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We’re Heading for Civilizational Collapse: Jonathan Haidt on Screens, Smartphones, Social Media, and the Destruction of Human Development
"Introduction: “A Glitch in the Matrix”
Jonathan Haidt describes the early 2010s as a moment where something fundamentally changed in human development. It was not gradual. It was not subtle. It was, in his words, like “a glitch in the matrix.”
College students suddenly became:
more fragile,
more anxious,
more emotionally reactive,
less resilient,
and increasingly unable to tolerate disagreement or conflict.
At first, Haidt believed this was isolated to universities. Later, it became clear the issue was much larger. The same pattern appeared across:
the United States,
Canada,
the United Kingdom,
Australia,
and eventually the Nordic countries.
Something global had happened.
Haidt argues that the answer was not merely politics, parenting, or education alone. The deeper issue was what he calls:
“The Great Rewiring of Childhood.”
https://ironcountynews.org/were-heading-for-civilizational-collapse-jonathan-haidt-on-screens-smartphones-social-media-and-the-destruction-of-human-development/
"Introduction: “A Glitch in the Matrix”
Jonathan Haidt describes the early 2010s as a moment where something fundamentally changed in human development. It was not gradual. It was not subtle. It was, in his words, like “a glitch in the matrix.”
College students suddenly became:
more fragile,
more anxious,
more emotionally reactive,
less resilient,
and increasingly unable to tolerate disagreement or conflict.
At first, Haidt believed this was isolated to universities. Later, it became clear the issue was much larger. The same pattern appeared across:
the United States,
Canada,
the United Kingdom,
Australia,
and eventually the Nordic countries.
Something global had happened.
Haidt argues that the answer was not merely politics, parenting, or education alone. The deeper issue was what he calls:
“The Great Rewiring of Childhood.”
https://ironcountynews.org/were-heading-for-civilizational-collapse-jonathan-haidt-on-screens-smartphones-social-media-and-the-destruction-of-human-development/
Kevin O’Leary’s Utah Data Center EXPOSED: Military Capture Nobody Voted On
"AI, Power, Water, Tax Subsidies, and the Battle Over Utah’s Future
Based on discussions surrounding the Danks and Elizabeth Lane TV investigation into the proposed Stratos hyperscale AI data center project in Box Elder County, Utah.
Introduction: Why This Fight Matters
The battle over Kevin O’Leary’s proposed AI data center project in Utah is about far more than servers, technology, or economic development.
For many Utah residents, this controversy has become a symbol of something much larger:
centralized power,
military-industrial partnerships,
AI infrastructure expansion,
tax incentives for billion-dollar corporations,
environmental concerns,
water scarcity,
energy control,
and whether ordinary citizens still have meaningful influence over decisions that reshape their communities."
https://ironcountynews.org/kevin-olearys-utah-data-center-exposed-military-capture-nobody-voted-on/
"AI, Power, Water, Tax Subsidies, and the Battle Over Utah’s Future
Based on discussions surrounding the Danks and Elizabeth Lane TV investigation into the proposed Stratos hyperscale AI data center project in Box Elder County, Utah.
Introduction: Why This Fight Matters
The battle over Kevin O’Leary’s proposed AI data center project in Utah is about far more than servers, technology, or economic development.
For many Utah residents, this controversy has become a symbol of something much larger:
centralized power,
military-industrial partnerships,
AI infrastructure expansion,
tax incentives for billion-dollar corporations,
environmental concerns,
water scarcity,
energy control,
and whether ordinary citizens still have meaningful influence over decisions that reshape their communities."
https://ironcountynews.org/kevin-olearys-utah-data-center-exposed-military-capture-nobody-voted-on/
From Cigarettes to Snack Foods: Edward Bernays, Big Tobacco, and the Engineering of Modern Craving
"The Evolution of Manufactured Desire
Most Americans understand that cigarettes were engineered to be addictive.
Far fewer understand that many of the same corporations, scientists, marketing strategies, and psychological techniques that shaped the tobacco industry later migrated into the American food system.
This was not simply about making food “taste better.”
It was about understanding human behavior deeply enough to increase consumption, maximize craving, and normalize compulsive habits at a civilizational scale.
At the center of this story stands a man often called the father of modern public relations: Edward Bernays.
Bernays helped pioneer a new form of advertising that no longer merely informed people about products. Instead, it shaped emotions, identity..."
https://ironcountynews.org/from-cigarettes-to-snack-foods-edward-bernays-big-tobacco-and-the-engineering-of-modern-craving/
"The Evolution of Manufactured Desire
Most Americans understand that cigarettes were engineered to be addictive.
Far fewer understand that many of the same corporations, scientists, marketing strategies, and psychological techniques that shaped the tobacco industry later migrated into the American food system.
This was not simply about making food “taste better.”
It was about understanding human behavior deeply enough to increase consumption, maximize craving, and normalize compulsive habits at a civilizational scale.
At the center of this story stands a man often called the father of modern public relations: Edward Bernays.
Bernays helped pioneer a new form of advertising that no longer merely informed people about products. Instead, it shaped emotions, identity..."
https://ironcountynews.org/from-cigarettes-to-snack-foods-edward-bernays-big-tobacco-and-the-engineering-of-modern-craving/
Follow the Money: Terror, NGO's, Oligarchy, and the Machinery of Managed Conflict
"One of the oldest investigative principles is simple:
Follow the money.
Governments often present global conflicts as battles between:
freedom and terror,
democracy and extremism,
civilization and barbarism.
But when researchers begin tracing:
financial flows,
banking networks,
intelligence relationships,
NGOs,
multinational corporations,
tax-exempt foundations,
lobbying systems,
military contractors,
and geopolitical incentives,
a more complicated picture emerges.:
https://ironcountynews.org/follow-the-money-terror-ngos-oligarchy-and-the-machinery-of-managed-conflict/
"One of the oldest investigative principles is simple:
Follow the money.
Governments often present global conflicts as battles between:
freedom and terror,
democracy and extremism,
civilization and barbarism.
But when researchers begin tracing:
financial flows,
banking networks,
intelligence relationships,
NGOs,
multinational corporations,
tax-exempt foundations,
lobbying systems,
military contractors,
and geopolitical incentives,
a more complicated picture emerges.:
https://ironcountynews.org/follow-the-money-terror-ngos-oligarchy-and-the-machinery-of-managed-conflict/
The War of Labels: Terrorists, Freedom Fighters, Propaganda, and the Battle for Moral Discernment
"The Power of Labels
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”
That phrase captures one of the central dilemmas of modern politics, war, and propaganda. Governments, media institutions, corporations, activists, and ideological movements all use language to frame reality in ways that shape public perception long before people consciously analyze the facts.
After September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush declared:
“Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”
That statement did more than define foreign policy. It psychologically divided the population into moral binaries:
loyal vs disloyal,
patriotic vs traitorous,
good vs evil."
https://ironcountynews.org/the-war-of-labels-terrorists-freedom-fighters-propaganda-and-the-battle-for-moral-discernment/
"The Power of Labels
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”
That phrase captures one of the central dilemmas of modern politics, war, and propaganda. Governments, media institutions, corporations, activists, and ideological movements all use language to frame reality in ways that shape public perception long before people consciously analyze the facts.
After September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush declared:
“Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”
That statement did more than define foreign policy. It psychologically divided the population into moral binaries:
loyal vs disloyal,
patriotic vs traitorous,
good vs evil."
https://ironcountynews.org/the-war-of-labels-terrorists-freedom-fighters-propaganda-and-the-battle-for-moral-discernment/
An AI Expert Warning: “6 People Are Quietly Deciding Humanity’s Future”
"In a wide-ranging interview on The Diary Of A CEO, Professor Stuart Russell — one of the world’s most influential artificial intelligence researchers and the co-author of one of the foundational textbooks used by today’s AI engineers — delivered one of the starkest warnings yet about the future of artificial intelligence, AGI, and the race toward superintelligence.
Russell argued that a small number of corporations and executives are effectively steering humanity toward a future that could permanently alter civilization — or even threaten human survival itself — without meaningful public consent."
https://ironcountynews.org/an-ai-expert-warning-6-people-are-quietly-deciding-humanitys-future/
"In a wide-ranging interview on The Diary Of A CEO, Professor Stuart Russell — one of the world’s most influential artificial intelligence researchers and the co-author of one of the foundational textbooks used by today’s AI engineers — delivered one of the starkest warnings yet about the future of artificial intelligence, AGI, and the race toward superintelligence.
Russell argued that a small number of corporations and executives are effectively steering humanity toward a future that could permanently alter civilization — or even threaten human survival itself — without meaningful public consent."
https://ironcountynews.org/an-ai-expert-warning-6-people-are-quietly-deciding-humanitys-future/
This Friday is our last day to have Dr. Bradley as this location. Join us for June's constitution bootcamp.
We still don't know what we're doing after June, but we're working on it.
www.DefendingUtah.org/BootcampMonthly
We still don't know what we're doing after June, but we're working on it.
www.DefendingUtah.org/BootcampMonthly
From Empire to Republic: How the Founding Generation Broke Away from Britain’s Public-Private Power Structure
"The Revolution Was About More Than a King
Most Americans are taught that the American Revolution was simply a rebellion against taxation or the authority of King George III. While those issues mattered, the deeper conflict was far larger.
The Founding generation was increasingly resisting an entire imperial system where political power, banking interests, monopoly corporations, military enforcement, and privileged commercial elites had become deeply intertwined.
The colonists believed they were confronting a form of concentrated power that threatened liberty itself."
https://ironcountynews.org/from-empire-to-republic-how-the-founding-generation-broke-away-from-britains-public-private-power-structure/
"The Revolution Was About More Than a King
Most Americans are taught that the American Revolution was simply a rebellion against taxation or the authority of King George III. While those issues mattered, the deeper conflict was far larger.
The Founding generation was increasingly resisting an entire imperial system where political power, banking interests, monopoly corporations, military enforcement, and privileged commercial elites had become deeply intertwined.
The colonists believed they were confronting a form of concentrated power that threatened liberty itself."
https://ironcountynews.org/from-empire-to-republic-how-the-founding-generation-broke-away-from-britains-public-private-power-structure/
A grassroots effort in Manti, UT is aiming to revive the Manti Pageant in a whole new way.
Bringing practical insights and strong inspiration to the movement to restore freedom to local communities, Defending
Utah founder Enoch Moore spoke in Manti, UT at the Manti Tabernacle in support of Religious Freedom.
To get involved or support the new grassroots Manti Pageant in any way, visit their website at https://www.spiritoffreedompageant.com/
Watch/Listin to Enoch's Speech at: New Manti Pageant? Freedom Fireside w/Enoch Moore | Remember Who You Are - Defending Utah
Bringing practical insights and strong inspiration to the movement to restore freedom to local communities, Defending
Utah founder Enoch Moore spoke in Manti, UT at the Manti Tabernacle in support of Religious Freedom.
To get involved or support the new grassroots Manti Pageant in any way, visit their website at https://www.spiritoffreedompageant.com/
Watch/Listin to Enoch's Speech at: New Manti Pageant? Freedom Fireside w/Enoch Moore | Remember Who You Are - Defending Utah
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Engineered Division, Followable Leaders, and the Politics of Destabilization
"The War Most People Never See
Most people imagine conflict as armies crossing borders, bombs falling from the sky, or tanks rolling across nations. Yet throughout history, some of the most effective battles have been fought inside the minds of populations.
The modern battlefield is increasingly psychological. Instead of conquering territory, the objective is to shape perception. Instead of defeating an enemy army, the goal is to influence how millions of people think, feel, and react.
Behavioral expert Chase Hughes describes a recurring pattern in psychological operations:
“If you are on the Left and you open your feed, you’ll be shown the dumbest idiot on the other side they could possibly find. If you’re on the Right, the exact same thing happens.”"
https://ironcountynews.org/engineered-division-followable-leaders-and-the-politics-of-destabilization/
"The War Most People Never See
Most people imagine conflict as armies crossing borders, bombs falling from the sky, or tanks rolling across nations. Yet throughout history, some of the most effective battles have been fought inside the minds of populations.
The modern battlefield is increasingly psychological. Instead of conquering territory, the objective is to shape perception. Instead of defeating an enemy army, the goal is to influence how millions of people think, feel, and react.
Behavioral expert Chase Hughes describes a recurring pattern in psychological operations:
“If you are on the Left and you open your feed, you’ll be shown the dumbest idiot on the other side they could possibly find. If you’re on the Right, the exact same thing happens.”"
https://ironcountynews.org/engineered-division-followable-leaders-and-the-politics-of-destabilization/
You Can’t Even Imagine the Scale of the Catastrophe (Roman Yampolskiy on Superintelligence, AI Control, and Humanity’s Last Invention)
"Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility. According to AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, humanity is already living through the transition from AI as a tool to AI as an autonomous agent.
For decades, most people thought artificial intelligence would remain limited to narrow tasks: answering questions, writing code, sorting data, generating images, or helping people work faster. But Yampolskiy warns that the real danger begins when AI stops merely responding to human instructions and begins forming plans, acquiring resources, protecting itself, and improving itself."
https://ironcountynews.org/you-cant-even-imagine-the-scale-of-the-catastrophe-roman-yampolskiy-on-superintelligence-ai-control-and-humanitys-last-invention/
"Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility. According to AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, humanity is already living through the transition from AI as a tool to AI as an autonomous agent.
For decades, most people thought artificial intelligence would remain limited to narrow tasks: answering questions, writing code, sorting data, generating images, or helping people work faster. But Yampolskiy warns that the real danger begins when AI stops merely responding to human instructions and begins forming plans, acquiring resources, protecting itself, and improving itself."
https://ironcountynews.org/you-cant-even-imagine-the-scale-of-the-catastrophe-roman-yampolskiy-on-superintelligence-ai-control-and-humanitys-last-invention/
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Every Level of the AI Takeover: From Machine Learning to Artificial Superintelligence — How AI Could Reshape Civilization
"The Day the Machines Moved Faster Than Humans
In 2010, global financial markets experienced what became known as the “Flash Crash.”
Within minutes:
nearly $1 trillion in market value vanished,
prices spiraled downward,
and the world briefly appeared to be reliving the 2008 financial crisis.
Then, just as suddenly:
the markets stabilized,
the losses reversed,
and the entire event ended within 36 minutes."
https://ironcountynews.org/every-level-of-the-ai-takeover-from-machine-learning-to-artificial-superintelligence-how-ai-could-reshape-civilization/
"The Day the Machines Moved Faster Than Humans
In 2010, global financial markets experienced what became known as the “Flash Crash.”
Within minutes:
nearly $1 trillion in market value vanished,
prices spiraled downward,
and the world briefly appeared to be reliving the 2008 financial crisis.
Then, just as suddenly:
the markets stabilized,
the losses reversed,
and the entire event ended within 36 minutes."
https://ironcountynews.org/every-level-of-the-ai-takeover-from-machine-learning-to-artificial-superintelligence-how-ai-could-reshape-civilization/
The Final Collapse: “AI Will End Capitalism in 1,000 Days” — Emad Mostaque on the Economic Shockwave of Artificial Intelligence
"In an explosive interview with Tom Bilyeu, AI entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager Emad Mostaque laid out one of the most radical predictions yet about the future of civilization:
within roughly 1,000 days, artificial intelligence may fundamentally break the existing economic order. (Start: September 11, 2025 End: June 7, 2028)
According to Mostaque:
AI will outperform humans in most cognitive labor,
middle-class knowledge work will collapse,
capitalism itself may cease functioning for humans,
governments will struggle to fund society,
and the social contract holding civilization together could begin unraveling."
https://ironcountynews.org/the-final-collapse-ai-will-end-capitalism-in-1000-days-emad-mostaque-on-the-economic-shockwave-of-artificial-intelligence/
"In an explosive interview with Tom Bilyeu, AI entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager Emad Mostaque laid out one of the most radical predictions yet about the future of civilization:
within roughly 1,000 days, artificial intelligence may fundamentally break the existing economic order. (Start: September 11, 2025 End: June 7, 2028)
According to Mostaque:
AI will outperform humans in most cognitive labor,
middle-class knowledge work will collapse,
capitalism itself may cease functioning for humans,
governments will struggle to fund society,
and the social contract holding civilization together could begin unraveling."
https://ironcountynews.org/the-final-collapse-ai-will-end-capitalism-in-1000-days-emad-mostaque-on-the-economic-shockwave-of-artificial-intelligence/
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