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Surveillance Grid

2026, a space oddity: 'the cloud' in orbit
Why moving AI data centers into space won’t save the planet — and may make conflict, debris, and systemic risk far worse.
Behold! The everything surveillance system is nigh
What matters in 2026 isn’t how many cameras exist (there are lots!), but how deeply their data is integrated across borders, agencies, and algorithms.
Notes from the edge of civilization: January 11, 2026
Privacy as theater; here comes the Sun King; would you like your submarine sandwich with a retinal scan?; plus Canada, Ukraine, and borderless loyalty.
The rapid change no one is talking about
From cryptocurrencies to continental control, the infrastructure of Technocracy is here. An important conversation with Courtenay Turner.
56:27
The Collapse Life catch-up guide: making sense of a year of chaos
Which of our podcasts to listen to — depending on what systems you’re trying to understand.
Notes from the edge of civilization: December 21, 2025
Your orgasms are now a dataset; is Putin paralyzing Porsches; come build the cage from the inside; the coping economy is bullish.
What really happens when income is guaranteed
Dr. David Bell explains the devastation he saw in communities living on guaranteed income and why the same model is quietly being imported into the…
54:37
Cities are pulling back from a surveillance network expanding rapidly beyond their control
License plate readers, home security cameras, and outsourced data labeling have created a control grid that was approved piecemeal before anyone…
Notes from the edge of civilization: December 7, 2025
Just tryin' to 'protect' you; the bloodletting continues; something more to this Karate chop!
5G, the FCC, and the coming digital prison
Former mayor and whistleblower Reinette Senum warns a proposed telecom power grab could turn every utility pole into part of a weaponized surveillance…
48:31
It's in your mind; the unseen war collapsing America from within
One of our most important interviews because we're at war. But the battlefield has moved from land and sea to perception and belief. Here’s how it…
56:15
Toilet bowl wars: The next frontier in the attack on privacy
Who knew Number 2 would be number 1 in monitoring your health?
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