No social stability without individual stability
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Vault 7
WikiLeaks began releasing a series of documents in March 2017, shedding light on the extensive cyber capabilities of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The leak, considered one of the most significant in terms of scale and impact, exposed a range of cyber tools and techniques used by the CIA for surveillance, espionage, and…
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Unleashing the Digital Pandora’s Box
Stuxnet was discovered in 2010 and is known for its highly sophisticated and targeted nature. It is widely believed to be a cyberweapon designed for specific purposes, particularly to target supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used in industrial facilities. It specifically targeted Siemens SCADA systems that control and monitor industrial processes. It was…
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Lockstep
As outlined in the Rockefeller Foundation’s “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” report that were published in 2010, Lockstep envisions a hypothetical future in which a pandemic leads to significant social, economic, and political changes. This scenario was part of a set of narratives developed to explore various potential global futures. In…
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Rockefellers Scenarios
There are four scenarios outlined in the report “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development,” by The Rockefeller Foundation. Each represents a distinct vision of the future based on different combinations of factors such as technological development, economic trends, and social dynamics. Here are brief descriptions of them: Lockstep: This scenario explores a…
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Qaddafi – The Benevolent Dictator
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. Muammar Qaddafi, born in 1942 in a Bedouin family near Sirte, rose to prominence as the leader of Libya after leading a successful coup in 1969 that toppled the western backed King Idris I without any…
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Your Opinions Might Not Be Your Own
The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free. Edward Bernays, often regarded as the “father of public relations,” was a mastermind in applying psychological principles to shape public opinion and behavior. Born in 1891, Bernays…
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