<h2>"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"</h2>Churches were empty in much of 2020 when politically appointed public health officials enacted stay-at-home orders with violators of the orders facing jail.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Florida Megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was arrested for continuing to hold church services in violation of a countywide &amp; CDC stay-at-home order. He put his whole congregation at risk. He held 2 services on Sunday at the 4,000-member church.<a href="https://t.co/tlyZjSiJrk">pic.twitter.com/tlyZjSiJrk</a>— DaddyMO (@therealdaddymo1) <a href="https://twitter.com/therealdaddymo1/status/1246607012093480961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>The empty pews meant financial difficulties for pastors as email requests for donations did not match the success of in-person pleas.&nbsp;<h3>Essential?</h3>While houses of worship were forced to “close for business” liquor stores were somehow considered essential businesses, exempt from the stay-at-home edict, baffling many people at the time.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Liquor stores, considered an essential business, remain steady as people stay at home <a href="https://t.co/9snDzgnX74">https://t.co/9snDzgnX74</a> <a href="https://t.co/FVib28sOFt">pic.twitter.com/FVib28sOFt</a>— Kansas City Hop Talk (@KCHopTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/KCHopTalk/status/1243919535159283712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div><h3>Not essential?</h3>As a result of this apparent attack on freedom of religion, lawsuits were filed claiming that pastors and congregants were intentionally denigrated.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">The suit cites <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagosMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chicagosmayor</a>'s haircut and the fact that liquor stores are deemed essential under <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPritzker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovPritzker</a>'s stay-at-home order as fuel for the claim that IL "churches and pastors and people of faith" were "intentionally denigrated" + relegated "to second-class citizenship." <a href="https://t.co/q9bWeUWjrh">pic.twitter.com/q9bWeUWjrh</a>— Hannah Meisel (@hannahmeisel) <a href="https://twitter.com/hannahmeisel/status/1255921806382436353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div><h3>Taking money and giving it back, for a price</h3>While Christian Americans have long reported instances of governmental bias against them, researchers at America Out Loud News have <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/us-government-coerced-leaders-of-faith-to-push-covid-19-vaccines-on-americans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">revealed</a> a potentially additional motive for shutting down houses of worship. Much like hospitals that were denied profitable elective surgeries during the shutdown, religious congregations were put in a financially vulnerable position that made it difficult to turn down COVID-related financial incentives.In the case of hospital administrators, the pressure was to <a href="https://frontline.news/post/global-vaccine-messianists-saviors-or-murderers-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">declare</a> COVID as the cause of death, even in late-stage cancer and heart disease patients, to receive bonus payments that would enable the hospitals to meet payroll.For pastors, the financial incentives meant COVID relief grants that may have been denied had they spoken against the government's COVID policy. Religious groups wound up <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/october/covid-study-ppp-loans-cares-act-churches.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">receiving</a> some $7 billion ”through forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the CARES Act." More than <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/03/898753550/religious-groups-received-6-10-billion-in-covid-19-relief-funds-hope-for-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">400 ministries and churches</a> “each received at least $1 million in COVID-19 aid.” Christian health centers even <a href="$5.6 million in the form of a forgiven loan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">agreed</a> to conduct COVID tests and administer vaccines door to door to prevent layoffs.&nbsp;<blockquote>Between March 2020 and December 2021, LCHC [Chicago-based Lawndale Christian Health Center] conducted 41,000 COVID-19 tests. Their staff set up vaccine clinics on the west side of Chicago, and also went door to door with the vaccine.Though the organization works in health care and remained busy through the pandemic, Brooks said that without the extra PPP support, they would have had to lay off staff who worked on ancillary ministries that were shut down—like a café that the organization runs. Instead, LCHC redirected those people to other roles and new projects.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Important vaccination site information for the North Lawndale Residents! Lawndale Christian Health Center is offering vaccine appointments to all adults aged 18 and older To sign up, visit <a href="https://t.co/YKgONdQpgx">https://t.co/YKgONdQpgx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProtectChicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProtectChicago</a> <a href="https://t.co/Eqmkx3PWfQ">pic.twitter.com/Eqmkx3PWfQ</a>— Free Spirit Media (@FreeSpiritChi) <a href="https://twitter.com/FreeSpiritChi/status/1385281006203285509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>LCHC wound up receiving over $5 million in forgiven loans.<h3>Forget the money, be holy</h3>Obstetrician Jim Thorp and his wife, Maggie Thorp, a commercial litigation attorney, studying COVID policy for America Out Loud News, have come to the conclusion that, as much a role as money has played in influencing the public statements of America's religious leaders, there was a different (positive) incentive <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/us-government-coerced-leaders-of-faith-to-push-covid-19-vaccines-on-americans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">instituted</a> by the government that played an even larger role than financial pressure.<blockquote>In our opinion, however, it wasn’t financial incentives that ultimately convinced faith leaders to push the COVID-19 vaccines on their members. Instead, it was a strategy that baselessly appealed to faith leaders’ deeply held moral and religious beliefs – targeting their virtues instead of their vices – and which shamelessly relied on religious doctrine and a pro-vaccine “theological” interpretation to support pushing the shots. [Emphasis added].</blockquote>The Thorps gave examples of government officials addressing religious leaders to persuade them that the COVID vaccines were a heavenly gift while naysayers were conspiracy theorists.&nbsp;<blockquote>For example, at a May 2021 national summit for faith leaders, NIH Director Francis Collins – referred to as “Reverend-Doctor” –&nbsp; would address hundreds of faith leaders across the nation, claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines were God’s literal “answer to prayer” and urging faith leaders to believe that pushing the shots was a “love your neighbor moment.” In what was a sermon-like address tailored to appeal to these faith leaders, Collins admonished them not to believe “conspiracy theories” about “possible side effects” – which Collins falsely said were untrue. [Emphases added].</blockquote><h3>Department of Religion?</h3>That example was not an informal appearance by a public health official. The government actually created a Faiths4Vaccines agency under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):<blockquote>Meet Faiths4Vaccines – a founding member of the HHS COVID-19 Community Corps. On its website, Faiths4Vaccines describes itself as a “multi-faith group of local and national religious leaders” seeking “to increase opportunities for faith-based institutions, particularly houses of worship, to engage and support the United States government in its efforts to increase vaccination rates” and combat “vaccine hesitancy.” Faiths4Vaccines’ top shared goal is shocking – it strives to “Demonstrate religious communities’ trust in the vaccine.”According to a peer-reviewed study that assessed the impact of faith organizations on COVID-19 vaccination uptake, Faiths4Vaccines includes over 1000 faith leaders across the U.S.The Faiths4Vaccines National Summit, which took place on May 26, 2021, was the largest religious summit of its kind to be held in the U.S. The summit included some 800 registered faith leaders, and also included public health and U.S. government officials. Its purpose? To increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake, reduce vaccine hesitancy, and foster utilizing “houses of worship” as vaccination sites.” [Emphases added].</blockquote>The Thorps provided some quotes from NIH Director Francis Collins discussing vaccines and spirituality with religious leaders at the summit:<blockquote>But mostly I wanted to just say as somebody who’s been in the middle of this effort to develop these vaccines over the last 16 months, that I really would want you to be able to say to all of the people in your various flocks that these vaccines were developed with incredible care and scrupulous attention to safety and efficacy, yes, they were done quicker than has ever been possible. But that wasn’t by cutting corners. That was basically by figuring out how to utilize this new technology called messenger RNA to make some of the steps go a lot faster than they could have . . .&nbsp;And so we now have something that I very literally would call an answer to prayer. We have 3 vaccines … Yeah, I was praying about this. Back in August or September as the trials were getting underway. Oh, if I just pray, well, we’ll be end up with something that’s at least 60% or maybe 70% effective, and then it turns out to be 95%. [Emphases added].</blockquote>See our previous COVID coverage:<ol><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/6-reasons-to-keep-fighting-the-covid-narrative">6 Reasons to keep fighting the COVID narrative</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/explosive-leaked-audio-dr-ellie-carmody-of-jowma-admits-lack-of-confidence-in-sales-pitch-for-covid-shots">Exclusive leaked video: Doctor pushing COVID shots on religious Jewish children admits lack of confidence in jab</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/israel-caught-hiding-high-rate-of-vaccine-injuries-in-small-children">Israel caught hiding children's vaccine injuries</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/fake-virus-videos-good-authentic-vaccine-videos-bad/">Fake virus videos good; authentic vaccine videos bad&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/israeli-surgeon-challenges-pediatricians-to-break-silence-on-pfizer-vaccine/">Israeli surgeon challenges pediatricians to break silence on Pfizer vaccine</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/collateral-damage-children-suffering-worse-than-expected-from-covid-restrictions/">Collateral damage: Children suffering far worse than expected from COVID restrictions</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/war-against-virus-used-to-justify-censorship-loss-of-sovereignty-and-loss-of-individual-rights/">‘War' against virus used to justify censorship, loss of sovereignty and individual rights</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/when-the-fact-checkers-fight-the-facts/">When 'fact checkers' fight facts</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/its-not-the-vaccine-what-else-happened/">'It’s not the vaccine. What else happened?'</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/politicians-downplay-covid-coercion">Politicians downplay COVID coercion</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/don-t-blame-the-vaccine">'Don't blame the vaccine;' whistleblower reveals hospital directive</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/tragedy-8-year-old-featured-in-covid-propaganda-video-dies-after-cardiac-arrest">Tragedy: 8-year-old featured in COVID propaganda video dies after cardiac arrest</a></li><li><a href="https://www.frontline.news/post/doctors-paid-per-vaccine-jab">Frontline Facts: Are doctors paid per vaccine jab?</a></li><li><a href="http://frontline.news/post/faucis-deadly-solution-to-a-harmless-virus-in-1987">Fauci’s deadly solution to a harmless virus … in 1987</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/i-dont-want-to-be-a-good-german-german-born-researcher-turns-down-nih-bribe">‘I don’t want to be a good German’ - German-born researcher turns down NIH ‘bribe’</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/why-thousands-of-top-phds-mds-turned-on-fauci/">Why thousands of top PhDs, MDs turned on Fauci</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/aids-without-hiv">AIDS without HIV</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/the-real-cause-of-aids-known-to-health-officials-since-day-one/">The real cause of AIDS; known to health officials since day one</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/inventing-the-aids-and-covid-viruses/">Inventing the AIDS and COVID viruses?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/msm-now-asking-why-are-so-many-americans-dying-early">MSM now asking: 'Why are so many Americans dying early?'</a></li></ol>

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HHS 'targeting virtues instead of vices'

Government used 'love your neighbor' theology, financial pressure to coerce religious leaders on vaccines

<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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