#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

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Zano, The Spiritual Successor To Monero?

Monero, is known to be the king of privacy coins, largely thanks to the CryptoNote protocol which makes transactions harder to trace.

The original founder of CryptoNote launched his own cryptocurrency, Zano — to fix the problems with earlier coins.

Hybrid proof of stake, full Chain membership proofs, and a Zano powered debit card without KYC?

Learn all this and more in today's episode. @zano_project

📺 Full interview on Substack: https://t.co/nxzsAB7WHi

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I'm making good on my promise of migrating away from Telegram. I'll share why on the next episode of the #TBOT Show.

#TBOT now has a channel & group on SimpleX chat.

Existing SimpleX chat users will need to update their app.

Step 1: Download the latest release of SimpleX (or update)

Step 2: Create your account
Step 3: Follow our SimpleX channel

https://t.co/1ztqLId5zw

Step 4: Join our SimpleX group
https://t.co/1ji8TXZjBx

Step 5: Love yourself.
- Hakeem

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What’s Really Behind Digital ID Standards?

@efenigson and I unpack how W3C Verifiable Credentials and ISO 18013-5 are quietly becoming the global backbone for digital ID. These standards let us model any claim, like your legal identity, even your car ownership, but without strong privacy safeguards, they risk being abused. As the EU, UK, and others roll them out, we must ask: can we trust them with our most personal data?

🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/lDboEpD2Lt
📱 Take back control over your digital life with Above: https://t.co/r8UX6iCKnU

[Man in America @Maninamerica]

AI needs water.

Lots of it.

Researchers estimate that by 2030, U.S. AI data centers could consume as much water as 10 million Americans use in their homes every year.

The question nobody's asking: Why are so many of these facilities being built in communities already facing water shortages?

Watch this. Full interview on Rumble. Link in bio.

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In my discussion with @Maninamerica , we examined the threat of depleted aquifers. When data centers pull millions of gallons, it risks wells, farms, and entire ecosystems.

📺 Watch interview here https://t.co/gqWpAcIyZg
💧 Get the truth about data centers https://t.co/zhi189Y4Vb

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I've been hearing the same old thing for 5 years, people recommending questionable and sketchy privacy projects.

It's rarer to find both technical and common sense being used. Should I make a video and spill tea on Signal, Tor, Protonmail and others?

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Bringing a home-cooked lunch when you travel is a tasty act of resistance.

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⚡ Powering Data Centers

In my conversation with Mike Adams and Todd Pitner over at https://t.co/MPzTf2Vq9U, we talked about how some residents lose power while data centers gain priority. But local communities still have the power to push back and shape what happens next.

📺 Watch interview here https://t.co/gM6XieJvCU
💧 Get the truth about data centers https://t.co/zhi189YCKJ

[Jimmy Dore @jimmy_dore]

The JIMMY DORE SHOW Is Live! NOW!

Blackrock CEO Wants YOUR Pension to Fund Data Centers!
Tucker Says Stop Paying Your Credit Card Debt!

Special Guest:
Hakeem Anwar @takebackourtech

Featuring:
Mike MacRae @MikeMacRaeMike
Kurt Metzger @KurtMetzger
Stef Zamorano @miserablelib

Now streaming on Rumble, YouTube, X & Rokfin
https://t.co/jJWkk0P4ef

Today’s video is free to everyone while it airs live on Rumble, but it is then set to “private” after the stream ends. The full show is made available at https://t.co/0XVj1wPnWM a few hours after the stream ends for our $10-a-month level subscribers as a thank you to our supporting members.

We then make individual clips & post some of them on YouTube & most of them on Rumble over the following few days after the stream has concluded.

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How Digital Id Goes from Voluntary to Mandatory

In this clip, @efenigson and I discuss how digital ID systems start as “voluntary” but quickly become mandatory by proxy, just ilke India’s Aadhaar. Once Enough people rely on it, exclusion kicks in: from renting a hom to opening a bank account. We also see how the UK is using similar tactics, starting with company directors and spreading from there.

🎥 Watch the full interview here https://t.co/lDboEpDAB1
📱Get your privacy gear https://t.co/r8UX6iDids

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This week I sat down with Seth from Man in America to talk about data centers and share the AI Data Center Map I’ve been working on for the last 6 months.

This is a tool I’m hoping will help people better understand the impact of this growing issue, organize with each other, and find solutions.

🌎Explore the map: https://t.co/zhi189YCKJ

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AI Data Centers: The DIRTY SECRET the Media Won't Touch w/ Hakeem Anwar

They're building the AI empire on your water and they don't have to tell you a thing. Former Big Tech engineer Hakeem Anwar spent months mapping over 3,400 data centers across the U.S. and found that two-thirds are going up in communities already running dangerously low on water. Companies aren't required to disclose how much they're consuming, and most residents don't find out until the permits are already signed. We dig into the corporate secrecy behind the AI boom, and connect this infrastructure explosion to the larger surveillance grid being quietly assembled around us.

STARTS AT 11:15 PM ET

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Mapping AI’s Hidden Impact

In my conversation with James Corbett, we highlighted the AI data center map I created, exposing water and power risks. This tool shows why we need to rethink big tech’s footprint.

Check out the map: https://t.co/zhi189YCKJ
Watch full interview here: https://t.co/uYIUYZw2aA

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@ChuwerSkoal https://t.co/5BHujiuo1T

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Are Data Centers Building a Surveillance Grid?

In my interview with @DrTrozzi , we discussed the shocking reality behind big tech’s AI arms race and how data centers might be fueling a global surveillance network.

🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/sZNrbbYgGi
🗺️ Get the truth about data centers: https://t.co/zhi189YCKJ

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AI Data Centers on Macroaggressions with Charlie Robinson

A sneak peek on the AI Data Center Report with my friend Charlie Robinson.

Check it out:
https://t.co/lbSkIo3I8Y

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Better health, better communities, better technology.

We’re proud to be part of the Better Way Conference New England on May 30. Come find Above Phone at our booth and learn how to make your digital life more private and intentional.

We’re also giving away an Above Phone 9 Pro XL. Anyone who buys an in-person or virtual ticket is automatically entered, and there’s a no-purchase entry option too! @FreeWCH

Learn more: https://t.co/CJjRQJ47AR

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I recently talked about habits with @web3privacy
A really important habit to build is saying no.

At the grocery store. Rewards card? Phone number? No. I don’t have one. I don’t even have a phone.

They’re trained to ask. You have to be ready to push back.

It’s about setting boundaries.

🪧Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/gjkELtLDJY

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A 3D printed https://t.co/ltv3af5XmO figure!!