Elf on the Shelf conditions your kids to accept the surveillance state
But technological advancements have made mass surveillance possible at a scale that seemed unimaginable just a few decades ago. Even smart appliances are increasingly capable of spying. Portions of China already operate in a panopticon state, and what China has pioneered — the facial recognition now, and perhaps the social credit system in the future — ostensibly liberal democratic nations like the United Kingdom and the United States are hastening to imitate.
https://theweek.com/articles/811780/elf-shelf-conditions-kids-accept-surveillance-state
https://www.curbed.com/2015/1/9/10004040/jeffrey-epstein-property-real-estate-holdings
(Note: this Curbed article was my go-to bookmark for Epstein’s property)
“In 1993, Epstein purchased a 7,500-acre ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, from the late former New Mexico governor Bruce King. He named the ranch “Zorro,” and proceeded to build a 26,700-square-foot hilltop mansion that was once said to be the largest home in the state, and has been described as a “stone fortress.” A 1995 article in The New Mexican said that Epstein’s initial plans for the residence described a main house that “will be similar to a Mexican hacienda, with an open-air entry into a courtyard with high-ceiling hallways, stone columns and a central fountain. The living room will measure about 2,100-square-feet, larger than the average house in Santa Fe County. The home will have an elevator, eight bathrooms, four fireplaces and three bedrooms.” According to more recent report, Epstein recieved a county permit to build a small airplane hangar and air strip on the ranch.
Epstein has been reported as saying his New Mexico home “makes the town house look like a shack.” According to records accessed on Property Shark, the structures on the property were last appraised in 2013 at $18,186,406.
In the recent court filing in Florida, Roberts names Zorro Ranch as one of the place she was sexually abused by Epstein, as well as forced to have sex with Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. The Last time Epstein made news in New Mexico, it was when it was revealed that he attempted to contribute to the reelection campaign of former Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Gary King in 2006.”
Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico is about 7 hours across the border from north Phoenix, Arizona, according to Google maps.
Oh no! Santa is a CIA agent! He knows who’s naughty and who’s nice! He sees you when your sleeping! He knows when your awake!
And the tooth fairy slips into your house and takes your DNA!
Just being facetious. Though...pulling this thread could take us back a long way in history.
Never an Elf on the Shelf type, but I could see how it was introduced just prior to Alexis, etc to get people ready.