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Friday 26 May 2023

DEEP STATE-COTROLLED EVIL EMPIRE Runs TikTok -- The Chinese Media Giant!

 

Deep State-controlled

Evil Empire Runs

TikTok – The Chinese

Media Giant


Ex-CIA/FBI & State Dept. officials

hold key positions at TikTok;

just like Wuhan Lab which was

financed by the US and both American

& Chinese scientists worked together

on virus projects.

(M. Javed Naseem)


Lies, lies and lies! That's the definition of the modern mainstream media which is out there to deceive people and make billions of dollars by promoting official propaganda, false narratives and fake news. So much hypocrisy, deception, drama and disinformation is being promoted all over the world that it has become very difficult for a common man to find out the truth, unless he digs deep.

When the forces of evil are trying to attack people from all sides with their propaganda and disinformation, the forces of Nature are also at work, on the other hand, to expose the evil agenda of the hegemony of the world. The bloody drama is being played on the world stage right in front of our eyes; and most corrupt governments of the world are a part of it (they take their share of the pie). We are sometimes left with no choice but to accept the official narrative or simple bullshit to avert harmful consequences.

TikTok: Chinese 'Trojan Horse' is Run by

State Department Officials! (Geopolitics101, May 25, 2023)


Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok.

Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok.

Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the social media giant, affecting the content that over one billion users see.

While American politicians demand the app be banned on national security grounds, try to force through an internet surveillance act that would turn the country into an Orwellian state, make clueless statements about how TikTok is dangerous because it connects to your Wi-Fi, it is possible that TikTok is already much closer to Washington than it is to Beijing.

State Department-affiliated Media:

For quite some time, TikTok has been recruiting former State Department officials to run its operations. The company’s head of data public policy for Europe, for example, is Jade Nester. Before being recruited for that influential role, Nester was a senior official in Washington, serving for four years as the State Department’s director of Internet public policy.

Mariola Janik, meanwhile, left a long and fruitful career in the government to work for TikTok. Starting out at the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Janik became a career diplomat in the State Department before moving to the Department of Homeland Security. In September, however, she left the government to immediately take up the position of TikTok’s trust and safety program manager, a job that will inevitably include removing content and reshaping algorithms.

While there is no suggestion that Janik is anything other than a model employee, the fact that a U.S. government agent walked into such an influential position at the social media giant should be cause for concern. If, for instance, a high Chinese official was hired to influence what the U.S. public saw in their social media feeds, it would likely be the centerpiece of the TikTok furor currently gripping Washington.

Janik is not the only former security official working on TikTok’s trust and safety team, however. Between 2008 and 2021, Christian Cardona enjoyed a distinguished career at the State Department, serving in Poland, Turkey and Oman, and was in the thick of U.S. interventionism in the Middle East. Between 2012 and 2013, he was an assistant to the U.S. ambassador in Kabul. He later left that role to become the political and military affairs manager for Iran.

In the summer of 2021, he went straight from his top State Department job to become product policy manager for trust and safety at TikTok, a position that, on paper, he appears completely unqualified for. Earlier this year, Cardona left the company.

Another influential individual at TikTok is recruiting coordinator Katrina Villacisneros. Yet before she was choosing whom the company hires, Villacisneros worked at the State Department’s Office of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. And until 2021, she was part of Army Cyber Command, the U.S. military unit that oversees cyberattacks and information warfare online.

Other TikTok employees with long histories in the U.S. national security state include: Brad Earman, global lead of criminal and civil investigations, who spent 21 years as a special agent in the Air Force Office of Special Investigation and also worked as a program manager for antiterrorism at the State Department; and Ryan Walsh, escalations management lead for trust and safety at TikTok, who, until 2020, was the government’s senior advisor for digital strategy. A central part of Walsh’s State Department job, his own résumé notes, was “advanc[ing] supportive narratives” for the U.S. and NATO online.

For all the talk of digital influence operations emanating from Russia or other U.S. adversaries, the United States is surely the worst offender when it comes to manipulating public opinion online. It is known, for instance, that the Department of Defense employs an army of at least 60,000 people whose job is to influence the public sphere, most of whom serve as “keyboard warriors” and trolls aiming to promote U.S. government or military interests. And earlier this year, the Twitter Files exposed how social media giants collaborated with the Pentagon to help run online influence operations and fake news campaigns aimed at regime changes in the Middle East.


Don't Mess With Project Texas

The influx of State Department officials into TikTok’s upper ranks is a consequence of “Project Texas,” an initiative the company began in 2020 in the hopes of avoiding being banned altogether in the United States. During his time in office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo led the charge to shut the platform down, frequently labeling it a “spying app” and a “propaganda tool for the Chinese Communist Party.”

It was widely reported that the U.S. government had forced the sale of TikTok to Walmart and then Microsoft. But in late 2020, as Project Texas began, those deals mysteriously fell through, and the rhetoric about the dangers of TikTok from officials evaporated.

Project Texas is a $1.5 billion security operation to move the company’s data to Austin. In doing so, it announced that it was partnering with tech giant Oracle, a corporation that, as MintPress has reported on, is the CIA in all but name.

Oracle, whose CEO Larry Ellison has troubling ties to Israel, just signed a deal to store the UK’s most sensitive military data.

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(Courtesy: https://geopolitics.co/2023/05/25/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-is-run-by-state-department-officials/)

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Friday 19 May 2023

SEEK HAPPINESS IN SIMPLE LIFE And Enjoy It With Your Family!

 

Seek Happiness In

Simple Life And Enjoy It

With Your Family!

The Race For Money

And Worldly Possessions

Can Cost You Happiness

And Family Love!


(M. Javed Naseem)


“Then, shall you be questioned that Day

about the joy (you indulged in!).”

(al-Quran 102:8)

Happiness is not money; it is not material possessions or accumulation of precious objects, nor the big buildings. Happiness is when you enjoy whatever you have, with your children and families. You share food, chat, jokes, love, compassion and sentiments of togetherness. Don't let your mobile phone stand in the way. That phone is a means of connecting with them when they are away. But when they are in front of you, dump that phone and talk to them; touch them; kiss and hug them! That's happiness.
People think that when they have more money, more property or houses and more sources of income, that is happiness. Wrong! That's trouble; that's Fitnah and that's the death of happiness in the real sense. Bring up your children with Halal money (Rizq-e-Halal) and give them the Quranic education along with the worldly science education. That will be a strong foundation for them to start with. Put in the minds of your children that it is the righteousness that matters, not the money, not the property, not the big business, nor the big family name!
You might have heard or read that that story of a businessman who was giving people the recipe of happiness. A rich tourist went to visit a beach in Mexico. Nearby, he saw some fishermen busy in their routine. He saw the catch and praised the fishermen for the quality of their fish; then asked them?
How much time do you spend to catch that quantity?
The fishermen answered with one voice:
“ Not a very long time “
The visitor asked them: 'Why don't you spend more time and hunt more'?
The fishermen explained that their little catch was enough for them and the needs of their families!
The visitor asked them: 'And what do you do with the rest of your time? I am sure you are wasting it.'
The fishermen answered : 'No, we don't waste time. We take it easy; sleep in late; we chat and joke with each other; we play with our children and wives; we eat together; laugh together; dance together; and in the evening we visit our friends and their families. We share food, love and gossip. We have lots of fun and enjoy our lifestyle.
The tourist said, 'But you can do better, make more money, expand your business and live in a a big house in a modern city. I have a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and I can help you!'
'You should start fishing for long periods everyday. And then you sell the extra fish with a bigger return and you buy a bigger fishing boat.
The fisherman asked him : 'Then what?'
He answered: 'With the big boat and extra money, you can buy a second boat and then a third boat and so on until you have an integrated fishing fleet. Instead of selling your catch to a broker, you would negotiate directly with the factories or companies, and probably also open your own big company.'
The fishermen asked: 'And then?'
The visitor said: 'Then you could leave this village and go to Mexico, Los Angeles or even New York! And from there you can control your giant projects and international business.
The fishermen asked the tourist: 'And how long will we need to materialize that?'
He answered: 'About twenty or maybe twenty-five years.'
They asked him: 'And what after that?'
The visitor answered smiling: 'When your business grows, you will be on stock market and make millions.'
The fishermen asked him with joy and surprise: 'Millions? Really? And what are we going to do next?'
The visitor answers: 'Then you guys can all retire; live quietly in a village on the beach; sleep late; play with your kids and enjoy meals with your wives and families. And you all can spend nights having fun with your friends. You'll have a happy life!'
The fishermen answered: 'But, with all due respect, that is exactly what we are doing now. We are happy with our lives. What's the logic in wasting 25 years in struggle and misery?'
If we honestly analyze our lives, we'll come to the conclusion that we are always struggling, sometimes in misery and pain, just to make more money; to have more property; to have more worldly possessions; to impress others with our material accumulation. We drain all of our energies, powers and resources to achieve that goal. We stay away from our families and children; we starve them of family love and compassion. We don't even see them growing up and playing with us. What a pity! And what happens in the end? The family grows up like a bunch of individuals without parental supervision and spiritual guidance. The grown ups don't respect their elders and ask their parents: 'What have you done for us?'
That was a gamble and at the end of the day, you lost! You lost everything! Even if you still have money, you don't have a loving family. If you understand, you lost the game of life (and your family) just to gain more money and comfort. Ask yourselves: 'Was it worth?'

“This (Quran) is indeed a Reminder

for you and your people; and you

shall soon be questioned.”

(al-Quran 43:44)

As a believer, it is your obligation to bring up and educate your children to the best of your ability and means. Try your best within your limits and leave the results to Allah. Just pray to Him for the welfare, guidance and security of your family and Allah will take care of that. Allah knows that you are a righteous person and are honestly and sincerely trying to do the best for your children and family. So, He rewards you well. Don't forget that upbringing and education of children is your obligation. It is not a business nor an investment that will bring you profits and bonuses. Business suffers losses often. Don't expect that your children will return the favor when they are working. You just do you part; your duty; and don't worry about theirs!


Teach your children what is right and wrong; what is good and bad; what they should and should not do. Teach them about Allah and His creation; His commands and His warnings in case of disobedience! Try to make them responsible and caring citizens and compassionate community members! Teach them that the Quran is the main and principal source of guidance and information.
Remember one thing! True happiness is in contentment. And contentment comes when you thank your Lord Creator for all that He has given you. Learn and teach to appreciate that! Be patient and never compare yourselves with the rich and famous! You don't know their hidden problems nor their misery. Poverty is a test for the poor as much as the wealth is for the rich. Both will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.

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Friday 12 May 2023

MONEY CHANGES MAN And The Social Norms.

 

Money Changes Man

And Social Norms.

People Forget Allah And Islam;

They Remember Money Only.

(M. Javed Naseem)



Money is the second biggest test for a man; woman being the first. When we are poor, we have different attitude; different behavior and different approach towards social and economic problems. But we are better off (or rich/wealthy), we change our values, our attitude, our behavior and the approach. The entire thinking changes and with that changes the character too. Money is 'Fitnah' but if handled wisely, it can become a blessing as well.

A wise man of Arabia, Qais bin Saad Khazarji, once fell ill. He was a rich man but he was righteous, compassionate and gentle. He helped many poor and less-fortunate people of his town. There were always people at his house or door; some visitors and some needy. So, when he fell ill, he was surprised to observe that nobody came to see him nor did anybody send a slave to wish him well or speedy recovery.

All the time, when he was healthy and active, he used to receive a lot of visitors, friends and well-wishers. He asked his family what could be the reason for this unpleasant change? His wife, who was also a shrewd lady, told him that almost everybody in the town owed him money, one way or the other. Unless they paid back his debt, they were embarrassed to come and visit him. Qais bin Saad started cursing the money because of which he had lost all his friends and well-wishers. He immediately hired a man to make announcements in all parts of the city that whosoever owed him money, was relieved of his debt. He forgave everybody and no one owed him anything. After hearing that announcement, many people came to visit him. It was so crowded at his doorstep that people broke the threshold of it.

That showed that people were more conscious about money they owed than the social norms, behavior, character or traditions.



Here is the key to success: Don't fall in love with this world, nor with money. Money is never enough because the desire of it springs from the base of greed. The more you have, the more you want. There is no end to it till you hit the dust (grave). If we pay attention to the teachings of the Quran, Allah tells us that our stay in this world is but temporary. We are here to work on our Aakhirah (the Hereafter). The greed and accumulation of wealth or material things can bring only the wrath of Allah upon us, unless we spend that wealth in Allah's way. But if with money and wealth we forget Allah, His Commands and the poor or needy of our town, we are inviting Allah's wrath.

“Such are those who buy the life of

the world at the price of the Hereafter.

Their punishment will not be lightened,

neither will they have a support.”

(al-Quran 2 :86)

For a believer, the life of the Hereafter is a lot more beautiful than the life of this world. The wise people consider this world with all its pomp and show, a prison for the righteous; a deception. The real life is in the Hereafter. The Almighty says that the life of this world is just an illusion. We should not become slaves to our desires and temptation.

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Friday 5 May 2023

PURPOSE OF LIFE: Serve Your Lord Creator Faithfully!

What’s The Purpose of Your Life?

Serve Your Creator

As A Faithful And

Sincere Slave!


He Sent You A Message.

Did You Understand

The Message?

(M. Javed Naseem)



We have revealed for you (O men!)

a Book in which is a Message for you!

Will you not then understand?”

(al-Quran 21:10)

Have you ever asked yourself: “What’s the purpose of my life here?” And if you did, what answer did you get from your heart or from your conscience? Our life in this world has a purpose and it is up to us to figure it out. The Almighty has given us a lot of freedom, liberty and choice of action. On the Day of Judgment, we'll answer questions about those choices we made here.

You are the most beautiful, wonderful and magnificent creation of Allah, the Supreme Creator. The sole purpose of your temporary life on this planet Earth is to glorify your Lord Creator Who is the Cherisher, the Sustainer and Most Merciful Beneficent. Simply put: Allah is your Master and you are His slave. Therefore, do your duty and serve your Master faithfully! That is the purpose of your being here. Everything else is bullshit, manufactured to fool you and interpreted to manipulate you.

The Supreme Creator (Allah) has mentioned the purpose of your creation in the Quran, chapter 51 (Surah ad-Dhaariyat), verse 56, as follows:

Surah ad-Dhaariyat

“I have only created Jinn and men,

that they may serve Me.”

(al-Quran 51:56)

And do we know how to serve Allah? Well, obey His commands (detailed in the Quran) the way Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) showed us to obey! If we follow the Prophet (s.a.w.) as a role-model in every respect, we’ll never go astray.

Some people have translated and interpreted the above Quranic verse as:

“I have only created Jinns and men

so that they worship Me”.

This translation or interpretation is not correct – it’s only partially correct. Serving Allah is a very comprehensive term as compared to worshiping Allah. Worship is a small part of serving Allah. ‘Serving’ Allah encompasses every aspect of life on this planet whereas ‘worshiping’ covers only one part – the rituals pertaining to Allah.

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The purpose of your life is to please your

Creator – the Lord God by obeying Him.

For your good performance, the Supreme

Creator will award you the coveted

prize – the Paradise (Jannah).

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In the Quran, there are hundreds of commands from Allah that don’t form part of the ‘worship’ commands. They cover other aspects like family life, duties of a husband or a wife; inheritance, education, treatment of others and especially neighbors, the orphans, the widows, the poor; how to conduct; how to talk; what to eat; how to maintain peace; how to curb evil; etc., etc. These are called the ‘Rights of People’ (Huqooq-ul Ibad). And then comes the other part (the ‘worship’ part) the commands of which cover Tawheed, Salaat and Zikr (Dhikr), Zakat, fasting in Ramadan, praying at night, Hajj and Umrah, etc. These worship commands can easily be distinguished from other commands. This second part is called ‘Rights of Allah’ (Huqooq-u-Allah).

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Islam is ‘to surrender or submit unconditionally

to the Will of God’. Only the honest and sincere

submission to our Lord Creator can protect us

from the raging Hellfire, nothing else!

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Subhan-Allah! Our Lord, the Almighty, knew how we Muslims would treat and handle the Quran, so He asked us a direct question in Chapter 21, Surah al-Anbiya (the Prophets). He said:

“We have revealed for you (O men!) a

Book in which there is a Message for you!

Will you not then understand?”

(al-Quran 21:10)

As a matter of fact, this question is meant for the entire mankind in general, but I would say that it is addressed to Muslims in particular. A very simple verse asking a very simple question! Allah has sent us a Message and He is asking us if we understood it (if we know what to do). Logically, when you are given a message, you first read it, fully understand it and then try to implement it. A normal course! 


Now, we have the Message (the Quran) in our hands. Have we read it? Yes, many times. Some people even finish it three times during the month of Ramadan. And they are very happy that they would get the reward (Sawaab or Hasanah) for reciting it. But the question Allah asked us, still remains unanswered: Did we understand the Message? The true answer is ‘NO’; more than 90% did not understand it or did not bother to act upon (implement) it. So what’s the purpose?

It’s our obligation that we understand and implement the Message of our Lord Creator otherwise we’ll end up as losers, both in this world and in the Hereafter. Let me make one thing clear here! Reading the Quran (without understanding it and without implementing it) just for Sawaab or Hasanah is not enough. It’s not going to protect us from the Hellfire, if we don’t do what Allah tells us to do! In His Message (the Quran), Allah talks to us; gives us the commands to do certain things and forbids us certain things. If we do (obey) that, we are declared ‘successful’ but if we fail to do that, we end up as losers in both worlds. Simple as that!

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) was the Messenger of God and he brought us Allah’s Message – the Quran, also called the ‘Book’. In the beginning of the Quran (actually in Surah al-Baqara), Allah says:

“This is the Book; in it is guidance sure,

without doubt, to those who fear Allah.”

(al-Quran 2:2)

In other words, this is the message in which there is definite guidance and which, without any doubt, shall guide those believers who fear Allah (or are mindful of Allah). Now, who are those people? The answer is in the next two verses:

“Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer,

and spend out of what We have provided for them.”

(al-Quran 2:3)

“And who believe in the Revelation sent to you,

and sent before your time, and (in their hearts)

have the assurance of the Hereafter.”

(al-Quran 2:4)

Very clear explanation! Those are the people who believe in the Unseen One God and angels; people who are steadfast in their worship of Allah (prayers and remembrance); who spend regularly in charity from the bounties of Allah; who believe in the Quran (the Divine Message) sent to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) and other Messages (Scriptures) revealed to earlier Prophets and Messengers; and who definitely believe in the life after death (the Hereafter). This is the Message of Allah in a nutshell. And this is also precisely the definition of Faith (Iman).

And if you are the person who does all of the above, you are then rightly guided and Allah gives you the good news of success and prosperity:

“They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord,

and it is them who will prosper.”

(al-Quran 2:2-5)

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