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How India perceives the Ukrainian crisis and what it means for its relations with Russia and the West
Russia's military operation in Ukraine and, more broadly, its conflict with the West may not change the fabric of India-Russia bilateral relations as dramatically as some observers may think. A time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership, encompassing all crucial fields related to defense and security issues as well as political and economic spheres, is not likely to be affected by hostilities taking place in Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, the devil is, as usual, in the details. No Man Left Behind "As Hon'ble Members would be aware, the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine erupted into conflict on 24 February 2022. The root causes for this are complex, going back to range of issues including the security architecture, political governance and inter-state politics. To that was added the challenges of implementing understandings reached earlier. What is pertinent to note is that the hostilities placed the Indian community of 20,000 plus in direct danger. Even while...
https://www.sott.net/article/465817-How-India-perceives-the-Ukrainian-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-its-relations-with-Russia-and-the-West
How India perceives the Ukrainian crisis and what it means for its relations with Russia and the West
Russia's military operation in Ukraine and, more broadly, its conflict with the West may not change the fabric of India-Russia bilateral relations as dramatically as some observers may think. A time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership, encompassing all crucial fields related to defense and security issues as well as political and economic spheres, is not likely to be affected by hostilities taking place in Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, the devil is, as usual, in the details. No Man Left Behind "As Hon'ble Members would be aware, the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine erupted into conflict on 24 February 2022. The root causes for this are complex, going back to range of issues including the security architecture, political governance and inter-state politics. To that was added the challenges of implementing understandings reached earlier. What is pertinent to note is that the hostilities placed the Indian community of 20,000 plus in direct danger. Even while...
https://www.sott.net/article/465817-How-India-perceives-the-Ukrainian-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-its-relations-with-Russia-and-the-West
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Origins of sociopathy: the etiology of guiltlessness
I'm returning to Dr Martha Stout's book The Sociopath Next Door as a basis to explore the origins of sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder). Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a deeply ingrained and dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior most commonly known due to the affected individual's lack of remorse for these behaviors.1 As I've mentioned before, the causal factors for sociopathy are likely to be a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. In other words it's both "nature" and "nurture". Heritability studies have found a very strong correlation2 between identical twins who show psychopathic traits in contrast to fraternal twins who do not demonstrate the same degree of correlation. This doesn't mean we can test for a certain "sociopathic gene" as personality traits are underpinned by a complexity of genes in conjunction with the unique neural architecture of the individual that's...
https://www.sott.net/article/465818-Origins-of-sociopathy-the-etiology-of-guiltlessness
Origins of sociopathy: the etiology of guiltlessness
I'm returning to Dr Martha Stout's book The Sociopath Next Door as a basis to explore the origins of sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder). Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a deeply ingrained and dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior most commonly known due to the affected individual's lack of remorse for these behaviors.1 As I've mentioned before, the causal factors for sociopathy are likely to be a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. In other words it's both "nature" and "nurture". Heritability studies have found a very strong correlation2 between identical twins who show psychopathic traits in contrast to fraternal twins who do not demonstrate the same degree of correlation. This doesn't mean we can test for a certain "sociopathic gene" as personality traits are underpinned by a complexity of genes in conjunction with the unique neural architecture of the individual that's...
https://www.sott.net/article/465818-Origins-of-sociopathy-the-etiology-of-guiltlessness
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Largest ever human family tree identifies nearly 27 million ancestors
Researchers create massive genealogical network dating back 100,000 years Researchers using modern and ancient genomes have created the largest human family tree ever made, reports Jack Guy of CNN. An international team of scientists combined genetic reports of 3,609 individual genome sequences from 215 populations around the globe to produce a massive family tree that identifies nearly 27 million ancestors and where they lived, per U.S. News and World Report. "We have a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of humanity and shows how we're all related to each other today," Anthony Wilder Wohns, leader of a new study published in the journal Science, tells CNN.
https://www.sott.net/article/465819-Largest-ever-human-family-tree-identifies-nearly-27-million-ancestors
Largest ever human family tree identifies nearly 27 million ancestors
Researchers create massive genealogical network dating back 100,000 years Researchers using modern and ancient genomes have created the largest human family tree ever made, reports Jack Guy of CNN. An international team of scientists combined genetic reports of 3,609 individual genome sequences from 215 populations around the globe to produce a massive family tree that identifies nearly 27 million ancestors and where they lived, per U.S. News and World Report. "We have a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of humanity and shows how we're all related to each other today," Anthony Wilder Wohns, leader of a new study published in the journal Science, tells CNN.
https://www.sott.net/article/465819-Largest-ever-human-family-tree-identifies-nearly-27-million-ancestors
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Companies weren't forced to pull out of Russia says White House
Scores of Western businesses have cut ties with Russia amid its conflict with Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted on Monday that the US government had no part in the decision of a large number of Western companies to pull out of the Russian market amid Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Upon being asked by a reporter whether Western companies still operating in Russia "should stay," Psaki claimed: "The US government had not asked any company specifically to take steps to pull out. We have applauded those who have made that decision, and they are going to have to make decisions of their own regard." Many American companies have withdrawn from the Russian market amid the conflict with Ukraine. While certain major brands, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and McDonald's, were initially not among the departing companies, they too have since left.
https://www.sott.net/article/465820-Companies-werent-forced-to-pull-out-of-Russia-says-White-House
Companies weren't forced to pull out of Russia says White House
Scores of Western businesses have cut ties with Russia amid its conflict with Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted on Monday that the US government had no part in the decision of a large number of Western companies to pull out of the Russian market amid Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Upon being asked by a reporter whether Western companies still operating in Russia "should stay," Psaki claimed: "The US government had not asked any company specifically to take steps to pull out. We have applauded those who have made that decision, and they are going to have to make decisions of their own regard." Many American companies have withdrawn from the Russian market amid the conflict with Ukraine. While certain major brands, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and McDonald's, were initially not among the departing companies, they too have since left.
https://www.sott.net/article/465820-Companies-werent-forced-to-pull-out-of-Russia-says-White-House
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Russia's decision to halt peace treaty talks unacceptable: Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan views as unacceptable Russia's decision to suspend the countries' negotiations on a post-World War II peace treaty, in response to Tokyo's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's actions are extremely unreasonable and totally unacceptable," Kishida told a Diet committee session. "We strongly protest." Announcing the move on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry also said Moscow will halt a visa-free program allowing former Japanese residents to periodically visit four disputed islets off Hokkaido, and indicated Russia will withdraw from joint economic activities on the islands. "It remains unchanged that Japan aims to solve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty with Russia," Kishida added.
https://www.sott.net/article/465821-Russias-decision-to-halt-peace-treaty-talks-unacceptable-Kishida
Russia's decision to halt peace treaty talks unacceptable: Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan views as unacceptable Russia's decision to suspend the countries' negotiations on a post-World War II peace treaty, in response to Tokyo's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's actions are extremely unreasonable and totally unacceptable," Kishida told a Diet committee session. "We strongly protest." Announcing the move on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry also said Moscow will halt a visa-free program allowing former Japanese residents to periodically visit four disputed islets off Hokkaido, and indicated Russia will withdraw from joint economic activities on the islands. "It remains unchanged that Japan aims to solve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty with Russia," Kishida added.
https://www.sott.net/article/465821-Russias-decision-to-halt-peace-treaty-talks-unacceptable-Kishida
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Invasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
The scientific community is grappling with the challenges of decoupling from Russia. Many research organisations in Europe have cut ties including Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. But in the UK, the picture is less clear with universities being told to make their own choices. Meanwhile, the publishing world is facing its own dilemma about whether to refuse papers from Russia. European institutions have acted, too. The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities has suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, concluding that the ability of these academies 'to act autonomously and independently' from their governments warrants its decision. Cern will suspend Russia's observer status and will not engage in new collaborations with it. But Cern chose not to expel its Russian users, who number around 1000.
https://www.sott.net/article/465822-Invasion-of-Ukraine-begins-cascade-of-decoupling-from-Russian-science
Invasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
The scientific community is grappling with the challenges of decoupling from Russia. Many research organisations in Europe have cut ties including Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. But in the UK, the picture is less clear with universities being told to make their own choices. Meanwhile, the publishing world is facing its own dilemma about whether to refuse papers from Russia. European institutions have acted, too. The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities has suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, concluding that the ability of these academies 'to act autonomously and independently' from their governments warrants its decision. Cern will suspend Russia's observer status and will not engage in new collaborations with it. But Cern chose not to expel its Russian users, who number around 1000.
https://www.sott.net/article/465822-Invasion-of-Ukraine-begins-cascade-of-decoupling-from-Russian-science
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Biden, Stoltenberg warn of threat of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says the threat of Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine was "real" as NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned of "far-reaching consequences" if Moscow were to use armaments. "I think it's a real threat," Biden said on March 23 as he left for Europe, where he will meet with NATO, Group of Seven, and European Union allies to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is in its fourth week amid fierce resistance by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Several Western officials, including Stoltenberg, have repeatedly warned that Russia might use chemical weapons in Ukraine and that such a move would be a war crime. "Any use of chemical weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict, it would be a blatant violation of international law, and would have far-reaching consequences," Stoltenberg said in Brussels on March 23.
https://www.sott.net/article/465823-Biden-Stoltenberg-warn-of-threat-of-Russia-using-chemical-weapons-in-Ukraine
Biden, Stoltenberg warn of threat of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says the threat of Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine was "real" as NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned of "far-reaching consequences" if Moscow were to use armaments. "I think it's a real threat," Biden said on March 23 as he left for Europe, where he will meet with NATO, Group of Seven, and European Union allies to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is in its fourth week amid fierce resistance by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Several Western officials, including Stoltenberg, have repeatedly warned that Russia might use chemical weapons in Ukraine and that such a move would be a war crime. "Any use of chemical weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict, it would be a blatant violation of international law, and would have far-reaching consequences," Stoltenberg said in Brussels on March 23.
https://www.sott.net/article/465823-Biden-Stoltenberg-warn-of-threat-of-Russia-using-chemical-weapons-in-Ukraine
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Dems smear Hawley for revealing they don't care if SCOTUS justices hate the Constitution
Amid the Senate confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's radical U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, the left has been working overtime to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, and it's obvious why: The Missouri Republican's questions about Jackson's lenient track record on child porn offenders threaten Democrats' goal of transforming the high court into a bench of reliable leftist activists. Even before Jackson's confirmation hearings officially began on Monday, the left's information operation designed to discredit Hawley for daring to question Biden's self-admitted affirmative action pick ramped up. When Hawley pointed out that Jackson has a history of going easy on criminals who possessed and distributed child pornography, he was smeared by the propaganda press, White House, and Democrats. "Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker. She's been...
https://www.sott.net/article/465824-Dems-smear-Hawley-for-revealing-they-dont-care-if-SCOTUS-justices-hate-the-Constitution
Dems smear Hawley for revealing they don't care if SCOTUS justices hate the Constitution
Amid the Senate confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's radical U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, the left has been working overtime to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, and it's obvious why: The Missouri Republican's questions about Jackson's lenient track record on child porn offenders threaten Democrats' goal of transforming the high court into a bench of reliable leftist activists. Even before Jackson's confirmation hearings officially began on Monday, the left's information operation designed to discredit Hawley for daring to question Biden's self-admitted affirmative action pick ramped up. When Hawley pointed out that Jackson has a history of going easy on criminals who possessed and distributed child pornography, he was smeared by the propaganda press, White House, and Democrats. "Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker. She's been...
https://www.sott.net/article/465824-Dems-smear-Hawley-for-revealing-they-dont-care-if-SCOTUS-justices-hate-the-Constitution
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Author who confronted Canadian FM tells RT Ottawa has 'exacerbated the tragedy in Ukraine'
Yves Engler says the West only cares about flooding warzone with weapons to "fight and die" in a military conflict with Russia Author and activist Yves Engler, who recently confronted Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a public event, has told RT that Ottawa only makes the Russia-Ukraine conflict worse by sending weapons to Kiev. Engler interrupted Joly's speech at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, accusing the minister of "escalating the war," before he was escorted out. Joly has not commented publicly on the incident.
https://www.sott.net/article/465825-Author-who-confronted-Canadian-FM-tells-RT-Ottawa-has-exacerbated-the-tragedy-in-Ukraine
Author who confronted Canadian FM tells RT Ottawa has 'exacerbated the tragedy in Ukraine'
Yves Engler says the West only cares about flooding warzone with weapons to "fight and die" in a military conflict with Russia Author and activist Yves Engler, who recently confronted Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a public event, has told RT that Ottawa only makes the Russia-Ukraine conflict worse by sending weapons to Kiev. Engler interrupted Joly's speech at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, accusing the minister of "escalating the war," before he was escorted out. Joly has not commented publicly on the incident.
https://www.sott.net/article/465825-Author-who-confronted-Canadian-FM-tells-RT-Ottawa-has-exacerbated-the-tragedy-in-Ukraine
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Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-wants-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-wants-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
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BEST OF THE WEB: Putin flips sanctions, demands rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Comment: Because no one is seriously divesting from Russian oil and gas, this means Western countries will effectively support and even STRENGTHEN the Russian currency! Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-flips-sanctions-demands-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
BEST OF THE WEB: Putin flips sanctions, demands rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Comment: Because no one is seriously divesting from Russian oil and gas, this means Western countries will effectively support and even STRENGTHEN the Russian currency! Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-flips-sanctions-demands-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
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SOTT FOCUS: First Fact-Based MSM Report About War in Ukraine! Newsweek: 'Putin Minimizing Civilian Casualties'
Comment: Newsweek didn't get it quite right. But they're closer to the mark than any analysis published in anglophone media thus far... As destructive as the Ukraine war is, Russia is causing less damage and killing fewer civilians than it could, U.S. intelligence experts say. Russia's conduct in the brutal war tells a different story than the widely accepted view that Vladimir Putin is intent on demolishing Ukraine and inflicting maximum civilian damage — and it reveals the Russian leader's strategic balancing act. If Russia were more intentionally destructive, the clamoring for U.S. and NATO intervention would be louder. And if Russia were all-in, Putin might find himself with no way out. Instead, his goal is to take enough territory on the ground to have something to negotiate with, while putting the government of Ukraine in a position where they have to negotiate. Comment: That's a more reality-based guess at Russia's strategy, but it's still wrong. No matter how shrill the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465827-First-Fact-Based-MSM-Report-About-War-in-Ukraine-Newsweek-Putin-Minimizing-Civilian-Casualties
SOTT FOCUS: First Fact-Based MSM Report About War in Ukraine! Newsweek: 'Putin Minimizing Civilian Casualties'
Comment: Newsweek didn't get it quite right. But they're closer to the mark than any analysis published in anglophone media thus far... As destructive as the Ukraine war is, Russia is causing less damage and killing fewer civilians than it could, U.S. intelligence experts say. Russia's conduct in the brutal war tells a different story than the widely accepted view that Vladimir Putin is intent on demolishing Ukraine and inflicting maximum civilian damage — and it reveals the Russian leader's strategic balancing act. If Russia were more intentionally destructive, the clamoring for U.S. and NATO intervention would be louder. And if Russia were all-in, Putin might find himself with no way out. Instead, his goal is to take enough territory on the ground to have something to negotiate with, while putting the government of Ukraine in a position where they have to negotiate. Comment: That's a more reality-based guess at Russia's strategy, but it's still wrong. No matter how shrill the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465827-First-Fact-Based-MSM-Report-About-War-in-Ukraine-Newsweek-Putin-Minimizing-Civilian-Casualties
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"Dictatorship of the worst kind" - Trudeau lambasted by European parliamentarian
Croatian Member of European (MEP) Parliament and former judge Mislav Kolakusic called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out to his face in Brussels on Tuesday, savaging Trudeau over "civil rights violations" against Freedom Convoy protesters. Speaking before the European Parliament, Kolakusic accused the prime minister of engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" by using the Emergencies Act to crush peaceful demonstrations. Kolakusic's speech followed Trudeau's own address to the parliament, where the prime minister had sounded off on purported threats to democracy posed by freedom protesters.
https://www.sott.net/article/465828-Dictatorship-of-the-worst-kind-Trudeau-lambasted-by-European-parliamentarian
"Dictatorship of the worst kind" - Trudeau lambasted by European parliamentarian
Croatian Member of European (MEP) Parliament and former judge Mislav Kolakusic called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out to his face in Brussels on Tuesday, savaging Trudeau over "civil rights violations" against Freedom Convoy protesters. Speaking before the European Parliament, Kolakusic accused the prime minister of engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" by using the Emergencies Act to crush peaceful demonstrations. Kolakusic's speech followed Trudeau's own address to the parliament, where the prime minister had sounded off on purported threats to democracy posed by freedom protesters.
https://www.sott.net/article/465828-Dictatorship-of-the-worst-kind-Trudeau-lambasted-by-European-parliamentarian
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IMF to cut world growth forecast, sees recession risks spreading
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its global growth forecast for 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, and sees recession risks in a growing number of countries, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. The world economy is still set to expand in 2022, though by less than the 4.4% previously anticipated, Georgieva said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine broadcast Tuesday. The IMF is set to update its projections in April when the fund holds its annual spring meetings. "Some economies that have been fast to recover from Covid are in a stronger position" to cope with the reverberations from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Georgieva said. The U.S. in particular has "fairly strong fundamentals," she said. Comment: Claiming the US has 'strong fundamentals' reflects just how deluded (or deceptive) those at the IMF are. "But those that were not yet coming out of the Covid crisis, that were falling further behind, they're going to be hit even harder," with the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465829-IMF-to-cut-world-growth-forecast-sees-recession-risks-spreading
IMF to cut world growth forecast, sees recession risks spreading
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its global growth forecast for 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, and sees recession risks in a growing number of countries, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. The world economy is still set to expand in 2022, though by less than the 4.4% previously anticipated, Georgieva said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine broadcast Tuesday. The IMF is set to update its projections in April when the fund holds its annual spring meetings. "Some economies that have been fast to recover from Covid are in a stronger position" to cope with the reverberations from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Georgieva said. The U.S. in particular has "fairly strong fundamentals," she said. Comment: Claiming the US has 'strong fundamentals' reflects just how deluded (or deceptive) those at the IMF are. "But those that were not yet coming out of the Covid crisis, that were falling further behind, they're going to be hit even harder," with the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465829-IMF-to-cut-world-growth-forecast-sees-recession-risks-spreading
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Zelensky calls Ukraine-Russia negotiations 'scandalous', 'coordinates positions' with Trudeau before summits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, on Wednesday morning that "difficult" and confrontational peace talks with Russia are moving ahead, albeit slowly. He also used his video address to discuss his interactions with Western leaders. Among the other topics Zelensky touched upon in his were his talks with the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova, concerning Ukrainian security and help from the EU, as well as a discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which Zelensky informed him about, what he described as, the dire humanitarian situation in the country, as they continued to "coordinate their positions" before the upcoming NATO and G7 summits. Comment: Trudeau and Zelensky are a good match; Trudeau was greeted on his visit to the European Parliament with a scathing condemnation of his tyrannical policies that were particularly exposed during the trucker protest by MEP Mislav Kolakusic. See below for the video. "Difficult? Yes, very. Sometimes they make...
https://www.sott.net/article/465830-Zelensky-calls-Ukraine-Russia-negotiations-scandalous-coordinates-positions-with-Trudeau-before-summits
Zelensky calls Ukraine-Russia negotiations 'scandalous', 'coordinates positions' with Trudeau before summits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, on Wednesday morning that "difficult" and confrontational peace talks with Russia are moving ahead, albeit slowly. He also used his video address to discuss his interactions with Western leaders. Among the other topics Zelensky touched upon in his were his talks with the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova, concerning Ukrainian security and help from the EU, as well as a discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which Zelensky informed him about, what he described as, the dire humanitarian situation in the country, as they continued to "coordinate their positions" before the upcoming NATO and G7 summits. Comment: Trudeau and Zelensky are a good match; Trudeau was greeted on his visit to the European Parliament with a scathing condemnation of his tyrannical policies that were particularly exposed during the trucker protest by MEP Mislav Kolakusic. See below for the video. "Difficult? Yes, very. Sometimes they make...
https://www.sott.net/article/465830-Zelensky-calls-Ukraine-Russia-negotiations-scandalous-coordinates-positions-with-Trudeau-before-summits
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UK inflation hits 6.2%, the highest level in three decades
Britain's cost of living squeeze intensified further last month, according to official figures showing inflation reached 6.2% in February - announced before Rishi Sunak's spring statement. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a jump in the government's preferred measure of the cost of living from 5.5% in January, fuelled by the rising cost of petrol and diesel and a wide range of goods from food to toys and games. The February inflation figure for the consumer prices index was higher than the 5.9% predicted by a Reuters poll of economists, illustrating the scale of the squeeze on UK households from soaring living costs. According to the latest snapshot, soaring inflationary pressure was fuelled by rising costs for gas and electricity, as well as average petrol and diesel prices hitting record highs in a blow to motorists.
https://www.sott.net/article/465831-UK-inflation-hits-6-2-the-highest-level-in-three-decades
UK inflation hits 6.2%, the highest level in three decades
Britain's cost of living squeeze intensified further last month, according to official figures showing inflation reached 6.2% in February - announced before Rishi Sunak's spring statement. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a jump in the government's preferred measure of the cost of living from 5.5% in January, fuelled by the rising cost of petrol and diesel and a wide range of goods from food to toys and games. The February inflation figure for the consumer prices index was higher than the 5.9% predicted by a Reuters poll of economists, illustrating the scale of the squeeze on UK households from soaring living costs. According to the latest snapshot, soaring inflationary pressure was fuelled by rising costs for gas and electricity, as well as average petrol and diesel prices hitting record highs in a blow to motorists.
https://www.sott.net/article/465831-UK-inflation-hits-6-2-the-highest-level-in-three-decades
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Do you support the Current Thing?
Not every meme deserves an article of its own, but for those of us who follow politics on social media closely, this one hits home. It's a meme that could force even the most sheep-like adherents of official narratives to stop and think. It's the Current Thing: If you spend enough time observing the liberal hivemind, you know there's something that unites the #Resistence, Black Lives Matter, transgender bathrooms, masking, vaccine mandates, mail-in voting, Anthony Fauci, and Volodymyr Zelensky, but it's difficult to put your finger on it. Well, now we have a way to describe it. All of those were, at some point, "The Current Thing." We can't expect liberals to give up their mindless devotion to the Current Thing. Sometimes it may even make sense to care about the Current Thing. But at the very least, this meme forces you to ask the question: why? Why do you care about the Current Thing? Is it just because you've been told to care about it? Is it because everyone else has suddenly...
https://www.sott.net/article/465832-Do-you-support-the-Current-Thing
Do you support the Current Thing?
Not every meme deserves an article of its own, but for those of us who follow politics on social media closely, this one hits home. It's a meme that could force even the most sheep-like adherents of official narratives to stop and think. It's the Current Thing: If you spend enough time observing the liberal hivemind, you know there's something that unites the #Resistence, Black Lives Matter, transgender bathrooms, masking, vaccine mandates, mail-in voting, Anthony Fauci, and Volodymyr Zelensky, but it's difficult to put your finger on it. Well, now we have a way to describe it. All of those were, at some point, "The Current Thing." We can't expect liberals to give up their mindless devotion to the Current Thing. Sometimes it may even make sense to care about the Current Thing. But at the very least, this meme forces you to ask the question: why? Why do you care about the Current Thing? Is it just because you've been told to care about it? Is it because everyone else has suddenly...
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State partners with Apple for digital IDs
The state of Arizona has become the first to partner with tech behemoth Apple to merge a digital driver's license and state ID with Apple's Wallet app. Users can pass through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with "just a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch," VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Bailey enthused in a statement released on Wednesday. The digital ID includes all the data found on a normal state ID or driver's license, plus detailed facial recognition scans, fingerprints and an unspecified list of other information "requested by the TSA." All the user needs to do, according to Apple, is consent to provide whatever information the TSA requests using their device's Face ID or Touch ID function. While the company touts the convenience of being able to whip out one's device and move through airline security with "just a tap," its built-in biometric features already offer up more data than even the most advanced non-computerized driver's license, and Apple admits...
https://www.sott.net/article/465833-State-partners-with-Apple-for-digital-IDs
State partners with Apple for digital IDs
The state of Arizona has become the first to partner with tech behemoth Apple to merge a digital driver's license and state ID with Apple's Wallet app. Users can pass through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with "just a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch," VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Bailey enthused in a statement released on Wednesday. The digital ID includes all the data found on a normal state ID or driver's license, plus detailed facial recognition scans, fingerprints and an unspecified list of other information "requested by the TSA." All the user needs to do, according to Apple, is consent to provide whatever information the TSA requests using their device's Face ID or Touch ID function. While the company touts the convenience of being able to whip out one's device and move through airline security with "just a tap," its built-in biometric features already offer up more data than even the most advanced non-computerized driver's license, and Apple admits...
https://www.sott.net/article/465833-State-partners-with-Apple-for-digital-IDs
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Pfizer recalls three blood pressure pills after finding elevated levels of cancer causing impurity
Pfizer has recalled the blood pressure drug Accuretic, among others, after discovering nitrosamine impurities High levels of nitrosamine have been linked to multiple types of cancer after being exposed to high levels after long periods of time Nitrosamine can be common in some process foods, along with goods like cigarettes and makeup, and low levels are safe for humans The compound is often formed unintentionally as a result of a reaction between chemicals used in manufacturing and processing of goods Three blood pressure medications manufactured by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have been recalled after a potential cancer-causing chemical compound was discovered in them. Accuretic, along with two generic blood pressure medications licensed by the company, were found to have elevated levels of nitrosamine, which can put someone at risk of cancer if they are exposed to elevated levels. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that some levels of the compounds are ok, and...
https://www.sott.net/article/465834-Pfizer-recalls-three-blood-pressure-pills-after-finding-elevated-levels-of-cancer-causing-impurity
Pfizer recalls three blood pressure pills after finding elevated levels of cancer causing impurity
Pfizer has recalled the blood pressure drug Accuretic, among others, after discovering nitrosamine impurities High levels of nitrosamine have been linked to multiple types of cancer after being exposed to high levels after long periods of time Nitrosamine can be common in some process foods, along with goods like cigarettes and makeup, and low levels are safe for humans The compound is often formed unintentionally as a result of a reaction between chemicals used in manufacturing and processing of goods Three blood pressure medications manufactured by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have been recalled after a potential cancer-causing chemical compound was discovered in them. Accuretic, along with two generic blood pressure medications licensed by the company, were found to have elevated levels of nitrosamine, which can put someone at risk of cancer if they are exposed to elevated levels. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that some levels of the compounds are ok, and...
https://www.sott.net/article/465834-Pfizer-recalls-three-blood-pressure-pills-after-finding-elevated-levels-of-cancer-causing-impurity
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Moderna to seek emergency covid vaccine authorization for children under six
Moderna will seek emergency authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children under six, the company announced Wednesday, meaning that this age demographic will likely soon be eligible for the shot. The pharmaceutical company's U.S. and Canadian clinical trial produced promising results, namely that two low doses provided a "robust" immune response in young kids and are safe to be administered, the company said. There were about 4,200 children subjects in the study between two and six years old and around 2,500 children between six months and two years old. The trial has not been peer-reviewed, Forbes noted.
https://www.sott.net/article/465835-Moderna-to-seek-emergency-covid-vaccine-authorization-for-children-under-six
Moderna to seek emergency covid vaccine authorization for children under six
Moderna will seek emergency authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children under six, the company announced Wednesday, meaning that this age demographic will likely soon be eligible for the shot. The pharmaceutical company's U.S. and Canadian clinical trial produced promising results, namely that two low doses provided a "robust" immune response in young kids and are safe to be administered, the company said. There were about 4,200 children subjects in the study between two and six years old and around 2,500 children between six months and two years old. The trial has not been peer-reviewed, Forbes noted.
https://www.sott.net/article/465835-Moderna-to-seek-emergency-covid-vaccine-authorization-for-children-under-six
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Ukrainian refugee women targeted by German trans organization as potential sex workers
A German transgender sex work advocacy organization recently placed a call out on social media for Ukrainian refugee women who want to enter the legal German sex trade. Trans*sexworks, based in Berlin, posted peer-counseling services on their Instagram page last week targeting Ukrainian women who "need support/info on how to begin sex work in Germany," according to Reduxx. The organization, which described itself as "a peer-to-peer support structure and network for and made up of trans and non-binary sexworkers," wrote in the post that "we are now offering peer-counceling and support in Ukrainian, Russian and English for all sex-workers fleeing the war in Ukraine."
https://www.sott.net/article/465836-Ukrainian-refugee-women-targeted-by-German-trans-organization-as-potential-sex-workers
Ukrainian refugee women targeted by German trans organization as potential sex workers
A German transgender sex work advocacy organization recently placed a call out on social media for Ukrainian refugee women who want to enter the legal German sex trade. Trans*sexworks, based in Berlin, posted peer-counseling services on their Instagram page last week targeting Ukrainian women who "need support/info on how to begin sex work in Germany," according to Reduxx. The organization, which described itself as "a peer-to-peer support structure and network for and made up of trans and non-binary sexworkers," wrote in the post that "we are now offering peer-counceling and support in Ukrainian, Russian and English for all sex-workers fleeing the war in Ukraine."
https://www.sott.net/article/465836-Ukrainian-refugee-women-targeted-by-German-trans-organization-as-potential-sex-workers
