Utilities Desperate to Quash Dissent, Shut Off Activist Leaders ElectricityJosh del Sol In what is an illegal and thinly-veiled psy-op (psychological operation) attempting to stem the rising tide of awareness of the massive rights violations associated with their smart meter deployments, Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (PSREC) actually disconnected the electricity from the home of Joshua Hart, a leader in the movement and director of StopSmartMeters.org. As documented in our boat-rocking film Take Back Your Power, so-called smart meter deployments are beleagured on many levels, being linked to in-home surveillance, unjustified billing increases, extortive opt-out practices/fees, home and appliance hackability, health symptoms (from pulsed microwave radiation and high-frequency voltage transients), and a rather long list of home fires. Like hundreds of thousands, perhaps upwards of a million now in Western countries, Hart is choosing to not have a smart meter installed, preferring to not to have his living quarters be surveiled, irradiated or made easily hackable. And like many, he is not contributing to his utilitys Punitive Opt-Out Fund for the insolence of exercising constitutional and human right. (There are many ways to retain your right and not pay a fee or penalty for doing so we have written about one such method here. Under no circumstances are you obligated to pay a fee to keep your analog meter, though writing a well-written notice via registered mail is often required.) So-called smart meters are not UL approved and have never been safety-tested. But according to grid engineering firms such as Raab Associates they are part of a technology roadmap which includes mining data for intel purposes, and data mining and analytics becoming core competency. Whats perhaps even more troubling is the connection between smart meters and military RD funding. Thank goodness that huge numbers of people are realizing that, yes, our government is so corrupt, they would actually do deploy such technology upon their own people. Nipping the cognitive dissonance squarely in the bud is the starting point for things to change for the better. Of government/corporatist/utility desire to maintain domination over their awakening customers, when pondering the latest PR stunts, the word desperation doth cometh to mind. And when you watch the below video of PSRECs General Manager Bob Marshall fighting with his conscience, you have to wonder how much he got paid off to disconnect, photograph and stalk Joshua Hart and his family. In an absurd demonstration of doublespeak-cronyism, Marshall actually accuses the individual whose electricity he illegally disconnected of being the bully. See for yourself: Video: Bob Marshall PSREC General Manager Loses It In Aftermath of Illegal Disconnect Josh del Sol is the director and producer of Take Back Your Power, a revelatory documentary feature film uncovering the worldwide smart metering and grid agenda. Watch the film and subscribe to updates at www.takebackyourpower.net, and follow him via twitter @TBYPfilm. Related articles by Josh del Sol 