(B.N. Frank) Risks associated with “Smart Home” appliances and technology include
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FBI Warns of Targeted Cyber Attacks On Food Plants After Mysterious Rash Of Fires
(Tyler Durden) The FBI’s Cyber Division published a notice this past week warning about increased cyber-attack threats on agricultural cooperatives, which comes at a time when a curious string of fires and explosions damage major food processing plants across the country.
More on How Electric Vehicle Mandates Threaten the U.S. Grid, Will Increase the Need for Fossil Fuels
(B.N. Frank) Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it started investigating safety defects in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. That seems appropriate since there have been numerous EV recalls, many of which have been due to battery fires (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Despite this, and other significant EV issues (including environmental ones), the U.S. government continues to promote EVs as “green” and fund the deployment of charging stations. States continue to pass EV mandates as well. These proponents and others also continue to ignore increasing warnings that already at-risk American electric grids (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) aren’t ready for countless more EVs.
Fusion Centers Facilitate Spying on Everybody
(Michael Boldin) Fusion centers were sold to the public as state-federal partnerships to go after “the terrorists.” But to keep their budgets flowing, they’ve shifted over the years to other mass surveillance programs, like the war on drugs, or keeping illegal databases of gun owners, monitoring people based on political activity – and more.
Charles Lieber’s Legal Escapades & Freedom Of The Mind
(Maryam Henein) While all eyes have been on Ukraine and Russia, Charles Lieber, who I refer to as The NanoTech King, has asked for a new trial. Charlie was initially accused of being a spy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but in the end, the courts found that the former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was only guilty on six counts related to tax evasion.
The FBI Boosts Its Social Media Surveillance Technology
(Didi Rankovic) Both US law enforcement and Babel Street CEO Jeffrey Chapman seem to like to keep it in the family: Chapman is a former Treasury Department official and a former intelligence officer, whose data mining “AI” company will now furnish the FBI with 5,000 licenses for one of its tools.
5G Coverage Reaches 30% of Japanese Population; Gov’t Aims for 95% Coverage by 2024
(B.N. Frank) Worldwide opposition to 5G has been ongoing for years. This has slowed and/or stopped deployment in some countries but not Japan where it was launched in 2020.
Another Michigan City Decriminalizes Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition
(Amanda Bowers) Last month, Hazel Park City Council voted to decriminalize psilocybin and other naturally occurring psychedelics, despite federal prohibition on the same. Passage of the resolution takes a first step toward nullifying federal prohibition in practice and effect.
Meet the Advertising Expert who Inspired Today’s Anti-Population Propaganda
(Peter Jacobsen) Billboards have begun to pop up throughout Portland with a surprisingly personal message: stop having kids. While the idea itself is a bad one, as I’ll discuss later, one interesting question to ask is, where did this sentiment come from?
Who Were The REAL Cowboys?
(Neenah Payne) Oscar Is Based on Egyptian God Ptah and When Moors Rescued Europe From The Dark Ages explain why a correct understanding of our history is so important to our identity and our future. Yet, key aspects of our story were left out. This article adds another key missing piece.
Responsible Freedom
(Julian Rose) The chaos we see around us every day is not arbitrary chaos. It is organized chaos.
Wireless Technology Implanted in Neck and Chest Enables Paralyzed People to Operate Computers with Their Thoughts
(B.N. Frank) Some people – including technologists – are concerned about putting microchips and other implanted technology inside humans. Nevertheless, scientists continue to develop technology specifically for this purpose, including brain implants (see 1, 2). In fact, it was announced recently that there is now implantable technology that enables paralyzed people to use computers.
Why the Feds Intentionally Poisoned Americans During Prohibition, Killing Thousands—and Why You’ve Never Heard about It
(Jon Miltimore) I was recently invited to speak to a student group about alcohol prohibition. During the course of my talk, I shared with them perhaps the most chilling historical account of America’s failed experiment to ban the sale of alcohol.
The War That Never Ends
(Nathan P. Goodman) It’s been over 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Ever since those horrible attacks, the United States government has been waging a “war on terror” both at home and abroad.
New Google Docs Feature to Flag “Potentially Discriminatory or Inappropriate Language”
(Tom Parker) Google Docs has announced that it will start flagging “potentially discriminatory or inappropriate language” and prompting users to make their writing “more inclusive and appropriate” on some of its plans.