#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

Are We Powerless Against the Digital ID Future?

Mark Devlin and I discuss whether we can avoid a digital ID-dominated future or if we’re left with damage control. The momentum, money, and coordination behind AI and digital ID is massive, and the best move may be self-reliance. Can you source your essentials locally? It might not be a permanent fix, but staying connected to your community could make all the difference.

📝Check out my Digital ID report to learn more
📺 Watch the full interview
📱 Choose privacy, go Above

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@takebackourtech
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NEW: TCR Live #181: Dialog Exposed, the Data Center Fight + Mexico's Biometric Deadline

Derrick Broze is back with a brand new episode of The Conscious Resistance Live.

Stories include:
- Peter Thiel's Not-So-Secret Society Exposed
- the Rising Fight Against AI Data Centers
- Mexico's Approaching Biometric Deadline

WATCH: https://theconsciousresistance.com/tcrlive-181/

⏩ @TheConsciousResistance

#TBOT 24: FIFA Drone Surveillance, Telegram Deanonymized, UK & CA Laws, SimpleX Chat

Here are this week’s stories:

FIFA Cup Monitored by Drones: Anti-drone tech is being used in 11 major cities for the FIFA worldcup. We’re talking anti-drone surveillance, drone first responders, and interceptor drones that fly at incredible speeds.

Telegram’s Deanonymization Risk: A new security paper indicates that Telegram has been sending unique device keys over the internet completely unencryped. This was the last straw for me. I’m moving platforms.

UK & CA Laws: The UK just put out a new fact sheet on their Social Media laws for under 16 year olds, and Canada just put out the most aggressive expansion of police powers we’ve seen.

SimpleX Chat: Can this peer to peer messenger replace Telegram? Let’s find out with our solution for the week.

📺 Watch on Substack
➡️ Our community is shifting to SimpleX. Come be part of it!

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⚡️Finding the Patterns

Data centers need massive power and water. In this conversation with Charlie Robinson, I broke down how the map can help communities spot patterns early and organize before it’s too late.

📺 Watch full interview here
📲 Upgrade your tools, not your surveillance, Above can help.

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Five years ago today, Johnny Hurley was shot in the back without any warning by Arvada police, after he stopped an active shooter. From that day, he's been referred to as "Hero Hurley" or "The Hero of Olde Town," but Johnny had been a hero long before that. He was a dedicated liberty activist, an independent journalist (part of @WeAreChangeColorado), a chef & musician, a pillar of his community, and part of the White Rose Movement.

You may recognize this "No Masters & No Slaves" design that we use, which he originally made into t-shirts over a decade ago.

Just hours after Johnny stopped this attempted mass shooting, (then president) Joe Biden got on TV to talk about gun control... but had no talking point. Johnny stopped their attempted False Flag, because he was in the right place, and didn't hesitate to run towards danger to protect others. The police officer who killed him made no attempt to identify him, had been hiding with other cops & watching CCTV footage of the event playing out, and received paid leave & finally a paid retirement - no charges of any kind.

Today, there will be a gathering in Arvada's Olde Town Square to remember Johnny and what he stood for: The Beauty & Liberty inherent in us all! If you're in the Denver area please come out - or tell anyone you know who is, and ask them to join.

Ford Fisher of News2Share made this video honoring Johnny during the memorial event in 2024: https://youtu.be/8VWVQPSUq9A

Here's a collection of Johnny's writings, as well as some writings, songs, and poems about him: https://libertyunderattack.com/product/johnny-was-a-good-man-the-writings-of-johnny-hurley-hero-of-olde-town-arvada/

Say his name to as many people as possible this weekend! If you want to learn more or make a donation to help out go to https://herohurley.org/

Big thanks to The Meditate More Podcast, Above Phone and Zano for supporting my tour!

The Meditate More Podcast is a podcast hosted by Manny Mandala designed to help long time meditators and those just beginning their journey into quiet contemplation refocus and realign. I highly recommend starting with episode 1 and working your way through!

Above Phone is a privacy company selling degoogled phones, Linux laptops, and offering a suite of services from VPNs, encrypted chats and much more.

Zano is an open-source cryptocurrency and ecosystem with enterprise-grade privacy, security, and scalability that operates as a robust foundation for confidential assets and decentralised applications (dApps). No surveillance. No intermediaries. No compromise.

The 2nd Leg of The Activation Tour Kicks Off in 3 Weeks!

I will be traveling from Texas through the Midwest to the East Coast and down to Florida for 21 more events sharing the message of Exit & Build strategy!

If you're sick of dead end politics, hopium in false saviors and looking for REAL solutions - come to one of these events!

We are bringing people together to talk about the power of community, to network with like minds, to come up with an Activation plan and begin working towards Liberation 2030!

We are also volunteering in every city we visit AND I am performing my music.

All the dates and details can be found here: https://activationtour.org/about (We're still ironing out the details for NYC and Baltimore!)

I hope to see you at one of the dates!

AI Power Demand

With 10% of U.S. power already going to data centers, and more planned, the strain on the grid is already a problem. Are we really prepared for AI to consume 40% of our power grid?

🪧 Watch the full interview
🗺 Get the truth about data centers
📱 Take back control with Above

➡️ Our community is shifting to SimpleX. Join us!

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Why the Rush on Data Centers?

In my chat with Charlie from Macroaggressions, we exposed how data centers push through approvals fast, often before residents know. Sneaky rezoning tricks mean once they’re in it’s too late, so awareness is key.

📺 Watch full interview here
💧 Get the truth about data centers

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The future is shaped by what we participate in. If we keep feeding big tech, we get their future. If we choose differently, we build something else.

Take the first step towards digital independence: abovephone.com

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CKnBoqWBUIA

Why Phone Privacy Matters More Than Ever

Mark Devlin and I break down why phone security is a critical conversation today. People are waking up to constant tracking, but the solution is real: Above Phone. Without big tech ties, it gives you a transparent, open-source device, no hidden spying, just a phone that works on your terms.

📺 Watch the full interview
📱 Privacy is important, Above can help

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⚡️ Data Center Loopholes and Local Harm

Mike, Todd and I discussed how some projects exploit loopholes, like permitting gas turbines one by one. But communities can demand accountability.

Have you felt it necessary to get involved in your local community surrounding this issue?

📺 Watch the full interview
🌐 Explore the map to take action

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I've been wondering how to explain the overbuilding of AI data centers and compute; they wouldn't need this much if they were building for consumer AI or cyber defense. They even have more than enough for a total surveillance state as far as I can see at 200GW+ of compute by 2030. That's 40% of the total U.S power supply.

They're planning to build far more than they need for all imaginable scenarios.

What for? This video suggests that data centers are portals to another dimension to summon demons.

I wouldn't go that far, but the language some high profile names are using is very strange. And some have mentioned specifically that they're NOT summoning demons. Elon weirdly enough "joked" that they are.

You'd have to blind not to notice the rituals and black magick in today's society, and I am sure there are sad misguided people actually trying to summon demons on their own without building billion dollar data centers.

I'm open to many possibilities and this may explain the overallocation of AI compute, however here's your daily reminder that you have to give permission for outside entities to have power over you.

I stand in my power.

How about you? What do you think about these 'portals'?

⚡️ How Your Smartphone Powers the AI Boom

With Seth Holehouse, we explored how AI on big tech phones fuels data centers. But you have alternatives: Above Phone is one of them and it offers privacy without the surveillance.

📺 Watch interview here
💧 Get the truth about data centers
📱 Learn more about Above Phone

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America the Unfree—Home of the Policed, Surveilled and Occupied

“I love the inflation.”
Donald Trump, June 2026

I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”
Donald Trump, May 2026

America has become an occupied nation. Not by one invading army, but by many occupying powers: the police state, the surveillance state, the war state, the corporate state, the foreign influence machine, and a ruling class that treats the American people as little more than collateral damage in its pursuit of power, profit and control.

We have been policed, surveilled, taxed, indebted, manipulated, censored, tracked, searched, silenced and sold out.

Foreign…...

Read full article ...

https://off-guardian.org/2026/06/14/america-the-unfree-home-of-the-policed-surveilled-and-occupied/

Our friends at DeFlock are preparing for a National Week of Action against ALPRs.

https://noalprs.com/

Get prepared and active in your local community. DeFlock has already helped stop ALPRs in 69 towns. We can stop surveillance through awareness.

⚡️Reclaim Your Future in a Digital ID World

Mark Devlin and I talk about how, despite the massive push toward digital ID, we still have power. Yes, there’s big money and momentum, but self-reliance is key. By strengthening local connections, person-to-person exchange, and building skills, we can reduce our dependence. The future isn’t set, we can shape it, one local choice at a time.

📺 Watch the full interview
📱 Take back control with Above

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@takebackourtech
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