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In the December 2019 interview, "Irregulators vs. FCC: Exposing and Prosecuting a Vast, Illegal Financial Scandal in Telecommunications,"¹ Josh del Sol — who directed the documentary films "Take Back Your Power" (a film detailing the dangers of smart meters) and "InPower Episode 1: A Mass Action of Liability" (which reveals how you can refuse smart meters) — talks to Bruce Kushnick and W. Scott McCollough, Esq. about their lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Vast Corruption Uncovered

Kushnick, a telecom analyst, and attorney McCollough, a former Texas assistant attorney general, are part of a group called The Irregulators, which has exposed a vast and illegal financial scandal in the telecommunications industry. Kushnick and McCollough are spearheading the organization's lawsuit against the FCC. As noted on del Sol's website:²

"[Kushnick and McCollough are] leading experts in the telecom industry who have mapped a pathway to restore the Internet to the human-friendly, benevolent ideals from which it started. As part of this redirection, they're not afraid to call out the corruption of those who have hijacked it.

Bruce and Scott lead the IRREGULATORS,³ a group of telecom industry experts and insiders who are taking the FCC to federal court in January [17], 2020, armed with evidence — of an estimated $1 trillion scandal — and strategy that could very well pave the way to a great restructuring of telecom and dissolution of the 5G agenda."

Disrupting the Funding That Drives 5G Deployment

As explained by McCollough, the aim of the lawsuit is to get the FCC "to recognize the fact that basic telephone rate payers — wire line customers — have been funding deployment of wireless in general, and now 5G in particular, through their basic phone bills."

If the prosecution is successful, the FCC will either have to eliminate this illegal subsidy to the wireless industry, or "step aside and allow individual states decide whether they want to do so," McCollough says. Nationwide, this redirection of funds amounts to about $1 trillion over the past 15 years, and without this money, 5G would not have been possible.

Were the wireless industry forced to pay its fair share of construction and maintenance, local (i.e., wired) phone rates would go down while the cost to wireless providers would rise, as they'd have to pay far more for the fiber optic cables needed to continue the expansion and advancement of wireless, thus making 5G uneconomical as a consumer product.

In other words, this lawsuit has the potential to alter the telecommunications industry from the ground up. As noted by McCollough, the lawsuit "is a knife in the heart of the economics that currently drive 5G … 5G cannot sustain itself on an economic basis if it has to pay its own way."

The full story behind the lawsuit is detailed in Kushnick's book, "The Book of Broken Promises: $400 Billion Broadband Scandal & Free the Net," available on Amazon⁴ in paperback and Kindle. A free PDF version of the book is also available for download.⁵

In his book, Kushnick breaks down what state utilities are, the history of telecommunications and how we've gotten to this point with advanced wireless and 5G. It's fodder and ammunition for anyone wanting to help stop the implementation of 5G and redirect us back to the far safer alternative of fiber optic broadband.

Broken Promises

In the interview, Kushnick explains how wired customers ended up paying for our wireless infrastructure. The telephone wires that telephone companies use to provide service are part of a state utility.

These copper wires were installed across the U.S. starting in the 1930s until the 1970s, so that no matter where you went in the U.S., there was a phone available. Ma Bell owned most of the state utilities until 1984, when its monopoly was broken up into regional Bell companies.

In 1992, Vice President Al Gore campaigned on a promise that everyone in America would have fiber optic wire through their home and office by 2010. State utilities agreed to set aside a small amount from each customer's bill to fund the nationwide conversion to fiber optics.

However, by 2000, virtually none of the fiber optic wiring had been done. As noted by Kushnick, "they basically pocketed the money." By the end of 2000, California alone was supposed to have 5.5 million households finished, at a projected cost of $16 billion.

In 1998-1999, the FCC started tracking broadband, but they left out the states' financial commitments. In other words, Kushnick says, they covered up the fact that state utilities had collected money for the implementation of fiber optics that was never actually done.

According to Kushnick, between 1993 and 2004 alone, state utilities overcharged customers a total of $200 billion for fiber optics wiring that was promised but never installed. As noted by McCollough:

"We had a bait and switch. We paid for a bunch of fiber to the home, and now we're getting 5G instead. We started this accounting thing not because we wanted to kill 5G, but because it was the right thing to do, once we figured out how badly local and intra-state wireline ratepayers were getting screwed."

An Even Bigger Accounting Scandal

But this is only half of the scandal. The Irregulators discovered an even bigger fraud. Financial documents obtained from Verizon New York (New York's official telecom utility), reveal wireless service providers are stealing funds from wireline rate payers to the tune of $60 billion per year in New York alone, and FCC rules are what allow for this theft.

In a simplified nutshell, the FCC froze its cost-accounting rules in 2000, and by so doing, allowed telecom companies to manipulate their books in such a way that local service revenues (i.e., monies collected for wired phone services) could be allocated to pay for the buildout of wireless infrastructure.

For example, the expenses telecoms paid in 2019 were based on the same expense percentage as in 2000. Twenty years ago, local service, meaning the wired phone service, provided a majority of the revenue and paid a majority (65%) of the expenses, such as construction and maintenance.

In 2019, Verizon New York's local service accounted for a mere 21% of the utility's revenue, yet still accounted for more than 60% of the company's expenses.

The FCC's policies, Kushnick and McCollough explain, have created and allowed for a cross-subsidy practice in which wireless services are being paid for by wireline customers, while wireless companies are paying only a fraction of the expenses they incur.

What's more, McCollough points out that whatever fiber optic wiring was in fact deployed is now being repurposed for wireless services. So, in that sense, the two fraud scenarios are interrelated.

What this has all led to is that, on the books, wired telephone service appears to be very expensive and unprofitable when, in reality, wireless is less expensive simply because it's been illegally subsidized.

If wireless companies were no longer allowed a free ride, there would be billions of dollars available in each state, each year, to install broadband fiber optics, which would eliminate the need for wireless 5G.

Now, the reason all of this corruption and fraud has been allowed to occur is because the FCC is a captured agency — and has been for decades, McCollough says. The wireless industry has taken over the very agency that is supposed to regulate and oversee it, and without oversight, the foxes have raided the henhouse.

For more details, see Irregulators.org,⁶ where you can find an audio recording of McCullough's January 17, 2020, oral arguments before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. If you'd like to make a donation to help fund this legal fight, you'll find a link to that at the top of the page as well.

The Way Forward: Taking Back Our Utilities

McCollough and Kushnick are optimistic about our ability to block 5G. In the interview, they sum up how, by teaming up with our local officials, residents in all states can fight back by demanding their state telecom utility return the misappropriated funds and allocate them back into broadband fiber optics.

"All these officials hear … is news coming down from the top, and from the feds, and from industry, [saying], 'There is nothing you can do. Your hands are tied. We have tied your hands,'" McCollough says.

"Well your hands are not tied. I mean, there may be a piece of string around one of your fingers. Yes, you have a finger that is tied — but you've still got nine other fingers! They [local officials] may not be able to stop the tower… but they can stop the fiber that goes to the tower."

The key goal, and the answer to the 5G dilemma, McCollough points out, is to upgrade to fiber optic wiring across the nation. It's not only fast, but also far safer, from a health standpoint, than wireless. And, as noted by Irregulators.org, 5G still requires fiber optic wiring, so why not just stop there?

Fiber optics is certainly safer than 5G — and we already paid for it. It's time we demand our state utilities return the stolen money and make good on their promise to bring fiber optics into every home and office. As noted on Irregulators.org:⁷

"5G is the newest in a long line of tech services that are supposed to change our lives for the better. But this service has a range of a few city blocks, requires a fiber optic wire, and there are health concerns with small cell antennas too close to homes.

Truth is, 5G is really designed to get rid of the wired regulations and obligations, and have wireline phone customers pay — cross-subsidize, the wireless companies' business."

We've Been 'EMF*D'

Over the past decade, I've written many articles discussing the evidence of biological harm from nonionizing electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation, which I believe is one of the greatest challenges to public health facing us today. For a refresher, see my previous article, "Reduce EMF Exposure."

For a recap on the additional hazards brought on by 5G, see "5G Apocalypse: The Extinction Event," which features a documentary by the same name, or "Scientific American Warns: 5G Is Unsafe."

My new book, "EMF*D," is an attempt to inform you about the hidden harms of EMF and what you need to do to protect yourself and those you love. I also reveal the reasons why you've been left in the dark about this serious health threat. In it, you'll learn:

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• How they can cause disease and speed up aging
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Your body temperature is regulated by complex communication with your hypothalamus, vascular system and skin.¹ It is a measure of how well you can make and release heat. The objective is to maintain your body at a consistent temperature to provide your organs, enzymes and hormones an optimal environment. When your body temperature rises (hyperthermia) or falls (hypothermia) it can be dangerous or life threatening.²

On average, the temperature taken in your rectum or ear may be slightly higher than one that is taken across your forehead or under your arm. When taken in your mouth it will lie between one taken rectally and one under your arm.

Your temperature may fluctuate during the day and across different areas of your body. For instance, it may rise or fall by 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) depending upon your activity level and environmental temperature. Temperature is also sensitive to hormonal levels, which helps women estimate ovulation by taking their temperature before getting out of bed in the morning.

Body temperature has become an integral part of measuring illness, yet the origin of the generally accepted 98.6 F as a normal temperature is linked to a single study.³ Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich is credited with the clinical application of a thermometer and the determination of a normal temperature.

Normal Temperatures Have Dropped to Lower Than 98.6

Researchers from Stanford University⁴ undertook a massive study⁵ to evaluate whether the norm established in 1850 still was accurate. They found the average temperature is not what it once was. Dr. Julie Parsonnet, professor of medicine, says, "What everybody grew up learning, which is that our normal temperature is 98.6, is wrong."

Personnet and her team evaluated three datasets over different historical periods: from military service medical and pension records of U.S. Army Veterans of the Civil War; from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1971 to 1975; and from the Stanford Translational Research Integrated Database Environment pulled from 2007 to 2017.

In total there were 677,423 measurements from which they developed a model to find trends. They determined that men born in the early to mid-1990s had temperatures averaging 1.06 F lower than men born in the 1800s. The average temperature of women born in the 1990s was 0.58 F lower than that of women from a century earlier.

The numbers reflected an average decrease of 0.05 F every 10 years. The researchers also questioned if the drop was the result of better instrumentation. However, they found a similar decline in temperatures in men in the veteran's dataset with each decade where the same instruments were used. Parsonnet commented on the results of the study:

"Physiologically, we're just different from what we were in the past. The environment that we're living in has changed, including temperatures in our homes, our contact with microorganisms and the food that we have access to. All these things mean that although we think of human beings as if we're monomorphic and have been the same for all of human evolution, we're not the same. We're actually changing physiologically."

The researchers postulated the reductions may be a result of different ambient environments. However, Kenneth Welch, Ph.D., who was not involved in the study, proposed that many of the medications people in the U.S. are taking, such as ibuprofen and statins, affect temperature measurement.⁶

Thinking along that line, Civil War veterans would not have consistently taken medications as people currently do. Although the results are interesting, Welch doesn't believe it will make a difference in the day-to-day lives of individuals. He believes an alteration in normal or average temperatures is important to note, but it is crucial to discern when a change may indicate a serious condition.

Is a Fever Still a Fever?

Welch commented that even infections without any significant symptoms may trigger a small rise in temperature. Body temperature increases may be caused by environmental factors, infections, reactions to vaccinations or medication, or even an allergy.⁷

Rising body temperature is called a fever, even when the increased measurement is not caused by a viral or bacterial infection. However, this type of high temperature doesn't usually trigger the same body aches or headaches you experience with an infection.

Conversely, hypothermia (low body temperature) is what happens when you lose heat faster than your body can create it. This is a medical emergency.⁸ As your body temperature drops, your organs and vital systems can't do their job; this has to be treated immediately or it will be fatal.

To regulate temperature your hypothalamus communicates with your skin, body fluids, salt concentrations, blood vessels and sweat glands⁹ in a process called thermoregulation.¹⁰ When you experience a fever, it's a natural response to an external stimulus, such as infection, allergy or a reaction to a medication. In other words, something is out of the ordinary.

In adults, a temperature at 103 F or higher is cause for medical attention. However, in infants and toddlers, even low rises in temperature may indicate a serious infection.¹¹ Symptoms that may accompany a fever, depending on the trigger, may include:

Sweating and chills	Weakness	Muscle aches
Headache	Irritability	Loss of appetite

Can Temperature Variation Predict Mortality?

Another research team designed a six-year study observational to determine if variations in individual body temperature were correlated with measurements of health.¹² From 2009 to 2014 they enrolled 35,488 patients from outpatient clinics at a large teaching hospital who presented without infection, fever or having been prescribed antibiotics at the visit.

The group consisted of 64% women and 41% who were of a nonwhite race. The study was designed to examine any correlations among medical health conditions, demographics and one-year mortality rate.

The researchers measured each individual's temperature in a room where the ambient temperature was the same for all participants. A total of 243,506 temperatures were taken. Interestingly, the mean (average) temperature of the large patient cohort was 97.88 F, similar to the decline in average temperatures found in the Stanford study.

The researchers also found that demographically, those with the lowest temperatures were older, while those with the highest were black women. When physical conditions were considered, participants with lower temperatures were more likely to have hypothyroidism, while those with higher temperatures were more likely to have a higher body mass index or a diagnosis of cancer.

After controlling for variables, the researchers determined that an unexplained temperature fluctuation should be taken seriously:

"Baseline temperatures correlated with demographics, comorbid conditions, and physiology, but these factors explained only a small part of individual temperature variation. Unexplained variation in baseline temperature, however, strongly predicted mortality."

How to Take an Accurate Temperature

You have several different options for taking a temperature at home.¹³ A digital thermometer can be used in the mouth or rectum or under the arm. Purchase disposable protective sleeves to help keep things clean and to make sure you're not passing germs from person to person.

If you plan to take both oral and rectal temperatures, have a separate thermometer for each use and make sure they're labeled accordingly. While rectal thermometer readings are most accurate for infants younger than three months, talk with your pediatrician before doing this because it can perforate (poke a hole in) the rectum.¹⁴ When taking an oral temperature, wait at least 15 minutes after consuming anything to avoid an inaccurate reading.

A tympanic thermometer takes a digital reading from the inside of the ear canal. It must be positioned correctly to get an accurate and quick reading. You'll find earwax and small canals interfere with accuracy, as will age. That's why this type of thermometer isn't recommended for use with newborns.

A temporal artery thermometer may be labeled as a forehead thermometer; this type uses an infrared scanner to test the temporal artery temperature. While this is more accurate for children three months and older, it is also more expensive and must be placed over the artery to get an accurate reading.

One type that may be useful in children is built into a pacifier. The time it takes to get an accurate reading from a digital pacifier thermometer is variable, from two to four minutes. Data show the temperature taken with a digital pacifier thermometer should be adjusted upward by 0.5 F to approximate a reading from a rectal thermometer.^15,16 While glass mercury thermometers were once a staple, they are no longer recommended because mercury is toxic.

The type of thermometer you choose may not be as important as following the manufacturer's directions to achieve an accurate reading, ensuring you don't pass germs with use and you don't rely on a temperature alone to determine how sick you may be. Consider additional symptoms, especially dehydration, lethargy and confusion.

Should You Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold or Vice Versa?

The question of whether to feed a fever and starve a cold (or the reverse) has been the subject of much debate.¹⁷ Since you may experience a fever anytime during the year, not just during cold and flu season, be on the lookout for symptoms of illness.

You can tell the difference between a cold and flu by the severity of your symptoms and how high your fever gets. The rule of thumb is that if you feel hungry, then eat, regardless of your temperature. The caveat to consider is whether you are vomiting; see my tips on what to do when this happens.

As it turns out, what you have been eating may make a difference in how sick you get — or not. In one animal study,¹⁸ mice fed a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet had a lower inflammatory response and an improved ability to withstand flu. Those fed a standard diet were all infected with the virus after exposure, as compared to 50% of those eating a ketogenic diet.¹⁹

The researchers discovered the immune system in the group eating a keto diet promoted gamma-delta T cells in the lungs. These cells increase mucus production to protect from viral infection by trapping the virus and keeping it from spreading.

To eat a ketogenic diet, aim for 50% to 85% of your daily calories from healthy fats. In addition, seek to limit net carbohydrates to 20 to 50 grams each day. Your net carbohydrates are measured by subtracting grams of fiber from your total carbohydrates. You may improve this limitation by cutting out carbohydrates from grains and all forms of sugar, including fruit high in fructose.

Add healthy sources of fat to your daily intake, such as avocados, coconut oil, butter, seeds, olives, olive oil and fatty fish. Macadamia nuts and pecans are high in healthy fat and low in protein, making them ideal to add into your meals or as snacks.

Seek to include organic, pastured egg yolks, grass fed animal products, MCT oil and raw cacao to raise your level of healthy fats. Avoid all trans fats and vegetable oils as they trigger more cellular damage than excess carbohydrates. For more benefits, seek to incorporate a cyclical ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting to support your immune system and overall health.

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Hearing is a complex sense that provides us with awareness of environmental sounds and, more importantly, the ability to communicate. The ear is the organ responsible for perceiving sound, but it may not be so obvious that the brain is responsible for processing the sound. It is necessary that both organs work properly for hearing to occur.

The link between hearing loss and cognition is not fully understood

In recent years, there has been extensive research examining how age-related hearing loss and brain function (cognition) are associated. There are some general concepts that might contribute to the association between hearing loss and cognition. One theory is that hearing loss leads to a decreased input to the brain, so there is less processing that occurs, which contributes to cognitive decline (a “bottom-up” approach). Another theory is that early cognitive deficits may impact a person’s ability to process sound, and thus contribute to hearing loss (a “top-down” approach). Irrespective of which theory is correct, it is clear that the association between hearing and cognition is very real. This association emphasizes the need to improve our approach to testing and treating hearing loss.

How is hearing loss measured, and what’s considered a deficit?

Most audiologists and otolaryngologists define normal hearing as someone being able to hear any level above 25 decibels. This value is somewhat liberally designated, and largely based on the average range below which most people in a population experience hearing trouble. Most clinicians who manage patients with hearing loss will admit that conventional hearing tests are imperfect, despite the important information they provide. The imperfections in conventional hearing tests are due to the fact that it is a simple measure that is trying to quantify a complex process. For example, hearing tests present simple tones and words, but hearing in real-life situations involves sentences, speech, and language, which is much more complicated to hear and would require more complicated testing to evaluate.

Researchers and clinicians who specialize in hearing loss have considered that the current standard for normal hearing may be too liberal. Additionally, research suggests there may be a role for new definitions of normal hearing that account for people who are experiencing symptoms of hearing loss, but are considered to have normal hearing by current standards. These people might be considered as having “borderline hearing loss” or “subclinical hearing loss.”

New research highlights the need to improve our approach to subclinical hearing loss

A recent article in JAMA Otolaryngology highlights this need. In this article, researchers reviewed two large population databases of 6,451 people who had had hearing and cognitive testing. The research showed that those who were 50 or older had cognitive scores that seemingly declined even before they reached clinically defined hearing loss (subclinical hearing loss). The research also noted that the association between hearing and cognition is stronger among subjects with normal hearing compared to those with hearing loss. For example, in the population they analyzed, cognition scores dropped in the normal hearing population faster than in the population with hearing loss. This result is somewhat counterintuitive, and suggests that maybe what we currently define as normal hearing may in fact include some people with hearing deficits. It also challenges what clinicians have accepted as standard classifications for hearing loss on hearing tests.

What does this mean if you are concerned about hearing loss?

First, it is worth clarifying that the new research does not in any way suggest that hearing loss is going to lead to cognitive decline. Just because these things are associated, does not mean they are causally related. Next, what these findings make clear is that it is important to have hearing tested if you notice problems with your hearing, such as challenges hearing when in social settings, requiring the radio or television at higher volumes, or constantly requiring people to repeat themselves.

The coordinated functions of the ear and the brain place a new priority on addressing hearing loss

Do not ignore symptoms of hearing loss, because you do not want to miss an opportunity to address hearing deficits. In addition, do not hesitate to ask your provider specific details about your hearing results. Often patients can be afraid to ask for details about their results because they do not want to admit that they do not understand the result, and it is important to raise concerns about your hearing even if your hearing test is normal. By taking care of your hearing, you are addressing an obvious issue (hearing loss) with not-so-obvious consequences (cognition).

Unfortunately, hearing aid use is very low despite the high incidence of hearing loss. Ask your provider about options to rehabilitate your hearing with hearing aids. Depending on the type of hearing loss you have, other options may be available to you as well, such as procedures to improve the hearing.

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