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    this combined w other pieces of software like pegasus, it’s clear that the isrealis have positioned themselves at the confluence of software & espionage in a similar way that taiwan positioned itself to exist at the center of the microelectronics world.

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      There might actually be a direct relationship there as well. Taiwan being the chokepoint for western chip production puts them in a perfect position to insert backdoors into all western tech. There’s a reason the US was freaking out over Huawei tech spreading in the west. The problem with it isn’t that there’s some Chinese malware in it, but rather that western agencies can’t use it for spying.

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        part of me is glad the the chinese didn’t insist on the tariffs on chip making; but as someone with a very slightly above average passing familiarity w the industry; i’m aware that it’s going to take them decades to catch up using the methods that the united states employs.

        given the extent at which the epstein files shows us how much in the palm of their hands we exist, it’s become my sincere hope that they’re able to bridge the gap more quickly somehow. however, given their anemic responses to venezuela or cuba or the reversal of the tide of their belt & road initiatives in asia and latin america (and soon africa), i’m not sure it’ll make much of a difference.

        too few of us are applying what we’ve learned from those files and combining it with what the marxists have already revealed, but we can do little more than watch the overwhelming majority double down on the red vs blue team fights as well as blame russia for epstein illuminati’s existence.

        technology has been the most impactful reason – by far — for why the phrase “ruling class” entered into american mainstream consciousness and gave us the opportunity to temporarily pierce this self imposed veil and i don’t doubt that the other illuminati groups referenced in the latest batch of files have already enacted plans to close this breach.

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          I’m not really sure what critical areas China needs to catch up in at this point. The chips they produce are already good enough for any practical applications. It’s also worth keeping in mind that improving software is much easier than hardware. Western software stacks are incredibly bloated. For example, Huawei starting fresh with their HarmonyOS can make a much leander stack by cutting all the cruft and backwards compatibility out.

          I also don’t see China being decades behind in chips. They can already make 7nm, they’re prototyping EUV machines, it’s not going to be long at this point. On top of that, China is investing into research of alternative substrates like graphene, spintronics, etc. Any one of these could make silicon look like vacuum tubes overnight if they can scale them up to mass production. There’s no new fundamental physics that need to be discovered here, we know these these things work in a lab. It’s just a matter of scaling up production. And that’s precisely where state driven development comes in.

          Can you explain what this tide of reversal you’re talking about with BRI? Last I looked, the investment is record high https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340442/china-signs-record-us213-billion-new-belt-and-road-deals-2025-report

          The Epstein files are the biggest scandal the western system has faced to date in my opinion. This is bigger than stuff like Watergate because it spans multiple administrations in the US, as well as other western regimes. It’s a total indictment of the idea that there’s any sort of a democracy in the west. It’s now plain for everyone to see that the west is ruled by diabolical monsters who are accountable to no one. And this comes at a time of a rapid decline in the living standards which makes people angry and politically engaged. Things that might’ve been ignored before cannot be ignored any longer.

          Finally, it seems to me that the west is headed for a massive financial crash. While people keep playing games with the numbers, it’s pretty clear that all the tangible metrics like job numbers and cost of living are doing very poorly. The only question in my mind is what the catalyst will be. It could be the coming war with Iran which might drive oil prices through the roof.

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        You should probably avoid using that. That derives from the larger phrase “oy vey the goyim know, shut it down!” which Nazis on channer boards will post as a meme, often accompanied by anti-semitic imagery.

        You should also know ZOG is a Nazi dog whistle and theory and you should not be repeating it as it’s simply not true. Yes zionists wield influence over the US, no it isn’t a Jewish conspiracy it’s a capitalist-fascist conspiracy, the fascists in question being zionists. Who were put in power, given a colonial outpost to genocide and colonize by the victorious western capitalists after WW2. Now “israel” is a complicated vassal of the US in that it’s really an arm of appendage that has significant influence back on the US via blackmail networks (Epstein), lobbying (money), and a concerted joint campaign of elevating the Jewish suffering element of the Holocaust above other Nazi atrocities and flogging the pity and standing against hate concepts along with decades of slick propaganda as part of that to ideologically win people over. It also via its position at a key crossroads on earth as an unsinkable aircraft carrier and via its intelligence work that is shared with the US has incredible value so can afford to push the buttons of the US from time to time.

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          @davel@lemmy.ml

          I was willing to give this user I’m replying to a crumb of benefit of the doubt but given they’re using Nazi dog whistles and don’t seem repentant about spreading Nazi conspiracy theories after being made aware of it (see their reply to me and their other posts) and instead seem to double down. I think action may be warranted under global rule 1 given it’s unacceptable to be a Nazi or talking like one here.

          Given they were also banned from the CTH sub on hexbear for the same behavior I think it’s clear they’re beyond saving in their desire to spread Nazism.

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        like almost everything else, the only way to shut it down is to stop participating with it.

        that means individuals either have to stop using linkedin & smartphones or perpetually stay informed about how to effectively counteract it.

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    Founded in 2019 in Israel, Paragon markets Graphite as sophisticated surveillance software, granting remote access to cell phones. Dubbed “mercenary spyware,” it infiltrates devices without user interaction, extracting messages from apps like WhatsApp and Signal, stored data, and live communications.

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    Why is the image from the moba game paragon by epic games. It has nothing to do with it, or are writers just lazy.

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    How does a zero click hack even work? Let’s assume the ISPs and phone companies are all willing to collaborate on an attack against you, your Signal chats are still local and encrypted, how do they get in?

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      Zero click hacks often find exploits in the victims OS, places where protocols run automatically. Stuff like Bluetooth device identification, wifi, sms protocols. I’m certainly no expert, but they are rare and highly coveted, and nation-states spend a lot of resources finding them. Ethical hackers also look for them, to notify the software/hardware creators and get them fixed.