jewworldorder--2020-12-08--More Evidence Supports Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms

Major depression is a common mental health disorder in the U.S. for which many have been prescribed antidepressants .
Results from a small study using the mushroom compound psilocybin coupled with psychotherapy revealed 67 % of participants had a positive response to the intervention by the first week of treatment and 71 % by the fourth week.1 This is a better and faster response than in those taking antidepressants.2 In 2017 , the National Institute of Mental Health estimated 17.3 million adults living in the U.S. experienced at least one episode of major depression , which was 7.1 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ females than in males and highest in those aged 18 to 25 years .
Yet , as arresting as those numbers are , in the current pandemic , experts believe the numbers are rising even further .
As early as April 2020 , just three months after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S.,4 a mental health index showed 27 % of people surveyed were uncertain of their ability to cope with the coming changes.5 The same index gave America a mental health score of 67 , which places a typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a customary benchmark .
A study published in August 2020 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also showed rising numbers of people experiencing mental health concerns .
In their survey , 40.9 % of the respondents were struggling with anxiety , depression or symptoms of trauma- and stressor-related disorder ( TSRD ) attributed to the pandemic.6 Disturbingly , 13.3 % reported new or increased substance use as a way of managing stress and 10.7 % of the adults surveyed said they had seriously contemplated suicide within the past 30 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of sleep drugs to the point some experts have named the condition COVID-somnia.7 Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in certain mushrooms.8 When improper doses are administered , the compound can produce a list of side effects , including nausea and vomiting , panic attacks , muscle weakness , lack of coordination , psychosis and even death .
However , a recent study shows that the compound can be useful in certain situations and when carefully monitored .
A small randomized clinical trial used psilocybin coupled with psychotherapy in patients who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
This study followed other studies that have suggested one or two administrations of psilocybin coupled with psychological support could generate antidepressant effects.9 The trial was conducted at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with 24 adults aged 21 to 75 who had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder .
The participants were not on antidepressant medications at the time of the study and did not have a history of psychotic disorders , a serious suicide attempt or hospitalization .
The participants had two sessions using psilocybin coupled with supportive psychotherapy .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the severity of depression assessed in the participants using a rating scale , comparing preintervention with post-intervention and again at one week and four weeks after treatment .
In the group , 67 % of the participants demonstrated clinically significant responses to the psilocybin at one week and 71 % at four weeks .
The researchers believe the:10 The scientists plan to follow the study participants over a year to determine how long the effects of the intervention might last.11 A past study published in The Lancet also administered two doses of psilocybin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been diagnosed with treatment-resistant major depression.12 The study had no control group and , like the current study , the participants received psychological support along with the mushroom compound .
Assessments made from one week to three months after treatment revealed the symptoms were significantly reduced within one week and remained consistent after three months .
The participants also reported “ marked and sustained improvements in anxiety and anhedonia [ inability to feel pleasure ] .
” 13 The participants in the study were evaluated for adverse events during the sessions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ researchers found no serious or unexpected adverse events .
A second study was published with data from six months post-treatment , finding no unexpected adverse events and continued positive results with reductions in symptoms of depression.14 In 2018 and 2019 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted “ breakthrough therapy ” designation for psilocybin.15 Breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA was developed to speed the development of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions and the subsequent review by the FDA .
To achieve the designation , there must be early clinical evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one endpoint measure over other available therapies.16 Alan Davis , Ph.D. , was one scientist in the study who is quoted in a Johns Hopkins press release , saying:17 Roland Griffiths , Ph.D. , director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research , said he was pleasantly surprised by the results since “ there are several types of major depressive disorders that may result in variation in how people respond to treatment.
” 18 Conventional treatments for major depressive disorders typically have limited success and difficult patient compliance “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failing to achieve remission.
” 19 In one literature review of interventions that are typically thought of as “ treatment as usual , ” data from 38 studies , including 2,099 people , were broken into three groups , depending on how many quality criteria the studies met.20 Overall , the analysis found a range of 27 % to 33 % of patients responded to treatment .
The outcome measure was symptom reduction by at least 50 % , well below the outcome found in the psilocybin study .
The literature review also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more severe depressive symptoms and a deterioration in mental health .
Conversely , the results from the most recent psilocybin assisted intervention demonstrated no serious adverse events during the trial.21 Other non-serious side effects that were reported during the trial included feelings of fear or sadness , and physical effects such as trembling and mild to moderate transient headaches .
Yet , “ most if not all antidepressants can cause bothersome adverse events , ” and patients who stop taking the medication can be as high as 60 % , which is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits and drawbacks.
” 22 Measurements of depression in older adults before the pandemic showed from 10 % to 15 % struggle with depressive symptoms , even though they have not been diagnosed with major depression.23 A study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry found there had also been a major rise in the number of antidepressant medications prescribed for older adults , without a concurrent increase in the number diagnosed with depression.24 This study also suggests that seniors may be overprescribed antidepressant drugs .
This may have serious implications for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side effects associated with the drugs in combination with a population that also struggles with other physical and mental health concerns .
According to a 2013 study in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics , major depression may be vastly overdiagnosed and overtreated.25 The data revealed of the 5,639 participants with clinician-identified depression , only 38.4 % of them actually met the DSM-4 criteria for a major depressive episode , and in seniors over the age of 65 , only 14.3 % met the criteria .
Clinical depression or major depressive disorder is more than feeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day and can include feelings of:26 People who are depressed may also experience : • Sleep disturbances , including insomnia and sleeping too much • Loss of pleasure and interest in normal activities such as hobbies , sports and sex Major depressive disorder creates a long-term financial burden on society , the total of which is estimated to be close to $ 210.5 billion each year , rising 21.5 % between 2005 and 2010.27 A 2019 study found those who experience relapse or recurrence of a major depressive episode had higher costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , emergency department visits and admissions.28 Dietary Changes That Lower Inflammation Help Major Depression The positive results of using psilocybin to treat major depression have been achieved under supervision and only with accompanying psychotherapy during the intervention .
It is crucial you don ’ t try this treatment at home as other data reveal that the positive effects only happen with a quality experience that can be clinically managed.29 However , you have other options to help reduce your risk of depression .
Since inflammation increases your risk of depression , one way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategies that reduce the inflammatory response in your body .
In one analysis , scientists reviewed the safety and effectiveness of anti-inflammatory agents in people suffering with major depression .
Agents that they found can play a role in reducing inflammation and ultimately symptoms of major depressive disorder included nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDS ) and omega-3 fatty acids.30 A second meta-analysis found similar results.31 Inflammation is the root cause of many conditions and reducing inflammation can help improve your mental and physical health , and there are nonpharmacological options that help to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in your body .
As you consider the following suggestions , remember they do not have to be done all at once and you can achieve beneficial results no matter your age or current physical abilities .
The journey to better health begins with taking small permanent steps .
•Exercise — Exercise normalizes your insulin and leptin sensitivity , which in turn reduces inflammation .
For example , adipose or visceral fat produces proinflammatory responses in the body , but exercise helps reduce adipose tissue and subsequently inflammation .
Exercise also increases vagal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an influence on inflammation.32 As research from the University of California demonstrated , just one 20-minute exercise session could produce an anti-inflammatory response.33 •Sleep — In past articles I ’ ve covered some of the powerful effects sleep has on your health .
Acute sleep loss increases inflammation .
Even healthy subjects showed subclinical shifts in inflammatory cytokines after sleep had been restricted by 25 % to 50 % of an eight-hour slumber.34 Sleep also enhances your immune system .
Sleep disturbances can have a significant effect on that regulation , contributing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral response.35 •Nutrition — There are several nutritional factors that affect your mood and emotions , not the least of which is eating too much sugar .
Excessive amounts of sugar disrupt your leptin and insulin sensitivity,36 affect dopamine levels and damage your mitochondria,37 all of which affect your mood .
Nutrients such as omega-3 fats , magnesium and B vitamins influence your mood and brain health .
•Light therapy — Light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder , and researchers find it is also effective against moderate to severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use a white lightbox for 30 minutes each day as soon as possible after waking up .
•Mindfulness meditation or Emotional Freedom Techniques ( EFT ) — In one study of moderately to severely depressed college students , students were given four 90-minute EFT sessions.39 Those who received EFT showed significantly less depression than the control group when evaluated three weeks later .
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy also shows promise in helping to prevent recurrent episodes of depression.40 Originally published at mercola.com and reproduced here with permission .
Born and raised in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Joseph Mercola is an osteopathic physician trained in both traditional and natural medicine .
Board-certified in family medicine , Dr. Mercola served as the chairman of the family medicine department at St. Alexius Medical Center for five years , and in 2012 was granted fellowship status by the American College of Nutrition ( ACN ) .
While in practice in the late 80s , Dr. Mercola realized the drugs he was prescribing to chronically ill patients were not working .
By the early 90s , he began exploring the world of natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he practiced medicine .
In 1997 Dr. Mercola founded Mercola.com , which is now routinely among the top 10 health sites on the internet .
His passion is to transform the traditional medical paradigm in the United States .
“ The existing medical establishment is responsible for killing and permanently injuring millions of Americans… You want practical health solutions without the hype , and that ’ s what I offer.
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December 8th, 2020
By Dr. Joseph Mercola
Contributing writer for Wake Up World
Major depression is a common mental health disorder in the U.S. for which many have been prescribed antidepressants. Results from a small study using the mushroom compound psilocybin coupled with psychotherapy revealed 67% of participants had a positive response to the intervention by the first week of treatment and 71% by the fourth week.1 This is a better and faster response than in those taking antidepressants.2
In 2017, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated 17.3 million adults living in the U.S. experienced at least one episode of major depression, which was 7.1% of all adults.3 The prevalence was higher in females than in males and highest in those aged 18 to 25 years. Yet, as arresting as those numbers are, in the current pandemic, experts believe the numbers are rising even further.
As early as April 2020, just three months after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S.,4 a mental health index showed 27% of people surveyed were uncertain of their ability to cope with the coming changes.5 The same index gave America a mental health score of 67, which places a typical American in the lowest 7% of a customary benchmark.
A study published in August 2020 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also showed rising numbers of people experiencing mental health concerns. In their survey, 40.9% of the respondents were struggling with anxiety, depression or symptoms of trauma- and stressor-related disorder (TSRD) attributed to the pandemic.6
Disturbingly, 13.3% reported new or increased substance use as a way of managing stress and 10.7% of the adults surveyed said they had seriously contemplated suicide within the past 30 days. Mental health deterioration has also increased the use of sleep drugs to the point some experts have named the condition COVID-somnia.7
Psilocybin Helps Treat Major Depression
Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in certain mushrooms.8 When improper doses are administered, the compound can produce a list of side effects, including nausea and vomiting, panic attacks, muscle weakness, lack of coordination, psychosis and even death. However, a recent study shows that the compound can be useful in certain situations and when carefully monitored.
A small randomized clinical trial used psilocybin coupled with psychotherapy in patients who had a major depressive disorder (MDD). This study followed other studies that have suggested one or two administrations of psilocybin coupled with psychological support could generate antidepressant effects.9
The trial was conducted at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with 24 adults aged 21 to 75 who had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. The participants were not on antidepressant medications at the time of the study and did not have a history of psychotic disorders, a serious suicide attempt or hospitalization.
The participants had two sessions using psilocybin coupled with supportive psychotherapy. The primary outcome measure of the study was the severity of depression assessed in the participants using a rating scale, comparing preintervention with post-intervention and again at one week and four weeks after treatment.
In the group, 67% of the participants demonstrated clinically significant responses to the psilocybin at one week and 71% at four weeks. The researchers believe the:10
“Findings suggest that psilocybin with therapy is efficacious in treating MDD, thus extending the results of previous studies of this intervention in patients with cancer and depression and of a nonrandomized study in patients with treatment-resistant depression.”
Follow-Up Shows Antidepressant Effects Over Six Months
The scientists plan to follow the study participants over a year to determine how long the effects of the intervention might last.11 A past study published in The Lancet also administered two doses of psilocybin seven days apart in 12 individuals who had been diagnosed with treatment-resistant major depression.12
The study had no control group and, like the current study, the participants received psychological support along with the mushroom compound. Assessments made from one week to three months after treatment revealed the symptoms were significantly reduced within one week and remained consistent after three months. The participants also reported “marked and sustained improvements in anxiety and anhedonia [inability to feel pleasure].”13
The participants in the study were evaluated for adverse events during the sessions and in their subsequent follow-up appointments. The researchers found no serious or unexpected adverse events. A second study was published with data from six months post-treatment, finding no unexpected adverse events and continued positive results with reductions in symptoms of depression.14
In 2018 and 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted “breakthrough therapy” designation for psilocybin.15 Breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA was developed to speed the development of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions and the subsequent review by the FDA.
To achieve the designation, there must be early clinical evidence the drug produces substantial improvement on at least one endpoint measure over other available therapies.16 Alan Davis, Ph.D., was one scientist in the study who is quoted in a Johns Hopkins press release, saying:17
“The magnitude of the effect we saw was about four times larger than what clinical trials have shown for traditional antidepressants on the market. Because most other depression treatments take weeks or months to work and may have undesirable effects, this could be a game changer if these findings hold up in future ‘gold-standard’ placebo-controlled clinical trials.”
Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, said he was pleasantly surprised by the results since “there are several types of major depressive disorders that may result in variation in how people respond to treatment.”18
Effectiveness and Adverse Events With Usual Treatment
Conventional treatments for major depressive disorders typically have limited success and difficult patient compliance “as demonstrated by the number of patients failing to achieve remission.”19
In one literature review of interventions that are typically thought of as “treatment as usual,” data from 38 studies, including 2,099 people, were broken into three groups, depending on how many quality criteria the studies met.20 Overall, the analysis found a range of 27% to 33% of patients responded to treatment.
The outcome measure was symptom reduction by at least 50%, well below the outcome found in the psilocybin study. The literature review also found 12% of the group experienced more severe depressive symptoms and a deterioration in mental health. Conversely, the results from the most recent psilocybin assisted intervention demonstrated no serious adverse events during the trial.21
Other non-serious side effects that were reported during the trial included feelings of fear or sadness, and physical effects such as trembling and mild to moderate transient headaches. Yet, “most if not all antidepressants can cause bothersome adverse events,” and patients who stop taking the medication can be as high as 60%, which is “probably governed by a trade-off between perceived benefits and drawbacks.”22
Measurements of depression in older adults before the pandemic showed from 10% to 15% struggle with depressive symptoms, even though they have not been diagnosed with major depression.23 A study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry found there had also been a major rise in the number of antidepressant medications prescribed for older adults, without a concurrent increase in the number diagnosed with depression.24
This study also suggests that seniors may be overprescribed antidepressant drugs. This may have serious implications for their health, based on the number of side effects associated with the drugs in combination with a population that also struggles with other physical and mental health concerns.
According to a 2013 study in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, major depression may be vastly overdiagnosed and overtreated.25 The data revealed of the 5,639 participants with clinician-identified depression, only 38.4% of them actually met the DSM-4 criteria for a major depressive episode, and in seniors over the age of 65, only 14.3% met the criteria.
What Is Major Depression?
Clinical depression or major depressive disorder is more than feeling a little sad. Symptoms occur nearly every day and can include feelings of:26
Sadness Emptiness Hopelessness Tearfulness Anger Irritability Frustration Lack of energy Tiredness Anxiety Restlessness Agitation Guilt Worthlessness Memory difficulties
People who are depressed may also experience:
Slowed thinking and trouble concentrating and making decisions
Sleep disturbances, including insomnia and sleeping too much
Loss of pleasure and interest in normal activities such as hobbies, sports and sex
Reduced or increased appetite
Frequent thoughts of death or suicide
Major depressive disorder creates a long-term financial burden on society, the total of which is estimated to be close to $210.5 billion each year, rising 21.5% between 2005 and 2010.27 A 2019 study found those who experience relapse or recurrence of a major depressive episode had higher costs associated with an increase in inpatient services, emergency department visits and admissions.28
Dietary Changes That Lower Inflammation Help Major Depression
The positive results of using psilocybin to treat major depression have been achieved under supervision and only with accompanying psychotherapy during the intervention. It is crucial you don’t try this treatment at home as other data reveal that the positive effects only happen with a quality experience that can be clinically managed.29
However, you have other options to help reduce your risk of depression. Since inflammation increases your risk of depression, one way to reduce your risk is to employ strategies that reduce the inflammatory response in your body. In one analysis, scientists reviewed the safety and effectiveness of anti-inflammatory agents in people suffering with major depression.
Agents that they found can play a role in reducing inflammation and ultimately symptoms of major depressive disorder included nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and omega-3 fatty acids.30 A second meta-analysis found similar results.31
Inflammation is the root cause of many conditions and reducing inflammation can help improve your mental and physical health, and there are nonpharmacological options that help to reduce depression by reducing the inflammatory response in your body.
As you consider the following suggestions, remember they do not have to be done all at once and you can achieve beneficial results no matter your age or current physical abilities. The journey to better health begins with taking small permanent steps.


jewworldorder--2020-12-08--Large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn

Large crowds gathered Monday afternoon for the funeral of a beloved Hasidic rabbi in Williamsburg , home to the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn .
The funeral took place at the same synagogue where a massive wedding expected to draw thousands was planned and then stopped by state authorities in October .
Another massive Satmar wedding was held at a different location in Williamsburg the next month , though that event was kept secret until weeks afterwards when a Hasidic newspaper wrote about the planning that made it possible to pull off without detection .
The man who died , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a longtime judge of the Satmar rabbinic court and a respected authority on Jewish law .
He was considered one of the most important figures in the Satmar faction led by Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum in Williamsburg .
He was 94 .
On Sunday night , Teitelbaum spoke a different gathering , a celebration of the 21st of Kislev , the day that Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum , Zalman ’ s father , fled the Nazis on the Kasztner train in 1944 .
There , he told followers that they should not consider themselves Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Funerals for community leaders of that stature in Orthodox communities often draw thousands of mourners .
Earlier in the pandemic , a large funeral for a Hasidic rabbi in Williamsburg drew thousands to the street , provoking a tweet from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that called out “ the Jewish community.
” The tweet was widely criticized among New York Jews but not the Williamsburg community itself .
Leaders of the two main synagogues in the Satmar community in Williamsburg wrote letters at the time defending the mayor from charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mayer Rispler , himself died of the coronavirus in October .

Large crowds gathered Monday afternoon for the funeral of a beloved Hasidic rabbi in Williamsburg, home to the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn.
Thousands gathered at the funeral, according to the New York Post , and most did not wear masks.
The funeral took place at the same synagogue where a massive wedding expected to draw thousands was planned and then stopped by state authorities in October. Another massive Satmar wedding was held at a different location in Williamsburg the next month, though that event was kept secret until weeks afterwards when a Hasidic newspaper wrote about the planning that made it possible to pull off without detection.
The man who died, Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Menashe Friedman, was a longtime judge of the Satmar rabbinic court and a respected authority on Jewish law. He was considered one of the most important figures in the Satmar faction led by Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum in Williamsburg. He was 94.
On Sunday night, Teitelbaum spoke a different gathering, a celebration of the 21st of Kislev, the day that Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, Zalman’s father, fled the Nazis on the Kasztner train in 1944. There, he told followers that they should not consider themselves Americans, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Funerals for community leaders of that stature in Orthodox communities often draw thousands of mourners. Earlier in the pandemic, a large funeral for a Hasidic rabbi in Williamsburg drew thousands to the street, provoking a tweet from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that called out “the Jewish community.”
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The tweet was widely criticized among New York Jews but not the Williamsburg community itself. Leaders of the two main synagogues in the Satmar community in Williamsburg wrote letters at the time defending the mayor from charges of antisemitism. One of those leaders, Mayer Rispler, himself died of the coronavirus in October.
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jewworldorder--2020-12-08--3-D Holograms of “Holocaust Survivors” Now A Reality

Are kids really taking this 3-D hologram “ Holocaust survivor ” stuff seriously ?
How ridiculous !
The fake “ Holocaust ” narrative is , in my opinion , the linchpin of the entire New World Order agenda .
The foundational narrative of our recent collective history – the past 100 years or so – is largely centered around WWII and the so called “ Holocaust ” .
The “ Holocaust , ” and those purportedly responsible for it , are represented as the .
The “ Holocaust ” was , so the story goes , the end result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White supremacy , ” “ intolerance , ” and “ bigotry , ” ideas and concepts Adolf Hitler and “ the Nazis ” sanctioned and promoted via the German government after coming to power .
The “ Holocaust ” narrative , and the official narrative of WWII generally , is one big lie – an inversion of reality in fact , as readers of this website and listeners to The Realist Report podcast are fully aware of .
The fake “ Holocaust ” narrative is sustained and reinforced through insidious and exploitative propaganda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masses , especially young , vulnerable children .
This is accomplished largely through ( ( ( Hollywood ) ) ) produced films depicting the alleged “ Holocaust ” , traumatizing photographs purportedly “ proving ” the “ Holocaust ” ( virtually all of which are either misleading , presented out of context or entirely faked ) , and – perhaps most importantly – personal testimony of “ Holocaust survivors ” .
As more and more “ Holocaust survivors ” pass away , the Jews and their allies have become increasingly concerned that younger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the horrors ” of the “ Holocaust ” .
Also , they will not “ learn the lessons ” of the “ Holocaust ” – the tyrannically enforced imperative of “ diversity ” and “ multiculturalism ” , White guilt and shame , massive Third World immigration to the West , an end to “ racism ” and “ intolerance ” , etc .
– unless “ survivors ” are there to perpetuate their fake narrative .
Welp , they ’ ve been claiming they were going to “ preserve ‘ Holocaust ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3-D holograms in order to brainwash the younger generations into accepting the fake “ Holocaust ” narrative of WWII since at least 2013 .
Now , it ’ s a reality .
Seated onstage at a museum near Chicago , Adina Sella talks about her life as a Holocaust survivor .
A group of young school kids is entranced — all the more so because Sella is not actually there .
Her likeness is being beamed in the form of an interactive and moving hologram , part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition debuting this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which aims to preserve accounts of a fast-disappearing generation .
“ It really does look like she is sitting on the stage in front of you.
” The exhibit uses voice-recognition technology and machine learning to let visitors ask questions about survivors ’ World War II ordeals and hear answers that grow more relevant with time , .
[ … ] “ It prepares us for the day when our survivors will not be here , ” the museum ’ s chief executive Susan Abrams said .
The Nazis murdered some , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Holocaust .
As survivors age , organizations are grappling with the dilemma of how to preserve their stories .
[ … ] Unsurprisingly , the museum plans to “ eventually license the hologram project to other institutions , ” The Times of Israel reports , and the museum ’ s director aims to have his institution ’ s prized exhibit “ experienced globally.
” How effective this exploitative , yet truly childish and ridiculous , propaganda will be on the younger generations will be interesting to follow .

Are kids really taking this 3-D hologram “Holocaust survivor” stuff seriously? How ridiculous!
The fake “Holocaust” narrative is, in my opinion, the linchpin of the entire New World Order agenda. The foundational narrative of our recent collective history – the past 100 years or so – is largely centered around WWII and the so called “Holocaust”. The “Holocaust,” and those purportedly responsible for it, are represented as the epitome of evil .
The “Holocaust” was, so the story goes, the end result of centuries of “racism,” “White supremacy,” “intolerance,” and “bigotry,” ideas and concepts Adolf Hitler and “the Nazis” sanctioned and promoted via the German government after coming to power.
The “Holocaust” narrative, and the official narrative of WWII generally, is one big lie – an inversion of reality in fact, as readers of this website and listeners to The Realist Report podcast are fully aware of.
The fake “Holocaust” narrative is sustained and reinforced through insidious and exploitative propaganda designed to psychological and emotionally exploit the masses, especially young, vulnerable children. This is accomplished largely through (((Hollywood))) produced films depicting the alleged “Holocaust”, traumatizing photographs purportedly “proving” the “Holocaust” (virtually all of which are either misleading, presented out of context or entirely faked), and – perhaps most importantly – personal testimony of “Holocaust survivors”.
As more and more “Holocaust survivors” pass away, the Jews and their allies have become increasingly concerned that younger generations will not be exposed to “the horrors” of the “Holocaust”. Also, they will not “learn the lessons” of the “Holocaust” – the tyrannically enforced imperative of “diversity” and “multiculturalism”, White guilt and shame, massive Third World immigration to the West, an end to “racism” and “intolerance”, etc. – unless “survivors” are there to perpetuate their fake narrative.
Welp, they’ve been claiming they were going to “preserve ‘Holocaust’ survivors’ legacy” by using interactive 3-D holograms in order to brainwash the younger generations into accepting the fake “Holocaust” narrative of WWII since at least 2013. Now, it’s a reality.
The Times of Israel reports:
Seated onstage at a museum near Chicago, Adina Sella talks about her life as a Holocaust survivor. A group of young school kids is entranced — all the more so because Sella is not actually there. Her likeness is being beamed in the form of an interactive and moving hologram , part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition debuting this weekend at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, which aims to preserve accounts of a fast-disappearing generation. “She has their undivided attention,” teacher Samantha O’Neill of Chicago’s Northside Catholic Academy said. “It really does look like she is sitting on the stage in front of you.” The exhibit uses voice-recognition technology and machine learning to let visitors ask questions about survivors’ World War II ordeals and hear answers that grow more relevant with time, as the technology learns . […] “It prepares us for the day when our survivors will not be here,” the museum’s chief executive Susan Abrams said. The Nazis murdered some six million Jews , and millions of other people, in the Holocaust. As survivors age, organizations are grappling with the dilemma of how to preserve their stories. […]
Unsurprisingly, the museum plans to “eventually license the hologram project to other institutions,” The Times of Israel reports, and the museum’s director aims to have his institution’s prized exhibit “experienced globally.”
How effective this exploitative, yet truly childish and ridiculous, propaganda will be on the younger generations will be interesting to follow.


jewworldorder--2020-12-08--Joshua Wong and the Exodus in China

Joshua Wong and the Exodus in China

By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog HONG KONG – British and American media in China for as long as we scribblers remember have empowered Chinese saboteurs and secessionists just so as to annoy Beijing .
Without fail , if there ever was some corrupt princeling ( local Chongqing tyrant Bo Xilai ) , a fugitive from the tax law ( mafioso Miles Guo ) , or just another crackpot religious charlatan ( Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi ) , you could draw your own square Tiananmen with a Tank-man on top there was going to be endless China-bashing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , is more idoneous and adaptable to the Western master narrative about the eternal battle between Good and Evil ( God ’ s chosen people versus the godless Chinese ) than “ Joshua ” Wong – the eternal Jewish instigator .
Forget for a moment about his Holiness the Dalai Lama , nude artist Ai Weiwei , blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng or activist Liu Xiaobo , and welcome China ’ s most powerful spiritual leader ( second only to the Republic ’ s true leader and president , Xi Jinping , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Joshua ” Wong Chi-fung .
This Carry-on-England savior , named after the key character of Jewish persecution in King James ’ translation of The Old Testament , who , according to The British Sunday Times , started his anti-China activism during Middle School at the age of thirteen , is not an ethnic Jew ( which is a racist construct ) , but a Neocolonial Christian nationalist and Cantonese identitarian .
He insists , perhaps honing the influence of his devout believer mother “ Grace , ” that the Wong people – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systematically oppressed not by Ramses and the ancient Egyptians but by Xi Jinping and the 21st Century Hans .
“ Joshua ” wants his special fellow students to rise up against China and to lead the Wongs out of Zhongguo and into God ’ s holy safe space – Birmingham in England .
Imagine the bombastic hurrah at our Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong , the Jewish-run Western media complex , the Christian lobby and ultra-liberal Hollywood upon hearing that such an insanely unlikely Asiatic shepard exists .
They had to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walked the planes since Saint Confucius and Catholic Bruce Lee ( though the latter was not a Christian , he must have been , according to the Christian Post ) .
If this sounds like Hollywood claptrap and eerie dream fabric , that ’ s because “ Joshua ” was carefully staged that way : “ …the 18-year-old Wong doesn ’ t look like Hollywood ’ s idea of a charismatic rebel leader .
But… ” ( Fortune Magazine ) .
…BUT he doesn ’ t have too , as an early opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China Morning Post explains .
It ’ s like trying to demonstrate that the 14th Dalai Lama is not a reincarnated Bodhisattva : We can not prove a negative .
We can not possibly show that Joshua Wong is not a global leader – after Hollywood and Fortune magazine made him out to be one – ‘ No 10 ’ in the world , to be precise , only four slots behind Taylor Swift , the # blessed and # flawless singer of ‘ Call Me Maybe ’ .
And there it sailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But first , don ’ t get me wrong on this : It ’ s all gold for Chinese “ Joshua.
” Other Hong Kong teenagers worked and volunteered equally hard , but “ Joshua ” – back than he was just 16 – was perfect for the Western narrative and thus chosen by the globalist Anglo-Zionist media cartel to personify the ‘ Umbrella Movement ’ – yes , we are talking about as in : …for the Western history books .
China bullies Christians in Hong Kong !
To most China experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ audacity of Western planners to pitch Israeli spy “ Joshua ” against the Chinese civilization was genius .
In Europe , questioning the global Jewish cause is instant career seppuku – worse than hell , the C-plague and Trump-voters combined .
Countries smaller than China have been terminated because of it .
How on earth could Beijing ever wiggle itself out of these horrible Western accusations of religious persecution of… well… ” Joshua ” himself ?
Pro-Joshua Berlin immediately invited Mr. Wong over and had him address 80 million Germans via its tax-payer-funded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ housing to half of China willing to relocate to Milton Keynes .
Meanwhile , pro-Joshua Washington dispatched aircraft carriers , nuclear submarines and a 20th Century Fox Christian Bale blockbuster movie to Devil ’ s Peak .
Mr. Wong thus earned his first multi-million dollar campaign co-sponsored by pro-Joshua media Reuters , AP , dpa , New York Times , LA Times , CNN , BBC , Guardian , Spiegel , Economist and hundreds more .
The viral factor was absurd , comical even , because Hong Kong students themselves didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Joshua.
” Fortune magazine framed the protesters ’ gullible street performances as backdrop to this rising star ’ s fame : “ His nonviolent protest message and energetic idealism galvanized crowds that , over months , numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
” How many “ hundreds of thousands ” – six hundred thousands maybe ?
( That ’ s the actual number given in the Old Testament . )
All the media hyperbole made the young man with glasses and asymmetric face appear to be the spiritual leader of an oppressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really ?
Well , he clearly wasn ’ t , says Alex Lo .
“ Joshua ” was not elected but selected by the Western interest groups – as in : China must never be allowed to do politics on its own terms .
Most self-respected university students in Hong Kong who participated in the protests , if they believed in freedom and self-determination , would probably resent the idea of being put into ( ( ( the brackets ) ) ) of some superimposed , manufactured Western master narrative and personality cult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , because the Western media wanted Joshua Wong to be the leader of that movement , and that is what it is .
Back in 2014 , “ Joshua ” was barely among the 50 Greatest Leaders ( Fortune ) .
By 2017 , he was personifying geopolitics : “ Joshua vs Superpower ” ( Netflix ) .
By early 2020 , German Die Welt described Mr. Wong ’ s cursory vision is near transcendental : “ Joshua : China is Threat to World Freedom.
” So here we were at movie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian Bale blockbuster ‘ Exodus : Gods and Kings ’ .
US director Ridley Scott and his writers decided to have the Lord speak through the body of “ a Boy-angel ” who orders Bale ( Moses ) to lead God ’ s favorite people out of Ancient Authoritarianism .
Boy-angel , Israeli Joshua , God ’ s puppet whatever .
The scriptural “ Joshua , ” which Wong Chi-fung goes by in Western media ( they don ’ t care about his Chinese name , it is “ Yellow ” ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bible – ‘ The Book of Joshua ’ .
The titular hero leads the slaves into crossing the Jordan by dividing the South China sea , basically .
Anyway , that was my reading of it .
As the HK-British flagship media SCMP notes : “ To make a film of the Israelites ’ exodus from Egypt is brave.
” Yeah .
“ How Joshua Wong ’ s faith motivates his activism ” celebrated ABC News .
“ The Christian Spirit flows through Hong Kong protests ” mused The Liberty .
“ Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Policy .
“ Joshua Wong : We long to see Hong Kong free from tyranny , ” hailed the Economist .
Sacred , religious narratives are problematic for social science .
Nothing good comes of them .
Except of course , if they help to debilitate and collapse your enemy .
US and European diplomats in Beijing and Shanghai , their intelligence services and Foreign Correspondents Clubs in cahoots , love to explore all ways of delegitimizing China ’ s government , including accusations of religious persecution in Shanghai ( Christians ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Muslims ) .
These Western conspiracies are nonsensical .
China is a pluralistic , multilingual and multi-ethnic civilization that has all kinds of beliefs , including magicians , healers and pagans .
It is more diverse than any other Western nation .
There are over 52 thriving minorities .
China has more foreign students , including Africans , than Europe and North America .
It certainly has more Muslims than France , Germany , the UK and the USA combined .
It has millions of Taoists and Confucianists , a multitude of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholics and everything .
It is a difficult task to keep the harmony between them – tian ren he hi : all under Heaven .
The British Empire , which collapsed , and the US Empire , which is waning , would love to stir hatred , spread misinformation and fake news .
China can respect that .
But it will never let foreign powers divide it .
Your author recalls fondly our desperate liberal media ’ s attempt – such as the Wall Street Journal , CNN , Atlantic , South China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more - , between 2005 and 2019 , to elevate a cult leader in Chengdu , a certain Pater Wang Yi , of the evangelist Church of Early Rain , to the status of a Sinitic super-saint .
The man was conscripted by the US state department and rushed to the White House where he met then-president George W. Bush in 2006 .
Pater Wang was all over the global news , yet left no lasting impression on the general American public .
Years later , in early 2020 , Pater Wang was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet Pope Francis .
However , those CIA expert idiots couldn ’ t tell the difference between the Holy Roman Catholic Church and hard-core Protestantism , so naturally it was a bit awkward for everyone .
The Messenger of God Francis instead sent an archbishop to greet the Messenger of God Wang , and that was that .
Just for your reference , the Early Rain cult – despite its millions of dollars worth of US media press coverage , at no point had more than 600 members .
Worse , Western social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could not identify with this Chengdu toad .
Jehova-style proselytism is not cool .
Cult leaders are not cool .
The Pater Wang act collapsed .
That said , even the most militant Western press soldiers could not have anticipated that one day they would be able to play “ the Jewish card ” against Beijing and call its leadership antisemitic .
And thus we have barely survived the Trump-era ( roughly the reign of US president Trump from 2016 to 2021 ) of associating Han Chinese with neo-Nazis ( the have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for prosecuting “ Joshua ” and the Hong Kong Wongs , the Uighur Tohtis and the Tibetan monks , and all religious people under Heaven .
Now the world was hooked of course .
Holocaust in China everywhere !
“ Genocide ” and “ concentration camps ” and “ exodus ” made the global China-headlines .
So there you have it .
The news of the coming of a new leader , or Chinese Boy-angel , or God ’ s messenger – known to Christians as the ‘ Holy Trinity ’ – quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subdue Asiatic people – only the 1.4 billion mainland evil ones , not the 8 million colonial good ones - , and trickled down to second and third tier media organizations and Youtube channels .
No investigation , no fact-checking .
Just mindless repetition : China is really really bad .
It is now six years of “ Joshua arrested , ” “ Joshua on bail , ” “ Joshua protested , ” “ Joshua in court again.
” He barely talks sensible .
His parents checked his boxes for “ dyslexic ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illiterate .
He is the ultimate message board – plane as a pan .
There are more Western TV stations , microphones and cameras following him than actual people .
Most of his appearances are clearly montages , edited for mass ( social ) media consumption .
He also came to adapt the lifestyle of a true übermega-celebrity – alleged private jets , five star hotels , meeting pop singer Pakho Chau Pak-ho .
His finances are taboo .
He may be totally dependent on foreign services .
He certainly is by far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and BND ever had .
Yes , there are back-up dissidents , just in case : One is the female Hong Kong activist , Agnes “ the real Mulan ” Chow ( 22 ) .
She is pretty and touted as the savior of oppressed Chinese women .
Another is Nathan “ the Law ” Luo ( 27 ) – get it ?
his surname sounds like Law !
The West primed him for future HK politics .
But , really , both real Mulan and Mr. Law can ’ t hold a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drama of re-enacting the ‘ Exodus ’ of our ideological enemies over and over again is , I claim , brought to near perfection in the West .
We call it “ creativity ” [ a divine inspiration ] and often blame the Chinese for their lack of it .
To be sure , this creativity is seen by our enemies as a demonic superpower ; it makes the West unpredictable to foreign governments ( are they really that sadistic ? )
; yet the unpredictability obviously has a system : The messianic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history .
Let us briefly digress : The power of world history often surprises even our own children .
They looked at Leonardo Da Vinci ’ s alleged master painting ‘ Mona Lisa ’ and asked : “ Is it good ?
Why him ?
” , or Vincent Van Gogh ’ s ‘ Sunflowers ’ and went : “ Really ?
I could have painted that !
” Remember reading about Christopher Columbus ’ s discovery of America ?
That America is real .
However , it was only called this way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discover it , but , you know , he existed tangibly and close enough in that area ( the Bahamas ) in 1492 and he was Christian and European .
Bam !
Ownership claimed .
So that counts as world history .
From Jesus “ I-am-the-king-of-Jews-and-son-of-God ” Christ to modern saviors like Barack Obama , Steve Jobs or Greta Thunberg : It ’ s all irresponsible make-belief , designed to disrupt the lives of as many humans as possible .
To our enemies , our creations can be terrifying .
And so is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong was nominated a new historic figure , superimposed by Western description .
The real leaders in the city state look like insignificant cunts .
China ’ s own [ attempts to create ] history looks like alternative history , unauthorized history , fake history .
“ Joshua ” wasn ’ t elected but selected – and certainly not by his own people .
He is shamelessly exploited by a Western biblical narrative and sense of mission to civilize China .
And if China doesn ’ t comply , according to The Book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed to the Wrath of God in form of the ten plagues : economic sanctions , political assassinations , secessionist movements , a new nationalist party , pseudo-religious fundamentalism , identity politics , diversity task forces , cancel culture , and probably # BLM ( Black Lives Matter ) mindless terror .
Good times for Western satanists : The New York Times in autumn of 2020 suggested Beijing was accusing “ Joshua ” of worshiping the Devil .
I ’ m not inventing this , here are the headlines : “ Chinese Propaganda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Devilish Claws ’ .
Titled our all-favorite anti-China propaganda press UK Guardian : “ Joshua Wong , the Student who Risked the Wrath of Beijing ” and , in the opening paragraph , this : “ Cometh the hour , cometh the boy , ” an idiom attributed to three prophets of your choice : Moses , Shakespeare or Winston Churchill .
That ’ s the Guardian for you .
It ’ s a mental institution .
I ’ m almost done with chronicling this prophetic lunacy and suspect where the West is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse .
Regardless of what we are told in the liberal press , China must promote law and order and reason and science ; still : the epic sway of Western interventionism terrifies me : “ Joshua ” is leading his fine people away from the former British hub for human trafficking and money laundry and into the promised land – America ?
Canada ?
Germany ?
The United Kingdom ?
” How to do it ?
Have you asked your own citizen ?
Of course not .
Australia wants 100,000 HK refugees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The UK Johnson regime doubled down on its pledge to welcome 3,000,000 or so “ new English ” to enter Albion and settle… I don ’ t know… in Brighton on the cliff by the sea ?
“ Joshua ” is 22 now .
Since he is dyslexic and has no job , he wants to become a democrat .
A local Hong Kong district court sentenced him to a short-term prison sentence over sedition , which he , after consulting with Western Powers Inc. , now eagerly anticipates .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making .
And he better believe it .
The author is a German writer , cultural critic and political commentator on Sino-Western relations .
He has published ‘ The East-West Dichotomy ’ , ‘ Inside Peking University ’ , and ‘ Shengren – Above Philosophy and Beyond Religion ’ .
He can be reached at thorstenjpattberg.weebly.com

December 06, 2020
By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog
HONG KONG – British and American media in China for as long as we scribblers remember have empowered Chinese saboteurs and secessionists just so as to annoy Beijing. Without fail, if there ever was some corrupt princeling (local Chongqing tyrant Bo Xilai), a fugitive from the tax law (mafioso Miles Guo), or just another crackpot religious charlatan (Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi), you could draw your own square Tiananmen with a Tank-man on top there was going to be endless China-bashing.
None of those famous trouble-makers, however, is more idoneous and adaptable to the Western master narrative about the eternal battle between Good and Evil (God’s chosen people versus the godless Chinese) than “Joshua” Wong – the eternal Jewish instigator.
Forget for a moment about his Holiness the Dalai Lama, nude artist Ai Weiwei, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng or activist Liu Xiaobo, and welcome China’s most powerful spiritual leader (second only to the Republic’s true leader and president, Xi Jinping, of course): the Hong Kong teenage-hero “Joshua” Wong Chi-fung.
Metaphysics of Western Foreign Interventionism
This Carry-on-England savior, named after the key character of Jewish persecution in King James’ translation of The Old Testament, who, according to The British Sunday Times, started his anti-China activism during Middle School at the age of thirteen, is not an ethnic Jew (which is a racist construct), but a Neocolonial Christian nationalist and Cantonese identitarian. He insists, perhaps honing the influence of his devout believer mother “Grace,” that the Wong people – the people of Hong Kong – are systematically oppressed not by Ramses and the ancient Egyptians but by Xi Jinping and the 21st Century Hans. “Joshua” wants his special fellow students to rise up against China and to lead the Wongs out of Zhongguo and into God’s holy safe space – Birmingham in England.
Imagine the bombastic hurrah at our Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong, the Jewish-run Western media complex, the Christian lobby and ultra-liberal Hollywood upon hearing that such an insanely unlikely Asiatic shepard exists. They had to make him the greatest Chinese philosopher that ever walked the planes since Saint Confucius and Catholic Bruce Lee (though the latter was not a Christian, he must have been, according to the Christian Post).
If this sounds like Hollywood claptrap and eerie dream fabric, that’s because “Joshua” was carefully staged that way:
“…the 18-year-old Wong doesn’t look like Hollywood’s idea of a charismatic rebel leader. But…” (Fortune Magazine).
…BUT he doesn’t have too, as an early opinion piece by Alex Lo in the South China Morning Post explains. It’s like trying to demonstrate that the 14th Dalai Lama is not a reincarnated Bodhisattva: We cannot prove a negative. We cannot possibly show that Joshua Wong is not a global leader – after Hollywood and Fortune magazine made him out to be one – ‘No 10’ in the world, to be precise, only four slots behind Taylor Swift, the #blessed and #flawless singer of ‘Call Me Maybe’.
And there it sailed, the propaganda ship of folly. But first, don’t get me wrong on this: It’s all gold for Chinese “Joshua.” Other Hong Kong teenagers worked and volunteered equally hard, but “Joshua” – back than he was just 16 – was perfect for the Western narrative and thus chosen by the globalist Anglo-Zionist media cartel to personify the ‘Umbrella Movement’ – yes, we are talking about as in: …for the Western history books. China bullies Christians in Hong Kong!
Virtuous Campaign for Wong Justice
To most China experts with a gun-boat mentality, the sheer audacity of Western planners to pitch Israeli spy “Joshua” against the Chinese civilization was genius. In Europe, questioning the global Jewish cause is instant career seppuku – worse than hell, the C-plague and Trump-voters combined. Countries smaller than China have been terminated because of it. How on earth could Beijing ever wiggle itself out of these horrible Western accusations of religious persecution of… well…”Joshua” himself?
Pro-Joshua Berlin immediately invited Mr. Wong over and had him address 80 million Germans via its tax-payer-funded 8.4-billion-euros state-TV. Pro-Joshua London offered social housing to half of China willing to relocate to Milton Keynes. Meanwhile, pro-Joshua Washington dispatched aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and a 20th Century Fox Christian Bale blockbuster movie to Devil’s Peak.
Mr. Wong thus earned his first multi-million dollar campaign co-sponsored by pro-Joshua media Reuters, AP, dpa, New York Times, LA Times, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Spiegel, Economist and hundreds more. The viral factor was absurd, comical even, because Hong Kong students themselves didn’t know at first they were marching for “Joshua.” Fortune magazine framed the protesters’ gullible street performances as backdrop to this rising star’s fame:
“His nonviolent protest message and energetic idealism galvanized crowds that, over months, numbered in the hundreds of thousands.”
How many “hundreds of thousands” – six hundred thousands maybe? (That’s the actual number given in the Old Testament.) All the media hyperbole made the young man with glasses and asymmetric face appear to be the spiritual leader of an oppressed Hong Kong people, but was he really? Well, he clearly wasn’t, says Alex Lo. “Joshua” was not elected but selected by the Western interest groups – as in: China must never be allowed to do politics on its own terms.
Most self-respected university students in Hong Kong who participated in the protests, if they believed in freedom and self-determination, would probably resent the idea of being put into (((the brackets))) of some superimposed, manufactured Western master narrative and personality cult. But that’s all irrelevant now, because the Western media wanted Joshua Wong to be the leader of that movement, and that is what it is.
Back in 2014, “Joshua” was barely among the 50 Greatest Leaders (Fortune). By 2017, he was personifying geopolitics: “Joshua vs Superpower” (Netflix). By early 2020, German Die Welt described Mr. Wong’s cursory vision is near transcendental: “Joshua: China is Threat to World Freedom.”
So here we were at movie plaza and watching that 20h Century Fox Christian Bale blockbuster ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’. US director Ridley Scott and his writers decided to have the Lord speak through the body of “a Boy-angel” who orders Bale (Moses) to lead God’s favorite people out of Ancient Authoritarianism. Boy-angel, Israeli Joshua, God’s puppet whatever. The scriptural “Joshua,” which Wong Chi-fung goes by in Western media (they don’t care about his Chinese name, it is “Yellow”), has his own chapter in the Hebrew Bible – ‘The Book of Joshua’. The titular hero leads the slaves into crossing the Jordan by dividing the South China sea, basically. Anyway, that was my reading of it. As the HK-British flagship media SCMP notes: “To make a film of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is brave.” Yeah.
“How Joshua Wong’s faith motivates his activism” celebrated ABC News. “The Christian Spirit flows through Hong Kong protests” mused The Liberty. “Hong Kong’s Religious Revolutionaries” blasted Foreign Policy. “Joshua Wong: We long to see Hong Kong free from tyranny,” hailed the Economist.
Sacred, religious narratives are problematic for social science. Nothing good comes of them. Except of course, if they help to debilitate and collapse your enemy. US and European diplomats in Beijing and Shanghai, their intelligence services and Foreign Correspondents Clubs in cahoots, love to explore all ways of delegitimizing China’s government, including accusations of religious persecution in Shanghai (Christians), Tibet (Buddhists) and Xinjiang (Muslims).
These Western conspiracies are nonsensical. China is a pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic civilization that has all kinds of beliefs, including magicians, healers and pagans. It is more diverse than any other Western nation. There are over 52 thriving minorities. China has more foreign students, including Africans, than Europe and North America. It certainly has more Muslims than France, Germany, the UK and the USA combined. It has millions of Taoists and Confucianists, a multitude of Buddhist fractions and Orthodox and Protestants and Catholics and everything. It is a difficult task to keep the harmony between them – tian ren he hi: all under Heaven. The British Empire, which collapsed, and the US Empire, which is waning, would love to stir hatred, spread misinformation and fake news. China can respect that. But it will never let foreign powers divide it.
Your author recalls fondly our desperate liberal media’s attempt – such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Atlantic, South China Morning Post, Independent and a thousand more -, between 2005 and 2019, to elevate a cult leader in Chengdu, a certain Pater Wang Yi, of the evangelist Church of Early Rain, to the status of a Sinitic super-saint. The man was conscripted by the US state department and rushed to the White House where he met then-president George W. Bush in 2006. Pater Wang was all over the global news, yet left no lasting impression on the general American public. Years later, in early 2020, Pater Wang was shipped to Vatican City in order to meet Pope Francis. However, those CIA expert idiots couldn’t tell the difference between the Holy Roman Catholic Church and hard-core Protestantism, so naturally it was a bit awkward for everyone. The Messenger of God Francis instead sent an archbishop to greet the Messenger of God Wang, and that was that. Just for your reference, the Early Rain cult – despite its millions of dollars worth of US media press coverage, at no point had more than 600 members. Worse, Western social media users, especially young people, could not identify with this Chengdu toad. Jehova-style proselytism is not cool. Cult leaders are not cool. The Pater Wang act collapsed.
That said, even the most militant Western press soldiers could not have anticipated that one day they would be able to play “the Jewish card” against Beijing and call its leadership antisemitic. And thus we have barely survived the Trump-era (roughly the reign of US president Trump from 2016 to 2021) of associating Han Chinese with neo-Nazis (the have a Nation, they have Sozialismus) – for prosecuting “Joshua” and the Hong Kong Wongs, the Uighur Tohtis and the Tibetan monks, and all religious people under Heaven.
Now the world was hooked of course. Holocaust in China everywhere! “Genocide” and “concentration camps” and “exodus” made the global China-headlines.
So there you have it. The news of the coming of a new leader, or Chinese Boy-angel, or God’s messenger – known to Christians as the ‘Holy Trinity’ – quickly consumed our Abrahamic sense of mission to subdue Asiatic people – only the 1.4 billion mainland evil ones, not the 8 million colonial good ones -, and trickled down to second and third tier media organizations and Youtube channels. No investigation, no fact-checking. Just mindless repetition: China is really really bad.
Mass Brainfuggery and Fremdbestimmung [foreign rule]
It is now six years of “Joshua arrested,” “Joshua on bail,” “Joshua protested,” “Joshua in court again.” He barely talks sensible. His parents checked his boxes for “dyslexic” – a middle-class exculpation for being partially illiterate. He is the ultimate message board – plane as a pan. There are more Western TV stations, microphones and cameras following him than actual people. Most of his appearances are clearly montages, edited for mass (social) media consumption. He also came to adapt the lifestyle of a true übermega-celebrity – alleged private jets, five star hotels, meeting pop singer Pakho Chau Pak-ho. His finances are taboo. He may be totally dependent on foreign services. He certainly is by far the greatest asset the CIA, MI6 and BND ever had.
Yes, there are back-up dissidents, just in case: One is the female Hong Kong activist, Agnes “the real Mulan” Chow (22). She is pretty and touted as the savior of oppressed Chinese women. Another is Nathan “the Law” Luo (27) – get it? his surname sounds like Law! The West primed him for future HK politics. But, really, both real Mulan and Mr. Law can’t hold a candle to holy “Joshua.”
This drama of re-enacting the ‘Exodus’ of our ideological enemies over and over again is, I claim, brought to near perfection in the West. We call it “creativity” [a divine inspiration] and often blame the Chinese for their lack of it. To be sure, this creativity is seen by our enemies as a demonic superpower; it makes the West unpredictable to foreign governments (are they really that sadistic?); yet the unpredictability obviously has a system: The messianic creed with its biblical superpowers creates world history. Let us briefly digress:
The power of world history often surprises even our own children. They looked at Leonardo Da Vinci’s alleged master painting ‘Mona Lisa’ and asked: “Is it good? Why him?”, or Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ and went: “Really? I could have painted that!” Remember reading about Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America? That America is real. However, it was only called this way decades later and Columbus didn’t discover it, but, you know, he existed tangibly and close enough in that area (the Bahamas) in 1492 and he was Christian and European. Bam! Ownership claimed. So that counts as world history.
From Jesus “I-am-the-king-of-Jews-and-son-of-God” Christ to modern saviors like Barack Obama, Steve Jobs or Greta Thunberg: It’s all irresponsible make-belief, designed to disrupt the lives of as many humans as possible. To our enemies, our creations can be terrifying. And so is “Joshua” to Beijing.
Hong Kong was nominated a new historic figure, superimposed by Western description. The real leaders in the city state look like insignificant cunts. China’s own [attempts to create] history looks like alternative history, unauthorized history, fake history. “Joshua” wasn’t elected but selected – and certainly not by his own people. He is shamelessly exploited by a Western biblical narrative and sense of mission to civilize China. And if China doesn’t comply, according to The Book of Exodus, the country will be exposed to the Wrath of God in form of the ten plagues: economic sanctions, political assassinations, secessionist movements, a new nationalist party, pseudo-religious fundamentalism, identity politics, diversity task forces, cancel culture, and probably #BLM (Black Lives Matter) mindless terror. Good times for Western satanists: The New York Times in autumn of 2020 suggested Beijing was accusing “Joshua” of worshiping the Devil. I’m not inventing this, here are the headlines: “Chinese Propaganda Video Warns of West’s ‘Devilish Claws’.
Siege to China’s Jerusalem
Titled our all-favorite anti-China propaganda press UK Guardian: “Joshua Wong, the Student who Risked the Wrath of Beijing” and, in the opening paragraph, this: “Cometh the hour, cometh the boy,” an idiom attributed to three prophets of your choice: Moses, Shakespeare or Winston Churchill. That’s the Guardian for you. It’s a mental institution.
I’m almost done with chronicling this prophetic lunacy and suspect where the West is going with it – regime change or worse. Regardless of what we are told in the liberal press, China must promote law and order and reason and science; still: the epic sway of Western interventionism terrifies me: “Joshua” is leading his fine people away from the former British hub for human trafficking and money laundry and into the promised land – America? Canada? Germany? The United Kingdom?” How to do it? Have you asked your own citizen? Of course not. Australia wants 100,000 HK refugees, it says. The rich ones. The UK Johnson regime doubled down on its pledge to welcome 3,000,000 or so “new English” to enter Albion and settle… I don’t know… in Brighton on the cliff by the sea?
“Joshua” is 22 now. Since he is dyslexic and has no job, he wants to become a democrat. A local Hong Kong district court sentenced him to a short-term prison sentence over sedition, which he, after consulting with Western Powers Inc., now eagerly anticipates. He was told his was world history in the making. And he better believe it.
The author is a German writer, cultural critic and political commentator on Sino-Western relations. He has published ‘The East-West Dichotomy’, ‘Inside Peking University’, and ‘Shengren – Above Philosophy and Beyond Religion’. He can be reached at thorstenjpattberg.weebly.com
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jewworldorder--2020-12-08--Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship

Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya , their spokesman said on Monday , a possible new flashpoint in the conflict after weeks of truce .
Turkey is the main foreign backer of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord ( GNA ) , in the west , which has for years been fighting the eastern-based Libyan National Army ( LNA ) .
LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari added that the commercial cargo ship , Mabrouka , had 17 crew , including nine Turkish nationals , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
LNA naval forces stopped it near the eastern port of Derna , he said .
A spokesperson for Turkey ’ s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not immediately available to comment .
The GNA and LNA signed a ceasefire deal in October and the United Nations has been pushing a political dialog aimed at elections next year as a solution to Libya ’ s long-running conflict .
But both sides have stopped short of withdrawing forces from the front line , as demanded by the truce , while an incident in southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seized a military camp , has further tested the agreement .
Earlier on Monday , Mismari accused Turkey of continuing to supply arms and fighters to the GNA .
The LNA is backed by Russia , the United Arab Emirates and Egypt .
A panel of UN experts has cited the foreign supporters of both sides as breaching an arms embargo on Libya .

Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on Monday, a possible new flashpoint in the conflict after weeks of truce.
Turkey is the main foreign backer of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), in the west, which has for years been fighting the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA).
LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari added that the commercial cargo ship, Mabrouka, had 17 crew, including nine Turkish nationals, and containers that had not yet been inspected. LNA naval forces stopped it near the eastern port of Derna, he said.
A spokesperson for Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not immediately available to comment.
The GNA and LNA signed a ceasefire deal in October and the United Nations has been pushing a political dialog aimed at elections next year as a solution to Libya’s long-running conflict.
But both sides have stopped short of withdrawing forces from the front line, as demanded by the truce, while an incident in southern Libya on Sunday, when LNA forces seized a military camp, has further tested the agreement.
Earlier on Monday, Mismari accused Turkey of continuing to supply arms and fighters to the GNA. The LNA is backed by Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
A panel of UN experts has cited the foreign supporters of both sides as breaching an arms embargo on Libya.
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jewworldorder--2020-12-08--US Supreme Court debates hearing 2 cases on restoring Nazi-era Jewish property

WASHINGTON ( AP ) — The US Supreme Court on Monday struggled with whether to allow two lawsuits stemming from claims of property taken from Jews in Germany and Hungary during the Nazi era to continue in US courts .
One case was brought by a group of Hungarian Holocaust survivors .
They ’ re seeking to be compensated for property taken from them and their families as they were forced to board trains to concentration camps .
The other case involves the heirs of Jewish art dealers and the 1935 sale of a collection of medieval Christian artwork called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sale of the works , are now said to be worth at least $ 250 million , was done under pressure .
Get The Times of Israel ’ s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up The question for the court in both cases is whether the lawsuits should be allowed to move forward in US courts .
Lower courts allowed them to .
During nearly three hours of arguments , which the court heard by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic , both conservative and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts to lawsuits like the two before them but also about improperly entangling American courts in foreign policy .
“ Given the nature of international relations it ’ s easy to envision cases where it would seem particularly inappropriate for United States courts to get involved in litigation , ” Chief Justice John Roberts said at one point .
But he went on to ask whether , even if courts weren ’ t normally involved in such cases , it might still be “ appropriate in particularly sensitive international relations cases.
” Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It generally bars foreign sovereigns like Hungary and Germany from being sued in US courts , though there ’ s an exception for lawsuits involving “ property taken in violation of international law.
” Germany and Hungary argue that federal judges can apply the principle of “ comity ” in FSIA cases and decline to hear cases better suited to being resolved in another nation .
Several justices , however , suggested that could be problematic .
“ I mean there are almost 700 district judges .
You want every one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raises foreign relations concerns ?
” Justice Samuel Alito said .
Justice Neil Gorsuch suggested the approach could produce “ bedlam.
” The case against Hungary was filed in 2010 by 14 survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust , including some who survived being sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp .
Four of them became US citizens after the war while others became citizens of Canada , Israel and Australia .
They ’ re seeking to have their case become a class action .
The second case before the court involves a collection of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Welfenschatz in German .
Some 40 pieces of the collection , including reliquaries and crosses , are on display in a state-run museum in Berlin .
In that case , three heirs of a group art dealers who once owned the pieces are suing over what they say was the pieces ’ forced sale for below market value .
The group has been unsuccessful in pressing their claim in Germany and brought a lawsuit in the United States in 2015 .
Germany and the state-run foundation that owns the collection have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not forced and also that any dispute should be resolved in Germany .
The Trump administration has backed Germany , urging the court to dismiss the case .
The administration has also backed Hungary , urging the justices to return the case to a lower court to determine whether American courts should refrain from weighing in on this particular dispute .
The cases are Hungary v. Simon , 18-1447 , and Germany v. Philipp , 19-351 .
A decision in both cases is expected before the end of June .

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Supreme Court on Monday struggled with whether to allow two lawsuits stemming from claims of property taken from Jews in Germany and Hungary during the Nazi era to continue in US courts.
One case was brought by a group of Hungarian Holocaust survivors. They’re seeking to be compensated for property taken from them and their families as they were forced to board trains to concentration camps.
The other case involves the heirs of Jewish art dealers and the 1935 sale of a collection of medieval Christian artwork called the Guelph Treasure. The heirs say the sale of the works, are now said to be worth at least $250 million, was done under pressure.
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The question for the court in both cases is whether the lawsuits should be allowed to move forward in US courts. Lower courts allowed them to.
During nearly three hours of arguments, which the court heard by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic, both conservative and liberal justices seemed concerned about closing US courts to lawsuits like the two before them but also about improperly entangling American courts in foreign policy.
“Given the nature of international relations it’s easy to envision cases where it would seem particularly inappropriate for United States courts to get involved in litigation,” Chief Justice John Roberts said at one point. But he went on to ask whether, even if courts weren’t normally involved in such cases, it might still be “appropriate in particularly sensitive international relations cases.”
Jewish women and children deported from Hungary, separated from the men, line up for selection on the platform at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in 1944 (AP/Yad Vashem Photo Archives)
Both cases involve the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. It generally bars foreign sovereigns like Hungary and Germany from being sued in US courts, though there’s an exception for lawsuits involving “property taken in violation of international law.”
Germany and Hungary argue that federal judges can apply the principle of “comity” in FSIA cases and decline to hear cases better suited to being resolved in another nation. Several justices, however, suggested that could be problematic.
“I mean there are almost 700 district judges. You want every one of them to assess whether a particular lawsuit raises foreign relations concerns?” Justice Samuel Alito said. Justice Neil Gorsuch suggested the approach could produce “bedlam.”
The case against Hungary was filed in 2010 by 14 survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust, including some who survived being sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Four of them became US citizens after the war while others became citizens of Canada, Israel and Australia. They’re seeking to have their case become a class action.
The second case before the court involves a collection of artworks called the Guelph Treasure, or the Welfenschatz in German. Some 40 pieces of the collection, including reliquaries and crosses, are on display in a state-run museum in Berlin. In that case, three heirs of a group art dealers who once owned the pieces are suing over what they say was the pieces’ forced sale for below market value. The group has been unsuccessful in pressing their claim in Germany and brought a lawsuit in the United States in 2015. Germany and the state-run foundation that owns the collection have said that investigations in Germany found the sale was not forced and also that any dispute should be resolved in Germany.
The Trump administration has backed Germany, urging the court to dismiss the case. The administration has also backed Hungary, urging the justices to return the case to a lower court to determine whether American courts should refrain from weighing in on this particular dispute.
The cases are Hungary v. Simon, 18-1447, and Germany v. Philipp, 19-351. A decision in both cases is expected before the end of June.


jewworldorder--2020-12-08--Advanced Israeli drone tech that’s taken militaries by storm now eyes civilian use

An advanced immersive-technology Israeli drone company , which has recently won multiple tenders with the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. Department of Defense , is eyeing new paths to enter the civilian security market , an executive has told JNS .
Xtend has built the Skylord Hunter mini-unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) , developing it for the operational requirements of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and America ’ s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office ( CTTSO ) .
It has also created two other types of advanced quadcopters .
Both militaries have placed multiple orders for the Skylord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to intercept hostile drones .
On the border with Gaza , the IDF has used it to intercept some 2500 arson kites and balloons .
Xtend employs a virtual-reality ( VR ) headset and a single-handed controller—reminiscent of a game console—that operators use to point into the space around them and direct the drones to their expected locations .
The drones can deploy a net to capture enemy drones , but that ’ s just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the payloads they can carry , according to Gadi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Xtend .
Bar-Ner , who joined the company in July , was previously a chief commercial officer for a radar company , as well as sales and marketing director at the Airborne Division of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems .
A reserve major in the Israeli Air Force , he joined the Xtend company that was created by an eclectic mix of founders .
The co-founders are Aviv Shapira , an aerospace engineer and serial entrepreneur ; his brother Matteo Shapira , a computer-graphics industry leader ; Rubi Liani , a systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Navy for 12 years and who founded the Israeli Drone Racing League ( DRL ) ; and Adir Tubi , an aerospace engineer who served in the IAF for seven years .
Previously , the Shapira brothers co-founded Replay Technologies , a company that employed high-resolution cameras and computed intensive graphics to enable viewers to experience sporting events from any angle ; it was purchased for $ 175 million by Intel in 2016 .
“ The Israeli Defense Ministry and the Department of Defense have jumped on this technology early on since they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Bar-Ner .
Both countries began investing money in further Xtend research and development programs .
He told JNS that his goal is take Xtend ’ s revolutionary technology and make it applicable for civilian use .
While Xtend is currently selling its products to governments—mostly , to militaries—it also wants to begin selling to businesses as well .
“ Currently , our main focus is defense and elite security market , such as homeland security , SWAT teams and border protection , ” he said .
In a video produced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its drones acts as a full-fledged member of a shopping-mall civilian guard team , patrolling the complex , responding to suspicious activities , alerting human guards and instructing an intruder to remain in place .
“ That video is a vision of how we see the future of security in a way that integrates our capability , ” said Bar-Ner .
While this is not yet a product , “ it is based on technology that Xtend already has today and displays what the company can do , ” he explained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for both the defence and civilian sectors as enabling “ every person , no matter how qualified , the ability to fly a drone in the most complex missions with almost zero learning time.
” Its drones can deliver packages from one military battalion to another , move or detonate roadside bombs , and conduct critical functions in hostage or active shooter situations .
The technology is based on Xtend ’ s operator interface , allowing “ anyone to accurately point into space ; we translate this pointing to a location for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of our artificial-intelligence machine-vision technology , ” stated Bar-Ner .
The Skylord Hunter drones are operational in a number of special IDF and US Military units .
The drone ’ s indoor flight capability makes it “ an actual team member for the first time , ” said Bar-Ner , adding that this is the company ’ s next area of focus .
“ The drone will be capable of autonomously flying to the location of triggered alarms , ” he said .
“ They will not require expert drone pilots.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200 systems so far for operational deployment in combat arenas .
The Skylord family consists of three systems : The Skylord Hunter is the first member , and the Skylord Wolverine—the heaviest quadcopter in the Skylord family—is the second .
The Wolverine comes with a robotic arm for tactical forces .
This allows soldiers to deliver packages other units , creating a level of freedom that was “ previously unimaginable , ” said Bar-Ner .
The third drone , called Xtender is the smallest in the family—the size of a tablet—for indoor surveillance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the same as some video game consoles in which the controller moves their hand , directing the drone to its next location .
When a trigger is pulled , the drone can conduct a variety of actions .
“ We developed 360 degrees of freedom , ” said Bar-Ner .
“ When you move your hand , we translate that into a two-dimensional screen placed on the eyes of the operator for a virtual reality experience .
In Xtend ’ s control system , every combat soldier who wishes to fly inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six months of training it would have taken to do this ; we do this training in one hour .
Minutes later , the operator is flying the drone underneath tables.
” Xtend is developing the option of placing a variety of payloads on its drones , such as a loudspeaker , taser guns and tear-gas canisters .
Yet aside from the payloads , the core of the company ’ s technology—the unique interface between the operator and the drone ’ s environment , allowing human and machine to merge—is what is driving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xtend , is about extending reality—not just seeing reality via drones but also interacting with it , influencing what is happening in the next room , or the other side of the world .
The same technology that can be used to influence what is happening inside a building while the operator stands outside can also be used to influence events on the other side of the planet , ” said Bar-Ner in reference to long-distance remote operating possibilities .
The practical possibilities are seemingly endless .
In fact , Xtend ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onboard crews on a ship outside of Haifa to help them dock .
The technology is likely to make a landing in civilian settings in the coming future .

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An advanced immersive-technology Israeli drone company, which has recently won multiple tenders with the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. Department of Defense, is eyeing new paths to enter the civilian security market, an executive has told JNS.
Xtend has built the Skylord Hunter mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developing it for the operational requirements of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and America’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO). It has also created two other types of advanced quadcopters.
Both militaries have placed multiple orders for the Skylord Hunter, particularly earmarking it for its ability to intercept hostile drones. On the border with Gaza, the IDF has used it to intercept some 2500 arson kites and balloons.
Xtend employs a virtual-reality (VR) headset and a single-handed controller—reminiscent of a game console—that operators use to point into the space around them and direct the drones to their expected locations.
The drones can deploy a net to capture enemy drones, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the payloads they can carry, according to Gadi Bar-Ner, general manager of civilian applications at Xtend.
Bar-Ner, who joined the company in July, was previously a chief commercial officer for a radar company, as well as sales and marketing director at the Airborne Division of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems. A reserve major in the Israeli Air Force, he joined the Xtend company that was created by an eclectic mix of founders.
The co-founders are Aviv Shapira, an aerospace engineer and serial entrepreneur; his brother Matteo Shapira, a computer-graphics industry leader; Rubi Liani, a systems integration expert who served in the Israeli Navy for 12 years and who founded the Israeli Drone Racing League (DRL); and Adir Tubi, an aerospace engineer who served in the IAF for seven years.
Previously, the Shapira brothers co-founded Replay Technologies, a company that employed high-resolution cameras and computed intensive graphics to enable viewers to experience sporting events from any angle; it was purchased for $175 million by Intel in 2016.
“The Israeli Defense Ministry and the Department of Defense have jumped on this technology early on since they understood its advantages in drone interceptions,” said Bar-Ner. Both countries began investing money in further Xtend research and development programs.
He told JNS that his goal is take Xtend’s revolutionary technology and make it applicable for civilian use. While Xtend is currently selling its products to governments—mostly, to militaries—it also wants to begin selling to businesses as well.
“Currently, our main focus is defense and elite security market, such as homeland security, SWAT teams and border protection,” he said.
‘The future of security’
In a video produced by Xtend and seen by JNS, one of its drones acts as a full-fledged member of a shopping-mall civilian guard team, patrolling the complex, responding to suspicious activities, alerting human guards and instructing an intruder to remain in place.
“That video is a vision of how we see the future of security in a way that integrates our capability,” said Bar-Ner. While this is not yet a product, “it is based on technology that Xtend already has today and displays what the company can do,” he explained.
Bar-Ner defined Xtend’s core vision for both the defence and civilian sectors as enabling “every person, no matter how qualified, the ability to fly a drone in the most complex missions with almost zero learning time.”
Its drones can deliver packages from one military battalion to another, move or detonate roadside bombs, and conduct critical functions in hostage or active shooter situations.
The technology is based on Xtend’s operator interface, allowing “anyone to accurately point into space; we translate this pointing to a location for the drone to move to. It is part of our artificial-intelligence machine-vision technology,” stated Bar-Ner.
The Skylord Hunter drones are operational in a number of special IDF and US Military units.
The drone’s indoor flight capability makes it “an actual team member for the first time,” said Bar-Ner, adding that this is the company’s next area of focus.
“The drone will be capable of autonomously flying to the location of triggered alarms,” he said. “They will not require expert drone pilots.”
The U.S. Department of Defense has received 200 systems so far for operational deployment in combat arenas.
‘360 degrees of freedom’
The Skylord family consists of three systems: The Skylord Hunter is the first member, and the Skylord Wolverine—the heaviest quadcopter in the Skylord family—is the second. The Wolverine comes with a robotic arm for tactical forces. This allows soldiers to deliver packages other units, creating a level of freedom that was “previously unimaginable,” said Bar-Ner.
The third drone, called Xtender is the smallest in the family—the size of a tablet—for indoor surveillance.
The principle for operating these systems is the same as some video game consoles in which the controller moves their hand, directing the drone to its next location. When a trigger is pulled, the drone can conduct a variety of actions.
“We developed 360 degrees of freedom,” said Bar-Ner. “When you move your hand, we translate that into a two-dimensional screen placed on the eyes of the operator for a virtual reality experience. In Xtend’s control system, every combat soldier who wishes to fly inside a building can skip the four to six months of training it would have taken to do this; we do this training in one hour. Minutes later, the operator is flying the drone underneath tables.”
Xtend is developing the option of placing a variety of payloads on its drones, such as a loudspeaker, taser guns and tear-gas canisters.
Yet aside from the payloads, the core of the company’s technology—the unique interface between the operator and the drone’s environment, allowing human and machine to merge—is what is driving it forward.
“Our name, Xtend, is about extending reality—not just seeing reality via drones but also interacting with it, influencing what is happening in the next room, or the other side of the world. The same technology that can be used to influence what is happening inside a building while the operator stands outside can also be used to influence events on the other side of the planet,” said Bar-Ner in reference to long-distance remote operating possibilities.
The practical possibilities are seemingly endless. In fact, Xtend’s drones recently flew coronavirus test kits to onboard crews on a ship outside of Haifa to help them dock.
The technology is likely to make a landing in civilian settings in the coming future.
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jewworldorder--2020-12-08--Supreme Court refuses case blocking trans teens from using school bathrooms of their choice

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging an Oregon school ’ s policy of allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity .
The ruling advances a legal understanding of gender and privacy that ’ s more expansive and inclusive of trans people , and runs counter to liberal concerns that the conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett ’ s recent appointment to the high court would swing it far to the right .
The American Civil Liberties Union , which intervened in the case , celebrated the decision .
“ It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court denied review in this case , ” Chase Strangio , deputy director for transgender justice with the ACLU ’ s LGBT & HIV Project , said on Monday in a tweet .
“ Here cis people argued that a policy protecting trans students violated cis people ’ s rights .
This is good news .
Onward.
” The decision , offered without comment , leaves in place a February ruling from a federal appeals court .
The 9th Circuit ruled that the bathroom policy , from the Dallas School District in northwest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privacy rights of cisgender students , or run afoul of Title IX , a federal law that prevents gender discrimination at schools receiving federal funding .
The controversy began in 2015 , when a student at Dallas High School , whose birth sex was female , publicly identified as male and asked to use the men ’ s locker rooms and bathroom .
The school created a “ Student Safety Plan ” allowing him to do so , and offered alternatives to other students who were uncomfortable .
Individuals as well as two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Privacy and Parents ’ Rights in Education , sued the district , and lost in a trial court in 2018 .
Shortly after taking office , the Trump administration rescinded an Obama era civil rights guidance that Title IX protects the right of transgender students to use the facilities of their choice .

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging an Oregon school’s policy of allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
The ruling advances a legal understanding of gender and privacy that’s more expansive and inclusive of trans people, and runs counter to liberal concerns that the conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recent appointment to the high court would swing it far to the right.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which intervened in the case, celebrated the decision.
“It is hugely important for trans people that the Court denied review in this case,” Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, said on Monday in a tweet. “Here cis people argued that a policy protecting trans students violated cis people’s rights. This is good news. Onward.”
The decision, offered without comment, leaves in place a February ruling from a federal appeals court. The 9th Circuit ruled that the bathroom policy, from the Dallas School District in northwest Oregon, did not violate the constitutional privacy rights of cisgender students, or run afoul of Title IX, a federal law that prevents gender discrimination at schools receiving federal funding.
The controversy began in 2015, when a student at Dallas High School, whose birth sex was female, publicly identified as male and asked to use the men’s locker rooms and bathroom. The school created a “Student Safety Plan” allowing him to do so, and offered alternatives to other students who were uncomfortable.
Individuals as well as two groups representing parents and students, Parents for Privacy and Parents’ Rights in Education, sued the district, and lost in a trial court in 2018.
Shortly after taking office, the Trump administration rescinded an Obama era civil rights guidance that Title IX protects the right of transgender students to use the facilities of their choice.
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