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There are literally dozens of areas where problems are going to surface. There are different stages every startup has to go through and at each stage, there are different problems that are more likely to surface than others.Speaking broadly about the lifecycle, you have:Pre-idea phaseHave an ideaBuilding the productLaunching to customersPost-launch & scalingPre-Idea: You’re not likely to notice very much at this phase except relating to personality and work ethic. Some people are easier to work with than others and while you might chalk up conflicts as normal, if someone is holding grudges or isn’t contributing, over the long-term it will be come serious.Have an idea: Again, mostly personality conflicts here. However it’s easy to convince yourself that “this is the idea that’s going to work” without validating it against customers and talking to people. That’s the biggest trap to fall into and there aren’t really any warning signs other than you’re not talking to people.Building the product: Mostly technical challenges here. Can you get it done or not? Are there problems you’re going to run into when customers misuse your product, which they inevitably will. Over-engineering is common in this phase too. It’s easy to fall into the trap of premature optimization and trying to make everything perfect before putting the product in the hands of a customer. Get the smallest thing out the door that you can and then go from there.Launching to customers: You had a bunch of prospects you already spoke with back in the “Have an idea” phase, right? RIGHT?!?!? Historically, the entire concept of “build it and they will come” has never really worked for very many people. There are exceptions, but that’s not the general case. If you’re losing money at this point, it’s not the end of the world but it’s something to keep an eye on. Back of the envelope calculations can help mitigate the long-term risks.Post-launch & scaling: Understanding the business model and how you make money is extremely important. This involves tracking metrics, cost of acquisition, customer acquisition channels, optimization, etc. You’re probably not in trouble at this point, but as you build out the business and introduce more people, you can run into personnel issues. Some people aren’t right for different jobs and it can be really hard to let someone go if the business has moved forward but their skills and capabilities have not.All along the way, taking too long to get through any given stage of the business, infighting among employees or among founders can kill the business. There’s also the danger of failing to pick the right market, the right product, etc. Most of these aren’t obvious until you’re really far along. They aren’t always catastrophic, but they can be.You need to be looking for data to back up your excitement the entire time. Hearing that “this is a great idea” from 25 of your buddies isn’t nearly as compelling as having 5 people pay you cash for something you’ve built.Words and encouragement are not a good proxy for a solid business.

The answer has been copied from : Problems of Working in Railways blog written on My IES Journey by User-11882833067389151638.Hello Everyone,I found a letter where an IRSE officer describes the deteriorating condition of working in railways. My intention has been to put everything available with me on the table. This article is all about the problems faced by young officers of railways in the filed. This not the whole picture, it primarily represents one department working in open line. You shouldn’t make your judgement just on the basis of one or two articles. Every jobs has its pros and cons. Today it’s the turn of presenting cons before you, after all world is not the bed of roses.Respected Sir,This letter is an effort to save Indian Railways from the misdirected policies and practices that have crept into daily operations of Railways. This is not an effort to malign the much revered institution in any way, but to highlight the shortcomings and the plight of faceless field staff, who are putting their blood into the system. Nor is it an attempt to run away from responsibilities. We are a dedicated and concerned lot who takes pride in being part of the organisation and in what we do.We will be focussing only on the spine of Indian Railways, i.e. Engineering Department, which is suffering the most amongst all the departments. That doesn’t mean other departments enjoy comfortable working as they too suffer different type of disabilities. But Engineering being one of the oldest departments and being the custodian of huge Indian Railways assets deserves to be heard first and foremost.Mostly the problems concern with the field level because it is the level where most of the Engineering Department’s activities are performed. But first, we want you to please note a few details about three main actors involved at the field level, viz, the Track Maintainer, the PWI, and the ADEN.Track Maintainer (Trackman)He goes about performing his duty starting his day at around 06:00. At times he travels 10-15 Km. to get to his place of work, to and fro. He returns by 07:00 – 08:00 in the evening. Still he’s a proud worker and loves what he does.At Group D level, a trackman does far more hard labour than any other employee among all departments. There have been many cases where a trackman has prevented some serious accidents because he is the one who is out there on track in extreme weather conditions to ensure safe running of trains but is not paid even a single extra penny for that. For him overtime allowance exists only on paper, if at all. In the current scenario when trains are running at over 120 Kmph, the job of trackmen has become more important as well as risky. Cases of trackmen being run over by train or getting severely injured are very common.Senior Section Engineer – Pway (PWI)He wakes up latest by 06:00 in the morning, prepare distribution of work for about 200 Trackmen under him by 07:30, goes on with his daily work by 08:00, work till 7, 8 sometimes 11:00 in the night. This, he has to do 7 days a week, 365 days of a year, 35 years of his service. He is directly responsible for safety of track as well any activity that happens in his section. In the age of mechanisation when workforce is getting reduced on one hand and not able to provide adequate machineries and equipment on the other, PWI is asked to increase efficiency of work with the same set of old-age and condemned equipment and scarce Pway material. His main strength is the trackman who is expected to do serious physical labour. Making his task difficult are the trackmen of today, with graduate and post graduate qualifications, having serious problem with physical labour.He hardly gets (or takes) any leave. He has to work in night soil and muck dropped all over the places. He’s the coordinator of all field activities concerning all the other departments. He also has to share his staff with other departments for their associated work; which he does without any qualms. A PWI represents all other field staff of railways. He has to work with multiple bosses, contractors, gang staff, other departments, state authorities, towards fulfilling his duty.ADENThe post of ADEN is considered to be the most charismatic post in Indian railways. Once, with staff under him numbering over 1000, what cannot be achieved if he decides? He is the creator of huge infrastructure of railways which catches anybody’s imagination. Big vintage bungalow adds to his aura. He is the leader of his team, consisting PWI’s, IOW’s and trackmen, and the sole authority on field for what is to be and not to be. An ADEN is the flag bearer of his sub-division. Other departments and HQ’s expect a lot from him. He is the man to go in case of urgency/ emergency.Today’s state is as follows. With over 30-40% vacancies, most of the specialised posts being surrendered, decaying works cadre and staff, office staff remaining a third of what it was, contractor agencies getting unduly favoured, with punitive powers gone, with the traffic and no. of activities multiplied manifolds, the ADEN has become a mere shadow of his prime. Combined with detached attitude from the HQ it is becoming increasingly difficult to carry out duties. With increased expectations, same old methods and punishment oriented approach is expected to work, not realising times have changed since they were at the field and needing different strategies. It is not our intention to revive the institution of ADEN as it was but to highlight the poor conditions which will definitely lead to disaster if timely action is not taken.***With this background we would now like to raise issues being faced by railways needing urgent attention.Detached HQIt is for your information Sir, being posted as an ADEN is the most challenging time an IRSE has to face. Unfortunately as officers go higher up they forget how work used to be carried out when they were ADEN. Please compare following facts with 15 years ago. The number of staff, the variety of staff, the number of office supervisors and draughtsman, the quantum of traffic, the frequency of trains, the number of activities one had to deal at a time, the nature of workforce, the demand from the system and the kind of discipline that existed. All of it has changed, and changed drastically. Earlier there was higher tolerance for accidents and reporting was very less. Now even a minor incident travels at lightning speed to every nook and corner of the country. Orders conveying strong message are issued in minutes. Today it is said that we have stronger track structure and you don’t need men as you now have machines. But it is a false assumption. Agreed that Track structure has improved, but so has the traffic which has become more than thrice. So has the speed. So has the number of trains. There is acute scarcity of material and machines, and blocks/ caution-orders for maintenance not available, compromising safety.Please look into how many machines are there, zone wise. Are they sufficient to meet maintenance requirements of track as per schedule? Is sufficient/proper block time is given for their working? Are proper speed restrictions being imposed as per manual? Answers would be unsatisfactory, missing the theory by miles! Day by day the responsibility for owing up to failures is being shifted upwards. ‘Hang the ADEN, which will give a strong message’. Dear Sir, what kind of a system is this which is more interested in sending a message rather than solving the problem. The unfortunate ground reality is that it will not bring an iota of change to the field staff, as they are already overburdened to have time to fear. But yes it does send a message to that field staff, that one does not have any support from the HQ. You are on your own. It’s better to not do the work, or do it on paper and relax, because there’s an equal cost to doing or not doing the work.As for the ADEN, he already has a written schedule of inspection of 45 days which he has to complete in 30 days. Add to it the multifarious activities, shrinking staff, unruly staff and supervisors, increasing interference from Unions in daily working, absence of works cadre, no authority to punish for wrongdoing, no authority to take important decisions which has been usurped by HQ’s, no assistance in office work, non-cooperative departments in a maddening race to prove their superiority over others, burden of reporting to anybody and everybody senior to you that too instantly, ever-increasing protocol duties towards seniors with whom he and his team has to accompany without a choice. In addition he has to liaison with state authorities, do variety of Surveys, prepare designs/drawings, and send reports/data in a variety of formats. In such a scenario how can one have a family life or a holiday or have time for himself?ADEN has to do his night inspections either as part of schedule or as part of surprise inspection. Such inspections are done after working for a full day. After the night inspection if he sleeps at 05:00 in the morning there is no time for rest as the phone calls invariably start by 07:00 Hrs. and a full day starts again. Despite the poor state of affairs, focus is put more on how things look rather than how efficiently trains are run. A misplaced priority please.Scarcity of FundsRailways need money. Money to build infrastructure, build capabilities, to provide quality services, to provide variety of services, to build up workforce, to maintain assets, etc. With great past record Railways is now focussing on quality. We are making our stations and coaches cleaner and services better. But we are forgetting the hands that are bringing these changes on field. They are still living in dilapidated houses and surroundings, with rudimentary water and electricity supplies. Spending on quarters and facilities is never justified. How are we supposed to bring change on ground without changing the mentality of staff and improving their living conditions?Dr. Anil Kakodkar headed High Level Safety Review Committee noted in its report that the ‘present environment on Indian Railways reveals a grim picture of inadequate performance’ largely due to poor infrastructure and resources, and lack of empowerment at the functional level. It has given several recommendations having no financial implications to empower the functional levels and to simplify processes and procedures to deal with this negative feature. IR has to be energized with a new type of work culture, it further stated.Misdirected PoliciesThrough this letter we want to help explore where the bloodline of India is heading. What is the purpose of this service? Is it social service? Is it profit making? Is it capacity building? Be an efficient and punctual mode of transport? Or for building infrastructure? Surely it is all of the above. But what are our priorities? Do we want to earn more disregarding the safety of passengers? Priorities must be decided at your level sir. At ground level it is now understood that Punctuality is inviolable, even more than Safety. We are literally forced to beg in front of Operating staff and Controllers to let us do our job. We are forced to impose emergencies due to things not getting addressed by usual channels, and rectifying the same within shortest time and unusual hours.Or is it to push ground staffs to the extent that they get all the poor lifestyle diseases or even die because of them? Sir, ask any railway doctor, he will tell you railway employees overburden. Every second person is having sugar or BP or both. This is the nature of job they have to perform, without questioning the authority. Many employees have actually died early of lifestyle diseases, especially those who have spent the bulk of their carrier on field.Railways is a discipline oriented organisation. In practical terms abuses are hurled every minute on the field. It is impossible to do job without abuses and charge sheets, bringing us to point outmisdirected policy in recruitment.The workforce is overqualified for the job. With respect to the current working, a Trackman should have 10th pass as the maximum qualification. Today we have M.Com’s, MCA’s, MBA’s, etc. as the new generation of Trackman. Many of them are here only because they need a job, not because they like the nature of job. It is hard to expect them to work in muck, and do manual labour. And of what use is the education which is used for making excuses for not doing work or to reply back to the supervisors. We’re sorry to say this Sir, but this policy is burdening the system with useless hands.Along with the overqualified staff the induction of female workers for trackman job is difficult to realise on the field as it requires hard manual labour. Most of the times they either can’t do such work or pressure is put on open line supervisors to give them office jobs. Holding nothing against female workforce, the induction of women as trackman needs to be reviewed.Third is the issue of vacancies. We have to wait for vacancy to go up to 30-40%, which when filled up never reaches 100%. Dear Sir, we are performing a job of safety. We can’t afford to have any vacancy. Vacancy is infringing with safety, and the field staff had to bear the additional burden of work for years. This is valid especially after the downsizing of the organisation and unreasonable burden put by successive Pay Commissions and Finance. A good number of overqualified new recruitees leave the organisation, or go to other departments, or remain in place with distaste for the job.Fourth, due to downsizing various specialised and critical posts vanished from the organisation. Ideally those functions should also be eliminated. Not surprisingly, it did not happen. Artisan staff is almost gone. Onus lies with the Supervisors to train available staff for the artisans job, arrange tools for them, and carry out all the functions as smoothly as it was ever used to be. Works cadre is almost destroyed, as with shortage of staff, poor recruitment of supervisors, apathy from HQ and a variety of poor contractors, contributing to its obsolescence. Finance wing being more interested in surrendering posts every year without logic, not realising the importance of a Valveman or Safaiwala in the system.Fifth is the policy of easy promotions for Supervisors. Earlier it took decades for Supervisors to reach SSE level. By putting this fact we want to convey that SSE’s in Indian Railways are equipped with immense experience and act as the storehouse of institutional memory. The whole system is pretty much dependent on this level. But now anybody and everybody is getting promoted to the SSE level, without possessing requisite technical knowledge. The problem is going to become worse in the coming years when good quality supervisors will be hard to find. It is one thing to give financial upgradation, but totally different to expect to work like an experienced supervisor. The fact is usually overlooked in practise and the burden is borne by others.Sixth, pampering Unions and not following up. Unions are becoming dominating at field level, especially on Personnel matters. It is not conducive for smooth running of administration as the impact is borne by field staff. You also loose the power to enforce discipline. They have done a good job in bringing a once a week assured rest order for supervisors. Such a rest should be there for In-charge and ADEN too. A pressure job like this needs timely rest.Seventh, with time new lines are opened, new assets created, new activities started. As if there was surplus staff available at field, they are invariably diverted or assigned additional duties without diluting current responsibilities. Sir, please acknowledge that Railways is not just like any other Govt. establishment where field staff can be diverted or responsibilities can be diluted without much loss to administration’s working. Field staff here is associated with Safety, and these staffs work day and night, with concentration and hard labour. The cost of diluting current responsibilities is very high, which can prove to be disastrous. With Zero Accident Mission in place, patrolling is now usually done throughout the year as each season has a critical effect on track behaviour. Patrolling by current staff is having the most prominent effect on the maintenance of track as the staff is not available for the same during times of patrolling.Eight, the categorisation of all Gang staff into Track Maintainer I, II, III, IV and lack of clarity on practical issues has led to disruption in the control over gang units. Due to Restructuring, TM automatically getting promoted to higher grade pay and hence refusing to take on the responsibility of Mate. Otherwise they give refusal to higher grade pay to take benefit of LARSGESS scheme. Either way proper Mate cannot be assigned to a unit and hence there is the problem of control. Also, employees coming via LARSGESS got the job without facing any competition; hence don’t know the value of their job or many times lack sincerity.Scarcity of MaterialIt flows directly from scarcity of funds. At times, conditions become so bad that we have to compromise safety. At many places you would find material have deteriorated to such an extent resulting in poor riding quality and requiring replacement soon. Yet HQ would frown upon as if it is asked for personal reasons. They mind it very much if you ask for it in writing, and further repercussions. It is hard to put speed restrictions or stop traffic. All this can be avoided if we have sufficient stock of materials. Timely replacement of assets is vital to ensure safety of trains. Most of the time replacement is sanctioned after the asset has crossed its life as per code, when a higher official notices it and ask for the replacement. In the meanwhile if something happens, the onus lies on field staff for not imposing speed restriction or stopping traffic.Scarcity of LabourShortage of departmental labour is dealt above. It is said that now there are numerous agencies available at field level. Practically, more often than not it is the same agency who has taken multiple contracts in a Division/Zone. And it is beyond their capacity to increase labour, being the costliest item in any work. Plus there are not many ways to force an agency to do exactly as it is required. High level of supervision is required to ensure quality. One can’t go on terminating private players as there are not many. It is a technical field and requires huge capital backing. Even if this point is disregarded, agencies don’t want to go beyond stations or work at odd hours. And thus we can’t rely on them in case of emergencies. For this reason we require a strong and dedicated departmental workforce, and hence is the demand.Scarcity of MachinesPoint already elaborated earlier. It can only be addressed if problem of funding is dealt with. It is not possible to do what is required with current stock and condition. Requirement wise analysis needs to be done and procurement to be done at the earliest.Situation of OfficesThe on-field offices of railway employees are in shambles. Money demanded for necessary spending is rejected-not-justified. Daily activities are asked to be carried out with meagre imprest. The number of Office Supervisors has reduced a lot. Experienced one’s are retiring, new one’s are either not interested or not able to do it all in the world of ever increasing reporting and compliances, and the quantum of work. Old ones are unable to cope with new information age of computers and smartphones. HQs don’t pay heed and the burden of reporting is borne by the field offices and officers like ADEN, ADSTE, ADEE, etc.Abusive EnvironmentUnfortunately Railways has become an organisation where if you don’t look strong you are labelled ineffective. Concepts like team building, synergy, counselling and appreciation just don’t exist. It might have been possible in the past when the Trackmen were not too much qualified and discipline was held sacrosanct, and line of command used to work perfectly. Not in today’s time, when everyone is well learned, and has options beyond a meagre paying job. They are more concerned about their rights rather than duties. It’s not bad to have learned people in your workforce, or to demand rights, but in this case it is to be analysed if it is okay to have it, and what needs to be done in the changed context. Otherwise it creates bad environment at the field level. The issue here is making policies according to the changed context.Problem of Blocks. Punctuality over Safety.Sir, as stated earlier also we face a lot of problems in getting blocks for maintenance operations. Operating Department holds the key to giving blocks. Mostly Pway staff has to chase it as if it’s his personal work. Sometimes it becomes a matter of weeks till he get a block, ‘managing’ safety at his level. Also every time he would be there with his staff, waiting at the site till the time there is hope of getting the block. What a terrible waste of resources when you have so little! Sir, why haven’t we developed a transparent mechanism where a representative from Pway side can book a block and he will be told beforehand the day when the block is expected. And the block is given no matter how on the same day, as it is a matter of safety. Same should also happen when there is an emergency. It’s left to your good judgement sir, what is more important to us, Revenue/Punctuality or Safety. To maintain the assets in good condition timely blocks are very important, no matter what. Engineering staff is forced to compromise on safety on regular basis as blocks and caution orders are not been given easily. With ever increasing traffic, pressure on pway assets is on the rise which further accelerates the wear and tear, and requires frequent attention. If existing assets are not given timely attention they have to be replaced at a much faster pace, again putting a burden on railways financial resources. Operating department gives the block and caution orders whenever it is convenient. Safety has to be given precedence otherwise results may be catastrophic.WorkloadAn ADEN is overall in charge of the subdivision. He has to take care of Pway as well as Works. He has huge workload. He has to conduct daily inspection of track, inspection of bridges and yards, monthly day and night footplates, other night inspections, filling inspections in TMS, test check of various contractual work under his jurisdiction, ensuring quality of the work being done, check every bill, manage blocks, attend blocks, ensure compliances, attend HQ meetings, chase material procurement, manage contracts and labour, liaison with state authorities, accompany higher officials on their inspection, looking after the passenger amenities, dealing with complaints of unions and staff, looking after the welfare of the staff, their allowances, their medical etc. Apart from all these he has to prepare reports, proposals, sign hundreds of papers etc. It is becoming increasingly difficult to cope up with such work pressure. Leaves are denied for some reason or the other. Continuously working under such pressure takes a toll on mind as well as body. Familial and other responsibilities becomes secondary resulting in tensions across all dimensions of life.Multifarious ActivitiesSir, activities like tree plantation, skill upgradation, holding seminars/camps, cleanliness drives, etc, are noble and essential activities. We want to be a part of all such initiatives, but despite having best of intentions we don’t get extra funds, staff, time and resources to carry out the same. Our core duty is to run trains safely, which requires immense concentration and inputs from staff and officers. Such activities asking for involvement from higher officials actually puts burden on field level only. We are unable to handle so many protocol movements, compliances, and do our job effectively. Again we want to reiterate that Railways, especially at field level, is unlike any other Govt. organisation.*******Although we spoke only about the engineering department, but problems of various kinds also exists in other departments as well. For example, Mechanical/Electrical department might use old/dysfunctional parts in locos and coaches or Operating department do not always lock hand operated points due to shortage of staff or send shunting master without proper authority, etc. Some problems are common while others unique. But engineering being the biggest and the most critical department can lead the way towards the desired change.We hope that the points highlighted above are constructive in nature, and would lead to a change for a better future. Otherwise the environment at field level is becoming demotivating. We are forced to question why we chose this service after getting the best ranks. We were warned that it will be very demanding still we took the job. But with increasing expectations and quantum of work it is becoming increasingly difficult to fulfil the duties effectively.By addressing the letter to you Sir, we don’t imply that the Railway Board is failing in its duty. There are some issues which may have been overlooked or needs attention as per field requirement. It is a technical organisation and technical persons are the best judge to decide the future course. And a railway man is always an able administrator for the job.We feel we should have to focus on our core responsibilities, not be swayed by populist demands or cosmetic changes and work more transparently so as to develop faith.Anonymous

Yes. 20 reasons why the paper entitled "Complaints of group-stalking ('gang-stalking'): an exploratory study of their nature and impact on complainants" by Dr. Lorraine Sheridan and Dr. David James (published online in 2015) - concluding that all people alleging organized group harassment are delusional - is, at best, shoddy research.P​reface - My name is Richard Griesinger. During the 50 years I lived in Pinellas County, Florida USA, I was never harassed by local law enforcement until just days after I started dating my ex-girlfriend (Jennifer Brunner) - the divorcing, soon to be ex-wife of the then fourth highest member of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (Major Kirk Brunner, now retired). His best friend, Dan, had been an FBI agent in the nearby Tampa office according to my ex-girlfriend. She and I dated from 2003 until 2011 despite police harassment. The ex-husband blamed me - "the attorney-boyfriend" - for the divorce throughout our relationship per my ex-girlfriend. She initialed a list itemizing some of the harassment, uploaded into my main website - My Five Years of Systematic Police Harassment in Pinellas County Florida (and Organized Group Harassment) (link). The harassment in 2003 (by Sheriff vehicles parked near my house when my ex-girlfriend started coming over to my house) lasted only a few weeks. There was no harassment during the next five years (until 2008). But the new harassment lasted for years and was much more extensive. - The ex-husband was behind it because it occurred just days after a relationship-related event (discussed in my main website). I had to close my law office in 2012 because of the harassment, the hacking of my office’s and personal computers, phones, iphone, and email accounts, and other dirty tricks. (I was in private practice in Pinellas County for over 20 years). Initially, the harassment was traditional police harassment, if you will, by police cruisers. But because I continued dating my ex-girlfriend despite harassment, the ex-husband and/or his cohorts in the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office tapped into a network of ordinary individuals to harass me. I referred to this harassment as “psychological lynching” in the addendum to my FBI color of law complaint which I filed with the FBI’s Clearwater field office in May 2013. Significantly, I filed it before I researched organized group harassment (gangstalking) online, before the first Snowden documents were published, and before Jeffrey Kantor's lawsuit was discussed by news media online. The type of "psychological lynching" against me which I experienced has been variously referred to as community mobbing, public mobbing, organized mobbing, community stalking, group stalking, vigilante stalking, group adult bullying, organized harassment, organized psychological harassment, organized stalking, cause stalking, street theater, and, most often, as gangstalking. I contend that members of, and/or persons associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community have illegally harassed me and, no doubt, many other law-abiding Americans.I do not buy into outlandish claims online and elsewhere that gangstalking involves mind reading and other such nonsense. No doubt, truly delusional individuals post online, but Snowden documents revealed that intelligence agencies have tools to flood the internet with false information and have tools to disrupt online polls (like questionnaires) and discussion forums to discredit legitimate topics and individuals. (link to The Intercept article about Edward Snowden revelations). Another example of intentional disinformation - A noted left-leaning Swedish journalist, Martin Frederiksson, who surprisingly wrote anti-WikiLeaks articles, was discovered in 2010 to be on the payroll of Sweden's intelligence agency. Near the bottom of my website at +++, I have discussed three disinformative websites about organized group stalking (gangstalking) and which discussed me - pop~agenda~culture, Research Gang Stalking, and Protected Blog › Log in. The tell-tale signs of a disinformative website regarding organized stalking are some or all of the following - (a) a bizarre website name such as “Your BioAPI and a small experiment in insanity...,” "LunaticOutPost - Conspiracy - Ufo - Fun - Discussion Forum," "http://medawarscornflakes.com," “Kooky Stuff - Gangstalking”, "TalkShoe voice talk shows and discussion groups," "popagandaculture..." (connoting propaganda). No legitimate victim would use such names; (b) lack of a verifiable name and location of the author; (c) lack of specific details about why the author was initially harassed and other facts regarding the author's harassment; (d) goofy graphics; and (e) interspersing the website with outlandlsh references to UFO’s and the like.The psychological (and financial) harassment against me has often involved bizarre activity and has been extensive, therefore, it has plausible deniability. Because very similar harassment still occurs even though I now live in another country (Thailand), I contend that it must be directed and/or financed by members of U.S. agencies. My website is not a commentary about the Thai government or police.Interestingly, before I discussed the Sheridan and James gangstalking study - "Complaints of group-stalking ('gang-stalking'): an exploratory study of their nature and impact on complainants" - in this website, the study was easily accessible online on the publisher's website (Taylor & Francis Online). Now it is not. That is, links to the study now only bring the reader to a short summary (abstract), not to the full study. Now one has to pay $258 just for 30 days access. However I believe that Drs. Sheridan and James "research" study is available on the ResearchGate - Share and discover research website (link) by clicking "Download Full-Text PDF" at its upper right-hand corner (or another possible link). The Sheridan and James study may just be misleading and shoddy research. However, based upon my personal experience, I contend that it was written at the behest of a corrupt person(s) in, or associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community concerned about the few, but growing number of, legitimate websites and posts online like mine. The Sheridan and James paper reminded me of the tobacco industry's past misuse of "research" to downplay the cancer link. I also contend that the above community is at the heart of organized group harassment (although corporations and other entities have used the same tactics, discussed below. Government agencies and corporations in the United States and other countries have often misused psychologists and psychiatrists to diagnose dissidents, whistleblowers, and other targets as "delusional.” For example, in 2005 an in-house psychologist labeled an NSA intelligence analyst, Russell Tice, “delusional” after he blew the whistle on NSA’s massive illegal surveillance of law-abiding Americans. Another NSA psychologist played the same game against computer specialist, Diane Ring, who was retaliated against due to a personal vendetta. Former NSA contract officer, Thomas Reinbold, said employees called NSA’s “delusional” tactic as “doing a mental." Another example of the “delusional” tactic - the U.S. Department of Labor determined the Pacific Gas and Electric Company used an in-house psychiatrist to diagnose as “delusional” the manager, and whistleblower (Neil J. Aiken), of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (link to New York Times article re labeling whistleblowers as "delusional"). Another example, the East German secret police (Stasi) and the Soviet Union's KGB, under its program called Psikhushkas, used the “delusional” tactic against political dissidents and others. But perhaps the worst example of governmental officials using the “delusional” tactic is the following - In 2009, New York Police Department Police Officer Adrian Schoolcraft accurately revealed to his Internal Affairs department that many cops in his station were engaged in a criminal conspiracy. How did his superiors respond? - He was physically abducted from his residence by N.Y.P.D. members and committed to a psychiatric hospital for six days! His lawsuit recently settled for a total of nearly two million dollars.(1) Dr. Lorraine Sheridan, a forensic psychologist, and Dr. David James, a forensic psychiatrist, have no background, training, or expertise in the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community. They have never substantially investigated, nor have relied upon any substantial investigation, of the above community. Dr. Sheridan works with law enforcement only in the field of traditional stalking, if you will. Drs. Sheridan and James extensively relied upon Dr. Paul Mullen in their study, but he is just a forensic psychiatrist who also has no background, training, or expertise of the above community and never conducted, or relied upon, a substantial investigation of the community.(2) The Sheridan and James study was based solely upon the answers of 128 anonymous and “self-selected” persons to a questionnaire which the co-authors posted online. The questionnaire was placed on an unnamed website which was hosted by an unnamed organization offering advice to group stalking victims. My response - The anonymity of respondents afforded an easy opportunity to post phony disinformation online - a tactic exposed by Snowden documents. In 2014, Snowden documents revealed that the British equivalent of the NSA - the GCHQ - has tools to manipulate results of online polls (e.g., answers to questionnaires), to disrupt online forum discussions, etc. No doubt, in addition to phony respondents to Drs. Sheridan and James' questionnaire, there were also legitimate and truly delusional respondents. (I wonder if the unnamed organization used by Drs. Sheridan and James was FFCHS, a probable disinformation site. For example, its website previously advised victims to detoxify their bodies by ingesting “food grade diatomaceous earth” - in other words, to eat dirt. This advice was removed in May 2014 after it was pictured in a screen shot, taken in January 2014 and discussed in the website Fight "Gang Stalking", discussed below. Three fairly recent mass shooters in the United States - Myron May, Gavin Long, and Aaron Alexis - who reported being victims of group harassment, stated that they were in contact with FFCHS for advice. Yet, I have not read of any substantial investigation conducted by the FBI or other law enforcement agency of FFCHS).(3) Surprisingly, Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss the recognized "Martha Mitchell effect" which warns psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals not to diagnose a patient as "delusional” just because his or her claims seem far-fetched, particularly if the patient has no history of being delusional or clinically paranoid. Martha Mitchell was the outspoken, alcoholic wife of President Nixon's Attorney General. Her rants to news reporters about illegal conspiracies within the White House were dismissed by everyone (except for White House reporter Helen Thomas). White House officials tried to downplay her claims as "delusional." But the Watergate hearings proved Mrs. Mitchell’s claims to be true. (link to Wikipedia article about the Martha Mitchell effect).(4) Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists often testify in civil and criminal proceedings as to a person’s competency. Yet, Drs. Sheridan and James, who are forensic professionals, did not reference the case of The People of the State of New York vs. D.J.H. (link), New York Supreme Court, Queens County, decided in 2011 - in which the Court relied upon the “Martha Mitchell effect.” (I found the case online simply by searching “Martha Mitchell effect" and “lawsuit”). The Court released a man who had been confined to a psychiatric hospital. The Court wrote that he was formerly a wealthy Iranian who competently testified in the case that (whether or not true) he incurred great financial loss due to illegal activity of government officials in New York, that New York cops planted two weapons in his home, and that evidence went missing in his civil case (all three claims certainly possible). The Court noted that the man knowingly refused a plea bargain in the criminal case against him just so he could testify in open court. The Court rejected the opinion of the state's medical witness, a psychiatrist, that the man was "delusional” merely because his claims seemed far-fetched and he would become upset and angry when discussing them. Importantly, the Court noted that neither the state's witness, nor any other person or entity, ever conducted a substantial investigation of the man's claims.(5) Drs. Sheridan and James relied upon the textbook definition of a “delusion” to be a firmly-held “false” and “bizarre” belief, despite “incontrovertible or obvious evidence” to the contrary, which very few others believe. Religious beliefs are excluded only because many people share similar beliefs. My response - As stated above, the beliefs of Martha Mitchell and pre-Snowden NSA whistleblowers, for example, were not supported by “incontrovertible or obvious evidence" and were, no doubt, considered “bizarre” at the time, but turned out to be true. Also, as stated below, U.S. diplomats wrote of harassment which was certainly bizarre. (The more bizarre or minor the harassment, the less likely it will be believed without documentation).(6) Drs. Sheridan and James wrote that the beliefs of the 128 respondents to their questionnaire basically fell into one of three categories - (a) “highly improbable” beliefs - such as regarding an elaborate organization carrying out its activities; (b) “impossible” beliefs - such as witchcraft focused through gold objects and the invasion of a person’s dreams at night; or (c) “impossible and bizarre” beliefs - such as a family dog replaced by an exact double with a bad temper and the remote enlargement of bodily organs. My response - The examples stated in (b) and (c), were either posted as intentional disinformation (per the Snowden documents discussed above) and/or posted by truly delusional persons. The categories (b) and (c) seem to be a distinction without a difference. But a belief based upon bizarre events certainly does not make a belief impossible (e.g., those of the U.S. diplomats discussed below). However, I am not suggesting the examples of (b) or (c) above were possible. Regarding (a) above - I contend that there is not one monolithic, world-wide organization harassing law-abiding American citizens. Rather, it is, most likely, a loose network of (hopefully, just rogue) members of the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community. Laws enacted after 9-11 have facilitated the sharing of information, whether or not accurate, among the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies at all levels, and local fusion centers. Additionally, U.S. private contractors (now nearly a half million with top secret clearances) have access to much of this information. Members of a private organization Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU), who include active and retired police officers and private investigators, also have access to much of this information. The LEIU exists to "gather, record, and exchange confidential information, not available through regular police channels." Lastly, U.S. corporations are increasingly hiring part-time "surveillance role players" (discussed below). The networking, unaccountibility, funding, and advanced technology of the above entities facilitate opportunity to illegally harass law-abiding Americans.(7) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to mention that U.S. diplomats complained of bizarre harassment, having plausible deniability, similar to complainants of organized harassment. Fairly recently, WikiLeaks revealed top secret U.S. diplomatic cables that Russian agents, presumably, were breaking into the diplomats’ homes just to move a piece of furniture, to turn on a t.v., etc. (link to Washington Post article re the psychological harassment of U.S. diplomats). I wonder if Drs. Sheridan and James consider the U.S. diplomats to be “delusional”? Another example of bizarre harassment appeared in a Sydney Morning Herald article in 2015. Michael Page, the CEO of a well-established local firm in Sydney called Netventures, said he contacted a lawyer after his firm's address and phone number were listed on the internet as those of Australia's domestic intelligence agency ASIO. During the prior two months, Mr. Page received strange and intimidating emails, text messages, and phone calls, his home's front door lock was broken, his home's power often went out, and he said "I came home and there was a bowl of sugar in the middle of the kitchen floor." He had a falling out with a prior employee who said he trained with ASIO. Mr. Page believed that he might be the victim of gangstalking where a person is relentlessly targeted and harassed. (link to Sydney Morning Herald article about possible gangstalking of CEO Michael Page). A very similar and even more recent example of bizarre psychological harassment is the following - On October 13, 2016, ABC 10 News (KGTV, San Diego, California) interviewed Facika Tafara who was the target of psychological harassment. Although it was not mentioned in the segment, she is a board certified physician specializing in internal medicine and the director of the Family Health Centers of San Diego. The ABC 10 News segment did not discuss the motive for harassing Dr. Tafara, but my guess is that she crossed a powerful member of the San Diego community, perhaps a high ranking law enforcement officer (like I did). The following is a summary of the segment - “A San Diego mother said she was being targeted for weeks by people she doesn’t know coming in her house when she’s not there. Facika Tafara thinks she may be the victim of a bizarre practice called gang stalking or community stalking. ‘It’s like an alternate reality, really,' she said. 'It’s spooky, and it’s my understanding that if this is actually what it is, it can go on for years.' The reporter said that community or gang stalking is an eerie practice that takes aim at your psyche to make you almost feel like you’re going crazy. In Tafara’s case, she said she noticed strange things out of place in her house when she would get home from work such as her windows being opened at the same level, dresser drawers opened at the same distance. She said she even found a camera inside the bedroom of her 11-year-old son. Tafara said she contacted police, and detectives visited her home, but they said 'if it happens again call us, but there’s not much we can do because we don’t know who it is, we don't have a face...' That local law enforcement did not conduct a substantial investigation of Dr. Tafara's harassment is no surprise to me. Neither the FBI’s Clearwater Florida field office, the Pinellas County Florida Sheriff’s Office, nor the Clearwater Florida Police Department investigated my factually specific, written complaints of a criminal conspiracy against me by members of local law enforcement and others on behalf of them. Based upon my personal experience, the psychological harassment described by Dr. Tafara is just one tactic used in organized psychological harassment. Other tactics that I have experienced in Pinellas County, Florida and here in Chiang Mai, Thailand are street theater and mobbing. (I define “street theater” as a pre-arranged display in public, usually by more than one person, to psychologically harass. Although the term "mobbing" is often used as a synonym for organized harassment or gangstalking, I define it more narrowly as one tool of organized harassment - subtle, intentional crowding of an individual in public places, such as a store, usually by one or two people at a time to psychologically harass and/or to attempt to provoke a response.). I emailed the U.S. Consulate's Office here in Chiang Mai on March 19, 2015 just for the record. I briefly discussed the psychological harassment of me by Americans, presumably evangelicals (e.g., a guy at a fitness center quietly repeating that a man was hit by a slow moving vehicle). My email also briefly discussed similar harassment which occurred in Pinellas County, Florida, and I cited my main website - My Five Years of Systematic Police Harassment in Pinellas County Florida (and Organized Group Harassment). Significantly, I sent my email well before I had my Summary translated into Thai and gave it to a few Thai people. Again, my website is not a commentary about the Thai government or police. (link to the ABC10 News, San Diego, t.v. segment regarding the possible gangstalking or community stalking of Dr. Facika Tafara).(8) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to research the history of organized group psychological harassment (or, if they did research it, they did not include it in their study). They wrote - “Little is known about the nature of the phenomenon of group- or gang-stalking.” and “Group-stalking is an unresearched area.” My response - Any research would show that group psychological harassment was extensively used by East Germany’s law enforcement/domestic intelligence agency (Stasi) until 1990 under its Zersetzung program (discussed below in paragraph 11); by the Soviet Union; by the United States’ FBI under its Zertsetzung-like Cointelpro program in which targets were illegally harassed, not just surveiled (including John Lennon, Martin Luther King, actress Jean Seberg, among others); by the Church of Scientology against defecting members; by corporations against whistleblowers such as Stephanie Gibaud (In 2015, a French labor tribunal ruled that Ms. Gibaud, the former marketing director of UBS Bank’s Paris subsidiary, was targeted with psychological harassment by UBS when she refused to destroy records showing that UBS concealed more than 12 billion euros via offshore accounts. Referring to her psychological harassment, Ms. Gibaud said - "That’s what I call ‘organised mobbing, gang stalking.’ It’s meant to make you crack. That’s what they expect". (link to Reuters article about the psychological harassment of Stephanie Gibaud).(9) Drs. Sheridan and James excluded discussion of legislation, enacted by several countries which define and prohibit group psychological harassment in the workplace (known as "mobbing" in Canada and European countries). (link to Wikipedia article about workplace mobbing and other types of mobbing).(10) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss, even to criticize, that an increasing number of academic writings have been published about group psychological harassment outside of the workplace (academically referred to as “public mobbing” or “community mobbing”). For example, Professor Brian Martin (professor of social studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia), and Professor Florencia Peña Saint-Martin (professor of anthropology at the National School of Anthropology and History, Mexico) co-authored a paper published in 2014, an excerpt of which follows - “In mobbing, targets are judged ‘guilty’ .... afterwards, evidence to justify this initial judgment is gathered … Perpetrators manipulate and hide information, lie, … and monitor targets in a continual search for ‘new evidence’ that supposedly proves their allegations … There is a long history of other types of mob behavior, not to be confused with … mobs .., notably the Ku Klux Klan … The concept of mobbing today refers to more subtle forms of aggression … such as … continual derogatory comments, …starting rumors...’” (excerpt translated from Norma González Coordinadora Organización, Prometeo Editores, 2014). (I referred to the mobbing against me in Pinellas County, Florida as "psychological lynching" in the complaint I filed with the local FBI office. It continues even though I am residing in a foreign city. Mobbing is not only psychological harassment, but also an attempt to provoke responses which could be used against a person).(11) Surprisingly, Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss the well-documented use of diabolical, subtle psychological harassment by East Germany’s law enforcement/domestic intelligence agency (Stasi). Thousands of law-abiding citizens were targeted until 1990 when Germany reunified. The goal of the harassment, known as “Zersetzung” (decomposition), was stated in Stasi Directive 1/76 - “...systematic degradation of reputation, image, and prestige in a database on one part true, verifiable and degrading, and on the other part false, plausible, irrefutable, and always degrading…” It is important to know that Stasi used its extensive surveillance power, not only to surveil citizens, but also to harass them. I contend that members of the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community are doing the same. The goal of Stasi's surveillance was to know - “everything about everybody.” But even more onerous is the NSA’s present goal as stated in a PowerPoint slide revealed by Edward Snowden - “Collect It All; Process It All; Exploit It All; Partner It All; Sniff It All; and Know It All.” Stasi agents, with the help of civilians, such as neighbors, co-workers, employees of local businesses, health care providers, etc. spread lies and half-truths, entered targets’ residences just to move, add, or remove an object, engaged in mobbing, etc. Similarly, I contend that local FBI agents, perhaps by misusing the FBI's Infragard program, illegally convinced community members, including a few of my neighbors, local businesses, local professionals (e.g., Dr. Michelle Zetoony), and others to harass me. Of course, members of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, and persons acting on their behalf, did so as well, including the financial harassment of my law practice. I can only speculate who hacked my law office's internet usage, as well as my personal internet usage - which continues. An exiled East German, Jurgen Fuchs, wrote an article entitled “You’re Going to Crack,” in a West German magazine, Der Spiegel, about his personal account of being targeted under Zersetzung. Of course, the Stasi labelled him “paranoid,” much like the NSA has done to whistleblowers. But like pre-Snowden whistleblowers, Mr. Fuchs was later vindicated when Stasi documents were released to the public. (link to Zersetzung article in Wikipedia). My main website discusses Zersetzung-like tactics used against me. (Possibly relevant, Snowden documents revealed that, via NSA’s “Stateroom” program, the NSA and CIA jointly operate in countries, such as Thailand including in northwest Thailand where Chiang Mai is located. “These sites are small in size and in number of personnel staffing them. They are covert, and their true mission is not known by the majority of the diplomatic staff at the facility [U.S. embassies and consulates] where they are assigned").(12) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss that U.S. private contractors and intelligence agencies are increasingly advertising for part-time - “surveillance role players.” These players are typically persons with security clearances and recruited from the U.S. military and law enforcement. They are hired to work in everyday places in a community and must sign non-disclosure agreements. The potential to misuse “surveillance role players” to harass targets is obvious. This subject is ripe for investigative reporting.(13) Although Drs. Sheridan and James listed the website - Fight "Gang Stalking" (link) - in its Reference section, they failed to discuss it, even to criticize it. I believe that this website (not the one in Facebook) is one of the few legitimate, well-researched sites online regarding the past and recent history of organized group harassment. Although not relevant to its legitimacy, the website is ranked high in any online search of the subject.(14) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss the concerns of prominent Americans (some listed below) about the lack of accountability, past abuses, and potential for future abuse of the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community, particularly after 9-11 - former CIA operative Valerie Plame; Pulitzer Prize recipient and former Washington Post journalist Diane Priest in her book "Top Secret America"; Senator Frank Church (who, 40 years ago, chaired the Senate Committee which investigated systemic abuses by the FBI, NSA, CIA, and the IRS and accurately predicted the future widespread misuse of secrecy and technology. He warned - "That capability at any time could be turned on the American people..." and added that the community's secrecy and technology "could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back."); Edward Snowden; pre-Snowden NSA whistleblowers; former CIA division chief Melvin Goodman (who said, in 2008, the U.S. intelligence and private contractor community lacks accountability and "is essentially out of control. It's outrageous"); and former FBI counterintelligence agent and whistleblower, Michael German. Mr German, like others, is concerned that local fusion centers, created after 9-11, share information throughout the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence community, whether or not facts and assumptions are correct. He is also concerned about the potential for abuse of the FBI’s Infragard program (which I know of firsthand), and the new low threshold to initiate FBI investigations.(15) Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss the following persons’ allegations of organized group harassment (gangstalking) - Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Donna Watts (link to her pending federal lawsuit - Donna Jane Watts vs. City of Palm Gardens, et. al.), very similar allegations by another female Florida law enforcement officer Toni Foudy, Mr. and Mrs. Krlich of Hubbard Ohio (link to ABC’s 20/20 interview of Mr. and Mrs. Krlich) who filed a federal lawsuit (Krlich vs. Taafe; link) in February 2017), Jeffrey Kantor (whose federal lawsuit was dismissed for lack of evidence (similar to claims of pre-Snowden whistleblowers who lacked Snowden's documentation) (link to American Bar Association article about Jeffrey Kantor's federal lawsuit), Stephanie Gibaud (discussed above), Roderick Russell, and me. I discussed the above individuals more extensively in my main website - My Five Years of Systematic Police Harassment in Pinellas County Florida (and Organized Group Harassment).(16) Drs. Sheridan and James implied that persons complaining of group stalking suffer from psychiatric problems, such as staying in their residences and fearing to go out. My response - Drs. Sheridan and James apparently did not read, for example, Trooper Watts' pending federal lawsuit stating that she began living like a hermit due to the constant harassment by numerous Miami cops for months. Trooper Watts received intimidating voice messages of her private phones; police vehicles stalked her on and off duty; her private information was illegally accessed in a police database by a hundred cops; her neighbors reported seeing "strange--looking cars" idling and parked in their cul-de-sac (typical of the psychological harassment against me), etc. All this because Trooper Watts stopped a police cruiser travelling over 120 mph through traffic. She didn't know if the cruiser was stolen because its driver ignored her lights and siren for miles. It turned out that the driver was an off-duty Miami cop late for his second job. He was later fired. A law enforcement officer in Sarasota County, Florida (next to the county where I used to live) posted the following anonymous comment online about Trooper Watts. It was one of many posts personally attacking Trooper Watts in Activity Stream - LEO Affairs Forums (“leo” meaning law enforcement officers. - “ Dear Donna: All of us at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office feel you will be out of a job in the near future. We do not condone stopping or writing other cops citations in this county and have a strong brother/sister hood in this tri-county area. With that being said, we would like to offer you a second chance at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit cleaning our kennels. You being a piece of $hit will fit right in with cleaning up animal $hit. Please consider this position as your days are most likely numbered from the Florida Highway Patrol for your inappropriate/dangerous and malicious actions. We look forward to handing you a bucket and a mop in the near future. (link to an article about Trooper Donna Watts' experience) (link to Trooper Donna Watts' ongoing federal lawsuit, of note are paragraphs 170-182 and 332-339).(17) Drs. Sheridan and James implied that victims of group stalking are not to be believed because they have “no idea” who their stalkers might be. My response - No response is needed.(18) Drs. Sheridan and James wrote - “...We have not been able to find any record in the literature of cases where victims have been subject to two or more separate stalking campaigns by unrelated individuals in one 12-month period.” My response - Drs. Sheridan and James failed to discuss the federal lawsuits filed on behalf of Trooper Watts and Mr. Kantor, failed to discuss the EEOC lawsuit filed on behalf of by NSA intelligence analyst Karen Stewart, failed to discuss Roderick Russell's website (link) regarding the Zertsetzung-like harassment against him, failed to discuss my main website, and other legitimate sites.(19) Drs. Sheridan and James wrote that there are “limited police … resources” on the subject of organized psychological harassment. My response - The reason is obvious.(20) Drs. Sheridan and James wrote that their study of group stalking was the first to use the scientific method and peer review. My response - This is gobbledygook. What is needed instead is a Congressional investigation of organized psychological (and financial) harassment of the unaccountable U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community similar to the Senate “Church Committee” of 40 years ago. There also needs to be substantial investigative reporting on the subject.A year after the Sheridan and James paper was published online, and only three weeks after the Washington Post article about the bizarre psychological harassment of U.S. diplomats, a New York Times article entitled "United States of Paranoia: They See Gangs of Stalkers" by Mike McPhate (link) was published (June 2016). Mr. McPhate relied upon the Sheridan and James paper to conclude that all complainants of organized group harassment must be delusional. Like Drs. Sheridan and James, Mr. McPhate has no background, training, or expertise in the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community. (He was the New York Times web page designer and manager). Also, like Drs. Sheridan and James, he failed to substantially investigate, or rely upon any substantial investigation of the community. (Years earlier, another New York Times reporter, Judith Miller, wrote articles based upon misinformation spoon-fed to her by government officials shortly before the U.S. invaded Iraq). Mr. McPhate's poor research and/or biased journalism was demonstrated by what he wrote, or more correctly, by what he failed to write about Karen Stewart in his article - “Karen Stewart of Tallahassee, Florida, believes large numbers of regular people have been brainwashed by the National Security Agency into thinking that she is a traitor or terrorist. Wherever she goes, she says - to church, to the grocery store, to the doctor’s office - they are there, watching. It baffles her, she said. But worse ,’It makes me angry to see how many people in this country are sociopaths. They are absolute group think drones,’ she said ’I don’t even consider them human anymore.’” But, astonishingly, Mr. McPhate failed to write that Karen Stewart was a longtime intelligence analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA) in the Weapons and Space department. She had worked for the NSA for 28 years until she was fired. Because another employee was credited with, and promoted for, Mrs. Stewart’s award-winning intelligence work, Mrs. Stewart filed an EEOC lawsuit against the NSA in 2010. She alleged that the other employee, who also worked in the Weapons and Space department, was a woman who provided sexual favors to NSA managers. NSA officials threatened to label her “delusional” if she did not drop her lawsuit. But she did not drop her lawsuit, was then diagnosed as "delusional” by the NSA - despite prior positive evaluations - and was fired. Another NSA whistleblower, Thomas Reinbold, said that NSA employees call NSA's delusional tactic as “ doing a mental." Because of my experience, I believe Karen Stewart that she was the target of organized group harassment by NSA security and by civilians acting on its behalf.Shortly after Mr. McPhate's article was published, another article, entitled “The Nightmarish Online World of ‘Gang-Stalking,’”(link) by Roisin Kiberd (link), was published online (July 2016). Ms. Kiberd, like Mr. McPhate, also relied upon the Sheridan and James paper to also conclude that all people reporting group harassment must be delusional. Like Drs. Sheridan and James and Mike McPhate, Ms. Kiberd has no background, training, or expertise in the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community, and did not substantially investigate, or rely upon any substantial investigation, of the community.Other articles have relied upon the Sheridan and James' "research" and, unfortunately, future articles will do so as well.​​​​​+++ More than a year after the Sheridan and James gangstalking "research" was posted online (on July 16, 2015), I published my website criticizing the study (on August 18, 2016). The two following articles appeared online just a few days after I published my website - An article entitled “Academic Research on Organized Gang Stalking is Lacking. So are Sheridan and James, and Dietrich” (posted in the website pop~agenda~culture on September 9, 2016) and an article entitled “Gangstalking Study by Dr. Lorraine Sheridan is Fundamentally Flawed” (posted in the website - Research Gang Stalking on September 14, 2016, which is linked to the above website). I am certain that the two phony articles were published as disinformation by a corrupt person(s) in, or associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community to counter my website. Consider the following - I sent the following email to the supposed author of the first article on October 3, 2016 -“ Mon, Oct 3, 2016<[email protected]> Name: Richard GriesingerContact Form URL: ContactDear volunteer teacher:I have read your criticism of the Drs. Sheridan and James study re group-stalking. I believe the study is shoddy "research," but I have some questions for you - 1. What is your name? 2. What city do you live in? 3. What [my comment - I meant to ask - Why] are you writing articles about group-stalking? That is, are you a victim of group-stalking? If so, what are the specific reason(s)? Your website contains no details of your personal experience (names, dates, etc.) why not?Thank you,Richard Griesinger ”I received the following email reply on October 5, 2016 - which not only failed to answer my questions, but also attempted to intimidate and threatened me. Understand that the author wrote that “she” was a volunteer teacher, but comes across as a private investigator. But more significantly, although the author is a supposed fellow victim of organized harassment - supposedly empathetic with fellow victims - “she" did “her” best to try to intimidate, threaten, and marginalize me -“ Richard-Also, in my sidebar, I have posted some 'free tools that you can use' to document these gang stalkers. As you might imagine, as an investigative journalist, I have developed habits- and one of those habits is checking IP addresses. Yours is x.xx.xxx.xx [my comment - I changed the numbers to x's], in Thailand, as you noted. I have also noticed someone (you) checking my blogs regularly in the last several days via my wordpress 'stats counter.' This sort of information, while in and of itself is not a case or necessarily immediately useful, is evidentiary material in piece and in parcel. In my sidebar, I offer you free tools that you can use as well to document any harassment you might still be enduring. I do not know what you would like from your personal situation, but I am available to investigate should you need a stateside investigator. As you know, these hidden investigations take the form of harassment, and death threats etc. And much of the is online, and leaves trace evidence. And, it is these little pieces of data that create for you, and others, the basic claim that you have been, in fact, targeted by scumbags.Best regards,popi ”A few hours later, I received another email from “popi” - which also did not answer my questions and was another attempt to intimidate and threaten me --“ Hi Chiang Mai ( Richard?).You can call me popi, like the flower. Well, for all of your questions, I would have to defer to my attorneys, located in my sidebar, where you can also read a bit about me in my bio ( but not too much). I am primarily, a writer, and a journalist. My case began many years ago, when I wrote a story about a purported terrorist in a college newspaper. Yes, I have been gang staked multiple times, in multiple places over time. And, my website DOES contain details, but they are laced within the narrative itself. Unlike yourself, I cannot afford to leave this country in order to write my story [my comment - "popi"'s community knows full well that I moved to Chiang Mai because I could no longer afford to live in Pinellas County due to my loss of income [my comment - "Popi''s community knows full well that I moved to Chiang Mai because I could no longer afford to live in Pinellas County due to my loss of income], and as you well know, people get hurt and even killed over talking about these things [my comment - intimidation and threats]. If I recall correctly- you are the guy who got stalked in Florida? Your narrative is a wonderful, clear, and concise telling of your tale.Very helpful, and insightful, and unlike the nutty blogs out there, is nearly court room worthy. And, this that you endured is called "pedofication," this situation that you described in your online work. A man named John Lang, an ex-marine, and a police corruption activist, from Fresno California was found dead in his burning house, as firefighters sat blocks away [my comment - more intimidation and threats], after he described essentially the same thing you described. They accused you of being a pedophile and so on. This fits a pattern, and part of my goal is to reveal those that do these things to others. I am offering a reward of up to 15k for anyone who can successfully bring a group of these cowardly POS to trial, and conviction. I honestly don't care if the people who are accused by these gang stalkers are indeed guilty of these purported crimes [my comment - I care] - what matters to me is how these hidden harassment campaigns, misuse of inappropriately gained personal data, and slander based in hearsay are affecting my country. I mean- if these things are true about you, and others, as the stalkers claim- then why not get it into a courtroom? [my comment - I tried to hire a law firm to file a police misconduct lawsuit, but soon learned that firms only wanted to handle cases that involve one or two incidents and, therefore, easier to litigate]. The answer to that is that they are avoiding, in plain legal terms- they are avoiding cases where clear legal standing would invoke the very hidden processes that they employ in these domestic terror campaigns waged against American citizens. I am interested in interviewing people who this has happened to, and also, possibly building towards a class action lawsuit, or in the very least, bringing this practice to light in a legitimate narrative structure that 'ordinary' people can understand, and begin to dismantle as a social ill. My case, like yours, involves dirty cops who misused data, and access to my personal life. It also included Jewish organizations [my comment - My harassment has not included Jewish organizations, but has included many evangelicals], community groups and more. And, regardless of their basis, it was illegal and needs to be brought to light. I am sure you have heard that phrase more than once from these religious nutjobs? They are fond of the phrase " what happens in darkness...." and so on. So, yes, my goal is to shine a light on these POS. If you are interested in telling me more, it would be on condition of anonymity- I am a journalist doing deep cover journalism, and my word is my bond. I would sit in jail for a source that provides accurate, factual information, and I would even put that into a confidentiality agreement if necessary. Well, if you would like to coresspond, I will be available.Best regards,popi “1st Update re"popi" --I regularly Google search my name "Richard Griesinger" with the word “harass” or "gangstalking" to see what websites have discussed me. In mid October 2016, my search revealed an article entitled "Former Clearwater Florida City Attorney criticizes Dr. Lorraine ..." posted in the website pop~agenda~culture. Although I previously opened that website (as "popi" mentioned in "her" first email above), I tried to open it after it mentioned me, but I could not. It is now marked “private." (The “popi,” who sent me the two above emails claims “her” real name is “popi gander.” The phrase “pop-agenda-culture” is listed near the top of the website; “popagandi” is the name of the author of the sister website - whatisorganizedstalking.wordpress. com). As a bad pun, the above names bring to mind "propaganda" defined as misleading information designed to promote a cause. The website - pop~agenda~culture - preposterously begins with a quote by a science fiction writer (Kurt Vonnegut), contains outrageous posts (either written as disinformation or posted by delusional individuals), discusses chewing gum on the bottom of a shoe, its sidebar contains an item "this is not a conspiracy theory blog," and, of course, contains no specific and verifiable facts about the author.2nd Update re "popi" --On November 13, 2016, “popi” - the anonymous corrupt person or persons in, or associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community - published the below article online about me entitled “In re: Richard Griesinger, Esq, and online defamation and libel." The article was published soon after I discussed “her” above two threatening emails to me in this website. The article was published in several of "her" disinformative websites,e.g., Protected Blog › Log in, Research Gang Stalking. and pop~agenda~culture. There are perhaps five reasons why "popi"'s community is concerned about my two websites - (1) My factual statements about the organized financial and psychological harassment against me since 2008 are true, many are detailed, and some are documented; (2) I am a credible person (established attorney forced to close my law office in 2012 due to hacking and harassment); (3) The motive for my harassment - revenge by the ex-husband (a high ranking law enforcement officer whose divorcing/ex-wife I dated from 2003 to 2011 - is obvious and documented; (4) I am verifiable (i.e., my identity and location is clear, unlike “popi”); and (5) The above community’s use of gangstalking and other harassing tactics is slowly losing the cover of plausible deniability due to increasing exposure in legitimate media (e.g., a Sydney Morning Herald article about CEO Michael Page in Australia, an ABC TV segment about Dr. Facika Tafara in California, Miami Herald articles about Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Donna Watts, an ABC TV 20/20 segment about Mr. and Mrs. Krlich in Ohio, etc.), and due to an increasing number of legitimate websites by credible individuals (for example, Roderick Russell in Canada, longtime NSA intelligence analyst Karen Stewart, and me). The following is “popi”’s article about me, portions of which I have bolded and underlined, followed by my comments in brackets -- “In re: Richard Griesinger, Esq, and online defamation and libel. The researcher of organized stalking will note various information/disinformation on the web about organized gang stalking [my comment - I agree, and the websites and articles by “popi”’s community are prime examples of disinformation. Snowden documents revealed that Western intelligence agencies post phony websites and articles online to discredit legitimate individuals and topics]. What should become clear after some amount of time is that this is by design of the hidden cultural practice that it is. This researcher has several blogs, and I do not use my personal identity in any of them [my comment - “popi” wouldn’t even disclose “her” name or city of residence to me by email] because in this ‘phenomena’ what then happens is that blogs are stalked, hacked, and online comes offline, as gang stalkers seek to silence those of us who research, or raise awareness of this topic. In other words, criminal activity under color of law begins when this topic is discussed openly [my comment - subtle intimidation and threats against me]. I wrote about a case that has all the trappings of authenticity - the case of one Richard Griesinger, Esq. [my comment - authentic because all of my factual statements are true, many are specific, and some are documented - a concern to “popi”’s community] - on one of my blogs, and the very next day received a phone call from a state where he formerly resided. That could indicate that he is not who he says he is; it could indicate that his blog is just another psyop; it could indicate many other things. But to me, the researcher, what it revealed- again- is how well connected these people are, as I never give that phone number to anyone-ever. That seems significant. Then, the blog became increasingly interesting to some in the community of gang stalking, and for various reasons, I closed the blog to any but registered and verified users. In short order, Israeli’s, MEPCON, and a few un-named persons requested access. Put another way- my blog got mobbed by people interested in that story and others. I have been mobbed by the fanatical Zionists, LEIU pedophiles, Israeli’s from Squad 8200, and law enforcement as well as pimple faced military trolls​ [my comment - What??], and often, these mobbing’s come offline, into the real world, where these people do other things that endanger life and safety [my comment - again, more intimidation and threats]. What this indicates to the researcher, is an inference that this topic gets certain folks riled up in the least, and drives some into furious counter-narrative. That seems important, because most legitimate research agrees that those who practice in the occult of gang stalking, are in fact from within the LEO and security industry, which at this time, has effectively replaced the Ku Klux Klan, the JDO, and the so-called ‘white identity’ movement that preceded the current Christian Zionists [my comment - Harassment against me in Pinellas County, Florida and here in Chiang Mai has included, among others, American evangelicals (e.g., by Pinellas County Circuit Judge George Greer, former client Cathy Bulger, my ex-girlfriend’s ex-husband, basically a Catholic evangelical, probably a large number of law enforcement officers in Pinellas County, etc.), no doubt, because I viewed some gay porn online. I never would have a gay or bisexual encounter, but that should be nobody’s business] as fanatical bombers and so on, as a domestic terrorists. In fact, the cross cultural membership, criminal, and institutional corruption of theses LEIU, security contractor, Scientologist/Mormon/Christian/Jewish gangs [my comment - My harassment has not involved Jewish gangs, but has involved evangelicals], LEO’s, community policing initiatives nearly vindicate the modern Klan as a mere political action group that practices free speech, and their version of history. According to OSINT easily found online, Richard Griesinger, Esq., was formerly a City Attorney in Pinellas County Florida, in an era when Scientologists were seeking influence in that area. I saved a copy of the original webpage (here is what he- or someone- calls his original webpage), and all communications I have had with him, as often these near legitimate stories are in fact psychological operations designed to intimidate me, the researcher, or the people like him, a purported victim of gang stalking. In other words, I protect both of us, from whoever would corrupt or challenge the narrative. I use WordPress because it auto saves posts with a time stamp, as does Gmail, and so, I can prove beyond any and all reasonable doubt that Richard Griesinger has libeled and defamed this author [my comment - Truth is a complete defense, and anonymous persons, like “popi,” cannot be the subject of defamation], and attempted to discredit the narrative I have documented. I will make this available to any credentialed researcher of organized gang stalking, should you be verifiable as an authentic researcher. I reached out to this Griesinger fellow, because I believe that much of what he wrote is an authentic story, and based upon his recent post, I believe that, like many of these victims, his narrative is mixed with features of a possibly un-diagnosed personality disorder [my comment - First, remember that "popi" is supposedly a fellow victim of organized group harassment, but is doing "her" best to marginalize me! Also, as I discussed in both of my websites - governmental agencies, corporations, and other entities in the United States and other countries have used the “delusional” tactic against whistleblowers, dissidents, and targets (e.g., the NSA against whistleblowers Russell Tice and Thomas Reinbold, the Pacific Gas & Electric Company against a manager and whistleblower Neil J. Aiken, etc. all of whom were later vindicated], but I find his story credible on cursory research ( I am not a mental health professional [my comment - There "she" goes again], this is just my opinion about a person who made their business public online; nor do I seek to make life harder for this fellow, but I will not discuss it further than that.) I attempted a dialogue with this person/entity, and in return, was rewarded with libelous, slanderous comments about my work. A sad fact of those of us who actually seek to bring light to this dark practice are often pitted against each other, perhaps by our own biases or mental illness [my comment - There “she” goes again]; and often by agents and agencies whose exact goal is this form of exploitation. I have a background with social workers and psychologists, and so, I am aware that mental illness can be of the paranoid variety. Griesinger’s current version of “his” story exhibits this trait [my comment - There “she” goes again. And, as I wrote above, "popi" is supposedly a fellow victim of organized group harassment]. These days, and since I closed that blog, this blog gets hits every two days or so from Thailand. I can prove that to any legitimate researcher of organized gang stalking. So, Mr/Miss Griesinger, [email protected], former City Prosecutor, etc, or whoever, whatever agency has co-opted your/his name and identity, I once again, here in plain sight of the whole world, extend you the opportunity to retract your slander/libel, or whatever it is. Then, in lieu of that, I will take other measures [my comment - more subtle intimidation and threats]. Now, to the researcher of organized stalking, note that Thailand is a beneficiary of tens of millions of American dollars per year [my comment - no doubt, “popi” is letting me know that “her” community has financial clout in Thailand] for initiatives that ‘combat sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation.’ [my comment - I will not be smeared as a pedophile, child molester, a potential one, a sex trafficker, or potential one. My ex-girlfriend’s ex-husband - a high ranking local law enforcement officer whose best friend was a retired FBI agent - had me smeared for revenge (detailed in my main website). The smear has always been secret (that is, always behind my back or anonymous) and was denied by law enforcement in Pinellas County. My attempts to hire professionals to disprove it were always interfered with. The FBI denied my written request to investigate. (I notified the U.S. Consulate’s Office here in Chiang Mai in 2015 of the smear and threats against me, my main website, etc. just for record). It is a cross-roads nexus state where sex trafficking takes place as children and women, and Thai lady-boys are shuffled across borders by actual rings of sex traffickers. This is one reason why talking about this topic can be dangerous [my comment - more intimidation and threats], both to the researcher, and to individuals who are targeted by gang stalking. Organized rings of pedophiles, and literal and actual gangs of sex traffickers operate from Thailand to America and beyond, often in the disguise of these social justice movements, and anti-sex trafficking NGO’s, cults and actual gangs, many of which are funded by USAID and other military’ intelligence agency black budgets. Do you see a connection? I do. It is this researchers opinion that organized gang stalking, pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking are related, and part of my hypotheses is that both sides of the trafficking narrative derive billions per year, one way or the other, and often work together, as was the case of Yugoslavia/Bosnia in the 1993 era. It is no different today, and many who research gang stalking will find this to be the case as well- there is a provable link between those who create a moral panic, and those who police the narratives of moral panic. In fact, they are one and the same, like Laurel and Hardy, Pinky and the Brain-or a cat and a mouse [my comment - What??] : those who claim to be ‘combating’ a moral scourge, are the exact same people and groups deriving profit from all sides of the issue. But in the case of the ‘targeted individual,’they are the scratching post the cats sharpen claws on; a form of bullying so severe and debilitating, that many take their own lives, are forced into false confessions, or worse, with some committing crimes in attempts to get a case into a court room, because the involvement of police and other institutional and community occult factors into often unwinnable dilemmas, and legal basis or legal standing issues. So, Mr. Griesinger, I do not wish to add to your trauma- regardless of whatever you were accused of, the hidden practice of gang stalking needs to be brought into the light- I applaud your attempt to do that. And as you know, I extended my empathy to you, and you returned it by posting alleged private data. Regardless of your choice, once again- I ask that you retract your deliberate lies, and other statements about my writing, and my hypotheses. Any correspondence I have had with you will be revealed in a court room if necessary [my comment - I have nothing to hide except embarrassment, but your community certainly has a lot to hide. Also, I have been consistently denied the opportunity to place the secret smear and harassment against me into public view.]. And, in lieu of that, I will take further active measures [my comment - more intimidation and threats].“ (posted on November 13, 2016). [My final comment - Compare the content of my two websites with that of “popi”’s emails, 'her' article about me, and 'her' disinformative websites. Unlike “popi,” I am verifiable and have provided specific details regarding the motive and nature of the hacking and organized financial and psychological harassment against me].3rd Update re "popi"'s community --I recently (December 6, 2016) noticed text at the top of one of my documents ("CM - Diary") in my Google Docs app on my iphone. I did not write it. (A linguistic expert isn't needed to show this). The text was hacked and placed into my “CM - Diary,” no doubt, as a psychological ploy by a corrupt person(s) in, or associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community. "CM" stands for Chiang Mai, the Thai city where I live. I do not write lengthy, general text in my CM-Diary, but rather only write short comments about specific events which occur in Chiang Mai, except for an occasional, short general comment. Although much of the content is true and although I wrote somewhat similar text in other Google Docs, some of it is not, and some of it is exaggerated. Interestingly, the hacked text does contains some methods which are used to harass me (in Chiang Mai and previously in Pinellas County, Florida). I have bolded and underlined portions of the text followed by my comments in brackets. -- “The number of people despising me here in Chiang Mai is astounding [my comment - First, consider the diabolical effort in writing and hacking the below text. Second, consider the diabolical and extensive effort to smear me in Chiang Mai as a pedophile. Also, although the fact of the smear is true (initially secretly spread as revenge by my ex-girlfriend’s ex-husband in Pinellas County. There has always been an evangelical undercurrent, if you will, involved in the smear both in Pinellas County and in Chiang Mai), I would not use the words "despising" and "astounding" in this context.] When viewed in one perspective, it’s almost fascinating. Again, I cope well because I naturally consider myself a reader, not a participant of my novel-like harassing experiences. What outfits [my comment - I do not use the word "outfit" or "outfits"] will some harassers be wearing, what newspaper or book will they be reading and want me to peek at [my comment - I do not use the word "peek," although Jeffrey Kantor's lawsuit, which I discussed, refers to "sneak and peek" surveillance]. What vehicles wlil be backing up near me this time. Will giggles [my comment - I do not use the word "giggle" or "giggles," but psychological harassment against me has included, for example, cars backing up as I pass, people coughing as I pass, a customer next to me in a restaurant doing his best to get my attention to an opened newspaper he was holding out which had the word “delusional” prominently displayed on a page, etc.] be used or a menacing look, or maybe get a passing cough. It all is curiously and loosely organized [my comment - The phrase "loosely organized" was parroted from what I wrote in this website (reason 6 above) - that I believe that there is a loose network worldwide of, hopefully just rogue, members of the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community. However, the harassment here in Chiang Mai, as in Pinellas County, Florida, is very organized]. I get it, but it really and truly has no lasting effect on me, except for the dramatic entry of an oddball-looking guy [my comment - I would not use the phrase "dramatic entry of an oddball-looking guy"] etc. It all seems a big waste of time and money (assuming some of the sheep are paid. No doubt, the vangies work free of change. They hate gays, I know, I get it. But the funny thing, folks [my comment - I would not use the word "folks" which I consider is disingenuous, particularly when used by politicians], I’m not gay, I know that’s a tough one for you. And for you vangies and others, I have never fantasized about my Little Brother and any other child, ever. You can believe that or not - it won’t change the truth. I admire the clean lifestyle and many values you vangies hold to, but I feel sorry for you as well, really (not pity), that your minds and emotions are trapped and limited by setting life and religion in black and white concrete. You folks have tried to set who I am in concrete terms as well, but most people defy such classifications. I’m not a religious person - I don’t like organized religions, particularly dogmatic ones like yours, any orthodox, maybe if I were black and the rousing and soulful gospel music and all, but I was a robotic acolyte for three or four years and the form over substance turned me off. Vange churches are even worse. Vanges are too Old Testament, not enough New Testament - lighten up and live longer."4th Update re “popi”’s community --That “popi”’s community - those corrupt individuals in, or associated with, the U.S. law enforcement/intelligence/private contractor community - is concerned about my website was demonstrated by five, no doubt related, websites which recently (in mid December 2016) posted “popi”’s phony criticism of my website - WordPress.com: Create a website or blog, WordPress.com: Create a website or blog, WordPress.com: Create a website or blog, WordPress.com: Create a website or blog, and WordPress.com: Create a website or blog. A minor update - In January 2016, I discovered two more, no doubt related, websites which also posted "popi"'s phony criticism of my website - http://en.wordpress.com and http://li.wordpress.com. A second minor update - In February 2017, I discovered yet another, no doubt, related website which posted "popi"'s phony critcism of my website - http://yi.wordpress.com. As I wrote above, Snowden documents revealed that intelligence agencies flood the internet with disinformation to discredit legitimate individuals and topics.