October 28 Safe Tech International News and Notes

Paris Marx; Data/Colonialism; World Foundation for Natural Science re Cellphones; Nov 1 deadline re: State Attorneys General; Nancy Van Dover of Colorado; JEAN TWENGE

I have had to reduce my time on-line so please note the links, underlined, may be either at the beginning or end of each line item. CLARIFICATION - I apologize that it wasn’t clear that there wasn’t an article about woodpeckers per se in the Oct 24 news. The Woodpecker was the name of a radar system historically used by Russia that sounds somewhat like WiFi, as Keith Cutter demonstrates clearly in his audio file in the article: Why is WiFi so Uniquely Harmful? RF exposure, pulse-modulated multipliers, 10Hz ELF brain disruption, and WiFi memory effect in body tissues (highly recommended)

I am a big fan of Canadian tech critic Paris Marx. There are a few of his recent offerings today.

DATA = “TO MANAGE AT A DISTANCE” and COLONIALISM and:

FEATURED

THE POWER COUPLE Who was Thomas Edison? Titans of Electric History: Edison - Part 1 On this episode, we discuss: How Edison’s loss of hearing may have aided his Vision of the future Edison’s forgotten inventions, like the Spirit Phone How Edison was diagnosed with diabetes, and his outlook on sleep Edison’s contribution to Hollywood with the Black Maria. 28 MINUTES

Who was Thomas Edison?

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THE POWER COUPLE, (w/ Nancy Van Dover) EMF combat in Colorado Durango | Lessons on EMF shielding 1. How a brave woman with EMS applies shielding to her home Why should you consider joining The Power Circle Community? How Colorado is fighting back against wireless How residents of Durango are opposing a cell tower How T-mobile uses unsubstantiated claims to further its agenda Why aesthetics and property values are a better argument than health

EMF combat in Colorado

NEWS AND NOTES

AI: POLAND"AI will not take jobs, but will be used to weaken workers." Interview with Paris Marx New technologies, artificial intelligence or algorithms will not take people's jobs, but will be used to weaken employees and strengthen corporations. This is a story as old as time. We invite you to Jakub Dymek's interview with Paris Marx. [] Perhaps at a favorable time for them? Since governments could promise nothing, they decided to promise everything. That's it! Thanks to this, Silicon Valley can convince us that only the progress of technology will save us. Notice: not social programs, redistribution and taxation of the wealthy. Not the big public health or infrastructure projects that in the past were necessary to ensure that the benefits of technological progress don't just go to a handful of wealthy elites. Now we are supposed to believe that a great change (from artificial intelligence, through autonomous cars, to the colonization of Mars) is just around the corner, as long as we trust Silicon Valley and not the state. Even if we see that this great change still cannot materialize! [] "Uber allegedly used artificial intelligence tools to check the identity of drivers and whether they are definitely wearing masks. In fact, the photos were viewed by people employed by one of the platforms offering micropayments for online tasks." https://panoptykon.org/ai-nie-zabierze-pracy-wywiad-paris-marx

AI: Data Vampires: Sacrificing for AI (Episode 3) Climate impacts and wider harms of generative AI. Paris Marx Sam Altman is clear: he’s ready to sacrifice anything for his AI fantasies. But are we? We dig into why generative AI has such extreme energy demands and how major tech companies are trying to rewrite climate accounting rules to cover how much their emissions are rising. AI isn’t just churning out visual slop; it’s also being used to transform how our society works and further reduce people’s power over their lives. It’s a disaster any way you look at it. This is episode 3 of Data Vampires, a special four-part series from Tech Won’t Save Us. 30 MINUTES https://techwontsave.us/episode/245_data_vampires_sacrificing_for_ai_episode_3

AI/VR: How Virtual Reality Died Meta, Microsoft, and Apple lost billions trying to convince us to live in the Matrix. Can you guess what they're doing next? And what about other tech behemoths?Google might still push ahead with virtual reality, according to a news report from last month. You might think that they had learned from their previous failure with Google Glass—which they finally discontinued last year. But some folks never learn from their mistakes. TED GIOIA

AI: AI Chatbot Urged 14-Year-Old to "Go Through With" Suicide When He Expressed Doubt This is absolutely sickening. FUTURISM

AI: The Pentagon Wants To Use AI To Create Deepfake Internet Users

AI: T-Mobile trusts AI to make 5G network tweaks

AI: AI + Nuclear: The next disaster or no big deal? An AI-induced data center boom has propelled nuclear power back into the public consciousness. Is there any reason to worry

AI: OpenAI's AGI Czar Quits, Saying the Company Isn't ready For What It's Building "The world is also not ready." FUTURISM “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company.” — Suchir Balaji, former OpenAI staffer-turned-whistleblower OpenAI Whistleblower Disgusted That His Job Was to Vacuum Up Copyrighted Data to Train Its Models

AI; AI arms race Expect a flurry of new investments in defense-related AI applications, as well as the energy and support systems they'll require. AXIOS

AUTOMOBILES LIGHTING: Tesla's Bizarre New Cybertruck Trickery Is So Shady We Can't Believe It's Real Are you ready for the Cybertruck to be even more obnoxious? As anyone who lives in an area with a lot of pickup trucks and SUVs can tell you, light bars aren't uncommon accessories, even though it's illegal to use them on the streets in most states. Some states even require that they're covered up while they're not being used. Naturally, many a red-blooded truck driver chooses to ignore these rules. Rules, apparently, are for people that don't drive seven thousand pound stainless steel coffins. FUTURISM

BIG TECH: Gates-washing the future A new Netflix series continues the effort to launder Bill Gates’ reputation PARIS MARX

BIG TECH/AR/GLASSES: IEEE Meta’s New AR Glasses Come at a High Cost Orion forgoes affordability for innovation In the last decade, Meta has embarked on a quest to blend the physical and virtual realms. The tech giant is bringing that fusion to fruition with the recent unveiling of what it calls its first pair of “true” augmented reality (AR) glasses, named Orion. While the company notes that Orion is a product prototype, its future iteration could be available to consumers. But Meta has to first bring down Orion’s manufacturing costs—reportedly at US $10,000 per pair—to make it possible for people to actually purchase the AR glasses. Orion’s hardware consists of three parts: the actual glasses, a wristband for gesture control, and a wireless puck for low-latency computing. Embedded into the wristband are electromyography sensors that capture and process electric signals generated by hand and wrist muscle movements. The pocket-sized puck’s dual processors carry part of the computing load, including some artificial intelligence (AI), graphics rendering, and machine perception, which is a device’s ability to interpret sensory information from the surrounding environment. But the glasses themselves are the star, with a host of built-in technologies that allow them to shine—and drive up the price. Custom chips running on Meta’s AR glasses consume less power than conventional chips and are optimized for AI, graphics, and machine perception algorithms. The frames are crafted from magnesium, a lightweight material that efficiently dissipates heat. Miniature cameras and sensors surround the frame’s rims, aiding in eye and hand tracking and mooring digital objects in the real world. MicroLED projectors beam holographic displays right through the transparent lenses. Why Are Orion Glasses so Expensive? Another significant drawback of SiC is price. “Silicon carbide is more expensive to produce compared to traditional optical materials [and] is more difficult to manufacture due to its limited yield and specialized manufacturing requirements,” says Volkov. It’s a major contributor to Orion’s prohibitive expense. The company is currently working on a version with better display quality, sharper visuals, and other optimizations to make the technology more affordable. Affordability plays a key role in the widespread adoption of AR technology. Meta is already on the right track with a compact and lightweight design, but it needs to work alongside other AR hardware developers to formulate “more efficient manufacturing processes for silicon carbide, explore alternative materials, and invest into research for cost-effective materials,” Volkov says. “Gradual feature introductions and public education about AR benefits will also help increase accessibility and appeal to a broader audience.” https://spectrum.ieee.org/meta-ar-glasses-expense

BITCOIN: In the Kentucky Mountains, a Bitcoin Mining Dream Turned Into a Nightmare When bitcoin was on a hot streak, owners of small industrial facilities in Kentucky struck up crypto mining partnerships with Chinese companies. Then things fell apart. WIRED

BROADBAND INDUSTRY: Ignoring economics is a killer for broadband programs Broadband policy has “largely ignored” economics, said Technology Policy Institute’s Scott Wallsten, resulting in a “persistent” digital divide.

BROADBAND INDUSTRY: The Barrier to Closing the Digital Divide In a finding that will surprise nobody, Pew Charitable Trust analyzed all of state plans related to the Digital Equity Act (DEA). This is the grant program that is aimed at tackling barriers to broadband adoption, such as getting computers into homes, providing training on how to use technology and the Internet, and increasing broadband adoption rates. Pew found that every state and territory says that the primary barrier to closing the digital divide is affordability. [] States are now scrambling to find alternative ways to improve broadband in communities with low broadband penetration. The Pew article outlines a few such efforts being tried in communities:

• Expand free WiFi at community anchor institutions to provide more places for the public to connect to the Internet.

• Bring free broadband to public housing.

• Bring free WiFi to parks and other commonly used outdoor locations.

• Establish tech hubs where people can not only get free WiFi but can use public computers and get trained on how to use computers and broadband.

• Lending programs to get Internet-connected devices to the public.

• Establish telemedicine hubs.

• Fund WiFi infrastructure for newly constructed low-income housing.

These are all great ideas, but they are all not nearly as beneficial as getting broadband directly into every home. POTS AND PANS PEW STUDY

CELLPHONES: Did my phone just break up with ME? What happens when the author of How to Break Up With Your Phone loses her phone [] I cannot verify my identity. Sure, I can “click on all the squares that have bicycles on them,” but if there are sites that require me to enter a verification code that they send by text (one of these sites is Verizon, which is annoyingly ironic, given my circumstances), then I cannot access them. God forbid I have to change any passwords. [] I am being forced to make plans and stick with them. This morning, I was supposed to accompany a friend to drop off her family’s recently deceased guinea pig to be cremated (long story).² Normally, we would have texted back and forth ahead of time (“Still up for meeting outside Giant?” “Running 2 min late!” “Be right there!” etc, etc, etc). But this morning, we just had to make a plan and . . . show up. We succeeded — turns out that two adult women can, in fact, meet each other at 8:40am on a Friday without texting about it 15 times first — but it was interesting to notice how foreign the experience felt. CATHERINE PRICE

CELLPHONES The World Foundation for Natural Science: Mobile phone radiation: It is harmful after all! It wasn’t that long ago that the media reported worldwide that it had now been clearly proven that mobile phone radiation does not harm our health and that we could use all our wireless devices, from smartphones to Wi-Fi to smart speakers, without any worries. We have carefully examined this claim and written an analysis that we are presenting to you on our Website. You will see quickly that the facts are different from how they have been presented in the media... Further information on this topic can also be found in our dossier on microwaves and mobile communications.  Mobile phone radiation: It is harmful after all! - The World

CELLPHONES: CHD POSTS INFORMATIVE OVERVIEW OF STUDIES GIVING EVIDENCE OF CELLPHONE--BRAIN CANCER LINK New article includes a recent report from South Korea "Peer-reviewed studies showing a link between brain cancer and cellphone radiation are piling up — contradicting a recent World Health Organization (WHO)-led study that claimed there’s no evidence of a link. South Korean researchers — who analyzed 24 studies and published their report on Oct. 10 in Environmental Health — found significantly higher risks for malignant brain tumors, meningioma and glioma on the side of the head where cellphones were held." Childrens Health Defense: cellphone radiation & brain cancer COURTESY EMF SAFETY NETWORK

CHILDREN: Norway Plans to Raise Social Media Minimum Age to 15 The Scandinavian country is serious about protecting kids online. The Analog Family

Norway Plans to Raise Social Media Minimum Age to 15

CHILDREN JEAN TWENGE: What the Lancet doesn’t want you to know about girls and self-harm Suggesting a link to social media is apparently too controversial []The Lancet is seems to be arguing that 12-year-old girls are cutting themselves because they are worried about the planet warming. [] The editors also write, “Poverty, specifically, is known to heavily influence the distribution of self-harm in all communities.” Child poverty declined 2010-2022 in the U.S., so how could it explain an increase in self-harm?

DATA: The Threat of Data Colonialism Ulises Mejias, Nick Couldry Paris Marx is joined by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry to discuss how Silicon Valley's extractive data collection regime and the power it grants them resembles a much older form of exploitation: colonialism. Ulises A. Mejias is a professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Oswego and Nick Couldry is a professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics. They are the co-authors of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back and among the co-founders of the network Tierra Común. 1 hour audio https://techwontsave.us/episode/246_the_threat_of_data_colonialism_w_ulises_a_mejias__nick_couldry

EHS: Washington Post Shines Light on What Modern Life Is Like for People With Electromagnetic Sensitivity The Washington Post reported on dozens of “electrosensitive” people who moved to a remote West Virginia town with no cell service rather than endure heart arrhythmia, headaches, eye problems, burning skin, brain fog, fatigue and other symptoms caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields. by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE

ENERGY: The Green New Scam Is Dying

ENERGY MAX WILBERT: Efficiency is Bad For the Planet Jevons Paradox and the Failure of The Energy Transition

2G/3G/4G/5G INDIA: 2G users resist transition to 4G, 5G amid cost barriers - PressReader.com

3G/4G/5G AUSTRALIA: Thousands of devices to stop working from Monday as 3G shutdown hits. Here’s everything you need to know Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday. A Senate inquiry in July confirmed almost 60,000 phones would not be able to connect to Triple-zero after the closure, while medical equipment, EFTPOS machines, alarms and farming technology could be cut off. Unless the device is upgraded, that communications link will stop working when the 3G service is turned off. Fire alarms, remote sensors, medical monitors and sensors, tap-to-pay pads, EFTPOS terminals, security systems and cameras, elevator telephones, are just some of the technologies that can run on this link. NEWS

5G UK: No, you’re not imagining it – the UK’s 5G connection really is crap THE GUARDIAN

HEALTH: Visual Detox – A Whole-Body Connection As the eyes’ health is directly connected to whole-body well-being, we must look at detoxification from a whole-body perspective. Other symptoms of toxin build-up can include ocular burning, watering, pain, and photophobia ¹, conjunctivitis and corneal opacity.²

HEALTH OT FLUORIDE: Federal Court Outlaws the Use of Fluoride in Public Drinking Water The Questionable Safety of Water Fluoridation

HEALTH INDUSTRY: New Wearable Devices Target the Brain to Bring Better Sleep For the last decade, neuroscientists have studied the modulation of brain waves in patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other neurological or mental-health conditions to improve sleep, memory and cognition. “The scientific community believes that brain stimulation can indeed modulate the sleeping brain,” said Roneil Gopal Malkani, an associate professor of neurology specializing in sleep at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago. But Malkani cautions that using sound as a medical treatment is still being researched. In one sleep study aimed at improving memory, Malkani gives patients pairs of associated words, such as “car” and “engine.” Those who receive targeted bursts of sound delivered through headphones during the deepest phase of sleep have better memory the next day when they are given one word and asked to recall the second. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-wearable-devices-target-the-brain-to-bring-better-sleep/ar-AA1sSO12

In memoriam: Michèle Rivasi https://www.facebook.com/groups/Appel5GAppeal/posts/1601583264003538/

LAND GRAB OT Center for Investigative Reporting OT: The Grab is a documentary thriller featuring our hard-hitting journalism and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director of Blackfish. We take you around the globe, from China to Russia and the boardrooms of Wall Street, to reveal one of the world’s biggest and least-known threats: Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors, and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. These groups are establishing themselves as the new OPEC, where the future world powers will be those who control not oil, but food and water. HERE

LEGAL CENTER FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Environmental Impact vs. Financial Gains CHEJ has learned over the years that neglecting environmental responsibilities can lead to significant long-term repercussions.  However, the polluting corporations’ goals are centered on Profit.  CHEJ’s goal is to continue to inform and educate all consumers about environmental issues that will likely favor businesses over environmental ethics. A case currently being considered by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)  is Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado.  It is scheduled for argument during the 2024-2025 term.  This case concerns whether agencies are required to assess environmental impacts beyond the scope of their regulatory authority.   Why it matters: This case could have the potential to clarify the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act in relation to agency requirements to study environmental impacts outside the scope of their regulatory authority. 

PRIVACY HEALTH: As 23andMe Slides Into Bankruptcy, Your DNA Hangs in the Balance The company's demise could turn into a data privacy nightmare. FUTURISM

SPACE: Astronomers Push FCC to Halt New Starlink Launches, Citing Environment A group of 120 astronomers and space experts is calling for a pause on new Starlink launches from SpaceX until the US can fully investigate the environmental effects of large satellite constellations.  “We can have affordable internet for everyone without surrounding our globe with tens or hundreds of thousands of disposable satellites that could harm our environment,” the group says. PC MAGAZINE

SPACE WEATHER: AN X-CLASS DOUBLE SOLAR FLARE: Solar activity remains high with an X-class double solar flare on Oct. 26th. The explosion hurled an impressive CME into space, and it appears to have an Earth-directed component. Several big sunspots are turning toward Earth, so this could be the beginning of a week of stormy space weather. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

SPACE: NASA Astronaut Hospitalized Immediately After Returning to Earth Mysterious circumstances. FUTURISM

SPACE POLITICS: Starlink and Broadband Subsidies The House Oversight Committee recently decided to investigate the FCC’s decision in 2022 to deny RDOF funding to Starlink. Anybody who has been reading this blog knows that I don’t take political positions, and the timing of this announcement clearly has political overtones since it was announced as Elon Musk took the stage at a campaign event with one of the presidential candidates. However, there were a few technical and policy issues raised recently about Starlink that means the issue is worth discussing. Starlink and Broadband Subsidies | POTs and PANs

TOWERS AND ANTENNAS FL: 'Get it out': Stuart neighbors concerned over looming 5G tower WPTV's Zitlali Solache is asking those in charge about what led to their decision NEWS

WARFARE: Tech AI and the Military_readers' pages x6_10052024.qxp updated link MORE INFO HERE: https://safetechinternational.org/tech-and-the-military/

ACTION ITEM: THE NATIONAL CALL

Letters to Attorneys General on FCC's Failure to Comply with 2021 Court Order - Need Your Story by 11-1-24 The FCC has failed to re-examine its outdated 1996 wireless limits for human exposure, now three years after a federal appellate court ruled against the FCC on its failure to justify its limits in light of the 11,000 pages of scientific studies showing harm, and remanded the case back to the FCC. To hold the FCC accountable to comply with the court remand order, we have contacted your state Attorney General to alert them of this failure, and that this failure is placing residents in your state at risk. That is the first round of communication. Now it’s your turn to tell your story to your state Attorney General – of injury, how others have gotten injured, efforts to oppose the unconstrained and irresponsible deployment of wireless infrastructure – cell towers, antennas, smart meters, etc. – and evacuation from one’s home, decrease in property values, cell tower fires, etc.   Please forward this request to anyone else who has had similar experiences. Send us your story, and we will include it in the second round of communication with your state Attorney General.  We will send your story, along with other stories from your state, to your Attorney General to give them concrete evidence of injury in their state. We will then ask your Attorney General to join with other state Attorneys General in a letter to the FCC to comply with the court order. Please send us your story by Friday, November 1, 2024, 8pm eastern time. Thank you for all you do. The National Call for Safe Technology <hello@thenationalcall.org>

EVENTS:

Oct 28 Send a prayer re: Fighting a cell tower in Colorado “Nancy is not only a holistic veterinarian, acupuncturist, and botanist, but is also a prisoner - of her own home since 2020. Nancy hasn’t voluntarily locked herself in due to a pandemic, but instead is seeking refuge from a cell tower and wireless infrastructure that has been rapidly increasing in Durango, Colorado since 2019. The BOCC will consider the meeting, without reopening public comment, at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the County Administration Building in Durango. Please send up a prayer today on October 28th, so that all goes well for those on the frontlines of wireless freedom.”

Nov. 7 Norway Have you secured a place at the seminar on 7 November? As of 14:00 on Sunday 27 October, there are 13 vacant seats left in the hall... Registration: https://hpla.no/skjermenestid Organizers: Einar Flydal, Svein Sandnes Bokforlag, FELO []This book will be launched at the seminar on 7 November at the House of Literature in Oslo. The author, Devra Davis, will come and give a lecture together with a rare bunch of other experts. Devra Davis is a doctor and epidemiologist and researched industrial pollution and environmental cancer before she threw herself into research on wireless communication and brain tumours almost 20 years ago. Then she also became an activist because of what she found, and built up the information organization Environmental Health Trust (ehtrust.org). EINAR

NOV. 2-10NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW THESE PRESENTERS AND CAN’T VOUCH FOR THE CONTENT OR ANY SALES but fyi: NOV 2-10 BrightU is thrilled to bring you Healing For The A.G.E.S - EMFs & Earthing Virtual Solution Summit 2024 Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are invisible areas of energy produced by electronic devices, power lines, and wireless communication networks. Although essential to modern technology, there is growing concern about their potential health risks. Numerous studies suggest that prolonged and excessive exposure to EMFs can harm human health, especially with the widespread use of wireless devices and the introduction of 5G networks. The Healing for the A.G.E.S. - EMFs and Earthing Virtual Solution Summit 2024 aims to help individuals understand and reduce the effects of electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs). The mission is to educate people about the true healing power of natural medicine and to help billions of people around the world heal. This summit will focus on the hidden dangers of EMFs from modern devices such as Wi-Fi routers, smartphones, and 5G networks. Watch this insightful conversation featuring Drs., Ardis, Group, Ealy, & Schmidt, and the Health Ranger, Mike Adams, for a sneak peek of this captivating documentary series. 55 minutes: Huge interview with Drs. Bryan Ardis, Ed Group, Henry Ealy and Jana Schmidt on EMF THREATS and solutions to protect your health - Brighteon.com Join us for a groundbreaking event that brings together leading experts in natural healing to explore one of the most critical issues of our time: electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) and their impact on our health. Throughout the summit, you will gain invaluable insights and practical solutions to protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful EMFs. Stream Healing For The A.G.E.S. - EMFs and Earthing Virtual Solution Summit only here, on BrightU. The Healing For The A.G.E.S. - EMFs & Earthing Virtual Solution Summit 2024 premieres on BrightU on November 02 at 12 PM EST and will stream until November 09 at 12 PM EST. We will keep each episode on replay for 24 hours (from 12 noon EST until the following day, at 12 noon EST), at which point we'll play our next episode in the series. Check out the insightful topics that our esteemed experts will discuss:

November 02-03: Day 1:

Episode 1: Aloha & Welcome

Episode 2: EMFs & Graphene Oxide Exposure Don't Panic

November 03-04: Day 2: EMFs, Nanotech Detoxification with Microscopic Evidence

November 04-05: Day 3: EMFs, Earthing & Sweet Dreams with Microscopic Evidence

November 05-06: Day 4: EMFs & The Invisible Impact on Your Hormones

November 06-07: Day 5: Closing Gratitude & Goodbye

November 07-08: Day 6: Bonus Masterclass - Part 1: To Re enlighten The People

November 08-09: Day 7: Bonus Masterclass - Part 2: Another Surprising revelation About EMFs

November 09-10: Day 8: Replay of days 1-7

Join Drs. Ardis, Ealy, Group, and Schmidt as they guide you through these essential topics and provide you with the tools to take control of your health and environment. This summit offers a unique opportunity to tap into over 100 years of collective expertise of our esteemed speakers and take control of your health. Current Stream - Brighteon University

In case you missed it:

A German documentary demonstrating, among other things, the major risks of wireless communications