If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. X, a prominent social media platform, has seemingly phased out its association with the Israeli identity verification firm AU10TIX, shifting instead to American company Stripe to manage its identity verification services. The move followed reports that AU10TIX had suffered a data leak. This transition comes amidst concerns raised by some of X’s users regarding the safety of their personal data, particularly their photo IDs. The call for X to disengage from AU10TIX also gained momentum after specific users highlighted the risk of intelligence sharing. But rather than dropping the controversial digital ID system entirely, X has simply switched companies. Starting to introduce digital IDs for social media use can severely inhibit free speech by stripping away the protective layer of anonymity and pseudonymity. This change could deter users from expressing controversial or minority viewpoints for fear of personal or professional repercussions, particularly under oppressive regimes or in sensitive situations. Such a policy would also heighten surveillance risks, as linking social media profiles to real-world identities makes it easier for both governmental and non-governmental actors to monitor individuals. The ability of controversial or targeted vulnerable groups to safely organize and communicate could be significantly compromised, leading to a decrease in diverse voices and activism online. Additionally, the introduction of digital IDs can create significant access barriers for those lacking the necessary documentation or technological resources, disproportionately affecting disadvantaged populations. The potential for data breaches in the systems managing these IDs poses a substantial risk, with the misuse of personal information being a critical concern. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Despite Backlash, X Continues Digital ID Verification with New Partner Stripe appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Lukas McClish, a Californian hiker who became lost and stranded in the Santa Cruz Mountains, has been found 10 days after he first set off for what he thought was a three-hour hike.McClish left for his hike on 11 June, but became lost in part due to recent wildfires destroying landmarks used for navigation. After the 34-year-old did not return for 16 June – Father's Day – his family reported him missing, triggering an intensive search and rescue effort.McClish went into the wilderness with “just a pair of pants, and my pair of hiking shoes, and a hat”, according to an interview he gave to ABC7. "I had a flashlight, and a pair of folding scissors, like a Leatherman tool. And that was about it."But you work with what you have, and McClish survived by drinking water he had collected from a waterfall with his shoe. Finally, 10 days after he set off, he was found by a rescue team, exhausted and in need of sustenance, but alive.        IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.So how long can you survive without food and water? One paper points out the obvious, that "experiments with humans are ethically unacceptable" on the topic. You can't just stop giving a person water and ominously start a stopwatch.Instead, we have to learn from real cases of people trapped or lost in the wilderness, or food- and drink-deprived in other ways. That paper looked at reports from the media, concluding that "it seems possible to survive without food and drink within a time span of 8 to 21 days", with that time improving to about two months if it is only food that is absent.This seems a little on the optimistic side, however, with the general consensus being that the average person can only go about two to three days without water. This will vary wildly depending on the health and age of the person, of course, as well as other circumstances such as the environment's temperature. In 1979, a then 18-year-old Andreas Mihavecz was locked up in a police cell in Germany by mistake following a car accident in which he was a passenger. He remained locked in the basement cell for the next 18 days, with the officers responsible for his arrest all believing he had already been released. When he was found again he had lost a lot of weight but was still alive, though barely.Back in the 1940s, in one of the few experiments conducted on humans, two scientists deprived themselves of water and ate a dry food diet, like a cat. The 28- and 33-year-olds survived the experiment, which they stopped before it became life-threatening."By the third or fourth day their faces had become somewhat pinched and pale and there was a suggestion of cyanosis about their lips," a paper on the two reads. "This general appearance of ill-being vanished within a few hours of the restoration of fluid, and the symptoms of dehydration passed off long before physiological rehydration was complete."Before setting out on hikes that might feasibly leave you wishing you'd Googled "how long can I survive without water" if things go wrong, it is best to inform someone where you are going and take adequate supplies with you. It is also recommended by the US Forest Service that the moment you realize you have become lost, you should stop and try to reorientate yourself. "Get out your compass and determine the directions based on where you are standing. Do not walk aimlessly," the service writes. "If you are on a trail, stay on it. All trails are marked with signs (where intersections meet) and with diamond blazers or markers. However, signs are sometimes vandalized or stolen. As a very last resort, follow a drainage or stream downhill. This is often a difficult path but could lead to a trail or road. Again, this could be very dangerous." The best course of action, if you cannot find your route, is to attempt to attract attention from others. Should you attempt to self-rescue, they recommend that you stop and rest before you are exhausted, and avoid hiking in the heat. Of course, most importantly, you will need to find shelter and water to avoid dehydration. Here's hoping you have a trusty shoe.

CNN drooled over the news that 16 leftist “Nobel” economists came out swinging in a letter against President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, labeling it as  — wait for it — an “inflation” threat. The network left out key context that blew up the supposed experts’ credibility. CNN co-anchor Kate Bolduan joined forces with Bidenomics flunky and CNN Reporter Matt Egan to make sure the 16 economists’ anti-Trump mudslinging was spread far and wide during the June 26 edition of CNN News Central.  With his signature smirk, Egan bleated that the economists were warning that “Trump’s policies wouldn’t just fail to fix inflation. It would actually make matters worse.” Forget the already enormous damage President Joe Biden’s spending policies did to stimulate the inflation crisis, right Egan? He proceeded to elevate the rambling of the cohort led by liberal economist Joseph Stiglitz, whom Egan said was arguing that Trump would “‘reignite inflation.’ They point to what they describe as ‘fiscally irresponsible budgets.’”  Even in the face of the economic nightmare Americans have been living under Biden for the past three years, does CNN really think Americans are that stupid? Egan even decried how polling showed Americans’ were putting a vast amount of more trust in Trump than Biden on economic issues, “despite the fact that some of these leading economists are warning that the Trump agenda could actually make inflation worse.” The network might as well have just prefaced the entire segment with a condescending, “Attention, idiots!” Oh, dear, where to begin? Egan and Bolduan failed to point out that at least 11 of the 16 economists, including Stiglitz himself, were among the same collective of brilliant minds (sarcasm) who signed a letter in September 2021 openly endorsing Biden’s asinine $1.9 trillion stimulus that juiced America’s inflation crisis to a 40-year high disaster in the first place. “The American economy appears set for a robust recovery in part due to active government interventions over the past year and a half, including President Biden’s American Rescue Plan,” the 2021 letter praised.  If that wasn’t telling enough, the letter even audaciously claimed that Biden’s “agenda invests in long-term economic capacity and will enhance the ability of more Americans to participate productively in the economy, it will ease longer-term inflationary pressures.” Yes, you read that right. [Emphasis added.] But that’s not all. CNN also didn’t bother mentioning that one of the signatories is married to Biden’s own Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who was just interviewed by Yahoo! Finance blaming Trump for the economic catastrophe her boss helped bring about.  Also conveniently missing from CNN’s gaslighting was — as Fox News pointed out Wednesday —  that a number of the 2024 letter’s signatories — including Stiglitz — were Biden donors.  Anyone with a functioning prefrontal cortex would understand that being a donor to any political candidate exposes an inherent bias that comprises any modicum of objectivity. For goodness’ sake! The economists even outright asserted in their letter that “we all agree that Joe Biden’s economic agenda is vastly superior to Donald Trump’s.” Oh, really? Is that why Egan reported in an article on CNN.com published the same day as his on-air appearance that “Even wealthy Americans are struggling to make ends meet” in Biden’s economy?  Conservatives are under attack. Contact CNN at 404-827-1500 and demand the outlet tell the truth about how terrible Bidenomics has been for the U.S. economy.

Part of the American tax-paying experience is knowing that eponymous Amanpour and Company host Christiane Amanpour will use her PBS show to promote Hillary Clinton and abortion. On Monday, she did both, concluding her show by reciting, “As Hillary Clinton famously once said, ‘human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.’” In her final monologue to the camera, Amanpour hyped, “And finally, tonight, collective community from the workplace to the ballot box. Two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the federal right to an abortion, and it's a key issue in the November presidential elections and perhaps also in France, where thousands of women have been demonstrating against the far-right ahead of their snap elections next week, fearing for their reproductive rights and the President Macron's move to enshrine them in the constitution could be undermined.”     National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, often the face of the media’s warnings about far-right French movements, supports abortion. It is just another example that journalists should avoid projecting their own country’s political spectrum onto other countries, but Amanpour rolled right along, “Meanwhile, in Brazil, women were also on the march demanding the end of a bill that would equate abortion after 22 weeks with homicide. As Hillary Clinton famously once said, “human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.” Amanpour really does love that line. In December 2022, she welcomed Clinton to the program to look back at when she first made the remarks in 1995. During that interview, Clinton compared Roe’s demise to the Iranian and Taliban regimes as well as Russian soldiers who rape Ukrainian women. None of those comparisons struck Amanpour as outrageous, instead, she agreed, “But, I mean, how much persuasion can we expect when it comes to our—and I'm speaking as a woman, basic rights. Whether it's in the United States or around the world. As you said, they are human rights. At what point should these be enshrined even in the American law and Constitution even. I mean, I'm probably exaggerating. But it's extraordinary in 2022 that this basic right of women, half the world's population is still at risk.” If we wanted to be truthful and not neutral, we would say Amanpour is not “probably exaggerating,” she definitely is. Here is a transcript for the June 24 show: PBS Amanpour and Company 6/24/2024 CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: And finally, tonight, collective community from the workplace to the ballot box. Two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the federal right to an abortion, and it's a key issue in the November presidential elections and perhaps also in France, where thousands of women have been demonstrating against the far-right ahead of their snap elections next week, fearing for their reproductive rights and the President Macron's move to enshrine them in the constitution could be undermined. Meanwhile, in Brazil, women were also on the march demanding the end of a bill that would equate abortion after 22 weeks with homicide. As Hillary Clinton famously once said, “human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.”  

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In this day and age, what’s the best way for an ESPN host to get back into the good graces of their race? By going on a racist rant, of course. And that’s exactly what Stephen A. Smith did after numerous people took issue with LeBron James’ podcast with JJ Redick.“Black coaches called the black commentator to complain about a black superstar doing a podcast while his black head coach was on the hot seat before he ultimately lost the damn job,” Smith said. “What does that have to do with white folks? Some things are none of your damn business. Nothing. It was a black on black thing, but you got other folks who will remain nameless working with other networks with their irrelevant ass selves, popping their junk, okay?” Smith was apparently referencing Doug Gottlieb, who is white. “Doug Gottlieb is white, but if he were black, Stephen A. and everybody would be talking about, ‘He’s made history; he’s the first division one basketball coach who also hosts the 'Daily Sports Talk Radio Show.' He’s a historical figure; he’s untouchable; he’s a ground breaker; he’s this and that,’” Jason Whitlock comments. Gottlieb, Whitlock notes, “knows a lot more about basketball than Stephen A. Smith.” “But because he’s white, he needs to stay out of this,” Whitlock adds. Steve Kim recognizes the hypocrisy in Smith’s line of thinking.“Those very same people that draw these color lines in terms of subjects and what you can discuss, they break these lines all the time. A lot of these people spend an inordinate amount of words on other races and cultures,” Kim says. “They are not even subject to their own rules that they lay down,” he adds. Want more from Jason Whitlock? To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

When Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink announced that it successfully implanted the first brain chip into a human being in January of this year, the world stood aghast. Many were in awe of the feat — Dave Rubin being one of them — while others were terrified of the implications of a human brain chip. One skeptical individual is British rapper and podcaster Zuby, who recently met with Musk to discuss Neuralink’s controversial brain chip. Elon Musk Addresses People’s Biggest Fear of Neuralink youtu.be “I'll be honest — of all the things you do and all the companies you run ... the one thing that does concern me, and I know concerns a lot of people out there ... is Neuralink,” the artist said. “Can you explain what Neuralink is and what the goal of it is?” “We put a chip in your brain to control your mind,” Musk candidly admitted, and while that may be true, there’s a lot more to Neuralink than just mind control. First, the chip has been in development for years. Musk promises that the company is “not trying to sidestep any regulatory approvals” and that it's “doing everything by the book” and even “going far beyond what the requirements are of the FDA from a safety standpoint.” Put simply, the chip is designed to “[restore] functionality to people who've lost their connection between their brain and their body.” Who will benefit from the Neuralink chip? “Imagine if say Stephen Hawking could talk or communicate as fast as somebody with a fully functioning body,” Musk told Zuby, adding that Neuralink’s “first application is to restore functionality to quadriplegics.” However, it also has the potential to correct physical blindness. “The second application would be restoration of eyesight,” Musk said, “so if somebody has gone completely blind, maybe even has lost the optic nerve, you can actually still directly simulate the neurons in the visual part of the cortex, so you can give direct vision to the brain” and possibly even allow someone to “see in different wavelengths.” When hearing Musk talk about helping people who have thus far been unhealable, Dave can’t help but laugh at the way the left has villainized him. “Elon Musk — the guy that's helping quadriplegics walk and blind people see and sending us to Mars and saving free speech on Twitter and putting satellite internet up there ... he is the ultimate bad guy?” he asks in shock. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.