#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

Kit Knightly and OffGuardian break down the falsities with claims around Directed Energy Weapons. An important read for any critical thinker. https://off-guardian.org/2026/10/24/911-judy-wood-and-directed-energy-weapons-part-1/

People issues are solved with people power. Talk to your neighbors. Know your council members. Learn how data centers get approved in your town—before there’s a vote. Get the report: https://aidatacentermap.org/

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📣 Today's the last day. At midnight tonight, Exit & Build 6 tickets go to their final price. We've had them at a couple of discount levels to help you save a buck and get folks off the fence, and that window closes tonight. No more discounts. No more price drops. This is it. https://exitandbuild.com So let me make the case straight up. But first, forget the schedule for a second and picture how this actually feels. It's Thursday evening. You've driven in or flown into San Antonio and ridden the shuttle out, and the beautiful Texas hill country opens up around you. You step onto 200 acres and the first thing you notice is that nobody out here is pretending. Nobody's bracing for the conversation where they have to soften what they actually think. That knot you've been carrying starts to loosen. The one you stopped noticing years ago because it's just always been there. Then Alec Zeck opens us up, and he gets you. Really gets you. You're sitting there inspired and a little choked up and not entirely sure why. And 30 minutes later he's behind the DJ decks and you're dancing under the stars with a few hundred people who feel exactly the same way. Friday morning you wake up on the land. Coffee, cold air, sun coming up over the hills. Breakfast made from food grown fifty yards away, and you pay for it with silver, and nobody blinks. Then Doug and Stacy say something that breaks something loose in you. Probably something about how you've been studying and planning and researching for years when you could have just bought the land and figured it out. And you feel it strongly, because you know it's true. Friday afternoon you're sitting down with Hakeem from Above Phone, working through the privacy problem you've been meaning to fix since 2021. Not hearing about it. Fixing it. He's right there. Saturday Joel Skousen hits you with a hard dose of reality. He's eighty years old and he's been doing this since 1979 and he's not interested in making you comfortable. You walk out of that one with a very different sense of urgency than you walked in with. Then you spend an hour and a half in a Sacred Honor workshop and the private realm stops being a thing you've heard of and starts being something with actual steps attached to it. By that point you've done something you've been putting off for two years. Not read about it. Done it. And there's a specific feeling that comes with that, the one where you realize it was never as hard as the story you'd built around it. Saturday night you're at the fire catching up with Mike Winner and Jason Crowe talking shop about Qortal. Music going. Then later, somebody you met Thursday is telling you about the land they just closed on, you're telling them about yours, and it's one in the morning and you had no idea. Sunday, David Avocado Wolfe and Curtis Stone get you thinking on a whole other level. Not tips. Not tactics. The kind of thing that rearranges how you see the next ten years of your life. And then you drive home with a notebook full of next steps, a phone full of numbers, and the thing that actually matters: you're no longer the only one. That's what I'm selling. The rest is logistics. Who's going to be out there. David Avocado Wolfe, thirty years deep with over a million fruit trees in the ground through his foundation. Joel Skousen, author of Strategic Relocation, doing a talk plus a full workshop where you can ask him about your own property. Curtis Stone on the community he's building from scratch in Central America. Doug and Stacy, seventeen years off-grid, who got there by paying cash for land and living in a tent while Doug built a cabin by hand in 90 days. Plus Alec Zeck, Mollie Engelhart, Mike Winner of Qortal, Jeremy Cordon of Goldback, Hakeem Anwar of Above Phone, Andy Schoonover of CrowdHealth, Matt Powers, Scott Armstrong, and the entire Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship crew. What makes this different. The implementation zones. You don't take notes and go home hoping. You sit down with somebody who's already done it and you do the thing right there.

⚡️ 40% of America’s Power For What? On Manova we got into what all this AI compute is actually being built for. I don’t buy that consumers are going to use it all. Planned AI data centers could demand around 200 GW, roughly 40% of today’s U.S. power supply, while AI is increasingly being framed as national-security infrastructure in a race with China. So if this is an AI arms race, why are our power bills, water supplies, and communities footing the bill? 📺 Watch the full episode 📖 Read the full AI Data Center Ecology Report 📱 Stop feeding big tech, Above can help — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

⚡️️️️Hands-on with the Great Elements-Ep.6 Part 2 The Great Elements Part 2 is a dynamic and helpful diologue, picking up the practical pieces where Part 1 left off. Hakeem gets Nicole to break down the Doshas in real time using actual client examples, giving the opportunity to apply the laws of Nature according to the Dosha. This episode unpacks powerful insights into the importance of understanding Dosha, and how Nicole uses this analysis to support healing - even in our current time of chemical toxins and unseen EMF radiation. Ayurveda has never been more relevent or valuable, and the Real World Ayurveda podcast aims to empower and educate for your exit from sick-care. 📺 Watch on Substack 👉 Subscribe to Real World Ayurveda

They’re Baaacck: The Rogue AIs will continue until regulation improves. Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the web – the Rogue AI agents are back, those cheeky little scamps, and getting up to their old tricks. That’s according to OpenAI, anyway, and why would they lie? It’s suddenly been a busy week or so on the AI front, with Anthropic publishing their (very, very dull) report on their supposed rogue AI “break out”. Apparently one of their agents submitted a fake homicide tip to the Philadelphia Police Department. Another submitted 20 visa applications to the department of immigration. The…... Read full article ... https://off-guardian.org/2026/10/19/theyre-baaacck-the-rogue-ais-will-continue-until-regulation-improves/

NEW: The Mexican Government Is Attempting to End the Use of Cash A new law introduced by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is attempting to limit the use of cash in Mexico and shift the country towards a digital economy. Derrick Broze breaks down the details in this report covering his new investigation. TCRN: https://theconsciousresistance.com/mexico-cash/ Odysee: https://odysee.com/@theconsciousresistance:7/mexico-cash:6 Substack: https://derrickbroze.substack.com/p/the-mexican-government-is-attempting Bitchute: https://old.bitchute.com/video/eN6wyE55TMgs/ ⏩ @TheConsciousResistance

You’ve taken steps to protect your digital privacy. What about the rest of your life? There are powerful solutions hidden in plain sight. We’re talking about lawful remedies—often buried under decades of confusion, gatekeeping, and misinformation. We’re partnering with Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship (SHEF) to share an educational process we’ve experienced firsthand. Join our Lawful Privacy Webinar on October 20 at 7 PM CDT, hosted by Hakeem with Michael Joseph, Daniel Mentz, and the SHEF team. We’ll explore: • The hidden layer of freedom beyond digital privacy • What “lawful remedy” really means • The difference between privacy and self-determination • Practical steps toward greater personal independence Bring your questions for a live Q&A and learn where to start—even without a legal background. 👉Free to attend. Register: https://abovephone.com/webinar/

⚡️Less Screen Time, Better Outcomes Two large studies found something worth paying attention to: limited phone use may have some benefits, but once usage climbs past a certain point, the outcomes start getting worse. For students, more time on social media, gaming, and browsing was associated with lower math scores after that threshold. Another study of 40,000 adolescents found a similar “Goldilocks” pattern across stress, sleep, depression, and other measures. This clip is from our webinar, Breaking Out of Tech Addiction. Do you limit your screen time? — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

Discover-Tech is a Bridge Between Mercenary Spyware Companies and the Advertising Ecosystem We present technical evidence that the Israel-based company Discover-Tech, while purporting to be a legitimate advertising company, appears to be a front for large-scale ad espionage abuse, including the automatic delivery of mercenary spyware when ads are displayed to a target and the mass profiling and deanonymization of users. https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/ When we say no ads on our devices, its not just a personal preference. Its a feature of the privacy & security.

Today is KDE's 30th birthday! Happy birthday to my favorite desktop environment. I remember when I first played with Kubuntu in 2016, having my mind blown at the magic of community driven software development. In terms of design, features and substance, it was miles ahead of Windows. My favorite feature was the virtual desktops, combined with the Cube effect, which would flip desktops by rotating your screen as a cube. I never looked back. Seeing it work as well as it did gave me the confidence that open-source development wasnt just an alternative - but actually far better. When we built Above Book in 2023, choosing KDE as our desktop environment was the obvious choice and has served thousands of our customers well (with a few quirks ;)) I have deep respect in my heart for the KDE team and can't wait to see what comes next. Check out KDE's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vyzla9mx4g

Alright folks, now is your chance to get one of only 100 hardcovers being printed for my book, while helping me cross the finish line financially as well. I'm basically running this just like a crowdfunding campaign, but without the big platforms. That means you don't have to create an account, and you can pay with fiat, XMR, or BTC. For a hundred dollars, you'll receive a signed, personalized, numbered (out of 100) LE hardcover first printing of the book, as well as a tour shirt, stickers, patches, bookmarks, and any other merch that ends up getting made; I'm talking to vendors about some other ideas I have. Oh, and that includes free US shipping, or free hand-delivery at The People's Reset in Morelia, Mexico this coming March. Get yours: libertyunderattack.com/rpg_hardcover The Video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d9bh7IEl3Js https://www.instagram.com/p/DeaKBsQNJ7p/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reallife.isanrpg/video/7695889746010098974 https://odysee.com/@RealLifeIsAnRPG:a/LE-HC-Preorder:0

🌐 Digital Embassies: Who Controls the Compute? I spoke with Hrvoje Morić from Geopolitics and Empire about a bigger question behind the AI data-center boom: what happens when countries without their own infrastructure become dependent on foreign compute? We get into “digital embassies,” digital ID, surveillance, cashless systems and why building alternatives outside that infrastructure may become increasingly important. 📺 Watch the full episode 📖 Read the full AI Data Center Ecology Report 🛡 Take back control of the tech you depend on — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

⚡️ What If We Built Our Own Internet Infrastructure? Oto Gomes asked me what my ideal tech future looks like. I see small communities running their own servers for email, files, video calls, even local AI instead of depending on giant centralized platforms for everything. This future is attainable and it’s up to us to create it. 📺 Watch the full episode 📱 Start building a tech stack you actually control — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

⚡️ Learn to Spot a Data Center Before It's Built Want more practical tips and tools to help identify proposed data centers in your area? In this lesson from the AI Data Center Ecology webinar, we walk through the entire development process, showing you where communities have the best chance to take action before construction begins. This clip is just one lesson from the full webinar which is a companion to the AI Data Center Ecology Report. Dive in to explore the complete framework. — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

⚡️The Social Media Self-Image Feedback Loop Social media gives us endless opportunities to compare ourselves to other people and that constant comparison may be changing how we see ourselves. One study found that heavier social media use among young people was associated with more body dysmorphia, with image-based Instagram and Tiktok standing out. And it’s not just posting. Passive scrolling and constantly watching other people’s lives may actually be more closely tied to negative self-image than creating content yourself. That feedback loop between comparison, appearance, and self-esteem is one of the patterns we explore in our webinar Breaking Out of Tech Addiction. Do you think social media has changed the way people see themselves? — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

📍 The Real Power Is Local Talking data centers and flock cameras with Hrvoje Morić from Geopolitics and Empire: by the time surveillance hardware goes up, the fight has already moved pretty far down the road. These systems get approved somewhere. The real opportunity is getting organized before your city council or county commission says yes. 📺 Watch the full episode 📖 Read the full AI Data Center Ecology Report 🛡 Keep your private life private, Above can help — @abovephone Website | Substack | X

☀️Solarpunk imagines a world where technology, nature, and the individual thrive together. Solarpunk Summit: The Love Dimension—a five‑day celebration of regenerative culture, tech, and consciousness—Oct 8‑12 in Kingsbury, Texas. We’re sponsoring Tech Day and need your help to give the future a sound. Create a 30‑second original ringtone that captures your vision of Solarpunk. Musical, rhythmic, organic, electronic, ancestral, experimental—anything that feels like the future we want. No looping required. Your ringtone could become a default option on Above Phone! Opportunity to Win: 🌱 An Above Phone 🌱 Perform your ringtone live at the summit (ticket required) 🌱 Your ringtone as a default option on Above Phone 🌱 Artist credit Finalists will be showcased and voted on live by judges. How to submit: Submit via the form Grab your summit ticket Dates: Oct 8‑12, 2026 Location: Son’s Blue River Camp, Kingsbury, TX Bring the analog back to the heart. Create technology and sound that reflects the world we want.

THROWBACK to November 2025: This Might be The Most Important Report on Digital ID’s You Need to See! Derrick Broze is joined by Hakeem Anwar, founder of Above Phone and Take Back Our Tech, to discuss his new deep dive into the latest developments on digital ID’s from around the world. Hakeem outlines where digital IDs are advancing the fastest, where they are yet to roll out, and what you need to know to be prepared. WATCH: https://theconsciousresistance.com/important-digitalid-report/ ⏩ @TheConsciousResistance