It is amazing to consider that less than 6 weeks ago CTH was notified of the deplatforming of our corner of the internet. However, what is even more amazing is how fortunate we were to find a group of people, with a very specific set of skills, who knew exactly how to counter these efforts of Big Tech… And they pulled-off an amazingly stable website architecture in two weeks.
CTH is thankful beyond imagining. Your support in this endeavor is cherished and appreciated.
We are roughly three weeks into the stabilizing phase of the site construct and while there is a lot of work ahead, the outcome is remarkable. Here’s some updates for readers and users:
What we have created, and are continuing to build-out, is something new in the landscape of web-hosting and websites. CTH is running stable on a platform where no user data is ever captured. Not a single element of user privacy is controlled by any internal architecture. Meaning, there’s not a single element of your CTH engagement that is not controlled by you, 100%. In the modern era of websites, this is a paradigm shift.
CTH believes your data is YOUR data. Nothing on CTH is recorded, monitored or tracked to “enhance” user connection. The commenting system is constructed not to store any user information in any database; there is no registration, no cookie tracking and no data-lists of any kind. This approach was a lofty goal because essentially it is the opposite of modern tech/site development.
Most of the modern site constructs are developed to make user engagement part of the site data. Hence, some sites now ask for phone numbers or two-step authentication (email etc.) before access to content; however, at CTH this modern baseline is not accepted.
One unanticipated aspect of the anti-fragile framework is a number of websites wanting to create, or proactively move their site, and reaching out to us to understand how it is working. While CTH 2.0 is not yet in a position to explain critical details, I can envision a time in the near future with an anti-fragile “site in a box” (an assembled system that can operate without Big Tech influence/assistance) to be offered based on our format.
As an outcome of CTH need, some rebel alliance engineers and developers are learning to unmesh their reliance on interconnected interfaces. This is good stuff in an era where Big Tech is attempting to control communication and what content is presented to you. The internet should be where ‘speech’ is supported, not choked or controlled by tech oligarchs.
♦ One of the big remaining challenges is an email notification system that does not assemble user data as part of the triggering mechanism for auto-notifications of site content. How do you notify people without storing the data of people wanting to be notified? This is the current challenge and some new encryption solutions are being developed based on the old school RSS feeds that people used a long time ago.
We are still working-on rebuilding/testing the CTH theme to work and integrate better with mobile devices (phones, tablets etc). We hear all of the feedback on this issue and we are working through the process.
Also at some point next month, once we are able to review a month of server data and calculate the operational hosting costs, we will start construction of a supply-side platform (SSP/proprietary) ad system that carries the same privacy elements. Hopefully this approach will offset the higher costs associated with staying outside of Big Tech tentacles; and allows us to provide all content 24/7/365 to everyone.
The CTH rebuild has been a learning experience and I sincerely appreciate everyone’s understanding as this has progressed. Big Tech thought they had a grip on the voices within the internet; CTH is happily leading a charge to find workarounds and bring back independent voices.
Don’t forget to live your best life; it’s the only one you have.
Merry Christmas everyone,
~ Sundance
?and though it’s been said Many Times , Many Ways .. ?
Thank You , Sundance and Most Stellar Crew , for Every Thing You Do !
We are Truly Blessed by All of You ?
?Thinking of All the *Gears* Here that Make this Site So Special?
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Thank you, Sundance and all! I too check a couple of times a day and read the comments to console myself when I am most distraught. Today is a distraught day as we seem to have no way to evade “the steal.” The videos of fraud occurring, the thousands of affidavits, forensic examination of Antrim County Dominion voting machines, etc. are not “evidence” that courts will use to find a remedy? The GOP legislatures have not will to contest fraud even after having evidence presented?
I know I’m just repeating stale comments, but the horror of what we just watched happen confirms that our beloved Republic is lost and probably has been for decades. It was just covered up more effectively. My children know this and are upset, their spouses less so, and their children (early 20’s) seem even less aware of what this portends for their futures.
Remember 2016 happened. Remember even with a pandemic, global economic collapse caused by unprecedented destruction of small businesses, social media ministries of truth, press coverage 20x more negative to Trump than Biden, and a whole lot of “statistical anomalies” in the election, Biden barely took power. Remember even with a pandemic, economic collapse, social media and the press and even the courts revealing unprecedented bias, and the questionable election activities, Republicans defied history riding Trump’s coattails to gains in the House and state governments as a sitting President “lost” his election. Remember black Americans are converting other black Americans to recognize the Democrats have been all talk while actively killing their children and sending their jobs and hopes to China. Remember Hispanic Americans are experiencing a similar realignment for similar reasons.
If you wish to say all hope is lost, that is your right. But I disagree. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overtaken it. You get to choose your own path. Will you stay in the light? Will you fight for the light? It is your choice as it has always been. And it is your choice by the power of unbounded love.
Trump won only because they had no inclination that there was a need to cheat. If they had looked outside their bubble for one second the steal would have been on and we would not have had the last four years.
I believe your fears are not valid. There is a lot of truth coming forth. Bobby Pinton, who did a marvelous forensic investigation finding the truth examining the probability of same fraudulent names used in the ballots over and over. So did, Shiva Ayyadurai who exposed the tremendous insidious fraud by their use of decimal voting. This is a mathematician of the first order. Bobby Pinton is no less an expert. How about Russell Ramsland, an MIT, Harvard owner of a tech company who analyzed the mathematical fraud from another perspective. In addition to the small group of highly qualified lawyers who have been fighting the good fight. I was so proud of the citizens who came forth in truth to expose the fraud on election night. They did this under threat of losing their lives, and property. I watched all the state legislative hearings and I was so proud of all their testimonies. My estimation, now that the citizenry has seen their revelations they will never allow this to go forth without truth being recognized and truth will prevail.
Thank you, Sundance and all, for keeping us safe. I pray the work you are doing will become a huge success that many people will want, and you will be able to make big money by sharing the knowledge you have gained.
Thank you and God bless you, Sundance and Team. Phenomenal job!
there are similar projects, from the libertarian end of the spectrum (unsure how SJW corrupted each is now, probably irredemably)
https://unhosted.org/
https://indieweb.org/
would be interested in something similar from the CTH perspective
https://bookshop.org/books/unassailable-protect-yourself-from-deplatform-attacks-cancel-culture-other-online-disasters/9781999285210
https://axisofeasy.com/books/
Great news…..Thanks for update.
What a wonderful job you and your support team have done – congratulations!
I for one do not mind your maintaining my email address in a database. I trust you. Perhaps you could only maintain emails and not names as most databases do??
Thank you Sundance et al for all your efforts. You are a beacon of light shining in the darkness, similar to the lanterns lit for our forefathers as they made their way up and down the east coast of America during the civil war. You have a forever follower in me.
What everyone should consider doing is using a secondary email for all things social. Twitter, FB, Rumble, Parler, etc. This way at least they don’t have work emails or the email you use for everyday communications. That said, I’m sure they can still find you and get to you if they want to. Heck, get the Covid vaccine and they might be able to track you that way. Who knows. I don’t like conspiracy theories but the whole world seems to be participating in one big conspiracy theory these days. Who to trust?!
Wishing every American patriot a very happy new year in advance!! May 2021 bring us the president we all should be in office, but without the country having to go to battle for it to happen.
God bless ???
President Trump could use such a site!
President Trump can always get a user’s personal data when they click on his ‘donate’ button.
But, it sure tickles my fancy that the GOP, Googly, Farcebook and Twit Twit don’t get any of the action, not one cent from selling people’s personal information!
It also tickles my fancy that tribes of ill-mannered anti-social communist-socialist trolls and trollops are forced to be proper and civil online!
Great job Sundance and “group”!
This new system is immensely better than that gawdawful WordPress. I’m glad it happened. Carry on!
That was my exact question. I have not been notified of posts since the departure and was wondering if it was available to get back on the list. So as I understand it, a list does not exist at this point and you and the team are trying to figure out how to do one without keeping personal info. Is that correct?
Love this!
Great News. You turned it around quickly. The web is entering a new era. Conservative Treehouse is leading the hunt.
Well done, SD and Team!
“However, what is even more amazing is how fortunate we were to find a group of people, with a very specific set of skills, who knew exactly how to counter these efforts of Big Tech… And they pulled-off an amazingly stable website architecture in two weeks.”
Thank you to these wonderful, freedom loving People! We love you, SD and all the other Treepers here. Yes, live your best lives! Love you al!
Yesterday we celebrated the gender reveal of our first grandbaby: