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“Is the Government Running a Dragnet on VPN Users?” — Naomi Brockwell TV (22 May 2026, ~11 min)

The video centres on a public warning from US Senator Ron Wyden, asking the government to disclose how it treats VPN traffic for surveillance purposes. Naomi Brockwell argues this is a deliberate signal — Wyden’s history of asking pointed public questions when he can’t disclose classified information suggests he already knows something damning.

Key threads:

• The 2013 parallel — Wyden did the same thing before the Snowden revelations, asking NSA Director Clapper in a Senate hearing whether the NSA collected data on millions of Americans. Clapper said “not wittingly.” Snowden then proved that was a lie.
• The VPN loophole — VPN providers, particularly US-based ones, may be subject to government data requests or bulk collection programs that aren’t publicly disclosed. The implication is that using a VPN could route your traffic through infrastructure that is itself being monitored.
• The Massie angle — Rep. Thomas Massie is also referenced as being aware of a classified spying program he legally cannot discuss publicly.
• Should you still use a VPN? — The video argues VPNs still provide value against commercial tracking and ISP snooping, but they are not a silver bullet against government-level surveillance. The real problem is the legal framework that allows warrantless data collection.
• Surveillance Accountability Act — The video ends by flagging proposed legislation aimed at closing the loophole that enables this kind of bulk collection without judicial oversight.

Bottom line: If you’re using a VPN for privacy from government surveillance, this video argues you may be getting a false sense of security — and that Wyden is hinting at something classified that would concern most users if it became public.

Are any of your cameras reolink baterry with solar and wifi?

Anytime I try to do anything with mine outside of the official reolink app it sucks the battery too much, the solar charging can’t keep up and the cameras end up going flat.

Best part is all the elements 10^0 = 1 which I’m guessing are the ones humans have constructed in a lab and generally are not found in nature.

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Chatgpt thoughts… With some spot checking on the math seems right… Here’s the context of 250,000 tonnes of munitions from the Russian side:

Russia fires 10,000 to 60,000 artillery shells per day, depending on the front.

A typical 152mm shell weighs around 40–43 kg.

That means Russia can burn through 1,800+ tonnes per day in peak operations.

Russian production in 2023 was estimated at 2 million+ shells per year.

Russia also draws from Soviet-era stockpiles and imports from North Korea and Iran.

Russian doctrine favors volume over precision. Their artillery-centric strategy relies on overwhelming force rather than accuracy.

250,000 tonnes equates to roughly 6 million shells.

For Russia, that’s only about 3–5 months of usage at current intensity.