wiquist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics , produced a 217-page study laying out potential hazards , including the potential for planes to crash near airports such as Chicago ’ s O ’ Hare International .
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) has been a corrupt agency for decades ( see 1 , 2 ) .
During the Trump administration , lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G on Earth ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists have asked MANY TIMES and again recently that health and environmental risks from radiation from 5G , cell towers and other wireless sources be evaluated by experts with no conflicts of interest ( see also 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
The agency won ’ t even update 24-year-old radiation exposure guidelines .
They just keep giving more money to telecom companies .
High speed internet is achievable , safer and more secure with a wired internet connection ( see 1 , 2 ) – not 5G or WiFi .
Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) .
Since 2017 , doctors and scientists have asked for 5G moratoriums on Earth and in space due to health and environmental risks ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals experiencing symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
In 2019 , telecom executives gave congressional testimony that they had NO independent scientific evidence that 5G is safe .
Research has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban , delay , halt , and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums on deployment .
The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment .
Of course exposure risks ARE NOT exclusive to 5G .
Last year , the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) could cause health issues in a significant percentage of the population .
U.S. congress members have expressed safety concerns about 5G as well ( see 1 , 2 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the FCC , they have passed resolutions to ban 5G 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 .
Nevertheless , a few months ago , Trump reintroduced his proposal to have a nationalized 5G plan and the Department of Defense ( DoD ) wants to own and operate it with Google .
American legislators and organizations have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Recently , the U.S. Government Accountability Office identified serious challenges with 5G deployment as well .
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By B.N. Frank
American opposition to 5G deployment continues to increase for a variety of reasons in addition to health and environmental risks (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
Federal agencies and credible experts have warned that it threatens jobs, national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2).
Apparently, aviation experts have also been issuing catastrophic warnings since 2017.
From Yahoo!:
Plane-Crash Risk Seen Rising on FCC Expansion of 5G Spectrum A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts that it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft, potentially leading to crashes. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to begin an auction on Tuesday for airwaves in the so-called C-band frequencies that are used by satellite providers but the agency wants to re-assign for 5G. The agency says the sale is an important step in maintaining U.S. leadership in the next generation of wireless service. But some fear that assigning the frequencies to ground transmitters near airports that will be used for 5G networks could interfere with electronics used by aircraft as they land. “I see a very significant safety issue here unless we find a way to mitigate it,” said Terry McVenes, president of RTCA Inc., a Washington-based nonprofit that studies technical issues involving aviation. The FCC says there’s enough of a buffer between the spectrum used by 5G and the altimeters aboard aircraft for them to safely co-exist. “We continue to have no reason to believe that 5G operations in the C-band will cause harmful interference,” said FCC spokesman Will Wiquist. But the RTCA, formerly known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, produced a 217-page study laying out potential hazards, including the potential for planes to crash near airports such as Chicago’s O’Hare International. Read full article
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been a corrupt agency for decades (see 1, 2). During the Trump administration, lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G on Earth (see 1, 2, 3, 4) and in space.
Doctors and scientists have asked MANY TIMES and again recently that health and environmental risks from radiation from 5G, cell towers and other wireless sources be evaluated by experts with no conflicts of interest (see also 1, 2, 3). The agency won’t even update 24-year-old radiation exposure guidelines. They just keep giving more money to telecom companies.
High speed internet is achievable, safer and more secure with a wired internet connection (see 1, 2) – not 5G or WiFi. Americans have paid to have this already (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Since 2017, doctors and scientists have asked for 5G moratoriums on Earth and in space due to health and environmental risks (see 1, 2). Since 2018 there have been reports of people and animals experiencing symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). In 2019, telecom executives gave congressional testimony that they had NO independent scientific evidence that 5G is safe. Research has already determined that it’s not.
Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums on deployment. The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment. Of course exposure risks ARE NOT exclusive to 5G. Last year, the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields (aka “Electrosmog”) could cause health issues in a significant percentage of the population.
U.S. congress members have expressed safety concerns about 5G as well (see 1, 2). In addition to municipalities filing lawsuits against the FCC, they have passed resolutions to ban 5G 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.
Nevertheless, a few months ago, Trump reintroduced his proposal to have a nationalized 5G plan and the Department of Defense (DoD) wants to own and operate it with Google. American legislators and organizations have also voiced opposition to this scenario. Recently, the U.S. Government Accountability Office identified serious challenges with 5G deployment as well.
Freaked out yet? Sign a petition asking Joe and Kamala to stop 5G in the U.S. Maybe they’ll put an end to this nightmare. We can only hope…
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activistpost--2020-12-16--Will Vaccine Refusal Result in a Two-Tier Society?

In the wake of reports from the UK that those who refuse to be vaccinated will be denied access to certain otherwise normal activities , concerns are ramping up that refusing the jab will result in being relegated to the societal trash heap .
As reported recently in Reuters regarding Great Britain , “ People who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 could find normal life curtailed as restaurants , bars , cinemas and sports venues could block entry to those who don ’ t have proof they are inoculated… ” As reported here the vaccine may become mandatory to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel in and from the UK .
A number of dystopian sci-fi novels predicted the eventual establishment of a two-tier society , the “ acceptables ” and the “ unacceptables.
” In Yevgeny Zamyatin ’ s classic WE , the “ unacceptables ” live outside the city limits , behind what is called the “ Green Wall.
” Those living outside the wall have , in fact , grown fur , a further demarcation of their social distance from their walled-in brethren .
In Eric Gonzalez-Payne ’ s as yet unpublished and eerily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Credit , we see an invocation of a social credit system , very much akin to what has been rolled out in China and is being covertly rolled out in the US , which is resulting in certain people being blocked from financial and medical services .
The revocation of services by PayPal for numerous independent media websites , including this one , is also redolent of the creation of tiers—the fully vested and those who are not .
So let ’ s take a look at the US situation vis-à-vis the vaccination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Executive Order , signed on December 8 , 2020 , clearly makes the shots optional .
However , recent reports from the Pentagon indicate that there may be an impetus at some point in time to make them mandatory .
According to Defense Department spokesman Jonathan Hoffman , the voluntary nature of the immunizations could change as time goes on .
Once the FDA fully licenses a vaccine , “ at that point voluntariness may change to mandatory , ” Hoffman said .
“ That ’ s a possibility in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans are already being denied – well , what would you call sending and receiving money via Western Union or PayPal ?
What would you call being refused medical services which you are positioned to pay for ?
Are these rights or privileges ?
And does the invocation of denial of services point to the creation of a two-tier society , the entitled and the disenfranchised ?
In China , which has a publicly acknowledged social credit system , a low social credit score can impact your employment prospects as well as those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others are now being hit with denial of services , it does appear that a two-tier system is in the process of a roll out here , as well .
According to polls , approximately half of the US population is reluctant to take the Covid vaccine , an mRNA vaccine which is entirely new and has no track record .
Some of these folks are most likely “ on the fence ” and will be swayed by the threat of loss of work and the concomitant ugly realities of homelessness and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post , the Executive Vice-President of the Kaiser Family Foundation , Larry Levitt , stated that “ The success of Biden ’ s presidency likely rests in large part on tamping down the pandemic and having a successful vaccine rollout….The Biden administration is going to need to bring red America and blue America together .
If the vaccine is a repeat of masks , our efforts to end the pandemic will be stymied.
” While President-elect Joseph Biden has declared that he will not make vaccinations mandatory , some of his other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other ways to “ get people on board ” to be vaccinated .
“ The Public ’ s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination ” , a July 2020 report from Johns Hopkins Center For Health Security and Texas State University suggested that public health agencies “ bundle vaccination with other safety-net services ” like food stamps .
This report sparked a wave of concern that food stamps and other safety-net services would be tied to receiving the vaccine .
“ I will do everything in my power as president to encourage people to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , demonstrate that it matters , ” Biden has said .
If Biden has been subtly equivocating on vaccine mandates , he has come down firmly in support of mandating masks , saying that for his first hundred days in office , “ Every American to wear a mask when they are around people outside their household.
” He has also called upon Governors to mandate mask wearing in their states and for “ Local authorities to also make it mandatory to buttress their state orders.
” What that means , folks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fines for those defying the mandate .
The utility of masks has been questioned by a number of scientists .
A recent Danish study on masks has been heavily suppressed , prompting questions as to whether the results of the study indicate that masks are not useful .
And if masks are not useful in preventing the spread of this virus , they appear to be most useful in whipping up support for the official Covid narrative .
Americans are already feeling the devastating financial effects of lockdowns .
The stick has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the carrot to appear .
If the trend in the UK to make second class citizens of vaccine refuseniks is exported to America , expect to see the finances of the vaccinated improve while those refusing to take the shot end up on the streets , fighting over a bowl of soup or a cot in a homeless shelter .
Or maybe even growing fur .
Janet Phelan has been on the trail of the biological weapons agenda since the new millennium .
Her book on the pandemic , At the Breaking Point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duplicity Enabled the Pandemic , will be published in 2021 by Trine Day .
Her articles on this issue have appeared in Activist Post , New Eastern Outlook , Infowars and elsewhere .
Educated at Grinnell College , UC Berkeley and the University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism , Janet “ jumped ship ” and since 2004 has been writing exclusively for independent media .
Her articles previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times , Oui Magazine , Orange Coast Magazine , the Long Beach Press Telegram , the Santa Monica Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the author of the groundbreaking expose , EXILE and two books of poetry .
She resides abroad .
You may follow Janet on Parler here @ JanetPhelan .
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By Janet Phelan
In the wake of reports from the UK that those who refuse to be vaccinated will be denied access to certain otherwise normal activities, concerns are ramping up that refusing the jab will result in being relegated to the societal trash heap. As reported recently in Reuters regarding Great Britain, “People who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 could find normal life curtailed as restaurants, bars, cinemas and sports venues could block entry to those who don’t have proof they are inoculated…”
As reported here the vaccine may become mandatory to go to work and as well as to travel in and from the UK.
A number of dystopian sci-fi novels predicted the eventual establishment of a two-tier society, the “acceptables” and the “unacceptables.” In Yevgeny Zamyatin’s classic WE, the “unacceptables” live outside the city limits, behind what is called the “Green Wall.” Those living outside the wall have, in fact, grown fur, a further demarcation of their social distance from their walled-in brethren.
In Eric Gonzalez-Payne’s as yet unpublished and eerily current dystopian science fiction manuscript, Ola Credit, we see an invocation of a social credit system, very much akin to what has been rolled out in China and is being covertly rolled out in the US, which is resulting in certain people being blocked from financial and medical services. The revocation of services by PayPal for numerous independent media websites, including this one, is also redolent of the creation of tiers—the fully vested and those who are not.
So let’s take a look at the US situation vis-à-vis the vaccination and see where we stand.
Trump’s Executive Order, signed on December 8, 2020, clearly makes the shots optional. However, recent reports from the Pentagon indicate that there may be an impetus at some point in time to make them mandatory. According to Defense Department spokesman Jonathan Hoffman, the voluntary nature of the immunizations could change as time goes on. Once the FDA fully licenses a vaccine, “at that point voluntariness may change to mandatory,” Hoffman said. “That’s a possibility in the future.”
The fact is that certain Americans are already being denied – well, what would you call sending and receiving money via Western Union or PayPal? What would you call being refused medical services which you are positioned to pay for? Are these rights or privileges? And does the invocation of denial of services point to the creation of a two-tier society, the entitled and the disenfranchised?
In China, which has a publicly acknowledged social credit system, a low social credit score can impact your employment prospects as well as those of your children. As US whistleblowers and others are now being hit with denial of services, it does appear that a two-tier system is in the process of a roll out here, as well.
According to polls, approximately half of the US population is reluctant to take the Covid vaccine, an mRNA vaccine which is entirely new and has no track record. Some of these folks are most likely “on the fence” and will be swayed by the threat of loss of work and the concomitant ugly realities of homelessness and hunger. As reported recently in The Washington Post, the Executive Vice-President of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Larry Levitt, stated that “The success of Biden’s presidency likely rests in large part on tamping down the pandemic and having a successful vaccine rollout….The Biden administration is going to need to bring red America and blue America together. If the vaccine is a repeat of masks, our efforts to end the pandemic will be stymied.”
While President-elect Joseph Biden has declared that he will not make vaccinations mandatory, some of his other comments indicate that he believes there are other ways to “get people on board” to be vaccinated.
“The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination”, a July 2020 report from Johns Hopkins Center For Health Security and Texas State University suggested that public health agencies “bundle vaccination with other safety-net services” like food stamps. This report sparked a wave of concern that food stamps and other safety-net services would be tied to receiving the vaccine.
“I will do everything in my power as president to encourage people to do the right thing and when they do it, demonstrate that it matters,” Biden has said. If Biden has been subtly equivocating on vaccine mandates, he has come down firmly in support of mandating masks, saying that for his first hundred days in office, “Every American to wear a mask when they are around people outside their household.” He has also called upon Governors to mandate mask wearing in their states and for “Local authorities to also make it mandatory to buttress their state orders.”
What that means, folks, is arrests, jail time and/or fines for those defying the mandate.
The utility of masks has been questioned by a number of scientists. A recent Danish study on masks has been heavily suppressed, prompting questions as to whether the results of the study indicate that masks are not useful.
And if masks are not useful in preventing the spread of this virus, they appear to be most useful in whipping up support for the official Covid narrative.
Americans are already feeling the devastating financial effects of lockdowns. The stick has been wielded. Now it is time for the carrot to appear. If the trend in the UK to make second class citizens of vaccine refuseniks is exported to America, expect to see the finances of the vaccinated improve while those refusing to take the shot end up on the streets, fighting over a bowl of soup or a cot in a homeless shelter.
Or maybe even growing fur.
Janet Phelan has been on the trail of the biological weapons agenda since the new millennium. Her book on the pandemic, At the Breaking Point of History: How Decades of US Duplicity Enabled the Pandemic, will be published in 2021 by Trine Day. Her articles on this issue have appeared in Activist Post, New Eastern Outlook, Infowars and elsewhere. Educated at Grinnell College, UC Berkeley and the University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism, Janet “jumped ship” and since 2004 has been writing exclusively for independent media. Her articles previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Oui Magazine, Orange Coast Magazine, the Long Beach Press Telegram, the Santa Monica Daily Press and other publications. She is the author of the groundbreaking expose, EXILE and two books of poetry. She resides abroad. You may follow Janet on Parler here @JanetPhelan. To support her work, please go to JanetPhelan
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activistpost--2020-12-16--The Cyberpandemic Has Begun: SolarWinds + FireEye — Anything Can Happen Now

The WEF ’ s proclaimed Cyberpandemic has begun : defense , power , water , finance , and our supply @ @ @ @ @ massive disruptions after FireEye & SolarWind have unleashed weapons of mass digital destruction AND unlocked @ @ @ @ @ , militaries , and nearly the entire Fortune 500 .
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By The Ice Age Farmer
The WEF’s proclaimed Cyberpandemic has begun: defense, power, water, finance, and our supply chain are all vulnerable to massive disruptions after FireEye & SolarWind have unleashed weapons of mass digital destruction AND unlocked the back doors of governments, militaries, and nearly the entire Fortune 500.
Christian breaks it down, and asks: “Who stands to benefit from this Cyberpandemic?” in this Ice Age Farmer broadcast.
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activistpost--2020-12-17--A Record 61% Of Restaurants, 35% Of Small Businesses Can’t Pay December Rent

According to the latest Alignable Rent Poll , it ’ s becoming increasingly difficult for small businesses everywhere to pay their rent in full and on time , given the latest COVID resurgences .
The need for more federal funding is also becoming more pronounced for many of these businesses , according to the poll .
These findings are based on the most recent Alignable Rent Poll conducted among 9,204 small business owners from 11/21-11/23/2020 .
Here are the highlights : • Several B2C industries are devastated – 61 % of restaurants can ’ t pay their rent this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 42 % in November .
• 35 % of U.S. small businesses couldn ’ t pay their rent this month , up 3 % from 32 % in November .
• Beauty salons ( 46 % ) and travel/hospitality businesses ( 43 % ) round out the Top 3 most-affected businesses , but many others are in trouble .
• Looking at demographics , minority-owned businesses are suffering the most , as 49 % of them reported that they could not afford their rent in December .
That figure is 5 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Women-owned businesses are also struggling ( 38 % of those have not paid their rent , up 3 % from 35 % last month ) .
Overall , 35 % of small business owners reported that they couldn ’ t make rent this month ( up 3 % from 32 % in November ) .
For minority-owned businesses , the struggle is even more pronounced : nearly half ( 49 % ) report being unable to cover their rent in December .
That figure jumped 5 % from 44 % in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couldn ’ t make rent in November and now that percentage is up to 38 % in December .
Looking at different sectors , it ’ s clear that money is growing even tighter in many B2C industries , and paying rent is becoming increasingly more challenging .
Restaurants/bars top the list in December with 61 % unable to cover their rent .
( And that ’ s up 19 % since November ) .
Nearly half of beauty salons ( 46 % ) had trouble paying the rent , as did 43 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of small business owners in other industries also couldn ’ t pay their rent in full , on time : Most noted that increasing restrictions based on COVID resurgences are causing more problems for them — and limiting the kind of revenue they can make for the rest of the year , and perhaps , beyond .
Rent Woes Across The U.S. & Canada While 35 % of U.S.-based small businesses are unable to pay December rent , small businesses in a variety of states are even more cash-strapped .
In Canada , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of Canadian small business owners said they couldn ’ t make December rent , 1 % higher than in November .
Here ’ s the breakdown by state for those matching or exceeding the overall , national U.S. average : The following states are still struggling , but not as much as those listed above : Shifting from the U.S. to Canada , the survey witnessed a range of rent payment rates across the provinces .
On one extreme , small businesses in British Columbia appear to be weathering the COVID storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of them reporting that they couldn ’ t afford to pay rent in full and on time .
However , the situation is more severe in other parts of Canada : 43 % of small businesses in Alberta , and 42 % in Ontario reported not making December rent .
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By Tyler Durden
Another day, another restaurant doomsday story.
According to the latest Alignable Rent Poll, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for small businesses everywhere to pay their rent in full and on time, given the latest COVID resurgences. The need for more federal funding is also becoming more pronounced for many of these businesses, according to the poll.
These findings are based on the most recent Alignable Rent Poll conducted among 9,204 small business owners from 11/21-11/23/2020.
Here are the highlights:
Several B2C industries are devastated – 61% of restaurants can’t pay their rent this month. That’s up 19% from 42% in November.
35% of U.S. small businesses couldn’t pay their rent this month , up 3% from 32% in November.
, up 3% from 32% in November. Beauty salons (46%) and travel/hospitality businesses (43%) round out the Top 3 most-affected businesses, but many others are in trouble.
Looking at demographics, minority-owned businesses are suffering the most, as 49% of them reported that they could not afford their rent in December. That figure is 5% higher than it was in November.
That figure is 5% higher than it was in November. Women-owned businesses are also struggling (38% of those have not paid their rent, up 3% from 35% last month).
Overall, 35% of small business owners reported that they couldn’t make rent this month (up 3% from 32% in November). For minority-owned businesses, the struggle is even more pronounced: nearly half (49%) report being unable to cover their rent in December. That figure jumped 5% from 44% in November. For women-owned businesses, 35% couldn’t make rent in November and now that percentage is up to 38% in December.
Looking at different sectors, it’s clear that money is growing even tighter in many B2C industries, and paying rent is becoming increasingly more challenging.
Restaurants/bars top the list in December with 61% unable to cover their rent. (And that’s up 19% since November).
Nearly half of beauty salons (46%) had trouble paying the rent, as did 43% of travel/hospitality businesses.
High percentages of small business owners in other industries also couldn’t pay their rent in full, on time:
41% of gyms
40% of retailers
40% of massage therapists
36% of entertainers
32% of construction/home services firms.
Most noted that increasing restrictions based on COVID resurgences are causing more problems for them — and limiting the kind of revenue they can make for the rest of the year, and perhaps, beyond.
Rent Woes Across The U.S. & Canada
While 35% of U.S.-based small businesses are unable to pay December rent, small businesses in a variety of states are even more cash-strapped.
In Canada, the rate is even higher – 37% of Canadian small business owners said they couldn’t make December rent, 1% higher than in November. Here’s the breakdown by state for those matching or exceeding the overall, national U.S. average:
NY — 43%
AZ — 43%
IL — 42%
OR — 42%
WA — 40%
MD — 40%
NJ — 39%
PA — 39%
CA — 37%
VA — 36%
GA — 36%
MN — 36%
FL — 35%
SC — 35%
The following states are still struggling, but not as much as those listed above:
TX — 34%
MI — 34%
OH — 32%
MA — 31%
CO — 29%
NC — 27%
MO — 20%
Shifting from the U.S. to Canada, the survey witnessed a range of rent payment rates across the provinces. On one extreme, small businesses in British Columbia appear to be weathering the COVID storm a bit better, with only 30% of them reporting that they couldn’t afford to pay rent in full and on time. However, the situation is more severe in other parts of Canada: 43% of small businesses in Alberta, and 42% in Ontario reported not making December rent.
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activistpost--2020-12-17--Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Repeal Unconstitutional Patriot Act

Rep. Thomas Massie ( R-KY ) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ( D-HI ) have joined forces from across the aisle in an attempt to bring an end to the unconstitutional Patriot Act forced upon the American people in the wake of 9/11 .
Since its quick arrival on October 26 , 2001 , the USA Patriot Act has been an assault upon civil liberties of ordinary citizens , as well as a boon for the military-industrial complex receiving a flood of taxpayer dollars in the name of security .
Moreover , the bulk data collection of information on Americans has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even to Congress .
Rep. Massie and Rep. Gabbard are now introducing new legislation called the “ Protect Our Civil Liberties Act ” ( HR8970 ) as a means to remedy the abuses with a 6-point approach .
• Make retaliation against whistleblowers inside the intelligence community illegal – with penalties for engaging in such activity .
• Ensure that probable cause warrants are issued in all cases of government surveillance of Americans .
• Prohibit government backdoors designed to end-run encryption and other privacy measures .
• Mandate that the Government Accountability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compliance .
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) have joined forces from across the aisle in an attempt to bring an end to the unconstitutional Patriot Act forced upon the American people in the wake of 9/11.
Since its quick arrival on October 26, 2001, the USA Patriot Act has been an assault upon civil liberties of ordinary citizens, as well as a boon for the military-industrial complex receiving a flood of taxpayer dollars in the name of security.
Moreover, the bulk data collection of information on Americans has never received proper transparency or oversight, even to Congress. Rep. Massie and Rep. Gabbard are now introducing new legislation called the “Protect Our Civil Liberties Act” (HR8970) as a means to remedy the abuses with a 6-point approach.
Repeal the Patriot Act, which permitted phone metadata collection. Repeal the FISA Amendments Act, which permitted email surveillance. Make retaliation against whistleblowers inside the intelligence community illegal – with penalties for engaging in such activity. Ensure that probable cause warrants are issued in all cases of government surveillance of Americans. Prohibit government backdoors designed to end-run encryption and other privacy measures. Mandate that the Government Accountability Office annually monitor all surveillance programs for compliance.
I’m honored to cosponsor a bill to repeal the Patriot Act with my friend across the aisle @TulsiGabbard https://t.co/dU3M53rSm8 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 16, 2020
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