“You Have Parked Illegally and Must Pay a Fine. You Have Twenty Seconds to Comply…”

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I love to kid about the machines but they are real. And the time to stop their rise was yesterday. Prepare yourselves for the cold, metallic future.

The “world’s first operational Robocop” has been unveiled in Dubai as part of the emirate’s planned robot police force.

Robocop started work on Sunday and is already making a name for itself.

At 5ft 5in tall and weighing 100kg, it can speak six languages and is designed to read facial expressions.

It had an easy start to working life, being unveiled at the three-day long Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference.

But when the Expo draws to a close tomorrow, it will be released into the wider world and tackle real life issues.

The machine has a built-in tablet so people can use it pay fines or report crimes, and can also transmit and receive messages from police headquarters.

“[a] built-in tablet so people can use it pay fines [SIC].” Isn’t that nice. Due Process-bot will take your money now. (Read about that Chinese people-herder too).

Today it is five foot five and weighs 200 pounds. Tomorrow it will be 12 feet tall and weigh 3,000 pounds. And it won’t take “no” for an answer. It won’t care that your government-driven robo-car parked itself illegally.

Some will call this progress…

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Orion / Wikipedia.

Video Editing Underway

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Okay. In response to a recent request for new videos and in an effort to boost traffic here, at Freedom Prepper, and on YouTube, I am currently editing a test video. Editing as in splicing, adding text, and pictures, maybe etc….

You will never see the test subject. We all know my videography skills are … sub-possum. Anyway, it’s a process. I are actually learnin’ with some kind of editing soft…stuff. And it should lead – soon – to some downright entertaining material.

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Testing……..The Perrin Lovett Show Studio.

Anyway, here’s a video from a man who knows how to make them and how to sing, my old buddy Chad Prather (this is hilarious):

Chad Prather / Youtube.

Oh, and for a serious subject, please read THIS from Vox Day, today. Madness.

Some Thought-provoking Geopolitical Commentary, if that’s Allowed on a Saturday Night

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From Michael Perilloux and Social Matter: Starting with Point Five:

5. Business As Usual Means We’re In Trouble

America’s imperial mode and internal divisions are unsustainable:

Both our imperial mode and our internal conflicts are hollowing us out economically, demographically, and socially. See for example: politicized mass immigration, deindustrialization, divisive anti-white, anti-Christian anti-male, and anti-traditional domestic propaganda and subversion by Blue Empire are generated by the structure of the system. These things will be the end of us unless something changes first.

We have no way to seriously oppose a belligerent China or Russia besides subversion, escalating hostility, and nuclear brinkmanship. If things were different, and we had an economically, demographically, and morally stronger empire, we would have a much stronger negotiating position, and many more options to deal with our neighbors.

Our internal conflicts lead to Putin’s famous comment, “America is no longer agreement-capable”. To be clear “not agreement capable” is a fancy technical term for “not capable of the rational deescalation needed for nuclear peace”, because what one part of our government agrees to might get ignored by another, or torn up once the other party gets in after four years.

We lack the central strength and coherence to re-industrialize the rest of our empire as economic negotiating leverage. Right now, we can’t easily threaten China with cutting off trade, because that would be a domestic disaster, as our wealth is based increasingly on imports from China. This hollowing out of our industrial core originates from a combination of internal conflict, and weak government that can’t act as a unit.

With a weak empire, we can’t impose or enforce treaties to deal with global issues like global pollution, out-of-control African population growth, dangerous transformative technologies like genetic engineering and artificial intelligence, nuclear proliferation, or any other grand problems.

If things continue as they are, we’ll be in a bad spot. Business as usual is unacceptable, but we already knew that. More importantly, any strategy for getting us out of business as usual has to take into account the above basic points of our geopolitical situation. But what does a realistic new geopolitical vision for America look like?

For context please read the first four points. The ending is a little silly but it self-acknowledges as much.

These are weighty matters. They’re not going to happen. Rather, they have happened and, thus, we find ourselves in the sorry “business as usual”. Beer, television, and blind allegiance to a failed, stupid political party won’t fix any of this.

At any rate, there is no going back. Forward it is. Downwards is definitely an option.

Obviously Some Sort of Mistake

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That’s the only explanation. The Ninth Circuit told the world, with a great degree of confidence, that foreign invaders come to America for academic pursuits. They are all of them scholars, teachers and students. Your state university needs them. You need them. They’re good. End of story.

So when a Turkish man, on a flight from LA to Honolulu, tried to break into the cockpit whilst over the Pacific, something else had to be at work. Possibly some kind of microaggression. Who knows? Whatever it was, it was NOT terrorism. No cause for concern and certainly no reason to wake from the slumber of the TeeVee.

A Turkish national who tried to break into the cockpit Friday of a Honolulu-bound flight was subdued by passengers and flight crew shortly after charging his way into the first-class cabin.

They used duct tape, pillows and blankets to make sure he couldn’t get out of his seat in a security scare that prompted U.S. Pacific Command to scramble two F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard, which escorted the flight into Honolulu International Airport about 11:35 a.m.

The man, identified as 25-year-old Anil Uskanli, was on board AA Flight 31, which departed from Los Angeles International Airport at 8:34 a.m. local time.

No reason to be alarmed. The presence of the combat aircraft was purely ceremonial. All new arrivals in Hawaii are greeted by fighter jets, much like the Hula girls and Leis of old. Upon landing, FBI agents stand in for the girls these days. It’s a party.

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Vivian Lewis.

The one impressive thing here was the reaction of the passengers. Gone are the passive, pre-9/11 days. Act up now and they will duct tape you to your seat.

And – AS ALWAYS – the suspect had a prior record. He apparently even had a similar security incident that very day at LAX. These types are ALWAYS known to the authorities and they ALWAYS have a record. Always.

This one even sported a towel on his head… They don’t always self-sterotype like that.

Aloha! (literally in this case) Snackbar!

Small Victories: For Drones and for Julian Assange

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Drones and Assange kind of go together in a sad way as one must sometimes fearfully look over his shoulder for the other. Tonight there’s some good news for both.

Droning On: You’re Not a Criminal Tonight

Have a drone? Kids have a drone? So many people have drones as toys, real estate cams, or hottie-next-door spying tools it isn’t funny? I bet you have one or know someone who does, right? Did you register it with the FAA when you bought it? No. Then you’re a criminal. Or you were.

A federal court just struck down the FAA’s idiotic 2015 reg that recreational drones must be registered. Justice for you and your voyeurism toy…

Julian Assange is Really a Jerk…

The Empire, bluster aside, has made no known moves to prosecute Assange for anything – likely because he did not break any laws. Likewise, Swedish prosecutors have dropped their fake rape case against him. And, Ecuador is pressing the UK to grant Assange safe passage out of their embassy in London.

As if that’s not good enough news for old J.A., he is now the subject of interest of both Pam Anderson AND Lady Gaga. Some guys…

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 Ben A.Pruchnie/Getty/The Telegram.

I need to hang out in the Ecuadorian embassy some.

A whole lot more is happening but it will have to wait….

-P

Rappin’ at Harvard

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I was going to use this story as an example of the decline of academia.But, after reading it, I’m not so sure.

While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi Shaw was busy rapping his.

Shaw is the first student in Harvard’s history to submit a rap album as a senior thesis in the English Department, the university said. The album, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A-minus grade, good enough to guarantee that Shaw will graduate with honors next week.

Count Shaw among those most surprised by the success.

“I never thought it would be accepted by Harvard,” said Shaw, a 20-year-old from Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. “I didn’t think they would respect rap as an art form enough for me to do it.”

Shaw describes the 10-track album as a dark and moody take on what it means to be black in America. Each song is told from a different character’s perspective, an idea inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century classic “The Canterbury Tales.” Shaw, who’s black, also draws on the works of writer James Baldwin while tackling topics ranging from police violence to slavery.

Unorthodox? Yes. But I’m a sucker for Chaucer.

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I wonder how the Miller’s part goes?

Was this big man, could bust down doors.

Love to party with all the … ladies…

For the creativity and subject matter I would have dropped the “-” for a straight “A”.

Huh.

The Rapidly Approaching End of the Automobile

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A new study (by a questionable group) says we are about 12 years away from 95% mileage in driverless cars. That means a computer somewhere else, that someone else controls and programs, will determine where and when and how you go. And the car will probably belong to someone else too. This means no control over your own movement about the land. And they will probably look like something from a low-rent Jetsons movie.

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Hanna Barbera.

BCG, a slightly more reputable source, says it will be around 25% in 2030. Sooner or later (sooner) it will be 95% and then 100%. New cars, even if you buy one, won’t have any controls – no steering wheel, no pedals. Then they will make driving yourself illegal. (At this point Perrin will go full Rambo).

Eric Peters has an excellent expert’s take on the matter. THIS you must read.

Controllers loathe the random coming and going of people free of their control.

Most especially in a car owned by them – and not rented by the hour (the other shove/nudge behind all this; there is huge money to be made by shove/nudging people to pay by the hour – via Lyft and Maven and so on – rather than to buy and own a car).

In a driven-by-us car, we can drive as fast as we wish – assuming no armed government workers in the vicinity. The joy of acceleration – as much as we like, as fast as we dare. To not be part of a collective, a herd. To go our own way.

From a certain point-of-view, this is as outrageous as the pre-income tax days.

What is wanted is an income tax version of transportation.

Just as we are allowed to earn money – but only under certain conditions, and required to report every detail of every transaction to the government, which thus controls both our earnings and how we are allowed to earn them.

Control. That is the thing here – and the dupes affirming the desirability of “autonomous” (sic) cars are exactly that because they are basing their eye-batting affirmations on the delusional belief that the cars will, in fact, be autonomous – that is, still under their control.

But they will find – perhaps to their dismay – that in fact they have become like customers of the IRS.

All clovers will love this development. Most Americans will accept it. I will either go hermit or go postal. Screw the robots and Mordor.

μολων λαβε!

Possible Cultural Enrichment in the Big Apple

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A Honda drove down the sidewalk at Times Square, killing one and injuring around twenty just a short time ago.

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Twitter.

The driver was not a confused old person. Sources report the act seemed intentional. Based on his picture and recent history, it may be time to ban Hondas – for the children and such. Common sense, responsible car control. Maybe they need a new “NATO” in the Middle East or, at the very least, some more tax dollars. More “refugees.” Something. Anything.

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Paul Joseph Watson.

The new normal. Aloha Snackbar!

UPDATE: 

The Media: “Not terrorism.” “Probably not terrorism.” “He has a history of DWI.” “No Terror in Manhattan.”

The bastard, post-Emmanuel Celler’s America, ISIS-inspired (if not an outright agent) suspect: “I wanted to kill them!”

While you try to reconcile those seemingly different positions, this is the beautiful young American woman POS Richard Rojas murdered:

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Alyssa Elsman, Instagram.

Rojas was upset, not that he killed someone and injured two dozen others, but because he wanted to get shot dead and did not. I’m sure more than a few of you would oblige his wish given the chance. It’s a shame we can’t reanimate Celler and shoot him too.

This “new normal” has to go.

Rise of the American Super Cities: 30-Year Forecasts

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As promised last night, here is a look at a new study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and IHS Markit:

U.S. Metro Economies: Past and Future Employment Levels, May, 2017.

The study looks 30 years into the future, taking into account demographic changes in hundreds of cities. If you’re young and looking for where the jobs will be, or if you’re older and looking for where the traffic won’t be, then this is something you need to look at.

The big city is getting bigger:

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IHS Markit.

The population numbers are in Table 8, page 54 – . New York and LA will continue to hold their top stops, first and second, respectively. But there will be five metros with populations over 10 Million and several more knocking on that level.

In 2046 Tampa will have as many people as Atlanta did when I lived there 20 years ago. And Atlanta will, then, be nearly the size of Chicago today.

In South Carolina, three cities – Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston – will exceed 1 Million people. Masters Town, USA will exceed 3/4 Million. Traffic jams and crime will ensue. And jobs. The good and the bad, together.

All sizes of cities are projected to grow. Gainesville, both in Georgia and in Florida, should peak over 300,000. That’s not Gotham, but it is no longer “sleepy”.

Have a look and see where your town falls. Remember, the bigger the city, the bigger the opportunities – and the troubles.

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IHS Markit.

 

 

People Would Love to See?

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I was all set to do a short on some new U.S. metro areas population forecasts (fun!) when I got a message about a video. I’ll get to the coming urban boom tomorrow – and it will be fun. Now…

As some of you may know, I run a bumbling YouTube account. It features less than 20 videos from a 2-year span and it was last updated about six months ago…

Here’s the message I got:

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It was in response to a video from Freedom Prepper (which is being reinvented bigger and better as I type) and posted on this vid of mine:

Thanks again to Mitchell. More stuff, eh?

Well, folks, you may now look forward to the re-re-re-return of The Perrin Lovett Show. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week. Maybe when I get my lazy behind around to it…

Oh, and we’re going to start doing more vids at FP, more originals I think. Those should be fun.

Good stuff! Stay tuned.