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To: Julius Wong who wrote (182820)	1/17/2022 9:35:45 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220056

It is in any case surprising that the great NYC has no budget to renovate / modernise its subway system to feature glass barrier between platform and train tracks I am guessing voters either do not care, a/k/a couldn't be bothered, or elected leaders do not care

To: Julius Wong who wrote (182820)	1/18/2022 7:03:54 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220056

Hilarious, that much, including telephony, in USA seems to have something to do with competition against the CCP, whereas nothing in China has anything remotely to do w/ competition against the DNC and RNC. Go figure … The U.S. cannot afford to wait while others, especially the Chinese Communist Party, determine international policy on telecommunications technology. thehill.com To compete with China in 5G, America must solve its spectrum problem The next generation of wireless network, 5G, has arrived and is being rolled out around the world, including in communities across the United States. As demonstrated by the fierce competition from Huawei — the Chinese telecom-equipment giant that is leading China’s 5G effort and has been a pernicious security threat — the U.S. lead in this critical technology is not guaranteed. Today only eight countries have been willing to join the American ban on Huawei’s 5G equipment, compared to the 90-plus countries that have signed up with Huawei, including NATO members Hungary, Iceland, the Netherlands and Turkey, as well as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A principal reason why the United States has had trouble persuading countries not to use the Chinese telecom giant is that we have not offered a viable American alternative. Washington must establish a 5G architecture that recognizes the need for stable usage of spectrum across industries, expands wireless coverage to the entirety of the United States (including rural areas), and encourages the domestic production of key components such as semiconductors, while also protecting the privacy and security of its users. Above all, that architecture must cover a wide range of spectrum options, from high-end, very short wavelength (24-100gHz), to mid-band and low band (less than 1 gHz), including the C Band and sub-3 gHz spectrum where China and Huawei have staked their claim to 5G dominance. In short, how the U.S. approaches access to the spectrum required to operate successful 5G networks will do much to determine the ultimate outcome of this technological competition with China. The economic case for embracing the 5G revolution is clear. The growth of wireless connectivity has produced real economic gains, far beyond simply the telecommunications sector. The wireless industry supports over 4.7 million jobs and contributes over $475 billion to the economy each year. Analysts project that increased 5G deployment will add $1.4 trillion to the GDP and create at least 3.8 million jobs in the next decade. Yet, one of the principal issues holding back U.S. dominance in this emerging field is a policy failure on the issue of spectrum. After much discussion and analyses across the U.S. government, the verdict is in: Operating a wireless communications system in different bands avoids conflict with other systems, provides maximum effectiveness to 5G networks, and provides the best balance to support further innovation in a sector where the United States must remain predominant. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to make spectrum available across the high, mid, and low bands. With many countries limiting the use of spectrum for 5G, the FCC has taken steps to provide the U.S. wireless industry with both high- and mid-band spectrum and determined that the regulated use of existing low-band spectrum would not interfere with legacy systems such as GPS. Additionally, the FCC recently voted unanimously to make the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use, opening up 1,200 megahertz of spectrum. This decision will help increase connectivity at a time when we need it most, especially in rural areas that have been particularly hard-hit by a lack of connectivity during the pandemic. Given the intense demand for spectrum, policymakers should not shy away from encouraging government spectrum users to share their resources. As FCC Commissioner Michael O’Reilly recently observed, the United States needs significant quantities of spectrum to lead the world in 5G. With the federal government owning substantial amounts of spectrum, we must be creative in expanding access to the bandwidth needed to bring 5G to consumers and innovators. At the same time, sharing spectrum will require protecting data and networks from unwarranted intrusion and attack, including future large-scale quantum computer attacks. Quantum-safe encryption of data and networks must also be part of an American-led 5G effort — which also will enhance competitiveness with companies such as Huawei. The U.S. cannot afford to wait while others, especially the Chinese Communist Party, determine international policy on telecommunications technology. A 5G architecture that utilizes low-band spectrum to ensure fast and reliable connectivity for those in rural or isolated areas and higher-band spectrum to boost productivity; maintains consistent real-time data between those who need it most, from first responders to hospitals to ports and commercial trucking companies; and protects private and public data and networks from malicious intruders by introducing reliable, durable encryption solutions, will ensure that the U.S. regains the lead in the future of wireless technology — and, with it, the future of the global economy. Ambassador (Ret.) Robert C. O’Brien is the co-founder and chairman of American Global Strategies. He was the 28th U.S. national security adviser from 2019-2021. Arthur Herman is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, and co-chair of Hudson’s Alexander Hamilton Commission on Preserving Our Defense Innovation Base. He is the author of “ Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II.” Sent from my iPad

To: Julius Wong who wrote (182820)	1/18/2022 10:32:35 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220056

Robbins: Evils of anti-Semitism spread across party affiliations Law enforcement teams stage near Congregation Beth Israel while conducting SWAT operations in the 6100 block of Pleasant Run Road on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. Authorities said a man took hostages Saturday during services at the Texas synagogue. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP) By JEFF ROBBINS \| January 17, 2022 at 7:56 p.m. In his new book on extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt quotes Voltaire to help explain the hatreds that threaten to destroy the country we love. “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities,” wrote the French philosopher, “can make you commit atrocities.” Saturday’s hostage-taking at a Texas synagogue by a gunman calling for the release from prison of an anti-Semitic terrorist highlights the spread of absurdities and the upsurge in atrocities Greenblatt warns about in “It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable”. Malik Faisal Akram seized worshipers in a synagogue near the prison where Aafia Siddiqui, convicted of attempting to murder U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, is serving an 86-year sentence that includes a “terror enhancement.” Educated at Brandeis University and MIT, Siddiqui is known as “Lady al-Qaeda.” A poster woman for vicious anti-Semitism, Siddiqui proclaimed post-conviction, “This is a verdict coming from Israel and not America. That’s where the anger belongs.” She had instructed the judge that she wanted Jews excluded from the jury “if they have a Zionist or Israeli background,” adding, “I have a feeling everyone here is them, subject to genetic testing.” Akram wasn’t the only one who called for Siddiqui’s release. ISIS did so, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a powerful group regularly afforded kid glove treatment by a media often intimidated or wearing rose-colored glasses, has been actively demanding it. Siddiqui’s conviction, CAIR maintains, is “one of the greatest examples of injustice in U.S. history.” CAIR is among those culpable in what Greenblatt says is “a dangerous and dramatic surge in anti-Jewish hate.” In November CAIR official Zahra Billoo attacked the Anti-Defamation League, Jewish communal organizations, “Hillel chapters on our campuses” and “Zionist synagogues” as “enemies.” “I want us to pay attention to polite Zionists,” Billoo told a gathering in a speech defended by CAIR. “The ones that say, ‘Let’s just break bread together.’ They are not your friends.” On Saturday night, as a brilliant team of law enforcement officers ended Akram’s siege, CAIR frantically released a statement condemning the attack on the synagogue. But one could be forgiven for regarding this as an attempt at damage control. Greenblatt, an Obama Administration alumnus, minces no words about the left’s share of guilt for the recent swell in anti-Semitism, pointing to the fact-challenged demonization that followed Israel’s attempt to defend itself against Hamas rockets fired from Gaza last spring. “So-called activists around the world all too often deployed rhetorical violence against the Jewish state and its supporters, by equating Israel and Zionists with Nazis, calling for Israel to be eliminated and directing anti-Israel messaging at synagogues and other Jewish institutions,” writes Greenblatt. “That rhetoric, in turn, helped trigger a frightening spike in real world violence against Jewish people in the United States and around the world.” On the far right, the Justice Department’s indictment of a collection of Trumpist insurrectionists for seditious conspiracy again illustrated the threat that a metastasizing witches’ brew of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and associated groups pose to America. The mob chants of “Jews will not replace us” during their march in Charlottesville and the “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt proudly worn by Capitol rioter Robert Keith Packer last Jan. 6 exemplify the fascist threat that binds the Proud Boys, QAnon and others of their ilk. Like anti-Semitism, vitriol and violence against Black Muslims, Asian Americans and members of the LGBT community are rising, not abating. The FBI reports a 25% increase in the number of hate crimes over the last five years, and given what goes unreported, that is almost surely the tip of the iceberg. “Over time,” writes Greenblatt, “it becomes increasingly entrenched and normalized.” And that, very plainly, has already happened here. Jeff Robbins is a Boston lawyer and former U.S. delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.