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Secretary Noem Ends Politicized TSA Watchlist Program That Has Failed to Prevent a Single Terrorist Attack in its Existence; Calls for Congressional Investigation
The Quiet Skies Program is a redundant, corrupted program that costs US taxpayers $200 million a year
Specific examples include William “Billy” Shaheen, who reportedly received special exemptions despite traveling with a known or suspected terrorist, allegedly due to intervention by his wife, Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Meanwhile, individuals such as then-Representative Tulsi Gabbard were subjected to heightened security scrutiny.
The DHS, now under Noem’s leadership, states that core TSA security functions will continue and that REAL ID implementation will enhance aviation safety going forward.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially ended the Quiet Skies program, citing its failure to prevent any terrorist attacks and an annual cost of $200 million. DHS alleges that the program, originally justified as a national security effort, was misused to target political opponents and grant favorable treatment to political allies.
An internal investigation by DHS, supported by documents and timelines, reveals that the program was applied inconsistently, allegedly benefitting individuals with political connections. Secretary Kristi Noem has called for a Congressional investigation, asserting that the previous administration (under President Biden) weaponized the system, including watchlists, against opponents.
WASHINGTON l June 5, 2025
Florida Prepares to Ban Airplane ‘Chemtrails’
Proposed five-year prison term, $100,000 fine for blocking the sun in the Sunshine State
Proposed five-year prison term, $100,000 fine for blocking the sun in the Sunshine State.
The climate-damaging vapours left behind by jet planes could be easily tackled, aviation experts say, with a new study suggesting they could be eliminated for a few pounds per flight.
Florida is set to become the second state in the U.S. to ban geoengineering experiments, including efforts to modify weather and reduce climate change effects. A bill passed in the state's legislature, supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis, prohibits the release of substances into the atmosphere to alter temperature or sunlight intensity. Violators could face felony charges, prison time, and hefty fines. Critics argue the bill indulges conspiracy theories about "chemtrails," while supporters cite concerns over unregulated atmospheric modifications. The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating a private company's sulfur dioxide injections as part of climate engineering. Other states have introduced similar measures, and global geoengineering efforts continue despite controversy.
Original article The Washington Times
Gut-Brain Axis Joins the Internet of things as a Communication Network for the Internet of Bio-NanoThings. This Could be Deadly for Targets.
of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NE 68588 USA (e-mail: maxp@unl.edu) Corresponding author: Bige D. Unluturk (e-mail: bigedeniz@ece.gatech.edu). Ian F Akyildiz, Ulkuhan Guler, Massimiliano Pierobon, and Bige D Unluturk are supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
This article explores the challenges in developing a self-sustainable and biocompatible network infrastructure to enable communication between next-generation wearable and implantable devices, termed the Internet of Bio-NanoThings (IoBNT). By utilizing the natural biological communication systems of the human body, particularly through the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis (MGBA), this work proposes a framework for connecting these devices. Key challenges include developing models for communication channels, creating new technological solutions for information modulation and routing, and designing implantable probes and in-vitro models to support experimentation. The research aims to advance biomedical systems for continuous and remote healthcare, establishing a novel interdisciplinary domain.
IAN F. AKYILDIZ1, (Fellow, IEEE), JIANDE CHEN2, MAYSAM GHOVANLOO3, (Fellow, IEEE), ULKUHANGULER,4, (Member, IEEE), TEVHIDE OZKAYA-AHMADOV,1, MASSIMILIANO PIEROBON,5, (Member, IEEE), A. FATIH SARIOGLU,1, (Member, IEEE), BIGE D. UNLUTURK,1, (Student Member, IEEE), 1Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, GA, 30332 USA (e-mail: ian@ece.gatech.edu; tahmadov3@gatech.edu; sarioglu@gatech.edu; bigedeniz@ece.gatech.edu) 2Johns Hopkins University , Department of Biomedical Engineering, MD 21218 USA (e-mail:jchen184@jhmi.edu) 3Bionic Sciences, Atlanta, GA 30316 USA 4Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MA 01609 USA (e-mail: ulkuhan.guler@wpi.edu) 5 University
Americans with Havana Syndrome Reveal Terrifying Symptoms They Suffered Following Bombshell Report.
Catherine Werner
Catherine Werner was serving as a foreign security officer in China when she jolted away one night in 2017 to a pulsing, humming sound in her apartment.
With the sound came intense pressure filling the 31-year-old's head. The distressing sound came nightly, along with vomiting, severe headaches, and trouble balancing. Even her dogs began vomiting and shivering.
Her mother would later describe her as 'just a shell of what she was.'
For years, Ms Werner and hundreds of other US diplomats living abroad have been hit by bizarre and terrifying symptoms known collective as 'Havana syndrome.'
But doctors and government authorities have claimed it's all in their heads, driven by the stress of their jobs working abroad in countries like Cuba and Russia.
As recently as March of this year, a government-backed study found that there were no changes to these patients' brains compared to healthy people.
But this week, a damning new government report said that the condition may have been caused by 'foreign adversaries' infiltrating US intelligence operations.
Living in the same neighborhood as Ms Werner, Mark Lenzi noticed a similar noise, which he described as a 'marble' circling down as 'metal funnel.'
He heard it four times, always in the same place: right above his son's crib as he put him to sleep at night. After that, he and his wife suffered migraines, dizziness, and memory issues.
Mr Lenzi, a 45-year-old intelligence officer at the time who used top-secret electronic, called it a 'directed, standoff attack against my apartment.'
HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE SUFFERED FROM
HAVANA SYNDROME? GET IN TOUCH. THE DAILY MAIL WANTS TO KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCES
Marines New ‘ExDECS’ Microwave Weapon To Down Drone Swarms. Device Appears to Be A Local, Powerful, EMP.
The U.S. Marine Corps is getting a new type of air defense weapon, a high-powered microwave that zaps drones out of the sky. Known as Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm, or ExDECS, it is the latest version of the Leonidas weapon system made by Epirus. Previous versions have proven highly effective in tests, and the new ExDECS is tailored to meet the Marines’ requirements against the rapidly growing drone threat. Epirus have a press release on the new $5.5 million contract award here.
“At Epirus, we’ve been sounding the alarm bell on the dangerous evolution of drone warfare since 2018 and recognized early on the defining characteristic of UAS on the future of warfare since
Andy Lowery, CEO of Epirus told me. “Just look at the numbers and there’s your lessons learned from Ukraine. That future that we talked so much about is here today—and we have the technology to defend against it.”
Countering Swarms: The Drone Numbers War
Both sides in Ukraine are deploying vast fleets of drones with numbers now stretching to millions. President Zelensky announced that Ukraine would produce a million drones this year, and Putin recently declared that Russia may produce as many as 1.4 million. Reports from the front describe six, twelve or even thirty FPV kamikaze drones attacking every armored vehicle in an operation, leaving the battlefield covered in smoldering wrecks. The drones are so plentiful that when the vehicles are destroyed, two or three will pursue every surviving soldier fleeing foot. It is all a matter of cost: missiles are expensive and rare, but $500 FPVs are expended freely. Electronic jamming, previously seen as the best solution to drones, has proven partially effective at best in Ukraine. Many soldiers in Ukraine carry shotguns to defend themselves against FPVs. These sometimes work, but the odds are getting progressively worse as the drones multiply. “Even the best sharpshooters would be hard pressed to defend against fifty plus drones attacking simultaneously,” says Lowery
Existing U.S. defenses might be pushed to deal with this sort of onslaught, as even one drone getting through can knock out the defending weapon. But tackling masses of drones at once is exactly what ExDECS is designed for – that’s why ‘Counter Swarm’ is part of its name.
The ExDECS system will protect mobile U.S. Marine units from drones including swarming.
Congress and the FBI were among the government institutions that were either lied to or misled
The CIA has consistently lied to the American public about anomalous health incidents (AHI) for the last several years and may be guilty of obstruction of justice, according to documents recently released by the U.S. government.
Often referred to as “Havana Syndrome,” AHIs became widely known when American officials and their families living and working in the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, first reported symptoms which include balance and cognitive problems, insomnia and headaches. Salon reported in March 2023 that a then-newly obtained
declassified report, prepared for the
director of national intelligence by a panel of experts, appears to show conclusively that "Havana syndrome" — a cluster of unexplained symptoms experienced by diplomats and government personnel abroad — is not a naturally occurring health problem.
The new information verifies the former report. A whistleblower filed a complaint last year with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Inspector General. We obtained the information via a FOIA request and subsequent lawsuit brought by the James Madison Project and attorney Mark Zaid.
“This whistleblower complaint represents the most significant and lawful disclosure of information that undermines the public posture of the Intelligence Community, and specifically the CIA, concerning AHIs,” Zaid said. “The information seen first-hand by this whistleblower directly contradicts the asserted conclusions that U.S. personnel, particularly within the IC, are not being attacked by a foreign power using some sort of directed energy. It asserts the existence of classified documents, which are specifically identified in the complaint, is being deliberately covered up, including being withheld from other investigating federal agencies."
Several members of Congress, when contacted, said they thought the “matter had been settled” and there “wasn’t anything to this,” prior to the release of the information. The information just released by the government, however, shows that Congress and the FBI were among the government institutions that were either lied to or had information withheld from them.
“The IC Inspector General investigated this complaint and deemed it to constitute an 'urgent concern’ and forwarded it to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. In fact, the formal HPSCI investigation that was initiated earlier this year was, in large part, because of the information that was presented by this whistleblower and others connected to the evidence,” Zaid explained.
“AHI victims are dedicated federal civil servants, military members and their families, and they deserve better than the treatment they have received for injuries sustained in the line of duty,” Zaid said. He represents more than two dozen current and former federal employees who have been recognized as AHI victims, as well as the whistleblower whose complaint was released.
The White House responded to the latest release of information, vowing to protect federal workers who have suffered because of AHIs. NSC spokesperson Sean Savett said, “Speaking broadly, at the start of the Biden-Harris Administration and again following the 2023 Intelligence Community assessment, the White House directed departments and agencies across the federal government to prioritize investigations into the cause of AHIs and to examine reports thoroughly; to ensure that U.S. Government personnel and their families who report AHIs receive the support and timely access to medical care that they need; and to take reports of AHIs seriously and treat personnel with respect and compassion. That remains our priority."
There was no immediate response from the CIA. The released documents accuse the agency of constantly lying to Congress and other agencies about the nature and scope of the problem.
“The CIA, with apparent assistance of elements of the DNI — notably the National Intelligence Council and the National Counter Intelligence and Security Center . . . is engaged in the active suppression of witnesses, and actions which may constitute obstruction of justice and witness tampering as define in federal statute,” it states in the released documents.
AHIs have been controversial since first making news nearly a decade ago. Sounding like something out of a James Bond novel or science fiction, the accusation has been that the government has been aware of, or perhaps participated in, the use of microwave or other energy weapons, which can confuse, sicken and even kill individuals from an acceptable range without being traced.
The NSA provided Zaid, as part of his representation of a pre-Havana AHI victim Michael Beck, a memorandum dated October 14, 2014, stating that it possessed “intelligence information from 2012 associating the hostile country to which Mr. Beck traveled to in the late 1990s with a high-powered microwave system weapon that may of the ability to weaken, intimidate, or kill an enemy over time and without leaving evidence.” The intelligence information in question remains classified.
The heavily redacted document released by the government points to a variety of duplicitous activities taken by the CIA to hide the cause of AHIs.
In January of 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended U.S. diplomats who had come forward to report suspected incidents. "Their pain is real," he said then. "I have no higher priority than the health and safety of each of you."
At that same time, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said it was "very unlikely" that a foreign adversary was responsible for the AHIs reported. Some published reports have suggested that the symptoms were characteristic of "mass psychogenic illness." The declassified report rejects that, finding that the AHIs "do not fit criteria for mass psychogenic illness."
Of particular concern was the evidence that some of the cases occurred on American soil. In 2019 a White House official reported symptoms while walking her dog in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C.
The National Institute of Health through the Department of Health and Human Services began a protocol “created to contribute to the understanding of anomalous health incidents and their impact on U.S. Government officials and their family members,” in the wake of dozens of reports from government employees.
A letter signed by Dr. Leighton Chan, Acting Chief Scientific Officer to the participants in that study on August 27, 2024, announced that “due to concerns about this study raised by some participants,” the NIH was shutting it down out of “an abundance of caution.” Zaid confirmed that some of the concerns involved the CIA requiring its employees to participate in the study if they wanted to receive health care treatment, which is considered unethical.