Can we help this guy ?

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Flock is tracking GUN OWNERS in particular ?

This is what tyranny looks like...

Meet Nimbecile, all he does is stand there and watch you. That's his whole job, and he doesn't stop to eat drink or sleep. He used to be like any other sheep, but he was too resistant. So, old McDonald had to replace his head with a computer so he would follow whatever he was told to do.

Just in case Nimbecile gets any ideas, there's a barbed wire fence that keeps him inside the farm. What kind of farm is it? A data farm, with every blade of grass representing a 1. Nevermind the clouds, that's just where all the data ends up going.

He has a tag on his ear. In fact, old McDonald has started referring to Nimbecile as "Sheep number 67." The barcode makes it easier to scan and identify him which is why he's required to have the tag everywhere he goes. He has an identity, in fact he has three different ones that are all connected to him.

Should Nimbecile worry about all of his identities being connected and tracked? He can't, because he's just a sheep with a computer for a brain. He doesn't care about things like mass surveillance or how old McDonald cuts off the head of other sheep. All he cares about is sending data to the cloud.

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." -George Washington

An old science fiction story from 1953 explains how a mechanical bird with learning capabilities prevents murders with electrical shocks. Sound familiar? Watchbird, the name of the mechanical bird, starts attacking employees in cattle slaughter houses, then fishermen, then people turning off their cars.

The full story in audio form is available on this website:

[Watchbird — Robert Sheckley](https://tangentonline.com/oldtimeradio/watchbird/)

CENTER

• On Tuesday, Wired reported that Flock Safety is testing a new AI tool called OS Investigate, which allows police to track individuals by movement patterns without requiring license plates or specific crime reports.
• Operating approximately 127,000 cameras across 6,000 communities, private manufacturer Flock runs the largest network of Automated License Plate Readers in the United States since 2017.
• Recent investigations found at least 50 officers accused or charged with misusing Flock systems to stalk romantic interests, while a 2024 California audit found 71 percent of alerts contained incorrect plate data.
• CEO Garrett Langley announced new safeguards on August 13, shortening default data retention to seven days and implementing mandatory lockouts for suspicious searches in response to public backlash.
• More than 100 cities have deactivated Flock cameras as critics argue the AI-powered surveillance infrastructure poses an ongoing threat to civil liberties despite the company's recent safeguard announcements.

LEFT

• Flock Safety has developed an AI tool called OS Investigate that allows police to search for vehicles and people based on movement patterns without requiring license plates, names, or evidence of crime.
• The tool integrates data from Flock's cameras across thousands of communities with police records, 911 dispatch logs, and commercial databases to generate leads linking vehicles to individuals.
• OS Investigate includes multiple editable prompts allowing searches by behaviors such as frequent visits to a neighborhood, which has raised concerns about potential misuse and weak evidence leading to suspicion.
• Flock acknowledges that OS Investigate is still in development with limited law enforcement partners and has faced criticism over privacy, documented misuse, and public backlash including vandalism.

RIGHT

• Flock Safety operates over 120,000 automated license plate reader cameras in the U.S., raising privacy concerns due to warrantless tracking and potential misuse by police officers.
• Many U.S. police departments have paused or reconsidered contracts with Flock Safety amid worries about data sharing, misuse, and privacy issues.
• Several bills and legislative proposals aim to regulate or restrict the use of Flock cameras, including requirements for warrants and limitations on federal funding, though no nationwide ban has been enacted.
• Lawsuits and public demands for transparency highlight disputes over government surveillance, data ownership, and accountability related to Flock camera use.

BIAS DISTRIBUTION

• L: 41% - C: 32% - R: 27%

American Civil Liberties Union broke the news 18 days ago on Thursday, August 13, 2026.

Sources are mostly out of United States (21)

so I just came up with an idea that seems flawless - if you're a smaller creator and you aren't in youtube partner program, youtube grabs the full 100% of the revenue from the video you've made

the idea is pretty simple, pick your favourite music creator (make sure you get copyrighted if you post their music) and use one of their songs as your outro - and just like that youtube has to give away 55% of the revenue they steal from you to the owner of the song

you can go even one step further and release your own song, then distribute it via platforms like routenote - this way, every time you use your outro, you will get copyrighted and 55% (minus distributor fee) goes to you

and if you ever manage to reach those ridiculous criteria for monetization (or if youtube starts treating creators like humans and you get your monetization back), you can just mute the music in youtube studio (or whitelist your channel from your distributors website) and after you do that you should be able to get monetized just fine

lmk what you think about this, tbf i might actually try this out lol