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by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that technology would become the government’s greatest surveillance tool. Politicians always promise new powers will only be used against criminals. Then those same powers gradually expand until everyone becomes a potential suspect. History never changes because governments never voluntarily surrender authority once they obtain it. The U.S. …
Experts from big privacy groups and tech companies all say same thing. Bill forces companies to build permanent backdoors into systems. Government can demand data logs for up to one year on every app. It overrides encryption and data deletion rules. Orders can stay secret so companies cannot tell users. Rushed through Parliament with only …
For years, California politicians talked about taxing big tech. Now they found a way to tax the software almost everyone uses. Starting January 1, 2027, California’s new rules will apply sales tax to a huge range of pre-written digital software and SaaS products. Gavin Newsom’s new software tax goes way beyond corporate softwares, California Democrats …
This tax hit businesses like exchanges, custodians, wallet services, brokers that do exchange, transfer or storage for customers. It apply if customer in Illinois (by location, IP, address etc.). Even out of state company can pay if they have enough Illinois users or $100k+ receipts from state. BDO tax summary: https://www.bdo.com/insights/tax/illinois-enacts-potentially-wide-reaching-digital-asset-tax Bitcoin Magazine on signing: …
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ByteDance is feeding a steady stream of rot to our kids The algorithm is harvesting attention and destroying focus Platforms like TikTok are rewriting how the next generation thinks Tiktok is getting dangerous tor Kids… byu/Kenshin_S1234 inconspiracy
Corporate hiring is becoming a vanity metric rather than an operational need Massive ghost job listings serve only to project stability to shareholders The reality is a quiet, systemic culling of legacy payroll costs AI-driven efficiency is not creating jobs; it is erasing the need for them The second-order effect is a collapsing consumer base …
NOW – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "There will be no central bank digital currency," adding, "the most important thing we can do is to make digital assets come into the United States." pic.twitter.com/nDHHEd6xdw — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 28, 2026
Bill C-22 is a trojan horse for mass surveillance, demanding backdoors into every encrypted system. They claim “public safety,” but the infrastructure being built is for total state control. Tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Signal are sounding the alarm, but the machine is moving anyway. Once these backdoors are open, they’re for every hacker …
Every dollar in citizen accounts falls under full government edit and veto power… Politicians and central bankers mask the total control agenda behind CBDC rollout promises… Everyday Americans lose access to basic goods and rights as daily spending locks down… 🚨🚨🚨 Bill Gates donated $1.2 BILLION to the UN for global digital ID. Our own …
NOW – King Charles: "My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of Digital ID." pic.twitter.com/hH328WC9g3 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 13, 2026
European Parliament and Council reach political agreement on simplified, innovation-friendly AI regulations… New rules include an immediate ban on AI “nudification” apps that generate non-consensual sexually explicit content… The agreement sets a hard implementation timeline for high-risk AI in biometrics and border control by 2027… EU Commission strengthens the AI Office’s enforcement powers to oversee …
Advance estimates show March sales hit $752.1 billion, but the growth is almost entirely captured by “Non-store” retailers, up 10.1% year-over-year… Food services and drinking places saw a tepid 2.4% gain, failing to keep pace with the 3.3% CPI, meaning “real” restaurant traffic is actually down… Consumers are spending 5.1% more than last year, but …
The guy who tried to turn the media gala into a massacre is staying behind bars for now.. Cole Tomas Allen didn’t enter a plea.. instead he bragged about his master’s degree in computer science while US Marshals held him down.. The Feds are saying he sprinted past the first line of security with a …
Whitney Webb just broke down exactly how the globalists are rolling out digital IDs as the backbone of Agenda 2030, and it’s straight-up dystopian control. She explained: “CBDCs and digital IDs are meant to go together… Without digital IDs, the CBDC digital finance system cannot exist.” “They have to know who you are. And so …
House Resolution 8250, a bill to require mandatory age verification on operating systems like Windows, iOS, and Android, is being described as a “Trojan horse” for a national digital ID system. Guest Austin Steinbart calls the bill a “disaster” and a privacy nightmare, noting it delegates implementation authority to the FTC, which could use biometrics. …
by Martin Armstrong China has just taken another decisive step toward the future of money, and once again, the West is pretending this is simply about “payment efficiency.” The People’s Bank of China has now expanded its digital yuan program by adding 12 additional banks, bringing the total number of participating institutions to 22. China launched the …
The SEC declared 18 cryptos as officially recognized digital commodities. The list of 18 are: – Bitcoin – Ethereum – XRP – XLM – HBAR – ALGORAND – Solana – Bitcoin Cash – Litecoin – Cardano – Polkadot – Chainlink – Dogecoin – Tezos – Shiba Inu – Avalanche – Aptos – LBRY This now …
by Martin Armstrong The European Union is quietly constructing what may become one of the most sweeping digital identity systems ever attempted. Under new legislation, every EU member state must provide citizens with a government-approved “European Digital Identity Wallet” by 2026. This system will allow people to store official documents, verify identity, access government services, sign …
Source: https://wccftech.com/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out/ HDD capacity from one of the world’s largest manufacturers has started to run dry, according to Western Digital’s CEO, as major LTAs have been signed out. Western Digital’s Consumer Share Drops to 5%, as Enterprise Demand Gobbles Up the Supply Well, the ongoing AI supercycle has disrupted supply chains, and we have talked about …
A new social network called Moltbook has been created for AIs, allowing machines to interact and talk to each other. Within hours of the platform launching, the AIs appeared to have created their own religions, developed subcultures and attempted to evade human efforts to eavesdrop on their conversations. There is some evidence that humans, operating …
by Martin Armstrong Keir Starmer temporarily pivoted on mandatory digital IDs, and although they will be rolled out in the UK by 2029, Starmer claims they will not be mandatory. Millions signed a petition to dismantle the digital ID system scheme when it was first announced. “Digital ID is an enormous opportunity for the UK. …
I am off for a very large drink to celebrate the demise of mandatory Digital ID. pic.twitter.com/0GUPdLqbxn — Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) January 13, 2026 h/t BadBingo
It’s January 1, 2029, the first day of the digital euro. You are in a shop buying milk and bread, and decide to pay with this new money. How exactly will it work? If you have a bank account, the digital euro will sit inside its app on your phone. The cost of the bread …
China is in a big trouble: Tens of thousands of young people are becoming homeless😭 Because they are Blacklisted by Social Credit System. Once you are blacklisted, you are immediately cut off from banking service and digital payments. So you can’t pay rent, buy food or receive salary..it will end up you become homeless. ——And …
If they’re hiring to accelerate Digital ID, what exactly is coming next. NOW — We’ve received a tip-off from an internal whistleblower drawing attention to a senior Cabinet Office job advert that sheds light on the government’s Digital ID programme. The Cabinet Office is recruiting a Deputy Director for Operational Policy, Digital ID, at Senior …
This was predictable a couple of years ago pic.twitter.com/OaZi1OeAsV — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) December 24, 2025 Crypto hedge funds are on pace for their worst year since the 2022 crypto winter.@sidcoins pic.twitter.com/agSizaReHb — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) December 24, 2025 *SPOT GOLD HITS $4,500 AN OUNCE FOR FIRST TIME pic.twitter.com/9heNqnCQJC — Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 24, 2025
by Martin Armstrong The latest agreement between the European Union and Canada to collaborate on mutually recognized digital IDs is simply another step in what I have been warning about for years. Whenever government confidence collapses, the political class tightens control. Digital ID is not about convenience; it is about tracking capital and controlling movement as the …
