Eccentric Intelligence Agency

The first attempted upload failed when Youtube recognized the video and immediately rejected it. To get around this, I padded the video with a brief introduction, modified the audio track, and uploaded successfully. Surprisingly, it endured for nearly a month; in the first week it was flagged and made inaccessible to those not signed in to Youtube, and not until early last week was it removed altogether – along with my entire Youtube account a few days later. The termination notice reads: “This account has been terminated due to repeated or severe violations of our Community Guidelines and/or claims of copyright infringement.” I never received a warning, nor does the description fit the circumstances; truth is not “deceptive content”! And what fiend would dare copyright crime? Images can be see below, but this article is motivated by something else.

Despite the obvious foolishness of it, I use gmail. Also, to help optimize the indexing of my website, I use google-webmaster. All three of these accounts — including Youtube — are the same Google user ID. Attempting to login to gmail yesterday, I encountered the now familiar and annoying SMS wall, but unlike what you may be thinking — where Google’s effort to obtain users’ cellphone numbers can typically be ignored by simply re-routing yourself back to gmail — I could not do so, and still can’t. All three accounts are now blocked by an unbreachable SMS verification wall which states that for my security, my identity must be verified via a phone.

Not having a cellphone, it is impossible to comply with the first option; however, they do peculiarly state that I may use a friend’s instead.[2] The secondary option offers to provide a “verification code” through a “Voice Call”, which at least doesn’t require the futile effort of sending a text message to a home phone. Apparently, criminals don’t use phones — but they do reveal their IP addresses — which is Google’s express excuse for demanding the phone confirmation.[3] There are several oddities here, and I’ll begin with Google’s excuse for the SMS/phone wall. They claim that because I am accessing my account from a “new location”, a “quick verification” is necessary. But I have been using the same IP for two weeks with several other accounts, including the now blocked EccentricIntelligenceAgency@gmail.

To test the validity of their claim, I did the following:

Opened a browser, typed 192.168.1.1, logged into my router, and changed its MAC address. I then reset it, and soon after, the modem assigned it a new IP address. To verify that Google was truly concerned with my accounts being accessed from varying IPs, I then held my breath and proceeded to login to my other gmail accounts which I access daily. Strangely, I accessed them all without any trouble. Going a step further, I signed up for a few new gmail accounts, and noted that they did not force SMS verification for completion. Since then, more than 24 hours has expired and the account remains blocked, leading me to doubt things like temporary security (lock out) measures.

Exactly why this has occurred is known only by Google and those who may (or may not) have influenced their decisions. I do know, that shortly before the (sheep) video was removed, I had some military visits on my website in conjunction with a specific comment on my Youtube channel. An image of the log can be seen below.

I have speculated on possibilities ranging from Pentagon-influenced takedowns, to slimy attempts to obtain a phone ID by which I might be included into a surveillance system. I remain suspicious. Anyone aware of government’s efforts to intrude upon the US citizenry — markedly activists, bloggers, journalists, and unconventional thinkers — wouldn’t sneeze at such possibilities. Anyone familiar with S. 1867 (NDAA) would likely assume as much, or worse.

What is known by many other than myself is that the Pentagon, CIA, and other appendages of the Industrial Psycho Complex are very busy; they have purchased journalists (perhaps even entire networks); they are extremely hostile to transparency; and they are all pretty close friends with Google, who maintain secret relations with the NSA and DoD, and have exceedingly tender sentiments for law enforcement and other authorities. Further consider their offerings of free phone (VOIP) services in the same year IDENT and IAFIS is due to metamorphose into NGI. Does Google want your voice biometrics too?

Google has become a tremendous global force, founded on slogans such as “Don’t be evil” and formerly excellent search results. However, when an independent citizen attempts to confront “evil” — like the mother of Grendel they fiercely protect it. Their actions described in this article highlight some important considerations. While I did go farther than the average Gooogle-user by uploading controversial content previously censored by Google, the information was legitimate, and important in understanding the darker sides of trillion dollar military budgets and dubious occupations. We can rent war movies on Youtube and watch all varieties of horrid things, but the truth is forbidden — all in a time when ignorance is more fatal than ever before.

I have three accounts associated with the specific user ID now blocked — accounts which I have developed dependencies on. While I could easily cower and comply by phone, I prefer to instead use this opportunity to inform others of what Google really stands for, and to alert them of the dangers in developing reliance upon something so fickle and treacherous. Many people site as good will, Google’s refusal to comply with law enforcement requests to censor videos of police-brutality, and their “transparency report” which displays the number of requests for user-information by law enforcement. But too few ever pause to consider how many requests go undisplayed due to “extremism” or “terrorism” as pretext for such requests — such cases that would surely remain secret.

Youtube has essentially monopolized the free video arena. Alternatives are now necessary for unhindered distribution of information and media. Please recognize this, and forbid the flow of vital information and self expression from capitulating to corporate/military forces. The mind is our last frontier; it is a frontier which is contested by invaders, and one which we must either defend or surrender.[4] If you think you’re getting the whole picture, think again; you’re not even close. Censorship is the ultimate cloaca of corruption.

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 13, 2011, walking along the west side of South Tamiami Trail I noticed a large group of people gathered around the newly built Publix supermarket. I was aware that it was their grand opening day, and mildly resented it. After staring for a bit longer, I had also noticed something peculiarly artistic and un-Publix like. I crossed the street to inquire.

After talking with a few folks who mentioned farm-worker exploitation, I began to understand the premise. It was now apparent that this wasn’t sponsored by Publix.

It was now time to speak with the head honcho. I put in the request and was soon approached by a fellow wearing a shirt reading Coalition of Immokalee Workers (1). From what I was able to interpret, CIW has approximately five thousand members, and represents approximately 30 thousand workers. This was definitely not part of the Publix grand opening; it was a protest, and attendance was growing quickly.

It was explained to me that a farm-worker harvests roughly 2.2 tons of tomatoes over a 10-12 hour day in exchange for a rate of $0.50 per 32lbs harvested (approximately $68.75 daily). One of the goals of the event was a one-cent/per-pound increase in the price of tomatoes. The current rate is about $0.0156 per pound harvested, and would be raised to $0.0256. This would result in $0.81 per 32lbs, raising daily wages from $68.75 to $111.00, a significant difference. At 10 hour days, this would equal about $11.00 per hour. At 12-hour days it would be less, but much more than the unacceptable rate of $6.80 per hour.

I know from my own experience that farm work is tough. Days are often long under the sun, and the constant bending-over is rarely much fun. Not only is the labor of farm-work essential for the vast majority of humanity’s survival, it is one of the noblest forms of work, as well as one of the more difficult.

Exploitation is very often an issue with farm-workers. The math above is objective, and I’m leaving it at that. What I oppose is exploitation of any kind, and fully support those who seek refuge from it.

Also explained to me, was the refusal of Publix to disclose information on its tomato purchases in Florida. CIW has successfully established agreements with large corporations such as Taco Bell and Whole Foods, which have made their Florida purchases transparent. Why does Publix still refuse despite persistent requests?

Perhaps transparency would not benefit them any more in regard to tomatoes than it would their efforts in sophisticated behavioral-research surveillance. Publix is probably not the most successful supermarket in Florida because they love nurturing people. Quite possibly, the pennies that cannot be spared to raise wages for farm-workers, are spent on Consumer Behavior Research companies, like Envirosell(2), Brickstream, Point Grey Research, ShopperTrak, and Klever Marketing to name a few. (3)

While you might have thought those camera-domes were for public safety and theft prevention, there is a bit more to it than that. That something is Market Research – the intrusive variety. Knowing what people think, how they react, and what they want, is a serious advantage. From focusing in on those who linger too long before an item, to analyzing faces as they read product labels, your every action is monitored, recorded, saved into a database for further viewing, and eventually implemented into both product and policy. Mix shopper-loyalty cards into it all, and quite a dossier is formed. And where does that dossier go? ..And to whom?(pdf)

But apparently all this sophisticated market-research surveillance is failing to reveal people’s sentiments on slavery. Everyone likes a good buy, but most people appreciate fairness just as much. Of course, what is out of sight is often out of mind, and maybe that’s another problem. Where are the advertisements that attempt to raise awareness rather than consumption? I guess that’s what protests are for.

Certainly we’ve all seen food prices climbing. It would be interesting to see what the profit margins are in proportion to these increases. Do they increase by percentage, or are they fixed to previous amounts? Do supermarkets implement ethical considerations into price hikes, or do they see more room for profit?

Having stumbled upon the protest impromptu, at one point I began wondering what I was supporting, and whether I had enough information to justify my presence. I reminded myself that I was against exploitation, and that this should be sufficient. When I saw the founder of a local and highly successful organic farm amongst the crowd (over 200), I instantly felt at home. There with nothing to gain, and five fertile and thriving acres waiting at home, he remained for nearly the entire event.

Aside from curiosity and conviction, I admit my presence being partially motivated by a dislike for supermarkets in general. I know they have a purpose, but often find them grotesque in some ways. Food is an essential thing, and shopping for it should be simple. I resent being handled like a product when I shop, and have never voluntarily submitted myself to invasive research operations. Because I sometimes have no choice but to shop in places like Publix, I do not consider my use of their facilities an agreement to be studied. I also find that particular Publix less than appealing.

Just two days prior I had visited the new Publix where the protest took place. Both I, and the fellow accompanying me, were carrying bags, and looking slightly less than aristocratic. As we stepped off from the escalator on the second floor, we were greeted by a manager who asked if we needed help. Observing certain mannerisms, and ourselves exhibiting no overt symptoms of confusion, we both interpreted this as profiling, and didn’t much like it. After jesting with the manager about behavioral research and listening to him deny it altogether, we wandered off shortly after a squad of green men (Publix employees) swarmed to the scene. I had planned on purchasing a thing or two, but was overwhelmed by a strong clinical impression of the place and simply wanted to leave. One thing that stands out in such an environment is the pervasive advertisement. I wonder if they could not sacrifice some of this cognitive artillery for a more practical shopper-sphere. It’s fine to be informed that something is available in the event that we are interested, but we really don’t need persuasion. And if nothing else, such aggressive efforts and expenditures in marketing that which we are biologically prohibited from refusing, illustrates distinctly awkward priorities – especially when those toiling in the fields that fill the shelves are treated unfairly.

Finally, regarding nueromarketing, exploitation, and general ugliness, Publix is certainly not exclusive. Target Inc, Walmart, CVS Drugs, and many other companies share similar ethics; Though Publix is somewhat exclusive in their refusal to cooperate with CIW, and was indeed the focus of the protest.

In case you’re wondering if it’s kosher: If a hot dog can receive such an honor, I see no reason why meat-glue wouldn’t too.

As with most artificial food additives, it is likely that Activa has received no more safety testing than the average food substance – a trifle. Considering that Activa is a trademark held by the world’s largest manufacturer of MSG, it could easily be determined that health is not a top priority.

It wasn’t until the 1970s that MSG was removed from baby-food, and it was done so not through FDA authority, but voluntarily by baby-food manufacturers. With food-safety oversight comprising interwoven threads of the ragged and soiled undergarment of mega-corporations like Monsanto and key-agencies such as the FDA, it’s a staple unlikely frequenting the menu of any astute consumer. But is there even a choice?

Vegetarians might be laughing; but not so fast. Activa is not limited to meat products. And with USDA and culinary SWAT teams raiding local sources of independent and honest food production, austerity measures seem destined for our pantries too. Local food production is the answer, but it’s not without formidable opposition.

The many astonishing affronts to our wellbeing and liberties are not necessarily divided at the source. The implied reasoning behind the corrosions of our quality of life is almost all equally ludicrous and unnecessary. They reason that we need GMOs and Meat-Glue because we don’t have enough food, but burn their own surpluses behind our backs and destroy those who would happily eliminate the shortages they covet. From FAST to fast and furious, from Monsanto to mutant healthcare bills, a cacophony of corruption simply enforces what it cannot justify or deceive people into accepting. Children feed upon McWaste under duress, while organic farmers are terrorized by government and their corporate pillars. The sources of hassle might as well wear neon badges, as they are perceptibly merging into a single unified disease. Can’t we see?

Science and food are not intrinsic enemies. But science clandestinely, forcefully, or recklessly applied to food is an intrinsic enemy to decency itself. Activa is but one of many legitimate concerns regarding the integrity of our food; and there are doubtlessly more serious issues to confront as well. The imperative matter is that of transparency and choice, and our current government has proven a treacherous and pitiful ally in this bizarre struggle. We have a right to know what we eat, and no one has the right to intentionally deceive us. With help from the FDA, deception has been made the divine right of corporations. It has been left up to us to preserve our rights, even though it may entail litigation and assault. Well established and firmly planted institutions have declared us inept and unfit to maintain our own forms.

Unless you already have, please take thorough note of the FDA corruption-stain (imposed label) upon all expressly non-RBGH/RBST products, which compels businesses to basically state that there is no difference between treated and untreated animals. Now ask yourself: what is the purpose of injecting multi-hundred pound beasts with a substance that not only has a significant cost, but has no noticeable effect? Using Occam’s Razor, we can only deduce that such efforts are not made if no effect is achieved. It’s an example of a flagrant lie by the FDA, arrogantly displayed before our entire nation. And guess who helps fortify such lies, ….Fox. We’re surrounded by slime. Yes, everywhere you look or go, there may be slime of the lowest order, and an honest journalist suffocating beneath it.

Action and awareness are great solvents of slime, and I conclude by suggesting a furious dedication to local agriculture (including you). Grow sprouts in a mason jar. Grow “anything”, and share it with your neighbors. Consider raising hens. Make your own bread. Do something! Discuss these subjects with friends and strangers alike. Let us take control of at least our own forms, tables, and yards, and build our infrastructure from the ground up – rather than upside down with corporate scumtards at the top, and withering frail masses at the base. In one way we are facing a great monster. In another way, we are finally facing ourselves and our fellow people. Redirect their filthy greed and hostility into a blooming garden of wholesomeness. We can do it!

Suggested viewing:
While the video below is in all likeliness a hoax, the prolific and viral acceptance of it as real, reveals something about our collective attitudes on food:

Qu’ils mangent de la brioche merde! – A hilarious but probable video by The Yes Men: