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reparations are underway for an anti-vaccine-mandate protest at the National Mall in Washington, but citizens across Europe and Down Under have been holding mass demonstrations for some time now, including over the holiday weekend. The march in Washington on Jan. 23 will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Washington Monument and conclude at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, about one mile away. Called Defeat the Mandate DC, it's organized by The Unity Project, Children's Health Defense and the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists. "The mandates are un-American. Stop the mass firings. Stop segregating by vaccination status. Stop...

The author of 'Technocracy: The Hard Road to World Order' discusses mass surveillance, smart cities, and the history of technocratic control.In many respects, technology has eroded personal autonomy. This insidious trend has only accelerated due to governments’ response to the global pandemic. The average citizen is left disoriented by rapid changes brought on by automation, mass surveillance, dizzying propaganda, and the proliferation of invasive technologies.Patrick Wood has been making sense of the technocratic movement for more than a decade. His 2015 book “Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation” tracks the current implementation of technological central planning: mass surveillance,...