Reprinted by permission from Rodef Shalom 613. &nbsp;This is the second of a three-part series about the head of the World Health Organization.&nbsp;Part 1 examined Tedros's longstanding ties with and indebtedness to China from the period when he was the Ethiopian health minister. China actively garnered support for Tedros to win the post of WHO director-general.&nbsp;Part 2 examines his ties with Bill Gates whose influence with China and the WHO was also instrumental in his winning the coveted post.&nbsp;Read part 1 <a href="https://frontline.news/post/beholden-to-china-who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-part-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<a href="https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/12/how-a-terrorist-became-head-of-the-world-health-organization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Tedros Became Head of the World Health Organization</a><h2>Tedros and the Gates Foundation</h2>Tedros has also been supported for the position of director-general by Bill Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the other WHO donors that he funds, controls the agenda of the WHO.[fn]"Why Does It Matter That The Gates Foundation Pulls The WHO's Strings? - Rodef Shalom 613". Rodef Shalom 613, 2020, <a href="https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/08/why-does-it-matter-that-the-gates-foundation-pulls-the-whos-strings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/08/why-does-it-matter-that-the-gates-foundation-pulls-the-whos-strings/</a> [/fn] Vaccine Impact has the details:<blockquote><img class="image-style-align-right image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://www.rodefshalom613.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tedros-and-Gates.png" alt="Photo of Bill Gates shaking hands with Tedros">From 2009 to 2011 Tedros Ghebreyesus was also the Director of the Global Fund, a program to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, initiated by the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as the head of the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board …In a profile published in April 2010, The Lancet reported that he was “a household name at the Global Fund Secretariat” and that his achievements led to naming Ethiopia as an exemplary high-performing country.A surprising conclusion, when one finds out that during his leadership, the use of international aid funds he supervised was very questionable.In 2012, an audit[19] of the Global Fund looked at the expenses of the aids, tuberculosis, and malaria program in several African countries, including Ethiopia who had received $1.3 billion in grants.Inspector General John Parson, who was in charge of the audit, revealed a flagrant lack of transparency and numerous shortcomings in the accounting and management of the funds, to the point of suggesting a minimum payback of $7 million to the organization.Above all, the investigation also showed a huge discrepancy between the results presented and the reality observed in Ethiopia during the field visits.</blockquote><blockquote>For example, 77% of the medical centers built did not have drinking water and 32% did not have sanitary facilities. Only 14% had a microscope or a delivery table, and only 12% had a pharmacy.The report should have led to a series of measures ensuring more transparency and efficacy in the management of the program but, instead, the Inspector General and his findings were dismissed.Obviously, good relationships with the leaders of African governments had a far greater importance.</blockquote>It was also obvious to some of the WHO member states that Tedros did not have their best interests in mind, but the interests of the Gates Foundation.<blockquote>When the candidates were interviewed before the votes, the Brazilian Ambassador asked Tedros how he intended to “represent the voice of developing countries by proposing a program that was much more aligned with the priorities of the countries of the North,” hereby referring to his approach of health through security (pandemic preparedness), and to treating ‘equality’ in terms of “coverage” (vaccines), rather than in the development of universal health systems (for example medical infrastructure and training or access to water).He also remarked that Tedros had not proposed anything concrete in terms of sustainable development for vulnerable countries.In fact, this “northern agenda” was very much aligned with the priorities of the Global Health Security Agenda, promoted by WHO’s four main funders and influencers: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (14%), the United States (24%), the U.K. (11%) and GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization which was again mainly funded by Gates (17%), the U.S. (11%) and the U.K. (31%).[fn]Depuydt, Sentra, Health Impact News, “Is W.H.O. Director Tedros A Terrorist? Global Ties To Bill Gates, Clinton Foundation, Dr. Fauci, China And Genocide”, Vaccine Impact, 2020, <a href="https://vaccineimpact.com/2020/is-w-h-o-director-tedros-a-terrorist-global-ties-to-bill-gates-clinton-foundation-dr-fauci-china-and-genocide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://vaccineimpact.com/2020/is-w-h-o-director-tedros-a-terrorist-global-ties-to-bill-gates-clinton-foundation-dr-fauci-china-and-genocide/</a> [/fn]</blockquote>Tedros was also a Board Member of GAVI[fn]"Gavi Welcomes Election Of New WHO Chief", Gavi 2020, <a href="https://www.gavi.org/gavi-welcomes-election-of-new-who-chief" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.gavi.org/gavi-welcomes-election-of-new-who-chief</a>[/fn] of which the Gates Foundation was a founding partner and continues to heavily fund the organization.[fn]"The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation", Gavi 2020, <a href="https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/funding/donor-profiles/bill-melinda-gates-foundation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/funding/donor-profiles/bill-melinda-gates-foundation</a>[/fn]<h2>Bill Gates and the WHO</h2>The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is the largest contributor to the WHO and the Foundation supports many other WHO donors. This gives Gates the ability to control the WHO's activities, even if they are not consistent with the WHO mission since non-member donors are allowed to earmark their contributions.Gate’s relationship with the WHO began with former WHO Director-General Margaret Chan.[fn]"Anatomy Of Corruption: WHO Public Health Guidelines", Alliance For Human Research Protection, 2020, <a href="https://ahrp.org/who-controls-the-who/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ahrp.org/who-controls-the-who/</a>[/fn] Perhaps that is why she lamented,<blockquote>[S]uch influence is the de facto determinant of &nbsp;priority setting of the WHO: . . . “(m)y budget [is] highly earmarked, so it is driven by what I call donor interests.”</blockquote>Today,<blockquote>. . . the BMGF together with GAVI contributed a collective 20.3%, including Rotary, a collective 23.6%, and even more when you include all the other earmarked voluntary contributions from organizations with which the Gates Foundation shares its financial largess. In this way, Gates has acquired enormous control over the WHO’s priority setting, more than any other member state including the US while still a member.[fn]"Why Does It Matter That The Gates Foundation Pulls The WHO's Strings?", Rodef Shalom 613, 2020, <a href="https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/08/why-does-it-matter-that-the-gates-foundation-pulls-the-whos-strings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/08/why-does-it-matter-that-the-gates-foundation-pulls-the-whos-strings/</a> [/fn]</blockquote><h2>Bill Gates and China</h2>It is interesting to note, that Bill Gates is a huge supporter of China; he partners with the Chinese government in the areas of health, agriculture, computer technologies, and nuclear energy. In 2007,&nbsp; when the Foundation opened up an office in China; it declared:<blockquote>Since the inauguration of our China office in 2007, we have been focused on unlocking that potential in a way that benefits China and the rest of the world. In working towards this goal, we continue to support China in overcoming domestic challenges, leverage China’s growing innovation capacity to supply high-quality, affordable health products to those in need, and assist China in becoming a stronger partner for global health and development.[fn]"China", Gatesfoundation, <a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/where-we-work/china-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.gatesfoundation.org/where-we-work/china-office</a> [/fn]</blockquote>The Gates Foundation has helped to fund international cooperation projects of the Center for Global Public Health of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.[fn]"Chinese Gates Foundation Partner Visited Wuhan Institute Of Virology In 2018", National File, 2020, <a href="https://nationalfile.com/chinese-gates-foundation-partner-visited-wuhan-institute-of-virology-in-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nationalfile.com/chinese-gates-foundation-partner-visited-wuhan-institute-of-virology-in-2018</a><a href="https://nationalfile.com/chinese-gates-foundation-partner-visited-wuhan-institute-of-virology-in-2018[/ref]">&nbsp;</a> [/fn] In 2015, the Gates signed a memorandum of agreement with CNNC [China National Nuclear Corporation] to build a miniature nuclear power plant.<blockquote>Gates, chairmain [sic] of Bellevue-based TerraPower, signed an agreement Tuesday to partner with the company’s Chinese counterpart during a U.S.-China trade conference.The nuclear power startup is trying to build a new type of nuclear reactor to harness the power of depleted uranium. Gates helped found the company in 2006. It’s [a] spin-off of Intellectual Ventures, headed by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/search/results?q=Nathan%20Myhrvold">Nathan Myhrvold</a>.</blockquote><blockquote>The nuclear power startup is trying to build a new type of nuclear reactor to harness the power of depleted uranium …</blockquote><blockquote>“The world does need a lot more energy,” Gates said. “By being a form of clean energy, (TerraPower’s system) can make a huge contribution to the global goal of having low-cost clean energy.”&nbsp;TerraPower has been working with CNNC for years, but Gates said Tuesday’s agreement was a “milestone in our relationship.”[fn]Stewart, Ashley, Bizjournals, 2015, <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/09/bill-gates-is-partnering-with-china-on-a.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/09/bill-gates-is-partnering-with-china-on-a.html</a>[/fn]</blockquote>Gates has been a frequent visitor to China and has continually visited Peking University over the past twenty years. In March 2017, he spoke to the students there. Regarding his talk at the University, completely ignoring China’s dictatorship and long history of human rights violations, he said this:<blockquote>At a time when some countries seem to be turning inward and retreating from world affairs, China is primed to step up as a global leader. Building on its own successes—which include lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, dramatically improving health, and investing big in clean energy—China can share what it has learned with the rest of the world.[fn]"Bill Gates' Speech At Peking University On 24 March 2017", Jubbaland24 2020, <a href="http://www.jubbaland24.com/article/bill-gates--speech-at-peking-university-on-24-march-2017.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.jubbaland24.com/article/bill-gates--speech-at-peking-university-on-24-march-2017.aspx</a> [/fn]</blockquote>In December of that year, he was one of ten “foreign experts” in engineering and technology who were elected as new members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The CAE is the People’s Republic of China’s elite society of technology professionals who have proven their service to the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Communist State.[fn]Jasper, Willliam F., “Bill Gates, Other Elites Inducted Into Communist Chinese Academy”, The New American, 2017, <a href="https://thenewamerican.com/bill-gates-other-elites-inducted-into-communist-chinese-academy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://thenewamerican.com/bill-gates-other-elites-inducted-into-communist-chinese-academy/</a> [/fn]While defending China’s problematic response to the Coronavirus pandemic and attempting to curb discussion about it, he had no compunction about castigating President Trump for his response.<blockquote>The tech tycoon had previously taken a swipe at the president for publicly castigating China for its cover-up of the coronavirus.&nbsp; During a&nbsp;Sunday interview on CNN, Gates&nbsp;not only argued that it is not time to be questioning the Chinese Communist Party’s (CPC) efforts in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, but went so far as to dispel any&nbsp;wrongdoing&nbsp;by the communist regime: “China did a lot of things right at the beginning, like any country where a virus first shows up. They can look back and say where they missed some things.&nbsp; You know, some countries did respond very quickly and get their testing in place, and they avoided the incredible economic pain.&nbsp; It’s sad that even the U.S. that you would have expected to do this well, did it particularly poorly.&nbsp; But it’s not time to talk about that."[fn]Portella, Mario Alexis, &nbsp;American Thinker, 2020, <a href="https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/bill_gatess_treasonous_defense_of_china__why.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/bill_gatess_treasonous_defense_of_china__why.html</a> &nbsp;[/fn]</blockquote>Gates’s TerraPower is one of the businesses that has been caught in the cross-hairs of and impeded by President Trump’s technology battle with China.”[fn]Ibid[/fn]– End of part 2 of reprint –&nbsp;Part 3, the final part, will examine Tedros's relationship with another global player with ties to China and the WHO. His friend had this to say about him:<blockquote>The Health Minister of Ethiopia, now the Foreign Minister, is one of the ablest public servants I've ever worked with. You would all be very comfortable if he became the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the United States. He's a really able man.</blockquote>This was quite an astounding statement considering that Tedros, as Ethiopia's health minister, <a href="https://frontline.news/post/beholden-to-china-who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-part-1/preview" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">was accused</a> of helping cover up three cholera outbreaks and was the third most important person in the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) murder organization. However, when one's done the type of favors for others as Tedros has, such undeserved compliments are just a return of the favor. No truth intended.&nbsp;Related articles by Caryn Lipson<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/beholden-to-china-who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-part-1/preview" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Beholden to China . . . WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Part 1</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-whats-lurking-behind-that-genial-smile" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - what's lurking behind that genial smile?</a></li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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China

China ties made him #1 at WHO

Beholden to China . . . WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Part 2

<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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How three individuals got up again after being de-platformed

Who's afraid of Big Bad Tech? 

A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Pushback_Resistance

Climate Change

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Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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For the last two years, British authorities have been testing AI-powered emotion recognition cameras on travelers in train stations, according to recently disclosed documents.<h2>What can the cameras see?</h2>In each of eight train stations around the UK, five to seven cameras or sensors scan the passing crowds. Using AI software from Amazon, the cameras use object recognition algorithms to spot criminal activity, trespassing, weapons, wet floors, overcrowding, and overstuffed trash cans.&nbsp;They can also alert authorities when passengers engage in “unusual behavior,” such as shouting, running, smoking, or skateboarding.&nbsp;A combination of existing cameras and newly installed smart cameras are being used for the surveillance project. All are equipped with Amazon’s Rekognition surveillance system.<h2>Emotional recognition</h2>Through a combination of facial and behavioral analyses, the Rekognition software allows officials to also <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">analyze visitors’ emotions</a>. Internal documents note that the cameras can detect whether a passenger is “happy, sad [or] angry.” They can also recognize passenger satisfaction, which “could be utilized to maximum advertising and retail revenue.”<h2>Anti-social behavior</h2>Authorities can also detect passengers who exhibit “anti-social behaviour,” which&nbsp;<a href="https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/what-is-antisocial-behaviour/">according</a> to London’s Metropolitan Police Service means “behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.”<h2>Social distancing, face masks, and demographics</h2>Other&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24757655-usecases_dpas_review_managed_stations?responsive=1&amp;title=1">use cases</a> for the surveillance cameras include detecting whether passengers are keeping to social distancing rules and wearing face masks. The cameras can also scan for demographics by identifying people’s age profiles and “socio-economic classification,” which the documents note can create “revenue opportunities for better targeted advertising and product placement.”<h2>‘Quite a concerning step’</h2>The documents were obtained by Big Brother Watch, a civil rights and government watchdog group, in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Network Rail, a body within the Department of Transportation which manages most of the country’s train network, has been overseeing the surveillance project.&nbsp;“The rollout and normalization of AI surveillance in these public spaces, without much consultation and conversation, is quite a concerning step,” Jake Hurfurt, head of research and investigations at Big Brother Watch,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/">told</a> Wired.As of now, the surveillance systems do not use facial recognition technology, which analyzes faces and matches them against facial images stored in certain databases.

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