<h2>GMO corn and soy in more products than you would imagine</h2>A significant portion of the food products on U.S. shelves are made with or from corn and soy, as both main ingredients and as derivatives. Frontline News has <a href="https://frontline.news/post/gmo-crops-organ-damage-fertility-impact-dna-damage-not-ruled-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">highlighted</a> the many health problems associated with GMO crops, however, you might be astonished by the amounts of genetically modified corn and soy we consume in one form or another without realizing it. Both are found in products and places one would never imagine.&nbsp;For example, to help in the drying process, vanilla beans are sprayed with a corn derivative, so most vanilla extract has some corn in it.[fn]Kathleena, The Allergy Chef. “Hidden Sources of Corn and Corn Derivatives.” RAISE, 8 July 2022, <a href="https://raise.theallergychef.com/hidden-sources-of-corn-and-corn-derivatives">https://raise.theallergychef.com/hidden-sources-of-corn-and-corn-derivatives</a> [/fn] And tocopherol acetate (synthetic vitamin E) and gum arabic may be made from or with soy.[fn]&nbsp;Trimmer, Maya. “SOY DERIVATIVES LIST.” Soy Derivatives, <a href="https://soyderivatives.blogspot.com/p/the-list.html/">https://soyderivatives.blogspot.com/p/the-list.html/</a> [/fn]&nbsp;In fact, people with corn or soy allergies have tremendous difficulty finding foods that are safe for them to eat. Here are some websites with lists of corn and soy products and their derivatives:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://tastyplate.co/corn-allergy-list/">TastyPlate</a></li><li><a href="https://raise.theallergychef.com/hidden-sources-of-corn-and-corn-derivatives/">The Allergy Chef</a></li><li><a href="http://www.livecornfree.com/2010/04/ingredients-derived-from-corn-what-to.html">Live Corn Free</a></li><li><a href="https://soyderivatives.blogspot.com/p/the-list.html">Soy Derivatives Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/soy-allergy-diet">Hopkins Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://kamsokhi.com/">Kam Sokhi - Allergy Chef</a></li></ul><h3>Dangerous even if not modified</h3>Lynne Saunt of The Gluten-free Society explains that corn diminishes niacin, also known as Vitamin B3 and prevents its absorption. Since Vitamin B3 is essential for lung health, she questions if the amount of corn in the average diet could have been related to bad outcomes for COVID-19 patients.&nbsp;The Society also has a <a href="https://www.glutenfreesociety.org/hidden-corn-based-ingredients/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">list</a> of food items containing corn.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">There are now numerous lists advising people where hidden corn is found in their daily life. New corn byproducts are being added to almost daily. This is just one list of the most common found sources. Please do take a look:<a href="https://t.co/FDV89b4SxB">https://t.co/FDV89b4SxB</a>— Lynne Saunt (@LynneSaunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/LynneSaunt/status/1652279776860577792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2>We are what we eat</h2>Dr. Sanjay Gupta put shocking numbers to the amount of corn and soy in the average American diet in a 2007 CNN Edition episode entitled “If We Are What We Eat, Americans Are Corn and Soy.” A strand of Gupta’s hair, as analyzed by University of California-Berkeley Plant Biologist Todd Dawson, contained 69% carbon from corn and, as estimated by National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, 10% of calories in the US diet comes from soybeans, generally in the form of soybean oil.&nbsp;Dawson and Hibbeln identified obesity, diabetes, major depression, and heart disease as negative health effects of too much corn and soy. Hibbeln noted that the shift in diet from a balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids to almost exclusively omega-6 is responsible for many “diseases of modern civilization.” His research indicates that diets that include omega-3 fatty acids can reduce depression, aggression, and anger and improve mental well-being.[fn]&nbsp;Gupta, Sanjay, Dr. “If We Are What We Eat, Americans Are Corn and Soy.” CNN, Cable News Network, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/22/kd.gupta.column/">https://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/22/kd.gupta.column/</a> [/fn]&nbsp;<h3>So are the animals</h3>If we are what we eat, then most animals grown in the US for human consumption must also be corn and soy, since animals grown in concentrated/confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are fed an unnatural diet predominantly consisting of corn and soy.[fn]“CAFOs in the US”, <a href="https://cafomaps.org/">https://cafomaps.org/</a> [/fn] This goes for farmed fish as well![fn]&nbsp;“Feeds for Aquaculture,” Fisheries, NOAA.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/feeds-aquaculture">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/feeds-aquaculture</a> [/fn]<h3>How much is genetically modified?</h3>More importantly, are we the pesticides and genetic modifications of the corn, soy, and other similarly modified and sprayed fruits and vegetables that we, and the animals we consume, eat? Gupta might not have known that an astounding 92% of corn and 94% of soy grown in the US is genetically modified[fn]“About Ge Foods: &nbsp;| about Genetically Engineered Foods.” Center for Food Safety, <a href="http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/311/ge-foods/about-ge-foods" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/311/ge-foods/about-ge-foods</a>[/fn] (bioengineered in today’s parlance) to kill specific insects endemic to these plants.&nbsp;Bt corn, bt soy, and other bt crops were introduced into the food supply in 1996.[fn]&nbsp;“Recent Trends in GE Adoption.” USDA Economic Research Service, <a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-u-s/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption/.%20">https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-u-s/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption/</a> [/fn] They have been modified to produce the Cry protein DNA of the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis, a natural enemy of several crop pests, enabling the protein to replicate in the plants and destroy those pests.[fn]&nbsp;Bessin, Ric, “Bt-Corn: What It Is and How It Works.” University of Kentucky, Dept. of Entomology, <a href="https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef130">https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef130</a> [/fn] Another genetic modification to these crops renders them resistant to the herbicide glyphosate, Monsanto’s Roundup. These crops are called “Roundup Ready”.[fn]&nbsp;Funke, Todd, et al. “Molecular basis for the herbicide resistance of Roundup ready crops.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 103, no. 35, 29 Aug. 2006, pp. 13010–13015, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603638103">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603638103</a> [/fn]&nbsp;<h2>Health risks of GMOs</h2>Frontline News&nbsp;previously&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/mexico-denies-u-s-industry-claims-of-gmo-glyphosate-safety-part-5-of-6">highlighted</a> studies showing Bt toxin found in the blood samples of pregnant and non-pregnant women and in umbilical cord blood. Glyphosate residue was likewise found in the muscles of freshwater fish and biological fluids and tissue samples. Studies were cited detailing their health effects such as cancers, infertility, liver damage, infant mortality, and more.&nbsp;The risks of GM crops go further than just the health effects shown in those studies, though. Genetic modification has additional unintended outcomes and risks, explained GMWatch Technical advisor Dr Michael Antoniou.[fn]&nbsp;Antoniou, Michael, Dr. “Gene Editing: Unexpected Outcomes and Risks.” GM Watch, 3 Aug. 2020, <a href="https://gmwatch.org/en/news/archive/2019/19499">https://gmwatch.org/en/news/archive/2019/19499</a> [/fn] He states:<blockquote>The unintended mutational (DNA damaging) outcomes . . . &nbsp;occur after the gene-editing tool has completed its task of creating a double-strand DNA break. The mutations are a consequence of the cell’s DNA repair machinery, over which the genetic engineer has no control. So, even if scientists are eventually successful in avoiding off-target mutations, most of the unintended mutations can still occur at the intended gene-editing site.</blockquote><h2>How to avoid GMOs</h2>Grow or sell GMO foods in Russia - then you're a terrorist according to the doctor in the tweet below shared by Erin Elizabeth of Health Nut News. While those claims may be <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putin-gmo-evolution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">exaggerated</a>, the Russian government "had blocked the growing of GMO crops domestically and had restricted GMO-based imports.”The doctor says that buying organic is the best way to join the Russians in avoiding GMOs.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Very interesting what this phenomenal Doctor Who I really like says about Putin, Russia, GMOs. Let me know your thoughts. I think gmos are not good. She shares how to avoid them. <a href="https://t.co/LAglzQ8Zdx">pic.twitter.com/LAglzQ8Zdx</a>— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News (@unhealthytruth) <a href="https://twitter.com/unhealthytruth/status/1667597828032544769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Capital Club Co. tweeted the following tip for identifying GMO produce at the grocery store.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">How to avoid GMOs in your food-<a href="https://t.co/4UmunlsDKh">https://t.co/4UmunlsDKh</a> <a href="https://t.co/NYUm0B3MQG">pic.twitter.com/NYUm0B3MQG</a>— Capital Club Co (@capitalclub_co) <a href="https://twitter.com/capitalclub_co/status/1656911225761021953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The following websites can be of help to consumers interested in avoiding genetically modified foods and glyphosate:&nbsp;<a href="https://responsibletechnology.org/shop-healthy/shop-non-gmo/">Shop Non-GMO</a> – Includes a downloadable non-GMO shopping guide to which you can refer to when shopping.<a href="https://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/">Non-GMO Verified Products</a> – Search their database for GMO-free products by brand or ingredients.<a href="https://nongmoshoppingguide.com/">Non-GMO shopping guide…and when you dine out</a> - Explains how to “eat non-GMO, what a non-GMO label means, the differences between non-GMO &amp; organic, and how to avoid GMOs even when there’s no label, and when you dine out.”<a href="https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/glyphosate-in-food/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Glyphosate in Food: Avoid These Contaminated Products</a> - Claims “It is estimated that more than 80% of Americans are exposed to glyphosate. Find out which food products are contaminated with this chemical and how to limit exposure.”Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/can-t-digest-cheese-maybe-you-can-tolerate-cheese-made-with-natural-rennet-instead-of-pfizer-s-gmo-version">Can't digest cheese? Maybe you can tolerate cheese made with natural rennet instead of Pfizer's GMO version</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/a-little-bit-of-pfizer-in-your-cheese-fake-rennet-bypassed-additive-approval-process" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A little bit of Pfizer in your cheese? Fake rennet bypassed additive approval process</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/are-americans-still-evolving-comedian-atsuko-okatsuka-on-the-preponderance-of-food-allergies-among-her-friends-in-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Are Americans still evolving?' - Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on the preponderance of food allergies among her friends in U.S.</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/what-do-you-know-about-the-free-range-eggs-%20and-organic-meat-you-eat">What do you know about the free range eggs and organic meat you eat?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/gmo-crops-organ-damage-fertility-impact-dna-damage-not-ruled-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GMO crops - organ damage, fertility impact; DNA damage not ruled out</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/globalist-free-trade-agreement-to-destroy-mexican-farms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Globalist free trade agreement to destroy Mexican farms?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/corporatocracy-pushing-trade-partners-to-accept-genetically-modified-sprayed-food" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Corporatocracy pushing trade partners to accept genetically modified, sprayed food</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/mexico-president-denies-us-industry-s-safety-claims-for-gmo-roundup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mexico president denies US industry's safety claims for GMOs, Roundup</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/will-mexicans-lose-the-tasty-tortillas-they-have-eaten-for-centuries" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Mexicans lose the tasty tortillas they have eaten for centuries?</a></li></ul>

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Pesticides

Over 90% of corn and soy genetically modified and finding their way into various food products

Corn, soy, and GMOs – what percentage of each of these are you and the animals you eat?

<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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Censorship

Globalism

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

‘Pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us’

British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

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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