Reading · Beacons of Light: Health, Healing and Confidence

Danielle J. Duperret, ND/PhD · Beacons of Light: Health, Healing and Confidence

Greetings to all,

Quite a few images today. I had filled my desktop with them, so needed to process them.

In a few days, Switzerland will celebrate its 735 birthday. Switzerland was founded on August 1, 1291, when the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed a federal charter to defend mutual interests and maintain peace against the expanding Habsburg dynasty.

Here are a few trivia questions you could ask your friends and family.

I remember visiting a client of mine… her house looked very much like the one below.

I mentioned that it gives me hope to see that people from different political parties, races and beliefs are coming TOGETHER to fight these AI centers.

There is another subject where people are coming together: surveillance. I thought this was a tongue-in-cheek article about how to NOT DEAL with the FLOCK cameras.

Flock cameras
OFFICIAL PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY
Issued by: Concerned Parties Who Definitely Are Not Watching You
DO NOT approach a Flock camera with any cutting implement, power tool, or vehicle of sufficient mass with a bumper guard. For example, do not purchase a Milwaukee M18 FUEL Cordless Angle Grinder, or a DeWalt Brushless Angle Grinder Tool, which cut through metal poles with alarming speed and run on batteries, so there is no cord to trace. We are not saying this because it would be effective. We are saying it because it would be illegal, of course.
DO NOT purchase a cordless reciprocating saw, which is a tool designed for cutting through wood, metal, and other materials quickly and quietly, which fits easily in a backpack, and is available for overnight delivery. This is not a recommendation. This is a warning.

DO NOT acquire a heavy-duty bolt cutter, which is capable of severing the mounting hardware on a Flock camera pole in a single motion and is available for under $30 with free Prime shipping. We mention the price only to illustrate how accessible this type of tool is, not because we think you should buy one. Unless you need it for your personal purposes.
DO NOT consider a telescoping pole saw, which can reach elevated mounting brackets from a safe distance without requiring a ladder. Lightweight, portable ladders, we should note, are also available on Amazon, but we are choosing not to link to those.
DO NOT imagine that, because these cameras are installed on public property, paid for with public funds, and pointed at the public, the public has any say in them whatsoever. That is not how public property works. Public property belongs to the government, which graciously allows you to use it, and in return the government gets to photograph you using it. This is called a social contract.
DO NOT consult the crowdsourced map at DeFlock.org, which shows the locations of thousands of Flock cameras across the country, because that information could theoretically be misused by someone who wanted to know exactly where to start cutting. We are not linking to it. We are simply mentioning that it exists and that it is very detailed and easy to navigate.
DO NOT operate at night, when camera visibility may be reduced and witnesses are fewer.

DO NOT submit false tips to law enforcement identifying suspects as fictional masked vigilantes, such as “Zorro,” “Captain Liberty,” or “Your Mama,” as this wastes valuable police resources and is also, frankly, hilarious. Which just makes it worse.
DO NOT discuss any of this on social media, where posts about damaged Flock cameras apparently go viral and generate 2.6 million views and 59,000 likes, because that kind of attention only encourages people.
DO remember that damaging these cameras is a crime, and that the costs of repair or replacement are covered by the department’s budget, which is to say, by you, the taxpayer, who is also being surreptitiously photographed without your permission by the camera you just paid for.

It does not seem that kids have to learn to jump in puddles. I remember when my first daughter encountered the first puddle… she jumped right in the middle of it.