<blockquote>The top five complaints of teachers from 1940-1962 — talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls and getting out of turn in line — to rape, robbery, assault, burglary and arson from 1963 to present.</blockquote>From: <a href="https://catholiccitizens.org/views/77893/education-expert-removing-bible-prayer-public-schools-caused-decline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Education Expert: Removing Bible, Prayer from Public Schools Has Caused Decline</a><h2>Less God - more violence</h2>How did public school teachers go from sending notes home about gum chewing to reporting rapes?&nbsp;Since the Biblical story of Creation was replaced with evolution and the practice of picking students to start the school day with a non-denominational prayer over the PA system was banned from government schools in 1963:&nbsp;<ul><li>Academic achievement has plummeted, including SAT scores.</li><li>There has been an increased rate of out-of-wedlock births</li><li>There has been an increase in illegal drug use</li><li>There has been an increase in juvenile crime</li><li>There has been a deterioration of school behavior</li></ul><h4 style="text-align:center;"> From: <a href="https://catholiccitizens.org/views/77893/education-expert-removing-bible-prayer-public-schools-caused-decline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Education Expert: Removing Bible, Prayer from Public Schools Has Caused Decline</a></h4><h4>&nbsp;</h4><h4>Even murder:</h4><blockquote>Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “Education without morals is like a ship without a compass, merely wandering nowhere.” That crucial moral fiber is like those Common Core morality classes – not found in public schools. In fact, that moral fiber is banned from schools.A Professor of Education at CSU, William Jeynes explains . . . “One wonders if far fewer school shootings would have occurred if students from these schools, especially the assailants, had been given training in forgiveness, anger management, loving others, showing respect, defending the children who are bullied, and dealing with others tenderly.”According to Richmond Alarm, a school security company, “The mass school shootings list confirms that most K-12 school shootings have occurred at public institutions. As of 2017, private K-12 academic institutes have been, for the most part, spared from large-scale mass shootings”. Public schools are not to blame for these events. It’s the banishing of God that is to blame.</blockquote>From: <a href="https://clarion.olsh.org/1186/life/god-and-school-violence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">God and School Violence</a>&nbsp;<h2>Indianapolis minors and gun violence</h2>Seven minors were wounded late Saturday night in a shooting near the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis, Indiana, where a large group of juveniles had gathered. While the nature of the gathering was unknown, this was the third consecutive weekend that Indianapolis police responded to a mass shooting, <a href="https://lawenforcementtoday.com/shooting-in-downtown-indianapolis-leaves-seven-children-injured" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote</a> Law Enforcement Today's Eddie Killian in his report on the shooting.Walter Straiten tweeted this Fox News report on the shooting.<blockquote>[L]ocal Fox affiliate reported officers arrived at the scene and discovered a large group of juveniles including 6 with apparent gunshot wounds. . . . a seventh victim arrived at a hospital with an apparent gunshot wound.&nbsp;No suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting but investigators say that more than 1 weapon was used.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/eXDf2FVoMT">https://t.co/eXDf2FVoMT</a>— Walter Straiten (@WalterStra86430) <a href="https://twitter.com/WalterStra86430/status/1775246836531400734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h3>Parents need “to be more vigilant about their children’s whereabouts”</h3>Deputy Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Tanya Terry, &nbsp;expressed concern about the incident and the need for parents to be more mindful of where their children are, Killian recounted: &nbsp;<blockquote>Deputy Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Tanya Terry, expressed deep concern over the incident, stating, “It is extremely concerning to us that so many of our young people have been victims of gun violence this evening. Once again, we have a situation where young people are resolving conflict with gun violence, and it has to stop.”. . .&nbsp;In response to the recent surge in gun violence, Terry disclosed that over 25 officers were patrolling the downtown area on Saturday night to prevent such incidents. She emphasized the need for parents to be more vigilant about their children’s whereabouts, especially during late hours. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote>Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, Killian shared, was also concerned that young children are out and unaccompanied so late at night:<blockquote>Mayor Joe Hogsett made the following statement on the shooting, “This Easter Sunday, I am heartbroken for the young people whose lives have been impacted by what occurred last night. Let me be clear: a 12-year-old child has no business being out late at night anywhere without parental or adult supervision. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote><hr><h3>Youth homicides on the rise in Indianapolis</h3>The increasing gun violence affecting Indianapolis youth is <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2023/12/12/indy-homicide-youth-rate-gun-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">depicted</a> in the following graph by Axios Indianapolis:<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1712146304/image_987941fd4b.png"></figure><hr><h3>Why are children wandering about at night?</h3>In a shooting incident on the west side of Indianapolis just a couple of days prior to the above shooting, two juvenile shooting victims were found in the area where an adult shooting victim was found dead when his car crashed into a home. The police suspect the children, who were not cooperating with police, were in the car with the adult victim. As Kaitlyn Kendall and the WRTV News Staff <a href="https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/1-dead-2-injured-in-shooting-on-citys-west-side" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>, the police captain wondered why children were out so late at night:<blockquote>Captain Don Weilhammer with IMPD Night Watch described both surviving victims as "juveniles.""It's possible they were on spring break. If it's not spring break, it's school time. Why are they out wandering around in a car this time of night?" Capt. Weilhammer said. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote><h2>U.S. “terrible at protecting children from gun violence”</h2>Children are not just affected by gun violence in Indianapolis. Children are more likely to die from gun violence in the United States than in any other high-income country, as NPR's Laurel Wamsley <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/28/1101307932/texas-shooting-uvalde-gun-violence-children-teenagers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>. In her article titled “The U.S. is uniquely terrible at protecting children from gun violence,” she shared the CDC's graph, below, showing that in 2020 gun-related deaths overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the U.S.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1712152785/image_36e512bb26.png"></figure><h2>"It's 10 pm. Do you know where your children are?"&nbsp;</h2>These appeals, for parents to be responsible for their children and know where their children are, bring to mind the Public Service Announcement (PSA), “It's 10 pm. Do you know where your children are?” aired before the 10 pm news from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, as <a href="https://wikimili.com/en/Do_you_know_where_your_children_are%3F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WikiMili</a> explained :<blockquote>"Do you know where your children are?" is a question used as a public service announcement (PSA) for parents on American television from the late 1960s through the late 1980s. Accompanied by a time announcement, this phrase is typically used as a direct introduction for the originating station's late-evening newscast, typically at either 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m.&nbsp;While the phrase itself had appeared in newspapers as early as the 19th century, usage of it in broadcasting started in the early 1960s following the enactment of nightly youth curfews for minors in multiple large cities.&nbsp;</blockquote>Fox 5 News shared the history of the PSA in the video below.<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PTCrgovX3mc?si=B6_H-4KIHwQ2VWgx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>A renewed nightly reminder for parents to be responsible for their children may be a good thing, today. This is especially so since some cities are <a href="https://slate.com/business/2023/01/teen-curfews-philadelphia-chicago-crime.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">implementing</a> nightly curfews, just as they did when the original PSAs were aired.<h2>Good communication between parents and teens key to safety</h2>The CDC <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/factsheets/parental_monitoring_factsheet.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">offers</a> the following suggestions for good communication between parents and children which can help keep children safe:<blockquote><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Talk with your teen about your rules and expectations, and explain the consequences for breaking the rules.</li><li>Talk and listen to your teen often about how he or she feels and what he or she is thinking.</li><li>Know who your teen’s friends are.</li><li>Talk with your teen about the plans he or she has with friends, what he or she is doing after school, and where he or she will be going.</li><li>Set expectations for when your teen will come home, and expect a call if he or she is going to be late.</li><li>Ask whether an adult will be present when your teen is visiting a friend’s home.</li><li>Get to know your teen’s boyfriend or girlfriend.</li><li>Get to know the parents of your teen’s friends.</li><li>Talk with your relatives, your neighbors, your teen’s teachers, and other adults who know your teen. Ask them to share what they observe about your teen’s behaviors, moods, or friends.</li><li>Watch how your teen spends money.</li><li>Keep track of how your teen spends time online, and talk about using the Internet safely.</li><li>Pay attention to your teen’s mood and behavior at home, and discuss any concerns you might have.</li><li>If your teen does break a rule, enforce the consequences fairly and consistently.</li><li>Make sure your teen knows how to contact you at all times.</li></ul></blockquote>All good advice, of course. But what the children are learning, and what they're not learning, may be no less important.

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'It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are?' And do you know what they're being taught?

<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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‘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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