I added a NOTE about Musk’s nonsense justification.
If the lessons of COVID-19 have taught us anything, it should be that each step the totalitarian dictatorships take -under the guise of protecting new democratic norms- must be viewed through the prism of future targeting.
We should pay attention, lest we find ourselves on the alternate side of populist uprisings under state targeting.
I sent the prior warning message around the collaboration between private industry and western government surrounding financial restrictions placed on Russia. When VISA, Mastercard and other payment mechanisms willingly and willfully supported the intentions of the Western Government coalition, few people thought about the Rubicon this new merge and partnership was establishing. {SEE HERE} In essence, private industry determining the lifestyle of Russian citizens in an effort to target their political leadership. Few people were paying attention, fewer still think long term.
With France now pledging to shut down internet communication in an effort to control organizing through social media, there is a bigger picture that must be considered.
[SOURCE – Translated from French]
Let me take you back to 2010 and 2011 when the U.S. State Department, Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power, Susan Rice, CIA Director Leon Panetta and French President Nicholas Sarkozy wanted to support the Islamist Spring uprisings in Tunis, Libya, Egypt and Yemen.
What happened then is very much related to what we are seeing right now in Europe, specifically France; only this time we are seeing the inverse of the government interests regarding social media on display.
The bad dictators were targeted for removal following the now famous Barack Obama Cairo, Egypt speech. President Barack Obama triggered the removal of the Zookeepers and released the big cats to become apex predators; the downstream consequences eventually showed up with ISIS burning people in cages.
When the leaders of Tunis, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Sudan and a multitude of other unapproved dictatorships, reacted to the collective effort of the CIA and U.S. state Dept by shutting down cell phone communication, the CIA and DoS responded by enlisting Twitter and Facebook as the messaging platforms for the rebels in each country.
Twitter became the main conduit through which the people on the ground could organize against their regimes. This was the initial merge of the U.S. government using social media to effect political change. [Side Note: this is the atom splitting moment which eventually led to the government’s ability to control, filter and ultimately censor U.S. social media content.]
Twitter, and to a lesser extent Facebook, served the interests of western government by helping the people on the ground to organize protests, violent uprisings, against the dictators in the Arab Spring. As we eventually saw in Libya and Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt, AQIM) and al-Qaeda (Libya, AQAP) were supported by the State Dept/CIA during that effort.
The key takeaway is: the uprisings were supported by the western governments, and the social media platforms served the interests of the western government leadership.
We have the inverse issue for the interests of western government, specifically France and broad parts of the EU as well as the United States.
General uprisings, riots and assorted mayhem created by mostly Islamic immigrants and the subsequent cultural clash, are against the interests of France and the EU. The ability of the cultural insurgents to organize on social media is now against the interests of western government. How are they reacting? They are shutting down the utility of the platforms and shutting down the internet.
The initial takeaway from this might be perceived as good. The rioters are creating social unrest, looting, arson and crisis; they must be stopped and controlled. It seems like the government action will be a good thing.
However, as with the example of private corporations joining in alignment with WEF government to target Russia, what do you think will happen when a populist revolt of yellow vests, or anti-vaxxers, or freedom rebels take to the streets? Precedents are being set.
You might cheer France using control over communication to target the violent brown people now; but what happens when those same EU entities decide to target the communication of a different type of uprising. This is me, sending warning flares to those who might not care about this ‘beta-test’.
Oh, and don’t forget the Senate Intelligence Committee recent effort with the “Restrict Act“, total internet and domestic social media control pushed under the auspices of controlling TikTok data collection.
♦ Let me also point out that it does not seem in the least bit coincidental these French uprisings happen at the same time that Elon Musk and Twitter start limiting the ability of users to engage with the social media platform.
Musk claims that changing and restricting user access is all part of some necessary plan to stop scrapers from scouring the data of Twitter users and creating an AI system for censorship and control.
That’s nonsense.
Scraping and Spider Crawling happen on just about every site and platform where public comments take place. Reddit and YouTube comment systems are one example. Truth Social is another example.
Google AI has been scraping content from the entire internet for years. It is silly to say that a new censorship system using AI to scrape user information is a valid reason to shut down user engagement with the platform.
NOTE: Have you ever encountered a “Captcha Challenge”? ie. check all images with mountains, trains, cars, crosswalks, etc. If Musk was concerned about bot or AI scraping, he could insert a captcha challenge every 500 post reads (or pick number). What he’s doing has nothing to do with trying to stop AI scraping or defending free speech; it’s the opposite.
When it comes to censorship, Elon Musk would have you believe he is not in control. Again, nonsense. As if there is some higher power over him telling Twitter they must remove or censor content. Please stop and think about it… it’s silly.
All censorship starts with the actuated decision of the platform to allow or remove the content. Despite Musk claiming there is some entity, some omnipotent system that can force him to censor Twitter content, there is not.
Scrape away, create the AI censorship parameters (which already exist via Google) and even then, if Elon Musk does not want to censor content he doesn’t censor content. These are his decisions.
Keep this next part in mind. Twitter and various social media platforms, but specifically Twitter, are at much heavier levels of user engagement outside the United States. It makes sense because in oppressive regimes where information from state-controlled media is tightly restricted, social media plays a larger role in the transmission and absorption of unfiltered information.
The level of user engagement, likes, retweets etc. is much higher for Twitter users outside the United States. Those users are also far less likely to pay for the service.
When Elon Musk is limiting the ability of non-paid users to engage in his platform (view information), he is essentially assisting dictators in oppressive nations by limiting access to information and the sharing of it.
Twitter’s current rules on user engagement restrict non-USA users at a much more significant level. As a result, Twitter’s rules are limiting information on a global scale. Elon Musk is well aware of this; he is not stupid. The decisions by Twitter, restrict information and help the oppressors.
On Friday June 16th Elon Musk met with French President Emmanuel Macron. [France Erupts] On Thursday June 29th Musk limits Twitter access.
When your world of enterprise is financially enmeshed with government to pay for it, you end up doing what those government offices tell you to do.
Is the timing of the Twitter decision related to geopolitical events like France? You decide. However, for me personally, and knowing the true operations of Twitter as a public opinion control platform (see Twitter files), I am fairly confident there is a connection of interest.
Is Elon Musk running a Twitter version of the RESTRICT ACT … again, where user data must be protected. 👀
Coming soon to a country near you … deplorables.
without internet access…
For those of us who skip past the opening words to the Daily Thread…
“But I tell you this: We will not go gently into that bloody collectivist good night. Indeed, we will make with our defiance such a sound as ALL history from that day forward will be forced to note, even if they despise us in the writing of it.”
Well we have already gone into collectivist twilight.
Not YET, but right on the edge, definetly.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/killing-12-year-old-girl-lola-france-far-right-immigration-backlash-rcna52907
Please look this up. It happens more in the US than most realize, usually specifically to fair anglo types but any native stock types too.
Unspeakable.
Spot on. Primary target – white European Christian descendants.
Not limited to solely Anglo types. Add in Celtic (Gaelic) and Slavic also.
Descendants of North and Western Europe, wherever they may now reside.
Friends of ours joyfully sent their 19 year old daughter off to France last August to live and attend college in Paris. We cautioned them at that time to keep her home, but they have always seen us as Chicken Little with the sky falling, so off she went.
She’s been there almost a year now, and from what I can see on her open social media accounts it looks like she’s become quite the radical.
Later today I’ll call her parents and once again sound like Chicken Little, praying that my words do not fall on radical leftist ears.
IMO it happens more in the U.S. The empire controlled media just acts in coordination to suppress the information.
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From the article —
Eric Zemmour…called the death a “Francocide,” the targeted death of a French person…
Eric Pauget…told France’s National Assembly on Tuesday that Lola had been “martyred” due to France’s weakness on immigration.
“But because of the weakness of the Republic, she lived pain, torture, barbarism in the middle of Paris, due to the laxity of your immigration policy, this child was martyred, raped, killed by an illegal, who nevertheless had the obligation to leave the French territory,” Pauget said.
A woman is the main suspect, a man who helped ‘hide the body’ is also in trouble, and four other people who were all released, but their involvement was not mentioned. If they knew anything about what was going on, or took place, they should be locked-up, too.
I guess shooting looters is off the table…
I remember hurricane camille when I was a kid
governor stated ‘looters will be shot’
someone didn’t listen, looter was shot / killed, looting ended
I remember Camille. Texas impatience w/looters, too.
“When Elon Musk is limiting the ability of non-paid users to engage in his platform, he is essentially assisting the dictators who control the government in those nations to limit information sharing.”
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Here’s a different, interesting, spin on the limits being imposed by Musk (hard to identify his true motive):
Headline: Musk’s Tweet-Limiting Move Is To Prevent The Completion Of The “AI-Censorship-Death-Star”
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/musks-tweet-limiting-move-prevent-completion-ai-censorship-death-star
Yeah, no. That Zerohedge article is nonsense born from the brain trust of a guy who is misinterpreting intent.
Never trusted Zerohedge.
NYer here. The technology claims regarding the impact of throttling are ping-ponging and amplifying. It’s not something you should evaluate in the first 24 hours. It’s something you probably need to let operate for at least 2-4 weeks before you have enough time to gauge all the impacts and to collect enough data to evaluate the credibility of any predictive modeling.
ZeroHedge is over in NJ, we know the archetype, and one of the founders has a history that you can look up on the FINRA website. Because of that, ZH is inclined to uncover problems in what they consider to be their primary adversary, the financial system. They should have received several prizes for their writing over the years, uncovering news that others refused to publish.
Bloomberg or Reuters terminal subscriptions, for $2K+ / month. Do you think their content is honest and truthful, or manipulated propaganda?
Thank you NYer… that was when I found ZH the most interesting too…never thought to do a FINRA search, which I am in.
No, I trust very little at the moment.
Used to poke my head in to ZH, mostly for the comments. Like Treepers, ZH readers don’t suffer BS well and they call it out. Thought Tyler had some interesting takes until his nonsensical support for gay-hater Rob DisHonest.
Agree. I saw that too. ZH has some ok stuff on economics, but it’s hit and miss.
I’ve noticed their tone change the last few months like BB.
A pro-RDS change, or otherwise?
Superb description!
Shutting down the internet is also a double edged sword: They have no way to spy on you. People will come together in person again like we used to. IMO not such a bad thing. Think about it.
CB radio may yet make a comeback
I was working on a project utilizing Raspberry Pi microcompters and packet radio for SMS-type messaging that is completely offline from the cellular network
I was warned by a former three-letter-agency employee, that those agencies see any kind of ‘offline’ packet radio communication that they cannot monitor, as a direct threat
I have 4 working CB radios in my closet, waiting for the day, that is coming.
Lisrening to Ratcliffe, in the other article on todays page, confirming the significant # of chinese nationals coming across the border (CCP, PLA opertives) and the recent spy balloon activities, he is openly predicting /warning of a “Red Dawn” type scenario, saying that CHINA is preparing for a War with the U.S. over Taiwan, by putting these operatives in place to basically “shut down” the U.S., making it impossible for the U.S. to respond.
An obvious tactic, spelled out in their war plan for unrestricted, asymetrical warfare would be shutting down the electric grid using an EMP.
Point being, an EMP would fry a CB radio, UNLESS it is shielded by a “farraday csge” which can easily be done, if you read up on HOW.
Wrapping in a “space blanket” the emergency blankets that look like aluminum foil (actually mylar, i.e. aluminised plastic) or the thicker “solar curtains” is an economical way to protect electronics such as CB radios, etc.
Car alternators are also vulnerable, and having a ‘spare’ for your vehicle, properly wrapped WUTH THE WRAPPING GROUNDED (which is a necesary part of any farraday cage) is wortg considering.
You can read more about this, on most “prepper/survivalist” websites.
https://www.youtube.com/@disasterprepper/videos
Dr. Peter Pry (RIP) had been talking with hovt committees FOR YEARS about hardening the electric grid against EMP, especially since there are N. Korean satellites passing over the heartland twice daily. I know he begged Obama to include grid hardening in the 2009 “stimulus bill”. No such luck.
I do hear that if the Texas grid is protected, it could start up all the others. It’s not that costly, but no one gives a crap.
How does internet money work with no internet?
Methinks they have more ways than we do.
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WHAT ABOUT THIS THEORY? IT WOULD BE TO PROTECT US. If bots have to pay for the service, loads of China & miscellaneous bots, it would be too expensive. (h/t VladTepesBlog)
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Appreciate this insight very much. Thanks!
Huge fan of Toto pulling back the curtain in this film scene.
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Toto pulls back the curtain, perhaps more important than throwing sand in the gears.
Aw, c’mon Man! Cain’t ya just let ’em have 2 weeks to flatten the disturbances in Gay Pah-ree, Mar-say and the rest of Frogland?
I still remember the chilling laughter of Shillary at the death of Libya’s colorful dictator… so very creepy and revealing….
Sort of like Miss Lindseys glee at the prospect of killing Russians.
Her affect — or lack of — was chilling.
still creeps me out just thinking of it; blood-lust is the phrase that came to mind when she did that.
“We came, we saw, he died. Hahahahahaha!!!”
The common denominator of alternative theories is the placing of one man on a pedestal. People want a heroic figure, and our society is in such a state, that some people have that made Elon Musk into that. Sundances’ political analysis may promote Trump, but based on policy and actions taken by Trump. If those same policies and actions were taken by a better candidate, I’m pretty sure Sundance would support them. The analysis isn’t a personal attack, it’s data points and intuition.
Bannon calls Musk worshipers man children, partly because he sees Musk as half-baked with transhumanism, politically naïve, and solidly in bed with the Chinese through Tesla.
THEY have long exploited human nature, to get people to view “politics” as being about PERSONALITIES, RATHER THAN about POLICY.
And further distracting with created “wedge issues” to divide and conquer by establishing false premises, etc.
I DO understand what you are saying, and it irks me whenever I see a commenter saying “I “like” so and so”, because of what so and so SAID or even did.
LIKE the wirds, like the ACTIONS, but resist the temptation, the human nature tendency to melodrama by fitting anyone with a white hat.
I refuse to join Twitter. These links to Twitter are quite frustrating. Is there some alternative for those of us in this “boat”? Screen grabs,other links? I am a religious follower of CTH and primarily rely on the content for all news.
Yep. I’m also NOT going to participate in the twatter crap since they require your blood type just to read content. Screw them.
I read the zerohedge article earlier today. Quite interesting.
In his above post Sundance offers a compelling reply to the premise of the zerohedge article.
Excerpt from Sundance’s post:
“Musk claims that changing and restricting user access is all part of some necessary plan to stop scrapers from scouring the data of Twitter users and creating an AI system for censorship and control. That’s nonsense. Scraping and Spider Crawling happen on just about every site and platform where public comments take place. Reddit and YouTube comment systems are one example. Truth Social is another example.
“Google AI has been scraping content from the entire internet for years. It is silly to say that a new censorship system using AI to scrape user information is a valid reason to shut down user engagement with the platform.” -Sundance
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(Lately it seems that we’re so far removed from the world of billionaires and their machinations that we are like ants trying to figure out what the elephants stomping around us are doing.)
Sorry Sundance I didn’t see your post, didnt mean to duplicate what you already said!
It helped me Sunrei. Thanks
“(hard to identify his true motive)”
Not for a mind reader.
Now, if we could only find one, somewhere on this planet.
DARPA has an app for democratic social-sims called instasham. /s
“SocialSim will focus specifically on information spread and evolution. Current computational approaches to social and behavioral simulation are limited in this regard.”
networkworld.com/article/3158707/darpa-wants-to-simulate-how-social-media-spreads-info-like-wildfire.html
I have it on good authority that this is the explanation for what is happening at Twitter. No one here knows me, so no one should take what I take on good authority as having any gravitas. But on its own merits this argument is solid and any IT professionals who might read this might be able to weigh in on its value:
It’s nonsense.
They make things like “Captcha” exactly for this purpose.
[Check all boxes with trains, mountains, cars etc]
If Musk wanted to stop scraping by AI bots, he could easily deploy Captcha every 100 user impressions on posts etc.
People are making excuses to avoid accepting the reality of the situation.
Isn’t that incredible?
At 11h:47, I cut and pasted the transcript that https://vladtepesblog.com/ just posted at 11h:48.
Thus, delete my comment.
I agree with your approach and I hope Elon Musk reads and considers it.
I agree. I have said from day one that Musk is an ‘asset.’
Nothing has changed for me.
If anything, every move he makes just reinforces it.
More pretending???
No, say it ain’t so.
This was announced, by the Ministry of the Interior, to be a fake.
“Beware of fake news A press release from the National Police would announce temporary restrictions on Internet access in certain neighborhoods. This document is a FALSE: no decision has been taken to this effect, ”adds the Ministry of the Interior in a tweet.
https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/violences-urbaines-non-le-ministere-de-linterieur-ne-veut-pas-couper-internet-dans-certains-quartiers-02-07-2023-6JGOZ37ZHNE4PJHLQPY54M3LBY.php
Good to know but still not an absolute denial that it was considered. “No decision has been taken to this effect” leaves the door open.
This is akin to the Biden regime denying they would try and dim the sunshine, aka they’re considering it but haven’t taken action… yet.
“Dim the sunshine”? “haven’t … yet”? It’s right in everybody’s faces, just like TIME magazine’s 2008 “Woman” of the Year’s pèñìs, look at what Gates has been funding over at Harvard for a long time:
https://geoengineering.environment.harvard.edu/
Yes and at this point almost obviously so.
Yeah, everybody knows “chemtrails” is kooky, but “atmospheric aerosol dispersion” is the bee’s knees…
Looking at the haze for another day with its slight acrid smoky smell-yeah they are already doing it.
Look at the linked Harvard website above and shake your head, they were never even hiding it.
There was a time in my life when I was fond of Harvard University. No longer.
Dim the sunshine, upper Midwest and East, Alberta fires…
Has there been coverage of the fires? I don’t own a TV and never visit the propaganda media sites.
The gubmint isn’t coming for your gas stove… until they do.
I haven’t heard a peep from the Liberals on Food Network about gas stoves.. I wonder why? What will Guy Fieri do?
As with other Communist-run ops, there will be carveouts for the party members.
We can already figure out that restaurants with celebrity chefs that the rich and famous elites dine will continue to have their gas stoves.
They corrupt politicians will carve out some nonsense that will protect them and just punish the smaller middle class businesses.
The Algerian government is deeply involved in this uprising. They have group contacts (cells and influential bloggers) that are pushing for the rioting, as well as the media in Algeria. They say it’s payback for the pain endured during the French presence on Algerian soil. Victimhood on steroids.
Macron twice postponed the Algerian president’s visit to France, once in May and again in June. The president was deeply angered, even humiliated. Payback time.
Would appreciate links if you can provide them, this is worthy of investigation, Treepers love doing that.
Put it through a translator. This is probably the most credible French website in matters of civilian and cultural issues in France.
Thought: Algeria even sent ambassadors to the funeral of the 17-year-old (punk) deceased driver.
https://www.fdesouche.com/2023/07/03/exclusif-emeutes-en-banlieues-comment-le-pouvoir-algerien-a-mobilise-tous-ses-moyens-pour-destabiliser-la-france/
Read it, merci, looks like Twitter is targeting the wrong country.
Cut off Algeria and most of the agitation and calls to war would end.
in addition, it has to do with the racism the Algerians feel in France, them being the first foreign national group of people coming en masse. The Algerians took advantage of this what they feel to be a cold blooded murder of this teenager, to be an advantagious time to riot. This has been brewing for a long time, I remember I was there in ‘95 and there was a lot of talk of uprisings from minorities. It was also the time of the bombing of the St Michel metro station, so France was very volatile many years ago.
And then there was that little Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi thing on 9/11/12 when the US Ambassador to Libya was mutilated and murdered for running a little Middle East (ISIS?) gun-running out of a US consulate, on the anniversary of 9/11, just before the 2012 presidential election, when an obscure Muslim film-maker in L.A. was blamed and put in jail for blaspheming Islam in a little-seen YouTube video that supposedly inspired the entire ME to explode resulting in the attack in Benghazi.
Our nation’s First Amendment free speech rights were blamed for the US being attacked, met with apologies by US officials, including Susan Rice at the UN, billboards sprang up across the ME, PSA’s ran on ME television, an official apology campaign in the ME for our nation’s First Amendment allowing the blaspheme of Islam, and a few weeks later Obama also blaming our free speech rights for it in the well at the UN, saying we had this little annoying First Amendment thing that allowed it, we had to honor it, but suggesting we find a way to work with those around the world who don’t share our values, be more respectful in using our free speech rights.
That was also when the US government began to pressure Big Tech to remove content that might offend others. Barry left a lot of ticking time bombs inside our government designed to explode all over the Constitution after he left office. The destruction of our First Amendment was one of them.
👆👆👆 (thanks Freedom Fox)
EXCELLENT post !!
I have really had it.
Me too. All the evil seems to be moving at accelerated speed, faster than I could have imagined.
as the Good Book says. birth pangs.
Noticing the same thing. Need for control is a reaction to fear.
Unfortunately most of the nation is made up of leftists who never foresee this being used against them, or parrotsheep McVis who assure me that “it isn’t that bad”.
Disagree. The *illusion* of most of the nation being leftists. It’s relatively few. Who managed to get their hands on all of the megaphones of society, and serve in multiple positions of influence, you’ll find one radical leftists in a few dozen meaningful roles and on multiple boards, one person seems like dozens in influential positions. It’s a charade. But an effective one. The illusion is real to many, even Treepers.
There are way more of us, don’t forget that. But there’s also a squishy, unengaged middle who aren’t leftists, know things are wrong, but are keeping their heads down, taking care of their families and hoping the storm blows over leaving them untouched, risking nothing. Those are the ones we need to engage. Those are the ones we need to inspire. They just need to know that it’s worth the risk to join us, and that they’re joining the winning team.
be ye not lukewarm.
Disagree as well…most of the Country is made up of us.
Media is the issue…amplifying leftist causes ie… Gheys make up 3.5% of the population, yet the perception is over 50%. Same with Blacks…13.5% of the population yet you would think via the media it is over 70%.
Media is full of woke losers…hiding behind their computer screens.
numbersixdance: The media, including advertisers, are one giant influence machine. In particular, the ongoing multi-culti / mixed marriage story lines and advertisements are an explicit effort to shift perception.
The good news is that THEY have lost control of the narrative; they no longer have the ability they had 5 years ago; not even close.
Big tech and MSM lost $1 Billion last year, and will lose more this year.
If not for Covid/Big pharm subsidies, the # would be far higher.
“Viewership” of cable news is in the toilet, because people ARE “Cutting the cord” by the 10’s of millions.
“And where are they going? MAGA Media!”
CTH, TGP, War room, just to name top 3, are getting more daily views than all Cable news, combined.
5 years ago, the put our “Trump is Russia agent” and the lie runs around the World.
Now, they put out (a variation of the same lie) “Trump had nuclear secrets!” and within weeks it is discredited BY A MAJORITY of Americans.
BECAUSE PDJT had his surrogates, go on War Room etc. and articles based on those interviews, in CTH, TGP etc.
The MSM tried to censor them, but the message got thru.
The rebel alliance has already won the battle against the MSM and,Big Tech, IMHO.
As a result, one of the Enemies most powerful weopons has been rendered impotent.
You don’t disagree, at least not much. Embrace the word OR. The leftists are far fewer than the parrotsheep. The McVis. Moderate conservatives who Vote independent. Parroting all the news they get from “many sources”.
They are the Good Germans who are protecting their pensions, not rocking the boat. They are the ones who will never admit openly that things ARE that bad, because they know that if they ever admit that things are not rosy then they have no further excuse to continue getting theirs and everyone else be damned.
The thing about keeping your head down (cowering like a bunny) is that eventually that is not enough. We reached that point already when snitch lines were set up. Cowering is not enough when the state requires you to turn in one malcontent every quarter. Better report at least one family member once a year or You will be on the list of those who can’t be trusted.
I think we agree Freedom Fox. Except you haven’t reached my level of disgust with the McVis.
“The chair is against the wall and John has a long mustache” Red Dawn
I think many like myself are waiting for a plan, at every turn someone is asking for money, or those with authority are detached from public engagement. Information is useless without action. Ideas are dismissed without alternatives.
Speaking for myself, the message I hear is; stand aside or stand down.
Freedom Fox
I heartily agree, and have been posting as much for a long time.
The long term project of election manipulation has been to support this false perception the “America is a 50/50 nation, with SLIGHTLY more voting Democrat.” which pollsters and political consultants have been repeating for 20+ years.
There is NO, as in -0- objective evidence to support this narrative, lots of evidence to refute it, and yet by repeating the lie, over and over it is accepted as truth.
Many here see their States “turning purple” (Texas, for example) and blame it on recent transplants from California.
How likely is it that someine uprooted themselves and families to get away from “leftist policies” only to continue to vote for them.
No, its the election fraud, STARTING with having the Uniparty masquerade, extending to the coordinated election (ballot, machines etc.) fraud, and in the end it is ALL about manipulating PERCEPTIONS.
America is maybe 70-30, and more and more of the “clueless” (“squishy, disengaged”) that are waking up, every minute.
Sadly, very likely they will vote as they did at home. The few libs in my life are now not part of it but they still vote for their demise and mine every time.
Most of ….really ? Exaggeration much?
Don’t forget Ukraine. With the Ukes getting ready to do a false-flag on the nuclear power plant twitter needs to be throttled to tamp down the truth.
I think we all need starlink
This might explain the distribution of satellite phones to members of
Congress (?).
Could be an investment worth making; if you ask me.
Dude1394: Starlink is a gubmint operation with Musk as its figurehead.
Yep Musk is just another “chosen one” like Zuckerberg, Besoz, Gates. Be the billionaire front man for our gubmint operations! Just pick a narcissist that thinks he’s Augustus Caesar or Nikola Tesla!
Yeah, that’s the ticket: We all need more control in our lives! Oh wait . . . .
For those inured to the system, Starlink is an option in certain areas and for certain uses. If wishing to operate outside the system, investigate shortwave and packet wireless.
There is a ‘system’ in that realm that’s been in place since the 70’s if memory serves which the airlines use called ACARS. Think of it as VHF/HF/Sat texting.
It relies on infrastructure that the government owns or influences though, so no bueno for anti-Communist (that’s the government) activities.
Exactly, many Ham Radio systems are heavily gubermint system dependent, and Hams are known to be notoriously strict adherers to all of duh rules.
While more and more of us need to explore these things, we need to recognize who is already in those systems and their attitudes towards patriots.
I still want to know where the 30 tons of explosives went.
I have definitely been sensing they won’t hesitate to deny us the internet.
I used to fear them shutting access to sites they would deem mis, dis or mal-information. Now I see the they will just shut it all down.
Remember this when they try and talk about the necessity of digital ID or currency.
Why would digital money/ ID work if they blow up the Interwebs?
It won’t. And unless you’re one the chosen you won’t get your ‘money’ coupons and you’ll likely wish you were a party member at that point.
But, that’s what they’re after.
They won’t talk about it. They’ll just do it.
You’ll never know where the explosives went.
Until you do.
Digital ID is being socially engineered as we speak, by releasing AI tools that will have people mistrusting every thing and everyone, ultimately demanding that all entering the internet highway are properly screened and credentialed.
I agree with you. Macron is shutting down freedom of speech, even if that is not popular with his base. Once he assumes this power, he can use it against his opposition parties, against religious groups, whatever. It is too coincidental that unregistered lurkers are forbidden from seeing posts on Twitter and that registered users are limited.
It’s like DeSantis fight with Disney, whether real or fake. Disney’s views are not okay with conservatives, but I am shocked that very few people are concerned. Once a governor can put a board to control anything about a private company because he doesn’t agree with their views, it is opening a door to a future Democrat using similar weapons against conservative businesses because of views they express or promote.
Well, Disney all those decades ago was granted powers by the state of Florida that no other private company has received before or since. I believe it is entirely correct that those powers be rescinded once Disney has chosen sides in the culture war that are very much at odds with the kind of company they were when those special exemptions were granted to them.
And in case you haven’t been paying attention, Democrats have already been waging war on conservative businesses for quite some time now so this is not something DeSantis started. We are already down that slippery slope and it has never stopped the left. And again, he is not treating Disney differently than other companies. Disney just has to conduct their business going forward without their unique self-governing status.
It is highly unlikely Disney will abandon Florida anyways. The climate is a big reason why they located their largest park there and they have far too much money invested in it. Besides, they are losing too much money making movies that push a particular political agenda and people are tired of it.
I also think it is time for Republicans to stop sucking up to this country’s largest corporations and giving them big tax breaks because what has that gotten us? They then have turned around and stabbed us in the back by supporting and cramming down our throats a social agenda that is not aligned with our values and our faith.
Republicans need to be the party and the champion of small and medium-sized businesses. Most of them are not on the woke train to hell and they are the real engine of the American economy anyways.
You’re right. And I hate to say what I’m about to say because you’re right. But I don’t think we get our nation back to freedom and operating as a functioning constitutional republic unless someone like DJT gets into office and takes control of the media out of the hands of The Swamp that’s embedded in all Big Media, Big Tech and communications channels globally.The power over the public mind they hold is immense. And they will use it to inspire street violence and revolt against DJT should he overcome all of the cheating to come in 2024. Unless he’s able to wrestle control of communications from the Marxists/Fascists/Oligarchs/Bureaucracy he’ll be doomed, removed from power the first second they can.
The other side is playing without rules. I hate to say it, because it is the slipperiest of slopes, makes me as guilty as those doing it now, but one side is going to win using whatever tactics they can to win the public mind and support of the governed. And taking the high road, Queensberry rules in a street fight is a sure loser bet. And I don’t care to be on the losing end of rule by a death cult. So there, I said it. And feel icky for it. Warfighting feels even ickier.
Thank you for saying the hard truth.
Don’t be sorry for seeing and stating the obvious.
Most of us feel the same way you do.
Agree BK.
Freedom Fox (FF) has been quite impactful with newer Treepers getting to read his/her comments.
Our agreeing with FF helps others to see that these thoughtful comments should be given serious reflection.
Much like you, Dutchman, Regitiger, Maquis, Stillwater, Betsy Jones, and many many others.
Precisely.
We are dealing with evil..pure unadulterated evil.
My instincts are telling me that things really are different this time.
While I agree wholeheartedly with and support your post.
I know of three Canadian ladies that range in ages from their mid sixties to early eighties who are grandparents or in one case a great grandparent.
None have ever had any trouble with the law, all worked and two of them had high profile careers.
They are spitting mad, and in my words “ don’t give a f#*k”
The younger two attended Canadian Truckers rally’s and one of them travelled south and attended President Trump rally’s in 2016.
They have nothing to lose ( their words) when a country has lost the support of individuals like that my hunch is things are not like they were pre Covid B.S. or the 2020 fraud.
Cheers, and “ Nae surrender”
Canadian wolverines and wolverinettes!
Love it.
Cheers!
Many are unaware that there is a sizeable number of warrior types in Canada.
Some in the U.S.A. view Canadians as being too polite, cheap, Liberal etc.
While that may be true..Canada like much of the U.S.was forged out of men and women of steel.
Canadians fought with real valour and courage in both WW 1 and 2.
The Canadian Navy was among the worlds largest around the time of the end of WW 2.
Liberalism ( creeping communism or was it fascism?) took off in the sixties.
Destroy Canadian institutions the R.C.M.P the military and change immigration laws.
The blueprint has been used to some degree all over Western Nations.
All that’s going on is an “opportunity to grow” a challenge.
On a personal level our older son and I were in the N/W Pacific Ocean for ten or so minutes around at 0530 this AM soaking up the sun.
It got the endorphins going..and another day of F#*k em!
Cheers!
I’m moving to a red white and blue state because I see what’s coming. I call it a tactical retreat. Land can always be retaken. The leftist utopias will implode under their own weight. I’m happy to watch from a defended sideline and take it back later and go scorched earth.
In the coming months, I expect to do the same.
Minor exception, Freedom Fox; the laws already EXIST, and like the law PDJT recently cited, which bars known conmunists and marxists entry to the U.S. it has been ignored.
After WW2, and so with a keen awareness of the dangers of Propoganda, Congress passed laws authorising the FCC to limit “media ownership” in order to insure a free press.
Unfortunately, Congress did not legislate specific percentage of newspapers, radio stations and TV stationd that could be owned by one corporation.
And so, “regulatory capture” as Murdoch and others began the massive consolidation with a few corporations buying up neespapers, radio and tv stations, the FCC just changed the percentage that they had in the regulations, to accomodate the companies.
Point is, the regulations/ laws are ON the books, to force divestiture in order to bust up the monopolies, should an Administration decide to do it, they wouldn’t even need Congressional buy in.
Antitrust laws. And all of the waivers granted to them in the mad rush to globalization in the 1990’s-2000’s. Crushed competition in the name of efficiency. Centralized power and control. Imagine a pandemic response in an age before the massive antitrust waivers took place: multiple independently owned media outlets, manufacturers, retailers, banks, hospitals, food production, etc. No way they all get captured and go along with a central plan that’s so obviously removed from reality and true competition is possible. Antitrust is a much bigger factor than just Big Tech and social media. The waivers created a de facto centrally-planned economy, like Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany. Fascistic. Not just a hallmark of Communism.
I don’t remember the French Revolution having any phones.
Huh? Who said that they did? Certainly not me.
Any one seen Nuland, Rice and Power lately.
Where is Rumsfeld or Brennan?
Rumsfeld died in 2021
Why do I get this sneaking feeling that Macron is orchestrating this whole thing?
We may need the same foresight about our own coming elections. That may be what sets off the violence.
Le Pen wanted Macron to meet with Parliament. Looks like he will be meeting with parliament leadership on Monday.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/07/03/riots-in-france-macron-to-meet-heads-of-parliament-on-monday_6041733_7.html
Yes, the French (and any other similar country) “authorities” could easily quiet the riots quickly and kinetically, but that would not further their long term goals. Some countries have stopped this type of thing as quickly as it starts……much to the objection of approved governments. I think Hungary and Poland come to mind…..and of course the biggest and most in their face if these is………Russia.
You missed Lancaster PA in that list.
I will be the first to send a last refuge “round”.
A ctr tweet if you will.
If they did it once, they can do it again, easy.
Round one?
The invading hoards are doing as was intended. Conservatives were never going to create problems large enough to declare martial law. Prepare for major Saint Floyd moment. The narrative has crumbled, people are more worried about putting food on the table than altruism. Biden and the Dems are being laid bare for all but the most disengaged to not notice. Total lack of rule of law will further embolden the masses of poor to make a cash grab just like they have seen the politicians doing for years, They are owed after all. It won’t take much to kick this all into a SHTF situation, and use that to obtain what was the oppressors goal all along.
…hordes… sometimes spellcheck does funny things…
Smellcheck stinks!
It would be ineffective for the government to stop Internet usage in some places. People could just daisy-chain WiFi extenders for miles and miles of Internet coverage from other areas. It would just become a game of Whacka-Mole for the government to prevent it. IOW, they could stop some of them but not all of them.
There are already chains of relay stations in place, maintained and used largely by shortwave radio operators. Sending digital packets via shortwave is nothing new, though perhaps unknown to everyday citizens. When I saw the mobile cell towers go up yesterday in D.C. prepping for the onrush of citizens there for the 4th, that’s pretty much the same thing, except controlled by corporations and the government and with commensurate investment and results technologically.
Still, simple communication, which is all humans really need, can be ad hoc and outside the reach of the Communists. I remember listening to shortwave back when the Iron Curtain was a thing. It’s nothing new. Our founders organized and defeated the reigning military power in the world with communication of the 1700’s. We can adapt and overcome.
Oh, if thinking up communication ideas, don’t forget power. We can’t rely on the grid that the Communists control. Be creative. Adapt and overcome.
Radio Free Europe.
We may consider modern variants of Samizdat.
Splendidly subversive.
Time for a refresher course in the 5th generation warfare …… lecture by Dr. Malone
Fifth generation warfare and sovereignty – Dr Robert Malone
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20230211/15424315/Fifth-generation-warfare-and-sovereignty-Dr-Robert.htm
If the video is inconvenient to listen to, a printed copy of Dr. Malone’s 5th Generation lecture can be found at the link below:
https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/psywars-fifth-generation-warfare
File under: Know your enemy
“Let’s go Brandon and the democrats and the GOPe, especially the DeXX gang!”
cactus, my former doper spidey sense has never allowed me to trust Dr. Malone. I cannot quantify what it is that I do not trust about him. Buyer Beware.
As the inventor of mRNA, could he not have maintained control over how the technology was used? Or … was it developed with someone else’s funds?
Why develop it at all? Was never sound.
IMHO, Dr. Malone is hiding in plain sight.
When it goes dark we will have to print pamphlets.
mg: Thomas Paine was ahead of his time.
Been trying to print everything we’ll need, but won’t have access to, once everything goes dark.
Been buying books that will be of critical importance, too, like edible plants in my area and natural cures for all kinds of diseases.
Been studying a book to become an EMT, not that I want to become an EMT, but in case I am the only person around when someone’s bone is sticking out of their shin — or some such stuff.
Never what I thought life would be like as my old body creeps up on 70.
Around age 10, I read Malevil by Robert Merle.
In short, a group of French people survive in the wine cellar of a French castle post a nuclear war.
Ever since that time I have had a desire to learn how things work for the just in case scenario.
I learned how to card wool, I have a functioning spinning wheel, to knit and crochet, I learned growing techniques and have hoarded seeds, basic first aid as well as a decent home pharmacy.
I’ve always loved antiques and a good number of mine work as intended.
Very cool.
That book must have had a big impact on your life at 10 years old, to not only remember the story, but to go through life living as if one day that might be you in the cellar.
I think we may be related — or maybe both just have common sense enough to try and plan on “the just in case” scenarios.
Yes, the Twitter angle is another example of the corporate-government partnership in action but what is happening in France is much more fundamental and existential. France’s elites have knowingly and intentionally destroyed its culture, its nation, and its social fabric by waving in hordes of illegal/legal muslim immigrants who have zero desire to assimilate. Twitter and the French government did not conspire to shoot and kill that teenager. That happened because he was a gang banger with a long rap sheet and behaved like he didn’t need to answer to any policing authority. Does that sound familiar, America? If any of you think that this is just another passing scene of the World Parade I would caution you to rethink that. Things are developing much faster now.
The one positive in France, IMHO, is that the police seem to be siding with the people for the most part. In America when truly spicy times arrive, the police will be on the side of the vermin.
Excuse me, but your prejudice is showing!
Certainly, some will support the vermin. Others, though, will support the patriots.
Of course. We had about five FBI agents with the patriots. But if you will recall the last few years the vast majority of police went along with the mandates and every other unconstitutional edict that came down the pike. The ones that did side with the constitution were statistically irrelevant.
No, George is more right than wrong on this. I’m a former cop. Trust me. Most will put their boot on your face.
I’m afraid of that too. The younger generation of police officers, not all but many, do not measure up to previous policing standards and most chiefs are appointed by politicians, ergo the results of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Dallas, Chicago, NYC, Houston, Portland, LA, Seattle et cetera.
What is happening in France today will very shortly be coming to Main Street, USA.
Be prepared.
The Marxists are counting on it – they’ve nurtured a lot of angry, dysfunctional crowds of cannon fodder for this purpose.
And, they are importing more all the time.
H&HC…: The US has already experienced multiple instances of civil unrest following otherwise typical police actions (justified or not) that became sensationalized.
How are things going in rural France right now? IDK.
That’s one solution, to plan for Main Street being the war zone and make appropriate choices.
Where we live, it’s chain saws, trees and vast tracts of desolate forest. No main streets to speak of. Plenty of space for guerilla warfare and doing what needs to be done. Count on it.
This has implications for us Treepers also, imo.
Recent circumstances lead me to believe we are surveilled, infiltrated with influencers and Feds.
It seems that are engaging with the mods from time to time to attack certain content and viewpoints.
Beyond the Treehouse, potential future events could cause internet disruptions in some areas or at our source. Same with banking. There are people being targeted in Florida right now. Hope it is not a beta test to attack Trump, MAGA folks, and CTH in Florida.
Everyone needs to be aware and prepare accordingly to your abilities and circumstances.
Maybe SD will provide more guidance in the future.
That’s a reasonable posit and we can use that to our advantage, as some of us will be sacrificed to the mission objectives.
The destruction one Communist in power or authority can and does cause is monumental. The destruction a peace loving patriot can and does cause is negligible. Who is better sent to God to save lives? All lives may be equally valuable but those who reign terror and destruction upon us need their appointment with God and if it takes a life for a life, that’s the mission.
Soleimani. Enjoy.
Whose life is worth my own is always a consideration when a society is put against the wall.
“…infiltrated with influencers and Feds.”
For sure.
Did this not happen worldwide when all dissonant discourse regarding COVID and the jab was completely choked off by social media?
Edward: Yes. Macron is just following the now well established practice of digital censorship, following the China model.
“Surprise, surprise, surprise. ”
The chaos is the point or aka The Hegelian Dialectic (Problem, Reaction, Solution). Or the more modern interpretation by one of Sleazy Barry O’s disciples; “Never let a good crisis go to waste” Rahm Emanuel
Be certain this is the same evil that gave us “mostly peaceful protest” in the USA in 2020, C-19, sexual confusion, war et al. Now we are approaching the “Solution” section, otherwise known as “Mommy make it go away” and this is where the swamp rats are rubbing their grubby rat paws together squeaking… “Got’em”.
Ultra-MAGA!
The buried lead: Don’t give up on your analog communication devices, or stop using and developing codes. Same goes for currency – My relatives all stored gold coins from their WW2 experience. They want to control all digital means of our lives.
Macron, like Trudeau, reading and decreeing from the WEF handbook of tyranny. “Let them eat
cakebugs”, he says!So France 🇫🇷 is forcing the rioters to text messages which don’t require the internet. I don’t hear that the cell network is being restricted. I have no doubt texts and calls from/to those same neighborhoods will be/are monitored.
So is the French government aiding and abetting the riots to permanently impose more control, or is the country simply “hapless victims” of immigration gone wrong?
Good observation.
Internet shutdown, but no mention of cell (text) shutdown?
And those communications would have blinders to the public.
Hmm 🤔
When I was in Turkey last year I learned that everyone there uses Whatsapp instead of texting. They also use it in Europe a lot. Signal is even more private. I have Telegram but don’t use it for messaging. You can create a group there and communicate with each other and its supposed to be completely private. Not sure that Twitter would be my choice to organize a riot. But it’s possible!
Twitter is where I’d be now monitoring the riots, where it possible.
Tres sus!
Now, no one can know how bad things are in France.
French nationalists are taking to the streets to defend their cities, homes, and businesses while police shower them with tear gas. Sound familiar? Bottom line is, you can only push the people so far. Stand up and defend your lives. Vive la France!
Get out of the cities.
Even if you have to just buy an acre or two of woods.
Learn to love camping. 😎
Are we to believe the people of France really voted for Macron ?
$694 up front and $120 a month for StarLink internet so I can be censored faster?
Sherwood4ust: Subscribe now and get free spying apps for the whole family.
Plus a Dick Tracy Decoder Ring.
I wonder if the decoder rings have Bluetooth?
The funny thing is if they are swimming in the internet, they will not be rioting. This is just going to make more people pissed off with nothing else to do but riot.
Very good insight. George Galloway had a segment yesterday on his MOATS broadcast. I watched most Saturdays on RT the Yellow Vest Marches in Paris. However, in the country, there was a lot of police violence not reported. This was part of the discussion yesterday. France has a suburban and rural class problem brewing for a while.
The point of cheering for crackdown upon brown people and the dangers that poses are spot on in my opinion. We all need to be aware of the dangers. Just ask the Canadian Truckers.
Time to start using the Paul Revere method of organizing!
To those who still believe, inexplicably, that they are going to allow a presidential election in the USA next year – what are you smoking??!! I want some…
After 9/11 several older friends and family said that the government would sharply curb immigration and send illegals packing.
I knew those things would never happen. My relatives et al were from a previous era of government for the people (sort of).
Instead we got homeland defense tsa and a host of measures that trample and curb our civil liberties.
Oh I forgot the brilliant color coded security threat level rolled out by Tom ridge, that helped a lot (eye roll).
France would rather watch their country go down the tubes than get thrown out of the global non racist loop kids klub.
The internet crackdown is to prevent French Patriots from organizing in attempts to clear the streets. The destruction of France is intentional.
Interesting sidebar: shutting down the I-Net eventually ends in conflicts with other WEF/EU control objectives and tools.
For a serious resistance, I-Net is not the only communications mechanism. The French people have had some experience with that.
Or perhaps it’s being done to thwart the French patriots who have just begun to counter the feral animals that have been allowed to take over the streets. That is, unless you believe it’s a coincidence that this was done at the very same time that the patriots begin to organize their response.
Excellent article. Unfortunately the only folks reading it are those who already understand the warnings Sundance has presented. Instead most media, extending now to even alt media, are publishing fluff articles that elicit forum comment engagement – the Bud Light saga continues, the weekly outrageous trans story etc. All part of the bread and circus – shiny things to divert attention and thinking of people. It’s amazing to me how many people are transformed into spectators of these subtle and disasterous changes taking place around us. So much is happening, we’re bombarded with shocking events that has literally dulled people. I’m convinced so many people simply don’ want to know the truth…
Isaiah 44:18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
John 12:40 He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.
☠️Dystopia Unleashed
It’s time to dust off Trump’s snake story.🐍
Yes, Macron, try to hide the video footage– just like J6 in the USA.
It only happens the way the government spins it.
Don’t believe your lying eyes.👀
J6 strolling through the capitol versus BLM/Antifa torching cities across America.
Poor, misunderstood migrants in France.
Hurt feelings equals an acceptable motive for murder and mayhem.
Anarchists (anti-Christ)
must be approved and funded by the government in whatever country they reside.
It’s time to dust off Trump’s snake story.
Two minds, one thought! He read it Saturday on his meeting in Pickens.
When Twitter users migrate in the millions to NOSTR apps, remember it was Elon Musk who fired the first shot.
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody sees it….
nobody hears it …..
“and the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls,….
(and in Sundances articles!)
And in the sounds,..
of SILENCE!”
Couldn’t agree more.
This is the best thing that could happen to France and I hope citizens of other western nations take note. The foreigners and the regime in charge of these nations are our enemies. They both hate us. The wealthy people of France need to feel this die-versity. Western nations have grown so weak and stupid that they need to feel pain. In the end they will be begging for the nationalists to save them.
Fellow treepers and viewers, isn’t time to give Twitter the bud-lite treatment? Walk away now and leave the crazies.
Unless the Muslim ferals are deported….all of them…..and the southern ports in the south of France, like Marseille, are closed to illegal immigration, nothing will change. And the border in eastern France should be closed as well to prevent the Muslims in Germany from streaming in. The riots will be quelled eventually but the Muslim problem will remain.
Forget Macron. This guy is useless. A total daisy. The people of France are going to have get serious. Shutting down the internet so they can’t organize will not help. They will still be there.
Deport. Algeria is just a short boar trip away. There is no in-between.
France’s problem is not open internet access.
Obviously