The failure of the WHO member states to adopt the WHO's pandemic treaty by the proposed May 27th deadline can be seen as a victory, albeit not final, by freedom-loving persons around the globe.&nbsp;<h2>WHO calls personal decisions dangerous</h2>In September 2019, the WHO ”<a href="https://theconversation.com/declaring-vaccine-hesitancy-one-of-the-ten-biggest-health-threats-in-2019-is-unhelpful-123628" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">declared</a> vaccine hesitancy one of the ten biggest threats to global health . . .“ The WHO may actually be threatened by individuals exercising the right to make their own personal health decisions based on their own research.In August 2020 the WHO credited itself with coining the term “infodemic,” <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/immunizing-the-public-against-misinformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">declaring</a> information not coming from the agency to be dangerous misinformation.&nbsp;<blockquote>Soon after the world started getting used to the terms coronavirus and COVID-19, WHO coined another word: "infodemic" — an overabundance of information and the rapid spread of misleading or fabricated news, images, and videos. Like the virus, it is highly contagious and grows exponentially. It also complicates COVID-19 pandemic response efforts.“We’re not just battling the virus,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We’re also battling the trolls and conspiracy theorists that push misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.”</blockquote>A BMJ article, "'Torrent of fake news' has put negotiations at risk, says WHO chief," published January 29, 2024, revealed that WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former <a href="https://frontline.news/post/biden-may-bypass-senate-for-who-power-transfer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">leader of the Marxist terror group </a>Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), already saw the writing on the wall — that the pandemic treaty was destined to fail. Instead of taking people's concerns to heart, however, he chose to blame the troubles on “fake news.” &nbsp;&nbsp;<blockquote>WHO officials blamed conspiracy theories for mobilising public opposition to the accord and hindering negotiations. Social media is awash with what Tedros described as a “a torrent of fake news, lies, and conspiracy theories.”</blockquote><blockquote>Among the false claims are that the pandemic treaty plans to snatch sovereignty from countries by imposing lockdowns or vaccine mandates. “This is fake news, lies, and conspiracy theories. Negotiating members know that the agreement will give WHO no such powers, because you are writing it,” Tedros said.</blockquote>Despite Tedros protestations, “fake news” is not the reason the pandemic treaty is now on life support.&nbsp;<h2>Power grab</h2><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h3>Censorship&nbsp;</h3>National Herald India's AJ Prabal described what appears to be the main reason politicians throughout the world have resisted ratifying the treaty - they're apparently unwilling to cede their own powers to the world body. He documents the breadth of power the unelected and unaccountable body holds to censor scientists and what it deems “disinformation:”[fn]Prabal, A.J. “Why Is Who Pushing so Hard for a Global Pandemic Treaty?” National Herald, National Herald, 23 Oct. 2023, <a href="http://www.nationalheraldindia.com/health/why-is-world-health-organization-pushing-so-hard-for-a-global-pandemic-treaty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.nationalheraldindia.com/health/why-is-world-health-organization-pushing-so-hard-for-a-global-pandemic-treaty</a>.[/fn]&nbsp;<blockquote>Once the countries sign the treaty, they will hand over all regulatory control of future pandemics (Disease X) to WHO. The UN body will declare the onset of fresh pandemics, declare protocols to be followed (lockdowns, vaccines), prescribe medicines and their dosage, demand surveillance prescribed by it, and decide on which medicines and vaccines are acceptable and which are not. What is more, WHO will also have the power to censor scientific papers, scientists, and research, and also decide what is disinformation and what is not.WHO is an unelected body and is totally unaccountable to anyone, [Dutch politician and European Parliament independent member Robert 'Rob'] Ruse has pointed out. But WHO nevertheless wants countries to cede part of their sovereignty so that WHO, despite its poor record, can control future pandemics, bio-terrorism and climate change. (Emphases added.)</blockquote><h3>Not a good fit for most</h3>Ruse also explained that solutions cannot be one-size-fits-all. Different countries have different needs as demographics and health concerns vary.&nbsp;<blockquote>Ruse has also pointed out that one size does not fit all. [Pune-based epidemiologist] Dr Banerjee agrees. Demographics differ from country to country as do conditions, he points out. India is a young country with an overwhelming percentage of its population below the age of 70, whereas Europe is ageing faster. Obesity and comorbidities are major health issues in the West but not so much in Asia. In Africa, mortality from Covid was higher in South Africa, where people are more obese than in other countries. While obesity is a problem in the West, malnutrition is a more serious problem in poorer countries like India. (Emphaisis added.)</blockquote><h3>Ignores local health concerns</h3>Focusing on pandemic solutions rather than local health needs can lead to misapplied resources and bad outcomes. This is what happened in India where TB and dengue are more serious diseases than COVID was.<blockquote>Not just demography, but population density and cultural differences too can play a role in pandemics. In India, 80 per cent of the population did not take a booster dose. They did not have to. More Indians died of other diseases than of Covid-19, and yet the government spent 50 per cent of the total health budget on securing vaccines to deal with Covid. Neglect of other diseases has led to a resurgence in cases of TB and dengue, and about 2,000 children in India continue to die every day of diseases other than Covid, Dr Banerjee points out. (Emphases added.)</blockquote><h2>Your personal health takes a backseat to “public health”</h2>Former British comedian and actor, Russel Brand may be one of those who Ghebreyesus believes is spreading lies. Now a podcaster with some conservative views, Brand has not hesitated to express his perspective on the events of our times.In a May 2022 podcast, a week before a gathering of the WHO's World Health Assembly, the WHO‘s governing body, to work on the treaty, Brand <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7kfZ7DywA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">elaborated</a> on the agency’s interest in increasing its regulatory powers while quoting from a <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegraph article</a> on the treaty draft. It is funded, Brand pointed out, primarily by nations and organizations with “biases at odds” with your and his health requirements and his preference for more freedom, not less: &nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oo7kfZ7DywA?si=MSEQCcXh_GhNFsDc&amp;clip=UgkxhPoHUNql8phRtcXZZAv9tKaO-jqBRcBY&amp;clipt=EKyDCBiM2As" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Lifesite News journalist Stephen Kokx reported on an interview Brand had with Tucker Carlson, during which they discussed several topics, including Brand's experience of having been targeted by the CIA and the UK government for his viewpoints — they had tried to destroy his reputation with vague sexual allegations — and Brand's views of the globalists' attempts to suppress dissent:[fn]Kokx, Stephen. “Russell Brand: God Is Directing a Global ‘Awakening’ in Response to Growing Authoritarianism.” LifeSite, 2 Feb. 2024, <a href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/russell-brand-god-is-directing-a-global-awakening-in-response-to-growing-authoritarianism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.lifesitenews.com/news/russell-brand-god-is-directing-a-global-awakening-in-response-to-growing-authoritarianism/</a>.[/fn]&nbsp;<blockquote>“There are now sets of globalist organizations, funded by government, but also by corporations, that are making deliberate, profound attempts to shut down any dissent in an astonishingly aggressive way,” he said.. . .“It’s like we’re being prepped, groomed, primed for ‘war is coming.’ We’re being kept in a state of constant anxiety in order to induce compliance,” he asserted. “The ongoing stoking of cultural tension is to ensure that people don’t begin to recognize that actually we have far more in common with one another than we do with these curious sets of establishment interests that seem to be transcendent of national democracy. To be explicit, I’m talking about organizations like the WHO, NATO, the WEF, and their astonishing influence.” (Emphases added.)</blockquote>They also discussed geopolitics and the globalists' <a href="https://frontline.news/post/orwellian-federal-officials-roll-out-airport-facial-recognition-technology-with-promise-of-strengthening-privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">doublespeak</a> to cloak their intentions. Kokx reported:<blockquote>Brand and Carlson agreed that the “loathing of nature” carried out by global elites indicates “something dark” is happening.“Clearly what we’re watching are the fruits of spiritual war,” Carlson stated. “Certainly the solution seems to me to be spiritual,” Brand replied, adding that “authoritarianism now is being deliberately veiled in the insidious language of care, concern, safety and convenience.” (Emphasis added.)</blockquote><h3>Trust them not to take away your freedom?</h3>Authoritarianism vs freedom was a topic of grave concern for Sky News Australia's Outsider program cohosts Rowan Dean, Rita Panahi, and James Morrow, as well. In a discussion about the global pandemic treaty,”[fn]“World Health Organisation ‘desperate’ to Have Global Pandemic Treaty.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 May 2023, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotNYdpM8cE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotNYdpM8cE</a>.[/fn] they voiced concern about the proposed treaty and how it may be well received in Australia, particularly as most of the people accepted and even cheered on COVID-19 countermeasures. They also expressed concern about the dire implications the treaty has for personal freedoms, pointing out that the regulators, who may not be willing to endure people's personal freedom, claim that freedom is the problem:&nbsp;Dean:<blockquote>The reality is the World Health Organization have [sic] made it crystal clear James that they want that ability to have a global pandemic treaty. &nbsp;</blockquote>Morrow:<blockquote>Well you know, and thing here that underlies this and so many things that we need to be vigilant about and what people need to be vigilant about but they get called conspiracy theorists and whack jobs and things like that, the fundamental idea behind all of this is this idea that freedom is somehow the problem.And this is the issue, with so many of the issues that we face, whether it's the pandemic whether it's the climate crisis, if you want to say that in quotes, whatever the issue is, people having too much freedom is the thing that annoys the regulators and we're going to see this. We saw the Climate Council this week come out and say that well to, you know, fight the climate thing not only do we need to all move to EVS but we need to own half as many cars and take half as many car trips we need to take trips according to the public transport schedule.&nbsp;You know, we see this on level after level after level and this is what people need to be really vigilant about. It is not freedom that is the problem. It is always the people who want to take your freedom away.&nbsp;Dean:And we're now in a world where really it's not left versus right — it's authoritarianism versus freedom, as James says — or the collective, the greater good versus freedom of the individual to make their own choices. And what we saw during COVID, which is why we must have a royal commission, as Rita was saying, to find out what actually happened during COVID. You must have that Royal Commission into what actually happened and what did happen to our freedoms and at what costs they came. (Emphases added.) &nbsp;</blockquote>Considering the above, it appears that it is the WHO's agenda that presents a danger — to your personal freedom.&nbsp;Related articles:&nbsp;<ul><li style="margin-left:0px;"><a href="https://frontline.news/post/dont-just-reject-the-pandemic-treaty%E2%80%93get-us-out-of-the-who" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don’t just reject the Pandemic Treaty – Get US Out! Of the WHO</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/greatest-single-threat-to-the-sovereignty-of-our-constitutional-republic-congressmen-warn-about-who-treaty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Greatest single threat to the sovereignty of our constitutional republic' - Congressmen warn about WHO treaty</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/emergency-response-or-planned-takeover-who-pandemic-treaty">Emergency response or planned takeover? WHO Pandemic Treaty</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/who-vs-first-amendment-white-house-to-decide-by-may-on-ceding-authority-to-global-body">WHO vs First Amendment; White House to decide by May on ceding authority to global body</a></li></ul>

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'People having too much freedom is the thing that annoys the regulators'

Your personal freedoms are dangerous — to the WHO

<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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