INTERVIEW: How To Stop Your Phone From Spying On You
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Hey peeps,

My recent interview on the ExpatMoney Show with Mikkel Thorup is now live. Mikkel is an immigration and tax expert helping people protect their wealth and relocate to friendlier places. Kind of the same way we help people relocate to friendlier technologies.

We discussed cool stuff like:
- my origin story
- why perfect is the enemy of good on your privacy journey
- fake privacy companies
+ much more

If you haven't heard of him before, I encourage you to follow his work and podcast. I'm already benefitting from hearing about his mindset and the way he's developed his work ethic. All qualities we need to express as co-creators of a new world.

✈️ ExpatMoney Show

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The Greater Reset 4: Co-Creation took place from January 18 to the 22nd, 2023 in Texas and Morelia, Mexico!

More than 300 people gathered in Morelia to learn, heal, grow, connect, and build the better world we know is possible!

Check out this highlight reel brought to you by our friends at We Are Not Zombies!

Stay tuned for details for the next Activation!

MONDAY: The Future of Agriculture, Holistic Health, & Tech | General Assembly Meeting #80

We hope you'll join us live in the WCH Newsroom on Monday, March 13 at 7pm UTC to hear from our guest speakers.

🇦🇺 Dr André Leu: Regenerative Organic Agriculture Nourishes the World
— Dr Leu is the International Director of Regeneration International, an organization that promotes food, farming, and land-use systems that regenerate and stabilize climate systems, and the health of the planet and people.

He spent over 50 years as an organic farmer specializing in tropical fruits and lectures and teaches at universities, institutions, and workshops worldwide.

🇮🇳 Siddharth Singh: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | A Philosophy for the Future of Holistic Health
— Siddharth is the first Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in India and a 14 Khan Grading, Silver Mongkol ‘Master’ in Muay Thai. He also has a very decorated track record as a professional fighter.

He is India’s Highest Ranked Competitive Grappler, India’s only ADCC Taiwan and British BJ Champion, Rank 4 in ACBIJ World Rankings and lastly 9 times Indian BJ and Submission Grappling Champion.

🇺🇸 Ramiro Romani: Introducing Take Back Our Tech
— Ramiro is a technologist, activist, educator, and entrepreneur who dropped his corporate career to work on meaningful social movements. He is a member of the Freedom Cell Network and co-producer of The Greater Reset.

Take Back Our Tech is an educational initiative that reports on important news and releases free content on how we can increase their privacy and security by using friendly technologies.

Watch the meeting & join the live chat:
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NEW - Under the guise of stopping mass shootings, a surveillance system backed by top Mossad, CIA and FBI officials is being installed in schools, houses of worship, and other civilian locations throughout the country, much of it thanks to the recent donation of an “anonymous philanthropist.” https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/03/investigative-reports/cia-and-mossad-linked-surveillance-system-quietly-being-installed-throughout-the-us/

Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License
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Used a piece of software today that uses the WTFPL license and got a kick out of the license terms.
http://www.wtfpl.net/

DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION

0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.

Is the WTFPL a valid license?

Although the validity of the WTFPL has not been tested in courts, it is widely accepted as a valid license. Every major Linux distribution (Debian, Fedora, Arch, Gentoo, etc.) ships software licensed under the WTFPL, version 1 or 2. Bradley Kuhn (executive director of the Free Software Foundation) was quoted saying that the FSF’s folks agree the WTFPL is a valid free software license.

Isn’t this license basically public domain?

Unfortunately, the definition of public domain varies with the jurisdictions, and it is in some places debatable whether someone who has not been dead for the last seventy years is ennoscriptd to put their own work in the public domain.

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CBDCs Could Be ‘Easily Weaponized’ To Spy on US Citizens: Congressman

United States Representative Tom Emmer believes the launch of programmable central bank digital currency in the country could strip American citizens of their financial privacy.

Speaking on March 9 at the Cato Institute, a Washington D.C.-based libertarian think tank, Emmer explained that the programmable CBDC would be “easily weaponized” as a spying tool to “choke out politically unpopular activity,” among other things:

"As the federal government seeks to maintain and expand financial control to which it has grown accustomed, the idea of the central bank digital currency has gained traction within the institutions of power in the United States as a government-controlled programmable money that can be easily weaponized into a surveillance tool.”

The Minnesota congressman introduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act on Feb. 22 to halt the progress of the Digital Dollar Project, which has seen considerable developments in how it would be used since the second version of its white paper was released in mid-January.

“Recent actions from the Biden Administration make it clear that they are not only itching to create a digital dollar but they are willing to trade Americans' right to financial privacy for the surveillance-style CBDC,” he added.

🔗Source: Coin Telegraph

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TODAY: The Future of Agriculture, Holistic Health, & Tech | General Assembly Meeting #80

➨ https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/newsroom

We hope you'll join us TODAY at 7pm UTC (3pm EDT) live in the WCH Newsroom to hear from our guest speakers.

🇦🇺 Dr André Leu: Regenerative Organic Agriculture Nourishes the World
— Dr Leu is the International Director of Regeneration International, an organization that promotes food, farming, and land-use systems that regenerate and stabilize climate systems, and the health of the planet and people.

He spent over 50 years as an organic farmer specializing in tropical fruits and lectures and teaches at universities, institutions, and workshops worldwide.

🇮🇳 Siddharth Singh: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | A Philosophy for the Future of Holistic Health
— Siddharth is the first Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in India and a 14 Khan Grading, Silver Mongkol ‘Master’ in Muay Thai. He also has a very decorated track record as a professional fighter.

He is India’s Highest Ranked Competitive Grappler, India’s only ADCC Taiwan and British BJ Champion, Rank 4 in ACBIJ World Rankings and lastly 9 times Indian BJ and Submission Grappling Champion.

🇺🇸 Ramiro Romani: Introducing Take Back Our Tech
— Ramiro is a technologist, activist, educator, and entrepreneur who dropped his corporate career to work on meaningful social movements. He is a member of the Freedom Cell Network and co-producer of The Greater Reset.

Take Back Our Tech is an educational initiative that reports on important news and releases free content on how we can increase their privacy and security by using friendly technologies.

Watch the meeting & join the live chat:
➨ https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/newsroom

We'll also be live on Rumble, Facebook, & Gettr. Tell a friend!

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LocalSats just shipped v.1.0

Buy and Sell Bitcoin in person
Create an anonymous post at the location you want to meet. Once someone responds to your post, meet up and complete the transaction in person.

https://localsats.org

This year, we will reject surveillance.
@takebackourtech

Dear special being,

Is 2023 the year we reject the spread of surveillance?

We've got to act soon because we're watching 1984 come to life in front of our eyes in places like China - and other countries are not so far behind. 

Instead of worrying about it, I'd like to take action. Here's our first draft of the #TBOT Reject Surveillance, Champion Friendly Technology pledge. 

The Mission
Prevent the spread of surveillance devices into homes, community centers, and the world at large, and spread awareness of the dangers so individuals can make informed choices when it comes to their technology.  

What We'll Do
We will prepare easy to understand materials on surveillance, this includes flyers, handouts, and stickers. These will be promoted through our networks, on social media, and in the real world. We will hear about people's experiences and their actions through the official website. We will carry out the pledge, throwing out surveillance devices and transforming our use.

The Pledge
The pledge consists of the following, broken up into 2 parts - rejecting surveillance / championing friendly technology. 

Reject Surveillance

I will share my thoughts with my neighbors & community.
I will not comply with facial recognition, digital surveillance or support companies & organizations that use it.
I will rid my home of surveillance technology.
I will minimize use of big tech and telecom.
I will reject CBDCs & will not KYC

Champion Friendly Technology

I will decentralize & encrypt my communications.  
I will own my data.
I will use private currency & exchange
I will free my phone and computer with transparent tech

Goals for 2023
Get rid of 10,000 camera surveillance devices in 2023
Get rid of 10,000 smart-home listening devices in 2023
Transition 5,000 users to degoogled phones
Transition 5,000 users to Linux laptops
Develop & educate others on an self-contained open-source security camera solution

You can read the full text of the pledge here and join!

https://takebackourtech.org/pledge

Your Feedback

I'd love to know your feedback to this pledge (please read the full text):

Is the pledge clear enough to follow? 
Does the pledge inspire and motivate? 
Would you tell your friends? 
Do you feel ready to act on the pledge, why or why not? 

How To Help

If you're interested in joining the Task Force & Mastermind behind this mission, please use the following link. We are looking for researchers, writers, technologists, designers, videographers of all types. 

https://takebackourtech.org/task-force/

Remember, our connection is Sacred.


- Ramiro 

We all know that our smart phones are listening to us and actively collecting our data. But what can we do about it?

Ramiro Romani is going to break it all down for us TOMORROW March 16th at 11am CDT in a FREE webinar. Sign up for the Exit Big Tech Webinar today to secure your spot:

https://livefree.academy/op/exit-big-tech-webinar/

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See you Monday at 12pm EST!

https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/come-join-us-tomorrow-monday-320

Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones

"At a Kremlin-organized seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources.

“It’s all over for the iPhone: either throw it away or give it to the children,” Kommersant quoted one of the participants of the meeting as saying. “Everyone will have to do it in March.”

President Vladimir Putin has always said he has no smartphone, though Peskov has said Putin does use the Internet from time to time."

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1745506/kremlin-tells-officials-to-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper

Putin may not use a smartphone, and neither does our Cory Morningstar.

Personally, I am about to embark on a "Third Way": a de-Googled repurposed smartphone which does not send data back to Google or anyone else.

I also have a non-smart Nokia which use when I want a break from social media and the internet.

So it's 3 phones for me: a "normal" one which leaks data everywhere, a private "Above" smartphone, and a non smart Nokia which is great for walks in nature.

If anyone is interested into looking at Above phones as an option, below is the link. They also ship from the UK so if you are not in the US make sure to drop them a line saying you are UK based. It takes a while to get used to a new operating system so I recommend the transition from the old data leaky smartphone to the new de-Googled and de-Appled smartphone to be slow, and to use both in parallel during the transition, which I am still doing as I am still very much a beginner at this.

@RobinMG

https://abovephone.com/

More data > more control

While this is significantly different from social credit scores, this is certainly a slippery slope.

Derrick, Ramiro, and I will be hosting the 11th International Conference Call on Wednesday, the 29th at 6pm Central and a key focus will be on creating organized local and regional cells with clear goals and direction.

During the call, you’ll get:

-The best plans and strategies for effectively organizing with your local Freedom Cell to get more done and maximize your effort

-Updates on the growth of the network including new and optimized resources

-News and updates from local cells all over to show you what others have done and are working on

-Tips and strategies for making the most of the freedomcells.org website as well as Telegrm

-And an open Q&A session to answer any questions you have

You can check out all the details of the free 11th International Freedom Cells Conference, including the Zoom link, and add it to your calendar here:

https://livefree.academy/event/freedom-cell-network-11th-international-conference-call/

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Submarine Cable Resiilience
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Ever wonder how deep-sea submarine cables are maintained? This article from the ISP column explores cables, microwave point-to-point transmissions, and low earth orbit satellites.

https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-03/altcable.html

Some interesting tidbits:
- subsea cables take weeks or months to repair
- the US does not approve landing rights on cable systems connecting with China
- the UK was intercepting German telegrams from subsea cables in WW1

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NEW: Questioning Sacha Stone About His Promotion of False Hopium

On March 26, 2023, journalist Derrick Broze asked Sacha Stone about his past support of Donald Trump and promotion of Q anon adjacent theories about “White Hats” coming to save the day.

WATCH: https://theconsciousresistance.com/sacha-stone-hopium/

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Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies
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This week I joined a panel focused on Central Bank Digital Currencies & Privacy alongside cryptocurrency experts. Although everyone was in oppositions to CBDCs, our approaches still differed.

I advocated for raising awareness, rejecting new financial systems (CBDC / FedNow), and facilitating new exchange such as peer-to-peer markets, local trade networks, and barter.

I'll be releasing a clip from the panel soon!

In the meantime, this policy analysis from the CATO institute does a great job critiquing the promoted benefits of a CBDC, and identifying the real risks to the people.

It ends with a recommendation for Congress in the form of new legislation that bans the Federal Reserve and Treasury from issuing CBDCs.

Overview Page
Full Analysis

What are your thoughts? What should we be doing to resist?

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Join Me At The Better Way Conference - LAST DAY FOR VIRTUAL EARLYBIRD TICKETS
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I'm super thankful to speak in-person at The Better Way Conference this summer!

The conference will take place June 1st - 4th, 2023 in Bath, United Kingdom.

Buy tickets: https://betterwayconference.org/

As you might know this event is hosted by the World Council for Health. WCH is one of the brightest lights in the health freedom movement - they publish free education, design material to raise awareness, and hold General Assembly meeting to learn from other groups. Their coalition is hundred or organizations and growing - including Take Back Our Tech.

The last conference brought together 1,200 people. I'm so excited to be traveling to the UK for the first time and meeting internet friends in person.

This year's speakers include:

- Dr. Tess Lawrie
- Derrick Broze
- James Corbett
- Mattias Desmet
- Dr. Vandana Shiva
- Robin Monotti

Join me there! I invite you buy an in-person or virtual ticket to the conference. Support this amazing event & organization and let's seize the day.

- Ramiro