Millions of Americans believe the nation is heading in the wrong direction and demand action from government leaders to change what they consider to be disastrous policies. Some believe the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden, which began on Thursday, is a step in that direction. History, procedural rules and personality politics indicate otherwise.HistoryOf America's 46 presidents, Congress has opened impeachment inquiries into <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/09/12/impeachment-inquiries-presidents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eight</a>: Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson (twice), Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump (twice) and Biden. None have yet resulted in the forced removal of a president from office, though Nixon resigned in the midst of proceedings against him and four other presidents were brought to trial in the Senate.ProcedureThe House of Representatives must approve articles of impeachment by a majority vote before the Senate holds an impeachment trial of a president. The procedure is summed up in this illustration on a government <a href="https://www.usa.gov/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a>.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1695971840/image_f8e825ce09.png"></figure>Today, that procedure begins with a member of the House of Representatives introducing an impeachment resolution. If the full House approves holding an inquiry, the Judiciary Committee and/or other committees investigate the allegations against the president. If the committee passes one or more articles of impeachment, the full House votes on the articles. If adopted, the Senate holds a trial.Clear as dayBreitbart <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/28/james-comer-subpoenas-hunter-james-biden-315-days-launching-probe-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">summed</a> up the extraordinary level of documentation of Joe Biden's corruption and “influence peddling schemes.”<blockquote>Throughout the investigation into the Bidens, House Republicans revealed significant evidence&nbsp;pointing towards Joe Biden’s involvement in the family business&nbsp;including,&nbsp;but&nbsp;not limited to:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/24/report-devon-archer-key-biden-associate-cancels-testifying-third-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">photos</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/22/former-hunter-biden-partner-tony-bobulinski-meeting-with-senate-investigators-to-turn-over-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">texts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_AqpdwqK4&amp;t=3193s">video</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/05/10/oversight-committee-biden-family-business-received-over-10-million-from-romania-china-for-unknown-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bank records</a>, an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2022/06/27/joe-biden-leaves-hunter-biden-voicemail-deal-chinese-businessman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">audio recording</a>, alleged&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/20/document-chuck-grassley-releases-fbi-record-alleging-vp-joe-biden-foreign-bribery-scheme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bribes</a>, along with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/19/irs-whistleblower-says-biden-admin-interfering-in-hunter-tax-fraud-probe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IRS</a>&nbsp;and former business partner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/31/devon-archer-testifies-joe-biden-was-on-speakerphone-for-20-calls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">whistleblower</a>&nbsp;testimonies. A 20-point memo&nbsp;released by the Comer’s Oversight Committee&nbsp;<a href="https://oversight.house.gov/blog/evidence-of-joe-bidens-involvement-in-his-familys-influence-peddling-schemes/">details</a>&nbsp;“Evidence of Joe Biden’s Involvement in His Family’s Influence Peddling Schemes.”The most recent allegations&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/27/court-doc-hunter-lived-california-when-chinese-partners-wired-money-joe-bidens-delaware-address/">reveal</a>&nbsp;Joe Biden’s address&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/26/oversight-committee-bhr-partners-bank-wires-list-joe-bidens-delaware-home-as-beneficiary-address/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">received</a>&nbsp;two wires from BHR Partners associates in July and August 2019, totaling $260,000. According to court documents,&nbsp;Hunter Biden did&nbsp;not <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/27/court-doc-hunter-lived-california-when-chinese-partners-wired-money-joe-bidens-delaware-address/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reside</a>&nbsp;with Joe Biden in Delaware when his Chinese business partners wired money to Joe Biden’s address. On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/28/hunter-biden-referred-to-selling-access-to-joe-biden-as-keys-to-my-familys-only-asset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a>&nbsp;additional evidence from IRS whistleblowers that revealed Hunter Biden referenced selling access to Joe Biden as “the keys” to “my family’s only asset.” [Emphases added].</blockquote>FutileTo remove a president from office, the Senate must convict them by a two-thirds vote. At least 18 Democrats or Independents would need to join the 49 Republican senators to convict Biden. In an indication of how the 48 Democrat senators will vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5083800/senator-schumer-calls-house-gop-impeachment-inquiry-president-biden-absurd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">called</a> the House decision to open the impeachment inquiry "absurd."&nbsp;Additionally, all three Independent senators are aligned with the Democrats, including Bernie Sanders, who recently <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/28/bernie-sanders-democrats-support-biden-trump-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stated</a>, "[W]e have got to bring the entire progressive community to defeat Trump – or whoever the Republican nominee will be – [and] support Biden.” USA Today thus <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/19/what-to-know-biden-impeachment-process/70902406007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expressed</a> the paper's clarity on the chance of removing Biden.<blockquote>If House Republicans are successful in an impeachment vote, Biden will likely be saved in any ensuing trial by the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats.</blockquote>How could a president so easily survive revelations of turning the White House into a pay-to-play “influence peddling scheme"?Amicus meusMany Democrat senators will side with Biden over fears of Schumer excluding them from committee assignments and withholding party support for their reelection campaigns, even if they personally believe Biden's corruption warrants his removal from office. Others, though, would continue supporting Biden even in the absence of party pressure, placing their faith in an ancient Latin proverb.<blockquote>Amicus meus, inimicus inimici mei (my friend, the enemy of my enemy)</blockquote>Biden, being considered the enemy of Republicans, and Republicans generally considered to be the enemies of Democrats, then becomes a “friend” to be defended by Democrats (politicians and voters alike).&nbsp;While the proverb may provide good strategic advice in some cases, to temporarily side with an enemy's enemy in an effort to defeat the common enemy, it certainly cannot be applied across the board at all times.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It's not always that enemy of your enemy is your friend. You usually gain two enemies while doing that.— Shawty (@ShotGlaz_05) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShotGlaz_05/status/1698392300945310138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Even ReaganRepublicans are also not immune from such oversimplified thinking, having jumped to the defense of both Bush administrations, no matter how far they veered from the party line, as soon as Democrats attacked them. Even President Ronald Reagan was able to pass laws widely unpopular with his base as Republicans defended him in knee-jerk fashion when he provided Big Pharma with immunity from vaccine injury claims, ballooned the deficit and gave amnesty to three million illegal aliens who, together with their children, are today turning Red states Blue.&nbsp;PersonalitiesThe defense of individuals based on who opposes them can also be described as personality politics. In one example, President Trump was <a href="https://www.frontline.news/post/i-never-got-the-credit-i-deserved-on-covid-trump-stands-by-vaccine-in-interview-with-vaccine-victim-megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">challenged</a> by Megyn Kelly for making Anthony Fauci “a star.”<blockquote>Not only did you not fire Fauci,&nbsp;who is loathed by many&nbsp;— millions of Republicans in particular, but also some Democrats — you made him a star. . . . You actually gave him a presidential commendation.&nbsp;</blockquote>Trump, in turn, responded by distancing himself from Fauci.<blockquote>I don't know who gave him the commendation. . . . Fauci was very important in the Biden Administration; much less important [in my administration]. If you know, he didn't want us to stop China — he wanted to let everyone come in from China. I stopped it. I overwrote it. I overrode many of the things he did. He was much less important to me.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mKO8EO5BHeA?si=ZZBkawVZGOrpn1EW&amp;start=1198" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Many supporters of medical freedom, in turn, felt a greater affinity to Trump as the enemy of their enemy, Fauci. The focus on Trump's relationship with the personality of Fauci perforce distracts from Trump's implementation of Fauci's policies (though Trump did mention one policy disagreement, prohibiting the entry of Chinese nationals, which did not affect the medical freedom of American citizens).&nbsp;More than five years ago, British citizens bemoaned the focus on personality over policy in their nation:<blockquote>People need to stop judging #politics based on personalities and party lines and instead prioritise POLICIES.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I've had enough of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Corbyn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Corbyn</a> vs May. People need to stop judging <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/politics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#politics</a> based on personalities and party lines and instead prioritise POLICIES. That's the only way to make real progress. <a href="https://t.co/oTlQxZ8Yc6">pic.twitter.com/oTlQxZ8Yc6</a>— Tom Spencer (@TPSpencer88) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPSpencer88/status/1032527176212590593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Down with Biden, in with Harris?Even if there were 67 Republican senators committed to convicting Biden of bribery, the result would be President Kamala Harris. Holding government officials accountable for bribery and subordinating policy to foreign interests is, of course, necessary. But what else does the the focus on this short-term goal accomplish?Panem et circensesPanem et circenses (bread and circuses) is defined by Merriam Webster as, “a palliative offered especially to avert potential discontent.” It was coined by Roman satirical poet Juvenal after politician Gaius Sempronius Gracchus convinced the Roman government to begin distributing free grain doles in 123 BCE, about a century after Rome began providing expensive entertainment events at no cost to the public, as corruption was spreading through the empire.The “bread and circuses” phrase is today often used to describe government handouts, Hollywood movies, and professional sports as distractions from government corruption.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt. <a href="https://t.co/BUa065dyTS">pic.twitter.com/BUa065dyTS</a>— Eduphile (@_Eduphile) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Eduphile/status/1705532828170248666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Political entertainmentFor those citizens who remain focused on politics despite March Madness, the Superbowl and the latest blockbuster films, the “entertainment” of disputes between political personalities, like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg threatening to knock each other out, acts as a distraction. Musk is generally seen as more conservative since his takeover of Twitter (now X) and claims to protect free speech, making the dispute political as Zuckerberg is openly Leftist.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Do you think Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will actually fight? <a href="https://t.co/V3VfeNbkMq">pic.twitter.com/V3VfeNbkMq</a>— dubzy (@dubzyxbt) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubzyxbt/status/1672083176523694083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Political coverage is filled with similar “disputes” as politicians likewise threaten to fight each other, attack each other's families and argue over various symbolic gestures, like standing in line with striking workers, as opposed to policy. Pundit James Melville says this is purposeful:<blockquote>The government want us to be divided. They want us to squabble over distractions and bread and circuses. Divide and rule is the oldest Machiavellian trick. Instead, we should galvanise our anger and focus on the root cause of many problems in society - malevolent governments.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The government want us to be divided. They want us to squabble over distractions and bread and circuses. Divide and rule is the oldest Machiavellian trick. Instead, we should galvanise our anger and focus on the root cause of many problems in society - malevolent governments. <a href="https://t.co/ivJIgRxEgL">pic.twitter.com/ivJIgRxEgL</a>— James Melville (@JamesMelville) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1691169675013410816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Mass discontentThe Pew Research Center recently <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported </a>on the extraordinary level of citizens' dissatisfaction with politicians.<blockquote>Americans have long been critical of politicians and skeptical of the federal government. But today, Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative. . . .Just 4% of U.S. adults say the political system is working extremely or very well. . . .Positive views of many governmental and political institutions are at historic lows. Just 16% of the public say they trust the federal government always or most of the time. . . .&nbsp;A growing share of the public dislikes both political parties. . . .When asked to sum up their feelings about politics in a word or phrase, very few (2%) use positive terms. . . .[M]ajorities say all or most politicians are motivated by selfish reasons, including 63% who say all or most ran for office to make a lot of money. [Emphases added].</blockquote>With hundreds of thousands of unvetted men crossing the boarder, out of control spending devaluing our currency, and hundreds of billions of tax dollars being shipped overseas, an impeachment leading nowhere may later be viewed as an unworthy "consolation prize" in the absence of true policy change; one meant to release the political pressure from the discontented masses.

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<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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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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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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