RR The Wire 2330Z November 17, 2023

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BLUF: FCC VOTES TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER INTERNET PROVIDERS.

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-International Events-

Middle East Front: In Gaza, the death toll tops 12,000. AC: This figure has not yet been verified by the UN or the ICRC.

European Front: Pro-Palestine protests continue to increase in size, frequency, and severity. In the U.K. war memorials have been desecrated by Pro-Palestine demonstrators (beginning in earnest on Remembrance Day), and in Italy the Palestinian flag was hung from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

-HomeFront-

GA: In Atlanta a CSX train carrying diesel fuel derails, causing a fire. It is unclear as to what caused the derailment, or if there are any HAZMAT concerns.

Washington D.C. – The FCC votes to implement Biden’s plans to further restrict internet access and communications. The list of powers granted to the FCC under this new mandate are nearly infinite, with the current FCC Commissioner stating: “The Biden Administration’s plan empowers the FCC to regulate every aspect of the Internet sector for the first time ever” and that “It reads like a planning document drawn up in the faculty lounge of a university’s Soviet Studies Department”.

-Analyst Comments-

As further restrictions on all internet-based communications continue to affect most citizens around the world, investing time to improve one’s knowledge of alternative communications methods is always recommended. The targeting experienced by journalists around the world for covering the conflict in Gaza should be a strong indicator of the power of information, and the personal danger many people are taking on in order to tell the truth.

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Analyst: S2A

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