The "sustainable development" and "global governance" initiatives of the Rockefeller CFR and its many affiliates, including the United Nations organization, are rapidly advancing. One of these is the "Smart Cities" project. In May, the Chinese communists will be hosting a U.N. conference on "Cities of the Future: Smart, Resilient and Sustainable" with a focus on data collection and information management.

The "smart city" concept includes a pervasive surveillance system based on wireless networks and the "internet of things". General Electric, a CFR corporate partner and promoter of the technology, is launching a major pilot project in San Diego this year. Their marketing material glowingly describes the "Digital City of Tomorrow" in typical Disney-like fashion:

"To build thriving cities, GE Current is partnering up with city leaders to turn their ubiquitous lighting network into a digital infrastructure. With the 'future-proofed' city in mind, Current’s CityIQ, a unique intelligent node embedded with many sensors, is extensible through over the air upgrades...with connection to neighboring devices and [the] ability to do multi-sensor fusion all over a secure cloud connection... Installed on any street light pole, it transforms a cities lighting infrastructure into an all-knowing, data intelligence network... [which] captures real-time ubiquitous data"

-- Smart Cities Council article

This "all-knowing intelligence network" will include every "smart" device within range, including your car, your phone, security cameras, face scanners, chip readers, etc. What could go wrong, comrade? If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear -- or so they say.

"General Electric will put cameras, microphones and sensors on 3,200 street lights in San Diego this year, marking the first large-scale use of "smart city" tools GE says can help monitor traffic and pinpoint crime... The system will use sensing nodes on light poles to locate gunshots, estimate crowd sizes, check vehicle speeds and other tasks... The system is included in a $30 million GE LED lighting upgrade to 14,000 of San Diego's 60,100 street lights... The city council approved the project in December, without discussion of potential privacy issues raised by the surveillance system."

-- Reuters article

Like a dystopian Disneyland, the "smart city" will be an efficient minimum security prison where everyone is a "guest" in a small rented cell and every move, every purchase, and every word is tracked, analyzed, and recorded for future reference. Even the GE light bulbs in your bedroom will be connected. Your comfy cage will be "seriously simple...so you don't have to think twice". You can wave your Magic Band and enjoy the mindless fun as long as your social credit is good. Just don't get out of line, challenge authority, or try to escape.

"Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded, not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering a high morale and community purpose. The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history.”

-- David Rockefeller, CFR chairman, article in the New York Times, 1973-08-10

UPDATE: In March, David Rockefeller, the tireless godfather of the CFR and the "liberal world order" for over 50 years, finally passed on. See this critical one-hour documentary regarding his long career, produced by the Corbett Report.