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The Washington Post: Amazon’s new security drone pushes the boundaries of surveillance, again
by jim bell 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

The Washington Post: Amazon’s new security drone pushes the boundaries of surveillance, again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/24/amazon-ring-security-d…

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[COVID] Anti-Lockdown Open Letter from Belgian Medical Community
by Se7en 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

<https://www.aier.org/article/open-letter-from-medical-doctors-and-health- professionals-to-all-belgian-authorities-and-all-belgian-media/> Reproduced in full, below: We, Belgian doctors and health professionals, wish to express our serious concern about the evolution of the situation in the recent months surrounding the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We call on politicians to be independently and critically informed in the decision-making process and in the compulsory implementation of corona-measures. We ask for an open debate, where all experts are represented without any form of censorship. After the initial panic surrounding covid-19, the objective facts now show a completely different picture – there is no medical justification for any emergency policy anymore. The current crisis management has become totally disproportionate and causes more damage than it does any good. We call for an end to all measures and ask for an immediate restoration of our normal democratic governance and legal structures and of all our civil liberties. ‘A cure must not be worse than the problem’ is a thesis that is more relevant than ever in the current situation. We note, however, that the collateral damage now being caused to the population will have a greater impact in the short and long term on all sections of the population than the number of people now being safeguarded from corona. In our opinion, the current corona measures and the strict penalties for non-compliance with them are contrary to the values formulated by the Belgian Supreme Health Council, which, until recently, as the health authority, has always ensured quality medicine in our country: “Science – Expertise – Quality – Impartiality – Independence – Transparency”. 1 We believe that the policy has introduced mandatory measures that are not sufficiently scientifically based, unilaterally directed, and that there is not enough space in the media for an open debate in which different views and opinions are heard. In addition, each municipality and province now has the authorisation to add its own measures, whether well-founded or not. Moreover, the strict repressive policy on corona strongly contrasts with the government’s minimal policy when it comes to disease prevention, strengthening our own immune system through a healthy lifestyle, optimal care with attention for the individual and investment in care personnel.2 The concept of health In 1948, the WHO defined health as follows: ‘Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or other physical impairment’.3 Health, therefore, is a broad concept that goes beyond the physical and also relates to the emotional and social well-being of the individual. Belgium also has a duty, from the point of view of subscribing to fundamental human rights, to include these human rights in its decision-making when it comes to measures taken in the context of public health. 4 The current global measures taken to combat SARS-CoV-2 violate to a large extent this view of health and human rights. Measures include compulsory wearing of a mask (also in open air and during sporting activities, and in some municipalities even when there are no other people in the vicinity), physical distancing, social isolation, compulsory quarantine for some groups and hygiene measures. The predicted pandemic with millions of deaths At the beginning of the pandemic, the measures were understandable and widely supported, even if there were differences in implementation in the countries around us. The WHO originally predicted a pandemic that would claim 3.4% victims, in other words millions of deaths, and a highly contagious virus for which no treatment or vaccine was available. This would put unprecedented pressure on the intensive care units (ICUs) of our hospitals. This led to a global alarm situation, never seen in the history of mankind: “flatten the curve” was represented by a lockdown that shut down the entire society and economy and quarantined healthy people. Social distancing became the new normal in anticipation of a rescue vaccine. The facts about covid-19 Gradually, the alarm bell was sounded from many sources: the objective facts showed a completely different reality. 5 6 The course of covid-19 followed the course of a normal wave of infection similar to a flu season. As every year, we see a mix of flu viruses following the curve: first the rhinoviruses, then the influenza A and B viruses, followed by the coronaviruses. There is nothing different from what we normally see. The use of the non-specific PCR test, which produces many false positives, showed an exponential picture. This test was rushed through with an emergency procedure and was never seriously self-tested. The creator expressly warned that this test was intended for research and not for diagnostics.7 The PCR test works with cycles of amplification of genetic material – a piece of genome is amplified each time. Any contamination (e.g. other viruses, debris from old virus genomes) can possibly result in false positives.8 The test does not measure how many viruses are present in the sample. A real viral infection means a massive presence of viruses, the so-called virus load. If someone tests positive, this does not mean that that person is actually clinically infected, is ill or is going to become ill. Koch’s postulate was not fulfilled (“The pure agent found in a patient with complaints can provoke the same complaints in a healthy person”). Since a positive PCR test does not automatically indicate active infection or infectivity, this does not justify the social measures taken, which are based solely on these tests. 9 10 Lockdown. If we compare the waves of infection in countries with strict lockdown policies to countries that did not impose lockdowns (Sweden, Iceland …), we see similar curves. So there is no link between the imposed lockdown and the course of the infection. Lockdown has not led to a lower mortality rate. If we look at the date of application of the imposed lockdowns we see that the lockdowns were set after the peak was already over and the number of cases decreasing. The drop was therefore not the result of the taken measures. 11 As every year, it seems that climatic conditions (weather, temperature and humidity) and growing immunity are more likely to reduce the wave of infection. Our immune system For thousands of years, the human body has been exposed daily to moisture and droplets containing infectious microorganisms (viruses, bacteria and fungi). The penetration of these microorganisms is prevented by an advanced defence mechanism – the immune system. A strong immune system relies on normal daily exposure to these microbial influences. Overly hygienic measures have a detrimental effect on our immunity. 12 13 Only people with a weak or faulty immune system should be protected by extensive hygiene or social distancing. Influenza will re-emerge in the autumn (in combination with covid-19) and a possible decrease in natural resilience may lead to further casualties. Our immune system consists of two parts: a congenital, non-specific immune system and an adaptive immune system. The non-specific immune system forms a first barrier: skin, saliva, gastric juice, intestinal mucus, vibratory hair cells, commensal flora, … and prevents the attachment of micro-organisms to tissue. If they do attach, macrophages can cause the microorganisms to be encapsulated and destroyed. The adaptive immune system consists of mucosal immunity (IgA antibodies, mainly produced by cells in the intestines and lung epithelium), cellular immunity (T-cell activation), which can be generated in contact with foreign substances or microorganisms, and humoral immunity (IgM and IgG antibodies produced by the B cells). Recent research shows that both systems are highly entangled. It appears that most people already have a congenital or general immunity to e.g. influenza and other viruses. This is confirmed by the findings on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was quarantined because of a few passengers who died of Covid-19. Most of the passengers were elderly and were in an ideal situation of transmission on the ship. However, 75% did not appear to be infected. So even in this high-risk group, the majority are resistant to the virus. A study in the journal Cell shows that most people neutralise the coronavirus by mucosal (IgA) and cellular immunity (T-cells), while experiencing few or no symptoms 14. Researchers found up to 60% SARS-Cov-2 reactivity with CD4+T cells in a non-infected population, suggesting cross-reactivity with other cold (corona) viruses.15 Most people therefore already have a congenital or cross-immunity because they were already in contact with variants of the same virus. The antibody formation (IgM and IgG) by B-cells only occupies a relatively small part of our immune system. This may explain why, with an antibody percentage of 5-10%, there may be a group immunity anyway. The efficacy of vaccines is assessed precisely on the basis of whether or not we have these antibodies. This is a misrepresentation. Most people who test positive (PCR) have no complaints. Their immune system is strong enough. Strengthening natural immunity is a much more logical approach. Prevention is an important, insufficiently highlighted pillar: healthy, full-fledged nutrition, exercise in fresh air, without a mask, stress reduction and nourishing emotional and social contacts. Consequences of social isolation on physical and mental health Social isolation and economic damage led to an increase in depression, anxiety, suicides, intra-family violence and child abuse.16 Studies have shown that the more social and emotional commitments people have, the more resistant they are to viruses. It is much more likely that isolation and quarantine have fatal consequences. 17 The isolation measures have also led to physical inactivity in many older people due to their being forced to stay indoors. However, sufficient exercise has a positive effect on cognitive functioning, reducing depressive complaints and anxiety and improving physical health, energy levels, well-being and, in general, quality of life.18 Fear, persistent stress and loneliness induced by social distancing have a proven negative influence on psychological and general health. 19 A highly contagious virus with millions of deaths without any treatment? Mortality turned out to be many times lower than expected and close to that of a normal seasonal flu (0.2%). 20 The number of registered corona deaths therefore still seems to be overestimated. There is a difference between death by corona and death with corona. Humans are often carriers of multiple viruses and potentially pathogenic bacteria at the same time. Taking into account the fact that most people who developed serious symptoms suffered from additional pathology, one cannot simply conclude that the corona-infection was the cause of death. This was mostly not taken into account in the statistics. The most vulnerable groups can be clearly identified. The vast majority of deceased patients were 80 years of age or older. The majority (70%) of the deceased, younger than 70 years, had an underlying disorder, such as cardiovascular suffering, diabetes mellitus, chronic lung disease or obesity. The vast majority of infected persons (>98%) did not or hardly became ill or recovered spontaneously. Meanwhile, there is an affordable, safe and efficient therapy available for those who do show severe symptoms of disease in the form of HCQ (hydroxychloroquine), zinc and azithromycin. Rapidly applied this therapy leads to recovery and often prevents hospitalisation. Hardly anyone has to die now. This effective therapy has been confirmed by the clinical experience of colleagues in the field with impressive results. This contrasts sharply with the theoretical criticism (insufficient substantiation by double-blind studies) which in some countries (e.g. the Netherlands) has even led to a ban on this therapy. A meta-analysis in The Lancet, which could not demonstrate an effect of HCQ, was withdrawn. The primary data sources used proved to be unreliable and 2 out of 3 authors were in conflict of interest. However, most of the guidelines based on this study remained unchanged … 48 49 We have serious questions about this state of affairs. In the US, a group of doctors in the field, who see patients on a daily basis, united in “America’s Frontline Doctors” and gave a press conference which has been watched millions of times.21 51 French Prof Didier Raoult of the Institut d’Infectiologie de Marseille (IHU) also presented this promising combination therapy as early as April. Dutch GP Rob Elens, who cured many patients in his practice with HCQ and zinc, called on colleagues in a petition for freedom of therapy.22 The definitive evidence comes from the epidemiological follow-up in Switzerland: mortality rates compared with and without this therapy.23 From the distressing media images of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) where people were suffocating and given artificial respiration in agony, we now know that this was caused by an exaggerated immune response with intravascular coagulation in the pulmonary blood vessels. The administration of blood thinners and dexamethasone and the avoidance of artificial ventilation, which was found to cause additional damage to lung tissue, means that this dreaded complication, too, is virtually not fatal anymore. 47 It is therefore not a killer virus, but a well-treatable condition. Propagation Spreading occurs by drip infection (only for patients who cough or sneeze) and aerosols in closed, unventilated rooms. Contamination is therefore not possible in the open air. Contact tracing and epidemiological studies show that healthy people (or positively tested asymptomatic carriers) are virtually unable to transmit the virus. Healthy people therefore do not put each other at risk. 24 25 Transfer via objects (e.g. money, shopping or shopping trolleys) has not been scientifically proven.26 27 28 All this seriously calls into question the whole policy of social distancing and compulsory mouth masks for healthy people – there is no scientific basis for this. Masks Oral masks belong in contexts where contacts with proven at-risk groups or people with upper respiratory complaints take place, and in a medical context/hospital-retirement home setting. They reduce the risk of droplet infection by sneezing or coughing. Oral masks in healthy individuals are ineffective against the spread of viral infections. 29 30 31 Wearing a mask is not without side effects. 32 33 Oxygen deficiency (headache, nausea, fatigue, loss of concentration) occurs fairly quickly, an effect similar to altitude sickness. Every day we now see patients complaining of headaches, sinus problems, respiratory problems and hyperventilation due to wearing masks. In addition, the accumulated CO2 leads to a toxic acidification of the organism which affects our immunity. Some experts even warn of an increased transmission of the virus in case of inappropriate use of the mask.34 Our Labour Code (Codex 6) refers to a CO2 content (ventilation in workplaces) of 900 ppm, maximum 1200 ppm in special circumstances. After wearing a mask for one minute, this toxic limit is considerably exceeded to values that are three to four times higher than these maximum values. Anyone who wears a mask is therefore in an extreme poorly ventilated room. 35 Inappropriate use of masks without a comprehensive medical cardio-pulmonary test file is therefore not recommended by recognised safety specialists for workers. Hospitals have a sterile environment in their operating rooms where staff wear masks and there is precise regulation of humidity / temperature with appropriately monitored oxygen flow to compensate for this, thus meeting strict safety standards. 36 A second corona wave? A second wave is now being discussed in Belgium, with a further tightening of the measures as a result. However, closer examination of Sciensano’s figures37 shows that, although there has been an increase in the number of infections since mid-July, there was no increase in hospital admissions or deaths at that time. It is therefore not a second wave of corona, but a so-called “case chemistry” due to an increased number of tests. 50 The number of hospital admissions or deaths showed a shortlasting minimal increase in recent weeks, but in interpreting it, we must take into account the recent heatwave. In addition, the vast majority of the victims are still in the population group >75 years. This indicates that the proportion of the measures taken in relation to the working population and young people is disproportionate to the intended objectives. The vast majority of the positively tested “infected” persons are in the age group of the active population, which does not develop any or merely limited symptoms, due to a well-functioning immune system. So nothing has changed – the peak is over. Strengthening a prevention policy The corona measures form a striking contrast to the minimal policy pursued by the government until now, when it comes to well-founded measures with proven health benefits such as the sugar tax, the ban on (e-)cigarettes and making healthy food, exercise and social support networks financially attractive and widely accessible. It is a missed opportunity for a better prevention policy that could have brought about a change in mentality in all sections of the population with clear results in terms of public health. At present, only 3% of the health care budget goes to prevention. 2 The Hippocratic Oath As a doctor, we took the Hippocratic Oath: “I will above all care for my patients, promote their health and alleviate their suffering”. “I will inform my patients correctly.” “Even under pressure, I will not use my medical knowledge for practices that are against humanity.” The current measures force us to act against this oath. Other health professionals have a similar code. The ‘primum non nocere’, which every doctor and health professional assumes, is also undermined by the current measures and by the prospect of the possible introduction of a generalised vaccine, which is not subject to extensive prior testing. Vaccine Survey studies on influenza vaccinations show that in 10 years we have only succeeded three times in developing a vaccine with an efficiency rate of more than 50%. Vaccinating our elderly appears to be inefficient. Over 75 years of age, the efficacy is almost non-existent.38 Due to the continuous natural mutation of viruses, as we also see every year in the case of the influenza virus, a vaccine is at most a temporary solution, which requires new vaccines each time afterwards. An untested vaccine, which is implemented by emergency procedure and for which the manufacturers have already obtained legal immunity from possible harm, raises serious questions. 39 40 We do not wish to use our patients as guinea pigs. On a global scale, 700 000 cases of damage or death are expected as a result of the vaccine.41 If 95% of people experience Covid-19 virtually symptom-free, the risk of exposure to an untested vaccine is irresponsible. The role of the media and the official communication plan Over the past few months, newspaper, radio and TV makers seemed to stand almost uncritically behind the panel of experts and the government, there, where it is precisely the press that should be critical and prevent one-sided governmental communication. This has led to a public communication in our news media, that was more like propaganda than objective reporting. In our opinion, it is the task of journalism to bring news as objectively and neutrally as possible, aimed at finding the truth and critically controlling power, with dissenting experts also being given a forum in which to express themselves. This view is supported by the journalistic codes of ethics.42 The official story that a lockdown was necessary, that this was the only possible solution, and that everyone stood behind this lockdown, made it difficult for people with a different view, as well as experts, to express a different opinion. Alternative opinions were ignored or ridiculed. We have not seen open debates in the media, where different views could be expressed. We were also surprised by the many videos and articles by many scientific experts and authorities, which were and are still being removed from social media. We feel that this does not fit in with a free, democratic constitutional state, all the more so as it leads to tunnel vision. This policy also has a paralysing effect and feeds fear and concern in society. In this context, we reject the intention of censorship of dissidents in the European Union! 43 The way in which Covid-19 has been portrayed by politicians and the media has not done the situation any good either. War terms were popular and warlike language was not lacking. There has often been mention of a ‘war’ with an ‘invisible enemy’ who has to be ‘defeated’. The use in the media of phrases such as ‘care heroes in the front line’ and ‘corona victims’ has further fuelled fear, as has the idea that we are globally dealing with a ‘killer virus’. The relentless bombardment with figures, that were unleashed on the population day after day, hour after hour, without interpreting those figures, without comparing them to flu deaths in other years, without comparing them to deaths from other causes, has induced a real psychosis of fear in the population. This is not information, this is manipulation. We deplore the role of the WHO in this, which has called for the infodemic (i.e. all divergent opinions from the official discourse, including by experts with different views) to be silenced by an unprecedented media censorship.43 44 We urgently call on the media to take their responsibilities here! We demand an open debate in which all experts are heard. Emergency law versus Human Rights The general principle of good governance calls for the proportionality of government decisions to be weighed up in the light of the Higher Legal Standards: any interference by government must comply with the fundamental rights as protected in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Interference by public authorities is only permitted in crisis situations. In other words, discretionary decisions must be proportionate to an absolute necessity. The measures currently taken concern interference in the exercise of, among other things, the right to respect of private and family life, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association, the right to education, etc., and must therefore comply with fundamental rights as protected by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). For example, in accordance with Article 8(2) of the ECHR, interference with the right to private and family life is permissible only if the measures are necessary in the interests of national security, public safety, the economic well-being of the country, the protection of public order and the prevention of criminal offences, the protection of health or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others, the regulatory text on which the interference is based must be sufficiently clear, foreseeable and proportionate to the objectives pursued.45 The predicted pandemic of millions of deaths seemed to respond to these crisis conditions, leading to the establishment of an emergency government. Now that the objective facts show something completely different, the condition of inability to act otherwise (no time to evaluate thoroughly if there is an emergency) is no longer in place. Covid-19 is not a cold virus, but a well treatable condition with a mortality rate comparable to the seasonal flu. In other words, there is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to public health. There is no state of emergency. Immense damage caused by the current policies An open discussion on corona measures means that, in addition to the years of life gained by corona patients, we must also take into account other factors affecting the health of the entire population. These include damage in the psychosocial domain (increase in depression, anxiety, suicides, intra-family violence and child abuse)16 and economic damage. If we take this collateral damage into account, the current policy is out of all proportion, the proverbial use of a sledgehammer to crack a nut. We find it shocking that the government is invoking health as a reason for the emergency law. As doctors and health professionals, in the face of a virus which, in terms of its harmfulness, mortality and transmissibility, approaches the seasonal influenza, we can only reject these extremely disproportionate measures. We therefore demand an immediate end to all measures. We are questioning the legitimacy of the current advisory experts, who meet behind closed doors. Following on from ACU 2020 46 https://acu2020.org/nederlandse-versie/ we call for an in-depth examination of the role of the WHO and the possible influence of conflicts of interest in this organisation. It was also at the heart of the fight against the “infodemic”, i.e. the systematic censorship of all dissenting opinions in the media. This is unacceptable for a democratic state governed by the rule of law.43 Distribution of this letter We would like to make a public appeal to our professional associations and fellow carers to give their opinion on the current measures. We draw attention to and call for an open discussion in which carers can and dare to speak out. With this open letter, we send out the signal that progress on the same footing does more harm than good, and call on politicians to inform themselves independently and critically about the available evidence – including that from experts with different views, as long as it is based on sound science – when rolling out a policy, with the aim of promoting optimum health. With concern, hope and in a personal capacity. https://www.health.belgium.be/nl/wie-zijn-we#Missie standaard.be/preventie https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are/constitution https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health https://swprs.org/feiten-over-covid19/ https://the-iceberg.net/ https://www.creative-diagnostics.com/sars-cov-2-coronavirus-multiplex-rt-qp… President John Magufuli of Tanzania: “Even Papaya and Goats are Corona positive” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207HuOxltvI Open letter by biochemist Drs Mario Ortiz Martinez to the Dutch chamber https://www.gentechvrij.nl/2020/08/15/foute-interpretatie/ Interview with Drs Mario Ortiz Martinez https://troo.tube/videos/watch/6ed900eb-7459-4a1b-93fd-b393069f4fcd?fbclid=… https://infekt.ch/2020/04/sind-wir-tatsaechlich-im-blindflug/ Lambrecht, B., Hammad, H. The immunology of the allergy epidemic and the hygiene hypothesis. 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Contradictory statements by our virologists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K9xfmkMsvM https://www.hpdetijd.nl/2020-07-05/stop-met-anderhalve-meter-afstand-en-het… Security expert Tammy K. Herrema Clark https://youtu.be/TgDm_maAglM https://theplantstrongclub.org/2020/07/04/healthy-people-should-not-wear-fa… https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-… https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200315/Reusing-masks-may-increase-your-… https://werk.belgie.be/nl/nieuws/nieuwe-regels-voor-de-kwaliteit-van-de-bin… https://kavlaanderen.blogspot.com/2020/07/als-maskers-niet-werken-waarom-dr… https://covid-19.sciensano.be/sites/default/files/Covid19/Meest%20recente%2… Haralambieva, I.H. et al., 2015. The impact of immunosenescence on humoral immune response variation after influenza A/H1N1 vaccination in older subjects. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26044074/ Global vaccine safety summit WHO 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJXXDLGKmPg No liability manufacturers vaccines https://m.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200804_95956456?fbclid=IwAR0IgiA-6sNVQvE8r… https://www.newsbreak.com/news/1572921830018/bill-gates-admits-700000-peopl… Journalistic code https://www.rvdj.be/node/63 Disinformation related to COVID-19 approaches European Commission EurLex, juni 2020 (this file will not damage your computer) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30461-X/… http://www.raadvst-consetat.be/dbx/adviezen/67142.pdf#search=67.142 https://acu2020.org/ https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0049384820303297?token=9718E5413… https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31180-6/… https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31324-6/… There is no revival of the pandemic, but a so-called casedemic due to more testing. https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/crucial-viewing-understanding-covid-19-ca… https://docs4opendebate.be/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/white-paper-on-hcq-fr… -- |-----/ | Se7en / The One and Only! | se7en(a)cock.email / | 0x0F83F93882CF6116 / | https://se7en-site.neocities.org

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Re: [liberationtech] "San Antonio will leverage traffic lights to expand fiber network for students"
by grarpamp 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

On 7/30/20, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro(a)his.com> wrote: > https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/San-Antonio-will-leverag… > https://twitter.com/philshapiro/status/1288992161107775490 > > "San Antonio will leverage traffic lights to expand fiber network for > students" No, San Antonio is doing this to further entrench itself as faux Saviour unto you cheering dependent sheeple, a central State power over you, which has no real care for any human beings (see any docu the collateral murderous thieving State), most assuredly surveilling spying storing sharing and 1-up your good "activism" through its fiber taps CALEA and free secret feeds to TLA and commercial "contract partners". The real question is... Why are you human beings, here supposedly "liberators" woke to all such things, not out there with your shovels laying peer-to-peer multipath fiber copper RF meshes to unplug from and route around the fraudulent GovCorp State, each investing and digging virtual easements unto yourselfs upon your own (not really, wake up) lands, running mesh routing, full encryption overlays, uncensorable global end-to-end comms. A few weekends, a few hundred dollars each, a fun chat and labor amongst neighbors and get GigE down the row. Abode to abode, block to block, community to around globe. Real liberators seeking a state of liberation would. Oh right, better to "vote" selfs into power over, steal from people to build State fiber structures of control, surveillance, censorship, cameras, microphones, ALPR, facial recognition, jaywalk social credit scoring, GPS AppleRoid wifi bluetooth spy sensor fibers levered into every streetlight. Not at all liberating... especially not for your children the future "please think of the students", who with all that will have no options for independent homeschool learning will be banned and turned into central program Simpsons via "free (mandated)" worshipped, biometric ID to subscribe, "municipal" GovCorp fiber, a closed source backdoored OLPC "partner" provided "student webcam" "always on" in every home... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1FxfR3lg6Q Simpsons That's really sad trends being central built and cheered. Now get up and go learn how to use one of these... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovel Build yourselves some real liberation :)

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179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown | WIRED
by jim bell 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

https://www.wired.com/story/operation-disruptor-179-arrested-global-dark-we…

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This Will Help Round Up The Jews... Re: 1984: Biometrics - USA Bill to Force Biometrics From Its Citizens, Privacy, Surveillance, Control
by CJ Parker 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

Find a cure for Cancer and the government will co-opt it For The Greater Good and announce that the Jews will be cured first. Of course they'll have to go to the Cancer Camps to be treated. And they will... Facial recognition for signing in is really handy. Nice of DARPA to make certain it is really me threatening to hold down BadBillyG and test my new Covid vaccine on him. Then there are the government intelligence agencies that have figured out how to make a profit invading everyone's privacy by having people voluntarily send in their DNA to sites like Ancestry.com so that they and their whole family can be identified if they spit on the floor of a federal building. Think about it. Your DNA now 'rat's out' your whole family at once. And when the government builds a database of those who have been vaccinated, they will also know who *hasn't* been vaccinated. This is already happening in Houston with Covid testing. They know *which* doors their 'health workers' and armed law enforcement officers need to knock on and who to intimidate into being tested. Facial recognition and Biometric technology is now advanced and pervasive enough to track everyone's movements, at all times, to a greater extent than cell phone towers. Government supervision combined with government grants now means that *every* development in Science is under the purview of the government and *will* be co-opted to provide government with more power and control over technology and the people using it. If a Covid vaccine is 'developed' before the elections I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a 'requirement' to vote. Things are really moving that fast... sog

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Censorship: Facebook Pledges to Censor Election Downfall
by grarpamp 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

https://www.ft.com/content/82ead3c3-774f-4b12-b7ed-e1c0bbf70261 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/517515-facebook-to-restrict-the-circu… " Facebook has said it will take aggressive and exceptional measures to "restrict the circulation of content" on its platform if November's presidential election descends into chaos or violent civic unrest. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nick Clegg, the company's head of global affairs, said it had drawn up plans for how to handle a range of outcomes, including widespread civic unrest or "the political dilemmas" of having in-person votes counted more rapidly than mail-in ballots, which will play a larger role in this election due to the coronavirus pandemic. "There are some break-glass options available to us if there really is an extremely chaotic and, worse still, violent set of circumstances," Mr Clegg said, though he stopped short of elaborating further on what measures were on the table. The proposed actions, which would probably go further than any previously taken by a US platform, come as the social media group is under increasing pressure to lay out how it plans to combat election-related misinformation, voter suppression and the incitement of violence on the November 3 election day and during the post-election period. "

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WarOnCrypto: Russia Banning TLS DoH DoT ESNI
by grarpamp 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

https://www.zdnet.com/article/russia-wants-to-ban-the-use-of-secure-protoco… Same initiatives going on in most western countries, and worldwide... " The Russian government is working on updating its technology laws so it can ban the use of modern internet protocols that can hinder its surveillance and censorship capabilities. According to a copy of the proposed law amendments and an explanatory note, the ban targets internet protocols and technologies such as TLS 1.3, DoH, DoT, and ESNI. Moscow officials aren't looking to ban HTTPS and encrypted communications as a whole, as these are essential to modern-day financial transactions, communications, military, and critical infrastructure. Instead, the government wants to ban the use of internet protocols that hide "the name (identifier) of a web page" inside HTTPS traffic. "

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[SOUL COOKIE]: Interesting Chorus as the Wolves joined in - [PEACE]
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

Sing, make love not war, create your world: Born with an American Heart https://wwjd.buzz/music-entertainment/they-filmed-this-song/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PX4mDbIYB0 ----- Forwarded message from Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> ----- From: Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> To: reader(a)gmail.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:53:39 +1000 Subject: Interesting Chorus as the Wolves joined in They Filmed THIS Song In The Woods. But Keep A Close Eye Behind THAT Man! https://wwjd.buzz/music-entertainment/they-filmed-this-song/ ----- End forwarded message -----

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Espressif ESP32: Bypassing Encrypted Secure Boot, Smart Meter Tamper Teardown
by grarpamp 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

https://raelize.com/posts/espressif-esp32-bypassing-encrypted-secure-boot-c… https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24552482 During our Fault Injection research on the ESP32, we gradually took steps forward in order to identify the required vulnerabilities that allowed us to bypass Secure Boot and Flash Encryption with a single EM glitch. Moreover, we did not only achieve code execution, we also extracted the plain-text flash data from the chip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G32NYQpvy8Q Smart Meter Tamper Teardown with bigclive.com Nobody going to be powering many crypto miners over that tiny busbar and contactor :)

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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange Hearings - Day 9
by grarpamp 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/09/your-man-in-the-public-gall… https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/john-pilger-stalinist-trial-julian-ass… https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2020-09-10/us-demands-hinder-spanis… https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/inside-americas-toughest-federa… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI3LcmyZSWE with Juan Passarelli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzG7rBjrMeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MffND9aBg https://mobile.twitter.com/defendassange https://mobile.twitter.com/stellamorris1 https://mobile.twitter.com/wikileaks https://mobile.twitter.com/lawyers4assange https://mobile.twitter.com/deacampaign https://mobile.twitter.com/khrafnsson " 40 individuals including MEPs/ NGO representaatives and international political observers said last night that they had been denied access as observers to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at the Old Bailey. " " Things became not merely dramatic in the Assange courtroom today, but spiteful and nasty. There were two real issues, the evidence and the procedure. On the evidence, there were stark details of the dreadful regime Assange will face in US jails if extradited. On the procedure, we saw behaviour from the prosecution QC that went well beyond normal cross examination and was a real attempt to denigrate and even humiliate the witness. I hope to prove that to you by a straightforward exposition of what happened today in court, after which I shall add further comment. " " When I first met Julian Assange more than ten years ago, I asked him why he had started WikiLeaks. He replied: “Transparency and accountability are moral issues that must be the essence of public life and journalism.” I had never heard a publisher or an editor invoke morality in this way. Assange believes that journalists are the agents of people, not power: that we, the people, have a right to know about the darkest secrets of those who claim to act in our name. If the powerful lie to us, we have the right to know. If they say one thing in private and the opposite in public, we have the right to know. If they conspire against us, as Bush and Blair did over Iraq, then pretend to be democrats, we have the right to know. It is this morality of purpose that so threatens the collusion of powers that want to plunge much of the world into war and wants to bury Julian alive " " Freedom of the press now rests with the honourable few: the exceptions, the dissidents on the internet who belong to no club, who are neither rich nor laden with Pulitzers, but produce fine, disobedient, moral journalism — those like Julian Assange. Meanwhile, it is our responsibility to stand by a true journalist whose sheer courage ought to be inspiration to all of us who still believe that freedom is possible. I salute him. " " This was really hard to sit through silently for me; goodness knows what it was like for Julian. The mainstream media are turning a blind eye. There were three reporters in the press gallery, one of them an intern and one representing the NUJ. Public access continues to be restricted and major NGOs, including Amnesty, PEN and Reporters Without Borders, continue to be excluded both physically and from watching online. It has taken me literally all night to write this up – it is now 8.54am – and I have to finish off and get back into court. The six of us allowed in the public gallery, incidentally, have to climb 132 steps to get there, several times a day. As you know, I have a very dodgy ticker; I am with Julian’s dad John who is 78; and another of us has a pacemaker. I do not in the least discount the gallant efforts of others when I explain that I feel obliged to write this up, and in this detail, because otherwise the vital basic facts of the most important trial this century, and how it is being conducted, would pass almost completely unknown to the public. If it were a genuine process, they would want people to see it, not completely minimise attendance both physically and online. " https://www.aklagare.se/en/news-and-press/media/the-assange-matter/kan-assa… https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wikileaks-founder-charged-computer-hacking-c… https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HDrbQE0Hc74/XK-6RER5buI/AAAAAAAAFqQ/uB094S4ChbAn… 80c11049faebf441d524fb3c4cd5351c Fuck all that. #FreeAssange Collateral Murder Apparent Somali assassination order Guantanamo Bay procedures Daniel arap Moi Tibetan Unrest videos Scientology materials Sarah Palin Emails Killings by the Kenyan police BNP membership Congressional Research Service reports Norm Coleman Climategate 1 and 2 Barclays Bank tax avoidance Internet censorship lists Bilderberg Group meeting reports 2008 Peru oil scandal Nuclear accident in Iran Toxic dumping in Africa: The Minton report Kaupthing Bank Joint Services Protocol 440 9/11 pager messages U.S. Intelligence report on WikiLeaks Baghdad airstrike video Afghan War Diary Love Parade documents Iraq War logs State Department diplomatic cables release Guantanamo Bay files The Spy Files Stratfor email leak Syria Files Prosecution and prison documents for Anakata Draft Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement IP Charter and later TPP Investment Chapter Trade in Services Agreement chapter draft Australian bribery case suppression order Sony archives Trident Nuclear Weapons System The Saudi Cables DNC email leak Podesta emails Yemen files German BND-NSA Inquiry Turkish AK Party emails CIA espionage orders Vault 7 Spy Files Russia ICE Patrol corrupted broker in France-UAE arms deal Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation_of_Ahmed_Agiza_and_Muhammad_al-Z… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rasmussen_Hjelmen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Trials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD_troika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehlen_Organization

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