📱 Your Devices Are Pre-Hacked—You Just Didn’t Consent Yet

In Media Master: Open Source Photo and Video Editing, I walk through how big tech phones and laptops come with features that are silently installed and activated without your consent. Companies claim it’s for your privacy—so private, they don’t even need to ask.

This is how things like contact tracing, digital ID, and vaccine passport systems get rolled out globally—instantly.

I also share how the Above Phone flips this model completely. No hidden connections. No backdoors. Just full control, from the stock camera to the open-source media apps we recommend.

📺 Watch the full Media Master: Open Source Photo and Video Editing webinar
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⚡️Palantir’s War Surveillance is Coming Home

In my recent conversation with Mike Adams, we dove into the troubling ways surveillance technology is being misused. We talked about how tools originally tested in conflict zones—like Palantir's tech in Gaza—are now quickly coming home. These surveillance tools, once used in war, are being turned on everyday people under the guise of security.

Palantir is glueing together data from every federal agency, building a surveillance network that can track and profile people in incredibly detailed ways. This is how tech developed "for war" ends up right in our own neighborhoods, and it's something we all need to be aware of.

🪧 Watch the full interview here
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We talked about water desalination several episodes back, heres a fundraiser for Palestinians to build a new system in Gaza. Aside from the scarce aid coming in, its crazy to me that the whole population of Gaza has no means to convert sea water into drinking water.

7 months ago, I made this video in Ele_elna_elak headquarter and desalination plant, that became now a pile of rubble that we can’t even reach to benefit from it, as the location is still under the Israeli control.

The common goal of any colonial power is to paralyze the occupied people so it can’t be self sufficient, and this is the trap that we are trying to avoid as activists and community leaders.

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⚡️Derrick Broze on the #TBOT Show

This is a clip from my latest #TBOT Show interview, where I sat down with my friend Derrick Broze—author, journalist, and founder of The Conscious Resistance Network.

Watch full interview on Substack.

We dive deep into the rise of Digital ID as part of the global technocratic control grid, and how things like autonomous zones in Mexico are creating real-world alternatives. Derrick shares what it means to live intentionally, build parallel systems, and take back power from the technocratic state.

In the second half (for paid members), we explore powerful personal themes—the tragedy of activism, living for the 7 generations, the choice to accept and reclaim your past, and the discipline that fuels Derrick’s work ethic.

It’s a conversation that challenges how we see freedom—a reminder that it begins with how we live, not just what we resist.

🚨Download the Digital ID Report and learn how these systems are being built worldwide

Had a great conversation with Jack Spirko of the Survival Podcast recently! 🔥 One of the things we talked about is missing coming of age tradition, and how we're pretty careless with handing tech over to children today.

Global Digital ID & School Surveillance - Epi-3751

Hakeem Anwar from Above Agency joins us to discuss the rising threat of Global Digital ID & The equally disturbing roll out of School Surveillance of our children. Don’t miss this one, it will absolutely shock you!

https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/big-big-brother

📊 The Actual Outcomes of School Tech

The promise of educational technology was convenience and learning support. The reality? Students’ personal lives are exposed to administrators, teachers, and big tech itself.

Chromebooks running Google’s OS and Chrome browser quietly build profiles of children’s interests and habits—conditioning consumer behavior long before they even have spending power. Lawsuits have been filed, but legal loopholes allow the tracking to continue.

The outcome is a generation of students monitored, restricted, and denied true autonomy in how they learn.

But it doesn’t have to stay this way. By reclaiming freedom of device choice, schools and families can restore privacy, encourage independent learning, and give kids the tools to build real technical literacy.

📺 Watch the full Back to School Tech Awareness Webinar

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⚡️Digital ID Is Sweeping the World

I recently joined the Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast to break down how Digital ID systems are expanding globally—what’s driving them, how they impact personal freedom, and what real solutions exist for those who want to stay autonomous.

🎧 Watch the full episode here

📖 Learn more in Life Under Digital ID: A Global Analysis with Solutions

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John Trudell is one of my greatest influences who continues to shape my perspective and approach to communicating the message of liberty.

If you need a little boost right now, listen to his wisdom (and warning).

⚡️Full Disk Encryption Right Out of The Box

In my recent chat with Mike Adams, we talked about how the Above Book takes security to the next level right out of the box. Every one of these laptops ships with full-disk encryption enabled by default, so your data is protected from the moment you turn it on. You’ll get a chance to set your own password and keep everything locked down, so no one can just walk off with your data. It’s all about giving you peace of mind and total control over your privacy.

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⚡️How Google’s SensorVault Turned an Innocent Man Into a Suspect

📹 I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Peak Prosperity Summit 2025, where I shared how tools like Google’s SensorVault have turned innocent people into suspects. Jorge Molina’s story out of Arizona is one of many that shows how mass surveillance and data collection can destroy lives.

This isn’t a conspiracy theory — it’s the system we’re living in.

Watch the full talk here: above.sh/hf6fxw

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NEW from Neil Radimaker — California’s Mileage-Based Road Charge: What It Is, How It Would Work, and Why Privacy Risks Increase

As I’ve been investigating California’s mileage-based road charge, it’s clear this isn’t just a policy about road funding. It’s the quiet rollout of a system built to track, record, and bill movement itself. The state says it’s about fairness and modernization, but the deeper I look, the more it resembles a permanent surveillance and revenue network disguised as transportation reform. What’s being tested today through Caltrans and the State Transportation Agency is the blueprint for total mileage monitoring tied to personal identity.

READ:
https://theconsciousresistance.com/californias-mileage-based-road-charge-what-it-is-how-it-would-work-and-why-privacy-risks-increase/

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🖼️ How to Scrub Hidden Data from Your Photos

In Media Master: Open Source Photo and Video Editing, I walk through how to use Aves Libre — a beautiful, offline photo gallery app we recommend for Above Phone users.

One key reason? It shows you your photo’s EXIF data — hidden info like time zones, device model, and more — and helps you remove it. This data can quietly leak your identity when sharing online, but with Aves and the right camera settings, you stay in control.

📺 Watch the full Media Master: Open Source Photo and Video Editing webinar
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⚡️Exposing the Digital Control Grid on The Survival Podcast

I had the chance to join Jack Spirko on The Survival Podcast to uncover how Digital ID systems and school surveillance tech are quietly being woven into our daily lives.

We talk about what this means for privacy, the next phase of digital control, and how we can reclaim our freedom through open-source, privacy-first tools.

🎧 Watch the full interview here
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How Pegasus Spyware Exploits iMessage and WhatsApp

In this clip, I dive into how the Pegasus spyware can hijack your phone through iMessage without you even clicking anything. Plus, I talk about a former WhatsApp security head who blew the whistle on just how many engineers have access to your data. It's a stark reminder of how these "privacy" promises from big tech often fall short.

Watch the full talk here: above.sh/hf6fxw

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I've been feeling the call to bring more talented creators into the spotlight, especially from within the freedom movement — there are so many things to learn and experiment with.

The content bar is really low - no one bothers to source their information or strive for accuracy. This type of content maybe gets its point across but is more entertaining than educational. I know we can do better.

Now you can become a #TBOT contributor and get your work featured on our channels and show.

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"The Kyrgyz government has decided to oblige stores to accept payment only through bank cards or electronic wallets. However, the new order will come into force after a transitional period designed for several months.

the innovation will affect all city trade and services enterprises. In this regard, the owners of stores, restaurants and similar establishments will have to install POS-terminals or connect to payment online systems.

As stated in the government decree, this decision is part of the policy on income transparency and the shadow economy. At the same time, all operations will be recorded in electronic systems." 📲🛂 https://fergana.media/news/142327/

New York. 2030.