As of 3/20, we are at threat level Orange, one step away from Red.
What Threat Level "Red" Means
Executive Order 10995:
All communications media are to be seized by the Federal Government.
Radio, TV, newspapers, CB, Ham, telephones, and the internet will be under
federal control. Hence, the First Amendment will be suspended indefinitely.
From the standpoint of someone who's worked in the Internet arena for many years now, "federal control" of the internet isn't going to happen.
The old saying goes:-
"The Internet treats censorship as damage, and routes around it"
Similarly, CB and Ham radio are effectively unregulated, and you can't prevent people from listening in or broadcasting on those frequencies. Technically, I suppose, frequencies in those spectra could be jammed, but I don't believe this to be a practical reality over anywhere but a very small grographical area.
My gut feel would be that this message you received might be one of those urban myth jobbies, concoted by some malcontent to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD).
Just my $0.02.
--Chris Marshall
chrisAThatstand.org (AIM: Chr15Marshall)
"If you're ever lost, I'll beat the world to finding you"
Stryngs, "Bobblehats and Beer"
Band website, with downloads, at http://www.stryngs.com/
