Convoys of Muslim women and children were spotted traveling to Jordan Wednesday from Samaria, raising concerns from the area’s residents about an impending attack.Israelis remain on high alert after Saturday’s attack in which Muslim forces invaded the country from Gaza, massacring over a thousand Jews and taking dozens back to the Gaza Strip as hostages.&nbsp;Though Israel has yet to follow through on its promises to exact a “merciless” retaliation, Hamas has called for more massacres this Friday. Khalid Mashal, one of Hamas’ founding members and leaders, urged Muslims around the world in a speech Wednesday “to show anger” and carry out a “global jihad.”Elhanan Friedlow, who lives in the Eastern Benjamin region, says residents have so far seen over 27 large taxi vans full of Muslim women and children approach the Allenby Bridge that connects Samaria with Jordan. Sources told&nbsp;Frontline News&nbsp;the convoy originated in the village of Al Mughayyir — 45 minutes north of Ramallah — and collected more passengers in the village of Duma before continuing its journey. Military sources stationed in Samaria say the convoy drove through fields to attempt to circumvent IDF checkpoints.But the convoy did run into a checkpoint, where IDF personnel confirmed that passengers were reportedly carrying plane tickets. Unconfirmed reports add, however, that Jordanian authorities have stopped the convoy at the border.&nbsp;Muslim men — particularly those of military age, Friedlow notes — have rarely been seen.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sources say taxi vans piled with luggage and full of Muslim women and children are evacuating to Jordan while the men stay behind. Why? <a href="https://t.co/bNDVE6dyW1">pic.twitter.com/bNDVE6dyW1</a>— Yudi Sherman (@ShermanShock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShermanShock/status/1712113267764584596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Similar reports say that to Israel's north, Muslim women and children are evacuating en masse within Lebanon to avoid Israeli reprisals for attacks.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Reports indicate that to Israel's north, Muslim women and children are evacuating en masse within Lebanon to avoid Israeli reprisals for attacks. <a href="https://t.co/XfQkhGxEDC">pic.twitter.com/XfQkhGxEDC</a>— Yudi Sherman (@ShermanShock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShermanShock/status/1712193112112545888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The sightings have sparked independent preparation among residents of Samaria's Jewish&nbsp;cities, towns, and villages. Only some receive adequate military protection against surrounding Muslim villages and are frequently subject to violent attacks. With Israeli troops spread thin between fighting Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south, Israelis are even less hopeful for military protection.“It seems clear that those remaining behind are preparing an attack that will elicit a strong response from our side,” said another resident of the Benjamin region. “They’re sending their families to safety. So why are we waiting?”IDF sources have confirmed to Frontline News that intelligence reports are warning of an imminent attack by Muslims, though no further details were provided.Meanwhile, there are sightings of <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/263538" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">armored vehicles</a> moving westward in Jordan towards the border with Israel.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Confirmed reports of Jordanian armored personnel carriers approaching Israel's border <a href="https://t.co/uXCPAAYESt">pic.twitter.com/uXCPAAYESt</a>— Yudi Sherman (@ShermanShock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShermanShock/status/1712155020240544029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The unfolding situation matches predictions by security analysts from as far back as 20 years ago in a 2000 <a href="http://www.acpr.org.il/pp/pp107xs.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> titled Report on the Acquiescence of the Israeli Government in Palestinian Authority First Strike Preparations in Judea and Samaria.A supplementary document, also written twenty years ago, is currently circulating Jewish communities entitled the <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1697042694/Report_on_the_Acquiescence_of_the_Israeli_Government_in_Palestinian_Authority_First_Strike_Preparations_in_Yesha_and_First_Strike_Chron_3b56a86875.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judea Samaria (Yesha) Defense Initiative</a> details a plan for such situations:<blockquote>The proposed system calls for a triple-layered defense to be added to Yesha’s rapid response team’s capabilities, and actually consists of three separate elements deployed in sequential zones.In short, this is how the system works:The first element is an Early Warning system. This is provided by a network of trained observers, each of which is equipped with communication and optical equipment that makes them capable of warning Yesha’s rapid response teams when a first strike is imminent. This first element is capable of ruining the shock of surprise and therefore makes the Palestinians less confident about committing to a first strike in the first place.The second level of Yesha defense utilizes the early warning of the first element. &nbsp;A network of interceptor vehicles, each of which carries and can deploy barriers that are capable of blocking, disabling, or destroying enemy armored vehicles before they reach the yishuv, provides this defense.The third component of the system is a [local] defense system that is designed to destroy armored and other forces that manage to escape the second level.The entire system is entirely defensive in nature, with no attack capability whatsoever.It will not take the life of a single non-combatant. What it can do is save the lives of thousands of Yeshans, as well as Israelis throughout the country, indeed Jews throughout the entire world.The Yesha Defense Initiative system is designed to increase Yesha’s ability to survive and respond to a Palestinian first strike, and thus acts as the strongest possible deterrent to one.Individually, each component of the system in itself offers tremendously increased deterrence. Taken as a whole, however, the system provides a deterrent to first strike planners that can neutralize the threat of eviction of Yesha.An important fact to remember, however, is that the early warning, interceptors, and [local] defense systems are not easily separated. &nbsp;To install the. . .defense without initiating the early warning and interceptors would buy very little time, before the Palestinians came up with a way to overwhelm the yishuv defense system. Nachaliel Office for Yesha’s experts have determined that all three systems are interdependent on one another for maximum effectiveness.It must be stated that there is no such thing as a perfect defense. &nbsp;The purpose of any defensive system is to delay, deter, and make more difficult an enemy’s assault.If we continue to do nothing in the face of the Palestinian’s incredible first strike arsenal, they will grow more and more assured that they can render futile any Yeshan rapid response team’s attempt at defending their yishuv.That certainly will only make them more and more likely to consider such an attack.If, on the other hand, the Yesha Defense Initiative is implemented, the Palestinians can no longer be even remotely comfortable with the predicted effectiveness and destructiveness of a first strike.That certainly can only make them far more hesitant even to consider such a strike.KNOCKING OUT <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/263575" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ARMORED VEHICLES</a>The Yesha Defense Initiative utilizes effective techniques that have been developed for poorly armed defenders to defeat an armored vehicle attack with the resources available to them.600 Hungarian army deserters together with 13-14 year olds destroyed two Soviet armored divisions this way - 150 armored vehicles each.In Chechnya, 62 Russian tanks were destroyed using these anti-tank killer teams in the first month of fighting there (December 1994).These techniques are:Organize your rapid-response team into anti-tank killer teams, which include:1. Five anti-tank firebombers: &nbsp;Five men rushing an armored vehicle are less likely to be hit than 1 or 2 men, and there will be confusion who to shoot, causing them to shoot at the crowd and miss all; 2. Machine gunner; 3. Sniper; 4. Additional personnel will be needed to serve as ammunition and firebomb bearers and as assistant gunners.Select anti-armor ambush areas in sections where buildings restrict and canalize the movement of armored vehicles.Lay out the ambush in order to seal off vehicles inside your pre-selected kill zone. &nbsp;Try to maneuver vehicle columns into streets where destruction of the first and last vehicles will trap the column and allow its total destruction.First slow or stop the vehicle in your preplanned kill zone, such as by dropping in front of it an obstacle, fake mine, tree, burning tires, or even a modest barricade;Then, with firebombs ready to go, use multiple firebomber teams of 5 to engage armored vehicles from basements, ground level and from second- or third-floor positions.Engage each target simultaneously with five or six firebombs, rushing crisscross to another hidden or covered location if that can be coordinated. &nbsp;People should not be slowed down by turning around.Aim for center of mass when trying to kill these vehicles – there is no point in a firebomber aiming for a particular little section of an armored vehicle if that will increase likelihood of missing altogether;Have several waves of bottles ready; keep the flame going until it incinerates.Meanwhile, the sniper and machine gunner should pin down any supporting infantry as the anti-tank firebombers engage the armored vehicles.Remember – armored vehicles are complicated and vulnerable systems. &nbsp;Just because you are a rifleman doesn’t mean you can’t seriously hurt that tank. &nbsp;Here is a list of vulnerable things to shoot, thus degrading the combat effectiveness of the vehicle:<ul><li>External lights: &nbsp;Headlights, tail lights, spotlights, and infrared spotlights – all vulnerable to rifle fire; &nbsp;</li><li>Tires on wheeled APC’s: &nbsp;Shoot these and you can cause the vehicle to run slower and with less control. &nbsp;Tires also burn well. &nbsp;</li><li>Antennae: &nbsp;Shoot these off for obvious reasons; &nbsp;</li><li>Armor-glass periscopes: &nbsp;Shoot these out and the crew will have to expose their heads to see and fight; then you eliminate them; &nbsp;</li><li>Externally mounted fuel tanks: &nbsp;Sometimes in drum form on the rear, sometimes rectangular mounted on the rear side fenders. &nbsp;Don’t expect big flaming explosions like in movies – most of these tank engines are diesel; &nbsp;</li><li>Spare ammunition stored externally: &nbsp;Mainly MG ammunition, sometimes missiles; &nbsp;</li><li>External laser range finders: &nbsp;Older vehicles are often upgraded with these, since there’s no room inside. &nbsp;Very vulnerable to small arms fire; &nbsp;</li><li>Smoke dischargers: &nbsp;Usually not bullet proof. &nbsp;Keeps them from deploying protective smoke screen;</li></ul>Engage armored targets from the top, rear and sides. Shots against frontal armor only serve to expose the gunner. If you can place a sniper in second- or third-floor level positions, engage accompanying air-defense guns first.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1697043234/i_Stock_1364394043_13583e5899.jpg"><figcaption>BTR-152</figcaption></figure>The Soviet BTR-152 armored troop carrier was produced from 1950 to 1960, and has appeared in many variants and seen action on many fronts, including the Middle East and Afghanistan. The BTR-152 in Palestinian hands has a mount for the 12.7mm D.Sh.K. heavy machine gun. &nbsp;It has a 6x6 wheel drive configuration. &nbsp;It can hold 2 crew members (driver + commander) and 17 fighters. &nbsp;The BTR-152 is equipped with night vision equipment for the driver. &nbsp;It weighs 8950 kg and can travel at a speed of 75 km/h. &nbsp;It's power-to-weight ratio is 12.29 hp/100kg making it capable of taking down the gates of any community.<img><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1697046679/i_Stock_961296570_23d5a37a1a.jpg"><figcaption>BRDM-2</figcaption></figure>The BRDM-2 is a fully armored, four-wheel-drive, amphibious reconnaissance vehicle. &nbsp;It has two-pairs of belly wheels and a centralized tire pressure regulation system for increased cross-country capability.The BRDM-2 has a box-like hull with a boat-shaped bow. &nbsp;The engine is mounted in the vehicle rear and there is a small conical turret mounted on the hull above the belly wheels. &nbsp;The driver sits at the front of the hull on the left with the vehicle commander to his right. &nbsp;To enter the vehicle, the crew must climb through two roof hatches. &nbsp;The hull, which is constructed of welded steel, provides the crew with protection from small arms and shell splinters. &nbsp;The turret, which is very similar to that of the BTR-60PB and Czechoslovak OT-64, is located in the center of the vehicle and is armed with a 14.5-mm KPVT or 7.62mm PKT machine gun. &nbsp;On either side of the hull adjacent to the crew position, there is a firing port. &nbsp;Immediately behind the firing port are three vision blocks that protrude from the outside of the hull, giving some vision to the front and rear of the vehicle. &nbsp;The belly-wheels are chain driven and are lowered by the driver and give the BRDM-2 improved cross-country performance and the ability to cross ditches. &nbsp;The driver can adjust the tire pressure on all four tires or individual tires while the vehicle is in motion to adjust to the ground conditions. &nbsp;The BRDM-2 is fully amphibious. &nbsp;It is propelled in the water by a single water jet at the rear of the hull. &nbsp;The vehicle has an over-pressure NBC system. &nbsp;The BRDM-2 is equipped with infrared driving and searchlights, a radio and an inertial land navigation system. &nbsp;At the front of the vehicle is a winch that has 30m of cable and has a maximum load of 4000-kg.Citizens should learn to recognize other armored vehicles because the Palestinian Authority may have them already or can easily get them from countries supporting the PA, such as Egypt or others:Tracked vehicles or Half-tracks: &nbsp;White M2 Half-track; &nbsp;BTR-50, PT-76, BMPWheeled armored personnel carriers: &nbsp;BTR-60, OT-62.</blockquote>

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Military sources confirm intelligence reports of imminent attack

Israelis sound alarm as armored vehicles approach from Jordan and convoys of Muslim women, children evacuate Samaria

<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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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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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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US News

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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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