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We’re never going to hear from brave peers like this lady. I don’t know who she is, but I salute her independence of mind and spirit. If only there were more, principled parliamentarians like this, the globalists would be sent packing.
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Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock building
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pension-reform-protesters-briefly-invade-paris-blackrock-building-2023-04-06/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pension-reform-protesters-briefly-invade-paris-blackrock-building-2023-04-06/
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Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock building
Dozens of trade unionists railing against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul briefly invaded the central Paris building in which U.S.-based investment firm BlackRock has an office, chanting slogans and setting off firecrackers.
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French demonstrators STORM HQ of globalist BLACKROCK and take control of the building 👊
French demonstrators STORM HQ of globalist BLACKROCK and take control of the building 👊
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Call to action from UK Column:
Has Tobias Ellwood been on active deployment for 77th Brigade whilst serving as an MP?
If you read the comment piece from Mike https://www.ukcolumn.org/blogs/mps-are-not-entitled-to-a-private-public-life , the answer appears to be 'yes', but we're apparently not allowed to know for certain. Every MP in the country needs to be challenged on this. Every journalist. Ellwood himself.
Here is a man actively campaigning for Britain's direct conflict with Russia while not only serving as an MP, but acting as chairman of the Defence Select Committee -- a role which is supposed to hold the Ministry of Defence to account.
So we would like to ask everyone receiving this email to take two actions: first, share Mike's comment piece (or his tweet) as widely as you can, and second, use the information in the comment piece to challenge your MP, or a journalist.
At the very least Ellwood needs to resign from one of his jobs -- although we believe it would be better if he was gone from all his public roles. The conflict of interest is massive. Let's make that happen!
Has Tobias Ellwood been on active deployment for 77th Brigade whilst serving as an MP?
If you read the comment piece from Mike https://www.ukcolumn.org/blogs/mps-are-not-entitled-to-a-private-public-life , the answer appears to be 'yes', but we're apparently not allowed to know for certain. Every MP in the country needs to be challenged on this. Every journalist. Ellwood himself.
Here is a man actively campaigning for Britain's direct conflict with Russia while not only serving as an MP, but acting as chairman of the Defence Select Committee -- a role which is supposed to hold the Ministry of Defence to account.
So we would like to ask everyone receiving this email to take two actions: first, share Mike's comment piece (or his tweet) as widely as you can, and second, use the information in the comment piece to challenge your MP, or a journalist.
At the very least Ellwood needs to resign from one of his jobs -- although we believe it would be better if he was gone from all his public roles. The conflict of interest is massive. Let's make that happen!
UKColumn
MPs are not entitled to a private public life
If it is the claim of this government that MPs are entitled to a private public life, then how is the public to know what kinds of corruption are hidden behind that claim?
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Editorial: Open letter to John McDonnell on Ukraine | Peace News
"Whether or not they lead to Russian escalation, DU weapons will inflict long-lasting damage to Ukraine’s environment and possibly to many of its people, as you know, having signed early day motions on DU weapons in 1999 and 2005, and having written to the Tory government in 2011 asking for assurances that they would not be used in Libya.
You wrote then: ‘The stated purpose of our actions in Libya is to protect civilians. This will not be accomplished if we, or our allies, use depleted uranium weapons.’
I urge you to speak out against the supply of DU rounds to Ukraine."
https://peacenews.info/node/10538/editorial-open-letter-john-mcdonnell-ukraine
"Whether or not they lead to Russian escalation, DU weapons will inflict long-lasting damage to Ukraine’s environment and possibly to many of its people, as you know, having signed early day motions on DU weapons in 1999 and 2005, and having written to the Tory government in 2011 asking for assurances that they would not be used in Libya.
You wrote then: ‘The stated purpose of our actions in Libya is to protect civilians. This will not be accomplished if we, or our allies, use depleted uranium weapons.’
I urge you to speak out against the supply of DU rounds to Ukraine."
https://peacenews.info/node/10538/editorial-open-letter-john-mcdonnell-ukraine
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Jean Lassalle, ex-deputy and ex-candidate for french president's elections.
This is remarkable. Ex politician has a heart attack (after vaccination), needs four surgeries & only then learns that his esteemed colleagues, such as President Macron and most cabinet members, are not vaccinated, and we get told nothing at all, not even a partial, cover story?
This is the contempt in which we’re held by the political class. They know we’ll eventually find out & ask precisely this question.
They know that we could tell those who still broadly believe government & they’ll dismiss such information as “antivax propaganda”.
Best wishes
Mike
This is remarkable. Ex politician has a heart attack (after vaccination), needs four surgeries & only then learns that his esteemed colleagues, such as President Macron and most cabinet members, are not vaccinated, and we get told nothing at all, not even a partial, cover story?
This is the contempt in which we’re held by the political class. They know we’ll eventually find out & ask precisely this question.
They know that we could tell those who still broadly believe government & they’ll dismiss such information as “antivax propaganda”.
Best wishes
Mike
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Its a CRIME...
Its the CRIME of our lifetimes...
If not the CRIME of all time.
-Dr.Peter McCullough
Cardiologist,
Epidemiologist
COVID malfeasance whistleblower
NOT a mistake
Montage on Odysee 8minutes:
https://odysee.com/@FreedomTirade:f/NOT:9?r=
We were TERRORISED
We were ISOLATED
We were GASLIT
We were DEHUMANISED
We were WOUNDED
We were KILLED
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
-Margaret Anna Alice
Poet
"People are waking up
To the lies of the last three years"
-Neil Oliver
Archaeologist
Podcaster
Pursue HEALTH
Resist TYRANNY
Its the CRIME of our lifetimes...
If not the CRIME of all time.
-Dr.Peter McCullough
Cardiologist,
Epidemiologist
COVID malfeasance whistleblower
NOT a mistake
Montage on Odysee 8minutes:
https://odysee.com/@FreedomTirade:f/NOT:9?r=
We were TERRORISED
We were ISOLATED
We were GASLIT
We were DEHUMANISED
We were WOUNDED
We were KILLED
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
DONT LET THEM GETAWAY WITH IT
-Margaret Anna Alice
Poet
"People are waking up
To the lies of the last three years"
-Neil Oliver
Archaeologist
Podcaster
Pursue HEALTH
Resist TYRANNY
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"Unelected UK politicians want DEPLETED URANIUM shells for Ukraine tanks"
https://youtu.be/SiBszkABp4A
https://youtu.be/SiBszkABp4A
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Unelected UK politicians want DEPLETED URANIUM shells for Ukraine tanks
Since we exposed Britain is sending Ukraine depleted uranium tank shells, the House of Lords held a debate on 30 March 2023 to discuss the controversial ammunition.
For more on the science around depleted uranium risks, see https://declassifieduk.org/exclusive…
For more on the science around depleted uranium risks, see https://declassifieduk.org/exclusive…
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In Lviv, with Kyiv proxies' permission, demolition of Ukrainian Orthodox church begins — church vandalized last spring
The purposeful expulsion of Orthodoxy from Ukraine by Zelensky and his criminal group continues to gain momentum. After seizing churches as in Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, and Lviv, and setting them on fire as in the Mykolaiv region, today in Lviv a tractor began demolishing a wooden UOC church.
Last May, this church had already "suffered" from the rampaging Westerners, who think that this is how they "defend their homeland" — vandals painted the walls of the church with trivial offensive slogans about the FSB, Putin and others. As you can see from the footage of the demolition, the vandalism was never erased.
The purposeful expulsion of Orthodoxy from Ukraine by Zelensky and his criminal group continues to gain momentum. After seizing churches as in Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, and Lviv, and setting them on fire as in the Mykolaiv region, today in Lviv a tractor began demolishing a wooden UOC church.
Last May, this church had already "suffered" from the rampaging Westerners, who think that this is how they "defend their homeland" — vandals painted the walls of the church with trivial offensive slogans about the FSB, Putin and others. As you can see from the footage of the demolition, the vandalism was never erased.
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'I am Satan!' This is hilariously stated on camera by one of the provocateurs trying to expel the monks from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
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🚨BREAKING: A new report on police facial recognition is being used to claim that the tech is accurate & non-discriminatory
BUT it actually CONFIRMS that the tech does have serious biases.
It could turn us into "WALKING ID cards"
📝Read: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/police-metropolitan-police-liberty-south-wales-police-mark-rowley-b2314641.html
❌ This technology is after our sensitive biometric data & it's FAR from being precise or equitable.
We were at Met Police's FLAWED deployments in the UK last year & we are on alert even now.
We'll not stand back until we #stopfacialrecognition 💪
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/.../stop-facial-recognition/
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BUT it actually CONFIRMS that the tech does have serious biases.
It could turn us into "WALKING ID cards"
📝Read: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/police-metropolitan-police-liberty-south-wales-police-mark-rowley-b2314641.html
❌ This technology is after our sensitive biometric data & it's FAR from being precise or equitable.
We were at Met Police's FLAWED deployments in the UK last year & we are on alert even now.
We'll not stand back until we #stopfacialrecognition 💪
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/.../stop-facial-recognition/
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The Independent
Police hail improved accuracy of facial recognition tech as campaigners urge ban
Research has found minimal discrepancies for sex and race at certain settings but human rights groups have criticised police use of the technology.
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😱"We could be seeing a whole new era of biometric surveillance in public life."
Madeleine Stone speaks with ITV News about the dangers of live facial recognition
📹Watch⤵️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMcmOulE2pI
🚫 Police use of this oppressive tech MUST be stopped.
Read on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/05/live-facial-recognition-criticised-metropolitan-police
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Madeleine Stone speaks with ITV News about the dangers of live facial recognition
📹Watch⤵️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMcmOulE2pI
🚫 Police use of this oppressive tech MUST be stopped.
Read on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/05/live-facial-recognition-criticised-metropolitan-police
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Live facial recognition tech will turn us into WALKING ID CARDS
Madeleine Stone tells ITV News there is no place for Orwellian live facial recognition technology in British policing.
This technology is suspicionless mass surveillance, and it must be banned.
We are leading the national campaign against facial recognition…
This technology is suspicionless mass surveillance, and it must be banned.
We are leading the national campaign against facial recognition…
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🚨BREAKING: Decentralized Cryptocurrency Markets Threaten U.S. Security, Treasury Says
The US Treasury Department has released a press release on the 2023 DeFi illicit finance risk assessment. The report was released after a proper analysis of the decentralized finance sector.
Additionally, the report speaks about how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), cybercriminals, thieves, scammers, and ransomware attackers use DeFi services to launder and move their illicit proceeds.
The Treasury has stated that decentralized cryptocurrency markets are threatening national security. Perhaps the US Treasury also mentioned that it needs greater oversight against money laundering activities.
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian E. Nelson, said: “Our assessment finds that illicit actors, including criminals, scammers, and North Korean cyber actors, are using DeFi services in the process of laundering illicit funds.”
The Treasury mentioned in the report that DeFi allows users to transact without the necessity of an intermediary. This, according to them, poses a risk of money laundering. The report also highlights measures to implement necessary assessments and actions to mitigate the risks associated with DeFi.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/decentralized-cryptocurrency-markets-threaten-u-s-national-security-treasury-says-d9dd324f
https://watcher.guru/news/us-treasury-says-decentralized-crypto-markets-threaten-national-security
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The US Treasury Department has released a press release on the 2023 DeFi illicit finance risk assessment. The report was released after a proper analysis of the decentralized finance sector.
Additionally, the report speaks about how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), cybercriminals, thieves, scammers, and ransomware attackers use DeFi services to launder and move their illicit proceeds.
The Treasury has stated that decentralized cryptocurrency markets are threatening national security. Perhaps the US Treasury also mentioned that it needs greater oversight against money laundering activities.
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian E. Nelson, said: “Our assessment finds that illicit actors, including criminals, scammers, and North Korean cyber actors, are using DeFi services in the process of laundering illicit funds.”
The Treasury mentioned in the report that DeFi allows users to transact without the necessity of an intermediary. This, according to them, poses a risk of money laundering. The report also highlights measures to implement necessary assessments and actions to mitigate the risks associated with DeFi.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/decentralized-cryptocurrency-markets-threaten-u-s-national-security-treasury-says-d9dd324f
https://watcher.guru/news/us-treasury-says-decentralized-crypto-markets-threaten-national-security
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“Don’t leave the Lavra, don’t become traitors”—abbot’s message from house arrest / OrthoChristian.Com
"Remain with the canonical Church and remain with the Kiev Caves Lavra, the monastery abbot urged in a video statement issued from house arrest earlier this week.
His Eminence Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod, who has been abbot of the Lavra for 30 years, was officially informed on Saturday morning that he was under investigation for inciting religious enmity with his criticisms of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the schismatic OCU, and for allegedly justifying Russia’s armed aggression. The process developed uncharacteristically quickly, and already that evening he was sentenced to two months of house arrest in a village outside Kiev, without the possibility of attending the Divine services, while the pre-trial investigation continues against him.
In his video published on Tuesday, Vladyka Pavel thanked everyone for their prayers, emphasizing that “it strengthens me very much, gives me strength, spirit, vigor, and steadfastness in faith.”
His Eminence also recalled that the Lord Jesus Christ foretold such sufferings for believers, for which we will receive rewards in Heaven.
Addressing the laity who have been bravely defending the Lavra daily for a week now, Met. Pavel called: “Dear brothers and sisters, stick to the holy canonical Church, its primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, and the faithful bishops and priesthood of our holy Church.”
And turning to the monks of the Lavra, he also urged them to continue to stand strong: “Dear brothers, my beloved, the spiritual council, priests, all the monastics, novices… I’m with you. One thing I ask you: Don’t leave the Lavra, don’t become traitors. When Christ was on the Cross, everyone fled, leaving Him alone. Don’t leave Him today.”
https://orthochristian.com/152951.html
"Remain with the canonical Church and remain with the Kiev Caves Lavra, the monastery abbot urged in a video statement issued from house arrest earlier this week.
His Eminence Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod, who has been abbot of the Lavra for 30 years, was officially informed on Saturday morning that he was under investigation for inciting religious enmity with his criticisms of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the schismatic OCU, and for allegedly justifying Russia’s armed aggression. The process developed uncharacteristically quickly, and already that evening he was sentenced to two months of house arrest in a village outside Kiev, without the possibility of attending the Divine services, while the pre-trial investigation continues against him.
In his video published on Tuesday, Vladyka Pavel thanked everyone for their prayers, emphasizing that “it strengthens me very much, gives me strength, spirit, vigor, and steadfastness in faith.”
His Eminence also recalled that the Lord Jesus Christ foretold such sufferings for believers, for which we will receive rewards in Heaven.
Addressing the laity who have been bravely defending the Lavra daily for a week now, Met. Pavel called: “Dear brothers and sisters, stick to the holy canonical Church, its primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, and the faithful bishops and priesthood of our holy Church.”
And turning to the monks of the Lavra, he also urged them to continue to stand strong: “Dear brothers, my beloved, the spiritual council, priests, all the monastics, novices… I’m with you. One thing I ask you: Don’t leave the Lavra, don’t become traitors. When Christ was on the Cross, everyone fled, leaving Him alone. Don’t leave Him today.”
https://orthochristian.com/152951.html
Orthodox Christianity
“Don’t leave the Lavra, don’t become traitors”—abbot’s message from house arrest
In his video published on Tuesday, Vladyka Pavel thanked everyone for their prayers, emphasizing that “it strengthens me very much, gives me strength, spirit, vigor, and steadfastness in faith.”
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July 1, 2022, Paul Cudenec interview with Keith McHenry, co-founder of Food Not Bombs.
“I am done with the left-right divide. It’s now the humans versus the deadly robotic corporate state”
"I started a second group in San Francisco in 1988. The police made 94 arrests of our volunteers for sharing food without a permit that summer. I would learn some 35 years later that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force had sent a memo to the San Francisco Field Office about the August 22 arrests, claiming Food Not Bombs was “a credible national security threat”. The arrests sparked interest in other cities so I took my notes on how I started the San Francisco group and made a flyer, “Seven Steps to Starting a Local Food Not Bombs Group” and mailed it to those who wanted to start a chapter in solidarity. During the next few years the city would make a total of 1,000 arrests and with each wave of repression more people would respond by starting their own local group. I also made a point of letting people know they could use the carrot and fist logo and any other Food Not Bombs images or texts without restriction."
https://network23.org/paulcudenec/2022/07/01/i-am-done-with-the-left-right-divide-its-now-the-humans-versus-the-deadly-robotic-corporate-state/
“I am done with the left-right divide. It’s now the humans versus the deadly robotic corporate state”
"I started a second group in San Francisco in 1988. The police made 94 arrests of our volunteers for sharing food without a permit that summer. I would learn some 35 years later that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force had sent a memo to the San Francisco Field Office about the August 22 arrests, claiming Food Not Bombs was “a credible national security threat”. The arrests sparked interest in other cities so I took my notes on how I started the San Francisco group and made a flyer, “Seven Steps to Starting a Local Food Not Bombs Group” and mailed it to those who wanted to start a chapter in solidarity. During the next few years the city would make a total of 1,000 arrests and with each wave of repression more people would respond by starting their own local group. I also made a point of letting people know they could use the carrot and fist logo and any other Food Not Bombs images or texts without restriction."
https://network23.org/paulcudenec/2022/07/01/i-am-done-with-the-left-right-divide-its-now-the-humans-versus-the-deadly-robotic-corporate-state/
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2015 article discussing Pierre Elliot Trudeau's stance/role on the Canadian inflation crisis of the 1970s.
"Trudeau’s efforts during the inflationary crisis were primarily about lowering the wages and expectations of Canadians to help bolster corporate profitability and competitiveness, in part helping to initiate the current inequalities between wages and productivity. For example, Trudeau would cast inflation as a psychological malaise amongst the public, a social pathology to be cured, not simply through legislation, but through a public pedagogical effort to lower expectations...
[] Trudeau stressed that Canadians needed to fight inflation by adjusting their mindsets...
In contrast, Trudeau longed for the “conventional wisdoms” of the past—that wealth and progress must come from capitalist ingenuity and profit, not increased social spending and labour militancy. There would be “no more goodies,” Trudeau declared, because austerity had “to be instilled in the psychology of the people.” Along this line, Trudeau would argue that inflationary expectations were symptomatic of anti-social behaviour driven by selfish economic institutions, key among them “the big unions” who were “trying to get a big slice of the cake and pass on the results of their greed to the little people,”[2] by which Trudeau meant the burden of rising costs of living.
But did unions and the working class cause inflation, and the social pathologies that coincided with it? One telling piece of evidence indicating the negative was leaked from within Trudeau’s government. This document, from just before Trudeau initiated his last round of anti-inflationary measures (the 6&5 Program) was frank: such programs were not about inflation, but wage depression. The piece would note for instance, that Trudeau’s first round of wage and price controls from 1975 to 1978 (the Anti-Inflation Board) did little to actually control prices, but was formidable at lowering wages...
The political motive was clear: whether it was true or not, the average voter blamed unions and not capitalists, for inflation."
https://activehistory.ca/2015/08/lowered-expectations-and-the-historical-origins-of-the-great-decoupling-in-canada/
"Trudeau’s efforts during the inflationary crisis were primarily about lowering the wages and expectations of Canadians to help bolster corporate profitability and competitiveness, in part helping to initiate the current inequalities between wages and productivity. For example, Trudeau would cast inflation as a psychological malaise amongst the public, a social pathology to be cured, not simply through legislation, but through a public pedagogical effort to lower expectations...
[] Trudeau stressed that Canadians needed to fight inflation by adjusting their mindsets...
In contrast, Trudeau longed for the “conventional wisdoms” of the past—that wealth and progress must come from capitalist ingenuity and profit, not increased social spending and labour militancy. There would be “no more goodies,” Trudeau declared, because austerity had “to be instilled in the psychology of the people.” Along this line, Trudeau would argue that inflationary expectations were symptomatic of anti-social behaviour driven by selfish economic institutions, key among them “the big unions” who were “trying to get a big slice of the cake and pass on the results of their greed to the little people,”[2] by which Trudeau meant the burden of rising costs of living.
But did unions and the working class cause inflation, and the social pathologies that coincided with it? One telling piece of evidence indicating the negative was leaked from within Trudeau’s government. This document, from just before Trudeau initiated his last round of anti-inflationary measures (the 6&5 Program) was frank: such programs were not about inflation, but wage depression. The piece would note for instance, that Trudeau’s first round of wage and price controls from 1975 to 1978 (the Anti-Inflation Board) did little to actually control prices, but was formidable at lowering wages...
The political motive was clear: whether it was true or not, the average voter blamed unions and not capitalists, for inflation."
https://activehistory.ca/2015/08/lowered-expectations-and-the-historical-origins-of-the-great-decoupling-in-canada/
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Robin Monotti
2015 article discussing Pierre Elliot Trudeau's stance/role on the Canadian inflation crisis of the 1970s. "Trudeau’s efforts during the inflationary crisis were primarily about lowering the wages and expectations of Canadians to help bolster corporate profitability…
"Another great effect of Trudeau’s Wage of Price Controls was its signal to the business classes that an offensive against labour had a new level of support in the Liberal government."
https://www.rankandfile.ca/1970s-inflation-crisis-when-trudeau-hammered-workers/
https://www.rankandfile.ca/1970s-inflation-crisis-when-trudeau-hammered-workers/
Rank and File
1970s Inflation Crisis: When Trudeau hammered workers
By Doug Nesbitt
During the infamous inflation crisis of the 1970s, Pierre Trudeau's Liberals imposed strict wage controls on workers in late 1975. The federal government created a handpicked corporate-aligned "Anti-Inflation Board" to impose below-inflation…
During the infamous inflation crisis of the 1970s, Pierre Trudeau's Liberals imposed strict wage controls on workers in late 1975. The federal government created a handpicked corporate-aligned "Anti-Inflation Board" to impose below-inflation…
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Aired April 5, 2023: "The rapid development of artificial intelligence has prompted an open letter calling for a six-month pause to allow safety protocols to be established and adopted. We discuss the technology’s potential and pitfalls, with Nick Frosst, co-founder of the AI company Cohere; Sinead Bovell, founder of the tech education company WAYE, who sits on the United Nations ITU Generation Connect Visionaries Board; and Neil Sahota, an IBM Master Inventor and the UN artificial intelligence advisor."
Highlights:
NICK FROSST: Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's definitely a lot of excitement now and there's a lot of hype and there has been about this stuff for a while. I mean, I remember when IBM Watson first came out and it beat Jeopardy. And there were similar conversations like this on the radio at the time saying this is going to cure cancer, this is going to do everything. And it did not do any of those things. Now, the difference here is the tech we're talking about today. Large language models based on transformers and neural nets is a completely new type of technology. It's very different than IBM Watson and older school versions of artificial intelligence. And subsequently, you can do lots of different things. Similarly to back then, there's more promises being made than will be delivered. This technology is amazing at sequence modelling, at reading some text and then predicting what text should come next. That's fundamentally what it does. It turns out that modelling sequences of words and predicting what word is likely to come next can be very useful. And it can do all kinds of things like read a document and write a summary or answer questions or even write code or be your interface into a dataset. But it isn't a digital God. It isn't the artificial intelligence of sci fi. It is just a really powerful new computational tool that's particularly well-suited to some things and not well-suited to others. So it's quite difficult to disentangle that. And I think one way of figuring out what is real and what is just hoped is to try to understand and remember what the technology actually is, and that is a model of the probabilistic sequence of words. At its core, that's all it's doing. It just turns out that doing that is very, very powerful.
NICK FROSST: Yeah. I mean, I think it's always good to be critical of technology and think about whether or not people are working on technology that will be good for the people. I think that it's great to have those conversations. I think this letter starts with a premise I disagree with and is written and signed by a lot of people who are intentionally propagating that premise.
HOST: What do you mean?
NICK FROSST: Well, a few weeks ago, Elon Musk announced that he was going to create his own large language modelling company. And now this week, he's signing a letter asking for people to pause on that development. And I think, you know, one reason for doing that is it propagates the idea that this technology is one step away from the AI of science fiction. And although I think this technology is powerful and has a place for solving business applications and being useful in people's daily lives, I don't think it means we're one step away from an artificial general intelligence. And I question some of the motivations on the creation of the letter, seeing that a lot of people signing it are financially invested in the populous, thinking that, wow, this stuff is imminent and we're one step away from this thing that we've seen in movies.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15976609-experts-concerned-rapid-rise-ai.-whats-stake
Highlights:
NICK FROSST: Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's definitely a lot of excitement now and there's a lot of hype and there has been about this stuff for a while. I mean, I remember when IBM Watson first came out and it beat Jeopardy. And there were similar conversations like this on the radio at the time saying this is going to cure cancer, this is going to do everything. And it did not do any of those things. Now, the difference here is the tech we're talking about today. Large language models based on transformers and neural nets is a completely new type of technology. It's very different than IBM Watson and older school versions of artificial intelligence. And subsequently, you can do lots of different things. Similarly to back then, there's more promises being made than will be delivered. This technology is amazing at sequence modelling, at reading some text and then predicting what text should come next. That's fundamentally what it does. It turns out that modelling sequences of words and predicting what word is likely to come next can be very useful. And it can do all kinds of things like read a document and write a summary or answer questions or even write code or be your interface into a dataset. But it isn't a digital God. It isn't the artificial intelligence of sci fi. It is just a really powerful new computational tool that's particularly well-suited to some things and not well-suited to others. So it's quite difficult to disentangle that. And I think one way of figuring out what is real and what is just hoped is to try to understand and remember what the technology actually is, and that is a model of the probabilistic sequence of words. At its core, that's all it's doing. It just turns out that doing that is very, very powerful.
NICK FROSST: Yeah. I mean, I think it's always good to be critical of technology and think about whether or not people are working on technology that will be good for the people. I think that it's great to have those conversations. I think this letter starts with a premise I disagree with and is written and signed by a lot of people who are intentionally propagating that premise.
HOST: What do you mean?
NICK FROSST: Well, a few weeks ago, Elon Musk announced that he was going to create his own large language modelling company. And now this week, he's signing a letter asking for people to pause on that development. And I think, you know, one reason for doing that is it propagates the idea that this technology is one step away from the AI of science fiction. And although I think this technology is powerful and has a place for solving business applications and being useful in people's daily lives, I don't think it means we're one step away from an artificial general intelligence. And I question some of the motivations on the creation of the letter, seeing that a lot of people signing it are financially invested in the populous, thinking that, wow, this stuff is imminent and we're one step away from this thing that we've seen in movies.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15976609-experts-concerned-rapid-rise-ai.-whats-stake
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"propagating ideas"
"It becomes very hard to differentiate what's fact and what is literally science fiction."
Note that in relation to artificial intelligence, media and talking heads do not apply the word DISINFORMATION.
"It becomes very hard to differentiate what's fact and what is literally science fiction."
Note that in relation to artificial intelligence, media and talking heads do not apply the word DISINFORMATION.
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