Your garbage can is watching. The traffic light knows your gait. The bus stop remembers what you read on your phone last Tuesday. Welcome to the open-air prison they call a “smart city” – where every sensor, every camera, every “public safety innovation” exists for one purpose: to turn you into a data point waiting to be flagged.
When the FBI surveilled Latin Mass Catholics as “radical traditionalists” and “extremists,” they used license plate readers from “smart” intersections. When parents at school board meetings got labeled domestic terrorists, fusion centers pulled footage from “security” cameras. The infrastructure you funded is being weaponized against you. Let’s break down how it works.
1. The smart city to police state pipeline**
San Diego’s “smart streetlights” were sold as energy-saving devices in 2018. By 2020, police were using them to scan license plates at protests. Leaked documents from 2023 show searches for “suspicious congregation patterns” near traditionalist churches. This isn’t mission creep – it’s the plan working as intended.
The Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System now explicitly lists “anti-government” and “ideological” motivations as threats. Translation: your beliefs can flag you in the system. As The Greyzone reported, fusion centers are integrating:
– Parking sensors tracking attendance at medical freedom rallies
– Waste management data identifying gun owners (ammo purchases create distinct trash volume patterns)
– Public transit cards linked to “suspicious movement” algorithms
A Palantir whistleblower revealed their Gotham software now calculates “radicalization risk scores” using:
• Library book checkouts
• Alternative medicine purchases
• Homeschool registration records
2. The five pillars of smart city oppression
Pillar 1: facial recognition grids
London’s Underground cameras scan 5.8 million faces daily. New York’s LinkNYC kiosks – those “free wifi” hubs – were caught storing biometric data in 2022. The CatholicVote lawsuit proved Chicago police used this tech to track Latin Mass attendees. As ZeroHedge noted, “The social credit system isn’t coming – it’s already here.”
Pillar 2: financial surveillance
Canada’s Freedom Convoy proved cashless systems enable instant punishment. 12 U.S. cities now link transit cards to credit scores. Leaked emails from JPMorgan Chase show tellers are trained to flag “suspicious cash withdrawals” over $3,000 – a policy rolled out after the 2022 bank protests.
Pillar 3: predictive policing 2.0
ShotSpotter’s “gunfire detection” mics in Chicago were caught recording activist meetings. The same company now markets “environmental sensors” that detect:
– Elevated voices (flagged as “potential altercations”)
– Crowd densities (auto-reported to fusion centers)
– Unusual pedestrian patterns (“pre-crime” alerts)
Pillar 4: education system monitoring
“Smart schools” in Utah track student meal choices – vegan and kosher diets trigger “extremism indicators.” Texas schools now alert authorities about “subversive” library checkouts. As journalist Whitney Webb documented, the National School Boards Association colluded with the FBI to surveil parents.
Pillar 5: social credit preview
Oakland’s “moral credit” system rewards “civic behavior” with tax breaks. Arizona’s proposed “patriot score” would restrict gun purchases. The CDC is piloting grocery purchase monitoring for “nutrition compliance.” These aren’t trials – they’re conditioning exercises.
3. The grey man’s smart city survival guide
Layer 1: digital invisibility
Faraday bags aren’t just for phones – your smartwatch leaks data 24/7. MAC-randomizing routers should be standard in any home near “public wifi zones.” Maintain separate devices: one “clean” phone for mundane activities, another burner for anything that might trigger algorithms.
Layer 2: physical evasion
IR LED clothing patterns blind cameras without looking suspicious. Prepaid transit cards loaded with cash prevent account linking. Vary your routes using 3D city models – predictive algorithms crumble when faced with true randomness.
Layer 3: financial OPSEC
Decentralized crypto (Monero only – Bitcoin is a honeypot) breaks transaction tracking. Private credit unions haven’t fully integrated with the surveillance grid yet. Keep real cash reserves in non-bank storage – safety deposit boxes are monitored.
Layer 4: community resistance
FOIA requests exposed how Milwaukee police used smart water meters to identify grow houses. Mesh networks bypass municipal surveillance. “Sensor dead zone” mapping meetups are happening in every major city – find yours.
4. The 2025-2030 endgame
Two futures are possible:
1. Full social credit implementation
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will have “policy compliance” requirements. Smart meters will restrict utilities for “disinformation” spreaders. The UN’s “smart city standards” will mandate biometric IDs by 2028.
2. The analog resistance
Detroit’s off-grid neighborhoods prove it’s possible. Parallel economies using silver coins and local currencies are emerging. Some towns are physically dismantling surveillance cameras – a trend that terrifies authorities.
The critical timeline:
– 2024 DHS grants for “terrorism prevention infrastructure”
– 2026 FCC mandate for IoT device backdoors
– 2028 biometric ID push under climate emergency pretexts
They want you to believe resistance is futile. It’s not – it’s just asymmetrical. The algorithms need clean data to work. Stop feeding the machine.
This is how they build the prison. Now you know how to pick the locks.