Mind Weapons

Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools in domestic culture wars. Newitz delves into America's deep-rooted history with psychological operations, beginning with Benjamin Franklin's Revolutionary War-era fake newspaper and nineteenth-century wars on Indigenous nations, and reaching its apotheosis with the Cold War and twenty-first-century influence campaigns online.

Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves is the character-driven story behind the origins of the Predator drone program and the dawn of unmanned warfare. A firsthand account told by an Air Force team leader and a CIA team leader, Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves takes the listener into the back offices and secret government hangars where the robotic revolution went from a mad scientist idea to a pivotal part of global air power.

The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for American democracy, but many people dared to hope that at least it would break the fever that had overcome the Republican Party and banish Trump's relentless lies about the stealing of the 2020 election. That is not what happened. Instead, “the big steal” has become dogma among an ever-higher percentage of American Republicans. What happened to the Republican Party, and America, during the Trump presidency is a story we more or less think we know.

The first audiobook of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications. As the author discusses the innovative Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the role of the intelligence community and countless university science departments in preparing the military and intelligence services for the 21st century, he also charts the future of national security.

MIND FORCE is a gripping action-adventure special forces thriller crammed full of twists, turns, espionage and military combat (411 pages). Join 22nd Special Air Service Regiment Captain Kirkland Finn as he battles an East German crime lord and his squad of ex-KSK mercenaries across multiple European countries. A fiction novel with covert military action, thrilling car and motorbike chases, helicopters, and fight scenes, written in a refreshing cinematic style without long-winded descriptions and meaningless dialogue. MIND FORCE is the third instalment of the Kirkland Finn military action-...

"Battlefield of the Mind: Unveiling the Future of AI in Warfare" is a gripping exploration of the silent revolution reshaping modern combat. This eye-opening book pulls back the curtain on how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming military strategy, decision-making, and the very nature of conflict itself. From autonomous weapons systems to predictive analytics in command centers, readers will gain unprecedented insight into the cutting-edge technologies poised to redefine warfare in the 21st century. Dr. Alan Turing once said, "Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine ...

He’s part bull. She's part lava. Together, they’re unstoppable. Carl Gray was a rodeo clown before a freak lightning storm fused him to a bull named El Diablo. Lavender is an islander whose mother is lava goddess and father is human. As a half-lava shape-shifter, she can mold her body at will. When the world receives a credible threat from a criminal mastermind named Villainous to destroy the human race, the United States government requests their help. Turns out, Villainous has managed to merge human intelligence with animal strength and speed, and such creatures are appearing all over...

What price is too great to save a life? By offering up his life for another, Tol doomed his entire race. Through an incredible feat of power and a magic only she can access, Olivia spared a friend and condemned herself. As Addy watched her happiness and love bleed out on a sandy shore, her dreams turned to dust. The cruel Supernal’s quest for power has brought both the mortal and immortal worlds to the edge of annihilation. The only way to challenge him will be through strange alliances, daring risks, and heartbreaking sacrifices. But with war on the horizon, are any of them strong enough...

Addy is a farmer in upstate New York. Tol is the prince of a dying magical race. Both are trapped in lives they didn’t choose. 18-year-old Addy has spent her entire life in a small town, where the most exciting activity is watching corn grow. That is, until seven-foot warriors crash through her front door. They kidnap her sister and then try to kill her. As she faces their swords with nothing but her fists, she’s saved by a man who obliterates her enemies without laying a finger on them. His name is Tol, and he claims to be a magical, mind-controlling prince. Tol has spent his life ...

Enter the world of the Chosen and Forsaken…mind-control and magically-enhanced weapons…with Book Two of The Fount series. Now, in THE FORSAKEN’S CHOICE, Addy and Tol are in a race against forces that seek to tear them apart. They’re determined to travel from Texas to Vitaquias—the world that was laid to waste—to find the only person who might be able to help them. With the Chosen people’s life-giving Source almost gone and the cruel Forsaken general closing in, Addy and Tol are running out of time. If they fail, they won’t be the only ones to bear the cost. Addy’s sister ...

This is a story about a scientist that created the world's most deadly and contagious bio weapon known to man. It released from the lab with a little help and spreads around the world like wildfire. As the virus spread how do you survive? How do you escape the death trap of the city. The infected become like enraged beasts and attacks everyone in sight. Soon they out number the survivors. A small group of people struggle to survive in a world gone mad. Is this the end of the human race? This is not a story of the undead rising. This is a story of humans being driven mad with a thirst for ...

It has been over 25 years since the first publication of The Technology of Control. It has been out of print for more than a decade. Initially, I was reluctant to reprint it in recent years as I have many of my extensive catalog of books from that era – My thought was that it might seem hopelessly obsolete. Yet, there was always a nagging imperative to bring my vast catalog of books back into access for this and future generations. According to a vast accumulation of disclosures, cold from newspaper articles, technical journals, government leaks, military hardware advertisements, essays ...

I thought winning would bring peace. I was wrong. The corrupt government stole my life once—and now they want their human weapon back. My gift is too dangerous to leave unchecked, and they’ll do whatever it takes to control me again. With the fires of revolution spreading, my rebel allies and I are closer than ever to bringing the system to its knees. But every victory comes at a cost, and when new threats rise from the ashes, I’m forced into a role I never wanted: leader. If we fail, millions will fall with us. My heart aches for the life I’ll never have with Jameson. I want to ...

Questa frase è stata detta da uno dei manipolatori più abili della storia. Colui che è stato capace di convincere e manipolare non 1 non 100 ma un’intera nazione.... Il suo nome è Joseph Goebbels, ministro e capo della propaganda Nazista, la sua abilità di identificare i diversi meccanismi di suggestione della mente umana creando tattiche di manipolazioni molto efficaci fu tale che nella Germania nazista i cittadini diventarono parte di un progetto politico patologico sentendosi portatori di verità universale.