#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

⚡ How to Break Free from Digital Addiction

At The People's Reset in Morelia, I shared real-world solutions for reclaiming your mind and attention. A 30-day digital detox can reset your brain chemistry, Yes, withdrawals will happen. But you can rebuild intentional habits:

📵 Keep your phone in another room during deep work
📆 Schedule your usage
📊 Use mindful tools like Usage Direct or RescueTime
🔐 Create sandboxed profiles using GrapheneOS

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⚡️21-year-old Inventor of Plastoline Fears for His Safety

Julian Brown is the 21-year-old backyard inventor of Plastoline. Starting in his backyard, he created an end-to-end process that turns plastic into fuel.

Back in July, Julian released a video saying he was under attack, that odd things were happening, and he asked viewers to pray for him. Shortly after, Julian went silent.

It turns out, he had gone into hiding—scared for his safety.

The process that Julian and others use is called depolymerization. It typically uses heat, pressure, and catalysts—and it’s not new.

Today there are many companies that are taking on the mission of turning plastics into fuel.

And somehow, a 21-year-old with nothing but a microwave reactor and raw determination is showing the world what’s possible—and it’s incredibly inspiring.

What would you create if you had zero funding but unlimited time and curiosity?

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🪪 “It is the linchpin that brings everything together”

What is one key factor regarding digital ID that almost nobody seems to be talking about?

Interoperability.

Credit to the Independent Media Alliance, with whom I have no affiliation, as well as Iain Davis and Whitney Webb who have summarised this information better than anybody I've come across.

Thank you to Ryan Cristián for permission to sample the audio from this panel discussion.

I highly recommend you check out the full conversation here.

⚡️AGPL is not FOSS

Security researcher Jeffrey Paul – known for exposing macOS OCSP tracking of every Mac user and the apps they opened – is taking aim at the Affero GNU Public License (AGPL).

Released in 2007, the AGPL was meant to close a GPL loophole for “providers” like AWS who run Free Software in the cloud without distributing it. It obligates them to publish any changes they make.

The Free Software Foundation wanted this, but Paul argues it violates the first principle of Free Software: the freedoms are permissions, not obligations. It’s also not viable to follow AGPL in a normal development flow, which would need to update a link to the source in real time, as soon as changes were made.

We use AGPL software for Above Share. We felt that this was great from a privacy perspective, but I can see Pauls point - it doesn’t feel like a license, it feels like more restrictions.

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⚡ What It’s Like to Be EMF-Sensitive
From our webinar: Stress-Free Approach to Electromagnetic Radiation

Some people experience real, physical symptoms from exposure to electromagnetic fields—this is known as EMF hypersensitivity.

In this clip, we talk about how EMFs can affect the body more intensely for certain individuals—causing issues like headaches, fatigue, anxiety, and brain fog. It’s not just in their head. The impact is real, and more common than most people realize.

Understanding this is key to creating safer, more conscious tech environments for everyone.

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Monero Is Being Selfishly Mined

As the Qubic atack goes into its second week, we're seeing evidence of 'selfish-mining'. This happens when an attacker has a sizable proportion of hashrate and rejects orphaned blocks that are not their own.

Here's a picture from Monero Consensus showing what that looks like on the blockchain. Notice many miners had accepted the organic 'green' chain, but was rejected by the attackers.

This isn't as damaging as a 51% attack where an attacker could stop transactions and double spend - but its still quite alarming.

Thanks to Rucknium from the Monero Research Lab who built this consensus app: https://moneroconsensus.info/
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👁️ Thoughts on Palantir: The Rise of Predictive Surveillance

On the Man in America podcast, I shared my thoughts on Palantir — one of the most powerful surveillance companies in the world. With billions in government contracts and tools like Gotham already in use by police departments, we're seeing a shift toward AI-powered predictive policing at scale. This isn’t just Big Tech anymore — it’s Big Government x Big Data.

Watch the full conversation to learn what’s coming and why it matters.

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🔐 Sharing Files Without Big Tech: Meet Above Share

On the Shield Your Body webinar, I shared how we make phone calls without EMF and how Above Share lets you send files securely — no Apple, Google, or cloud snooping. Add a password, limit downloads, and keep your data off surveillance servers.

Watch the full interview.

Learn more at abovephone.com/above-share-secure-file-sharing/

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⚡️EU Breaks Its Own Law, Forcing Use of Google for Age Verification

The EU just took a major step forward in their Digital ID program with an age verification app now being tested in 5 countries.

It’s pitched as a “private” way to verify your age — but here’s the catch: it recommends Google attestation, meaning it won’t work on alternative or de-Googled phones.

By enforcing this, the app will only run on Google-approved devices, even though this method is less secure. This could force everyone in the EU to use Big Tech phones when using apps tied to the system.

How did the EU respond to backlash — and what does this mean for the future of de-Googled devices in the EU?

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⚡️Update on the Monero Attack

Its been about a week since Qubic started its attack on Monero, which would begin on August 2nd. Although the attack failed to gain its 51% attack over Monero, they've decided to mine Monero regularly.

The attack began with some drama —Qubic claimed their network was hit by a DDoS, slowing the start, although no one has confirmed any evidence of a DDOS attack.

They mined 20% of Monero’s blocks in 24 hours. If you choose to believe it, Qubic’s data shows an all-time-high hashrate of 2.6 GH/s, holding it for ~12 hours—about 35–45% of Monero’s total hashrate.

Monero Research Lab’s Rucknium released a tool to visualize “orphaned blocks”—blocks mined almost at the same time, forcing the network to choose a chain.

If you care about Monero’s future, mine with Gupax—it’s never been easier.

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⚡ What Bioinitiative 2012 Revealed About EMFs

In this clip, we discuss the groundbreaking Bioinitiative 2012 Report - a comprehensive review of over 1,800 scientific studies on the health effects of EMF exposure.

Unlike government or industry-backed guidelines, this report was created by independent scientists and health experts, and it highlights serious biological risks from even low levels of radiation—impacting sleep, fertility, DNA, and brain function.

It’s one of the most important documents for understanding why our current safety standards are not enough.

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3D printing the first Russian high angle frequency pyramid capstone with the Bambulab P1S AMS 3D printer.

Its been challenging, enjoyable and rewarding working on bringing these powerful creations to life.

Its not long now, soon they will be out in the field, helping to harmonise the causal waves of light that move through earths unified field ❤️🙏.

#TBOT 9: Monero Update, EU Age Verification Forces Google, AGPL Not FOSS?, Plastoline Inventor Missing

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Here’s the stories for the week:

Monero Attack Update: We passed the date of the attack and I think it surprised everyone involved.

EU Age Verification Forces Google On Its Citizens: The EU just released an open-source age verification app that’s supposed to be private. Only one problem - it forces use of Google services.

AGPL Is Not FOSS - The AGPL license is commonly used in open-source projects, but it imposes a requirement on its users.

Inventor of Plastoline Missing - 21 year old inventor Julian Brown turned plastic into gasoline, in his backyard. Now he may be in danger.

Solution: Get more productive with SuperProductivity

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#TBOT 9: Monero Update, EU Age Verification Forces Google, AGPL Not FOSS?, Plastoline Inventor Missing

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Here’s the stories for the week:

Monero Attack Update: We passed the date of the attack and I think it surprised everyone involved. Now we’re in uncharted territory, a war of attrition. Learn what’s going on.

EU Age Verification Forces Google On Its Citizens: The EU just released an open-source age verification app that’s supposed to be private. Only one problem - it forces use of Google services. Developers are pissed. This could impact the future of degoogled phones. Tune in.

AGPL Is Not FOSS - The AGPL license is commonly used in open-source projects, but it imposes a requirement on its users. Is it actually FOSS?

Inventor of Plastoline Missing - 21 year old inventor Julian Brown turned plastic into gasoline, in his backyard. Now he may be in danger. We’ll look into his work and whether we can turn plastic into fuel.

Solution: Get more productive with SuperProductivity

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⭐ PLUS - Each story comes with recommendations and there’s one cool tech trick or open-source solution every week.

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Check out our new video featuring the Kaonic 1S and some of the plug-ins that can expand its capabilities:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG80yyuIvGY

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