Israel's Supreme Court President Esther Hayut rejected an appeal by a defendant convicted of murder solely on the basis of confessions extracted under torture. Barring a pardon, Amiram Ben Uliel&nbsp;will serve three life sentences, plus an additional 20 years, for three deaths resulting from an arson attack on a family home in an Arab village in 2015, despite both the torture and major inconsistencies in the government's evidence.&nbsp;Jewish SectionMuch &nbsp;like the Soviet Union's Jewish Section (<a href="https://sapirjournal.org/continuity/2021/11/seven-pillars-of-wisdom-for-21st-century-jews/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yevsektsiya</a>), which targeted Jews with a mission statement calling for the “destruction of traditional Jewish life,” the modern secular State of Israel's equivalent of the FBI (i.e. Shabak) has a <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/363022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jewish Section</a> which also specifically targets traditional Jews, even infiltrating traditional Jewish communities. The section's overzealous persecution of the traditional community has led to a notoriously low conviction rate, as it pushes ahead with arrests in the absence of evidence.&nbsp;Former Knesset member Moshe Feiglin says that the secular government does so to obfuscate the source of terror. Israel suffers from an inordinate amount of terror attacks even by today's standards. If all of it were to be traced to the <a href="https://www.frontline.news/post/israel-vs-israelis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marxist-Leninist PLO and its subsidiary, the Palestinian Authority</a>, Israelis might demand a crackdown on the PLO. The Jewish Section steps in to blur the picture, making it appear that terror is random. In the words of <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/359199" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shalom Pollack,</a> a student of Feiglin,<blockquote>Amiram is the perfect person to be used to prove that terror is not a "sectoral problem". . . . The elites would like to describe terror as a social malaise and not a national threat. Anyone can be a terrorist. Nothing Arab or Jewish about it. May [God] save Amiram and his poor family from the clutches of evil. [Emphasis added].</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">פרשת דומא: הנשיאה חיות דחתה את בקשתו של עמירם בן אוליאל לדיון נוסף בפסק הדין <a href="https://t.co/aq3Uh3jjKT">https://t.co/aq3Uh3jjKT</a> <a href="https://t.co/9tbIkulaKS">pic.twitter.com/9tbIkulaKS</a>— ערוץ 7 (@arutz7heb) <a href="https://twitter.com/arutz7heb/status/1622862849063223300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Ticking bomb?Rather than checking Shabak's impetuous Jewish Section, Israel's judiciary condones its actions without even requesting Shabak's justification, as The Jewish Press <a href="https://www.jewishpress.com/news/the-courts/fruit-of-a-poison-court-justice-hayut-ignores-amiram-ben-uliels-claim-his-confession-was-extracted-using-torture/2023/02/07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">lays it out</a> in this case.It was a Supreme Court judge, Yoram Danziger, who sanctioned the torture of the two defendants [Ben Uliel and his friend], claiming there was a “ticking bomb”. (Israeli law permits “enhanced interrogation” if there is a high level of confidence that information provided will prevent an impending terrorist attack.) However, the Shabak never mentioned any suspicions of a plot being hatched to burn down another Arab home.36 &nbsp;hoursBen Uliel's lawyer, Avigdor Feldman, <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/367066" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">broke down</a> the smoke and mirrors the Supreme Court employed to justify relying on the alleged “ticking bomb” confession.<blockquote>Confessions provided either during torture or immediately afterward are considered invalid by the courts; the courts draw an imaginary line at 36 hours post-torture, considering confessions made beyond that point as admissible. However, nothing changed for Ben Uliel after 36 hours had passed. He was still in the hands of the Shabak, still denied all contact with the outside world, and still prevented from seeing a lawyer.A judicial order permitted witholding a lawyer, but with no real justification provided. The only reason was the desire to ensure that a lawyer could not explain to my client that while confessions given during torture would not be considered admissible, those given 36 hours afterward would be accepted as valid by the courts. As if some magical memory-erasing device had been used to wipe all recollection of the torture from his mind." [Emphases added].</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Amiram Ben Uliel sues Shabak for damage caused by torture: Confession extracted as a result was sole basis for conviction, attorney Menashe Yado of Honenu notes. <a href="https://t.co/CupW9qwbYC">https://t.co/CupW9qwbYC</a> ArutzSheva <a href="https://t.co/8tG4sTzsfp">pic.twitter.com/8tG4sTzsfp</a>— Jewish Community (@JComm_NewsFeeds) <a href="https://twitter.com/JComm_NewsFeeds/status/1605465234826985472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Holes in confessionIsrael's Supreme Court ignored the lack of reliability of all forced confessions.&nbsp;Frontline News previously <a href="https://frontline.news/post/friends-of-israel-concerned-over-ruling-allowing-confessions-extracted-under-torture" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> on the following significant mismatches between Uliel's confession and the evidence gathered.<ul style="list-style-type:initial;"><li>Ben Uliel’s confession has him acting alone while&nbsp;<a href="https://visionmag.org/injustice-to-ben-uliel-not-justice-for-dawabsheh/">eyewitnesses</a> claim to have seen two arsonists each throwing firebombs. Additionally, two different sets of graffiti, in two different handwritings, were seen at the arson scene;</li><li>An&nbsp;<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/266441">expert handwriting analysis</a> found “a complete lack of similarity” between Ben Uliel’s handwriting and&nbsp;both sets of graffiti;</li><li>A <a href="https://visionmag.org/injustice-to-ben-uliel-not-justice-for-dawabsheh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shoe print analysis</a> found that neither of the two different and very fresh shoe prints at the arson scene belonged to Ben Uliel;</li><li>Ben Uliel’s confession is contradicted by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/255923">timeline</a> indicated by the evidence;</li><li>Ben Uliel’s confession is contradicted by a confession extracted from a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/207580">different person</a> which was extracted using similar torture techniques and then disregarded; and</li><li>Videotape of Ben Uliel’s alleged&nbsp;<a href="https://visionmag.org/injustice-to-ben-uliel-not-justice-for-dawabsheh/">reenactment</a> of the crime shows him to be “clearly unfamiliar with the scene.” The videotaping even had to be stopped multiple times to instruct him on how to reenact the arson when his statements didn't match the evidence.</li><li>The confession does not explain why the very family that was victimized in the arson attack has been involved in an inter-family dispute resulting in at least seven arson attacks <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/359199" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">before and after</a> the arson with which Ben Uliel was charged.</li></ul><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Duma arson convict's wife in an exclusive interview: "Being strong for our daughter": Amiram Ben Uliel was convicted of arson in Duma. His wife shares her experiences, promises to be strong for their seven-year-old daughter. <a href="https://t.co/dVcjctBnnx">https://t.co/dVcjctBnnx</a> ArutzSheva <a href="https://t.co/QPGF9QmPgl">pic.twitter.com/QPGF9QmPgl</a>— Jewish Community (@JComm_NewsFeeds) <a href="https://twitter.com/JComm_NewsFeeds/status/1577208053216477185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Self-awareness?The legal aid organization supporting Ben Uliel, Honenu, pointed out the irony of Justice Hayut permitting torture at the very time that she has been publicly opposing efforts to end her court's ability to thwart the will of the electorate. The new government is planning <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/367184" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">legislation</a> to stop the Supreme Court from invalidating laws passed by the elected members of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) and to transfer control of the panel that appoints new judges from Supreme Court judges to elected politicians.&nbsp;Hayut alleges that putting control of the nation's laws in the hands of elected officials is anti-democratic and threatening to human rights, but failed to explain how allowing torture enhances human rights. In the words of <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/367066" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Honenu</a>:<blockquote>Hayut, like all her friends who proclaim themselves protectors of human rights, has made a mockery of the human rights of all the downtrodden of society with her support of torture when it is used to force those being interrogated to confess to crimes — just like in a third world country.Precisely now, when everyone is talking about the Court as the 'protector of human rights,' Hayut has reminded us of the lies and deceit behind these fine words. When it comes to a Jew with a beard and peyot [sidelocks], the Court despises his human rights and tramples upon them.</blockquote>Previous Prime Minister <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/237087" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Naftali Bennett</a> summed up what Hayut is really fighting for:<blockquote>in recent years the Supreme Court has placed itself above the legislature instead of next to it. In recent years, the Supreme Court has deviated from its authority and has begun to disqualify laws with too light a hand. In recent months, the Supreme Court has overturned laws and Knesset actions at an unprecedented rate.Three times the Supreme Court overturned the outline for removing infiltrators from Israel, and the Supreme Court overturned the canceling of the residency of Hamas members in East Jerusalem.The third apartment law was disqualified; the biannual budget law; the Regulation Law is frozen; the draft law was canceled; the corporation law is frozen and more.The Supreme Court is not supposed to intervene to determine if a law is appropriate or not; that's the Knesset's authority.I don't particularly like some of the laws, but the Knesset is the sovereign. Members of the Knesset were elected by millions of Israeli citizens, and the Supreme Court cannot annul the will of the people just because it does not see eye-to-eye with a law.The Supreme Court is entitled to intervene only when it comes to the tyranny of the majority, governmental tyranny vis-à-vis the individual, and this is not the case. . . .</blockquote>Inexplicably, though, Bennet now <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/366001" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">opposes</a> the judicial reform legislation, seeking to water it down.<blockquote>The full current proposal, as it currently stands, is dangerous. It will harm the foundations of the State of Israel, its economy and its citizens . . .</blockquote>What Shabak didThe court euphemistically referred to the torture as "enhanced interrogation”. Israel’s judiciary placed a gag order on Ben Uliel and his lawyer, preventing them from identifying most of the means of torture implemented against him. It was revealed, though, that intelligence agents&nbsp;bound his feet to a chair and his hands behind his back while repeatedly bending him backwards, causing him extraordinary pain that would garner a false confession within seconds from almost anyone, as explained in the English <a href="https://www.honenu.org/duma-case-new-video-demonstrates-gss-torture-method">translation</a> below the video.<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="1180" height="664" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hRGwSn-q_W0" title="אתגר השב" כ:="" מתכון="" להודאה="" -="" עינויים="" מביאים="" לשקרים!"="" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><blockquote>Translation: What does it take to cause anyone to admit to anything, and what is the “recipe” for a predetermined confession? It's very simple and has only a few “ingredients”: 1. zip ties, 2. a chair, 3. patience. Take the defendant and seat him on the chair. Bind his feet to the chair and bind his hands behind his back. Bend him backwards so that he can't get up.If you encounter a particularly strong defendant who refuses to break down, repeat the procedure several times, and you will certainly receive the desired results. This recipe was successfully used in the Duma case and in other cases. It doesn't take much for someone to break under torture and say whatever the interrogator wants him to say.</blockquote>Torture in IsraelPlease see our earlier article on the government of Israel's torture of its citizens.<a href="https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/friends-of-israel-concerned-over-ruling-allowing-confessions-extracted-under-torture">Friends of Israel concerned over ruling allowing confessions extracted under torture</a>

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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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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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‘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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