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Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plans To Build An Iron Dome For America – Andrew Korybko 2/1/25

Source: korybko.substack.com

This is a game-changer in the New Cold War since it’ll take the US’ rivalry with Russia and China to a qualitatively more dangerous level through the consequent hyper-militarization of space.

Trump signed an Executive Order to build an Iron Dome for America, which aims to defend the homeland “against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.” It’ll also importantly include space-based monitoring and interception systems. Some of the latter will have “non-kinetic capabilities” too, likely referring to directed-energy weapons (DEWs), but it’s unclear whether they’ll be deployed on the ground and/or in space. Here are five takeaways from this monumental move:

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Elon Musk & SpaceX Are Helping US Intelligence Build the World’s Largest Spy Satellite Network – Derrick Broze 12/5/24

Source: TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

Why are so many freedom loving, privacy aware people using a military contractor’s satellite service, and turning a blind eye to the surveillance grid he is co-creating with the U.S. military and intelligence?

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Cloud Seeding Proposed as a Solution for the World’s Most Polluted City, New Delhi, India – Rishika Yadav 11/22/24

Source: Watchers.news

New Delhi reached an air quality index (AQI) of 495 at 10:54 LT (05:24 UTC) on Friday, November 22, 2024, the highest recorded so far this season. Earlier this week, Delhi’s AQI reached 493, placing it among the most polluted cities globally on November 18, 2024. PM 2.5 levels hit 401.1 µg/m3 exceeding the safe limits of the World Health Organisation (WHO) over 27 times.

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‘You Are Not Needed…Please Die’: Google AI Tells Student He Is ‘Drain On The Earth’ – ZeroHedge 11/16/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

In a chilling episode in which artificial intelligence seemingly turned on its human master, Google’s Gemini AI chatbot coldly and emphatically told a Michigan college student that he is a “waste of time and resources” before instructing him to “please die.”

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5 Takeaways From Congressional UFO Hearing – Jacob Burg 11/14/24

Source: TheEpochTimes.com

A bipartisan group of lawmakers hosted a congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), formerly referred to as UFOs, on Nov. 13. Witnesses testified on the threat to national security from potential incursions into U.S. airspace while criticizing the Pentagon for shrouding many UAP documents in secrecy.

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Polymarket Vindicated After Trump Landslide As France Moves To Ban Betting Platform – ZeroHedge 11/7/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

The 2024 election was truly a contest between traditional polling and betting markets; so-called nominative opinion polls cast through betting websites such as Peter Thiel-backed Polymarket. and Kalshi, where decentralized groups of individuals were able to wager on various contests in a hyper-efficient free market (notwithstanding regulators’ best efforts to limit access).

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They are Scrubbing the Internet Right Now – Jeffrey A. Tucker and Debbie Lerman 10/30/24

Source: Brownstone.org

Instances of censorship are growing to the point of normalization. Despite ongoing litigation and more public attention, mainstream social media has been more ferocious in recent months than ever before. Podcasters know for sure what will be instantly deleted and debate among themselves over content in gray areas. Some like Brownstone have given up on YouTube in favor of Rumble, sacrificing vast audiences if only to see their content survive to see the light of day.
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Session’s Escape Plan: How a Visit From Police Pushed It To Leave the Country – Ken Macon 10/23/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

Following a visit from Australia’s federal law enforcement to an employee’s home, Session, the encrypted messaging app known for its robust privacy features, has decided to relocate its operations from Australia to Switzerland. This move highlights the increasing dilemmas faced by encrypted app providers amid growing governmental demands for user data.

Session’s escalation in popularity has come with heightened scrutiny, culminating in a direct approach by law enforcement that led to its decision to operate under Switzerland’s more privacy-conducive regulations. Alex Linton, president of the newly established Session Technology Foundation (STF) which oversees the app, emphasized that this shift was crucial for maintaining the app’s core privacy principles. Despite the geographic move, Session will continue to be accessible to users in Australia….

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PayPal’s New Ad Move: Power Play or Privacy Overreach? – Ken Macon 10/15/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

PayPal has recently launched PayPal Ads, a new venture into the digital advertising space under the leadership of Mark Grether, a veteran from Uber and Amazon. The program raises concerns as it capitalizes on its access to extensive user transaction data, which includes data from not only PayPal itself but also Venmo and the shopping tool Honey. This approach involves analyzing the financial transactions of its 400 million active users in the US who still use the service, sparking skepticism about the ethical implications of such deep data mining for advertising purposes.

In an interview with ADWEEK, Grether boasted about the unprecedented scale of transaction data available to PayPal, which exceeds what any single retailer could accumulate. Such statements highlight the vast scope of personal financial information PayPal plans to utilize, underlying potential privacy concerns for consumers who may not fully realize how their purchasing data is being commoditized….

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Ad-Blocking Showdown: Google Forces Popular Ad-Blocker Off Chrome – Rick Findlay 10/16/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

Google has initiated the discontinuation of support for uBlock Origin, the popular ad-tracking blocker, in Chrome. The migration to Manifest V3—a new extension framework believed to reduce the effectiveness of certain ad blockers—is the underlying cause and is seen as part of Google’s big move against ad and tracking blocks. Developer Raymond Hill highlighted this shift by sharing a screenshot depicting Chrome automatically disabling uBlock Origin due to incompatibility with the upcoming regulations.

To circumnavigate these limitations, Hill has developed uBlock Origin Lite, which conforms to the Manifest V3 guidelines, though it needs to be installed manually because, as Hill points out in a GitHub FAQ, the differences between the original and the Lite versions are too significant for an automatic update….

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Open-Source vs Profit: WP Engine Takes Automattic to Court in Power Struggle Over WordPress – Rick Findlay 10/4/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

A legal battle has erupted between WP Engine and Automattic, along with WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, following accusations from WP Engine of extortion and an abuse of power by the defendants. This lawsuit is the climax of an ongoing dispute concerning trademark infringement and the governance of contributions to the WordPress open-source ecosystem.

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Court Orders Google To Uninstall a Sideloaded Pirate IPTV App From All Android Devices With an Argentinian IP Address – Didi Rankovic 9/26/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

In Argentina, a court has ordered Google to “reach inside” Android users’ devices with its long censorship arm, and remove an IPTV app called MagisTV – provided those devices have Argentinian IP addresses.

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OpenAI Could Grant Sam Altman ​​​​​​​7% Stake, Worth $10.5 Billion In For-Profit Transition – ZeroHedge 9/26/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

Update (0800ET): Building on the Reuters report that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is mulling over restructuring its core business from a non-profit to a for-profit company, Bloomberg cites sources indicating that CEO Sam Altman could be awarded a handsome 7% equity stake in the artificial intelligence startup.

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Wallet in Telegram App Temporarily Blocked for UK Users Due to Restructuring – Vince Quill 9/25/24

Source: cointelegraph.com

Wallet in Telegram will be temporarily restricted for users in the United Kingdom — due to a restructuring that saw Wallet in Telegram join the Open Platform— and will be available after the entity registers as a corporate asset provider, according to a Sept. 25 announcement from the wallet provider.

The popular third-party said it decided to register as a crypto asset provider under the current Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations and will disable the in-app wallet features for UK residents until Wallet, the firm behind the app, has obtained the proper regulatory licenses….

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As Durov Hits Out At French Authorities, Telegram Quietly Revamps Moderation Rules – ZeroHedge 9/4/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

In his first public statements since his arrest by France on Aug. 24 at Paris’ Le Bourget airport, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blasted French authorities for detaining and charging him, but also admitted that Telegram is not perfect that he’ll work to clean up instances of criminals abusing the platform.

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Media Giant CMG Bragged About Eavesdropping On Phone, Laptop Or ‘Smart Home’ Microphones – ZeroHedge 9/3/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

For years people have suspected that their smartphones, laptops, and home assistants were secretly eavesdropping on their private conversations. Now, a leaked pitch deck seems to confirm that our devices are, in fact, listening—and the implications are far-reaching.

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Sleeping Aids and Electromagnetic Fields – A Midwestern Doctor 9/1/24

Source: MidwesternDoctor.com

I believe one of the biggest issues in modern medicine is that patients often don’t get the opportunity to establish a genuine relationship with their physician and hence often lack the critical voice which is necessary for a therapeutic doctor-patient relationship. Because of this, my goal here was always to be able to correspond with everyone who reached out to me. Unfortunately, due to the traffic I now receive, it’s not possible to do that. For that reason, I decided the best solution was to have a monthly open thread (where people could ask any question they wanted) and link that to a topic I’d wanted to write about but didn’t quite feel merited a full article. In this month’s open thread, I will discuss another facet of the insomnia puzzle—the devices that improve sleep and strategies for sleep friendly housing.

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EU Tightens Grip on Telegram With New Probe Following France Arrest – Didi Rankovic 8/31/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

The EU is putting additional pressure on Telegram, after one of its member countries, France, arrested the platform’s co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov.

The EU has launched an investigation into the number of users the platform has in the bloc, and whether the number reported by Telegram is correct.

The importance of this is the EU’s ability to censor using the Digital Services Act (DSA), which applies services with over 45 million users.

In February, Telegram said that their number is 41 million, but the EU has chosen precisely this moment to start looking for ways to determine if this reporting was accurate – or, more likely, try to prove that it isn’t….

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When Smartphones Get Smarter, Do We Get Dumber? – Makai Allbert 8/26/24

Source: TheEpochTimes.com

As Mohamed  Elmasry, emeritus professor of computer engineering at the University of Waterloo, watched his 11 and 10-year-old grandchildren tapping away on their smartphones, he posed a simple question: “What’s one-third of nine?”

Instead of taking a moment to think, they immediately opened their calculator apps, he writes in his book “iMind Artificial and Real Intelligence.”

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2,000 Workers Gone: Klarna Is First Major Company To Unleash Mass Layoffs Thanks To AI – ZeroHedge 8/28/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

Last March, when the world was just learning about the AI crazy that would send markets to bubbly, nosebleed levels, we quoted a report by Goldman’s chief economist Jan Hatzius who used data on occupational tasks in both the US and Europe, to find that “roughly two-thirds of current jobs are exposed to some degree of AI automation, and that generative AI could substitute up to one-fourth of current work. Extrapolating our estimates globally suggests that generative AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation” as up to “two thirds of occupations could be partially automated by AI.”

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