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I get that many people hate patent trolls. I get that many people would like to find a way to limit NPE activities in enforcing patents. But I'm scratching my head over the rhetoric and content SHIELD Act, which was reintroduced last week. For the uninitiated, the proposal would mandate fee shifting for all losing NPEs. Carved out of this group are initial assignees of a patent (that is, individuals and companies who obtained the patents themselves), universities, and companies that spend "substantial" resources making something. Further, NPEs must post a bond for the fees before they can even get into the courthouse.
I should start by saying that I don't have a strong position on fee shifting. I think that mutual fee shifting might actually do some good to reduce litigation costs and force more reasonable licensing negotiations. I'm also in favor of all sorts of behavior based fee shifting: filing frivolous cases, demanding license fees that far exceed reasonableness, ridiculous claim construction arguments, frivolous discovery requests, unrealistic damages expert reports, etc. I think the threat of fee shifting is a stick that could be used to tame costs. But note that all of these proposals are based on behavior, not identity.
This leads to my concerns with the SHIELD Act, which leave me scratching my head. As a taste of my further thoughts, I'll note that the EFFs poster child for the act, a podcasting NPE, is actually excluded from the act, and would not have to pay fees on loss.
Let's start with the rhetoric. It seems like few people have actually examined the act in detail, and thus support for it sounds like a propagandistic echo chamber. I joined Twitter only recently, and originally attributed this to the 140 character limit. Get rid of trolls! $29 billion in costs! Meritless patents! However, it turns out that longer discussion also repeats the same claims without much analysis, albeit with more words. Indeed, very few of the reports actually link to the text of the act, which is here, but instead link to each other, all saying the same thing.
I have a problem with this rhetoric for two reasons. First, the facts are way, way more complicated than that (see Kesan & Schwartz, for example, for a critique of the $29 billion estimate, and see the PWC study on patent judgments since 1995 for discussion about how often and how much NPEs and practicing entities win).
Furthermore, there are many types of NPEs out there, from pre-adoption technology houses to the most abusive frivolous claim filers. The SHIELD Act and its proponents consider none of this nuance.
This leads to my real problem with the rhetoric: it is driven by large companies and presented as if it will benefit small companies. If we were so worried about small companies, why wouldn't we make the act apply to all patent plaintiffs? After all, large companies routinely assert their patents against smaller, disruptive entities in order to stake out market position or even put them out of business. Just compare the Barnes & Noble submission to the FTC about Patent Assertion Entities with the Barnes & Noble complaints about Microsoft's licensing practices. The complaint is the same, so it is unclear why the solution should not be the same.
I am bothered by any rhetoric purportedly intended to "protect innovation" that does not, well, protect innovation by its own terms. The EFF campaign focus on a patent that would not actually be subject to the act is just one example. And the fact that no one pushing the SHIELD Act — many of whom I respect even though I disagree — is asking these questions makes my knees jerk to oppose it.
My general point of view is that we should address the behavior, not the owner. Yes, it's bad that an NPE has asserted what many think is a meritless podcasting claim against Adam Corolla. (I won't address the merits here, but I will note that the initial patent application was filed in 1996, not last year).
But would we really feel better if it were a product company making the same claim? A meritless claim hinders innovation no matter who makes it. That's about all I will say about the core question of whether NPEs should be required to post a bond just to get into the courthouse. I think they should not — nor should anyone — even if fee shifting were mutual. But defending that statement is more than I can do in this blog post. I've written at least two articles that address the topic and there are a multitude of other studies that address the role of NPEs in licensing as well as the parallels between NPE and product making patentee behavior.
Thus, my questions about the Act relate to the particulars and their unintended consequences. Note that the text of the act has been carefully written to carve out everyone who might object to it, except NPEs. This is the root of the problem, because "patent troll" means different things to different people.
Some points:
1. The act mandates a fee award to any party victorious on noninfringement or invalidity. This means that a company can sue for declaratory relief and force fee shifting, even though the patentee never filed suit. I realize that many people would say, "Great! No more demand letters!" But consider two things. First, there are many, many transactions — millions, if not billions of dollars worth — that are undertaken between technology licensing companies and product companies without the imprimatur of "trollishness." This provision could disrupt that ecosphere in an effort to fix a different one. Second, this provision could have a perverse effect of multiplying the number of litigations. I don't believe that patent holders should overclaim in order to seek higher licenses, but I also don't believe that potential infringers should underclaim in order to force litigation.
2. The act excludes parties that have a "substantial investment" in the exploitation of a patent via production or sale. This is fraught with difficulty. First, what does "substantial" mean? Presumably it is intended to ensnare NPEs that decide to make things, but not make enough (or good enough) things. But why should a court get to decide what is enough? And what do we do about start-ups who have patents but have not yet commercialized their invention? Are they trolls, too?
And what is to stop NPEs from becoming distributors? They could buy competing products wholesale (perhaps products where they have secured licenses) and sell them. This only makes sense; by being resellers, they can claim that the competition of the infringing product is harming their sales business. This points to the general complexity of licensing in the first place: companies might license patents when their opponents do not in order to gain a competitive advantage, even if the patent is old.
3. This exploitation prong leads to other questions. What if a claim construction goes against the patentee, and the patent isn't quite as broad as the owner thought. This happens all the time, to patentees of all types. Does this mean that the product selling patent holder is no longer exploiting the patent? The language seems to say so, and even the biggest producer would be ensnared.
4. The potential for producers to be liable doesn't stop there. Consider Palm, which developed WebOS, and made stuff. Consider HP, which has spent billions of dollars in research and development. HP bought Palm, and made WebOS tablets. For various reasons, maybe in part due to patent claims from other tablet makers like Apple, HP decides to stop selling WebOS tablets. HP then decides to enforce Palm's patents. Mind you, HP didn't just buy the patents, it bought the company. And then it made stuff, it researched, it developed, and it has even licensed WebOS out to LG try to resurrect it for televisions. Is HP a troll now? It falls under the text of this act. I think that just cannot be right, and yet there it is, in black and white. By the way, HP sold some patents to HTC, who then asserted them against Apple. Soon after, HTC and Apple settled a long running, very costly litigation. Would the SHIELD Act change the dynamic of this dispute? I hope not, my family bought HTC phones.
5. Universities and technology transfer organizations are excluded. This offers a potential way for NPEs to avoid the law. They can become technology transfer organizations for small colleges that cannot afford them, or perhaps coordinate with each other to offer 1 year programs that satisfy the higher education requirements. This latter likelihood is a longshot, I think, but when money is at stake, you never know. This exception also ignores the role of universities in the patent ecosystem; do universities really never assert meritless claims? What happens when they start bringing more lawsuits? Maybe NPEs should team with tech transfer organizations and the tech transfer folks can bring suit instead; it would only take a few large university related intermediaries to make the entire bill fall apart.
6. Excluded are "original assignees," which are assignees prior to patent issuance that appear on the face of the patent. This leads to two issues. First, what if the assignment is done late, even at a product company? It happens. I suppose they would rely on the "investment" prong, but the company might not be making the patented product.
Second, many NPE patents are assigned to the NPE as the initial assignee. NPEs often buy patents while they are in process and assign continuation applications to themselves; those continuations are often the broadest claims (and thus the least likely to be meritorious as a matter of logic). In other words, the patents we worry about most are the patents that are least likely to fall under the rule. Some of the most highly-litigated, most-litigated patents were originally assigned to the NPE enforcing them now. This brings us to the point I made above, Personal Audio, with its podcasting patent, is initially assigned to….Personal Audio. Sorry folks, this is not the SHIELD you are looking for.
Furthermore, to avoid this issue, NPEs can simply buy shell companies that continue to hold the patents, while the original owner, if still active, can spin off any business to a new entity. I think Acacia does a fair amount of this already, and will surely do more. The more I think about it, the more I think that this rule, intended to protect "real" inventors, will instead render the much of the act toothless.
7. Finally, the original inventor can always sue. This leaves me scratching my head on both ends of the spectrum. On the large company end, I cannot comprehend why fee shifting is a bad thing if BigCo enforces patents, but a good thing if BigCo creates BigCoIPSubsidiary to enforce its patents. Are these two worlds really that different? Perhaps it is to those BigCo supporters of the bill that enforce their own patents. I should add that I'm told, but have not verified, that the tax code rewards companies that spin out their patents. The law gives with one hand and takes away with the other. Perhaps a better solution would be to get rid of the tax benefits, but I won't hold my breath.
On the small side, I see the SHIELD Act as changing the way NPEs enforce patents. Original inventors aren't covered, so perhaps the original inventor should be a nominal plaintiff and just get funded by the NPE. That's a great incentive at a time when people are clamoring for more transparency in the system.
One more point: Individuals are a primary source of NPE patents. Small businesses have always held their own as patent plaintiffs in the system and continue to do so. But the number of patents represented by individual inventors is double with NPE participation. It's easy to see why: it costs a lot to enforce a patent, or even to license it, and NPEs have skill and finances that individuals lack.
And so when we discuss the SHIELD Act, we should be crystal clear about what we are talking about: a system that favors big companies over individuals. I'm not making a value statement; there may be good reasons why we want fewer patents by individuals enforced. For example, individuals invent a lot of software, and a lot of software patents are really bad. But are individual software patents worse than everyone else's? I've read thousands of software patents, and my belief is that big companies can write crappy patents just like everyone else. My point is that we should be truthful about what is at stake, what the impacts will be, and whether those are the results we want. Then, given that truth, we should look at some evidence to decide what to do.
A comment below notes that the podcasting patent might indeed fall under SHIELD because it was assigned by a family trust of one of the inventors instead of the inventor. This highlights another problem with the bill that I hadn't even thought about. I noted issues with purchases of companies above.
But if we also say that a wholly owned and controlled intermediary cannot assign the patent on behalf of the original inventor, then SHIELD has the potential to throw a wrench into the works of corporate financing and restructuring. Every day of the week, companies reform through mergers or financing, often creating "NewCo" shell companies that will serve as intermediate owners of assets or will take on new names post financing. I have known lawyers who have such companies already formed so they can use them on a moments notice.
If we say that the intermediary trust excludes the next assignee from being the "original inventor," then many restructured startup, merged, and financed companies may be in for a rude surprise when the attempt to enforce their patent portfolios. Now, if you dislike patents generally, this realization would lead to rejoicing. I doubt that's how this act was intended, though.
Update 2
Colleen Chien has a helpful post on NPE litigation activity at Patently-O. The post notes two interesting points related to this post:
1. It confirms that individual plaintiff cases have decreased significantly as NPE cases have risen. This stands to reason NPEs are better at enforcing patents than individuals. But it also means that we always had individual patentee type patent litigation, and NPEs will figure out a way to go there again if they have to.
2. It argues that the SHIELD Act will be helpful because 9 out of the top 10 "high impact" trolls would fall under it. My response, assuming that this definition of high impact is accurate, is that:
a) These may be high impact today, but don't know what tomorrow will bring. The high impact NPEs of today were not the most litigious of just 2 or 3 years ago. In the future, these patents will be assigned in a way that keeps them with their original owner.
b) The high impact NPEs are the ones that will be least deterred by the act. They are high impact because they have been adjudged valid multiple times, there is little prior art, and many seemingly infringe. They will have the funds and the motivation to post bonds and keep going, collecting winnings and settlements down the way.
c) I scratch my head even more at the scattershot approach of this act. Highly overinclusive, underinclusive, and really just targeted at a few high impact patents that happen to have been purchased in a particular way — a way that is used by many legitimate businesses. It feels like there's got to be a better way.


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Veterans groups said that just as important as the new law will be the performance of new VA Secretary Robert McDonald, who was present for Thursday's bill-signing.
The former Procter & Gamble CEO was sworn in July 30 to lead the sprawling agency, which employs more than 310,000 people and provides health care for nearly 9 million enrolled veterans and disability compensation for nearly 4 million.
McDonald has pledged to "transform" the VA and has said improving patient access to health care is a priority, along with restoring transparency, accountability and integrity to the agency. He has directed VA facilities across the country to hold "town hall" style meetings to make sure they're getting honest feedback from veterans, a move Obama applauded Thursday.
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Sections of Central Artery pavement that were supposed to last 30 years are failing in less than a decade, causing a rash of potholes and debris at the mouth of the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel and at other key points and forcing $1 million in unexpected repairs, the state's top highway official said Wednesday.
Highway maintenance crews have been filling potholes as they appear, including rare midday work last week to repair a 4-foot-square flaw that could have posed a rush-hour hazard, said Frank DePaola, the state's highway administrator. But the potholes are now frequent and extensive enough that entire sections must be repaved, causing temporary lane closures.
The problem stems from a decision by the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff team that oversaw Big Dig design and construction to pave the project with concrete, more commonly used in warmer climates, instead of traditional New England asphalt, DePaola said. That surface concrete is now separating from the structural concrete slabs below it wherever the highway has a steep slope, such as at on- and offramps and tunnel openings, he said.
"They recommended it on the steep slopes because they thought it would be more durable,'' DePaola said after informing the state Department of Transportation board that the most crumbling stretch - a 600-foot-long section where Interstate 93 northbound leaves the O'Neill Tunnel and climbs the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge - would be repaved later this month.
DePaola said the problem is a surface issue, not a structural or safety matter, but it represents the latest flaw in a $15 billion project that changed the face of Boston and has been plagued with high-profile problems.
"It's an unfortunate symptom of this project that some of the finishes were possibly not done at as high a quality as they could have been,'' DePaola said.
The initial work at the northbound start of the Zakim, expected to cost $200,000, will be conducted overnight on select weekends over the next few weeks and will result in temporary lane closures when crews are milling and repaving, said DePaola. Other problem areas will be addressed next year.
The repaving may be eligible for reimbursement through a maintenance trust set up in 2008 with proceeds from a nearly $500 million settlement with Big Dig contractors Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff and others for shoddy work, ranging from water leaks to a ceiling-tile collapse that lead to a fatal accident in 2006.
DePaola informed the board of the pavement issue at a wide-ranging meeting in which board members grilled the chief executive of a South Korean company that has fallen behind on a $190 million order for MBTA commuter rail coaches; approved an overdue $112 million overhaul for deteriorated 1980s Green Line trolleys; and set in motion changes intended to control escalating costs on The Ride, the T's door-to-door service for people with disabilities.
The five-member board, which also oversees the MBTA, spent 45 minutes asking questions and demanding improvements from the chief executive of Hyundai Rotem, which has fallen nearly two years behind, and possibly more, on an order for 75 double-decker rail cars.
"If you want to continue to have a reputation in this country, then you fix this,'' board member Janice Loux said. "You fix this or we will fire you.''
Chief executive Min-ho Lee, speaking through a translator, vowed to redouble efforts at the company's headquarters in Korea, where the coaches have been designed and the shells are being built, and at the Philadelphia plant slated to perform final assembly.
"We have come to the United States to tell you that we are prepared to bear additional costs in order to use all of the resources at our disposal to ensure that we are able to deliver high-quality vehicles to you as quickly as possible,'' Lee said.
Board members and Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey said they appreciated Lee's visit but will remain frustrated until they see a redrawn schedule and actual production. "Optimism is good, but it doesn't deliver cars,'' Davey said.
The meeting was the board's last before a scheduled MBTA fare increase hits July 1, with fares and passes increasing an average of 23 percent, including a 30 cents on CharlieCard subway fares and 25 cents on CharlieCard bus fares.
The increase will be much higher for The Ride, which is scheduled to double from $2 to $4 one-way and rise to $5 for customers traveling in a new "premium service'' area. That plan has drawn sharp criticism from people with disabilities who say it will leave those on a fixed income homebound and that the changes to the map have been poorly articulated.
In response, Jonathan R. Davis, the T's acting general manager, said the $5 premium pricing area would not begin until Oct. 1, though the $2 to $4 increase will still occur July 1.
Escalating popularity has driven the annual cost of The Ride above $100 million; it now consumes nearly 10 percent of the T's operating budget, while accounting for less than 1 percent of all MBTA trips.
To discourage possible abuse, the board Wednesday authorized the T to sign a contract worth up to $10 million to create an in-person assessment program to evaluate Ride candidates, who currently qualify by submitting a note from their doctor.
The changes will begin in the fall for new applicants and next year for renewing Ride users, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.
The board had balked repeatedly at staff requests this year to approve a contract with Innovative Paradigms of California, heeding criticism from disabled customers who said the selection process did not sufficiently consider public input and warned that the assessments might discourage genuinely qualified Ride customers who are reluctant to be examined in an MBTA office.
"I would ask us to think about our own sense of social justice,'' said board member Elizabeth Levin, worried that the evaluation process would scare off some who need The Ride.
The board voted to approve the deal with conditions - that the T carefully monitor the assessment process and retain the right to modify it based on public input without the consent of Innovative Paradigms.
John Winske, a disability-rights activist from Boston, said he had hoped they would instead reject it and start over. "We know sooner or later they have to do in-person assessments, but it's a lot better to work with the community and get their feedback than to ram it down people's throats,'' said Winske, of the Disability Policy Consortium.
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Commerce Partnership to Benefit Minority-Owned ExportersJanuary 24, 2014
Antwaun Griffin is Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Field Operations with the International Trade Administration's U.S. Commercial Service.
This post originally appeared on the Minority Business Development Agency's blog.
Did you know that according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, minority-owned firms are twice as likely to export as other U.S.-owned businesses? The data indicates that minority-owned firms are best positioned to succeed and expand in the growing global economy. With 95 percent of the world's consumers outside of the United States, exporting enables businesses to boost their bottom line while building their international competitiveness. For many U.S. firms, international diversification has enabled them to weather changes in the economy much better than if they had been selling only in their backyard.
That said, many more minority-owned firms could be exporting more. Many business owners that I meet don't export, in part because they believe exporting is too burdensome, or they're unaware of the various resources available to assist them. However, expanding your business through exporting is more viable today than ever before. If you have a good track record of selling in the United States, one of the most open and competitive markets in the world, you are likely a good candidate to make overseas sales.
In 2010, President Obama launched the National Export Initiative (NEI), aimed at expanding federal government-wide efforts to assist exporters while supporting millions of U.S. jobs. These efforts have helped contribute to record U.S. exports culminating in an all-time high of $2.2 trillion in 2012. As a result of the NEI, more and more businesses are taking advantage of key export tools and resources to expand their global market share.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has made expanding exports, including for minority-owned businesses, a key part of the trade and investment priority in the Commerce Department's "Open for Business Agenda." Specifically, the Agenda calls for Commerce to lead NEI 2.0 – the next phase of the successful National Export Initiative – to develop a long-term strategy for orienting more American businesses toward the global marketplace, set new export goals, and coordinate federal activities to support these goals.
A prime example of this effort is a strategic partnership between my agency, the International Trade Administration (ITA), and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). With a network of 40 MBDA Business Centers across the United States, MBDA has unique relationships and is well-positioned to support NEI 2.0. ITA's worldwide network of international trade professionals offers a depth of technical expertise in more than 100 U.S. cities and over 70 countries worldwide. Under this active partnership, both agencies will look to complement and build on each other's domestic and global relationships.
Together, the two agencies already counsel thousands of U.S. businesses each year, and through this partnership, businesses looking to identify new foreign markets or expand their exports will be better positioned to access the services of both agencies through cross referrals, enhanced sharing of information, and joint trade promotion efforts. For example, MBDA clients can gain exposure and greater insight early on about the benefits of developing an international business plan and information on various federal programs for exporting, such as ITA's U.S. Commercial Service market research—valuable assets when it comes to long-term strategic planning. Many MBDA clients pursuing government contracts abroad might also be interested in learning more about U.S. Commercial Service Advocacy Center efforts, which last year helped facilitate billions of dollars in overseas opportunities for U.S. companies bidding on foreign government contracts. Likewise, U.S. Commercial Service minority business clients might benefit from MBDA's broad technical assistance, export financing options, and an array of specialized services available to minority-owned business concerns.
So whether your business is a startup or more established, I encourage you to visit www.export.gov to learn more about our programs and people.


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Monday, April 28, 2014
70 comments:
Thank you <3ReplyDelete
I am new to 2012 website, I've heard of Cobra for a while now, I have been with this RM for some months now....ReplyDelete
But can someone please tell me what PPN stands for and what this message means.
It might be Phoenix-Pandora-Normalization but don't take it for granted.Delete
No one knows for sure, it hasn't been declassified, but I believe just from reading all the stuff, PPN has to do with the last remaining Network of archons, or last remaining Network of defense against the light. Grid Ratio has to do with the ratio of light vs dark. Increasing ratio is not good, decreasing ratio is good. Global L51 represents the Event or some precursor to the Event. Don't quote me.Delete
try: Physical Plane NegativesDelete
Cosmic and energy love for all.
Final removal? Sounds awesome! Push the Event button!ReplyDelete
Hey cobra can u give me precise number of archons on the planet? I interested in this species because they brainwashed me and tortured me when I waa born. I know for certain that I was carl sagan in my past life so is there a connection? Love you cobra commander :-)ReplyDelete
Verry good, yesterday and today I have so much goosebumps in a hope for the future and the beauty of now :)ReplyDelete
let's remove the dark forever, we're ready, in service to all, peace and Love, victory to the Light!ReplyDelete
I'm still angry but its dying down.
I don't get angry .
So this is very upsetting.
Just gonna herb it up- fuck it!
Cobra. You need to be a little more interactive with your blog.ReplyDeleteReplies
This remark is so cute! I think he's a wee tad busy, but he'll check in soon, I trust. These messages are direct RM communications so they are cryptic to most of us. I have no clue but I trust Cobra and RM front lines. <3Delete
The only reason I am still up all night (besides the powerful eclipse energies) is that someone (hopefully not from this forum) tracked me down and sent me an anonymous harassing email to my business email address, via an @hushmail.com address. But I think I know who, and I have a plan...to have some fun with it. I will not be intimidated. <3
For now, I am going to enjoy an Archangel Michael (with his big sword, mind you!) podcast for healing. (Doreen Virtue). Finally tired, and still feeling inspired!
Sweet dreams all, our challenge is to be here NOW. Post-eclipse the astrologers say things should settle down a bit energetically.
Victory to the Light!
Lol Lighten up, can you imagine what he's got on his plate?Delete
People are too happy and naive to think what the resistance might be going through now . I personally can't even imagine , that's why I try to understand and observe as much as I canDelete
I read a channeller saying we talked about the event to much...they heard, time to try again, and used a time travelling gizmoReplyDelete
Wuuhuuu!!! Thnx Cobra and RM, be strong, we are sending you lots of love and light! Victory is near!!!ReplyDelete
cobra i love youReplyDeleteReplies
Gratitude to Cobra and RM....very humbling...thank you.ReplyDelete
Can you share with us how to make a strato probe? I couldn't find much on Google about the subject.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 3:02 PM
4/28 posting on Eireport website:ReplyDelete
"Specialized" higher vibrational energetic streams have formed and aligned and are in process of infiltrating selected planetary "difficulty" points.
These energetic streams are coded for individual geographic grid points and create conditions which dissolve all potential of archon-created-and-aligned activity.
Such energetic streams are unique to each situation, and are uniquely formed for the Planet Earth-Gaia operation.
Although similar to 3D Earth-based "special ops" forces, these higher vibrational energetic streams operate purely in the 4-9D realms and are immune to any archon-ic detection.
Higher Gaia collective has called for this."Replies
Maybe this can be translated at least "Bye Bye Chemtrails forever" :DDelete
It seem good news... ( i hope ) . By the way, i recently realized that this elephant in the room could be Nibiru ( planet X )( i have take pics from my appart of two sun in the sky in december from suburband of Paris, second was little sun...) ? Am i rigth Cobra ?ReplyDelete
http://www.elishean.fr/?p=29387 My pics was like it before chemtrails hyde it... ^^
An other link about those two suns.
I hope humanity will be free soon and i send love to everybody. <3
Posted on 28.4.2014, the same day as Cobra's coded message:ReplyDelete
"Specialized" higher vibrational energetic streams have formed and aligned and are in process of infiltrating selected planetary "difficulty" points.
These energetic streams are coded for individual geographic grid points and create conditions which dissolve all potential of archon-created-and-aligned activity.
Such energetic streams are unique to each situation, and are uniquely formed for the Planet Earth-Gaia operation.
Although similar to 3D Earth-based "special ops" forces, these higher vibrational energetic streams operate purely in the 4-9D realms and are immune to any archon-ic detection.
Higher Gaia collective has called for this.
Hello Cobra!ReplyDelete
Nice to see that our efforts will be rise their fruits soon. I am very glad for this blog to exists. A lot of questions have been answered here for me. I hope that entire (Matrix) system which is hold it up as prisoners will be soon totally dissolved and we can live our life as really we want. In peace and harmony to achieve our true inner creativity and personality. For me that is meaning the life.
Creativity, traveling, and make a good party at any time... The true abundance which is all around. In us and around us... That is for me the true freedom.
From my point of view. I want to handshake my star brothers and hug my star sisters (<---Especially them ^^). I hope i can meet with them in the physical part of Earth soon. That is why i wish for everyone here to meet with them on here Earth.
That thing which is happened with me in the last month to i saw this stupidities. Thank for the God! It has been ceased and i can be clearly do what i want without disturbances... I hope i can make soon an official form of contact with my Love who is coming from the Stars. This is my only desire...
I can't imagine my life without my Love. I hope that desire soon will be fulfilled. Thank you for this entire project Cobra.
i am in lightReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 6:08 PM
Fingers crossedReplyDelete
Anything in it's Final Removal stage HAS to be a good thing! I've learned that when Cobra is quiet, major developments are happening behind the scenes.ReplyDelete
Imagine our delight when we will get non-encrypted updates on this blog that say "Final Removal of Cabal has been achieved!" "Final Removal of all remaining strangelet bombs now complete!" "Final Removal of all darkness on etheric planes a complete success M=0." Stay tuned for I know these joyous news flashes are coming……
The Dark Matrix is collapsing moment by moment. I am even seeing the entire structure collapsing, inch by inch, brick by brick, in vivid dreams I've had this past week. We have a fleet of positive Light Forces assisting us, many who have already freed themselves from their own planetary capture and subsequent mind control matrix. Victory is assured!
Thank you so much Cobra, Galactic Light Forces and RM for your tireless efforts. I am deeply grateful to you all.
I forget what PPN isReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 8:10 PM
whats PPN? anyone have an opiononReplyDelete
hopr its good..............
I'm not sure what PPN refers to, but here is another interesting report that may tie in with it.ReplyDelete
"Specialized" higher vibrational energetic streams have formed and aligned and are in process of infiltrating selected planetary "difficulty" points.
These energetic streams are coded for individual geographic grid points and create conditions which dissolve all potential of archon-created-and-aligned activity.
Such energetic streams are unique to each situation, and are uniquely formed for the Planet Earth-Gaia operation.
Although similar to 3D Earth-based "special ops" forces, these higher vibrational energetic streams operate purely in the 4-9D realms and are immune to any archon-ic detection.
Higher Gaia collective has called for this.
Cobra, does this mean good or bad news? ..ReplyDelete
please,... I really hope (or fantasize?..) it's good news.. too many daily pains, depressions, suicides, frustrations, feeling of hopelessness, and darkness in this so-called "3D reality" ..
even some (or many?) "lightworkers" and "truthseekers" type of people here seems so tired that they can't wait anymore,.. some even are very suicidal (including me honestly) & thinking really there's NO way out in this dark everyday's 3D reality..
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I know that you are struggeling but just keep your hopes up and think positive.. Negativity wont do anything good for you.. So please change your attitude there is no way out from this witch btw isnt true to hopefully we make it soon and things get better :) Much love to you and if i knew you personally and lived nearby i would come and help you but maybe someday :) Dont lose hope m8 <3Delete
Unless there is surety that the etheric plane is completly clear and you are not kicked back in 5 minutes to start all over in same conditions you are much more precious now to do some work with what you already know at this moment. Keep the light on!Delete
well that's good news, lets keep up the positive energies people!ReplyDelete
Dear Cobra and RM!ReplyDelete
Keep up the good work! I have faith in you guys! :)
Cobra isn't it about time we knew more about you and the 'resistance please. I hope you don't promote an ascended hierarchy I am really tired of tricksters masquerading as helpers who are higher above us and disciplinarians. My claresentience tells me not to listen to anyone who thinks they know better than me and I am not sure there will be any event other than deceptive one. Why don't any of you explain why you don't unite together as one, who exactly is Tanaath, Tolec, you, or your pleiadian friends. I am not being critical I am inquiring.ReplyDeleteReplies
The idea of "ascended hierarchy" is a complete nonsense. If it is ascended, it is not a hierarchy. If it is hierarchy, it is not ascended.Delete
The question was:' Why don't any of you explain why you don't unite together as one, who exactly is Tanaath, Tolec, you, or your pleiadian friends'...Delete
and Cobra why don't you answer on this qustion and in the same time you and others like Tolec and. etc. all the time spoke about number of people that world needed if we want change or victory...it is very strange...???
Cobra answered the question about ascended masters geniusly in 3 sentences. It's all there, read it CAREFULLY and THINK, until you figure out what it means. The Ascended Masters we know by their names, are 'Archetypes' of ourselves, not persons to look up to but learn from and remember our true essence. So many have gotten their heads spinning because they refuse to stop following "channelled messages from ascended masters" and then come here to vent their frustrations because their expectations were not met. Stop barking at the wrong tree, Cobra has never promised ANYTHING he hasn't delivered because he is not a guru, like channelers are. This is way too exhausting of work as it is already. Why don't you contact these channelers directly and ask them what's up.Delete
We are a formidable team to be reckoned with here, Cobra bravely opened a platform for us to communicate and exchange information and thoughts and connect with others. We are in a War of Knowledge. We are not playing with sticks and rocks or steel tanks and dropping bombs, that 's child's play and would have only caused more destruction and chaos on the surface. We are fighting with much more advanced weapons, determination and stealth of powerful minds. The only way to incapacitate the beast is by uprooting the cancer from within by exposing the lies and speaking the truth based on personal KNOWLEDGE and INTEL.
There's only one truth, and truth ALWAYS wins. So choose wisely because the apocalypse (unveiling of all secrets) is coming. This is the very reason why we have tried waking up the masses, knowing that this time would come, the Disclosure, and the ones who were too afraid to wake up and face the truth and consequences by not accepting personal responsibility, would be acting irrationally from confusion.
Instead, fellow beings who honor Light, take in and enjoy the upgrades, use them to 'your benefit', for the benefit of your own soul evolution, let go of control because there is no use, ease up on ego and pride, we were all lied to, and go with the flow, it's much easier that way and takes you to a place that is much, much better. Be grateful for higher frequency stellar rays that are penetrating through the atmosphere, (chemtrails or not) and be aware that this gradual process with sudden leaps, is transmutation of the biological make-up into 'fully conscious beings of Light'. It is healing our malfunctioning pineal glands in order for it to re-connect and balance both sides of our brains, the feminine and masculine, and repairing our disconnected DNA strands into a fully functioning chakra system. You must feel this happening, on 'some level', it is very powerful right now, the tree of knowledge is being offered to all who attract the Light by supporting it.
Peace and Love y'All! SUCH FANTASTIC WORK!!! :D
Cobra you can do it~~we're with you all the way~~Namaste to Love, Light, and Victory!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 2:12 AM
- AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 2:24 AM
Tiatiania is back!!! She sits next to Oberon the rightfull heir of the trone. Rejoice she brings her army :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 2:31 AM
http://youtu.be/9J3_psP5oe0 Its raining...its done finally :-)ReplyDelete
could you dedicate also few minutes a day for reply some questions?
Always there are many question and almost no reply.
- AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 3:29 AM
élimination de la dernière ligne archonte? cobra, vous avez le soutien de la France, vos messages sont diffusés partoutReplyDelete
Sending Love and Light to the happenings at the moment.ReplyDelete
This is seemingly good news. Bravo Cobra!..Guess this refers to Archons´ removal, as the environment feels better.ReplyDelete
tres cher cobra amour respect e force dans la lumiere a toi e a nous frere galactique nous somme fieres davoir un frere comme toi o nom des 7 archange e de moi meme jenvois force amour lumiere e verite je suis au pret de toi par ma conscience je taime grand frere merci pour ton travailje sais cue tu met tout ton energie si tu fesait apel a nous sur une montagne je crois cue on serait des milion amour lumiere e verite nous somme la victoireReplyDelete
Ce soir a partir de 21.00 participez à la méditation intitulé à partir du cœur sacré, heure de Paris, en vous connectant sur le site que je vous ai indiqué plus haut, volontairement, individuellement, collectivement.
Vous pouvez également retrouver la méditation sur Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M57tTx6REc
Google https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112066845013654913518?cfem=1
et Google aux: Chevaliers de Lumière
CONFIRMED! , FINALLY WE ARE BEING UP-GRADED!!! RIGHT NOW:ReplyDelete
OUR EARTH WAS CONNECTED ONLY TO THE SUN, THROUGH BOTH POLES, NOW IS CONNECTED TO THE SUN AND TO ANOTHER SOURCE. CAN YOU IMAGINE ANY CHANGE BIGGER THAN THIS ONE? WATCH TWO PARTS:Delete
Any connection????ReplyDelete
Courage ..love and light . Tyhankyou for your bravery RM & Cobra.
April 29 is the closure of the most probable time for the event... getting close to may 17... and the wheel keeps turning and turning when it will stop no one knows..ReplyDelete
I love how many comments these posts receive. Everyone is so anxious. The message is cryptic, and could mean anything. It could be an update to a galactic sporting event saying planet Brazillion took the lead in the round robin. Dang, my money was on Canadonia.ReplyDelete
Dear Cobra & RM.ReplyDelete
Faith is all that matters. I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. Oh, I just wanted to let you know that having you on our team
makes all the difference. Thanks for all you do!
Victory of the light is imminent!
será mais seguro para fazer um trbablho profundo de disclosure no nosso pái? pois sinto que o sistema (igreja e politica) ainda é muito forteReplyDelete
Be the heat that Tungsten requiresReplyDelete
insightful and inspiring:ReplyDelete
"Humanity's losing the will and energy to continue feeding into your current paradigm, and in its place is coming a new one that's based in the divine principles of peace, love, harmony, and all-pervading joy. Joy is meant to pervade every facet of your developing perception, and we encourage you to be joyful in any and every moment possible so you can get a feel for what the expanded state of consciousness you'll soon reenter will be like.
Joy is an important part of your expression of the divine qualities and your general enjoyment of life and the existence around you, and we encourage you to do what you can to find joy each and every day.
Even little moments of joy can significantly raise your vibration if you make the time and energy to feel them, and when you're in a joyful, expanded state of consciousness, your energetic influence spreads and you help other souls – some who you've never met in your current life – open up to spirit in a greater way."
Spiritual Guidance: You Are Free
April 27, 2014 by Wes Annac
Most of us believe the channeled messages we read come from only positive beings. This is a fallacy, a misnomer at best. Too many absurd messages have come from channelers to be considered emanating from a positive being. Therefore negative beings (Archons) are still here forcing our souls back here into 3rd density after they've passed on. This implies we have not had any real choice being here on 3rd density earth. And for how many lives has this been going on for, throughout our histories. 10 life times, 20, a hundred lifetimes? This is what I mean by being "FORCED", to play the game. I suspect even higher density beings didn't see that coming. Where the natural system would be high jacked by Archons and circumvented from them and us for so long. And this is the inexcusable situation that so many of us say we should just suck it up? Shut up and be grateful for it, when it was never meant to be what it is today? Sounds a lot like the corporate government, doesn't it? Don't question what we tell you just shut your mouths and accept the lot that has been foisted upon you. That's the best answer we get from our fellow, "brothers and sisters", suck it up and be grateful you were put through a meat grinder you were never supposed to have gone through in the first place. That's like being given a new job description when none of your actual job is listed on the description at all. Oh, sorry for the Archons taking control over the planet earth for the past 13,000 years, we fucked up because we didn't anticipate what was going to happen o you all. Despite all the intelligence the higher realms have at their disposal, they are not infoulable, however one thing bothers me about that. They never admit there were any mistakes made on their part just as they claim creating third density was not a mistake despite the fact it got away from them like a runaway train. (I'm paraphrasing from the Elohim's own words who claim they created the physical universe and that it got away from them. From the Book of One and channeled messages from Wynn Free via the Ra An group soul)ReplyDeleteReplies
harsh yet very critical & important words! ..despite I'm still a 'newbie' in all of this, honestly, yet somehow deep down inside I really resonate/relate more with what you've said, it seems to be more *real* / realistic, and kinda explained all the 'weirdness', dilemma, confusions, etc etc... but then again, could even this still just be merely another creative speculation only?..Delete
have any of you here seriously pause for a moment and give a serious, and honest thought: "what if all those atheists, skeptics, and scientists were true??..and what if "Occam's Razzor" principle is true and SHOULD be applied here?"
- from Indonesia-
'''People wanting proof, waiting passively for the Event and seeing each delay as an »excuse« are using the wrong strategy. Instead of complaining, do whatever is within your power to assist the planetary liberation.''ReplyDelete
The problem is that you have been talking about THE EVENT for almost 2 years and there we go...nothing.
I'm afraid that there will not be The Event this year and not in 2015, 2016, 2017 etc.


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Two Brothers Arrested in Terror Plot
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday it has arrested two brothers in south Florida and charged them with conspiring to support terrorists in a plot to detonate a weapon of mass destruction in the U.S.
Law-enforcement officials were tight-lipped about what Raees Alam Qazi, 20, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 30, were suspected of doing. One law-enforcement official said the charges weren't the result of a sting operation. The official said investigators were actively pursuing leads in the case which could lead to further arrests.
The brothers are naturalized U.S. citizens who were born in Pakistan, officials said.
A three-page indictment filed in federal court in Miami said the plot began in July 2011, and continued until the pair were arrested Thursday. Justice Department officials said the brothers conspired to provide property, funding and other services as part of a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Under federal criminal law, the term "weapon of mass destruction" can refer to anything from a homemade pipe bomb to a much larger explosive.
Lawyers for the two didn't immediately return messages seeking comment. If convicted of the more serious of the two charges, the pair face up to life in prison.
The two suspects were arrested Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. They made an initial court appearance there Friday afternoon, but it wasn't clear if any plea was entered. A follow-up hearing is scheduled next week.
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