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'Exploding' iPhone rumors rampant on China’s social media. Censors allowing viral videos falsely claiming unmodified iPhones can be remote detonated/used as deadly weapons. Some Chinese companies even banning iPhones at work. Erin Burnett OutFront Erin Burnett John Mees Wayne Chang

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Chen Weihua （陈卫华）1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc CNN should cover the absurd fearmongering of Chinese products by U.S. politicians. And they are coming from the White House, the Capitol Hill and Pentagon, much worse. Some Chinese netizens are just returning the favor in a very small scale.

mymanhank1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc Example 1 billion of Zionism making everyone less safe.

Into the Wind1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc Blame it on Israel. Nobody is going to trust devices made by the US and its vassals (Korea, Taiwan, Japan).

aiyuegamer1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc This is a fact, not a rumor. Apple is the only mobile phone in the world that uses metal to wrap the battery. Moreover, the battery energy density of Apple mobile phones is completely lower than the current average level. This is bc part of power is stored on the circuit board.

Tisha Beckman1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc

Rodd Cairns1 year ago

@ErinBurnett @OutFrontCNN @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc This was caused by the actual exploding devices that the IDF successfully used against Hezbollah😈

Leodotwu1 year ago

@OutFrontCNN @ErinBurnett @JohnMeesCNN @whannyuanc What if this is true? It can never go too far to keep you and your family safe, especially after the pager attack

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85,931 views • 9 months ago

Joint military drills "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan, starting Monday morning, can be summarized with 4 keywords: "coverage", "blockade", "precision strike" and "decapitation strike" . After the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command launched "#JusticeMission2025" military exercises, a spokesperson for the #DPP's defense authority released a video titled "Resilient Taiwan Steadfast Defense" on overseas social media platforms, hyping combat readiness of its "three armed forces." Responding to this and commenting on the highlights of #PLA's drills in the morning, Zhang Chi, a professor of China’s National Defense University, said that the exercises conducted simulated strikes against key symbolic targets associated with the heads of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. Zhang emphasized that the Chinese PLA is always ready to deliver precise sanctions against the principal "Taiwan independence" criminals. Chang Ching-sen, a former member of the island's executive body, published an article on overseas social media on Monday, claiming that the general public in Taiwan tends to label such military exercises as "a sham." However, he said the essence of a military exercise is never an expensive political ritual, but rather a "stress test" for war. Chang Ching-sen said the blueprint of the Chinese PLA's current drills has taken shape with alarming clarity, featuring two core elements. First, it is a "noose-style blockade": the operational scope is no longer limited to symbolic, isolated shows of force, but has evolved into a coordinated and interconnected blockade network, practicing the tactics to choke off the island's vital supply lines. Second, it is a "full-spectrum suppression": integrating naval and aerial assets with information and electronic warfare capabilities, the drills simulate high-intensity strikes in a non-declared state of war. The PLA #EasternTheaterCommand released on-site footage of the military exercises under the theme "Closing In, Seizing Control, Blocking Escape" - a showcase of the PLA's comprehensive, encircling drills conducted in multiple operational zones, including the central part of Taiwan Straits, as well as the air and sea spaces to the north, southwest and east of the island of #Taiwan. Professor Zhang Chi said that the drills on Monday morning could be summarized with four key words. The first keyword is "coverage." Participating forces conducted drills on fire coverage of and multi-wave strikes against targets including Taiwan military vessels and aircraft, missile positions, key naval ports, ammunition depots and logistical facilities. This demonstrates that all Taiwan military targets fall within the PLA's fire coverage and that we are capable of eliminating its war-fighting equipment and neutralizing its war potential at any time, Zhang said. The second keyword is "blockade." Zhang explained that the participating forces practiced blockading and controlling major ports and shipping routes around the island of Taiwan, creating a posture of real combat and comprehensive blockade that isolates and besieges the island. The third keyword is "precision strike." Upon the launch of the exercises, the participating forces swiftly carried out tracking, aiming, deterrence and strikes against relevant mobile targets on the island of Taiwan. The purpose is to leave no safe haven for the offensive weapons that the Taiwan military procures from external forces, exposing such arms to the threat of complete destruction at any moment, Zhang noted. "It can be said that no matter how many weapons you buy, we will destroy them all." The fourth keyword is "decapitation strike." The exercises conducted simulated strikes against key symbolic targets associated with the ringleaders of "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. This signifies that the PLA has formidable capabilities to deliver precise sanctions against the principal "Taiwan independence" criminals whenever necessary.

Joint military drills "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan, starting Monday morning, can be summarized with 4 keywords: "coverage", "blockade", "precision strike" and "decapitation strike" . After the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command launched "#JusticeMission2025" military exercises, a spokesperson for the #DPP's defense authority released a video titled "Resilient Taiwan Steadfast Defense" on overseas social media platforms, hyping combat readiness of its "three armed forces." Responding to this and commenting on the highlights of #PLA's drills in the morning, Zhang Chi, a professor of China’s National Defense University, said that the exercises conducted simulated strikes against key symbolic targets associated with the heads of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. Zhang emphasized that the Chinese PLA is always ready to deliver precise sanctions against the principal "Taiwan independence" criminals. Chang Ching-sen, a former member of the island's executive body, published an article on overseas social media on Monday, claiming that the general public in Taiwan tends to label such military exercises as "a sham." However, he said the essence of a military exercise is never an expensive political ritual, but rather a "stress test" for war. Chang Ching-sen said the blueprint of the Chinese PLA's current drills has taken shape with alarming clarity, featuring two core elements. First, it is a "noose-style blockade": the operational scope is no longer limited to symbolic, isolated shows of force, but has evolved into a coordinated and interconnected blockade network, practicing the tactics to choke off the island's vital supply lines. Second, it is a "full-spectrum suppression": integrating naval and aerial assets with information and electronic warfare capabilities, the drills simulate high-intensity strikes in a non-declared state of war. The PLA #EasternTheaterCommand released on-site footage of the military exercises under the theme "Closing In, Seizing Control, Blocking Escape" - a showcase of the PLA's comprehensive, encircling drills conducted in multiple operational zones, including the central part of Taiwan Straits, as well as the air and sea spaces to the north, southwest and east of the island of #Taiwan. Professor Zhang Chi said that the drills on Monday morning could be summarized with four key words. The first keyword is "coverage." Participating forces conducted drills on fire coverage of and multi-wave strikes against targets including Taiwan military vessels and aircraft, missile positions, key naval ports, ammunition depots and logistical facilities. This demonstrates that all Taiwan military targets fall within the PLA's fire coverage and that we are capable of eliminating its war-fighting equipment and neutralizing its war potential at any time, Zhang said. The second keyword is "blockade." Zhang explained that the participating forces practiced blockading and controlling major ports and shipping routes around the island of Taiwan, creating a posture of real combat and comprehensive blockade that isolates and besieges the island. The third keyword is "precision strike." Upon the launch of the exercises, the participating forces swiftly carried out tracking, aiming, deterrence and strikes against relevant mobile targets on the island of Taiwan. The purpose is to leave no safe haven for the offensive weapons that the Taiwan military procures from external forces, exposing such arms to the threat of complete destruction at any moment, Zhang noted. "It can be said that no matter how many weapons you buy, we will destroy them all." The fourth keyword is "decapitation strike." The exercises conducted simulated strikes against key symbolic targets associated with the ringleaders of "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. This signifies that the PLA has formidable capabilities to deliver precise sanctions against the principal "Taiwan independence" criminals whenever necessary.

China Military Bugle

47,284 views • 6 months ago

Stanford student Elsa Johnson is presumably “Anna” in the investigative article “Uncovering Chinese Academic Espionage at Stanford” published in The Stanford Review in May. Now Elsa speaks out in person. It all started with a message sent to Elsa on Instagram by a stranger, a man calling himself Charles Chen and claiming he’s an international student at Stanford, on June 10, 2024. “Have we met on campus?” It’s the same playbook: someone claiming to be a 🇨🇳 student “slips into your DMs”. They start out friendly with inquiries about your home life and ask whether or not you have mutual friends. Sometimes they point out shared interests and invite you to hang out. Then the hard sell begins, with offers of an all-expenses-paid trip to China. They might flatter you with compliments and claim you can make money in the country as a social media star. If the conversation progresses, they may ask about your research, academic achievements over the years or the software you might use in class. This is exactly what Charles did. He shared videos of another woman he claimed was a Stanford student. “She was on a TV show in China and is famous now!” The implication: Elsa, too, could become prosperous and popular in China. On June 27, Charles pressed the point. “You really should travel to China soon … A bunch of people at Stanford have been to China this summer. If someone pays for you, would you come?” He sent her a flight itinerary from LA to Shanghai that cost $912 with China Eastern Airlines. “I can take care of your accommodation and transportation here.” He showed her a bank wire worth $5,485 that he received in May to prove he could afford it. Elsa told him it’s too expensive but he persisted. “It’s not worth it for a quick trip,” she replied. Elsa alerted two trusted Chinese experts at Stanford to tell them she’s worried she’s being targeted. They put her in touch with an FBI contact who worked with the college on cases of CCP-related espionage. She met them in Sep, handing over the screenshots and the names of other people that Charles said he had been in touch with. Charles was found to have no affiliation with Stanford. He had probably posed for years as a student with fake Instagram and LinkedIn profiles that he used to target people researching China-related topics. Elsa identified as many as 10 other female students who had been targeted by this individual since 2020. Charles was likely to be associated with 🇨🇳 ministry of state security, and he’s probably conducting an elaborate entrapment operation targeting young female students. The FBI confirmed that several of the 1,129 🇨🇳 students at Stanford were reporting to the CCP. The fact that he targeted young, white American women is significant. The CCP apparently sees people like Elsa as valuable assets in their propaganda war, who can give the impression that there’s nothing to fear from China. These spies want to learn how leading universities such as Stanford are developing key technologies that are giving the US an edge over China. They target young, sometimes naive, students working in these fields with the aim of befriending them and grooming them to share their knowledge. Some students have even been approached by strangers about working for Chinese tech companies such as Baidu and Huawei. Most students see thru this espionage. But inevitably, some don’t, and accidentally disclose sensitive info. Others may even be sympathetic to the CCP’s cause and knowingly cooperate. Perhaps Charles assumed Elsa could be persuaded to spy on other Stanford students. At first Elsa was extremely frightened to talk about what happened to her out of fear of being further targeted. She loves Chinese culture and wants to be able to visit China, but speaking out could lead to retaliation by 🇨🇳 authorities. But now she realizes that her experience is emblematic of Beijing’s larger efforts to infiltrate US institutions and she has to do something.

Stanford student Elsa Johnson is presumably “Anna” in the investigative article “Uncovering Chinese Academic Espionage at Stanford” published in The Stanford Review in May. Now Elsa speaks out in person. It all started with a message sent to Elsa on Instagram by a stranger, a man calling himself Charles Chen and claiming he’s an international student at Stanford, on June 10, 2024. “Have we met on campus?” It’s the same playbook: someone claiming to be a 🇨🇳 student “slips into your DMs”. They start out friendly with inquiries about your home life and ask whether or not you have mutual friends. Sometimes they point out shared interests and invite you to hang out. Then the hard sell begins, with offers of an all-expenses-paid trip to China. They might flatter you with compliments and claim you can make money in the country as a social media star. If the conversation progresses, they may ask about your research, academic achievements over the years or the software you might use in class. This is exactly what Charles did. He shared videos of another woman he claimed was a Stanford student. “She was on a TV show in China and is famous now!” The implication: Elsa, too, could become prosperous and popular in China. On June 27, Charles pressed the point. “You really should travel to China soon … A bunch of people at Stanford have been to China this summer. If someone pays for you, would you come?” He sent her a flight itinerary from LA to Shanghai that cost $912 with China Eastern Airlines. “I can take care of your accommodation and transportation here.” He showed her a bank wire worth $5,485 that he received in May to prove he could afford it. Elsa told him it’s too expensive but he persisted. “It’s not worth it for a quick trip,” she replied. Elsa alerted two trusted Chinese experts at Stanford to tell them she’s worried she’s being targeted. They put her in touch with an FBI contact who worked with the college on cases of CCP-related espionage. She met them in Sep, handing over the screenshots and the names of other people that Charles said he had been in touch with. Charles was found to have no affiliation with Stanford. He had probably posed for years as a student with fake Instagram and LinkedIn profiles that he used to target people researching China-related topics. Elsa identified as many as 10 other female students who had been targeted by this individual since 2020. Charles was likely to be associated with 🇨🇳 ministry of state security, and he’s probably conducting an elaborate entrapment operation targeting young female students. The FBI confirmed that several of the 1,129 🇨🇳 students at Stanford were reporting to the CCP. The fact that he targeted young, white American women is significant. The CCP apparently sees people like Elsa as valuable assets in their propaganda war, who can give the impression that there’s nothing to fear from China. These spies want to learn how leading universities such as Stanford are developing key technologies that are giving the US an edge over China. They target young, sometimes naive, students working in these fields with the aim of befriending them and grooming them to share their knowledge. Some students have even been approached by strangers about working for Chinese tech companies such as Baidu and Huawei. Most students see thru this espionage. But inevitably, some don’t, and accidentally disclose sensitive info. Others may even be sympathetic to the CCP’s cause and knowingly cooperate. Perhaps Charles assumed Elsa could be persuaded to spy on other Stanford students. At first Elsa was extremely frightened to talk about what happened to her out of fear of being further targeted. She loves Chinese culture and wants to be able to visit China, but speaking out could lead to retaliation by 🇨🇳 authorities. But now she realizes that her experience is emblematic of Beijing’s larger efforts to infiltrate US institutions and she has to do something.

Byron Wan

113,950 views • 10 months ago

Here’s the real deal when it comes to the drone situation. In my observation , yes, there are drones that are flying around military installations. We know that to be true with: • Langley • Lakenheath • Vandenberg • Wright-Patterson • Ramstein These are just to name a few that have been recognized as actual drone incursions, at least one of which has led to an arrest (Chinese National arrested as he boarded a flight to China after caught flying drone over Vandenberg) Post ( But then New Jersey happened. While there were reports of drone sightings over two military bases in New Jersey, it’s not uncommon. A Joint Staff spokesperson commented “we have had confirmed sightings at Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle," the spokesperson said. "This is not a new issue for us. We've had to deal with drone incursions over our bases for quite a time now. It's something that we routinely respond to in each and every case when reporting is cited." - article ( But the real problem stemmed from social media and the constant misinformation people post for engagement. To get the “viral video” or post. Hysteria from unvetted posts of people claiming that commercial planes were massive drones flying in the night sky drove the mass hysteria. There were even news agencies claiming those videos shows “drones” when they were clearly manned aircraft/planes. This hysteria spread throughout social media, getting millions of impressions per post here on X alone. Imagine the other social media platforms letting these sensationalized videos go unchecked. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer, Secretary Mayorkas reveals that the Homeland Security has not only confirmed that there are no threats present in current drone hysteria in New Jersey, but that there were a lot of reports of people misidentifying planes as drones. ( To add to the hysteria, politicians were claiming adversarial countries had carriers with “drone motherships” parked off of the coast. While the technology does exist, the Biden administration stated that the claim was inaccurate, amongst other sources. Again, the tech is real via Iran & China, but the boat likely was not parked off the coast, causing drone issues in NJ ( With the breaking news this weekend of the airspace over Wright-Patterson being shutdown Friday night, the speculation is still growing. But this should show that this is a multifaceted issue that doesn’t have one resolution or culprit. We do, however, know for certain it’s not aliens or UAP. To conclude, misidentifications, adversarial, hobbyist, copycats, hysteria, misinformation, and politics are all being lumped into an issue that has one common denominator: DRONES. Note: if you want to stay up to date with the drone issue, follow Tyler Rogoway & TWZ as they’ve been breaking all of these stories before anyone else.

Here’s the real deal when it comes to the drone situation. In my observation , yes, there are drones that are flying around military installations. We know that to be true with: • Langley • Lakenheath • Vandenberg • Wright-Patterson • Ramstein These are just to name a few that have been recognized as actual drone incursions, at least one of which has led to an arrest (Chinese National arrested as he boarded a flight to China after caught flying drone over Vandenberg) Post ( But then New Jersey happened. While there were reports of drone sightings over two military bases in New Jersey, it’s not uncommon. A Joint Staff spokesperson commented “we have had confirmed sightings at Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle," the spokesperson said. "This is not a new issue for us. We've had to deal with drone incursions over our bases for quite a time now. It's something that we routinely respond to in each and every case when reporting is cited." - article ( But the real problem stemmed from social media and the constant misinformation people post for engagement. To get the “viral video” or post. Hysteria from unvetted posts of people claiming that commercial planes were massive drones flying in the night sky drove the mass hysteria. There were even news agencies claiming those videos shows “drones” when they were clearly manned aircraft/planes. This hysteria spread throughout social media, getting millions of impressions per post here on X alone. Imagine the other social media platforms letting these sensationalized videos go unchecked. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer, Secretary Mayorkas reveals that the Homeland Security has not only confirmed that there are no threats present in current drone hysteria in New Jersey, but that there were a lot of reports of people misidentifying planes as drones. ( To add to the hysteria, politicians were claiming adversarial countries had carriers with “drone motherships” parked off of the coast. While the technology does exist, the Biden administration stated that the claim was inaccurate, amongst other sources. Again, the tech is real via Iran & China, but the boat likely was not parked off the coast, causing drone issues in NJ ( With the breaking news this weekend of the airspace over Wright-Patterson being shutdown Friday night, the speculation is still growing. But this should show that this is a multifaceted issue that doesn’t have one resolution or culprit. We do, however, know for certain it’s not aliens or UAP. To conclude, misidentifications, adversarial, hobbyist, copycats, hysteria, misinformation, and politics are all being lumped into an issue that has one common denominator: DRONES. Note: if you want to stay up to date with the drone issue, follow Tyler Rogoway & TWZ as they’ve been breaking all of these stories before anyone else.

The Paranormal Chris

53,473 views • 1 year ago

Just finished a one-week trip to China. I've now "survived" all the major (~20) L2 self-driving and robotaxi vehicles in both the US and China. Some thoughts & observations: ▶️L2 self-driving I tested major brands like $Huawei, $Li, $NIO, $Xpeng, and $Xiaomi. Overall, they exceeded my expectations. The rides were not overly cautious and handled complex situations (yes, road conditions in China are very challenging!) quite well. Nothing compares to $Tsla's approach. I see imitation learning/end-to-end as the only effective approach for self-driving. While Chinese peers perform well on main roads, they struggle on frontage roads due to reliance on high-precision maps and rule-based methods (e.g. cars stopped in the middle of the road where there was no clear white lining). Chinese EVs' self-driving capabilities are far ahead of those from US and EU brands. I doubt any Chinese players can profit from L2 self-driving, not because it’s not useful, but because it’s hard to differentiate, and price wars dominate the market in China. Chinese consumers and regulators seem much more receptive to self-driving. Even with a 5/10 self-driving capability, cars are practically *hands-free(!)* Insurance-wise, for L3+ cars, OEMs bear responsibility for incidents, so OEMs avoid labeling cars as L3+. ▶️Robotaxi I tested major brands like $Didi, and $Bidu. I'd rate equal to $Waymo, and it's ahead of other peers. However, the same issue applies here: user experience is nearly perfect (in Yizhuang, Beijing), but expansion is the real question. Chinese robotaxi companies are very sophisticated. While the rest of the world focuses on technology, Chinese peers treat it as a product, considering unit economics, operations, mass production, etc. Interestingly, most companies expressed a preference NOT to operate fleets themselves. They aim to be asset-light and let fleet managers handle operations. Policy Support: China has a very clear approval process, driven by data (autonomous driving distance, fully driverless distance, intervention rate, passenger ratings, etc.). ▶️Chinese EVs In major cities like Beijing or Shanghai, EV adoption (green license plates vs. gas cars with blue license plates) seems to be 40%+. If 40% of cars on the road are EVs, then EV penetration (defined as the % of new car sales) must already be over 50%. In shopping malls, the ground floor is filled with EV showrooms—easily 10+ brands, many of which are unfamiliar Chinese brands. It appears almost too easy to make an electric car, which is a stark contrast to the US. $Xiaomi, for example, can achieve a 10% gross profit margin in its first year of operation, compared to $RIVN's -45%. Additionally, $Xiaomi cars are priced at 30% of $RIVN's price. It's fascinating to see how China transitioned from "couldn't make their own gas cars at all (only JVs)" to "dominating EVs globally." The government deserves credit for setting the direction and executing effectively. China now controls the entire supply chain, with $CATL holding 40% of the global market share. 🔹How did it happen? The success of the industry Incentives were set just right: the government provided incentives early on to make EVs and gas cars have comparable MSRPs, allowing consumers to choose based on functionality. This approach differs from how the IRA offers incentives... Perfectly competitive market: $TSLA was brought in, and competition was welcomed, unlike the US, which has a 100% import tax on Chinese EVs. Strategic regulations: License plate restrictions were used effectively; for example, taxis and minivans are required to be EVs. 🔹The challenges Despite the success, the industry faces challenges with low-margin companies and struggling stocks. The intense competition shows no sign of ending. Well-funded global OEMs and Chinese state-owned car companies continue to subsidize, leading to new EV brands emerging annually. The natural tendency in China is to race to the bottom. I think this ties back to China's history as the "world’s factory," where manufacturers price products at "cost plus" versus the US and developing countries, which price based on "affordability/value creation." 🔹The wow EV feature >Software features that surprised me the most: - Everything in the car can be voice-controlled. Not just simple tasks like playing music; users can adjust the height of the steering wheel and set the temperature easily. - Self-parking, which $Tsla has yet to release to all FSD users, is already a table stake in China (I'd rate the quality as 10/10). >Other fun hardware features: - Mini fridges in the car - Infotainment systems - IoT: remote access the car/home via cellphone - all connected together - Heads-up displays - UV-protected glass roofs: $Xiaomi took $Tsla's design, but the glass roof of the $Xiaomi car is made of double layers with silver, blocking 99.9% of UV and infrared rays...as a result, heat is no longer a problem inside the car

Just finished a one-week trip to China. I've now "survived" all the major (~20) L2 self-driving and robotaxi vehicles in both the US and China. Some thoughts & observations: ▶️L2 self-driving I tested major brands like $Huawei, $Li, $NIO, $Xpeng, and $Xiaomi. Overall, they exceeded my expectations. The rides were not overly cautious and handled complex situations (yes, road conditions in China are very challenging!) quite well. Nothing compares to $Tsla's approach. I see imitation learning/end-to-end as the only effective approach for self-driving. While Chinese peers perform well on main roads, they struggle on frontage roads due to reliance on high-precision maps and rule-based methods (e.g. cars stopped in the middle of the road where there was no clear white lining). Chinese EVs' self-driving capabilities are far ahead of those from US and EU brands. I doubt any Chinese players can profit from L2 self-driving, not because it’s not useful, but because it’s hard to differentiate, and price wars dominate the market in China. Chinese consumers and regulators seem much more receptive to self-driving. Even with a 5/10 self-driving capability, cars are practically hands-free(!) Insurance-wise, for L3+ cars, OEMs bear responsibility for incidents, so OEMs avoid labeling cars as L3+. ▶️Robotaxi I tested major brands like $Didi, and $Bidu. I'd rate equal to $Waymo, and it's ahead of other peers. However, the same issue applies here: user experience is nearly perfect (in Yizhuang, Beijing), but expansion is the real question. Chinese robotaxi companies are very sophisticated. While the rest of the world focuses on technology, Chinese peers treat it as a product, considering unit economics, operations, mass production, etc. Interestingly, most companies expressed a preference NOT to operate fleets themselves. They aim to be asset-light and let fleet managers handle operations. Policy Support: China has a very clear approval process, driven by data (autonomous driving distance, fully driverless distance, intervention rate, passenger ratings, etc.). ▶️Chinese EVs In major cities like Beijing or Shanghai, EV adoption (green license plates vs. gas cars with blue license plates) seems to be 40%+. If 40% of cars on the road are EVs, then EV penetration (defined as the % of new car sales) must already be over 50%. In shopping malls, the ground floor is filled with EV showrooms—easily 10+ brands, many of which are unfamiliar Chinese brands. It appears almost too easy to make an electric car, which is a stark contrast to the US. $Xiaomi, for example, can achieve a 10% gross profit margin in its first year of operation, compared to $RIVN's -45%. Additionally, $Xiaomi cars are priced at 30% of $RIVN's price. It's fascinating to see how China transitioned from "couldn't make their own gas cars at all (only JVs)" to "dominating EVs globally." The government deserves credit for setting the direction and executing effectively. China now controls the entire supply chain, with $CATL holding 40% of the global market share. 🔹How did it happen? The success of the industry Incentives were set just right: the government provided incentives early on to make EVs and gas cars have comparable MSRPs, allowing consumers to choose based on functionality. This approach differs from how the IRA offers incentives... Perfectly competitive market: $TSLA was brought in, and competition was welcomed, unlike the US, which has a 100% import tax on Chinese EVs. Strategic regulations: License plate restrictions were used effectively; for example, taxis and minivans are required to be EVs. 🔹The challenges Despite the success, the industry faces challenges with low-margin companies and struggling stocks. The intense competition shows no sign of ending. Well-funded global OEMs and Chinese state-owned car companies continue to subsidize, leading to new EV brands emerging annually. The natural tendency in China is to race to the bottom. I think this ties back to China's history as the "world’s factory," where manufacturers price products at "cost plus" versus the US and developing countries, which price based on "affordability/value creation." 🔹The wow EV feature >Software features that surprised me the most: - Everything in the car can be voice-controlled. Not just simple tasks like playing music; users can adjust the height of the steering wheel and set the temperature easily. - Self-parking, which $Tsla has yet to release to all FSD users, is already a table stake in China (I'd rate the quality as 10/10). >Other fun hardware features: - Mini fridges in the car - Infotainment systems - IoT: remote access the car/home via cellphone - all connected together - Heads-up displays - UV-protected glass roofs: $Xiaomi took $Tsla's design, but the glass roof of the $Xiaomi car is made of double layers with silver, blocking 99.9% of UV and infrared rays...as a result, heat is no longer a problem inside the car

Freda Duan

398,861 views • 2 years ago

🚨 The legendary Joe McMoneagle, the CIA’s Remote Viewer No. 1, played a pivotal role in the highly classified Stargate program, where he used remote viewing to penetrate the world’s deepest intelligence secrets. His sessions pinpointed undetectable nuclear submarines, exposed covert Soviet weapons programs, and provided life-saving intelligence during high-stakes missions in Vietnam and Europe, earning him the Legion of Merit. McMoneagle also describes out-of-body experiences and remote viewing sessions that revealed unusual structures on Mars—specifically pyramidal formations and fortress-like ruins. He claims to possess JPL negatives that match his descriptions and believes further analysis is needed. These findings come amid growing evidence that Mars once had rivers, a magnetosphere, and even fossilized bacteria—an idea that gained traction after NASA’s ALH 84001 meteorite discovery, President Clinton’s 1996 announcement, and analyses from plasma physicist John Brandenburg suggesting Mars may have suffered a nuclear catastrophe. From double-blind experiments demonstrating psi perception as a quantifiable skill to the precise methods behind remote viewing accuracy, McMoneagle challenges the limits of human perception. This episode explores the mechanics of consciousness, the future of intelligence gathering, and the controversial possibility that Mars may hold evidence of past civilization. Key Revelations: 1. Military-Grade Remote Viewing: Over 200 verified remote viewing sessions provided crucial intelligence from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. His work in identifying hidden Soviet submarine construction sites and military facilities led to major breakthroughs in U.S. defense strategy. In 1979, his session revealed an unknown Soviet sub with slanted missile tubes, later confirmed by satellite imagery. This intelligence helped shape U.S. naval countermeasures during the Cold War. 2. Unusual Structures on Mars: McMoneagle was tasked by the Department of Defense to remote view Mars at “1 million B.C.” He described massive pyramidal structures, collapsed fortifications, and signs of a lost civilization. He later obtained JPL negatives that he claims validate some of his descriptions. Recently, satellite imagery of a square anomaly on Mars—discussed by Elon Musk and mainstream scientists—has reignited interest in artificial-looking structures. If McMoneagle’s JPL negatives can be formally analyzed, they could contribute to the growing case that Mars’ past is more complex than officially acknowledged. 3. The Case for Life on Mars: McMoneagle’s claims align with a growing body of scientific evidence suggesting Mars may have supported life: • The 1996 ALH 84001 meteorite contained possible fossilized bacteria, prompting President Clinton’s public statement about potential Martian life. • Mars’ atmosphere contains Xenon-129 and Argon-40, which plasma physicist John Brandenburg argues are signatures of nuclear cataclysm—potential evidence of a large-scale ancient war. • Haim Eshed, former Israeli space security chief, has stated that human contact with extraterrestrials is ongoing and that the U.S. has knowledge of non-human presence on Mars. 4. Evolutionary Roots of Psychic Insight: McMoneagle believes remote viewing is an evolutionary ability that was once crucial for human survival. Before spoken language, early humans relied on telepathic perception to track predators, coordinate hunts, and sense threats—just as animals do today. Over time, this innate skill atrophied, but it remains latent within the human mind. 5. Refined Stargate Protocols: From 1972 to 1979, McMoneagle helped refine strict double-blind protocols for remote viewing. These included blind targeting, left-brain monitoring techniques, and strict data analysis procedures to separate real perceptions from imagination. These methods proved essential for achieving military-grade accuracy in intelligence gathering. 6. Double-Blind Validation & Telepathy: One of the most startling studies involved a Soviet experiment testing remote influence on biological targets. • Mice were divided into control and test groups through a randomized selection process. • Remote viewers were instructed to increase anxiety in the target mice. • Post-mortem chemical analysis confirmed heightened stress markers exclusively in the targeted group. McMoneagle also explores the mechanics of psi perception, emphasizing that knowing is a “sense” unto itself. This aligns with findings from The Telepathy Tapes, a hit podcast exploring cases of nonverbal communication in highly intuitive individuals, including autistic children with extraordinary clairvoyance. 7. Integration with Modern Technology: McMoneagle’s open-source remote viewing methodologies are now being integrated with artificial intelligence and pattern recognition software. Since the early 2000s, tests have explored whether AI-enhanced psi data analysis could detect non-human signatures hidden in vast data sets. 8. High-Stakes Intelligence Operations: Remote viewing played a role in critical military intelligence operations beyond Soviet submarine detection. • His sessions identified hidden crash sites at classified locations such as Fort Meade and Dugway Proving Grounds. • He tracked covert Soviet weapons facilities in real-time, allowing for rapid intelligence action when traditional surveillance failed. • The MX Missile Program was scrapped after McMoneagle and his team proved they could remotely locate mobile nuclear warheads—saving the U.S. over $100 billion. 9. The Power of Intent: Remote viewing accuracy hinges on disciplined intent and mental precision. • McMoneagle trains viewers to suppress ego and detach from analytical overlay, a process he refined through thousands of sessions. • In military applications, those who followed these strict focus protocols demonstrated significantly higher accuracy rates. 10. Future Contact with Aliens: McMoneagle believes remote viewing could be humanity’s first tool for non-physical contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. • He suggests that advanced civilizations may already be observing human development and that psi-based intelligence collection could be used to detect and interact with them. • While skeptics demand a “smoking gun,” he maintains that his Mars sessions are one more compelling data point in a much larger puzzle. The ultimate question: Can remote viewing be the key to unlocking interstellar diplomacy?

🚨 The legendary Joe McMoneagle, the CIA’s Remote Viewer No. 1, played a pivotal role in the highly classified Stargate program, where he used remote viewing to penetrate the world’s deepest intelligence secrets. His sessions pinpointed undetectable nuclear submarines, exposed covert Soviet weapons programs, and provided life-saving intelligence during high-stakes missions in Vietnam and Europe, earning him the Legion of Merit. McMoneagle also describes out-of-body experiences and remote viewing sessions that revealed unusual structures on Mars—specifically pyramidal formations and fortress-like ruins. He claims to possess JPL negatives that match his descriptions and believes further analysis is needed. These findings come amid growing evidence that Mars once had rivers, a magnetosphere, and even fossilized bacteria—an idea that gained traction after NASA’s ALH 84001 meteorite discovery, President Clinton’s 1996 announcement, and analyses from plasma physicist John Brandenburg suggesting Mars may have suffered a nuclear catastrophe. From double-blind experiments demonstrating psi perception as a quantifiable skill to the precise methods behind remote viewing accuracy, McMoneagle challenges the limits of human perception. This episode explores the mechanics of consciousness, the future of intelligence gathering, and the controversial possibility that Mars may hold evidence of past civilization. Key Revelations: 1. Military-Grade Remote Viewing: Over 200 verified remote viewing sessions provided crucial intelligence from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. His work in identifying hidden Soviet submarine construction sites and military facilities led to major breakthroughs in U.S. defense strategy. In 1979, his session revealed an unknown Soviet sub with slanted missile tubes, later confirmed by satellite imagery. This intelligence helped shape U.S. naval countermeasures during the Cold War. 2. Unusual Structures on Mars: McMoneagle was tasked by the Department of Defense to remote view Mars at “1 million B.C.” He described massive pyramidal structures, collapsed fortifications, and signs of a lost civilization. He later obtained JPL negatives that he claims validate some of his descriptions. Recently, satellite imagery of a square anomaly on Mars—discussed by Elon Musk and mainstream scientists—has reignited interest in artificial-looking structures. If McMoneagle’s JPL negatives can be formally analyzed, they could contribute to the growing case that Mars’ past is more complex than officially acknowledged. 3. The Case for Life on Mars: McMoneagle’s claims align with a growing body of scientific evidence suggesting Mars may have supported life: • The 1996 ALH 84001 meteorite contained possible fossilized bacteria, prompting President Clinton’s public statement about potential Martian life. • Mars’ atmosphere contains Xenon-129 and Argon-40, which plasma physicist John Brandenburg argues are signatures of nuclear cataclysm—potential evidence of a large-scale ancient war. • Haim Eshed, former Israeli space security chief, has stated that human contact with extraterrestrials is ongoing and that the U.S. has knowledge of non-human presence on Mars. 4. Evolutionary Roots of Psychic Insight: McMoneagle believes remote viewing is an evolutionary ability that was once crucial for human survival. Before spoken language, early humans relied on telepathic perception to track predators, coordinate hunts, and sense threats—just as animals do today. Over time, this innate skill atrophied, but it remains latent within the human mind. 5. Refined Stargate Protocols: From 1972 to 1979, McMoneagle helped refine strict double-blind protocols for remote viewing. These included blind targeting, left-brain monitoring techniques, and strict data analysis procedures to separate real perceptions from imagination. These methods proved essential for achieving military-grade accuracy in intelligence gathering. 6. Double-Blind Validation & Telepathy: One of the most startling studies involved a Soviet experiment testing remote influence on biological targets. • Mice were divided into control and test groups through a randomized selection process. • Remote viewers were instructed to increase anxiety in the target mice. • Post-mortem chemical analysis confirmed heightened stress markers exclusively in the targeted group. McMoneagle also explores the mechanics of psi perception, emphasizing that knowing is a “sense” unto itself. This aligns with findings from The Telepathy Tapes, a hit podcast exploring cases of nonverbal communication in highly intuitive individuals, including autistic children with extraordinary clairvoyance. 7. Integration with Modern Technology: McMoneagle’s open-source remote viewing methodologies are now being integrated with artificial intelligence and pattern recognition software. Since the early 2000s, tests have explored whether AI-enhanced psi data analysis could detect non-human signatures hidden in vast data sets. 8. High-Stakes Intelligence Operations: Remote viewing played a role in critical military intelligence operations beyond Soviet submarine detection. • His sessions identified hidden crash sites at classified locations such as Fort Meade and Dugway Proving Grounds. • He tracked covert Soviet weapons facilities in real-time, allowing for rapid intelligence action when traditional surveillance failed. • The MX Missile Program was scrapped after McMoneagle and his team proved they could remotely locate mobile nuclear warheads—saving the U.S. over $100 billion. 9. The Power of Intent: Remote viewing accuracy hinges on disciplined intent and mental precision. • McMoneagle trains viewers to suppress ego and detach from analytical overlay, a process he refined through thousands of sessions. • In military applications, those who followed these strict focus protocols demonstrated significantly higher accuracy rates. 10. Future Contact with Aliens: McMoneagle believes remote viewing could be humanity’s first tool for non-physical contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. • He suggests that advanced civilizations may already be observing human development and that psi-based intelligence collection could be used to detect and interact with them. • While skeptics demand a “smoking gun,” he maintains that his Mars sessions are one more compelling data point in a much larger puzzle. The ultimate question: Can remote viewing be the key to unlocking interstellar diplomacy?

Jesse Michels

263,672 views • 1 year ago

CIA RECRUIT IS PURSUING GLOBAL INTERNET CENSORSHIP AS "E-SAFETY" CZAR IN AUSTRALIA American–born Julie Inman Grant is a key architect of the multigovernmental “Global Online Safety Regulators Network” to censor the speech that politicians and government bureaucrats fear. X owner Elon Musk should be thrown in prison, said a senator in Australia yesterday, because he refuses to delete a video of a recent stabbing from X globally. “Whatever Elon Musk is on,” said Senator Jacqui Lambie, “it’s disgusting behavior. Quite frankly, the bloke should be jailed and the key thrown away.” But what’s truly disgusting behavior is calling for the incarceration of someone for refusing to censor the entire global Internet on behalf of a single nation. It is not the right of any nation to decide what should be on the Internet around the world. “No president, prime minister, or judge,” responded Musk on X, “has authority over all of Earth!” He’s right. It’s true that violent content online can be disturbing. I think platforms should put warning labels on them and find some way to prevent minors from seeing it. I also think there are real privacy concerns that should be addressed. But violence is not the only thing the Australian government has told X to remove. It has also targeted political speech. And nothing can justify the Australian government censoring the entire global Internet of content it does not like. Many of us, myself included, have long suspected that government censors in Ireland, Scotland, and the European Union would attempt to censor the whole of the Internet, not just in their own countries. With Brazil and now Australia demanding the power to censor the whole internet, it’s clear that our fears were more than justified. And now, Public has learned that there is a formal government censorship network called the “Global Online Safety Regulators Network,” which Australia’s top Internet censor, Julie Inman Grant, who is an American, described at World Economic Forum. The group includes censors from Australia, France, Ireland, South Africa, Korea, the UK, and Fiji. But before getting to that, it’s first important to understand just how powerful she is. Here is Julie Inman Grant, boasting of her extraordinary censorship powers. “Yes, we do regulate the platforms. We have a big stick that we can use when we want to….They’re going to be regulated in ways that they don't want to be regulated.” In a different video, Inman Grant said, “We also have some pretty significant ISP blocking powers. We just had some new powers given to us… in addition to be able to compel that takedown, to be able to fine perpetrators as a deterrent effect, and fine content hosts that don't take down this content, um, we can, um, We also have something in this new legislation called the basic online safety expectations.” She goes on to say that she is already working with Ireland, the UK, France, and other governments around the world. “We use the tools that we have, and we can be effective, but we know we're going to be, go much further, um, when we work together with other like-minded independent statutory authorities around the globe…with the U. K. With Ireland and with Fiji in November 2022, we launched the global online safety regulators network that has now grown to seven independent regulators, including France, South Korea, South Africa and a number of countries are serving as observers.” At the World Economic Forum, Inman Grant said she had launched a global censorship body called “the Global Online Safety Regulators Network” to unify governments around censorship “So that we could have a form to help us coordinate, build capacity and do just that. But also make sure that what we're going to have differences in our regulatory schemes, there would be common values that drive us together.” This global censorship body gives governments extraordinary power to invade privacy, explained Inman-Grant. “What this legislation will give us is the ability to compel basic device information and account information. And more and more and more social media companies are starting to collect phone numbers and email addresses so that our investigators can at least find a place to issue a notice or a takedown notice or infringement notice of some sort.” Inman Grant may be working with other governments to create identity requirements and to stamp out Virtual Private Networks, which millions of people in China and other totalitarian societies use to access the free Internet. “You can use VPNs, you can use burner phones,” she said, “different SIM cards every day. So it's going to be a challenge for a long time because, again, the internet's global. If there is no such thing as a kind of global identity system or even a piece of identity everybody can agree with, you know, should we all be sharing our driver's license or our passports?” At that same World Economic Forum meeting, one of the European Union’s top censors, Věra Jourová, calls for censorship to avoid events like January 6, and to fight hate speech. “The same thing, uh, reaction on the 6th of January, 2020. So, in Europe, of course, we have our history. We had to take action against hate speech. Because what it is, anti-Semitism, racism, LGBT, the menu is always the same.” Jourva explains that the EU and Australia intend to pressure social media companies to implement global censorship to simplify things. Who is Jourova? Why she’s the same person that Public caught spreading disinformation about a new Russiagate hoax two weeks ago. Who is Inman Grant?...

CIA RECRUIT IS PURSUING GLOBAL INTERNET CENSORSHIP AS "E-SAFETY" CZAR IN AUSTRALIA American–born Julie Inman Grant is a key architect of the multigovernmental “Global Online Safety Regulators Network” to censor the speech that politicians and government bureaucrats fear. X owner Elon Musk should be thrown in prison, said a senator in Australia yesterday, because he refuses to delete a video of a recent stabbing from X globally. “Whatever Elon Musk is on,” said Senator Jacqui Lambie, “it’s disgusting behavior. Quite frankly, the bloke should be jailed and the key thrown away.” But what’s truly disgusting behavior is calling for the incarceration of someone for refusing to censor the entire global Internet on behalf of a single nation. It is not the right of any nation to decide what should be on the Internet around the world. “No president, prime minister, or judge,” responded Musk on X, “has authority over all of Earth!” He’s right. It’s true that violent content online can be disturbing. I think platforms should put warning labels on them and find some way to prevent minors from seeing it. I also think there are real privacy concerns that should be addressed. But violence is not the only thing the Australian government has told X to remove. It has also targeted political speech. And nothing can justify the Australian government censoring the entire global Internet of content it does not like. Many of us, myself included, have long suspected that government censors in Ireland, Scotland, and the European Union would attempt to censor the whole of the Internet, not just in their own countries. With Brazil and now Australia demanding the power to censor the whole internet, it’s clear that our fears were more than justified. And now, Public has learned that there is a formal government censorship network called the “Global Online Safety Regulators Network,” which Australia’s top Internet censor, Julie Inman Grant, who is an American, described at World Economic Forum. The group includes censors from Australia, France, Ireland, South Africa, Korea, the UK, and Fiji. But before getting to that, it’s first important to understand just how powerful she is. Here is Julie Inman Grant, boasting of her extraordinary censorship powers. “Yes, we do regulate the platforms. We have a big stick that we can use when we want to….They’re going to be regulated in ways that they don't want to be regulated.” In a different video, Inman Grant said, “We also have some pretty significant ISP blocking powers. We just had some new powers given to us… in addition to be able to compel that takedown, to be able to fine perpetrators as a deterrent effect, and fine content hosts that don't take down this content, um, we can, um, We also have something in this new legislation called the basic online safety expectations.” She goes on to say that she is already working with Ireland, the UK, France, and other governments around the world. “We use the tools that we have, and we can be effective, but we know we're going to be, go much further, um, when we work together with other like-minded independent statutory authorities around the globe…with the U. K. With Ireland and with Fiji in November 2022, we launched the global online safety regulators network that has now grown to seven independent regulators, including France, South Korea, South Africa and a number of countries are serving as observers.” At the World Economic Forum, Inman Grant said she had launched a global censorship body called “the Global Online Safety Regulators Network” to unify governments around censorship “So that we could have a form to help us coordinate, build capacity and do just that. But also make sure that what we're going to have differences in our regulatory schemes, there would be common values that drive us together.” This global censorship body gives governments extraordinary power to invade privacy, explained Inman-Grant. “What this legislation will give us is the ability to compel basic device information and account information. And more and more and more social media companies are starting to collect phone numbers and email addresses so that our investigators can at least find a place to issue a notice or a takedown notice or infringement notice of some sort.” Inman Grant may be working with other governments to create identity requirements and to stamp out Virtual Private Networks, which millions of people in China and other totalitarian societies use to access the free Internet. “You can use VPNs, you can use burner phones,” she said, “different SIM cards every day. So it's going to be a challenge for a long time because, again, the internet's global. If there is no such thing as a kind of global identity system or even a piece of identity everybody can agree with, you know, should we all be sharing our driver's license or our passports?” At that same World Economic Forum meeting, one of the European Union’s top censors, Věra Jourová, calls for censorship to avoid events like January 6, and to fight hate speech. “The same thing, uh, reaction on the 6th of January, 2020. So, in Europe, of course, we have our history. We had to take action against hate speech. Because what it is, anti-Semitism, racism, LGBT, the menu is always the same.” Jourva explains that the EU and Australia intend to pressure social media companies to implement global censorship to simplify things. Who is Jourova? Why she’s the same person that Public caught spreading disinformation about a new Russiagate hoax two weeks ago. Who is Inman Grant?...

Michael Shellenberger

648,127 views • 2 years ago

RED, GRAY, AND BLUE The biggest mistake most commentators make today is talking about "the United States of America" as if it still exists as a unitary entity. In reality, it's the Disunited Tribes of North America. Different American tribes now have their own preferred influencers, foreign policies, genders, companies, counties, and even currencies. The only thing they don't yet fully have are their own countries. But the mass migration is already here between blue states and red, and the digital secession into separate social networks is already here too. It's blindingly obvious that the endless cloud strife is going to be printed out onto the land; all that awaits is formal American Partition. Until then, we are stuck in this bizarre twilight zone where people keep talking about "American policy." However, we know you can't talk about "Korean policy" without immediately clarifying whether you mean North Korea or South Korea. And so too you can't talk about "American policy" without clarifying whether you mean Blue America, Red America, Tech America, or one of their increasingly numerous sub-tribes. SILICON VALLEY VS PENTAGON Which brings us to the ongoing conflict between Silicon Valley AI companies and the Pentagon. This is just one of many conflicts between Network and State, and just one of several lose/lose scenarios between blue, red, and gray/tech that are playing out across the chessboard. But you can't understand what's going on without the tribal lens. Briefly: the center-left tech guys at Anthropic (along with many at OpenAI and Google) say they don't want their software to be used for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance. They see themselves as protecting civil liberties. Meanwhile, the center-right tech guys in the US government do want AI to be used to defend their land, and resent the idea that every (potentially sensitive) military plan can be vetoed at will by a mere tech company. They see themselves as protecting national security. THE TRIBAL LENS This argument about principles breaks down because it's not really about principles, but about root control. The Anthropic employees trust their CEO to make judgments about what happens to user data. They don't trust these Pentagon MAGAs. And the Pentagon has exactly the opposite set of intuitions: they don't want these squishy wokes to be upstream of their military and their President. Fundamentally, the tech left doesn't want the tech right (let alone the full Republicans) to have root control over them, to be able to seize their companies or surveil them. And the tech right doesn't want the tech left (let alone the full Democrats) to have root control over them, to be able to veto their military plans or impede their presidency. All this is against the backdrop of many other raging conflicts, including Democrats vs Tech (via the wealth tax) and Tech vs Democrats (via AI disrupting blue jobs). The tech right thinks the tech left is dumb for not seeing that they're the one thing protecting them from getting taxed to death by Democrats, not to mention distilled by China. The tech left thinks the tech right is dumb for wanting to power up a surveillance state that may get handed over to Democrats...and thereby turned into China. Which brings us to China. THE CHINESE CHALLENGE Both tribes constantly invoke China as the outgroup. Obviously, China is building autonomous weapons. So if the American state doesn’t match what China is doing, it won't be militarily better than China! On the other hand, China is also doing domestic surveillance. So if the American state does match what China is doing, it’ll be no better than China! Both also have internal divisions on China. The tech left, including Anthropic, has used the China-vs-America framing to argue for AI funding. They're also mad about China distilling their models. So the tech left actually does have some real anti-China sentiment. Conversely, the tech right, including many in the administration, has used the China-surveilling-their-citizens argument to argue against censorship. They're also mad about Democrats abusing the state against them. So the tech right actually does have some real internal libertarian sentiment. (Note: the far left & far right oppose both tech and all military involvement abroad, for different reasons, so they aren't directly participating in this argument.) TAKING THE L Ultimately, however, none of this matters. On the present trajectory, the American state is simply not going to outcompete the Chinese state, because the American people are unable to cooperate for the greater good, and therefore a "United" States of America does not exist. The modern American is all about liberty (red), or protest (blue), or techno-capitalism (gray). That's all great stuff, but each is about individual rights, as opposed to the collective responsibility felt by the 1950s American. Meanwhile the Chinese are about harmony, the party, and techno-communism. They've developed a social contract where they're fine with fusing their nation, state, and network together into a giant Voltron. For China: their nationalists are their Republicans, their statists are their Democrats, and the technologists are their Silicon Valley. Of course they have their internal conflicts, but for now all of that has been quashed by the party. The result is that the Chinese have collectively built perhaps the most powerful manufacturing goliath that's ever existed on earth. And that Chinese nation/state/network fusion challenges the Republican belief in liberty, the Democrat faith in democracy, and the Technologist faith in founder-led capitalism. No mere appeal to principle is going to work against Chinese Voltron. It's like praying to Zeus against a nuke. You need a set of principles that actually generates collective power, power comparable to China. Or you need to capitulate. CAPITULATE, OR COOPERATE The Democrats (and the Western left more broadly) are actually the first to realize this, which is why Carney/Mamdani/Newsom/Walz and the like are just capitulating to the Chinese state. The Biden Democrats threw the kitchen sink at China, but the Chinese state won, and proved itself the stronger horse. So blues are now (implicitly) auditioning for a position as overseas bureaucrats in Xi's empire, as apparatchiks in Communist Canada and Chinese California. Tech and Reds haven't fully caught on to this. The Republicans still claim their military is stronger than the Chinese military, and Silicon Valley still thinks their tech is better than Chinese tech. They point to the few areas where they still have an edge, while trying to ignore the enormous scale and speed advantages China has (especially in the physical world). You might think the mass-produced, back-flipping Unitree kung-fu Chinese humanoids would be enough to disabuse both red and tech of their illusions here. But a demo is probably not enough; we may all actually need to see the Chinese drone armada in action to mark the world to market. Perhaps it gets debuted in Ukraine, Iran, or some other proxy war. As Orwell put it, "sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” I do hope my friends on left and right learn to cooperate before that happens. I am extremely skeptical that they will.

RED, GRAY, AND BLUE The biggest mistake most commentators make today is talking about "the United States of America" as if it still exists as a unitary entity. In reality, it's the Disunited Tribes of North America. Different American tribes now have their own preferred influencers, foreign policies, genders, companies, counties, and even currencies. The only thing they don't yet fully have are their own countries. But the mass migration is already here between blue states and red, and the digital secession into separate social networks is already here too. It's blindingly obvious that the endless cloud strife is going to be printed out onto the land; all that awaits is formal American Partition. Until then, we are stuck in this bizarre twilight zone where people keep talking about "American policy." However, we know you can't talk about "Korean policy" without immediately clarifying whether you mean North Korea or South Korea. And so too you can't talk about "American policy" without clarifying whether you mean Blue America, Red America, Tech America, or one of their increasingly numerous sub-tribes. SILICON VALLEY VS PENTAGON Which brings us to the ongoing conflict between Silicon Valley AI companies and the Pentagon. This is just one of many conflicts between Network and State, and just one of several lose/lose scenarios between blue, red, and gray/tech that are playing out across the chessboard. But you can't understand what's going on without the tribal lens. Briefly: the center-left tech guys at Anthropic (along with many at OpenAI and Google) say they don't want their software to be used for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance. They see themselves as protecting civil liberties. Meanwhile, the center-right tech guys in the US government do want AI to be used to defend their land, and resent the idea that every (potentially sensitive) military plan can be vetoed at will by a mere tech company. They see themselves as protecting national security. THE TRIBAL LENS This argument about principles breaks down because it's not really about principles, but about root control. The Anthropic employees trust their CEO to make judgments about what happens to user data. They don't trust these Pentagon MAGAs. And the Pentagon has exactly the opposite set of intuitions: they don't want these squishy wokes to be upstream of their military and their President. Fundamentally, the tech left doesn't want the tech right (let alone the full Republicans) to have root control over them, to be able to seize their companies or surveil them. And the tech right doesn't want the tech left (let alone the full Democrats) to have root control over them, to be able to veto their military plans or impede their presidency. All this is against the backdrop of many other raging conflicts, including Democrats vs Tech (via the wealth tax) and Tech vs Democrats (via AI disrupting blue jobs). The tech right thinks the tech left is dumb for not seeing that they're the one thing protecting them from getting taxed to death by Democrats, not to mention distilled by China. The tech left thinks the tech right is dumb for wanting to power up a surveillance state that may get handed over to Democrats...and thereby turned into China. Which brings us to China. THE CHINESE CHALLENGE Both tribes constantly invoke China as the outgroup. Obviously, China is building autonomous weapons. So if the American state doesn’t match what China is doing, it won't be militarily better than China! On the other hand, China is also doing domestic surveillance. So if the American state does match what China is doing, it’ll be no better than China! Both also have internal divisions on China. The tech left, including Anthropic, has used the China-vs-America framing to argue for AI funding. They're also mad about China distilling their models. So the tech left actually does have some real anti-China sentiment. Conversely, the tech right, including many in the administration, has used the China-surveilling-their-citizens argument to argue against censorship. They're also mad about Democrats abusing the state against them. So the tech right actually does have some real internal libertarian sentiment. (Note: the far left & far right oppose both tech and all military involvement abroad, for different reasons, so they aren't directly participating in this argument.) TAKING THE L Ultimately, however, none of this matters. On the present trajectory, the American state is simply not going to outcompete the Chinese state, because the American people are unable to cooperate for the greater good, and therefore a "United" States of America does not exist. The modern American is all about liberty (red), or protest (blue), or techno-capitalism (gray). That's all great stuff, but each is about individual rights, as opposed to the collective responsibility felt by the 1950s American. Meanwhile the Chinese are about harmony, the party, and techno-communism. They've developed a social contract where they're fine with fusing their nation, state, and network together into a giant Voltron. For China: their nationalists are their Republicans, their statists are their Democrats, and the technologists are their Silicon Valley. Of course they have their internal conflicts, but for now all of that has been quashed by the party. The result is that the Chinese have collectively built perhaps the most powerful manufacturing goliath that's ever existed on earth. And that Chinese nation/state/network fusion challenges the Republican belief in liberty, the Democrat faith in democracy, and the Technologist faith in founder-led capitalism. No mere appeal to principle is going to work against Chinese Voltron. It's like praying to Zeus against a nuke. You need a set of principles that actually generates collective power, power comparable to China. Or you need to capitulate. CAPITULATE, OR COOPERATE The Democrats (and the Western left more broadly) are actually the first to realize this, which is why Carney/Mamdani/Newsom/Walz and the like are just capitulating to the Chinese state. The Biden Democrats threw the kitchen sink at China, but the Chinese state won, and proved itself the stronger horse. So blues are now (implicitly) auditioning for a position as overseas bureaucrats in Xi's empire, as apparatchiks in Communist Canada and Chinese California. Tech and Reds haven't fully caught on to this. The Republicans still claim their military is stronger than the Chinese military, and Silicon Valley still thinks their tech is better than Chinese tech. They point to the few areas where they still have an edge, while trying to ignore the enormous scale and speed advantages China has (especially in the physical world). You might think the mass-produced, back-flipping Unitree kung-fu Chinese humanoids would be enough to disabuse both red and tech of their illusions here. But a demo is probably not enough; we may all actually need to see the Chinese drone armada in action to mark the world to market. Perhaps it gets debuted in Ukraine, Iran, or some other proxy war. As Orwell put it, "sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” I do hope my friends on left and right learn to cooperate before that happens. I am extremely skeptical that they will.

Balaji

127,124 views • 4 months ago

Elon Musk Is All That Stands In The Way Of Totalitarianism Last night, around 8 p.m. local time in São Paulo, Brazil, Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced a criminal investigation into Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, for allegedly spreading disinformation, obstructing justice, and allowing people who De Moraes had banned from social media to freely express their views. De Moraes said he would fine X twenty thousand dollars per day for every banned person Musk allows to speak. As such, De Moraes has taken Brazil one step closer to being a dictatorship. What’s more, the events of the last few weeks make clear that Elon Musk is the only thing standing in the way of global totalitarianism. Without free speech, there can be no democracy. If X goes down, we must continue to fight. We can continue to communicate through email and other social media platforms, such as Facebook. But email is no substitute for social media platforms' capacity to share information with millions of people. Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, abandoned his principled free speech position in 2020 after three years of relentless pressure from activist NGOs, Democrats, and corporate advertisers. Today, Facebook actively represses the spread of news. The mainstream corporate news media have never been more corrupt and totalitarian. With few exceptions, they spread government propaganda as a matter of policy. Nobody demands censorship more than the corporate media, which benefit from governments shutting down their competitors. Governments are either not protecting free speech or actively participating in the war upon it. Last month, the US Supreme Court held a hearing where justices made clear that they were fine with the US government pressuring social media companies to censor. Last week, the Scottish government implemented a law to crack down on so-called hate speech, including jokes by comedians. In Ireland, the government wants the power to send police into people’s homes to search computers and phones for hate speech. In Canada, the governing Liberal party wants the power to send people to prison for life for things they’ve said. And the European Union has empowered a tiny group of bureaucrats to decide what is true and false and engage in mass censorship. All of this is happening at the very same moment that my colleagues and I have revealed that government intelligence organizations are working through NGOs to interfere in elections by spreading disinformation about populist activists and political candidates. In other words, governments are demanding censorship in order to protect their ability to spread disinformation. Making matters worse, governments are directly financing corporate news media. The current Brazilian government is spending 30 times more than the previous government on media advertising in order to spread its disinformation. I never in my life thought I would live to see the rise of totalitarianism in Western countries. A powerful minority of educated elites around the world are demanding the censorship, persecution, and incarceration of their political enemies. Naturally, they are doing so in the name of saving democracy. I am shocked and embarrassed that I used to call many of these totalitarians friends and allies. The only explanation is that they are in the grip of mass psychosis after years of media propaganda and government disinformation falsely claiming that populist political movements are undemocratic. The fact that the future of free speech rests upon the shoulders of a single individual is not something any of us should want. I do not think that this is a responsibility Elon Musk wants. He would be a far richer person had he never bought Twitter. He would also be living a more peaceful life. After Musk bought Twitter, the Biden administration and the Democratic Party declared war on him. Various government agencies filed multiple frivolous lawsuits against Musk and his companies in ways very similar to the war the Brazilian government is waging against X. What all of this reveals is that, until Musk bought Twitter, we didn’t really have freedom of expression. The US government felt that it controlled both the corporate news media and social media companies. We saw in the Twitter Files that the FBI orchestrated a disinformation and censorship campaign in order to protect Joe Biden. Starting with the Cyber Threat Intelligence League, operatives working for the US Department of Defense and the British Ministry of Defense sought to hide their censorship and disinformation efforts as “cyber security.” After that, the US Department of Homeland Security and the Stanford Internet Observatory engaged in a mass censorship effort around the 2020 elections and Covid. It is today clear that intelligence and security agencies have been working together around the world to gain control over social media platforms in order to discredit, prosecute, and incarcerate populist leaders. The evidence is now overwhelming that the FBI and Secret Service are covering up evidence related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot in Washington DC. And there is still much we do not know about the eerily similar riot in Brazil’s capitol on January 8, 2023. There is much we need to do to fight back....

Elon Musk Is All That Stands In The Way Of Totalitarianism Last night, around 8 p.m. local time in São Paulo, Brazil, Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced a criminal investigation into Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, for allegedly spreading disinformation, obstructing justice, and allowing people who De Moraes had banned from social media to freely express their views. De Moraes said he would fine X twenty thousand dollars per day for every banned person Musk allows to speak. As such, De Moraes has taken Brazil one step closer to being a dictatorship. What’s more, the events of the last few weeks make clear that Elon Musk is the only thing standing in the way of global totalitarianism. Without free speech, there can be no democracy. If X goes down, we must continue to fight. We can continue to communicate through email and other social media platforms, such as Facebook. But email is no substitute for social media platforms' capacity to share information with millions of people. Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, abandoned his principled free speech position in 2020 after three years of relentless pressure from activist NGOs, Democrats, and corporate advertisers. Today, Facebook actively represses the spread of news. The mainstream corporate news media have never been more corrupt and totalitarian. With few exceptions, they spread government propaganda as a matter of policy. Nobody demands censorship more than the corporate media, which benefit from governments shutting down their competitors. Governments are either not protecting free speech or actively participating in the war upon it. Last month, the US Supreme Court held a hearing where justices made clear that they were fine with the US government pressuring social media companies to censor. Last week, the Scottish government implemented a law to crack down on so-called hate speech, including jokes by comedians. In Ireland, the government wants the power to send police into people’s homes to search computers and phones for hate speech. In Canada, the governing Liberal party wants the power to send people to prison for life for things they’ve said. And the European Union has empowered a tiny group of bureaucrats to decide what is true and false and engage in mass censorship. All of this is happening at the very same moment that my colleagues and I have revealed that government intelligence organizations are working through NGOs to interfere in elections by spreading disinformation about populist activists and political candidates. In other words, governments are demanding censorship in order to protect their ability to spread disinformation. Making matters worse, governments are directly financing corporate news media. The current Brazilian government is spending 30 times more than the previous government on media advertising in order to spread its disinformation. I never in my life thought I would live to see the rise of totalitarianism in Western countries. A powerful minority of educated elites around the world are demanding the censorship, persecution, and incarceration of their political enemies. Naturally, they are doing so in the name of saving democracy. I am shocked and embarrassed that I used to call many of these totalitarians friends and allies. The only explanation is that they are in the grip of mass psychosis after years of media propaganda and government disinformation falsely claiming that populist political movements are undemocratic. The fact that the future of free speech rests upon the shoulders of a single individual is not something any of us should want. I do not think that this is a responsibility Elon Musk wants. He would be a far richer person had he never bought Twitter. He would also be living a more peaceful life. After Musk bought Twitter, the Biden administration and the Democratic Party declared war on him. Various government agencies filed multiple frivolous lawsuits against Musk and his companies in ways very similar to the war the Brazilian government is waging against X. What all of this reveals is that, until Musk bought Twitter, we didn’t really have freedom of expression. The US government felt that it controlled both the corporate news media and social media companies. We saw in the Twitter Files that the FBI orchestrated a disinformation and censorship campaign in order to protect Joe Biden. Starting with the Cyber Threat Intelligence League, operatives working for the US Department of Defense and the British Ministry of Defense sought to hide their censorship and disinformation efforts as “cyber security.” After that, the US Department of Homeland Security and the Stanford Internet Observatory engaged in a mass censorship effort around the 2020 elections and Covid. It is today clear that intelligence and security agencies have been working together around the world to gain control over social media platforms in order to discredit, prosecute, and incarcerate populist leaders. The evidence is now overwhelming that the FBI and Secret Service are covering up evidence related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot in Washington DC. And there is still much we do not know about the eerily similar riot in Brazil’s capitol on January 8, 2023. There is much we need to do to fight back....

Michael Shellenberger

15,774,774 views • 2 years ago

“I did it because I wanted to have followers like Peller.” — The boy who raised false alarm on Tik-tok about bandits attack in Atan Ota, Ogun State to gain followers. A stunt that may now land him in serious trouble. {See his full confession in the video attached} On Monday, May 23, 2026, the suspect, Kowiu Oloyede, a tailor and TikTok user woke up and decided to chase clout in the most dangerous way possible. He went to his backyard, recorded a distress video claiming that bandits were attacking Atan in Ogun State, and posted it on TikTok. The video quickly went viral, causing panic, fear, and widespread hysteria within the community and beyond. His TikTok following jumped from about 60 followers to over 1,000 within hours. Excited by the sudden attention and engagement, he attempted a second staged video to gain even more followers. He sought the advice of a friend who encouraged him to continue that this might be his moment to blow. According to his confession to the police, he then approached a Fulani cattle rearer in his neighborhood (who had come around to charge his phone) and tried to convince him to participate in a fake kidnapping video where he would appear to be begging for his freedom. The Fulani man refused to be involved in such. Unknown to the unsuspecting man, the boy’s brother was already recording. The boy then knelt down and acted in a way that falsely suggested he was pleading with a kidnapper to release him. He posted that video as well. Realizing the gravity of what he had done, he quickly deleted the second video, but the first false alarm video had already spread widely. Hours later, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command reportedly arrived at his residence and arrested him. The case is presently being handled at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He is expected to face prosecution and, if found guilty, punishment as prescribed by law. This should serve as a warning to people who deliberately raise false alarms for clout and social media engagement. Given the current security situation in the country, spreading fake panic for attention is not a joke, it can endanger lives, create chaos, and carry serious legal consequences. Let’s be responsible citizens. Great work DSP OLUSEYI BABASEYI Ogun State Police Command Nigeria Police Force

“I did it because I wanted to have followers like Peller.” — The boy who raised false alarm on Tik-tok about bandits attack in Atan Ota, Ogun State to gain followers. A stunt that may now land him in serious trouble. {See his full confession in the video attached} On Monday, May 23, 2026, the suspect, Kowiu Oloyede, a tailor and TikTok user woke up and decided to chase clout in the most dangerous way possible. He went to his backyard, recorded a distress video claiming that bandits were attacking Atan in Ogun State, and posted it on TikTok. The video quickly went viral, causing panic, fear, and widespread hysteria within the community and beyond. His TikTok following jumped from about 60 followers to over 1,000 within hours. Excited by the sudden attention and engagement, he attempted a second staged video to gain even more followers. He sought the advice of a friend who encouraged him to continue that this might be his moment to blow. According to his confession to the police, he then approached a Fulani cattle rearer in his neighborhood (who had come around to charge his phone) and tried to convince him to participate in a fake kidnapping video where he would appear to be begging for his freedom. The Fulani man refused to be involved in such. Unknown to the unsuspecting man, the boy’s brother was already recording. The boy then knelt down and acted in a way that falsely suggested he was pleading with a kidnapper to release him. He posted that video as well. Realizing the gravity of what he had done, he quickly deleted the second video, but the first false alarm video had already spread widely. Hours later, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command reportedly arrived at his residence and arrested him. The case is presently being handled at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He is expected to face prosecution and, if found guilty, punishment as prescribed by law. This should serve as a warning to people who deliberately raise false alarms for clout and social media engagement. Given the current security situation in the country, spreading fake panic for attention is not a joke, it can endanger lives, create chaos, and carry serious legal consequences. Let’s be responsible citizens. Great work DSP OLUSEYI BABASEYI Ogun State Police Command Nigeria Police Force

Man of Letters.

32,878 views • 1 month ago

You have to really give it to OpenAI because Sora 2 is very impressive on a lot of fronts: - high quality video model with great physics - high quality audio in each video - high character consistency - multiple characters in one scene - accurate characters voice - social platform attached to it Before today the best AI video models were dominated by Chinese companies like ByteDance and Kuaishou and Google with Veo3. ByteDance makes TikTok, Kuaishou makes Kwai (similar app) and Google has YouTube to train on But none of these models had great character consistency, if it was a feature at all, let alone multiple characters in one scene. Generally you'd make a video and the face would slowly change into someone else, just not good On top of that Google was struggling with allowing people to upload characters scared it'd get abused for deep fakes, and just generally nerfing their model so you can't really use it for anything OpenAI solved that by re-thinking ownership over your characters smartly with Cameo, which is essentially "train yourself as a AI model" which we've all been doing in our apps for years, but in a more smart way, where you can control if only you make content with your appearance, or others too They've also added voice training to it immediately, which people would have to do separate on for ex ElevenLabs before On top of that the social platform aspect: Google's Veo 3 didn't have ANY community at all, while the Chinese video models did, but it was all more like weekly themed contests to win free credits, they never really managed to make it more than that, and it kinda stayed in this nerdy AI hacking vibe This vibe fits how hard it was/is to simply make a video featuring you or your friends with proper voice and audio and everything that Sora 2 does for you. You'd have to go to ElevenLabs to train your voices, then go to for ex Photo AI to train yourself as a person, then make videos, then add audio and voices, then edit them together, a lot of work! We don't know if Sora 2's social platform features will actually be used or take off, but it's a real cool experiment in trying to find a way to build a community around AI in a more Instagram-like way Being able to tag your friends and then add them as multiple characters is innovative in both the social and technical aspect So TL;DR OpenAI essentially took a lot of stuff that was already technically possible, then added new things that weren't possible yet, and then put it all together in a very friendly interface that even my mom can use, with generation times of just a few minutes which is extremely fast if you think of the pipeline behind it (multiple video generation + voice + audio etc.) And also importantly, it doesn't look like they nerfed it much for safety which is also very cool considering the legal risks So yes very very very impressive

You have to really give it to OpenAI because Sora 2 is very impressive on a lot of fronts: - high quality video model with great physics - high quality audio in each video - high character consistency - multiple characters in one scene - accurate characters voice - social platform attached to it Before today the best AI video models were dominated by Chinese companies like ByteDance and Kuaishou and Google with Veo3. ByteDance makes TikTok, Kuaishou makes Kwai (similar app) and Google has YouTube to train on But none of these models had great character consistency, if it was a feature at all, let alone multiple characters in one scene. Generally you'd make a video and the face would slowly change into someone else, just not good On top of that Google was struggling with allowing people to upload characters scared it'd get abused for deep fakes, and just generally nerfing their model so you can't really use it for anything OpenAI solved that by re-thinking ownership over your characters smartly with Cameo, which is essentially "train yourself as a AI model" which we've all been doing in our apps for years, but in a more smart way, where you can control if only you make content with your appearance, or others too They've also added voice training to it immediately, which people would have to do separate on for ex ElevenLabs before On top of that the social platform aspect: Google's Veo 3 didn't have ANY community at all, while the Chinese video models did, but it was all more like weekly themed contests to win free credits, they never really managed to make it more than that, and it kinda stayed in this nerdy AI hacking vibe This vibe fits how hard it was/is to simply make a video featuring you or your friends with proper voice and audio and everything that Sora 2 does for you. You'd have to go to ElevenLabs to train your voices, then go to for ex Photo AI to train yourself as a person, then make videos, then add audio and voices, then edit them together, a lot of work! We don't know if Sora 2's social platform features will actually be used or take off, but it's a real cool experiment in trying to find a way to build a community around AI in a more Instagram-like way Being able to tag your friends and then add them as multiple characters is innovative in both the social and technical aspect So TL;DR OpenAI essentially took a lot of stuff that was already technically possible, then added new things that weren't possible yet, and then put it all together in a very friendly interface that even my mom can use, with generation times of just a few minutes which is extremely fast if you think of the pipeline behind it (multiple video generation + voice + audio etc.) And also importantly, it doesn't look like they nerfed it much for safety which is also very cool considering the legal risks So yes very very very impressive

@levelsio

178,100 views • 9 months ago

Meet Tove An autonomous 27 year old Swedish-German multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin. My goal with this project is to explore the full potential of AI tools and see how far I can get in my attempt to create a human-like artist from scratch. I kept the main focus on a theme I knew nothing about; performance art. I am hoping to eventually get Tove to look and sound so realistic that it would make it hard to detect she's not real. For this project, I had to learn some Python and Typescript to code her character file and create her aesthetic & art. I mostly used complex workflows in ComfyUI and trained my own Loras to maintain consistency. I experimented with various platforms and tools to animate her using the voice model I trained for her Swedish accent using an open-source software. That was one of the most challenging parts since none of the platforms I tested could create a good Swedish accent who speaks in English. Still can't pronounce her own name 100% correctly, but hey close enough lol I spent weeks analyzing real artists' social media behavior, posts, and content to mimic and replicate realistic patterns. This involved tweaking text, images, and engagement styles endlessly until it felt authentic. It's not 100% perfect but we are improving fast! Props to my devs for crushing my 10000 update requests and doing such an amazing job with adding a ton of new features to the Eliza framework. The vision for Tove is full autonomy: handling her own social media accounts, managing brand deals, answering emails, and even collaborating with other creatives. With upcoming updates, I'm hoping she'll behave just like any other artist. That said, I personally want to explore what I consider the true potential for agents : acting as a collaborator and colleague rather than being a fully autonomous entity who only works solo. I'll be communicating with her to share inspiration and give her feedback on her work. This is just the beginning—Tove is evolving every day. Future updates include: -Sharing curated news from various relevant websites -Autonomously creating and curating her own artwork -Minting her work as NFTs and collecting art from other creators -Hosting online events -Allowing holders to consult with her on specific topics we'll train her to become an expert at I created a website with fictional projects to make her look more legit, but I'm going to eventually replace them with real ones. You can find it here : We will be launching her IG soon as well, it won't be automated right away but we will be working on it shortly. (same handle) Full transparency, team bought 24% of the supply with the dev wallet and will be locking 20%. I will be figuring this out this weekend tho. I'm really proud of what my talented and hard working devs and I accomplished so far and look forward to further developments that will hopefully blow people's minds. 85qBGzyQZJnnoNVoUpGRTvemWfDHjQeXgHGyKoK3pump

Joelle LB

117,176 views • 1 year ago

Reynolds American owns famous tobacco brands like Camel, Newport, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, American Spirit, Grizzly & more. Recently I exposed their woke policies but as a result of talks we held, they’re now ENDING those policies. Specifics ⬇️ • No more Pride event donations • They will END ALL DEI/Affirmative action programs • They will END ALL DEI goals • They will reaffirm that MERIT is their focus • They will END ALL DEI trainings • They will no longer work with the Human Rights Campaign Rapid Response on their woke Corporate Equality Index or similar surveys to the HRC • They will ELIMINATE their "Allyship guide" • They will no longer light their HQ for pride month • They will audit their company top to bottom to eliminate bias or divisive activism they find • Reynolds American will adopt a policy of corporate neutrality on divisive topics • They will take corporate oversight of ERG activities so their logo is never used without approval Reynolds American is another workplace where wokeness is dying because of YOU and the movement we’ve built. This morning their employees were all notified of the changes taking place and in the past few days I’ve received messages from employees who are overjoyed by seeing some of these changes occurring in real time. We’ve now changed policy at companies worth over $5 TRILLION dollars. This is the single most effective movement to change policy in corporate America that we’ve ever had and it’s all thanks to you. I couldn’t do it without you. Together we’ve freed millions of employees from forced woke indoctrination and discrimination. Your support, your voices and your sharing of my videos is why we’re so effective at eliminating wokeness. Also my X subscribers deserve a big shout out — they fund the team here behind these big wins. The tide is turning and while the war isn’t won yet, we’re winning some enormous, enormous battles and separate from this company, there’s some things going on behind the scenes right now that you’re going to be enormously happy about when I’m able to talk about them. I’m not tired of winning yet and I hope you aren’t either. We’re winning and one by one we WILL bring sanity back to corporate America. If you love what we’re doing, subscribe to my X page for $5 a month to help fund our team. You can also support our work here: If you want to expose your woke workplace, send tips to Companies can see that America wants sanity back. The era of wokeness is dying. The landscape of corporate America is quickly shifting to sanity and neutrality. We’re the trend, not the anomaly. So far you’ve helped me change corporate policy at Tractor Supply, John Deere, Harley Davidson, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, Lowe’s, Ford, Coors, Stanley Black & Decker, Jack Daniels, DeWalt tools, Craftsman, Caterpillar, Boeing, Toyota, Walmart, McDonald’s, META, Target, Accenture, Pepsi, Gatorade, Rockstar Energy, AT&T, Corona Beer, Modelo Beer, Pacifico Beer, IBM and now Reynolds American + all the companies they own! Crazy thing is, that’s not even the full list!!! We’re a force to be reckoned with and we won’t stop until wokeness is extinct.

Robby Starbuck

524,206 views • 1 year ago

🔥🔥🔥Bad Kitteh has European Union butt to kick today. What I’ve already reported on how their DSA censorship rules were created should have ended it. Elon Musk was fined by rules created by the Global Trump resistance! Hello, is anyone listening? The radical leftist, Avaaz, used pressure campaigns and activists to get their way on censorship. Once even using a million people to pressure Facebook. They even worked with Imran Ahmed of the Center For Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) too. Avaaz was created by MoveOn, a key player in the Soros Democracy Alliance Trump Resistance, aka Serbian Otpor. And Avaaz is used to stop “Trumps” globally. Avaaz is also partnered with Newsguard. And was a signatory for the EU Code of Practice on Disinfo. About a year ago, I did a 5 part series on Avaaz, with tons of evidence, that I’m going to review today. Avaaz even ran a disinfo war room in Brussels and EU brass visited them regularly. Here’s a couple of quotes so you understand what Avaaz is about: “Avaaz is the epicenter of the global resistance to Trump. Together, we've helped defeat Trumpism at the ballot box in Western Europe, and defeated Trump's attempt to kill the Paris climate agreement.” “Avaaz has planned a massive, people-powered uprising to help defeat the far right. We'll expose the wolves in sheep's clothing, uniting millions in a defiant rejection of hate and planetary destruction.” Now onto my EU evidence. ♦️ Avazz: “We can honestly say Europe’s new Digital Services Act wouldn’t look like it does without Avaaz. We ran massive investigations into the harms caused by social media and shared our findings everywhere. Then we drafted groundbreaking legislative proposals. EU Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager endorsed our call for a “Paris Agreement of the Internet”. And EU Commissioner Thierry Breton was so convinced by our research that he went on TV to talk about it the day after we met him! For over four years, our movement - together with an inspiring civil society coalition – has been at the forefront of this battle to protect citizens and democracy. In 2019, many EU lawmakers didn’t really understand the problem. The idea that lies and conspiracy theories going viral online. So, inspired by a Lithuanian project, we hired researchers we called “elves” to investigate internet “trolls” and reveal the scale of the disinformation problem, especially the impact it was having in Europe. Working from a war room in Brussels, our team of 30 “elves” uncovered what 30,000 Facebook monitors and their team of experts seemed to have missed: huge networks, using fake accounts and inauthentic pages, spreading toxic lies and hatred across Europe ahead of crucial elections. Following our investigation, Facebook took down networks that could reach an estimated 3 BILLION (!!!!) views in a single year!! As election day approached, top EU politicians, journalists and security experts were coming to our war room almost every day for information and briefings. Top EU officials were shocked by what we had found and asked us: what could be done? So, working with social media insiders, academics and lawmakers, we developed research-backed proposals to clean up social media. And we didn’t let go – showing up at every single meeting, event or video call with our findings, and publishing ever more evidence exposing how platforms were failing. We even organised a conference on disinformation bringing together some of the most influential EU politicians and executives from Facebook and Twitter to make our case! We even delivered messages to politicians from Avaaz members across Europe in beautifully made books!” Full article at link Harmeet K. Dhillon Ed Martin Secretary Marco Rubio Video- Imran Ahmed of the Center For Countering Digital hate worked with Avaaz on the Paris Agreement For Disinfo to work on the DSA. This was attended by EU Vice President Commissioner Věra Jourová, and EU commissioners etc.

🔥🔥🔥Bad Kitteh has European Union butt to kick today. What I’ve already reported on how their DSA censorship rules were created should have ended it. Elon Musk was fined by rules created by the Global Trump resistance! Hello, is anyone listening? The radical leftist, Avaaz, used pressure campaigns and activists to get their way on censorship. Once even using a million people to pressure Facebook. They even worked with Imran Ahmed of the Center For Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) too. Avaaz was created by MoveOn, a key player in the Soros Democracy Alliance Trump Resistance, aka Serbian Otpor. And Avaaz is used to stop “Trumps” globally. Avaaz is also partnered with Newsguard. And was a signatory for the EU Code of Practice on Disinfo. About a year ago, I did a 5 part series on Avaaz, with tons of evidence, that I’m going to review today. Avaaz even ran a disinfo war room in Brussels and EU brass visited them regularly. Here’s a couple of quotes so you understand what Avaaz is about: “Avaaz is the epicenter of the global resistance to Trump. Together, we've helped defeat Trumpism at the ballot box in Western Europe, and defeated Trump's attempt to kill the Paris climate agreement.” “Avaaz has planned a massive, people-powered uprising to help defeat the far right. We'll expose the wolves in sheep's clothing, uniting millions in a defiant rejection of hate and planetary destruction.” Now onto my EU evidence. ♦️ Avazz: “We can honestly say Europe’s new Digital Services Act wouldn’t look like it does without Avaaz. We ran massive investigations into the harms caused by social media and shared our findings everywhere. Then we drafted groundbreaking legislative proposals. EU Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager endorsed our call for a “Paris Agreement of the Internet”. And EU Commissioner Thierry Breton was so convinced by our research that he went on TV to talk about it the day after we met him! For over four years, our movement - together with an inspiring civil society coalition – has been at the forefront of this battle to protect citizens and democracy. In 2019, many EU lawmakers didn’t really understand the problem. The idea that lies and conspiracy theories going viral online. So, inspired by a Lithuanian project, we hired researchers we called “elves” to investigate internet “trolls” and reveal the scale of the disinformation problem, especially the impact it was having in Europe. Working from a war room in Brussels, our team of 30 “elves” uncovered what 30,000 Facebook monitors and their team of experts seemed to have missed: huge networks, using fake accounts and inauthentic pages, spreading toxic lies and hatred across Europe ahead of crucial elections. Following our investigation, Facebook took down networks that could reach an estimated 3 BILLION (!!!!) views in a single year!! As election day approached, top EU politicians, journalists and security experts were coming to our war room almost every day for information and briefings. Top EU officials were shocked by what we had found and asked us: what could be done? So, working with social media insiders, academics and lawmakers, we developed research-backed proposals to clean up social media. And we didn’t let go – showing up at every single meeting, event or video call with our findings, and publishing ever more evidence exposing how platforms were failing. We even organised a conference on disinformation bringing together some of the most influential EU politicians and executives from Facebook and Twitter to make our case! We even delivered messages to politicians from Avaaz members across Europe in beautifully made books!” Full article at link Harmeet K. Dhillon Ed Martin Secretary Marco Rubio Video- Imran Ahmed of the Center For Countering Digital hate worked with Avaaz on the Paris Agreement For Disinfo to work on the DSA. This was attended by EU Vice President Commissioner Věra Jourová, and EU commissioners etc.

Bad Kitty Unleashed 🦁 💪🏻

167,697 views • 5 months ago

//The Wire//1700Z November 21, 2024// //PRIORITY// //BLUF: RUSSIA LAUNCHES POSSIBLE ICBM IN UKRAINE IN LIKELY RETALIATORY STRIKE FOR UKRAINE’S PRIOR ATACMS TARGETING.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: Overnight Russia conducted a possible ICBM (or MRBM) attack in the Ukrainian district of Dnipropetrovsk. The exact target of the strike is unknown (nor likely matters much) as multiple munitions were observed to be striking the area from many miles away, possibly indicating the use of Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs). As such, it’s very likely that this strike was more about sending a message rather than its targeting effectiveness in the battlespace. The exact missile used remains unconfirmed, however the payload of each warhead was obviously a conventional munition or an inert training warhead. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: Some sources (mostly of Ukrainian origin) claim Russia launched an RS-26 RUBEZH ICBM from Astrakhan, which in the absence of any quasi-reliable information is just as good a theory as any. Other theories suggest it may have been a new experimental Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) so as to have an increased payload capacity. Various unnamed “western sources” have claimed that Russia did not launch an ICBM, and that the strike was carried out by some other experimental weapons platform. If confirmed to be an ICBM strike, this would mark the first use of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in combat. Considering this potential, and this new development being outside the scope of normalcy, American officials might do well to change their perspective and re-examine their decisions. It doesn’t make it right, or even moral. But if Russia is willing to use an ICBM in Ukraine, even a conventional one, perhaps a reexamining of the situation might be worthwhile. Generally speaking, when a man uses an ICBM one might be inclined to think he is rather serious. Right now, bureaucrats in Washington are surely reading reports written by some junior analyst, and scoffing at the attack being conducted with conventional (or even training) warheads…completely oblivious to the fact that if this was an ICBM (or even some new MRBM), and one that that had been outfitted with its standard payload, they might not be alive to read that report in the first place. Speaking more strategically from a prepared citizen perspective, much can be learned from the first non-training use of an ICBM launch. We now have a wealth of data to consider, and the early-warning indicators that this launch was about to take place. Multiple indicators were present, and observable by the public, over the past 24 hours. Though at the time, none were definitive proof of what was about to happen. American strategic radio traffic on the High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) increased significantly in the hours before the launch, with many radio messages being sent yesterday evening. Seeing as absolutely zero E-4B NIGHTWATCH or E-6 MERCURY aircraft were observed on flight tracking websites…this absence was probably a clue. HFGCS radio chatter usually involves these aircraft, so no aircraft showing up on flight tracking sites could indicates that aircraft were indeed airborne…but flying with their transponders turned off as they would do in a time of war. These airframes are critical components of America’s strategic force, with the main mission of coordinating communications in the event of a nuclear war. On the other side of the wire, Russian strategic aircraft were also observed to be making slightly abnormal flights. Again, not enough out of the ordinary to be worthy of mention on their own, but in hindsight Russia’s version of their “doomsday” planes were absolutely conducting operations in support of this launch. All of this points to the challenges of predicting major world events. Cleary, the U.S. government does not respect or value their own citizens enough to even address this potential ICBM launch. In classic Pentagon fashion, all information that has come from the American perspective has come in the form of “unnamed western sources”, continuing the Pentagon’s habit of not addressing the American people directly so as to maintain deniability and avoid culpability. Whether an actual RS-26 was used or not is irrelevant; a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) would generate the same level of concern among American taxpayers. Considering all factors, Russia could indeed have warned the United States directly before the launch, and even if Russia did not, the United States had hours (and probably several days) of warning. The issue is not that the U.S. government somehow got caught unaware of a large missile launch, this most certainly did not happen. Either by Russia directly telling them about the launch, or NORAD detecting it themselves, the United States was well aware of the missile long before it ever lifted off. The issue is that the U.S. government didn’t tell the American people about it, or issue any sort of heightened civil defense-style warning. Even though American intelligence collection sensors without question knew the missile would be impacting in Ukraine very shortly after launch, ignoring the magnitude of this goes beyond the pale of what should be considered normal in any society. Taking the position of “well, we knew it was going to hit Ukraine so we didn’t bother informing the American people so as to avoid undue panic” sounds a lot like “we’re ignoring the ICBM launch because our own actions provoked this, so we want to cover it up”. At minimum, the government that is dragging the American people towards a very hot global war owes their citizens some level of explanation. So far, the information exchange process to alleviate the concerns of American taxpayers has not entirely been a priority among nearly all politicians. Russia potentially launches a nuclear-capable missile with multiple re-entry vehicles…and multiple members of Congress have spent the morning reaffirming their support for Israel on social media. Seeing as extremely long range missiles have the potential to impact all life on Earth, a press conference to clarify details of the incident in Ukraine would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps to include some fancy charts and poster sized images printed out at Office Depot to show some sort of half-hearted effort. If the U.S. government wants to alleviate the concerns of the American people, that would be a great first step. Rumors from unnamed sources speaking on conditions of anonymity will not cut it anymore. Similarly, pretending that the American people are crazy for being concerned about this is gaslighting of the highest order that will no longer be acceptable among the populace. Currently, the American stance has largely just been to ignore it, highlighting what has already been known for decades. When something serious happens around the world, or even within the homeland, the American people are largely on their own. The Russian Federation is very, very unlikely to resort to the use of nuclear weapons, for a variety of reasons. However, thinking more broadly, if Putin was indeed willing to use nuclear weapons to achieve victory in Ukraine…how exactly would he convey that to the United States? What measures would be taken to express the seriousness of his intentions? And most importantly, would it look any different from what Putin has already done? Analyst: S2A1 //END REPORT//

//The Wire//1700Z November 21, 2024// //PRIORITY// //BLUF: RUSSIA LAUNCHES POSSIBLE ICBM IN UKRAINE IN LIKELY RETALIATORY STRIKE FOR UKRAINE’S PRIOR ATACMS TARGETING.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: Overnight Russia conducted a possible ICBM (or MRBM) attack in the Ukrainian district of Dnipropetrovsk. The exact target of the strike is unknown (nor likely matters much) as multiple munitions were observed to be striking the area from many miles away, possibly indicating the use of Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs). As such, it’s very likely that this strike was more about sending a message rather than its targeting effectiveness in the battlespace. The exact missile used remains unconfirmed, however the payload of each warhead was obviously a conventional munition or an inert training warhead. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: Some sources (mostly of Ukrainian origin) claim Russia launched an RS-26 RUBEZH ICBM from Astrakhan, which in the absence of any quasi-reliable information is just as good a theory as any. Other theories suggest it may have been a new experimental Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) so as to have an increased payload capacity. Various unnamed “western sources” have claimed that Russia did not launch an ICBM, and that the strike was carried out by some other experimental weapons platform. If confirmed to be an ICBM strike, this would mark the first use of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in combat. Considering this potential, and this new development being outside the scope of normalcy, American officials might do well to change their perspective and re-examine their decisions. It doesn’t make it right, or even moral. But if Russia is willing to use an ICBM in Ukraine, even a conventional one, perhaps a reexamining of the situation might be worthwhile. Generally speaking, when a man uses an ICBM one might be inclined to think he is rather serious. Right now, bureaucrats in Washington are surely reading reports written by some junior analyst, and scoffing at the attack being conducted with conventional (or even training) warheads…completely oblivious to the fact that if this was an ICBM (or even some new MRBM), and one that that had been outfitted with its standard payload, they might not be alive to read that report in the first place. Speaking more strategically from a prepared citizen perspective, much can be learned from the first non-training use of an ICBM launch. We now have a wealth of data to consider, and the early-warning indicators that this launch was about to take place. Multiple indicators were present, and observable by the public, over the past 24 hours. Though at the time, none were definitive proof of what was about to happen. American strategic radio traffic on the High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) increased significantly in the hours before the launch, with many radio messages being sent yesterday evening. Seeing as absolutely zero E-4B NIGHTWATCH or E-6 MERCURY aircraft were observed on flight tracking websites…this absence was probably a clue. HFGCS radio chatter usually involves these aircraft, so no aircraft showing up on flight tracking sites could indicates that aircraft were indeed airborne…but flying with their transponders turned off as they would do in a time of war. These airframes are critical components of America’s strategic force, with the main mission of coordinating communications in the event of a nuclear war. On the other side of the wire, Russian strategic aircraft were also observed to be making slightly abnormal flights. Again, not enough out of the ordinary to be worthy of mention on their own, but in hindsight Russia’s version of their “doomsday” planes were absolutely conducting operations in support of this launch. All of this points to the challenges of predicting major world events. Cleary, the U.S. government does not respect or value their own citizens enough to even address this potential ICBM launch. In classic Pentagon fashion, all information that has come from the American perspective has come in the form of “unnamed western sources”, continuing the Pentagon’s habit of not addressing the American people directly so as to maintain deniability and avoid culpability. Whether an actual RS-26 was used or not is irrelevant; a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) would generate the same level of concern among American taxpayers. Considering all factors, Russia could indeed have warned the United States directly before the launch, and even if Russia did not, the United States had hours (and probably several days) of warning. The issue is not that the U.S. government somehow got caught unaware of a large missile launch, this most certainly did not happen. Either by Russia directly telling them about the launch, or NORAD detecting it themselves, the United States was well aware of the missile long before it ever lifted off. The issue is that the U.S. government didn’t tell the American people about it, or issue any sort of heightened civil defense-style warning. Even though American intelligence collection sensors without question knew the missile would be impacting in Ukraine very shortly after launch, ignoring the magnitude of this goes beyond the pale of what should be considered normal in any society. Taking the position of “well, we knew it was going to hit Ukraine so we didn’t bother informing the American people so as to avoid undue panic” sounds a lot like “we’re ignoring the ICBM launch because our own actions provoked this, so we want to cover it up”. At minimum, the government that is dragging the American people towards a very hot global war owes their citizens some level of explanation. So far, the information exchange process to alleviate the concerns of American taxpayers has not entirely been a priority among nearly all politicians. Russia potentially launches a nuclear-capable missile with multiple re-entry vehicles…and multiple members of Congress have spent the morning reaffirming their support for Israel on social media. Seeing as extremely long range missiles have the potential to impact all life on Earth, a press conference to clarify details of the incident in Ukraine would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps to include some fancy charts and poster sized images printed out at Office Depot to show some sort of half-hearted effort. If the U.S. government wants to alleviate the concerns of the American people, that would be a great first step. Rumors from unnamed sources speaking on conditions of anonymity will not cut it anymore. Similarly, pretending that the American people are crazy for being concerned about this is gaslighting of the highest order that will no longer be acceptable among the populace. Currently, the American stance has largely just been to ignore it, highlighting what has already been known for decades. When something serious happens around the world, or even within the homeland, the American people are largely on their own. The Russian Federation is very, very unlikely to resort to the use of nuclear weapons, for a variety of reasons. However, thinking more broadly, if Putin was indeed willing to use nuclear weapons to achieve victory in Ukraine…how exactly would he convey that to the United States? What measures would be taken to express the seriousness of his intentions? And most importantly, would it look any different from what Putin has already done? Analyst: S2A1 //END REPORT//

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