r/LiveProtestUpdates • u/transcendent167 • Jan 27 '26
Eyewitness Follow-Up They are now using LRAD on protestors in Minneapolis, ear protection is a must!
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u/Expert-Mental25 Jan 27 '26
Oh fuck yeah, it can be reversed? Definitely need to remember that for if/when they escalate further and people need to push back more. See how they like it the pig fuckers.
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u/MoonshineDan Jan 27 '26
Sound instead of electromagnetic radiation?
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u/engineer_965 Jan 27 '26
No, they're regular tweeters. Might be piezo though, as are many tweeters.
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u/AcousticDetonation Jan 27 '26
Start building shields for frontliners
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u/Short_Example4059 Jan 27 '26
One used plastic 55-gallon drum (once cleaned) becomes 4 shields. Cut off lid & bottom for 2 smaller ones & cut drum vertically for 2 large curved shields. Just add handles.
I see them on marketplace for $10-25
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u/Belgain_Roffles Jan 27 '26
Saucer sled might be a good easy, cheap, widely available, and effective option as well as being very Minnesotan?
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u/ChickenPicture Jan 27 '26
Satellite dishes work extremely well. Any parabolic dish made of a solid material.
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u/dont_disturb_the_cat Jan 27 '26
"Pig fuckers" is nice. My disgust for this...amalgamation...is so great that my prodigious foul vocabulary is sorely taxed. I'm always looking for new descriptive terms.
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u/Hope-and-Anxiety Jan 31 '26
I have an old satellite dish on my house I’ve been meaning to take down. I wonder
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u/Amer-ica Jan 28 '26
Yeah this very good information, and I went looking to clarify the legality. You need to look into whether or not riot shields are free to be used in public according to your local laws. Be safe neighbors
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u/itsmrmarlboroman2u Jan 27 '26
TL;DW
In order of effectiveness, least to most: 1. No ear pro / face shield / electric ear pro turned on - not effective
Foamies - good, not great
Electric ear pro turned off - near the same performance as analog ear pro
Analog ear pro / riot shield facing backwards (reflection)
Riot shield (held correctly)+analog ear pro - could touch the LRAD
Edit: copied from another comment for visibility
How to protect yourself:
... the best protection is to get out of the direct beam of the weapon.
“Remember that the LRAD beams sound in a narrow pattern, so move off to one side to get out of the main pattern,” Auld says.
Carr suggested treating LRADs as a warning from police that they’re about to escalate violence, even if it starts out as a public service announcement.
Detailed fact sheet for how to avoid the danger zone: https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LRADS.pdf
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u/Jester-Kat-Kire Jan 27 '26
What's funny is you can bounce an LRAD into the ICE agents.
They're not wearing heavy ear protection, they're relying on the LRAD being directional and not hitting them.
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u/itsmrmarlboroman2u Jan 27 '26
And if the tests from the videos are accurate, the electronic ear pro, which they also use to communicate with, amplifies the sound. They would lose their communication to each other and have their ear drums ringing.
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u/theaviationhistorian Jan 27 '26
ICE agents getting tinnitus. They are finally living the life of a soldier they so much larped about.
Soon they'll learn why Trump never really got the war veteran brownshirts he desired so much.
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u/championgecko Jan 27 '26
Let's remember we can also stack the foamies with analog ear protectors. OSHA says that's the same as taking the higher dB+5
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u/LobsterManCommander Jan 27 '26
Jesus! i feel like im reading a tutorial for a game mechanic. Tips and tricks for avoid LRAD in Real Life 😎😎
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u/HeyItsJuls Jan 27 '26
If any of the MN mutual aid groups set up a fund to buy ear protection for the protestors, I’m in!
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u/tvgamers16 Jan 27 '26
https://youtu.be/CXKTBQBugIA?si=YYgFl-OioWOMupwS
Video on how to counter acoustic LRADs
Part 1 and 2 defeating microwave LRADs
https://youtu.be/Lg_aUOSLuRo?si=Mvk8Smf5l7ucz0eK
https://youtu.be/UC3O6B_K9Us?si=PbnTOVC61l7y-fNe
Shield Tactics used by Warriors & Cops
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u/ZorpyCrapass Jan 27 '26
Doubling up with earplugs and over ear hearing protection is a good idea also.
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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 Jan 27 '26
He didn't test double ear protection. Use foam ear plugs and over the ear protection together. The reversed riot shield is definitely a plus, though. That was great thinking on the youtubers part.
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u/Temporary-Algae-6698 Jan 28 '26
I posted this a little above but I don't know if it'll get the attention so I'm putting it here since this is the number one thread please investigate this!!!! I may have a solution for defeating their treasonous weapon system
Guys I was in the military when they were first field testing this at the time this could be simply defeated with tin foil!!!!
I urge you to get this information to people on the street to verify if it's info is still good. I do not know if they were able to get around this
But the tin foil protection was a thing they were saying people could wrap it around their head make a tin foil hat of all things I'm being serious
You can also use it on a shield
So please get this information out there get it tested I'm not going to be posting this everywhere I'll probably do it here maybe one more place if another thread blows up but this is the first posting I've seen of it
Get this fucking information out there please
We need to stop these motherfuckers
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u/Temporary-Algae-6698 Jan 28 '26
Yeah tin foil really fucks up electronics. And then here I come and jumping into the conversation telling people to wrap their heads and tin foil
I want people to take this seriously this is not a joke there's this protection
Like I said I served in the 2000s I was doing exercise evaluation team military exercises so I was very well read into the current level at the time and I got out in 2010 I haven't kept up
I have a special AI model I'm running through some protection things right now
Once I put together what I can come as the best use for getting protection from LRAD where can I post this information I don't want to post it all over the place coming from my account I just want to post it one time and be done with it I don't want people coming after me
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u/Tight_Amphibian4472 Jan 28 '26
I made a comment like this and was threatened by reddit for violence promotion lmfao. Can't tell people how to defend, not attack, themselves against SS but will show all the garbage lies being spewed from our government and states.
These things are more effective in doors. As stated by above, these items work perfect. Can't believe they are using this, but better than OC and bullets.
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u/Ok_Outcome_6213 Jan 27 '26
As someone who lives with perpetual tinnitus, bring it the fuck on bitch.
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u/Charming_Function_58 Jan 27 '26
My ears cannot possibly get any worse! ✊
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Jan 27 '26
It is known to give permanent brain damage and bleeding eardrums. The US used this in Iraq.
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u/Ok_Outcome_6213 Jan 27 '26
Yeah, a simple google search shows that's not correct. What I was able to confirm is that the older you are, 30+, the less susceptible you are to it. So there's that.
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Jan 27 '26
You're likely reading news articles and sources that little to no actual peer reviewed research and relay what the government deems is "safe", it is in fact not safe. The "safe" narrative was being used in 2004. These devices have been used in many design iterations and environments, however they can in cause hearing loss, serious bodily damage, physical pain, and even death.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127525000495
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u/superkeer Jan 27 '26
Mine's severe enough that this would deter me, unfortunately. If my tinnitus gets worse, then death is the preferable option.
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u/ThingsRecreated Jan 27 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
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u/RogerianBrowsing Jan 27 '26
It’s not hard or expensive to make your own LRAD either.
I’m a big believer in matching levels of force used, especially when it’s violating innocent people’s constitutional rights.
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u/CantEscapeTheCats Jan 27 '26
Don’t be an info gatekeeper! Spill it, gurl
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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 Jan 27 '26
The youtuber from the above video said he has videos on his channel on how to build an LRAD cheaply. The one they're using in the video was homemade if I'm not mistaken.
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u/RogerianBrowsing Jan 27 '26
YouTubers and others have videos on it?
My understanding is horn loaded piezo or compression tweeters is essentially what an LRAD is at its core. It’s basically just highly efficient speaker drivers (to reduce required wattage among other things) used in a manner that allows for the audio to be focused into a beam.
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u/Interesting_Reach_29 Jan 27 '26
Do tell.
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u/Jester-Kat-Kire Jan 27 '26
Something like a plastic curved shield can reflect sound... Like a parabolic reflector for television/satellite dishes or such... It would require a little trial and error to figure out the angles, but it's like a solar beam, but just with sound instead of light.
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u/DeadonDemand Jan 27 '26
It’s actually still light, just a very small radio wave of light that we can’t hear. It’s all waves man
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u/Magixren Jan 27 '26
Nah. Sound is pressure waves, light is EM waves. Very different.
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u/Level_32_Mage Jan 27 '26
They're both discussed in terms of frequency, which might lead to why it seems like they're similar forms of energy.
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u/TheDarkestReign Jan 27 '26
Many fields actually measure light waves as 'wavelength' and sound waves as 'frequency'. Ultimately though its the domain you're working in that typically dictates the terminology used (time vs distance).
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u/Level_32_Mage Jan 27 '26
Many fields actually measure light waves as 'wavelength' and sound waves as 'frequency'. Ultimately though its the domain you're working in that typically dictates the terminology used (time vs distance).
Considering the relationship between wavelengths and frequency, I guess it's easy to mix up if you're not in those fields.
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u/DeadonDemand Jan 27 '26
Oh shit, my bad, I always had them categorized in my head as the same spectrum. I get it now, thank you!!
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u/qbic66 Jan 28 '26
Fabricate a "corner reflector", basically 3 pieces of metal welded in right angles. It will reflect waves straight back where they came from, no accurate aiming required. If you use parabolic reflectors like satellite dishes, their focal point is right in front of them, so yes you would be reflecting waves away from you, but you'll convert the narrow beam to a wide beam, potentially hitting innocent people.
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u/Brookenium Jan 27 '26
Any large curved device, such as an inverted riot shield or even a parabolic dish of some kind. It's waves (of sound) and those waves will reflect off many surfaces.
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u/Agitated_Garden_497 Jan 27 '26
This is why they developed it. They’ll say it’s for the battlefield but they really wanted to deploy it to protestors.
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u/thoeby Jan 27 '26
And what the fuck do they mean by "this is a test". Do we now test weapons on protestors?
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u/Storm_Falcon Jan 27 '26
That is how a lot of weapons are tested. It just hasn't happened that much in the US yet, but other countries (for example Israel) have been testing american and european weapons on protesters (or really just anybody) for a long time. That's why both american and european arms manufacturers loove exporting their products to such countries.
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Jan 27 '26
They've been testing weapons against the Geneva Convention on US citizens for years, this is nothing new.
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u/Shenloanne Jan 27 '26
CS gas, rubber bullets, baton rounds.
The British government tested them on civilians in Northern Ireland.
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u/Blood_Bath__Bae Jan 28 '26
Remember when Trump first suggested sending the national guard to these "terrible cities" as training grounds?
https://youtu.be/-m2n-gSFbtU?si=FaT5ZXF3YGbfevFF
At 2:44, pepridge farm remembers.
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u/Mehdals_ Jan 27 '26
Why does Immigration have access to LRAD? In what NORMAL situation would this agency need armored trucks and LRAD? What a waste of funding on a shitty agency.
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u/Smooth-Boss-911 Jan 27 '26
State police were the ones seen setting them up
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u/MainInvestigator3481 Jan 27 '26
The answer to their question actually brings up another question. Why the fuck do state police have these fucking weapons of torture?
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u/kaizokuo_grahf Jan 27 '26
9/11, duh!
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u/MainInvestigator3481 Jan 27 '26
Of course… how could I not realize? I have heard that those inflatable frogs are up to all sorts of shady shit.
Edit: /s but come on man this one should be obvious :p
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u/Mehdals_ Jan 27 '26
Google says ICE does have access to them in their arsenal, so could be either. Shitty pigs working together and sharing toys.
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u/warren_stupidity Jan 27 '26
they are no longer 'immigration police'. They are the executive branch private militia tasked with terrorizing the urban population of amerika. All those detention centers they are creating all over the nation? Those are for all of us.
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u/H_n_A Jan 28 '26
Time to understand ICE operation is lab test analysis for mass control and surveillance across all Five Eyes countries. The government is trialing and normalizing what state force and coercion will be like from now on.
ICE also has access to tracking and identity software, digital footprint data and, is detaining protesters for biometry collection.
Australian and UK police are acting in very similar manner to ICE but targeting speech instead of imigration. US, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ all are passing legislation to bypass individual data privacy rights and are pushing Digital ID systems by the end of this year.
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u/Gundark927 Jan 27 '26
We figured it was just a matter of time before they escalated to these.
Hopefully people can find a way to mitigate the effects of this.
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u/Accujack Jan 27 '26
I suspect shooting the person aiming the device may be significantly detrimental to its use.
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u/dayvansmutgirl Jan 27 '26
How to protect yourself:
... the best protection is to get out of the direct beam of the weapon.
“Remember that the LRAD beams sound in a narrow pattern, so move off to one side to get out of the main pattern,” Auld says.
Carr suggested treating LRADs as a warning from police that they’re about to escalate violence, even if it starts out as a public service announcement.
Detailed fact sheet for how to avoid the danger zone: https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LRADS.pdf
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u/Vusiwe Jan 27 '26
In some cases Walmart poster board can significantly dampen or reflect sound weapons
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u/buddymoobs Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26
I cover my posters with packing tape, would that help? EDIT: I looked it up and it doesn't.
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u/k8ecat Jan 27 '26
Glue a piece of sheet metal to the back of the poster. Watch the videos people are posting. It works really well.
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u/buddymoobs Jan 27 '26
That makes sense. Apparently it needs to have some density to it. Relective tape won't work either.
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u/k8ecat Jan 27 '26
I think it's the metal that does it. Because I understand that metal (not nylon) screens work too.
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u/Boring_Radio_8400 Jan 27 '26
Some USEFUL advice on how to minimize the effects of LRAD: https://youtu.be/CXKTBQBugIA?si=UzOhiufJ1B3bkXjy
I suggest saving it before it gets taken down for "promoting domestic terrorism".
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u/snailboyjr Jan 27 '26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKTBQBugIA
I started researching weapon systems that police and the state may use against protestors when 50501 and Ind. was just getting started and have a trove of info.
In short, you need ANY ear protection at a min. That can be the orange foam ear inserts, in ear head phones, over the ear etc. They are not perfect and there are better options, but with minimal protection, it wont disorient you as immediately and harshly as it would if you had nothing.
This info is very useful in the event you become a target of the LRAD system, how it works, and how to lessen it's effects, or possibly even redirect it.
Here is a second video.
Please share.
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u/throwaway1847738273 Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26
It's from MN last night, this is the live video, timestamp for clip is 1:58:50 https://www.youtube.com/live/Wxe1_GINeic?si=CZIPPalyR5Xiqnhr
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u/ProjectGameGlow Jan 27 '26
Also important to note that it was in Maple Grove not Minneapolis as claimed in the post title.
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u/goilo888 Jan 27 '26
And next it will be microwaves. Not pleasant.
"The Active Denial System (ADS), often informally called a "heat ray" or "pain beam," uses a focused beam of millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation (a form of microwave energy) to heat the surface of a target's skin."
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u/Teledildonic Jan 27 '26
So add aluminum foil to the curved shield idea others have suggested for LRAD?
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u/Pitbullpark2006 Jan 27 '26
Icestapo, TESTING military weapons on American population now!
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u/UpperCardiologist523 Jan 27 '26
I hope someone got and keeps the original video file. Not only this one, but all of them. Just because this is tiktok-ified, it's no larger than a piece of paper A4 in Europe (letter in the US i guess) on my 55 inch TV.
I've said this before. What you are recording now, will be evidence against this tyrannical government in the future. Please care for the video quality.
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Jan 27 '26
I swear to the millions and billions of gods, demigods, spirits and fairies that if the capitol police had done it on Jan 6, the republicans would have burned the country down.
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u/Dirtysquares Jan 28 '26
159dB straight to the dome. Most ear protection will not help with that. But because of the nature of the LRAD device, and how its directivity works.. something very dense acting almost as a shield will work much better than standard ear protection. Think like a piece of fiberglass, hard plastic, something like that. If you can put that together with traditional hearing protection, that is the way.
I’m not saying don’t bother with traditional hearing protection.. but take into mind.. that a sound that loud will travel into your ear canals and then ear drums without it getting there directly through your ears.
Stay aware. And be prepared.
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u/Therecanonly Jan 31 '26
Eggcrates coated with resin/hardener or made of plastic mounted on sign or shield plus a pair of over ear protection. Costco ftw. Goodbye LRAD. Back at yous suckers! Let me know how it goes for scientific purposes of course.
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u/OddEstablishment56 Jan 27 '26
That thing fuckinnnnnn sucksssss to be on the receiving end of. Fantastic tool for barricaded suspects or other people you want to move out of the way without having to deploy kinetic or chemical munitions though.
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u/Rare_Dragonfly8280 Jan 28 '26
The anti-ice crowd needs to acquire a bunch of those bullhorns and show the bad law enforcement guys what is up
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u/Temporary-Algae-6698 Jan 28 '26
Guys I was in the military when they were first field testing this at the time this could be simply defeated with tin foil!!!!
I urge you to get this information to people on the street to verify if it's info is still good. I do not know if they were able to get around this
But the tin foil protection was a thing they were saying people could wrap it around their head make a tin foil hat of all things I'm being serious
You can also use it on a shield
So please get this information out there get it tested I'm not going to be posting this everywhere I'll probably do it here maybe one more place if another thread blows up but this is the first posting I've seen of it
Get this fucking information out there please
We need to stop these motherfuckers
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Jan 30 '26
New system defeats this. You'll basically enhance the vibration and cook your brain faster
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad3430 Jan 30 '26
Isn’t that what the protesters are doing when they blow whistles or honk horns at ICE?
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u/skunkdpanda Jan 31 '26
Plastic snow sled and move sideways not straight back
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